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d5db7a140dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which geographical region comprising the western part of present Tamil Nadu was the seat of the Chera kings? | Kongu Nadu. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In the ancient Tamilakam, it was the seat of the Chera kings, bounded on the east by Tondai Nadu, on the south-east by Chola Nadu and on the south by Pandya Nadu regions."
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"text": "Tondaimandalam, also known as Tondai Nadu, is a historical region located in the southern part of Andhra Pr... |
d5db7a3c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What language has man voiceless nasals and 34 consonant phonemes? | Burmese has 34 consonant phonemes and has many voiceless nasals | text | [] | [
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d5db7a640dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The lunar god worshipped in the western interior parts of Anatolia might have been influenced by what Zoroastrian diety? | Mēn may be influenced by the Zoroastrian lunar divinity Mah. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Mēn ( Greek Μήν \"month; Moon\", presumably influenced by Avestan måŋha) was a lunar god worshipped in the western interior parts of Anatolia . He is attested in various localised variants, such as Mēn Askaenos in Antioch in Pisidia, or Mēn Pharnakou at Ameria in Pontus . Bust of Mēn. ( Museum of Ana... |
d5db7a8c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Most chief fire officers are former frontline what, which a battalion chief commands a battalion of similar to a military battalion? | Firefighters | text | [] | [
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"text": "Under proposed changes, chief fire officers were to be renamed brigade managers in line with modernisation directives issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government. However, the title is unpopular and has so far not been used. Most chief fire officers are former frontline firefighters... |
d5db7ab40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | When was Riyadh first mentioned and what was it called during the Pre-Islamic era? | The first mentioning of the city by the name Riyadh was in 1590, by an early Arab chronicler. During the Pre-Islamic era the city at the site of modern Riyadh was called Hajr. | text | [] | [
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"text": "During the Pre-Islamic era the city at the site of modern Riyadh was called Hajr ( Arabic: حجر ), and was reportedly founded by the tribe of Banu Hanifa. Hajr served as the capital of the province of Al-Yamamah, whose governors were responsible for most of central and eastern Arabia during the Umayy... |
d5db7afa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is Public administration and what is it concerned with? | Public administration is the implementation of government policy and also an academic discipline that studies this implementation and prepares civil employees for working in the public service. It is centrally concerned with the organization of government policies and programs as well as the behavior of officials (usua... | text | [] | [
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"text": "Public administration is the implementation of government policy and also an academic discipline that studies this implementation and prepares civil employees for working in the public service. As a \"field of inquiry with a diverse scope\" whose fundamental goal is to \"advance management and polici... |
d5db7b220dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Important groups of phytoplankton include the what, of which Pseudo-nitzschia is a genus of? | Diatoms | text | [] | [
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"text": "Phytoplankton are very diverse, varying from photosynthesising bacteria to plant-like algae to armour-plated coccolithophores. Important groups of phytoplankton include the diatoms, cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates, although many other groups are represented. Most phytoplankton are too small to be i... |
d5db7b4a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Interstellar detection of the most common oxide of silicon in the universe was first reported in what year? | Interstellar silicon monoxide was first reported in 1971 after detection in the giant molecular cloud Sgr B2. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Silicon monoxide is the chemical compound with the formula SiO where silicon is present in the oxidation state +2. In the vapour phase, it is a diatomic molecule. It has been detected in stellar objects and has been described as the most common oxide of silicon in the universe."
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d5db7b7c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Kumaras are four what, an example of which is Liu Ling? | Sages | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Seven Sages are Ji Kang (aka Xi Kang), Liu Ling, Ruan Ji, Ruan Xian, Xiang Xiu, Wang Rong and Shan Tao. Ji Kang was especially close to Ruan Ji; their relationship was described as \"stronger than metal and fragrant as orchids \"."
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d5db7bc20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which is more capable of surviving on land, sea turtles or cetacea? | Sea turtles | text | [] | [
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d5db7bea0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Sikorsky H-5 and the Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King are both types of what aircraft? | Helicopters. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Sikorsky H-5 (initially designated R-5 and also known as S-48, S-51 and by company designation VS-327) was a helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation ."
