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78,976 | 78,634 | 5ad261c0d7d075001a42905a | generic | Female houses differed from male Dominican houses in a lack of apostolic work for the women. Instead, the sisters chanted the Divine Office and kept all the monastic observances. Their lives were often much more strict than their brothers' lives. The sisters had no government of their own, but lived under the authority... | What did the sisters have? | {'text': 'no government of their own', 'answer_start': 263} |
22,588 | 22,246 | 56f7211e3d8e2e1400e3737f | generic | The relationship between the Slavs and a tribe called the Veneti east of the River Vistula in the Roman period is uncertain. The name may refer both to Balts and Slavs. | The Veneti tribe was located where? | {'text': 'east of the River Vistula', 'answer_start': 65} |
93,405 | 93,063 | 572934ad1d04691400779165 | generic | Local associations of a special kind are an amalgamation of one or more Landkreise with one or more Kreisfreie Städte to form a replacement of the aforementioned administrative entities at the district level. They are intended to implement simplification of administration at that level. Typically, a district-free city ... | What are local associations intended to implement? | {'text': 'simplification of administration', 'answer_start': 240} |
12,226 | 11,884 | 56de70004396321400ee28cd | generic | The term heresy is from Greek αἵρεσις originally meant "choice" or "thing chosen", but it came to mean the "party or school of a man's choice" and also referred to that process whereby a young person would examine various philosophies to determine how to live. The word "heresy" is usually used within a Christian, Jewis... | What language does the term heresy find its roots in? | {'text': 'Greek', 'answer_start': 24} |
51,877 | 51,535 | 5725ea3089a1e219009ac098 | generic | The port on Montevideo Bay is one of the reasons the city was founded. It gives natural protection to ships, although two jetties now further protect the harbour entrance from waves. This natural port is competitive with the other great port of Río de la Plata, Buenos Aires. The main engineering work on the port occurr... | What gives natural protection to ships in Montevideo? | {'text': 'The port on Montevideo Bay', 'answer_start': 0} |
53,442 | 53,100 | 5acd132b07355d001abf337e | generic | Expansion of Highbury was restricted because the East Stand had been designated as a Grade II listed building and the other three stands were close to residential properties. These limitations prevented the club from maximising matchday revenue during the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century, putting them in dang... | How much is the largest sponsorship deal in global football history worth? | {'text': '£100 million', 'answer_start': 896} |
102,638 | 102,296 | 572e9e8bc246551400ce4403 | generic | Due to the inter-communal ethnic tensions between 1963 and 1974, an island-wide census was regarded as impossible. Nevertheless, the Greek Cypriots conducted one in 1973, without the Turkish Cypriot populace. According to this census, the Greek Cypriot population was 482,000. One year later, in 1974, the Cypriot govern... | In what years did the Greeks conduct extra censuses? | {'text': '1976, 1982, 1992 and 2001', 'answer_start': 567} |
76,280 | 75,938 | 5727cf6dff5b5019007d95b4 | generic | On June 16, 1988, 6,000 to 8,000 people gathered in Lviv to hear speakers declare no confidence in the local list of delegates to the 19th Communist Party conference, to begin on June 29. On June 21, a rally in Lviv attracted 50,000 people who had heard about a revised delegate list. Authorities attempted to disperse t... | Who wanted to break up the celebration? | {'text': 'militia', 'answer_start': 617} |
28,453 | 28,111 | 56fc3f0e00a8df190040382a | generic | An integrated approach to phonological theory that combines synchronic and diachronic accounts to sound patterns was initiated with Evolutionary Phonology in recent years. | What is Evolutionary Phonology an integrated approach to? | {'text': 'phonological theory', 'answer_start': 26} |
112,701 | 112,359 | 5732034c0fdd8d15006c66e5 | generic | A Japanese force was sent north to attack the Aleutian Islands. The next stage of the plan called for the capture of Midway, which would give him an opportunity to destroy Nimitz's remaining carriers. In May, Allied codebreakers discovered his intentions. Nagumo was again in tactical command but was focused on the inva... | How many planes did Nagumo have for the Midway invasion? | {'text': '272', 'answer_start': 676} |
16,767 | 16,425 | 56e11a26e3433e1400422be7 | generic | The investigation of the transmitted signals started immediately after the launch of Compass -M1 on 14 April 2007. Soon after in June 2007, engineers at CNES reported the spectrum and structure of the signals. A month later, researchers from Stanford University reported the complete decoding of the “I” signals componen... | What did engineers at CNES report in June 2007? | {'text': 'the spectrum and structure of the signals', 'answer_start': 167} |
111,984 | 111,642 | 5ad0e248645df0001a2d07b2 | generic | The Premier League is broadcast in the United States through NBC Sports. Premier League viewership has increased rapidly, with NBC and NBCSN averaging a record 479,000 viewers in the 2014–15 season, up 118% from 2012–13 when coverage still aired on Fox Soccer and ESPN/ESPN2 (220,000 viewers), and NBC Sports has been wi... | Through which channel is the Fox Sports league broadcast in the US? | {'text': 'NBC Sports', 'answer_start': 61} |
31,455 | 31,113 | 5709c39b200fba14003682c6 | generic | Many annual events celebrate the diverse cultures of Houston. The largest and longest running is the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, held over 20 days from early to late March, is the largest annual livestock show and rodeo in the world. Another large celebration is the annual night-time Houston Pride Parade, ... | What form of car parade is held in Houston? | {'text': 'Art Car Parade', 'answer_start': 401} |
