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56f89d879b226e1400dd0cc3	What date did Virgil die?	September 21, 19 BC	[ "Virgil\n\nAccording to the tradition, Virgil traveled to Greece in about 19 BC to revise the Aeneid. After meeting Augustus in Athens and deciding to return home, Virgil caught a fever while visiting a town near Megara. After crossing to Italy by ship, weakened with disease, Virgil died in Brundisium harbor on Sep...
56f89d879b226e1400dd0cc4	Who were Virgil's literary executors?	Lucius Varius Rufus and Plotius Tucca	[ "Virgil\n\nAccording to the tradition, Virgil traveled to Greece in about 19 BC to revise the Aeneid. After meeting Augustus in Athens and deciding to return home, Virgil caught a fever while visiting a town near Megara. After crossing to Italy by ship, weakened with disease, Virgil died in Brundisium harbor on Sep...
56f89d879b226e1400dd0cc5	What wish of Virgil's did Lucius Varius Rufus and Plotius Tucca disregard?	the poem be burned	[ "Virgil\n\nAccording to the tradition, Virgil traveled to Greece in about 19 BC to revise the Aeneid. After meeting Augustus in Athens and deciding to return home, Virgil caught a fever while visiting a town near Megara. After crossing to Italy by ship, weakened with disease, Virgil died in Brundisium harbor on Sep...
56f89eb29e9bad19000a01e5	Who was one of Virgil's most ardent admirers who referenced Virgil in almost every line of his epic?	Silius Italicus	[ "Virgil\n\nThe works of Virgil almost from the moment of their publication revolutionized Latin poetry. The Eclogues, Georgics, and above all the Aeneid became standard texts in school curricula with which all educated Romans were familiar. Poets following Virgil often refer intertextually to his works to generate ...
56f89eb29e9bad19000a01e6	.What was the title of Silius Italicus' epic in which Virgil was referenced in almost every line?	Punica	[ "Virgil\n\nThe works of Virgil almost from the moment of their publication revolutionized Latin poetry. The Eclogues, Georgics, and above all the Aeneid became standard texts in school curricula with which all educated Romans were familiar. Poets following Virgil often refer intertextually to his works to generate ...
56f89eb29e9bad19000a01e7	Who bought Virgil's tomb?	Silius	[ "Virgil\n\nThe works of Virgil almost from the moment of their publication revolutionized Latin poetry. The Eclogues, Georgics, and above all the Aeneid became standard texts in school curricula with which all educated Romans were familiar. Poets following Virgil often refer intertextually to his works to generate ...
56f89eb29e9bad19000a01e8	Which of Virgil's works was later widely interpreted to have predicted the birth of Jesus Christ?	Fourth Eclogue	[ "Virgil\n\nThe works of Virgil almost from the moment of their publication revolutionized Latin poetry. The Eclogues, Georgics, and above all the Aeneid became standard texts in school curricula with which all educated Romans were familiar. Poets following Virgil often refer intertextually to his works to generate ...
56f89fdc9b226e1400dd0cf3	Who cautioned "we ought not to relate their lying fables, lest we fall under sentence of eternal death"?	Gregory of Tours	[ "Virgil\n\nEven as the Western Roman empire collapsed, literate men acknowledged that Virgil was a master poet. Gregory of Tours read Virgil, whom he quotes in several places, along with some other Latin poets, though he cautions that \"we ought not to relate their lying fables, lest we fall under sentence of etern...
56f89fdc9b226e1400dd0cf4	Literate men acknowledged Virgil as a master poet despite what empire collapsing?	Western Roman	[ "Virgil\n\nEven as the Western Roman empire collapsed, literate men acknowledged that Virgil was a master poet. Gregory of Tours read Virgil, whom he quotes in several places, along with some other Latin poets, though he cautions that \"we ought not to relate their lying fables, lest we fall under sentence of etern...
56f89fdc9b226e1400dd0cf5	Did literate men acknowledge Virgil as a master or novice poet?	master	[ "Virgil\n\nEven as the Western Roman empire collapsed, literate men acknowledged that Virgil was a master poet. Gregory of Tours read Virgil, whom he quotes in several places, along with some other Latin poets, though he cautions that \"we ought not to relate their lying fables, lest we fall under sentence of etern...