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d5db7c120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Mone and Thunor are both names of what? | Gods | text | [] | [
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d5db7c3a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the term used to describe the connection in networks and interactions between human beings living and working together where the social class is changed to the point that the middle class division gradually disappears? | M-Shape Society | text | [] | [
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"text": "It refers to a polarized society with the extreme rich and the extreme poor. In a well-developed modern society, the distribution of classes is in a 'normal distribution' pattern, and the middle class forms the bulk of the society. However, in the emergence of the \"M-shape society\", the middle clas... |
d5db7c620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The political commissar handled the political supervision of the military of what country whose word for combine is Комбинат? | Russia | text | [] | [
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d5db7cbc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What position is used to keep patients in the supine position from choking of suffocating due to a blocked airway? | Recovery position | text | [] | [
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d5db7ce40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Funnelbeaker culture occur before or after Pitted Ware culture? | It existed before. | text | [] | [
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"text": "From about 2,800 BC, the Pitted Ware culture co-existed with the Battle Axe culture, which was the successor of the Funnelbeaker culture in southern Scandinavia. By 2,300 BC, the Pitted Ware culture had been absorbed by the Battle Axe culture."
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d5db7d0c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A neuroeffector junction is a site where a motor neuron releases a what, which is released at the end of axonal branches? | A neurotransmitter | text | [] | [
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"text": "A neuroeffector junction is a site where a motor neuron releases a neurotransmitter to affect a target—non-neuronal—cell. This junction functions like a synapse. However, unlike most neurons, somatic efferent motor neurons innervate skeletal muscle, and are always excitatory."
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d5db7d340dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | To whom do all the following refer; Theotokos, Madonna, Mater Dei, and Dei Genitrix, or Deipara? | Mary | text | [] | [
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"text": "Theotokos is also used as the term for an Eastern icon, or type of icon, of the Mother with Child (typically called a Madonna in western tradition), as in \"the Theotokos of Vladimir \" both for the original 12th-century icon and for icons that are copies or imitate its composition."
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d5db7d5c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What planning area located within the West Region of Singapore is an island that shares the namesake of the islands located north and west of Manus Island? | The Western Islands. | text | [] | [
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"text": "They are located north and west of Manus Island off the northeastern coast of New Guinea island in the Bismarck Sea of the Southwestern Pacific Ocean . The Western Islands' tropical rainforests include several distinct ecoregions ."
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d5db7d840dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In general, nearly all forms of what type of equations, which share their name with the minimal polynomial of a primitive element of the finite extension field GF, relate the five variables u, v, ω, T, W, and their evolution over space and time? | Primitive | text | [] | [
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d5db7dd40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What actor became all of these, pretending to be them; Employees, Flavor Flav (As Carl dressed as him, anyway), and Nicholas cage? | Andy Samberg | text | [] | [
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"text": "Jason Sudeikis appears as the boss and Andy Samberg, Will Forte, Fred Armisen, Kenan Thompson, Amy Poehler and Kristen Wiig are other employees cheering on the fight."
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d5db7e240dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Abbey of Sant'Antimo and Santa Maria de Montserrat are both associated with what order? | Order of Saint Benedict | text | [] | [
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"text": "Santa Maria de Montserrat ( Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə məˈɾi.ə ðə munsəˈrat]) is an abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict located on the mountain of Montserrat in Monistrol de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain. It is notable for enshrining the image of the Virgin of Montserrat."
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d5db7e4c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Although some glass frogs resemble frogs from the family that includes Boana exastis, the biggest difference is that their eyes face what direction? | Forward. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Glass frogs are similar in appearance to some green frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus and to some tree frogs of the family Hylidae. However, hylid tree frogs have eyes that face to the side, whilst those of glass frogs face forward."
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d5db7e740dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is Pappaceras and where has its remains be found? | Pappaceras is an extinct genus of rhinoceros from the Early Eocene of Asia belonging to Paraceratheriidae. Remains of Pappaceras have been found all across Asia. Most important remains are from the Early Eocene Arshanto Formation of Inner Mongolia (China). | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pappaceras is an extinct genus of rhinoceros from the Early Eocene of Asia belonging to Paraceratheriidae . Pappaceras is known from a vast amount of cranial material, although only some scant postcranial remains. The largest species is P. confluens, followed P. minuta."
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d5db7eba0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The carbonate that has been used as an iron dietary supplement to treat anemia shares what name with an Indian crime drama feature film? | Ferrous. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Ferrous is an Indian crime drama feature film written, directed and produced by writer/director Shaurya Singh under his banner Sudha Creations in collaboration with Amrit Sinha of Tanay Films International."
