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128,984 | 128,642 | 5a6912ae8476ee001a58aa73 | generic | The province is home to several historical sites, including the Shalimar Gardens, the Lahore Fort, the Badshahi Mosque, the Rohtas Fort and the ruins of the ancient city of Harrapa. The Anarkali Market and Jahangir's Tomb are prominent in the city of Lahore as is the Lahore Museum, while the ancient city of Taxila in t... | What city is the Murree hill nearby? | {'text': 'Nankana Sahib', 'answer_start': 507} |
111,453 | 111,111 | 5ad29becd7d075001a429bda | generic | During and after the Greek War of Independence, Greeks of the diaspora were important in establishing the fledgling state, raising funds and awareness abroad. Greek merchant families already had contacts in other countries and during the disturbances many set up home around the Mediterranean (notably Marseilles in Fran... | Before freedom was won by the Greeks who was of import to forming the rules? | {'text': 'Greeks of the diaspora were important in establishing the fledgling state', 'answer_start': 48} |
76,619 | 76,277 | 5727846ef1498d1400e8fa78 | generic | Whereas most Christians believe the gibbet on which Jesus was executed was the traditional two-beamed cross, the Jehovah's Witnesses hold the view that a single upright stake was used. The Greek and Latin words used in the earliest Christian writings are ambiguous. The Koine Greek terms used in the New Testament are st... | Why was there doubt about the Latin word? | {'text': 'crux was also applied to objects other than a cross', 'answer_start': 576} |
120,585 | 120,243 | 5ad4cf1c5b96ef001a10a140 | generic | In Ancient Rome, Tyrian purple was the color of the Emperor, but red had an important religious symbolism. Romans wore togas with red stripes on holidays, and the bride at a wedding wore a red shawl, called a flammeum. Red was used to color statues and the skin of gladiators. Red was also the color associated with army... | What was the color of the emperor in Ancient Tryian? | {'text': 'purple', 'answer_start': 24} |
71,260 | 70,918 | 5726d819dd62a815002e923f | generic | The day after the Pact was signed, the French and British military negotiation delegation urgently requested a meeting with Soviet military negotiator Kliment Voroshilov. On August 25, Voroshilov told them "[i]n view of the changed political situation, no useful purpose can be served in continuing the conversation." Th... | Who should accept the annexation of Poland? | {'text': 'Britain', 'answer_start': 519} |
124,873 | 124,531 | 57324911b9d445190005e9ad | generic | After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Eisenhower was assigned to the General Staff in Washington, where he served until June 1942 with responsibility for creating the major war plans to defeat Japan and Germany. He was appointed Deputy Chief in charge of Pacific Defenses under the Chief of War Plans Division (WPD)... | What body replaced the War Plans Division? | {'text': 'Operations Division', 'answer_start': 478} |
76,367 | 76,025 | 572826324b864d19001645aa | generic | In mid-November The Shevchenko Ukrainian Language Society was officially registered. On November 19, 1989, a public gathering in Kiev attracted thousands of mourners, friends and family to the reburial in Ukraine of three inmates of the infamous Gulag Camp No. 36 in Perm in the Ural Mountains: human-rights activists Va... | When was The Shevchenko Ukrainian Language Society made official? | {'text': 'mid-November', 'answer_start': 3} |
82,189 | 81,847 | 5727e2483acd2414000deeed | generic | One important aspect of the rule-of-law initiatives is the study and analysis of the rule of law’s impact on economic development. The rule-of-law movement cannot be fully successful in transitional and developing countries without an answer to the question: does the rule of law matter for economic development or not? ... | The impact of the rule of law on what is closely studied? | {'text': 'economic development', 'answer_start': 109} |
33,397 | 33,055 | 5709a434ed30961900e843b4 | generic | The Ecdysozoa are protostomes, named after the common trait of growth by moulting or ecdysis. The largest animal phylum belongs here, the Arthropoda, including insects, spiders, crabs, and their kin. All these organisms have a body divided into repeating segments, typically with paired appendages. Two smaller phyla, th... | Organisms in the Arthropoda group have bodies that are divided into what? | {'text': 'repeating segments', 'answer_start': 245} |
44,738 | 44,396 | 570fa65280d9841400ab360a | generic | Another study on men and women's patterns of sexual arousal confirmed that men and women have different patterns of arousal, independent of their sexual orientations. The study found that women's genitals become aroused to both human and nonhuman stimuli from movies showing humans of both genders having sex (heterosexu... | Are the patterns related to orientation? | {'text': 'independent of their sexual orientations', 'answer_start': 125} |
52,233 | 51,891 | 57263e1638643c19005ad361 | generic | Three Germanic dialects were originally spoken in the Low Countries: Frisian in the north and along the western coast; Saxon in the east (contiguous with the Low German area); and Franconian in the centre and south. It is the Franconian dialects that is designated as Old Dutch, and that would develop in Middle Dutch an... | Which dialects are referred to as "Old Dutch"? | {'text': 'Franconian', 'answer_start': 226} |
118,154 | 117,812 | 5a2736ffc93d92001a400430 | generic | The celebrated John Duns Scotus (d. 1308), a Friar Minor like Saint Bonaventure, argued, on the contrary, that from a rational point of view it was certainly as little derogatory to the merits of Christ to assert that Mary was by him preserved from all taint of sin, as to say that she first contracted it and then was d... | Who did Scotus believe did not have a special role in salvation history? | {'text': 'Mary', 'answer_start': 218} |
