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"text": "The butt of beer was equal to half a tun, two hogsheads, three barrels or 108 imperial gallons (129.7 US gal; 491.0 L). The hogshead of beer and ale was equal to a quarter of a tun, half a butt, a barrel and a half, or three kilderkins. This unit is close in size to the wine hogshead ."
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d5d278060dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are both the rhaita and the mizmār a single reed instrument? | The mizmār can be both single and double reed, while the rhaita is a double reed instrument. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The rhaita or ghaita ( Arabic: غيطة ) is a double reed instrument from North Africa. It is nearly identical in construction to the Arabic mizmar and the Turkish zurna. The distinctive name owes to a medieval Gothic-Iberian influence."
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d5d2782e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of football do both the Drumquin Wolfe Tones GAC and the Bellaghy GAC play? | They both play gaelic football. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Drumquin Wolfe Tones ( Irish: Droim Caoin Uilf Tón) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club. The club is based in Drumquin, County Tyrone, Ulster . The club concentrates on Gaelic football. The Club fields its own teams for all age groups from Under-6s to seniors."
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d5d278920dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which could contain a larger amount of sandstone; Natural arch of Arches of the foot? | Natural arch | text | [] | [
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d5d278ba0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What war did the USS Alger and Admiral Arleigh Burke Serve in for the United States? | World War II | text | [] | [
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"text": "USS Alger (DE-101) was a Cannon -class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Battle of the Atlantic and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys."
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d5d278d80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the smallest island of the Aeolian Islands part of the La Maddalena comune in Sardinia? | No. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Panarea ( Italian pronunciation: [panaˈrɛːa]; Ancient Greek: Εὐώνυμος Euōnymos) is the smallest of the seven inhabited Aeolian Islands, a volcanic island chain in north of Sicily, southern Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Lipari."
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d5d279000dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What size is the North Pacific auk that breeds from California (the Channel Islands) to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska in North America; and Hokkaidō and Honshū, Japan, as well as the Korean Peninsula and Sakhalin Island in Asia? | Medium sized | text | [] | [
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d5d2791e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What region that came into relations with Rome had an ancient language was possibly related to Hittite or Luwian? | The ancient Cappadocian language. | text | [] | [
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d5d279460dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are the Korab Mountains within southern Europe? | No, it is in the central mountain range of Albania. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The geographic and ethno-cultural borders of southern Europe are the Pyrenees, Alps and Balkan Mountains to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Southern Europe is the southern subregion of Europe."
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d5d279b40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are the ambient pressure in diving and pressure in medicine both measured the same way? | In metric units the ambient pressure is usually measured in metres sea water (msw), and converted to bar for calculations and in medicine, pressure is still generally measured in millimetres of mercury. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In medicine, pressure is still generally measured in millimetres of mercury. These measurements are in general given relative to the current atmospheric pressure: for example, a blood pressure of 120 mmHg, when the current atmospheric pressure is 760 mmHg, means 880 mmHg relative to perfect vacuum."
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d5d27a2c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What material is preserved or colored with bluing through passivation and is color coded often to note grade? | Steel is graded and bluing is used on it. | text | [] | [
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d5d27a4a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who was older; Thomas Macaulay or John Macaulay? | John Macaulay | text | [] | [
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"text": "He was the eldest son of John Macaulay, by his second wife Margaret Campbell; Colin Macaulay and Zachary Macaulay were brothers, and Thomas Babington Macaulay was his nephew. He graduated M.A. at Glasgow University in 1778."
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d5d27a720dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which people lived further south in a warmer location; Awaswas or Alaska Natives? | Awaswas | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Awaswas people, also known as Santa Cruz people, are one of eight divisions of the Ohlone Native Americans of Northern California. The Awaswas lived in the Santa Cruz Mountains and along the coast of present-day Santa Cruz County from present-day Davenport to Aptos ."
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d5d27a900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What nerve would be impacted by Morsicatio buccarum? | The buccal nerve in the cheek would be imapcted. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Morsicatio buccarum is a condition characterized by chronic irritation or injury to the buccal mucosa (the lining of the inside of the cheek within the mouth), caused by repetitive chewing, biting or nibbling."
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d5d27ab80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Theodo live in the same time as German Emperor Willian II? | Theodo lived in the 8th century, whereas Willian II lived in the 19-20th century. | text | [] | [
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"text": "By the time of Theodo, who died in 716 or 717, the Bavarian duchy had achieved complete independence from the Frankish kings. Theodo's sons divided the duchy, but by 719 the rule had returned to Grimoald . Son of Theodo. Son of Theodo. Son of Theodo. Son of Theodo, later ruling all of Bavaria. Son of... |
d5d27ad60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What place did Everton finish in the 20th season of the Premier League? | Everton finished 7th place that season. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Everton finished 7th, just above local rivals Liverpool. Despite finishing above them for the first time in seven years, it was Liverpool who claimed the final Europa League slot, by virtue of winning the 2011–12 Football League Cup."