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d5db7f0a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What continent takes ownership of the island of Sicily, and has its highest mountain called Mount Elbrus in Russia? | Europe. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Like Cyprus, Armenia is also entirely in Western Asia but is a member of several European organisations. Although the Mediterranean Sea provides a clearer divide between Africa and Europe, some traditionally European islands such as Malta, Sicily, and Pantelleria are actually located on the African c... |
d5db7f320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A feature group is jargon in what North American industry, who produces things whose essential elements are a microphone ( transmitter) to speak into and an earphone ( receiver) which reproduces the voice in a distant location? | Telephone | text | [] | [
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"text": "The essential elements of a telephone are a microphone ( transmitter) to speak into and an earphone ( receiver) which reproduces the voice in a distant location. In addition, most telephones contain a ringer to announce an incoming telephone call, and a dial or keypad to enter a telephone number when... |
d5db7f5a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Can you find Metcalfe's greenhood endemic to the same continent as the antelope greenhood? | You cannot, they are on different continents. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pterostylis metcalfei, commonly known as Metcalfe's greenhood, the large kinked greenhood orchid or Ebor greenhood is a species of orchid which is endemic to the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. As with similar greenhoods, the flowering plants differ from those which are not flowering."
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d5db7faa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The mineral composed of iron (II) carbonate and is 48% iron is commonly found where? | Siderite is commonly found in hydrothermal veins. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Siderite is a mineral composed of iron (II) carbonate (FeCO 3 ). It takes its name from the Greek word σίδηρος sideros, \"iron\". It is a valuable iron mineral, since it is 48% iron and contains no sulfur or phosphorus."
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d5db7ffa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How do Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen operas connect to a Germanic concept of fate? | Valkyries appear in the title of the second opera of Der Ring des Nibelungen and have influence over wyrd or fate. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The \" Ride of the Valkyries \" (German: Walkürenritt or Ritt der Walküren) refers to the beginning of act 3 of Die Walküre, the second of the four operas constituting Richard Wagner 's Der Ring des Nibelungen . Problems playing this file? See media help."
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d5db80540dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What company, whose name was concocted from nickel, the name of the U.S. five-cent coin, and the ancient Greek word odeion, gradually moved its administration to the MTV Networks headquarters in Santa Monica, California and One Astor Plaza in New York City? | Nickelodeon | text | [] | [
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"text": "This was a result of Nickelodeon gradually moving its administration to the MTV Networks headquarters in Santa Monica, California and One Astor Plaza in New York City and its live-action production arm to the Nickelodeon on Sunset ."
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d5dba5f20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the largest island in the archipelago that also includes an island that was known in antiquity as Ophiussa and Hydroessa? | Naxos is the largest island in the Cyclades, the archipelago that also includes the island of Tinos, which was known in antiquity as Ophiussa and Hydroessa. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Tinos ( Greek: Τήνος [ˈtinos]) is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea. It is located in the Cyclades archipelago. In antiquity, Tinos was also known as Ophiussa (from ophis, Greek for snake) and Hydroessa (from hydor, Greek for water). The closest islands are Andros, Delos, and Mykonos."
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d5dba6600dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who is the scale that is often used to measure the degree of heat found within a food named after? | The scale is named after Wilbur Scoville. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The degree of heat found within a food is often measured on the Scoville scale. Because some people enjoy the heat, there has long been a demand for capsaicin-spiced products like chili pepper, and hot sauces such as Tabasco sauce, salsa and Schezwan sauce."
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d5dba6880dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many different territorial administrative entities divide the Middle Eastern country that is south of Iraq, west of the United Arab Emirates, and north of Yemen? | Saudi Arabia is divided in 7 administrative-territorial entities. | text | [] | [
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"text": "After the unification of Saudi Arabia, the kingdom was divided into seven administrative-territorial entities: the ' Asir Province, Al Hasa' Province, the Hejaz Province, the Najd Province, the Rub' al-Khali Province and the Shammar Province."
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d5dba70a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The boom runs along the foot of a fore-and aft rigged version of what that is defined by it's edges and corners? | Sail | text | [] | [
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"text": "The shape of a sail is defined by its edges and corners in the plane of the sail, laid out on a flat surface. The edges may be curved, either to extend the sail's shape as an airfoil or to define its shape in use. In use, the sail becomes a curved shape, adding the dimension of depth or draft ."
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d5dba7320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The blood parrot cichlids and the only species in the monotypic genus Bolbometopon are both types of what animal? | A fish. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is the only species in the monotypic genus Bolbometopon and is the largest herbivorous fish inhabiting coral reefs. Unlike wrasses, it has a vertical head profile, and unlike other parrotfishes, it is uniformly covered with scales except for the leading edge of the head, which is often light green... |
d5dba75a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The earliest recorded Tibeto-Burman Pai-Lang and Qiangic from the Qiang ethnic group are both names of what? | Languages. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Most Qiangic languages are distributed in the prefectures of Ngawa, Garzê, Ya'an and Liangshan in Sichuan with some in Northern Yunnan as well. Qiangic speakers are variously classified as part of the Qiang, Tibetan, Pumi, Nakhi and Mongol ethnic groups by the People's Republic of China ."