104,734 | 104,392 | 57303b64a23a5019007fcfcb | generic | Charleston is known for its unique culture, which blends traditional Southern U.S., English, French, and West African elements. The downtown peninsula has gained a reputation for its art, music, local cuisine, and fashion. Spoleto Festival USA, held annually in late spring, has become one of the world's major performin... | What major award did Gian Carlo Menotti win? | {'text': 'Pulitzer Prize', 'answer_start': 364} |
101,678 | 101,336 | 572e7b47c246551400ce4238 | generic | Richard Phillips Feynman (/ˈfaɪnmən/; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics... | In what year did Feynman win his Nobel Prize? | {'text': '1965', 'answer_start': 532} |
121,750 | 121,408 | 57319d4eb9d445190005e40a | generic | Universities created by bilateral or multilateral treaties between states are intergovernmental. An example is the Academy of European Law, which offers training in European law to lawyers, judges, barristers, solicitors, in-house counsel and academics. EUCLID (Pôle Universitaire Euclide, Euclid University) is chartere... | What type of school is the European University Institute? | {'text': 'post-graduate', 'answer_start': 629} |
12,588 | 12,246 | 5acd0b0407355d001abf3226 | generic | Despite the large number of philosophical schools and subtle nuances between many, all philosophies are said to fall into one of two primary categories, which are defined in contrast to each other: Idealism, and materialism.[a] The basic proposition of these two categories pertains to the nature of reality, and the pri... | An idealist considers what as the second to least important? | {'text': 'matter', 'answer_start': 538} |
97,955 | 97,613 | 572a85df111d821400f38bae | generic | Although Ottoman madaris had a number of different branches of study, such as calligraphic sciences, oral sciences, and intellectual sciences, they primarily served the function of an Islamic centre for spiritual learning. "The goal of all knowledge and in particular, of the spiritual sciences is knowledge of God." Rel... | What type of social structure did the Ottoman Empire have? | {'text': 'pluralistic', 'answer_start': 1260} |
61,367 | 61,025 | 5726ef98dd62a815002e95b2 | generic | From the beginning of 2014, Madonna began to make multiple media appearances. She appeared at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in January 2014, performing "Open Your Heart" alongside rappers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and singer Mary Lambert, who sang their single "Same Love", as 33 couples were wed onstage, officiated by Qu... | What award ceremony did Madonna appeared in? | {'text': '56th Annual Grammy Awards', 'answer_start': 98} |
86,475 | 86,133 | 572a992cf75d5e190021fb7b | generic | The power of parliament to pass bills was often thwarted by monarchs. Charles I dissolved parliament in 1629, after it passed motions critical of and bills seeking to restrict his arbitrary exercise of power. During the eleven years of personal rule that followed, Charles performed legally dubious actions, such as rais... | What did motions attempt to accomplish that prompted Charles I to dissolve parliament in 1629? | {'text': 'restrict his arbitrary exercise of power', 'answer_start': 167} |
21,927 | 21,585 | 56e8faa20b45c0140094cdb9 | generic | The Pyx Chamber formed the undercroft of the monks' dormitory. It dates to the late 11th century and was used as a monastic and royal treasury. The outer walls and circular piers are of 11th-century date, several of the capitals were enriched in the 12th century and the stone altar added in the 13th century. The term p... | When were newly minted coins presented to ensure they met standards? | {'text': 'the Trial of the Pyx', 'answer_start': 407} |
13,760 | 13,418 | 5a297af903c0e7001a3e17a9 | generic | The Sustainable Development Goals are ambitious, and they will require enormous efforts across countries, continents, industries and disciplines - but they are achievable. UNFPA is working with governments, partners and other UN agencies to directly tackle many of these goals - in particular Goal 3 on health, Goal 4 on... | What goals were seen as being easily solved by states alone? | {'text': 'Sustainable Development Goals', 'answer_start': 4} |
108,542 | 108,200 | 572efd6403f9891900756b2f | generic | Relics of Qutb Shahi and Nizam rule remain visible today, with the Charminar—commissioned by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah—coming to symbolise Hyderabad. Golconda fort is another major landmark. The influence of Mughlai culture is also evident in the city's distinctive cuisine, which includes Hyderabadi biryani and Hyderabad... | Which two groups had an influence in making Hyderabad a cultural center? | {'text': 'The Qutb Shahis and Nizams', 'answer_start': 330} |
119,044 | 118,702 | 57310ae3e6313a140071cba2 | generic | During the board process an officer's record is reviewed by a selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. At the 10 to 11 year mark, captains will take part in a selection board to major. If not selected, they will meet a follow-on board to determine if they will ... | When does promotion from major to lieutenant colonel in the USAF typically occur? | {'text': 'thirteen year', 'answer_start': 450} |
124,132 | 123,790 | 5731f6f8b9d445190005e6ef | generic | Eric P. Hamp in his 2012 Indo-European family tree, groups the Armenian language along with Greek and Ancient Macedonian ("Helleno-Macedonian") in the Pontic Indo-European (also called Helleno-Armenian) subgroup. In Hamp's view the homeland of this subgroup is the northeast coast of the Black Sea and its hinterlands. H... | What languages does Hamp say are similar to Armenian? | {'text': 'Greek and Ancient Macedonian', 'answer_start': 92} |
64,674 | 64,332 | 57274262dd62a815002e9a37 | generic | In the past several decades, Ann Arbor has grappled with the effects of sharply rising land values, gentrification, and urban sprawl stretching into outlying countryside. On 4 November 2003, voters approved a greenbelt plan under which the city government bought development rights on agricultural parcels of land adjace... | For the past few years, what effects has the city Ann Arbor grappled with? | {'text': 'sharply rising land values', 'answer_start': 72} |
