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23,625 | 23,283 | 56f7ff5faef2371900625d57 | generic | Prior to 1871, the government of the United States regularly entered into treaties with Native Americans but the Indian Appropriations Act of March 3, 1871 (ch. 120, 16 Stat. 563) had a rider (25 U.S.C. § 71) attached that effectively ended the President’s treaty making by providing that no Indian nation or tribe shall... | A rider to the Indian Appropriations Act of 1871 provided that no Indian nation shall be acknowledged as what? | {'text': 'an independent nation, tribe, or power', 'answer_start': 340} |
48,136 | 47,794 | 571a6dbe4faf5e1900b8a9a1 | generic | By the 1890s the profound effect of adrenal extracts on many different tissue types had been discovered, setting off a search both for the mechanism of chemical signalling and efforts to exploit these observations for the development of new drugs. The blood pressure raising and vasoconstrictive effects of adrenal extra... | Who marketed epinephrine? | {'text': 'Parke Davis', 'answer_start': 837} |
72,267 | 71,925 | 5a10ff0106e79900185c34bd | generic | "Digimon" are "Digital Monsters". According to the stories, they are inhabitants of the "DigiWorld", a manifestation of Earth's communication network. The stories tell of a group of mostly pre-teens, who accompany special Digimon born to defend their world (and ours) from various evil forces. To help them surmount the ... | What stays the same as Digimon become stronger? | {'text': 'personality', 'answer_start': 513} |
103,150 | 102,808 | 5ad4d9145b96ef001a10a37a | generic | Spielberg first met actress Amy Irving in 1976 at the suggestion of director Brian De Palma, who knew he was looking for an actress to play in Close Encounters. After meeting her, Spielberg told his co-producer Julia Phillips, "I met a real heartbreaker last night.":293 Although she was too young for the role, she and ... | In what year did Amy Irving move out of Spielberg's home? | {'text': '1976', 'answer_start': 42} |
6,801 | 6,459 | 56db6246e7c41114004b5046 | generic | Some of the later writers about the show were more positive, Michael Slezak, again of Entertainment Weekly, thought that "for all its bloated, synthetic, product-shilling, money-making trappings, Idol provides a once-a-year chance for the average American to combat the evils of today's music business." Singer Sheryl Cr... | Which singer said the contestants are not real artists with self respect? | {'text': 'John Mayer', 'answer_start': 1039} |
89,930 | 89,588 | 5ad40cfc604f3c001a40009a | generic | Employment is primarily in government and industries such as natural resource extraction, shipping, and transportation. Military bases are a significant component of the economy in the Fairbanks North Star, Anchorage and Kodiak Island boroughs, as well as Kodiak. Federal subsidies are also an important part of the econ... | In which Alaskan areas are civilian bases prevalent as an important part of the local economy? | {'text': 'Fairbanks North Star, Anchorage and Kodiak Island boroughs, as well as Kodiak', 'answer_start': 185} |
102,634 | 102,292 | 572e9d6d03f989190075683a | generic | Available modes of transport are by road, sea and air. Of the 10,663 km (6,626 mi) of roads in the Republic of Cyprus in 1998, 6,249 km (3,883 mi) were paved, and 4,414 km (2,743 mi) were unpaved. In 1996 the Turkish-occupied area had a similar ratio of paved to unpaved, with approximately 1,370 km (850 mi) of paved ro... | Which side of the road do vehicles on Cyprus drive on? | {'text': 'left-hand', 'answer_start': 438} |
74,460 | 74,118 | 5727eb704b864d1900164032 | generic | Several recent movies have been filmed in New Haven, including Mona Lisa Smile (2003), with Julia Roberts, The Life Before Her Eyes (2007), with Uma Thurman, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and Shia LaBeouf. The filmin... | In what New Haven landmark was the 2009 Robert De Niro movie, Everybody's Fine, filmed? | {'text': 'Union Station', 'answer_start': 734} |
38,102 | 37,760 | 5a8cbbe2fd22b3001a8d8db7 | generic | In agriculture and animal husbandry, the Green Revolution popularized the use of conventional hybridization to increase yield. Often hybridized breeds originated in developed countries and were further hybridized with local varieties in the developing world to create high yield strains resistant to local climate and di... | What caused the loss of local governments? | {'text': 'Formerly huge gene pools of various wild and indigenous breeds have collapsed causing widespread genetic erosion', 'answer_start': 392} |
23,714 | 23,372 | 56f72d2e3d8e2e1400e373d5 | generic | On 7 March 1945, the provisional government of the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (Demokratska Federativna Jugoslavija, DFY) was assembled in Belgrade by Josip Broz Tito, while the provisional name allowed for either a republic or monarchy. This government was headed by Tito as provisional Yugoslav Prime Minister and in... | Who was seen as the liberator of Yugoslavia? | {'text': 'Tito', 'answer_start': 777} |
9,348 | 9,006 | 5a7ffa9c8f0597001ac00120 | generic | A further example is the goby fish, which sometimes lives together with a shrimp. The shrimp digs and cleans up a burrow in the sand in which both the shrimp and the goby fish live. The shrimp is almost blind, leaving it vulnerable to predators when outside its burrow. In case of danger the goby fish touches the shrimp... | What is the species of goby that both lives with a shrimp and cleans up ectoparasites on other fish? | {'text': 'Elacatinus', 'answer_start': 457} |
103,033 | 102,691 | 5ad4ccbb5b96ef001a10a108 | generic | Other major television series Spielberg produced were Band of Brothers, Taken and The Pacific. He was an executive producer on the critically acclaimed 2005 TV miniseries Into the West which won two Emmy awards, including one for Geoff Zanelli's score. For his 2010 miniseries The Pacific he teamed up once again with co... | What was the first tv show Gary Goetzman co-produced? | {'text': 'Band of Brothers', 'answer_start': 54} |
