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The terms upper case and lower case can be written as two consecutive words, connected with a hyphen (upper-case and lower-case), or as a single word (uppercase and lowercase). These terms originated from the common layouts of the shallow drawers called type cases used to hold the movable type for letterpress printing....	What's another newspaper that used this convention?	671	715	newspapers, like The Guardian and The Times	The Times
Logan had lots of toys. He had balls, dinosaurs, race cars, and even robots! Logan had so many toys he had a room for his toys. There he could play with whatever he wanted, when he wanted, and not even have to pick them back up. Logan had all kinds of balls. He had red ones, green ones, blue ones and even a pink one he...	What kind of robots did Logan have?	94	106	robots were so cool they could change shape , fly , or race	robots were so cool they could change shape , fly , or race
DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- Texas terrorism suspect Hosam Smadi recorded a seven-minute video message for al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden before his arrest on charges of plotting to blow up a Dallas building, an FBI agent testified Monday. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi said through his lawyer that he understood the charges...	Is he an American?	715	null	Jordanian	no
CHAPTER THREE. THE COTTAGE AT COVE INVADED--DAN HORSEY SPEAKS "TOORKO" TO RUSSIANS, AND FAILS TO ENLIGHTEN THEM. Retracing his steps hastily to the village of Cove, Stephen Gaff sought out his own humble cottage, which, during his absence on his frequent voyages, was left under the charge of his fisherman brother-i...	Was Mrs. Gaff surprised to see her husband?	463	552	null	yes
(CNN) -- She's only 23, but Deepika Padukone is already living a life millions would envy. From calendar model to Bollywood big-time: Deepika Padukone. The model-turned-actress was spotted in a music video and then cast in one of the biggest grossing films in Bollywood history. She still only has three movies under...	What is her occupation?	156	181	The model-turned-actress	The model-turned-actress
CHAPTER XXIV A CAPTURE AND A SURPRISE The others were much astonished by what Tom said, and they could scarcely believe that they had heard aright. "Bill Dangler!" cried Sam, but Tom put his hand over his brother's mouth to silence him. Then he nodded vigorously. "What would that freight thief be doing here?" q...	Did he want to buy the rabbit?	934	978	"I have no money with which to buy rabbits."	No
Doha, Qatar (CNN) -- An international donors' conference on Darfur kicked off Sunday in Doha with the hope of raising $7.25 billion to bring aid and sustainable development to the troubled region in Sudan. "There is an opportunity to assist the people of Darfur through massive generosity," said Ali Al-Zatari, the rep...	Who is Al-Zatari?	317	392	representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Sudan	representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Sudan
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- The message the brother and sister read aloud is one addressed to a missing father: 9-year-old Najwa and 8-year-old Tirad reciting the words in unison, "Our mother's starting to worry about you." Their mom, Ensaf Haidar, is indeed worried, but she's also pained. She knows how much her childre...	Where do they think their dad is?	938	979	think their father's just delayed by work	delayed by work
Joey got a German Shepherd for his birthday present. He had never had any pets before, but was always excited to see the other dogs and cats in his neighborhood. Since his birthday was in June, he spent a lot of time playing outside with his new puppy, which he named Max. Max and Joey would often run through fields in ...	What did he get for that?	11	26	German Shepherd	German Shepherd
(CNN) -- The stench of the burnt bodies was so potent, Abu Jafar said, he could smell it from 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) away. "It smells awful because the regime appears to have burnt so many bodies recently," the opposition activist said Sunday from the beleaguered city of Homs. "Some cars arrived this morning and ...	what organization is he part of?	1,410	1,431	U.N. Security Council	U.N. Security Council
(CNN)For 10 days following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, two CNN colleagues and I lived in a tent hospital run by Project Medishare. Our hearts ached as we heard the cries of the injured, as we watched surgeons performed amputations without general anesthesia, as people died in front of our eyes. But, in the midst of th...	Is that photographer male or female?	-1	-1	unknown	unknown
London (CNN) -- So, after a mere half-century, German pharmaceutical firm Gruenenthal has decided to apologize for the devastating effects its drug, thalidomide, had on thousands of babies and their families around the world, myself included. Is this a reason to celebrate? Is it even a reason for cautious optimism, or ...	How many were affected?	118	225	devastating effects its drug, thalidomide, had on thousands of babies and their families around the world,	1000s
