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5726e604708984140094d531 | What can sometimes be translated as tetragraph? | Square-Block Characters | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nJust as Roman letters have a characteristic shape (lower-case letters mostly occupying the x-height, with ascenders or descenders on some letters), Chinese characters occupy a more or less square area in which the components of every character are written to fit in order to maintain a uniform... |
5726e667f1498d1400e8ef56 | What are commonly used? | Regular script typefaces | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nRegular script typefaces are also commonly used, but not as common as Ming or sans-serif typefaces for body text. Regular script typefaces are often used to teach students Chinese characters, and often aim to match the standard forms of the region where they are meant to be used. Most typefac... |
5726e667f1498d1400e8ef57 | What are often used to teach students Chinese characters? | Regular script typefaces | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nRegular script typefaces are also commonly used, but not as common as Ming or sans-serif typefaces for body text. Regular script typefaces are often used to teach students Chinese characters, and often aim to match the standard forms of the region where they are meant to be used. Most typefac... |
5726e667f1498d1400e8ef58 | What resembles an actual person's handwriting? | handwriting of Ouyang Xun | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nRegular script typefaces are also commonly used, but not as common as Ming or sans-serif typefaces for body text. Regular script typefaces are often used to teach students Chinese characters, and often aim to match the standard forms of the region where they are meant to be used. Most typefac... |
5726e6dff1498d1400e8ef64 | What is the art of writing Chinese characters? | Chinese calligraphy | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe art of writing Chinese characters is called Chinese calligraphy. It is usually done with ink brushes. In ancient China, Chinese calligraphy is one of the Four Arts of the Chinese Scholars. There is a minimalist set of rules of Chinese calligraphy. Every character from the Chinese scripts ... |
5726e6dff1498d1400e8ef65 | What is one of the Four Arts of the Chinese Scholars? | Chinese calligraphy | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe art of writing Chinese characters is called Chinese calligraphy. It is usually done with ink brushes. In ancient China, Chinese calligraphy is one of the Four Arts of the Chinese Scholars. There is a minimalist set of rules of Chinese calligraphy. Every character from the Chinese scripts ... |
5726e6dff1498d1400e8ef66 | What is not required? | strict regularity | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe art of writing Chinese characters is called Chinese calligraphy. It is usually done with ink brushes. In ancient China, Chinese calligraphy is one of the Four Arts of the Chinese Scholars. There is a minimalist set of rules of Chinese calligraphy. Every character from the Chinese scripts ... |
5726e74b708984140094d559 | What script is used informally? | cursive | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe cursive script (草書(书), cǎoshū, literally \"grass script\") is used informally. The basic character shapes are suggested, rather than explicitly realized, and the abbreviations are sometimes extreme. Despite being cursive to the point where individual strokes are no longer differentiable a... |
5726e74b708984140094d55a | What are suggested, rather than explicitly realized? | basic character shapes | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe cursive script (草書(书), cǎoshū, literally \"grass script\") is used informally. The basic character shapes are suggested, rather than explicitly realized, and the abbreviations are sometimes extreme. Despite being cursive to the point where individual strokes are no longer differentiable a... |
5726e74b708984140094d55b | What script is derived from the cursive script? | Japanese hiragana script | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe cursive script (草書(书), cǎoshū, literally \"grass script\") is used informally. The basic character shapes are suggested, rather than explicitly realized, and the abbreviations are sometimes extreme. Despite being cursive to the point where individual strokes are no longer differentiable a... |
5726e7c5dd62a815002e949e | What script is only used in artistic seals? | seal | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe Shang dynasty oracle bone script and the Zhou dynasty scripts found on Chinese bronze inscriptions are no longer used; the oldest script that is still in use today is the Seal Script (篆書(书), zhuànshū). It evolved organically out of the Spring and Autumn period Zhou script, and was adopted... |
5726e7c5dd62a815002e949f | What script is the oldest and still in use today? | Seal | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe Shang dynasty oracle bone script and the Zhou dynasty scripts found on Chinese bronze inscriptions are no longer used; the oldest script that is still in use today is the Seal Script (篆書(书), zhuànshū). It evolved organically out of the Spring and Autumn period Zhou script, and was adopted... |
5726e7c5dd62a815002e94a0 | Who work in the style of carving a traditional seal in the script? | calligraphers | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe Shang dynasty oracle bone script and the Zhou dynasty scripts found on Chinese bronze inscriptions are no longer used; the oldest script that is still in use today is the Seal Script (篆書(书), zhuànshū). It evolved organically out of the Spring and Autumn period Zhou script, and was adopted... |
