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71,878 | 71,536 | 5726ee62dd62a815002e9582 | generic | From the 18th century through late 20th century, the history of science, especially of the physical and biological sciences, was often presented in a progressive narrative in which true theories replaced false beliefs. More recent historical interpretations, such as those of Thomas Kuhn, tend to portray the history of ... | What replaced false beliefs? | {'text': 'true theories', 'answer_start': 181} |
59,579 | 59,237 | 5acfc5a677cf76001a685e42 | generic | Some Presbyterian traditions adopt only the Westminster Confession of Faith as the doctrinal standard to which teaching elders are required to subscribe, in contrast to the Larger and Shorter catechisms, which are approved for use in instruction. Many Presbyterian denominations, especially in North America, have adopte... | What are ruling elders required to subscribe? | {'text': 'Westminster Confession of Faith', 'answer_start': 44} |
38,065 | 37,723 | 5a8cc0ddfd22b3001a8d8e07 | generic | Less than 1% of all species that have been described have been studied beyond simply noting their existence. The vast majority of Earth's species are microbial. Contemporary biodiversity physics is "firmly fixated on the visible [macroscopic] world". For example, microbial life is metabolically and environmentally more... | What rate supports the Earth extinction hypothesis? | {'text': 'Insect extinction rates', 'answer_start': 666} |
129,939 | 129,597 | 57363183012e2f140011a1fd | generic | There is a very active tradition of hunting of small to medium-sized wild game in Trinidad and Tobago. Hunting is carried out with firearms, and aided by the use of hounds, with the illegal use of trap guns, trap cages and snare nets. With approximately 12,000 sport hunters applying for hunting licences in recent years... | What population has extirpated? | {'text': 'red brocket deer', 'answer_start': 1287} |
85,742 | 85,400 | 5728105e3acd2414000df37d | generic | Since there were few posts in Hungary for mathematicians, and those were not well-paid, his father wanted von Neumann to follow him into industry and therefore invest his time in a more financially useful endeavor than mathematics. So it was decided that the best career path was to become a chemical engineer. This was ... | Where did Von Neumann study as a PHD candidate? | {'text': 'Pázmány Péter University in Budapest', 'answer_start': 626} |
95,086 | 94,744 | 5729888b6aef051400154fac | generic | From about 1800 a fresh influx of Greek architectural examples, seen through the medium of etchings and engravings, gave a new impetus to neoclassicism, the Greek Revival. There was little to no direct knowledge of Greek civilization before the middle of the 18th century in Western Europe, when an expedition funded by ... | From around 1800 an influx of etchings and engravings came from where? | {'text': 'Greek architectural', 'answer_start': 34} |
4,328 | 3,986 | 56d1062317492d1400aab76d | generic | In 2012, New York City had the lowest overall crime rate and the second lowest murder rate among the largest U.S. cities, having become significantly safer after a spike in crime in the 1970s through 1990s. Violent crime in New York City decreased more than 75% from 1993 to 2005, and continued decreasing during periods... | How many homicides were there in New York City in 2014? | {'text': '328', 'answer_start': 1033} |
44,779 | 44,437 | 571004d9b654c5140001f73f | generic | In the United States, non-Caucasian LGBT individuals may find themselves in a double minority, where they are neither fully accepted or understood by mainly Caucasian LGBT communities, nor are they accepted by their own ethnic group. Many people experience racism in the dominant LGBT community where racial stereotypes ... | What do many people in the dominant LGBT community face? | {'text': 'racism', 'answer_start': 257} |
51,927 | 51,585 | 5a85c369b4e223001a8e7201 | generic | "Poultry" is a term used for any kind of domesticated bird, captive-raised for its utility, and traditionally the word has been used to refer to wildfowl (Galliformes) and waterfowl (Anseriformes). "Poultry" can be defined as domestic fowls, including chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks, raised for the production of mea... | What country has no birds that are considered poultry? | {'text': 'Japan', 'answer_start': 586} |
90,684 | 90,342 | 5ad20e2bd7d075001a42829c | generic | Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes... | What is trameolo? | {'text': 'rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings', 'answer_start': 248} |
21,089 | 20,747 | 5ad25906d7d075001a428df1 | generic | A standard dialect (also known as a standardized dialect or "standard language") is a dialect that is supported by institutions. Such institutional support may include government recognition or designation; presentation as being the "correct" form of a language in schools; published grammars, dictionaries, and textbook... | Australian Standard English is an example of a dialect of which language? | {'text': 'English language.', 'answer_start': 770} |
88,580 | 88,238 | 5a3c6218cc5d22001a521d92 | generic | In the English language, the capitalized form of God continues to represent a distinction between monotheistic "God" and "gods" in polytheism. The English word God and its counterparts in other languages are normally used for any and all conceptions and, in spite of significant differences between religions, the term r... | In Edom what does the capitalized form of God represent? | {'text': 'a distinction between monotheistic "God" and "gods" in polytheism', 'answer_start': 76} |
111,224 | 110,882 | 5ad2705bd7d075001a42944c | generic | The ethnogenesis of the Greek nation is linked to the development of Pan-Hellenism in the 8th century BC. According to some scholars, the foundational event was the Olympic Games in 776 BC, when the idea of a common Hellenism among the Greek tribes was first translated into a shared cultural experience and Hellenism wa... | What national sporting event wasn't held during this time period still goes on in celebration today ? | {'text': 'the Olympic Games', 'answer_start': 161} |
