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On a nice and sunny day, Bob and Sally walked to the beach. When they got there, the first thing they wanted to do was to look for buried treasure. To find the treasure they had brought two shovels and two buckets. They both started digging holes in the sand with their shovels. After looking very hard for treasure for ... | where were they before going home? | 913 | 970 | Next, they ran to a special store to ask about the pearl. | a special store |
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 did he decide? | 142 | 166 | he would take no offence | he would take no offence |
Kaci Hickox, a nurse placed under mandatory quarantine in New Jersey, went on CNN on Sunday and criticized the "knee-jerk reaction by politicians" to Ebola, saying "to quarantine someone without a better plan in place, without more forethought, is just preposterous."
Hickox, an epidemiologist who was working to help ... | Does she have Ebola? | 356 | 422 | , has tested negative twice for Ebola and does not have symptoms, | No |
Be home by dinnertime, Eric's mother said as he left for school that morning. Eric was excited. Today was show and tell, and he planned to do his magic tricks for the whole class. Once he got to school, he couldn't wait until it was his turn. First up was Angie, who brought her pet lizard. It could change colors to mat... | did it work? | 772 | 793 | The hamster was gone. | no |
(CNN)Ursula Ward kept repeating her son's name -- Odin.
She steadied herself against the podium in the Fall River, Massachusetts, courtroom and occasionally paused. She was tired after more than two years of pain, punctuated Wednesday when her son's killer, Aaron Hernandez, was convicted of first degree murder and se... | How many championships did Odin Lloyd's semi-pro football team win? | 187 | 187 | four | four |
CHAPTER V.
IN LOWER EGYPT.
"I am going on a journey," Ameres said to his son a few days after the return from the farm. "I shall take you with me, Chebron, for I am going to view the progress of a fresh canal that is being made on our estate in Goshen. The officer who is superintending it has doubts whether, when t... | What part of the work? | 469 | 484 | you the theory | the theory |
(CNN) -- As senior World Cup photographer for leading agency Getty, Shaun Botterill has snapped pictures of every tournament since 1994.
He has found himself in some pretty privileged positions, capturing compelling images of football's greats -- and poignant, intimate shots away from the on-field action.
Sure, you... | why does Botterill focus on the eyes? | null | 1,155 | null | it helps photographers to anticipate their moves |
World music (also called global music or international music) is a musical category encompassing many different styles of music from around the globe, which includes many genres including some forms of Western music represented by folk music, as well as selected forms of ethnic music, indigenous music, neotraditional m... | name them please. | 890 | 999 | It has grown to include hybrid subgenres such as world fusion, global fusion, ethnic fusion, and worldbeat. | world fusion, global fusion, ethnic fusion, and worldbeat. |
CHAPTER XXXVI
THE CHARLATAN UNMASKED
There seemed for the next few minutes to be a somewhat singular abstention from any desire to interfere with the two people who stood in the centre of the little group, hand-in-hand. Saton, after his first speech, and after Lois had given him her hands, had turned a little defia... | who did he want to marry? | 954 | null | Still retaining Lois' hand, he turned toward Rochester.
"You have forbidden me to enter your house, or to hold any communication with your ward until she was of age, Mr. Rochester," he said. "One of your conditions I have obeyed. With regard to the other, I have done as I thought fit. However, to-day she is her own m... | Lois |
Cambridge University Press (CUP) is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house and the second-largest university press in the world (after Oxford University Press). It also holds letters patent as the Queen's Printer.
... | Does it print monographs? | 792 | 845 | Its publishing includes academic journals, monographs | yes |
A bipartisan group of women senators waded into the ongoing drama over the NFL, Ray Rice and domestic violence.
They sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell calling on the football league to institute a "real zero-tolerance policy" in such cases.
The 16 signatories wrote that they were "shocked and disguste... | What kind of punishment did Price get for that incident? | 541 | 581 | null | a two-game suspension |
Greenland is an autonomous constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and D... | What's the world's largest island? | 579 | 589 | Greenland | Greenland |
(CNN) -- A federal appeals court has upheld an obstruction of justice conviction against Barry Bonds, according to court documents released Friday. The court ruled that the evasiveness of the testimony the former baseball star gave to a grand jury investigating sales of performance-enhancing drugs was sufficient to con... | Of what year? | 1,104 | 1,120 | n December 2003 | 2003 |
Greg enjoys playing with his friends. On Friday, Greg went outside to play with two of his friends, Peter and Lucy. They played with a ball for some time, but then they got bored. Lucy said that she wanted to climb a tree. Peter thought that they could see if their other friend Robert could play with them.
