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(CNN) -- Educators and policymakers have long dreamed of providing universal, low cost, first-class higher education. Their wish may come true soon thanks to an unlikely source: Silicon Valley.
The mecca of the technology universe is in the process of revolutionizing higher education in a way that educators, colleges... | How many students can take it now? | null | null | now I reach 160,000 | 160,000 |
Amy and David had been best friends since Kindergarten. They had become friends on the very first day, since both of them loved airplanes. David had made a paper plane for his friend Pete, but he let Amy play with it as much as she wanted. He ended up giving it to her and making a new one for Pete, and another for hims... | were they ready to enjoy the experience? | 910 | 1,025 | They talked all about what it would be like to finally fly in the sky and wondered about the things they would see. | yes |
CHAPTER XI
The _Ghost_ has attained the southernmost point of the arc she is describing across the Pacific, and is already beginning to edge away to the west and north toward some lone island, it is rumoured, where she will fill her water-casks before proceeding to the season’s hunt along the coast of Japan. The hunt... | How many times? | 1,191 | 1,243 | and has collided two or three times with Wolf Larsen | Two or three times |
The Central African Republic (CAR; Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka; French: République centrafricaine pronounced: [ʁepyblik sɑ̃tʁafʁikɛn], or Centrafrique [sɑ̃tʀafʁik]) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic ... | What year did the Central African Republic gain independence from France? | null | null | 1960 | 1960 |
More "Breaking Bad" yo?
The series star Bryan Cranston seemed to drop a major hint in an interview with CNN's Ashleigh Banfield Thursday. Asked by Banfield if his character, Walter White, died or not, Cranston said, "Hey, you never saw bags zip up or anything. Or say ... you know." He left the rest up to viewers' ima... | What was the location where a mock funeral was held for the character of Walter White? | null | 191 | albuquerque , new mexico | albuquerque , new mexico |
Marxism is a form of socioeconomic analysis that explores class relations and societal conflict using a materialist interpretation of historical development and a dialectical view of social transformation – it originates from the mid-to-late 19th century works of German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
Ma... | Which two philosophers are? | 264 | 316 | German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. | One was Karl Marx |
CHAPTER VIII
THE MAGIC IMAGE
That night Pharaoh and Tua rested in privacy with those members of the Court whom they had brought with them, but on the morrow began a round of festivals such as history scarcely told of in Egypt. Indeed, the feast with which it opened was more splendid than any Tua had seen at Thebes ... | Who else shoukld have the seat next to the Pharaoh | 597 | 662 | not on that of Pharaoh as he should have been as host and subject | Prince Abi |
Chapter 9
Chivalry or Villainy
From her cabin port upon the Kincaid, Jane Clayton had seen her husband rowed to the verdure-clad shore of Jungle Island, and then the ship once more proceeded upon its way.
For several days she saw no one other than Sven Anderssen, the Kincaid's taciturn and repellent cook. She ask... | what animal did he call Tarzan? | 1,468 | 1,531 | you must have sorely missed in your relations with the poor ape | An ape. |
Foday Gallah saw the sick child was distressed and felt he had to do something. So he picked the kid up to comfort him.
And with that act of kindness, the 37-year-old ambulance supervisor in Monrovia, Liberia, contracted Ebola himself.
"Of course, he got vomit all over him and that's how he got Ebola," said photogr... | Did Time recognize anybody else? | 1,361 | 1,485 | Time magazine's editors decided to honor the "unprecedented numbers" of doctors and nurses who responded when Ebola overtook | Yes |
Sen. Ted Cruz slammed the White House on Tuesday for a "failure of leadership" as President Barack Obama prepares to nominate his administration's fourth defense secretary.
The Texas Republican, who is considering a 2016 run in hopes of heading his own White House administration, called the unusually high turnover at... | Does she still work there? | 1,039 | null | But Cruz emphasized he was unsettled to see several potential picks pull their names out of the running to head the department, including former Pentagon official Michele Flournoy and Sen. Jack Reed.
| No |
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... | Where did the birth in the article occur? | 141 | null | Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, delivered her baby at a women's prison | at a woman's prison |
Sally was walking through the park. The bluebirds were singing and the weather was nice. She waved at her neighbor Jerry, who was taking his kitten out. Then she heard a loud noise. The noise was coming from a nearby tree. She walked over to the tree to take a look and found a puppy curled up by the roots. It was makin... | What was happening there? | 36 | 88 | The bluebirds were singing and the weather was nice. | Birds were singing in the sun. |
Zapata, Texas (CNN) -- The wife of an American man missing since a reported pirate attack on a U.S.-Mexico border lake said Thursday it's "hard being judged" by people who have questioned her story, but "I know what happened that day."
