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A little girl named Natalie went to the zoo with her father and her two brothers. Her father's name was Jared. Her brothers' names were Logan and Tim. They drove to the zoo in their car. Before they arrived at the zoo, they stopped at a McDonald's and ate breakfast. Natalie ate a biscuit. Her brothers ate sausage and e... | Where did her father take them? | null | 80 | null | the zoo |
CHAPTER XI. Drummers and Carpenters.
Peter Rabbit was so full of questions that he hardly knew which one to ask first. But Yellow Wing the Flicker didn't give him a chance to ask any. From the edge of the Green forest there came a clear, loud call of, "Pe-ok! Pe-ok! Pe-ok!"
"Excuse me, Peter, there's Mrs. Yellow Wi... | Who confirmed this? | 941 | 978 | "Certainly he is," replied Jenny Wren | Jenny |
Brunei, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (, Jawi: ), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, the country is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by ... | When did Sultan Bolkaih rule? | 589 | 622 | Sultan Bolkiah (reigned 1485–1528 | 1485–1528 |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Wearing a plaid green A-line spring skirt from her new fashion line, paired with a black patent leather belt and black leather gladiator sandal stilettos, "Sex and the City" actress Kristin Davis is the perfect combination of sweet and fierce when we meet up after her fashion show at the Belk ... | What was her role? | 439 | 494 | It's a look that totally says her character, Charlotte, | Charlotte, |
In a big forest lived a fox named Manny. He was having a fun morning. Dad had given him a cookie as a snack and it was yummy! Now he was wandering through the woods, looking for an adventure. After a little bit he came across a frog sitting on a log. They looked at each other, but did not say anything. Manny spoke firs... | Did he find out anything about his brother? | 1,146 | 1,173 | was a brown bear named Greg | he was a brown bear named Greg |
CHAPTER XXXVIII
From town to town, travelling for the most part on the platform of an engine, Maraton sped on his splendid mission. It was Ernshaw himself who drove, with the help of an assistant, but as they passed from place to place the veto was lifted. The men in some districts were a little querulous, but at Mar... | what? | 689 | null | promising great things in the name of the new Government. | Great things. |
I once was the leader of running a skills camp for a Boy Scout group. The weekend long camp included a lot of different games. One of the games was for fire-building. The point of the game was to help teach campers how to best build fires. There are many different ways you can build a campfire. You can build a lean-to ... | What does throwing leaves on the fire accomplish? | 699 | 742 | make a huge fire to quickly burn the string | make a huge fire |
Encyclopedia Americana is one of the largest general encyclopedias in the English language. Following the acquisition of Grolier in 2000, the encyclopedia has been produced by Scholastic.
The encyclopedia has more than 45,000 articles, most of them more than 500 words and many running to considerable length (the "Uni... | How many books were in a typical print edition? | 770 | 772 | 30 | 30 |
Once upon a time, there was a cowgirl named Clementine. Orange was her favorite color. Her favorite food was the strawberry. She really liked her Blackberry phone, which allowed her to call her friends and family when out on the range. One day Clementine thought she needed a new pair of boots, so she went to the mall. ... | What was the cowgirl's name? | 22 | 23 | clementine | clementine |
Nokia Bell Labs (formerly named AT&T Bell Laboratories, Bell Telephone Laboratories and Bell Labs) is an American research and scientific development company, owned by Finnish company Nokia. Its headquarters are located in Murray Hill, New Jersey, in addition to other laboratories around the rest of the United States a... | Where was his dad's house? | 1,837 | 1,855 | 1527 35th Street | 1527 35th Street |
(CNN) -- The one-eyed jihadist commander known as "Mr. Marlboro" is back in action.
Moktar Belmoktar, whose group was responsible for the deadly attack on the BP oil facility in southern Algeria last January, appears in a new video released by his group -- the al-Mulathameen Brigade, which translates as the "Signator... | How many died? | 345 | 423 | More than 30 foreign workers at the In Amenas facility in Algeria were killed | 30 |
Syncretism () is the combining of different beliefs, while blending practices of various schools of thought. Syncretism involves the merging or assimilation of several originally discrete traditions, especially in the theology and mythology of religion, thus asserting an underlying unity and allowing for an inclusive a... | Did the Cretans compromise? | 785 | 863 | who compromised and reconciled their differences and came together in alliance | yes |
(CNN) -- Jeanne Cooper, who played Katherine Chancellor, the "Dame of Genoa City," on "The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 84.
Her death was confirmed by her son, actor Corbin Bernsen, on his Twitter account.
"Mom passed this morning," Bernsen posted. "She was in peace and without fear."
