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Title: Reba McEntire
Background: Reba Nell McEntire was born March 28, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma, to Jacqueline (nee Smith; born November 6, 1926) and Clark Vincent McEntire (November 30, 1927 - October 23, 2014). Her father, and her grandfather, John Wesley McEntire (February 19, 1897 - February 13, 1976), were bo... | [' McEntire released her third Christmas album My Kind of Christmas on September 2, 2016.'] |
Title: Kurt Warner
Background: Kurtis Eugene Warner (born June 22, 1971) is a former American football quarterback. He played for three National Football League (NFL) teams: the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent ... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Kurt Warner
Background: Kurtis Eugene Warner (born June 22, 1971) is a former American football quarterback. He played for three National Football League (NFL) teams: the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent ... | ["Warner's 92.3 percent completion rate broke the previous NFL record"] |
Title: Reba McEntire
Background: Reba Nell McEntire was born March 28, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma, to Jacqueline (nee Smith; born November 6, 1926) and Clark Vincent McEntire (November 30, 1927 - October 23, 2014). Her father, and her grandfather, John Wesley McEntire (February 19, 1897 - February 13, 1976), were bo... | ["They formed Reba's Business Inc. (RBI). She moved out of the building she and Blackstock had worked in, and moved her company to Green Hills, Nashville."] |
Title: Billy Southworth
Background: William Harold Southworth (March 9, 1893 - November 15, 1969) was an American right fielder, center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Playing in 1913 and 1915 and from 1918 to 1929, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Southworth managed in 1929 and from 1... | ['Southworth was sent back to Rochester on July 21, McKechnie was rehired, and the Cardinals finished in fourth place.'] |
Title: Billy Southworth
Background: William Harold Southworth (March 9, 1893 - November 15, 1969) was an American right fielder, center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Playing in 1913 and 1915 and from 1918 to 1929, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Southworth managed in 1929 and from 1... | ['he finished the season with a .320 batting average, 16 home runs and 99 RBI.'] |
Title: Walter Hagen
Background: Walter Charles Hagen (December 21, 1892 - October 6, 1969) was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tiger Woods (14). Hagen won the U.S. Open twice, an... | ['His parents were William and Louisa (Boelke) Hagen,'] |
Title: Walter Hagen
Background: Walter Charles Hagen (December 21, 1892 - October 6, 1969) was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tiger Woods (14). Hagen won the U.S. Open twice, an... | ['first sportsman to earn a million dollars in his career. He once stated that he "never wanted to be a millionaire, just to live like one".'] |
Title: Fred Allen
Background: John Florence Sullivan (May 31, 1894 - March 17, 1956), known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian whose absurdist, topically pointed radio program The Fred Allen Show (1932-1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the Golden Age of America... | ['He also took good notices for his comic work in several of the productions, particularly Vogues and Greenwich Village Follies,'] |
Title: Fred Allen
Background: John Florence Sullivan (May 31, 1894 - March 17, 1956), known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian whose absurdist, topically pointed radio program The Fred Allen Show (1932-1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the Golden Age of America... | ['!. Allen also did semi-satirical interpretations of well-known lives--including his own.'] |
Title: Roberto Orci
Background: Orci was born in Mexico City on July 20, 1973, to a Mexican father and a Cuban mother. His mother immigrated to the United States with her parents after Fidel Castro came to power. Orci grew up in Mexico, and moved with his family to the United States at the age of 10. He was raised in ... | ['Orci and Kurtzman received their break in writing for films in 2004,'] |
Title: Roberto Orci
Background: Orci was born in Mexico City on July 20, 1973, to a Mexican father and a Cuban mother. His mother immigrated to the United States with her parents after Fidel Castro came to power. Orci grew up in Mexico, and moved with his family to the United States at the age of 10. He was raised in ... | ['Following their work on Eagle Eye, they were executive producers on the Sandra Bullock film, The Proposal.'] |
Title: Three Days Grace
Background: Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario in 1997. Based in Toronto, the band's original line-up consisted of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst. In 2003, Barry Stock was recruited a... | ["which attracted the interest of several record labels. The band was soon signed to Jive Records after being sought out by the company's president."] |
Title: Fairport Convention
Background: Fairport Convention are a British folk rock band. Formed in 1967, they are widely regarded as a key group in the English folk rock movement. Their seminal album Liege & Lief is considered to have launched the British folk rock movement, which provided a distinctively English iden... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Four Tops