46,279 | 45,937 | 5ad2a217d7d075001a429cdc | generic | The Nintendo Entertainment System (also abbreviated as NES) is an 8-bit home video game console that was developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was initially released in Japan as the Family Computer (Japanese: ファミリーコンピュータ, Hepburn: Famirī Konpyūta?) (also known by the portmanteau abbreviation Famicom (ファミコン, Famiko... | When was the Family Computer (Famicom) released in China? | {'text': 'July 15, 1983', 'answer_start': 350} |
4,362 | 4,020 | 56d0036a234ae51400d9c252 | generic | New York City has more than 2,000 arts and cultural organizations and more than 500 art galleries of all sizes. The city government funds the arts with a larger annual budget than the National Endowment for the Arts. Wealthy business magnates in the 19th century built a network of major cultural institutions, such as t... | The Broadway Musical began in what decade? | {'text': '1880s', 'answer_start': 507} |
50,316 | 49,974 | 5acf8bb377cf76001a6851ab | generic | A dispute during the Lausanne Congress of Supreme Councils of 1875 prompted the Grand Orient de France to commission a report by a Protestant pastor which concluded that, as Freemasonry was not a religion, it should not require a religious belief. The new constitutions read, "Its principles are absolute liberty of cons... | How was the belief of the existence of God and the immortal soul explained in the constitution? | {'text': 'Its principles are absolute liberty of conscience and human solidarity', 'answer_start': 277} |
121,026 | 120,684 | 57315ab9a5e9cc1400cdbee7 | generic | In 1958, Egypt and Syria formed a sovereign union known as the United Arab Republic. The union was short-lived, ending in 1961 when Syria seceded, thus ending the union. During most of its existence, the United Arab Republic was also in a loose confederation with North Yemen (or the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen), kno... | In what year did Egypt and Syria Form a sovereign union? | {'text': '1958', 'answer_start': 3} |
943 | 601 | 56beca973aeaaa14008c947a | generic | Her debut single, "Crazy in Love" was named VH1's "Greatest Song of the 2000s", NME's "Best Track of the 00s" and "Pop Song of the Century", considered by Rolling Stone to be one of the 500 greatest songs of all time, earned two Grammy Awards and is one of the best-selling singles of all time at around 8 million copies... | What type of organism was named after Beyonce in 2012? | {'text': 'fly', 'answer_start': 959} |
76,346 | 76,004 | 572818a9ff5b5019007d9d23 | generic | From April 20–23, 1989, pre-election meetings were held in Lviv for four consecutive days, drawing crowds of up to 25,000. The action included an one-hour warning strike at eight local factories and institutions. It was the first labor strike in Lviv since 1944. On May 3, a pre-election rally attracted 30,000 in Lviv. ... | Prior to the warning strike when was the last labor strike in Lviv? | {'text': '1944', 'answer_start': 257} |
29,774 | 29,432 | 57060d1275f01819005e7900 | generic | The first boardwalk was built in 1870 along a portion of the beach in an effort to help hotel owners keep sand out of their lobbies. Businesses were restricted and the boardwalk was removed each year at the end of the peak season. Because of its effectiveness and popularity, the boardwalk was expanded in length and wid... | Before the Great Atlantic Hurricane the boardwalk extended from Atlantic City to what other city? | {'text': 'Longport', 'answer_start': 528} |
103,382 | 103,040 | 572eecab03f9891900756ae3 | generic | Stage lifts and orchestra lifts are specialized elevators, typically powered by hydraulics, that are used to raise and lower entire sections of a theater stage. For example, Radio City Music Hall has four such elevators: an orchestra lift that covers a large area of the stage, and three smaller lifts near the rear of t... | How are stage lifts powered? | {'text': 'by hydraulics', 'answer_start': 77} |
41,200 | 40,858 | 5a2af5f25b078a001a2f076b | generic | From the Rigveda until the time of Pāṇini (fourth century BCE) the development of the early Vedic language can be observed in other Vedic texts: the Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. During this time, the prestige of the language, its use for sacred purposes, and the importance attached to it... | What century can the development of the early Vedic language be traced to? | {'text': 'fourth century', 'answer_start': 43} |
59,358 | 59,016 | 5726b43c708984140094ce59 | generic | Innuendo was released in early 1991 with an eponymous number 1 UK hit and other charting singles including, "The Show Must Go On". Mercury was increasingly ill and could barely walk when the band recorded "The Show Must Go On" in 1990. Because of this, May had concerns about whether he was physically capable of singing... | Queen's Greatest Hits II has sold how many copies worldwide? | {'text': '16 million', 'answer_start': 903} |
52,773 | 52,431 | 5a7a4d7117ab25001a8a04ae | generic | In 1901 the accession of Edward VII saw new life breathed into the palace. The new King and his wife Queen Alexandra had always been at the forefront of London high society, and their friends, known as "the Marlborough House Set", were considered to be the most eminent and fashionable of the age. Buckingham Palace—the ... | What year did Edward VII decline to ascend to the throne? | {'text': '1901', 'answer_start': 3} |
6,261 | 5,919 | 56d3702e59d6e414001463af | generic | With the exception of seasons one and two, the contestants in the semifinals onwards perform in front of a studio audience. They perform with a full band in the finals. From season four to season nine, the American Idol band was led by Rickey Minor; from season ten onwards, Ray Chew. Assistance may also be given by voc... | In which season were contestants first allowed to use musical instruments? | {'text': 'seven', 'answer_start': 443} |
