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Starting in the late 1950s, American computer scientist Paul Baran developed the concept Distributed Adaptive Message Block Switching with the goal to provide a fault-tolerant, efficient routing method for telecommunication messages as part of a research program at the RAND Corporation, funded by the US Department of D... | Did it follow previous thought ideals? | 952 | null | Packet switching contrasts with another principal networking paradigm, circuit switching, | No. |
CHAPTER XIV.
A CYPHER AND A TY.
Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun's door opened. He exclaimed, 'My little Dolly, good morning!' stooped down and kissed her.
Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said--
'Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?... | Who did Dolores's mom feel tied to? | 716 | 987 | Dolly, I want one word with you. Did your father ever leave anything in charge with you for Mr. Flinders? Did he ever speak to you about him?'
'Never,' Dolores truly answered.
'Because, my dear, though it's a hard thing to say, and your poor mother felt bound to him, | Mr. Flinders |
CHAPTER III.
BUILDING THE MOLE.
Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole. They got the wheelbarrow, and loaded it with stones.
Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little ... | doing what? | 1,428 | null | Caleb rested his elbow upon the arm of his chair, and his pale cheek in his little slender hand, and watched the stones | watching the stones |
CHAPTER II.
THE HOME OF WASHINGTON'S BOYHOOD--HIS EARLY EDUCATION--LAWRENCE WASHINGTON AND HIS CAMPAIGN IN THE WEST INDIES--DEATH OF WASHINGTON'S FATHER--THE WIDOWED MOTHER AND HER CHILDREN--SCHOOL EXERCISES.
Not long after the birth of George, his father removed to an estate in Stafford County, opposite Fredericks... | how old was lawrence? | 970 | 1,000 | hen about fifteen years of age | fifteen years of age |
Cairo (CNN) -- Mohamed al-Zawahiri, brother of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, will be freed from prison in Egypt after 13 years, his attorney said Monday.
He was acquitted by an Egyptian military court and will be released Tuesday, said attorney Nizar Ghorab.
Mohamed al-Zawahiri was imprisoned in 1999 after bei... | Who's his nephew? | 954 | 971 | Ahmed al-Zawahiri | Ahmed al-Zawahiri |
(CNN) -- Every day for decades, it was an essential part of the day for millions of listeners. A voice would boom out over the radio airwaves, announcing, "Hello, Americans, this is Paul Harvey! Stand by for news!"
Paul Harvey gave Brent Burns his "big break," giving one of his songs national exposure for the first t... | What year did John Hargis Sr.'s mother pass away? | 365 | 365 | 2001 | 2001 |
Yahoo! is a web services provider, wholly owned by Verizon Communications through Oath Inc. and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The original Yahoo! company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated on March 2, 1995. Yahoo was one of the pioneers of the early Internet era in t... | How many people visited Yahoo websites every month, according to news sources? | 231 | 232 | 700 million | 700 million |
(CNN) -- Arvind Mahankali, a 13-year-old eighth-grader from Bayside Hills, New York, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, correctly spelling the word "knaidel."
"It means that I am retiring on a good note," said Mahankali, who attends Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School 74 and was in his last year of elig... | What? | 923 | 1,076 | The annual contest offers the winner a healthy dose of classroom cred, $32,500 in cash and savings bonds, a trophy and a library of reference materials. | a library of reference materials |
(CNN) -- Asian football chief Mohammed Bin Hammam will be Sepp Blatter's only opponent in the forthcoming FIFA presidential elections, the sport's governing body confirmed on Monday.
The 75-year-old Blatter, who has held office since 1998, will go head-to-head with the Qatari on June 1 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Elias... | Did he think about running? | null | 677 | said earlier this year he was hoping to stand, but it was more a ploy to raise awareness about what he called the "need for change" | yes |
CHAPTER IV
Afternoon tea was brought in by an elderly man-servant in plain livery, and was probably the most unconventional meal which Reist had ever shared. They sat about promiscuously upon chairs and overturned boxes, and there was a good deal of lively conversation. Brand was a newspaper man, who had served as wa... | What attribute did he not have? | 696 | 727 | his shoulders were not so broad | his shoulders were not so broad |
Sammy loved playing baseball. He would play every day, even if there was no practice that day! One day, Sammy went to the park with his mom to play catch with his friends, but as he was playing, he tripped over a rock, and his shoe slipped off! His shoe went flying into the air, high up into the sky, and Sammy watched ... | Where did it land? | 323 | 367 | the shoe fell into old man Mr. Grumpy's yard | old man Mr. Grumpy's yard |
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... | Was anyone clinging to her? | 484 | 517 | Ciccio and Pancrazio clung to her | Ciccio and Pancrazio |
Boston (CNN) -- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, lies in a hospital with a gunshot wound to the side of his neck, sedated and intubated, sources say.