Background: The Four Tops are a vocal quartet from Detroit, Michigan, USA, who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. The group's repertoire has included soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. Founded as the Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs, Abdul ... | ['a 50th anniversary concert dedicated to the group (available on DVD). The concert turned out to be bittersweet;'] |
Title: Norman Rockwell
Background: Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 - November 8, 1978) was a 20th-century American author, painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of ever... | ['He was given the role of a military artist, however, and did not see any action during his tour of duty.'] |
Title: Norman Rockwell
Background: Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 - November 8, 1978) was a 20th-century American author, painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of ever... | ["His first major breakthrough came at age 18 with his first book illustration for Carl H. Claudy's Tell Me Why: Stories about Mother Nature."] |
Title: Odissi
Background: Odissi (Odia: odd'ishii Odisi), also referred to as Orissi in older literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the Hindu temples of Odisha - an eastern coastal state of India. Odissi, in its history, was performed predominantly by women, and expressed religious s... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Michiel de Ruyter
Background: De Ruyter was born on 24 March 1607 in Vlissingen, Netherlands, as the son of beer porter Adriaen Michielszoon and Aagje Jansdochter. Little is known about De Ruyter's early life, but he probably became a sailor at the age of 11. It is said that once, when he was a child, he climbe... | ['He led a substantial force of eighteen warships, nine storeships, and fifteen troop transports bearing 3,400 soldiers.'] |
Title: Arthur Irwin
Background: Arthur Irwin was born in 1858 in Toronto, Ontario, to an Irish blacksmith and a Canadian mother. As a child, he moved with his family to Boston and attended school there. He played local amateur baseball from 1873 until he was recruited by the Worcester Ruby Legs of the National Associa... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Mark Taylor (cricketer)
Background: Mark Anthony Taylor, AO (born 27 October 1964 in Leeton, New South Wales; nicknamed "Tubby" or "Tubs" is a former Australian cricket player; currently a Cricket Australia director and Nine Network commentator. He was Test opening batsman from 1988 to 1999, as well as captain ... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Mark Taylor (cricketer)
Background: Mark Anthony Taylor, AO (born 27 October 1964 in Leeton, New South Wales; nicknamed "Tubby" or "Tubs" is a former Australian cricket player; currently a Cricket Australia director and Nine Network commentator. He was Test opening batsman from 1988 to 1999, as well as captain ... | ['a century at Headingley'] |
Title: Men at Work
Background: Men at Work were an Australian rock band best known for their 1981 hit "Down Under". Formed in 1979, their founding mainstay was Colin Hay on lead vocals; he formed the group with Jerry Speiser on drums and Ron Strykert on lead guitar. They were joined by Greg Ham on flute, saxophone, an... | ['Studio musicians included Jeremy Alsop on bass guitar (ex-Ram Band, Pyramid, Broderick Smith Band); and Mark Kennedy on drums (Spectrum, Ayers Rock, Marcia Hines Band).'] |
Title: Men at Work
Background: Men at Work were an Australian rock band best known for their 1981 hit "Down Under". Formed in 1979, their founding mainstay was Colin Hay on lead vocals; he formed the group with Jerry Speiser on drums and Ron Strykert on lead guitar. They were joined by Greg Ham on flute, saxophone, an... | ['The band toured Australia, South America, Europe and the US'] |
Title: Pete Maravich
Background: Pete Maravich was born to Petar "Press" Maravich (1915-1987) and Helen Gravor Maravich (1925-1974) in Aliquippa, a steel town in Beaver County in western Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Maravich amazed his family and friends with his basketball abilities from an early age. He enjoyed a ... | ['In February 2016, the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame Committee unanimously approved a proposal that a statue honoring Maravich be installed on the campus.'] |
Title: Pete Maravich
Background: Pete Maravich was born to Petar "Press" Maravich (1915-1987) and Helen Gravor Maravich (1925-1974) in Aliquippa, a steel town in Beaver County in western Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Maravich amazed his family and friends with his basketball abilities from an early age. He enjoyed a ... | ['Maravich became a recluse for two years. Through it all, Maravich said he was searching "for life".'] |
Title: Four Tops
Background: The Four Tops are a vocal quartet from Detroit, Michigan, USA, who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. The group's repertoire has included soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. Founded as the Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs, Abdul ... | ['The group\'s first release on the label, "Keeper of the Castle" was their first pop Top 10 hit since "Bernadette" in 1967.'] |
Title: Point of Grace
Background: Point of Grace is an all-female Contemporary Christian music vocal group. The trio consists of Shelley Breen, Denise Jones, and Leigh Cappillino. The group started out as a quartet in 1991, with original members Breen and Jones, as well as Terry Jones and Heather Payne. In November 20... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Jello Biafra
