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St Blazey ( ) is a small town in Cornwall , England , United Kingdom .
St Blaise is the civil parish in which St Blazey is situated ; the name St Blaise is also used by the town council . The village of Biscovey and the settlements of St Blazey Gate , Bodelva and West Par lie within the parish boundaries . An elect... | qw_13806--St_Blazey.txt | {
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Buenos Aires ( or , ) is the capital and largest city of Argentina . The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata , on the continent 's southeastern coast . The meaning of Buenos Aires is clean air or good air . The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation , which also includes several Buenos ... | qb_76--Buenos_Aires.txt | {
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Herbaceous plants ( in botanical use frequently simply herbs ) are plants that have no persistent woody stem above ground . Herbaceous plants may be annuals , biennials or perennials .
Annual herbaceous plants die completely at the end of the growing season or when they have flowered and fruited , and they then gro... | dpql_4753--Herbaceous_plant.txt | {
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Natural history is the research and study of organisms including animals , fungi and plants in their environment , leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study . It encompasses scientific research but is not limited to it , with articles nowadays more often published in science magazines than i... | qg_460--Natural_history.txt | {
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The following are the association football events of the year 2010 throughout the world .
News
In 2010 , the two top-level leagues in the United States both added at least one new team :
* Major League Soccer , which also has one team in Canada and is recognized as the top level of the ( men 's ) sport in tha... | sfq_8219--2010_in_association_football.txt | {
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A sea is a large body of salt water that is surrounded in whole or in part by land . More broadly , `` the sea '' is the interconnected system of Earth 's salty , oceanic waters—considered as one global ocean or as several principal oceanic divisions . The sea moderates Earth 's climate and has important roles in the w... | qw_9338--Sea.txt | {
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} | In which sea is the The Grenadines island chain? |
Megan `` Meg '' Griffin is a character from the animated television series Family Guy . The eldest child of the Griffin family , Meg is the family 's black sheep who receives the least of their attention and bears the brunt of their abuse . She was originally voiced by Lacey Chabert during the first season . As of seas... | sfq_22341--Meg_Griffin.txt | {
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An impresario ( from the Italian impresa , 'an enterprise or undertaking ' ) is a person who organizes and often finances concerts , plays or operas , performing a role similar to that of an artist manager or a film or television producer . The term originated in the social and economic world of Italian opera , in whic... | qf_2918--Impresario.txt | {
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} | Which British impresario was noted for his productions of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas? |
Michael `` Mike '' Hammer is a fictional hard boiled detective created by the American author Mickey Spillane in the 1947 book I , the Jury .
Creation
In 1946 , Spillane , an established comic-book writer , worked with illustrator Mike Roy to create the private-eye character Mike Danger for proposed comic-book ... | qg_196--Mike_Hammer.txt | {
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Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural an... | bb_2266--Europe.txt | {
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Shawn Corey Carter ( born December 4 , 1969 ) , known by his stage name Jay Z ( formerly Jay-Z ) , is an American rapper , entrepreneur and investor . He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists in America . In 2014 , Forbes estimated Jay Z 's net worth at nearly $ 520 million . He is one of the world ... | jp_2349--Jay_Z.txt | {
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The Walt Disney Company , commonly known as Disney , is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California . It is the world 's second largest media conglomerate in terms of revenue , after Comcast . Disney was founded on Octo... | qz_690--The_Walt_Disney_Company.txt | {
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A television licence or broadcast receiving licence is an official record of payment required in many countries for the reception of television broadcasts , or the possession of a television set where some broadcasts are funded in full or in part by the licence fee paid . The licence is sometimes also required to own a... | sfq_15448--Television_licence.txt | {
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Nuristan , also spelled Nurestan or Nooristan , ( Nuristani/Pashto : نورستان ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan , located in the eastern part of the country . It is divided into seven districts and has a population of about 140,900 . Parun serves as the provincial capital .
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Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire . It is notable for its long association with the English and later British royal family and for its architecture . The original castle was built in the 11th century after the Norman invasion of England by William the Conqueror . Since th... | sfq_12060--Windsor_Castle.txt | {
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In the United States of America , Mexican Coke ( ) or , informally , `` MexiCoke '' , refers to Coca-Cola produced in and imported from Mexico .
