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462 | 120 | 56d484312ccc5a1400d8315e | generic | In July 2002, Beyoncé continued her acting career playing Foxxy Cleopatra alongside Mike Myers in the comedy film, Austin Powers in Goldmember, which spent its first weekend atop the US box office and grossed $73 million. Beyoncé released "Work It Out" as the lead single from its soundtrack album which entered the top ... | What film did Beyoncé star in with Mike Myers in 2002? | {'text': 'Austin Powers in Goldmember', 'answer_start': 115} |
101,806 | 101,464 | 5a8dcededf8bba001a0f9c6d | generic | After the war, Feynman declined an offer from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, despite the presence there of such distinguished faculty members as Albert Einstein, Kurt Gödel and John von Neumann. Feynman followed Hans Bethe, instead, to Cornell University, where Feynman taught theoretical phy... | Which colleague did Feynman avoid at Cornell? | {'text': 'Hans Bethe', 'answer_start': 240} |
59,519 | 59,177 | 5acfbeeb77cf76001a685c24 | generic | Presbyterian history is part of the history of Christianity, but the beginning of Presbyterianism as a distinct movement occurred during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. As the Catholic Church resisted the reformers, several different theological movements splintered from the Church and bore different denominat... | Other than Geneva, which countries can the Presbyterian church be traced back to? | {'text': 'England and Scotland', 'answer_start': 656} |
108,682 | 108,340 | 572f96dd04bcaa1900d76ab7 | generic | Hyderabad's role in the pearl trade has given it the name "City of Pearls" and up until the 18th century, the city was also the only global trading centre for large diamonds. Industrialisation began under the Nizams in the late 19th century, helped by railway expansion that connected the city with major ports. From the... | During what era was The Defence Research and Development Organisation founded? | {'text': 'From the 1950s to the 1970s', 'answer_start': 312} |
6,986 | 6,644 | 56d5cd181c85041400946de5 | generic | The breed with the shortest lifespan (among breeds for which there is a questionnaire survey with a reasonable sample size) is the Dogue de Bordeaux, with a median longevity of about 5.2 years, but several breeds, including Miniature Bull Terriers, Bloodhounds, and Irish Wolfhounds are nearly as short-lived, with media... | What is the median length of life for the canine breed that lives the least amount of years? | {'text': '5.2 years', 'answer_start': 183} |
30,986 | 30,644 | 5707194190286e26004fc8f0 | generic | Under Governor Miguel Ahumada, the education system in the state was unified and brought under tighter control by the state government, and the metric system was standardized throughout the state to replace the colonial system of weights and measures. On September 16, 1897, the Civilian Hospital of Chihuahua was inaugu... | The first large scale dam project was initiated on which river? | {'text': 'Chuviscar River', 'answer_start': 847} |
26,550 | 26,208 | 56f9906d9e9bad19000a0ad5 | generic | The rapid development of religions in Zhejiang has driven the local committee of ethnic and religious affairs to enact measures to rationalise them in 2014, variously named "Three Rectifications and One Demolition" operations or "Special Treatment Work on Illegally Constructed Sites of Religious and Folk Religion Activ... | These regulations have led to the demolition of churches and what else? | {'text': 'folk religion temples', 'answer_start': 420} |
116,123 | 115,781 | 573051df2461fd1900a9cd28 | generic | However, according to research firm NPD, sales of devices running Windows in the United States have declined 21 percent compared to the same time period in 2011. As the holiday shopping season wrapped up, Windows 8 sales continued to lag, even as Apple reported brisk sales. The market research firm IDC reported an over... | What is the decline in PC sales attributed to? | {'text': 'consumers bought more mobile devices', 'answer_start': 588} |
89,890 | 89,548 | 5728a9973acd2414000dfc48 | generic | The Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks claims that at least 20 Alaskan native languages exist and there are also some languages with different dialects. Most of Alaska's native languages belong to either the Eskimo–Aleut or Na-Dene language families however some languages are thought to... | What are the two main native Alaskan language families? | {'text': 'Eskimo–Aleut or Na-Dene', 'answer_start': 241} |
66,784 | 66,442 | 5a625b2ff8d794001af1bf92 | generic | The unicameral legislature (the Fono) consists of 49 members serving 5-year terms. Forty-seven are matai title-holders elected from territorial districts by Samoans; the other two are chosen by non-Samoans with no chiefly affiliation on separate electoral rolls. Universal suffrage was adopted in 1990, but only chiefs (... | In what year were women allowed to stand for election to the Samoan seats? | {'text': 'in 1990', 'answer_start': 294} |
2,780 | 2,438 | 5a8dc46bdf8bba001a0f9be8 | generic | A Japan-exclusive manga series based on Twilight Princess, penned and illustrated by Akira Himekawa, was first released on February 8, 2016. The series is available solely via publisher Shogakukan's MangaOne mobile application. While the manga adaptation began almost ten years after the initial release of the game on w... | The Twilight Princess game was only available in what country? | {'text': 'Japan', 'answer_start': 2} |
5,770 | 5,428 | 56d1e9ace7d4791d009024b4 | generic | Mahayana Buddhism received significant theoretical grounding from Nagarjuna (perhaps c. 150–250 CE), arguably the most influential scholar within the Mahayana tradition. Nagarjuna's primary contribution to Buddhist philosophy was the systematic exposition of the concept of śūnyatā, or "emptiness", widely attested in th... | Nagarjuna said that sentient beings are empty of what? | {'text': 'ātman', 'answer_start': 643} |