Cooper had bee... | what show? | 492 | 550 | "The Young and the Restless" was struggling in the ratings | The Young and the Restless |
The competition is open to any eligible club down to Levels 10 of the English football league system - all 92 professional clubs in the Premier League and Football League (Levels 1 to 4), and several hundred "non-league" teams in Steps 1 to 6 of the National League System (Levels 5 to 10). A record 763 clubs competed i... | How many teams will they meet then? | 768 | 815 | null | 92 |
DirecTV (stylized as DIRECTV or simply DTV) is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider based in El Segundo, California and is a subsidiary of AT&T. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America and the... | what? | 9 | 42 | stylized as DIRECTV or simply DTV | DIRECTV or DTV |
CHAPTER THREE.
RELATES THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF HAROLD AND DISCO, AND LIFTS THE CURTAIN A LITTLE HIGHER IN REGARD TO THE SLAVE-TRADE.
So Captain Romer and his lieutenants went to dine with the worthy Governor Senhor Francisco Alfonso Toledo Bignoso Letotti, while Yoosoof returned to the creek to carry out his deep... | And his name? | 213 | 262 | Senhor Francisco Alfonso Toledo Bignoso Letotti, | Senhor Francisco Alfonso Toledo Bignoso Letotti, |
Moscow (CNN)More than 1 million historic documents have been destroyed in a fire at one of Russia's largest public libraries, according to the Russian state news agency Tass.
The Russian emergency situations ministry says 147 firefighters struggled for 25 hours over the weekend to put out the blaze in the main librar... | How big was the library? | 464 | 471 | 2,000 | 140000 |
CHAPTER X.
GOOD ADVICE.
Phonny was confined nearly a week with his wound. They moved the sofa on which he was lying up into a corner of the room, near Mrs. Henry's window, and there Stuyvesant and Malleville brought various things to him to amuse him.
He was very patient and good-natured during his confinement to... | What did Wallace say was the only way to get a good constitution? | 1,292 | 1,430 | The only way by which they can form good healthy constitutions, is to run about a great deal, and have a great deal of frolicking and fun. | to run about a great deal, and have a great deal of frolicking and fun |
Ralph was an alligator that loved to splash around in the water. Ralph had three brothers, named Henry, Larry, and Thomas. But none of Ralph's three brothers liked to play in the water. They were very mean brothers, but the meanest of them all was Henry. Henry would always chase Ralph around the lake and try to beat hi... | How did Ralph make spooky sounds to scare Henry? | 133 | null | dressed up in a spooky costume and waited for henry to swim over to the side of the lake . then when henry came over , ralph started making spooky sounds and scared henry back to the other side of the lake | dressed up in a spooky costume and waited for henry to swim over to the side of the lake . then when henry came over , ralph started making spooky sounds and scared henry back to the other side of the lake |
(CNN) -- Luis Suarez will have to wait until late October to make his debut for Spanish club Barcelona after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) partially upheld the Uruguay star's ban for biting an opponent on Thursday.
The striker was suspended from all football-related activity for four months -- preventing h... | Where from? | 357 | null | Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini | Italy |
(CNN)Everybody on the planet knows that Gene Roddenberry created Mr. Spock, the laconic, imperturbable extra-terrestrial First Officer for the Starship Enterprise.
But Mr. Spock doesn't belong to Roddenberry, even though he is the grand exalted progenitor of everything that was, is, and forever will be "Star Trek."
... | Did he pubish other books? | 1,316 | 1,378 | Those two "Spock" books weren't the only things he'd published | yes |
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIRST.
Now turn the Psalms of David ower, And lilt wi' holy clangor; Of double verse come gie us four, And skirl up the Bangor. Burns.
The next was the important day, when, according to the forms and ritual of the Scottish Kirk, Reuben Butler was to be ordained minister of Knocktarlitie, by the Presb... | What time did they wake up? | 439 | 471 | were stirring at an early hour. | At an early hour |
Red is the color at the end of the spectrum of visible light next to orange and opposite violet. Red color has a predominant light wavelength of roughly 620–740 nanometres. Red is one of the additive primary colors of visible light, along with green and blue, which in Red Green Blue (RGB) color systems are combined to ... | what is the light's wavelength range? | 131 | 171 | wavelength of roughly 620–740 nanometres | roughly 620–740 nanometres |
(CNN) -- Long before Chen Guangcheng became internationally known as a human rights crusader, villagers near his home knew him as the man to go to when they had trouble with local authorities.