Martin Luther (/ˈluːθər/ or /ˈluːðər/; German: [ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ( listen); 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, former monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Late Medieval Catholic Churc...	How old was he when he died?	76	111	null	63
New York (CNN) -- Brooke Astor's son got one to three years in prison Monday for scheming to bilk millions of dollars from the late philanthropist's estate. Anthony Marshall, 85, had been found guilty of 14 of the 15 counts against him. Marshall was convicted in October of the most serious charges -- first-degree gra...	How much?	1,110	1,123	$12.3 million	$12.3 million
CHAPTER 52 Nicholas despairs of rescuing Madeline Bray, but plucks up his Spirits again, and determines to attempt it. Domestic Intelligence of the Kenwigses and Lillyvicks Finding that Newman was determined to arrest his progress at any hazard, and apprehensive that some well-intentioned passenger, attracted by th...	What if he is asleep?	1,165	1,178	drag him from	He'll drag him from it
(CNN) -- An extensive internal review of the debacle at Penn State that left a child sex abuser in place on campus for years forever casts a shadow over a heroic figure at the school: Joe Paterno. The report, the result of months of investigation, finds Paterno and a few other top officials not only showed a "callous...	Is Paterno alive?	1,159	1,214	Paterno defended Penn State in letter before his death	no
Though Robert H. Richards IV was convicted of rape, the wealthy heir to the du Pont family fortune was spared prison by a Delaware court in 2009 because he would "not fare well" behind bars, according to court documents CNN obtained Tuesday. Richards is a great-grandson of the chemical magnate Irenee du Pont. He re...	Did he serve this?	417	530	order signed by a Delaware judge said "defendant will not fare well" in prison and the eight years were suspended	No
ABC News is the news division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), owned by the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast "ABC World News Tonight"; other programs include morning news-talk show "Good Morning America", newsmagazine series "Nightl...	Did ABC have more affiliates up to the 1970s?	1,744	null	Until the 1970s, the ABC television network had fewer affiliate stations	no
Literature consists of written productions, often restricted to those deemed to have artistic or intellectual value. Its Latin root literatura/litteratura (derived itself from littera, letter or handwriting) was used to refer to all written accounts, but intertwined with the roman concept of cultura: learning or cultiv...	What are those categories called?	692	761	their adherence to certain aesthetic features or expectations (genre)	genres
A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage, for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthparts adapted to rasping or grinding. Horses and other herbivores have wide flat teeth that are ad...	What does a large number of herbivores have in their stomach?	390	449	A large percentage of herbivores have mutualistic gut flora	mutualistic gut flora
The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper. Published in Washington, D.C., it was founded on December 6, 1877. Located in the capital city of the United States, the newspaper has a particular emphasis on national politics. Daily editions are printed for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. It is ...	Is it a tabloid or a broadsheet?	313	348	It is published as a broadsheet.	broadsheet
CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE (1850-1900) THE MODERN PERIOD OF PROGRESS AND UNREST When Victoria became queen, in 1837, English literature seemed to have entered upon a period of lean years, in marked contrast with the poetic fruitfulness of the romantic age which we have just studied. Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, B...	What year did Browning publish his _Pauline_?	315	315	1833	1833
CHAPTER XVI SOMETHING ABOUT A CANE But if Koswell and Larkspur were guilty, they kept very quiet about it, and the Rover boys were unable to prove anything against them. The bill for the cut-up tire came to Dick, and he paid it. The college talk was now largely about football, and one day a notice was posted that...	How many candidates were there?	598	610	about thirty	about thirty
CHAPTER XXXII. AN INTERESTING LETTER. To Andy and Matt it looked as if the entire turn-out must slide down the hillside to the bottom, there to be smashed into a hundred pieces. It was small wonder, therefore, that both gave a loud cry of alarm and that both caught at the lines to lead Billy away from the danger ...	What happened to the back part of the wagon?	746	804	and then the rear wheels were sent partly down the slope.	the rear wheels went partly down the slope.