67,649 | 67,307 | 57278395f1498d1400e8fa53 | generic | During World War II, detailed invasion plans were drawn up by the Germans, but Switzerland was never attacked. Switzerland was able to remain independent through a combination of military deterrence, concessions to Germany, and good fortune as larger events during the war delayed an invasion. Under General Henri Guisan... | What was the original goal of the Swiss military strategy? | {'text': 'protect the economic heartland', 'answer_start': 479} |
122,907 | 122,565 | 5731dd32e17f3d14004224bd | generic | Jeffries and Ryan argue that no-aid position drew support from a coalition of separationist opinion. Most important was "the pervasive secularism that came to dominate American public life," which sought to confine religion to a private sphere. Further, the ban against government aid to religious schools was supported ... | What is opposed today by members of many Protestant faiths? | {'text': 'strict separationism', 'answer_start': 810} |
92,152 | 91,810 | 5728d68e3acd2414000dffea | generic | The Late Bronze Age (from 1700 to 1200 BCE) Hittite and Hurrian Aplu was a god of plague, invoked during plague years. Here we have an apotropaic situation, where a god originally bringing the plague was invoked to end it. Aplu, meaning the son of, was a title given to the god Nergal, who was linked to the Babylonian g... | Who was a god of plague? | {'text': 'Hittite and Hurrian Aplu', 'answer_start': 44} |
61,272 | 60,930 | 5726d5f8dd62a815002e91cb | generic | In 2000, Madonna starred in the film The Next Best Thing, and contributed two songs to the film's soundtrack; "Time Stood Still" and a cover of Don McLean's 1971 song "American Pie". She released her eighth studio album, Music, in September 2000. It featured elements from the electronica-inspired Ray of Light era, and ... | When was "Music" released? | {'text': 'September 2000', 'answer_start': 231} |
125,818 | 125,476 | 57337ebd4776f41900660bdb | generic | The output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States—decreased at an annual rate of approximately 6% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009, versus activity in the year-ago periods. The U.S. unemployment rate increased to 10.1% by October 2009, the highest rate s... | What was the U.S. unemployment rate in October 2009? | {'text': '10.1%', 'answer_start': 279} |
101,520 | 101,178 | 572ec36adfa6aa1500f8d35f | generic | This problem was compounded when the main Hanoverian army under Cumberland was defeated at the Battle of Hastenbeck and forced to surrender entirely at the Convention of Klosterzeven following a French Invasion of Hanover. The Convention removed Hanover and Brunswick from the war, leaving the Western approach to Prussi... | How would one describe the future participation of Hanover? | {'text': 'Convention removed Hanover and Brunswick from the war', 'answer_start': 227} |
45,893 | 45,551 | 57108677a58dae1900cd6a02 | generic | Hume and other Scottish Enlightenment thinkers developed a 'science of man', which was expressed historically in works by authors including James Burnett, Adam Ferguson, John Millar, and William Robertson, all of whom merged a scientific study of how humans behaved in ancient and primitive cultures with a strong awaren... | The basis of classical liberalism comes from whose philosophical concepts? | {'text': 'Hume', 'answer_start': 424} |
69,350 | 69,008 | 5726bfe0f1498d1400e8ea28 | generic | Drama is literature intended for performance. The form is often combined with music and dance, as in opera and musical theatre. A play is a subset of this form, referring to the written dramatic work of a playwright that is intended for performance in a theatre; it comprises chiefly dialogue between characters, and usu... | Literature intended for performance is what? | {'text': 'Drama', 'answer_start': 0} |
106,625 | 106,283 | 5a0f1b18d7c8500018864588 | generic | From 1989 through 1996, the total area of the US was listed as 9,372,610 km2 (3,618,780 sq mi) (land + inland water only). The listed total area changed to 9,629,091 km2 (3,717,813 sq mi) in 1997 (Great Lakes area and coastal waters added), to 9,631,418 km2 (3,718,711 sq mi) in 2004, to 9,631,420 km2 (3,718,710 sq mi) ... | These sources consider overseas territories all fifty states and what? | {'text': 'the Federal District', 'answer_start': 721} |
101,459 | 101,117 | 572ea92e03f98919007568d2 | generic | News of this arrived in Europe, where Britain and France unsuccessfully attempted to negotiate a solution. The two nations eventually dispatched regular troops to North America to enforce their claims. The first British action was the assault on Acadia on 16 June 1755 in the Battle of Fort Beauséjour, which was immedia... | What was the result of the British attack on Ft Duquesne? | {'text': 'the expedition ended in disastrous defeat', 'answer_start': 513} |
47,064 | 46,722 | 571a10584faf5e1900b8a882 | generic | The 5th Avenue Theatre, built in 1926, stages Broadway-style musical shows featuring both local talent and international stars. Seattle has "around 100" theatrical production companies and over two dozen live theatre venues, many of them associated with fringe theatre; Seattle is probably second only to New York for nu... | To what type of theater are the two dozen live venues in Seattle associated? | {'text': 'fringe theatre', 'answer_start': 254} |
35,046 | 34,704 | 570a83984103511400d597dd | generic | Everton originally played in the southeast corner of Stanley Park, which was the site for the new Liverpool F.C. stadium, with the first official match taking place in 1879. In 1882, a man named J. Cruitt donated land at Priory Road which became the club's home before they moved to Anfield, which was Everton's home unt... | Who was the chairman of the Everton FC in 1892? | {'text': 'John Houlding', 'answer_start': 446} |