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d5d27afe0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How does the operating system used by the Windows Phone 7 differ from the Windows NT operating system? | Windows Embedded Compact, the system used by the Windows Phone 7, uses has a different hybrid kernel. | text | [] | [
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d5d27b260dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did the Detroit Eagles basketball team and the Newcastle Eagles basketball team play in the same league or in different leagues? | different leagues | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Newcastle Eagles are a professional basketball team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England . Playing in the top-tier British Basketball League and holding the franchise for Tyne & Wear, they are the most successful team in the League's history."
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d5d27b440dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which countries were the 103rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment and the 5th Marine Regiment a part of? | The 103rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment was a British unit while the 5th Marine Regiment was American. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 5th Marine Regiment (also referred to as %225th Marines%22) is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California."
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d5d27b6c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What kind of thriller has Columbus Circle been described as? | Suspense and independent. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In the fall of 2009, Selma took to the stage and played \"Kathleen\" in award-winning playwright Rajiv Joseph 's \"Gruesome Playground Injuries\". In 2010, Selma starred in the suspense thriller, Columbus Circle (2012), starring opposite Jason Lee, Amy Smart, Giovanni Ribisi and Kevin Pollak."
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d5d27b940dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What David Bowie Song was recorded in 1983 in the same city that Earl Slick was born? | Modern Love was recorded in New York City, the city where Slick was born. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Nile Rodgers co-produced the song. After its title track, \"Modern Love\" was the second song Bowie recorded in the first few weeks of January 1983 at the Power Station (formerly Avatar Studios) in Manhattan, New York City."
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d5d27bf80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are both professional footballers Raphael Rossi Branco and Raphael Dias Belloli playing in the role of defender? | Only Raphael Rossi Branco is a defender, Raphael Dias Belloli is a winger. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Raphael Rossi Branco (born 25 July 1990), sometimes known as Raphael or Rapha Branco, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Polish club Radomiak Radom on loan from Swiss Super League club FC Sion ."
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d5d27c480dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What kind of round object is played with in the team game shinty and baseball? | A ball. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Baseball and Cricket are two similar sports. They are both considered bat-and-ball games and are played by both men and women. But they also have many differences. They have different rules, terms and organization."
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d5d27c660dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In baseball, is a three-bagger an example of an extra base hit? | Yes | text | [] | [
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"text": "A home run is also scored as a hit. Doubles, triples, and home runs are also called extra base hits . An \" infield hit \" is a hit where the ball does not leave the infield. Infield hits are uncommon by nature, and most often earned by speedy runners."
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d5d27c8e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which could keep you drier in a rain storm; UFC personal Trainer or Great Hall of the People? | Great Hall of the People | text | [] | [
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"text": "Designed to symbolize the national unity and ethnic equality of the nation, the Great Hall embodied the new Chinese character of time in its features, proportion and details. The building covers 171,801 square metres (1,849,239 sq ft) of floor space, it is 356 metres in length and 206.5 metres in wid... |
d5d27cd40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which period of time during the Sclerosaurus and Lystrosaurus existence were they both alive at the same time? | The Sclerosaurus and Lystrosaurus were both alive in the Early Triassic periods. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Lystrosaurus ( / ˌlɪstroʊˈsɔːrəs /; 'shovel lizard'; proper Greek is λίστρον lístron ‘tool for leveling or smoothing, shovel, spade, hoe’) was a herbivorous genus of dicynodont therapsids from the late Permian and Early Triassic epochs (around 250 million years ago)."
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d5d27cfc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Was the 35th Air Division and the 21st Fighter Squadron both located in the same state? | They are not, the 21st Fighter Squadron is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona and the 35th Air Division was assigned to First Air Force, at Hancock Field, New York. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 35th Air Division (35th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, assigned to First Air Force, at Hancock Field, New York."
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d5d27d380dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the name of the third album by the pop duo whose second album shares its name with an album released by Kenny Wheeler? | Free Love | text | [] | [
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d5d27d600dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which is considered more proper in the sport: a tape ball or a spitball? | A tape ball is more acceptable. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A tape ball can also be used to mimic a seaming cricket ball by adding an extra layer of tape around the circumference like a seam, the sides can be roughened to mimic conventional swing of a cricket ball. The tape ball is thus a sound compromise between safety and sincerity to the sport."