Despite having little formal legal education, Chen began advocating on behalf of villagers in 1996 at the age of 25, accordin... | What issues is he concerned with? | 984 | null | practice of forced abortions and sterilizations in China | forced abortions and sterilizations |
CHAPTER XVIII
DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES
The Stanton girls and Mrs. Montrose came in early that afternoon. They had heard rumors of the arrest of Jones and were eager to learn what had occurred. Patsy and Beth followed them to their rooms to give them every known detail and canvass the situation in all its phases.
"... | What had Ajo asked him to do? | 729 | 780 | null | Go to him after he was arrested. |
CHAPTER VI
THE THORN HEDGE
Mist drifted about the hollows and the new moon shone between the motionless light clouds. The air was damp and Jim buttoned his driving-coat as he talked to Bernard on the steps at Dryholm. His small car stood near the arch, with its lights glistening on the dewy lawn.
"Your lamps are ... | Where was the light coming from? | 67 | 84 | null | the new moon |
CHAPTER XXXIV Unc' Billy and Old Mrs. Possum
All the way home from school Peter Rabbit did his best to think who it could be who ate flesh, yet wasn't a member of the order of flesh eaters. Every few hops he would stop to think, but all his stopping and all his thinking were in vain, and when he started for school th... | Did he figure it out? | 256 | null | all his thinking were in vain | No |
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is a research university located in San Francisco, California and part of the University of California system. The university is entirely dedicated to health sciences and is a major center of medical and biological research and teaching, and is ranked as one of the to... | is it a large employer? | 1,552 | 1,599 | s the second largest employer in San Francisco. | syes |
CHAPTER SEVEN.
Twelve months passed away, and Christmas came again, with its frost and snow and sunshine--its blazing fires, its good cheer, and its merry greetings.
Many a Christmastide had now passed over the head of our blacksmith, John Thorogood, and his excellent wife Mary, but Time had touched them lightly in... | True or False: It was unusual for the daughter to be sick. | 728 | 811 | Molly--the sweet active girl who had never known a day's illness from her childhood | true |
(CNN)Buddy Elias spent much of his life preserving the memory of his cousin Anne Frank. His death Monday brought back memories for me.
We met three years ago in an Atlanta hotel conference room. He and his wife, Gerti, were touring the United States to promote a new book.
I could tell instantly that he was related ... | How many boxes of documents were discovered in the attic of their house in Basel? | 121 | 121 | 14 | 14 |
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha is the anchor of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, which includes Council Bluffs, Iowa, across t... | Is Omaha near the middle of the country? | 90 | 139 | Omaha is located in the Midwestern United States | Midwestern |
CHAPTER XX.
THE FIRST EASTERN WAR.
215-183.
Scipio remained in Africa till he had arranged matters and won such a claim to Massinissa's gratitude that this king of Numidia was sure to watch over the interests of Rome. Scipio then returned home, and entered Rome with a grand triumph, all the nobler for himself tha... | Where did Flaminius announce that Greece was saved? | 1,556 | 1,617 | at the Isthmian games he proclaimed the deliverance of Greece | at the Isthmian games |
600 (six hundred) is the natural number following 599 and preceding 601.
Six hundred is a composite number, an abundant number, a pronic number and a Harshad number.
601 prime number, centered pentagonal number 602 = 2 × 7 × 43, nontotient, area code for Phoenix, AZ along with 480 and 623 603 = 3 × 67, Harshad numb... | Sunshine Coast? | 414 | 519 | area code for southwestern British Columbia (Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley, Sunshine Coast and Sea to Sky | yes |
CHAPTER XIII: THE FRENCH CONVOY
A report having arrived at the camp of the Count of Cifuentes that the peasants around Saragossa had risen in insurrection, Jack thought that he should be doing more good by discovering the truth of the rumor, and by keeping the earl informed of the state of things in the enemy's rear,... | How many? | 395 | 398 | two | two |
Java (Indonesian: Jawa; Javanese: ꦗꦮ; Sundanese: ) is an island of Indonesia. With a population of over 141 million (the island itself) or 145 million (the administrative region), Java is home to 56.7 percent of the Indonesian population and is the most populous island on Earth. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is... | Is that the most important one? | 1,074 | 1,109 | null | yes |
In computing, cross-platform software (also multi-platform software or platform-independent software) is computer software that is implemented on multiple computing platforms. Cross-platform software may be divided into two types; one requires individual building or compilation for each platform that it supports, and t... | What about macOS? | null | null | and macOS | Yes |
CHAPTER 12
THE CZAROVER OF HERKU
Trot wakened just as the sun rose, and slipping out of the blankets, went to the edge of the Great Orchard and looked across the plain. Something glittered in the far distance. "That looks like another city," she said half aloud.