70,135 | 69,793 | 5726ddf1f1498d1400e8edff | generic | In addition, there are a number of dialect characters (方言字) that are not used in formal written Chinese but represent colloquial terms in non-Mandarin varieties of Chinese. One such variety is Written Cantonese, in widespread use in Hong Kong even for certain formal documents, due to the former British colonial adminis... | What contains a block of characters used to showcase Hokkien Chinese? | {'text': 'Taiwan', 'answer_start': 389} |
98,317 | 97,975 | 572a7fa7be1ee31400cb803f | generic | The Miami area has a unique dialect, (commonly called the "Miami accent") which is widely spoken. The dialect developed among second- or third-generation Hispanics, including Cuban-Americans, whose first language was English (though some non-Hispanic white, black, and other races who were born and raised the Miami area... | What non-English language influences the Miami dialect? | {'text': 'Spanish', 'answer_start': 792} |
99,950 | 99,608 | 572b7982be1ee31400cb83be | generic | Pluralistic idealism such as that of Gottfried Leibniz takes the view that there are many individual minds that together underlie the existence of the observed world and make possible the existence of the physical universe. Unlike absolute idealism, pluralistic idealism does not assume the existence of a single ultimat... | What is the term for the type of idealism preached by Leibniz? | {'text': 'Panpsychism', 'answer_start': 388} |
94,588 | 94,246 | 572a19b61d0469140077977c | generic | In Ancient Greece, green and blue were sometimes considered the same color, and the same word sometimes described the color of the sea and the color of trees. The philosopher Democritus described two different greens; cloron, or pale green, and prasinon, or leek green. Aristotle considered that green was located midway... | Which ancient greek philosopher describe pale green as cloron and leek green as prasinon? | {'text': 'Democritus', 'answer_start': 175} |
96,059 | 95,717 | 5729d8b71d04691400779630 | generic | The birthplace of IBM, Endicott, suffered pollution for decades, however. IBM used liquid cleaning agents in circuit board assembly operation for more than two decades, and six spills and leaks were recorded, including one leak in 1979 of 4,100 gallons from an underground tank. These left behind volatile organic compou... | How many gallons of liquid cleaning agent leaked from an IBM facility in 1979? | {'text': '4,100 gallons', 'answer_start': 239} |
50,677 | 50,335 | 572665ad5951b619008f719e | generic | The first Grand Lodge, the Grand Lodge of London and Westminster (later called the Grand Lodge of England (GLE)), was founded on 24 June 1717, when four existing London Lodges met for a joint dinner. Many English Lodges joined the new regulatory body, which itself entered a period of self-publicity and expansion. Howev... | When was the Grand Lodge of England founded? | {'text': '24 June 1717', 'answer_start': 129} |
35,133 | 34,791 | 5a397b342f14dd001ac723a1 | generic | Neville Southall holds the record for the most Everton appearances, having played 751 first-team matches between 1981 and 1997, and previously held the record for the most league clean sheets during a season (15). During the 2008–09 season, this record was beaten by American goalkeeper Tim Howard (17). The late centre ... | What nationality is Neville Southall? | {'text': 'American', 'answer_start': 267} |
4,648 | 4,306 | 56ce67f4aab44d1400b88761 | generic | Lee has said that To Kill a Mockingbird is not an autobiography, but rather an example of how an author "should write about what he knows and write truthfully". Nevertheless, several people and events from Lee's childhood parallel those of the fictional Scout. Lee's father, Amasa Coleman Lee, was an attorney, similar t... | Harper Lee has stated that To Kill a Mockingbird is not what genre of book? | {'text': 'autobiography', 'answer_start': 50} |
125,932 | 125,590 | 5733496fd058e614000b582c | generic | In 1348 and 1349 Portugal, like the rest of Europe, was devastated by the Black Death. In 1373, Portugal made an alliance with England, which is the longest-standing alliance in the world. This alliance served both nations' interests throughout history and is regarded by many as the predecessor to NATO. Over time this ... | Which years were plagued by the Black Death? | {'text': '1348 and 1349', 'answer_start': 3} |
44,965 | 44,623 | 5ad35625604f3c001a3fddcc | generic | Dell was listed at number 51 in the Fortune 500 list, until 2014. After going private in 2013, the newly confidential nature of its financial information prevents the company from being ranked by Fortune. In 2014 it was the third largest PC vendor in the world after Lenovo and HP. Dell is currently the #1 shipper of PC... | When did Dell go public? | {'text': '2013', 'answer_start': 89} |
64,324 | 63,982 | 5ad01ec877cf76001a686abb | generic | Bohemia prospered in the 14th century, and the Golden Bull of 1356 made the king of Bohemia first among the imperial electors, but the Hussite revolution threw the country into crisis. The Holy Roman Empire passed to the Habsburgs in 1438, where it remained until its dissolution in 1806. Yet in spite of the extensive t... | The Hanseatic League wasn't what type of institution? | {'text': 'financial', 'answer_start': 480} |
26,916 | 26,574 | 56f9df829b226e1400dd15d7 | generic | In 1949, France started its transmissions with an 819 lines system (with 737 active lines). The system was monochrome only, and was used only on VHF for the first French TV channel. It was discontinued in 1983. | Was France's 819 line system in color? | {'text': 'monochrome only', 'answer_start': 107} |
33,142 | 32,800 | 570980f2200fba14003680c4 | generic | Externally, Orthodox Jews can be identified by their manner of dress and family lifestyle. Orthodox women dress modestly by keeping most of their skin covered. Additionally, married women cover their hair, most commonly in the form of a scarf, also in the form of hats, bandanas, berets, snoods or, sometimes, wigs. Orth... | What are the fringes Orthodox men wear called? | {'text': 'tzitzit', 'answer_start': 387} |