Although intended for consumption in Mexico , Mexican Coca-Cola has become very popular in the United States because of a flavor that Coca-Cola fans call `` a lot more nat... | jp_4300--Mexican_Coke.txt | {
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World War I ( WWI or WW1 ) , also known as the First World War , or the Great War , was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918 . More than 70 million military personnel , including 60 million Europeans , were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history . Over 9 million ... | bb_4703--World_War_I.txt | {
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Mumbai ( ; also known as Bombay , the official name until 1995 ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra . It is the most populous city in India and the ninth most populous agglomeration in the world , with an estimated city population of 18.4 million . Along with the neighbouring regions of the Mumbai M... | jp_2523--Mumbai.txt | {
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Arches National Park is a US National Park in eastern Utah . The park is located on the Colorado River 4 mi north of Moab , Utah . It is known for containing over 2,000 natural sandstone arches , including the world-famous Delicate Arch , in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations .
The ... | odql_12623--Arches_National_Park.txt | {
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Stephen Glenn `` Steve '' Martin ( born August 14 , 1945 ) is an American actor , comedian , writer , producer and musician . Martin came to public notice in the 1960s as a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour , and later as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show . In the 1970s , Martin performed his offbeat , ab... | qb_1647--Steve_Martin.txt | {
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Vatican City ( ; ; ) , officially Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City ( ; ) , is a walled enclave within the city of Rome . With an area of approximately 44 hectares ( 110 acres ) , and a population of 842 , it is the smallest state in the world by both area and population .
It is an ecclesiastical or s... | odql_10600--Vatican_City.txt | {
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Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie written by Peter Fonda , Dennis Hopper , and Terry Southern , produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper . It tells the story of two bikers ( played by Fonda and Hopper ) who travel through the American Southwest and South after selling a large score of cocaine . The success of Ea... | qb_3880--Easy_Rider.txt | {
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Spencer Perceval , ( 1 November 1762 – 11 May 1812 ) was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 October 1809 until his death on 11 May 1812 . He is the only British prime minister to have been assassinated . He is also the only solicitor general or attorney general to have been prime minister , and the only pr... | qz_4140--Spencer_Perceval.txt | {
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson first published in 1886 . The work is commonly known today as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , or simply Jekyll & Hyde . It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who inv... | wh_2708--Strange_Case_of_Dr_Jekyll_and_Mr_Hyde.txt | {
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Australia ( officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia ) is a federation of six states , together with ten federal territories . The Australian mainland consists of five of the six federated statesthe state of Tasmania is an island in close proximity to the mainlandand three of the federal territories . Aside fr... | sfq_17893--States_and_territories_of_Australia.txt | {
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Cornwall ( or ; , ) is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area of England within the United Kingdom . It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea , to the south by the English Channel , and to the east by the county of Devon , over the River Tamar . Cornwall has a population of and covers an area of 3... | dpql_499--Cornwall.txt | {
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The 18th century lasted from January 1 , 1701 to December 31 , 1800 in the Gregorian calendar . During the 18th century , the Enlightenment culminated in the French and American revolutions . Philosophy and science increased in prominence . Philosophers dreamed of a brighter age . This dream turned into a reality with ... | jp_3055--18th_century.txt | {
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} | What country dominated the East Indies spice trade in the 17th and 18th centuries? |
Burkina Faso ( ; ) is a landlocked country in West Africa around 274200 km2 in size . It is surrounded by six countries : Mali to the north ; Niger to the east ; Benin to the southeast ; Togo and Ghana to the south ; and Ivory Coast to the southwest . Its capital is Ouagadougou . In 2014 , its population was estimated ... | qw_11383--Burkina_Faso.txt | {
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The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies . The IAU , the authoritative body regarding astronomical nomenclature , specifies capitalizing the names of all individual astronomical objects , but uses mixed `` Solar System '' and `` solar system '' in their [ http : //www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/ naming guide... | dpql_1607--Solar_System.txt | {
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} | Clyde Tombaugh discovered which celestial object in our solar system in 1930? |
Chesil Beach , sometimes called Chesil Bank , in Dorset , southern England is one of three major shingle structures in Britain . Its toponym is derived from the Old English ceosel or cisel , meaning `` gravel '' or `` shingle '' .
The beach is often identified as a tombolo , although research into the geomorphology... | dpql_3341--Chesil_Beach.txt | {
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John Smith ( 13 September 1938 – 12 May 1994 ) was a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death from a heart attack in May 1994 .