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d5d27d7e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What kind of islands are Isle of Wight, Jersey and Guernsey and the islands off the California coast? | Channel islands are the islands off California and the Isle of Wight, Jersey and Guerney. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Channel Islands at low elevations are virtually frost -free and constitute one of the few such areas in the 48 contiguous US states. It snows only rarely, on higher mountain peaks. Separated from the California mainland throughout recent geological history, the Channel Islands provide the earlies... |
d5d27da60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Between the Morelia Cathedral and the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, which one used local Pink Stone in their construction? | The Morelia Cathedral used local pink stone. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia . Construction of the church building, using local pink stone, began in 1660, but was only completed in 1744, after 84 years. The interior is bedecked with both baroque and neoclassical decoration."
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d5d27dce0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which botanist was older when they died; George Samuel Perrottet or Charles Louis L'Heritier de Brutelle? | Perrottet was older when he died at age 77. | text | [] | [
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"text": "George Samuel Perrottet (1793–1870) was a Swiss-born French botanist and horticulturalist from the Jardin des Plantes. In 1819-21 he was employed as a naturalist gardener on an expedition commanded by Naval Captain Pierre Henri Philibert."
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d5d27de20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are members of The Bundestag and The House of Representatives in India elected? | Yes, politicians in the Bundestag and the House of Representatives in India are elected. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The House of Representatives ( Nepali: प्रतिनिधि सभा; Pratinidhi sabhā) is the lower house of the bicameral Federal parliament of Nepal, with the Upper house being the National Assembly. Members of the House of Representatives are elected through a parallel voting system."
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d5d27e140dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How much taller was Ralph Sampson than Leigh Davies? | Ralph Sampson was 1 foot, 4 inches taller than Leigh Davies. | text | [] | [
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d5d27e320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What word can refer to both a currency type as well as a large group of Christian people across the world? | Denomination | text | [] | [
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"text": "The word denomination is used for a large group of Christian people right across the world who use the same name, the same sort of organisation and have the same (or very similar) beliefs. Christianity is divided into ten main groups."
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d5d27e5a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which endogenous compound found in humans is clear, colorless, hygroscopic and miscible with water and ethanol in any ratio? | N -methylphenethylamine | text | [] | [
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"text": "NMPEA is a positional isomer of amphetamine. N -methylphenethylamine, an endogenous compound in humans, is an isomer of amphetamine with the same biomolecular target, TAAR1, a G protein-coupled receptor which modulates catecholamine neurotransmission."
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d5d27e780dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What different types of organizations are in the group of institutions that includes the Ethnological Museum of Berlin? | This group includes museums, libraries, research institutes, and supporting facilities. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Ethnological Museum of Berlin ( German: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin) is one of the Berlin State Museums ( German: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin ), the de facto national collection of the Federal Republic of Germany."
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d5d27ea00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who published a translation of the most famous Hindu text in 1979? | Winthrop Sargeant | text | [] | [
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d5d27ebe0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The North–South and East–West Corridor and National Highway 27 are both present in what location? | Porbandar | text | [] | [
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"text": "National Highway 27 ( NH 27 ), an East - West National highway in India that starts from Porbandar and terminates in Silchar, the highway passes through the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam."
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d5d27ee60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is RUncination related to Omnitruncation? | No it is not | text | [] | [
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"text": "In geometry, an omnitruncation is an operation applied to a regular polytope (or honeycomb) in a Wythoff construction that creates a maximum number of facets. It is represented in a Coxeter–Dynkin diagram with all nodes ringed."
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d5d27f220dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are some regions in which various subspecies of trout can or could be found? | New England, southeastern Quebec, North America, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire | text | [] | [
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"text": "The species was later moved to the char genus Salvelinus. Though commonly called a trout, the brook trout is thus actually one of the chars, which in North America also include the lake trout, bull trout, Dolly Varden, and the Arctic char ."
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d5d27f4a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Banda Oriental was annexed by one of the combatants who signed which 1494 treaty? | The Treaty of Tordesillas. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Spanish in Buenos Aires protested and demanded the withdrawal of the Portuguese outpost, claiming the entire area as theirs according to the Treaty of Tordesillas, signed centuries before in 1494. The Portuguese refused to comply, citing the same treaty as granting the east bank of the River Plat... |
d5d27f900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many years after the first Nobel Prize was awarded did John Polanyi win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in chemical kinetics? | John Polanyi won the award 85 years after the first Nobel Prize was awarded. | text | [] | [
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d5d27fb80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What two towns are located on Highway 23 near Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota? | New Town and Sanish are both located near Lake Sakakawea along Highway 23. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Sanish is an unincorporated community in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. Sanish is located along North Dakota Highway 23 and Lake Sakakawea, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) west of New Town."