But he could be brought out of sedation in minutes so he could answer questions from law enforcement officials, doctors tell CN... | Why? | null | 627 | Under normal circumstances, doctors use these holidays, which last anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, so they can ask patients questions to assess neurological and cognitive functioning.
| To ask patients questions |
(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... | At what minute marker did Sau get his second? | null | 929 | Sau got his second on 66 minutes | 66 minutes |
Syria, officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. The western two-thirds of Syria′s Golan Heights are since 1967 occupied by Israel and were ... | What is it synonymous for in English? | 993 | 1,000 | Levant | Levant |
Northumberland (abbreviated Northd) is a county in North East England. The northernmost county of England, it borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham and Tyne and Wear to the south and the Scottish Borders to the north. To the east is the North Sea coastline with a long distance path. The county town is Alnwick, alt... | what is the perple per sq kilo ? | 1,165 | null | 62 | 62 |
(CNN) -- Gillette said Saturday it was "limiting" golfer Tiger Woods' role in its marketing programs to give him the privacy he needs to work on family relationships after disclosures of his "infidelity."
In a statement, the Boston, Massachusetts-based body grooming company said it supports Woods' decision to take "a... | What are they limiting? | 9 | null | Gillette said Saturday it was "limiting" golfer Tiger Woods' role in its marketing programs to give him the privacy he needs to work on family relationships after disclosures of his "infidelity." | Tiger Woods' role in its marketing programs |
CHAPTER XX
IN THE GEVANGENHUIS
When Adrian left the factory he ran on to the house in the Bree Straat.
"Oh! what has happened?" said his mother as he burst into the room where she and Elsa were at work.
"They are coming for him," he gasped. "The soldiers from the Gevangenhuis. Where is he? Let him escape quickl... | What did Lysbeth sit in? | 341 | null | Lysbeth staggered and fell back into her chair. | chair. |
The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris or Canis familiaris) is a domesticated canid which has been selectively bred for millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.
Although initially thought to have originated as a manmade variant of an extant canid species (variously supposed as... | Can you eat a dog, according to some cultures? | 1,022 | null | In some cultures, however, dogs are a source of meat. | yes |
Svalbard (; prior to 1925 known by its Dutch name Spitsbergen, meaning "jagged mountains") is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Situated north of mainland Europe, it is about midway between continental Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 3... | is it part of any norwegian county? | null | 485 | is not part of any Norwegian county | no |
Meet Dr. Gorbee Logan, the county health director for Bomi County in Liberia.
You have now met half the medical team in Bomi County.
There are two doctors in the entire county. I don't mean two doctors to treat Ebola patients but two doctors, period.
Two doctors to take care of Ebola patients, plus the 100 patien... | How many beds are in the holding facility that Dr. Gorbee Logan is using to treat Ebola patients? | null | 182 | 12 | 12 |
A caliphate ( "khilāfa") is a territory under the leadership of an Islamic steward known as a caliph, a person considered a religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad (Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullāh) and a leader of the entire Muslim community. Historically, the caliphates were polities based in Islam which developed ... | What was the name of the civil war that led to the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate? | 384 | 386 | first fitna | first fitna |
The term Muslim world, also known as Islamic world and the Ummah (Arabic: أمة, meaning "nation" or "community") has different meanings. In a religious sense, the Islamic Ummah refers to those who adhere to the teachings of Islam, referred to as Muslims. In a cultural sense, the Muslim Ummah refers to Islamic civilizat... | with what? | 737 | 766 | the Mongolian Sack of Baghdad | the Sack of Baghdad |
Unlike in Westminster style legislatures or as with the Senate Majority Leader, the House Majority Leader's duties and prominence vary depending upon the style and power of the Speaker of the House. Typically, the Speaker does not participate in debate and rarely votes on the floor. In some cases, Majority Leaders have... | Was it a lot? | null | 513 | Speaker Newt Gingrich delegated to Dick Armey an unprecedented level | Yes |
(CNN) -- A Portugal player embarrassed himself Monday with his crazy decision to use his head the wrong way and he got panned for the way he lashed out at an opponent.
