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CHAPTER III
The rancher thought it best to wait till after the round-up before he turned over the foremanship to his son. This was wise, but Jack did not see it that way. He showed that his old, intolerant spirit had, if anything, grown during his absence. Belllounds patiently argued with him, explaining what certain... | How did Jack give in? | 527 | 565 | Jack gave in finally with a bad grace. | With a bad grace. |
Chapter 13: An Abortive Attack.
Three weeks passed. James kept his men steadily at work, and even the scouts allowed that they made great progress. Sometimes they went out in two parties, with an officer and a scout to each, and their pouches filled with blank cartridge. Each would do its best to surprise the other; ... | Was it cold? | 1,561 | 1,612 | The night is still, and the ice brought the sound. | Yes |
Lighting or illumination is the deliberate use of light to achieve a practical or aesthetic effect. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources like lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight. Daylighting (using windows, skylights, or light shelves) is sometimes used ... | what is indoor lighing usually accomplished with? | 644 | 704 | Indoor lighting is usually accomplished using light fixtures | using light fixtures |
Jakarta (CNN)An Indonesian court has rejected a bid by two Australian drug smugglers -- members of the "Bali Nine" -- to challenge their planned executions.
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are awaiting death by firing squad on Indonesia's "execution island" for their role in a failed 2005 heroin smuggling plot.
A ... | What drug were they dealing in? | 159 | 316 | Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are awaiting death by firing squad on Indonesia's "execution island" for their role in a failed 2005 heroin smuggling plot. | Heroin |
(EW.com) -- Since everything about Les Misérables is fortissimo — including but not limited to its unabashed pursuit of awards that are shiny or globular or both — you have perhaps already heard a little about the movie now storming the Bastille of your wallet.
You may already know that to make his movie adaptation o... | Who does the author say Anne Hathaway is channeling? | 1,540 | 1,565 | channeling Liza Minnelli | Liza Minnelli |
ISIS, as the Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria are known, has become the new face of international terrorism in the eyes of the United States and its Western allies.
Now the focus in America and abroad has become what will President Barack Obama and other leaders do about it?
Here are key questions on the m... | 5) What are the implications of expanding air strikes to ISIS targets in Syria? | 287 | 344 | pressure is increasing on obama to go after isis in both iraq and syria , ignoring an essentially non - existent border between them . last week , defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs chairman gen . martin dempsey said that taking on isis in syria was the only way to defeat the sunni jihadists | pressure is increasing on obama to go after isis in both iraq and syria , ignoring an essentially non - existent border between them . last week , defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs chairman gen . martin dempsey said that taking on isis in syria was the only way to defeat the sunni jihadists |
Asthma is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Environmental factors include exposure to air pollution and allergens. Other potential triggers include medications such as aspirin and beta blockers. Diagnosis is usually based on the pattern of symptoms, response to therapy over tim... | Is there anything else that can be done? | 1,076 | 1,182 | In very severe cases, intravenous corticosteroids, magnesium sulfate, and hospitalization may be required. | yes |
Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Oscar Pistorius prosecutor Gerrie Nel wants the South African track star sent for independent psychiatric evaluation, he said Monday, in a move that could delay the athlete's murder trial for a month or more.
A psychiatrist testified Monday that Pistorius has an anxiety disorder stemmi... | For whom? | 1,300 | 1,362 | The psychiatrist took the stand Monday morning for the defense | the defense |
Johnny was in his backyard. He held a big basket full of clean clothes for his mother to hang.
A little spotted dog ran into their backyard. He jumped up and grabbed a sock from Johnny's basket! He ran as fast as he could and disappeared into the bushes.
"I must get that sock back!" Johnny said. "That sock is my fa... | What did the little spotted dog grab from Johnny's basket? | 50 | 51 | a sock | a sock |
Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of media products: music albums, video games, films, TV shows, and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999. The site provides an ex... | What does it do with the reviews scores? | 132 | 191 | For each product, the scores from each review are averaged | averages them? |
New Delhi (CNN) -- A lawyer who says he's representing three of the five men charged with raping and fatally beating a woman on a New Delhi bus said Tuesday that he has advised his clients to plead not guilty.
"So far they have agreed to my advice, but a clearer picture will emerge by tomorrow evening," the attorney,... | how many suspects are there including him? | 1,675 | 1,690 | null | Six |
CHAPTER XXV
Terniloff and Dominey, one morning about six months later, lounged underneath a great elm tree at Ranelagh, having iced drinks after a round of golf. Several millions of perspiring Englishmen were at the same moment studying with dazed wonder the headlines in the midday papers.