25,535 | 25,193 | 56f8e6839e9bad19000a06cb | generic | Malaria kills more residents; 9% of the population have reported infection, It causes three times as many deaths as AIDS. In 2008, fewer than half of children younger than five slept under antimalaria nets or had access to antimalarial drugs. | What percentage of the population has Malaria? | {'text': '9%', 'answer_start': 30} |
86,026 | 85,684 | 5ad2a6f7d7d075001a429dfb | generic | PlayStation 3 launched in North America with 14 titles, with another three being released before the end of 2006. After the first week of sales it was confirmed that Resistance: Fall of Man from Insomniac Games was the top-selling launch game in North America. The game was heavily praised by numerous video game website... | The PS3 Game of the Year award 2006 was given to what game? | {'text': 'Resistance: Fall of Man', 'answer_start': 166} |
111,886 | 111,544 | 5733ef4b4776f41900661552 | 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... | In which year did a Premier League team consider relocating to Ireland? | {'text': '1998', 'answer_start': 154} |
103,660 | 103,318 | 5acee13032bba1001ae4b83a | generic | Models suggest that Neptune's troposphere is banded by clouds of varying compositions depending on altitude. The upper-level clouds lie at pressures below one bar, where the temperature is suitable for methane to condense. For pressures between one and five bars (100 and 500 kPa), clouds of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide... | Which clouds on Neptune are suitable for methane to expand? | {'text': 'upper-level', 'answer_start': 113} |
26,494 | 26,152 | 56f98cd19e9bad19000a0aa5 | generic | Zhejiang's main manufacturing sectors are electromechanical industries, textiles, chemical industries, food, and construction materials. In recent years Zhejiang has followed its own development model, dubbed the "Zhejiang model", which is based on prioritizing and encouraging entrepreneurship, an emphasis on small bus... | What was Zhejiang's nominal GDP in yuan for 2011? | {'text': '3.20 trillion', 'answer_start': 1419} |
68,278 | 67,936 | 5acd59a007355d001abf3e3d | generic | South Raleigh is located along U.S. 401 south toward Fuquay-Varina and along US 70 into suburban Garner. This area is the least developed and least dense area of Raleigh (much of the area lies within the Swift Creek watershed district, where development regulations limit housing densities and construction). The area is... | What borders South Raleigh to the west? | {'text': 'Garner', 'answer_start': 366} |
89,293 | 88,951 | 572875602ca10214002da38a | generic | Finance proved a major problem for the Labour Party during this period; a "cash for peerages" scandal under Blair resulted in the drying up of many major sources of donations. Declining party membership, partially due to the reduction of activists' influence upon policy-making under the reforms of Neil Kinnock and Blai... | How far was the Conservative party in debt? | {'text': '£12 million', 'answer_start': 544} |
14,343 | 14,001 | 56df84d756340a1900b29cd5 | generic | Bell's father was invited by Sarah Fuller, principal of the Boston School for Deaf Mutes (which continues today as the public Horace Mann School for the Deaf), in Boston, Massachusetts, to introduce the Visible Speech System by providing training for Fuller's instructors, but he declined the post in favor of his son. T... | Bell trained who in Boston? | {'text': 'instructors', 'answer_start': 260} |
27,758 | 27,416 | 56fae3818f12f31900630248 | generic | A number of writing systems have been used over the years for transcribing the language. Of these, the Somali alphabet is the most widely used, and has been the official writing script in Somalia since the government of former President of Somalia Mohamed Siad Barre formally introduced it in October 1972. The script wa... | Who introduced the Somali alphabet? | {'text': 'Mohamed Siad Barre', 'answer_start': 248} |
81,018 | 80,676 | 5727d8b22ca10214002d97f1 | generic | While Blacks/African-Americans comprised only 13 percent of Michigan's population in 2010, they made up nearly 82 percent of Detroit's population. The next largest population groups were Whites, at 10 percent, and Hispanics, at 6 percent. According to the 2010 Census, segregation in Detroit has decreased in absolute an... | Where have many Black people been moving to in recent years? | {'text': 'suburbs', 'answer_start': 1314} |
857 | 515 | 56bec4de3aeaaa14008c93bb | generic | Beyoncé has been described as a having a wide-ranging sex appeal, with music journalist Touré writing that since the release of Dangerously in Love, she has "become a crossover sex symbol". Offstage Beyoncé says that while she likes to dress sexily, her onstage dress "is absolutely for the stage." Due to her curves and... | Beyonce's sex appeal is characterized as what? | {'text': 'wide-ranging', 'answer_start': 41} |
49,469 | 49,127 | 57257d8e69ff041400e58e08 | generic | In 1853, Victoria gave birth to her eighth child, Leopold, with the aid of the new anaesthetic, chloroform. Victoria was so impressed by the relief it gave from the pain of childbirth that she used it again in 1857 at the birth of her ninth and final child, Beatrice, despite opposition from members of the clergy, who c... | What was the name of Victoria's eigth child? | {'text': 'Leopold', 'answer_start': 50} |
78,864 | 78,522 | 5ad25659d7d075001a428d66 | generic | Dominic's search for a close relationship with God was determined and unceasing. He rarely spoke, so little of his interior life is known. What is known about it comes from accounts written by people near to him. St. Cecilia remembered him as cheerful, charitable and full of unceasing vigor. From a number of accounts, ... | Who owned multiple habits? | {'text': 'Dominic', 'answer_start': 376} |
30,731 | 30,389 | 5ad2a0efd7d075001a429cb7 | generic | Towards the end of the 1990s and into the 2000s, producers such as Daft Punk, Stardust, Cassius, St. Germain and DJ Falcon began producing a new sound out of Paris's house scene. Together, they laid the groundwork for what would be known as the French house movement. By combining the harder-edged-yet-soulful philosophy... | When did Daft Punk begin producing the a new sound out of Chicago's house scene? | {'text': 'end of the 1990s and into the 2000s', 'answer_start': 12} |