That, and Portugal's play in a humbling 4-0 loss, were two of the lowlights on the fifth day of play in Brazil. As was a 0-0 draw that produced very l... | What is his name? | 949 | 964 | Zinedine Zidane | Zinedine Zidane |
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 would he be willing to spend for that? | 400 | 411 | half-dollar | half-dollar |
(CNN) -- A court in Fulton County, Georgia, has temporarily stopped the scheduled Monday night execution of condemned murderer Warren Hill.
Hill was sentenced to death for the 1990 killing of Joseph Handspike, another inmate in a Georgia state prison.
He was convicted of beating Handspike to death with a nail-studd... | What concern is being raised about the new law put out around this time? | 603 | 746 | null | secrecy |
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The first stable line-up consisted of Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica), Mick Jagger (lead vocals), Keith Richards (guitar, backing vocals), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums), and Ian Stewart (piano). Stewart was removed from the official line-u... | Is he still alive | 440 | 453 | death in 1969 | No |
(CNN) -- On Nikola Tesla's 158th birthday, it was the effort to build a museum in the influential scientist's honor that got the gift.
Elon Musk, the magnate and inventor behind electric-car company Tesla Motors, has pledged $1 million to the Tesla Science Center in Shoreham, New York, on the site of Wardenclyffe, Te... | Who did he hame is car after? | 693 | 747 | who named his car company as a tribute to the inventor | Nikola Tesla |
Elsevier () is an information and analytics company and one of the world's major providers of scientific, technical, and medical information. It was established in 1880 as a publishing company. It is a part of the RELX Group, known until 2015 as Reed Elsevier. Its products include journals such as "The Lancet" and "Cel... | when did it go into the scientific field? | 1,359 | 1,371 | after 1945 | after 1945 |
The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress and its predecessor, the Continental Congress. Also included are Delegates from territories and the District of Columbia and Resident Commissioners from the Philippines a... | what does Charles Lanman do for a living? | 772 | 846 | Charles Lanman, author, journalist, and former secretary to Daniel Webster | author, journalist, and former secretary to Daniel Webster |
CHAPTER XXVI
A NEW UNDERTAKING
Soon after the rails were laid down the frost returned, and one cold morning Festing sat in his shack, studying a letter from Helen. Norton's cheque had helped him to overcome the worst of his difficulties, things were going better, and Charnock would superintend the workmen until he ... | Who was his partner? | 514 | 533 | Bob was his partner | Bob |
Mesopotamia (, "[land] between rivers"; "bilād ar-rāfidayn"; ; "miyān rudān"; "Beth Nahrain" "land of rivers") was a historic region situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq plus Kuwait, the eastern parts of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the... | Who took over Persia in the seventh century? | null | 1,176 | until the 7th century Muslim conquest of Persia of the Sasanian Empire and Muslim conquest of the Levant from Byzantines | Muslim |
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... | What does tension between these two groups result in? | 581 | null | class conflict within capitalism arises | class conflict |
(CNN) -- "Jughead, do you want to be my best man?" comic book character Archie asks on his blog.
The marriage issue is due to arrive at comic stores in August and on newsstands in September.
Archie Andrews -- who spent decades in high school, flirting with girl-next-door Betty Cooper and heiress-next-door Veronica ... | Whose heart will be broken? | 619 | null | I am so sad, I don't even know what to say," Betty writes on her blog. | BVetty |
CHAPTER XXV.
MISS AMEDROZ HAS SOME HASHED CHICKEN.
Clara felt herself to be a coward as the Aylmer Park carriage, which had been sent to meet her at the station, was drawn up at Sir Anthony Aylmer's door. She had made up her mind that she would not bow down to Lady Aylmer, and yet she was afraid of the woman. As sh... | How much would Clara need to be met at the drawing room door? | 657 | null | null | ten thousand pounds |
On Mother's Day Sunday I went to breakfast with my mom, sister and wife. The day before that, I bought my mom a lovely bunch of flowers. My mom had eggs, my sister had pancakes, and my wife had toast. I had a muffin. The restaurant was called Maggie's. It was not my favorite breakfast restaurant. I like Denny's or a di... | what would you have prefered? | null | 324 | Denny's or a diner. | Denny's or a diner. |
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred ne... | Are gender roles addressed? | 550 | 652 | Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South. | yes |
(CNN) -- Abu Yahya al-Libi, al Qaeda's No. 2 man, was killed in Pakistan on Monday, according to U.S. officials.
