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87,240 | 86,898 | 5728249e4b864d190016457f | generic | The 2009 Human Rights Report by the United States Department of State noted that human rights in CAR were poor and expressed concerns over numerous government abuses. The U.S. State Department alleged that major human rights abuses such as extrajudicial executions by security forces, torture, beatings and rape of suspe... | What concerns are there regarding to human rights? | {'text': 'government abuses', 'answer_start': 148} |
39,400 | 39,058 | 570c481ffed7b91900d45825 | generic | In the 19th century, a house near Ephesus in Turkey was found, based on the visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich, an Augustinian nun in Germany. It has since been visited as the House of the Virgin Mary by Roman Catholic pilgrims who consider it the place where Mary lived until her assumption. The Gospel of John states t... | In which country is Ephesus? | {'text': 'Turkey', 'answer_start': 45} |
27,317 | 26,975 | 56f9fb8df34c681400b0bf2d | generic | Sapwood (or alburnum) is the younger, outermost wood; in the growing tree it is living wood, and its principal functions are to conduct water from the roots to the leaves and to store up and give back according to the season the reserves prepared in the leaves. However, by the time they become competent to conduct wate... | Does a tree growing quickly out in the open have thinner or thicker sapwood for its size than the same kind of tree in a dense forest? | {'text': 'thicker', 'answer_start': 630} |
27,368 | 27,026 | 56fa115c8f12f319006300be | generic | In heartwood it occurs only in the first and last forms. Wood that is thoroughly air-dried retains 8–16% of the water in the cell walls, and none, or practically none, in the other forms. Even oven-dried wood retains a small percentage of moisture, but for all except chemical purposes, may be considered absolutely dry. | Air-dried wood keeps up to what percentage of the water in its cell walls? | {'text': '16', 'answer_start': 101} |
130,216 | 129,874 | 5735b062dc94161900571f25 | generic | With the opening of the tourist industry after the change in the political scenario of Nepal in 1950, the hotel industry drastically improved. Now Kathmandu boasts several luxury such as the Hyatt Regency, Dwarika's, theYak & Yeti, The Everest Hotel, Hotel Radisson, Hotel De L'Annapurna, The Malla Hotel, Shangri-La Hot... | What type of hotel is Aloha Inn? | {'text': 'three-star', 'answer_start': 570} |
14,448 | 14,106 | 56df9f954a1a83140091eba4 | generic | The value of the Bell patent was acknowledged throughout the world, and patent applications were made in most major countries, but when Bell had delayed the German patent application, the electrical firm of Siemens & Halske (S&H) managed to set up a rival manufacturer of Bell telephones under their own patent. The Siem... | Because of their patent, what didn't Siemens & Halske have to give Bell? | {'text': 'royalties', 'answer_start': 407} |
96,120 | 95,778 | 5729e5f76aef0514001550e1 | generic | In the late 17th century, Gottfried Leibniz proposed the idea of the Latin: vis viva, or living force, which defined as the product of the mass of an object and its velocity squared; he believed that total vis viva was conserved. To account for slowing due to friction, Leibniz theorized that thermal energy consisted of... | In what century did Leibniz propose the idea of Latin: vis viva? | {'text': 'late 17th century', 'answer_start': 7} |
65,789 | 65,447 | 5726a6ff5951b619008f792f | generic | Contemporaneously with the rise of analytic ethics in Anglo-American thought, in Europe several new lines of philosophy directed at critique of existing societies arose between the 1950s and 1980s. Most of these took elements of Marxist economic analysis, but combined them with a more cultural or ideological emphasis. ... | Herbert Marcuse was from what school? | {'text': 'Frankfurt School,', 'answer_start': 331} |
39,389 | 39,047 | 5ad14b3b645df0001a2d15f4 | generic | Mary is also depicted as being present among the women at the crucifixion during the crucifixion standing near "the disciple whom Jesus loved" along with Mary of Clopas and Mary Magdalene,[Jn 19:25-26] to which list Matthew 27:56 adds "the mother of the sons of Zebedee", presumably the Salome mentioned in Mark 15:40. T... | What is the name for the motif of Jesus cradling the body of Mary? | {'text': 'pietà', 'answer_start': 483} |
74,179 | 73,837 | 5727abea3acd2414000de941 | generic | The city is home to New Haven Promise, a scholarship funded by Yale University for students who meet the requirements. Students must be enrolled in a public high school (charters included) for four years, be a resident of the city during that time, carry a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average, have a 90-percent attendanc... | How many hours of community service must a student perform in order to be eligible for the New Haven Promise scholarship? | {'text': '40 hours', 'answer_start': 339} |
105,471 | 105,129 | 5a847e9c7cf838001a46a881 | generic | Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are required to create an Endangered Species Recovery Plan outlining the goals, tasks required, likely costs, and estimated timeline to recover endangered species (i.e., increase their numbers and improve their management to the point where th... | Who requires the FWS to have a completion policy? | {'text': 'The ESA', 'answer_start': 365} |
87,387 | 87,045 | 5a501ab599b975001ade80c7 | generic | Exercise can trigger bronchoconstriction both in people with or without asthma. It occurs in most people with asthma and up to 20% of people without asthma. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction is common in professional athletes. The highest rates are among cyclists (up to 45%), swimmers, and cross-country skiers. Whil... | What does exercise trigger in people who use inhaled beta2 agonists? | {'text': 'bronchoconstriction', 'answer_start': 21} |