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d5d27fe00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Whose death prompted Malise V to earn the title of Jarl of Orkney? | The death of Magnus, Earl of Orkney prompted this. | text | [] | [
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"text": "He succeeded to the Earldom of Strathearn in 1329, on the death of his father Malise IV, Earl of Strathearn. After the death of Magnus, Earl of Orkney, he inherited the Norwegian Jarldom of Orkney (including Caithness) in right of his great-great-grandfather Earl Gilbert."
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d5d280080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the circumstellar disc and a bulge made of the same material? | No, the circumstellar disc is similar to the asteroid belt while a bulge is made of a tightly packed group of stars. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A bulge is a large, tightly packed group of stars. The term refers to the central group of stars found in most spiral galaxies, often defined as the excess of stellar light above the inward extrapolation of the outer (exponential) disk light."
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d5d280260dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What political figure do Khalid bin Omar Al Marhoon and Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood AlBusaidi represent? | They are Ministers | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Arabic: وزارة الخارجية ) is the government body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for Oman 's relations with the rest of the world. The current Foreign Minister is Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood AlBusaidi ."
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d5d2804e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What level of public knowledge existed of Operation Gladio and the CIA aid for the Nicaraguan Contras at the inception of both operations? | Both operations were kept secret from the public. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Counter-Guerrilla ( Turkish: Kontrgerilla) is the Turkish branch of Operation Gladio, a clandestine stay-behind anti-communist initiative backed by the United States as an expression of the Truman Doctrine. The founding goal of the operation was to erect a stay-behind guerrilla force to undermine a p... |
d5d280940dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | SR 20 and State Route 6 are both roads in what state? | Washington | text | [] | [
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"text": "Although US 12 has a larger east–west extent, SR 20 is the longest highway in Washington at 436.13 miles (701.88 km), only 5.3 miles (8.5 km) longer than US 12. The highway has been called \"The Most Beautiful Mountain Highway in the State of Washington.\""
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d5d280b20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What movie did Dino Risi's son and brother both work on in 1971? | Dino Risi's son and brother both worked on A Season in Hell. | text | [] | [
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"text": "After graduating from Liceo Scientifico, Risi joined the faculty of philosophy, but abandoned his studies after two years. He began his career as an assistant of his uncle, Nelo Risi, for A Season in Hell (1971) and thereafter for directors such as Duccio Tessari, Steno, Alberto Sordi."
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d5d280da0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Where did the Abbots of Farfa Wandelbert and Fulcoald come from? | Aquitaine | text | [] | [
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"text": "Wandelbert was the Abbot of Farfa sometime between 757 and 761, one of a series of abbots from Aquitaine. His abbacy coincided with a troubled period in the abbey's history and the stormy reign of Duke Gisulf of Spoleto, who seems to have brought some stability to the abbey by the time of his death."... |
d5d280f80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What area can you reach by traveling on 82 Street or Connors Road in Edmonton? | You can reach the downtown of the city. | text | [] | [
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"text": "82 Street is a major arterial road in north Edmonton; it provides an alternate route from the downtown (where it continues as Jasper Avenue) to the northern neighbourhoods. It passes over Anthony Henday Drive and ends at Valour Avenue (Township Road 542 / 195 Avenue) in Sturgeon County at CFB Edmonto... |
d5d281200dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which country can you find both Casyprocta mexicana and Dasyprocta punctata? | Mexico | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Central American agouti ( Dasyprocta punctata) is a species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae. The main portion of its range is from Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula (southern Mexico ), through Central America, to northwestern Ecuador, Colombia and far western Venezuela."
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d5d281840dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The ship that shares its name with the river that rises at East Meon in Hampshire served with what two navies during World War II? | HMS Meon, the ship that shares its name with the river that rises at East Meon in Hampshire, served with the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The River Meon (/ˈmiːɒn/) is a chalk stream in Hampshire in the south of England. It rises at East Meon then flows 34 km (21 mi) in a generally southerly direction to empty into the Solent at Hill Head near Stubbington.[1] Above Wickham, the river runs through the South Downs National Park."
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d5d281f20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How does each member state of the European Union contribute to the initiatives set forth in the organization? | State governments must agree unanimously for some policies to be adopted, while for others, decisions may be made through qualified majority voting. | text | [] | [
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"text": "State governments must agree unanimously in the Council for the union to adopt some policies; for others, collective decisions are made by qualified majority voting."