109,060 | 108,718 | 572f90e2a23a5019007fc768 | generic | Washington University spent its first half century in downtown St. Louis bounded by Washington Ave., Lucas Place, and Locust Street. By the 1890s, owing to the dramatic expansion of the Manual School and a new benefactor in Robert Brookings, the University began to move west. The University Board of Directors began a p... | When did Washington University begin to expand west? | {'text': 'the 1890s', 'answer_start': 136} |
64,090 | 63,748 | 5ad3e75d604f3c001a3ff5fb | generic | Alumnus Eero Saarinen, Finnish-American architect of such notable structures as the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Washington Dulles International Airport main terminal, Bell Labs Holmdel Complex and the CBS Building in Manhattan, designed Ingalls Rink at Yale and the newest residential colleges of Ezra Stiles and Morse. T... | Of what nationality isn't Alumnus Eero Saarinen? | {'text': 'Finnish-American', 'answer_start': 23} |
63,287 | 62,945 | 572696cf708984140094cb10 | generic | In 2006 and 2007, the world used approximately 2.4 megatonnes (5.3×109 lb) of pesticides, with herbicides constituting the biggest part of the world pesticide use at 40%, followed by insecticides (17%) and fungicides (10%). In 2006 and 2007 the U.S. used approximately 0.5 megatonnes (1.1×109 lb) of pesticides, accounti... | What amount of conventional pesticide use does the agricultural sector account for? | {'text': '80%', 'answer_start': 460} |
48,265 | 47,923 | 571cf9ba5efbb31900334e71 | generic | In 1937 over 100 people died after ingesting "Elixir Sulfanilamide" manufactured by S.E. Massengill Company of Tennessee. The product was formulated in diethylene glycol, a highly toxic solvent that is now widely used as antifreeze. Under the laws extant at that time, prosecution of the manufacturer was possible only u... | What law did Congress pass following the Elixir Sulfanilamide incident? | {'text': 'Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938', 'answer_start': 493} |
65,427 | 65,085 | 5acfce2e77cf76001a6860d4 | generic | The Section d'Or, also known as Groupe de Puteaux, founded by some of the most conspicuous Cubists, was a collective of painters, sculptors and critics associated with Cubism and Orphism, active from 1911 through about 1914, coming to prominence in the wake of their controversial showing at the 1911 Salon des Indépenda... | How many works displayed at The Salon de la Section d'Or at the Galerie La Boétie in Paris, October 1922? | {'text': 'Over 200', 'answer_start': 506} |
122,116 | 121,774 | 573203aae99e3014001e6450 | generic | The links between religious and political life were vital to Rome's internal governance, diplomacy and development from kingdom, to Republic and to Empire. Post-regal politics dispersed the civil and religious authority of the kings more or less equitably among the patrician elite: kingship was replaced by two annually... | To whom was a temple dedicated at the settlement of the strike? | {'text': 'Concordia', 'answer_start': 850} |
65,561 | 65,219 | 5727c01dff5b5019007d943b | generic | The poets generally associated with Cubism are Guillaume Apollinaire, Blaise Cendrars, Jean Cocteau, Max Jacob, André Salmon and Pierre Reverdy. As American poet Kenneth Rexroth explains, Cubism in poetry "is the conscious, deliberate dissociation and recombination of elements into a new artistic entity made self-suffi... | What is the name of the american Poet who is associated with talking about the rigiorous architecture of Cubism? | {'text': 'Kenneth Rexroth', 'answer_start': 162} |
49,609 | 49,267 | 5724e3020a492a1900435658 | generic | In 1839, Melbourne resigned after Radicals and Tories (both of whom Victoria detested) voted against a bill to suspend the constitution of Jamaica. The bill removed political power from plantation owners who were resisting measures associated with the abolition of slavery. The Queen commissioned a Tory, Sir Robert Peel... | Who did Victoria reappoint to the position after the Bedchamber Crisis? | {'text': 'Melbourne', 'answer_start': 846} |
34,188 | 33,846 | 570a4e444103511400d595f2 | generic | The College's endowment is sub-divided into three distinct portfolios: (i) Unitised Scheme – a unit trust vehicle for College, Faculties and Departments to invest endowments and unfettered income to produce returns for the long term; (ii) Non-Core Property – a portfolio containing around 120 operational and development... | How much did the market value of the endowment increase by during the year 2014/2015? | {'text': '£78 million', 'answer_start': 609} |
81,291 | 80,949 | 572809233acd2414000df2e6 | generic | The administration of London is formed of two tiers—a city-wide, strategic tier and a local tier. City-wide administration is coordinated by the Greater London Authority (GLA), while local administration is carried out by 33 smaller authorities. The GLA consists of two elected components; the Mayor of London, who has e... | How many boroughs does London consist of? | {'text': '32', 'answer_start': 708} |
19,384 | 19,042 | 56e787fb37bdd419002c40c0 | generic | As explained by Richard Meade in the English Journal of the (American) National Council of Teachers of English, the form daylight savings time (with an "s") was already in 1978 much more common than the older form daylight saving time in American English ("the change has been virtually accomplished"). Nevertheless, eve... | In 1978, according to Meade, which form of the phrase was more commonly used: daylight saving time or daylight savings time? | {'text': 'daylight savings time', 'answer_start': 121} |