98,378 | 98,036 | 5ad3970a604f3c001a3fe7ad | generic | Miami is also the headquarters and main production city of many of the world's largest television networks, record label companies, broadcasting companies and production facilities, such as Telemundo, TeleFutura, Galavisión, Mega TV, Univisión, Univision Communications, Inc., Universal Music Latin Entertainment, RCTV I... | What was the name of the production studio built in Miami by Fox? | {'text': 'Univisión Studios', 'answer_start': 443} |
78,992 | 78,650 | 5727f480ff5b5019007d9925 | generic | Because the nuns of the order did not preach among the people, the need to engage in study was not as immediate or intense as it was for men. They did participate, however, in a number of intellectual activities. Along with sewing and embroidery, nuns often engaged in reading and discussing correspondence from Church l... | Where was Margarette Reglerin from? | {'text': 'Nuremberg', 'answer_start': 548} |
114,399 | 114,057 | 5a79dbb517ab25001a8a0101 | generic | In game play, players attempt to create goal-scoring opportunities through individual control of the ball, such as by dribbling, passing the ball to a team-mate, and by taking shots at the goal, which is guarded by the opposing goalkeeper. Opposing players may try to regain control of the ball by intercepting a pass or... | When is play not allowed to be stopped? | {'text': 'when the ball has left the field of play', 'answer_start': 504} |
39,888 | 39,546 | 570e72420dc6ce1900205080 | generic | The local councils are responsible for providing the functions set out in the Local Government Act 1989 such as urban planning and waste management. Most other government services are provided or regulated by the Victorian state government, which governs from Parliament House in Spring Street. These include services wh... | From where does the Victorian state government operate? | {'text': 'Parliament House in Spring Street', 'answer_start': 260} |
42,590 | 42,248 | 570dea310b85d914000d7bcb | generic | Furthermore, the amount of time adolescents spend on work and leisure activities varies greatly by culture as a result of cultural norms and expectations, as well as various socioeconomic factors. American teenagers spend less time in school or working and more time on leisure activities—which include playing sports, s... | Do American teenagers spend more or less time in shool than adolescents in other countires? | {'text': 'less', 'answer_start': 222} |
47,886 | 47,544 | 5ad2b0d3d7d075001a429f49 | generic | The 2000 U.S. Census in the write-in response category had a code listing which standardizes the placement of various write-in responses for automatic placement within the framework of the U.S. Census's enumerated races. Whereas most responses can be distinguished as falling into one of the five enumerated races, there... | In what year did the census have eight enumerated races? | {'text': '2000', 'answer_start': 4} |
10,406 | 10,064 | 56df9fbe38dc421700152115 | generic | Occupancy sensors to allow operation for whenever someone is within the area being scanned can control lighting. When motion can no longer be detected, the lights shut off. Passive infrared sensors react to changes in heat, such as the pattern created by a moving person. The control must have an unobstructed view of th... | Would you want to use passive infrared sensor in a area requiring 360-degree coverage? | {'text': 'no', 'answer_start': 129} |
78,225 | 77,883 | 5727950d708984140094e17d | generic | The freedom to form, declare membership in, or campaign for candidates from a political party is considered a measurement of a state's adherence to liberal democracy as a political value. Regulation of parties may run from a crackdown on or repression of all opposition parties, a norm for authoritarian governments, to ... | What is considered a measurement of a state's support to liberal democracy? | {'text': 'The freedom to form, declare membership in, or campaign for', 'answer_start': 0} |
11,727 | 11,385 | 56de924b4396321400ee2a28 | generic | On May 20, 2011, Schwarzenegger's entertainment counsel announced that all movie projects currently in development were being halted: "Schwarzenegger is focusing on personal matters and is not willing to commit to any production schedules or timelines". On July 11, 2011, it was announced that Schwarzenegger was conside... | What's the title of the fifth film in the Terminator franchise? | {'text': 'Terminator Genisys', 'answer_start': 714} |
112,874 | 112,532 | 57324501b9d445190005e95d | generic | By April 1945, China had already been at war with Japan for more than seven years. Both nations were exhausted by years of battles, bombings and blockades. After Japanese victories in Operation Ichi-Go, Japan were losing the battle in Burma and facing constant attacks from Chinese Nationalists forces and Communist guer... | In 1945, how many years had Japan already been at war with China? | {'text': 'seven', 'answer_start': 70} |
35,045 | 34,703 | 570a83984103511400d597dc | generic | Everton originally played in the southeast corner of Stanley Park, which was the site for the new Liverpool F.C. stadium, with the first official match taking place in 1879. In 1882, a man named J. Cruitt donated land at Priory Road which became the club's home before they moved to Anfield, which was Everton's home unt... | Who donated land to Everton FC in 1882? | {'text': 'J. Cruitt', 'answer_start': 195} |
51,987 | 51,645 | 57264268271a42140099d7ee | generic | Ducks are medium-sized aquatic birds with broad bills, eyes on the side of the head, fairly long necks, short legs set far back on the body, and webbed feet. Males, known as drakes, are often larger than females (simply known as ducks) and are differently coloured in some breeds. Domestic ducks are omnivores, eating a ... | What does the diet of cultivated ducks consistof ? | {'text': 'aquatic insects, molluscs, worms, small amphibians, waterweeds, and grasses.', 'answer_start': 366} |