Chapter 6 THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN FALLS INTO WORSE COMPANY It had come to pass that Mr Silas Wegg now rarely attended the minion of fortune and the worm of the hour, at his (the worm's and minion's) own house, but lay under general instructions to await him within a certain margin of hours at the Bower. Mr Wegg took thi...	Did Wegg complain about an aunt?	629	638	Aunt Jane	yes
CHAPTER XIII. JAMES III. James II. left three sons; the eldest, James III., aged nine, was crowned at Kelso (August 10, 1460); his brothers, bearing the titles of Albany and Mar, were not to be his supports. His mother, Mary of Gueldres, had the charge of the boys, and, as she was won over by her uncle, Philip of Bur...	Who was sent to make an alliance with the Celts?	913	980	the exiled Earl of Douglas, to treat for an alliance with the Celts	Earl of Douglas
New York (CNN) -- A federal judge has ordered that an official monitor be put in place to prevent discrimination in the hiring of New York City firefighters. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said the city needs "to comprehensively reassess its policies and practices, to analyze the evidence showing the effect of...	For what jurisdiction?	null	156	A federal judge has ordered that an official monitor be put in place to prevent discrimination in the hiring of New York City firefighters	New York City
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE RIVAL AUCTIONEERS. It may well be imagined that Matt read Ida Bartlett's letter with great interest. The young auctioneer had never received a communication as surprising as was this one. He went over every word carefully several times, then placed the letter in his pocket, and started off to ...	Where was the father sent?	1,240	null	"I don't know about that. Mother might have had them when father was first sent to the asylum for treatment	To the asylum
A dispute between a Muslim gold shop owner and two Buddhist sellers erupted in clashes that left 10 people dead, 20 injured and four mosques burned to the ground in central Myanmar, local officials said Thursday. The clashes began Wednesday morning in Meiktila Township after a quarrel between the shop owner and the s...	when did the incident occur?	233	243	Wednesday	Wednesday
SAVANNAH, Georgia (CNN) -- What does it really take to dress someone as fashion-forward and in the spotlight as Michelle Obama? Designer Yigal Azrouël talks with students at the Savannah College of Art and Design. "Bravery," says Isabel Toledo, designer of the first lady's attention-grabbing lemongrass yellow wool ...	Where did she have an interview?	1,575	1,613	and has interviewed with New York & Co	New York & Co.
The 2000 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and commonly known as Sydney 2000 or the Millennium Olympic Games/Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event which was held between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was t...	on what date did they start?	240	253	15 September	15 September 2000
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or U of C) is a private research university in Chicago. The university, established in 1890, consists of The College, various graduate programs, interdisciplinary committees organized into four academic research divisions and seven professional schools. Beyond the arts and ...	How many professionals schools is it organized into?	272	277	seven	seven
The bird by the river chirped twice before breaking into song, to tell all the other animals to sing along. The dog barked, the other birds sang, the squirrel squeaked, and the rabbit clapped its ears together. The cat did not because his mouth was hot from some very strong mustard. He thought to himself that he wouldn...	Did they all use their voices only?	174	210	he rabbit clapped its ears together.	No.
Sally always loved the ocean. Whenever her parents would talk about going to the beach, she would get so excited that she couldn't sleep the night before. Tonight was one of those nights. As she lay in bed, Sally couldn't help but think of all the fun things she would be doing the next day. She would build sand castles...	What flavor of frozen yogurt did Sally's father choose?	298	298	chocolate	chocolate
Oklahoma i/ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/ (Cherokee: Asgaya gigageyi / ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎩᎦᎨᏱ; or translated ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎹ (òɡàlàhoma), Pawnee: Uukuhuúwa, Cayuga: Gahnawiyoˀgeh) is a state located in the South Central United States. Oklahoma is the 20th most extensive and the 28th most populous of the 50 United States. The state's name is derived from the ...	Is it the most populous area of the US?	239	257	28th most populous	no
Wikimedia Commons (or simply Commons) is an online repository of free-use images, sound, and other media files. It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Files from Wikimedia Commons can be used across all Wikimedia projects in all languages, including Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikivoyage, Wikispecies, Wikisource, and...	Are files available to only a select few?	896	978	makes available public domain and freely-licensed educational media content to all	No
CHAPTER XLVII. DEBATING. In the meanwhile Emily had been true to her promise to relieve Mirabel's anxieties, on the subject of Miss Jethro. Entering the drawing-room in search of Alban, she found him talking with Cecilia, and heard her own name mentioned as she opened the door. "Here she is at last!" Cecilia exclai...	How do they communicate?	1,011	1,039	He writes to her constantly.	By letter
Chapter Fifth _How Sir Gareth Fought with the Red Knight of the Red Lands and How it Fared with Him in that Battle. Also How His Dwarf was Stolen, and How His Name and Estate Became Known and Were Made Manifest_ 91 PART III THE STORY OF SIR LAUNCELOT AND ELAINE THE FAIR Chapter First _How Sir Launcelot Rode E...	Where did he end up after that?	485	null	Thereafter to the Castle of Corbin	the Castle of Corbin
Wade–Giles (), sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's "Chinese–English Dictionary" of 1892. Wade–Giles was the system of transcription in the Englis...	Where did he work?	1,579	1,599	the British Museum.	The British Museum.