56f8a0ae9e9bad19000a0201	In which of Dante's works was Virgil a guide through Hell and Purgatory?	Divine Comedy	[ "Virgil\n\nDante made Virgil his guide in Hell and the greater part of Purgatory in The Divine Comedy. Dante also mentions Virgil in De vulgari eloquentia, along with Ovid, Lucan and Statius, as one of the four regulati poetae (ii, vi, 7)." ]
56f8a0ae9e9bad19000a0202	Who was the author of the Divine Comedy?	Dante	[ "Virgil\n\nDante made Virgil his guide in Hell and the greater part of Purgatory in The Divine Comedy. Dante also mentions Virgil in De vulgari eloquentia, along with Ovid, Lucan and Statius, as one of the four regulati poetae (ii, vi, 7)." ]
56f8a0ae9e9bad19000a0203	Who was Dante's guide through Purgatory and Hell in the Divine Comedy?	Virgil	[ "Virgil\n\nDante made Virgil his guide in Hell and the greater part of Purgatory in The Divine Comedy. Dante also mentions Virgil in De vulgari eloquentia, along with Ovid, Lucan and Statius, as one of the four regulati poetae (ii, vi, 7)." ]
56f8a1fc9b226e1400dd0d13	Which of Virgil's works was said by some to have predicted Jesus' birth?	Eclogues 4	[ "Virgil\n\nIn the Middle Ages, Virgil's reputation was such that it inspired legends associating him with magic and prophecy. From at least the 3rd century, Christian thinkers interpreted Eclogues 4, which describes the birth of a boy ushering in a golden age, as a prediction of Jesus' birth. As such, Virgil came t...
56f8a1fc9b226e1400dd0d14	Which religion did some consider Virgil to have heralded in?	Christianity	[ "Virgil\n\nIn the Middle Ages, Virgil's reputation was such that it inspired legends associating him with magic and prophecy. From at least the 3rd century, Christian thinkers interpreted Eclogues 4, which describes the birth of a boy ushering in a golden age, as a prediction of Jesus' birth. As such, Virgil came t...
56f8a1fc9b226e1400dd0d15	During which time period did Virgil's reputation inspire legends associating him with magic and prophecy?	Middle Ages	[ "Virgil\n\nIn the Middle Ages, Virgil's reputation was such that it inspired legends associating him with magic and prophecy. From at least the 3rd century, Christian thinkers interpreted Eclogues 4, which describes the birth of a boy ushering in a golden age, as a prediction of Jesus' birth. As such, Virgil came t...
56f8a37b9e9bad19000a023f	Where did the tradition start which regarded Virgil as a great magician?	Naples	[ "Virgil\n\nPossibly as early as the second century AD, Virgil's works were seen as having magical properties and were used for divination. In what became known as the Sortes Vergilianae (Virgilian Lots), passages would be selected at random and interpreted to answer questions. In the 12th century, starting around N...
56f8a37b9e9bad19000a0240	How long did legends of Virgil's magical powers remain popular?	over two hundred years	[ "Virgil\n\nPossibly as early as the second century AD, Virgil's works were seen as having magical properties and were used for divination. In what became known as the Sortes Vergilianae (Virgilian Lots), passages would be selected at random and interpreted to answer questions. In the 12th century, starting around N...
56f8a37b9e9bad19000a0241	What is the modern Welsh word for phramacist?	fferyllydd	[ "Virgil\n\nPossibly as early as the second century AD, Virgil's works were seen as having magical properties and were used for divination. In what became known as the Sortes Vergilianae (Virgilian Lots), passages would be selected at random and interpreted to answer questions. In the 12th century, starting around N...
56f8a37b9e9bad19000a0242	Where did Virgil's name become a generic term for magic-worker?	medieval Wales	[ "Virgil\n\nPossibly as early as the second century AD, Virgil's works were seen as having magical properties and were used for divination. In what became known as the Sortes Vergilianae (Virgilian Lots), passages would be selected at random and interpreted to answer questions. In the 12th century, starting around N...
56f8a37b9e9bad19000a0243	When did Virgil's reputation as a great magician begin?	12th century	[ "Virgil\n\nPossibly as early as the second century AD, Virgil's works were seen as having magical properties and were used for divination. In what became known as the Sortes Vergilianae (Virgilian Lots), passages would be selected at random and interpreted to answer questions. In the 12th century, starting around N...
56f8a4a59e9bad19000a0249	During which time period did the legend of Virgil in his Basket arise?	Middle Ages	[ "Virgil\n\nThe legend of Virgil in his Basket arose in the Middle Ages, and is often seen in art and mentioned in literature as part of the Power of Women literary topos, demonstrating the disruptive force of female attractiveness on men. In this story Virgil became enamoured of a beautiful woman, sometimes describ...
56f8a4a59e9bad19000a024a	What is the name of the beautiful woman who Virgil enamoured?	Lucretia	[ "Virgil\n\nThe legend of Virgil in his Basket arose in the Middle Ages, and is often seen in art and mentioned in literature as part of the Power of Women literary topos, demonstrating the disruptive force of female attractiveness on men. In this story Virgil became enamoured of a beautiful woman, sometimes describ...
56f8a4a59e9bad19000a024b	Which story did Virgil being left halfway in basket parallel?	Phyllis riding Aristotle	[ "Virgil\n\nThe legend of Virgil in his Basket arose in the Middle Ages, and is often seen in art and mentioned in literature as part of the Power of Women literary topos, demonstrating the disruptive force of female attractiveness on men. In this story Virgil became enamoured of a beautiful woman, sometimes describ...