"And another city it is," declared Scraps, who had ... | across what? | 153 | null | null | across the plain. |
Forbes () is an American business magazine. Published bi-weekly, it features original articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. "Forbes" also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, politics, and law. Its headquarters is located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Primary ... | Anyone else? | 1,066 | null | and his partner Walter Drey, | yes |
(CNN) -- He may have knocked out eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao during their recent bout in Las Vegas but if Juan Manuel Marquez wants a fifth fight against the legendary Filipino he'll need to get permission from his wife.
The Mexican stunned the world of boxing by knocking out Pacquiao in the sixth ro... | who wants to see them fight a fifth time? | 560 | 601 | But with fans clamoring for a fifth bout, | fans |
(CNN) -- Niki Gianni was 11 or 12 when she found a video on YouTube called "Meet Your Meat." Saddened and disgusted by the footage from a slaughterhouse, the Chicago girl announced she was no longer going to eat meat. Her parents were less than thrilled.
"When she first said she wanted to be a vegetarian, we were jus... | What are some of the health benefits associated with a vegetarian diet? | 370 | 401 | lower risk of death from ischemic heart disease , and vegetarians also appear to have lower overall cancer rates , lower blood pressure and lower rates of hypertension | lower risk of death from ischemic heart disease , and vegetarians also appear to have lower overall cancer rates , lower blood pressure and lower rates of hypertension |
CHAPTER XXI.
FAIR ARGUMENTS.
As Mollett left the house he saw two men walking down the road away from the sweep before the hall door, and as he passed them he recognised one as the young gentleman of the house. He also saw that a horse followed behind them, on the grass by the roadside, not led by the hand, but fol... | As whom? | 185 | null | young gentleman | young gentleman |
Kurdish is a continuum of Northwestern Iranian languages spoken by the Kurds in Western Asia. Kurdish forms three dialect groups known as Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji), Central Kurdish (Sorani), and Southern Kurdish (Palewani). A separate group of non-Kurdish Northwestern Iranian languages, the Zaza–Gorani languages, are... | What is another? | 215 | 223 | Palewani | Palewani |
CHAPTER XI.
LUKE ROWAN TAKES HIS TEA QUITE LIKE A STEADY YOUNG MAN.
It was the custom of the Miss Tappitts, during these long midsummer days, to start upon their evening walk at about seven o'clock, the hour for the family gathering round the tea-table being fixed at six. But, in accordance with the same custom, di... | Who refused to join? | 810 | 826 | "No," said Luke, | Luke |
CHAPTER XXXIV Silver Hair
And how should I your true love know From another man?--Friar of Orders Gray
"Please God, I can try again."
Those were the words with which Herbert Bowater looked into his Rector's face on awaking in the evening of that same December day from one of a series of sleeps, each sweeter and l... | Who did he sit across from? | null | 567 | sank into the chair opposite Terry | Terry |
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for singles, published weekly by "Billboard" magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated June 16, 2007, and is currently the standard record chart in Canada; a new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by "Billboard" on... | Did "Umbrella" do well on the Canadian Hot 100? | 714 | 778 | The first number-one song of the Canadian Hot 100 was "Umbrella" | yes |
(CNN) -- Jewish organizations called for a Romanian official to resign and face a criminal investigation after he wore a Nazi uniform during a fashion show over the weekend.
Radu Mazare, the mayor of the town of Constanta, wore a Nazi uniform during a fashion show over the weekend.
Radu Mazare, the mayor of the tow... | What organizations called for the resignation of the Romanian official? | null | null | jewish organizations | jewish organizations |
Kosovo (; , or "Kosovë"; ) is a disputed territory and partially recognised state in Southeastern Europe that declared independence from Serbia in February 2008 as the Republic of Kosovo.
Kosovo is landlocked in the central Balkan Peninsula. With its strategic position in the Balkans, it serves as an important link i... | Any others? | 304 | null | important link in the connection between central and southern Europe, the Adriatic Sea, and Black Sea | Yes |
Hefei, China (CNN) -- The murder trial of Gu Kailai, the wife of a recently deposed top official in the Chinese Communist Party, has begun in the eastern China city of Hefei, local officials said Thursday.