128,116 | 127,774 | 5733b1da4776f41900661068 | generic | In 1882, Albert Zahm (John Zahm's brother) built an early wind tunnel used to compare lift to drag of aeronautical models. Around 1899, Professor Jerome Green became the first American to send a wireless message. In 1931, Father Julius Nieuwland performed early work on basic reactions that was used to create neoprene. ... | In what year did Albert Zahm begin comparing aeronatical models at Notre Dame? | {'text': '1882', 'answer_start': 3} |
88,397 | 88,055 | 5ace891a32bba1001ae4a9b6 | generic | However, the lifecycles of most living polychaetes, which are almost all marine animals, are unknown, and only about 25% of the 300+ species whose lifecycles are known follow this pattern. About 14% use a similar external fertilization but produce yolk-rich eggs, which reduce the time the larva needs to spend among the... | What percent of polychaetes produce milk? | {'text': '14%', 'answer_start': 195} |
66,061 | 65,719 | 5726a33a5951b619008f787f | generic | On 8 June 1856, the next settlement began on Norfolk Island. These were the descendants of Tahitians and the HMS Bounty mutineers, including those of Fletcher Christian. They resettled from the Pitcairn Islands, which had become too small for their growing population. On 3 May 1856, 193 persons left Pitcairn Islands ab... | Who were the next settlement of people on Norfolk Island descended from? | {'text': 'Tahitians and the HMS Bounty mutineers', 'answer_start': 91} |
107,435 | 107,093 | 572f21aea23a5019007fc4ab | generic | The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout the European continent. Described as a revolutionary wave, the period of unrest began in France and then, further propelled by the French Revolution of 1848, soon... | When did the European revolutions occur? | {'text': '1848', 'answer_start': 28} |
11,561 | 11,219 | 56de822bcffd8e1900b4b9a4 | generic | The BBC is also renowned for its production of costume dramas, such as Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and contemporary social dramas such as Boys from the Blackstuff and Our Friends in the North. The BBC has come under pressure to commission more programmes from independent British production companies, and indeed i... | What is a popular American show that was shown on the BBC? | {'text': 'The Simpsons', 'answer_start': 553} |
112,214 | 111,872 | 572fe7abb2c2fd1400568596 | generic | With Egypt and Macedonia weakened, the Seleucid Empire made increasingly aggressive and successful attempts to conquer the entire Greek world. Now not only Rome's allies against Philip, but even Philip himself, sought a Roman alliance against the Seleucids. The situation was made worse by the fact that Hannibal was now... | What was thought to be the plan of Hannibal and the emperor of Seleucid? | {'text': 'an outright conquest not just of Greece, but of Rome itself', 'answer_start': 412} |
78,301 | 77,959 | 5727a5812ca10214002d92c1 | generic | Political parties, still called factions by some, especially those in the governmental apparatus, are lobbied vigorously by organizations, businesses and special interest groups such as trade unions. Money and gifts-in-kind to a party, or its leading members, may be offered as incentives. Such donations are the traditi... | Around which time was the mass membership party started? | {'text': '19th century', 'answer_start': 403} |
23,279 | 22,937 | 56f8cf869b226e1400dd1055 | generic | In addition to school sixth forms at St Anne's and King Edward's there are two sixth form colleges: Itchen College and Richard Taunton Sixth Form College. A number of Southampton pupils will travel outside the city, for example to Barton Peveril College. Southampton City College is a further education college serving t... | What's the sixth form college named after a person? | {'text': 'Richard Taunton Sixth Form College', 'answer_start': 119} |
26,723 | 26,381 | 56f97afc9e9bad19000a09a2 | generic | The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 included £178 billion investment in new equipment and capabilities. The review set a defence policy with four primary missions for the Armed Forces: | What is the name of the yearly statement released by the MoD? | {'text': 'The Strategic Defence and Security Review', 'answer_start': 0} |
19,975 | 19,633 | 5ad3bc9e604f3c001a3feef5 | generic | The first permanent settler was Jonathan Lambert, from Salem, Massachusetts, United States, who arrived at the islands in December 1810 with two other men. Lambert publicly declared the islands his property and named them the Islands of Refreshment. After being joined by an Andrew Millet, three of the four men died in ... | Where did the only survivor, Thomas Currie, remain a dead man? | {'text': 'the island', 'answer_start': 450} |
127,769 | 127,427 | 5aced50332bba1001ae4b657 | generic | Tajiks began to be conscripted into the Soviet Army in 1939 and during World War II around 260,000 Tajik citizens fought against Germany, Finland and Japan. Between 60,000(4%) and 120,000(8%) of Tajikistan's 1,530,000 citizens were killed during World War II. Following the war and Stalin's reign attempts were made to f... | Who began to be conscripted into the Soviet Army in 1929? | {'text': 'Tajiks', 'answer_start': 0} |
27,490 | 27,148 | 56fa43e9f34c681400b0c043 | generic | In chemical terms, the difference between hardwood and softwood is reflected in the composition of the constituent lignin. Hardwood lignin is primarily derived from sinapyl alcohol and coniferyl alcohol. Softwood lignin is mainly derived from coniferyl alcohol. | What component of wood determines whether it is hardwood or softwood? | {'text': 'lignin', 'answer_start': 115} |
57,056 | 56,714 | 5726672df1498d1400e8de76 | generic | The next phase of the campaign featured the French invasion of the Habsburg heartlands. French forces in Southern Germany had been defeated by the Archduke Charles in 1796, but the Archduke withdrew his forces to protect Vienna after learning about Napoleon's assault. In the first notable encounter between the two comm... | Approximately how close did the French incursion into Leoben come to reaching Vienna? | {'text': '100 km', 'answer_start': 547} |