126,174 | 125,832 | 573414b84776f41900661815 | generic | With the emergence and growth of several science parks throughout the world that helped create many thousands of scientific, technological and knowledge-based businesses, Portugal started to develop several science parks across the country. These include the Taguspark (in Oeiras), the Coimbra iParque (in Coimbra), the ... | For what reason to companies locate in the Portuguese science parks? | {'text': 'take advantage of a variety of services ranging from financial and legal advice through to marketing and technological support', 'answer_start': 507} |
88,461 | 88,119 | 5ace8c1532bba1001ae4aa00 | generic | Since annelids are soft-bodied, their fossils are rare. Polychaetes' fossil record consists mainly of the jaws that some species had and the mineralized tubes that some secreted. Some Ediacaran fossils such as Dickinsonia in some ways resemble polychaetes, but the similarities are too vague for these fossils to be clas... | Where was Myoscolex unknown? | {'text': 'Australia', 'answer_start': 779} |
11,174 | 10,832 | 56de4ea54396321400ee27ce | generic | The HDI has extended its geographical coverage: David Hastings, of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, published a report geographically extending the HDI to 230+ economies, whereas the UNDP HDI for 2009 enumerates 182 economies and coverage for the 2010 HDI dropped to 169 countr... | How many countries were included in the 2009 HDI? | {'text': '182', 'answer_start': 255} |
21,689 | 21,347 | 5ad3f531604f3c001a3ff973 | generic | Henry VIII assumed direct royal control in 1539 and granted the abbey the status of a cathedral by charter in 1540, simultaneously issuing letters patent establishing the Diocese of Westminster. By granting the abbey cathedral status Henry VIII gained an excuse to spare it from the destruction or dissolution which he i... | When did Henry VII take direct royal control? | {'text': '1539', 'answer_start': 43} |
21,545 | 21,203 | 56e890ee99e8941900975e9d | generic | Bern was a candidate to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, but withdrew its bid in September 2002 after a referendum was passed that showed that the bid was not supported by locals. Those games were eventually awarded to Vancouver, Canada. | What year did Bern want to host the Winter Olympics? | {'text': '2010', 'answer_start': 33} |
89,780 | 89,438 | 57285f8eff5b5019007da1c0 | generic | With its myriad islands, Alaska has nearly 34,000 miles (54,720 km) of tidal shoreline. The Aleutian Islands chain extends west from the southern tip of the Alaska Peninsula. Many active volcanoes are found in the Aleutians and in coastal regions. Unimak Island, for example, is home to Mount Shishaldin, which is an occ... | How much tidal shoreline does Alaska have in miles? | {'text': 'nearly 34,000 miles', 'answer_start': 36} |
84,076 | 83,734 | 5728ba8d4b864d1900164d00 | generic | As a result of the three Carnatic Wars, the British East India Company gained exclusive control over the entire Carnatic region of India. The Company soon expanded its territories around its bases in Bombay and Madras; the Anglo-Mysore Wars (1766–1799) and later the Anglo-Maratha Wars (1772–1818) led to control of the ... | What whole region did the East India company get control over after the Carnatic Wars? | {'text': 'Carnatic', 'answer_start': 112} |
1,062 | 720 | 56d4f71e2ccc5a1400d833a9 | generic | In October 2014, Beyoncé signed a deal to launch an activewear line of clothing with British fashion retailer Topshop. The 50-50 venture is called Parkwood Topshop Athletic Ltd and is scheduled to launch its first dance, fitness and sports ranges in autumn 2015. The line will launch in April 2016. | What is the name of the equal partnership's fashion line between Beyoncé and the British company to come out in 2016? | {'text': 'Parkwood Topshop Athletic Ltd', 'answer_start': 147} |
27,192 | 26,850 | 5ad3c6c6604f3c001a3ff036 | generic | In the US, residents in the line of sight of television station broadcast antennas can receive free, over the air programming with a television set with an ATSC tuner (most sets sold since 2009 have this). This is achieved with a TV aerial, just as it has been since the 1940s except now the major network signals are br... | Laws about antennas keep home owners' associations and city government from allowing what? | {'text': 'installation of antennas', 'answer_start': 766} |
66,703 | 66,361 | 5a62458cf8d794001af1bf19 | generic | The origins of the Samoans are closely studied in modern research about Polynesia in various scientific disciplines such as genetics, linguistics and anthropology. Scientific research is ongoing, although a number of different theories exist; including one proposing that the Samoans originated from Austronesian predece... | From what period is new evidence being used to reassess Austronesian origins? | {'text': 'from 2003 and onwards', 'answer_start': 550} |
60,566 | 60,224 | 5a5fe0adeae51e001ab14cd4 | generic | On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced a deal to acquire Marvel Comics' parent corporation, Marvel Entertainment, for $4 billion or $4.2 billion, with Marvel shareholders to receive $30 and 0.745 Disney shares for each share of Marvel they own. As of 2008, Marvel and its major, longtime competitor DC Com... | When did Marvel switch to Diamond Book Distributors? | {'text': '2010', 'answer_start': 391} |
118,324 | 117,982 | 5acf9f9377cf76001a6855af | generic | In response to the 1966 ruling by the International Court of Justice, South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) military wing, People's Liberation Army of Namibia, a guerrilla group began their armed struggle for independence, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its occupation of Namibia, in... | What percentage of the population Of South Africa was white people? | {'text': '0.2%', 'answer_start': 514} |
105,955 | 105,613 | 572ec86dc246551400ce466a | generic | From roughly 115 to 60 BC, Han forces fought the Xiongnu over control of the oasis city-states in the Tarim Basin. Han was eventually victorious and established the Protectorate of the Western Regions in 60 BC, which dealt with the region's defense and foreign affairs. The Han also expanded southward. The naval conques... | Which group did Han forces fight in the Tarm Basin? | {'text': 'the Xiongnu', 'answer_start': 45} |