5726e8765951b619008f821b | What are also known as "traditional"? | characters in the Hong Kong standard and the Kangxi Dictionary | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe following is a comparison of Chinese characters in the Standard Form of National Characters, a common traditional Chinese standard used in Taiwan, the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters, the standard for Mainland Chinese simplified Chinese characters, and the jōyō kanji, the sta... |
5726e8765951b619008f821c | What is usually more similar to traditional Chinese characters? | jōyō kanji | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe following is a comparison of Chinese characters in the Standard Form of National Characters, a common traditional Chinese standard used in Taiwan, the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters, the standard for Mainland Chinese simplified Chinese characters, and the jōyō kanji, the sta... |
5726e8765951b619008f821d | What is commonly used in Taiwan? | Table of General Standard Chinese Characters | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe following is a comparison of Chinese characters in the Standard Form of National Characters, a common traditional Chinese standard used in Taiwan, the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters, the standard for Mainland Chinese simplified Chinese characters, and the jōyō kanji, the sta... |
5726e90c708984140094d591 | What did the Japanese government institute? | series of orthographic reforms | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nIn the years after World War II, the Japanese government also instituted a series of orthographic reforms. Some characters were given simplified forms called shinjitai 新字体 (lit. \"new character forms\", the older forms were then labelled the kyūjitai 旧字体, lit. \"old character forms\"). The nu... |
5726e90c708984140094d592 | What was restricted? | The number of characters in common use | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nIn the years after World War II, the Japanese government also instituted a series of orthographic reforms. Some characters were given simplified forms called shinjitai 新字体 (lit. \"new character forms\", the older forms were then labelled the kyūjitai 旧字体, lit. \"old character forms\"). The nu... |
5726e90c708984140094d593 | When was the 2136 character reformed? | 2010 | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nIn the years after World War II, the Japanese government also instituted a series of orthographic reforms. Some characters were given simplified forms called shinjitai 新字体 (lit. \"new character forms\", the older forms were then labelled the kyūjitai 旧字体, lit. \"old character forms\"). The nu... |
5726e991708984140094d59f | What are drawn from conventional abbreviated forms? | majority of simplified characters | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe majority of simplified characters are drawn from conventional abbreviated forms, or ancient standard forms. For example, the orthodox character 來 lái (\"come\") was written with the structure 来 in the clerical script (隶书 / 隸書, lìshū) of the Han dynasty. This clerical form uses one fewer s... |
5726e991708984140094d5a0 | What was written with the structure in the clerical script? | orthodox character | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe majority of simplified characters are drawn from conventional abbreviated forms, or ancient standard forms. For example, the orthodox character 來 lái (\"come\") was written with the structure 来 in the clerical script (隶书 / 隸書, lìshū) of the Han dynasty. This clerical form uses one fewer s... |
5726e991708984140094d5a1 | What script uses one fewer stroke? | clerical script | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe majority of simplified characters are drawn from conventional abbreviated forms, or ancient standard forms. For example, the orthodox character 來 lái (\"come\") was written with the structure 来 in the clerical script (隶书 / 隸書, lìshū) of the Han dynasty. This clerical form uses one fewer s... |
5726e9e75951b619008f8251 | Who issued its first round of character simplifications in two documents? | The People's Republic of China | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe People's Republic of China issued its first round of official character simplifications in two documents, the first in 1956 and the second in 1964. A second round of character simplifications (known as erjian, or \"second round simplified characters\") was promulgated in 1977. It was poor... |
5726e9e75951b619008f8252 | When was a second round announced? | 1977 | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe People's Republic of China issued its first round of official character simplifications in two documents, the first in 1956 and the second in 1964. A second round of character simplifications (known as erjian, or \"second round simplified characters\") was promulgated in 1977. It was poor... |
5726e9e75951b619008f8253 | How was the second round received? | poorly | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe People's Republic of China issued its first round of official character simplifications in two documents, the first in 1956 and the second in 1964. A second round of character simplifications (known as erjian, or \"second round simplified characters\") was promulgated in 1977. It was poor... |