Gu and a family aide, Zhang Xiaojun, are accused of poisoning Neil Heywood, a British businessman who was found ... | In a gas station? | 857 | 935 | Heywood, a 41-year-old British citizen, was found dead in a hotel in Chongqing | no |
Once there was a boy named Fritz who loved to draw. He drew everything. In the morning, he drew a picture of his cereal with milk. His papa said, "Don't draw your cereal. Eat it!" After school, Fritz drew a picture of his bicycle. His uncle said, "Don't draw your bicycle. Ride it!" At nighttime, after he finished washi... | Who did he tell? | 722 | 748 | He told his friend Stephen | his friend |
CHAPTER 21
Madam Mantalini finds herself in a Situation of some Difficulty, and Miss Nickleby finds herself in no Situation at all
The agitation she had undergone, rendered Kate Nickleby unable to resume her duties at the dressmaker's for three days, at the expiration of which interval she betook herself at the acc... | In the organization of what? | 1,637 | 1,683 | to assist in the arrangement of the show-room; | the show-room; |
Goa is a state in India within the coastal region known as the Konkan in India. It is bounded by Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its Western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Goa has the highest GDP per capita am... | Was it a province of a country? | 863 | 867 | Goa | Goa |
Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System. It is the fourth-largest planet by diameter and the third-largest by mass. Among the giant planets in the Solar System, Neptune is the most dense. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranu... | Is there a similar planet to Neptune? | 296 | 321 | than its near-twin Uranus | Yes |
Protestantism is a form of Christian faith and practice which originated with the Protestant Reformation,[a] a movement against what its followers considered to be errors in the Roman Catholic Church. It is one of the three major divisions of Christendom, together with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. Anglicani... | With what movement did it originate? | null | 146 | a movement against what its followers | against what its followers |
The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a general-purpose, developmental, modeling language in the field of software engineering, that is intended to provide a standard way to visualize the design of a system.
UML was originally motivated by the desire to standardize the disparate notational systems and approaches to ... | Who developed it? | 336 | 394 | developed by Grady Booch, Ivar Jacobson and James Rumbaugh | Grady Booch, Ivar Jacobson and James Rumbaugh |
CHAPTER XVIII. THE ZENITH
Andrea Doria did not remain to make formal surrender of the citadel of Sinigaglia to the duke--for which purpose, be it borne in mind, had Cesare been invited, indirectly, to come to Sinigaglia. He fled during the night that saw Vitelli and Oliverotto writhing their last in the strangler's h... | What did Andrea Doria do when he found out that Vitelli and Oliverotto had been seized by the Duke? | 79 | 188 | null | fled during the night that saw vitelli and oliverotto writhing their last in the strangler ' s hands . and his flight adds colour to the versions of the affair that were afforded the world by cesare and his father . andrea doria , waiting to surrender his trust , had nothing to fear from the duke , no reason to do anyt... |
There were 2 best friends named Sam and Jenny. They were not friends with Kimmi, a girl in the same class. And they were not friends with Joe. Joe was not their friend because he didn't talk to Sam and Jenny. Joe did not talk to anyone. Kimmi talked to everyone, but she did not keep secrets she was told and she said ba... | Who else became her friend? | 909 | 932 | Joe became friends soon | Joe |
CHAPTER XX
A MINUTE TOO LATE
"Well, this looks like a wild goose chase, Dick."
It was Sam who spoke, from the bow of the motor-boat. For over two hours they had been moving up the Hudson River, slowly, scanning one shore and the other with care. They had noted many boats, but nothing that looked like the schooner... | Was the search party large? | -1 | null | unknown | unknown |
CHAPTER XVIII
ON THE WAY WEST
"Well, we're off for Big Horn Ranch at last!"
"It certainly is a grand prospect, eh, Jack? We ought to have barrels of fun on the ranch."
"Yes, Randy, it certainly ought to make a dandy vacation."
"I'm fairly itching to get on horseback," put in Andy. "What dandy rides we shall h... | What is the name of the ranch the Rovers are headed to? | 30 | 32 | big horn ranch | big horn ranch |
(CNN) -- Ryan Lochte won the United States' first gold medal at the London Olympics with an outstanding performance in Saturday's 400m individual medley.
Swimming superstar Michael Phelps, who has 14 Olympic gold medals from his three previous Olympics, could only manage fourth place in a disappointing performance.
... | What place? | 9 | 61 | Ryan Lochte won the United States' first gold medal | first place |
CHAPTER XX
THE PLUNGE
Supper was over at the Farnam homestead and Agatha enjoyed the cool of the evening on the veranda with her hosts and George. The school had closed for the holidays, and George had arrived as the meal from which they had just got up was served. Although he had not stated his object yet, Agatha ... | How long did Agatha expect it to take for her letter to reach Thirlwell? | 186 | 187 | some time | some time |
(CNN) -- An "America's Got Talent" contestant's emotional story of getting hit by a grenade in Afghanistan is not backed up by military records. And now, questions surround whether he embellished his heroic tale.