Tiffany Hartley told authorities her husband David was shot and killed by pirates ... | Who was shot? | 283 | 288 | David | David Hartley |
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... | Do the senators feel that the punishment sends a bad message? | 586 | null | The NFL's current policy sends a terrible message to players, | yes |
Operation Sea Lion, also written as Operation Sealion (), was Nazi Germany's code name for the plan for an invasion of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain in the Second World War. Following the Fall of France, Adolf Hitler, the German Führer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, hoped the British gover... | Where they did that? | 1,098 | 1,234 | At the time, the only forces with experience of or modern equipment for such landings were the Japanese, at the Battle of Wuhan in 1938. | at the Battle of Wuhan |
CHAPTER XVII. THE GHOSTS OF THE TEMPLARS
'Tis said, as through the aisles they passed, They heard strange voices on the blast, And through the cloister galleries small, Which at mid-height thread the chancel wall, Loud sobs and laughter louder ran, And voices unlike the voice of man, As if the fiends kept holiday. ... | What about sharing the plans for the morrow? | 654 | 691 | nor told me his plans for the morrow | No |
Nick Wilkins was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 4 years old, and when the cancer kept bouncing back, impervious to all the different treatments the doctors tried, his father sat him down for a talk.
John Wilkins explained to Nick, who was by then 14, that doctors had tried chemotherapy, radiation, even a bone ma... | Did Nick have treatments before the new experimental cure was used? | 263 | 335 | doctors had tried chemotherapy, radiation, even a bone marrow transplant | yes |
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH) is a state in the western region of India and is India's second-most populous state and third-largest state by area. Spread over , it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west and the Indian states of Karnataka, Telangana, Goa, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and the Union territory of... | what does MH stand for | 0 | 27 | Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH) | Maharashtra |
PC Magazine (shortened as PCMag) is an American computer magazine published by Ziff Davis. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009. Publication of online editions started in late 1994 and continues to this day.
In an early review of the new IBM PC, "Byte" reported "the announcement of a new magazine c... | who was interviewed in the first issue of the magazine? | 1,190 | 1,264 | The first issue of "PC" featured an interview with a very young Bill Gates | Bill Gates |
Hong Kong, China (CNN) -- They are coming from cities across China, including Beijing and Shanghai:
Students are leaving mainland China for the opportunity to study in Hong Kong instead.
"We are a small elite who can afford freedom beyond China's great firewall," says "Li Cheng" from Shanghai.
Li, a student at th... | What cities are students leaving mainland China to study in Hong Kong? | 33 | null | beijing and shanghai | beijing and shanghai |
The console was first officially announced at E3 2005, and was released at the end of 2006. It was the first console to use Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium. The console was the first PlayStation to integrate social gaming services, included it being the first to introduce Sony's social gaming service, PlaySt... | How did the PlayStation 3 differentiate itself from other consoles? | 116 | null | lighter and thinner | lighter and thinner |
(CNN) -- Newman, Jerry Seinfeld's diabolical nemesis and United States postal worker, was denied his dream transfer to Hawaii when the Post Office discovered he hadn't been delivering a lot of the mail he was supposed to be.
Unfortunately for Brent Morse, life isn't a Hollywood sitcom.
The former Kentucky postal wo... | Did he do anything similar to the sitcom character? | 399 | 420 | null | yes |
Washington (CNN) -- Leading American Muslims on Wednesday strongly criticized this week's planned congressional hearing into the alleged radicalization of members of their community, calling it an unfair attack on loyal citizens and a dangerous break from the traditional U.S. embrace of tolerance and pluralism.
Rep. ... | Why? | 183 | 313 | null | It is an unfair attack on loyal citizens |
The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line of navigation on the surface of the Earth that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and demarcates the change of one calendar day to the next. It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, roughly following the 180° line of longitude but deviating to pas... | does it run through a large body of water? | 205 | 254 | t passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, | yes |
(CNN)An Egyptian court sentenced the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, on Saturday to death by hanging, along with 13 members of his group.