73,055 | 72,713 | 5a8720c81d3cee001a6a1100 | generic | In 2007, the country with the highest estimated incidence rate of TB was Swaziland, with 1,200 cases per 100,000 people. India had the largest total incidence, with an estimated 2.0 million new cases. In developed countries, tuberculosis is less common and is found mainly in urban areas. Rates per 100,000 people in dif... | What percentage of TB cases worldwide are minorities? | {'text': '84%', 'answer_start': 736} |
52,750 | 52,408 | 5a7a497317ab25001a8a0475 | generic | State banquets also take place in the Ballroom; these formal dinners are held on the first evening of a state visit by a foreign head of state. On these occasions, for up to 170 guests in formal "white tie and decorations", including tiaras, the dining table is laid with the Grand Service, a collection of silver-gilt p... | When was the Grand Service removed? | {'text': '1811', 'answer_start': 333} |
96,935 | 96,593 | 5a42a04e4a4859001aac724d | generic | In the early 11th century, the Muslim physicist Ibn al-Haytham (Alhacen or Alhazen) discussed space perception and its epistemological implications in his Book of Optics (1021), he also rejected Aristotle's definition of topos (Physics IV) by way of geometric demonstrations and defined place as a mathematical spatial e... | Who discussed space perceptions in the 1100's? | {'text': 'Ibn al-Haytham', 'answer_start': 48} |
27,756 | 27,414 | 56fae2fc8f12f31900630241 | generic | Somali dialects are divided into three main groups: Northern, Benaadir and Maay. Northern Somali (or Northern-Central Somali) forms the basis for Standard Somali. Benaadir (also known as Coastal Somali) is spoken on the Benadir coast from Adale to south of Merca, including Mogadishu, as well as in the immediate hinterl... | In what geographic part of Somalia do the Rahanweyn live? | {'text': 'southern', 'answer_start': 487} |
79,916 | 79,574 | 5727bb132ca10214002d94f6 | generic | The establishment of the Santa Hermandad in 1480, and of the Real Audiencia del Reino de Galicia in 1500—a tribunal and executive body directed by the Governor-Captain General as a direct representative of the King—implied initially the submission of the Kingdom to the Crown, after a century of unrest and fiscal insubo... | What percentage of Castille's total earnings was Galicia responsible for? | {'text': '10%', 'answer_start': 407} |
108,567 | 108,225 | 572f6d1104bcaa1900d7692d | generic | Sultan Quli, a governor of Golkonda, revolted against the Bahmani Sultanate and established the Qutb Shahi dynasty in 1518; he rebuilt the mud-fort of Golconda and named the city "Muhammad nagar". The fifth sultan, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, established Hyderabad on the banks of the Musi River in 1591, to avoid the water... | In what year did the establishment of the Qutb dynasty occur? | {'text': '1518', 'answer_start': 118} |
17,617 | 17,275 | 56e114f2e3433e1400422ba7 | generic | One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. Upon American ind... | Bostons rich history attracts many what each year? | {'text': 'tourists', 'answer_start': 596} |
45,410 | 45,068 | 5ad3f96e604f3c001a3ffac7 | generic | The moratorium ended on January 17, 1977 with the shooting of Gary Gilmore by firing squad in Utah. The first use of the electric chair after the moratorium was the electrocution of John Spenkelink in Florida on May 25, 1979. The first use of the gas chamber after the moratorium was the gassing of Jesse Bishop in Nevad... | How was Charles Brooks, Jr. freed? | {'text': 'lethal injection', 'answer_start': 482} |
92,711 | 92,369 | 5a6a6e29a9e0c9001a4e9e10 | generic | In South Australia, initially a Liberal and Country Party affiliated party, the Liberal and Country League (LCL), mostly led by Premier of South Australia Tom Playford, was in power from the 1933 election to the 1965 election, though with assistance from an electoral malapportionment, or gerrymander, known as the Playm... | How long was Dean Brown in power? | {'text': 'from the 1933 election to the 1965 election', 'answer_start': 182} |
30,953 | 30,611 | 570716b490286e26004fc8e3 | generic | Under threat from the conservative forces, Governor Terrazas was deposed, and the state legislature proclaimed martial law in the state in April 1864 and established Jesús José Casavantes as the new governor. In response, José María Patoni decided to march to Chihuahua with presidential support. Meanwhile, Maximilian v... | Who was deposed under threat from conservative forces? | {'text': 'Governor Terrazas', 'answer_start': 43} |
47,420 | 47,078 | 571a7cfa4faf5e1900b8a9da | generic | Physical exercise, particularly continuous aerobic exercises such as running, cycling and swimming, has many cognitive benefits and effects on the brain. Influences on the brain include increases in neurotransmitter levels, improved oxygen and nutrient delivery, and increased neurogenesis in the hippocampus. The effect... | Is a child who excercies likely to perform better in school? | {'text': "The effects of exercise on memory have important implications for improving children's academic performance", 'answer_start': 310} |
91,929 | 91,587 | 5728f603af94a219006a9e76 | generic | The music hall and cabaret are famous Paris institutions. The Moulin Rouge was opened in 1889. It was highly visible because of its large red imitation windmill on its roof, and became the birthplace of the dance known as the French Cancan. It helped make famous the singers Mistinguett and Édith Piaf and the painter To... | Where did Grateful Dead play? | {'text': 'The Olympia Paris', 'answer_start': 883} |
123,696 | 123,354 | 5732167eb9d445190005e7d2 | generic | In terms of ship categories, Greek companies have 22.6% of the world's tankers and 16.1% of the world's bulk carriers (in dwt). An additional equivalent of 27.45% of the world's tanker dwt is on order, with another 12.7% of bulk carriers also on order. Shipping accounts for an estimated 6% of Greek GDP, employs about 1... | What percentage of the world's bulk carriers are Greece's? | {'text': '16.1%', 'answer_start': 83} |