"I suppose," the Ambassad... | Did he feel Germany would be attacked? | 942 | 999 | No nation in the world would dream of attacking Germany, | No |
Malayalam is a Dravidian language spoken in India, predominantly in the state of Kerala. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and was designated as a Classical Language in India in 2013. It was developed to the current form mainly by the influence of the poet Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan in the 16th century. Ma... | How many speak it? | 488 | 527 | and is spoken by some 38 million people | 38 million people |
Native Hawaiians (Hawaiian: "kānaka ʻōiwi", "kānaka maoli", and "Hawaiʻi maoli") are the indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands or their descendants. Native Hawaiians trace their ancestry back to the original Polynesian settlers of Hawaii.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau report for 2000, there are 4... | from? | 884 | 961 | the first Polynesians arrived in Hawaii in the 4th century from the Marquesas | Marquesas |
(CNN) -- Young striker Mario Balotelli made a goalscoring return to Inter Milan's line-up as the Italian champions bounced back from last weekend's defeat to maintain a one-point lead in Serie A on Saturday.
The 19-year-old was welcomed back into the squad after apologizing during the week following his falling-out w... | Had he had a falling out with someone? | 265 | 346 | apologizing during the week following his falling-out with manager Jose Mourinho, | Yes. |
CHAPTER XLIV. THE GALIMAFRE
Speats and raxes, speats and raxes, speat and raxes Lord Somerville's billet
Never wont to let the grass grow under his feet, Henry of Navarre was impatient of awaiting his troops at Pont de Dronne, and proposed to hasten on to Quinet, as a convenient centre for collecting the neighbou... | Who was before her father? | 445 | 510 | Rayonette being perched by turns in front of her father or mother | Rayonette |
Alabama () is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of of inland wat... | What is Alabama's nickname? | 371 | 416 | Alabama is nicknamed the "Yellowhammer State" | "Yellowhammer State" |
The Union Army or Federal Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War, 1861 to 1865. It included the permanent regular army of the United States, which was augmented by massive numbers of temporary units consisting of volunteers as well as conscripts. The Union Army fought and defeat... | During what years? | 107 | 119 | 1861 to 1865 | 1861 to 1865 |
The day after Michael Brown was killed by a police officer, Syreeta Myers drove from her South City home to the northwest suburb of Ferguson. She marched on the street demanding justice for Brown's death. She wanted to stand by his parents.
Two months later, Brown's father was calling her. This time, it was Myers who... | How old was he at the time of his death? | 385 | 412 | VonDerrit Myers Jr. was 18, | 18 |
MaxiCode is a public domain, machine-readable symbol system originally created and used by United Parcel Service. Suitable for tracking and managing the shipment of packages, it resembles a barcode, but uses dots arranged in a hexagonal grid instead of bars. MaxiCode has been standardised under ISO/IEC 16023.
A MaxiC... | Is it public domain? | 0 | 27 | null | Yes |
CHAPTER XIV
There were times during their rapid journey when Seaman, studying his companion, became thoughtful. Dominey seemed, indeed, to have passed beyond the boundaries of any ordinary reserve, to have become like a man immeshed in the toils of a past so absorbing that he moved as though in a dream, speaking only... | Does he have fond memories of his homeland? | null | 727 | It was not my intention," Dominey replied, "to set foot in Germany again for many years." | No. |
(CNN) -- Investigators have named Casey Anthony a suspect in the mid-June disappearance of her toddler daughter, Caylee, Florida authorities said Wednesday.
Casey Anthony had been called a "person of interest" in her daughter's disappearance.
Police had previously labeled Anthony -- who authorities said didn't repo... | Where were they held (vigils)? | 1,506 | 1,557 | Protesters have held vigils outside Anthony's home | outside Anthony's home |
(CNN) -- Two Kenyan aid workers who had been held by the al Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab since 2011 have been rescued near Somalia's border with Kenya, the African Union Mission in Somalia said Friday.
The rescue was carried out on the outskirts of Dhobley town in Somalia by peacekeepers for the mission, kn... | did he work at the same place? | 567 | 624 | Daniel Njuguna Wanyoike, was working as a driver's helper | no |
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, sometimes referred to as the "Lion City", the "Garden City" or the "Little Red Dot", is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia. It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south. ... | Is Singapore found near the equator? | 182 | 231 | It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, | yes |
(CNN) -- Barack Obama has talked of ripping out the White House bowling alley and replacing it with a basketball court. The former reserve player for Punahou High School's 1979 state championship team brings an enthusiasm for pickup basketball games to a place where golf, baseball and football have been the most-discus... | What does he want to add to the White house? | 35 | 118 | ripping out the White House bowling alley and replacing it with a basketball court | a basketball court |
Ray Rice is a human who made a mistake that he'd never made before and that he won't make again, wife Janay Rice said in an interview that aired Monday.