87,508 | 87,166 | 57281dd5ff5b5019007d9d77 | generic | As Pioneer introduced Digital Audio to LaserDisc in 1985, they further refined the CAA format. CAA55 was introduced in 1985 with a total playback capacity per side of 55 minutes 5 seconds, reducing the video capacity to resolve bandwidth issues with the inclusion of Digital Audio. Several titles released between 1985 a... | How many works were released to the public with the CAA70 format? | {'text': 'There are not any known uses of this format on the consumer market', 'answer_start': 988} |
11,130 | 10,788 | 5ad0d2f5645df0001a2d0563 | generic | The Human Development Report for 2007/2008 was launched in Brasília, Brazil, on November 27, 2007. Its focus was on "Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world." Most of the data used for the report are derived largely from 2005 or earlier, thus indicating an HDI for 2005. Not all UN member states cho... | What is the most recent year that was included in the 2008/2009 Human Development Report? | {'text': '2005', 'answer_start': 286} |
97,203 | 96,861 | 5a7d1cfd70df9f001a874faa | generic | In Mesoamerica, a similar set of events (i.e., crop domestication and sedentary lifestyles) occurred by around 4500 BC, but possibly as early as 11,000–10,000 BC. These cultures are usually not referred to as belonging to the Neolithic; in America different terms are used such as Formative stage instead of mid-late Neo... | What term is used to describe the mid-late Neolithic era in Asian education? | {'text': 'Formative stage', 'answer_start': 281} |
89,112 | 88,770 | 57284ce5ff5b5019007da12f | generic | In addition to military efforts abroad, in the aftermath of 9/11 the Bush Administration increased domestic efforts to prevent future attacks. Various government bureaucracies that handled security and military functions were reorganized. A new cabinet-level agency called the United States Department of Homeland Securi... | When was the DHS created? | {'text': 'November 2002', 'answer_start': 338} |
102,795 | 102,453 | 5ad4ad395b96ef001a109d85 | generic | While still a student, he was offered a small unpaid intern job at Universal Studios with the editing department. He was later given the opportunity to make a short film for theatrical release, the 26-minute, 35mm, Amblin', which he wrote and directed. Studio vice president Sidney Sheinberg was impressed by the film, w... | Who offered Spielberg an intern job at Universal Studios? | {'text': 'Sidney Sheinberg', 'answer_start': 275} |
121,954 | 121,612 | 5731bc54e17f3d140042234b | generic | In the early stages of the First Punic War (264 BC) the first known Roman gladiatorial munus was held, described as a funeral blood-rite to the manes of a Roman military aristocrat. The gladiator munus was never explicitly acknowledged as a human sacrifice, probably because death was not its inevitable outcome or purpo... | What was not the ultimate purpose of gladiatorial rites? | {'text': 'death', 'answer_start': 275} |
126,020 | 125,678 | 5733e2c24776f41900661424 | generic | Laurisilva is a unique type of subtropical rainforest found in few areas of Europe and the world: in the Azores, and in particular on the island of Madeira, there are large forests of endemic Laurisilva forests (the latter protected as a natural heritage preserve). There are several species of diverse mammalian fauna, ... | What type of animal crosses between Europe and Africa during the Autumn? | {'text': 'migratory birds', 'answer_start': 615} |
86,900 | 86,558 | 5a81d33331013a001a334f05 | generic | In modular arithmetic, two integers are added and then the sum is divided by a positive integer called the modulus. The result of modular addition is the remainder of that division. For any modulus, n, the set of integers from 0 to n − 1 forms a group under modular addition: the inverse of any element a is n − a, and 0... | What is the result of the remained of the division? | {'text': 'modular addition', 'answer_start': 130} |
8,335 | 7,993 | 5ad0104777cf76001a686879 | generic | Internationally, Sassou's regime has been hit by corruption revelations despite attempts to censor them. One French investigation found over 110 bank accounts and dozens of lavish properties in France; Sassou denounced embezzlement investigations as "racist" and "colonial". | What has Sassou's regime been hit by nationally? | {'text': 'corruption revelations', 'answer_start': 49} |
5,486 | 5,144 | 56d0f72317492d1400aab6a5 | generic | West's outspoken views and ventures outside of music have received significant mainstream attention. He has been a frequent source of controversy and public scrutiny for his conduct at award shows, on social media, and in other public settings. His more publicized comments include his declaration that President George ... | What fashion items does Kanye West design? | {'text': 'clothing and footwear', 'answer_start': 609} |
60,921 | 60,579 | 5726682add62a815002e83ef | generic | In the mid-16th century, "botanical gardens" were founded in a number of Italian universities – the Padua botanical garden in 1545 is usually considered to be the first which is still in its original location. These gardens continued the practical value of earlier "physic gardens", often associated with monasteries, in... | What science was botany considered to be a part of? | {'text': 'medicine', 'answer_start': 712} |
54,098 | 53,756 | 572693ee5951b619008f773c | generic | By mid-1950, North Korean forces numbered between 150,000 and 200,000 troops, organized into 10 infantry divisions, one tank division, and one air force division, with 210 fighter planes and 280 tanks, who captured scheduled objectives and territory, among them Kaesong, Chuncheon, Uijeongbu, and Ongjin. Their forces in... | What type of naval ships did the South and North Koreans have? | {'text': 'small warships', 'answer_start': 671} |