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d5dba7780dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who was the first acknowledged saint of the fourth-most densely populated sovereign country in the world? | Saint Publius is Malta's first acknowledged saint. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Saint Publius ( Maltese: San Publju; Greek: Πούπλιος) is a first century Maltese Saint. He is venerated as the first Bishop of Malta and one of the first Bishops of Athens. St. Publius is Malta 's first acknowledged saint, the prince of the island ( Maltese: il-prinċep tal-gżira )."
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d5dba7e60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Cluster bombs are an example of what defensive device or strategy used to prevent an adversary from occupying or traversing an area of land, sea or air | Cluster bombs must be considered as area denial weapons. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Cluster bombs, whether dropped from aircraft or fired from large-calibre artillery, must be considered as area denial weapons."
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"text": "An area denial weapon or Anti Access/Area Denial ( A2/AD) weapon system is a defensive device or strategy used to prevent an adversary from occupying o... |
d5dba80e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a jukebox musical with a book that tells the story of the early life and career of Carole King, and was written by what American screenwriter, film director, & actor that was nominated for both an Academy Award and a BAFTA award for his Bullets over Broadway screenplay? | It was written by Douglas McGrath. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by Douglas McGrath that tells the story of the early life and career of Carole King, using songs that she wrote, often together with Gerry Goffin, and other contemporary songs by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector and others."
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d5dba8860dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which nutrient is related to immunoprecipitation? | Proteins | text | [] | [
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"text": "iCLIP (individual nucleotide–resolution cross-linking and immunoprecipitation) is a technique used for identifying protein-RNA interactions. The method uses UV light to covalently bind proteins and RNA molecules."
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d5dba8a40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How does the US Constitution apply in the unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico? | It applies only partially. | text | [] | [
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d5dba96c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Plaque buildup can partially block blood flow to what muscle that can have a phenomenon called dextrocardia where it is mirrored to the right side? | The heart. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is commonly associated with severe defects of the heart and related abnormalities including pulmonary hypoplasia. Dextrocardia with situs inversus refers to the heart being a mirror image situated on the right side. For all visceral organs to be mirrored, the correct term is dextrocardia situs inv... |
d5dba9bc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Tō-ji and Sensō-ji are temples of what religion? | They are both Buddhist temples. | text | [] | [
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"text": "For other uses, see Tōji. Tō-ji (東寺, Tō-ji) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan . Founded in 796, it was one of the only three Buddhist temples allowed in the city at the time it became the capital of Japan."
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d5dba9e40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What star that astronomers look toward to understanding stellar evolution is defined as luminosity class 0? | Hypergiant. | text | [] | [
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d5dbaa0c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What near-passerine birds from the genus Aulacorhynchus are mainly green and relatively small at 12 - 17 in long? | Green toucanets. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Green toucanets are near-passerine birds from the genus Aulacorhynchus in the toucan family. They are native to Mexico, and Central and South America. All are found in humid forests and woodlands in highlands, but a few also occur in adjacent lowlands."
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d5dbaa2a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the Zhamanshin crater smaller or larger than White Sands National Park? | It is smaller. | text | [] | [
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d5dbaa520dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Sulis and Sol are both what? | Deity. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Sulis, British goddess whose name is related to the common Proto-Indo-European word for \"Sun\" and thus cognate with Helios, Sól, Sol, and Surya and who retains solar imagery, as well as a domain over healing and thermal springs. Probably the de facto solar deity of the Celts. Apollo, god of the Sun... |
d5dbaa7a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who is generally credited for the purchase of the location of the Rose Hill neighborhood in New York City from the Native Americans who had previously inhabited that site? | Minuit is generally credited for the purchase of Manhattan. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Minuit is generally credited with orchestrating the purchase of Manhattan Island for the Dutch from the Lenape Native Americans. Manhattan later became the site of the Dutch city of New Amsterdam, and the borough of Manhattan of modern-day New York City."
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d5dbaaa20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A what, which a CPP is a type of, with a controller that adjusts the blade pitch so that the rotational speed always stays the same is called a constant speed propeller ? | Propeller | text | [] | [
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"text": "A variable-pitch propeller or controllable-pitch propeller (CPP) is a type of propeller with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change the blade pitch."
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d5dbaaca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The predatory and venomous Conus hilli belong to what subgenus belonging to the family Conidae? | Gradiconus. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Conus hilli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of \"stinging\" humans. The size of the shell attains 21 mm."