102,990 | 102,648 | 5731c2c3e99e3014001e6268 | generic | Spielberg next directed the historical drama film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln and Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln. Based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's bestseller Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, the film covered the final four months of Lincoln's li... | Who played Mary Todd Lincoln in 'Lincoln'? | {'text': 'Sally Field', 'answer_start': 132} |
113,937 | 113,595 | 57300bb5947a6a140053cfdd | generic | The oldest rocks in the group are in the north west of Scotland, Ireland and North Wales and are 2,700 million years old. During the Silurian period the north-western regions collided with the south-east, which had been part of a separate continental landmass. The topography of the islands is modest in scale by global ... | What is the elevation of Ben Nevis? | {'text': '1,344 metres (4,409 ft', 'answer_start': 371} |
111,796 | 111,454 | 5ad0cd6c645df0001a2d03e4 | generic | The Premier League sends representatives to UEFA's European Club Association, the number of clubs and the clubs themselves chosen according to UEFA coefficients. For the 2012–13 season the Premier League has 10 representatives in the Association: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester Cit... | To where does the UEFA send representatives? | {'text': 'European Club Association', 'answer_start': 51} |
44,012 | 43,670 | 570e6d560dc6ce1900205051 | generic | From 1940, the Sovereign could appoint a person as a Commander, Officer or Member of the Order of the British Empire for gallantry for acts of bravery (not in the face of the enemy) below the level required for the George Medal. The grade was determined by the same criteria as usual, and not by the level of gallantry (... | What grade was determined? | {'text': 'same criteria as usual, and not by the level of gallantry', 'answer_start': 261} |
56,451 | 56,109 | 5a67a29af038b7001ab0c39a | generic | Based on earlier research work by Loyd Ancile Jones (1884–1954) of Kodak and inspired by the systems of Weston film speed ratings and General Electric film values, the American Standards Association (now named ANSI) defined a new method to determine and specify film speeds of black-and-white negative films in 1943. ASA... | What were the Weston Film speed ratings inspired by? | {'text': 'earlier research work by Loyd Ancile Jones', 'answer_start': 9} |
48,714 | 48,372 | 571d34cadd7acb1400e4c257 | generic | There has been increasing controversy surrounding pharmaceutical marketing and influence. There have been accusations and findings of influence on doctors and other health professionals through drug reps, including the constant provision of marketing 'gifts' and biased information to health professionals; highly preval... | Drug marketers have hired who as paid consultants? | {'text': 'physicians', 'answer_start': 661} |
112,792 | 112,450 | 573228eab9d445190005e873 | generic | It was imperative for Japanese commanders to hold Saipan. The only way to do this was to destroy the U.S. Fifth Fleet, which had 15 fleet carriers and 956 planes, 7 battleships, 28 submarines, and 69 destroyers, as well as several light and heavy cruisers. Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa attacked with nine-tenths of Japan'... | How many carriers did Ozawa have? | {'text': 'nine', 'answer_start': 353} |
19,696 | 19,354 | 56e7745537bdd419002c3fc7 | generic | The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives. NARA is officially responsible for mainta... | NARA is responsible for what collection of archives? | {'text': 'National Archives', 'answer_start': 4} |
48,062 | 47,720 | 571a8c524faf5e1900b8aa62 | generic | But after emancipation, a sense of a unified French Jewry emerged, especially when France was wracked by the Dreyfus affair in the 1890s. In the 1920s and 1930s, Ashkenazi Jews from Europe arrived in large numbers as refugees from antisemitism, the Russian revolution, and the economic turmoil of the Great Depression. B... | When did the Dreyfus affair occur? | {'text': '1890s', 'answer_start': 131} |
67,606 | 67,264 | 5727729cdd62a815002e9d14 | generic | In the Early Middle Ages, from the end of the 4th century, the western extent of modern-day Switzerland was part of the territory of the Kings of the Burgundians. The Alemanni settled the Swiss plateau in the 5th century and the valleys of the Alps in the 8th century, forming Alemannia. Modern-day Switzerland was there... | From the end of the 4th century, what territory was the western extent of modern-day Switzerland part of? | {'text': 'the Kings of the Burgundians', 'answer_start': 133} |
10,684 | 10,342 | 56e4607b39bdeb1400347933 | generic | Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived ... | Aside from symbolizing cultures, what else are architectural works thought of as? | {'text': 'as works of art', 'answer_start': 344} |
76,581 | 76,239 | 5a8c819efd22b3001a8d8984 | generic | In Mark 15:25 crucifixion takes place at the third hour (9 a.m.) and Jesus' death at the ninth hour (3 p.m.). However, in John 19:14 Jesus is still before Pilate at the sixth hour. Scholars have presented a number of arguments to deal with the issue, some suggesting a reconciliation, e.g., based on the use of Roman tim... | What time did Pilate hold court in the morning? | {'text': '(9 a.m.)', 'answer_start': 56} |
112,486 | 112,144 | 57304e458ab72b1400f9c40c | generic | Slavery and slaves were part of the social order; there were slave markets where they could be bought and sold. Many slaves were freed by the masters for services rendered; some slaves could save money to buy their freedom. Generally, mutilation and murder of slaves was prohibited by legislation. However, Rome did not ... | Who was responsible for seeking justice in the Roman courts? | {'text': 'an accuser who was forced to prove the entire case himself', 'answer_start': 407} |
111,798 | 111,456 | 5ad0cd6c645df0001a2d03e6 | generic | The Premier League sends representatives to UEFA's European Club Association, the number of clubs and the clubs themselves chosen according to UEFA coefficients. For the 2012–13 season the Premier League has 10 representatives in the Association: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester Cit... | Which association is responsible for electing 10 members to the UEFA's Club Competitions Committee? | {'text': 'The European Club Association', 'answer_start': 382} |
