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Jill ran upstairs as soon as she got home from school. Today she was a sad and angry girl. Her teacher had given her a lot of homework. Jill always thought homework wasn't fair. But she thought it was extra unfair today because she wanted to play with a new toy. The new toy was called Wiggle Giggle and Jill's friends s... | Why was getting home work even worse today? | 178 | 262 | But she thought it was extra unfair today because she wanted to play with a new toy. | she wanted to play with a new toy. |
New York (CNN) -- More than 80 Michael Jackson collectibles -- including the late pop star's famous rhinestone-studded glove from a 1983 performance -- were auctioned off Saturday, reaping a total $2 million.
Profits from the auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square crushed pre-sale expectations of on... | when? | 157 | null | auctioned off Saturday | Saturday |
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... | How many other people wouldn't help? | 1,482 | 1,664 | Katagiri Ryuji, also knew jujutsu, but would not teach it as he believed it was no longer of practical use. Another frequent visitor, Imai Genshiro of school of jujutsu, also refused | two |
CHAPTER XVII
MR. DUGE FAILS
Norris Vine without a doubt was trapped. He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key. The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary. They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut. Each wore a s... | Could Norris speak out? | 678 | 824 | If he had opened his mouth to call out, he saw the hand of the man who was watching him, with his arm linked through his, ready to close his lips. | He could but didn't cry out |
Guam (i/ˈɡwɑːm/ or /ˈɡwɒm/; Chamorro: Guåhån;[needs IPA] formally the Territory of Guam) is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States. Located in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, Guam is one of five American territories with an established civilian government. The capital city is Hagåtña, and the mo... | What is the capital of Guam? | 82 | 84 | hagatna | hagatna |
A mosque (; from ) is a place of worship for followers of Islam.
There are strict and detailed requirements in Sunni jurisprudence ("fiqh") for a place of worship to be considered a mosque, with places that do not meet these requirements regarded as "musalla"s. There are stringent restrictions on the uses of the area... | What is the etymology of the word 'mosque'? | 232 | 237 | italian " moschea " | italian " moschea " |
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) and its sequel, the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1885), the latter often called... | In which way? | 351 | 464 | Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn". | he was raised in the town the book was set |
CHAPTER 10.
THE OTHER PROFESSOR.
"We were looking for you!" cried Sylvie, in a tone of great relief. "We do want you so much, you ca'n't think!"
"What is it, dear children?" the Professor asked, beaming on them with a very different look from what Uggug ever got from him.
"We want you to speak to the Gardener f... | What mistake did the Professor make when trying to distinguish between the rabbit-hutch and the hall-clock? | 309 | 311 | both having doors | both having doors |
CHAPTER III
_Danny Meadow Mouse Plays Hide and Seek_
Life is always a game of hide and seek to Danny Meadow Mouse. You see, he is such a fat little fellow that there are a great many other furry-coated people, and almost as many who wear feathers, who would gobble Danny up for breakfast or for dinner if they could.... | Was the squirrel sad? | 514 | 534 | Happy Jack Squirrel | no |
Chapter 13: Preparing A Rescue.
Stanley remained where he was until Meinik returned, in half an hour, with the rope. Stanley made a loop at one end; and then knotted it, at distances of about a foot apart, to enable him to climb it more easily. Then they waited until the guard fire burnt down low, and most of the men... | What did Meinik do to help? | 902 | 981 | null | took off his garment |
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; pronounced , like "Noah") is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere. NOAA warns of dangerous weather, charts seas, guides the use and protection of ocean and ... | with ties to ? | 2,242 | 2,262 | United States Coast | United States Coast |
Chapter 61
Happy for all her maternal feelings was the day on which Mrs. Bennet got rid of her two most deserving daughters. With what delighted pride she afterwards visited Mrs. Bingley, and talked of Mrs. Darcy, may be guessed. I wish I could say, for the sake of her family, that the accomplishment of her earnest d... | who got rid of her two daughters? | null | null | Mrs. Bennet got rid of her two most deserving daughters | Mrs. Bennet |
CHAPTER V
THE BATTLE ON THE SEA
On the morrow Thorvald, my father, sent messengers to the head men of Agger, telling them of all that he and his House had suffered at the hands of Steinar, whereof those of their folk who had been present at the feast could bear witness. He added that if they stood by Steinar in his... | What message did Athalbrand's messengers bring to Thorvald? | 44 | 60 | telling them of all that he and his house had suffered at the hands of steinar | telling them of all that he and his house had suffered at the hands of steinar |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actor Wesley Snipes said he was nervous about going to jail on Thursday, but was hopeful that his prayers would be answered.