The sentences will be appealed.
The criminal court sentenced 36 other defendants to life in prison on charges of plotting terrorist attacks against state facilit... | how many times has Badie been sentenced to death? | 1,399 | 1,434 | had been sentenced to death before | Two |
Buenos Aires ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the first one was the meaning intended by t... | What province was the city removed from as a result? | null | 898 | . In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. | \ Buenos Aires Province. |
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... | Who is the movie about? | 677 | 722 | tells the tale of Claireece "Precious" Jones | Claireece "Precious" Jones |
(CNN) -- When it comes to living on the edge, there are some women who have the tenacious spirit to conquer all.
Whether it's scaling the world's highest peaks or becoming the first person to cross a dangerous ocean stretch, these extreme sportswomen have smashed records around the globe thanks to their fearless sens... | What danger is mentioned? | 661 | 729 | Wearing a mask to protect her from the trip halting jellyfish bites | Jellyfish bites |
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism which traces its origins to the British Isles. Presbyterian churches derive their name from the presbyterian form of church government, which is governed by representative assemblies of elders. Many Reformed churches are organized this way, but th... | anything else? | 657 | 704 | null | the necessity of grace through faith in Christ |
CHAPTER XL
CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE
In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica. On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
This impatient young man was D... | Was there someone on the deck? | 133 | 177 | On her deck was an impatient young gentleman | yes |
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), also known as the Health Department, is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of... | How many components were there? | 823 | 1,010 | the following major components: (1) Office of the Administrator, (2) Public Health Service (PHS), (3) Office of Education, (4) Civilian Conservation Corps, and (5) Social Security Board. | Five |
Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a nationally syndicated columnist and a member of the editorial board of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Read his column here
Ruben Navarrette says Sarah Palin's critics challenged her because of prejudices about small-town values.
SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- During the presidential election... | what show did Colin Powell appear on? | 1,329 | 1,347 | Fareed Zakaria GPS | Fareed Zakaria GPS |
Jane was a dog who lived all alone, in a broken freezer in a dump. There was all kinds of junk in the dump, from a car, to a wooden cow, to a clock, but Jane's favorite thing she had was a giant sock. Jane was always chewing at the sock, and kept it with her in her freezer. When Jane was not chewing on the sock, she wa... | Was anyone else there? | 555 | null | Sometimes Jane would see other animals in the dump | Sometimes |
Gaius Julius Caesar (Latin: CAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR, , born: 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), usually called Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He is also known as a notable author of Lati... | What happened then? | 1,383 | 1,392 | Civil war | Civil war |
Seven years ago, Dawn Larkin-Wallace, a mom of three, took up running to lose that 10 to 20 pounds of baby weight that just wouldn't go away.
She figured once she dropped the weight, she'd be off the treadmill.
What she could have never imagined is that she'd become a marathon runner who inspired her three children... | What group did she start? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
Zebras cannot clap. However, one weekend a magic clown wiggled his nose and said a few magical words and a zebra could clap. This zebra lived in a zoo with many other zebras. This zebra's name was John, John the Zebra. John was so excited that he could clap. He tried to clap as much as he could. He had trouble understa... | What happened one day? | null | null | one weekend a magic clown wiggled his nose | a magic clown wiggled his nose |
CHAPTER II
ABOUT THE PAST
"Did you get any more particulars?" asked Sam, of the college poet.
"No. The newspaper man was busy, so the Doctor said, and didn't have time to go into details," answered Songbird.
"Did he say who the other prisoners were who got away?" asked Dick.
"Yes, a tramp who was up for robbi... | Who was questioning the scholarly poem writer? | 30 | 97 | "Did you get any more particulars?" asked Sam, of the college poet. | Sam |
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of , Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.
Organised prehistoric cultures b... | Who took over then? | 778 | null | , its territories came under Ottoman rule | the Ottomans |
Tommy and Suzy (brother and sister) went to the playground one afternoon with their mom and dad, Jan and Dean. They were playing a game of tag and having the best time ever running after each other and laughing. They liked to play tag instead of building sandcastles or swinging. They liked tag because they liked to run... | What did they do? | 428 | 502 | null | invited them to play tag |
According to the canonical gospels, Jesus, whom Christians believe to be the Son of God as well as the Messiah (Christ), was arrested, tried, and sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged, and finally crucified by the Romans. Jesus was stripped of his clothing and offered wine mixed with gall to drink, before being cr... | Who is Pontius Pilate | 0 | 188 | According to the canonical gospels, Jesus, whom Christians believe to be the Son of God as well as the Messiah (Christ), was arrested, tried, and sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged | The one who arrested, tried, and sentenced Jesus. |
CHAPTER XXVI. MOONSHINE.