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d5dbaaf20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who once governed the area according to historian Kamath, where King Shivi rescued a dove from a hunter by giving his own flesh to the hungry and poor hunter? | Adigaiman. | text | [] | [
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"text": "According to the historian Kamath, the disgruntled Chola governor Adigaiman may have helped Vishnuvardhana in his conquest. Being a Vaishnava Hindu by faith, the Chola governor may not have been treated well by King Kulothunga Chola I."
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d5dbab1a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many years after the death of Ptolemy IV was Arsinoë's defeat by Julius Caesar? | 156 years | text | [] | [
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"text": "Arsinoë's year of birth is generally regarded as being between 68 and 63 BC: The Encyclopædia Britannica cites 63 BC, making her 15 at the time of her uprising and defeat against Julius Caesar and 22 at her death, while the researcher Alissa Lyon cites 68 BC making her 27 at her death. Joyce Tyldesle... |
d5dbab420dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Grandfontaine and Aschbach are both names of what? | Communes in the Bas-Rhin department | text | [] | [
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"text": "Grandfontaine ( German: Michelbrunn) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-easter... |
d5dbab600dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Petrochirus diogenes and G. ruricola are both types of what? | Crabs | text | [] | [
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d5dbab880dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is known as a scout vehicle that is an organic vehicle to the ICV maneuver formation? | A reconnaissance vehicle | text | [] | [
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"text": "A reconnaissance vehicle, also known as a scout vehicle, is a military vehicle used for forward reconnaissance. Both tracked and wheeled reconnaissance vehicles are in service."
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"text": "The Reconnaissance vehicle is an organic vehicle to the ICV maneuver formation and helps maximize the... |
d5dbabc40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The white-spotted fantail and the tarerekoy are two examples of what type of animal? | Bird | text | [] | [
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"text": "It was formerly considered conspecific with the Malaysian pied fantail . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests . Other names by which this bird is referred to are Maria Capra (Philippines), and tarerekoy ( Visayas, Philippines)."
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"text": "The white-spotted ... |
d5dbabec0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the name of the most visited park in the country that is a member of the United Nations, the African Union (AU), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie? | Isalo | text | [] | [
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"text": "Over 86% of all waterfowl species in Madagascar are found in this park, where many of them have established colonies. The most visited park in Madagascar, Isalo preserves a sandstone massif that has eroded over time to form dramatic and colorful canyons, plateaus and valleys."
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d5dbac0a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In what order would the Laconian War, Second Macedonian War, Battle of Corinth, and Seleucid-Mauryan War be placed chronologically from oldest to most recent? | It would be Seleucid-Mauryan War, Second Macedonian War, Laconian War, and then Battle of Corinth. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Laconian War of 195 BC was fought between the Greek city-state of Sparta and a coalition composed of Rome, the Achaean League, Pergamum, Rhodes, and Macedon . During the Second Macedonian War (200–196 BC), Macedon had given Sparta control over Argos, an important city on the Aegean coast of Pelop... |
d5dbac5a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What percentage of people live in urban areas in the subdivision that is 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Siliguri? | 41.59% | text | [] | [
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"text": "In the Kurseong subdivision 58.41% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 41.59% lives in the urban areas. There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), in the district, producing and largely exporting Darjeeling tea."
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d5dbac820dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Olea lancea and the members of the Oleaceae family are both types of what? | Plants | text | [] | [
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"text": "Olea lancea grows as a shrub or small tree up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall. It is known from Madagascar, Mauritius, La Réunion and Rodrigues. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olea lancea."
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d5dbacaa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Personal and proper are both categories of what? | Names | text | [] | [
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"text": "Certain names of classical gods are sometimes given as personal names. The most common is Diana and its variants, such as Diane; others include Minerva, Aphrodite, Venus, Isis, or Juno."
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"text": "In the philosophy of language, a proper name – examples include a name of a specific person ... |
d5dbacd20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which area of science deals with Edge and Bridge? | Mathematics | text | [] | [
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"text": "Every edge is shared by three or more faces in a 4-polytope, as seen in this projection of a tesseract . In geometry, an edge is a particular type of line segment joining two vertices in a polygon, polyhedron, or higher-dimensional polytope. In a polygon, an edge is a line segment on the boundary, an... |
d5dbad180dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is a reactive oxygen species and also a free radical that exhibits paramagnetism? | Superoxide anion | text | [] | [
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"text": "Superoxide anion (O 2−) is a reactive oxygen species that reacts quickly with nitric oxide (NO) in the vasculature. The reaction produces peroxynitrite and depletes the bioactivity of NO."
