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d5cf4d5c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Have there been any legal actions taken to tackle the Rugby drug epidemic? | There have been multiple regulations introduced by various governments in response. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In response to widespread abuse of toluene-based substances, stricter rules have been imposed on the manufacture and sale of Rugby and similar glues by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, such as the mandatory addition of mustard oil as a sniffing deterrent."
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"text": "Solvents, parti... |
d5cf4d8e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Was Napoleon's invasion of Egypt launched before or after the Battle of Aboukir? | Before | text | [] | [
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"text": "The French General Horace Sebastiani negotiated a Franco-Ottoman alliance with Selim III. Napoleon Bonaparte launched the French Invasion of Egypt in 1798 and fought against the Ottoman and British Empires to establish a French presence in the Middle East, with the ultimate dream of linking with a Mu... |
d5cf4dc00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What country were Larry Glick and Laurence Gluck born in? | America | text | [] | [
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"text": "Larry Glick (May 16, 1922 – March 26, 2009) was an American talk radio host, based in Boston, Massachusetts, who presented a long-running show on WBZ and later WHDH through the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. His broadcast at WBZ covered all 50 states, Larry was well known wherever he went and was liked by a... |
d5cf4df20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Where was the French president who was shoot in Paris born? | He was born in Aurillac. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Paul Gorguloff shoots French president Paul Doumer in Paris; Doumer dies the next day. The politically powerful General Kurt von Schleicher meets secretly with Adolf Hitler."
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"text": "Joseph Athanase Doumer, commonly known as Paul Doumer ( French pronunciation: [pɔl dumɛːʀ]; 22 March 1... |
d5cf4e560dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which came first: Big Bash League's inaugural year or Brett Lee's retirement from playing cricket? | Big Bash League's inaugural year. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In January 2015, Lee announced his retirement from all forms of the game, effective at the end of the 2014–15 Big Bash League season. He has since found work as a film actor and a Fox Sports commentator."
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"text": "The Inaugural edition of BBL- Big Bash League was held in 2011-12 and Sydn... |
d5cf4e920dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Were both the HMNZS Otago and the USS Spruance named after human beings? | No | text | [] | [
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"text": "USS Spruance (DDG-111) is a United States Navy Arleigh Burke -class destroyer. She is the 61st ship in her class. Spruance is the second ship to be named for Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (1886–1969), who commanded American naval forces at the Battles of Midway and the Philippine Sea. He was later Amba... |
d5cf4f280dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who helped spread the study of the Japanese word meaning form that typically begins around green belt level throughout Japan? | Gichin Funakoshi, and others. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Kata is a Japanese word ( 型 or 形) meaning literally \"form\" referring to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements made to be practised alone, and can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practised in Japanese martial arts as a way to memorize and perfec... |
d5cf4f6e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which two awards were given as part of the Boroplus Gold Awards for TV serials until at least 2012? | Gold Award for Beset Actor in a Lead Role - Male and Best Actor - Critics. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Gold Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role – Male is an award given as part of its annual Boroplus Gold Awards for TV serials, to recognize a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first awarded in 2007 under the title Best Actor in a Lead Role."
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d5cf4fb40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What church did the person that Aimone took his regnal name in memory of attend in 925? | Tomislav attended the Church Council of Split in 925. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Croatia kept its borders and to some extent expanded on the disintegrated Lower Pannonia . Tomislav attended the Church Council of Split in 925, convened by Pope John X to discuss the use of Slavic language in liturgy and the ecclesiastical jurisdiction over Croatia and the Byzantine Theme of Dalmati... |
d5cf4ffa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are two examples of states that held a special election in 1802? | New York and Georgia. | text | [] | [
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"text": "United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1802, in 12 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections . Six governors were elected by popular vote and six were elected by state legislatures. In Georgia, a special election was held following the resignation of incumbent Governor Josiah... |
d5cf50360dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which states did the 1966-67 college basketball champion and the #1 ranked college football team in 1966 come from? | The 1966-67 college basketball champion came from California while the #1 ranked college football team in 1966 came from Indiana. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA traces its early origins back to 1882 as the southern branch of the California State Normal School (now San Jose State University)."
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"text": "The University of Not... |
d5cf50cc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which is a better descriptor for a key found on a device used to add and multiply; ECCE or EX? | EX | text | [] | [
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"text": "ECCE (The Edinburgh Compatible Context Editor) is a text editor designed by Dr Hamish Dewar at Edinburgh University. A screen-based editor with an embedded computer language, Emacs Lisp. Early versions were implemented in TECO, see below."