"We still have prayers out there. We still believe in miracles. So don't send me up the river yet," Snipes said in an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live" Tuesday night.
... | was it conducted during the day? | 284 | 318 | "Larry King Live" Tuesday night. | No |
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's transitional government picked an engineering professor and longtime exile as its acting prime minister Monday, with the new leader pledging to respect human rights and international law.
The National Transitional Council elected Abdurrahim El-Keib, an electrical engineer who has held ... | Who was the former ruler of Lybia? | 1,148 | 1,197 | that toppled longtime strongman Moammar GGadhafi, | Moammar GGadhafi |
Mali (i/ˈmɑːli/; French: [maˈli]), officially the Republic of Mali (French: République du Mali), is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of just over 1,240,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi). The population of Mali is 14.5 million. Its capital is Bamako. Mal... | which countries joined in 1959 | 1,432 | 1,510 | French Sudan (then known as the Sudanese Republic) joined with Senegal in 1959 | French Sudan and Senegal |
EL PASO, Texas (CNN) -- The cell phone rang as Jorge Aguirre walked to a friend's funeral in Juarez, Mexico, last November -- a funeral for a fellow journalist who, Aguirre says, was assassinated for the critical stories he wrote.
Mexican federal police recently began patrolling Ciudad Juarez, just across the border ... | Was the threat in person? | 343 | 509 | When he answered the phone, Aguirre heard a profanity-laced threat. "They told me I was next," Aguirre told CNN. "I thought they were going to kill me right there."
| no |
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. This ethnically diverse, densely populated neighborhood is notable as the home of the U.S. film industry, including several of its historic studios, and its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the industry and the people in it.
Ho... | What was the area known as in 1870? | 752 | 794 | The area was known as the Cahuenga Valley | Cahuenga Valley |
(CNN) -- In the middle of the Idaho wilderness, a man on horseback had a brief conversation with two campers. The rider's realization later that he may have been talking to California Amber Alert suspect James DiMaggio and his alleged teenage captive has now focused a nationwide manhunt for the pair on the rugged mount... | What is the nearest town? | 1,392 | 1,416 | 15 miles outside Cascade | Cascade |
It was a boring day out on the range for cowboy Bob. He was riding around on his horse. It was a good animal, and its name was Steve. Steve was an old friend to Bob. He had been carrying Bob around on his back for almost five years, and both of them knew every inch of the range on which they rode. Bob's job was to keep... | How long had Bob and his horse Steve been riding together? | 65 | 67 | almost five years | almost five years |
Fortran (; formerly FORTRAN, derived from "Formula Translation") is a general-purpose, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing. Originally developed by IBM in the 1950s for scientific and engineering applications, Fortran came to dominate this area of pr... | How long has it been in use? | 279 | 393 | Fortran came to dominate this area of programming early on and has been in continuous use for over half a century | for over half a century |
CHAPTER XXIII.
My maid--my blue-eyed maid, he bore away, Due to the toils of many a bloody day.--ILLIAD.
It was necessary, for many reasons, that Angus M'Aulay, so long the kind protector of Annot Lyle, should be made acquainted with the change in the fortunes of his late protege; and Montrose, as he had undertaken... | Was that his first name? | 150 | 163 | Angus M'Aulay | No |
A man named Albert had the choice to build a tree house, a garage, a desk, or a cabinet. Albert chose to build something big to share with his kid, so he wanted to make a tree house. Albert had to choose what kind of stuff to make the tree house out of. Wood is popular, but splinters would hurt his son. Metal is very s... | What was the man's name? | null | 19 | Albert | Albert |
Jason lay in his bed after a night of no sleep. He was too excited for today. There was a football game that he was going to play with his friends. It would be him, Jack, James, and John competing with David, Ruth, Parsons, and Mike. David, Rush, Parsons, and Mike were much bigger than them, and were big bullies at sch... | What happened that caused a fight to break out? | 188 | 190 | it started raining | it started raining |
The United Nations Environment Programme is an agency of United Nations and coordinates its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded by Maurice Strong, its first director, as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Hum... | of what organization? | 56 | 71 | United Nations | United Nations |
CHAPTER XIV.