56f8a4a59e9bad19000a024c	Which artist made a woodcut and later an engraving of Virgil and his basket?	Lucas van Leyden	[ "Virgil\n\nThe legend of Virgil in his Basket arose in the Middle Ages, and is often seen in art and mentioned in literature as part of the Power of Women literary topos, demonstrating the disruptive force of female attractiveness on men. In this story Virgil became enamoured of a beautiful woman, sometimes describ...
56f8a5a89b226e1400dd0d45	During which time period did Virgil's name become associated with miraclous powers?	Middle Ages	[ "Virgil\n\nThe structure known as \"Virgil's tomb\" is found at the entrance of an ancient Roman tunnel (also known as \"grotta vecchia\") in Piedigrotta, a district two miles from the centre of Naples, near the Mergellina harbor, on the road heading north along the coast to Pozzuoli. While Virgil was already the o...
56f8a5a89b226e1400dd0d46	In which district is "Virgil's tomb" located?	Piedigrotta	[ "Virgil\n\nThe structure known as \"Virgil's tomb\" is found at the entrance of an ancient Roman tunnel (also known as \"grotta vecchia\") in Piedigrotta, a district two miles from the centre of Naples, near the Mergellina harbor, on the road heading north along the coast to Pozzuoli. While Virgil was already the o...
56f8a5a89b226e1400dd0d47	What is the entrance of the ancient Roman tunnel where "Virgil's tomb" is located also called?	grotta vecchia	[ "Virgil\n\nThe structure known as \"Virgil's tomb\" is found at the entrance of an ancient Roman tunnel (also known as \"grotta vecchia\") in Piedigrotta, a district two miles from the centre of Naples, near the Mergellina harbor, on the road heading north along the coast to Pozzuoli. While Virgil was already the o...
56f8a6f19e9bad19000a0265	Besides Virgilius, which other spelling is permitted in modern usage?	Vergilius	[ "Virgil\n\nIn the Late Empire and Middle Ages Vergilius was spelled Virgilius. Two explanations are commonly given for this alteration. One deduces a false etymology associated with the word virgo (\"maiden\" in Latin) due to Virgil's excessive, \"maiden\"-like modesty. Alternatively, some argue that Vergilius was ...
56f8a6f19e9bad19000a0266	During which time period was Vergilius spelled Virgilius?	Late Empire and Middle Ages	[ "Virgil\n\nIn the Late Empire and Middle Ages Vergilius was spelled Virgilius. Two explanations are commonly given for this alteration. One deduces a false etymology associated with the word virgo (\"maiden\" in Latin) due to Virgil's excessive, \"maiden\"-like modesty. Alternatively, some argue that Vergilius was ...
56f8a6f19e9bad19000a0267	In what century did some German-trained classicists in the US suggest modifying the common usage to Vergil?	19th	[ "Virgil\n\nIn the Late Empire and Middle Ages Vergilius was spelled Virgilius. Two explanations are commonly given for this alteration. One deduces a false etymology associated with the word virgo (\"maiden\" in Latin) due to Virgil's excessive, \"maiden\"-like modesty. Alternatively, some argue that Vergilius was ...
56f8a6f19e9bad19000a0268	Which style guide recommends using Vergilius to avoid confusion with Virgilius Maro Grammaticus?	Oxford	[ "Virgil\n\nIn the Late Empire and Middle Ages Vergilius was spelled Virgilius. Two explanations are commonly given for this alteration. One deduces a false etymology associated with the word virgo (\"maiden\" in Latin) due to Virgil's excessive, \"maiden\"-like modesty. Alternatively, some argue that Vergilius was ...
56f81f0ea6d7ea1400e173d7	What Country are the Alps located in?	Europe	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps (/ælps/; Italian: Alpi [ˈalpi]; French: Alpes [alp]; German: Alpen [ˈʔalpm̩]; Slovene: Alpe [ˈáːlpɛ]) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries: Austria, France, Germany, I...
56f81f0ea6d7ea1400e173d8	How many kilometres do the Alps stretch?	1,200 kilometres	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps (/ælps/; Italian: Alpi [ˈalpi]; French: Alpes [alp]; German: Alpen [ˈʔalpm̩]; Slovene: Alpe [ˈáːlpɛ]) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries: Austria, France, Germany, I...
56f81f0ea6d7ea1400e173d9	How long has it taken for the Alps to form?	over tens of millions of years	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps (/ælps/; Italian: Alpi [ˈalpi]; French: Alpes [alp]; German: Alpen [ˈʔalpm̩]; Slovene: Alpe [ˈáːlpɛ]) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries: Austria, France, Germany, I...
56f81f0ea6d7ea1400e173da	What is the highest mountain in the Alps?	Mont Blanc	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps (/ælps/; Italian: Alpi [ˈalpi]; French: Alpes [alp]; German: Alpen [ˈʔalpm̩]; Slovene: Alpe [ˈáːlpɛ]) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries: Austria, France, Germany, I...