5726ea59dd62a815002e9514 | What almost always includes character simplification? | Caoshu | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAlthough most often associated with the People's Republic of China, character simplification predates the 1949 communist victory. Caoshu, cursive written text, almost always includes character simplification, and simplified forms have always existed in print, albeit not for the most formal wo... |
5726ea59dd62a815002e9515 | What is Caoshu? | cursive written text | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAlthough most often associated with the People's Republic of China, character simplification predates the 1949 communist victory. Caoshu, cursive written text, almost always includes character simplification, and simplified forms have always existed in print, albeit not for the most formal wo... |
5726ea59dd62a815002e9516 | When did discussions of character simplification take place? | In the 1930s and 1940s | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAlthough most often associated with the People's Republic of China, character simplification predates the 1949 communist victory. Caoshu, cursive written text, almost always includes character simplification, and simplified forms have always existed in print, albeit not for the most formal wo... |
5726eac8dd62a815002e9524 | What varies greatly? | The use of traditional Chinese characters versus simplified Chinese characters | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe use of traditional Chinese characters versus simplified Chinese characters varies greatly, and can depend on both the local customs and the medium. Before the official reform, character simplifications were not officially sanctioned and generally adopted vulgar variants and idiosyncratic ... |
5726eac8dd62a815002e9525 | What were mandatory in printed works? | Orthodox variants | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe use of traditional Chinese characters versus simplified Chinese characters varies greatly, and can depend on both the local customs and the medium. Before the official reform, character simplifications were not officially sanctioned and generally adopted vulgar variants and idiosyncratic ... |
5726eac8dd62a815002e9526 | What were adopted for use in mainland China? | Chinese characters | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThe use of traditional Chinese characters versus simplified Chinese characters varies greatly, and can depend on both the local customs and the medium. Before the official reform, character simplifications were not officially sanctioned and generally adopted vulgar variants and idiosyncratic ... |
5726eb3e708984140094d5ed | Who is John Gulick? | Rev | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAccording to the Rev. John Gulick: \"The inhabitants of other Asiatic nations, who have had occasion to represent the words of their several languages by Chinese characters, have as a rule used unaspirated characters for the sounds, g, d, b. The Muslims from Arabia and Persia have followed th... |
5726eb3e708984140094d5ee | Who constantly selected unaspirated characters? | Mongols, Manchu, and Japanese | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAccording to the Rev. John Gulick: \"The inhabitants of other Asiatic nations, who have had occasion to represent the words of their several languages by Chinese characters, have as a rule used unaspirated characters for the sounds, g, d, b. The Muslims from Arabia and Persia have followed th... |
5726eb3e708984140094d5ef | Who have followed this method? | Muslims from Arabia and Persia | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAccording to the Rev. John Gulick: \"The inhabitants of other Asiatic nations, who have had occasion to represent the words of their several languages by Chinese characters, have as a rule used unaspirated characters for the sounds, g, d, b. The Muslims from Arabia and Persia have followed th... |
5726ec1cf1498d1400e8efec | What is now limited to ceremonial uses? | Chinese characters in Vietnam | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAlthough Chinese characters in Vietnam are now limited to ceremonial uses, they were once in widespread use. Until the early 20th century, Literary Chinese was used in Vietnam for all official and scholarly writing. Around the 13th century the Nôm script was developed to record folk literatur... |
5726ec1cf1498d1400e8efed | What were once in widespread use? | Chinese characters in Vietnam | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAlthough Chinese characters in Vietnam are now limited to ceremonial uses, they were once in widespread use. Until the early 20th century, Literary Chinese was used in Vietnam for all official and scholarly writing. Around the 13th century the Nôm script was developed to record folk literatur... |
5726ec1cf1498d1400e8efee | What was used in schooling? | Literary Chinese | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAlthough Chinese characters in Vietnam are now limited to ceremonial uses, they were once in widespread use. Until the early 20th century, Literary Chinese was used in Vietnam for all official and scholarly writing. Around the 13th century the Nôm script was developed to record folk literatur... |
5726ec71708984140094d635 | When did the second ruler of North Korea pass away? | December 2011 | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAfter Kim Jong Il, the second ruler of North Korea, died in December 2011, Kim Jong Un stepped up and began mandating the use of Hanja as a source of definition for the Korean language. Currently, it is said that North Korea teaches around 3,000 Hanja characters to North Korean students, and ... |