The three ... | did he get far? | null | 890 | When he had climbed the first few branches, he slipped and fell down. | No |
Hannah was so sad! If she had one wish, it would be that she was well enough to go outside and play. The storm last night had brought a lot of snow, she could see it through the window. The snow caused everything to twinkle and shine, like it was colored with a marker made of glitter. What a way to start Christmas brea... | What was Hannah's one wish? | 25 | 33 | null | she was well enough to go outside and play |
CHAPTER XXIV To hail the king in seemly sort The ladie was full fain, But King Arthur, all sore amazed, No answer made again 'What wight art thou,' the ladie said, 'That will not speak to me? Sir, I may chance to ease thy pain, Though I be foul to see'
The Marriage of Sir Gawaine.
The fairy bride of Sir Gawaine, wh... | Where was she? | 815 | null | loathly lady placed between 'an oak and a green holly,' | between 'an oak and a green holly' |
CHAPTER XII
TOM SPEAKS HIS MIND
"Tom, Miss Harrow would like to see you."
It was an hour later, and the Rovers and the Laning girls had spent the time in watching the efforts of the others to put out the last of the fire. In the meanwhile, some of those present had gone through the addition to the main building a... | where was Miss Harrow now? | 1,365 | null | office | office |
Pester came running into the room. He came to a fast stop when he saw the dog. He'd seen a dog before, every cat has, and he used to live with a black dog named Henry, but he'd never seen a brown one before. It seemed strange to him, but not as strange as it was to see Linda the brown chicken in the living room last sp... | What animal did Pester see in the living room last spring? | 87 | null | brown chicken | brown chicken |
CHAPTER XVII.
ARRIVAL AT FORT CUMBERLAND--LETTERS OF WASHINGTON TO HIS FAMILY--PANIC OF DUNBAR--FORTUNES OF DR. HUGH MERCER--TRIUMPH OF THE FRENCH.
The obsequies of the unfortunate Braddock being finished, the escort continued its retreat with the sick and wounded. Washington, assisted by Dr. Craik, watched with as... | What did Washington do to ensure the safety of his comrades Orme and Morris? | 88 | 92 | watched with assiduity | watched with assiduity |
The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War and in Mexico the American intervention in Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States (Mexico) from 1846 to 1848. It followed in the wake of the 1845 American annexation of the independent Republic of Texas, wh... | When was that? | 1,060 | 1,146 | 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase from the French Empire (France) of Emperor Napoleon I | 1803 |
The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, or regionally as UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin, an... | Was it the first public university established in Wisconsin? | 380 | 440 | null | yes |
CHAPTER XV Sammy Jay Makes Paddy a Call.
Paddy the Beaver was hard at work. He had just cut down a good- sized aspen tree and now he was gnawing it into short lengths to put in his food pile in the pond. As he worked, Paddy was doing a lot of thinking about the footprint of Old Man Coyote in a little patch of mud, fo... | What was Paddy the Beaver doing when Sammy Jay called him a thief? | 36 | 43 | cut down a good - sized aspen tree | cut down a good - sized aspen tree |
The Republic of Liberia, beginning as a settlement of the American Colonization Society (ACS), declared its independence on July 26, 1847. The United States did not recognize Liberia's independence until during the American Civil War on February 5, 1862. Between January 7, 1822 and the American Civil War, more than 15,... | What happened after he died? | 864 | null | a military coup in 1980 that overthrew the leadership soon after his death | a military coup |
Jerusalem is a city in the Middle East, located on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.