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d5cf51120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Were both David Hamid and William Edward Collins born in London? | No, David Hamid was born in Scotland while William Edward Collins was born in London. | text | [] | [
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"text": "William Edward Collins (18 February 1867 – 22 March 1911) was an Anglican bishop, Bishop of Gibraltar from 1904 until his death. William Edward Collins was the second son of Joseph Henry Collins, a mining engineer and writer on geology. He was born in London, but his father moved to Cornwall while he... |
d5cf51620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How large was the empire of the Islamic caliphate that sieged Constantinople in 717-718 relative to the other world empires of that time period? | The Umayyad Caliphate had the largest empire in the world at the time. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Second Arab Siege of Constantinople in 717–718 was a combined land and sea offensive by the Muslim Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate against the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople."
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"text": "The Umayyad dynastic color was white. The Umayyad Caliphate was the second of ... |
d5cf51a80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Cassandra Cain or Duela Dent claim to have more parents? | Duela Dent claimed to have more parents. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The character is one of several who have assumed the role of Batgirl, and Cassandra Cain goes by the name of Orphan in DC Comics' current continuity . Cassandra's origin story present her as the daughter of assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva."
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"text": "Duela Dent first appeared as the J... |
d5cf51ee0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of research methodology would be used to construct the history of Cambridgeshire and its returning of members to Parliament? | Chronology would be used to locate these historical events in time. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Chronology is the science of locating historical events in time. It relies upon chronometry, which is also known as timekeeping, and historiography, which examines the writing of history and the use of historical methods."
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"text": "Cambridgeshire returned three members to Parliament in 1... |
d5cf52ca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did John Fitzalan and Adeliza of Louvain ever meet each other? | No, Adeliza of Louvain died well before John Fitzalan was born. | text | [] | [
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"text": "John Fitzalan, 7th Earl of Arundel, 4th Baron Maltravers KG (14 February 1408 – 12 June 1435) was an English nobleman and military commander during the later phases of the Hundred Years' War."
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"text": "Adeliza of Louvain, sometimes known in England as Adelicia of Louvain, also called Ade... |
d5cf53420dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Was the NCAA Basketball game published by EA Sports was voted as the best PlayStation 2 game in the year 2004 by GameSpot? | no | text | [] | [
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"text": "These improvements netted the PS2 and Xbox versions of MVP 2004 twin scores of 90/100 at Metacritic, far outpacing the competing All-Star Baseball 2005 and ESPN Major League Baseball. GameSpot named MVP Baseball 2004 the best PlayStation 2 game of March 2004."
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d5cf53ec0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Was Abraham Lincoln from the same state or a different state than where the city of Lincoln is located? | different state | text | [] | [
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"text": "Lincoln is a city in Benton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,190 at the 2010 census. A post office called Lincoln was established in 1866. The city was named for Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States."
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"text": "Abraham Lincoln from Illinois, was l... |
d5cf54500dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How did the leaders within the region which included the western fringes of the Holy Roman Empire, Upper Burgundy and Lorraine mark borders of their kingdoms in the Middle Ages? | They believed their kingdoms had natural borders. | text | [] | [
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"text": "From the Middle Ages onward, French rulers believed their kingdoms had natural borders: the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Rhine. This was used as a pretext for an aggressive policy and repeated invasions."
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"text": "Map of France in 1180, at the height of the feudal system. The possessions o... |
d5cf54780dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Do both the TV shows the Twelfth Doctor and Spyfall, involve someone who is referred to as "The Doctor"? | Yes, both shows have someone referred to as "The Doctor | text | [] | [
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"text": "In the Kasaavins' dimension, the Doctor meets computer pioneer Ada Lovelace and grabs her hand when a Kasaavin appears, transporting them to an invention exhibition in 1834, where they encounter the Master."
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d5cf54aa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Romanesque style and The Gothic style were both styles primarily concerned with different ways of building what? | Cathedrals | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Gothic style was introduced from France, where the various elements had first been used together within a single building at the choir of the Abbey of Saint-Denis north of Paris, completed in 1094. The earliest large-scale applications of Gothic architecture in England were Canterbury Cathedral a... |
d5cf54fa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many years after Stoke won the 1972 League Cup was their new stadium opened? | Twenty-five. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Stoke played as the Cleveland Stokers and finished as runner-up of the Eastern Division. The club won its first major trophy on 4 March 1972 in the League Cup Final against Chelsea. Stoke won 2–1 in front of a crowd of 97,852 at Wembley with goals from Terry Conroy and George Eastham."
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d5cf552c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What first name is shared by an Australian actor that graduated NIDA in 1984 and an English-Australian actor that gave birth to a son named Jason? | Terence | text | [] | [
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"text": "Terence Donovan (born 28 October 1942), also billed as Terence J. Donovan and Terry Donovan, is an English-Australian actor of stage and television, and the father of fellow actor and singer Jason Donovan (from his marriage to actress and journalist Sue McIntosh )."