But still the lady shook her head, And swore by yea and nay My whole was all that he had said, And all that he could say. W. M. Praed.
Mrs. Brownlow had intended to go at once to London on her return to England, but the joint entreaties of Armine and Barbara prevailed on her to give them ... | what season is near? | 442 | 448 | Easter | Easter |
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 ... | How many people were running for Prime Minister? | 464 | 545 | El-Keib emerged victorious from a field that initially included 10 candidates.
| 10 |
CHAPTER XXIX
DAYS OF ANXIETY
"I wonder what Davenport will say when he finds those men are working here?" remarked Fred.
"I don't care what he says," answered Jack.
"Do you think he'll dare come over here and have it out with Uncle Dick?" questioned Andy.
"I don't think so," answered his brother. "I believe b... | How did Carson Davenport respond to Jackson's doubts about making money from the well? | 332 | 347 | " oh , you just hold your horses , jackson , " said carson davenport smoothly | " oh , you just hold your horses , jackson , " said carson davenport smoothly |
Lighting or illumination is the deliberate use of light to achieve a practical or aesthetic effect. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources like lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight. Daylighting (using windows, skylights, or light shelves) is sometimes used ... | does it also help people psychologically? | 507 | 642 | Proper lighting can enhance task performance, improve the appearance of an area, or have positive psychological effects on occupants. | Yes |
CHAPTER XXII
Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain. Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony. He sat up, ... | Was he entirely awake? | 821 | 900 | He seemed to be in a state of coma, neither wholly asleep nor wholly conscious. | No |
New York (CNN) -- Two men suspected of planning an attack on a Manhattan synagogue with guns and a grenade were arrested Wednesday, marking the end of a seven-month undercover operation by New York police officers.
The suspects, Ahmed Ferhani and Mohamed Mamdouh, were detained in midtown Manhattan after buying two lo... | Which weapons did they buy? | 307 | 411 | buying two loaded Browning semi-automatic pistols, one Smith & Wesson revolver, ammunition and a grenade | pistols, one revolver, ammunition and a grenade |
New York (CNN) -- A 35-year-old woman on a first date plummeted to her death early Thursday morning when she fell from the balcony of her 17th floor New York City apartment.
Jennifer Rosoff went outside on her balcony around 12:50 a.m. Thursday to talk and smoke a cigarette with her date when the balcony's railing br... | Who is investigating? | 1,243 | null | Department of Buildings said the agency is investigating and issued a vacate order for all balconies in the building as a precaution. | Department of Buildings |
Chapter 12: Harry Carried Off.
Early in September, Stanley was sent to purchase cattle from some of the villages near the foot of the hills and, at the same time, to make inquiries as to the movements of a large band of marauders who had been making raids in that neighbourhood. He had with him four troopers of the bo... | An example of that? | 917 | 990 | getting away from a camp where so many deaths took place every day would, | getting away from a camp where so many deaths took place |
CHAPTER LXV - MISS LONGESTAFFE WRITES HOME
Lady Monogram, when she left Madame Melmotte's house after that entertainment of Imperial Majesty which had been to her of so very little avail, was not in a good humour. Sir Damask, who had himself affected to laugh at the whole thing, but who had been in truth as anxious a... | what animal did he say they could fight like? | 723 | 788 | 'They may fight it out between them now like the Kilkenny cats.' | Cats |
CHAPTER VII
I experienced a great surprise a few mornings afterwards. I had risen quite early, and found the Celebrity's man superintending the hoisting of luggage on top of a van.
"Is your master leaving?" I asked.
"He's off to Mohair now, sir," said the valet, with a salute.
At that instant the Celebrity hims... | When? | 351 | 370 | I'm off to Mohair, | that morning |
(CNN) -- Nicklas Bendtner scored a hat-trick as a rampant Arsenal side thrashed Porto 5-0 at The Emirates to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Danish international Bendtner had been widely criticized for missing a host of chances in Arsenal's 3-1 Premier League win over Burnley on Saturday -... | What was the score of the Arsenal vs. Porto match? | 36 | 38 | 5 - 0 | 5 - 0 |
CHAPTER XI. OF A WOMAN'S OBSTINACY
"M. de Luynes is a wizard," quoth Andrea, laughing, in answer to something that had been said.