Al-Libi's death was "another serious blow to core al Qaeda," White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
Al-Libi, 49, was a well-regarded figure in jihadist circles and had emerged as one of the terrorist net... | WHO IS HE? | 1,518 | 1,606 | according to Noman Benotman, a former senior member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group | former senior member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group |
A Prontor-Compur connection (also known as a PC connector, PC terminal, or PC socket) is a standard 3.5 mm (1/8") electrical connector (as defined in ISO 519) used in photography to synchronize the shutter to the flash.
""Prontor"" has its origins in the Italian word "pronto", meaning "ready" (and was a leaf shutter ... | What is the connector used for? | 159 | 220 | used in photography to synchronize the shutter to the flash. | Synchronization |
CHAPTER III.
THE NIGHT-WATCHERS.
What first struck Margaret in Thrums was the smell of the caddis. The town smells of caddis no longer, but whiffs of it may be got even now as one passes the houses of the old, where the lay still swings at little windows like a great ghost pendulum. To me it is a homely smell, whic... | Who felt the church was always staring at him? | 1,438 | null | Beattie spoke for more than him-self when he said, "Dagone that manse! I never gie a swear but there it is glowering at me." | Beattie |
(CNN) -- AC Milan withstood a brave comeback from Arsenal to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League Tuesday despite a 3-0 defeat in the second leg at the Emirates.
The Italian champions had led 4-0 from the first leg last month and few bar the most optimistic of Arsenal fans gave Arsene Wenger's men any... | Why? | 1,438 | 1,616 | But at the finish it was the Milan players who were celebrating, while Arsenal will be boosted in their challenge for a Champions League spot in the EPL and remain in the FA Cup. | Because they won |
(CNN) -- When White House press secretary Josh Earnest said this week that President Barack Obama had "substantially improved the tranquillity of the global community," many observers reacted with disbelief.
When the President refused to go to the U.S.-Mexico border last week to see the crisis of young people floodin... | Who was playing pool? | 417 | 557 | played pool with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, dropped by a brewery to have a beer and shook hands with a man wearing a horse-head mask. | Barack Obama |
CHAPTER XII
SHALL A MAN ESCAPE HIS FATE?
On the way to the Danish Legation, Colonel Harris asked Luke what his plans were for the evening.
"I shall," replied Luke, "call at Grosvenor Square. I may find Uncle Rad, or Philip, or both at home. I mean to have a good tussle about this wintering abroad. It's really mos... | how many people would be at home ? | 208 | 228 | Uncle Rad, or Philip | Two |
CHAPTER VII
COLLEGE DAYS
Sam and Grace sat in a corner of the piazza for the best part of half an hour, and during that time the girl told of her various doings at Hope and about the news from home, and Sam related what had occurred at Brill, omitting, however, to tell how Tom had sent Spud and Stanley into the old... | Did he let her know about this? | null | null | omitting, however, to tell how Tom had sent Spud and Stanley into the old well hole | No. |
Managua, Nicaragua (CNN) -- Daniel Ortega marked the beginning of his third term as Nicaragua's president during an inauguration ceremony Tuesday -- an event both buoyed by his pledges of moderation and marred by months of discord over voter irregularities.
The Nicaraguan leader pledged that his socialist government ... | By whom? | -1 | -1 | null | unknown |
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Korean is considered one of the hardest languages in the world to master, but an elephant in a South Korean zoo is making a good start.
Koshik, a 22-year-old Asian elephant has stunned experts and his keepers at Everland Zoo near Seoul by imitating human speech. Koshik can say the Korean w... | Who saw a video about him? | null | 1,108 | There was a YouTube video about Koshik vocalizing, and I was not sure if it was a fake, or if it was real," Dr. Angela Stoeger-Horwath | Dr. Angela Stoeger-Horwath |
Brasov, Romania (CNN) -- The ruins of Poienari Castle sit high on a mountain peak with a seemingly never-ending vista looking out over deep gorges, charcoal-gray cliffs and mountain streams.