7,485 | 7,143 | 56db2841e7c41114004b4e52 | generic | Argentina: The torch relay leg in Buenos Aires, Argentina, held on April 11, began with an artistic show at the Lola Mora amphitheatre in Costanera Sur. In the end of the show the mayor of Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri gave the torch to the first torchbearer, Carlos Espínola. The leg finished at the Buenos Aires Riding ... | Who was the first bearer of the torch in Argentina? | {'text': 'Carlos Espínola.', 'answer_start': 259} |
111,249 | 110,907 | 5ad27d40d7d075001a4296b7 | generic | The classical period of Greek civilization covers a time spanning from the early 5th century BC to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC (some authors prefer to split this period into 'Classical', from the end of the Persian wars to the end of the Peloponnesian War, and 'Fourth Century', up to the death of Alexan... | What dull other name is this time also called? | {'text': 'Golden', 'answer_start': 476} |
4,886 | 4,544 | 56cff05a234ae51400d9c11d | generic | A solar chimney (or thermal chimney, in this context) is a passive solar ventilation system composed of a vertical shaft connecting the interior and exterior of a building. As the chimney warms, the air inside is heated causing an updraft that pulls air through the building. Performance can be improved by using glazing... | What is a solar chimney? | {'text': 'a passive solar ventilation system', 'answer_start': 57} |
99,161 | 98,819 | 5a46fe175fd40d001a27dd27 | generic | In recent decades, the literacy rate of Rajasthan has increased significantly. In 1991, the state's literacy rate was only 38.55% (54.99% male and 20.44% female). In 2001, the literacy rate increased to 60.41% (75.70% male and 43.85% female). This was the highest leap in the percentage of literacy recorded in India (th... | How far below the average is literacy for women in India in 2001 | {'text': '74.04%', 'answer_start': 519} |
49,522 | 49,180 | 57257f9969ff041400e58e15 | generic | On 2 March 1882, Roderick Maclean, a disgruntled poet apparently offended by Victoria's refusal to accept one of his poems, shot at the Queen as her carriage left Windsor railway station. Two schoolboys from Eton College struck him with their umbrellas, until he was hustled away by a policeman. Victoria was outraged wh... | When did Maclean attempt to shoot Victoria? | {'text': '2 March 1882', 'answer_start': 3} |
72,075 | 71,733 | 572827c62ca10214002d9f66 | generic | Geology did not undergo systematic restructuring during the Scientific Revolution, but individual theorists made important contributions. Robert Hooke, for example, formulated a theory of earthquakes, and Nicholas Steno developed the theory of superposition and argued that fossils were the remains of once-living creatu... | What happened to geology during the Scientific Revolution? | {'text': 'individual theorists made important contributions', 'answer_start': 87} |
60,593 | 60,251 | 5a5fe4d1eae51e001ab14cee | generic | Marvel first licensed two prose novels to Bantam Books, who printed The Avengers Battle the Earth Wrecker by Otto Binder (1967) and Captain America: The Great Gold Steal by Ted White (1968). Various publishers took up the licenses from 1978 to 2002. Also, with the various licensed films being released beginning in 1997... | Who wrote the Young Adult novel Mary Jane? | {'text': 'Otto Binder', 'answer_start': 109} |
84,481 | 84,139 | 572830693acd2414000df6a1 | generic | At the 29 August Arab League summit in Khartoum, Nasser's usual commanding position had receded as the attending heads of state expected Saudi King Faisal to lead. A ceasefire in the Yemen War was declared and the summit concluded with the Khartoum Resolution. The Soviet Union soon resupplied the Egyptian military with... | What document called for Israel to abandon land it obtained during the war? | {'text': 'UN Resolution 242', 'answer_start': 573} |
52,953 | 52,611 | 5726086889a1e219009ac16e | generic | There are many non-incandescent light sources, such as the fluorescent lamp, high-intensity discharge lamps and LED lamps, which have higher luminous efficiency, and some have been designed to be retrofitted in fixtures for incandescent lights. These devices produce light by luminescence. These lamps produce discrete s... | Do fluorescent lights have a higher or lower luminous efficiency than incandescents? | {'text': 'higher', 'answer_start': 134} |
27,216 | 26,874 | 5ad3c7ae604f3c001a3ff057 | generic | Sony's PlayStation 3 has extensive HD compatibility because of its built in Blu-ray disc based player, so does Microsoft's Xbox 360 with the addition of Netflix and Windows Media Center HTPC streaming capabilities, and the Zune marketplace where users can rent or purchase digital HD content. Recently, Nintendo released... | What low definition gaming platform did Nintendo recently release? | {'text': 'Wii U,', 'answer_start': 376} |
21,839 | 21,497 | 56e8f34d99e8941900975f1d | generic | At the east end of the Lady Chapel is a memorial chapel to the airmen of the RAF who were killed in the Second World War. It incorporates a memorial window to the Battle of Britain, which replaces an earlier Tudor stained glass window destroyed in the war. | The memorial chapel of the airmen of the RAF has a window for what? | {'text': 'the Battle of Britain', 'answer_start': 159} |
101,582 | 101,240 | 572ed5ccdfa6aa1500f8d426 | generic | By 1763, the war in Central Europe was essentially a stalemate. Frederick had retaken most of Silesia and Saxony but not the latter's capital, Dresden. His financial situation was not dire, but his kingdom was devastated and his army severely weakened. His manpower had dramatically decreased, and he had lost so many ef... | In 1763 what was the status of Austria? | {'text': 'facing a severe financial crisis and had to decrease the size of its army', 'answer_start': 649} |