It was afternoon. We had dined, and the bright sunshine and spring-like mildness of the weather had lured us out upon the terrace. Yvonne and Geneviève occupied the stone seat. Andrea ha... | Where are they hanging out? | 230 | 263 | had lured us out upon the terrace | the terrace |
CHAPTER XXVII.
THE MEETING IN THE WOODS.
Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville. It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
"If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, a... | How much money was Ralph willing to pay for a lift in a wagon? | 107 | 109 | half - dollar | half - dollar |
(CNN) -- German striking legend Miroslav Klose has signed a two-year contract with Italian side Lazio, following his failure to agree a new deal with Bayern Munich.
The 33-year-old leaves the Bavarian giants after four years at the club, although he endured a disappointing season just gone, scoring just once after ma... | For whom? | 941 | 968 | 109 appearances for Germany | for Germany |
(CNN) -- Jessica Rees was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 11, and she and her parents would drive to the hospital every day to receive outpatient treatment.
"One day we were leaving, and she just simply asked us, 'When do all the other kids come home?'" said her father, Erik.
When Jessica found out that many of... | Who were they? | 804 | 848 | But her parents are carrying on her legacy. | Her parents. |
The "Billboard" 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by "Billboard" magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their a... | what is a recording act remembered by? | 247 | 303 | a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", | by its "number ones" |
CHAPTER VII Unfruitful Suggestions
"Raymond! Can you spare me a moment before you go into your mother's room?"
It was Rosamond who, to his surprise, as he was about to go down- stairs, met him and drew him into her apartment--his mother's own dressing-room, which he had not entered since the accident.
"Is anythin... | What had Rosamond done the morning of the fire? | null | 192 | carried her with only one of the maids to the couch under the tent - room window | carried her with only one of the maids to the couch under the tent - room window |
Federalism refers to the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government (the central or 'federal' government) with regional governments (provincial, state, Land, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system. Its distinctive feature, exemplified in the founding ... | How many political systems does it combine regional governments into? | 132 | null | with regional governments (provincial, state, Land, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system. | A single one |
MAMONI VALLEY PRESERVE, Panama (CNN) -- A famed primatologist says the plight of chimpanzees helped inspire Michael Jackson to write the song "Heal the World."
Michael Jackson loved chimpanzees, said Jane Goodall: "They made him smile."
But the theme and the lyrics of the song turned out to be about a better world ... | What is the name of this piece of work? | null | 761 | Dangerous" album | "Dangerous" |
CHAPTER LV.
IN THE CASTLE THERE LIVED A KNIGHT.
Ayala was compelled to consent to remain at Stalham. The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her. Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained. There was to be a week before C... | whom? | 219 | null | Lady Albury would be disgusted, | Lady Albury |
CHAPTER XII
Trent rose up with flashing eyes. Da Souza shrank back from his outstretched hands. The two men stood facing one another. Da Souza was afraid, but the ugly look of determination remained upon his white face. Trent felt dimly that there was something which must be explained between them. There had been hin... | how had Da souza made his money? | null | null | trading | trading |
(CNN) -- Henrik Stenson kept his cool to collect the biggest paycheck of his career Sunday, landing a $10 million FedEx Cup jackpot along with the $1.44 million prize for winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
The Swede, who also collected $1.44 million for winning the Deutsche Bank Championship earlier this month... | What other money did Stenson win? | 143 | 213 | the $1.44 million prize for winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta. | $1.44 million |
CHAPTER VIII
AN UNUSUAL COMPACT
"He'll do it--he is bound to do it!" cried Ben, as he and Phil hurried down to the dining-room.
"I think so myself, Ben," answered the shipowner's son. But, for some reason, he did not seem as joyful over the outcome of the interview as might have been expected.
"He won't dare le... | What did Phil think they had done to get the lawyer to be easy on them? | 194 | null | bribed | bribed |
St. John's (/ˌseɪntˈdʒɒnz/, local /ˌseɪntˈdʒɑːnz/) is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St. John's was incorporated as a city in 1888, yet is considered by some to be the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island... | What is CMA stand for? | 442 | 472 | Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) | Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) |
CHAPTER XIX
WHAT HAPPENED TO TOM AND SAM
Let us return to Tom and Sam, at the time they were left alone at Binoto's hostelry.