32,307 | 31,965 | 57097c64200fba140036806f | generic | These different explorations of 'identity' demonstrate how difficult a concept it is to pin down. Since identity is a virtual thing, it is impossible to define it empirically. Discussions of identity use the term with different meanings, from fundamental and abiding sameness, to fluidity, contingency, negotiated and so... | The idea that identity is made of components that are identified by individuals is what idea? | {'text': 'the idea of identification', 'answer_start': 1219} |
64,895 | 64,553 | 5ace4eb332bba1001ae4a23e | generic | The streets in downtown Ann Arbor conform to a grid pattern, though this pattern is less common in the surrounding areas. Major roads branch out from the downtown district like spokes on a wheel to the highways surrounding the city. The city is belted by three freeways: I-94, which runs along the southern portion of th... | M-41 runs along what edge of the city? | {'text': 'northern edge', 'answer_start': 442} |
51,934 | 51,592 | 5725c6b038643c19005accc5 | generic | Chickens are medium-sized, chunky birds with an upright stance and characterised by fleshy red combs and wattles on their heads. Males, known as cocks, are usually larger, more boldly coloured, and have more exaggerated plumage than females (hens). Chickens are gregarious, omnivorous, ground-dwelling birds that in thei... | From what birds are chickens decended from ? | {'text': "Today's domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is mainly descended from the wild red junglefowl of Asia", 'answer_start': 533} |
82,637 | 82,295 | 5a12506f6614be00188f24ea | generic | Several MLB teams used to play regular exhibition games during the year against nearby teams in the other major league, but regular-season interleague play has made such games unnecessary. The two Canadian MLB teams, the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League and the Montreal Expos of the National League, met annuall... | What major league New York team played for the piercing cup? | {'text': 'New York Yankees', 'answer_start': 458} |
59,163 | 58,821 | 5acd9fb007355d001abf4855 | generic | In the closely contested 2000 election, the state played a pivotal role. Out of more than 5.8 million votes for the two main contenders Bush and Al Gore, around 500 votes separated the two candidates for the all-decisive Florida electoral votes that landed Bush the election win. Florida's felony disenfranchisement law ... | Who didn't vote in 2004? | {'text': 'disenfranchised felons', 'answer_start': 476} |
35,270 | 34,928 | 570a86c76d058f1900182f41 | generic | Due to the centralisation of power and the Viking invasions, there is relatively little written record of the non-Wessex dialects after Alfred's unification. Some Mercian texts continued to be written, however, and the influence of Mercian is apparent in some of the translations produced under Alfred's programme, many ... | From what Old English dialect did Scots derive? | {'text': 'Northumbrian', 'answer_start': 679} |
69,896 | 69,554 | 5726e53df1498d1400e8ef22 | generic | Later interpretations of Avicenna's philosophy split into three different schools; those (such as al-Tusi) who continued to apply his philosophy as a system to interpret later political events and scientific advances; those (such as al-Razi) who considered Avicenna's theological works in isolation from his wider philos... | What are Islamic schools also known as? | {'text': 'madrasahs', 'answer_start': 634} |
36,939 | 36,597 | 570b40946b8089140040f839 | generic | When revolutionary France declared war on Great Britain in 1793, the United States sought to remain neutral, but the Jay Treaty, which was favorable to Great Britain, angered the French government, which viewed it as a violation of the 1778 Treaty of Alliance. French privateers began to seize U.S. vessels, which led to... | What treaty with England conflicted with the United States' Treaty of Alliance with France? | {'text': 'the Jay Treaty', 'answer_start': 113} |
24,466 | 24,124 | 56f8410daef2371900625f53 | generic | There were a number of avenues to upward social mobility and the achievement of nobility. Poland's nobility was not a rigidly exclusive, closed class. Many low-born individuals, including townsfolk, peasants and Jews, could and did rise to official ennoblement in Polish society. Each szlachcic had enormous influence ov... | What class was polands nobility? | {'text': 'closed class', 'answer_start': 137} |
72,936 | 72,594 | 5727713d708984140094ddad | generic | The primary site of infection in the lungs, known as the "Ghon focus", is generally located in either the upper part of the lower lobe, or the lower part of the upper lobe. Tuberculosis of the lungs may also occur via infection from the blood stream. This is known as a Simon focus and is typically found in the top of t... | Four areas of the body are usually safe from TB infection, including skeletal muscles, heart, and thyroid; what's the fourth? | {'text': 'pancreas', 'answer_start': 608} |
63,932 | 63,590 | 5ad3d6fd604f3c001a3ff321 | generic | Milton Winternitz led the Yale Medical School as its dean from 1920 to 1935. Dedicated to the new scientific medicine established in Germany, he was equally fervent about "social medicine" and the study of humans in their culture and environment. He established the "Yale System" of teaching, with few lectures and fewer... | What teaching style did Milton Winternitz reject? | {'text': 'Yale System', 'answer_start': 267} |
16,779 | 16,437 | 5acd4cd507355d001abf3c6a | generic | Characteristics of the "I" signals on E2 and E5B are generally similar to the civilian codes of GPS (L1-CA and L2C), but Compass signals have somewhat greater power. The notation of Compass signals used in this page follows the naming of the frequency bands and agrees with the notation used in the American literature o... | The Japanese notation can be found in which row on the table? | {'text': 'first', 'answer_start': 415} |
79,459 | 79,117 | 5727a9b13acd2414000de917 | generic | The city's charter was granted by Prince John, as Lord of Ireland, in 1185. The city was once fully walled, and some wall sections and gates remain today. For much of the Middle Ages, Cork city was an outpost of Old English culture in the midst of a predominantly hostile Gaelic countryside and cut off from the English ... | Who granted Cork's charter? | {'text': 'Prince John', 'answer_start': 34} |