5726ec71708984140094d636 | Who stepped up after 2011? | Kim Jong Un | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAfter Kim Jong Il, the second ruler of North Korea, died in December 2011, Kim Jong Un stepped up and began mandating the use of Hanja as a source of definition for the Korean language. Currently, it is said that North Korea teaches around 3,000 Hanja characters to North Korean students, and ... |
5726ec71708984140094d637 | Who began moderating the use of Hanja? | Kim Jong Un | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAfter Kim Jong Il, the second ruler of North Korea, died in December 2011, Kim Jong Un stepped up and began mandating the use of Hanja as a source of definition for the Korean language. Currently, it is said that North Korea teaches around 3,000 Hanja characters to North Korean students, and ... |
5726ecd2dd62a815002e956c | What are students taught to memorize? | native Korean pronunciation for the hanja's meaning | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nWhen learning how to write hanja, students are taught to memorize the native Korean pronunciation for the hanja's meaning and the Sino-Korean pronunciations (the pronunciation based on the Chinese pronunciation of the characters) for each hanja respectively so that students know what the syll... |
5726ecd2dd62a815002e956d | What is name of the hanja? | mul-su | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nWhen learning how to write hanja, students are taught to memorize the native Korean pronunciation for the hanja's meaning and the Sino-Korean pronunciations (the pronunciation based on the Chinese pronunciation of the characters) for each hanja respectively so that students know what the syll... |
5726ecd2dd62a815002e956e | What is the Korean pronunciation of water? | mul | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nWhen learning how to write hanja, students are taught to memorize the native Korean pronunciation for the hanja's meaning and the Sino-Korean pronunciations (the pronunciation based on the Chinese pronunciation of the characters) for each hanja respectively so that students know what the syll... |
5726ed3ddd62a815002e9572 | What is still being used according to experts? | Hanja | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThere is a clear trend toward the exclusive use of hangul in day-to-day South Korean society. Hanja are still used to some extent, particularly in newspapers, weddings, place names and calligraphy (although it is nowhere near the extent of kanji use in day-to-day Japanese society). Hanja is a... |
5726ed3ddd62a815002e9573 | What is used in situations where ambiguity must be avoided? | Hanja | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThere is a clear trend toward the exclusive use of hangul in day-to-day South Korean society. Hanja are still used to some extent, particularly in newspapers, weddings, place names and calligraphy (although it is nowhere near the extent of kanji use in day-to-day Japanese society). Hanja is a... |
5726ed3ddd62a815002e9574 | What is considered a location with a high level of ambiguity? | weddings | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nThere is a clear trend toward the exclusive use of hangul in day-to-day South Korean society. Hanja are still used to some extent, particularly in newspapers, weddings, place names and calligraphy (although it is nowhere near the extent of kanji use in day-to-day Japanese society). Hanja is a... |
5726eda2f1498d1400e8f016 | What was the dominant form of written communication? | Literary Chinese | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nIn times past, until the 15th century, in Korea, Literary Chinese was the dominant form of written communication, prior to the creation of hangul, the Korean alphabet. Much of the vocabulary, especially in the realms of science and sociology, comes directly from Chinese, comparable to Latin o... |
5726eda2f1498d1400e8f017 | What is treated as being conservative and confucian? | Chinese characters | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nIn times past, until the 15th century, in Korea, Literary Chinese was the dominant form of written communication, prior to the creation of hangul, the Korean alphabet. Much of the vocabulary, especially in the realms of science and sociology, comes directly from Chinese, comparable to Latin o... |
5726eda2f1498d1400e8f018 | What comes directly from China? | science and sociology | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nIn times past, until the 15th century, in Korea, Literary Chinese was the dominant form of written communication, prior to the creation of hangul, the Korean alphabet. Much of the vocabulary, especially in the realms of science and sociology, comes directly from Chinese, comparable to Latin o... |
5726edf5f1498d1400e8f02c | What also includes a pair of syllabaries? | Written Japanese | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nWritten Japanese also includes a pair of syllabaries known as kana, derived by simplifying Chinese characters selected to represent syllables of Japanese. The syllabaries differ because they sometimes selected different characters for a syllable, and because they used different strategies to ... |
5726edf5f1498d1400e8f02d | Why do the syllabaries differ? | they sometimes selected different characters for a syllable | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nWritten Japanese also includes a pair of syllabaries known as kana, derived by simplifying Chinese characters selected to represent syllables of Japanese. The syllabaries differ because they sometimes selected different characters for a syllable, and because they used different strategies to ... |