"I wish we had gone with Dick and Uncle Randolph," said Tom, as he slipped into his coat and shoes. "I don't like this thing at all."
"Oh, don't get scared before you are hurt, Tom!" lau... | Who was he talking to? | 396 | 399 | Sam | Sam |
(CNN) -- If the global economy remains sluggish, a small corner of the British horse racing hub of Newmarket is very much bucking the trend.
It is nearly quarter of a millennium since Richard Tattersall founded his eponymous bloodstock auctioneers and, in 2013, Tattersalls' business is booming.
Back in October behi... | what do they sell? | null | null | Tattersalls Park Paddocks, a record was set for the most ever spent on a horse | horses |
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, army officer, and writer. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As a Member of Parliament (MP), he represented five constituencies over the course of his career. A... | what party was he a member of? | null | 421 | Conservative Party | Conservative Party |
CHAPTER VIII.
A further account of Glubbdubdrib. Ancient and modern history corrected.
Having a desire to see those ancients who were most renowned for wit and learning, I set apart one day on purpose. I proposed that Homer and Aristotle might appear at the head of all their commentators; but these were so numerous... | How was Homer different from Aristotle? | null | 540 | null | taller |
CHAPTER XXII
AN UNEXPECTED MEETING ON THE WATER
It was plainly to be seen that the first mate of the _Dogstar_ was in no wise an agreeable person to meet, and the Rovers and Hans were sorry that he and the others had come aboard the steam yacht. The two sailors from the lumber schooner were also rough men and proba... | Who was probably under his influence? | 250 | 353 | The two sailors from the lumber schooner were also rough men and probably under the thumb of the mate. | The two sailors |
CHAPTER XXVIII.
A MEETING.
About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Ri... | why was he annoyed? | 417 | 459 | null | Because he was embarrassed. |
(CNN) -- A jury in Kentucky Friday night acquitted 17-year-old Joshua Young in the beating death of his stepbrother, Trey Zwicker, two years ago.
Young also was found not guilty of tampering with evidence.
Josh Gouker, Young's father, pleaded guilty to murder in Zwicker's death, and was sentenced on July 26 to life... | Did Young work with Gouker? | 332 | 393 | But prosecutors said Young worked with Gouker to beat Zwicker | According to prosecutors |
However, some scholars contest the idea of a Proto-Euphratean language or one substrate language. It has been suggested by them and others, that the Sumerian language was originally that of the hunter and fisher peoples, who lived in the marshland and the Eastern Arabia littoral region, and were part of the Arabian bif... | Do all scholars agree that there was one substrate language? | 9 | 70 | some scholars contest the idea of a Proto-Euphratean language | 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 ... | What did the couple deny doing on the public beach? | 275 | 277 | they had intercourse | they had intercourse |
Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately north of London. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, its population was 123,867, including 24,488 students.
There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area in the Bronze Age and in Roman Britain; un... | What do more than 40% of the workforce have | 1,230 | 1,297 | More than 40% of the workforce has a higher education qualification | a higher education qualification |
CHAPTER XXIII
THE VISIT
There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his fa... | What did he try to hide? | 543 | 607 | Act as if we wasn't talking of anything but hunting and fishing | That they were there for hunting and fishing |
CHAPTER IX
Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks. Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
"Oh, I hate that woman!" Isobel exclaimed as I entered, "I hate... | What she would rather do than to go to her? | 325 | 344 | null | die |
CHAPTER VII.
"I WISH YOU'D LIKE ME."
All the Saturday night Heathcote had been on the run, and he did not return home to bed till nearly dawn on the Sunday morning. At about noon prayers were read out on the veranda, the congregation consisting of Mrs. Heathcote and her sister, Mrs. Growler, and Jacko. Harry himsel... | What did he do afterwards? | 674 | 690 | got into a chair | got into a chair |
(Entertainment Weekly) -- In the movies, "the suburbs" are never just a place. They're a state of mind, a mythology we all know in our bones.
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio share a happy moment in "Revolutionary Road."