CHAPTER 28 But no kind influence deign they shower, Till pride be quelled and love be free. --SCOTT Kilcoran was about twenty miles from Cork, and Captain Morville was engaged to go and spend a day or two there. Maurice de Courcy drove him thither, wishing all the way for some other companion, since no one ever ven...	What is the distance between Cork and Kilcoran?	null	43	twenty miles	twenty miles
After moving to New York, Brian Moore could not stop running into his ex-girlfriend. There were four awkward and unplanned encounters in six months, to be exact. So while most social apps are about connecting with friends, family or good-looking strangers, Moore began to wonder if a mobile tool could use the same rea...	where did Brian move to recently?	0	null	After moving to New York, Brian Moore cou	New York
CHAPTER VI THE FUN OF A NIGHT "My gracious, Plum acts as if he was scared to death," observed Phil, after the bully and his companion had departed, leaving the others a clear field. "He certainly was worked up," returned Dave. "I wonder what he'll have to say to-morrow?" There was no answering that question, an...	who are they afraid will return before they fix things?	612	623	Job Haskers	Job Haskers
Tim and Janey woke up earlier than normal. Their stomach were growling. They were ready for breakfast. They had gone to bed at their normal time, but they could not help being up now. So they woke up their father and went downstairs for breakfast. It was so early in the morning the sun was not even out yet. But their d...	What did their father make for them for lunch?	213	null	turkey sandwiches	turkey sandwiches
The console was first officially announced at E3 2005, and was released at the end of 2006. It was the first console to use Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium. The console was the first PlayStation to integrate social gaming services, included it being the first to introduce Sony's social gaming service, PlaySt...	How many playstation 3's have been sold?	822	861	PlayStation 3 has sold 85 million units	85 million
CHAPTER XIV IN DISTRESS The clear night was falling when Jimmy leaned on the bridge-rails as the _Shasta_ steamed out of the Inlet beneath a black wall of pines. Over her port quarter the pale lights of the climbing city twinkled tier on tier, with dim forest rolling away behind them into the creeping mist. Beyond ...	What did this allow him to do sufficiently?	917	967	it was sufficient for him to do the obvious thing,	the obvious thing
CHAPTER III. THE NIGHT-WATCHERS. What first struck Margaret in Thrums was the smell of the caddis. The town smells of caddis no longer, but whiffs of it may be got even now as one passes the houses of the old, where the lay still swings at little windows like a great ghost pendulum. To me it is a homely smell, whic...	What does the town of Thrums smell of?	33	34	null	caddis
New York (CNN) -- Two men suspected of planning an attack on a Manhattan synagogue with guns and a grenade were arrested Wednesday, marking the end of a seven-month undercover operation by New York police officers. The suspects, Ahmed Ferhani and Mohamed Mamdouh, were detained in midtown Manhattan after buying two lo...	How old are they?	null	809	null	Ferhani is 26
(CNN) -- Newcastle's 16-year stay in the English Premier League has come to an end as a Damien Duff own goal saw them lose 1-0 at Aston Villa. Newcastle players react after Damien Duff's own goal sees them relegated from the Premier League. Duff deflected a 38th-minute shot from Gareth Barry past his own keeper Ste...	How long has he been in charge?	1,117	1,196	Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia -- who had only been in charge for five months	five months
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making it Connecticut's third-largest city after the coastal cities of Bridgeport and New Haven. Census Bureau est...	Does Hartford have the oldest continuously published newspaper?	832	null	the oldest continuously published newspaper ("The Hartford Courant"),	yes
CHAPTER VIII And these two, as I have told you, Were the friends of Hiawatha, Chibiabos, the musician, And the very strong man, Kwasind. --Hiawatha Torpenhow was paging the last sheets of some manuscript, while the Nilghai, who had come for chess and remained to talk tactics, was reading through the first part, com...	Was he self-conscious	869	null	Dick entered, self-conscious and a little defiant	yes
The philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for other modern Japanese martial arts that developed from . The early history of judo is inseparable from its founder, Japanese polymath and educator , born . Kano was born into a relatively affluent family. His father, Jirosaku, was the seco...	Had the country fallen deep into eastern ways?	1,143	1,179	in an increasingly westernised Japan	no
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland, and third-largest in the United Kingdom. Historically part of Lanarkshire, the city is now located within the boundaries of Glasgow City Council – one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Inhabitants of th...	What City Council is Glasgow in?	165	185	Glasgow City Council	Glasgow City Council
(CNN) -- A grand jury has brought felony charges against three Dallas, Texas, police officers who were caught on patrol car dashboard cameras beating a motorcyclist after a chase, prosecutors said Thursday. Officers Paul Bauer and Kevin Randolph were charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon by a public se...	What did Bauer do to him when he stopped?	1,425	1,460	struck the bike with his patrol car	struck the bike with his patrol car
(CNN) -- Rory McIlroy says he is desperate to get back on track in Abu Dhabi after a disappointing first round of the new season. Fresh from signing his new bumper multi-year deal with Nike, McIlroy struggled to adapt to his new clubs and hit two double bogeys on his way to a three-over-par 75. Playing alongside st...	How did he do?	346	null	null	finished level
The Second Boer War (, , "Second Freedom War"), known variously as the Boer War, Anglo-Boer War, South African War or Anglo-Boer South African War, started on 11 October 1899 and ended on 31 May 1902. Britain defeated two Boer states in South Africa: the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Fre...	What did it do?	1,535	1,592	give the government another six years of power in London.	gives the government another six years of power in London.