HARRY'S GRAND SCHEME.
This wholesale appropriation of horses caused, of course, a great commotion in the vicinity of Akeville, and half the male population turned out the next day in search of George Mason and the five horses.
Even Harry was infected with the general excitement, and, mounted on old S... | Was Selim in a hurry? | 1,176 | null | Selim was inclined to take things leisurely, | no |
(CNN) -- Andres Iniesta could miss Spain's opening game at the World Cup after suffering a thigh injury in a warm-up match.
The Barcelona midfielder set up two goals for Spain in their emphatic 6-0 win over Poland in Murcia on Monday, but was substituted after just 39 minutes.
Iniesta missed a large chunk of Barcel... | When? | 228 | 235 | Monday | Monday |
Anarchism is a political philosophy that advocates self-governed societies based on voluntary institutions. These are often described as stateless societies, although several authors have defined them more specifically as institutions based on non-hierarchical free associations. Anarchism holds the state to be undesira... | What language is the work anarchy derived from? | 1,355 | 1,390 | derived respectively from the Greek | Greek |
CHAPTER XVII. EXCLUDED
But I needn't tell you what to do, only do it out of hand, And charge whatever you like to charge, my lady won't make a stand. -—T. HOOD.
The ladies' committee could not but meet over and over again, wandering about the gardens, which were now trimmed into order, to place the stalls and dec... | and what was she the mom of? | 1,161 | 1,176 | the Mouse- trap | the Mouse- trap |
CHAPTER XXIV
TOM CARRIES A LETTER
After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get the old man to talk, and he told James Monday and the boys practically all he knew about Sack Todd and his followers.
He said it was commonly supposed that Sack Todd had some invention that he was jealously guarding. Some folks... | Did he share it freely? | 211 | 309 | He said it was commonly supposed that Sack Todd had some invention that he was jealously guarding. | no |
(CNN) -- The fledgling International Premier Tennis League suffered a blow when two of the world's most recognized female athletes snubbed the event.
Max Eisenbud, the agent of both Maria Sharapova and Li Na, told CNN on Thursday that neither would be appearing in the team tournament that is set to make its debut in ... | Where? | 594 | 616 | null | at the Australian Open |
Communications in Somalia encompasses the communications services and capacity of Somalia. Telecommunications, internet, radio, print, television and postal services in the nation are largely concentrated in the private sector. Several of the telecom firms have begun expanding their activities abroad. The Federal gover... | Who provided funds for them? | 1,219 | 1,252 | Funded by Somali entrepreneurs an | Somali entrepreneurs |
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 ... | Who took over at that point? | 1,096 | 1,108 | James Brooke | James Brooke |
(CNN) -- Katy Perry is officially the queen of Twitter.
The singer has reached more than 50 million followers on the social media site, making her the most followed person in the universe.
Perry took the milestone in stride. "Oh yeah AND we grew to 50 million Katycats! Eh, regular day at the office," she tweeted (o... | what did she say about it? | null | 1,023 | felt like she had "learned how to tame that social media dragon." | felt like she had "learned how to tame that social media dragon." |
Zionism ( "Tsiyyonut" after "Zion") is the national movement of the Jewish people that supports the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland in the territory defined as the historic Land of Israel (roughly corresponding to Canaan, the Holy Land, or the region of Palestine). Modern Zionism emerged in the late 19th century ... | when? | 885 | 941 | Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, | in 1948 |
Jenny was standing on a rock. Suddenly, she had to sneeze. After she sneezed, she walked away. She finally got to the park and saw her daddy. Her daddy gave her some milk. Jenny drank the milk in a big hurry. She loved milk. She walked over and turned a switch. She walked to the lake. Jenny was in a big hurry and went ... | What did he give her? | 142 | 171 | Her daddy gave her some milk. | some milk. |
Boston (pronounced i/ˈbɒstən/) is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston also served as the historic county seat of Suffolk County until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated populatio... | What about the greater Boston areas? | 639 | 782 | Greater Boston as a commuting region is home to 8.1 million people, making it the sixth-largest combined statistical area in the United States. | 8.1 million people |
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion. Covering approximately , it is the world's second-largest state by land area and third- or fourth-largest by total area. Governed by ... | What is the official date of the establishment of the People's Republic of China? | 287 | 289 | 1 october 1949 | 1 october 1949 |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban vowed Thursday to carry out attacks against India to avenge the death of a man executed by Indian authorities for his role in the 2008 terrorist assault on Mumbai.
Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani, was hanged Wednesday in Pune, a city southeast of Mumbai. He was the... | Who does he represent?? | 1,052 | 1,091 | India's Ministry of External Affairs.
| India's Ministry of External Affairs. |
(CNN) -- Climate skeptics are indicative of societies in decay.
So said Mohamed Nasheed, president of the Maldives.
Speaking at CNN's Earth's Frontiers debate in Seoul, Nasheed said he was looking for a greater urgency from countries and business across the world in dealing with the problems caused by climate chang... | Where was he speaking? | 120 | null | null | CNN's Earth's Frontiers debate. |
(CNN) -- There are certain elements of leadership that survive the centuries -- that are classical, says John Prevas, co-author of "Power Ambition Glory: The Stunning Parallels between Great Leaders of the Ancient World and Today."
And while these features aren't necessarily a guarantee of success in the modern world... | What did that lead to? | 938 | 958 | Alexander's undoing, | Alexander's undoing, |
CHAPTER XIII.
WAKING UP.
EVERY thing did "go beautifully" for a time; so much so, that Christie began to think she really had "got religion." A delightful peace pervaded her soul, a new interest made the dullest task agreeable, and life grew so inexpressibly sweet that she felt as if she could forgive all her e... | What was significant this time? | 442 | 502 | they had never lasted long, and were not so intense as this | they had never lasted long, and were not so intense as this |
CHAPTER XXX
THE DEFENSE OF THE CAVE--SAVED!
"He has fainted, poor fellow!" said Dick, as he bent over the unconscious form of Bostwick.
"We ought to git back to the house at once!" put in old Jerry. "We must warn the cap'n and the others of what Lesher and his crowd intend to do."
"That is true, but we can't le... | Who was standing in the front of the boat? | null | null | Standing up in the bow, Tom saw a flash of fire | Tom |
(RollingStone.com) -- Ellie Goulding emerged in 2010 with a one-two punch: first, her (still-rising) helium-voiced hit "Lights," then, an elegant read of Elton John's "Your Song" that led to a gig at Prince William's wedding. As Cinderella stories go, it's a good one. But as a 25-year-old adept who dresses rave-y hooks... | and what is the choir name? | 525 | 554 | London Community Gospel Choir | London Community Gospel Choir |
The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US), for supremacy in spaceflight capability. It had its origins in the missile-based nuclear arms race between the two nations that occurred following World War II, enabled by captured German rocke... | From what war? | 225 | 286 | between the two nations that occurred following World War II | World War II. |
London (CNN) -- A Pakistani woman went on trial in London Monday, charged with keeping a woman from Tanzania as a slave.
Saeeda Khan, 68, is accused of overseeing the visa and travel arrangements that brought Mwanahamisi Mruke, 45 from her home in Tanzania to London in October 2006.
When Mruke arrived in London, pr... | How old was she? | 123 | 138 | null | \68 |
(CNN) -- When Elizabeth Joice found out that she was pregnant, she and her husband, Max, were ecstatic.
A fertility specialist had told her that this would never happen, Max says, because of the chemotherapy Elizabeth underwent to beat sarcoma in 2010.
"It very much felt like a miracle," he says. "Bringing a child ... | why? | null | 1,282 | we also thought there was a good chance that we could have the baby | They thought there was a good chance to have the baby |
CHAPTER XXIII. THE OVERWHELMING ODDS
At half-past ten that same evening, Blakeney, still clad in a workman's tattered clothes, his feet bare so that he could tread the streets unheard, turned into the Rue de la Croix Blanche.
The porte-cochere of the house where Armand lodged had been left on the latch; not a soul ... | by whom? | 1,147 | 1,205 | he heard the footsteps closing up behind him, saw Armand, | Armand, |
(CNN) -- When Chuck and Elicia James ventured to their local animal shelter to adopt a dog, they expected to meet a new member of their family. Instead they found themselves reunited with their long lost canine.