48,023 | 47,681 | 571a7c6710f8ca14003050a0 | generic | A 2006 study found Ashkenazi Jews to be a clear, homogeneous genetic subgroup. Strikingly, regardless of the place of origin, Ashkenazi Jews can be grouped in the same genetic cohort – that is, regardless of whether an Ashkenazi Jew's ancestors came from Poland, Russia, Hungary, Lithuania, or any other place with a his... | Do Haredi Jews tend to have large or small families? | {'text': 'Haredi Jews often have extremely large families', 'answer_start': 912} |
23,985 | 23,643 | 56f78a17aef2371900625bb7 | generic | Politically, the Marshall Islands is a presidential republic in free association with the United States, with the US providing defense, subsidies, and access to U.S. based agencies such as the FCC and the USPS. With few natural resources, the islands' wealth is based on a service economy, as well as some fishing and ag... | What is the currency of the Marshall Islands? | {'text': 'the United States dollar', 'answer_start': 445} |
86,051 | 85,709 | 5728162d4b864d1900164444 | generic | Sony have since launched their budget range of PlayStation 3 titles, known as the Greatest Hits range in North America, the Platinum range in Europe and Australia and The Best range in Japan. Among the titles available in the budget range include Resistance: Fall of Man, MotorStorm, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, Rainbow S... | What words would you see in the United States or Canada on a PS3 game that would signify its lower price? | {'text': 'Greatest Hits', 'answer_start': 82} |
16,803 | 16,461 | 5acd4eab07355d001abf3cac | generic | In December 2011, Xinhua stated that "[t]he basic structure of the Beidou system has now been established, and engineers are now conducting comprehensive system test and evaluation. The system will provide test-run services of positioning, navigation and time for China and the neighboring areas before the end of this y... | During which month of 2012 did the system begin operations in China? | {'text': 'December', 'answer_start': 3} |
130,230 | 129,888 | 5735b876dc94161900571f4b | generic | Over the years the city has been home to people of various ethnicities, resulting in a range of different traditions and cultural practices. In one decade, the population increased from 427,045 in 1991 to 671,805 in 2001. The population was projected to reach 915,071 in 2011 and 1,319,597 by 2021. To keep up this popul... | About how many people are likely to live in Kathmandu in 2021? | {'text': '1,319,597', 'answer_start': 280} |
130,264 | 129,922 | 5735bd01dc94161900571f83 | generic | The Boudhanath, (also written Bouddhanath, Bodhnath, Baudhanath or the Khāsa Chaitya), is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Nepal, along with Swayambhu. It is a very popular tourist site. Boudhanath is known as Khāsti by Newars and as Bauddha or Bodhnāth by speakers of Nepali. Located about 11 km (7 mi) from the cen... | What is Boudhanath called in Nepali? | {'text': 'Bauddha or Bodhnāth', 'answer_start': 238} |
79,511 | 79,169 | 5a5d280f5e8782001a9d5e96 | generic | Temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) or above 25 °C (77 °F) are rare. Cork Airport records an average of 1,227.9 millimetres (4.029 ft) of precipitation annually, most of which is rain. The airport records an average of 7 days of hail and 11 days of snow or sleet a year; though it only records lying snow for 2 days of the y... | What causes lying snow in the city? | {'text': 'The low altitude of the city', 'answer_start': 325} |
38,058 | 37,716 | 570bdec2ec8fbc190045bbae | generic | Less than 1% of all species that have been described have been studied beyond simply noting their existence. The vast majority of Earth's species are microbial. Contemporary biodiversity physics is "firmly fixated on the visible [macroscopic] world". For example, microbial life is metabolically and environmentally more... | What type of science is firmly fixated on the visible world? | {'text': 'Contemporary biodiversity physics', 'answer_start': 161} |
28,666 | 28,324 | 56fdeb6419033b140034cdd9 | generic | This new development heralded an explosion in the commercial and personal use of computers and led to the invention of the microprocessor. While the subject of exactly which device was the first microprocessor is contentious, partly due to lack of agreement on the exact definition of the term "microprocessor", it is la... | Where did Ted Hoff, Federico Faggin, and Stanley Mazor work at? | {'text': 'Intel.', 'answer_start': 472} |
103,548 | 103,206 | 572e8f1ddfa6aa1500f8d129 | generic | Meanwhile, Le Verrier by letter urged Berlin Observatory astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle to search with the observatory's refractor. Heinrich d'Arrest, a student at the observatory, suggested to Galle that they could compare a recently drawn chart of the sky in the region of Le Verrier's predicted location with the c... | Who was Henrich d'Arrest? | {'text': 'student at the observatory', 'answer_start': 156} |
71,592 | 71,250 | 5acf5a1477cf76001a684c06 | 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... | To what is the charge on the electrodes of a capacitor not equal to? | {'text': 'integral of the current', 'answer_start': 525} |
120,273 | 119,931 | 57312489497a881900248baf | generic | Application of the term "Indian" originated with Christopher Columbus, who, in his search for Asia, thought that he had arrived in the East Indies. The Americas came to be known as the "West Indies", a name still used to refer to the islands of the Caribbean Sea. This led to the names "Indies" and "Indian", which impli... | Despite fitting under the umbrella label of "Indian", Aleuts, Inuit and Yupik peoples are still considered to be what to the Americas? | {'text': 'indigenous', 'answer_start': 709} |
42,009 | 41,667 | 5aced40a32bba1001ae4b628 | generic | The army has relied heavily on tents to provide the various facilities needed while on deployment. The most common tent uses for the military are as temporary barracks (sleeping quarters), DFAC buildings (dining facilities), forward operating bases (FOBs), after action review (AAR), tactical operations center (TOC), mo... | What are DFAC ships used for? | {'text': 'sleeping quarters', 'answer_start': 169} |