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"text": "The European Union (EU) consists of 27 member states. Each member state is party to the founding treaties of the... |
d5d282100dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many years after the Early Renaissance in Italian painting began did Sir Peter Lely begin painting the portrait Catherine of Braganza, Charles II's queen? | 238. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Catherine of Braganza, Charles II's queen, by Sir Peter Lely, 1663-65. Portraits were the main output of the Principal Painters. The title of Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King or Queen of England or, later, Great Britain, was awarded to a number of artists, nearly all mainly portraitists."
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d5d282380dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The constituency with small towns Bentham, Settle, Pateley Bridge and Masam was represented by which member of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010? | Julian Smith | text | [] | [
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"text": "The largest settlements are the town of Skipton and the city of Ripon. Smaller towns in the constituency are Bentham, Settle, Pateley Bridge and Masham ."
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"text": "Skipton and Ripon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Julian Smith, a C... |
d5d282560dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which is larger: The Black-headed gulll or Pallas's gull? | Pallas's gull is larger. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pallas's gull ( Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus ), also known as the great black-headed gull, is a large bird species. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus."
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"text": "The black-headed gull ( Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull that breeds in... |
d5d2827e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Paul Hopkins and Marcus D'Amico are both know for their acting in which three types of entertainment? | Television, film and theatre. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Marcus D'Amico (4 December 1965 – 16 December 2020) was a film, television, and stage actor best known for his role as Michael \"Mouse\" Tolliver in the 1993 Tales of the City miniseries. Born in Germany to an American father and a British mother, D'Amico was reared in the United Kingdom, then later ... |
d5d282c40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many years longer did Bonanza run on television than Dennis the Menace? | Bonanza ran for 10 more years than Dennis the Menace. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Bonanza is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973."
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"text": "This article is about the 1959 American series. For other uses, see Dennis the Menace. Dennis the Menace is an American sitcom based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip of... |
d5d2830a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are all cows venerated in Hinduism as the earthly embodiment of the dusii, which were hairy demons? | No, they are the embodiment of the Kamadhenu. | text | [] | [
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"text": "According to Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430 AD) and others, the ancient Celts believed in dusii, which were hairy demons believed to occasionally take human form and seduce mortal women. Later figures in Celtic folklore, including the Irish bocánach, the Scottish ùruisg and glaistig, and the Manx goay... |
d5d283320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The edible cultivated flowering plant that shares the majority of its name with the cocktail Alexander is also known by what other names? | It is also known as alisanders, horse parsley, and smyrnium | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Alexander (or Brandy Alexander) is a cocktail consisting of cognac, cocoa liqueur ( crème de cacao ), and cream. The Coffee Alexander substitutes coffee liqueur (such as Kahlúa) for crème de cacao."
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"text": "Smyrnium olusatrum, common name Alexanders, is an edible cultivated flowerin... |
d5d2835a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How are shortnose gar and shorthead redhorse different? | The former is a freshwater fish while the later is game fish | text | [] | [
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"text": "The shorthead redhorse is important to humans because it is a game fish. It is also important to anglers because of its role in the ecosystem; it is prey for larger game fish such as northern pike and muskellunge . One source gives one of its English names as \"common mullet\"."
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d5d283780dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which can more quickly crawl away from something that means it harm; Philodromus or Philodendron? | Philodromus is a spider and moves more easily on it's own. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Philodromus is a genus of philodromid crab spiders. Spiders in this genus are distinctively flattened. The more than 250 described species are distributed throughout the Holarctic region, with few species reaching into more southern regions. Some are found in certain parts of Africa, with sporadic sp... |
d5d283e60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did the Circle Tour and the One Wild Night Tour begin on the same continent or different continents? | different | text | [] | [
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"text": "Originally, One Wild Night Tour planned to kick off the tour in Japan, but instead decided to headline the charity concert on Melbourne 's Colonial Stadium on March 24, 2001, which purpose to raise funds for flood-stricken farmers. There were 34,000 attenders and the concert grossed $850,000."
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d5d284040dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are Columbus Circle co-writers George Gallo and Kevin Pollak always referred to in the same order. | No, they are not. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Columbus Circle is a 2012 American independent thriller film directed by George Gallo and co-written by Gallo and Kevin Pollak. The film stars Selma Blair, Giovanni Ribisi, Beau Bridges, Amy Smart, Jason Lee, and Kevin Pollak. The film was released directly to video in the United States on March 6, 2... |
d5d2842c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which Vietnamese region's military were the ground forces in 1955 and had a Self-Defense Corps who were a part-time local militia? | South Vietnam. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The South Vietnamese Popular Force ( Vietnamese: nghĩa quân, PF) (originally the Self-Defense Corps) was a part-time local militia of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) during the Vietnam War."