16,275 | 15,933 | 56e0fa4e231d4119001ac51e | generic | On March 18, 1965, about a week before the first American piloted Project Gemini space flight, the USSR accelerated the competition, by launching the two-cosmonaut Voskhod 2 mission with Pavel Belyayev and Alexey Leonov. Voskhod 2's design modifications included the addition of an inflatable airlock to allow for extrav... | The Voskhod 2 carrying two humans was launched on what date? | {'text': 'March 18, 1965', 'answer_start': 3} |
46,345 | 46,003 | 5711205bb654c5140001fb8a | generic | Nintendo was accused of antitrust behavior because of the strict licensing requirements. The United States Department of Justice and several states began probing Nintendo's business practices, leading to the involvement of Congress and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC conducted an extensive investigation whi... | Why was Nintendo accused of antitrust behavior? | {'text': 'strict licensing requirements', 'answer_start': 58} |
40,220 | 39,878 | 570c65bcfed7b91900d45992 | generic | John had spent the conflict travelling alongside his father, and was given widespread possessions across the Angevin empire as part of the Montlouis settlement; from then onwards, most observers regarded John as Henry II's favourite child, although he was the furthest removed in terms of the royal succession. Henry II ... | When did Henry II appropriate the estates of the late Earl of Cornwall? | {'text': '1175', 'answer_start': 393} |
28,227 | 27,885 | 56fb87368ddada1400cd64c5 | generic | The first years of the 14th century were marked by famines, culminating in the Great Famine of 1315–17. The causes of the Great Famine included the slow transition from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age, which left the population vulnerable when bad weather caused crop failures. The years 1313–14 and 1317–... | In what years did the Great Famine occur? | {'text': '1315–17', 'answer_start': 95} |
71,589 | 71,247 | 5726fca8f1498d1400e8f1c6 | generic | The current I(t) through any component in an electric circuit is defined as the rate of flow of a charge Q(t) passing through it, but actual charges—electrons—cannot pass through the dielectric layer of a capacitor. Rather, one electron accumulates on the negative plate for each one that leaves the positive plate, resu... | When calculating the integral to determine the charge on the electrodes of a capacitor, what does the constant of integration that must be added represent? | {'text': 'the initial voltage V(t0)', 'answer_start': 685} |
18,373 | 18,031 | 5acd2d8207355d001abf37fe | generic | The domination of Estonia after the Northern Crusades, from the 13th century to 1918 by Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and Russia delayed indigenous literacy in Estonia.[citation needed] | When didn't the Northern Crusades happen? | {'text': '13th century to 1918', 'answer_start': 64} |
81,215 | 80,873 | 5727c4f12ca10214002d95dc | generic | From 1898, it was commonly accepted that the name was of Celtic origin and meant place belonging to a man called *Londinos; this explanation has since been rejected. Richard Coates put forward an explanation in 1998 that it is derived from the pre-Celtic Old European *(p)lowonida, meaning 'river too wide to ford', and ... | Early consensus was that London's name originated in what language? | {'text': 'Celtic', 'answer_start': 57} |
109,023 | 108,681 | 572f31b3a23a5019007fc4d2 | generic | The university's first chancellor was Joseph Gibson Hoyt. Crow secured the university charter from the Missouri General Assembly in 1853, and Eliot was named President of the Board of Trustees. Early on, Eliot solicited support from members of the local business community, including John O'Fallon, but Eliot failed to s... | Who was the first president of Washington University? | {'text': 'Eliot', 'answer_start': 142} |
86,530 | 86,188 | 572a9d6bf75d5e190021fba2 | generic | Royal assent is not sufficient to give legal effect to an Act of Tynwald. By ancient custom, an act did not come into force until it had been promulgated at an open-air sitting of Tynwald, usually held on Tynwald Hill at St John's on St John's Day (24 June), but, since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1753, on... | Where is the open-air sitting of Tynwald usually held? | {'text': "Tynwald Hill at St John's", 'answer_start': 205} |
61,188 | 60,846 | 57266e1e708984140094c5b7 | generic | Madonna moved in with boyfriend John "Jellybean" Benitez, asking his help for finishing the album's production. Benitez remixed most of the tracks and produced "Holiday", which was her third single and her first global hit. The overall sound of Madonna was dissonant and in the form of upbeat synthetic disco, using some... | Which song was Madonna's first global hit? | {'text': 'Holiday', 'answer_start': 161} |
11,426 | 11,084 | 56de62fc4396321400ee286c | generic | Baird Television Ltd. made Britain's first television broadcast, on 30 September 1929 from its studio in Long Acre, London, via the BBC's London transmitter, using the electromechanical system pioneered by John Logie Baird. This system used a vertically-scanned image of 30 lines – just enough resolution for a close-up ... | When did Baird cease showing its programs on BBC? | {'text': 'June 1932', 'answer_start': 751} |
120,176 | 119,834 | 5731564105b4da19006bd05a | generic | There was also another government institution called Imperial Household Department which was unique to the Qing dynasty. It was established before the fall of the Ming, but it became mature only after 1661, following the death of the Shunzhi Emperor and the accession of his son, the Kangxi Emperor. The department's ori... | Which emperor followed Shunzhi? | {'text': 'Kangxi', 'answer_start': 284} |
77,620 | 77,278 | 5727f9a14b864d190016410f | generic | There were important quality advances in recordings specifically made for radio broadcast. In the early 1930s Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric announced the total reinvention of disc recording: the Western Electric Wide Range System, "The New Voice of Action". The intent of the new Western Electric syst... | What speed was used in the Western Electric System? | {'text': '33 1⁄3 rpm', 'answer_start': 414} |