CHAPTER VIII She took her letters up to her room with her, having persuaded her mother to go to bed directly Mr. Hilbery left them, for so long as she sat in the same room as her mother, Mrs. Hilbery might, at any moment, ask for a sight of the post. A very hasty glance through many sheets had shown Katharine that, b...	What relation is Mrs. Milvain to Katharine?	1,472	1,480	her aunt	her aunt
Mesopotamia (, "[land] between rivers"; "bilād ar-rāfidayn"; ; "miyān rudān"; "Beth Nahrain" "land of rivers") was a historic region situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq plus Kuwait, the eastern parts of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the...	What region did Mesopotamia correspond to in modern days?	75	null	most of iraq	most of iraq
An organic compound is virtually any chemical compound that contains carbon, although a consensus definition remains elusive and likely arbitrary. Organic compounds are rare terrestrially, but of central importance because all known life is based on organic compounds. The most basic petrochemicals are considered the bu...	What type of compound had is always been considered?	1,716	1,767	Urea had long been considered an "organic" compound	organic
CHAPTER XI Several days after Norman of Torn's visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl's gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort. The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort, sprang to his feet in astonishment. "My Lo...	Who did he look like?	434	null	"though some have said that I favor the King's son. I be Roger de Conde,	Roger de Conde,
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. TELLS OF A SERIES OF TERRIBLE SURPRISES. "Well, what did you think of that, old girl?" asked Peter Pax of Tottie, on issuing from the Literary Message-Boys' Hall, after having performed his duties there. "It was wonderful. I 'ad no idear that the Post-Office was so old or so grand a' institoot...	what was his father's name?	65	136	"Well, what did you think of that, old girl?" asked Peter Pax of Tottie	Peter Pax
London (CNN) -- Sixty years ago Monday, a 25-year-old woman visiting a remote part of Kenya got a message that her father had died. She cut her trip short and flew home to London. Prime Minister Winston Churchill met her at the airport -- because with her father dead, she had become Queen Elizabeth II. Celebrations...	Is she the longest reigning monarch?	1,394	1,476	not yet passed her great-great-grandmother Victoria as the longest-reigning one.	no
CHAPTER IV And instead of 'dearest Miss,' Jewel, honey, sweetheart, bliss, And those forms of old admiring, Call her cockatrice and siren.--C. LAMB The ladies of the house were going to a ball, and were in full costume: Eloisa a study for the Arabian Nights, and Lucilla in an azure gossamer-like texture surrounding...	Who's behaviour did Phoebe have anxiety about?	903	913	Titania's	Titania's
Bucharest, Romania (CNN) -- Romania's president Traian Basescu was suspended on Friday, after the impeachment motion filed by the ruling coalition passed the Parliament's vote. Romania's coalition of Social Democrats and Liberals argued their action by saying that President Traian Basescu has breached the Constitutio...	when was the first time he was?	1,479	1,563	The first time was in 2007, after which he won a referendum and returned to office.	2007
CHAPTER L. GOBBLEGOOSE WOOD ON SUNDAY. The next two days were not quite so triumphant to Ayala as had been the evening of her arrival. There was hunting on both of those days, the gentlemen having gone on the Friday away out of Sir Harry's country to the Brake hounds. Ayala and the Colonel had arrived on the Thursd...	Why else did she think she wouldn't go?	null	749	the horse which Alaya had ridden was no longer in the stables	the horse which Alaya had ridden was no longer in the stables
It's not the Occupy Wall Street protesters yelling "mic check" who are bugging Newt Gingrich at his events these days. It's the attack ads occupying the airwaves in Iowa. A new spot from the pro-Mitt Romney super political action committee Restore Our Future starts with the simple question: "Know what makes Barack ...	Who runs the super PAC?	1,186	1,273	The Restore Our Future super PAC is not only run by former Romney political operatives.	Former Romney political operatives.