It's a natural paradise, but we did not make the trip to this castle just for the awesome view. Visitors come for its connectio... | when did he die? | 719 | 761 | Vlad Dracula lived from 1431 to about 1476 | about 1476 |
(CNN) -- If your screen looks a little girly on Sunday during the Miami Dolphins-New York Jets game, do not adjust your television.
Referees will be using pink penalty flags at MetLife Stadium during the final weekend of Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Dante Cano, the fifth-grader from Marlboro, New Jersey, came up ... | Is he a child or adult? | null | null | In a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Cano wrote, "My name is Dante Cano. I am 11 years old | child |
Iraq (, , or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. The main ethnic groups are Arabs ... | What is the country's official name? | 0 | 75 | Iraq (, , or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of Iraq is a country | the Republic of Iraq |
CHAPTER VI--THE FAMINE
The spring of the year was at hand when Grey Beaver finished his long journey. It was April, and White Fang was a year old when he pulled into the home villages and was loosed from the harness by Mit-sah. Though a long way from his full growth, White Fang, next to Lip-lip, was the largest yearl... | Who else did he get these things from? | 376 | 425 | from Kiche, he had inherited stature and strength | Kiche |
Quebec ( or ; ) is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada. It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario, James Bay, and Hudson Bay; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and to the south by the province ... | what is its capital? | 997 | 1,021 | null | Quebec City |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's sister, LaToya Jackson, told a London newspaper she suspects her brother was "murdered" in a conspiracy by "a shadowy entourage."
Michael Jackson "was surrounded by a bad circle," LaToya Jackson told a British newspaper.
London's Daily Mail newspaper paid for the i... | What might the probe into Mike's death turn into? | null | 1,651 | might turn into a criminal case | a criminal case |
(CNN) -- JJ Murphy, an actor who was set to join the "Game of Thrones" cast, died August 8, his agent said. He was 86.
"I had the pleasure and honour to be his Agent for the last 18 months and have never encountered a man with more spirit, passion and love for his craft," Philip Young said in a statement. "At this ti... | Where was his work most popular? | 944 | 1,043 | According to a biography provided by his agent, the actor's work was well known in Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland |
Chapter Twenty-One
The Three Adepts
The Sorceress looked up from her work as the three maidens entered, and something in their appearance and manner led her to rise and bow to them in her most dignified manner. The three knelt an instant before the great Sorceress and then stood upright and waited for her to speak.... | Where did the maidens glean secret arts? | 617 | 671 | "Some of the secret arts we have gleaned from Nature," | Nature |
KDE () is an international free software community that develops Free and Libre software. Well-known products include the Plasma Desktop, KDE Frameworks and a range of cross-platform applications designed to run on modern Unix-like and Microsoft Windows systems. It further provides tools and documentation for developer... | What was he troubled by? | null | 1,153 | certain aspects of the Unix desktop | certain aspects of the Unix desktop |
(CNN) -- With Snoop Dogg bowing out of his feud with Iggy Azalea, it seems Eminem is more than willing to take his place.
In a leaked snippet from a new Eminem song called "Vegas," the controversial rapper appears to tell Iggy to put away her "rape whistle."
"Unless you're Nicki/grab you by the wrist let's ski/so w... | What was Snoop Dogg's reaction to Iggy Azalea's rising star power? | 29 | 33 | bowing out of his feud | bowing out of his feud |
Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action." They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons). It may be u... | What about in Germany? | 705 | 762 | Non-English terms for air defence include the German Flak | Flak |
PANAMA CITY, Panama (CNN) -- Ricardo Martinelli, the multimillionaire owner of a supermarket chain, was inaugurated as president of Panama on Wednesday.
Ricardo Martinelli is a pro-business conservative who defeated a candidate from the ruling center-left party.
National Assembly President Jose Luis Varela performe... | What did he say the people of Panama want? | 483 | null | The citizens of Panama "want things to be done differently," | things to be done differently |
CHAPTER II SHIPWRECKED
Upon the following morning Nigel Graheme told his visitors that he had determined to accept their offer, and would at once set to work to raise a company.