The James' had not seen Reckless, a brown and white terrier-pitbull mix, since he went missing over a year... | What are their names? | 14 | 36 | Chuck and Elicia James | Chuck and Elicia James. |
(CNN) -- Inter Milan spurned the chance to close the gap on Italian league leaders Juventus after they had to rely on a late own goal to salvage a point at home to Cagliari.
Andrea Stramaccioni's side could have pulled to within three points of the Serie A champions had they beaten Cagliari but despite taking the lea... | Who scored Inter Milan's first goal? | 0 | 10 | [CLS] who scored inter milan ' s first goal ? [SEP] | [CLS] who scored inter milan ' s first goal ? [SEP] |
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 ... | What is her job? | 270 | null | Hickox, an epidemiologist | an epidemiologist |
CHAPTER XII. THE AWAKENING
La Boulaye awakened betimes next morning. It may be that the matter on his mind and the business that was toward aroused him; certainly it was none of the sounds that are common to an inn at early morn, for the place was as silent as a tomb.
Some seconds he remained on his back, staring a... | to who? | null | 1,354 | "Coach? What coach?" asked the Captain | the Captain |
CHAPTER VIII
KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY
§1
Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London. He had not seen her since his last portentous vis... | Does he need to explain something to her? | 214 | null | the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London. | yes |
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... | Who had found out that Cyril was unmarried? | 1,414 | 1,566 | This state of things had been discovered by Mrs. Milvain, her aunt Celia, a zealous inquirer into such matters, whose letter was also under consideratio | Mrs. zmilvain |
Washington (CNN) -- The federal government said it will recommend that new cars have rear-view video systems, a move immediately denounced as "insufficient" by safety groups who say the cameras should be mandatory.
The camera and monitor system enables drivers to see whether people or objects are in the blind spot be... | Which individuals are filing suit? | 1,272 | 1,322 | null | a group of safety advocates, including two parents |
Romansh (also spelled Romansch, Rumantsch, or Romanche; Romansh: , "rumàntsch", or ) is a Romance language spoken predominantly in the southeastern Swiss canton of Grisons (Graubünden), where it has official status alongside German and Italian and is used as the medium of instruction in schools in Romansh-speaking area... | Is it widely known? | 916 | 1,412 | The language gradually retreated to its current area over the centuries, being replaced by Alemannic and Bavarian dialects. The earliest writing identified as Romansh dates from the 10th or 11th century, although major works do not appear until the 16th century when several regional written varieties began to develop. ... | no |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A British couple convicted for having sex on a public beach in Dubai will not face jail after a judge suspended their prison sentences, their lawyer said Tuesday.
File image of one of the co-accused -- Vince Acors -- arriving at court in Dubai in September.
The couple, Michelle ... | Did they agree with the charges? | 1,171 | 1,203 | Both denied they had intercourse | Both denied they had intercourse |
(CNN) -- No team has ever retained the Champions League title since the competition was revamped in 1992 -- but perhaps, finally, this will be the year.
Karim Benzema ensured Real Madrid's place in the last-16 by firing his side to a 1-0 win over Liverpool to make it four wins from four.
The France international ne... | What did he do? | 170 | 258 | nsured Real Madrid's place in the last-16 by firing his side to a 1-0 win over Liverpool | nsured Real Madrid's place in the last-16 by firing his side to a 1-0 win over Liverpool |
A teenage boy wielding two kitchen knives went on a stabbing rampage at his high school in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, early Wednesday, before being tackled by an assistant principal, authorities said.
Twenty students and a security officer at Franklin Regional Senior High School were either stabbed or slashed in the ... | Will he be tried as a minor or an adult? | null | null | Hribal, who was arraigned as an adult, | an adult |
New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses—the North Island (or "Te Ika-a-Māui"), and the South Island (or "Te Waipounamu")—and around 600 smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly s... | Who is Tasman? | 1,018 | 1,054 | first European to sight New Zealand | first European to sight New Zealand |
The Linguasphere Observatory (or "Observatoire", based upon its original French and legal title: ) is a transnational linguistic research network.
It was created in Quebec in 1983 and was subsequently established and registered in Normandy as a non-profit association under the honorary presidency of the late Léopold ... | What does its title in Welsh mean? | 1,080 | 1,106 | Observatory (of) languages | Observatory (of) languages |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Tyler Perry has, for the first time, revealed graphic details about the sexual, physical and emotional abuse he says he suffered as a child.