96,191 | 95,849 | 5729f4331d04691400779685 | generic | Any living organism relies on an external source of energy—radiation from the Sun in the case of green plants, chemical energy in some form in the case of animals—to be able to grow and reproduce. The daily 1500–2000 Calories (6–8 MJ) recommended for a human adult are taken as a combination of oxygen and food molecules... | What does any living organism rely on to be able to grow and reproduce? | {'text': 'an external source of energy', 'answer_start': 30} |
110,967 | 110,625 | 572fe1edb2c2fd1400568553 | generic | PCBs intended for extreme environments often have a conformal coating, which is applied by dipping or spraying after the components have been soldered. The coat prevents corrosion and leakage currents or shorting due to condensation. The earliest conformal coats were wax; modern conformal coats are usually dips of dilu... | If a PCB is intended for use in an setting with extreme conditions, what would probably be applied? | {'text': 'conformal coating', 'answer_start': 52} |
88,226 | 87,884 | 5728247c4b864d1900164577 | generic | Although many species can reproduce asexually and use similar mechanisms to regenerate after severe injuries, sexual reproduction is the normal method in species whose reproduction has been studied. The minority of living polychaetes whose reproduction and lifecycles are known produce trochophore larvae, that live as p... | What annelids are hermaphrodites? | {'text': 'Oligochaetes', 'answer_start': 382} |
100,016 | 99,674 | 5a7a08ac17ab25001a8a023d | generic | Czech (/ˈtʃɛk/; čeština Czech pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃɛʃcɪna]), formerly known as Bohemian (/boʊˈhiːmiən, bə-/; lingua Bohemica in Latin), is a West Slavic language strongly influenced by Latin and German language, spoken by over 10 million people and it is the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech's closest relat... | What has Latin adopted in recent years? | {'text': 'loanwords', 'answer_start': 565} |
57,455 | 57,113 | 572935dd3f37b3190047810b | generic | The Germanic peoples during the Migrations Period came into contact with other peoples; in the case of the populations settling in the territory of modern Germany, they encountered Celts to the south, and Balts and Slavs towards the east. The Limes Germanicus was breached in AD 260. Migrating Germanic tribes commingled... | When was the Limes Germanicus breached? | {'text': 'AD 260', 'answer_start': 276} |
122,777 | 122,435 | 5731cb92e99e3014001e628c | generic | The court noted that it "is a matter of history that this very practice of establishing governmentally composed prayers for religious services was one of the reasons which caused many of our early colonists to leave England and seek religious freedom in America." The lone dissenter, Justice Potter Stewart, objected to ... | What was one of the reasons early colonists left England to seek religious freedom in America? | {'text': 'governmentally composed prayers for religious services', 'answer_start': 88} |
87,450 | 87,108 | 5728d2b3ff5b5019007da773 | generic | The prognosis for asthma is generally good, especially for children with mild disease. Mortality has decreased over the last few decades due to better recognition and improvement in care. Globally it causes moderate or severe disability in 19.4 million people as of 2004 (16 million of which are in low and middle income... | What has caused the mortality rate to decrease? | {'text': 'due to better recognition and improvement in care', 'answer_start': 137} |
46,184 | 45,842 | 5ad2a5d3d7d075001a429dea | generic | Japanese (Famicom) cartridges are shaped slightly differently. While the NES used a 72-pin interface, the Famicom system used a 60-pin design. Unlike NES games, official Famicom cartridges were produced in many colors of plastic. Adapters, similar in design to the popular accessory Game Genie, are available that allow ... | Which interface did Famicom not use? | {'text': '60-pin', 'answer_start': 128} |
36,702 | 36,360 | 570b27b4ec8fbc190045b892 | generic | Xbox Live Arcade is an online service operated by Microsoft that is used to distribute downloadable video games to Xbox and Xbox 360 owners. In addition to classic arcade games such as Ms. Pac-Man, the service offers some new original games like Assault Heroes. The Xbox Live Arcade also features games from other consol... | What date did the Xbox Live Arcade launch on? | {'text': 'November 3, 2004', 'answer_start': 449} |
6,662 | 6,320 | 56db3c93e7c41114004b4f7b | generic | Nick Fradiani won the season, defeating Clark Beckham. By winning, Fradiani became the first winner from the Northeast region. Fradiani released "Beautiful Life" as his coronation single while Beckham released "Champion". Jax, the third place finalist, also released a single called "Forcefield". | Which contestant came in third place? | {'text': 'Jax', 'answer_start': 222} |
77,168 | 76,826 | 5a8c82ecfd22b3001a8d89bf | generic | Whereas Greg had limited his illustrative examples to English Renaissance drama, where his expertise lay, Bowers argued that the rationale was "the most workable editorial principle yet contrived to produce a critical text that is authoritative in the maximum of its details whether the author be Shakespeare, Dryden, Fi... | The principle of copy-text is sound with regard to what? | {'text': 'literary period', 'answer_start': 413} |
118,732 | 118,390 | 5a86347ab4e223001a8e74db | generic | The language was first introduced in North America when Russian explorers voyaged into Alaska and claimed it for Russia during the 1700s. Although most colonists left after the United States bought the land in 1867, a handful stayed and preserved the Russian language in this region to this day, although only a few elde... | In what year did Central Asians immigrate to Russia? | {'text': '1960s', 'answer_start': 811} |