CHAPTER XI IN COMMAND OF A GALLEY William Neave, the governor of the prison, looked astonished indeed when, upon his opening the door, the grand master and the bailiff of the English langue, with the twelve knights behind them, entered. He had been puzzled when, four days before, he had received an order from the gra...	what he shocked when he opened his door?	137	228	the grand master and the bailiff of the English langue, with the twelve knights behind them	the grand master and the bailiff of the English langue, with the twelve knights behind them
(CNN) -- Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's new gig on Wall Street will line his pockets, to the tune of more than $1 million per year. And for those who played an instrumental role in his defeat in Virginia's primaries, the justification of their concerns about the former congressman is quite fulfilling. Kev...	How much money is he making per year?	112	133	more than $1 million	more than $1 million
HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- Like that other famous environmentalist, Thomas Friedman began his talk at the Asia Society in Hong Kong on December 16 with a simple PowerPoint slide. But that's where the similarities between Al Gore and The New York Times columnist end. Thomas L. Friedman has taken on a green hue with his...	what does he believe can usher in an environmental revolution?	464	479	economic forces	economic forces
CHAPTER SEVEN. THEY BEGIN THEIR TRAVELS IN EARNEST. When their weapons were complete our three travellers started on their journey of exploration in the new-found land. Captain Trench armed himself with a strong, heavily-made cross-bow, and a birch-bark quiver full of bolts. Paul Burns carried a bow as long as hi...	what was it?	762	778	to carry the axe	to carry the axe
(CNN) -- A Cincinnati man charged with fatally shooting his 11-year-old daughter Thursday was denied a temporary release to attend the girl's funeral. Citing security concerns, state court Judge Nadine Allen denied a motion filed by a lawyer for Deandre Kelley, 34, who was charged with the shooting death of daughter ...	Any other reason?	458	588	the judge expressed concern that people might want to hurt his client or that his presence at the funeral could spark a dispute.	His presence could spark a dispute.
(CNN) -- The man suspected of killing three people and wounding others near Auburn University turned himself in to authorities late Tuesday, authorities said. Desmonte Leonard, 22, turned himself in to U.S. marshals at the federal courthouse in Montgomery, said Montgomery County Sheriff D.T. Marshall. It was not im...	How many?	470	473	two	two
CHAPTER XIII. MINO The days went by, and she received no sign. Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret? A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her. And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he would proceed. She said no word to anybody....	for what?	370	null	asking if she would come to tea	to tea
CHAPTER VIII It was a fine summer evening, and Richard and Carloman were playing at ball on the steps of the Castle-gate, when a voice was heard from beneath, begging for alms from the noble Princes in the name of the blessed Virgin, and the two boys saw a pilgrim standing at the gate, wrapt in a long robe of serge, ...	Where did the pilgrim think Carloman was from?	null	788	Normandy	Normandy
CHAPTER XXXV. THE HULL OF THE URSULA. Ten days had passed, and Mark and Annaple were thinking that they ought to return to ordinary life, and leave the bereaved ones to endeavour to construct their life afresh under the dreadful wearing uncertainty of their darling's fate. Still they were detained by urgent entreat...	Why?	1,348	1,396	to look at a poor little unclaimed child's body	to look at a little unclaimed child's body
CHAPTER XXIV. ALONG THE RIVER. Matt could do nothing but stare at the freight agent. A man had come there and driven off with the horse and wagon and taken the cases of goods with him. It seemed too bold-faced to be true. "Our man?" he stammered. "We have no man." "Didn't you send the man here?" demanded the ag...	How old was Matt?	385	439	"We certainly did not," returned the young auctioneer.	he was young
Suffolk () is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Felixstowe, one of the larg...	who borders it to the north	68	108	null	Norfolk
Amman, Jordan (CNN) -- The wife of an alleged suicide bomber who killed eight people at a U.S. base in Afghanistan last week says she is shocked by his actions but "proud" of what he did. Defne Bayrak, the Turkish wife of Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi -- a Jordanian doctor identified as the attacker -- said she do...	Then what views he had?	null	943	extremist views	extremist views
CHAPTER XXIII "On the eve of one's wedding day too." He could not see Elsa till she was quite close to him, and even then he could only vaguely distinguish the quaint contour of her wide-sleeved shift and of her voluminous petticoats. But his cigar had gone out, and when Elsa stood quite close to him, and softly ...	True or False: Béla wants to look unwelcoming to her.	null	null	He wanted her to see how indifferent was the expression in his eye, and that there was not the slightest trace of a welcoming smile lurking round his lips.	True