"I have," he said, "as you know, a small patrimony of my own, and as for the last eight years I have been living here looking after Malcol... | Did his visiter agree? | 1,029 | 1,066 | null | no |
MaxiCode is a public domain, machine-readable symbol system originally created and used by United Parcel Service. Suitable for tracking and managing the shipment of packages, it resembles a barcode, but uses dots arranged in a hexagonal grid instead of bars. MaxiCode has been standardised under ISO/IEC 16023.
A MaxiC... | For what? | 597 | null | together to convey more data | to convey more data |
Syria's prime minister defected Monday, becoming the latest among high-profile politicians and leaders to leave the embattled regime of Bashar al-Assad.
"I announce today my defection from the killing and terrorist regime and I announce that I have joined the ranks of the freedom and dignity revolution. I announce th... | Does he claim that Hijab contacted him regarding the resignation? | 1,522 | 1,589 | officials hadn't "heard anything from the former prime minister," | no |
CHAPTER II
PYRAMUS AND THISBE
The two men turned up the street. They walked in silence. Arthur Mifflin was going over in his mind such outstanding events of the evening as he remembered--the nervousness, the relief of finding that he was gripping his audience, the growing conviction that he had made good; while Jim... | Who was having a conversation? | 422 | 457 | "Who is she, Jimmy?" asked Mifflin. | Jimmy and Arthur Mifflin |
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... | Traveling by what? | 1,174 | 1,262 | null | Canoe |
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 ... | What language do the Inuit speak? | 74 | 76 | inuit sign language | inuit sign language |
The day was sunny and warm. The birds were chirping and dancing around happily. Ashley, the daughter of the dressmaker in town, was walking and whistling and enjoying the day, carrying her fishing pole. She was on her way to the creek to meet her friend Ethan to go fishing. She was so excited; she loved to fish! As she... | Did she get something as she was strolling around the creek? | null | 397 | to pick some | yes |
New York (CNN) -- Rapper Lil Wayne will go directly to jail after he is sentenced by a Manhattan judge Tuesday afternoon for a gun conviction, according to a person familiar with the case.
Dwayne Carter, as he is known legally, pleaded guilty to felony gun charges in a deal with prosecutors October 2009. He is expect... | WHAT ELSE HAS HE DONE? | 931 | 946 | null | He faces weapons charges |
CHAPTER XXIV: LOVE'S LABOUR LOST
'And well, with ready hand and heart, Each task of toilsome duty taking, Did one dear inmate take her part, The last asleep, the earliest waking.'
In the course of the afternoon Lord Rotherwood and Florence called, to see Eleanor, inquire after Ada, and make the final arrangements... | for? | null | null | for going to a morning concert at Raynham | A morning concert. |
Martin Luther (/ˈluːθər/ or /ˈluːðər/; German: [ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ( listen); 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, former monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Late Medieval Catholic Churc... | When was Luther born? | 76 | null | 10 November 1483 | 10 November 1483 |
New York (CNN) -- A 57-year-old musician arrested in connection with the drugs found in actor Philip Seymour Hoffman's apartment was granted bail Friday.
The musician, Robert Vineberg, was among four people arrested in Manhattan in the days after the apparent heroin overdose of the Academy Award-winning actor on Febr... | Who was the judge? | 764 | 811 | null | Edward McLaughlin |
Jack woke up on a Saturday morning. He got out of bed and went to the bathroom, and brushed his teeth. He put on his clothes and walked to the kitchen. Jack had a few choices to pick for breakfast. He could choose between an apple, pear, cereal or eggs. He picked an apple to eat for breakfast. After his breakfast, he t... | What did he do after the store? | 724 | 781 | After coming back home from the store, Jack made lunch. | made lunch |
CHAPTER I
THE PERSISTENCY OF BORROWDEAN
"And what does Mannering think of it all, I wonder!" Lord Redford remarked, lighting a fresh cigarette. "This may be his opportunity, who can tell!"
"Will he have the nerve to grasp it?" Borrowdean asked. "Mannering has never been proved in a crisis."
"He may have the ner... | For whose interests did she feel he labored? | 1,407 | 1,418 | the people | the people |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (), commonly referred to as Rutgers University, Rutgers, or RU, is an American public research university and the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey.
Rutgers was chartered as Queen's College on November 10, 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the Un... | When did it gain university status? | 990 | 1,027 | null | In 1924 |
CHAPTER XXXVII.
MARTIN IS TRAPPED.
Mickety at once went off to do as Ralph had requested. He was rather doubtful about a policeman listening to his tale, but he resolved to do his best.