84,878 | 84,536 | 5727fb093acd2414000df15b | generic | Artifacts from the Paleolithic suggest that the moon was used to reckon time as early as 6,000 years ago. Lunar calendars were among the first to appear, either 12 or 13 lunar months (either 354 or 384 days). Without intercalation to add days or months to some years, seasons quickly drift in a calendar based solely on ... | Artifacts from which era suggest that the moon was used to reckon time around 6,000 years ago? | {'text': 'the Paleolithic', 'answer_start': 15} |
126,503 | 126,161 | 5a821b2131013a001a33520d | generic | Contemporary humanism entails a qualified optimism about the capacity of people, but it does not involve believing that human nature is purely good or that all people can live up to the Humanist ideals without help. If anything, there is recognition that living up to one's potential is hard work and requires the help o... | What is human flourishing against? | {'text': 'making life better for all humans', 'answer_start': 370} |
98,833 | 98,491 | 572abc96be1ee31400cb81f8 | generic | The junior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Paul Tsongas, announced in 1984 that he would be stepping down for health reasons. Kerry ran, and as in his 1982 race for Lieutenant Governor, he did not receive the endorsement of the party regulars at the state Democratic convention. Congressman James Shannon, a favorite of... | What was James Shannon's job? | {'text': 'Congressman', 'answer_start': 280} |
48,364 | 48,022 | 571cfecadd7acb1400e4c1f0 | generic | Prior to the 20th century drugs were generally produced by small scale manufacturers with little regulatory control over manufacturing or claims of safety and efficacy. To the extent that such laws did exist, enforcement was lax. In the United States, increased regulation of vaccines and other biological drugs was spur... | In what year was the Pure Food and Drugs Act passed? | {'text': '1906', 'answer_start': 636} |
118,402 | 118,060 | 5acfaad377cf76001a6857c6 | generic | Weather and climate in the coastal area are dominated by the cold, north-flowing Benguela current of the Atlantic Ocean which accounts for very low precipitation (50 mm per year or less), frequent dense fog, and overall lower temperatures than in the rest of the country. In Winter, occasionally a condition known as Ber... | What lies to the east of Namibia? | {'text': 'Atlantic Ocean', 'answer_start': 105} |
86,652 | 86,310 | 5acfc0f577cf76001a685cc3 | generic | During the 1960s, the ceremony of assenting by commission was discontinued and is now only employed once a year, at the end of the annual parliamentary session. In 1960, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod arrived to summon the House of Commons during a heated debate and several members protested against the disruptio... | The granting of what by the monarch in person is no longer possible? | {'text': 'assent', 'answer_start': 893} |
42,229 | 41,887 | 570d6878fed7b91900d46025 | generic | When the war began, the French government ordered a blockade of the North German coasts, which the small North German navy (Norddeutsche Bundesmarine) with only five ironclads could do little to oppose. For most of the war, the three largest German ironclads were out of service with engine troubles; only the turret shi... | What was the name of the only turret ship that was able to conduct operations? | {'text': 'SMS Arminius', 'answer_start': 322} |
45,241 | 44,899 | 5ad35ca7604f3c001a3fde8f | generic | Despite plans of expanding into other global regions and product segments, Dell was heavily dependent on U.S. corporate PC market, as desktop PCs sold to both commercial and corporate customers accounted for 32 percent of its revenue, 85 percent of its revenue comes from businesses, and Sixty-four percent of its revenu... | What country's PC market was Dell unreliant on? | {'text': 'U.S.', 'answer_start': 105} |
17,778 | 17,436 | 56e14eddcd28a01900c6778e | generic | The Boston Public Schools enrolls 57,000 students attending 145 schools, including the renowned Boston Latin Academy, John D. O'Bryant School of Math & Science, and Boston Latin School. The Boston Latin School, established 1635, is the oldest public high school in the US; Boston also operates the United States' second ... | How many schools are in Boston? | {'text': '145 schools', 'answer_start': 60} |
29,426 | 29,084 | 57069d6f75f01819005e7c57 | generic | In 2007, the Japanese Buddhist organisation Nipponzan Myohoji decided to build a Peace Pagoda in the city containing Buddha relics. It was inaugurated by the current Dalai Lama. | The Peace Pagoda built in New Delhi by the Nipponzan Myohoji was inaugurated by which prominent figure? | {'text': 'Dalai Lama', 'answer_start': 166} |
12,201 | 11,859 | 56df81eb5ca0a614008f9bc0 | generic | The Elizabethan navigator, Sir Francis Drake was born in the nearby town of Tavistock and was the mayor of Plymouth. He was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world and was known by the Spanish as El Draco meaning "The Dragon" after he raided many of their ships. He died of dysentery in 1596 off the coast of Pu... | What was Sir Francis Drake's cause of death? | {'text': 'dysentery', 'answer_start': 283} |
45,350 | 45,008 | 570fea465ab6b819003910d7 | generic | In late 2006[update], Dell lost its lead in the PC-business to Hewlett-Packard. Both Gartner and IDC estimated that in the third quarter of 2006, HP shipped more units worldwide than Dell did. Dell's 3.6% growth paled in comparison to HP's 15% growth during the same period. The problem got worse in the fourth quarter, ... | What was the rate of decline that Dell experienced in PC shipments? | {'text': '8.9%', 'answer_start': 375} |
124,677 | 124,335 | 5ad3e45f604f3c001a3ff57b | generic | Political and religious animosity against Jehovah's Witnesses has at times led to mob action and government oppression in various countries. Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other time... | How many Jehovah's Witnesses were there in Canada at the start of World War II? | {'text': '10,000', 'answer_start': 453} |