Background: Eric Boucher was born in Boulder, Colorado, the son of Virginia (nee Parker), a librarian, and Stanley Wayne Boucher, a psychiatric social worker and poet. He had a sister, Julie J. Boucher, the Associate Director of the Library Research Service at the Colorado State Library (who died i... | ['Biafra was ordered to pay $200,000, including $20,000 in punitive damages.'] |
Title: Jello Biafra
Background: Eric Boucher was born in Boulder, Colorado, the son of Virginia (nee Parker), a librarian, and Stanley Wayne Boucher, a psychiatric social worker and poet. He had a sister, Julie J. Boucher, the Associate Director of the Library Research Service at the Colorado State Library (who died i... | ['despite a motion to re-try the case, the judge ordered all charges dropped.'] |
Title: John Safran
Background: Safran was born in Melbourne to Jewish parents. His maternal grandparents were Polish Jewish Bundists. Safran's mother, Gitl, was born in Uzbekistan as they were fleeing their home country for Australia. She died in 2003.
Section: After the race (1997-2002)
Passage: After this brush wit... | ['Though all unsuccessful, the pilots became hits via the Internet among university students.'] |
Title: Zelig
Background: Zelig is a 1983 American mockumentary film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Allen and Mia Farrow. Allen plays Leonard Zelig, a nondescript enigma, who, out of his desire to fit in and be liked, takes on the characteristics of strong personalities around him. The film, presented... | ['Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Goring, James Cagney, Jimmy Walker, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Adolphe Menjou,'] |
Title: Zelig
Background: Zelig is a 1983 American mockumentary film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Allen and Mia Farrow. Allen plays Leonard Zelig, a nondescript enigma, who, out of his desire to fit in and be liked, takes on the characteristics of strong personalities around him. The film, presented... | ["Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly listed the work as one of Allen's finest,"] |
Title: Fear Factory
Background: Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band that was formed in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released nine full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of styles, including nu metal, death metal, groove metal, and thrash metal. Fear Factory was enormously in... | ['Soul of a New Machine (1992), which was recorded with producer Colin Richardson, gave the band greater exposure in the music scene.'] |
Title: Fear Factory
Background: Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band that was formed in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released nine full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of styles, including nu metal, death metal, groove metal, and thrash metal. Fear Factory was enormously in... | ['June 12.'] |
Title: Cito Gaston
Background: Clarence Edwin "Cito" Gaston (; born March 17, 1944) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. His major league career as a player lasted from 1967 to 1978, most notably for the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves. He spent his entire managerial career with the Toront... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Manu Chao
Background: Chao's mother, Felisa Ortega, is from Bilbao, Basque Country, and his father, writer and journalist Ramon Chao, is from Vilalba, Galicia. They emigrated to Paris to avoid Francisco Franco's dictatorship--Manu's grandfather had been sentenced to death. Shortly after Manu's birth, the Chao f... | ['He stated that this is one reason that he is for the legalization of drugs such as Marijuana -'] |
Title: Mike Judge
Background: Michael Craig Judge (born October 17, 1962) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director and musician. Judge is the creator of the television series Beavis and Butt-Head (1993-97, 2011), and co-creator of the television series King of the Hill (1997-2010), The Goode Family (... | ['Still, Judge denies having political messages in his shows, saying in an IGN interview about King of the Hill:'] |
Title: Brotherhood of Man
Background: Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s. They won the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me". Created in 1969 by songwriter and record producer Tony Hiller, Brotherhood of Man was initially an umbrella title for a frequentl... | ['due to the release of the song by David Cassidy.'] |
Title: Brotherhood of Man
Background: Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s. They won the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me". Created in 1969 by songwriter and record producer Tony Hiller, Brotherhood of Man was initially an umbrella title for a frequentl... | ['Burrows left the group soon after'] |
Title: Mike Judge
Background: Michael Craig Judge (born October 17, 1962) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director and musician. Judge is the creator of the television series Beavis and Butt-Head (1993-97, 2011), and co-creator of the television series King of the Hill (1997-2010), The Goode Family (... | ['in which Judge voiced both title characters as well as the majority of supporting characters and wrote and directed the majority of the episodes.'] |
Title: Uncle Tupelo
Background: Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illinois, active between 1987 and 1994. Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Mike Heidorn formed the band after the lead singer of their previous band, The Primitives, left to attend college. The trio recorded three albums for... | ["winning reparations from Tenenbaum and the joint rights to Uncle Tupelo's first three albums."] |