56f81f0ea6d7ea1400e173db	The Alpine region is also known as what?	the "four-thousanders"	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps (/ælps/; Italian: Alpi [ˈalpi]; French: Alpes [alp]; German: Alpen [ˈʔalpm̩]; Slovene: Alpe [ˈáːlpɛ]) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries: Austria, France, Germany, I...
56f81fe6aef2371900625df5	What affects the climate in Europe?	The altitude and size of the range	[ "Alps\n\nThe altitude and size of the range affects the climate in Europe; in the mountains precipitation levels vary greatly and climatic conditions consist of distinct zones. Wildlife such as ibex live in the higher peaks to elevations of 3,400 m (11,155 ft), and plants such as Edelweiss grow in rocky areas in lo...
56f81fe6aef2371900625df6	What type of animal lives inn the higher peaks?	ibex	[ "Alps\n\nThe altitude and size of the range affects the climate in Europe; in the mountains precipitation levels vary greatly and climatic conditions consist of distinct zones. Wildlife such as ibex live in the higher peaks to elevations of 3,400 m (11,155 ft), and plants such as Edelweiss grow in rocky areas in lo...
56f81fe6aef2371900625df7	What plant grows in the rocky areas of the range?	Edelweiss	[ "Alps\n\nThe altitude and size of the range affects the climate in Europe; in the mountains precipitation levels vary greatly and climatic conditions consist of distinct zones. Wildlife such as ibex live in the higher peaks to elevations of 3,400 m (11,155 ft), and plants such as Edelweiss grow in rocky areas in lo...
56f81fe6aef2371900625df8	Evidence of human habitation in the Alps goes as far back to what era?	Paleolithic era	[ "Alps\n\nThe altitude and size of the range affects the climate in Europe; in the mountains precipitation levels vary greatly and climatic conditions consist of distinct zones. Wildlife such as ibex live in the higher peaks to elevations of 3,400 m (11,155 ft), and plants such as Edelweiss grow in rocky areas in lo...
56f82171a6d7ea1400e173e7	How old was the mummified man discovered at the Austrian-Italian bored?	5,000 years old	[ "Alps\n\nA mummified man, determined to be 5,000 years old, was discovered on a glacier at the Austrian–Italian border in 1991. By the 6th century BC, the Celtic La Tène culture was well established. Hannibal famously crossed the Alps with a herd of elephants, and the Romans had settlements in the region. In 1800 N...
56f82171a6d7ea1400e173e8	What culture was well established by the 6th Century BC?	the Celtic La Tène culture	[ "Alps\n\nA mummified man, determined to be 5,000 years old, was discovered on a glacier at the Austrian–Italian border in 1991. By the 6th century BC, the Celtic La Tène culture was well established. Hannibal famously crossed the Alps with a herd of elephants, and the Romans had settlements in the region. In 1800 N...
56f82171a6d7ea1400e173e9	Who famously crossed the Alps with a herd of elephants?	Hannibal	[ "Alps\n\nA mummified man, determined to be 5,000 years old, was discovered on a glacier at the Austrian–Italian border in 1991. By the 6th century BC, the Celtic La Tène culture was well established. Hannibal famously crossed the Alps with a herd of elephants, and the Romans had settlements in the region. In 1800 N...
56f82171a6d7ea1400e173ea	What person took an army of 40,000 across the mountain passes?	Napoleon	[ "Alps\n\nA mummified man, determined to be 5,000 years old, was discovered on a glacier at the Austrian–Italian border in 1991. By the 6th century BC, the Celtic La Tène culture was well established. Hannibal famously crossed the Alps with a herd of elephants, and the Romans had settlements in the region. In 1800 N...
56f82171a6d7ea1400e173eb	Where was Adolf Hitlers base of operation during World War 2?	Bavarian Alps	[ "Alps\n\nA mummified man, determined to be 5,000 years old, was discovered on a glacier at the Austrian–Italian border in 1991. By the 6th century BC, the Celtic La Tène culture was well established. Hannibal famously crossed the Alps with a herd of elephants, and the Romans had settlements in the region. In 1800 N...
56f824aba6d7ea1400e1740f	The alps is home to how many people?	14 million people	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alpine region has a strong cultural identity. The traditional culture of farming, cheesemaking, and woodworking still exists in Alpine villages, although the tourist industry began to grow early in the 20th century and expanded greatly after World War II to become the dominant industry by the end of th...
56f824aba6d7ea1400e17410	How many visitors go to the Alps annually?	120 million	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alpine region has a strong cultural identity. The traditional culture of farming, cheesemaking, and woodworking still exists in Alpine villages, although the tourist industry began to grow early in the 20th century and expanded greatly after World War II to become the dominant industry by the end of th...
56f824aba6d7ea1400e17411	What is the dominant industry in the Alpine region?	tourist industry	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alpine region has a strong cultural identity. The traditional culture of farming, cheesemaking, and woodworking still exists in Alpine villages, although the tourist industry began to grow early in the 20th century and expanded greatly after World War II to become the dominant industry by the end of th...