5,545 | 5,203 | 56d0f9af17492d1400aab6b9 | generic | According to author Michael Carrithers, while there are good reasons to doubt the traditional account, "the outline of the life must be true: birth, maturity, renunciation, search, awakening and liberation, teaching, death." In writing her biography of the Buddha, Karen Armstrong noted, "It is obviously difficult, ther... | What are the helpers called that helped Buddha? | {'text': 'disciples', 'answer_start': 559} |
106,713 | 106,371 | 5a0f31d5decec900184754ab | generic | The Atlantic coast of the United States is low, with minor exceptions. The Appalachian Highland owes its oblique northeast-southwest trend to crustal deformations which in very early geological time gave a beginning to what later came to be the Appalachian mountain system. This system had its climax of deformation so l... | The of Appalachian Mountains are low today because of modern what? | {'text': 'crustal movement,', 'answer_start': 682} |
87,835 | 87,493 | 5a36b71595360f001af1b327 | generic | In 1947, the King and his family toured Southern Africa. The Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, Jan Smuts, was facing an election and hoped to make political capital out of the visit. George was appalled, however, when instructed by the South African government to shake hands only with whites, and referred to... | In what year did Jan Smuts become Prime Minister? | {'text': '1947', 'answer_start': 3} |
14,607 | 14,265 | 56dfb7187aa994140058e060 | generic | The inhabitants of the British Isles have been drinking ale since the Bronze Age, but it was with the arrival of the Roman Empire in its shores in the 1st Century, and the construction of the Roman road networks that the first inns, called tabernae, in which travellers could obtain refreshment began to appear. After th... | In what century did the Romans leave Britain? | {'text': '5th Century', 'answer_start': 358} |
50,531 | 50,189 | 572517240ba9f01400d97c4f | generic | The preserved records of the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (the Reich Security Main Office) show the persecution of Freemasons during the Holocaust. RSHA Amt VII (Written Records) was overseen by Professor Franz Six and was responsible for "ideological" tasks, by which was meant the creation of antisemitic and anti-Masonic... | Where is most of the informaton about Freemasons persecuted in the Holocaust located? | {'text': 'The preserved records of the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (the Reich Security Main Office)', 'answer_start': 0} |
84,087 | 83,745 | 5728bd923acd2414000dfd82 | generic | In the aftermath, all power was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown, which began to administer most of India as a number of provinces. The Crown controlled the Company's lands directly and had considerable indirect influence over the rest of India, which consisted of the Princely states ruled b... | How did Britain govern the vast area of India? | {'text': 'provinces', 'answer_start': 149} |
72,114 | 71,772 | 57282e763acd2414000df677 | generic | An ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy by Kautilya and Viṣhṇugupta, who are traditionally identified with Chāṇakya (c. 350–-283 BCE). In this treatise, the behaviors and relationships of the people, the King, the State, the Government Superintendents, Courtiers, Enemies, Invader... | When was Chanakya alive? | {'text': '350–-283 BCE', 'answer_start': 160} |
91,919 | 91,577 | 5728f4ab2ca10214002dab3a | generic | The largest opera houses of Paris are the 19th-century Opéra Garnier (historical Paris Opéra) and modern Opéra Bastille; the former tends toward the more classic ballets and operas, and the latter provides a mixed repertoire of classic and modern. In middle of the 19th century, there were three other active and competi... | What does Opera Garnier specialize in? | {'text': 'classic ballets and operas', 'answer_start': 154} |
70,208 | 69,866 | 5726ea59dd62a815002e9516 | generic | Although most often associated with the People's Republic of China, character simplification predates the 1949 communist victory. Caoshu, cursive written text, almost always includes character simplification, and simplified forms have always existed in print, albeit not for the most formal works. In the 1930s and 1940s... | When did discussions of character simplification take place? | {'text': 'In the 1930s and 1940s', 'answer_start': 298} |
26,251 | 25,909 | 56f92c369b226e1400dd125e | generic | Zhejiang (help·info), formerly romanized as Chekiang, is an eastern coastal province of China. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangsu province and Shanghai municipality to the north, Anhui province to the northwest, Jiangxi province to the west, and Fujian province to the south; to the east is the East China Sea, beyond whic... | What was Zhejiang formerly romanized as? | {'text': 'Chekiang', 'answer_start': 45} |
126,443 | 126,101 | 5a82062531013a001a335104 | generic | Early humanists saw no conflict between reason and their Christian faith (see Christian Humanism). They inveighed against the abuses of the Church, but not against the Church itself, much less against religion. For them, the word "secular" carried no connotations of disbelief – that would come later, in the nineteenth ... | Who did Petrarch feel superior to in every possible way? | {'text': 'Gherardo', 'answer_start': 468} |
68,678 | 68,336 | 572710d0f1498d1400e8f2ec | generic | Nutritionism is the view that excessive reliance on food science and the study of nutrition can lead to poor nutrition and to ill health. It was originally credited to Gyorgy Scrinis, and was popularized by Michael Pollan. Since nutrients are invisible, policy makers rely on nutrition experts to advise on food choices.... | What is the term that refers to a viewpoint that believes a reliance on food science is a cause of poor nutrition and ill health? | {'text': 'Nutritionism', 'answer_start': 0} |