Title: Uncle Tupelo
Background: Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illinois, active between 1987 and 1994. Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Mike Heidorn formed the band after the lead singer of their previous band, The Primitives, left to attend college. The trio recorded three albums for... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Joshua Chamberlain
Background: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (born Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain, September 8, 1828 - February 24, 1914) was an American college professor from the State of Maine, who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. He became a highly respected and decorated Union o... | ['His mother encouraged him to become a preacher while his father wanted him to join the military, but he felt a reluctance towards both options.'] |
Title: Joshua Chamberlain
Background: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (born Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain, September 8, 1828 - February 24, 1914) was an American college professor from the State of Maine, who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. He became a highly respected and decorated Union o... | ['charged down the hill, with the left wing wheeling continually to make the charging line swing like a hinge, thus creating a simultaneous frontal assault and flanking maneuver,'] |
Title: Edwin Edwards
Background: Edwin Washington Edwards (born August 7, 1927) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 7th congressional district from 1965 to 1972 and as the 50th Governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972-1980, 1984-1988 and ... | ["Later, Vidrine published a tell-all book called Just Takin' Orders, which included salacious details of Edwards' frequent gambling trips and extramarital escapades."] |
Title: Big Boss Man (wrestler)
Background: Ray Washington Traylor Jr. (May 2, 1963 - September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler who was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Big Bossman, as well as for his appearances with World Championship Wrestl... | ['At SummerSlam, the two had a Falls Count Anywhere match that spilled into the backstage area, the street and, finally, into a nearby bar.'] |
Title: Big Boss Man (wrestler)
Background: Ray Washington Traylor Jr. (May 2, 1963 - September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler who was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Big Bossman, as well as for his appearances with World Championship Wrestl... | ['On the March 19 episode of Sunday Night Heat, he introduced Bull Buchanan as his protege.'] |
Title: Blood, Sweat & Tears
Background: Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is a jazz-rock American music group. They are noted for their combination of brass and rock band instrumentation. The group recorded songs by rock/folk songwriters such as Laura Nyro, James Taylor, the Band and the Rolling Stones as we... | ["Blood, Sweat & Tears' next album, No Sweat (June 1973), continued in a jazz-fusion vein and featured intricate horn work."] |
Title: Blood, Sweat & Tears
Background: Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is a jazz-rock American music group. They are noted for their combination of brass and rock band instrumentation. The group recorded songs by rock/folk songwriters such as Laura Nyro, James Taylor, the Band and the Rolling Stones as we... | ['After signing to Columbia Records, the group released Child Is Father to the Man.'] |
Title: Rabindranath Tagore
Background: Rabindranath Tagore FRAS ( ( listen); Bengali: [robindronath thakur]), also written Ravindranatha Thakura (7 May 1861 - 7 August 1941), sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late... | ['He was awarded a knighthood by King George V in the 1915 Birthday Honours, but renounced it after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.'] |
Title: Rabindranath Tagore
Background: Rabindranath Tagore FRAS ( ( listen); Bengali: [robindronath thakur]), also written Ravindranatha Thakura (7 May 1861 - 7 August 1941), sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late... | ["Tagore's remit expanded to science in his last years, as hinted in Visva-Parichay, a 1937 collection of essays."] |
Title: Sigmund Freud
Background: Sigmund Freud ( FROYD; German: ['zi:kmUnt 'fRoYt]; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 - 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. Freud w... | ["After Fliess failed to respond to Freud's offer of collaboration over publication of his Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality in 1906, their relationship came to an end."] |
Title: Sigmund Freud
Background: Sigmund Freud ( FROYD; German: ['zi:kmUnt 'fRoYt]; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 - 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. Freud w... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Matthew Paris
Background: Matthew Paris, known as Matthew of Paris (Latin: Matthaeus Parisiensis, lit. "Matthew the Parisian"; c. 1200 - 1259), was a Benedictine monk, English chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts and cartographer, based at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire. He wrote a number of works, m... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Matthew Paris