"Ray knows me, and there's no way. He knows what he would have to deal with. ... I'm not going to sit there in silence and let something happen to me. And God forbid... | in what building? | 504 | 533 | her out in a casino elevator | a casino |
(CNN) -- It's been 31 years since Stanley Guidroz first reported his 3-year-old son missing in Tacoma, Washington.
Investigators, after reopening the cold case, now say the boy, Wallace Guidroz, was never missing at all and that his father had killed him.
Guidroz, 57, has been charged with first-degree manslaughter... | How did Stanley Guidroz initially explain his son's disappearance? | 165 | null | in a neighborhood park after they had gone fishing together | in a neighborhood park after they had gone fishing together |
The Canada 2011 Census is a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10, 2011. Statistics Canada, an agency of the Canadian government, conducts a nationwide census every five years. In 2011, it consisted of a mandatory short form census questionnaire and an inaugural National Household Survey (NHS), a vo... | Between who? | 1,137 | null | Ontario and Prince Edward Island each hold the highest response rate at 98.3% | Ontario and Prince Edward Island |
CHAPTER XX
Now, what is this that haunts me like my shadow, Frisking and mumming like an elf in moonlight! --BEN JONSON.
Peveril found the master of the vessel rather less rude than those in his station of life usually are, and received from him full satisfaction concerning the fate of Fenella, upon whom the captai... | What did the Countess do? | 1,549 | 1,654 | she never communicated to the young men; but only intimated, that she had received her out of compassion | she intimated that she had received Fenella out of compassion |
Classics or Classical Studies is the study of classical antiquity. It encompasses the study of the Greco-Roman world, particularly of its languages, and literature (Ancient Greek and Classical Latin) but also it encompasses the study of Greco-Roman philosophy, history, and archaeology. Traditionally in the West, the st... | when wa it used to describe writers at high quality? | 663 | 859 | The word was originally used to describe the members of the highest class in ancient Rome. By the 2nd century AD the word was used in literary criticism to describe writers of the highest quality. | By the 2nd century AD |
Mobipocket SA is a French company incorporated in March 2000 that created the codice_1 e-book file format and produces the Mobipocket Reader software for mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDA) and desktop operating systems.
The Mobipocket software package is free and consists of various publishing and readi... | who? | 569 | 608 | Mobipocket.com was bought by Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (), commonly referred to as Rutgers University, Rutgers, or RU, is an American public research university and the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey.
Rutgers was chartered as Queen's College on November 10, 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the Un... | What was the name of the donor who allowed Rutgers to reopen after financial difficulty? | 108 | 110 | colonel henry rutgers | colonel henry rutgers |
A novel is any relatively long, written work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, and typically published as a book.
The genre has been described as having "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years," with its origins in classical Greece and Rome, in medieval and early modern romance, and... | Do all languages think a romance is different from a novel? | 1,465 | 1,534 | Other European languages do not distinguish between romance and novel | no |
CHAPTER XXIII
THE CLAMP
When work began next morning, Jake asked Dick if he should order the peons to search for the clamps that had held the guard-rail.
"I think not," said Dick. "It would be better if you looked for the things yourself."
"Very well. Perhaps you're right."
Dick wondered how much Jake suspect... | what was it shaped in? | 768 | 812 | null | something like the shape of a U |
CHAPTER NINETEEN.
A NIGHT JOURNEY.
"And he must post, without delay, Along the bridge and through the dale. And by the church and o'er the down." _Wordsworth_.
John Hewlett had finished his day's work, and come home in the dusk of an October evening. He found the house hung all over with the family linen, taken i... | How did Judith's eyes look? | 1,030 | 1,080 | Judith's eyes had a strange look of fright in them | they had a look of fright |
CHAPTER XVIII. THE SAUSAGE CHAPPIE
The personality that wins cost Archie two dollars in cash and a lot of embarrassment when he asked for it at the store. To buy a treatise of that name would automatically seem to argue that you haven't a winning personality already, and Archie was at some pains to explain to the gir... | Why was he buying it for him? | -1 | -1 | null | unknown |
Dubai is the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf and is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, one of the seven emirates that make up the country. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters o... | what kind then? | 1,074 | 1,087 | Western-style | Western-style |
Bob rode his bike to his house on Monday. He wanted to get home to get some yogurt. On Tuesday, Bob looked over his shoulder and saw Matt. Matt was looking around in the fridge. On Friday, Bob walked on the ice. He fell down. Matt had a saying for such things, but he forgot what it was. Matt played ball with a duck. He... | What did Bob do on Sunday? | 377 | 417 | null | wrote |
CHAPTER XV
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
"If she is really Lucy Rogers, she'll be missing tomorrow morning," said Beth when she had told her cousins of the encounter in the corridor.
