question: Saint Lucia is a sovereign island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 617 km (238.23 sq mi) and reported a population of 165,595 in the 2010 census. Its capital is Castries. 

The French were the island's first European settlers. They signed a treaty with the native Carib Indians in 1660. England took control of the island from 1663 to 1667. In ensuing years, it was at war with France 14 times, and rule of the island changed frequently (it was seven times each ruled by the French and British). In 1814, the British took definitive control of the island. Because it switched so often between British and French control, Saint Lucia was also known as the "Helen of the West Indies". 

Representative government came about in 1840 (with universal suffrage from 1953). From 1958 to 1962, the island was a member of the Federation of the West Indies. On 22 February 1979, Saint Lucia became an independent state of the Commonwealth of Nations associated with the United Kingdom. Saint Lucia is a mixed jurisdiction, meaning that it has a legal system based in part on both the civil law and English common law. The Civil Code of St. Lucia of 1867 was based on the Quebec Civil Code of 1866, as supplemented by English common law-style legislation. It is also a member of "La Francophonie".
1. What country is described here?
2. What kind of country is it?
3. In what ocean does it belong?
4. How is it located in regards to Saint Vincent?
5. How many people live there?
6. How do you know?
7. Who were the first settlers?
8. How big is this island?
9. Does it have a capital?
10. What would that be?
11. When did the French arrive?
12. How long did they maintain control?
13. Who took it over?
14. How long did they control it?
15. How many times did it change hands?
16. Who finally was the victor?
17. When?
18. What was the island known as?
19. Did the island ever change its form of government?
20. When?
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answer: 1. Saint Lucia
2. sovereign island
3. Atlantic Ocean
4. north/northeast
5. 165,595
6. the 2010 census.
7. The French
8. 617 km
9. yes
10. Castries
11. 1660
12. 3 years
13. England
14. 1663 to 1667
15. 14
16. the British
17. 1814
18. "Helen of the West Indies".
19. yes
20. 22 February 1979


question: (CNN) -- Concertgoers at the Indiana State Fair panicked and fled in the immediate aftermath of the concert stage collapse. But just as quickly, they returned, offering what they could during the moments that mattered. 

"I'm a nurse. I'm a doctor. I'm a trained EMS responder," they said, according to Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, whose voice broke with emotion as he recalled the extraordinary efforts of ordinary people. 

"The individual Hoosiers ran to the trouble, not from the trouble," he said, using the name for Indiana residents. "It's the character that we associate with our state. People don't have to be paid to do it." 

The stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair Saturday night killed five people and injured 40 others. 

Video showed the blue canvas top fraying and flapping just seconds before the steel scaffolding gave way, sending a heavy bank of stage lights and metal onto fans closest to the outdoor stage. 

Ivan Gratz, a professional videographer, witnessed the event and filmed what happened after the collapse. 

"Everybody ran away from the stage," he said. "And then as soon as the stage, like it was stable on the ground, everyone turned around and they ran back. And that's what was incredible in the pictures where you see the people grab a hold of the stage and they're lifting it up." 

"Just amazing," said Gratz. 

Allison Hoehn, another concertgoer, said that many attendees rushed to help those trapped after the stage crumbled. 

"We tried to get down to help, but no one was moving," Hoehn said. "The storm came on so fast and the stage just snapped like a toothpick." 
1. Where was the concert?
2. What happened?
3. Who is the governor of the state?
4. Was anyone killed?
5. How many?
6. Was anyone hurt?
7. How many?
8. What day of the week was it?
9. Did anyone film the event?
10. What was his name?
11. What was his occupation?
12. Did the concertgoers help the victims?
13. What caused the collapse?
14. Was the weather sunny?
15. Did the event have a covering?
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answer: 1. the Indiana State Fair
2. the concert stage collapsed
3. Mitch Daniels
4. Yes
5. five
6. Yes
7. 40
8. Saturday
9. Yes
10. Ivan Gratz
11. videographer
12. Yes
13. the scaffolding gave way
14. No
15. no


question: One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations was Charles Darwin . He was born in England in 1809. He wasn't the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing nature more than having medical classes. He dropped out without graduating. Next, Charles' father sent him to school to become a minister . This time he made it to graduation, but he didn't want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science. Luckily, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist after graduation. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. Their task was to make maps of the places they visited. On December 27th, 1831. Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to begin his scientific study. Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. _ are passed on to offspring . Darwin's ideas about adaptations are still very important to the study of living things.
1. What is the Beagle?
2. When did the ship make saile?
3. How long was the trip?
4. How old was he when the ship departed England?
5. Why did he drop out?
6. What happened next?
7. Did he graduate this time?
8. Did he like ministering?
9. Did he make a lot of money sailing?
10. Where did the ship go first?
11. What were they making?
12. What year was the paper published?
13. Who was the co-author?
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answer:
1. a ship to travel to South America
2. On December 27th, 1831
3. five years
4. 22
5. He preferred spending time outdoors
6. his father sent him to school to become a minister
7. yes
8. no
9. no
10. South America
11. maps
12. 1854
13. Wallace