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| { |
| "query": "What was the weather like in Bulawayo in early 1895?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "hot and cloudless for a month, followed by a 48-hour downpour", |
| "difficulty": "easy", |
| "doc_id": "20584523", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "high", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9837541231999916, |
| "query_id": "Q051", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What was the status of the Shairers Company in Chinde, Africa in January 1903?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "The company was being transferred, with all staff expected to continue with the new management.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20655799", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "high", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9848341422509607, |
| "query_id": "Q052", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What was the response of Moshilikatse to missionaries attempting to teach his people in the 1860s?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "According to the document, Mosilikatse would not allow his people to be taught, as reported by natives and a person who recently came from Mosilikatse's country.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20516469", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "high", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9875077905346913, |
| "query_id": "Q053", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who were the key members of the South African Vigilance Committee in 1900?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "The committee included notable members such as Sir Gordon Sprigg, L. Abrahamson, and William H. Low, among others.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "21607631", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "high", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9865348666041803, |
| "query_id": "Q054", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who was the author of a 1901 review on the imperial administration in South Africa?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "The Viscount de Matalha", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "21607415", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "high", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9866995566031497, |
| "query_id": "Q055", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who did Mungo Park meet in London in 1804 to discuss preparations for a journey?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Mr. Pitt", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "19531088", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "high", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9880468553590178, |
| "query_id": "Q056", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What were the views of Major Gordon on the slave trade in Africa in the late 19th century?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "He believed that the demand for slaves could be reduced by opening up the countries to civilization and improving communication, and that the suppression of the slave trade would require a gradual approach.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "22145389", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "high", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9808112746874911, |
| "query_id": "Q057", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who were the key figures involved in the discussion about the annexation of Sambaaus Country in Cape Colony in 1895?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Sir Hercules Ge, Sir Norton, Mrs Schreines, and others", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20373661", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "high", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9869420286076536, |
| "query_id": "Q058", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What was the status of the London Missionary Society's work in Central Africa in May 1880?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "All departments of the work are progressing, with an industrial missionary being a desideratum, and the people are generally receptive to the missionaries' words of peace and salvation.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20509521", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "high", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9804833784957568, |
| "query_id": "Q059", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What financial support did European governments provide to companies operating in Africa during the Scramble for Africa in the late 19th century?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Governments such as Britain, Belgium, and Italy provided guarantees, subsidies, and investments to companies like the Imperial British East Africa Company, the Congo Free State Railway, and the Royal Italian Company to support their operations in Africa.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20545132", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "high", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9839821722219424, |
| "query_id": "Q060", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who are the notable individuals mentioned in the correspondence of Boustead & Co. in Zanzibar in 1890-1891?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Boustead, Carson, Swann, Mather, Shaw, Wright, Jones, Hemans, Wolfendale, and others.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20514312", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9098232340564827, |
| "query_id": "Q061", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What did Henry Morton Stanley identify as the 'great highway of commerce' to central Africa?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "The Congo River", |
| "difficulty": "easy", |
| "doc_id": "21620153", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9167501414349162, |
| "query_id": "Q062", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who were the witnesses to the marriage contract of Jean Baptiste Cataste and Louise Francoise Lemeste in Grenada?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Several individuals including Thomas Dupleix de Montaigue, Dame Rose Garnier de la Roche, and others", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "1041389", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9038678091415052, |
| "query_id": "Q063", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What were the main concerns of the Catholic party in Belgium regarding the Congo in the late 19th century?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "The document mentions the reprise du Congo (re-taking of the Congo) as one of the revendications d'ordre materiel (material claims) of the Catholic party.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "21998894", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9249427441924667, |
| "query_id": "Q064", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What was the British government's stance on re-occupying Songola in Sudan in March 1896?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "The British government was prepared to sanction re-occupation of Songola, but it required consultation with the Sirdar and consideration of the existing pressure on Korti.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "22079461", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9417833827386448, |
| "query_id": "Q065", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What was the context of the German military campaign against the Massai people in East Africa in the late 19th century?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "The document discusses the German military campaign against the Massai people in 1892, highlighting the challenges and complexities of colonial rule in East Africa.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "22000776", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9277434942403542, |
| "query_id": "Q066", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What were the names of some of the places visited by explorers in Central Africa during the late 19th century?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Places such as Ngurame Hill, Kasungu, and Ngara Hill", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "22060085", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.7554542270298925, |
| "query_id": "Q067", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What were the total sales of ivory in tons at the April 1888 auctions held by Lewis and Peat?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "821 Tons", |
| "difficulty": "easy", |
| "doc_id": "21611194", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.8253711885968064, |
| "query_id": "Q068", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What were the terms of the land grant agreement between the British South Africa Company and Sir John Christopher Willoughby in 1892?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "The agreement granted 600,000 acres of land in Mashonaland, South Africa, with conditions on selection, tenure, and development.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "22149318", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9451803232497367, |