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d5cf555e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What cardinal region of Canada can you find the Innuitian Region and the terrestrial ecozone called the Arctic Cordillera? | In the north. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Innuitian Region is a physiographic division of Canada's far north. It is one of three physiographic divisions of the Arctic Lands physiographic region, along with the Arctic Coastal Plain, and the Arctic Lowlands. The Queen Elizabeth Islands comprise most of the region, which is also considered ... |
d5cf55d60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Anna Basarab's father would have used what title for himself when writing in Romanian? | Domn | text | [] | [
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"text": "Anna of Wallachia or Anna Basarab ( Bulgarian: Анна Басараб) was a Wallachian princess and Empress consort of Bulgaria in Vidin, second wife of Emperor Ivan Sratsimir. She was the daughter of Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia and his Catholic second wife, the Hungarian Clara Dobokai."
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d5cf56580dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What part of the pieces of matter that make up chemical elements determines the atomic number? | The number of protons in an atom are the atomic number? | text | [] | [
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"text": "Atoms are very small pieces of matter. There are many different types of atoms, each with its own name, mass and size. These different types of atoms are called chemical elements. The chemical elements are organized on the periodic table. Examples of elements are hydrogen and gold ."
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d5cf568a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | When you get an allergic response to contact with a substance, what symptom will develop first? | In cases of contact dermatitis, the first sign is the presence of the rash or skin lesion at the site of exposure. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The symptoms of allergic contact dermatitis are very similar to the ones caused by irritant contact dermatitis, which makes the first even harder to diagnose. The first sign of allergic contact dermatitis is the presence of the rash or skin lesion at the site of exposure."
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d5cf56e40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which silent film actress who died in 1986 shared a name with a character whose brother-in-law is Stanley Kowalski? | Sarah Blanche Sweet, a silent film actress who died in 1986, shared a name with the character Blanche DuBois, whose brother-in-law is Stanley Kowalski. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Blanche DuBois arrives, penniless, in New Orleans to stay with her sister Stella and her brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski. A former schoolteacher from a wealthy family, she has been evicted from her family home, Belle Reve, after the deaths of several family members wiped out her and Stella's inherita... |
d5cf57200dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | During Philip V's and Aeropus' reign in Macedonia, which populations caused problems for them? | The Roman Empire, Thracians, and IIIyrians were the groups who opposed and threatened Macadonia during their rule. | text | [] | [
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"text": "At the start of Aeropus's reign, the Thracians and Illyrians were ravaging the country of Macedon, and had achieved a number of successful victories over the Macedonians."
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"text": "Philip V ( Greek: Φίλιππος; 238–179 BC) was king ( Basileus) of the ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia from... |
d5cf57480dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is something that both gymnosperms and glossopteris produce? | Both gymnosperms and glossopteris produce seeds. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Glossopteris was a woody, seed-bearing shrub or tree, some apparently reaching 30 meters tall. They had a softwood interior that resembles conifers of the family Araucariaceae. Seeds were borne on one side of variably branched or fused structures, and microsporangia containing pollen were borne in cl... |
d5cf577a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What Australian state is the Cape York Peninsula a part of that is where Brisbane is found? | Queensland. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Brisbane is the largest city in both the South East Queensland region and the state of Queensland. South East Queensland is commonly considered to be a single region. It contains two statistical regions listed above, Brisbane and Moreton. The region has a population of 3,500,000 people, or 72% of the... |
d5cf57a20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the regular script of Chinese calligraphy full of homophones and synonyms? | No, the Variant Chinese characters are. | text | [] | [
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d5cf57ca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which uses math and chance more to figure out things that might happen; Probabilistic logic or Causality? | Probabilistic logic | text | [] | [
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"text": "Causality is an abstraction that indicates how the world progresses, so basic a concept that it is more apt as an explanation of other concepts of progression than as something to be explained by others more basic. The concept is like those of agency and efficacy. For this reason, a leap of intuition... |
d5cf57fc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are the inspirations for some of Wilson's songs. | Perter Gabriel, Kate, Bush, Talk Talk, Tears for Fears and an acoustic guitar playing busker. | text | [] | [
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"text": "\"Luminol\" was first performed by Wilson and his band on the last show of the first half of his Grace for Drowning tour. The song takes its inspiration from a busker, who, according to Wilson, is \"there every single day. It doesn’t matter what the weather is like; he’s always there, playing his aco... |
d5cf582e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What continent were both armadillos and rhea both native to? | They are both native to South America. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. All 21 extant species are found in South America, where they originated. Their much larger relatives, the pampatheres and glyptodonts, once lived in North and South America but became extinct following the appearance of humans."
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d5cf58880dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Does the term North Indian Culture officially describe native Indo-European speakers? | No, it describes the cultural heritage of the seven North Indian states. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The term North Indian Culture officially describes the cultural heritage of the seven North Indian states of Punjab, Uttarakhand Jammu & Kashmir, Chandigarh (Union Territory), Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh (which itself means \"Northern State\")."