Israelis and Palestinians both claim Jerusalem as their capital, as the State of Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there while the State of Palestine ultimately forese... | When were the walls built? | null | 1,232 | In 1538 | In 1538 |
(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... | Was Jeanne cooper in her 90s when she died? | 9 | 137 | Jeanne Cooper, who played Katherine Chancellor, the "Dame of Genoa City," on "The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 84. | no |
In chemistry, the standard state of a material (pure substance, mixture or solution) is a reference point used to calculate its properties under different conditions. In principle, the choice of standard state is arbitrary, although the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) recommends a conventional... | What pressure is defined as normal? | 295 | 415 | recommends a conventional set of standard states for general use. IUPAC recommends using a standard pressure "p" = 10 Pa | 10 Pa |
Dakar, Senegal (CNN) -- Polls closed Sunday in Senegal where citizens voted in an election overshadowed by violence as protesters demand the elderly president refrain from seeking another term.
President Abdoulaye Wade, 85, was booed and jeered when he cast his ballot at a polling station in the middle-class neighbor... | How did the people convey their dislike? | 753 | 833 | As the president arrived, he and other chanted "Na Dem," which means "step down" | Chanted "Na Dem" |
CHAPTER SEVEN.
A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE FAR WEST PLANNED AND BEGUN.
Three years passed away, during which period Mackenzie, being busily occupied with his arduous duties as a fur-trader, could not carry out the more noble purposes of discovery on which his heart was set. But a time at length arrived when circum... | Was he about to eat? | 769 | 836 | null | Yes. |
The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSG or just SG) is the head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General serves as the chief administrative officer of the United Nations. The role of the United Nations Secretariat, and of the Secretary-Gen... | WHat is their leader called? | 4 | 43 | Secretary-General of the United Nations | Secretary-General of the United Nations |
CHAPTER V
CASTELL'S SECRET
In John Castell's house it was the habit, as in most others in those days, for his dependents, clerks, and shopmen to eat their morning and mid-day meals with him in the hall, seated at two lower tables, all of them save Betty, his daughter's cousin and companion, who sat with them at the... | What did the servant say when asked about Betty's whereabouts? | 187 | null | null | he had seen her walking with the spanish don |
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... | What street did Archie encounter Reggie van Tuyl on? | 182 | 185 | thirty - ninth street | thirty - ninth street |
Lyon ( or ; , ; ), also known as "Lyons" , is a city in east-central France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, about from Paris, from Marseille and from Saint-Étienne. Inhabitants of the city are called "Lyonnais".
Lyon had a population of 506,615 in 2014 and is France's third-largest city after Paris and Marseille... | Why is the city called the Capital of Lights? | 877 | 895 | its light festival | it has a light festival |
CHAPTER XXXII. THE TEST OF DAY-DREAMS
Faith's meanest deed more favour bears, Where hearts and wills are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers, That bloom their hour and fade.-—J. H. NEWMAN.
That return to Brompton was the signal for the numerous worries awaiting Clement. First, the doctors thought... | Who wouldn't set aside money for her to go? | null | 1,225 | null | Clement |
CHAPTER XXXIX.
A NEW FLIRTATION.
[Illustration]
John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening. To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he consider... | what day ? | 428 | 437 | to-morrow | to-morrow |
(CNN) -- Portuguese football coach Jose Mourinho, ever the headline creator, has caused further outcry this week after he substituted Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari from his Inter Milan side during their Italian Serie A clash with Bari.
Inter midfielder Sulley Muntari was substitued Jose Mourinho for his low-ener... | Have Muslim leaders agreed with the decisions of Mourinho? | null | 1,179 | Muslim leaders in Italy have criticized the opinions of the coach | Muslim leaders in Italy have criticized the opinions of the coach |
CHAPTER X
AN ALIEN
The individual on the doorstep had fallen into slumber over his own knees. No greater air of prosperity clung about him than is conveyed by a rusty overcoat and wisps of cloth in place of socks. Shelton endeavoured to pass unseen, but the sleeper woke.
"Ah, it's you, monsieur!" he said "I recei... | Was the man from this country? | 462 | 481 | The young foreigner | No |
New York (CNN) -- A Berlin-bound United Airlines flight returned Saturday night to Newark Liberty International Airport after a problem developed in the left engine, officials said.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing flames spewing from engine right after the plane took off.
A tire blew during takeoff and flew into an en... | What did Dennis Ostolaza describe the sound of the plane as? | null | 294 | propeller sound | propeller sound |
The concept of Germany as a distinct region in central Europe can be traced to Roman commander Julius Caesar, who referred to the unconquered area east of the Rhine as "Germania", thus distinguishing it from Gaul (France), which he had conquered. The victory of the Germanic tribes in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ... | when was the Frankish empire divided among Charlemange's heirs? | 605 | null | divided among Charlemagne's heirs in 843 | 843 |
Once upon a time, there lived a Daddy bird. This was a very normal bird. It did not sing pretty songs. It did not have colorful feathers but it did have thing that made it stand out from the other birds.