29,358 | 29,016 | 5706848475f01819005e7bc5 | generic | New Delhi is governed through a municipal government, known as the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). Other urban areas of the metropolis of Delhi are administered by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). However, the entire metropolis of Delhi is commonly known as New Delhi in contrast to Old Delhi. | The New Delhi Municipal Government oversees what large Indian city? | {'text': 'New Delhi', 'answer_start': 0} |
109,645 | 109,303 | 5acd4df707355d001abf3c8e | generic | Cultural barriers can also keep a person from telling someone they are in pain. Religious beliefs may prevent the individual from seeking help. They may feel certain pain treatment is against their religion. They may not report pain because they feel it is a sign that death is near. Many people fear the stigma of addic... | What can cultural beliefs keep a person from doing? | {'text': 'telling someone they are in pain', 'answer_start': 46} |
58,809 | 58,467 | 572652f7f1498d1400e8dc10 | generic | Trademark infringement occurs when one party uses a trademark that is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark owned by another party, in relation to products or services which are identical or similar to the products or services of the other party. In many countries, a trademark receives protection without regi... | How is trademark infringement addressed in a few jurisdictions? | {'text': 'criminal law', 'answer_start': 488} |
75,636 | 75,294 | 5727aba14b864d19001639fe | generic | In addition to professional team sports, North Carolina has a strong affiliation with NASCAR and stock-car racing, with Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord hosting two Sprint Cup Series races every year. Charlotte also hosts the NASCAR Hall of Fame, while Concord is the home of several top-flight racing teams, includin... | What Speedway in North Carolina hosts two Sprint cupseries races each year? | {'text': 'Charlotte Motor Speedway', 'answer_start': 120} |
69,170 | 68,828 | 5a45603519a820001a1eda49 | generic | In Australia, nonprofit organisations include trade unions, charitable entities, co-operatives, universities and hospitals, mutual societies, grass-root and support groups, political parties, religious groups, incorporated associations, not-for-profit companies, trusts and more. Furthermore, they operate across a multi... | What are health services not bound to since 1976? | {'text': 'a nonprofit legal structure', 'answer_start': 1097} |
67,181 | 66,839 | 5726ede3f1498d1400e8f01c | generic | Unlike his predecessors and successors, Paul VI refused to excommunicate the opponents. He admonished but did not punish those with other views. The new theological freedoms which he fostered resulted in a pluralism of opinions and uncertainties among the faithful. New demands were voiced, which were taboo at the Counc... | Who did Paul VI refuse to excommunicate? | {'text': 'opponents', 'answer_start': 77} |
121,024 | 120,682 | 5731596ee6313a140071ce61 | generic | The new government drafted and implemented a constitution in 1923 based on a parliamentary system. Saad Zaghlul was popularly elected as Prime Minister of Egypt in 1924. In 1936, the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty was concluded. Continued instability due to remaining British influence and increasing political involvement by the... | Who succeeded King Farouk? | {'text': 'his son Fuad', 'answer_start': 495} |
47,033 | 46,691 | 5719fa954faf5e1900b8a863 | generic | Seattle's foreign-born population grew 40% between the 1990 and 2000 censuses. The Chinese population in the Seattle area has origins in mainland China, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan. The earliest Chinese-Americans that came in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were almost entirely from Guangdong province.... | From where in China did most of the first immigrants come? | {'text': 'Guangdong province', 'answer_start': 301} |
43,643 | 43,301 | 570e347a0b85d914000d7d49 | generic | It is estimated that 5.5 million tonnes of uranium exists in ore reserves that are economically viable at US$59 per lb of uranium, while 35 million tonnes are classed as mineral resources (reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction). Prices went from about $10/lb in May 2003 to $138/lb in July 2007. This has... | How much economically viable uranium is there in ore reserves, in millions of tonnes? | {'text': '5.5', 'answer_start': 21} |
111,853 | 111,511 | 572fd9cd04bcaa1900d76dc6 | generic | The Premier League has the highest revenue of any football league in the world, with total club revenues of €2.48 billion in 2009–10. In 2013–14, due to improved television revenues and cost controls, the Premier League had net profits in excess of £78 million, exceeding all other football leagues. In 2010 the Premier ... | What were some of the reasons for the increased revenues in 2013-14? | {'text': 'the Premier League had net profits in excess of £78 million, exceeding all other football leagues', 'answer_start': 201} |
20,603 | 20,261 | 56e79e2e00c9c71400d773d7 | generic | Surrounded by the Yangtze River and mountains, Nanjing also enjoys beautiful natural scenery. Natural lakes such as Xuanwu Lake and Mochou Lake are located in the centre of the city and are easily accessible to the public, while hills like Purple Mountain are covered with evergreens and oaks and host various historical... | What is Nanjing surrounded by? | {'text': 'the Yangtze River and mountains', 'answer_start': 14} |
8,580 | 8,238 | 5acfadb377cf76001a685816 | generic | A tipping point in the evolution of the prime ministership came with the death of Anne in 1714 and the accession of George I to the throne. George spoke no English, spent much of his time at his home in Hanover, and had neither knowledge of, nor interest in, the details of English government. In these circumstances it ... | When did George I die? | {'text': '1714', 'answer_start': 90} |