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d5cf58ba0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Arthur Quiller-Couch or Helen H. Gardener have a longer pen name that they used for their works? | Helen H. Gardener | text | [] | [
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"text": "Chenoweth-Smart published this book under the pen name \"Helen Hamilton Gardener\" — a pseudonym which she would use professionally for the rest of her life, eventually adopting this as her own legal name."
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"text": "Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch ( / ˌkwɪlərˈkuːtʃ /; 21 November 1863 – ... |
d5cf58ec0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What family are the Aphis nerii and Lipaphis erysimi part of? | They are part of the family Aphididae. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Lipaphis erysimi is a species of aphid of the family Aphididae. Its common names include mustard aphid and turnip aphid. It is found in most temperate and tropical areas of the world and feeds only on cruciferous plants."
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d5cf59140dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Dan Baird pursue a solo career before or after forming the Satellites band in Atlanta? | After | text | [] | [
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"text": "In 1980, Dan Baird (formerly guitarist for the Atlanta band the Nasty Bucks), along with lead guitarist Rick Richards, bassist Keith Christopher and drummer David Michaelson formed a band named Keith and the Satellites in Atlanta, Georgia. After performing in local bars, the band's line-up changed."
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d5cf593c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What punctuation is called a solidus in Unicode and can be used between two numbers to indicate ratio? | A slash can be called solidus and can indicate ratio. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The fraction slash ⟨ ⁄ ⟩ is used between two numbers to indicate a fraction or ratio. Such formatting developed as a way to write the horizontal fraction bar on a single line of text."
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"text": "It is called a solidus in Unicode, it is also known as an oblique stroke, and it has several o... |
d5cf59a00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The category of things which include the full stop serves what function in written English? | To disambiguate the meaning of sentences | text | [] | [
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"text": "The full stop ( Commonwealth English ), period ( North American English) or full point . is a punctuation mark. It is used for several purposes, most often to mark the end of a declarative sentence (as opposed to a question or exclamation); this sentence-terminal use, alone, defines the strictest sen... |
d5cf59c80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Without proper rendering support, you may see what examples of things used to disambiguate the meaning of sentences in Written English? | Question marks | text | [] | [
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d5cf59fa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What sentence structure would help to eliminate syntactically ambiguous meanings? | The subject-verb-object-period is the simplest sentence structure that can be used for ease of understanding. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Simple sentences are easier to understand than complex ones. The simplest sentence structure in English is subject-verb-object-period, subject-verb-object-period and so on. Try to use the simplest sentences that make sense. You should begin by writing simple sentences naturally when you add something... |
d5cf5a220dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the script called that was named after the brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius, and uses the Greek-derived letter Pe? | Cyrillic. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It commonly represents the unaspirated voiceless bilabial plosive /p/, like the pronunciation of ⟨p⟩ in \"s p in\". The Cyrillic letter Pe was derived from the Greek letter Pi (Π π). The name of Pe in the Early Cyrillic alphabet was покои ( pokoi ), meaning \"peaceful state\"."
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d5cf5a540dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Does the Unicode block called Cyrillic Extended-B consist of Old Cyrillic and Early Cyrillic called pokoi? | No, it consists of Old Cyrillic and Old Abkhazian. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It commonly represents the unaspirated voiceless bilabial plosive /p/, like the pronunciation of ⟨p⟩ in \"s p in\". The Cyrillic letter Pe was derived from the Greek letter Pi (Π π). The name of Pe in the Early Cyrillic alphabet was покои ( pokoi ), meaning \"peaceful state\"."
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d5cf5aae0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The voiced alveolar fricatives are consonantal sounds that are part of what percentage of the world's languages? | 28% | text | [] | [
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"text": "The voiced alveolar fricatives are consonantal sounds. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents these sounds depends on whether a sibilant or non-sibilant fricative is being described. The symbol for the alveolar sibilant is ⟨ z ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is z."
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d5cf5ae00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The voiced alveolar fricatives are consonantal sounds that are most common on languages of what continent? | Europe | text | [] | [
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"text": "The voiced alveolar fricatives are consonantal sounds. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents these sounds depends on whether a sibilant or non-sibilant fricative is being described. The symbol for the alveolar sibilant is ⟨ z ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is z."
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d5cf5b080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The voiceless alveolar, dental and postalveolar plosives are all types of what, which Stops or plosives are also examples of? | Types of consonantal sounds | text | [] | [
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"text": "Stops or plosives are consonant sounds that are formed by completely stopping airflow. Stop sounds can be voiceless, like the sounds /p/, /t/, and /k/, or voiced, like /b/, /d/, and /g/."
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d5cf5b620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The nasal palatal approximant and the close front rounded vowel are both types of what? | Sounds in languages | text | [] | [
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"text": "The close front rounded vowel, or high front rounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is /y/, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is y."