5726edf5f1498d1400e8f02e | What uses a composite system? | Modern Japanese writing | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nWritten Japanese also includes a pair of syllabaries known as kana, derived by simplifying Chinese characters selected to represent syllables of Japanese. The syllabaries differ because they sometimes selected different characters for a syllable, and because they used different strategies to ... |
5726ee93708984140094d65f | What has been promoted as a justification for spelling reforms? | literacy | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAlthough most of the simplified Chinese characters in use today are the result of the works moderated by the government of the People's Republic of China in the 1950s and 60s, character simplification predates the republic's formation in 1949. One of the earliest proponents of character simpl... |
5726ee93708984140094d660 | Character simplification predated the republic's formation in what year? | 1949 | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAlthough most of the simplified Chinese characters in use today are the result of the works moderated by the government of the People's Republic of China in the 1950s and 60s, character simplification predates the republic's formation in 1949. One of the earliest proponents of character simpl... |
5726ee93708984140094d661 | Who issued the first round of official characters? | The People's Republic of China | [
"Chinese_characters\n\nAlthough most of the simplified Chinese characters in use today are the result of the works moderated by the government of the People's Republic of China in the 1950s and 60s, character simplification predates the republic's formation in 1949. One of the earliest proponents of character simpl... |
5726b9e55951b619008f7bfb | The first known European explorer to reach Bermuda was of what nationality? | Spanish | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe first known European explorer to reach Bermuda was Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermúdez in 1503, after whom the islands are named. He claimed the apparently uninhabited islands for the Spanish Empire. Paying two visits to the archipelago, Bermúdez never landed on the islands, but did create a recogn... |
5726b9e55951b619008f7bfc | What is the name of the first European explorer to reach Bermuda? | Juan de Bermúdez | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe first known European explorer to reach Bermuda was Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermúdez in 1503, after whom the islands are named. He claimed the apparently uninhabited islands for the Spanish Empire. Paying two visits to the archipelago, Bermúdez never landed on the islands, but did create a recogn... |
5726b9e55951b619008f7bfd | What animal did the Spaniards or other Europeans bring to the island that then became wild inhabitants? | pigs | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe first known European explorer to reach Bermuda was Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermúdez in 1503, after whom the islands are named. He claimed the apparently uninhabited islands for the Spanish Empire. Paying two visits to the archipelago, Bermúdez never landed on the islands, but did create a recogn... |
5726b9e55951b619008f7bfe | What company permanently settled Bermuda? | the English Virginia Company | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe first known European explorer to reach Bermuda was Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermúdez in 1503, after whom the islands are named. He claimed the apparently uninhabited islands for the Spanish Empire. Paying two visits to the archipelago, Bermúdez never landed on the islands, but did create a recogn... |
572907353f37b31900477fa1 | Who was the first known European explorer to reach Bermuda? | Juan de Bermúdez | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe first known European explorer to reach Bermuda was Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermúdez in 1503, after whom the islands are named. He claimed the apparently uninhabited islands for the Spanish Empire. Paying two visits to the archipelago, Bermúdez never landed on the islands, but did create a recogn... |
572907353f37b31900477fa2 | In what year did Jaun de Bermudez first reach Bermuda? | 1503 | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe first known European explorer to reach Bermuda was Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermúdez in 1503, after whom the islands are named. He claimed the apparently uninhabited islands for the Spanish Empire. Paying two visits to the archipelago, Bermúdez never landed on the islands, but did create a recogn... |
572907353f37b31900477fa3 | How many times did Bermudez visit the archipelago? | two | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe first known European explorer to reach Bermuda was Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermúdez in 1503, after whom the islands are named. He claimed the apparently uninhabited islands for the Spanish Empire. Paying two visits to the archipelago, Bermúdez never landed on the islands, but did create a recogn... |
572907353f37b31900477fa4 | What animal are European parties responsible for releasing in Bermuda? | pigs | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe first known European explorer to reach Bermuda was Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermúdez in 1503, after whom the islands are named. He claimed the apparently uninhabited islands for the Spanish Empire. Paying two visits to the archipelago, Bermúdez never landed on the islands, but did create a recogn... |