Smith first entered Parliament in 1970 and , after junior ministerial roles as Minister of State for Energy ( 1975–1976 ) an... | dpql_5680--John_Smith_(Labour_Party_leader).txt | {
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The Last Supper is the final meal that , in the Gospel accounts , Jesus shared with his Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion . The Last Supper is commemorated by Christians especially on Maundy Thursday . The Last Supper provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist , also known as `` Holy Communion '' or `` ... | qw_3500--Last_Supper.txt | {
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The Queen Is Dead is the third studio album by the English rock band the Smiths . It was released on 16 June 1986 in the United Kingdom by Rough Trade Records and released in the United States on 23 June 1986 through Sire Records .
The album spent twenty two weeks on the UK Albums Chart , peaking at number two . Ac... | bt_3299--The_Queen_Is_Dead.txt | {
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Quantrill 's Raiders were the best-known of the pro-Confederate partisan rangers ( `` bushwhackers '' ) , who fought in the American Civil War . Their leader was William Quantrill and they included Jesse James and his brother Frank .
Early in the war , Missouri and Kansas , nominally under Union government , had be... | qw_5351--Quantrill's_Raiders.txt | {
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A nation state is a type of state that conjoins the political entity of a state to the cultural entity of a nation , from which it aims to derive its political legitimacy to rule and potentially its status as a sovereign state if one accepts the declarative theory of statehood as opposed to the constitutive theory.Such... | dpql_2624--Nation_state.txt | {
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James David Rodríguez Rubio ( born 12 July 1991 ) , known as James Rodríguez , is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Colombia national team as an attacking midfielder or winger . James is commonly ranked as one of the best young players in the world .
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} | What nationality is James Rodriguez who won the Golden Boot Award at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals in July having scored six goals? |
The Pastry War ( , ) , also known as the First French intervention in Mexico or the First Franco-Mexican War ( 1838–1839 ) , began in November 1838 with the naval blockade of some Mexican ports and the capture of the fortress of San Juan de Ulúa in Veracruz by French forces sent by King Louis-Philippe . It ended severa... | dpql_2052--Pastry_War.txt | {
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} | Between 1838 and 1839, against which country did France fight the so-called Pastry War? |
Boxing is a martial art and combat sport in which two people wearing protective gloves throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring .
Amateur boxing is both an Olympic and Commonwealth sport and is a common fixture in most international games—it also has its own World Championships .... | qg_1107--Boxing.txt | {
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The Path is the tenth studio album by English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands , released in April 2003 . The album was conceived as an `` instrumental journey '' around the South West Coast Path , a 630-mile coastline path opened in 1978 in the duo 's native West Country , and a celebration of the coastline 's `` sigh... | sfq_13780--The_Path_(album).txt | {
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} | The UK's longest National Trail, what path stretches 630 miles between Minehead and Poole Harbour? |
The Stockton and Darlington Railway ( S & DR ) was a railway company that operated in north-east England from 1825 to 1863 . The world 's first public railway to use steam locomotives , its first line connected collieries near Shildon with Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington , and was officially opened on 27 September 1825... | qw_12046--Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway.txt | {
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Croquet is a sport that involves hitting plastic or wooden balls with a mallet through hoops ( often called `` wickets '' in the United States ) embedded in a grass playing court .
History
The oldest document to bear the word croquet with a description of the modern game is the set of rules registered by Isaac ... | qb_2091--Croquet.txt | {
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} | Which creatures are used as croquet balls in the novel ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’? |
Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication , particularly the human ability to do so , and a language is any specific example of such a system . The scientific study of language is called linguistics .
Questions concerning the philosophy of language , such as whether words can repre... | bb_3515--Language.txt | {
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The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American action drama disaster film produced by Irwin Allen featuring an all-star cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen . The picture was directed by John Guillermin .
A co-production between 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. ( this was the first film to be a joint venture by two ... | bb_9192--The_Towering_Inferno.txt | {
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The Uzbeks ( Oʻzbek/Ўзбек , pl . Oʻzbeklar/Ўзбеклар ) are the largest Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia . They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan but are also found as a minority group in Afghanistan , Tajikistan , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan , Russia and China . Uzbek diaspora communities also... | bb_951--Uzbeks.txt | {
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} | In what Eastern European country did violence arise against Uzbeks during 2010? |
In music , dynamics are instructions in musical notation to the performer about hearing the loudness of a note or phrase . More generally , dynamics may also include other aspects of the execution of a given piece .