Background: Matthew Paris, known as Matthew of Paris (Latin: Matthaeus Parisiensis, lit. "Matthew the Parisian"; c. 1200 - 1259), was a Benedictine monk, English chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts and cartographer, based at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire. He wrote a number of works, m... | ['In 1257, in the course of a week\'s visit to St Albans, Henry kept the chronicler beside him night and day, "and guided my pen," says Paris,'] |
Title: George Foreman
Background: George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1969 to 1977, and from 1987 to 1997. Nicknamed "Big George", he is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Outside the sport he is an ordained minister,... | ['By 1989, while continuing his comeback, Foreman had sold his name and face for the advertising of various products,'] |
Title: Aishwarya Rai
Background: Aishwarya Rai (born 1 November 1973), also known by her married name Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant. Through her successful acting career, she has established herself as one of the most popular and influential celebriti... | ['Bandra, Mumbai,'] |
Title: Mary Surratt
Background: Mary Elizabeth Jenkins was born to Archibald and Elizabeth Anne (nee Webster) Jenkins on a tobacco plantation near the southern Maryland town of Waterloo (now known as Clinton). Sources differ as to whether she was born in 1820 or 1823. There is uncertainty as to the month as well, but ... | ['binoculars,'] |
Title: Mary Surratt
Background: Mary Elizabeth Jenkins was born to Archibald and Elizabeth Anne (nee Webster) Jenkins on a tobacco plantation near the southern Maryland town of Waterloo (now known as Clinton). Sources differ as to whether she was born in 1820 or 1823. There is uncertainty as to the month as well, but ... | ["Johnson agreed to turn the body over to the Booth family, and on February 8 Surratt's body was turned over to the Surratt family."] |
Title: Aerosmith
Background: Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "the Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many... | ['This album included the rock radio hits "Same Old Song and Dance" and "Train Kept A-Rollin\'",'] |
Title: Aerosmith
Background: Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "the Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many... | ['In October 1970, the bands met up again and considered the proposition.'] |
Title: Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Background: The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian peoples of the Americas and their descendants. Although some indigenous peoples of the Americas were traditionally hunter-gatherers--and many, especially in the Amazon basin, still are--many groups practi... | ['the complex cultures of the Andes: Inca Empire, Moche culture, Muisca Confederation, and Canari.'] |
Title: Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Background: The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian peoples of the Americas and their descendants. Although some indigenous peoples of the Americas were traditionally hunter-gatherers--and many, especially in the Amazon basin, still are--many groups practi... | ['Application of the term "Indian" originated with Christopher Columbus,'] |
Title: Alan White (Oasis drummer)
Background: Alan Victor White (born 26 May 1972 in Lewisham, South London) is an English rock drummer, best known as being the drummer of the English rock band Oasis from 1995 to 2004. Before Oasis, he was the drummer of Starclub from 1991 to 1994. He is the longest serving drummer in... | ['Noel Gallagher has stated that White had a far greater significance to the band than a mere session and touring drummer,'] |
Title: Alan White (Oasis drummer)
Background: Alan Victor White (born 26 May 1972 in Lewisham, South London) is an English rock drummer, best known as being the drummer of the English rock band Oasis from 1995 to 2004. Before Oasis, he was the drummer of Starclub from 1991 to 1994. He is the longest serving drummer in... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Billy Cannon
Background: William Abb Cannon (born August 2, 1937) is a former American football running back and tight end who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He attended Louisiana State University (LSU), where he played college football as a halfb... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Y. A. Tittle
Background: Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. (October 24, 1926 - October 8, 2017), better known as Y. A. Tittle, was a professional American football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Baltimore Colts, after spending two season... | ['he became one of the best screen passers in the NFL.'] |
Title: Y. A. Tittle
Background: Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. (October 24, 1926 - October 8, 2017), better known as Y. A. Tittle, was a professional American football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Baltimore Colts, after spending two season... | ["Tittle and Arkansas end Alton Baldwin shared the game's MVP award."] |
Title: John Denver
Background: Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 - October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. After traveling and living in numerous ... | ['Denver married Australian actress Cassandra Delaney in 1988, after a two-year courtship.'] |
Title: John Denver
Background: Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 - October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. After traveling and living in numerous ... | ['His record company, Windstar, is still an active record label today.'] |
