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Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger , and first appeared in Detective Comics # 27 ( May 1939 ) . Originally named the `` Bat-Man '' , the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped... | qw_7195--Batman.txt | {
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} | "In the films ""Batman Forever"" (1995) and ""Batman & Robin"" (1997) who was Bruce Wayne's ward?" |
Egyptian mythology is the collection of myths from ancient Egypt , which describe the actions of the Egyptian gods as a means of understanding the world . The beliefs that these myths express are an important part of ancient Egyptian religion . Myths appear frequently in Egyptian writings and art , particularly in shor... | sfq_20695--Egyptian_mythology.txt | {
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} | In Egyptian mythology, of what is Nut the goddess? |
The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period ( starting in 27 BC ) . The emperors used a variety of different titles throughout history . Often when a given Roman is described as becoming `` emperor '' in English , it reflects his taking of the title Augustus or Caesar . Another title o... | qb_9527--Roman_emperor.txt | {
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} | Who was the first person to bear the title of Holy Roman Emperor? |
Dallas Love Field is a city-owned public airport 6 miles ( 10 km ) northwest of downtown Dallas , Texas. , effective April 10 , 2008 It was Dallas ' main airport until 1974 when Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport ( DFW ) opened .
The corporate headquarters for Southwest Airlines is located at Love Field . The ... | qg_3574--Dallas_Love_Field.txt | {
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Italian cuisine ( ) has developed through centuries of social and political changes , with roots stretching to antiquity .
Significant changes occurred with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes , tomatoes , bell peppers and maize , now central to the cuisine but not introduced in quantity... | qw_16426--Italian_cuisine.txt | {
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} | The Italian cheese called dolcelatte translates into English as what? |
Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac , lying between Cancer to the west and Virgo to the east . Its name is Latin for lion , and to the ancient Greeks represented the Nemean Lion killed by the mythical Greek hero Heracles ( known to the ancient Romans as Hercules ) as one of his twelve labors . Its symbol is ... | qz_4493--Leo_(constellation).txt | {
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} | Which constellation contains many bright shining stars, such as Regulus? |
The visual arts are art forms such as ceramics , drawing , painting , sculpture , printmaking , design , crafts , photography , video , filmmaking and architecture . Many artistic disciplines ( performing arts , conceptual art , textile arts ) involve aspects of the visual arts as well as arts of other types . Also inc... | qw_8018--Visual_arts.txt | {
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} | "What profession requires the artist to know about ""F stops""?" |
Vincent Willem van Gogh ( ; 30 March 1853 - 29 July 1890 ) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art . He was highly prolific and often completed more than one painting per day . In just over a decade he created approximately 2100 artworks , including around 860 ... | odql_11342--Vincent_van_Gogh.txt | {
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} | What was the name of painter van Gogh’s brother to whom he wrote many letters? |
Engineering is the application of mathematics , empirical evidence and scientific , economic , social , and practical knowledge in order to invent , innovate , design , build , maintain , research , and improve structures , machines , tools , systems , components , materials , processes and organizations .
The disc... | bb_2939--Engineering.txt | {
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} | What science is sometimes called 'the central science' because it connects maths and physics with other main branches of science such as astronomy, engineering, biology, etc? |
Opera ( ; English plural : operas ; Italian plural : opere ) is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text ( libretto ) and musical score , usually in a theatrical setting . In traditional opera , singers do two types of singing : recitative , a speech-inflected style and arias , ... | qb_2359--Opera.txt | {
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} | The ‘La Scala Opera House’ is in which European city? |
According to Asger Aaboe , the origins of Western astronomy can be found in Mesopotamia , and all Western efforts in the exact sciences are descendants in direct line from the work of the late Babylonian astronomers.Aaboe , Asger . `` The culture of Babylonia : Babylonian mathematics , astrology , and astronomy . '' Th... | qw_3591--Babylonian_astronomy.txt | {
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} | The Babylonians invented the clepsydra. What was it? |
On the Buses is a British sitcom created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney , broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1973 . It spawned three feature spin off films and a stage version based on the series . The writers ' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC , but the corporation... | sfq_4811--On_the_Buses.txt | {
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} | What was Reg Varney's character called in 'On the Buses'? |
The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964 . Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey , guitarist Pete Townshend , bass guitarist John Entwistle , and drummer Keith Moon . They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century , selling over 100 million records worl... | sfq_9464--The_Who.txt | {
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} | Who succeeded Brian Epstein as manager of The Beatles? |
Denis Law CBE ( born 24 February 1940 ) is a Scottish former football player . His career as a football player began at Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1956 . After four years at Huddersfield , he was signed by Manchester City for a transfer fee of £55,000 , which set a new British record . Law spent one year ther... | qz_2654--Denis_Law.txt | {
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} | In 1961, who famously scored six goals in a match but still ended up on the losing team in a FA Cup tie? |
Many techniques have been developed for the measurement of pressure and vacuum . Instruments used to measure pressure are called pressure gauges or vacuum gauges .
