Question: Ivory Coast () or Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (), is a country located in West Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro, and its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan. Its bordering countries are Guinea and Liberia in the west, Burkina Faso and Mali in the north, and Ghana in the east. The Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) is located south of Ivory Coast. 

Prior to its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. Two Anyi kingdoms, "Indénié" and "Sanwi", attempted to retain their separate identity through the French colonial period and after independence. Ivory Coast became a protectorate of France in 1843–1844 and was later formed into a French colony in 1893 amid the European scramble for Africa. Ivory Coast achieved independence in 1960, led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny, who ruled the country until 1993. The country maintained close political and economic association with its West African neighbors while at the same time maintaining close ties to the West, especially France. Since the end of Houphouët-Boigny's rule in 1993, Ivory Coast has experienced one "coup d'état", in 1999, and two religion-grounded civil wars. The first took place between 2002 and 2007 and the second during 2010–2011. In 2000, the country adopted a new Constitution. 1. Who colonized the Ivory coast?
2. Who ended up controlling it?
3. Which European power ended up controlling it?
4. Did anyone try to maintain independence during that time?
5. Who?
6. When did the become independent from France?
7. How long was Félix Houphouët-Boigny head of state?
8. What ended his reign?
9. What is the country's capital?
10. Where is the country located? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Europeans
2. Félix Houphouët-Boigny
3. France
4. Yes
5. Ivory Coast
6. 1960
7. from 1960 until 1993
8. they achieved independence
9. political capital is Yamoussoukro
10. West Africa


Question: Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Internet Explorer, commonly abbreviated IE or MSIE) is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included in the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year. Later versions were available as free downloads, or in service packs, and included in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) service releases of Windows 95 and later versions of Windows. The browser is discontinued, but still maintained. 

Internet Explorer was one of the most widely used web browsers, attaining a peak of about 95% usage share during 2002 and 2003. This came after Microsoft used bundling to win the first browser war against Netscape, which was the dominant browser in the 1990s. Its usage share has since declined with the launch of Firefox (2004) and Google Chrome (2008), and with the growing popularity of operating systems such as macOS, Linux, iOS and Android that do not run Internet Explorer. Estimates for Internet Explorer's overall market share range from 3.91% to 16.84% or by StatCounter's numbers ranked 3rd, just after Firefox (or even as low as 5th when counting all platforms), (browser market share is notoriously difficult to calculate). Microsoft spent over per year on Internet Explorer in the late 1990s, with over 1,000 people working on it by 1999. 1. What is the full name of IE?
2. Who is it made by?
3. When was it first introduced?
4. What other abbreviation does it go by?
5. What OS is it included with?
6. What MS package was it first included with?
7. and for what OS?
8. Were later versions free?
9. Is the project ongoing?
10. When did it obtain it's peak useage?
11. What market share did it have then?
12. With whom was it's first browser war?
13. Did MS win or lose the war?
14. When was Netscape the most popular browser?
15. When did Firefox launch?
16. and Chrome?
17. Did the advent of these two hurt the market share of IE?
18. What is IE's market share now?
19. In what market share position are they now?
20. Which competitor do they trail directly behind? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Internet Explorer
2. Microsoft
3. 1995
4. MSIE
5. Microsoft Windows
6. Plus!
7. Windows 95
8. yes
9. no
10. 2002 and 2003
11. 95%
12. Netscape
13. Microsoft
14. the 1990s.
15. 2004
16. 2008
17. yes
18. 3.91% to 16.84%
19. 3rd
20. Firefox


Question: Sam's granddad was going to take Sam and his two brothers, James and Evan on vacation. They could choose to go to the lake or the beach. If they chose the lake, they would get to go on their granddad's boat. If they chose the beach, there would be sand to dig in. All three boys began to clap and cheer for the beach! The boys left their house in their granddad's van to drive to the beach. They drove by their school on the way. The boys were glad to be out for the summer. On the road, the boys played a game. Whoever counted the most big trucks would be the winner. James counted one hundred and five trucks. This was more than Sam or Evan counted. Evan pointed out the window at a man dressed all in black riding a black motorcycle. The man had a long beard. When they got to the beach, their granddad told them to put on sunscreen so they would not get sun burned. The boys grabbed their pails and shovels and ran down on to the sand near the water. Their granddad brought a chair to sit on and a large umbrella to give him shade. He also brought some noodles for the boys to float on if they went into the water. Sam found a piece of wood washed up on the beach. He used it make a bridge over large hole that the boys had dug. 1. Who's going on vacation?
2. What choices did they have?
3. What did they decide on?
4. How did they spend the time while going there?
5. Who won?
6. How many did he count?
7. What did the oldest one say to his grandkids?
8. How did the boys spend their time at the beach?
9. How did they feel?
10. Why? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Sam's granddad, Sam, James, and Evan
2. go to the lake or the beach
3. beach
4. they counted the big trucks
5. James
6. 105
7. put on sunscreen
8. They dug holes
9. glad
10. They weren't in school.