39,754 | 39,412 | 570e4f8e0b85d914000d7dfa | generic | An influx of interstate and overseas migrants, particularly Irish, German and Chinese, saw the development of slums including a temporary "tent city" established on the southern banks of the Yarra. Chinese migrants founded the Melbourne Chinatown in 1851, which remains the longest continuous Chinese settlement in the W... | In what year was Melbourne Chinatown founded? | {'text': '1851', 'answer_start': 250} |
104,602 | 104,260 | 5730235ba23a5019007fce24 | generic | As Charles Town grew, so did the community's cultural and social opportunities, especially for the elite merchants and planters. The first theatre building in America was built in 1736 on the site of today's Dock Street Theatre. Benevolent societies were formed by different ethnic groups, from French Huguenots to free ... | Charleston supported the College of Charles Towne until what year? | {'text': '1970', 'answer_start': 696} |
106,345 | 106,003 | 572eae8bcb0c0d14000f1466 | generic | The Quran consists of 114 chapters of varying lengths, each known as a sura. Suras are classified as Meccan or Medinan, depending on whether the verses were revealed before or after the migration of Muhammad to the city of Medina. However, a sura classified as Medinan may contain Meccan verses in it and vice versa. Sur... | Which Arabic phrase opens almost all suras? | {'text': 'Bismillah', 'answer_start': 608} |
81,224 | 80,882 | 5727cc862ca10214002d96a2 | generic | Two recent discoveries indicate probable very early settlements near the Thames in the London area. In 1999, the remains of a Bronze Age bridge were found on the foreshore north of Vauxhall Bridge. This bridge either crossed the Thames, or went to a now lost island in the river. Dendrology dated the timbers to 1500 BC.... | The remains of an unknown ancient structure found on the River Thames foreshore dated back to approximately what year? | {'text': '4500 BC', 'answer_start': 383} |
71,681 | 71,339 | 57270e2b708984140094d90c | generic | Capacitors made with any type of dielectric material will show some level of "dielectric absorption" or "soakage". On discharging a capacitor and disconnecting it, after a short time it may develop a voltage due to hysteresis in the dielectric. This effect can be objectionable in applications such as precision sample a... | What does the process of dielectric absorption in a capacitor depend on? | {'text': 'time-dependent', 'answer_start': 477} |
6,392 | 6,050 | 56d375b159d6e4140014645f | generic | Teenager Sanjaya Malakar was the season's most talked-about contestant for his unusual hairdo, and for managing to survive elimination for many weeks due in part to the weblog Vote for the Worst and satellite radio personality Howard Stern, who both encouraged fans to vote for him. However, on April 18, Sanjaya was vot... | What is the name of the blog that tried to rally votes for Sanjaya Malakar on American Idol? | {'text': 'Vote for the Worst', 'answer_start': 176} |
44,010 | 43,668 | 570e6d560dc6ce190020504f | 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 (... | From what year could the Sovereign appoint a person as Commander, Officer or Member of the Order of the British Empire? | {'text': '1940', 'answer_start': 5} |
129,759 | 129,417 | 57344d20acc1501500babdd2 | generic | During the feudal and colonial times in British India, hunting was regarded as a regal sport in the numerous princely states, as many maharajas and nawabs, as well as British officers, maintained a whole corps of shikaris (big-game hunters), who were native professional hunters. They would be headed by a master of the ... | What does the Indian word "shikaris" mean in English? | {'text': 'big-game hunters', 'answer_start': 223} |
26,342 | 26,000 | 56f982999b226e1400dd14ec | generic | Zhejiang, as the heartland of the Jiangnan (Yangtze River Delta), remained the wealthiest area during the Six Dynasties (220 or 222–589), Sui, and Tang. After being incorporated into the Sui dynasty, its economic richness was used for the Sui dynasty's ambitions to expand north and south, particularly into Korea and Vi... | Which dynasty restored and expanded the network that became the Grand Canal of China? | {'text': 'the Sui dynasty', 'answer_start': 340} |
57,006 | 56,664 | 5726486f708984140094c157 | generic | After returning from Egypt, Napoleon engineered a coup in November 1799 and became First Consul of the Republic. Another victory over the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in 1800 secured his political power. With the Concordat of 1801, Napoleon restored the religious privileges of the Catholic Church while keeping th... | The results of which battle allowed the British to blockade French coasts? | {'text': 'the Battle of Trafalgar', 'answer_start': 919} |
38,812 | 38,470 | 570c75c9fed7b91900d459d3 | generic | FC Barcelona's all-time highest goalscorer in all competitions (including friendlies) is Lionel Messi with 474 goals. Messi is also the all-time highest goalscorer for Barcelona in all official competitions, excluding friendlies, with 445 goals. He is the record goalscorer for Barcelona in European (82 goals) and inter... | What is Messi's total goal scores in official competitions? | {'text': '445', 'answer_start': 235} |
112,069 | 111,727 | 572ff1a704bcaa1900d76f09 | generic | In response to concerns that clubs were increasingly passing over young English players in favour of foreign players, in 1999, the Home Office tightened its rules for granting work permits to players from countries outside of the European Union. A non-EU player applying for the permit must have played for his country i... | Why did the Home Office change it rules regardin work permits in 1999? | {'text': 'In response to concerns that clubs were increasingly passing over young English players in favour of foreign players', 'answer_start': 0} |
63,018 | 62,676 | 57268173708984140094c856 | generic | The Daily Star had been launched in 1978 by Express Newspaper, and by 1981 had begun to affect sales of The Sun. Bingo was introduced as a marketing tool and a 2p drop in cover price removed the Daily Star's competitive advantage opening a new circulation battle which resulted in The Sun neutralising the threat of the ... | Who became editor of the Sun in 1981? | {'text': 'Kelvin MacKenzie', 'answer_start': 358} |