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"text": "The nasal palatal approximant is a t... |
d5cf5bbc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | To which branch of studies does Palato-alveolar consonants belong to? | Language. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In palato-alveolars the front of the body of the tongue is domed, in that the front of the tongue moves partway towards the palate, giving the consonant a weakly palatalized sound. They differ from other postalveolars in the extent of palatalization, intermediate between the fully palatalized alveolo... |
d5cf5be40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is a personal name a form of a proper name? | Yes, because a personal name is given to an individual, it is a proper name which uniquely identifies that individual. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In Western culture, nearly all individuals possess at least one given name (also known as a first name, forename, or Christian name ), together with a surname (also known as a last name or family name ). In the name \" Abraham Lincoln \", for example, Abraham is the first name and Lincoln is the surn... |
d5cf5c160dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Before what type of name can a title or an English honorific be placed? | Typically, it is placed before a proper name, but can also be placed before a form of address that is not the person's name. | text | [] | [
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"text": "These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dr, Lady or Lord, or titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor or Earl."
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d5cf5c700dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are both the voiceless alveolo-palatal sibilant fricative and the voiceless labiodental fricative utilized and spoken in more than one language? | Yes, they are both present in a number of languages. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The voiceless alveolo-palatal sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some oral languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ ɕ ⟩ (\"c\", plus the curl also found in its voiced counterpart ⟨ ʑ ⟩)."
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d5cf5c980dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Among the IPA symbols [f], [v], [x], and [l] which are not fricatives? | Only [l] | text | [] | [
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"text": "The IPA symbol ɧ refers to a sound occurring in Swedish, officially described as similar to the velar fricative [x], but one dialectal variant is a rounded, velarized labiodental, less ambiguously rendered as [fˠʷ]. The labiodental click is an allophonic variant of the (bi)labial click."
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d5cf5cca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Among the IPA symbols for fricatives [f],[v],[x] which are considered velar fricatives? | only [x] | text | [] | [
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"text": "The IPA symbol ɧ refers to a sound occurring in Swedish, officially described as similar to the velar fricative [x], but one dialectal variant is a rounded, velarized labiodental, less ambiguously rendered as [fˠʷ]. The labiodental click is an allophonic variant of the (bi)labial click."
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d5cf5cf20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How can you make the sound that is represented by the X-SAMPA symbol K? | You produce it by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Features of the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative: Its manner of articulation is fricative, which means it is produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence."
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"text": "The voiceless alveolar lateral fricative is a type of co... |
d5cf5d1a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of sounds can you make using a fricative manner of articulation? | You can make a type of consonantal sound that is used in some spoken languages. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Features of the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative: Its manner of articulation is fricative, which means it is produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence."
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"text": "The voiceless alveolar lateral fricative is a type of co... |
d5cf5da60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Would the symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet go first alphabetically from Voiced linguolabial nasal or Voice linguolabial plosive? | Voice linguolabial plosive's symbol is first alphabetically. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The voiced linguolabial plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents it is ⟨ d̼ ⟩ or ⟨ b̺ ⟩. Its manner of articulation is occlusive, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract... |
d5cf5dce0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Do Voiced linguolabial nasal and Voice linguolabial plosive have the same manner of articulation or different manners of articulation? | They have the same manner of articulation. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The voiced linguolabial nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents it is ⟨ n̼ ⟩ or ⟨ m̺ ⟩. Features of the voiced linguolabial nasal: Its manner of articulation is occlusive, which means it is produced by obstr... |
d5cf5e000dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Both voiceless palatal fricative and voiceless glottal affricate are examples of which type of sound? | Consonantal | text | [] | [
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"text": "The voiceless glottal affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represent this sound are ⟨ ʔ͡h ⟩ and ⟨ ʔ͜h ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is ?_h. The tie bar may be omitted, yielding ⟨ ʔh ⟩ in the IPA and ?h ... |
d5cf5e280dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Do the voiceless palatal fricative and the voiceless glottal affricate both have symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet? | Yes | text | [] | [
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"text": "The voiceless glottal affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represent this sound are ⟨ ʔ͡h ⟩ and ⟨ ʔ͜h ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is ?_h. The tie bar may be omitted, yielding ⟨ ʔh ⟩ in the IPA and ?h ... |
d5cf5e5a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What part of the tongue is central to the pronunciation of both a voiceless alveolar fricative and an alveolar consonant? | The tip of the tongue is intregral to the pronunciation of both sounds. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Alveolar consonants that are pronounced with the tip of the tongue, like in English, are called apical consonants while those pronounced using the blade of the tongue which is the flat part of the tongue behind the tip, are called laminal consonants."
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"text": "A voiceless alveolar fricat... |
d5cf5e780dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Phonetically what kind of consonant is a voiced lateral click? | A linguo-pulmonic consonant. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Phonetically, a linguo-pulmonic consonant is a click in which the forward and rear articulations are released independently. The forward articulation, made with the lips or the front of the tongue, releases with a lingual airstream as in any click."