110,986 | 110,644 | 572fe51904bcaa1900d76e60 | generic | The first PCBs used through-hole technology, mounting electronic components by leads inserted through holes on one side of the board and soldered onto copper traces on the other side. Boards may be single-sided, with an unplated component side, or more compact double-sided boards, with components soldered on both sides... | Which type of PCB construction technique was used first? | {'text': 'through-hole', 'answer_start': 20} |
43,307 | 42,965 | 570db7e416d0071400510d34 | generic | Eritrea can be split into three ecoregions. To the east of the highlands are the hot, arid coastal plains stretching down to the southeast of the country. The cooler, more fertile highlands, reaching up to 3000m has a different habitat. Habitats here vary from the sub-tropical rainforest at Filfil Solomona to the preci... | What is the highest point in Eritrea? | {'text': 'Emba Soira', 'answer_start': 566} |
41,609 | 41,267 | 570d74d0b3d812140066d98d | generic | The Valencia Cathedral was called Iglesia Mayor in the early days of the Reconquista, then Iglesia de la Seo (Seo is from the Latin sedes, i.e., (archiepiscopal) See), and by virtue of the papal concession of 16 October 1866, it was called the Basilica Metropolitana. It is situated in the centre of the ancient Roman ci... | What was the Cathedral's name from early in the Reconquista? | {'text': 'Iglesia Mayor', 'answer_start': 34} |
6,859 | 6,517 | 56d38d1a59d6e41400146741 | generic | 19 Recordings, a recording label owned by 19 Entertainment, currently hold the rights to phonographic material recorded by all the contestants. 19 originally partnered with Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) to promote and distribute the recordings through its labels RCA Records, Arista Records, J Records, Jive Records. In ... | What company had released music from American Idol in addition to Sony Music Entertainment? | {'text': 'BMG', 'answer_start': 198} |
76,509 | 76,167 | 5727721ef1498d1400e8f850 | generic | Combining statements in the canonical Gospels produces the following account: Jesus was arrested in Gethsemane following the Last Supper with the Twelve Apostles, and then stood trial before the Sanhedrin (a Jewish judicial body), Pontius Pilate (a Roman authority in Judaea), and Herod Antipas (king of Judea, appointed... | How many Apostles were there at the Last Supper? | {'text': 'Twelve Apostles', 'answer_start': 146} |
67,165 | 66,823 | 5726e8d8dd62a815002e94b7 | generic | On 20 December 2012, Pope Benedict XVI, in an audience with the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, declared that the late pontiff had lived a life of heroic virtue, which means that he could be called "Venerable". A miracle attributed to the intercession of Paul VI was approved on 9 May 2014... | On what day was the beautification ceremony performed for Paul VI? | {'text': '19 October', 'answer_start': 389} |
10,625 | 10,283 | 56de466e4396321400ee2757 | generic | Some of Jackson's successors made no use of the veto power, while others used it intermittently. It was only after the Civil War that presidents began to use the power to truly counterbalance Congress. Andrew Johnson, a Democrat, vetoed several Reconstruction bills passed by the "Radical Republicans." Congress, however... | How many of Andrew Johnson's veto's were over turned by Congress | {'text': 'fifteen', 'answer_start': 342} |
33,722 | 33,380 | 570a718e4103511400d5971d | generic | The strength of beers has climbed during the later years of the 20th century. Vetter 33, a 10.5% abv (33 degrees Plato, hence Vetter "33") doppelbock, was listed in the 1994 Guinness Book of World Records as the strongest beer at that time, though Samichlaus, by the Swiss brewer Hürlimann, had also been listed by the ... | What was the strongest beer in 1994 according to the Guinness Book of World Records? | {'text': 'Vetter 33', 'answer_start': 79} |
40,172 | 39,830 | 570c5feab3d812140066d1aa | generic | Henry II wanted to secure the southern borders of Aquitaine and decided to betroth his youngest son to Alais, the daughter and heiress of Humbert III of Savoy. As part of this agreement John was promised the future inheritance of Savoy, Piedmont, Maurienne, and the other possessions of Count Humbert. For his part in th... | Who was Alais? | {'text': 'the daughter and heiress of Humbert III of Savoy', 'answer_start': 110} |
64,551 | 64,209 | 5727692ef1498d1400e8f795 | generic | The main representatives of the new style, often referred to as ars nova as opposed to the ars antiqua, were the composers Philippe de Vitry and Guillaume de Machaut. In Italy, where the Provençal troubadours had also found refuge, the corresponding period goes under the name of trecento, and the leading composers were... | What was the name of the new musical style introduced in the Late Middle Ages? | {'text': 'ars nova', 'answer_start': 64} |
38,712 | 38,370 | 570c3666ec8fbc190045bdca | generic | In late December, Barcelona's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport was unsuccessful and the original transfer ban was reinstated, leaving the club unable to utilise the 2015 winter and summer transfer windows. On 5 January 2015, Zubizareta was sacked by the board after 4 years as director of football. The next ... | When was Zubizareta fired by the board? | {'text': '5 January 2015', 'answer_start': 221} |
125,321 | 124,979 | 57325a420fdd8d15006c6a0f | generic | According to the 2010 Census, 53.5% of Bronx's population was of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (they may be of any race); 30.1% non-Hispanic Black or African American, 10.9% of the population was non-Hispanic White, 3.4% non-Hispanic Asian, 0.6% from some other race (non-Hispanic) and 1.2% of two or more races (n... | How much of the Bronx's population is Hispanic? | {'text': '53.5%', 'answer_start': 30} |
16,999 | 16,657 | 5a21da318a6e4f001aa08f8d | generic | Other churches in the Anglican Communion around the world (e.g., the Episcopal Church in the United States, and the Anglican Church of Canada) still function under their own private systems of canon law. | What church is Episcopal Church not affiliated with? | {'text': 'Anglican Communion', 'answer_start': 22} |