Kievan Rus' begins with the rule (882–912) of Prince Oleg, who extended his control from Novgorod south along the Dnieper river valley in order to protect trade from Khazar incursions from the east and moved his capital to the more strategic Kiev. Sviatoslav I (died 972) achieved the first major expansion of Kievan Rus...	When did the name start being used?	711	796	The term "Kievan Rus'" (Ки́евская Русь Kievskaya Rus’) was coined in the 19th century	19th century
(CNN) -- Three times, Adrian Pracon prepared to die on Utoya island, a Norwegian paradise turned to hell Friday. Friends he laughed with earlier in the day fell one by one in a gunman's hail of fire. He survived to tell a horrifying tale Saturday. When the shooting started Friday afternoon, many of the 600 people a...	Where did they go?	333	390	Labour Party's youth camp ran down a hill and to the wate	ran down a hill and to the water
(CNN) -- Justin Timberlake is an Entertainer. That's JT, with a capital "E": Everyman, Everything and Everywhere right now. With the long-awaited release of "The 20/20 Experience," his first album in seven years, 32-year-old Timberlake has managed to endear himself to both women and men -- crafting an amalgam of tale...	Did he have more male fan over female?	238	289	has managed to endear himself to both women and men	has managed to endear himself to both women and men
CHAPTER XXXIII From Titherington, the aviator, in his Devonshire home, from a millionaire amateur flier among the orange-groves at Pasadena, from his carpenter father in Joralemon, and from Gertie in New York, Carl had invitations for Christmas, but none that he could accept. VanZile had said, pleasantly, "Going out ...	Where was he from?	17	71	From Titherington, the aviator, in his Devonshire home	Titherington
CHAPTER XLII Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September. Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient. Tregear was intractable, occasional, and untrustworthy. He wa...	What was the best ever thing being done?	-1	-1	unknown	unknown
The density, or more precisely, the volumetric mass density, of a substance is its mass per unit volume. The symbol most often used for density is "ρ" (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter "D" can also be used. Mathematically, density is defined as mass divided by volume: where "ρ" is the densi...	What are the densest known elements at standard conditions?	null	190	null	osmium and iridium
Catalan (/ˈkætəlæn/; autonym: català [kətəˈla] or [kataˈla]) is a Romance language named for its origins in Catalonia, in what is northeastern Spain and adjoining parts of France. It is the national and only official language of Andorra, and a co-official language of the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the...	Where is Catalonia?	66	178	Romance language named for its origins in Catalonia, in what is northeastern Spain and adjoining parts of France	in northeastern Spain and adjoining parts of France
CHAPTER LXXXI - MR COHENLUPE LEAVES LONDON Dolly Longestaffe had found himself compelled to go to Fetter Lane immediately after that meeting in Bruton Street at which he had consented to wait two days longer for the payment of his money. This was on a Wednesday, the day appointed for the payment being Friday. He had ...	What did Dolly Longestaffe believe was mostly dependent on him?	333	350	whether such a man as melmotte should or should not be charged before the lord mayor	whether such a man as melmotte should or should not be charged before the lord mayor
(CNN) -- At least one person was killed when a National Guard helicopter crashed in waters off San Juan, Puerto Rico, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said Tuesday, citing preliminary information. "The preliminary information we have ... is that the wreckage of (the) Army National Guard aircraft was foun...	Did they have a spokesperson?	654	702	Ricardo Castrodad, spokesman for the Coast Guard	Ricardo Castrodad
This listing of flight altitude records are the records set for the highest aeronautical flights conducted in the atmosphere, set since the age of ballooning. Some, but not all of the records were certified by the non-profit international aviation organization, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). One re...	Who took a hot air balloon up the farthest?	1,254	1,529	On November 26, 2005, Vijaypat Singhania set the world altitude record for highest hot-air-balloon flight, reaching . He launched from downtown Bombay, India, and landed south in Panchale. The previous record of had been set by Per Lindstrand on June 6, 1988 in Plano, Texas.	Vijaypat Singhania