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"text": "The voiced lateral click is a... |
d5cf5ea00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the click sound in languages represented by different symbols? | Yes | text | [] | [
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"text": "The voiced lateral click is a click consonant found primarily among the languages of southern Africa. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ ǁ̬ ⟩ or ⟨ ᶢǁ ⟩; a symbol abandoned by the IPA but still preferred by some linguists is ⟨ ʖ̬ ⟩ or ⟨ ᶢʖ ⟩."
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d5cf5efa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How do the 6th and 100th Air refueling wing of US air force differ in terms of their location? | The 6th is located within US, in florida, while the 100th is in England. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 100th Air Refueling Wing (100 ARW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Third Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa. It is stationed at RAF Mildenhall, England. It is also the host wing at RAF Mildenhall."
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"text": "The United States Air Force ... |
d5cf5f220dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Can Relief valve be considered as a Reduced pressure zone device? | Yes it can be considered as such | text | [] | [
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"text": "A relief valve or pressure relief valve ( PRV) is a type of safety valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system; pressure might otherwise build up and create a process upset, instrument or equipment failure, or fire. The pressure is relieved by allowing the pressurized fluid to flow from a... |
d5cf5f4a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are there other Reduced pressure zone devices than Relief valves? | There are many other types of Reduced pressure zone devices | text | [] | [
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"text": "A relief valve or pressure relief valve ( PRV) is a type of safety valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system; pressure might otherwise build up and create a process upset, instrument or equipment failure, or fire. The pressure is relieved by allowing the pressurized fluid to flow from a... |
d5cf5f720dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many stress principles are used to analyze stress in planes and people? | Three | text | [] | [
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"text": "Stress, either severe, acute stress or chronic low-grade stress may induce abnormalities in three principal regulatory systems in the body: serotonin systems, catecholamine systems, and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis. Aggressive behavior has also been associated with abnormalities in ... |
d5cf5f9a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What negatively affects the normalcy and balance of planes and people? | Stress | text | [] | [
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"text": "At the same time, according to the principle of conservation of angular momentum, equilibrium requires that the summation of moments with respect to an arbitrary point is zero, which leads to the conclusion that the stress tensor is symmetric, thus having only six independent stress components, inste... |
d5cf5fc20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of entities are Salacia and Whales? | Salacia and Whales have been worshiped as godly water deities. | text | [] | [
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"text": "As a form of animal worship, whales and snakes (hence dragons) have been regarded as godly deities throughout the world (other animals are such as turtles, fish, crabs, and sharks ). In Asian lore, whales and dragons sometimes have connections. Serpents are also common as a symbol or as serpentine de... |
d5cf5fea0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What infiltrators are present in both The Stranger and The Escape Novels? | Animorphs are present as infiltrators in The Stranger and The Escape. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Animorphs infiltrate the facility, and discover that the Yeerks are trying to create super-intelligent sharks which can be infested and controlled, because in their natural state, the sharks' brains are not big enough. They decide to acquire hammerhead morphs. Marco accidentally reveals to the ot... |
d5cf60620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which contains more images; Canto or Divine Comedy illustrated by Botticelli? | Divine Comedy illustrated by Botticelli | text | [] | [
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"text": "One of only 4 fully coloured pages. The Divine Comedy Illustrated by Botticelli is a manuscript of the Divine Comedy by Dante, illustrated by 92 full-page pictures by Sandro Botticelli that are considered masterpieces and amongst the best works of the Renaissance painter."
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"text": "Detai... |
d5cf608a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which is more forthright and attention grabbing; Headline or bury the lead? | Headline | text | [] | [
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"text": "To \" bury the lead \" is to begin the article with background information or details of secondary importance to the readers, forcing them to read more deeply into an article than they should have to in order to discover the essential point (s). It is a common mistake in press releases, but a charact... |
d5cf60b20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the generic Chinese word for poetry that is written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language? | The word is "shi". | text | [] | [
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"text": "Chinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language. While this last term comprises Classical Chinese, Standard Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Yue Chinese, and other historical and vernacular forms of the language, its poetry generally falls into one of two primary types, Classic... |
d5cf60da0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which was something you could experience if you bought a ticket at a box office; Escape from New York or Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes? | Escape from New York | text | [] | [
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"text": "S.D. Bob \"Snake\" Plissken is the protagonist of the films Escape from New York and Escape from L.A. He is portrayed by Kurt Russell, and created by director John Carpenter and screenwriter Nick Castle. An anti-hero, he is a former Special Forces operator/war hero in World War III turned criminal."