125,145 | 124,803 | 573280c306a3a419008aca99 | generic | Eisenhower began smoking cigarettes at West Point, often two or three packs a day. Eisenhower stated that he "gave [himself] an order" to stop cold turkey in March 1949 while at Columbia. He was probably the first president to release information about his health and medical records while in office. On September 24, 19... | Where did Eisenhower pick up the habit of smoking? | {'text': 'West Point', 'answer_start': 39} |
4,372 | 4,030 | 56d10ab417492d1400aab7e7 | generic | Forty of the city's theaters, with more than 500 seats each, are collectively known as Broadway, after the major thoroughfare that crosses the Times Square Theater District, sometimes referred to as "The Great White Way". According to The Broadway League, Broadway shows sold approximately US$1.27 billion worth of ticke... | How many people attended a Broadway show in the 2013-4 season? | {'text': '12.21 million', 'answer_start': 446} |
111,394 | 111,052 | 5ad2996ad7d075001a429b6a | generic | In Homer's Iliad, the names Danaans (or Danaoi: Δαναοί) and Argives (Argives: Αργείοι) are used to designate the Greek forces opposed to the Trojans. The myth of Danaus, whose origin is Egypt, is a foundation legend of Argos. His daughters Danaides, were forced in Tartarus to carry a jug to fill a bathtub without a bot... | What did the male descendants of Argos have to accomplish? | {'text': 'carry a jug to fill a bathtub without a bottom', 'answer_start': 277} |
116,750 | 116,408 | 5a4e7dae755ab9001a10f48f | generic | Airports may also contain premium and VIP services. The premium and VIP services may include express check-in and dedicated check-in counters. These services are usually reserved for First and Business class passengers, premium frequent flyers, and members of the airline's clubs. Premium services may sometimes be open ... | What are two groups that are usually in the frequent flyer program? | {'text': "premium frequent flyers, and members of the airline's clubs", 'answer_start': 220} |
10,554 | 10,212 | 5ad3887d604f3c001a3fe57d | generic | Congress may establish "legislative courts," which do not take the form of judicial agencies or commissions, whose members do not have the same security of tenure or compensation as the constitutional court judges. Legislative courts may not exercise the judicial power of the United States. In Murray's Lessee v. Hoboke... | Which type of courts do legislative courts create in the form of judicial agencies? | {'text': 'Congress', 'answer_start': 0} |
128,308 | 127,966 | 5ad2a0edd7d075001a429cae | generic | During the last three decades of the 19th century a proliferation of anthropological societies and associations occurred, most independent, most publishing their own journals, and all international in membership and association. The major theorists belonged to these organizations. They supported the gradual osmosis of ... | What was there a proliferation of in the 1900's? | {'text': 'anthropological societies and associations', 'answer_start': 69} |
121,808 | 121,466 | 5731a318b9d445190005e428 | generic | Other historians find incongruity in the proposition that the very place where the vast number of the scholars that influenced the scientific revolution received their education should also be the place that inhibits their research and the advancement of science. In fact, more than 80% of the European scientists betwee... | What type of epistemology was adopted for a short period of time in European universities? | {'text': 'Cartesian', 'answer_start': 1260} |
75,021 | 74,679 | 57279338708984140094e151 | generic | In 1609, while still there, Smyth wrote a tract titled "The Character of the Beast," or "The False Constitution of the Church." In it he expressed two propositions: first, infants are not to be baptized; and second, "Antichristians converted are to be admitted into the true Church by baptism." Hence, his conviction was... | What was his second proposition? | {'text': 'Antichristians converted are to be admitted into the true Church by baptism', 'answer_start': 217} |
22,509 | 22,167 | 56f6ff9c711bf01900a448dc | generic | The Slavic autonym *Slověninъ is usually considered (e.g. by Roman Jakobson) a derivation from slovo "word", originally denoting "people who speak (the same language)," i.e. people who understand each other, in contrast to the Slavic word denoting "foreign people" – němci, meaning "mumbling, murmuring people" (from Sla... | What slavic word denotes "people who speak the same language?" | {'text': 'slovo', 'answer_start': 95} |
59,802 | 59,460 | 5acfe05d77cf76001a68637f | generic | In 1977, two thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, along with most of the Congregational Union of Australia and all the Methodist Church of Australasia, combined to form the Uniting Church in Australia. The third who did not unite had various reasons for so acting, often cultural attachment but often conserva... | Which is the only state to have rescinded the approval of women elders? | {'text': 'New South Wales', 'answer_start': 582} |
65,336 | 64,994 | 57269edadd62a815002e8b2e | generic | The most serious objection to regarding the Demoiselles as the origin of Cubism, with its evident influence of primitive art, is that "such deductions are unhistorical", wrote the art historian Daniel Robbins. This familiar explanation "fails to give adequate consideration to the complexities of a flourishing art that ... | Which impressionist movements were also influenced by Cubism? | {'text': 'Les Nabis and the Symbolists', 'answer_start': 601} |
111,621 | 111,279 | 572fb545b2c2fd140056838c | generic | The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2014–15 season, the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000, second highest of any professional football league behind the Bund... | How many territories is the Premier League broadcast to? | {'text': 'broadcast in 212 territories', 'answer_start': 69} |