76,707 | 76,365 | 5727a3762ca10214002d9288 | generic | Modern biblical scholarship treats the account in the synoptic gospels as a literary creation by the author of the Mark Gospel, amended in the Luke and Matthew accounts, intended to heighten the importance of what they saw as a theologically significant event, and not intended to be taken literally. This image of darkn... | What prompts darkness over the land in old literary works? | {'text': 'the death of kings and other major figures', 'answer_start': 425} |
26,017 | 25,675 | 56f990ab9b226e1400dd1598 | generic | In the 21st century, these trends have continued, and several new approaches have come into prominence, including multielectrode recording, which allows the activity of many brain cells to be recorded all at the same time; genetic engineering, which allows molecular components of the brain to be altered experimentally;... | Multielectrode recording allows what? | {'text': 'the activity of many brain cells to be recorded all at the same time;', 'answer_start': 153} |
26,958 | 26,616 | 5ad3ac48604f3c001a3febb5 | generic | Several systems were proposed as the new standard for the US, including the Japanese MUSE system, but all were rejected by the FCC because of their higher bandwidth requirements. At this time, the number of television channels was growing rapidly and bandwidth was already a problem. A new standard had to be more effici... | Why did the ECC reject systems such as MUSE? | {'text': 'higher bandwidth requirements', 'answer_start': 148} |
130,436 | 130,094 | 5a6b99eea9e0c9001a4e9fb8 | generic | Genome-wide association studies have found 27 genetic variants that are associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction. Strongest association of MI has been found with the 9p21 genomic locus, which contains genes CDKN2A & 2B, although the single nucleotide polymorphisms that are implicated are within a non-... | How many genetic variants are shown to decrease risk of an MI? | {'text': '27', 'answer_start': 43} |
77,539 | 77,197 | 5727e4fd2ca10214002d98ec | generic | Vinyl records do not break easily, but the soft material is easily scratched. Vinyl readily acquires a static charge, attracting dust that is difficult to remove completely. Dust and scratches cause audio clicks and pops. In extreme cases, they can cause the needle to skip over a series of grooves, or worse yet, cause ... | Where does the saying "Like a broken record" originate? | {'text': 'locked groove', 'answer_start': 362} |
22,015 | 21,673 | 56ea94715a205f1900d6d360 | generic | Corruption also generates economic distortion in the public sector by diverting public investment into capital projects where bribes and kickbacks are more plentiful. Officials may increase the technical complexity of public sector projects to conceal or pave the way for such dealings, thus further distorting investmen... | Corruption can lower what with environmental regulations? | {'text': 'compliance', 'answer_start': 346} |
31,585 | 31,243 | 570a7fd14103511400d59790 | generic | Minute Maid Park (home of the Astros) and Toyota Center (home of the Rockets), are located in downtown Houston. Houston has the NFL's first retractable-roof stadium with natural grass, NRG Stadium (home of the Texans). Minute Maid Park is also a retractable-roof stadium. Toyota Center also has the largest screen for an... | What was the first indoor stadium in the world? | {'text': 'NRG Astrodome', 'answer_start': 589} |
31,860 | 31,518 | 5ad423c4604f3c001a400855 | generic | Houston is served by the Houston Chronicle, its only major daily newspaper with wide distribution. The Hearst Corporation, which owns and operates the Houston Chronicle, bought the assets of the Houston Post—its long-time rival and main competition—when Houston Post ceased operations in 1995. The Houston Post was owned... | When did Chronicle rival newspaper, the Houston Post, begin operations? | {'text': '1995', 'answer_start': 288} |
25,849 | 25,507 | 56f8c61b9b226e1400dd0f87 | generic | Brains are most simply compared in terms of their size. The relationship between brain size, body size and other variables has been studied across a wide range of vertebrate species. As a rule, brain size increases with body size, but not in a simple linear proportion. In general, smaller animals tend to have larger br... | Do predators have larger or smaller brains compared to their prey? | {'text': 'larger', 'answer_start': 767} |
72,099 | 71,757 | 57282bca3acd2414000df623 | generic | Perhaps the most prominent, controversial and far-reaching theory in all of science has been the theory of evolution by natural selection put forward by the British naturalist Charles Darwin in his book On the Origin of Species in 1859. Darwin proposed that the features of all living things, including humans, were shap... | What was the major break through for the study of genetics? | {'text': 'the basic structure of DNA', 'answer_start': 1078} |
65,128 | 64,786 | 5ad0f16f645df0001a2d0887 | generic | On the interior of the building attached shafts often sweep unbroken from floor to ceiling and meet the ribs of the vault, like a tall tree spreading into branches. The verticals are generally repeated in the treatment of the windows and wall surfaces. In many Gothic churches, particularly in France, and in the Perpend... | What does the use of vertical elements harm the most? | {'text': 'horizontal divisions of the interior structure', 'answer_start': 488} |
4,703 | 4,361 | 56cf4b72aab44d1400b88f75 | generic | Absent mothers and abusive fathers are another theme in the novel. Scout and Jem's mother died before Scout could remember her, Mayella's mother is dead, and Mrs. Radley is silent about Boo's confinement to the house. Apart from Atticus, the fathers described are abusers. Bob Ewell, it is hinted, molested his daughter,... | In the book, which character was expected of molesting their child? | {'text': 'Bob Ewell', 'answer_start': 273} |