Timothy Poe wowed the three judges on the NBC program Monday night after stuttering when he spoke, but si... | What impact did the accident have that surprisingly doesn't affect his melodic voice? | 371 | 542 | He said that the stutter was caused by the grenade attack and that he didn't really know he could sing until his speech pathologist told him to try singing in the shower. | A stutter |
(CNN)Barcelona took full advantage of arch-rival Real Madrid's humiliating derby defeat to close the gap in the La Liga title race to just one point with thrilling 5-2 win over Athletic Bilbao Sunday.
Lionel Messi gave Barca the perfect start by grabbing his 33rd goal of the season and had a hand in his team's other ... | Why? | 948 | 967 | null | challenge on Suarez |
CHAPTER XXVII.
THE TRIAL.
Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney. She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it. Receiving a negative reply s... | who told him about the cold? | 1,653 | 1,824 | She looked wan and worried, and then finally she was not in court one day, and later, through Harriet Holden, he learned that she was confined to her room with a bad cold. | Harriet Holden. |
The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. The United States Census officially recognizes six racial categories: White American, Black or African American, Native American and Alaska Native, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and people of two or more races; a category ... | What is it? | 308 | 411 | a category called "some other race" is also used in the census and other surveys, but is not official. | some other race |
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO; , ) is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. ... | is it in English? | 537 | 594 | Its Latin motto, "", translates as "let there be bread". | no |
Cairo (CNN) -- Mohamed al-Zawahiri, brother of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, will be freed from prison in Egypt after 13 years, his attorney said Monday.
He was acquitted by an Egyptian military court and will be released Tuesday, said attorney Nizar Ghorab.
Mohamed al-Zawahiri was imprisoned in 1999 after bei... | Was Mohamed tortured in prison? | 1,475 | null | Zawahiri has been tortured for years | 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... | Who was paging? | 152 | 208 | null | Torpenhow |
(CNN)Thousands gathered in Riyadh on Friday to say farewell to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, a cautious reformer who succeeded in securing broader freedoms in the conservative kingdom, but fell short in gaining greater independence for women.
Abdullah died early Friday, several weeks after the s... | How old was he? | 478 | 487 | He was 90 | 90 |
(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 ... | Did Chuck Yeager hold the old record? | 606 | null | Chuck Yeager exceeded the speed of sound in an experimental plane. | no |
One day Kyle's Dad had to go for a long ride. He went on this ride because he wanted to get breakfast. With breakfast the dad always loved to get a banana in a drink. This was his favorite drink. But along the ride, Kyle's dad had a scare. The back door was open but someone else shut it and tossed his book. Later he fo... | was it a short one? | 8 | 45 | Kyle's Dad had to go for a long ride. | no |
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- He's been labeled by many as the "reformist," a man who can take Iran beyond the truculent anti-Western rhetoric of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Moussavi was not seen as a reformer during his stint as prime minister during the 1980s.
So, when Iran's government announced over the weekend that... | What was his view of the seizing of Americans? | 1,095 | null | defended the taking of hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Iran | defended the taking of hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Iran - Supported it |
(CNN) -- He may not have started from the top of the mountain but it was still a dream downhill for Patrick Kueng as he skied to victory at the World Cup event in Wengen.
The course at the Swiss Alpine resort is renowned as the longest downhill course on the World Cup calendar at 4.4 kilometers (2.12 miles) long but ... | Did he have any accident? | null | 753 | I had a terrible accident | yes |
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- The European Union announced a recovery package of 180 million euros for the Ivory Coast on Tuesday as residents of the African nation attempted to adjust to life with a clear leader and relative stability after months of bloodshed.
Forces arrested former President Laurent Gbagbo after s... | were any lives lost? | 698 | 723 | Hundreds have been killed | yes |
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- A former anti-drug czar in Mexico has been arrested on corruption charges in his home state of Chiapas, officials said.
Mariano Francisco Herran Salvatti, who also was the attorney general in Chiapas for more than six years, is charged with embezzlement, criminal association and other act... | What is Salvatti charged with? | null | 335 | is charged with embezzlement, criminal association and other acts of corruption | with embezzlement, criminal association and other acts of corruption |
The Axis powers (, "Sūjikukoku", ), also known as the Axis and the Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, were the nations that fought in World War II against the Allied forces. The Axis powers agreed on their opposition to the Allies, but did not completely coordinate their activity.
The Axis grew out of the diplomatic efforts of ... | Did they work together? | 220 | 269 | but did not completely coordinate their activity | Not always |
The father of a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spoke in support of his son Sunday, saying he was simply in the "wrong place, (at the) wrong time, with (the) wrong people."