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"text": "The Army of the Republic of Vietnam ( ARVN; Vietnamese: Lục quân Việt Nam Cộn... |
d5d2844a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are prayer ropes used in Jesus prayer? | in certain cultures | text | [] | [
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"text": "For Jesus' own prayers, see Prayers of Jesus. The Jesus Prayer, also known as The Prayer, is a short formulaic prayer esteemed and advocated especially within the Eastern churches: \"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.\""
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"text": "The 33 knots symbolize the age of ... |
d5d284720dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Temur Khan suppress the rebellion of Nayan before or after the birth of Zhenjin? | He suppressed the Nayan rebellion in 1287 after Zhenjin was born in 1243. | text | [] | [
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"text": "He was born as second son to Kublai Khan and Chabi Khatun. The Chinese Zen monk Haiyun gave him the name Zhenjin (\"True Gold\") when he was born in 1243."
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"text": "Kublai remained close to Zhenjin's widow Kökejin, who was high in his favor. Like his grandfather Kublai, Temür was a follo... |
d5d2849a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who was the Pharaoh that was a relief on the wall in an Amun at el-Hibeh temple that also defeated a Bedouin incursion after surprising the enemy at the shores of the Bitter Lakes? | It was Pharaoh Shoshenq I of Egypt. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Battle of Bitter Lakes – 925 BC – Shoshenq I of Egypt defeats a Bedouin incursion after surprising the enemy at the shores of the Bitter Lakes. Battle of Pelusium – 525 BC – Egypt almost annexed by Persia."
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"text": "The Bubastite Portal, a relief discovered at Karnak, in Upper Egypt, and... |
d5d284e00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the difference between an Old Fashioned glass and a cocktail glass? | An Old fashioned glasses typically have a wide brim and a thick base and a cocktail glass is a stemmed glass with an inverted cone bowl. | text | [] | [
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"text": "An empty cocktail glass. A cocktail glass is a stemmed glass with an inverted cone bowl, mainly used to serve straight-up cocktails. The term cocktail glass is often used interchangeably with martini glass, despite their differing slightly."
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"text": "Old fashioned glasses typically have ... |
d5d284fe0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for a state with its own dialect of the German language that traces its origins to 17th- and 18th-century immigrants has been in commission since which year? | The fourth USS Pennsylvania, named after the state of Pennsylvania, where Pennsylvania German is spoken, has been in commission since 1989. | text | [] | [
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"text": "USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) is a United States Navy Ohio -class ballistic missile submarine that has been in commission since 1989. She is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ."
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d5d285260dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What refers to persons and activities actually or allegedly aimed against the Soviet Union and had forces created and led primarily by Nazi Germany? | Anti-Sovietism. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Anti-Sovietism, anti-Soviet sentiment, called by Soviet authorities antisovetchina ( Russian: антисоветчина ), refers to persons and activities actually or allegedly aimed against the Soviet Union or government power within the Soviet Union. Three different flavors of the usage of the term may be dis... |
d5d2854e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How are parallel databases and parallel ports similar? | They both can handle things in multiples, with parallel databases using multiple CPUs and disks in parallel, and parallel ports send multiple bits of data at once. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Although data may be stored in a distributed fashion, the distribution is governed solely by performance considerations. Parallel databases improve processing and input/output speeds by using multiple CPUs and disks in parallel. Centralized and client–server database systems are not powerful enough t... |
d5d2856c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the first step of the reaction that Diazo compounds are intermediates in? | The formation of the diazo compound | text | [] | [
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"text": "Diazo compounds are intermediates in the Bamford-Stevens reaction of tosylhydrazones to alkenes, again with a carbene intermediate: In the Doyle-Kirmse reaction certain diazo compounds react with allyl sulfides to the homoallyl sulfide. Intramolecular reactions of diazocarbonyl compounds provide acce... |
d5d285940dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are some example attributes that the rider might look for in a sport horse for barrel racing? | For quick turns good musculature, and correct leg angles. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Good sport horse conformation: sloping shoulder, turned-over neck, uphill build, good musculature, and correct leg angles. A trot showing natural suspension. A sport horse or sporthorse is a type of horse, rather than any particular breed."