80,818 | 80,476 | 572815a04b864d190016443b | generic | Modern font technology provides a means to address the practical issue of needing to depict a unified Han character in terms of a collection of alternative glyph representations, in the form of Unicode variation sequences. For example, the Advanced Typographic tables of OpenType permit one of a number of alternative gl... | Where is information provided to designate which character form to select? | {'text': 'plain text', 'answer_start': 460} |
116,400 | 116,058 | 573055dc2461fd1900a9cd55 | generic | The Sangoma is a traditional diviner chosen by the ancestors of that particular family. The training of the Sangoma is called "kwetfwasa". At the end of the training, a graduation ceremony takes place where all the local sangoma come together for feasting and dancing. The diviner is consulted for various reasons, such ... | Why might one want to discover when consulting a sangoma in Swaziland? | {'text': 'the cause of sickness or even death', 'answer_start': 320} |
114,225 | 113,883 | 5acda46b07355d001abf48a2 | generic | The Northern Ireland Peace Process has led to a number of unusual arrangements between the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. For example, citizens of Northern Ireland are entitled to the choice of Irish or British citizenship or both and the Governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom cons... | The Northern Atlantic Peace Process involves arrangements between which kingdoms? | {'text': 'Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom', 'answer_start': 91} |
39,063 | 38,721 | 5ad3958b604f3c001a3fe74f | generic | The USA PATRIOT Act increased the powers allotted to the FBI, especially in wiretapping and monitoring of Internet activity. One of the most controversial provisions of the act is the so-called sneak and peek provision, granting the FBI powers to search a house while the residents are away, and not requiring them to no... | What is one of the least controversial provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act? | {'text': 'sneak and peek', 'answer_start': 194} |
99,259 | 98,917 | 5ace44f632bba1001ae4a139 | generic | Intermittent warfare lasting from July 23, 1670 until July 1695, plus the typhoons of 1671 and 1693, and in particular the smallpox epidemic of 1688, reduced the Chamorro population from 50,000 to 10,000 to less than 5,000.:86 Precipitated by the death of Quipuha, and the murder of Father San Vitores and Pedro Calungso... | In what year did Quipua die? | {'text': '1688', 'answer_start': 144} |
39,443 | 39,101 | 570c5057fed7b91900d458a7 | generic | Despite Martin Luther's harsh polemics against his Roman Catholic opponents over issues concerning Mary and the saints, theologians appear to agree that Luther adhered to the Marian decrees of the ecumenical councils and dogmas of the church. He held fast to the belief that Mary was a perpetual virgin and the Theotokos... | Where did Martin Luther preach a sermon on Marian devotion a month before his death? | {'text': 'Wittenberg', 'answer_start': 1791} |
101,757 | 101,415 | 572e808d03f98919007566e7 | generic | He immersed himself in work on the project, and was present at the Trinity bomb test. Feynman claimed to be the only person to see the explosion without the very dark glasses or welder's lenses provided, reasoning that it was safe to look through a truck windshield, as it would screen out the harmful ultraviolet radiat... | What did Feynman see after the atomic test? | {'text': '"purple splotch" afterimage', 'answer_start': 473} |
25,963 | 25,621 | 56f986479e9bad19000a0a27 | generic | For any animal, survival requires maintaining a variety of parameters of bodily state within a limited range of variation: these include temperature, water content, salt concentration in the bloodstream, blood glucose levels, blood oxygen level, and others. The ability of an animal to regulate the internal environment ... | Homeostasis is defined as what? | {'text': 'The ability of an animal to regulate the internal environment of its body', 'answer_start': 258} |
125,659 | 125,317 | 57335048d058e614000b5839 | generic | For a variety of reasons, market participants did not accurately measure the risk inherent with financial innovation such as MBS and CDOs or understand its impact on the overall stability of the financial system. For example, the pricing model for CDOs clearly did not reflect the level of risk they introduced into the ... | How much did JPMorgan estimate was the average recovery rate for mezzanine CDOs that had been liquidated? | {'text': 'approximately five cents for every dollar', 'answer_start': 630} |
78,339 | 77,997 | 5a73c75242eae6001a3899d7 | generic | In fledgling democracies funding can also be provided by foreign aid. International donors provide financing to political parties in developing countries as a means to promote democracy and good governance. Support can be purely financial or otherwise. Frequently it is provided as capacity development activities includ... | What was used during the Rose Revolution to make it successful? | {'text': 'development of party manifestos, party constitutions and campaigning skills', 'answer_start': 328} |
47,908 | 47,566 | 571e032d5569731900639102 | generic | By the 1980s, parents of mixed-race children (and adults of mixed-race ancestry) began to organize and lobby for the ability to show more than one ethnic category on Census and other legal forms. They refused to be put into just one category. When the U.S. government proposed the addition of the category of "bi-racial"... | Which political leaders spoke out against the proposed designations? | {'text': 'Senator Diane Watson and Representative Augustus Hawkins', 'answer_start': 472} |
74,131 | 73,789 | 572a31b73f37b3190047879e | generic | In 1970, the New Haven Black Panther trials took place, the largest and longest trials in Connecticut history. Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale and ten other Party members were tried for murdering an alleged informant. Beginning on May Day, the city became a center of protest for 12,000 Panther supporters, co... | How many attended the trials of the Black Panther in 1970? | {'text': '12,000', 'answer_start': 291} |
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