47,280 | 46,938 | 5a8ce0a4fd22b3001a8d8f9e | generic | One question that is crucial in cognitive neuroscience is how information and mental experiences are coded and represented in the brain. Scientists have gained much knowledge about the neuronal codes from the studies of plasticity, but most of such research has been focused on simple learning in simple neuronal circuit... | What are the roles of Covergence-divergence voids? | {'text': 'might be the neural networks where memories are stored and retrieved', 'answer_start': 546} |
39,954 | 39,612 | 570e7e5a0b85d914000d7f51 | generic | Water storage and supply for Melbourne is managed by Melbourne Water, which is owned by the Victorian Government. The organisation is also responsible for management of sewerage and the major water catchments in the region as well as the Wonthaggi desalination plant and North–South Pipeline. Water is stored in a series... | Which is Melbourne's largest dam? | {'text': 'Thomson River Dam', 'answer_start': 411} |
66,234 | 65,892 | 5a81c56131013a001a334e87 | generic | The island is subject to separate immigration controls from the remainder of Australia. Until recently immigration to Norfolk Island even by other Australian citizens was heavily restricted. In 2012, immigration controls were relaxed with the introduction of an Unrestricted Entry Permit for all Australian and New Zeala... | When will the Russian migration system replace Norfolk Island's immigration policies? | {'text': '1 July 2016', 'answer_start': 483} |
119,180 | 118,838 | 5ad18f59645df0001a2d1f5b | generic | The first visible-spectrum (red) LED was developed in 1962 by Nick Holonyak, Jr., while working at General Electric Company. Holonyak first reported his LED in the journal Applied Physics Letters on the December 1, 1962. M. George Craford, a former graduate student of Holonyak, invented the first yellow LED and improve... | What color non-LED was later created in 1972? | {'text': 'yellow', 'answer_start': 298} |
50,517 | 50,175 | 5725140d0a492a19004356e9 | generic | Many Islamic anti-Masonic arguments are closely tied to both antisemitism and Anti-Zionism, though other criticisms are made such as linking Freemasonry to al-Masih ad-Dajjal (the false Messiah). Some Muslim anti-Masons argue that Freemasonry promotes the interests of the Jews around the world and that one of its aims ... | What are most of the arguements by anti-masonic muslims centered on? | {'text': 'antisemitism and Anti-Zionism', 'answer_start': 61} |
728 | 386 | 56bfb10da10cfb140055124b | generic | In 2015 Beyoncé signed an open letter which the ONE Campaign had been collecting signatures for; the letter was addressed to Angela Merkel and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, urging them to focus on women as they serve as the head of the G7 in Germany and the AU in South Africa respectively, which will start to set the priorit... | When will they meet? | {'text': 'September 2015', 'answer_start': 374} |
46,959 | 46,617 | 5719d3af4faf5e1900b8a814 | generic | A shipbuilding boom in the early part of the 20th century became massive during World War I, making Seattle somewhat of a company town; the subsequent retrenchment led to the Seattle General Strike of 1919, the first general strike in the country. A 1912 city development plan by Virgil Bogue went largely unused. Seattl... | When did the General Strike happen in Seattle? | {'text': '1919', 'answer_start': 201} |
41,555 | 41,213 | 570d67b0fed7b91900d46005 | generic | Valencia stands on the banks of the Turia River, located on the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula and the western part of the Mediterranean Sea, fronting the Gulf of Valencia. At its founding by the Romans, it stood on a river island in the Turia, 6.4 km (4 mi) from the sea. The Albufera, a freshwater lagoon and e... | From what entity was the Albufera bought? | {'text': 'Crown of Spain', 'answer_start': 445} |
14,397 | 14,055 | 56df8ed54a1a83140091eb3a | generic | Bell's patent 174,465, was issued to Bell on March 7, 1876, by the U.S. Patent Office. Bell's patent covered "the method of, and apparatus for, transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically ... by causing electrical undulations, similar in form to the vibrations of the air accompanying the said vocal or other soun... | Bell's patent was for the method and what for transmitting vocal and other sounds telegraphically? | {'text': 'apparatus', 'answer_start': 129} |
110,448 | 110,106 | 572fb2fb947a6a140053cbad | generic | Fears decreased when Stalin died in 1953 and Nikita Khruschev emerged as the Soviet Union's new leader. Soon, life in Soviet Armenia began to see rapid improvement. The church, which suffered greatly under Stalin, was revived when Catholicos Vazgen I assumed the duties of his office in 1955. In 1967, a memorial to the ... | Where is the memorial for the Armenian Genocide? | {'text': 'Yerevan', 'answer_start': 418} |
111,888 | 111,546 | 5ad0dbc9645df0001a2d06cc | generic | Participation in the Premier League by some Scottish or Irish clubs has sometimes been discussed, but without result. The idea came closest to reality in 1998, when Wimbledon received Premier League approval to relocate to Dublin, Ireland, but the move was blocked by the Football Association of Ireland. Additionally, t... | Discussion about which clubs has led to them joining the Premier League? | {'text': 'Scottish or Irish clubs', 'answer_start': 44} |
55,069 | 54,727 | 57268c25dd62a815002e8928 | generic | The Greek national basketball team has a decades-long tradition of excellence in the sport, being considered among the world's top basketball powers. As of 2012, it ranked 4th in the world and 2nd in Europe. They have won the European Championship twice in 1987 and 2005, and have reached the final four in two of the la... | How many times has the Greek national basketball team won the European championship? | {'text': 'twice', 'answer_start': 248} |