117,577 | 117,235 | 5730aea88ab72b1400f9c67b | generic | This period is generally taken to coincide with a major shift in population from southern Mesopotamia toward the north. Ecologically, the agricultural productivity of the Sumerian lands was being compromised as a result of rising salinity. Soil salinity in this region had been long recognized as a major problem. Poorly... | What did cultivation shift from to salt-tolerant barley during the Ur III phase? | {'text': 'wheat', 'answer_start': 580} |
38,183 | 37,841 | 5a650f77c2b11c001a425bcd | generic | For example, character 10 represents the "line feed" function (which causes a printer to advance its paper), and character 8 represents "backspace". RFC 2822 refers to control characters that do not include carriage return, line feed or white space as non-whitespace control characters. Except for the control characters... | What do the "line feed" control characters do? | {'text': 'causes a printer to advance its paper', 'answer_start': 69} |
15,790 | 15,448 | 5acd1baa07355d001abf3561 | generic | Unaspirated or tenuis consonants are occasionally marked with the modifier letter for unaspiration ⟨◌˭⟩, a superscript equal sign: ⟨t˭⟩. Usually, however, unaspirated consonants are left unmarked: ⟨t⟩. | How are aspirated consonants marked? | {'text': '⟨t⟩', 'answer_start': 197} |
98,248 | 97,906 | 572a7aa134ae481900deab30 | generic | Tourism is also an important industry in Miami. Along with finance and business, the beaches, conventions, festivals and events draw over 38 million visitors annually into the city, from across the country and around the world, spending $17.1 billion. The Art Deco District in South Beach, is reputed as one of the most ... | How much money do tourists spend in Miami every year? | {'text': '$17.1 billion', 'answer_start': 237} |
17,627 | 17,285 | 56e119bdcd28a01900c675ae | generic | Boston's early European settlers had first called the area Trimountaine (after its "three mountains"—only traces of which remain today) but later renamed it Boston after Boston, Lincolnshire, England, the origin of several prominent colonists. The renaming, on September 7, 1630 (Old Style),[b] was by Puritan colonists ... | Who named the city Boston? | {'text': 'Puritan colonists from England', 'answer_start': 302} |
63,781 | 63,439 | 5acf934a77cf76001a6852fc | generic | There is also a range of independent or public schools. Many of these are for pupils between 11 and 18 years, such as King's College, Taunton and Taunton School. King's School, Bruton, was founded in 1519 and received royal foundation status around 30 years later in the reign of Edward VI. Millfield is the largest co-e... | In what year did Edward VI begin his reign? | {'text': '1519', 'answer_start': 200} |
27,157 | 26,815 | 5ad3c5c4604f3c001a3ff004 | generic | The optimum format for a broadcast depends upon the type of videographic recording medium used and the image's characteristics. For best fidelity to the source the transmitted field ratio, lines, and frame rate should match those of the source. | The type of videographic recording medium didn't use and the image's characteristics determine what? | {'text': 'optimum format for a broadcast', 'answer_start': 4} |
120,657 | 120,315 | 5ad4da955b96ef001a10a3f2 | generic | But early in the 16th century, a brilliant new red appeared in Europe. When the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his soldiers conquered the Aztec Empire in 1519-1521, they discovered slowly that the Aztecs had another treasure beside silver and gold; they had the tiny cochineal, a parasitic scale insect which liv... | Who conquered the Spanish Empire in 1519-1521? | {'text': 'Hernán Cortés', 'answer_start': 101} |
53,052 | 52,710 | 5ad19bb3645df0001a2d2114 | generic | The first successful light bulb filaments were made of carbon (from carbonized paper or bamboo). Early carbon filaments had a negative temperature coefficient of resistance — as they got hotter, their electrical resistance decreased. This made the lamp sensitive to fluctuations in the power supply, since a small increa... | What was not a problem for early carbon filaments? | {'text': 'as they got hotter, their electrical resistance decreased', 'answer_start': 175} |
117,522 | 117,180 | 5a65142ac2b11c001a425beb | generic | By the time of the Uruk period (c. 4100–2900 BC calibrated), the volume of trade goods transported along the canals and rivers of southern Mesopotamia facilitated the rise of many large, stratified, temple-centered cities (with populations of over 10,000 people) where centralized administrations employed specialized wo... | What period ranged from the 41st to the 29th century BC? | {'text': 'Uruk period', 'answer_start': 19} |
88,105 | 87,763 | 5728402c4b864d19001647fb | generic | The structures of most federal governments incorporate mechanisms to protect the rights of component states. One method, known as 'intrastate federalism', is to directly represent the governments of component states in federal political institutions. Where a federation has a bicameral legislature the upper house is oft... | What is a bicameral legislature? | {'text': 'the upper house is often used to represent the component states while the lower house represents the people of the nation as a whole', 'answer_start': 298} |
108,865 | 108,523 | 5a2d57bef28ef0001a5264b3 | generic | Every fall the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce hosts The Taste of Santa Monica on the Santa Monica Pier. Visitors can sample food and drinks from Santa Monica restaurants. Other annual events include the Business and Consumer Expo, Sustainable Quality Awards, Santa Monica Cares Health and Wellness Festival, and the St... | In what season is the Business and Consumer Expo? | {'text': 'fall', 'answer_start': 6} |
74,717 | 74,375 | 57275a2bdd62a815002e9b9c | generic | Traditionally a carnival feast was the last opportunity to eat well before the time of food shortage at the end of the winter during which one was limited to the minimum necessary. On what nowadays is called vastenavond (the days before fasting) all the remaining winter stores of lard, butter and meat which were left w... | Why was the carnival feast typically the last opportunity to eat well? | {'text': 'food shortage at the end of the winter', 'answer_start': 87} |