60,935 | 60,593 | 57267f20708984140094c809 | generic | Increasing knowledge of plant anatomy, morphology and life cycles led to the realisation that there were more natural affinities between plants than the artificial sexual system of Linnaeus had indicated. Adanson (1763), de Jussieu (1789), and Candolle (1819) all proposed various alternative natural systems of classifi... | On what did Candolle base his classification system? | {'text': 'morphological complexity', 'answer_start': 478} |
51,727 | 51,385 | 5725c819271a42140099d1ab | generic | Montevideo is the heartland of retailing in Uruguay. The city has become the principal centre of business and real estate, including many expensive buildings and modern towers for residences and offices, surrounded by extensive green spaces. In 1985, the first shopping centre in Rio de la Plata, Montevideo Shopping was... | What year was Montevideo Shopping built? | {'text': '1985', 'answer_start': 245} |
32,821 | 32,479 | 57097780200fba1400368035 | generic | China's network security and information technology leadership team was established February 27, 2014. The leadership team is tasked with national security and long-term development and co-ordination of major issues related to network security and information technology. Economic, political, cultural, social and milita... | What country has a network security and information technology leadership team?? | {'text': 'China', 'answer_start': 0} |
39,178 | 38,836 | 570c2effec8fbc190045bd52 | generic | In response to organized crime, on August 25, 1953, the FBI created the Top Hoodlum Program. The national office directed field offices to gather information on mobsters in their territories and to report it regularly to Washington for a centralized collection of intelligence on racketeers. After the Racketeer Influenc... | What was the Top Hoodlum Program a response to? | {'text': 'organized crime', 'answer_start': 15} |
118,028 | 117,686 | 57313d51e6313a140071cd73 | generic | The Tuvalu Government carried out assessments of the damage caused by Cyclone Pam to the islands and has provided medical aid, food as well as assistance for the cleaning-up of storm debris. Government and Non-Government Organisations provided assistance technical, funding and material support to Tuvalu to assist with ... | What event on Tuvalu made assistance to the population necessary? | {'text': 'Cyclone Pam', 'answer_start': 70} |
101,820 | 101,478 | 572e86b8dfa6aa1500f8d0aa | generic | Feynman has been called the "Great Explainer". He gained a reputation for taking great care when giving explanations to his students and for making it a moral duty to make the topic accessible. His guiding principle was that, if a topic could not be explained in a freshman lecture, it was not yet fully understood. Feyn... | Feynman believed that if a topic was not easily accessible to freshmen than it was not yet what? | {'text': 'fully understood', 'answer_start': 298} |
59,049 | 58,707 | 5726629ddd62a815002e835c | generic | Extended systems of underwater caves, sinkholes and springs are found throughout the state and supply most of the water used by residents. The limestone is topped with sandy soils deposited as ancient beaches over millions of years as global sea levels rose and fell. During the last glacial period, lower sea levels and... | What are the Everglades | {'text': 'an enormously wide, slow-flowing river encompasses the southern tip of the peninsula', 'answer_start': 403} |
84,811 | 84,469 | 5a7de40270df9f001a8752b9 | generic | Time has long been a major subject of study in religion, philosophy, and science, but defining it in a manner applicable to all fields without circularity has consistently eluded scholars. Nevertheless, diverse fields such as business, industry, sports, the sciences, and the performing arts all incorporate some notion ... | Which three fields usually support performing arts? | {'text': 'religion, philosophy, and science', 'answer_start': 47} |
56,233 | 55,891 | 57266970f1498d1400e8dee0 | generic | At times a character may "turn", altering their face/heel alignment. This may be an abrupt, surprising event, or it may slowly build up over time. It almost always is accomplished with a markable change in behavior on the part of the character. Some turns become defining points in a wrestler's career, as was the case w... | Who has the most turns in the WWE? | {'text': 'Vince McMahon', 'answer_start': 602} |
118,333 | 117,991 | 5acfa24977cf76001a685641 | generic | South West Africa became known as Namibia by the UN when the General Assembly changed the territory's name by Resolution 2372 (XXII) of 12 June 1968. In 1978 the UN Security Council passed UN Resolution 435 which planned a transition toward independence for Namibia. Attempts to persuade South Africa to agree to the pla... | In what year had Cuba sent troops to Angola? | {'text': '1978', 'answer_start': 153} |
129,362 | 129,020 | 5a82fa8ae60761001a2eb2a2 | generic | Disease can arise if the host's protective immune mechanisms are compromised and the organism inflicts damage on the host. Microorganisms can cause tissue damage by releasing a variety of toxins or destructive enzymes. For example, Clostridium tetani releases a toxin that paralyzes muscles, and staphylococcus releases ... | What releases toxins which produce joy and euphoria? | {'text': 'staphylococcus', 'answer_start': 296} |
87,796 | 87,454 | 5a36b1b295360f001af1b2fb | generic | The trip was intended to soften the strong isolationist tendencies among the North American public with regard to the developing tensions in Europe. Although the aim of the tour was mainly political, to shore up Atlantic support for the United Kingdom in any future war, the King and Queen were enthusiastically received... | In what year was Franklin D. Roosevelt made president? | {'text': '1939', 'answer_start': 453} |
44,516 | 44,174 | 570fefd85ab6b819003910e5 | generic | The absence of a formal mechanism within the Conservative Party for choosing a leader meant that, following Eden's resignation, it fell to the Queen to decide whom to commission to form a government. Eden recommended that she consult Lord Salisbury, the Lord President of the Council. Lord Salisbury and Lord Kilmuir, th... | Who did Eden recommend that Elizabeth consult about appointing a new Prime Minister? | {'text': 'Lord Salisbury', 'answer_start': 234} |