5,046 | 4,704 | 56d005e1234ae51400d9c288 | generic | Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). CSP systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. PV converts light into electric current using the photoele... | How is sunlight converted into electricity? | {'text': 'either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP)', 'answer_start': 60} |
20,082 | 19,740 | 5ad3d721604f3c001a3ff32b | generic | Tristan is primarily known for its wildlife. The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because there are 13 known species of breeding seabirds on the island and two species of resident land birds. The seabirds include northern rockhopper penguins, Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross... | There are 2 species of breeding seabirds on the island and how many species of resident land birds? | {'text': '13', 'answer_start': 146} |
123,538 | 123,196 | 5731eb11b9d445190005e68f | generic | In the original city plan, the interstate buses should also stop at the Central Station. Because of the growth of Brasília (and corresponding growth in the bus fleet), today the interstate buses leave from the older interstate station (called Rodoferroviária), located at the western end of the Eixo Monumental. The Cent... | Where is the older interstate bus station? | {'text': 'the western end of the Eixo Monumental', 'answer_start': 272} |
35,647 | 35,305 | 5acd869307355d001abf459a | generic | 1 CATOBAR carrier: Charles de Gaulle is a 42,000 tonne nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, commissioned in 2001 and is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale). The ship carries a complement of Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard, Dassault Rafale M and E‑2C Hawkeye aircraft, EC725 Caracal and AS532 Cougar helicopte... | What type of lasers does the Charles de Gaulle carry? | {'text': 'Aster', 'answer_start': 387} |
32,283 | 31,941 | 5a14a61aa54d4200185292f6 | generic | The implications are multiple as various research traditions are now[when?] heavily utilizing the lens of identity to examine phenomena.[citation needed] One implication of identity and of identity construction can be seen in occupational settings. This becomes increasing challenging in stigmatized jobs or "dirty work"... | What becomes increasingly challenging in prestigious jobs? | {'text': 'identity construction', 'answer_start': 189} |
12,179 | 11,837 | 56df7f4056340a1900b29c3d | generic | The early port settlement of Plymouth, called "Sutton", approximates to the area now referred to as the Barbican and has 100 listed buildings and the largest concentration of cobbled streets in Britain. The Pilgrim Fathers left for the New World in 1620 near the commemorative Mayflower Steps in Sutton Pool. Also on Sut... | How many marine species are present at the National Marine Aquarium? | {'text': '400', 'answer_start': 376} |
40,322 | 39,980 | 5ad55e9a5b96ef001a10acda | generic | When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 following the company's purchase of NeXT, he ordered that the OS that had been previewed as version 7.7 be branded Mac OS 8 (in place of the never-to-appear Copland OS). Since Apple had licensed only System 7 to third parties, this move effectively ended the clone line. The dec... | Who returned to Apple in 1990? | {'text': 'Steve Jobs', 'answer_start': 5} |
12,049 | 11,707 | 56df6cb85ca0a614008f9a03 | generic | Because of its coastal location, the economy of Plymouth has traditionally been maritime, in particular the defence sector with over 12,000 people employed and approximately 7,500 in the armed forces. The Plymouth Gin Distillery has been producing Plymouth Gin since 1793, which was exported around the world by the Roya... | How many Plymouth residents are employed in defense? | {'text': '12,000', 'answer_start': 133} |
84,885 | 84,543 | 5a7df27070df9f001a87534d | 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 ... | How many days did it take to date artifacts from the Paleolithic? | {'text': 'either 354 or 384 days', 'answer_start': 184} |
26,115 | 25,773 | 56f8ef1c9e9bad19000a072a | generic | The change is evident in the reports of influential British travellers to the Balkans. In 1894, Sir Henry Norman, 1st Baronet, a journalist, travelled to the Far East, afterwards writing a book called The Peoples and Politics of the Far East, which came out in 1895. By "Far East" he meant Siberia, China, Japan, Korea, ... | Reports from who made the change evident? | {'text': 'influential British travellers', 'answer_start': 40} |
54,132 | 53,790 | 5726b8a5f1498d1400e8e8e2 | generic | Although Kim's early successes had led him to predict that he would end the war by the end of August, Chinese leaders were more pessimistic. To counter a possible U.S. deployment, Zhou Enlai secured a Soviet commitment to have the Soviet Union support Chinese forces with air cover, and deployed 260,000 soldiers along t... | Even though it was predicted that the Korean War would end in August, who was less than optimistic about the prediction? | {'text': 'Chinese leaders', 'answer_start': 102} |
90,813 | 90,471 | 5728af434b864d1900164c1c | generic | Many adaptations of the instrument have been done to cater to the special needs of Indian Carnatic music. In Indian classical music and Indian light music, the mandolin, which bears little resemblance to the European mandolin, is usually tuned E-B-E-B. As there is no concept of absolute pitch in Indian classical music,... | Many adaptations of the instruments were done to cater to what type of music? | {'text': 'Indian Carnatic', 'answer_start': 83} |
25,508 | 25,166 | 56f8e1cd9b226e1400dd1179 | generic | Portuguese natives comprise a very small percentage of Guinea-Bissauans. After Guinea-Bissau gained independence, most of the Portuguese nationals left the country. The country has a tiny Chinese population. These include traders and merchants of mixed Portuguese and Chinese ancestry from Macau, a former Asian Portugue... | Who left the country after Guinea-Bissau gained independence? | {'text': 'Portuguese nationals', 'answer_start': 126} |