It had a very long tail feather. And with this long tail feather, the bird could do wonderful tricks. He could fly... | How many summers did the mommy and daddy birds come back to the yellow house? | 205 | 206 | many summers | many summers |
(CNN) -- A staff member of the aid organization Doctors Without Borders has died after an attack on a vehicle near the capital of South Sudan, the group said Friday.
The aid worker, Joseph, whose full name has been withheld at the request of his family, died two days after the attack, which took place Monday on a mai... | Who is the director of operations? | 915 | 973 | Marcel Langenbach, director of operations for the group.
| Marcel Langenbach |
CHAPTER XVII
DRUMMOND OFFERS HELP
It was a calm evening and Thirlwell and Scott sat outside the shack, watching the river while the sunset faded across the woods. A few _Metis_ freighters had gone to the settlements for supplies and mining tools, and although much depended on the condition of the portages, Scott ex... | what were they watching | 107 | 126 | watching the river | the river |
At the farm, the farmer found that he needed to go to the town to get some tools. He needed to pick up five things at the store. The farmer needed to get a shovel, some hay, extra string, feed for the horses and a tire for his truck. He also found that one of the steps on his ladder was broken and needed to be fixed. H... | What did he think? | 368 | null | null | he might like to look at new ladders |
The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, or regionally as UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin, an... | And another? | 0 | 118 | null | UW–Madison |
(CNN) -- Serena Williams was forced to pull out of the Madrid Open with a thigh injury ahead of her quarter final tie with Petra Kvitova Friday.
The withdrawal will come as a blow to the world No. 1's preparations for the French Open with the year's second major beginning in two weeks' time.
Williams had been playi... | Where? | 409 | 434 | the Italian Open in Rome | Rome |
Chapter Sixteen: The Sultan Saladin
In the third morning Godwin awoke to see the ray of sunrise streaming through the latticed window.
They fell upon another bed near-by where Wulf still lay sleeping, a bandage on his head that had been hurt in the last charge against the Assassins, and other bandages about his arm... | wandering where ? | 1,681 | 1,691 | great land | great land |
Giglio, Italy (CNN) -- Francesco Schettino, the captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise liner, wants to get back on the ship. His lawyers Monday formally asked a panel of three judges for permission to tour the ship's bridge and engine room as part of a defense strategy that he says will prove that was not the ... | Who is being accused? | 22 | 102 | Francesco Schettino, the captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise liner, | Francesco Schettino, the captain |
(CNN) -- Music manager Allen Klein, whose clients included the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, his publicist said. Klein was 77.
The son of Jewish immigrants from Hungary, Klein founded his firm Allen Klein & Co. in the late 1950s before the label evolved... | Who did he help win control of their work? | null | 749 | null | Sam Cooke |
Santa Claus makes sure that every year at Christmas time that his reindeer are ready to deliver gifts to girls and boys all over the world. Without the reindeer, how would Santa fly from home to home? The most important thing that Santa has to do for the reindeer is to make sure they have their coffee on Christmas Eve.... | What candy does he feed them most often? | 418 | 545 | Santa also gives the reindeer candy to keep up their energy. In the North Pole, the main candy is candy canes in red and white. | Candy canes. |
CHAPTER V.
A NIGHT IN NEW YORK.
"The description certainly does fit these two men," said Earl, with some hesitation. "And it is queer that Roland should be down here, when only a few days ago he was in Basco. Guardley, I know, is not above cheating--he's been up before Squire Dobson several times for it."
"Let us... | What was Roland's first name? | null | 729 | Tom Roland | Tom |
The Inuit (pronounced or ; Inuktitut: , "the people") are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada and Alaska. Inuit is a plural noun; the singular is Inuk. The Inuit languages are part of the Eskimo-Aleut family. Inuit Sign Language is a critically endangered ... | Where do they live? | null | 487 | Alaska's Yupik and Iñupiat peoples | Alaska |
CHAPTER XXVI.