But Eliza Parsons was still at Elmhurst the next day, calmly pursuing her duties, and evidently having forgotten or decided to ignore the youn... | What was Eliza Parsons's role at Elmhurst? | 63 | 66 | calmly pursuing her duties | calmly pursuing her duties |
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the league has an affiliation agreement with one NHL team. When NHL teams do no... | who was calder cup named after | 677 | 690 | Frank Calder, | Frank Calder, |
CHAPTER XXVIII
A NEW MOVE OF THE ENEMY
"Something is up."
It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht. He addressed Hans.
"Vot you vos see?" asked the German youth.
"Look!"
Hans looked and beheld Walt Wingate on the de... | what did he see on the deck? | 275 | 322 | null | A person |
Indonesia ( or ; Indonesian: ), officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia, with some territories in Oceania. Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans, it is the world's largest island country, with more than seventeen thousand ... | What then? | 777 | 865 | Indonesia's republican form of government includes an elected legislature and president. | a president |
(CNN) -- For Clem Pellett, tracking down his grandfather's killer was not his original mission.
"I was just putting together an old family story ... and these serendipitous events happened, and we accidentally caught him," Pellett, of Bellevue, Washington, told CNN in a phone interview Wednesday.
That "old family s... | What did he learn? | null | 1,530 | "So what I knew of it (was) 'never pick up a hitchhiker,' and 'your grandfather died begging for his life,'" he said. | never pick up a hitchhiker |
(CNN) -- "We looked at ports in Europe. We looked at street signs. Things on the menu."
In the end, comedian Kevin Nealon and his wife decided to name their son Gable. As in Clark Gable. They simply liked the sound of it, and most people will agree it's far better than Helsinki, 43rd Avenue or Never Ending Pasta Bowl... | what is Kevin's profession? | 102 | 123 | comedian Kevin Nealon | comedian |
A Christian ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. "Christian" derives from the Koine Greek word Christós (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach.
There are diverse interpretations... | What word is it derived from? | 213 | 221 | null | Christós |
In February 1907, the Royal Dutch Shell Group was created through the amalgamation of two rival companies: the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company of the Netherlands and the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company Ltd of the United Kingdom. It was a move largely driven by the need to compete globally with Standard Oil. The Roy... | Did he have a sibling? | 488 | null | The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company (the quotation marks were part of the legal name) was a British company, founded in 1897 by Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted, and his brother Samuel Samuel. | yes |
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings, advocacy and other programs.
The society is one of the four parts of the... | Can you name one way it does that? | 210 | 234 | through its publications | through its publications |
(CNN) -- Iggy Azalea would love it if everyone channeled "Frozen" and just "let it go."
The Australian rapper has broken her silence about a supposed feud between herself and Nicki Minaj, rumors that were sparked after Minaj gave a curiously pointed acceptance speech at the BET Awards on Sunday.
The New York-bred M... | did someone tweet? | 862 | 1,026 | "The media puts words in my mouth all the time and this is no different. I will always take a stance on women writing b/c I believe in us!" Minaj tweeted on July 2. | yes |
CHAPTER I
"NEREI REPANDIROSTRUM INCURVICERVICUM PECUS."
A Dingy, swashy, splashy afternoon in October; a school-yard filled with a mob of riotous boys. A lot of us standing outside.
Suddenly came a dull, crashing sound from the schoolroom. At the ominous interruption I shuddered involuntarily, and called to Smith... | What was the ominous sound that came from the schoolroom? | 74 | 74 | crashing | crashing |
Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Americas where Spanish and Portuguese are predominant. The term originated in 19th century France as "Amérique latine" to consider French-speaking territories in the Americas (Haiti, French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy) alon... | what was his occupation? | null | 1,343 | Chilean politician Francisco Bilbao | politician |
Hi there! How are you doing today? I was hanging out with my friend earlier today. I am looking for a guy in a blue shirt and blue pants. Have you seen him? I cannot find him, and I thought I looked everywhere. I have checked behind the green couch and he was not there. I looked inside the white refrigerator and he was... | Who am I looking for? | 83 | 136 | I am looking for a guy in a blue shirt and blue pants | a guy in a blue shirt and blue pants |
ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and "StatsGuru", a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present.... | When was it originally launched? | null | 748 | 15 March 1993 | 15 March 1993 |
(CNN) -- A flurry of last-minute legal maneuvers Tuesday spared, for now, the life of John Ferguson, a Florida death row inmate who suffers from mental illness and at one point called himself the 'prince of God.'