The myth goes something like this: The suburbs are comfortable, maybe even beautiful, but the... | What will that do? | 1,517 | 1,584 | she'll work as a government secretary and he will ... find himself. | she'll work as a government secretary and he will ... find himself. |
(CNN) -- Police in Texas used a Taser on a 42-year-old pastor and pepper spray to disperse members of his church after police said the pastor interfered with a traffic stop.
Jose Moran was arrested early Wednesday morning after interfering with the duties of a public servant in the parking lot of a Webster, Texas, bu... | Was it just him and Omar? | 1,471 | 1,522 | The officer used pepper spray to disperse the crowd | No |
CHAPTER IV.
Notwithstanding the earnest injunction that Maria had given to Mr. Delafield to continue where she left him, until her return, she expressed no surprise at not finding him in the room. The countenance of this young lady exhibited a droll mixture of playful mirth and sadness; she glanced her eyes once arou... | What did Maria call Charlotte? | null | null | Well! you little philosopher | a philosopher |
(CNN) -- His nickname is "The Fever." Mexican officials say Jose Carlos Moreno Flores was a major drug lord in charge of trafficking and operations for a large Mexican cartel in the coastal state of Guerrero, where the beach resort of Acapulco is located.
According to Mexico's Ministry of Defense, Moreno Flores was c... | And...how much? | 743 | 785 | appeared at number 60 on last year's list | Number 60 on last year's list. |
Al-Shabaab militants launched an attack Somalia's parliament headquarters Saturday, leaving at least 10 people dead and more than 11 others wounded, witnesses and officials said.
Members of the parliament were among those wounded after gunmen loyal to the al Qaeda-affiliated terror group stormed the facility in Mogad... | What building was attacked? | 39 | 74 | null | Somalia's parliament headquarters |
CHAPTER XL JOY WELL-NIGH INCREDIBLE
The midday letters were a riddle to the ladies at Malvern.
'Out all day,' said Mary, 'that is well. He will get strong out boating.'
'I hope Herbert has come home to take him out,' said Constance.
'Or he may be yachting. I wonder he does not say who is taking him out. I am gl... | Who got a short post? | 420 | 435 | the poor mother | the poor mother |
Yerevan (, ; , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital since 1918, the thirteenth in t... | Since when has it been the Capital of Armenia? | 265 | 300 | It has been the capital since 1918, | 1918 |
CHAPTER XXI
TROUBLES IN THE FOLD--A MESSAGE
Gabriel Oak had ceased to feed the Weatherbury flock for about four-and-twenty hours, when on Sunday afternoon the elderly gentlemen Joseph Poorgrass, Matthew Moon, Fray, and half-a-dozen others, came running up to the house of the mistress of the Upper Farm.
"Whatever ... | Did Matt speak? | null | 628 | "Seventy!" said Moon. | Yes |
Bush's margin of victory in the popular vote was the smallest ever for a reelected incumbent president, but marked the first time since his father's victory 16 years prior that a candidate won a majority of the popular vote. The electoral map closely resembled that of 2000, with only three states changing sides: New Me... | Which states changed sides in the 2004 election? | 404 | 417 | null | New Hampshire |
CHAPTER XXIII
THE LOSS OF THE RAFT
It was so dark under the trees that for the moment Snap did not recognize his chum. Then he uttered an exclamation of commingled wonder and alarm.
"Let go of him!" he cried. "Let go, I say!" and he caught Ham Spink by the arm.
"Capture him, fellows!" shouted Carl Dudder, and a... | Did he kick him in the nose? | 372 | 665 | But Snap was not to be made a prisoner thus easily, and hitting out with all his might he sent Jack Voss reeling to the ground. Then he hit Ike Akley in the nose.
"Ouch!" yelled Ike, and put up his hand, to withdraw it covered with blood. "He has broken my nose!" And he fell back in alarm. | No |
CHAPTER XII
THE CLEVERNESS OF OLD MAN COYOTE
Who thinks the quickest and the best Is bound to win in every test.
_Bowser the Hound._
The meeting of Reddy Fox and Old Man Coyote just outside the gate to Farmer Brown's henyard had been wholly unexpected to both. Reddy had been so eager to get inside that gate tha... | who went unseen at first? | 395 | 492 | . If he had looked beyond, he would have seen Old Man Coyote just coming around the other corner. | Old Man Coyote |
(CNN) -- The 54-year-old Michigan tree trimmer severely beaten after he accidentally struck a child who had stepped into the street earlier this month is breathing on his own, according to his daughter.