21,352 | 21,010 | 5ad27f44d7d075001a42975f | generic | After World War II, due to Ukrainian collaborationism with the Axis powers in an attempt to gain independence, Moscow changed its policy towards repression of the Ukrainian language. | Whose collaboration caused Moscow to change its policy regarding independence? | {'text': 'Ukrainian collaborationism with the Axis powers', 'answer_start': 27} |
68,450 | 68,108 | 5726bc32dd62a815002e8eb3 | generic | Raleigh-Durham International Airport, the region's primary airport and the second-largest in North Carolina, located northwest of downtown Raleigh via Interstate-40 between Raleigh and Durham, serves the city and greater Research Triangle metropolitan region, as well as much of eastern North Carolina. The airport offer... | What are there 10 million of each year at the airport? | {'text': 'passengers', 'answer_start': 422} |
112,856 | 112,514 | 57323fc60fdd8d15006c687d | generic | From early 1944 until the days leading up to the invasion, Kuribayashi transformed the island into a massive network of bunkers, hidden guns, and 11 mi (18 km) of underground tunnels. The heavy American naval and air bombardment did little but drive the Japanese further underground, making their positions impervious to... | What were the pillboxes and bunkers connected by? | {'text': 'underground tunnels', 'answer_start': 163} |
43,286 | 42,944 | 5ad0c1be645df0001a2d01e7 | generic | Following the adoption of UN Resolution 390A(V) in December 1950, Eritrea was federated with Ethiopia under the prompting of the United States. The resolution called for Eritrea and Ethiopia to be linked through a loose federal structure under the sovereignty of the Emperor. Eritrea was to have its own administrative a... | What rights did UN Resolution 390A(V) give to Ethiopians? | {'text': 'democratic', 'answer_start': 733} |
71,180 | 70,838 | 5ad27cfdd7d075001a4296a1 | generic | For Germany, because an autarkic economic approach or an alliance with Britain were impossible, closer relations with the Soviet Union to obtain raw materials became necessary, if not just for economic reasons alone. Moreover, an expected British blockade in the event of war would create massive shortages for Germany i... | During non-conflict, what would prevent transport of materials? | {'text': 'British blockade', 'answer_start': 239} |
20,150 | 19,808 | 56e7822000c9c71400d771e2 | generic | Enrollment at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses was 23,597 students in fall 2014; an additional 3,371 students were enrolled at the KU Medical Center for a total enrollment of 26,968 students across the three campuses. The university overall employed 2,663 faculty members in fall 2012. | In the autumn of 2014, how many people attended the University of Kansas's Medical Center? | {'text': '3,371', 'answer_start': 96} |
36,208 | 35,866 | 570af0f8ec8fbc190045b78b | generic | Videophone calls (also: videocalls, video chat as well as Skype and Skyping in verb form), differ from videoconferencing in that they expect to serve individuals, not groups. However that distinction has become increasingly blurred with technology improvements such as increased bandwidth and sophisticated software clie... | What are videoconferencing calls now more commonly known as? | {'text': 'a video link', 'answer_start': 593} |
44,811 | 44,469 | 57100d1da58dae1900cd681b | generic | Perceived sexual orientation may affect how a person is treated. For instance, in the United States, the FBI reported that 15.6% of hate crimes reported to police in 2004 were "because of a sexual-orientation bias". Under the UK Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003, as explained by Advisory, Concil... | What percent of hate crimes did the FBI relate to sexual orientation bias? | {'text': '15.6%', 'answer_start': 123} |
61,476 | 61,134 | 572700addd62a815002e9764 | generic | Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide. The Guinness World Records acknowledged her as the best-selling female recording artist and the fourth best-selling act of all time, behind The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and Michael Jackson. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is... | How many MTV video music awards does Madonna have? | {'text': '20', 'answer_start': 1085} |
32,479 | 32,137 | 5a361229788daf001a5f86fa | generic | Due to extreme variation in elevation, great variation occurs in the climatic conditions of Himachal . The climate varies from hot and subhumid tropical in the southern tracts to, with more elevation, cold, alpine, and glacial in the northern and eastern mountain ranges. The state has areas like Dharamsala that receive... | How are most parts of Lahaul except in Spiti? | {'text': 'very hot', 'answer_start': 566} |
7,357 | 7,015 | 56db02f4e7c41114004b4c38 | generic |
China: In China, the torch was first welcomed by Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang and State Councilor Liu Yandong. It was subsequently passed onto CPC General Secretary Hu Jintao. A call to boycott French hypermart Carrefour from May 1 began spreading through mobile text messaging and online chat roo... | Who was said to have given money to the Dalai Lama? | {'text': 'the LVMH Group', 'answer_start': 417} |
88,726 | 88,384 | 57286a723acd2414000df9b9 | generic | Some findings in the fields of cosmology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience are interpreted by atheists (including Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris) as evidence that God is an imaginary entity only, with no basis in reality. A single, omniscient God who is imagined to have created the universe and is particularly ... | How does Dawkins interpret evidence for or against the existence of God? | {'text': 'a lack of evidence for the material existence', 'answer_start': 488} |
59,031 | 58,689 | 5726612f708984140094c41b | generic | Florida's nickname is the "Sunshine State", but severe weather is a common occurrence in the state. Central Florida is known as the lightning capital of the United States, as it experiences more lightning strikes than anywhere else in the country. Florida has one of the highest average precipitation levels of any state... | What is Florida's nickname | {'text': 'Sunshine State', 'answer_start': 27} |