HAL OBTAINS ANOTHER SITUATION.
For a moment there was silence, and then Horace Sumner stopped short before Hal.
"There is another matter I might mention," he said. "Caleb Allen is going, or rather, has gone, into business for himself."
"What kind of business?" asked the youth, in surprise.
"A br... | Who is smoking? | 1,464 | 1,536 | A middle-aged man stood at the front desk, smoking a cigar and writing. | A middle-aged man |
(CNN)The 2016 presidential race isn't an abstract parlor game anymore.
With a seven-paragraph Facebook post on Tuesday, Jeb Bush instantly transformed the nascent campaign. His decision to "actively explore" a presidential bid accelerates the scramble for donors. It also gives the former Florida governor time to figu... | How did he do so? | 73 | 174 | With a seven-paragraph Facebook post on Tuesday, Jeb Bush instantly transformed the nascent campaign. | With a seven-paragraph Facebook post. |
(CNN) -- A Florida jury awarded a widow $23.6 billion in punitive damages in her lawsuit against tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, her lawyer said.
Cynthia Robinson claimed that smoking killed her husband, Michael Johnson, in 1996. She argued R.J. Reynolds was negligent in not informing him that nicotine i... | Who actully gave the verdict? | 727 | 803 | the jury deliberated for 15 hours, according to the Pensacola News Journal. | the jury deliberated for 15 hours, according to the Pensacola News Journal. |
(CNN) -- English Premier League side Liverpool were beaten by two penalties in Lisbon as Benfica came from behind to grasp the advantage in their Europa League quarterfinal.
The Portuguese club suffered a nightmare start when Daniel Agger put the visitors in front after just nine minutes with a neat back heel from St... | why did Ryan Babel clashed with defender Luisao | 466 | null | null | he fouled Fernando Torres. |
CHAPTER 19
JONATHAN HARKER'S JOURNAL
1 October, 5 A.M.--I went with the party to the search with an easy mind, for I think I never saw Mina so absolutely strong and well. I am so glad that she consented to hold back and let us men do the work. Somehow, it was a dread to me that she was in this fearful business at a... | What was the purpose of the party's search? | 0 | 12 | [CLS] what was the purpose of the party ' s search ? [SEP] | [CLS] what was the purpose of the party ' s search ? [SEP] |
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... | Where was the wedding? | 53 | 86 | married at a small country church | at a small country church |
My mother and I were in the kitchen fixing dinner. I was setting the table as she was cooking when we heard my father. We went into the living room to see what he needed. He could not find the keys to his truck. We all started looking all over the place and could not seem to find them. My father needed to go to work so... | Why did he need them> | null | 318 | My father needed to go to work | to get to work |
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces (together with Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia) and is the only constitutionally bilingual (English–French) province. The principal cities are Fredericton, the capital, Greater Moncton, currently the largest metropolitan (CMA) area and the most populous cit... | what is the percentage of Francophone? | null | 769 | a large Francophone minority (31%) | (31%) |
Chapter 9.
Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him. Wardour looked up, impatiently, with a frown.
"I was just asleep," he said. "Why do you wake me?"
"Look round you, Richard. We are alone."
"Well--and what of that?"
"I wish to speak to you privately; and this is my opportunity. You have disa... | Had it been stormy? | 888 | 908 | "A calm, still night | no |
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of wrongly killing Trayvon Martin, will not immediately have to turn over donations made to his website, a Florida judge said Friday.
Zimmerman collected about $204,000 in donations through the website, but did not disclose the contributions during his bond h... | Around how much did he get? | 215 | 229 | about $204,000 | about $204,000 |
An airport is an aerodrome with facilities for flights to take off and land. Airports often have facilities to store and maintain aircraft, and a control tower. An airport consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway f... | What are available to pilots? | 881 | 927 | null | aids |
New Guinea (; ; ; or, historically, "") is a large island in Oceania. It is the world's second-largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of , and the largest wholly or partly within the Southern Hemisphere and Oceania (if excluding Australia as an island).
The island is divided between two countries: Papu... | Why is it called that? | 766 | 807 | territory that geographically is far away | it is territory that geographically is far away |
CHAPTER XX
A LONG CHASE BEGUN
As they journeyed down the Hudson the boys and Martin Harris scanned the river eagerly for some sign of the _Flyaway_.