73,272 | 72,930 | 5727364f708984140094daf4 | generic | This eventually led to LBJ's Civil Rights Act, which came shortly after President Kennedy's assassination. This document was more holistic than any President Kennedy had offered, and therefore more controversial. It aimed not only to integrate public facilities, but also private businesses that sold to the public, such... | Outside of the private business regulations, what was the other aim of the Civil Rights Act? | {'text': 'integrate public facilities', 'answer_start': 234} |
85,021 | 84,679 | 5a81146d31013a001a334b86 | generic | According to Martin Heidegger we do not exist inside time, we are time. Hence, the relationship to the past is a present awareness of having been, which allows the past to exist in the present. The relationship to the future is the state of anticipating a potential possibility, task, or engagement. It is related to the... | Who said we do not exist in the future? | {'text': 'Martin Heidegger', 'answer_start': 13} |
74,257 | 73,915 | 5727bcdfff5b5019007d93d3 | generic | In addition to the Jazz Festival (described above), New Haven serves as the home city of the annual International Festival of Arts and Ideas. New Haven's Saint Patrick's Day parade, which began in 1842, is New England's oldest St. Patty's Day parade and draws the largest crowds of any one-day spectator event in Connect... | What was the inaugural year of the New Haven St. Patrick's Day parade? | {'text': '1842', 'answer_start': 197} |
97,525 | 97,183 | 572aba88111d821400f38d02 | generic | Hayek wrote an essay, "Why I Am Not a Conservative" (included as an appendix to The Constitution of Liberty), in which he disparaged conservatism for its inability to adapt to changing human realities or to offer a positive political program, remarking, "Conservatism is only as good as what it conserves." Although he n... | What does conservatism have in common with classical liberalism? | {'text': 'belief in the free market', 'answer_start': 428} |
109,805 | 109,463 | 572f703ca23a5019007fc62c | generic | Linking the information back together is the key to this system. In the relational model, some bit of information was used as a "key", uniquely defining a particular record. When information was being collected about a user, information stored in the optional tables would be found by searching for this key. For instanc... | How is data in an optional table accessed? | {'text': 'by searching for this key', 'answer_start': 282} |
111,988 | 111,646 | 5ad0e248645df0001a2d07b6 | generic | The Premier League is broadcast in the United States through NBC Sports. Premier League viewership has increased rapidly, with NBC and NBCSN averaging a record 479,000 viewers in the 2014–15 season, up 118% from 2012–13 when coverage still aired on Fox Soccer and ESPN/ESPN2 (220,000 viewers), and NBC Sports has been wi... | For how many years was the extension between ESPN and Fox Soccer? | {'text': 'six-year', 'answer_start': 372} |
113,591 | 113,249 | 5a545163134fea001a0e171a | generic | Encompasses both secular and religious styles, the design and style made by Muslims and their construction of buildings and structures in Islamic culture included the architectural types: the Mosque, the Tomb, the Palace and the Fort. Perhaps the most important expression of Islamic art is architecture, particularly th... | What either has a secular or religious style? | {'text': 'construction of buildings and structures', 'answer_start': 94} |
39,755 | 39,413 | 570e4f8e0b85d914000d7dfb | generic | An influx of interstate and overseas migrants, particularly Irish, German and Chinese, saw the development of slums including a temporary "tent city" established on the southern banks of the Yarra. Chinese migrants founded the Melbourne Chinatown in 1851, which remains the longest continuous Chinese settlement in the W... | Which ethninticities contributed an influx of interstate and overseas migrants to Melbourne? | {'text': 'Irish, German and Chinese', 'answer_start': 60} |
42,551 | 42,209 | 570ddd9c0dc6ce1900204cd8 | generic | Another set of significant physical changes during puberty happen in bodily distribution of fat and muscle. This process is different for females and males. Before puberty, there are nearly no sex differences in fat and muscle distribution; during puberty, boys grow muscle much faster than girls, although both sexes ex... | Do boys or girls grow muscle faster during puberty? | {'text': 'boys', 'answer_start': 257} |
79,004 | 78,662 | 5ad2650ed7d075001a429190 | generic | As heirs of the Dominican priory of Poissy in France, the Dartford sisters were also heirs to a tradition of profound learning and piety. Sections of translations of spiritual writings in Dartford's library, such as Suso's Little Book of Eternal Wisdom and Laurent du Bois' Somme le Roi, show that the "ghoostli" link to... | What book could not be found in the Dartford's sister's library? | {'text': "Suso's Little Book of Eternal Wisdom and Laurent du Bois' Somme le Roi", 'answer_start': 216} |
42,041 | 41,699 | 5acecd5532bba1001ae4b49c | generic | On September 11, 2001, 53 Army civilians (47 employees and six contractors) and 22 soldiers were among the 125 victims killed in the Pentagon in a terrorist attack when American Airlines Flight 77 commandeered by five Al-Qaeda hijackers slammed into the western side of the building, as part of the September 11 attacks.... | What aircraft was released by terrorists? | {'text': 'American Airlines Flight 77', 'answer_start': 169} |
59,748 | 59,406 | 5acfdc6777cf76001a68631c | generic | The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Malawi has 150 congregations and 17 000–20 000 members. It was a mission of the Free Presbyterian church of Scotland. The Restored Reformed Church works with RPCM. Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Malawi is an existing small church. Part of the Presbyterian Church in Malawi and Zam... | The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Malawi has 17000-20000 congregations and how many members? | {'text': '150', 'answer_start': 47} |