| "query_id": "Q069", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What were the meteorological observations recorded by John Kirk during his expedition to the Zambesi in 1860?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Temperatures, barometer readings, and other weather-related data", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "19545824", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.7529726495661988, |
| "query_id": "Q070", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What was the title of Dr. Bmmtgarten's 1887 publication about Africa and its neighbors?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Deutsch-Afrika und seine Nachbarn im schwarzen Erdteile", |
| "difficulty": "easy", |
| "doc_id": "22028871", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9256747204256788, |
| "query_id": "Q071", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What was the name of the ship that sailed from the River Thames on November 20, 1719, and arrived at CCC in March 1720 with 260 intended Negros?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Generous Jenny", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "17401408", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.8705689741257813, |
| "query_id": "Q072", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who was the leader of the expedition to Central Africa proposed by Roger Price in 1888?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Captain Bombay, although he later failed to take his position", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20504782", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9267402558532243, |
| "query_id": "Q073", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who was the recipient of a telegram sent by Cray Dawes & Co. in December 1888 regarding the dispatch of rifles to Zanzibar?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "W. Mackinnon Esq.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20544117", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "low", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9231563945527521, |
| "query_id": "Q074", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What was the date of Henry Morton Stanley's return to the Stanley Falls, according to Emin Pasha Relief Expedition correspondence?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "September 25", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20539901", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9788194643624977, |
| "query_id": "Q075", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who were the officers of the 4th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the South African campaign of 1900-1901?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "A list of names including Col Mr. D. Campbell, Dr. Col C. Cumminghatne, Major J. T. Scott, and others", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "19592658", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9708712619899282, |
| "query_id": "Q076", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What was the interest rate reduction offered to the Duke by Sir Arnold Burrowes in relation to a loan in 1882?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "6 percent to 5 percent", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20533209", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9769402965650854, |
| "query_id": "Q077", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What was the author's perspective on the capacity of Africans for instruction during the mid-19th century?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "The author believed that Africans were capable of instruction, citing the example of educated African boys who proved to be quicker learners than Europeans.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "19583464", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9583297513786827, |
| "query_id": "Q079", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who were some of the prominent individuals who contributed financially to the Emin Relief Expedition in 1890?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Mr. Denny, Mr. A. L. Bruce", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20539255", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9582875744153124, |
| "query_id": "Q081", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who were the key individuals involved in the leadership of the British South Africa Company in the late 19th century?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "The Duke of Abercorn, the Duke of Fife, Lord Gifford, Sir Horace Farquhar, Alfred Beit, Albert Grey, George Cawston, and Cecil J. Rhodes", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "22046287", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.964795374016152, |
| "query_id": "Q082", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who addressed a confidential letter to James F. Hutton, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Manchester, in 1885?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Consul Holmwood", |
| "difficulty": "easy", |
| "doc_id": "20544045", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9537453954482364, |
| "query_id": "Q083", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who assisted German explorer F. Ehlers on his journey to Kilima Njaro in 1889?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "English Consul General Colonel Euan Smith and English missionaries", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20544245", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9697322528707153, |
| "query_id": "Q084", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What were the reported total casualties of the British in the Second Boer War by May 6, 1901?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "63,498", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "21607311", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9651447809598471, |
| "query_id": "Q085", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who were the authors of the first Military Report on Algeria prepared in the Intelligence Department, War Office in 1903?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Major A. L. Lynden-Bell and Captain R. St. A. Gorton", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "22087874", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9710346187687777, |
| "query_id": "Q086", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What was the proposed method for Sierra Leone's military contribution in 1908?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "A fixed percentage of the revenue, as in the case of other colonies similarly situated", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "22094862", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9606744579254569, |
| "query_id": "Q087", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who were the members of the Court of Directors of the Imperial British East Africa Company in 1888?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "A list of names including Sir William Mackinnon, Lord Brasse, Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, and others", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20546672", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9779199313303408, |
| "query_id": "Q088", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who led the initial attempt to retrieve the Golden Stool in February 1900?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Captain Armitage", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "22087614", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.965275295036988, |
| "query_id": "Q089", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What were the dates of correspondence between Lord Wolseley and Kitchener during the Sudan conquest?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "June 16, 1894; April 14, 1897; July 3, 1895", |
| "difficulty": "easy", |
| "doc_id": "22079381", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "medium", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9627374590404607, |
| "query_id": "Q090", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "What was the outcome of Henry Sanford's purchase of the Powell Grant in Florida in 1882?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "He completed the purchase of 5000 acres, with about half being good land and the rest mostly swamps.", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "20538890", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "high", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9817286132460905, |
| "query_id": "Q091", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| }, |
| { |
| "query": "Who were some notable explorers of Central Africa in the mid-19th century?", |
| "query_type": "factoid", |
| "expected_answer": "Livingston, Du Chaillu, Burton, Speke, Grant, and Baker", |
| "difficulty": "medium", |
| "doc_id": "22039048", |
| "ocr_quality_tier": "high", |
| "ocr_quality": 0.9908190176837361, |
| "query_id": "Q092", |
| "verified_by": [ |
| "yash", |
| "Jakub" |
| ], |
| "status": "verified" |
| } |
| ] |