"It's ten to one she put down a pretty good distance," remarked Dick. "They wouldn't bring Dora over here unless they were bound for New York or some other place as ... | what was he doing? | 587 | 626 | a farmer who was ferrying a load of hay | ferrying a load of hay |
CHAPTER TWO.
STRONG EMOTIONS ARE SUCCEEDED BY SUPPER, AND FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSIONS ON DISCOVERY, WHICH END IN A WILD ALARM!
When Karlsefin had been introduced to Leif Ericsson, the former turned round and presented to him and Biarne his friend Thorward, the captain of the other ship. Thorward was not a tall man, but... | What age were Karlsefin and Thorward when they met Leif Ericsson? | 118 | 120 | thirty - five | thirty - five |
The Normans (Norman: Nourmands; French: Normands; Latin: Normanni) were the people who in the 10th and 11th centuries gave their name to Normandy, a region in France. They were descended from Norse ("Norman" comes from "Norseman") raiders and pirates from Denmark, Iceland and Norway who, under their leader Rollo, agree... | from how many places ? | 256 | 284 | Denmark, Iceland and Norway | Three |
Johnny walked toward the time machine. His adult neighbor, the scientist, had asked him to watch it for him for the weekend. He had also asked Johnny not to touch it. But it was a time machine. Johnny had to see it.
The machine was big and silver and shiny and looked like an ice cream cone that had been dropped. It h... | And the final one? | 547 | null | space | space |
The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806. The largest territory of the empire after 962 was the Kingdom of Germany, though it also came to include the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Burgu... | Who was the last Italian claimant to the title of Emperor? | 169 | 171 | berengar | berengar |
CHAPTER XVIII
I
THOUGH he saw them twice daily, though he knew and amply discussed every detail of their expenditures, yet for weeks together Babbitt was no more conscious of his children than of the buttons on his coat-sleeves.
The admiration of Kenneth Escott made him aware of Verona.
She had become secretary... | Who's his girlfriend? | 1,543 | null | Ted's relations with Eunice Littlefield, next door. | Eunice Littlefield |
(CNN) -- A 32-year-old man downed dozens of roaches and worms to win a python at a Florida reptile store, then collapsed and died outside minutes later.
Edward Archbold was among 20 to 30 contestants participating in Friday night's "Midnight Madness" event at Ben Siegel Reptiles in Deerfield Beach, authorities said. ... | How many contestants played? | 181 | 189 | 20 to 30 | 20 to 30 |
There are three major types of rock: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. The rock cycle is an important concept in geology which illustrates the relationships between these three types of rock, and magma. When a rock crystallizes from melt (magma and/or lava), it is an igneous rock. This rock can be weathered and er... | What type if affected by weather? | 273 | 280 | igneous | igneous |
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... | What did he give up for this? | 612 | 652 | and to exchange the old Roman ruggedness | Roman ruggedness |
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world), and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehist... | what body of water is it in | 98 | 139 | is an island country in the Indian Ocean, | the Indian Ocean |
CHAPTER XIX.
THE NEW SMITHY.
Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith. The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow. Cloude... | Did she talk about George? | 802 | 862 | Emily flew at once to her mother. "George is here," she said | yes |
CHAPTER X
Peter Steinmarc, now that he was an engaged man, affianced to a young bride, was urgent from day to day with Madame Staubach that the date of his wedding should be fixed. He soon found that all Nuremberg knew that he was to be married. Perhaps Herr Molk had not been so silent and discreet as would have been... | why did she stay in her room? | null | null | Linda would declare that she was weak and sick--unable to walk | Linda said she was weak and sick--unable to walk |
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, England, north of London, in the East Midlands.
Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle (notably Raleigh bikes) and tobacco industries. It was granted its city charter in 1897 as part of Queen Victoria's Diamo... | What's their tennis event called? | 1,829 | 1,855 | the Aegon Nottingham Open | the Aegon Nottingham Open |
Theravāda (Pali, literally "school of the elder monks") is a branch of Buddhism that uses the Buddha's teaching preserved in the Pāli Canon as its doctrinal core. The Pali canon is the only complete Buddhist canon which survives in a classical Indic Language, Pali, which serves as the sacred language and lingua franca ... | Where did it branch out to from there? | 484 | 569 | Theravada Buddhism developed in Sri Lanka and spread to the rest of Southeast Asia.
| The rest of Southeast Asia. |
(InStyle) -- Oscar night is Hollywood's main fashion event, and most notable on the red carpet this year was our favorite actresses stepping out in uber feminine -- not just fashion forward -- looks.