89,801 | 89,459 | 572861923acd2414000df980 | generic | Of the remaining land area, the state of Alaska owns 101 million acres (41 million hectares), its entitlement under the Alaska Statehood Act. A portion of that acreage is occasionally ceded to organized boroughs, under the statutory provisions pertaining to newly formed boroughs. Smaller portions are set aside for rura... | How much land is the state of Alaska provided by the Alaska Statehood Act? | {'text': '101 million acres (41 million hectares)', 'answer_start': 53} |
121,166 | 120,824 | 5731daf6b9d445190005e5c2 | generic | Egypt also hosts an unknown number of refugees and asylum seekers, estimated to be between 500,000 and 3 million. There are some 70,000 Palestinian refugees, and about 150,000 recently arrived Iraqi refugees, but the number of the largest group, the Sudanese, is contested.[nb 1] The once-vibrant and ancient Greek and J... | What cities house several important Jewish archaelogical sites? | {'text': 'Cairo, Alexandria and other cities', 'answer_start': 571} |
103,299 | 102,957 | 572eb759dfa6aa1500f8d2f9 | generic | The elevator motor was located at the top of the shaft or beside the bottom of the shaft. Pushing the handle forward would cause the cab to rise; backwards would make it sink. The harder the pressure, the faster the elevator would move. The handle also served as a dead man switch: if the operator let go of the handle, ... | Where is the elevator motor found? | {'text': 'at the top of the shaft or beside the bottom of the shaft', 'answer_start': 31} |
124,582 | 124,240 | 57324dcce17f3d140042281c | generic | Formal discipline is administered by congregation elders. When a baptized member is accused of committing a serious sin—usually cases of sexual misconduct or charges of apostasy for disputing Jehovah's Witness doctrines—a judicial committee is formed to determine guilt, provide help and possibly administer discipline. ... | What are Jehovah Witnesses taught that avoiding social and spiritual interaction with disfellowshipped individuals does? | {'text': 'keeps the congregation free from immoral influence', 'answer_start': 825} |
68,510 | 68,168 | 5726b672dd62a815002e8dab | generic | In the early 20th century, Carl von Voit and Max Rubner independently measured caloric energy expenditure in different species of animals, applying principles of physics in nutrition. In 1906, Edith G. Willcock and Frederick Hopkins showed that the amino acid tryptophan aids the well-being of mice but it did not assure... | What did Carl von Voit and Max Rubner apply to nutrition in order to receive their results? | {'text': 'principles of physics', 'answer_start': 148} |
24,233 | 23,891 | 56f7c32ba6d7ea1400e17272 | generic | The origins of the szlachta are shrouded in obscurity and mystery and have been the subject of a variety of theories.:207 Traditionally, its members were owners of landed property, often in the form of "manor farms" or so-called folwarks. The nobility negotiated substantial and increasing political and legal privileges... | What is another name for folwarks? | {'text': 'manor farms', 'answer_start': 203} |
30,590 | 30,248 | 5706afdf2eaba6190074ac29 | generic | The tour in March 1987[citation needed] of Knuckles, Jefferson, Fingers Inc. (Heard) and Adonis as the DJ International Tour boosted house in the UK. Following the number-one success of MARRS' "Pump Up The Volume" in October, the years 1987 to 1989 also saw UK acts such as The Beatmasters, Krush, Coldcut, Yazz, Bomb Th... | what was frequently an important element of UK house music? | {'text': 'humor', 'answer_start': 662} |
110,472 | 110,130 | 572fbd3fa23a5019007fc930 | generic | International observers of Council of Europe and US Department of State have questioned the fairness of Armenia's parliamentary and presidential elections and constitutional referendum since 1995, citing polling deficiencies, lack of cooperation by the Electoral Commission, and poor maintenance of electoral lists and p... | What Democracy Score does Armenia have? | {'text': '5.21', 'answer_start': 569} |
102,597 | 102,255 | 572e98d4cb0c0d14000f1325 | generic | Since 1965, following clashes between the two communities, the Turkish Cypriot seats in the House remain vacant. In 1974 Cyprus was divided de facto when the Turkish army occupied the northern third of the island. The Turkish Cypriots subsequently declared independence in 1983 as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus... | Which part of Cyprus was occupied by the Turkish army? | {'text': 'northern third of the island', 'answer_start': 184} |
33,392 | 33,050 | 5709a2feed30961900e843a2 | generic | Traditional morphological and modern molecular phylogenetic analysis have both recognized a major evolutionary transition from "non-bilaterian" animals, which are those lacking a bilaterally symmetric body plan (Porifera, Ctenophora, Cnidaria and Placozoa), to "bilaterian" animals (Bilateria) whose body plans display b... | What are some examples of non-bilaterian animals? | {'text': 'Porifera, Ctenophora, Cnidaria and Placozoa', 'answer_start': 212} |
2,344 | 2,002 | 56cd796762d2951400fa65f0 | generic | On October 21, 2008, Apple reported that only 14.21% of total revenue for fiscal quarter 4 of year 2008 came from iPods. At the September 9, 2009 keynote presentation at the Apple Event, Phil Schiller announced total cumulative sales of iPods exceeded 220 million. The continual decline of iPod sales since 2009 has not ... | How much revenue did iPod sales account for in Q4 2008? | {'text': '14.21%', 'answer_start': 46} |
66,989 | 66,647 | 5726b0d3f1498d1400e8e788 | generic | During his period in Milan, Montini was known as a progressive member of the Catholic hierarchy. Montini went new ways in pastoral care, which he reformed. He used his authority to ensure that the liturgical reforms of Pius XII were carried out at the local level and employed innovative methods to reach the people of M... | What type of political viewpoint was Montini known for as a member of the Catholic leadership? | {'text': 'progressive', 'answer_start': 51} |