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d5cf61020dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | From what country is the mythology of one-eyed giant son of Poseidon, and Father Sky Uranus? | They are from Greece. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Uranus is associated with the Roman god Caelus. In Ancient Greek literature, Uranus or Father Sky was the son and husband of Gaia, the primordial Earth Mother (Mother Earth). According to Hesiod 's Theogony, Uranus was conceived by Gaia alone, but other sources suggest he was born from Nyx, or Aether... |
d5cf612a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who is the father of Pegasus, the brother of Chrysaor, that is also father to the one-eyed giant named Polyphemus? | Poseidon was their father. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Polyphemus ( / ˌpɒlɪˈfiːməs /; Greek: Πολύφημος Polyphēmos Epic Greek : [po.lý.pʰɛː.mos]; Latin: Polyphēmus Classical Latin : [pɔ.lʲʏˈpʰeː.mʊs̠]) is the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer 's Odyssey. His name means \"abounding in songs... |
d5cf61520dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What animal is the Manx goayr heddagh and the Pan – The god of the wild and protector of shepherds a hybird of? | A goat. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Krampus — A Germanic mythical figure of obscure origin. It is often depicted with the legs and horns of a goat, the body of a man, and animalistic facial features. Pan – The god of the wild and protector of shepherds, who has the body of a man, but the legs and horns of a goat."
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d5cf61f20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What do Miss America and Magneto have in common? | Both are Superheros in American Comic books. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Art by Jamie McKelvie. America Chavez, also known by her moniker Miss America, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta, Chavez is the second character to use the moniker Miss America, after Madeline Joyce."
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d5cf62420dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What job do Dvarapala and Horus share? | Both Dvarapala and Horus are gate keepers. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A Dvarapala or Dvarapalaka ( Sanskrit, \"door guard\"; IAST: Dvārapāla Sanskrit pronunciation: [dʋaːɽɐpaːlɐ]) is a door or gate guardian often portrayed as a warrior or fearsome giant, usually armed with a weapon - the most common being the gada (mace)."
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"text": "8th gate: this access is... |
d5cf62920dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which deity would have been embraced more fully by mothers, gaining their support more; Shashthi or Silvanus? | Shashthi | text | [] | [
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"text": "Shashthi or Shashti ( Sanskrit: षष्ठी, Bengali: ষষ্ঠী, Ṣaṣṭhī, literally \"sixth\") is a Hindu folk goddess, venerated as the benefactor and protector of children. She is also the deity of vegetation and reproduction and is believed to bestow children and assist during childbirth."
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d5cf62ba0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What kind of being is Bennu said to be, who is an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun? | A self-created being. | text | [] | [
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"text": "According to Egyptian mythology, Bennu was a self-created being said to have played a role in the creation of the world. He was said to be the ba of Ra and to have enabled the creative actions of Atum."
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"text": "Bennu / ˈbɛnuː / is an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation,... |
d5cf630a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | For the mythological Incan amaru and Greek amphisbaena, what kind of creature's form do they take on? | A serpent. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The amphisbaena ( / ˌæmfɪsˈbiːnə /, plural: amphisbaenae; Ancient Greek: ἀμφίσβαινα) is a mythological, ant -eating serpent with a head at each end."
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"text": "In Inca mythology, the amaru is a huge double-headed serpent that dwells underground, at the bottom of lakes and rivers. Illustra... |
d5cf63320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What number of heads are shared between the Incan amaru and the snake-dragon that escaped to the Qaban lakes? | They both had two heads. | text | [] | [
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"text": "However, the gigantic two-headed snake-dragon escaped to the Qaban lakes. According to the story he still lives in the waters of the lake and, from time to time, takes vengeance on the citizens. According to other stories, the giant snake was transformed into Diü, a spirit who founded the underwater ... |
d5cf635a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which being is more likely to be found in water; Morgen or Ankou? | Morgen | text | [] | [
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"text": "Morgens, morgans, or mari-morgans are Welsh and Breton water spirits that drown men. The name may derive from Mori-genos or Mori-gena, meaning \"sea-born. The name has also been rendered as Muri-gena or Murigen."
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"text": "Ankou ( Breton: / ɑːnkuː / an Ankoù) is a servant of death in Bret... |
d5cf63f00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which tree was created when the Character worshiped at Pessinus was castrated? | The Almond tree grew where Adgistis was castrated (becoming Cybele). | text | [] | [
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"text": "According to Hesychius and Strabo, Agdistis is the same as Cybele, who was worshiped at Pessinus under that name. In many ancient inscriptions, Agdistis is clearly distinct from Cybele, but in many others she is listed as merely an epithet of Cybele."
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"text": "The almond tree had sprung ... |
d5cf64180dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In Okami, what god might be worshipped? | In Okami Suijin might be worshiped. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The diverse Japanese kami of water and rainfall, such as Suijin 水神 \"water god\" and Okami, are worshipped at Shinto shrines, especially during times of drought. For instance, Niukawakami Jinja 丹生川上神社 in Kawakami, Nara is a center of prayers for Kuraokami, Takaokami, and Mizuhanome 罔象女. Some other ex... |
d5cf64400dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | To which people do Suijin and Kami appear more real? | Japanese observing Shinto believe in the powers of Suijin and Kami. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Kami ( Japanese: 神, [kaꜜmi]) (often taken to mean \" gods \", though the concept is more involved than that) are the spirits, phenomena or \"holy powers\" that are venerated in the religion of Shinto."