Indeed, from the most delicate shades of blush to the boldest fuchsia, the red carpet turned pink! Exaggerated ruffles... | what material? | null | 1,084 | satin | satin |
(CNN) -- Today is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a champion for freedom, civil rights and justice.
I was blessed to be with him the last weekend before his death. I remember the trauma he felt as a result of his opposition to the war in Vietnam.
Before going to Memphis, Ki... | Where was the staff meeting? | 384 | 396 | church study | church study |
Known during development as Xbox Next, Xenon, Xbox 2, Xbox FS or NextBox, the Xbox 360 was conceived in early 2003. In February 2003, planning for the Xenon software platform began, and was headed by Microsoft's Vice President J Allard. That month, Microsoft held an event for 400 developers in Bellevue, Washington to r... | who else joined microsoft? | 368 | 379 | Peter Moore | Peter Moore |
CHAPTER XIV
The castle of Küssnacht lay on the opposite side of the lake, a mighty mass of stone reared on a mightier crag rising sheer out of the waves, which boiled and foamed about its foot. Steep rocks of fantastic shape hemmed it in, and many were the vessels which perished on these, driven thither by the freque... | What was it made of? | 76 | 194 | a mighty mass of stone reared on a mightier crag rising sheer out of the waves, which boiled and foamed about its foot | Stone |
CHAPTER XIX
MAUD MAKES A MEMORANDUM
My mother used to say to me: "Never expect to find brains in a pretty girl." Perhaps she said it because I was not a pretty girl and she wished to encourage me. In any event, that absurd notion of the ancients that when the fairies bestow the gift of beauty on a baby they withhol... | Did she initially think he might be guilty? | 1,081 | 1,196 | null | yes |
Pali is a Prakrit language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of much of the earliest extant literature of Buddhism as collected in the "Pāli Canon" or "Tipiṭaka" and is the sacred language of some religious texts of Hinduism and all texts of "Theravāda" Buddhism.
The w... | Do all academics agree about the naming? | null | 753 | As such, the name of the language has caused some debate among scholars of all ages | No |
One of its earliest massive implementations was brought about by Egyptians against the British occupation in the 1919 Revolution. Civil disobedience is one of the many ways people have rebelled against what they deem to be unfair laws. It has been used in many nonviolent resistance movements in India (Gandhi's campaign... | what is the general article topic? | 130 | 235 | Civil disobedience is one of the many ways people have rebelled against what they deem to be unfair laws. | Civil disobedience |
CHAPTER VI
ON CRIFFELL HILL
The sun burned down on the heather. Below, in the curving glen where the heath gave place to white bent-grass, a burn flashed like a silver riband among the stones; above, the long ridge of Criffell ran up against the clear blue sky. Grouse were calling as they skimmed the steep downward... | Who questioned Andrew? | 908 | 1,036 | Dick found a place beside her.
"I wonder why Andrew loaded himself up with that heavy ruck-sack on a day like this?" he said. | Dick |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani authorities have launched a massive crackdown on terror groups that they say were planning numerous suicide attacks, including in the country's largest city of Karachi.
Pakistan security officials show seized weapons and ammunition in Karachi on Sunday after the arrest of seven ... | When then? | null | 975 | Those arrested early Monday | Monday |
(CNN) -- Wednesday night's CNN debate lands at a critical moment in the Republican race.
This season, each debate has set the tone for the primary to follow. Newt Gingrich's savaging of the media helped propel him to victory in South Carolina. Mitt Romney's savaging of Gingrich helped him to clinch Florida. The curre... | On what night was the debate? | 9 | 19 | null | Wednesday |
Damascus is the capital and likely the largest city of Syria, following the decline in population of Aleppo due to the battle for the city. It is commonly known in Syria as "ash-Sham" and nicknamed as the "City of Jasmine". In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a... | Why did the population of Aleppo go down? | 463 | 543 | null | no |
Existentialism () is the work associated mainly with certain late-19th- and 20th-century European philosophers who, despite profound doctrinal differences, shared the belief that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject—not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual. While... | What is the beginning point of an individual called? | 480 | 579 | the individual's starting point is characterized by what has been called "the existential attitude" | the existential attitude |
Baseball statistics play an important role in evaluating a player's and/or team's progress.