66,025 | 65,683 | 57269af1f1498d1400e8e4ba | generic | Norfolk Island was colonised by East Polynesians but was long unpeopled when it was settled by Great Britain as part of its settlement of Australia from 1788. The island served as a convict penal settlement from 6 March 1788 until 5 May 1855, except for an 11-year hiatus between 15 February 1814 and 6 June 1825, when i... | In what year did the UK hand Norfolk Island over to Australia to administrate? | {'text': '1913', 'answer_start': 447} |
123,683 | 123,341 | 5a7b4a4c21c2de001afe9e73 | generic | Between 2005 and 2011, Greece has had the highest percentage increase in industrial output compared to 2005 levels out of all European Union members, with an increase of 6%. Eurostat statistics show that the industrial sector was hit by the Greek financial crisis throughout 2009 and 2010, with domestic output decreasin... | What is Greece ranked in the US in the production of marble? | {'text': 'third', 'answer_start': 405} |
45,913 | 45,571 | 57108b74a58dae1900cd6a10 | generic | The term "Enlightenment" emerged in English in the later part of the 19th century, with particular reference to French philosophy, as the equivalent of the French term 'Lumières' (used first by Dubos in 1733 and already well established by 1751). From Immanuel Kant's 1784 essay "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufkläru... | In what year was the French term Lumieres first used? | {'text': '1733', 'answer_start': 203} |
81,471 | 81,129 | 5728c13f2ca10214002da710 | generic | Within the City of Westminster in London the entertainment district of the West End has its focus around Leicester Square, where London and world film premieres are held, and Piccadilly Circus, with its giant electronic advertisements. London's theatre district is here, as are many cinemas, bars, clubs and restaurants,... | What is the entertainment center of London known as? | {'text': 'the West End', 'answer_start': 71} |
116,500 | 116,158 | 5a7e1ad270df9f001a8754ba | generic | Arabic translation efforts and techniques are important to Western translation traditions due to centuries of close contacts and exchanges. Especially after the Renaissance, Europeans began more intensive study of Arabic and Persian translations of classical works as well as scientific and philosophical works of Arab a... | What helped ruin Western translation traditions from Arabic? | {'text': 'techniques', 'answer_start': 433} |
76,674 | 76,332 | 5a8c9919fd22b3001a8d8bb2 | generic | The only words of Jesus on the cross in the Mark and Matthew accounts, this is a quotation of Psalm 22. Since other verses of the same Psalm are cited in the crucifixion accounts, it is often considered a literary and theological creation. Geza Vermes, however, points out that the verse is cited in Aramaic rather than ... | Does Geza Vermes believe that there is a valid argument against the existence of Jesus? | {'text': 'no persuasive argument', 'answer_start': 784} |
17,374 | 17,032 | 56e14ee1cd28a01900c6779b | generic | Since the Spanish transition to democracy (1975–1982), Catalan has been institutionalizated as an official language, language of education, and language of mass media; all of which have contributed to its increased prestige. In Catalonia, there is no parallel of a large, bilingual, European, non-state speech community.... | Besides as an official and an educational language, where else is Catalan the prefered language? | {'text': 'mass media', 'answer_start': 156} |
76,502 | 76,160 | 5a8c70f0fd22b3001a8d87d3 | generic | The earliest detailed accounts of the death of Jesus are contained in the four canonical gospels. There are other, more implicit references in the New Testament epistles. In the synoptic gospels, Jesus predicts his death in three separate episodes. All four Gospels conclude with an extended narrative of Jesus' arrest, ... | What part of the Bible was written later than the Old Testament? | {'text': 'New Testament', 'answer_start': 147} |
126,712 | 126,370 | 5a4eb5efaf0d07001ae8cbe2 | generic | During the Cretaceous, the late Paleozoic-early Mesozoic supercontinent of Pangaea completed its breakup into present day continents, although their positions were substantially different at the time. As the Atlantic Ocean widened, the convergent-margin orogenies that had begun during the Jurassic continued in the Nort... | What supercontinent stayed intact during the Cretaceous? | {'text': 'Gondwana', 'answer_start': 486} |
127,583 | 127,241 | 57337a234776f41900660b79 | generic | The marine life found here consists of anemones, urchins, sea cucumbers, and eels, which all live on the reefs along with turtles, conch and many varieties of marine fishes. The marine aquafauna is rich in conch, which has pearly-pink shells. Its meat is a favourite food supplement item and their shells are a collector... | What do hermit crabs eat? | {'text': 'garbage and sewerage', 'answer_start': 692} |
77,241 | 76,899 | 5a8c8fa5fd22b3001a8d8b05 | generic | In 1988, with that preliminary phase of the project completed, Professor Skousen took over as editor and head of the FARMS Critical Text of the Book of Mormon Project and proceeded to gather still scattered fragments of the Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon and to have advanced photographic techniques applied t... | Professor Skousen left what position in 1988? | {'text': 'editor and head of the FARMS', 'answer_start': 94} |
35,740 | 35,398 | 570aa92f6d058f1900183034 | generic | The FAA gradually assumed additional functions. The hijacking epidemic of the 1960s had already brought the agency into the field of civil aviation security. In response to the hijackings on September 11, 2001, this responsibility is now primarily taken by the Department of Homeland Security. The FAA became more involv... | What is the altitude which the FAA regulates over? | {'text': '500 feet', 'answer_start': 646} |