44,074 | 43,732 | 570f31ba5ab6b81900390e9a | generic | Due to the work nature of airline pilots, who often cross several timezones and regions of sunlight and darkness in one day, and spend many hours awake both day and night, they are often unable to maintain sleep patterns that correspond to the natural human circadian rhythm; this situation can easily lead to fatigue. T... | What has the NTSB conducted to find the cause of pilot fatigue? | {'text': 'research studies', 'answer_start': 428} |
76,886 | 76,544 | 5a7faa8348f7d9001a0637e4 | generic | The titles of state supreme court vary, which can cause confusion between jurisdictions because one state may use a name for its highest court that another uses for a lower court. In New York, Maryland, and the District of Columbia the highest court is called the Court of Appeals, a name used by many states for their i... | What state has the oldest judicial court of continuous operation in the Western Hemisphere? | {'text': 'Massachusetts', 'answer_start': 619} |
54,885 | 54,543 | 57265844708984140094c33b | generic | Greece's foreign policy is conducted through the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and its head, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The current minister is Nikos Kotzias. According to the official website, the main aims of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are to represent Greece before other states and international organiza... | Greece has how much strategic importance? | {'text': 'significant', 'answer_start': 670} |
75,252 | 74,910 | 57277c3a708984140094def0 | generic | Children working at a young age has been a consistent theme throughout Africa. Many children began first working in the home to help their parents run the family farm. Children in Africa today are often forced into exploitative labour due to family debt and other financial factors, leading to ongoing poverty. Other typ... | How many children in Africa pick coffee? | {'text': '30 percent', 'answer_start': 610} |
37,221 | 36,879 | 5ad173ad645df0001a2d1c50 | generic | By summer 1918, a million American soldiers, or "doughboys" as they were often called, of the American Expeditionary Forces were in Europe under the command of John J. Pershing, with 25,000 more arriving every week. The failure of Germany's spring offensive exhausted its reserves and they were unable to launch new offe... | What was the name of the conditional surrender that ended fighting on the eastern front? | {'text': 'Armistice', 'answer_start': 437} |
119,132 | 118,790 | 5730c0c0396df9190009631e | generic | Recent developments in LEDs permit them to be used in environmental and task lighting. LEDs have many advantages over incandescent light sources including lower energy consumption, longer lifetime, improved physical robustness, smaller size, and faster switching. Light-emitting diodes are now used in applications as di... | What type of atmosphere can LED lighting be used? | {'text': 'environmental', 'answer_start': 54} |
23,663 | 23,321 | 56f718d33d8e2e1400e37342 | generic | In January 1920, Tito and his wife made a long and difficult journey home to Yugoslavia where he arrived in September. Upon his return, Broz joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. The CPY's influence on the political life of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was growing rapidly. In the 1920 elections the Communists won 59 s... | Where did Broz move in 1921? | {'text': 'Veliko Trojstvo', 'answer_start': 891} |
38,979 | 38,637 | 570c26b0ec8fbc190045bcaa | generic | Although many of FBI's functions are unique, its activities in support of national security are comparable to those of the British MI5 and the Russian FSB. Unlike the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which has no law enforcement authority and is focused on intelligence collection overseas, FBI is primarily a domestic... | How many field offices does the FBI have in major cities? | {'text': '56', 'answer_start': 341} |
113,881 | 113,539 | 57303660947a6a140053d2a8 | generic | Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and the Sunni branch of Islam are officially recognized by the government, and have reserved seats in the Iranian Parliament. But the Bahá'í Faith, which is said to be the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran, is not officially recognized, and has been persecuted during i... | What other branch of Islam is recognized by the Iranian government? | {'text': 'Sunni branch', 'answer_start': 47} |
16,376 | 16,034 | 5a4d32477a6c4c001a2bbc2d | generic | In 1993, browser software was further innovated by Marc Andreessen with the release of Mosaic, "the world's first popular browser", which made the World Wide Web system easy to use and more accessible to the average person. Andreesen's browser sparked the internet boom of the 1990s. The introduction of Mosaic in 1993 –... | When was the NCSA Navigator released by Mosaic? | {'text': '1994', 'answer_start': 599} |
80,683 | 80,341 | 5acd1d2407355d001abf3588 | generic | The Unicode Roadmap Committee (Michael Everson, Rick McGowan, and Ken Whistler) maintain the list of scripts that are candidates or potential candidates for encoding and their tentative code block assignments on the Unicode Roadmap page of the Unicode Consortium Web site. For some scripts on the Roadmap, such as Jurche... | Who are the potential candidates for encoding? | {'text': 'Michael Everson, Rick McGowan, and Ken Whistler', 'answer_start': 31} |
101,469 | 101,127 | 572ead8003f9891900756920 | generic | The British—by inclination as well as for practical reasons—had tended to avoid large-scale commitments of troops on the Continent. They sought to offset the disadvantage of this in Europe by allying themselves with one or more Continental powers whose interests were antithetical to those of their enemies, particularly... | Identify an advantage that Britain had during the Seven Year's War. | {'text': "Britain could turn London's enormous financial power to military advantage", 'answer_start': 384} |
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