Amir Ismagulov is the father of Azamat Tazhayakov, one of three friends charged in connection with the case.
Tazhay... | Which ones? | 731 | 783 | believe two of the men -- Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev | Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev |
London (CNN) -- Pierre Omidyar, founder of online auction site eBay, said Wednesday he is teaming up with journalist Glenn Greenwald, who has led reporting on secret U.S. surveillance programs, to create a new online mass media venture.
Greenwald announced late Tuesday that he was quitting The Guardian for "a once-in... | Which journalist is also involved in the project? | 744 | 842 | Journalist Jeremy Scahill and documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras will also be joining the venture | Jeremy Scahill |
The birds chirped, the sun beat down on a nearby window, and the noisy sound of an alarm clock tried to let me know it was seven in the morning. Not only that, but the sound of a high pitched voice, announcing "It's here! It's here Janet, it's here!" That voice belonged to my sister, Karen. What she meant was that the ... | What was he warned to do? | 740 | 839 | I warned him last go around to get something larger like a truck, or a van, even joking an airplane | to get something larger like a truck, or a van |
Eurasia is a combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia. The term is a portmanteau of its constituent continents (Europe & Asia). Located primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and by Africa... | How long ago did humans first settle in Eurasia? | 226 | null | between 60 , 000 and 125 , 000 years ago | between 60 , 000 and 125 , 000 years ago |
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 was on the toast? | 503 | 558 | So he made wheat bread toast and put grape jelly on it. | grape jelly |
Post-punk is a heterogeneous type of rock music that emerged in the wake of the punk movement of the 1970s. Drawing inspiration from elements of punk rock while departing from its musical conventions and wider cultural affiliations, post-punk music was marked by varied, experimentalist sensibilities and its "conceptual... | What did the artist's embrace? | 366 | 422 | electronic music, black dance styles and the avant-garde | electronic music, black dance styles and the avant-garde |
Jack woke up on a Saturday morning. He got out of bed and went to the bathroom, and brushed his teeth. He put on his clothes and walked to the kitchen. Jack had a few choices to pick for breakfast. He could choose between an apple, pear, cereal or eggs. He picked an apple to eat for breakfast. After his breakfast, he t... | What season was it? | 459 | null | The reporter said fall was coming | Summer |
Editor's Note: Arsalan Iftikhar is an international human rights lawyer, founder of TheMuslimGuy.com, and contributing editor for Islamica magazine in Washington.
Arsalan Iftikhar says Obama made progress in improving relations with Muslim world.
(CNN) -- Opening the Muslim-world leg of the "Audacity of Hope" world... | What was the greeting President Obama used to begin his speech? | 97 | 102 | null | assalamu alaikum |
Late in the evening, the wind blew hard around the little house. The sound of the wind is like someone crying. It made the old woman nervous. She had not been getting much sleep lately, but with the wind making the spooky noise, she didn't know what else to do but lie down and try to rest a little.
Once she lay down ... | what did she say to her? | 1,012 | 1,028 | "What's wrong?" | "What's wrong?" |
CHAPTER III
PETERS' OFFER
Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church. The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south. Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches an... | Were they married at night? | 88 | 110 | The morning was bright | no |
(CNN) -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who was due in court Thursday for his trial, has been hospitalized after falling ill, his lawyer told CNN.
He was taken to a hospital on his doctor's orders, lawyer Ahmad Raza Kasuri said. His trial was subsequently postponed until Monday.
Asiya Ishaq, a support... | What did she say about the president? | 395 | null | null | he was not well |
A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a measurement of a plane angle, defined so that a full rotation is 360 degrees.
It is not an SI unit, as the SI unit of angular measure is the radian, but it is mentioned in the SI brochure as an accepted unit.... | How did the Babylonians subdivide the circle? | 239 | null | using the angle of an equilateral triangle | using the angle of an equilateral triangle |
Pascal is an imperative and procedural programming language, which Niklaus Wirth designed in 1968–69 and published in 1970, as a small, efficient language intended to encourage good programming practices using structured programming and data structuring.
A derivative known as Object Pascal designed for object-oriente... | Who developed it? | 388 | 513 | Pascal, named in honor of the French mathematician, philosopher and physicist Blaise Pascal, was developed by Niklaus Wirth. | Niklaus Wirth |
CHAPTER X.
GOOD ADVICE.
Phonny was confined nearly a week with his wound. They moved the sofa on which he was lying up into a corner of the room, near Mrs. Henry's window, and there Stuyvesant and Malleville brought various things to him to amuse him.