124,636 | 124,294 | 573254560fdd8d15006c69bf | generic | As of August 2015, Jehovah's Witnesses report an average of 8.2 million publishers—the term they use for members actively involved in preaching—in 118,016 congregations. In 2015, these reports indicated over 1.93 billion hours spent in preaching and "Bible study" activity. Since the mid-1990s, the number of peak publis... | How many congregations did the Jehovah's Witnesses have in 2015? | {'text': '118,016', 'answer_start': 147} |
35,032 | 34,690 | 5a3968522f14dd001ac722ef | generic | The Everton board finally ran out of patience with Smith and he was sacked in March 2002 after an FA Cup exit at Middlesbrough, with Everton in real danger of relegation. David Moyes, was his replacement and guided Everton to a safe finish in fifteenth place. In 2002–03 Everton finished seventh, their highest finish si... | What was Everton's finish spot in 1996? | {'text': 'seventh', 'answer_start': 288} |
26,443 | 26,101 | 56f989939e9bad19000a0a5d | generic | The eleven prefecture-level divisions of Zhejiang are subdivided into 90 county-level divisions (36 districts, 20 county-level cities, 33 counties, and one autonomous county). Those are in turn divided into 1,570 township-level divisions (761 towns, 505 townships, 14 ethnic townships, and 290 subdistricts). Hengdian be... | How many prefecture-level divisions of Zhejiang are there? | {'text': 'eleven', 'answer_start': 4} |
72,783 | 72,441 | 5a7376ae53a187001ae631f2 | generic | Critics noted in 2013 that Tom Wheeler, the head of the FCC, which has to approve the deal, is the former head of both the largest cable lobbying organization, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, and as largest wireless lobby, CTIA – The Wireless Association. According to Politico, Comcast "donated to ... | Who is the head of Politico? | {'text': 'Tom Wheeler', 'answer_start': 27} |
125,869 | 125,527 | 573323754776f419006606ff | generic | Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a country on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The P... | Where is Portugal located? | {'text': 'Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe', 'answer_start': 127} |
66,044 | 65,702 | 57269e12f1498d1400e8e50f | generic | As early as 1794, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales Francis Grose suggested its closure as a penal settlement, as it was too remote and difficult for shipping and too costly to maintain. The first group of people left in February 1805, and by 1808 only about 200 remained, forming a small settlement until the remna... | By 1808, how many people remained on Norfolk Island? | {'text': '200', 'answer_start': 264} |
33,599 | 33,257 | 5acd803d07355d001abf4494 | generic | The product claimed to be the strongest beer made is Schorschbräu's 2011 Schorschbock 57 with 57,5%. It was preceded by The End of History, a 55% Belgian ale, made by BrewDog in 2010. The same company had previously made Sink The Bismarck!, a 41% abv IPA, and Tactical Nuclear Penguin, a 32% abv Imperial stout. Each of ... | When was the 31% Hair of the Dog's Dave made? | {'text': '1994', 'answer_start': 697} |
7,594 | 7,252 | 56d96e76dc89441400fdb454 | generic | Following the events in Olympia, there were reports that China requested permission to deploy People's Liberation Army personnel along the relay route to protect the flame in Canberra. Australian authorities stated that such a request, if it were to be made, would be refused. Chinese officials labeled it a rumor. Austr... | Who did the Chinese want to deploy to Canberra to protect the flame? | {'text': "People's Liberation Army personnel", 'answer_start': 94} |
60,932 | 60,590 | 57267dfbdd62a815002e871c | generic | During the 18th century, systems of plant identification were developed comparable to dichotomous keys, where unidentified plants are placed into taxonomic groups (e.g. family, genus and species) by making a series of choices between pairs of characters. The choice and sequence of the characters may be artificial in ke... | How are the plants classified? | {'text': 'number of their male sexual organs', 'answer_start': 1086} |
99,324 | 98,982 | 572b530a34ae481900dead89 | generic | Post-European-contact Chamorro culture is a combination of American, Spanish, Filipino, other Micronesian Islander and Mexican traditions, with few remaining indigenous pre-Hispanic customs. These influences are manifested in the local language, music, dance, sea navigation, cuisine, fishing, games (such as batu, chonk... | Which two major holidays become popular in Guam? | {'text': 'Easter and Christmas', 'answer_start': 506} |
20,084 | 19,742 | 5ad3d721604f3c001a3ff32d | 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... | What is Gough primarily known for? | {'text': 'wildlife', 'answer_start': 35} |
113,044 | 112,702 | 572ff077b2c2fd1400568615 | generic | From the start of the 20th century through the 1970s, the American tuna fishing fleet and tuna canning industry were based in San Diego, "the tuna capital of the world". San Diego's first tuna cannery was founded in 1911, and by the mid-1930s the canneries employed more than 1,000 people. A large fishing fleet supporte... | Why were the canneries ultimately closed by the early 1980s? | {'text': 'rising costs and foreign competition', 'answer_start': 522} |
105,145 | 104,803 | 572ffa51947a6a140053ced4 | generic | While Göring was optimistic the Luftwaffe could prevail, Hitler was not. On 17 September he postponed Operation Sea Lion (as it turned out, indefinitely) rather than gamble Germany's newly gained military prestige on a risky cross-Channel operation, particularly in the face of a sceptical Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Un... | What was the name of the man from the Soviet Union who was doubtful of Operation Sea Lion? | {'text': 'Joseph Stalin', 'answer_start': 290} |
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