56f82596aef2371900625e2d	The English word Alps derives from what Latin Word?	Alpes	[ "Alps\n\nThe English word Alps derives from the Latin Alpes (through French). Maurus Servius Honoratus, an ancient commentator of Virgil, says in his commentary (A. X 13) that all high mountains are called Alpes by Celts. The term may be common to Italo-Celtic, because the Celtic languages have terms for high mount...
56f82596aef2371900625e2e	Who says that all high mountains are called Alpes by Celts?	Maurus Servius Honoratus	[ "Alps\n\nThe English word Alps derives from the Latin Alpes (through French). Maurus Servius Honoratus, an ancient commentator of Virgil, says in his commentary (A. X 13) that all high mountains are called Alpes by Celts. The term may be common to Italo-Celtic, because the Celtic languages have terms for high mount...
56f82596aef2371900625e2f	What languages have terms for high mountains derived from alp?	Celtic languages	[ "Alps\n\nThe English word Alps derives from the Latin Alpes (through French). Maurus Servius Honoratus, an ancient commentator of Virgil, says in his commentary (A. X 13) that all high mountains are called Alpes by Celts. The term may be common to Italo-Celtic, because the Celtic languages have terms for high mount...
56f827e6aef2371900625e59	There is a theory that in Greek Alpes is a name of what origin?	Indo-European origin	[ "Alps\n\nThis may be consistent with the theory that in Greek Alpes is a name of non-Indo-European origin (which is common for prominent mountains and mountain ranges in the Mediterranean region). According to the Old English Dictionary, the Latin Alpes might possibly derive from a pre-Indo-European word *alb \"hil...
56f827e6aef2371900625e5a	What name has been used as a name for a number of mountainous areas across Europe?	Albania	[ "Alps\n\nThis may be consistent with the theory that in Greek Alpes is a name of non-Indo-European origin (which is common for prominent mountains and mountain ranges in the Mediterranean region). According to the Old English Dictionary, the Latin Alpes might possibly derive from a pre-Indo-European word *alb \"hil...
56f827e6aef2371900625e5b	Albania was a name for what during Roman Times?	the eastern Caucasus	[ "Alps\n\nThis may be consistent with the theory that in Greek Alpes is a name of non-Indo-European origin (which is common for prominent mountains and mountain ranges in the Mediterranean region). According to the Old English Dictionary, the Latin Alpes might possibly derive from a pre-Indo-European word *alb \"hil...
56f827e6aef2371900625e5c	Albania was occasionally used as a name for what in the English language?	Scotland	[ "Alps\n\nThis may be consistent with the theory that in Greek Alpes is a name of non-Indo-European origin (which is common for prominent mountains and mountain ranges in the Mediterranean region). According to the Old English Dictionary, the Latin Alpes might possibly derive from a pre-Indo-European word *alb \"hil...
56f84664aef2371900625f7b	What words are likely to have common origins?	alb ("white") and albus	[ "Alps\n\nIt's likely[weasel words] that alb (\"white\") and albus have common origins deriving from the association of the tops of tall mountains or steep hills with snow." ]
56f84664aef2371900625f7c	Where do Alb and Albus share their origin from?	the association of the tops of tall mountains or steep hills with snow.	[ "Alps\n\nIt's likely[weasel words] that alb (\"white\") and albus have common origins deriving from the association of the tops of tall mountains or steep hills with snow." ]
56f84664aef2371900625f7d	Alb can also mean what?	white	[ "Alps\n\nIt's likely[weasel words] that alb (\"white\") and albus have common origins deriving from the association of the tops of tall mountains or steep hills with snow." ]
56f87461aef23719006260a3	The term alp, alm, albe or alpe refers to what in modern languages?	a grazing pastures in the alpine regions below the glaciers, not the peaks	[ "Alps\n\nIn modern languages the term alp, alm, albe or alpe refers to a grazing pastures in the alpine regions below the glaciers, not the peaks. An alp refers to a high mountain pasture where cows are taken to be grazed during the summer months and where hay barns can be found, and the term \"the Alps\", referrin...
56f87461aef23719006260a4	What refers to a high mountain pasture where cows are taken to be grazed during the summer months?	An alp	[ "Alps\n\nIn modern languages the term alp, alm, albe or alpe refers to a grazing pastures in the alpine regions below the glaciers, not the peaks. An alp refers to a high mountain pasture where cows are taken to be grazed during the summer months and where hay barns can be found, and the term \"the Alps\", referrin...
56f87461aef23719006260a5	Words such as horn, kogel, gipfel, spitz, and berd are used in what regions?	German speaking regions	[ "Alps\n\nIn modern languages the term alp, alm, albe or alpe refers to a grazing pastures in the alpine regions below the glaciers, not the peaks. An alp refers to a high mountain pasture where cows are taken to be grazed during the summer months and where hay barns can be found, and the term \"the Alps\", referrin...