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"text": "Suijin (水神, water god) is the Shinto god of water in Japanese mythology. The ... |
d5cf64b80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In Irish mythology, Nuada or Nuadu ruled in what time? | Ancient times | text | [] | [
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"text": "In Irish mythology, Nuada or Nuadu (modern spelling: Nuadha ), known by the epithet Airgetlám ( Airgeadlámh, meaning \"silver hand/arm\"), was the first king of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is also called Nechtan, Nuadu Necht and Elcmar, and is the husband of Boann."
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"text": "Medieval Irish ... |
d5cf64e00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of story are both " The Wonderful Musician " and " The Tinderbox "? | A fairy tale. | text | [] | [
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"text": "\" The Wonderful Musician \" or \" The Strange Musician \" or \" The Marvellous Musician \" ( German: Der wunderliche Spielmann) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm as tale number 8 in their Grimm's Fairy Tales. It is Aarne-Thompson type 151, music lessons for wild animals. Andrew ... |
d5cf65080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Of which sex are both Rugnor and Mr. Tumnus? | Male | text | [] | [
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"text": "Tumnus - affectionately known as \"Mr. Tumnus\" [1] and later as \"Master Tumnus\" - was a male Faun , a former servant of the White Witch , and later, a high official in Narnia during the Golden Age. Half man half horse Forward half was human down to the waist, Hercules is a hero. He is the first pe... |
d5cf65260dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What do Tumnus and Centaurs have in common, by this, what type of hybrid are they both? | Half man, Half Horse. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Tumnus - affectionately known as \"Mr. Tumnus\" [1] and later as \"Master Tumnus\" - was a male Faun , a former servant of the White Witch , and later, a high official in Narnia during the Golden Age. Half man half horse Forward half was human down to the waist, Hercules is a hero. He is the first pe... |
d5cf654e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the commonality between Hersilia and Horae? | They are both mythological | text | [] | [
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"text": "In Greek mythology the Horae ( / ˈhɔːriː /) or Horai ( / ˈhɔːraɪ /) or Hours ( Greek: Ὧραι, Hōrai, pronounced [hɔ̂ːraj], \"Seasons\") were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time. The word \"Horae\" comes from the Proto-Indo-European stem * Hioh1-r- \"year.\""
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d5cf65760dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | According to legend, the atmospheric ghost lights are lights (or fires) that appear in the atmosphere without an obvious cause are sometimes attributed to what? | Wandering spirits of the dead, the work of devils (or yōkai ), or the pranks of fairies | text | [] | [
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"text": "Examples include the onibi, hitodama and will-o'-wisp. They are often seen in humid climates. According to legend, some lights are wandering spirits of the dead, the work of devils (or yōkai ), or the pranks of fairies."
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"text": "Atmospheric ghost lights are lights (or fires) that appear... |
d5cf65d00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Some Japanese entities, an example of the category being a Monopod, have found their way into the culture of what other area? | Hawaii | text | [] | [
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"text": "Attributed to the \"Maître du Prince de Piémont\". Monopods (also sciapods, skiapods, skiapodes) are mythological dwarf-like creatures with a single, large foot extending from a leg centered in the middle of their bodies. The names monopod and skiapod (σκιάποδες) are both Greek, respectively meaning ... |
d5cf66200dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Does Auditory exclusion cause Occlusion effect? | No it does not. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In the general case, the deep-fitting reduces the occlusion effect because the volume velocity imposed by the ear canal wall to the occluded ear canal cavity decreases since the surface as well as the vibration amplitude of the remaining ear canal wall diminish with the insertion depth."
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d5cf66700dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is Kappa a water diety? | No it is not. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Another important focus of worship of water deities has been springs or holy wells . As a form of animal worship, whales and snakes (hence dragons) have been regarded as godly deities throughout the world (other animals are such as turtles, fish, crabs, and sharks ). In Asian lore, whales and dragons... |
d5cf66980dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Jack Vance and Ethel Voynich belong to the same century? | No, Jack Vance belonged to the 20th century whereas Ethel belonged to the 19th. | text | [] | [
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"text": "For other uses, see The Gadfly (disambiguation). The Gadfly is a novel by Irish writer Ethel Voynich, published in 1897 (United States, June; Great Britain, September of the same year), set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tumultuous revolt and uprisings."
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d5cf66c00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Where did both Hercules and the earliest hero and heroine cults originate? | They were both from Greece. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Some of the earliest hero and heroine cults well attested by archaeological evidence in mainland Greece include the Menelaion dedicated to Menelaus and Helen at Therapne near Sparta, a shrine at Mycenae dedicated to Agamemnon and Cassandra, another at Amyklai dedicated to Alexandra, and another in It... |
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