572907353f37b31900477fa5 | In what year did the English Virginia Company settle permanently in Bermuda? | 1609 | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe first known European explorer to reach Bermuda was Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermúdez in 1503, after whom the islands are named. He claimed the apparently uninhabited islands for the Spanish Empire. Paying two visits to the archipelago, Bermúdez never landed on the islands, but did create a recogn... |
5726bc235951b619008f7c69 | What is the capital of Bermuda? | St. George's | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe island was administered as an extension of Virginia by the Company until 1614. Its spin-off, the Somers Isles Company, took over in 1615 and managed the colony until 1684. At that time, the company's charter was revoked, and the English Crown took over administration. The islands became a British co... |
5726bc235951b619008f7c6a | What spin-off company took over operations in Bermuda in 1615? | Somers Isles Company | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe island was administered as an extension of Virginia by the Company until 1614. Its spin-off, the Somers Isles Company, took over in 1615 and managed the colony until 1684. At that time, the company's charter was revoked, and the English Crown took over administration. The islands became a British co... |
5726bc235951b619008f7c6b | In what year did Bermuda enter British rule? | 1707 | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe island was administered as an extension of Virginia by the Company until 1614. Its spin-off, the Somers Isles Company, took over in 1615 and managed the colony until 1684. At that time, the company's charter was revoked, and the English Crown took over administration. The islands became a British co... |
5729083a3f37b31900477fb5 | What is the name of the company that managed the colony from 1615-1684? | the Somers Isles Company | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe island was administered as an extension of Virginia by the Company until 1614. Its spin-off, the Somers Isles Company, took over in 1615 and managed the colony until 1684. At that time, the company's charter was revoked, and the English Crown took over administration. The islands became a British co... |
5729083a3f37b31900477fb6 | In what year did the islands become a British colony? | 1707 | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe island was administered as an extension of Virginia by the Company until 1614. Its spin-off, the Somers Isles Company, took over in 1615 and managed the colony until 1684. At that time, the company's charter was revoked, and the English Crown took over administration. The islands became a British co... |
5729083a3f37b31900477fb7 | What event occured that automatically ranked Bermuda as the oldest remaining British Overseas Territory? | Newfoundland became part of Canada | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe island was administered as an extension of Virginia by the Company until 1614. Its spin-off, the Somers Isles Company, took over in 1615 and managed the colony until 1684. At that time, the company's charter was revoked, and the English Crown took over administration. The islands became a British co... |
5729083a3f37b31900477fb8 | What was Bermuda's first capital? | St. George | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe island was administered as an extension of Virginia by the Company until 1614. Its spin-off, the Somers Isles Company, took over in 1615 and managed the colony until 1684. At that time, the company's charter was revoked, and the English Crown took over administration. The islands became a British co... |
5726bd08dd62a815002e8eda | What two business drive Bermuda's economy? | offshore insurance and reinsurance, and tourism | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda's economy is based on offshore insurance and reinsurance, and tourism, the two largest economic sectors. Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century and several years beyond. Recently, its economic status has been affected by the global recession. It has a ... |
5726bd08dd62a815002e8edb | What type of climate does Bermuda have? | subtropical | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda's economy is based on offshore insurance and reinsurance, and tourism, the two largest economic sectors. Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century and several years beyond. Recently, its economic status has been affected by the global recession. It has a ... |
5726bd08dd62a815002e8edc | Bermuda stands as a northern point in what susposed area of strange activity and disappearances? | Bermuda Triangle | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda's economy is based on offshore insurance and reinsurance, and tourism, the two largest economic sectors. Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century and several years beyond. Recently, its economic status has been affected by the global recession. It has a ... |
5726bd08dd62a815002e8edd | What protects the island from storms? | coral reef that surrounds the island | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda's economy is based on offshore insurance and reinsurance, and tourism, the two largest economic sectors. Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century and several years beyond. Recently, its economic status has been affected by the global recession. It has a ... |
