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What general commanded the attack on Fort Stedman?
John B. Gordon
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In what month of 1865 was Richmond judged to be no longer able to be defended?
March
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What was contained in warehouses that were notably burned by Confederates when evacuating Richmond?
tobacco
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What general received the surrender of Richmond?
Godfrey Weitzel
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On what day did the Confederacy surrender Richmond to the Union?
April 2, 1865
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By what means did Davis leave Richmond?
train
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What percentage of Richmond was destroyed by fire after the Confederate evacuation?
25
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What was the date before the day Lincoln entered Richmond?
April 3
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How many soldiers did Lee have remaining when he surrendered?
10000
[ "Richmond,_Virginia\n\nPresident Abraham Lincoln visited General Grant at Petersburg on April 3, and took a launch to Richmond the next day, while Jefferson Davis attempted to organize his Confederate government at Danville. Lincoln met Confederate assistant secretary of War John A. Campbell, and handed him a note ...
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To what state did Davis travel after Lee surrendered?
North Carolina
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In what structure did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Court House
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How many years did Davis spend in Fort Monroe?
two
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What mode of transportation took over from the canals?
railroads
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What sort of railroad crossing was first built at Richmond?
triple
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Who was the inventor of the cigarette-rolling machine?
James Albert Bonsack
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From what city did James Bonsack originate?
Roanoke
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What was the name of the first American trolley system powered by electricity?
Richmond Union Passenger Railway
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When the 1900s began, how many people lived in Richmond?
85,050
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How many square kilometers was Richmond at the start of the 20th century?
13
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What percentage of Richmond's 1900 population was African American?
37.9
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What was another name for Richmond's Jackson Ward?
Wall Street of Black America
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Who was the inaugural president of the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank?
Maggie L. Walker
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When did the so-called downtown boom in Richmond end?
1965
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About how many structures were built in Richmond during the downtown boom?
700
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What combined with the Richmond Professional Institute to form Virginia Commonwealth University?
Medical College of Virginia
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In what direction did Richmond's borders expand in 1970?
south
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People of what county did not want to join Richmond circa 1970?
Chesterfield
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How many square kilometers is Richmond?
160
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How many square miles of Richmond is water?
2.7
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What percentage of Richmond is made up of water?
4.3
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In which of Virginia's regions is Richmond?
Piedmont
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Along with the James and the Chickahominy, what is a notable river in the area near Richmond?
Appomattox
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What neighborhood is located in between Church and Shockoe Hill?
Shockoe Bottom
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What Richmond neighborhood is home to the Jefferson Hotel?
Monroe Ward
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What neighborhood of Richmond contains St. John's Church?
Church Hill
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What is Fairfield Court?
public housing projects
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In what year was the Richmond street grid first developed?
1737
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The neighborhood of Newtowne West is north of what street?
Broad
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Along with Newtowne West, to what neighborhood is Carver regarded as having comparable demographics?
Jackson Ward
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What Richmond street contains a notable amount of Victorian buildings?
Monument Avenue
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In what part of Richmond is the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts found?
Museum District
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What is the primary race of the population of the Randolph neighborhood?
black
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What name is given to the part of Richmond located to the south of the James?
Southside
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Along with the affluent, what is the socioeconomic class of the inhabitants of the Southside?
middle class
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What notable public housing projects are present in the Southside?
Hillside Court
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Prior to joining Richmond, what county was a significant portion of Southside part of?
Chesterfield
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What is the economic status of the Manchester part of Richmond?
impoverished
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What is Richmond's Köppen climate classification?
Cfa
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How could one characterize the winters in Richmond?
generally cool
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What geographic feature keeps some cold inland air from reaching Richmond?
mountains
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In what month of the year does Richmond's chilliest weather typically end?
February
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About how many days a year does the temperature in Richmond go above 32 degrees Celsius?
43
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What season in Richmond is most likely to see periods of dryness?
autumn
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How many times does Richmond receive 7.6 centimeters or more of snow in a 24 hour period annually?
once
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About how many centimeters of snow does Richmond experience in the fall?
27
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During what span of 2010 did snowfall remain for a significant amount of time on the ground in Richmond?
January 30 to February 14
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What types of ice storms sometimes hit Richmond?
freezing rain or glaze
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What is the most likely month for the James to flood Richmond?
March
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What month sees the lowest likelihood of the James flooding?
July
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In 1955, Richmond was hit with three hurricanes in how many weeks?
six
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In 1955, what two hurricanes occurred within a week of one another?
Hurricane Connie and Hurricane Diane
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What hurricane hit Richmond in 2004?
Gaston
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In 2000, how many families lived in Richmond?
43,627
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As of 2000, how many people lived in Richmond per square kilometer?
1,271.3
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What percentage of the Richmond population of 2000 was Pacific Islander?
0.1
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What was the largest racial group in Richmond as of 2000?
African American
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In 2000, what percentage of Richmond residents were multiracial?
1.5
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What crime notably increased in Richmond over the course of the 1980s?
murder
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In 1985, how many people were murdered in Richmond?
93
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How many people per 100,000 were murdered in Richmond in 1990?
56.1
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How many murders occurred in Richmond in 1995?
120
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What is the oldest Presbyterian church in Richmond?
First Presbyterian Church
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Who was a notable congregant at Second Presbyterian Church?
Stonewall Jackson
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What architectural style was Second Presbyterian Church built in?
Gothic
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On what date did the oldest Catholic church open in Richmond?
May 25, 1834
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In what year was Richmond's First Baptist Church founded?
1780
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Along with Chabad of Virginia, what is the other Orthodox synagogue in Richmond?
Keneseth Beth Israel
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What grades does the Rudlin Torah academy serve?
K–12
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What sect of Judaism is Rudlin Torah affiliated with?
Orthodox
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What are the names of the Conservative synagogues in Richmond?
Beth El and Or Atid
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How many synagogues in the Reform tradition are present in Richmond?
three
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Where did Richmond's Nation of Islam members initially meet?
Temple #24
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On what street is Masjid Bilal located?
Chimbarazoo Boulevard
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What was Masjid Bilal previously known as?
Masjid Muhammad #24
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What year saw the establishment of the Islamic Center of Virginia?
1973
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On what street can Shabaaz Restaurant be found?
Nine Mile Road
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How many Indian-descended families lived in or around Richmond in 2011?
6,000
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What does CCI stand for?
Cultural Center of India
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In what county can CCI be found?
Chesterfield
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What road is CCI near?
Iron Bridge
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Along with CCI, what is the other Hindu gathering place near Richmond?
Hindu Center of Virginia
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What federal court is located in Richmond?
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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Along with Philip Morris and CapitalOne, what prominent corporation is present in Richmond?
Genworth Financial
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What type of business is LeClairRyan?
law firms
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When did the Troutman Sanders-Mays & Valentine LLP merger occur?
2001
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How many Federal Reserve Banks exist in the United States?
12
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How many square meters of space does Virginia BioTechnology Research Park consist of?
53,400
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What does the United Network for Organ Sharing do?
maintains the nation's organ transplant waiting list
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What was the cost of the Philip Morris R&D facility opened at the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park?
$350 million
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When did Philip Morris' R&D facility open?
2007
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