"I'm tired of holding this in," Tyler Perry wrote on his Web site, "... so I've decided to give some away."
Perry recounts in a message posted on his... | Is that his father? | 943 | null | null | yes |
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... | Where did she sit down? | 860 | 902 | She sat down on a slab of lichened granite | on a slab of lichened granite |
A Sudanese woman sentenced to die for refusing to renounce her Christianity gave birth to a baby girl in prison Tuesday, her lawyers said.
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, delivered her baby at a women's prison in Khartoum, but her husband was not allowed to be present for the birth, sources told CNN. They asked not to be n... | What is the name of the Sudanese woman's husband? | 175 | 177 | null | daniel wani |
(CNN) -- As Mitt Romney prepares to make the case for a first term, give a thought to what we can expect from a Barack Obama second term.
It's probably going to look a lot like the second terms of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon -- driven not by his own agenda, but by events beyond his ... | Clinton? | 183 | 261 | second terms of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon | yes |
Musician JJ Cale, whose songs "Cocaine" and "After Midnight" were made famous by Eric Clapton, died Friday night after suffering a heart attack, the president of his management agency said. His contemporaries considered him a legend, even if many fans weren't familiar with his name.
He was 74.
"JJ Cale was loved by... | What city is that in? | null | null | La Jolla | La Jolla |
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... | Who is that? | 1,074 | 1,186 | Turnout on Sunday was low, according to Thijs Berman, chief observer of the European Union monitoring mission.
| Chief observer of the European Union monitoring mission. |
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 ... | did they think he had seen the boat? | 843 | 915 | So the farmer was hailed and asked if he had seen anything of the craft. | They believed it was a possibility |
JSTOR ( ; short for "Journal Storage") is a digital library founded in 1995. Originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals, it now also includes books and primary sources, and current issues of journals. It provides full-text searches of almost 2,000 journals. As of 2013, more than 8,000 institutions... | how many institutions? | 302 | 320 | 8,000 institutions | 8,000 institutions |
The annelids are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic, coelomate, invertebrate organisms. They also have parapodia for locomotion. Most textbooks still use the traditional division into polychaetes (almost all marine), oligochaetes (which include earthworms) and leech-like species. Cladistic research since 1997 has r... | Are annelids described as not being the same on each side? | 0 | 41 | The annelids are bilaterally symmetrical, | No |
CHAPTER VIII
D'AGUILAR SPEAKS
"Losses?" said d'Aguilar. "Do I hear the wealthy John Castell, who holds half the trade with Spain in the hollow of his hand, talk of losses?"
"Yes, Señor, you do. Things have gone ill with this ship of mine that has barely lived through the spring gales. But be seated."
"Indeed, i... | Was the suitor's rank too low? | 1,404 | 1,461 | while of rank I have enough, more than you guess perhaps. | No. |
CHAPTER XXX
THE DEFENSE OF THE CAVE--SAVED!
"He has fainted, poor fellow!" said Dick, as he bent over the unconscious form of Bostwick.
"We ought to git back to the house at once!" put in old Jerry. "We must warn the cap'n and the others of what Lesher and his crowd intend to do."
"That is true, but we can't le... | What did he think could happen to him? | 345 | 378 | He might die for the want of care | might die |
The Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled as William the Conqueror.
William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxo... | When did they fight? | 682 | 710 | on 25 September. Within days | on 25 September. Within days afther that |
Between 7 September 1940 and 21 May 1941, 16 British cities suffered aerial raids with at least 100 long tons of high explosives. Over a period of 267 days, London was attacked 71 times, Birmingham, Liverpool and Plymouth eight times, Bristol six, Glasgow five, Southampton four, Portsmouth and Hull three and a minimum ... | How many innocent people were killed in London? | 1,355 | 1,377 | 1,200 civilians killed | 1,200 |
Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism, empiricism) over acceptance of dogma or superstition. The meaning of the term humanism has fluctuated according to the su... | What did Gellius become? | null | 1,186 | Gellius became a favorite author in the Italian Renaissance | a favorite author in the Italian Renaissance |
CHAPTER XX
FISHING AND HUNTING
The remainder of the week went by, and the boys and girls amused themselves as best they could. During that time, Mr. Endicott received a visit from the sheriff of the county, and Dave and his chums were called upon to tell all they could about the missing horses. Then, after some whi... | why? | null | 1,373 | she had become greatly attached. | she was attached. |
Bobby's grandmother was studying at a school in New York City. She lived at the school year round. So Bobby's mother put him on a bus to the city and his grandmother picked him up at the Port Authority bus stop. They took the train back to the school. They put Bobby's backpack on a rack in the guest room. Then Bobby an... | What school was Bobby's grandmother studying at in New York City? | 23 | 24 | a school | a school |
CHAPTER XIX.