34,693 | 34,351 | 570a638e4103511400d596af | generic | A situated perspective on emotion, developed by Paul E. Griffiths and Andrea Scarantino , emphasizes the importance of external factors in the development and communication of emotion, drawing upon the situationism approach in psychology. This theory is markedly different from both cognitivist and neo-Jamesian theories... | What factors did the situated perspective believe to be most important? | {'text': 'external', 'answer_start': 119} |
123,099 | 122,757 | 5731dedd0fdd8d15006c65cf | generic | Various ecumenical movements have attempted cooperation or reorganization of the various divided Protestant denominations, according to various models of union, but divisions continue to outpace unions, as there is no overarching authority to which any of the churches owe allegiance, which can authoritatively define th... | What type of belief defines what is a major or minor doctrine? | {'text': 'idiosyncratic', 'answer_start': 518} |
35,710 | 35,368 | 570b0ac3ec8fbc190045b801 | generic | The Royal Navy is constructing two new larger STOVL aircraft carriers, the Queen Elizabeth class, to replace the three now retired Invincible-class carriers. The ships are HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. They will be able to operate up to 40 aircraft on peace time operations with a tailored group of up to ... | What will the displacement be for the HMS Queen Elizabeth? | {'text': '70,600 tonnes', 'answer_start': 356} |
35,931 | 35,589 | 5a036f02af157d001818f3fa | generic | The Duchy administers bona vacantia within the County Palatine, receiving the property of persons who die intestate and where the legal ownership cannot be ascertained. There is no separate Duke of Lancaster, the title merged into the Crown many centuries ago – but the Duchy is administered by the Queen in Right of the... | When was the Loyal Toast first used? | {'text': '1971', 'answer_start': 417} |
86,598 | 86,256 | 572aa16ff75d5e190021fbd2 | generic | Since the Balfour Declaration of 1926 and the Statute of Westminster 1931, the all Commonwealth realms have been sovereign kingdoms, the monarch and governors-general acting solely on the advice of the local ministers who generally maintain the support of the legislature and are the ones who secure the passage of bills... | What the did Accurate News and Information Bill hope to accomplish? | {'text': 'force newspapers to print government rebuttals to stories to which the provincial cabinet objected', 'answer_start': 830} |
100,922 | 100,580 | 572f5b9da23a5019007fc594 | generic | In late 1977, music writers for Sounds first used the terms "New Musick" and "post punk" to describe British acts such as Siouxsie and the Banshees and Wire, who began experimenting with sounds, lyrics and aesthetics that differed significantly from their punk contemporaries. Writer Jon Savage described some of these e... | What was Johnny Rotten's real name? | {'text': 'John Lydon', 'answer_start': 461} |
19,996 | 19,654 | 5ad3c98e604f3c001a3ff0a3 | generic | The islands were occupied by a garrison of British Marines and a civilian population was gradually built up. Whalers also set up on the islands as a base for operations in the Southern Atlantic. However, the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, together with the gradual move from sailing ships to coal-fired steam ships, ... | When was the East Asia canal opened? | {'text': '1869', 'answer_start': 237} |
41,003 | 40,661 | 570da01f16d0071400510c0e | generic | Air defence in naval tactics, especially within a carrier group, is often built around a system of concentric layers with the aircraft carrier at the centre. The outer layer will usually be provided by the carrier's aircraft, specifically its AEW&C aircraft combined with the CAP. If an attacker is able to penetrate thi... | What protects the outer layer? | {'text': 'AEW&C aircraft combined with the CAP', 'answer_start': 243} |
89,791 | 89,449 | 572860b02ca10214002da2c1 | generic | According to an October 1998 report by the United States Bureau of Land Management, approximately 65% of Alaska is owned and managed by the U.S. federal government as public lands, including a multitude of national forests, national parks, and national wildlife refuges. Of these, the Bureau of Land Management manages 8... | What types of areas are managed by the federal government as public lands? | {'text': 'national forests, national parks, and national wildlife refuges', 'answer_start': 206} |
120,018 | 119,676 | 57313458497a881900248c47 | generic | The Manchus sent Han Bannermen to fight against Koxinga's Ming loyalists in Fujian. The Qing carried out a massive depopulation policy and seaban forcing people to evacuated the coast in order to deprive Koxinga's Ming loyalists of resources, this has led to a myth that it was because Manchus were "afraid of water". In... | Who did the Manchus send to battle Koxinga's troops? | {'text': 'Han Bannermen', 'answer_start': 17} |
63,972 | 63,630 | 5ad3dec5604f3c001a3ff480 | generic | Yale has a complicated relationship with its home city; for example, thousands of students volunteer every year in a myriad of community organizations, but city officials, who decry Yale's exemption from local property taxes, have long pressed the university to do more to help. Under President Levin, Yale has financial... | Why don't New Haven city officials dislike Yale? | {'text': 'exemption from local property taxes', 'answer_start': 189} |
44,386 | 44,044 | 570fab2280d9841400ab3628 | generic | The Royal Collection, which includes thousands of historic works of art and the Crown Jewels, is not owned by the Queen personally but is held in trust, as are her official residences, such as Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, and the Duchy of Lancaster, a property portfolio valued in 2014 at £442 million. Sandring... | How much is the worth of the British Crown Estate? | {'text': '£9.4 billion', 'answer_start': 428} |