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d5d285bc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What company merged with the company that was once the German national railway system to create the company that has a font created by Erik Spiekermann? | Deutsche Bundesbahn | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Deutsche Reichsbahn, also known as the German National Railway, the German State Railway, German Reich Railway, and the German Imperial Railway, was the German national railway system created after the end of World War I from the regional railways of the individual states of the German Empire."
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d5d286840dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix take place in Okayama? | It took place in Suzuka, Japan. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 2017 Japanese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 2017 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka in the Mie Prefecture, Japan."
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"text": "The 2017 F4 Japanese Championship was the third season o... |
d5d286ac0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How old was Rick Fox when Tyler Hansbrough started playing for the Tar Heels? | He was 36 years old. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Ulrich Alexander Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Canadian-Bahamian former basketball player, actor, businessman, and former esports franchise owner. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Carolina... |
d5d286de0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What does Mindfulness meditation tend to eliminate? | Mindfulness meditation reduces suffering, distress, rumination and worry. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Mindfulness meditation is a method by which attention skills are cultivated, emotional regulation is developed, and rumination and worry are significantly reduced."
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"text": "Mindfulness can be understood as the non-judgemental acceptance and investigation of present experience, including... |
d5d286fc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How much bigger is the largest national park in Alaska than the largest park in Spain? | The largest national park in Alaska is 31,467 square kilometers bigger than the largest park in Spain. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The park is the largest in Spain, covering 908 square kilometres (351 sq mi) including 895 square kilometres (346 sq mi) of sea area. The park attracts relatively few visitors due to its remoteness."
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"text": "The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million ac... |
d5d287240dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which Asian conifer tree has a wider trunk, Calocedrus macrolepis, or Calocedrus formosana? | Calocedrus formosana since it is up to 3 meters in diameter, and Calocedrus macrolepis is up to 2 meters in diameter. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Calocedrus formosana (syn. C. macrolepis var. formosana (Florin) W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu; Taiwan Incense-cedar; Chinese: 臺灣肖楠; pinyin: tái wān xiào nán or 臺灣翠柏) is a conifer endemic to Taiwan. It is a medium-size tree to 20–25 m tall, with a trunk up to 3 meters in diameter."
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"text": "Caloced... |
d5d287c40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the name of the southwestern prefecture that the former Ōsumi and Satsuma provinces have been incorporated into also the name of a castle where the Satsuma Domain was based? | Yes | text | [] | [
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"text": "Kagoshima-ben, Kagomma-ben, Kago'ma-ben, Kagoima-ben?), is a group of dialects or dialect continuum of the Japanese language spoken mainly within the area of the former Ōsumi and Satsuma provinces now incorporated into the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima. It may also be collectively referred to ... |
d5d288140dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the name of the fastening system of a Scottish Luckenbooth brooch? | The safety-pin principle. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Luckenbooth brooch is a traditional Scottish love token: often given as a betrothal or wedding brooch. It might be worn by a nursing mother as a charm to help her milk flow, and/or be pinned to a baby's clothing to protect it from harm."
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"text": "The Walters Art Museum. A fibula (/ˈf... |
d5d2883c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Of what language origin is Dom, the mountain that is part of the Pennine Alps in Switerland? | German | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Dom is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between Randa and Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. With a height of 4,545 m (14,911 ft), it is the seventh highest summit in the Alps, overall. Based on prominence, it can be regarded as the third highest mountain in the Alps, and the... |
d5d288640dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | During which, most recent year, were both Macron and Uhuru Kenyatta both reelected leader? | 2017 | text | [] | [
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"text": "They coincided with the 2017 Kenyan local elections which elected Governors and representatives in the devolved governments. The published results showed that incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Jubilee Party had been re-elected with 54% of the vote."
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"text": "The 2017 French presi... |
d5d289540dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the process of testing a product's graphical user interface to ensure it meets its specifications, what can the user use to click on buttons? | A computer mouse | text | [] | [
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"text": "In software engineering, graphical user interface testing is the process of testing a product's graphical user interface to ensure it meets its specifications. This is normally done through the use of a variety of test cases ."
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"text": "In a graphical user interface, the user can use the... |
d5d289a40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | When did the season of The Great British Bake Off that was filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic premier on Channel 4? | It premiered on 22 September 2020. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It has been suggested that Peter Sawkins be merged into this article. ( Discuss) Proposed since February 2021. The eleventh series of The Great British Bake Off began on 22 September 2020, with this being the fourth series to be broadcast on Channel 4."
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"text": "The series is normally fi... |
d5d289c20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Was Emperor Gaozu of Han alive when the Yongning Temple Stele was erected? | Emperor Gaozu of Han died in 195 BC which is before the Yongning Stele was erected in 1413. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 – 1 June 195 BC), born Liu Bang (Chinese: 劉邦; pinyin: Liú Bāng) with courtesy name Ji (季), was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning in 202–195 BC."