Ferguson, a diagnosed schizophrenic convicted of killing eight people, was scheduled to get the lethal in... | Where? | 398 | 409 | in Atlanta | in Atlanta |
CHAPTER XIV
"Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him."--JOB XL. 9.
A few moments later Licinia came running back into the room.
"Augusta!" she exclaimed excitedly even before she had crossed the threshold. "Augusta! quick! the Cæsar!"
Dea Flavia started, for she had indeed been su... | What did Licinia exclaim when she ran back into the room? | 62 | 62 | augusta | augusta |
(EW.com) -- Since everything about "Les Misérables" is fortissimo — including but not limited to its unabashed pursuit of awards that are shiny or globular or both — you have perhaps already heard a little about the movie now storming the Bastille of your wallet.
You may already know that to make his movie adaptation... | Who did Hathaway channel? | 1,564 | 1,577 | Liza Minnelli | Liza Minnelli |
(CNN) -- As Mitt Romney prepares to make the case for a first term, give a thought to what we can expect from a Barack Obama second term.
It's probably going to look a lot like the second terms of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon -- driven not by his own agenda, but by events beyond his ... | Clinton's? | 428 | 475 | Clinton's by impeachment and the Internet boom | impeachment and the Internet boom |
Operation Sea Lion, also written as Operation Sealion (), was Nazi Germany's code name for the plan for an invasion of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain in the Second World War. Following the Fall of France, Adolf Hitler, the German Führer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, hoped the British gover... | Was his force experienced for that? | 1,098 | 1,234 | At the time, the only forces with experience of or modern equipment for such landings were the Japanese, at the Battle of Wuhan in 1938. | no |
Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. There is a wide-ranging diaspora of around 5 million people of full or partial Armenian ancestry living outside of modern Armenia. The largest Armenian populations today exist in Russia, the United States, France... | Where do they live now? | 239 | 364 | The largest Armenian populations today exist in Russia, the United States, France, Georgia, Iran, Ukraine, Lebanon, and Syria | in Russia, the United States, France, Georgia, Iran, Ukraine, Lebanon, and Syria |
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE.
DESCRIBES A HAPPY HOME AND A HAPPIER MEETING.
In a small wayside cottage in the outskirts of one of those picturesque villages which surround London, an old woman sat at the head of a small deal table, with a black teapot, a brown sugar-basin, a yellow milk jug, and a cracked tea-cup before her.... | What items were on the table in front of Mrs Slagg? | 62 | 83 | a black teapot , a brown sugar - basin , a yellow milk jug , and a cracked tea - cup | a black teapot , a brown sugar - basin , a yellow milk jug , and a cracked tea - cup |
CHAPTER VI
THE HALL OF THE ATLAS
From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes. As yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age t... | was the lift fast? | 1,194 | 1,232 | he found the progress of the lift slow | no |
Atlanta (CNN) -- A Georgia man was alone before his fatal fall from an upper level of Atlanta's Turner Field, police said Tuesday, as they continue to investigate his death.
Ronald L. Homer, 30, was attending Monday night's Braves game against the Phillies. The Braves said they planned to observe a moment of silence ... | Who were the Braves playing? | 246 | 258 | the Phillies | the Phillies |
Ramayana, originally titled as Kaavyam Ramayanam Kritsnam Sitaayaas Charitham Mahat, is an ancient Indian epic poem which narrates the struggle of the divine prince Rama to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. Along with the Mahabharata, it forms the Sanskrit Itihasa.
The epic, traditionally ascribed to t... | And who's he? | 200 | 220 | null | he demon king |
Cambodia (; , or Kampuchea ), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia (, "Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa", ), is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is in area, bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Th... | name the world heritage site in Cambodia. | 1,299 | 1,395 | The Indianized kingdom built monumental temples including Angkor Wat, now a World Heritage Site, | Angkor Wat, now a World Heritage Site, |
CHAPTER VI
Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored. Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face. T... | Why? | 1,546 | 1,600 | There was not one of them with the eyes of a dreamer. | No one had the eyes of a dreamer. |
Geomatics (including geomatics engineering), also known as surveying engineering or geospatial science (including geospatial engineering and geospatial technology), is the discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geographic information or spatially referenced information. In other words, it "consist... | when was it introduced? | 432 | 555 | Michel Paradis, a French-Canadian surveyor, introduced "geomatics" as a new scientific term in an article published in 1981 | 1981 |
CHAPTER XXXVII
THE END OF A BOYHOOD
Convinced of his own worthlessness, Tommy was sufficiently humble now, but Aaron Latta, nevertheless, marched to the square on the following market day and came back with the boy's sentence, Elspeth being happily absent.