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"text": "Both dioxygen and the superoxide anion are free radicals that exhibit paramagnetism. Super... |
d5dbad400dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Would you find Downton Abbey and the baseball scene in Simon Birch in the same country or different countries? | They are in different countries. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The church featured in many parts of the film is in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Its black borders were painted white for the film. At the end of the film when it switches to the future, the borders are black. The baseball scene as well as many indoor scenes were filmed in Glen Williams, Ontario."
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d5dbad680dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Miscellaneous Technical and Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs are both what? | Blocks | text | [] | [
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"text": "The block contains 637 emoji and has 312 standardized variants defined to specify emoji-style (U+FE0F VS16) or text presentation (U+FE0E VS15) for 156 base characters. The Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block has 54 emoji that represent people or body parts."
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d5dbad860dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the main ethnic group in the country whose capital city is known as Magaala Gabuuti in the Afar language? | The Somali people are the main ethnic group in Djibouti, the country whose capital city is known as Magaala Gabuuti in the Afar language. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Djibouti–Somalia relations ( Somali: Xiriirka Jabuuti-Soomaaliya) are bilateral relations between Djibouti and Somalia . Djibouti and Somalia maintain close relations owing to their shared history and similar demographic composition, with the Somali ethnic group constituting the majority population e... |
d5dbadae0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the process of drug discovery that needs to undergo a high-throughput screening, what stage does it also need that starts with confirmation and evaluation of the initial screening? | The hit to lead stage. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In drug discovery high-throughput screening, it is desirable to screen a drug target against a selection of chemicals that try to take advantage of as much of the appropriate chemical space as possible. The chemical space of all possible chemical structures is extraordinarily large."
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d5dbadfe0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Malachi is an example of what, which is defined as people believed to be used by the Holy Ghost as instruments through whom their God expresses his promises, advice and commandments? | Prophesiers | text | [] | [
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"text": "Prophesiers are believed to be used by the Holy Ghost as instruments through whom their God expresses his promises, advice and commandments. The church claims people receive messages about their future, in the form of promises given by their God and expected to be fulfilled by divine action."
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d5dbae260dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What neuron whose cell body is located in the motor cortex can be affected by a group of rare neurodegenerative disorders? | A motor neuron. | text | [] | [
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"text": "H&E-LFB stain. A motor neuron (or motoneuron or efferent neuron) is a neuron whose cell body is located in the motor cortex, brainstem or the spinal cord, and whose axon (fiber) projects to the spinal cord or outside of the spinal cord to directly or indirectly control effector organs, mainly muscles... |
d5dbae4e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Gastrotheca peruana is recorded in what kind of trade found in Germany? | The pet trade. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Peru marsupial frog ( Gastrotheca peruana) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae that is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical high-altitude grasslands, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, a... |
d5dbaec60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What part of the plant does Puccinia graminis affect? | The parts of plant above ground | text | [] | [
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"text": "There are multiple pathotypes (including QCC and MCC) affecting barley, within f.sp. tritici. The stem rust fungus attacks the parts of the plant that are above ground. Spores that land on green wheat plants form a pustule that invades the outer layers of the stalk."
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d5dbaeee0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Yeongdong Expressway and Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway pass through what city known as a center of South Korean ceramic manufacturing? | Icheon | text | [] | [
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"text": "Neighboring districts include Yeoju City, Gwangju City, Yongin City, and Anseong City within Gyeonggi Province, as well as Eumseong County in North Chungcheong Province . The Yeongdong Expressway and Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway pass through Icheon."
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d5dbaf160dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What continent is Mentha aquatica native to that Mentha arvensis is not? | The continent is Africa. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Mentha aquatica ( water mint; syn. Mentha hirsuta Huds.) is a perennial flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It grows in moist places and is native to much of Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. Water mint is a herbaceous rhizomatous perennial plant growing to 90 centimetres (35 in)... |
d5dbaf5c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who are the parents of Kumbhakarna's older brother? | Vishrava and Rakshasi Kaikeshi | text | [] | [
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"text": "Ravana ( / ˈrɑːvənə /; Sanskrit: रावण, IAST: Rāvaṇa, pronounced [ˈraːʋɐɳɐ]) was a demon king of the island Lanka and the chief antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana and its adaptations. In the Ramayana, Ravana is described to be the eldest son of sage Vishrava and Rakshasi Kaikeshi."
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d5dbaf840dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the Orthodox Churches, what is the likeness of Jesus King Abgar received known as? | Mandylion. | text | [] | [
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d5dbafac0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What language is the language of tourism and the official language of most United States' states? | English is the language. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Spanish-speakers are the most numerous in the Caribbean. English is the first or second language in most Caribbean islands and is also the unofficial \"language of tourism\", the dominant industry in the Caribbean region."