572909451d04691400778fab | What are Bermuda's largest economic sectors? | insurance and reinsurance, and tourism | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda's economy is based on offshore insurance and reinsurance, and tourism, the two largest economic sectors. Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century and several years beyond. Recently, its economic status has been affected by the global recession. It has a ... |
572909451d04691400778fac | What occurance is the greatest factor affecting Bermuda's economy? | global recession | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda's economy is based on offshore insurance and reinsurance, and tourism, the two largest economic sectors. Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century and several years beyond. Recently, its economic status has been affected by the global recession. It has a ... |
572909451d04691400778fad | Why is the Bermuda Triangle an area of interest? | a number of aircraft and surface vessels have disappeared under supposedly unexplained or mysterious circumstances. | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda's economy is based on offshore insurance and reinsurance, and tourism, the two largest economic sectors. Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century and several years beyond. Recently, its economic status has been affected by the global recession. It has a ... |
572909451d04691400778fae | Why is the island safe from full hurricane devastation? | protected from the full force of a hurricane by the coral reef that surrounds the island. | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda's economy is based on offshore insurance and reinsurance, and tourism, the two largest economic sectors. Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century and several years beyond. Recently, its economic status has been affected by the global recession. It has a ... |
572909451d04691400778faf | What is the climate of Bermuda? | subtropical | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda's economy is based on offshore insurance and reinsurance, and tourism, the two largest economic sectors. Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century and several years beyond. Recently, its economic status has been affected by the global recession. It has a ... |
5726be76f1498d1400e8e9e6 | Bermuda is located in what ocean? | Atlantic Ocean | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda is a group of low-forming volcanoes located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the Sargasso Sea, roughly 578 nautical miles (1,070 km (665 mi)) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and about 594 nautical miles (1,100 km (684 mi)) southeast of Martha's... |
5726be76f1498d1400e8e9e7 | Bermuda is on the western fringe of what Sea? | Sargasso Sea | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda is a group of low-forming volcanoes located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the Sargasso Sea, roughly 578 nautical miles (1,070 km (665 mi)) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and about 594 nautical miles (1,100 km (684 mi)) southeast of Martha's... |
5726be76f1498d1400e8e9e8 | Travel from Puerto Rico to Bermuda would be in which direction? | north | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda is a group of low-forming volcanoes located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the Sargasso Sea, roughly 578 nautical miles (1,070 km (665 mi)) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and about 594 nautical miles (1,100 km (684 mi)) southeast of Martha's... |
5726be76f1498d1400e8e9e9 | Travel from Portugal to Bermuda would be in which direction? | west | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda is a group of low-forming volcanoes located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the Sargasso Sea, roughly 578 nautical miles (1,070 km (665 mi)) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and about 594 nautical miles (1,100 km (684 mi)) southeast of Martha's... |
5726be76f1498d1400e8e9ea | Travel from South Carolina to Bermuda would be in which direction? | due east | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda is a group of low-forming volcanoes located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the Sargasso Sea, roughly 578 nautical miles (1,070 km (665 mi)) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and about 594 nautical miles (1,100 km (684 mi)) southeast of Martha's... |
57290ad81d04691400778fbf | What natural features compose Bermuda? | low-forming volcanoes | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda is a group of low-forming volcanoes located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the Sargasso Sea, roughly 578 nautical miles (1,070 km (665 mi)) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and about 594 nautical miles (1,100 km (684 mi)) southeast of Martha's... |
57290ad81d04691400778fc0 | In what major ocean is Bermuda located? | Atlantic Ocean | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda is a group of low-forming volcanoes located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the Sargasso Sea, roughly 578 nautical miles (1,070 km (665 mi)) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and about 594 nautical miles (1,100 km (684 mi)) southeast of Martha's... |
57290ad81d04691400778fc1 | Bermuda is located 898 nautical miles from what US city? | Miami | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda is a group of low-forming volcanoes located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the Sargasso Sea, roughly 578 nautical miles (1,070 km (665 mi)) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and about 594 nautical miles (1,100 km (684 mi)) southeast of Martha's... |
57290ad81d04691400778fc2 | Bermuda is closest (in nautical miles) to which US state? | North Carolina | [