Relative loudness
The two basic dynamic indications in music are :
* p or piano , meaning `` s... | dpql_782--Dynamics_(music).txt | {
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A tool is any physical item that can be used to achieve a goal , especially if the item is not consumed in the process . Tool use by humans dates back millions of years , and other animals are also known to employ simple tools .
Tools that are used in particular fields or activities may have different designations ... | wh_673--Tool.txt | {
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Band Aid is a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists . It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' for the Christmas market that year . On 25 November 1984 ... | qg_1986--Band_Aid_(band).txt | {
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Finland ( ; ; ) , officially the Republic of Finland , is a sovereign state in Europe . A peninsula with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west , the country has land borders with Sweden to the northwest , Norway to the north , and Russia to the east . Estonia is south of the country acros... | tc_2506--Finland.txt | {
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A weasel is a mammal of the genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae . The genus Mustela includes the least weasels , polecats , stoats , ferrets , and minks . Members of this genus are small , active predators , with long and slender bodies and short legs . The family Mustelidae ( which also includes badgers , otters , ... | qw_12331--Weasel.txt | {
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Annette Carol Bening ( born May 29 , 1958 ) is an American actress . She began her career on stage with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival company in 1980 , and played Lady Macbeth in 1984 at the American Conservatory Theatre . She was nominated for the 1987 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her Broadwa... | qw_3761--Annette_Bening.txt | {
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Santiago ( ; ) , also known as Santiago de Chile , is the capital and largest city of Chile . It is also the center of its largest conurbation . Santiago is located in the country 's central valley , at an elevation of 520 m above mean sea level .
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The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy ( sometimes referred to as HG2G , HHGTTG or H2G2 ) is a comedy science fiction series created by Douglas Adams . Originally a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978 , it was later adapted to other formats , including stage shows , novels , comic book adaptations , a 1981 TV ... | odql_13241--The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy.txt | {
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A still life ( plural still lifes ) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter , typically commonplace objects which may be either natural ( food , flowers , dead animals , plants , rocks , or shells ) or man-made ( drinking glasses , books , vases , jewelry , coins , pipes , and so on ) . With origins ... | qw_5903--Still_life.txt | {
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The Lake District , also known as The Lakes or Lakeland , is a mountainous region in North-West England . A popular holiday destination , it is famous for its lakes , forests and mountains ( or fells ) and its associations with the early 19th century writings of William Wordsworth and the other Lake Poets .
Histori... | wh_1280--Lake_District.txt | {
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Year 490 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar . At the time , it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Camerinus and Flavus ( or , less frequently , year 264 Ab urbe condita ) . The denomination 490 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period , when the Anno Domini calendar era became ... | sfq_8523--490_BC.txt | {
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A metal ( from Greek μέταλλον métallon , `` mine , quarry , metal '' ) is a material ( an element , compound , or alloy ) that is typically hard , opaque , shiny , and has good electrical and thermal conductivity . Metals are generally malleable — that is , they can be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape witho... | qg_1929--Metal.txt | {
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The Flemish Giant is a breed of domestic rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) known for its large size .
History
The Flemish Giant originated in Flanders . It was bred as early as the 16th century near the city of Ghent , Belgium . It is believed to have descended from a number of meat and fur breeds , possibly inc... | qf_2530--Flemish_Giant_rabbit.txt | {
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Sir David Lean , CBE ( 25 March 1908 - 16 April 1991 ) was an English film director , producer , screenwriter and editor , best remembered for big-screen epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai ( 1957 ) , Lawrence of Arabia ( 1962 ) and Doctor Zhivago ( 1965 ) . He is also known for the Dickens adaptations of Great ... | qw_3624--David_Lean.txt | {
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Traitor 's Gate ( ) is a 1964 West German-British co-production of a black-and-white crime film directed by Freddie Francis and starring Albert Lieven and Gary Raymond . It was made by Rialto Film using Hammer Films ' Freddie Francis and screenwriter Jimmy Sangster updating the 1927 novel The Traitor 's Gate by Edgar W... | sfq_21423--Traitor's_Gate_(film).txt | {
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A white dwarf , also called a degenerate dwarf , is a stellar remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter . A white dwarf is very dense : its mass is comparable to that of the Sun , while its volume is comparable to that of Earth . A white dwarf 's faint luminosity comes from the emission of stored thermal en... | qw_6673--White_dwarf.txt | {
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Sid James ( born Solomon Joel Cohen ; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976 ) was a South African-born British actor and comedian .
