question: Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City. It is geographically adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the southwestern end of Long Island, and to Nassau County farther east on Long Island; in addition, Queens shares water borders with the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. Coterminous with Queens County since 1899, the borough of Queens is the second-largest in population (after Brooklyn), with a census-estimated 2,333,054 residents in 2016, approximately 48% of them foreign-born. Queens County also is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of New York, behind the neighboring borough of Brooklyn, which is coterminous with Kings County. Queens is the fourth-most densely populated county among New York City's boroughs, as well as in the United States. If each of New York City's boroughs were an independent city, Queens also would be the nation's fourth most populous, after Los Angeles, Chicago, and Brooklyn. Queens is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world. 

Queens was established in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties of New York. It is presumably named for the Portuguese Princess Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland. It became a borough of New York City in 1898, and from 1683 until 1899, the County of Queens included what is now Nassau County.
1. When was Queens founded?
2. How many counties were there, then?
3. They were the first 12?
4. Who was it named after?
5. Was she English?
6. Where was she from?
7. When did she die?
8. Where all did she rule?
9. When did Queens become part of New York City?
10. Geographically, where is Queens located in New York City?
11. Which side of the city?
12. How does it rank in size?
13. How about in area?
14. How many foreigners live there?
15. Which town is next largest in New York?
16. Is it ethnically diverse?
17. Where does it rank in the world?
18. What does it share a water border with?
19. How long has it been coterminous with Queens County?
20. When did Queens County have Nassau County included with it?
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answer: 1. 1683
2. 12
3. yes
4. Princess Catherine
5. no
6. Portugal
7. 1705
8. England, Scotland, and Ireland
9. 1898
10. adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn
11. southwestern
12. second-most populous
13. largest in area
14. 48%
15. Brooklyn
16. Yes
17. the most ethnically diverse urban area
18. Manhattan
19. since 1899
20. 1899


question: I was the typical"I can't"child-whatever my mother told or asked me to do was immediately followed by my cry,"I can't."As a result,very few tasks or goals that I set out to achieve were ever completed. One evening,my mother called me into the family room."I want you to read this article,"Mother began."It's about Marlo Thomas.She tells how a simple poem that she was forced to learn by her father changed her life*She went from saying'I can't'to'I can'*According to this article,she was able to reorganize her life and her career by learning the principles in the poem." I took the small magazine from Mother and looked down at the pages.There was Marlo-my idol. Beside her photo was the poem my mother had spoken of,a simple poem entitled,"I Can"."I want you to memorize that poem,"Mother said firmly."Mama," _ ."I can't learn that poem.It's too long." "It's not too long and you can learn it.1 want you to know it perfectly by this time tomorrow,"said my mother. Unwillingly,I went back to my bedroom with the magazine.With a heavy heart,I threw myself into the bed and began my task. "Can't is a word that is the enemy to ambition,"I began.I repeated the line.I repeated it again and again."An enemy ambush to shatter your will..."I continued the process until I proudly recited the poem the following evening. It has now become my principle.Marlo 1 homas did not know me,but her story forever changed my life. Saying "I can" helped me to get through the worst moments of my life: Saying "I can" encouraged me to complete things I would have otherwise seen as out of my reach. A simple poem learned at seven is a poem that will support me to seventy-seven,maybe even longer.
1. What happened hen the mother asked something usually?
2. Did he complete a lot?
3. What did his mother do?
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answer: 1. The cry,"I can't.
2. No
3. Called me into the family room


question: (CNN) -- "L.A. Law" had buzz right from the moment it premiered in 1986. 

Co-created by Steven Bochco, hot off his success with "Hill Street Blues," the series was set at the high-priced Los Angeles law firm of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak. 

The cast was glossy and diverse, including Jimmy Smits, Blair Underwood, Jill Eikenberry, Michael Tucker, Susan Dey, Richard Dysart, Alan Rachins and Corbin Bernsen. 

Most of all, it pushed the boundaries of the legal show the way "Hill Street" did with cop shows. 

"L.A. Law's" principals argued cases involving rape, capital punishment, big business, child molestation, AIDS and medical malpractice at a time when such subjects were seldom mentioned on prime-time television, and certainly not in such detail. This was no "Perry Mason," or even "The Defenders." 

Bochco being Bochco, the hard stuff was paired with moments of silly humor and steamy sex (or silly sex and steamy humor), making for a high-wire balance of drama and comedy. 

One first-season episode got people talking about a fictional sex act called the "Venus Butterfly"; later, the show actually killed off a character by dropping her down an elevator shaft. 

The big hair and big-shouldered suits of the '80s may be gone, but the show remains influential. David E. Kelley, a real-life lawyer who later created "Picket Fences," "The Practice" and "Ally McBeal," got his television start as a writer on "L.A. Law." 

The show's first season is finally out on DVD, with the second expected to follow in a few months. CNN spoke to Smits, now a star of "Sons of Anarchy" who played idealistic Hispanic attorney Victor Sifuentes, and Alan Rachins, who played bottom-line-oriented partner Douglas Brackman Jr. and later starred on "Dharma and Greg," about the show and its impact. 
1. what are some of the topics of cases argued on L.A. Law?
2. what was the show a balance of?
3. is it available on DVD?
4. when did it premiere?
5. who is one of the creators?
6. what other show did he create?
7. who were a couple of the cast members?
8. what was the name of the law firm on the show?
9. did the show push boundaries?
10. how did one of the characters on the show die?
11. when is the second season available on DVD?
12. who did Jimmy Smits play on the show?
13. and what show is he on now?
14. who played Douglas Brackman Jr.?
15. where did he end up?
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answer:
1. rape, capital punishment, big business
2. drama and comedy
3. the first season is
4. 1986
5. Steven Bochco
6. "Hill Street Blues"
7. Jimmy Smits, Blair Underwood, Jill Eikenberry, Michael Tucker
8. McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak
9. yes
10. she fell down an elevator shaft
11. in a few months
12. Victor Sifuentes
13. "Sons of Anarchy"
14. Alan Rachins
15. "Dharma and Greg"