He was very patient and good-natured during his confinement to... | What traits of manly character does Wallace not like to see in boys? | null | null | sedateness and gravity of demeanor | sedateness and gravity of demeanor |
Annie's sister, Julia, was having a birthday party in the afternoon. Annie's mother was going to bake the cake for the party. Mother asked Annie to help her bake the cake. They chose to make a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Annie got the bowls and the ingredients they would need for the cake. She helped measur... | What was she going to do? | 96 | 110 | bake the cake | bake the cake |
(CNN) -- A woman hospitalized after spending time in a sauna-like "sweatbox" has died, bringing the total fatalities to three, authorities said late Saturday.
Retreat participants spent up to two hours inside the sweatbox, the sheriff's office said.
In addition to the deaths, 18 others were injured at the October 8... | how many attended the event? | 541 | 569 | There were up to 65 visitors | 65 |
CHAPTER IV
IN THE GYMNASIUM
"Company attention! Carry arms! Present arms! Shoulder arms! Forward march!"
Captain Jack Rover, assisted by Lieutenant Fred Rover and his other officers, was drilling Company C in a corner of the gymnasium of Colby Hall. It was two days after the adventure on the Rick Rack River, and ... | led by whom? | 111 | 212 | Captain Jack Rover, assisted by Lieutenant Fred Rover and his other officers, was drilling Company C | Captain Jack Rover |
KDE () is an international free software community that develops Free and Libre software. Well-known products include the Plasma Desktop, KDE Frameworks and a range of cross-platform applications designed to run on modern Unix-like and Microsoft Windows systems. It further provides tools and documentation for developer... | Was it mainly on Linux or Windows? | 622 | 627 | Linux | Linux |
New York (CNN) -- Popular science-fiction author Harry Harrison, whose book "Make Room! Make Room!" was the basis for the 1973 film "Soylent Green," about a futuristic society and its fictional food, has died, his publisher said Wednesday. He was 87.
Born in 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut, Harrison was best known for ... | How many books did her write about a character also known as the Stainless Steel Rat? | 304 | 426 | best known for his 12 novels about the futuristic character "Slippery Jim" DeGriz, also known as the Stainless Steel Rat. | 12 |
CHAPTER XXII
He was a fellow in a peasant's garb; Yet one could censure you a woodcock's carving. Like any courtier at the ordinary. --THE ORDINARY.
The person who appeared at the door of the little inn to receive Ganlesse, as we mentioned in our last chapter, sung, as he came forward, this scrap of an old ballad,-... | Who took charge of the horses when Peveril and Ganlesse arrived at the inn? | 399 | 400 | a groom | a groom |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- A car theft in China that spiraled into a manhunt and a baby's killing has left the country grieving and sparked outrage on social media.
The body of the infant, whose name was Haobo, was found buried in the snow Wednesday. His father, Xu Jialin, said he and his wife identified their two-month-old ... | How did Zhou kill the baby? | 1,339 | 1,392 | he parked the car on the roadside and choked the baby | choked him |
Muhammad (; ; c. 570 CE – 8 June 632 CE) is the prophet and founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was God's Messenger, sent to confirm the essential teachings of monotheism preached previously by Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is viewed as the final prophet of God in all the main bran... | Where was he born? | null | null | Mecca | Mecca |
CHAPTER XIX
NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK--A ROUGH RIDER WAY OF CAMPAIGNING--ELECTED GOVERNOR--IMPORTANT WORK AT ALBANY--THE HOMESTEAD AT OYSTER BAY--CHOPPING DOWN A TREE FOR EXERCISE
The war with Spain was at an end, and Uncle Sam had now to turn his attention to the Philippines, where for many months to come... | What military action had Theodore Roosevelt been involved in prior to being nominated for Governor of New York? | 112 | null | the army | the army |
Washington (CNN) -- A 21-year-old Idaho man charged with trying to assassinate President Obama by firing a rifle at the White House is competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Friday.
In issuing the ruling, Magistrate Judge John Facciola turned down a request by government prosecutors for Oscar Ortega-Hernande... | Did he refer to himself as the president? | null | 661 | referred to himself as a modern-day Jesus Christ | no |
Chapter XXV
The Baby's Sponsors
'Is there anything wrong between you and Robert?' Hester asked this question of her husband, one morning in January, as he was sitting by the side of her sofa in their bedroom. The baby was in her arms, and at that moment there was a question as to the godfathers and godmother for ... | Did he nod? | 1,683 | 1,713 | John Caldigate shook his head. | no |
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