"Bermuda\n\nBermuda is a group of low-forming volcanoes located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the Sargasso Sea, roughly 578 nautical miles (1,070 km (665 mi)) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and about 594 nautical miles (1,100 km (684 mi)) southeast of Martha's... |
5726c1825951b619008f7d51 | What is the limestone cap of the seamount made from? | marine organisms | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe archipelago is formed by high points on the rim of the caldera of a submarine volcano that forms a seamount. The volcano is one part of a range that was formed as part of the same process that formed the floor of the Atlantic, and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The top of the seamount has gone through peri... |
5726c1825951b619008f7d52 | During the ice age, what area of land was above water? | approximately two hundred square miles | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe archipelago is formed by high points on the rim of the caldera of a submarine volcano that forms a seamount. The volcano is one part of a range that was formed as part of the same process that formed the floor of the Atlantic, and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The top of the seamount has gone through peri... |
5726c1825951b619008f7d53 | Has the seamount always been above sealevel? | The top of the seamount has gone through periods of complete submergence | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe archipelago is formed by high points on the rim of the caldera of a submarine volcano that forms a seamount. The volcano is one part of a range that was formed as part of the same process that formed the floor of the Atlantic, and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The top of the seamount has gone through peri... |
572931113f37b319004780c9 | What type of volcano forms the archipelago? | a submarine volcano | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe archipelago is formed by high points on the rim of the caldera of a submarine volcano that forms a seamount. The volcano is one part of a range that was formed as part of the same process that formed the floor of the Atlantic, and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The top of the seamount has gone through peri... |
572931113f37b319004780ca | Why is the top of the seamount formed by marine organisms? | periods of complete submergence, | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe archipelago is formed by high points on the rim of the caldera of a submarine volcano that forms a seamount. The volcano is one part of a range that was formed as part of the same process that formed the floor of the Atlantic, and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The top of the seamount has gone through peri... |
572931113f37b319004780cb | What was the result of the whole cladera being above sea level during the Ice Ages? | an island | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe archipelago is formed by high points on the rim of the caldera of a submarine volcano that forms a seamount. The volcano is one part of a range that was formed as part of the same process that formed the floor of the Atlantic, and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The top of the seamount has gone through peri... |
572931113f37b319004780cc | The submarine volcano was formed as part of the same proces as what two things? | the floor of the Atlantic, and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge | [
"Bermuda\n\nThe archipelago is formed by high points on the rim of the caldera of a submarine volcano that forms a seamount. The volcano is one part of a range that was formed as part of the same process that formed the floor of the Atlantic, and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The top of the seamount has gone through peri... |
5726c54d708984140094d0fb | In the Bermuda land mass, how many islands are named "Long Island"? | two | [
"Bermuda\n\nDespite the small land mass, place names are repeated; there are, for example, two islands named Long Island, three bays named Long Bay (on Somerset, Main, and Cooper's islands), two Horseshoe Bays (one in Southampton, on the Main Island, the other at Morgan's Point, formerly Tucker's Island), there are... |
5726c54d708984140094d0fc | In the Bermuda land mass, how many bays are named "Horseshoe Bay"? | two | [
"Bermuda\n\nDespite the small land mass, place names are repeated; there are, for example, two islands named Long Island, three bays named Long Bay (on Somerset, Main, and Cooper's islands), two Horseshoe Bays (one in Southampton, on the Main Island, the other at Morgan's Point, formerly Tucker's Island), there are... |
5726c54d708984140094d0fd | In the Bermuda land mass, how many bays are named "Long Bay"? | three | [
"Bermuda\n\nDespite the small land mass, place names are repeated; there are, for example, two islands named Long Island, three bays named Long Bay (on Somerset, Main, and Cooper's islands), two Horseshoe Bays (one in Southampton, on the Main Island, the other at Morgan's Point, formerly Tucker's Island), there are... |
5726c54d708984140094d0fe | Where can St. George's Town be found? | St George's Island within St George's Parish | [
"Bermuda\n\nDespite the small land mass, place names are repeated; there are, for example, two islands named Long Island, three bays named Long Bay (on Somerset, Main, and Cooper's islands), two Horseshoe Bays (one in Southampton, on the Main Island, the other at Morgan's Point, formerly Tucker's Island), there are... |
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