VITTORIA.
General Clausel fell back as Wellington advanced to Burgos, and the British laid siege to the castle of that place. Like all Wellington's sieges this was commenced with a wholly insufficient train of artillery, and without the time necessary to carry out regular siege operations. A considerab... | Did the French have a larger army? | 410 | 535 | but the French under Governor Dubreton defended themselves with immense skill and courage, the English assaults were repulsed | no |
Chapter 21: The Capture Of Quebec.
On the day on which he received James' report, Wolfe issued his orders for the attack. Colonel Burton, at Point Levi, was to bring up every man who could be spared, to assist in the enterprise, and that officer accordingly marched to the spot indicated for embarkation, after nightfa... | Where was the main fleet? | null | 414 | Quebec | Quebec |
Syria may be embroiled in a brutal three-year civil war, but that's not stopping the government from holding controversial presidential elections this week.
The election, which has been branded a sham by the West and by the Syrian opposition, is widely expected to return President Bashar al-Assad to power.
CNN Inte... | Who is Maher Hajjer? | 982 | 1,049 | The other two candidates are relative unknowns. One is Maher Hajjar | One of the candidates. |
CHAPTER XI.
One thing is wanting in the beamy cup Of my young life! one thing to be poured in; Ay, and one thing is wanting to fill up The measure of proud joy, and make it sin.--F. W. F.
Hopes that Dr. May would ever have his mind free, seemed as fallacious as mamma's old promise to Margaret, to make doll's clot... | What is the name of the small quick witted buy who was always one step below Richard? | null | null | Harvey Anderson, a small, quick-witted boy | Harvey Anderson |
CHAPTER XXI
"To-day," Hamel declared, as he stood at the sideboard the following morning at breakfast-time and helped himself to bacon and eggs, "I am positively going to begin reading. I have a case full of books down at the Tower which I haven't unpacked yet."
Esther made a little grimace.
"Look at the sunshine... | Was she talking? | 323 | 331 | she said | yes |
The Macintosh, however, was expensive, which hindered its ability to be competitive in a market already dominated by the Commodore 64 for consumers, as well as the IBM Personal Computer and its accompanying clone market for businesses. Macintosh systems still found success in education and desktop publishing and kept A... | What industries helped in the 80s? | 235 | null | Macintosh systems still found success in education and desktop publishing and kept Apple as the second-largest PC | education and desktop publishing |
(CNN) -- An Ohio judge on Tuesday set a $1 million bond for the man accused of kidnapping and keeping a 13-year-old girl bound and gagged in his basement, authorities say.
Matthew Hoffman, 30, is suspected of having abducted Sarah Maynard, who authorities discovered over the weekend. She disappeared on Wednesday alon... | Who is this story about? | 174 | 189 | Matthew Hoffman | Matthew Hoffman |
CHAPTER XIV
OUT OF AN UNPLEASANT SITUATION
Not one of the party was just then in a position to give poor Hans any assistance. All were stuck in the ooze, and one horse after another was slowly but surely sinking.
"We must turn back," cried Songbird, "and do it in a hurry, too."
"Easier said than done," grunted ... | According to who? | 320 | 324 | Fred | Fred |
(CNN) -- Mohamed Morsi is an American-educated engineer who vows to stand for democracy, women's rights, and peaceful relations with Israel if he wins the Egyptian presidency.
He's also an Islamist figure who has argued for barring women from the Egyptian presidency and called Israeli leaders "vampires" and "killers.... | How old was he? | 411 | 413 | 60 | 60 |
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... | Where would he go for him? | 907 | 949 | null | round the world |
(CNN) -- Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, Nobel peace laureate and South Africa's first black president, celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by doing something he had indicated he would not do again -- grant an interview to journalists.