20,176 | 19,834 | 5acf4ae377cf76001a684b2c | generic | The site selected for the university was a hill known as Mount Oread, which was owned by former Kansas Governor Charles L. Robinson. Robinson and his wife Sara bestowed the 40-acre (16 ha) site to the State of Kansas in exchange for land elsewhere. The philanthropist Amos Adams Lawrence donated $10,000 of the necessary... | What was the year in which KU's final roster of students graduated? | {'text': '1873', 'answer_start': 881} |
77,299 | 76,957 | 57278ca1708984140094e099 | generic | Early recordings were made entirely acoustically, the sound being collected by a horn and piped to a diaphragm, which vibrated the cutting stylus. Sensitivity and frequency range were poor, and frequency response was very irregular, giving acoustic recordings an instantly recognizable tonal quality. A singer practicall... | What were two drawback of early recordings? | {'text': 'Sensitivity and frequency range were poor', 'answer_start': 147} |
11,577 | 11,235 | 5a835a15e60761001a2eb608 | generic | In March 2003 the BBC announced that from the end of May 2003 (subsequently deferred to 14 July) it intended to transmit all eight of its domestic television channels (including the 15 regional variations of BBC 1) unencrypted from the Astra 2D satellite. This move was estimated to save the BBC £85 million over the nex... | How much money was the move estimated to save over the next 15 years? | {'text': '£85 million', 'answer_start': 296} |
58,847 | 58,505 | 5a15b05aa54d4200185294a5 | generic | On the assumption that intellectual property rights are actual rights Stallman argues that this claim does not live to the historical intentions behind these laws, which in the case of copyright served as a censorship system, and later on, a regulatory model for the printing press that may have benefited authors incide... | What does Stallman say is meant to be mandatory? | {'text': 'copyright', 'answer_start': 405} |
101,158 | 100,816 | 5a0dccbf6e16420018587b44 | generic | Canadian football is also played at the high school, junior, collegiate, and semi-professional levels: the Canadian Junior Football League, formed May 8, 1974, and Quebec Junior Football League are leagues for players aged 18–22, many post-secondary institutions compete in Canadian Interuniversity Sport for the Vanier ... | The American Junior football league was formed to what day? | {'text': 'May 8, 1974', 'answer_start': 147} |
59,197 | 58,855 | 5acda21407355d001abf488f | generic | After the watershed events of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the state of Florida began investing in economic development through the Office of Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development. Governor Jeb Bush realized that watershed events such as Andrew negatively impacted Florida's backbone industry of tourism severely. The of... | What did Florida stop doing after Andrew? | {'text': 'investing in economic development', 'answer_start': 83} |
32,172 | 31,830 | 5a835042e60761001a2eb566 | generic | Together with caesium and gold (both yellow), and osmium (bluish), copper is one of only four elemental metals with a natural color other than gray or silver. Pure copper is orange-red and acquires a reddish tarnish when exposed to air. The characteristic color of copper results from the electronic transitions between ... | What color is fake copper? | {'text': 'orange-red', 'answer_start': 174} |
68,975 | 68,633 | 57271960708984140094d9ad | generic | Camillo di Cavour, under orders of Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont-Sardinia, sent an expeditionary corps of 15,000 soldiers, commanded by General Alfonso La Marmora, to side with French and British forces during the war.:111–12 This was an attempt at gaining the favour of the French, especially when the issue of uniting... | Who gave Camillo di Cavour the orders to send soldiers to aid the French and British forces? | {'text': 'Victor Emmanuel II', 'answer_start': 35} |
34,660 | 34,318 | 570a604f6d058f1900182ded | generic | In the late 19th century, the most influential theorists were William James (1842–1910) and Carl Lange (1834–1900). James was an American psychologist and philosopher who wrote about educational psychology, psychology of religious experience/mysticism, and the philosophy of pragmatism. Lange was a Danish physician and ... | What was William James' nationality? | {'text': 'American', 'answer_start': 129} |
121,145 | 120,803 | 5731d33d0fdd8d15006c658c | generic | The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt considered the most important centre of the maritime transport in the Middle East, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows ship transport between Europe and Asia without navigatio... | Is the Suez Canal natural? | {'text': 'artificial sea-level waterway', 'answer_start': 21} |
16,633 | 16,291 | 5acd3a1e07355d001abf3994 | generic | In April 2007, the first satellite of BeiDou-2, namely Compass-M1 (to validate frequencies for the BeiDou-2 constellation) was successfully put into its working orbit. The second BeiDou-2 constellation satellite Compass-G2 was launched on 15 April 2009. On 15 January 2010, the official website of the BeiDou Navigation ... | SweiDou-X was put into orbit during which month of 2007? | {'text': 'November', 'answer_start': 693} |
64,712 | 64,370 | 572757e15951b619008f887e | generic | Ann Arbor has a typically Midwestern humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa), which is influenced by the Great Lakes. There are four distinct seasons: winters are cold with moderate to heavy snowfall, while summers are very warm and humid, and spring and autumn are short but mild. The area experiences lake effect weathe... | When is the precipitation highest in Ann Arbor? | {'text': 'summer', 'answer_start': 683} |
21,639 | 21,297 | 56e8d85b0b45c0140094cd0d | generic | The abbot and monks, in proximity to the royal Palace of Westminster, the seat of government from the later 12th century, became a powerful force in the centuries after the Norman Conquest. The abbot often was employed on royal service and in due course took his place in the House of Lords as of right. Released from th... | Who was employed on royal service? | {'text': 'The abbot', 'answer_start': 0} |