34,911 | 34,569 | 570a7d566d058f1900182eaa | generic | More contemporary views along the evolutionary psychology spectrum posit that both basic emotions and social emotions evolved to motivate (social) behaviors that were adaptive in the ancestral environment. Current research[citation needed] suggests that emotion is an essential part of any human decision-making and plan... | Who argued that emotional responses compete with instinct and reason? | {'text': 'Paul D. MacLean', 'answer_start': 414} |
65,510 | 65,168 | 5acfd22577cf76001a6861d3 | generic | Architectural interest in Cubism centered on the dissolution and reconstitution of three-dimensional form, using simple geometric shapes, juxtaposed without the illusions of classical perspective. Diverse elements could be superimposed, made transparent or penetrate one another, while retaining their spatial relationsh... | Who said that Cubism was not becoming an influetial aspect in modern architecture ? | {'text': 'Raymond Duchamp-Villon', 'answer_start': 440} |
70,640 | 70,298 | 5ad42b72604f3c001a400933 | generic | The professionals soon displaced the amateur ex-Public schoolboys. Bermuda's role as the primary Royal Navy base in the Western Hemisphere, with an army garrison to match, ensured that the naval and military officers quickly introduced the newly formalised sports to Bermuda, including cricket, football, Rugby football,... | Who did schoolboys displace? | {'text': 'professionals', 'answer_start': 4} |
37,841 | 37,499 | 570bc6466b8089140040fa30 | generic | In absolute terms, the planet has lost 52% of its biodiversity since 1970 according to a 2014 study by the World Wildlife Fund. The Living Planet Report 2014 claims that "the number of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish across the globe is, on average, about half the size it was 40 years ago". Of that number... | What percentage of biodiversity has the planet lost since 1970 | {'text': '52%', 'answer_start': 39} |
17,955 | 17,613 | 56e17841cd28a01900c67997 | generic | Between 1999 and 2006, Bicycling magazine named Boston three times as one of the worst cities in the US for cycling; regardless, it has one of the highest rates of bicycle commuting. In 2008, as a consequence of improvements made to bicycling conditions within the city, the same magazine put Boston on its "Five for the... | Bicycling magazine named Boston one of the worst cities in the US for what? | {'text': 'cycling', 'answer_start': 25} |
85,999 | 85,657 | 5ad33e29604f3c001a3fdba3 | generic | Following speculation that Sony was working on a 'slim' model, Sony officially announced the PS3 CECH-2000 model on August 18, 2009, at the Sony Gamescom press conference. New features included a slimmer form factor, decreased power consumption, and a quieter cooling system. It was released in major territories by Sept... | What was the model number of the thick version of the PlayStation 3? | {'text': 'PS3 CECH-2000', 'answer_start': 93} |
83,042 | 82,700 | 5ad2cf6ad7d075001a42a30f | generic | The Northwestern Interdisciplinary Law Review is a scholarly legal publication published annually by an editorial board of Northwestern University undergraduates. The journal's mission is to publish interdisciplinary legal research, drawing from fields such as history, literature, economics, philosophy, and art. Founde... | Who funds The Southwestern Interdisciplinary Law Review? | {'text': 'Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies and the Office of the Provost', 'answer_start': 454} |
114,352 | 114,010 | 5a79d0f317ab25001a8a00d1 | generic | The laws of the game are determined by the International Football Association Board (IFAB). The Board was formed in 1886 after a meeting in Manchester of The Football Association, the Scottish Football Association, the Football Association of Wales, and the Irish Football Association. FIFA, the international football b... | What year was the IFAB ignored? | {'text': '1886', 'answer_start': 116} |
117,474 | 117,132 | 5730a6cd2461fd1900a9cf51 | generic | However, some scholars contest the idea of a Proto-Euphratean language or one substrate language. It has been suggested by them and others, that the Sumerian language was originally that of the hunter and fisher peoples, who lived in the marshland and the Eastern Arabia littoral region, and were part of the Arabian bif... | Where did the original Sumerians live? | {'text': 'marshland', 'answer_start': 238} |
47,295 | 46,953 | 571a479b10f8ca1400304fb0 | generic | In contrast, procedural memory (or implicit memory) is not based on the conscious recall of information, but on implicit learning. It can best be summarized as remember how to do something. Procedural memory is primarily employed in learning motor skills and should be considered a subset of implicit memory. It is revea... | If Bob does throws 15 more free throws than he did last week, how many more explicit memories has he gained? | {'text': 'no new explicit memories have been formed,', 'answer_start': 386} |
35,735 | 35,393 | 5a2e180bf28ef0001a526792 | generic | On July 22, 2008, in the aftermath of the Southwest Airlines inspection scandal, a bill was unanimously approved in the House to tighten regulations concerning airplane maintenance procedures, including the establishment of a whistleblower office and a two-year "cooling off" period that FAA inspectors or supervisors of... | When did the unanimous decision of the house and senate to pass the bill take place? | {'text': 'July 22, 2008', 'answer_start': 3} |
18,888 | 18,546 | 56e767c137bdd419002c3f5f | generic | Mechanical pulping yields almost a tonne of pulp per tonne of dry wood used, which is why mechanical pulps are sometimes referred to as "high yield" pulps. With almost twice the yield as chemical pulping, mechanical pulps is often cheaper. Mass-market paperback books and newspapers tend to use mechanical papers. Book p... | What type of process is used to produce most paper used in paperback books? | {'text': 'Mechanical', 'answer_start': 0} |