"He is off the ventilator and is able to breathe on his own," Mandi Marie Utash posted Friday to a GoFundMe.com pag... | How old is Steven Utash? | 15 | 19 | 54 - year - old | 54 - year - old |
The Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) is a family of standards specified by the IEEE Computer Society for maintaining compatibility between operating systems. POSIX defines the application programming interface (API), along with command line shells and utility interfaces, for software compatibility with varia... | what was that increase to? | 1,014 | 1,193 | The POSIX specifications for Unix-like operating systems originally consisted of a single document for the core programming interface, but eventually grew to 19 separate documents | 19 |
(CNN) -- The Atlanta Hawks organization's issues with race go beyond one inflammatory email or offensive comments on one conference call, the team's CEO said, before promising fans that those systemic problems will be corrected.
"As an organization, we must own these shortcomings and failures," Steve Koonin wrote in ... | What did Bruce Levenson do to cause him to sell his controlling interest in the team? | 195 | 203 | a 2012 email that many derided as racist | a 2012 email that many derided as racist |
PC Magazine (shortened as PCMag) is an American computer magazine published by Ziff Davis. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009. Publication of online editions started in late 1994 and continues to this day.
In an early review of the new IBM PC, "Byte" reported "the announcement of a new magazine c... | what is the name of the magazine? | 0 | 12 | PC Magazine | PC Magazine |
CHAPTER XII
MOVING ON
"Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly. "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
"That's jolly," said Patsy, with a bright smile. ... | Who said he decided to go to Palermo today? | 426 | 542 | "How singular!" exclaimed Louise. "Count Ferralti told me only this morning that he had decided to go to Palermo."
| Count Ferralti |
CHAPTER II
JIM'S GUESTS
After breakfast next morning Jim and his friends went out on the terrace. The tide was full and the woods across the bay looked like islands. A line of white surf marked the edge of the marsh, which ran back, broken by winding creeks, to the foot of the rising ground. Sometimes a gleam of su... | Where did Jim go? | 28 | 102 | After breakfast next morning Jim and his friends went out on the terrace. | out on the terrace |
Cladistics (from Greek , "klados", i.e., "branch") is an approach to biological classification in which organisms are categorized based on shared derived characteristics that can be traced to a group's most recent common ancestor and are not present in more distant ancestors. Therefore, members of a group are assumed t... | How? | 1,037 | 1,085 | with a work by Peter Chalmers Mitchell for birds | with a work about birds |
Once there was a boy named Bill who liked to play at being a cowboy. One day he was playing at chasing Indians in his room when he heard a loud crack of thunder. He got really scared. Bill's parents, Ned and Susan, came into his room. They told him not to be scared. They said they were going to make sure the car window... | Why was he worried? | 584 | null | Bill started to think he could hear voices in the wind. | he could hear voices in the wind |
CHAPTER XII.
TONY ON THE WAR-PATH.
"She did it all," said Harry, when they had told the tale to half the village, on the store-porch.
"I!" exclaimed Kate. "Rob, you mean."
"That's a good dog," said Mr. Darby, the storekeeper; "what'll you take for him?"
"Not for sale," said Harry.
"Rob's all very well," rem... | How long did they know each other? | 1,341 | 1,382 | done knowed him fur twenty or fifty years | twenty or fifty years |
Belarus (; , "Bielaruś" or "Biełaruś", ; ), officially the Republic of Belarus, formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia (), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital... | What happened in 1945? | 1,574 | null | Byelorussian SSR became a founding member of the United Nations | Byelorussian SSR became a founding member of the United Nations |
(CNN) -- Whether it's breaking records on the piste, or making hit records in the studio, Tina Maze is determined to do things her way.
The 29-year-old, who broke ranks with her national skiing federation to set up her own team, last weekend had the satisfaction of breaking the iconic all-time World Cup points record... | has it been a hit? | 1,172 | 1,204 | No. 1 in the Slovenian charts.
| yes |
(CNN) -- Money talks -- that's hardly a revelation, but the overriding feeling towards Saturday's David Haye versus Dereck Chisora "circus fight" in London is shock and outrage that it could even take place.
With neither fighter holding a British boxing license, promoter Frank Warren had to resort to asking the littl... | Where? | 146 | 155 | in London | in London |
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