Title: Theodore Roosevelt
Background: Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ROH-z@-velt; October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919) was an American statesman and writer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States from March to September 1901 and a... | ['gave up his earlier plan of studying natural science and instead decided to attend Columbia Law School,'] |
Title: Theodore Roosevelt
Background: Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ROH-z@-velt; October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919) was an American statesman and writer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States from March to September 1901 and a... | ['He repeatedly experienced sudden nighttime asthma attacks that caused the experience of being smothered to death,'] |
Title: Kate Tsui
Background: A Hakka, Kate Tsui was born and raised in Hong Kong. Her father works in logistics, and while her mother is now a homemaker, she was a dancer when she was younger. Tsui also has an older sister, who is married with two kids. As of 2014, Tsui has expressed that with the exception of herself... | ['TVB-produced micro film, A Time of Love,'] |
Title: Kate Tsui
Background: A Hakka, Kate Tsui was born and raised in Hong Kong. Her father works in logistics, and while her mother is now a homemaker, she was a dancer when she was younger. Tsui also has an older sister, who is married with two kids. As of 2014, Tsui has expressed that with the exception of herself... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Anwar al-Awlaki
Background: Al-Awlaki was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1971 to parents from Yemen, while his father, Nasser al-Awlaki, was doing graduate work at U.S. universities. His father was a Fulbright Scholar who earned a master's degree in agricultural economics at New Mexico State University in 1... | ['Nasser al-Awlaki,'] |
Title: Anwar al-Awlaki
Background: Al-Awlaki was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1971 to parents from Yemen, while his father, Nasser al-Awlaki, was doing graduate work at U.S. universities. His father was a Fulbright Scholar who earned a master's degree in agricultural economics at New Mexico State University in 1... | ['In July 2010, Paul Rockwood was sentenced to eight years in prison for creating a list of 15 potential targets in the US, people he felt had desecrated Islam.'] |
Title: Dan Povenmire
Background: Povenmire was born in San Diego, California on September 18, 1963, and grew up in the city of Mobile, Alabama. A child prodigy, he began drawing at age two; by the time he was ten, his work was displayed in local art shows. His first efforts in animation included a series of flip books... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Avenged Sevenfold
Background: Avenged Sevenfold (sometimes abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist and backing voca... | ['"Fiction", progressive metal-oriented track "Save Me" and a heavy metal sound with extreme vocals and heavier instrumentation on "God Hates Us".'] |
Title: Avenged Sevenfold
Background: Avenged Sevenfold (sometimes abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist and backing voca... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: John Pilger
Background: John Richard Pilger (; born 9 October 1939) is an Australian journalist and documentary film maker mainly based in the United Kingdom since 1962. Pilger has been a strong critic of American, Australian and British foreign policy, which he considers to be driven by an imperialist agenda. ... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: John Pilger
Background: John Richard Pilger (; born 9 October 1939) is an Australian journalist and documentary film maker mainly based in the United Kingdom since 1962. Pilger has been a strong critic of American, Australian and British foreign policy, which he considers to be driven by an imperialist agenda. ... | ['".'] |
Title: The Stylistics
Background: The Stylistics are a Philadelphia soul group that achieved its greatest chart success in the 1970s. They formed in 1968, consisting of singers Russell Thompkins Jr., Herb Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith, and James Dunn. All of their US hits were ballads characterized by the falsett... | ['), "I\'m Stone in Love with You", "'] |
Title: Daphne Clarke
Background: Daphne Rose Clarke (also Lawrence) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Elaine Smith. Daphne was created by Reg Watson as one of Neighbours' twelve original characters. The producer had originally wanted Rebecca Gibney to play the role, but she ... | ['Her pregnancy lasted over the usual nine months and Smith explained that the producers had stretched it out for longer, so they could tie it into other storylines.'] |
Title: Daphne Clarke
Background: Daphne Rose Clarke (also Lawrence) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Elaine Smith. Daphne was created by Reg Watson as one of Neighbours' twelve original characters. The producer had originally wanted Rebecca Gibney to play the role, but she ... | ['which her grandfather Harry Henderson (Johnny'] |
Title: Joaquin Phoenix
Background: Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (; ne Bottom; born October 28, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and activist. For his work as an actor, Phoenix has received a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and has three Academy Award and British Academy Film Award nominations. Phoenix started actin... | ['While Herzog helped Phoenix out of the wreckage by breaking the back window of the car, bystanders phoned for an ambulance.'] |