38,756 | 38,414 | 570c4d68b3d812140066d0a2 | generic | In 1943, Barcelona faced rivals Real Madrid in the semi-finals of Copa del Generalísimo (now the Copa del Rey). The first match at Les Corts was won by Barcelona 3–0. Real Madrid comfortably won the second leg, beating Barcelona 11–1. According to football writer Sid Lowe, "There have been relatively few mentions of th... | What was the score of the second match in 1943 played against Real Madrid? | {'text': '11–1', 'answer_start': 229} |
44,425 | 44,083 | 5ad36069604f3c001a3fdf2e | generic | During 1951, George VI's health declined and Elizabeth frequently stood in for him at public events. When she toured Canada and visited President Harry S. Truman in Washington, D.C., in October 1951, her private secretary, Martin Charteris, carried a draft accession declaration in case the King died while she was on to... | In what year did Martin Charteris become Elizabeth's private secretary? | {'text': '1951', 'answer_start': 194} |
123,555 | 123,213 | 5731e7900fdd8d15006c662d | generic | Greece is a developed country with an economy based on the service (82.8%) and industrial sectors (13.3%). The agricultural sector contributed 3.9% of national economic output in 2015. Important Greek industries include tourism and shipping. With 18 million international tourists in 2013, Greece was the 7th most visite... | What type of country is Greece? | {'text': 'developed', 'answer_start': 12} |
92,920 | 92,578 | 5728fd38af94a219006a9edf | generic | Bushi was the name given to the ancient Japanese soldiers from traditional warrior families. The bushi class was developed mainly in the north of Japan. They formed powerful clans, which in the 12th century were against the noble families who were grouping themselves to support the imperial family who lived in Kyoto. S... | What was a bukeyashiki? | {'text': 'the mansion of a warrior', 'answer_start': 500} |
89,084 | 88,742 | 57284b682ca10214002da260 | generic | In the following months, NATO took a wide range of measures to respond to the threat of terrorism. On 22 November 2002, the member states of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) decided on a Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism, which explicitly states, "EAPC States are committed to the protection and prom... | Where did NATO begin naval operations after 2002? | {'text': 'the Mediterranean Sea', 'answer_start': 454} |
60,692 | 60,350 | 57266c3edd62a815002e8467 | generic | During the 1760s and early 1770s, relations between the Thirteen Colonies and Britain became increasingly strained, primarily because of resentment of the British Parliament's attempts to govern and tax American colonists without their consent. This was summarised at the time by the slogan "No taxation without represen... | What was the American colonists' anti-tax slogan? | {'text': '"No taxation without representation"', 'answer_start': 291} |
33,496 | 33,154 | 5acd906c07355d001abf4733 | generic | Beer contains ethyl alcohol, the same chemical that is present in wine and distilled spirits and as such, beer consumption has short-term psychological and physiological effects on the user. Different concentrations of alcohol in the human body have different effects on a person. The effects of alcohol depend on the am... | What does an ABC of 0.09% to 0.25% cause? | {'text': 'lethargy, sedation, balance problems and blurred vision.', 'answer_start': 904} |
105,891 | 105,549 | 5a87cb6019b91f001a626dda | generic | The lowest pressure that can be attained in a system is also dependent on many things other than the nature of the pumps. Multiple pumps may be connected in series, called stages, to achieve higher vacuums. The choice of seals, chamber geometry, materials, and pump-down procedures will all have an impact. Collectively,... | What can oil contamination be dependent on instead of pump nature? | {'text': 'many things', 'answer_start': 74} |
7,543 | 7,201 | 56db3241e7c41114004b4f27 | generic | India rejected Chinese demands that the torch route be clear of India's 150,000-strong Tibetan exile community, by which they required a ban on congregation near the curtailed 3 km route. In response Indian officials said India was a democracy, and "a wholesale ban on protests was out of the question". Contradicting so... | How many Tibetan exiles are said to be in India? | {'text': '150,000', 'answer_start': 72} |
412 | 70 | 56bf79c73aeaaa14008c9671 | generic | At age eight, Beyoncé and childhood friend Kelly Rowland met LaTavia Roberson while in an audition for an all-girl entertainment group. They were placed into a group with three other girls as Girl's Tyme, and rapped and danced on the talent show circuit in Houston. After seeing the group, R&B producer Arne Frager broug... | At what age did Beyonce meet LaTavia Robertson? | {'text': 'age eight', 'answer_start': 3} |
11,338 | 10,996 | 5a63379768151a001a922266 | generic | Italy became a major industrialized country again, due to its post-war economic miracle. The European Union (EU) involved the division of powers, with taxation, health and education handled by the nation states, while the EU had charge of market rules, competition, legal standards and environmentalism. The Soviet econo... | When did the EU dissovle? | {'text': '1991', 'answer_start': 474} |
26,092 | 25,750 | 56f8e98f9b226e1400dd11bc | generic | In 1855 a reprint of a letter earlier sent to The Times appeared in Littel's Living Age. Its author, an "official Chinese interpreter of 10 years' active service" and a member of the Oriental Club, Thomas Taylor Meadows, was replying to the suggestion by another interpreter that the British Empire was wasting its resou... | What was Thomas Taylor Meadows replying to? | {'text': 'the suggestion by another interpreter', 'answer_start': 237} |
38,513 | 38,171 | 5a6115e6e9e1cc001a33cec6 | generic | The word gymnastics derives from the common Greek adjective γυμνός (gymnos) meaning "naked", by way of the related verb γυμνάζω (gymnazo), whose meaning is to train naked", "train in gymnastic exercise", generally "to train, to exercise". The verb had this meaning, because athletes in ancient times exercised and compet... | What word means playing in the gymnasium? | {'text': 'gymnastics', 'answer_start': 9} |
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