21,842 | 21,500 | 5ad3fb3b604f3c001a3ffb42 | generic | At the east end of the Lady Chapel is a memorial chapel to the airmen of the RAF who were killed in the Second World War. It incorporates a memorial window to the Battle of Britain, which replaces an earlier Tudor stained glass window destroyed in the war. | Where is the memorial chapel of the airmen of the ARF? | {'text': 'At the east end of the Lady Chapel', 'answer_start': 0} |
129,083 | 128,741 | 57343a9f4776f41900661aa7 | generic | The area between Belvidere Street, Interstate 195, Interstate 95, and the river, which includes Virginia Commonwealth University, is socioeconomically and architecturally diverse. North of Broad Street, the Carver and Newtowne West neighborhoods are demographically similar to neighboring Jackson Ward, with Carver exper... | The neighborhood of Newtowne West is north of what street? | {'text': 'Broad', 'answer_start': 189} |
63,331 | 62,989 | 5a7112630efcfe001a8afd21 | generic | Pesticide use raises a number of environmental concerns. Over 98% of sprayed insecticides and 95% of herbicides reach a destination other than their target species, including non-target species, air, water and soil. Pesticide drift occurs when pesticides suspended in the air as particles are carried by wind to other ar... | What percentage of people want to eat organic food? | {'text': '95%', 'answer_start': 94} |
54,778 | 54,436 | 572634a1271a42140099d75a | generic | When military conflicts broke out between the Ottoman Empire and other states, Greeks usually took arms against the Empire, with few exceptions. Prior to the Greek revolution, there had been a number of wars which saw Greeks fight against the Ottomans, such as the Greek participation in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, t... | The Morean War took place during which years? | {'text': '1684–1699', 'answer_start': 380} |
89,940 | 89,598 | 5ad40d44604f3c001a4000c0 | generic | Alaska has vast energy resources, although its oil reserves have been largely depleted. Major oil and gas reserves were found in the Alaska North Slope (ANS) and Cook Inlet basins, but according to the Energy Information Administration, by February 2014 Alaska had fallen to fourth place in the nation in crude oil produ... | How does Alaska rate in comparison with other states in refined oil production? | {'text': 'fourth', 'answer_start': 275} |
66,496 | 66,154 | 5726ac66dd62a815002e8c99 | generic | The most famous passage in Burke's Reflections was his description of the events of 5–6 October 1789 and the part of Marie-Antoinette in them. Burke's account differs little from modern historians who have used primary sources. His use of flowery language to describe it, however, provoked both praise and criticism. Phi... | How did Marie-Antoinette react to Burke's writing about her? | {'text': 'she burst into tears', 'answer_start': 613} |
51,231 | 50,889 | 5725e38bec44d21400f3d70e | generic | Parthia was a north-eastern Iranian satrapy of the Achaemenid empire which later passed on to Alexander's empire. Under the Seleucids, Parthia was governed by various Greek satraps such as Nicanor and Philip (satrap). In 247 BC, following the death of Antiochus II Theos, Andragoras, the Seleucid governor of Parthia, pr... | What tribe was Arsaces the leader of? | {'text': 'Parni', 'answer_start': 487} |
94,269 | 93,927 | 5729540a1d046914007792b6 | generic | Palermo is surrounded by mountains, formed of calcar, which form a cirque around the city. Some districts of the city are divided by the mountains themselves. Historically, it was relatively difficult to reach the inner part of Sicily from the city because of the mounts. The tallest peak of the range is La Pizzuta, abo... | Where is Monte Pellegrino in relation to other peaks? | {'text': 'geographically separated from the rest of the range by a plain', 'answer_start': 427} |
118,536 | 118,194 | 57310bf4a5e9cc1400cdbbd6 | generic | Up to 1990, English, German and Afrikaans were official languages. Long before Namibia's independence from South Africa, SWAPO was of the opinion that the country should become officially monolingual, choosing this approach in contrast to that of its neighbour South Africa (which granted all 11 of its major languages o... | How many Namibian's speak English? | {'text': '3%', 'answer_start': 517} |
46,877 | 46,535 | 5acec60132bba1001ae4b377 | generic | Athanasius is the first person to identify the same 27 books of the New Testament that are in use today. Up until then, various similar lists of works to be read in churches were in use. Athanasius compiled the list to resolve questions about such texts as The Epistle of Barnabas. Athanasius includes the Book of Baruch... | How many books are listed that shouldn't be included? | {'text': '7 books', 'answer_start': 389} |
2,826 | 2,484 | 56cdcf7d62d2951400fa686d | generic | Following Garreth Mallory's promotion to M, on a mission in Mexico City unofficially ordered by a posthumous message from the previous M, 007 James Bond kills three men plotting a terrorist bombing during the Day of the Dead and gives chase to Marco Sciarra, an assassin who survived the attack. In the ensuing struggle,... | Who removed James Bond from active service? | {'text': 'M', 'answer_start': 18} |
99,080 | 98,738 | 5a46e3505fd40d001a27dcd6 | generic | Ranthambore National Park is known worldwide for its tiger population and is considered by both wilderness lovers and photographers as one of the best place in India to spot tigers. At one point, due to poaching and negligence, tigers became extinct at Sariska, but five tigers have been relocated there. Prominent among... | What is Sarska considered by wilderness lovers and photographers? | {'text': 'one of the best place in India to spot tigers', 'answer_start': 135} |
8,613 | 8,271 | 56dd2f9a66d3e219004dac2d | generic | This contrasts with the presidential system, in which the president (or equivalent) is both the head of state and the head of the government. In some presidential or semi-presidential systems, such as those of France, Russia or South Korea, the prime minister is an official generally appointed by the president but usua... | Whose consent is not required for the Taiwanese premier to take office? | {'text': 'legislature', 'answer_start': 340} |