In the meantime Ralph inspected the house, and wondered what sort of place it was, and what had brought Martin there. His inspec... | Who had gone there? | 296 | 302 | Martin | Martin |
J-pop (often stylized as J-POP; "jeipoppu"; an abbreviation for Japanese pop), natively also known simply as pops, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional Japanese music, but significantly in 1960s pop and rock music, such as The Beatles an... | Name one song which adopted the major second? | 1,549 | null | null | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" |
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- The European Union announced a recovery package of 180 million euros for the Ivory Coast on Tuesday as residents of the African nation attempted to adjust to life with a clear leader and relative stability after months of bloodshed.
Forces arrested former President Laurent Gbagbo after s... | Who actually won the election? | null | 489 | Alassane Ouattara | Alassane Ouattara |
Jakarta (CNN)An Indonesian court has rejected a bid by two Australian drug smugglers -- members of the "Bali Nine" -- to challenge their planned executions.
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are awaiting death by firing squad on Indonesia's "execution island" for their role in a failed 2005 heroin smuggling plot.
A ... | What request has he denied? | 318 | null | A panel of three judges in the state administrative court in Jakarta on Monday confirmed an earlier ruling that it lacked the jurisdiction to hear challenges against President Joko Widodo's refusal to grant clemency. | One to grant clemency |
Jyutping is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK), an academic group, in 1993. Its formal name is The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanisation Scheme. The LSHK promotes the use of this romanisation system.
The name "Jyutping" (itself the Jyutping rom... | Who did some work in 1828? | 627 | 642 | Robert Morrison | Robert Morrison |
Chapter 4: An Experiment.
Marie Vaillant, after remaining six weeks at the chateau, returned to England; and Philip, with a party of twelve men, escorted her to La Rochelle. Her visit was cut short somewhat, at the end, by the imminence of the outbreak of hostilities, in which case she might have found a difficulty i... | who did they want to stop? | 523 | 575 | and so cut off the Huguenots from escape to England | the Huguenots |
Stephenville, Texas (CNN)A former deputy testified last week that he overheard the defendant in the "American Sniper" murder trial explain why he killed two men.
Gene Cole, who worked for the Erath County Sheriff's Office at the time, testified Friday that on June 22, 2013, he "heard Mr. [Eddie Ray] Routh say, 'I sho... | What did the lab tests confirm the loose leafy green substance in Eddie Ray Routh's residence to be? | 322 | 322 | marijuana | marijuana |
CHAPTER V
ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL
"I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
"Neither do I," returned Tom. "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
"There is no telling what may be in s... | Did he have a good time there? | 462 | 514 | when Fred got there they almost starved him to death | no |
IGN (formerly Imagine Games Network) is an American video game and entertainment media company operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis and wholly owned by j2 Global. The company is located in San Francisco's SOMA district in California, United States, and is headed by its former editor-in-chief, ... | Where is IGN distributed currently? | 574 | 605 | distributed on mobile platforms | mobile platforms |
CHAPTER IX
MERRIL TIGHTENS THE SCREW
The _Sorata_ went to sea again next morning, and one night a week later she bore up for Vancouver before a westerly breeze. A thin crescent moon had just cleared the dim white line of the mainland snow, and the sea glittered faintly in her frothing wake under a vast sweep of dus... | Did Nellie want to go home? | 906 | 974 | Don't you wish we were going back again, instead of home, Anthea?"
| No. |
Kindergarten (; from German , which literally means "garden for the children") is a preschool educational approach traditionally based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. At first such institutions were created in the late 18th... | is that the same purpose today? | 594 | null | null | no |
CHAPTER XXVI
THE AFTERMATH
Bad news spreads quickly. By the quarter to eleven interval next day the facts concerning Wyatt and Mr. Wain were public property. Mike, as an actual spectator of the drama, was in great request as an informant. As he told the story to a group of sympathisers outside the school shop, Burg... | Who was the next person to interview Mike after Burgess? | 374 | 374 | bob | bob |
CHAPTER XIX.
CAST ASHORE.
WHEN Jack opened his eyes he lay for some time wondering where he was and what had become of him. There were stars in the sky overhead, but the light was stealing over it, and he felt that it was daybreak. There was a loud, dull, roaring sound in his ears--a sound he could not understand, ... | How long did Jack estimate they'd been there? | 1,472 | 1,483 | ten hours. | ten hours. |
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland (, "Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd"), is a self-declared state internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia.