A manometer is an instrument that uses a column of liquid to measure pressure , although the term is currently often used to mean any pressure measuring... | dpql_2467--Pressure_measurement.txt | {
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"text": [
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} | What is measured by a Bourdon Gauge? |
The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise , and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer . The film is an adaptation of the 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music , composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II . The film 's screenplay was wr... | qf_1226--The_Sound_of_Music_(film).txt | {
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"text": [
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} | How many Von Trapp children were there in the Sound of Music? |
Mindanao ( ) is the second largest and southernmost major island in the Philippines . It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country ( the other two being Luzon and the Visayas ) , consisting of the island of Mindanao and smaller outlying islands . Davao City is the largest city in Mindanao . As o... | tb_1150--Mindanao.txt | {
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} | Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao form the three major island groups of which country? |
The Arabian or Arab horse ( , DMG ḥiṣān ʿarabī ) is a breed of horse that originated on the Arabian Peninsula . With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage , the Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable horse breeds in the world . It is also one of the oldest breeds , with archaeological evidence of hors... | bb_6792--Arabian_horse.txt | {
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"text": [
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} | Shire, Arabian, Mustang, and Hackney are types of? |
Jimmy James may refer to :
People
* Jimmy James ( comedian ) ( 1892–1965 ) , British comedian
* Jimmy James ( tracker ) ( 1913–1991 ) , Australian tracker
* Jimmy James , the nickname of Bertram James ( 1915–2008 ) , RAF officer who survived `` The Great Escape ''
* Jimmy James ( dancer ) ( 1915–1992 ) , Ne... | qf_3542--Jimmy_James.txt | {
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"text": [
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} | What was the name of Jimmy James' backing group? |
The Suzuki Cultus Crescent is a compact car that was produced by Suzuki in Japan between 1995 and 2002 , with South Asian production continuing until 2007 . The Cultus Crescent was sold as such in Japan until May 1998 , when it was renamed Suzuki Cultus due to the sales discontinuation of the previous Cultus in the Jap... | sfq_5165--Suzuki_Cultus_Crescent.txt | {
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} | Which car company has manufactured models called Baleno, Alto and Vitara? |
Cheddington is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire . The parish has an area of 1429 acre . The village is about 6 miles north-east of Aylesbury and three miles north of Tring in Hertfordshire . The hamlet of Cooks Wharf has grown up where the main road into the village from Pits... | qf_1615--Cheddington.txt | {
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} | What criminal offence took place in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire in August (8th) 1963? |
The Ghosts , primarily Blinky , Pinky , Inky and Clyde , are the monsters chasing the player in the Pac-Man franchise .
History
The enemies in Pac-Man are known variously as `` ghosts , '' `` goblins , '' and `` monsters '' .
Despite the seemingly random nature of the enemies , their movements are strictly de... | sfq_1122--Ghosts_(Pac-Man).txt | {
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} | Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde are four ghosts in which arcade game? |
Japan ( Nippon or Nihon ; formally ' or Nihon-koku , `` State of Japan '' ) is an island country in East Asia . Located in the Pacific Ocean , it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan , the East China Sea , China , Korea and Russia , stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the... | wh_2171--Japan.txt | {
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} | In Japan, the term Mikado is an alternative name for what ? |
The First Bulgarian Empire ( Old ) was a medieval Bulgarian state that existed in southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD . It was founded circa 681 when Bulgar tribes led by Asparukh moved to the northeastern Balkans . There they secured Byzantine recognition of their right to settle south of the Dan... | tc_2499--First_Bulgarian_Empire.txt | {
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} | What is the principal language of Bulgaria? |
Malaysia ( or ; ) is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia . It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 330803 km2 separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions , Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia ( Malaysian Borneo ) . Peninsul... | sfq_17004--Malaysia.txt | {
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} | What separates East and West Malaysia? |
Mud is a mixture of water and any combination of soil , silt , and clay , and it usually forms after rainfall or near water sources . Ancient mud deposits harden over geological time to form sedimentary rock such as shale or mudstone ( generally called lutites ) . When geological deposits of mud are formed in estuaries... | sfq_3785--Mud.txt | {
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} | Rob Davis, Les Gray, Dave Mount and Ray Stiles are members of which pop group? |
On 20 July 1944 , an attempt was made to assassinate Adolf Hitler , Führer of Nazi Germany , perpetrated by Claus von Stauffenberg and other conspirators , inside his Wolf 's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg , East Prussia . The name Operation Valkyrie , originally referring to a component part of the conspirato... | jp_1022--20_July_plot.txt | {
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"text": [
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} | Who did Claus von Stauffenberg plot to kill? |
Liverpool is a major city and metropolitan borough in north west England . By 2015 , the city council area had an estimated population of 478,580 whilst the Liverpool/Birkenhead metropolitan area had a population over 2.2 million . Liverpool is the principal city within the Liverpool City Region .
Liverpool sits on... | qz_2291--Liverpool.txt | {
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"text": [
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} | How meny times have Liverpool won the Europion Cup? |
Andrew Michael Robson OBE ( born 1964 ) is an English professional bridge player , writer and teacher . He is a British and English international . Robson is the bridge columnist for The Times and Country Life . Robson was a member of the Great Britain Juniors team which won the World Youth Team Championship in 1989 an... | sfq_16169--Andrew_Robson.txt | {
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"text": [
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} | Andrew Robson writes a daily column for The Times on what topic? |
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