56f87461aef23719006260a6	Mont, pic, dent and aiguille are words used in what regions?	French speaking regions	[ "Alps\n\nIn modern languages the term alp, alm, albe or alpe refers to a grazing pastures in the alpine regions below the glaciers, not the peaks. An alp refers to a high mountain pasture where cows are taken to be grazed during the summer months and where hay barns can be found, and the term \"the Alps\", referrin...
56f8752baef23719006260b6	What are the crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe?	The Alps	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps are a crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe that ranges in a 800 km (500 mi) arc from east to west and is 200 km (120 mi) in width. The mean height of the mountain peaks is 2.5 km (1.6 mi). The range stretches from the Mediterranean Sea north above the Po basin, extending through Fr...
56f8752baef23719006260b7	What is the mean height of the Alp's peak?	2.5 km (1.6 mi)	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps are a crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe that ranges in a 800 km (500 mi) arc from east to west and is 200 km (120 mi) in width. The mean height of the mountain peaks is 2.5 km (1.6 mi). The range stretches from the Mediterranean Sea north above the Po basin, extending through Fr...
56f8752baef23719006260b8	How far does the Alps range stretch?	the Mediterranean Sea north above the Po basin, extending through France from Grenoble, eastward through mid and southern Switzerland	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps are a crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe that ranges in a 800 km (500 mi) arc from east to west and is 200 km (120 mi) in width. The mean height of the mountain peaks is 2.5 km (1.6 mi). The range stretches from the Mediterranean Sea north above the Po basin, extending through Fr...
56f8752baef23719006260b9	Switzerland, France, Austria and Italy have the greatest what?	alpine territory	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps are a crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe that ranges in a 800 km (500 mi) arc from east to west and is 200 km (120 mi) in width. The mean height of the mountain peaks is 2.5 km (1.6 mi). The range stretches from the Mediterranean Sea north above the Po basin, extending through Fr...
56f875e9a6d7ea1400e17679	The highest portion of the Alp's range is divided by what?	the glacial trough of the Rhone valley	[ "Alps\n\nThe highest portion of the range is divided by the glacial trough of the Rhone valley, with the Pennine Alps from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa on the southern side, and the Bernese Alps on the northern. The peaks in the easterly portion of the range, in Austria and Slovenia, are smaller than...
56f875e9a6d7ea1400e1767a	Where are the peaks smaller in the range?	the easterly portion	[ "Alps\n\nThe highest portion of the range is divided by the glacial trough of the Rhone valley, with the Pennine Alps from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa on the southern side, and the Bernese Alps on the northern. The peaks in the easterly portion of the range, in Austria and Slovenia, are smaller than...
56f875e9a6d7ea1400e1767b	The Bernese Alps are located in what part of the range?	northern	[ "Alps\n\nThe highest portion of the range is divided by the glacial trough of the Rhone valley, with the Pennine Alps from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa on the southern side, and the Bernese Alps on the northern. The peaks in the easterly portion of the range, in Austria and Slovenia, are smaller than...
56f876bda6d7ea1400e17689	What makes the classification of the mountains and subregions difficult?	The variances in nomenclature	[ "Alps\n\nThe variances in nomenclature in the region spanned by the Alps makes classification of the mountains and subregions difficult, but a general classification is that of the Eastern Alps and Western Alps with the divide between the two occurring in eastern Switzerland according to geologist Stefan Schmid, ne...
56f876bda6d7ea1400e1768a	Who came up with the general classification?	geologist Stefan Schmid	[ "Alps\n\nThe variances in nomenclature in the region spanned by the Alps makes classification of the mountains and subregions difficult, but a general classification is that of the Eastern Alps and Western Alps with the divide between the two occurring in eastern Switzerland according to geologist Stefan Schmid, ne...
56f876bda6d7ea1400e1768b	Where is the divide between the Eastern Alps and Western Alps near?	Splügen Pass	[ "Alps\n\nThe variances in nomenclature in the region spanned by the Alps makes classification of the mountains and subregions difficult, but a general classification is that of the Eastern Alps and Western Alps with the divide between the two occurring in eastern Switzerland according to geologist Stefan Schmid, ne...