The government of the de facto state of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the former British Somaliland protectorate, which, in the f... | what population do they have? | 869 | 920 | with the population of around 1,500,000 residents. | around 1,500,000 |
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... | Why? | 1,142 | 1,251 | "No. He's awfully upset, and I don't think he'll do anything right away," concluded the general utility man. | he's awfully upset |
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, these have been published in newspapers and magazines, with horizontal strips printed in... | What are online comics called? | 510 | 519 | null | webcomics |
Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island. Auckland is the largest urban area in the country, with an urban population of around . It is located in the Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, resulting in a total population of... | What is that? | null | 689 | Māori pronunciation of the English name. | Māori pronunciation of the English name. |
(CNN) -- In the history of organized athletics, there has never been a person who needs to come back again less than Michael Phelps.
Yes, you have read that correctly. I am urging the greatest swimmer in all of sports to keep his word, forget about Rio in 2016 and retire. To go away. To vanish. To ignore his mother a... | When did he try to return? | 1,061 | null | 41-year-old Spitz, Phelps' predecessor as our own personal Aquaman, jumped back into the pool to qualify for the 1992 | 1992 |
A stadium (plural stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.
Pausanias noted that for about half a century ... | What kind? | 514 | 618 | a stadium when at least 50% of the actual capacity is an actual building, like concrete stands or seats | like concrete stands or seats |
CHAPTER XXIII
I
WHEN America entered the Great European War, Vida sent Raymie off to an officers' training-camp--less than a year after her wedding. Raymie was diligent and rather strong. He came out a first lieutenant of infantry, and was one of the earliest sent abroad.
Carol grew definitely afraid of Vida as V... | How did Carol feel about him? | 1,408 | null | Carol did not quite know what she thought about Kennicott's going | Carol did not quite know what she thought about Kennicott |
(CNN) -- Marco Simoncelli hopes he has put his Le Mans nightmare behind him after earning the first pole position of his top-level motorcycling career in Spain on Saturday.
The Italian rider was reprimanded by MotoGP chiefs following an incident in France two weeks ago that caused Dani Pedrosa to crash and miss his h... | Who's at the front of the next row? | null | null | American Ben Spies will lead the second row | Ben Spies |
CHAPTER VI
THE ECHO OF A CRIME
"Macheson, by Jove! Where on earth have you sprung from?"
Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands. Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.
"From the pigsties, Dick. Whew! It's good to see you again--to be here!"
Holderness surveyed his friend critically.
"What h... | What kind of pleasure trip did Macheson take to Paris? | 140 | 142 | a pleasure trip | a pleasure trip |
(CNN) -- An alleged new case of waterboarding emerged in a massive report Thursday detailing brutal CIA interrogations of Libyan detainees last decade before they were handed over to Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
Mohammed al-Shoroeiya "provided detailed and credible testimony that he was waterboarded on repeated occasion... | what did she write? | 1,239 | 1,267 | and the author of the report | the report |
Raleigh (/ˈrɑːli/; RAH-lee) is the capital of the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The c... | who is the city named for? | -1 | null | null | unknown |
(Mental Floss) -- Over the centuries, people have had some very good reasons to dress up like a member of the opposite sex.
And I'm not talking about people who live this way out of personal preference, or those who dress up for theater and entertainment.
Here are just five examples.
1. Cross-dressing to join the... | How were women able to join the army during the Revolutionary War? | 213 | 219 | women fought as men on both sides | women fought as men on both sides |
(CNN) -- Chris Brown has some words of advice for suspended NFL player Ray Rice.
In an interview with MTV's Sway Calloway Thursday, Brown opened up about his own history with domestic violence in light of Rice being cut from the Baltimore Ravens and suspended from the league after a leaked video depicted the player p... | What was his punishment? | null | 763 | was sentenced to a five-year probation and 1,400 hours of community service | a five-year probation and 1,400 hours of community service |
(CNN) -- The death of a University of Oklahoma football player was caused by multiple drugs in his system -- including five different painkillers -- at the time of death nearly two months ago, according to the state's toxicology report released Tuesday.
"It is with much sadness we look back and see that recently Aust... | Which is used for what? | null | 1,219 | anti-anxiety | anti-anxiety |
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