"I say nothing about the disgrace you have brought on thi... | Who does Tommy seem fond of? | null | 1,603 | It'll kill her," Tommy cried fiercely. With only his own suffering to consider he would probably have nursed it into a play through which he stalked as the noble child of misfortune, but in his anxiety for Elspeth he could still forget himself. "Fine you ken she canna do without me," he screamed. | Elspeth |
The term Reconstruction Era, in the context of the history of the United States, has two senses: the first covers the complete history of the entire country from 1865 to 1877 following the American Civil War (1861 to 1865); the second sense focuses on the attempted transformation of the Southern United States from 1863... | How many ways did we look at the Reconstruction Era? | 0 | 96 | The term Reconstruction Era, in the context of the history of the United States, has two senses: | two |
(CNN) -- Felix Baumgartner made headlines around the world when he fell 24 miles from near-space to a desert in Roswell, New Mexico, and lived to tell the tale.
The jump put Baumgartner in the record books and spelled publicity for the sponsor, Red Bull, a caffeinated sugar-y drink building a reputation for risk and ... | what moves faster than Felix? | 1,318 | 1,407 | the International Space Station, which is moving roughly 10 times faster than Baumgartne | the International Space Station |
(CNN) -- One of four former Khmer Rouge leaders charged with crimes against humanity was ruled unfit to stand trial and could be set free, a spokesman for the special U.N. court in Cambodia said Thursday.
Lars Olsen said the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia decided that Ieng Thirith, the 78-year-old f... | What did Lars Olsen say about her? | 207 | 429 | null | She was "not fit to stand trial as she has dementia." |
(CNN) -- Luci Baines Johnson was just 16 years old when she approached her father, President Johnson, with what she considered a reasonable request.
Luci Baines Johnson, left, and her older sister, Lynda Bird, pose inside the White House in 1963.
"I asked my father if we could have the Beatles come to play at the W... | Who are the most recent inductees? | null | 1,346 | That fraternity has most recently expanded to include President Obama's daughters, Sasha and Malia. | Sasha and Malia Obama |
When the board has no embedded components it is more correctly called a printed wiring board (PWB) or etched wiring board. However, the term printed wiring board has fallen into disuse. A PCB populated with electronic components is called a printed circuit assembly (PCA), printed circuit board assembly or PCB assembly ... | What helps in the layout? | 912 | 958 | Pre-printed non-reproducing grids on the mylar | Pre-printed non-reproducing grids on the mylar |
Hong Kong, China (CNN) -- Hong Kong lawmakers resumed debate Wednesday on a bill that may result in the region's first statutory minimum wage.
The Minimum Wage Bill is a controversial piece of legislation that lawmakers hope will protect the most vulnerable workers in Hong Kong, one of the few places in the world wit... | is someone who legislates mentioned by name? | 911 | 934 | Legislator Tommy Cheung | yes |
(CNN) -- World No.2 Novak Djokovic extended his season's winning streak to 26-0 on Saturday, as he reached the Serbian Open clay court final after his semifinal opponent Janko Tipsarevic withdrew with a thigh injury.
Writing on his Facebook page, Djokovic said: "Janko had to pull out from tonight's semi-final match b... | What is the rank of Novak Djokovic? | 18 | 19 | 2 | Two |
(CNN) -- Country singer Kevin Sharp, best known for his hit "Nobody Knows," has died from "complications due to cancer," his mother said. He was 43.
Sharp was diagnosed with cancer as a teenager. He was treated, and the disease did not reoccur, but he had problems later in life because of the radiation and chemothera... | did he grow up wanting to sing? | 620 | null | Sharp grew up wanting to be a singer. | Yes |
(CNN) -- Five Somali men were convicted in the Netherlands of plotting a hijack at sea and sentenced to five years in prison, CNN affiliate RTL reported Thursday.
The trial of the five, said to be the first trial of pirates in Europe in modern times, opened in Rotterdam District Court May 25.
The men were captured ... | What did happen in the U.S.? | 906 | 973 | suspected Somali pirate is awaiting sentencing in the United States | another pirate is awaiting sentencing in United States |
Billy was like a king on the school yard. A king without a queen. He was the biggest kid in our grade, so he made all the rules during recess. He was a big bully. He told kids what to do, what to play, what to sing, and called them names like "Dork". He always had a smile on his face as he sat on the bench next to the ... | What was the very, very stupid kid's excuse for why Billy beat him up? | 173 | 174 | he tripped | he tripped |
Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration appealed Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court to delay next week's scheduled execution in Texas of a Mexican national convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl.