56f87739aef23719006260c4	The highest peak of the Western Alps is where?	Mont Blanc	[ "Alps\n\nThe highest peaks of the Western Alps and Eastern Alps, respectively, are Mont Blanc, at 4,810 m (15,780 ft) and Piz Bernina at 4,049 metres (13,284 ft). The second-highest major peaks are Monte Rosa at 4,634 m (15,200 ft) and Ortler at 3,905 m (12,810 ft), respectively" ]
56f87739aef23719006260c5	How tall is the peak at Mont Blanc?	4,810 m	[ "Alps\n\nThe highest peaks of the Western Alps and Eastern Alps, respectively, are Mont Blanc, at 4,810 m (15,780 ft) and Piz Bernina at 4,049 metres (13,284 ft). The second-highest major peaks are Monte Rosa at 4,634 m (15,200 ft) and Ortler at 3,905 m (12,810 ft), respectively" ]
56f87739aef23719006260c6	The highest peak of the Eastern Alps is where?	Piz Bernina	[ "Alps\n\nThe highest peaks of the Western Alps and Eastern Alps, respectively, are Mont Blanc, at 4,810 m (15,780 ft) and Piz Bernina at 4,049 metres (13,284 ft). The second-highest major peaks are Monte Rosa at 4,634 m (15,200 ft) and Ortler at 3,905 m (12,810 ft), respectively" ]
56f87739aef23719006260c7	How tall is the peak of Piz Bernina	4,049 metres	[ "Alps\n\nThe highest peaks of the Western Alps and Eastern Alps, respectively, are Mont Blanc, at 4,810 m (15,780 ft) and Piz Bernina at 4,049 metres (13,284 ft). The second-highest major peaks are Monte Rosa at 4,634 m (15,200 ft) and Ortler at 3,905 m (12,810 ft), respectively" ]
56f8782aaef23719006260d6	Where are the French Prealps located?	France	[ "Alps\n\nSeries of lower mountain ranges run parallel to the main chain of the Alps, including the French Prealps in France and the Jura Mountains in Switzerland and France. The secondary chain of the Alps follows the watershed from the Mediterranean Sea to the Wienerwald, passing over many of the highest and most ...
56f8782aaef23719006260d7	What mountains are located in Switzerland and France?	the Jura Mountains	[ "Alps\n\nSeries of lower mountain ranges run parallel to the main chain of the Alps, including the French Prealps in France and the Jura Mountains in Switzerland and France. The secondary chain of the Alps follows the watershed from the Mediterranean Sea to the Wienerwald, passing over many of the highest and most ...
56f8782aaef23719006260d8	What follows the watershed from the Mediterranean Sea to the Wienerwald?	The secondary chain of the Alps	[ "Alps\n\nSeries of lower mountain ranges run parallel to the main chain of the Alps, including the French Prealps in France and the Jura Mountains in Switzerland and France. The secondary chain of the Alps follows the watershed from the Mediterranean Sea to the Wienerwald, passing over many of the highest and most ...
56f8782aaef23719006260d9	What heads approximately east-northeast once at the Swiss bored?	the line of the main chain	[ "Alps\n\nSeries of lower mountain ranges run parallel to the main chain of the Alps, including the French Prealps in France and the Jura Mountains in Switzerland and France. The secondary chain of the Alps follows the watershed from the Mediterranean Sea to the Wienerwald, passing over many of the highest and most ...
56f878f1a6d7ea1400e176b3	What have been crossed for war and commerce?	The Alps	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps have been crossed for war and commerce, and by pilgrims, students and tourists. Crossing routes by road, train or foot are known as passes, and usually consist of depressions in the mountains in which a valley leads from the plains and hilly pre-mountainous zones. In the medieval period hospices w...
56f878f1a6d7ea1400e176b4	What was established during medieval periods by religious orders?	hospices	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps have been crossed for war and commerce, and by pilgrims, students and tourists. Crossing routes by road, train or foot are known as passes, and usually consist of depressions in the mountains in which a valley leads from the plains and hilly pre-mountainous zones. In the medieval period hospices w...
56f878f1a6d7ea1400e176b5	Where were hospices established?	the summits of many of the main passes	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps have been crossed for war and commerce, and by pilgrims, students and tourists. Crossing routes by road, train or foot are known as passes, and usually consist of depressions in the mountains in which a valley leads from the plains and hilly pre-mountainous zones. In the medieval period hospices w...
56f878f1a6d7ea1400e176b6	What is the highest of the most important passes of the Alps?	Col de l'Iseran	[ "Alps\n\nThe Alps have been crossed for war and commerce, and by pilgrims, students and tourists. Crossing routes by road, train or foot are known as passes, and usually consist of depressions in the mountains in which a valley leads from the plains and hilly pre-mountainous zones. In the medieval period hospices w...
56f87b15aef23719006260e8	What seperates the Otztal Alps and Zillertal Alps?	the Brenner Pass	[ "Alps\n\nCrossing the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Pass separates the Ötztal Alps and Zillertal Alps and has been in use as a trading route since the 14th century. The lowest of the Alpine passes at 985 m (3,232 ft), the Semmering crosses from Lower Austria to Styria; since the 12th century when a hospice w...
56f87b15aef23719006260e9	How long has the Brenner Pass been used as a trading route?	since the 14th century	[ "Alps\n\nCrossing the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Pass separates the Ötztal Alps and Zillertal Alps and has been in use as a trading route since the 14th century. The lowest of the Alpine passes at 985 m (3,232 ft), the Semmering crosses from Lower Austria to Styria; since the 12th century when a hospice w...