Appearing in British films from 1947 , he was cast in numerous small and supporting roles into the 1960s . His profile was raised as Tony Hancock 's co-star in Hancock 's Half Hour , which ran on... | sfq_17762--Sid_James.txt | {
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73
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"text": [
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Edward Regan `` Eddie '' Murphy ( born April 3 , 1961 ) is an American comedian , an actor , a writer , a singer , and a producer .
He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984 . He has worked as a stand-up comedian , and was ranked # 10 on Comedy Central 's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-u... | qf_1431--Eddie_Murphy.txt | {
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49
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The piano is a musical instrument played using a keyboard , which is a row of keys ( small levers ) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands . Invented in about 1700 ( the exact date is uncertain ) , the piano is widely employed in classical , jazz , traditional and popular m... | odql_10253--Piano.txt | {
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The Most Noble Order of the Garter , founded in 1348 , is the highest order of chivalry and the third most prestigious honour ( inferior only to the Victoria Cross and George Cross ) in England and the United Kingdom . It is dedicated to the image and arms of Saint George , England 's patron saint .
It is awarded a... | dpql_6139--Order_of_the_Garter.txt | {
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Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France . It is the most popular vin de primeur , fermented for just a few weeks before being released for sale on the third Thursday of November . This `` Beaujolais Nouveau Day '' used to see heavy marketing , with races to ge... | bb_4656--Beaujolais_nouveau.txt | {
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0
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Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England . It is located approximately 3 mi south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire , near to the village of Aldfield . Founded in 1132 , the abbey operated for over 400 years , until 1539 , when Henry VIII ordered the Dissolution o... | dpql_5553--Fountains_Abbey.txt | {
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156
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"text": [
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} | In which county will you find Fountains abbey and Studley Water Gardens? |
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( born Leslie Lynch King Jr. ; July 14 , 1913 – December 26 , 2006 ) was an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977 . Prior to this he was the 40th Vice President of the United States , serving from 1973 until President Richard Nixon 's resigna... | qw_12041--Gerald_Ford.txt | {
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} | What was the name of the operation whereby 1,373 U.S. citizens and 5,595 Vietnamese and foreign nationals were evacuated from the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon on 29 and 30 April 1975? |
A golf course is the grounds where the game of golf is played . It comprises a series of holes , each consisting of a teeing ground , a fairway , the rough and other hazards , and a green with a flagstick ( `` pin '' ) and hole ( `` cup '' ) . A standard round of golf consists of eighteen holes . Most courses contain e... | qb_6291--Golf_course.txt | {
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There was once four direct railway routes between Liverpool and Manchester in the North West of England . There are now only two remaining direct railway routes between the two cities . One line , the now northern route , is fully electric and the other , the southern route , is a diesel only line . A third line has be... | qz_2379--Liverpool_to_Manchester_Lines.txt | {
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`` Love & Monsters '' is the tenth episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who , first broadcast on BBC One on 17 June 2006 . It was written by executive producer and lead writer Russell T Davies and directed by Dan Zeff .
The series typically follows alien time travelle... | qb_10292--Love_&_Monsters.txt | {
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A mosque ( ; from Al-masjid ) is a place of worship for followers of Islam .
There are strict and detailed requirements in Sunni fiqh for a place of worship to be considered a masjid
, with places that do not meet these requirements regarded as musallas . There are stringent restrictions on the uses of the area f... | jp_1236--Mosque.txt | {
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Benin ( or ; ) , officially the Republic of Benin ( ) and formerly Dahomey , is a country in West Africa . It is bordered by Togo to the west , Nigeria to the east , and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north . A majority of the population live on its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin , part of the Gulf of Gu... | odql_3280--Benin.txt | {
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Ketchum is a city in Blaine County , Idaho , United States , in the central part of the state . The population was 2,689 at the 2010 census , down from 3,003 in 2000 . Located in the Wood River Valley , Ketchum is adjacent to Sun Valley and the communities share many resources ; both sit in the same valley beneath Bald... | qg_2074--Ketchum,_Idaho.txt | {
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Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling . The novels chronicle the life of a young wizard , Harry Potter , and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley , all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry . The main story arc concerns Harry 's struggle ... | qf_3758--Harry_Potter.txt | {
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Lawrence Sheriff ( or Sheriffe ) ( c. 1510-1567 ) was an Elizabethan gentleman and grocer to Elizabeth I who endowed Rugby School .