Since the flow of a baseball game has natural breaks to it, and normally players act individually rather than performing in clusters, the sport lends itself to easy record-keeping and statistics. Statistics have been kept for ... | Are those stats the most popular? | 1,250 | 1,274 | null | yes |
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... | how old was she at that time? | 270 | 306 | she had become Queen Elizabeth II. | 25 |
CHAPTER I
ON THE HOUSEBOAT
"Say, Tom, what's that big thing coming down the river?"
"I'm sure I don't know, Sam. It's big enough to be a house." replied Tom Rover.
"Maybe it is a house," came from Dick Rover, who was standing beside his brothers on the rear deck of the houseboat which was taking them down the M... | Who disagreed? | 466 | 522 | "Why not, Hansy, my boy?" replied fun-loving Tom Rover, | Hansy |
CHAPTER XVI
A DESERTED STEAM YACHT
"Dick, am I mistaken, or do I see a vessel over yonder?"
Tom asked the question, as he suddenly straightened up and took a long look over to where the mist had temporarily lifted.
"It certainly does look like a ship of some sort," answered Dick, gazing forward with equal eager... | what did Tom use as a paddle? | 664 | null | Tom using the folded campstool, and the others some bits of boards from the crates. | the folded campstool and bits of boards from the crates. |
CHAPTER XII
THE GOLD HOUSE
"How you like Asiki-land, Major?" asked Jeekie, who had followed him and was now leaning against a wall fanning himself feebly with his great hand. "Funny place, isn't it, Major? I tell you so before you come, but you no believe me."
"Very funny," answered Alan, "so funny that I want to... | Does he gather wisdom? | 1,321 | 1,352 | gathers wisdom from the spirits | Yes |
(CNN) -- Barcelona moved five points clear in Spain as manager Pep Guardiola celebrated his 100th match in charge with a 4-0 victory at home to Racing Santander on Saturday.
The injury-hit defending champions brushed off the pre-match loss of star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to romp into a 3-0 halftime lead as they pu... | when? | 1,364 | 1,409 | Stuttgart in the first leg of the last-16 tie | first leg of the last-16 tie |
Entomology (from Greek , "entomon" "insect"; and , "") is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was more vague, and historically the definition of entomology included the study of terrestrial animals in other arthropod groups or other phyla, such as arachnids, myriapods, ea... | What? | 1,543 | 1,599 | He also helped to found the Royal Entomological Society | Helped to found a society |
Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States of America, having received statehood on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located in Oceania and the only one composed entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the ce... | when did hawaii become a state? | 93 | 130 | received statehood on August 21, 1959 | August 21, 1959 |
Relatively insensitive film, with a correspondingly lower speed index, requires more exposure to light to produce the same image density as a more sensitive film, and is thus commonly termed a slow film. Highly sensitive films are correspondingly termed fast films. In both digital and film photography, the reduction of... | What was the speed expressed in? | 950 | null | The speed of the emulsion was then expressed in 'degrees | degrees |
Montana i/mɒnˈtænə/ is a state in the Western region of the United States. The state's name is derived from the Spanish word montaña (mountain). Montana has several nicknames, although none official, including "Big Sky Country" and "The Treasure State", and slogans that include "Land of the Shining Mountains" and more ... | Are there any mountain ranges? | 461 | 524 | The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges | yes |
CHAPTER VII
Tun work in the ironing-room slipped off, but the three days until Wednesday night were very long. She hummed over the fancy starch that flew under the iron at an astounding rate.
"I can't see how you do it," Mary admired. "You'll make thirteen or fourteen this week at that rate."
Saxon laughed, and i... | When? | 1,431 | 1,442 | last summer | last summer |
Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- South African leader Jacob Zuma was in neighboring Zimbabwe this week to rescue the seemingly crumbling power-sharing government of President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
The South African president's visit Friday to the capital, Harare, follows escalating tensions bet... | Who's that? | 1,140 | 1,191 | . No comment. Talk to the mediator, President Zuma, | President Zuma. |
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