The execution of Humberto Leal Garcia, who was sentenced to death for the 1994 crimes, "would... | of? | 205 | 225 | a 16-year-old girl. | a 16-year-old girl. |
Hokkien /hɒˈkiɛn/ (traditional Chinese: 福建話; simplified Chinese: 福建话; pinyin: Fújiànhuà; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-kiàn oē) or Quanzhang (Quanzhou–Zhangzhou / Chinchew–Changchew; BP: Zuánziū–Ziāngziū) is a group of mutually intelligible Min Nan Chinese dialects spoken throughout Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and by many other overseas... | What does it mean? | null | 1,528 | The term Hokkien (Chinese: 福建話; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hok-kiàn oē;Tâi-lô:Hok-kiàn-uē), on the other hand, is used commonly in South East Asia to refer to Min-nan dialects. | Min-nan dialects |
CHAPTER TWENTY.
NEW PLANS--OUR TRAVELLERS JOIN THE FUR-TRADERS, AND SEE MANY STRANGE THINGS--A CURIOUS FIGHT--A NARROW ESCAPE, AND A PRISONER TAKEN.
Not long after the events related in the last chapter, our four friends, Dick, and Joe, and Henri, and Crusoe, agreed to become for a time members of Walter Cameron's ... | Who is Joe hoping to meet with? | 672 | null | Indian tribes | Indian tribes |
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CNN) -- The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violence in Darfur.
Al-Bashir waves to supporters in the sudanese capital, Khartoum on Wednesday.
It is the first arrest warrant e... | where? | 161 | 204 | a five-year campaign of violence in Darfur | in Darfur |
CHAPTER XXIII
EVENTIDE--A SECOND DECLARATION
For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour window and a foot or two into the room. Miss Everdene sat inside the window, facing down the table. She was thus at the... | who was not mingling with the male group | 241 | null | Miss Everdene | Miss Everdene |
CHAPTER XXIII.
CROSSING THE CREEK.
"Now, then," said Harry, "here's the boat and a good pole, and you've nothing to do, Harvey, but just to get in and push yourself over to your station as fast as you can."
But the situation did not seem to strike Harvey very favorably. He looked rather dissatisfied with the arra... | What did Harry do after helping Harvey to make the connections and get the line in working order? | 388 | 403 | null | he ran down to the boat , jumped in , and lewston pushed him off |
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a members of the National League (NL) Central division; the team plays its home baseball games at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are also one of two active major league... | What is the name of the other active major league team based in Chicago? | 91 | 93 | chicago white sox | chicago white sox |
CHAPTER XIII
DORA, GRACE AND NELLIE
That Tad Sobber was in a thorough rage was easily to be seen. His eyes were full of hate and he looked ready to fly at Tom and tear him to pieces.
All of the boys expected to see a great fight, and some backed away from the landing, to give the contestants more room.
But befo... | was Tom afraid of Tad? | null | 706 | null | no |
CHAPTER II. THE PATH OF PHILANTHROPY
Mrs. Cecil Grainger may safely have been called a Personality, and one of the proofs of this was that she haunted people who had never seen her. Honora might have looked at her, it is true, on the memorable night of the dinner with Mrs. Holt and Trixton Brent; but--for sufficientl... | Who could safely be called a Personality? | null | 101 | Mrs. Cecil Grainger may safely have been called a Personality, | Mrs. Cecil Grainger |
(CNN) -- Three Pakistani paramilitary soldiers were killed this week in a cross-border firefight between Pakistan and India, officials said Thursday.
The soldiers were moving from one post to another along the border when they came under fire by Indian forces, said Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas, Pakistan army spokesman.
Si... | How many people have died in the separatist violence in Indian Kashmir? | 354 | 358 | more than 40 , 000 | more than 40 , 000 |
CHAPTER XXXIX
Doctor Crofts Is Turned Out
"Have you heard the news, my dear, from the Small House?" said Mrs Boyce to her husband, some two or three days after Mrs Dale's visit to the squire. It was one o'clock, and the parish pastor had come in from his ministrations to dine with his wife and children.