130,572 | 130,230 | 5a7dc46e70df9f001a875147 | generic | The quark–lepton definition of ordinary matter, however, identifies not only the elementary building blocks of matter, but also includes composites made from the constituents (atoms and molecules, for example). Such composites contain an interaction energy that holds the constituents together, and may constitute the bu... | What are atoms and molecules elementary forms of? | {'text': 'building blocks of matter', 'answer_start': 92} |
114,072 | 113,730 | 57302340b2c2fd1400568920 | generic | Many larger animals, such as wolf, bear and the European elk are today extinct. However, some species such as red deer are protected. Other small mammals, such as rabbits, foxes, badgers, hares, hedgehogs, and stoats, are very common and the European beaver has been reintroduced in parts of Scotland. Wild boar have als... | What are three of the most common birds in the British Isles? | {'text': 'chaffinch, common blackbird, house sparrow', 'answer_start': 582} |
54,319 | 53,977 | 5726f9d3f1498d1400e8f196 | generic | The Chinese intervention in late October 1950 bolstered the Korean People's Air Force (KPAF) of North Korea with the MiG-15, one of the world's most advanced jet fighters. The fast, heavily armed MiG outflew first-generation UN jets such as the F-80 (United States Air Force) and Gloster Meteors (Royal Australian Air Fo... | Who feared engaging in direct conflict with the United States? | {'text': 'Soviet Union', 'answer_start': 833} |
78,542 | 78,200 | 5a304406f1f7c7001ab92d15 | generic | Contemporary a cappella includes many vocal groups and bands who add vocal percussion or beatboxing to create a pop/rock/gospel sound, in some cases very similar to bands with instruments. Examples of such professional groups include Straight No Chaser, Pentatonix, The House Jacks, Rockapella, Mosaic, and M-pact. There... | Where does one voice singing still remain strong? | {'text': 'within Christian music', 'answer_start': 363} |
44,535 | 44,193 | 5ad36a0d604f3c001a3fe123 | generic | In February 1974, the British Prime Minister, Edward Heath, advised the Queen to call a general election in the middle of her tour of the Austronesian Pacific Rim, requiring her to fly back to Britain. The election resulted in a hung parliament; Heath's Conservatives were not the largest party, but could stay in office... | Who did Labour's Prime Minister Harold Wilson form a government with? | {'text': 'Conservatives', 'answer_start': 254} |
55,612 | 55,270 | 5726572af1498d1400e8dc7f | generic | In 1634, the Mughal emperor extended his hospitality to the English traders to the region of Bengal, and in 1717 completely waived customs duties for the trade. The company's mainstay businesses were by then cotton, silk, indigo dye, saltpetre, and tea. The Dutch were aggressive competitors and had meanwhile expanded t... | Who were the main competitors that had a monopoly of the spice trade in Malaccan? | {'text': 'The Dutch', 'answer_start': 254} |
17,889 | 17,547 | 56e16959cd28a01900c6789b | generic | In addition to city government, numerous commissions and state authorities—including the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Boston Public Health Commission, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport)—play a role in the life of Bostonians... | What is the capital of Massachusetts? | {'text': 'Boston', 'answer_start': 150} |
89,211 | 88,869 | 5ad123e3645df0001a2d0f0c | generic | In their first meeting after the election the group's Members of Parliament decided to adopt the name "The Labour Party" formally (15 February 1906). Keir Hardie, who had taken a leading role in getting the party established, was elected as Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party (in effect, the Leader), although on... | What name did the group adopt during their last meeting? | {'text': 'The Labour Party', 'answer_start': 103} |
670 | 328 | 56bfaa11a10cfb1400551217 | generic | Beyoncé is believed to have first started a relationship with Jay Z after a collaboration on "'03 Bonnie & Clyde", which appeared on his seventh album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002). Beyoncé appeared as Jay Z's girlfriend in the music video for the song, which would further fuel speculation of their relat... | Together how records have they sold ? | {'text': '300 million', 'answer_start': 447} |
14,683 | 14,341 | 56dfd68c231d4119001abe1e | generic | The restrictions were tightened by the Defence of the Realm Act of August 1914, which, along with the introduction of rationing and the censorship of the press for wartime purposes, restricted pubs' opening hours to 12 noon–2:30 pm and 6:30 pm–9:30 pm. Opening for the full licensed hours was compulsory, and closing tim... | What is an example of a county where provinces were closed for violating the Defence of the Realm Act? | {'text': 'Pembrokeshire', 'answer_start': 485} |
48,008 | 47,666 | 571a786110f8ca1400305072 | generic | Of the estimated 8.8 million Jews living in Europe at the beginning of World War II, the majority of whom were Ashkenazi, about 6 million – more than two-thirds – were systematically murdered in the Holocaust. These included 3 million of 3.3 million Polish Jews (91%); 900,000 of 1.5 million in Ukraine (60%); and 50–90%... | Of the large number of Jews living in Europe at the beginning of World War II, about how many were Ashkenazi? | {'text': 'about 6 million', 'answer_start': 122} |
47,664 | 47,322 | 571de5e2556973190063909e | generic | Racial discrimination continued to be enacted in new laws in the 20th century, for instance the one-drop rule was enacted in Virginia's 1924 Racial Integrity Law and in other southern states, in part influenced by the popularity of eugenics and ideas of racial purity. People buried fading memories that many whites had ... | What had popularity in the early 20th century that caused rising racial discrimination? | {'text': 'eugenics and ideas of racial purity', 'answer_start': 232} |
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