CHAPTER XLVII. THE GEM OF THE FOUR FAMILIES. And now we will go back to Noningsby. On that evening Graham ate his pheasant with a relish although so many cares sat heavy on his mind, and declared, to Mrs. Baker's great satisfaction, that the cook had managed to preserve the bread sauce uninjured through all the per...	How many had he drunk?	757	772	solitary glass	solitary glass
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Two aid workers killed in Afghanistan had a deep commitment to the country, and knew the risks associated with humanitarian work there, friends and family of the victims' said Saturday. The aid workers were said to be among 10 members of a medical team who were shot and killed Thursday by ...	What is her name?	null	null	Libby Little, the wife of team leader Tom Little,	Libby
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE LAURIE MAKES MISCHIEF, AND JO MAKES PEACE Jo's face was a study next day, for the secret rather weighed upon her, and she found it hard not to look mysterious and important. Meg observed it, but did not trouble herself to make inquiries, for she had learned that the best way to manage Jo was by t...	What did Meg devote herself to?	594	624	devoted herself to her mother	Her mother
In August 1836, two real estate entrepreneurs—Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen—from New York, purchased 6,642 acres (26.88 km2) of land along Buffalo Bayou with the intent of founding a city. The Allen brothers decided to name the city after Sam Houston, the popular general at the Battle of San Jacinto, who ...	Where did they come from?	46	103	Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen—from New York	New York
Computational complexity theory is a branch of the theory of computation in theoretical computer science that focuses on classifying computational problems according to their inherent difficulty, and relating those classes to each other. A computational problem is understood to be a task that is in principle amenable t...	Name another.	808	954	Other complexity measures are also used, such as the amount of communication (used in communication complexity), the number of gates in a circuit	the number of gates in a circuit
CHAPTER VII. Gie ower your house, lady, he said,-- Gie ower your house to me. Edom of Gordon. Morton had finished the revisal and the making out of a fair copy of the paper on which he and Poundtext had agreed to rest as a full statement of the grievances of their party, and the conditions on which the greater part...	Did someone help him draw up the document?	null	274	making out of a fair copy of the paper on which he and Poundtext had agreed to rest as a full statement of the grievances of their party	Yes
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. SHOWS THAT ELOQUENCE DOES NOT ALWAYS FLOW WHEN IT IS EXPECTED, AND THAT GLUMM BEGINS A NEW COURSE OF ACTION. On examination it was found that Glumm's hurt was not severe. He had merely been stunned by the force of the blow, and there was a trifling wound in the scalp from which a little blood flow...	were the others confused by his actions?	1,267	1,355	"Little wonder that you are perplexed," said Kettle, "seeing that ye know not my motive.	yes
Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the sobriquet "the grandmother of Europe". After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided...	What was the purpose of the Kensington System?	225	null	to render her weak and dependent upon them	to render her weak and dependent upon them
Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the sobriquet "the grandmother of Europe". After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided...	What languages did Victoria study as part of her lessons?	320	327	french , german , italian , and latin	french , german , italian , and latin
The Paralympic Games is a major international multi-sport event involving athletes with a range of disabilities, including impaired muscle power (e.g. paraplegia and quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, post-polio syndrome, spina bifida), impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency (e.g. amputation or dysmelia), l...	What are they divided by?	null	1,446	into ten eligible impairment types.	impairment types.
Rajasthan (/ˈrɑːdʒəstæn/ Hindustani pronunciation: [raːdʒəsˈt̪ʰaːn] ( listen); literally, "Land of Kings") is India's largest state by area (342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4% of India's total area). It is located on the western side of the country, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable T...	What is the border of Rajasthan shared with Pakistan?	142	160	punjab to the northwest and sindh to the west , along the sutlej - indus river valley	punjab to the northwest and sindh to the west , along the sutlej - indus river valley
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS, simplified Chinese: 北斗卫星导航系统; traditional Chinese: 北斗衛星導航系統; pinyin: Běidǒu wèixīng dǎoháng xìtǒng) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale glo...	Are there plans for global service?	1,232	1,307	It is planned to begin serving global customers upon its completion in 2020	Yes.

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