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d5dbafd40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What weapon was used first in history the Creusot Long Tom or the Minigun? | The Long Tom was used in the Second Boer War around 1900 therefore it is older than the minigun. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 155 mm Creusot Long Tom was a French siege gun (artillery piece) manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot, France and used by the Boers in the Second Boer War as field guns."
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d5dbaffc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The many-worlds interpretation is by far the most fantastic interpretation of what, which is is a large focus of contemporary philosophy of physics? | Quantum mechanics | text | [] | [
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"text": "The many-worlds interpretation is by far the most fantastic interpretation of quantum mechanics. This interpretation says that rather than the wavefunction collapsing, each possibility actually occurs, but in separate universes. This means that the universes branch off for each possibility."
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d5dbb0740dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Romblomanon, Kho'ini and Buksa are all examples of what? | Languages | text | [] | [
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"text": "Buksa, also known as Buksari and Bhoksa, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Buksa people in parts of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, India. Within Uttarakhand, most speakers of Buksa are found in several dozen villages in Udham Singh Nagar district in the south-east of state, mainly in the develo... |
d5dbb09c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | There have been occasional finds of members of Acipenseriformes in the waters of what country whose habitats include mountain heath, montane forests, tundra, taiga, beech forests, rivers, lakes, bogs, brackish and marine coasts and cultivated land? | Sweden | text | [] | [
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"text": "Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The wildlife of Sweden includes the diverse flora and fauna of Sweden. habitats include mountain heath, montane forests, tundra, taiga, beech forests, rivers, lakes, bogs, brackish and marine coasts and cultivated land."
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"text": "The Acip... |
d5dbb10a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What of Nigeria is nearly extinct, that is in the same category as the Kpelle in Liberia and Guinea? | The Bete language. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It was intended for writing the Kpelle language, a member of the Mande group of Niger-Congo languages spoken by about 490,000 people in Liberia and around 300,000 people in Guinea at that time. The syllabary consists of 88 graphemes and is written from left to right in horizontal rows."
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d5dbb1320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What Maryland Interstate Highway has exit 8B which includes ramps from eastbound Frankfurst Avenue and to westbound Frankfurst Avenue? | Interstate 895. | text | [] | [
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"text": "For other uses, see Interstate 895 (disambiguation). Interstate 895 ( I-895) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as the Harbor Tunnel Thruway, the highway runs 14.87 miles (23.93 km) between one junction with I-95 in Elkridge and another interchange with I-95 on the east sid... |
d5dbb1a00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of cells with a single nucleus that synthesize bone are replace the formation of a first skeleton of cartilage made by chondrocytes? | Osteoblasts | text | [] | [
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"text": "Endochondral ossification is the process of forming bone from cartilage and this is the usual method. This form of bone development is the more complex form: it follows the formation of a first skeleton of cartilage made by chondrocytes, which is then removed and replaced by bone, made by osteoblasts... |
d5dbb1d20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the more commonly used name for the type of bird with the best control of their syrinx muscles among birds? | Songbird is the common name for Oscines. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Oscines have the best control of their syrinx muscles among birds, producing a wide range of songs and other vocalizations, though some of them, such as the crows, do not sound musical to human beings. Some, such as the lyrebird, are accomplished imitators."
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d5dbb2220dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Intersate 87 and I-84 are found in both Pennsylvania and what other state? | New York. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The largest single artery in New York State is the New York State Thruway, which is more than 400 miles from The Bronx to Buffalo. It follows the Hudson River between New York City and Albany with an Interstate 87 designation and the Erie Canal between Albany and the Pennsylvania border with an Inter... |
d5dbb2540dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The company that no longer markets engines for aircraft use was formerly known as what? | Cuyuna Development Company | text | [] | [
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"text": "Cuyuna no longer markets engines for aircraft use although the 215 is still in production as an industrial and multi-fuel engine. The 215 is a conventional single-cylinder engine that weighs 39 lb (18 kg) in its 215R aircraft version."
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"text": "The company was a wholly owned subsidiary o... |
d5dbb2a40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Kolkata Dakshin Kasba and Kolkata Dakshin Rashbehari are two kinds of what? | assembly constituency | text | [] | [
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"text": "Kolkata Dakshin Kasba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal . As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 149 Kasba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 66, 67, 91, 92, 107 and 108 ... |
d5dbb2ea0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the name of the oil that has a general composition of an inorganic matrix, bitumens, and kerogen plus calcite, quartz, kaolinite, and apatite? | Jordanian oil shale has a general composition of an inorganic matrix, bitumens, and kerogen plus calcite, quartz, kaolinite, and apatite. | text | [] | [
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"text": "General composition of oil shales constitutes inorganic matrix, bitumens, and kerogen. While the bitumen portion of oil shales is soluble in carbon disulfide, the kerogen portion is insoluble in carbon disulfide and may contain iron, vanadium, nickel, molybdenum, and uranium."