56f87b15aef23719006260ea	The lowest of the Alpine passes at what elevation?	985 m (3,232 ft)	[ "Alps\n\nCrossing the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Pass separates the Ötztal Alps and Zillertal Alps and has been in use as a trading route since the 14th century. The lowest of the Alpine passes at 985 m (3,232 ft), the Semmering crosses from Lower Austria to Styria; since the 12th century when a hospice w...
56f87b15aef23719006260eb	Who crossed the Great St. Bernard Pass with 40,000 troops?	Napoleon Bonaparte	[ "Alps\n\nCrossing the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Pass separates the Ötztal Alps and Zillertal Alps and has been in use as a trading route since the 14th century. The lowest of the Alpine passes at 985 m (3,232 ft), the Semmering crosses from Lower Austria to Styria; since the 12th century when a hospice w...
56f87b15aef23719006260ec	Where is the highest point in the alps located?	col de l'Iseran in Savoy (France)	[ "Alps\n\nCrossing the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Pass separates the Ötztal Alps and Zillertal Alps and has been in use as a trading route since the 14th century. The lowest of the Alpine passes at 985 m (3,232 ft), the Semmering crosses from Lower Austria to Styria; since the 12th century when a hospice w...
56f87c08aef23719006260f2	Who began studying the rock formations of the Alps	naturalists	[ "Alps\n\nImportant geological concepts were established as naturalists began studying the rock formations of the Alps in the 18th century. In the mid-19th century the now defunct theory of geosynclines was used to explain the presence of \"folded\" mountain chains but by the mid-20th century the theory of plate tec...
56f87c08aef23719006260f3	When did the studying of rock formations begin in the Alps?	the 18th century	[ "Alps\n\nImportant geological concepts were established as naturalists began studying the rock formations of the Alps in the 18th century. In the mid-19th century the now defunct theory of geosynclines was used to explain the presence of \"folded\" mountain chains but by the mid-20th century the theory of plate tec...
56f87c08aef23719006260f4	What was used in the mid-19th century to explain the presence of "folded" mountain chains?	theory of geosynclines	[ "Alps\n\nImportant geological concepts were established as naturalists began studying the rock formations of the Alps in the 18th century. In the mid-19th century the now defunct theory of geosynclines was used to explain the presence of \"folded\" mountain chains but by the mid-20th century the theory of plate tec...
56f87c08aef23719006260f5	What theory was more widely accepted by the mid-20th century?	the theory of plate tectonics	[ "Alps\n\nImportant geological concepts were established as naturalists began studying the rock formations of the Alps in the 18th century. In the mid-19th century the now defunct theory of geosynclines was used to explain the presence of \"folded\" mountain chains but by the mid-20th century the theory of plate tec...
56f87d46aef23719006260fa	When did the formation of the alps began?	about 300 million years ago	[ "Alps\n\nThe formation of the Alps (the Alpine orogeny) was an episodic process that began about 300 million years ago. In the Paleozoic Era the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of a single tectonic plate; it broke into separate plates during the Mesozoic Era and the Tethys sea developed between Laurasia and Gondw...
56f87d46aef23719006260fb	What did the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of what during the Paleozoic Era?	a single tectonic plate	[ "Alps\n\nThe formation of the Alps (the Alpine orogeny) was an episodic process that began about 300 million years ago. In the Paleozoic Era the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of a single tectonic plate; it broke into separate plates during the Mesozoic Era and the Tethys sea developed between Laurasia and Gondw...
56f87d46aef23719006260fc	When did the single tectonic plate break into separate plates?	the Mesozoic Era	[ "Alps\n\nThe formation of the Alps (the Alpine orogeny) was an episodic process that began about 300 million years ago. In the Paleozoic Era the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of a single tectonic plate; it broke into separate plates during the Mesozoic Era and the Tethys sea developed between Laurasia and Gondw...
56f87d46aef23719006260fd	The Tethys sea developed during what period of time?	Jurassic Period	[ "Alps\n\nThe formation of the Alps (the Alpine orogeny) was an episodic process that began about 300 million years ago. In the Paleozoic Era the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of a single tectonic plate; it broke into separate plates during the Mesozoic Era and the Tethys sea developed between Laurasia and Gondw...
56f87d46aef23719006260fe	The collision between the African and the Eurasian plates began during what time?	the late Cretaceous Period	[ "Alps\n\nThe formation of the Alps (the Alpine orogeny) was an episodic process that began about 300 million years ago. In the Paleozoic Era the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of a single tectonic plate; it broke into separate plates during the Mesozoic Era and the Tethys sea developed between Laurasia and Gondw...
56f8821eaef237190062613c	What was uplifted from extreme compressive stresses and pressure?	marine sedimentary rocks	[ "Alps\n\nUnder extreme compressive stresses and pressure, marine sedimentary rocks were uplifted, creating characteristic recumbent folds, or nappes, and thrust faults. As the rising peaks underwent erosion, a layer of marine flysch sediments was deposited in the foreland basin, and the sediments became involved in...

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