Not much is known about Lawrence Sheriff 's early life , but it thought that he was born near St. Andrew 's Church in Rugby , Warwickshire . ( Another theory places the location as an ... | odql_15063--Lawrence_Sheriff.txt | {
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} | Lawrence Sheriff founded which famous school in 1567? |
The Second Boer War ( , , literally `` Second Freedom War '' ) otherwise known as the Second Anglo-Boer War or the South African War , started on 11 October 1899 and ended on 31 May 1902 . The United Kingdom fought the South African Republic ( Transvaal Republic ) and the Orange Free State . The British war effort was ... | sfq_1703--Second_Boer_War.txt | {
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Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero ( , Hērṓ ; pron . like `` hero '' in English ) , a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Hellespont ( today 's Dardanelles ) , and Leander ( , Léandros ) , a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait... | sfq_1118--Hero_and_Leander.txt | {
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"leander"
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The City of New York , often called New York City or simply New York , is the most populous city in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the state of New York , the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area , one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . With a U.S. Census Bureau... | qb_4294--New_York_City.txt | {
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Boudica ( ; alternative spellings : Boudicca , Boudicea , also known as Boadicea and in Welsh as ) ( d. AD 60 or 61 ) was a queen of the British Celtic Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire .
Boudica 's husband Prasutagus ruled as a nominally independent ally of Rome and l... | qw_15213--Boudica.txt | {
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`` Whole Again '' is the fifth single released from British pop girl group Atomic Kitten 's debut album , Right Now ( 2000 ) . It is the group 's biggest selling single to date and was the final single to feature founding member Kerry Katona , who left the group mid-way through promoting the single . `` Whole Again '' ... | odql_14833--Whole_Again.txt | {
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} | Whole Again and Eternal Flame were Number Ones for which girl group in 2001? |
In classical mythology , Cupid ( Latin Cupido , meaning `` desire '' ) is the god of desire , erotic love , attraction and affection . He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the war god Mars , and is known in Latin also as Amor ( `` Love '' ) . His Greek counterpart is Eros.Larousse Desk Referen... | qg_482--Cupid.txt | {
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Norway ( ; Norwegian : ( Bokmål ) or ( Nynorsk ) ) , officially the Kingdom of Norway , is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard . The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Is... | odql_10502--Norway.txt | {
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A state of the United States of America is one of the 50 constituent political entities that shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they... | odql_1565--U.S._state.txt | {
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Travelocity is an online travel agency and was founded and owned by Sabre Corporation . It is now wholly owned by Expedia . Travelocity is based in Dallas , Texas , in the United States . lastminute.com in Europe was a sister site of Travelocity , sold to Swiss-based Bravofly Rumbo in December 2014 . In recent years , ... | qg_4434--Travelocity.txt | {
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} | What online travel agency uses The Roaming Gnome as its' TV spokesperson? |
Hopes and Fears is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Keane . It was released on 10 May 2004 in the United Kingdom and topped the UK Albums Chart upon release . It was the second best-selling British album of 2004 , behind Scissor Sisters ' self-titled album , and has since been certified 9× Platin... | sfq_1192--Hopes_and_Fears.txt | {
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} | Which group has had hits with the albums 'Hopes and Fears', and `Under the Iron Sea'? |
Jack Daniel 's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey and the top selling American whiskey in the world . It is produced in Lynchburg , Tennessee , by the Jack Daniel Distillery , which has been owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation since 1956 . Despite being the location of a major operational distillery , Jack Daniel 's hom... | sfq_17193--Jack_Daniel's.txt | {
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} | Lynchburg the home of Jack Daniels whisky is in which US State? |
The Muppet Movie is a 1979 musical road comedy film and the first theatrical film featuring the Muppets . Directed by James Frawley and produced by Jim Henson , the film 's screenplay was written by The Muppet Show writers Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns .
An American and British venture produced by Henson Associates and... | qw_2557--The_Muppet_Movie.txt | {
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"text": [
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Gambas is the name of an object-oriented dialect of the BASIC programming language as well as the integrated development environment that accompanies it . Designed to run on Linux and other Unix-like computer operating systems , its name is a recursive acronym for Gambas Almost Means Basic . Gambas is also the word for... | odql_3603--Gambas.txt | {
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`` La Vie en rose '' was the signature song of French popular singer Édith Piaf , written in 1945 , popularized in 1946 , and released as a single in 1947 . A cover version in 1977 by Jamaican singer Grace Jones was also a successful international hit . `` La Vie en rose '' has been covered by several artists over the ... | qw_12670--La_Vie_en_rose.txt | {
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} | "Who was the subject of the 2007 film ""La Vie En Rose""?" |
Bletchley Park was the central site for Britain 's codebreakers during World War II . Run by the Government Code and Cypher School ( GC & CS ) , it regularly penetrated the secret communications of the Axis Powersmost importantly the German Enigma and Lorenz ciphers . The official historian of World War II British Inte... | wh_3778--Bletchley_Park.txt | {
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"text": [
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} | What was the name of the German encryption machine whose code was deciphered at Bletchley Park during World War II ? |
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea ( , literally Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas : An Underwater Tour of the World ) is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870 .
The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-Jules Hetzel 's periodica... | qw_1265--Twenty_Thousand_Leagues_Under_the_Sea.txt | {
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"text": [
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Mel Colmcille Gerard Gibson ( born January 3 , 1956 ) is an American actor and filmmaker ( screenwriter , producer , and director ) . Gibson was born in Peekskill , New York , and moved with his parents to Sydney , Australia , when he was 12 years old .
Gibson is most well known as an action hero , for roles such a... | qg_2079--Mel_Gibson.txt | {
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2720
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"text": [
"mel gibson"
]
} | Pre restraining order(s), who did People magazine name as their first "Sexiest Man Alive", in 1985? |
The England cricket team is the team that represents England and Wales ( and until 1992 also Scotland ) in international cricket . Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB ) , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC ) from 1903 until the end of 1996... | bb_8833--England_cricket_team.txt | {
"answer_start": [],
"text": []
} | Who was the first professional cricketer to captain England? |
Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate in a series of British children 's comic strips and books created by John Ryan . The character 's adventures were adapted into a TV series , using cardboard cut-outs filmed in live-action ( the first series was performed and broadcast live ) , also called Captain Pugwash , first sh... | dpql_2241--Captain_Pugwash.txt | {
"answer_start": [],
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} | Who was Captain Pugwash’s bitter enemy? |
In computing , a computer keyboard is a typewriter-style device which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as a mechanical lever or electronic switch . Following the decline of punch cards and paper tape , interaction via teleprinter-style keyboards became the main input device for computers .
A keyboard t... | sfq_1529--Computer_keyboard.txt | {
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"text": [
"three"
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} | On a computer keyboard you need to press 'shift' and which number to produce the £ sign? |
Anna-Lou `` Annie '' Leibovitz ( ; born October 2 , 1949 ) is an American portrait photographer . She photographed John Lennon on the day he was assassinated , and her work was used on two record albums by Joan Armatrading . She is the only woman to have held an exhibition at London ’ s National Portrait Gallery .
... | sfq_6987--Annie_Leibovitz.txt | {
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5865
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"text": [
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} | In which field of the arts has American born Annie Leibovitz achieved fame? |
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles . It is related to bowls , boules and shuffleboard . Two teams , each with four players , take turns sliding heavy , polished granite stones , also called rocks , across the ice curli... | odql_6772--Curling.txt | {
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113
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"text": [
"four"
]
} | How many players are there in a Curling team? |
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ( ) , administered by the Nobel Foundation , is awarded once a year for outstanding discoveries in the fields of life sciences and medicine . It is one of five Nobel Prizes established in 1895 by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel , the inventor of dynamite , in his will . Nobel was ... | sfq_3290--Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine.txt | {
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"text": [
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} | For which scientific discovery did Crick and Watson receive the 1962 Nobel Prize for Medicine? |
Computer animation , or CGI animation , is the process used for generating animated images . The more general term computer-generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images , while computer animation only refers to the moving images . Modern computer animation usually uses 3D computer graphics , alth... | qf_2709--Computer_animation.txt | {
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"text": [
"incredibles"
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} | What won the Oscar for Best Animated Film in 2005? |
The history of the camera can be traced much further back than the introduction of photography . Cameras evolved from the camera obscura , and continued to change through many generations of photographic technology , including daguerreotypes , calotypes , dry plates , film , and digital cameras .
Camera obscura
... | odql_14815--History_of_the_camera.txt | {
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