Mandela sits at the 6th Nelson Mandela Lecture in Soweto, Johannesburg.
A c... | Did they have offspring? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
CHAPTER IX.
CORIOLANUS AND CINCINNATUS.
B.C. 458.
All the time these struggles were going on between the patricians and the plebeians at home, there were wars with the neighboring tribes, the Volscians, the Veians, the Latins, and the Etruscans. Every spring the fighting men went out, attacked their neighbors, dr... | Anything else? | 506 | null | vote for the magistrates | vote for the magistrates |
CHAPTER III. SWEDENBORG AND THE SIBYL.
MY narrative may move on again from the point at which it paused in the first chapter.
Mary and I (as you may remember) had left the bailiff alone at the decoy, and had set forth on our way together to Dermody's cottage.
As we approached the garden gate, I saw a servant from... | Was it okay to interrupt her reading? | 1,440 | 1,505 | null | No |
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from New Guinea island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji.
The region includes the four countries of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea.
Besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes:
The name ... | What does the name mean? | 589 | 637 | The name "Melanesia" ("islands of dark [people]" | islands of dark [people] |
For Urban Treuil, there's no escaping the misery.
Because of Hurricane Isaac, Treuil's home in Braithwaite, Louisiana, is ruined by floodwaters. So, too, is the gas station and convenience store he owned and ran in the community, 15 miles by car and 10 miles as the crow flies from New Orleans.
But all that pales to... | How many? | 510 | 631 | they found the pair floating in the kitchen, the first of at least three fatalities in Louisiana being blamed on Isaac.
| Three |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actor Wesley Snipes said he was nervous about going to jail on Thursday, but was hopeful that his prayers would be answered.
"We still have prayers out there. We still believe in miracles. So don't send me up the river yet," Snipes said in an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live" Tuesday night.
... | why was he prosecuted? | 546 | 604 | Snipes' misdemeanor convictions for not filing tax returns | for not filing tax returns |
CHAPTER XIV
WHAT A ROMAN CANDLE DID
It was a time for quick action, and it was a lucky thing that Dick Rover had been in perilous positions before and knew enough not to lose his presence of mind. As the others in the automobile arose to leap out he called to them:
"Sit down! Don't jump! I'll look out for things!... | Who was driving? | 349 | 378 | ick turned the steering wheel | ick |
CHAPTER VIII.
JASPER GRINDER IS DISMISSED.
Dick was greatly surprised over the news which Peleg Snuggers conveyed to him. He knew that Jasper Grinder was an intensely passionate man when aroused, as on the occasion of the attempted caning, but he had not imagined that the man would fall into a fit while in such a c... | What was the news? | 244 | 329 | but he had not imagined that the man would fall into a fit while in such a condition. | that Jasper Grinder had fallen into a fit |
Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to paying subscribers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fiber-optic cables. This contrasts with broadcast television, in which the television signal is transmitted over th... | How broadcast TV is transmitted? | 329 | 340 | null | radio waves |
Richard Phillips Feynman (/ˈfaɪnmən/; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics... | What is the parton model of particle physics? | 165 | 168 | null | feynman diagrams |
The dinosaur wants to have a pet goldfish. He is reading a book called, "How to Take Care of Your Pet Goldfish" because he wants to learn how to take care of a goldfish.
After he finishes reading the book, he goes to the pet store. The pet store is not in Detroit, St. Louis, or Pakistan. The pet store is in a town ca... | What did the dino want to have? | 0 | 41 | The dinosaur wants to have a pet goldfish | A Goldfish |
CHAPTER XV
THE PLACE CALLED CALIFANO
There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl. She was cut off from everything she belonged to. Ovid isolated in Thrace might well lament. The soul itself needs its own mysterious nourishment. This nourishment lacking, nothing is well.
At Pescocalascio it was the myster... | What kind of effect did the mountains and valleys have on Alvina? | 104 | 107 | annihilating | annihilating |
Washington (CNN) -- The federal government said it will recommend that new cars have rear-view video systems, a move immediately denounced as "insufficient" by safety groups who say the cameras should be mandatory.
The camera and monitor system enables drivers to see whether people or objects are in the blind spot be... | Do they think the cameras shouldn't be mandatory? | 160 | 213 | safety groups who say the cameras should be mandatory | No |
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