85,531 | 85,189 | 572813c5ff5b5019007d9c9f | generic | St. John's, and the province as a whole, was gravely affected in the 1990s by the collapse of the Northern cod fishery, which had been the driving force of the provincial economy for hundreds of years. After a decade of high unemployment rates and depopulation, the city's proximity to the Hibernia, Terra Nova and White... | What led to an economic boom in St. John's? | {'text': 'Hibernia, Terra Nova and White Rose oil fields', 'answer_start': 290} |
62,918 | 62,576 | 5a66b8caf038b7001ab0c0c6 | generic | The world's first commercial broadcast automation audio compression system was developed by Oscar Bonello, an engineering professor at the University of Buenos Aires. In 1983, using the psychoacoustic principle of the masking of critical bands first published in 1967, he started developing a practical application based... | When was the principle of compression first published? | {'text': '1967', 'answer_start': 263} |
39,610 | 39,268 | 570cef04b3d812140066d33a | generic | Protestants in general reject the veneration and invocation of the Saints.:1174 Protestants typically hold that Mary was the mother of Jesus, but was an ordinary woman devoted to God. Therefore, there is virtually no Marian veneration, Marian feasts, Marian pilgrimages, Marian art, Marian music or Marian spirituality i... | Protestants describe Mary as devoted to whom? | {'text': 'God', 'answer_start': 179} |
8,923 | 8,581 | 5a6b06d9a9e0c9001a4e9e74 | generic | After August 2008 sites had to be listed on the Open Directory in order to be included. According to Jeff Kaplan of the Internet Archive in November 2010, other sites were still being archived, but more recent captures would become visible only after the next major indexing, an infrequent operation. | When did it become a requirement for websites to appear on Open Directory for inclusion in Kaplan? | {'text': 'After August 2008', 'answer_start': 0} |
30,952 | 30,610 | 570716129e06ca38007e93e2 | generic | The anti-clerical feeling was widespread, and Durango supported the initial reaction against the government at Mexico. In May 1832, José Urrea, a rising officer, supported the restoration of President Pedraza. On July 20, Governor Elorriaga was reinstated, and Baca along with the legislative minority were brought back ... | Who threatened to retaliate? | {'text': 'J.J.Calvo', 'answer_start': 497} |
89,204 | 88,862 | 5ad122d9645df0001a2d0ecc | generic | Support for the LRC was boosted by the 1901 Taff Vale Case, a dispute between strikers and a railway company that ended with the union being ordered to pay £23,000 damages for a strike. The judgement effectively made strikes illegal since employers could recoup the cost of lost business from the unions. The apparent ac... | What made strikes effectively legal? | {'text': 'judgement', 'answer_start': 190} |
15,057 | 14,715 | 5a10e2b206e79900185c344d | generic | A virtual ISP (VISP) is an operation that purchases services from another ISP, sometimes called a wholesale ISP in this context, which allow the VISP's customers to access the Internet using services and infrastructure owned and operated by the wholesale ISP. VISPs resemble mobile virtual network operators and competit... | What do virtual network operators resemble? | {'text': 'VISPs', 'answer_start': 260} |
70,109 | 69,767 | 5726d8815951b619008f7fc5 | generic | Seal script, which had evolved slowly in the state of Qin during the Eastern Zhou dynasty, became standardized and adopted as the formal script for all of China in the Qin dynasty (leading to a popular misconception that it was invented at that time), and was still widely used for decorative engraving and seals (name c... | What was invented in the early Han dynasty from the small seal script? | {'text': 'clerical script', 'answer_start': 1118} |
32,677 | 32,335 | 57097de3200fba1400368087 | generic | Theories of coregulation describe communication as a creative and dynamic continuous process, rather than a discrete exchange of information. Canadian media scholar Harold Innis had the theory that people use different types of media to communicate and which one they choose to use will offer different possibilities for... | What describes communication as creative and dynamic rather than discrete? | {'text': 'Theories of coregulation', 'answer_start': 0} |
115,575 | 115,233 | 5a65cfcfc2b11c001a425d57 | generic | Antibacterial antibiotics are commonly classified based on their mechanism of action, chemical structure, or spectrum of activity. Most target bacterial functions or growth processes. Those that target the bacterial cell wall (penicillins and cephalosporins) or the cell membrane (polymyxins), or interfere with essentia... | Besides spectrum of activity and chemical structure, how can protein synthesis be classified? | {'text': 'mechanism of action', 'answer_start': 65} |
93,879 | 93,537 | 572971471d0469140077946e | generic | There are both practical and theoretical difficulties in determining h. The practical difficulties can be illustrated by the fact that the two most accurate methods, the watt balance and the X-ray crystal density method, do not appear to agree with one another. The most likely reason is that the measurement uncertainty... | Why does this difficulty occur? | {'text': 'it is (or they are) not as precise as is currently believed', 'answer_start': 383} |
82,261 | 81,919 | 5acfd85c77cf76001a6862b0 | generic | The modern Standard Chinese exonym for the ethnic Tibetan region is Zangqu (Chinese: 藏区; pinyin: Zàngqū), which derives by metonymy from the Tsang region around Shigatse plus the addition of a Chinese suffix, 区 qū, which means "area, district, region, ward". Tibetan people, language, and culture, regardless of where th... | What does the prefix ix mean? | {'text': '"west"', 'answer_start': 611} |
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