"What new... | How many are leaving the aged home? | 364 | 463 | "Mrs Dale and the girls are going to leave the Small House; they're going into Guestwick to live." | Three |
There was a big race in town. Stephanie and Sarah were friends. Stephanie was faster than Sarah. On the day of the race, they wished each other good luck. Sarah tripped on a rock during the race. She cried but another one of her friends, Matt, helped her stand up. Stephanie cheered for her to finish after she crossed t... | What other item had a similar design? | null | 564 | Sarah's shirt. | Her shirt. |
AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) -- Lady Bird Johnson, who was first lady during the 1960s and in her later years became an advocate for beautifying public landscapes, died Wednesday, family spokesman Tom Johnson said. She was 94.
Lady Bird Johnson's real name was Claudia.
She was the widow of Lyndon Baines Johnson, sworn in as... | Did Lady Bird attend a Christian school? | 1,262 | 1,318 | Lady Bird attended St. Mary's Episcopal School for Girls | Episcopal |
Brasília (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɾaˈziljɐ]) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located atop the Brazilian highlands in the country's center-western region. It was founded on April 21, 1960, to serve as the new national capital. Brasília and its metro (encom... | how much is it per capita in USD? | 510 | 551 | GDP per capita at R$61,915 (US$36,175).
| $36,175 |
Chapter VI
THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY
After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve. He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen. In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a no... | What was the one thing that Mr Harding could resolve on? | 43 | 47 | he would take no offence | he would take no offence |
CHAPTER XII
FAIR AND FOUL FIGHTING
As Dick went down, Tom and Sam uttered cries of chagrin and horror. The eldest Rover had been struck on the chin, and the blood was flowing from a deep scratch.
"Get up! Get up, Dick!" cried Tom. "Don't say you are beaten!"
"Yes, yes; get up and go at him!" added Sam.
The ur... | Who? | 1,130 | 1,219 | null | Tom |
The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; "") is the interim self-government body established in 1994 following the Gaza–Jericho Agreement to govern the Gaza Strip and Areas A and B of the West Bank, as a consequence of the 1993 Oslo Accords. Following elections in 2006 and the subsequent Gaza conflict between the... | Who controls the Palestinian authroity? | 412 | null | Since January 2013, the Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority | Fatah |
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia"' (የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, "yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk" ), is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west... | what it to the north ? | 217 | 224 | Eritrea | Eritrea |
Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is the ninth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded as... | What percentage of applicants did it let in in 2021? | 1,498 | 1,544 | acceptance rate of 10.4% for the Class of 2021 | 10.4 |
CHAPTER XVI.
PERCY HEARS SOMETHING.
Ralph was not much alarmed when Percy Paget went over and disappeared beneath the waters of the lake. He knew the young aristocrat could swim. Moreover, the end of the rowboat was within easy reach.
Percy let out one yell, and then went under. The yell was not one of fright ove... | about what? | 40 | 141 | Ralph was not much alarmed when Percy Paget went over and disappeared beneath the waters of the lake. | hen Percy Paget went over and disappeared in the lake |
CHAPTER VII.
HAL DETERMINES TO INVESTIGATE.
When Hal came to his senses he found himself in the arms of a boy slightly taller than himself, who was doing all in his power to restore consciousness by the application of snow to Hal's forehead.
"What--what----" he began.
"Good! yer come around at last, have yer?" ... | How did Jack know Hal was in trouble? | 0 | 10 | [CLS] how did jack know hal was in trouble ? [SEP] | [CLS] how did jack know hal was in trouble ? [SEP] |
The Qing dynasty (Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: Qīng Cháo; Wade–Giles: Ch'ing Ch'ao; IPA: [tɕʰíŋ tʂʰɑ̌ʊ̯]), officially the Great Qing (Chinese: 大清; pinyin: Dà Qīng), also called the Empire of the Great Qing, or the Manchu dynasty, was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoratio... | What religion was patronized? | 1,596 | 1,623 | patronized Tibetan Buddhism | Tibetan Buddhism |
CHAPTER XXIV: LOST LAMBS
And Philammon?
For a long while he stood in the street outside the theatre, too much maddened to determine on any course of action; and, ere he had recovered his self-possession, the crowd began to pour from every outlet, and filling the street, swept him away in its stream.
Then, as he h... | What period of time was he there? | 44 | 61 | For a long while | For a long while |
CHAPTER TEN.
PROVES THAT THE BEST OF FRIENDS MAY QUARREL ABOUT NOTHING, AND THAT WAR HAS TWO ASPECTS.
"Now, Erling," said Glumm, with a face so cheerful, that had the expression been habitual, he never would have been styled the Gruff, "I will go home with thee and wait until thou art busked, after which we will go... | What did Erling's finest suit of armour signify? | 331 | 338 | he might appear with suitable dignity at court | he might appear with suitable dignity at court |
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