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d5dbb3120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Fluorouracil is what kind of cancer medication, the majority of which are are cytostatic, many via cytotoxicity? | Chemotherapy | text | [] | [
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"text": "Fluorouracil ( 5-FU ), sold under the brand name Adrucil among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat cancer. By injection into a vein it is used for colon cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, and cervical cancer."
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d5dbb3620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which island, connected to mainland Asia in a landmass known as the Sundaland, is shared between three countries? | Borneo Island is shared with Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Banggi Island in Sabah and Bruit Island in Sarawak are the two largest islands that are located entirely within Malaysia. The largest island is Borneo, which is shared with Indonesia and Brunei. The second largest island is Sebatik Island, in Sabah, which is shared with Indonesia."
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d5dbb38a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A multiple winner ranked voting systems would be what if it is neither possible to prevent the election of a candidate by ranking them higher on some of the ballots, nor possible to elect an otherwise unelected candidate by ranking them lower on some of the ballots (while nothing else is altered on any ballot)? | Monotonic | text | [] | [
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"text": "It's the essential requirement to guarantee a proportional representation of voters in multiple winner ranked voting systems. Informally speaking, a solid coalition is a group of voters who prefer any candidate within a certain set of candidates over any candidate not in the set. A set of voters ."
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d5dbb3b20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What family of the eicosanoid inflammatory mediators produced in leukocytes by the oxidation of arachidonic acid (AA) use lipid signaling to convey information to the the cell producing them? | Leukotrienes | text | [] | [
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"text": "Leukotrienes use lipid signaling to convey information to either the cell producing them ( autocrine signaling) or neighboring cells ( paracrine signaling) in order to regulate immune responses. The production of leukotrienes is usually accompanied by the production of histamine and prostaglandins, w... |
d5dbb4020dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and covers the valley of the Reuss? | The canton of Uri. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The canton of Uri ( German: Kanton Uri [ˈuːʁi] ( listen)) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and a founding member of the Swiss Confederation. It is located in Central Switzerland. The canton's territory covers the valley of the Reuss between the St. Gotthard Pass and Lake Lucerne ."
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d5dbb4a20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In China, the Shan which is associated with a family is what kind of name that is in the same category as Wang and Liu? | A surname. | text | [] | [
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"text": "However, Zhang Wei ( 张伟) is the most common full name in mainland China. The top five surnames in China – Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu, Chen – are also the top five surnames in the world, each with over 70-100 million worldwide."
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"text": "Although the surname comes from the place name, the Shan ... |
d5dbb51a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Germany has won 4 times at what event that Lothar Matthäus is the player with the most games played at? | The World Cup | text | [] | [
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"text": "Germany (including West Germany) have also won the FIFA World Cup four times. They are the European team with the most appearances in the FIFA World Cup. This section is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national football teams in the FIFA World Cups."
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d5dbb5420dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How did the Mulian genetic provider of student artist Ayata Kamina stay young when she entered the human world? | She slept for quite a while. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is later revealed that Quon is a Mulian. She is the sister of Maya Kamina, and the genetic provider of both Ayato Kamina and Itsuki Kisaragi. When she entered the human world, she slept for quite a while and stayed young, while Maya is awake and grew older."
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d5dbb56a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are the islands just to the north of Kwajalein Island made of? | Coral | text | [] | [
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"text": "An atoll ( / ˈætɒl, ˈætɔːl, ˈætoʊl, əˈtɒl, əˈtɔːl, əˈtoʊl / ), sometimes known as a coral atoll, is a ring-shaped coral reef, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim."
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d5dbb5920dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | For the taboo word that is used in a set of 10 words that are used 80% of the time, what does it mean when used on a man? | Subordinate, weak, or cowardly. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Bitch, literally meaning a female dog, is a pejorative slang word for a person — usually a woman — who is belligerent, unreasonable, malicious, controlling, aggressive, or dominant. When applied to a man, bitch reverses its meaning and is a derogatory term for a subordinate, weak, or cowardly man."
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d5dbb5ba0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which ocean creates the tide pools where the Istiblennius zebra is found? | North Pacific Ocean | text | [] | [
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"text": "Istiblennius zebra, the zebra blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in tide pools around the Hawaiian Islands. It is also commonly known as the zebra rockskipper, rockskipper, jumping jack or the gori."
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"text": "The Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian: Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipel... |
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