Title: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Background: Eleanor's year of birth is not known precisely: a late 13th-century genealogy of her family listing her as 13 years old in the spring of 1137 provides the best evidence that Eleanor was perhaps born as late as 1124. On the other hand, some chronicles mention a fidelity oath of s... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Background: Eleanor's year of birth is not known precisely: a late 13th-century genealogy of her family listing her as 13 years old in the spring of 1137 provides the best evidence that Eleanor was perhaps born as late as 1124. On the other hand, some chronicles mention a fidelity oath of s... | ['Rather than act as guardian to the duchess and duchy, he decided to marry the duchess to his 17-year-old heir'] |
Title: Ali Khamenei
Background: Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: syd `ly Hsyny khmnhy, pronounced [?ae'li: hosei'ni: kha:mene'?i:] ( listen); born 17 July 1939) is a marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously President of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei is t... | ['"[Khamenei] [took] many of the powers of the presidency with him and [turned] the office of the supreme leader into the omnipotent overseer of Iran\'s political scene".'] |
Title: Ali Khamenei
Background: Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: syd `ly Hsyny khmnhy, pronounced [?ae'li: hosei'ni: kha:mene'?i:] ( listen); born 17 July 1939) is a marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously President of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei is t... | ['Supporters of the council proposal believed that having a council would produce a higher degree of unity in society and more positive characteristics would be found in a council,'] |
Title: Charlie Parker
Background: Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 - March 12, 1955), also known as Yardbird and Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic ... | ["The coroner who performed his autopsy mistakenly estimated Parker's 34-year-old body to be between 50 and 60 years of age."] |
Title: Charlie Parker
Background: Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 - March 12, 1955), also known as Yardbird and Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic ... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: Robbie Robertson
Background: Robertson was born Jaime Royal Robertson on July 5, 1943. He was an only child. His mother was Rose Marie Chrysler, a Cayuga and Mohawk woman who was raised on the Six Nations Reserve southwest of Toronto, Ontario. Chrysler lived with an aunt in the Cabbagetown neighborhood, and wor... | ['The members of Levon and the Hawks befriended blues artist John P. Hammond while he was performing in Toronto in 1964.'] |
Title: Robbie Robertson
Background: Robertson was born Jaime Royal Robertson on July 5, 1943. He was an only child. His mother was Rose Marie Chrysler, a Cayuga and Mohawk woman who was raised on the Six Nations Reserve southwest of Toronto, Ontario. Chrysler lived with an aunt in the Cabbagetown neighborhood, and wor... | ['Over the course of the "Basement Tapes" period, the group had developed a sound of their own,'] |
Title: Girls' Generation
Background: Girls' Generation (Hangul: sonyeosidae; RR: Sonyeo Sidae), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piece group, Jess... | ['Phantasia,'] |
Title: Girls' Generation
Background: Girls' Generation (Hangul: sonyeosidae; RR: Sonyeo Sidae), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piece group, Jess... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: 50 Cent
Background: Jackson was born in the borough of Queens, New York City, and raised in its South Jamaica neighborhood by his mother, Sabrina. A drug dealer, Sabrina raised Jackson until she died in a mysterious fire when Jackson was 8. After his mother's death and his father's departure Jackson was raised ... | ['CANNOTANSWER', 'Not enough information', 'Cannot answer', 'Do not know'] |
Title: 50 Cent
Background: Jackson was born in the borough of Queens, New York City, and raised in its South Jamaica neighborhood by his mother, Sabrina. A drug dealer, Sabrina raised Jackson until she died in a mysterious fire when Jackson was 8. After his mother's death and his father's departure Jackson was raised ... | ['Jackson released his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin\' (described by AllMusic as "probably the most hyped debut album by a rap artist in about a decade"),'] |
Title: Good King Wenceslas
Background: "Good King Wenceslas" is a Christmas carol that tells a story of a Bohemian king going on a journey and braving harsh winter weather to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen (December 26, the Second Day of Christmas). During the journey, his page is about to give up... | ['in 1853, he and Helmore published twelve carols in Carols for Christmas-tide (with music from Piae Cantiones).'] |
Title: Good King Wenceslas
Background: "Good King Wenceslas" is a Christmas carol that tells a story of a Bohemian king going on a journey and braving harsh winter weather to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen (December 26, the Second Day of Christmas). During the journey, his page is about to give up... | ['Wenceslas was considered a martyr and a saint immediately after his death in the 10th century, when a cult of Wenceslas rose up in Bohemia and in England.'] |
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