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"text": "The Yongning Temple Stele is a Ming Dynasty stele with a trilingual inscription tha... |
d5d289ea0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which Yankee soldier was appointed by Lincoln, and from Sheffield Ma, John Barnard or Fredrick Barnard? | John Barnard | text | [] | [
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"text": "On September 23, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Barnard to the grade of brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers, to rank from September 23, 1861. Lincoln formally nominated Barnard as brigadier general on December 21, 1861, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the promotion on March 24, 1862."
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d5d28a120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What were the status of the leaders that ruled the caliphates based on Islam? | The caliph was a leader of the Muslim community that surpassed that of a monarch. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The system of caliphate in Islam, thus understood, transcends national sovereignty and ethnic divide, forming a universal supra-national entity and the role of a caliph as the leader of the Muslim community, in such an understanding, surpasses that of a monarch."
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"text": "Historically, t... |
d5d28a3a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Was it Liu Xuan, the prince of Shu Han who wanted to attack the rebels but Bao Xin advised him against it? | No, it was Liu Dai. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Liu Dai wanted to attack the rebels but Bao Xin advised him against it. Liu Dai ignored Bao Xin and proceeded to attack the Yellow Turbans, and was defeated and killed in battle. In the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, when Yan Province was conquered by the warlord Cao Cao... |
d5d28a620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the culture called in Western civilization where saints and martyrs were popular and is also another term for a person's first name in English Speaking cultures? | Christian is a name for culture and the first name of person's in English speaking culture. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In English-speaking cultures, a person's Christian name is commonly their first name and is typically the name by which the person is primarily known. Traditionally, a Christian name was given on the occasion of Christian baptism, with the ubiquity of infant baptism in medieval Christendom."
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d5d28a8a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the person who proposed "Permanent Record" and "Al in the Box" as titles known for? | humorous songs which make fun of popular culture or parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, or both | text | [] | [
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"text": "Both \"Permanent Record\" and \"Al in the Box\" were titles proposed by Yankovic; however, he favored the former, whereas his label preferred the latter. Both parties, being unwilling to yield, eventually decided to compromise and name the release Permanent Record: Al in the Box."
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d5d28abc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are the Zealots related to Jewish christianity? | They are. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Josephus ' Jewish Antiquities states that there were three main Jewish sects at this time, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the Essenes."
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"text": "The sect integrated the belief of Jesus as the prophesied Messiah and his teachings into the Jewish faith, including the observance of the J... |
d5d28ae40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Wa Robert Schuman born before or after Ernestine Amalie Pauline Röhsler? | after | text | [] | [
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"text": "Schuman was born in June 1886 in Clausen, Luxembourg, having his father's German citizenship. His father, Jean-Pierre Schuman (d.1900), who was a native of Lorraine and was born a French citizen but became a German citizen when Lorraine was annexed by Germany in 1871, and he left to settle in Luxembo... |
d5d28b0c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How much bigger than the Black-Wolf fish is largest Hoplias species? | 45 cm | text | [] | [
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"text": "The colour of the fish changes according to mood from a light brown patterning to an almost solid black colouring leading to the common English name of Black Wolf-fish. In captivity the average size is 40 cm but wild specimens have been reported at up to 75 cm in length."
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"text": "This i... |
d5d28b7a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How does the cracking mechanism in the joints relate to Frankie Knuckles' music? | There is no relation at all since Frankie Knuckles only contributes to house music and his name is not referred to the actual physiological process. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The cracking of joints, especially knuckles, was long believed to lead to arthritis and other joint problems. However, this is not supported by medical research. The cracking mechanism and the resulting sound is caused by carbon dioxide cavitation bubbles suddenly partially collapsing inside the join... |
d5d28ba20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | To which military wing do 119th Command and Control Squadron and 16th Special Operations Squadron belong? | US air force. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 119th Command and Control Squadron was one of the first Air National Guard units to become a part of the United States Space Command (later United States Strategic Command ). Its mission is augmentation for USSTRATCOM 's global operations center (GOC) which coordinates and directs the use of the ... |
d5d28be80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Do Hoplias curupira and hoplias malabaricus have the same bulk to their build? | no | text | [] | [
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"text": "Hoplias curupira are medium-sized but relatively bulky in build compared to other Hoplias with a blunt head and broad body. The colour of the fish changes according to mood from a light brown patterning to an almost solid black colouring leading to the common English name of Black Wolf-fish."
},
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