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CHAPTER XXIV. THE INTERRUPTED MASS
The morning of that Wednesday of Corpus Christi, fateful to all concerned in this chronicle, dawned misty and grey, and the air was chilled by the wind that blew from the sea. The chapel bell tinkled out its summons, and the garrison trooped faithfully to Mass.
Presently came Monn... | Who thought these measures were required? | 1,172 | 1,304 | Gian Maria at any moment to desperate measures, it might be well that he should reinforce the single man-at-arms patrolling the wall | Gian Maria |
CHAPTER I. The Troubles of King Prigio.
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"I'm sure I don't know what to do with that boy!" said King Prigio of Pantouflia.
"If _you_ don't know, my dear," said Queen Rosalind, his illustrious consort, "I can't see what is to be done. You are so clever."
The king and que... | What color were the queen's eyes? | 702 | 706 | grey | grey |
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر حسين, IPA: [ɡæˈmæːl ʕæbdenˈnɑːsˤeɾ ħeˈseːn]; 15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was the second President of Egypt, serving from 1956 until his death. Nasser led the 1952 overthrow of the monarchy and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year. Followin... | Where did he die? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
CHAPTER XIV.
HENRY III., OF WINCHESTER. A.D. 1216--1272.
King John left two little sons, Henry and Richard, nine and seven years old, and all the English barons felt that they would rather have Henry as their king than the French Louis, whom they had only called in because John was such a wretch. So when little Hen... | Who was crowned at Gloucester? | 310 | 353 | little Henry had been crowned at Gloucester | little Henry |
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... | Which country is this article about? | 107 | 118 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast |
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama's assertion of executive privilege ahead of a hearing before a House committee, which subsequently recommended his attorney general be cited for contempt of Congress, sets up a fight that has had mixed results in the past.
At stake are Justice Department documents relating t... | Did this work before? | null | 266 | sets up a fight that has had mixed results in the past. | Yes |
The Normans (Norman: Nourmands; French: Normands; Latin: Normanni) were the people who in the 10th and 11th centuries gave their name to Normandy, a region in France. They were descended from Norse ("Norman" comes from "Norseman") raiders and pirates from Denmark, Iceland and Norway who, under their leader Rollo, agree... | what cuntury did they give thier name in ? | 94 | 107 | 10th and 11th | 10th and 11th |
(CNN) -- He has a habit of producing the goods at the season's finale, and 2014 was no different for Henrik Stenson as he successfully defended his DP World Tour Championship Sunday.
Coming into the tournament in Dubai, Stenson was still searching for his maiden win of the year, having suffered near misses at both th... | had Stenson won any championships this year? | 802 | 887 | Sunday's victory was not enough to claim the Race to Dubai for a second year running | no |
Chapter XX. A Sweet Memory
Now the lovely June days had come, everything began to look really summer-like; school would soon be over, and the young people were joyfully preparing for the long vacation.
"We are all going up to Bethlehem. We take the seashore one year and the mountains the next. Better come along," s... | What were the young people joyfully preparing for? | null | 52 | the long vacation | the long vacation |
CHAPTER VIII
A MYSTERIOUS LETTER
In the morning mail Gus Plum received a letter postmarked London which he read with much interest. Then he called on Dave.
"I've just received a letter I want you to read," he said. "It is from Nick Jasniff, and he mentions you." And he handed over the communication.
It was a lo... | What did Nick Jasniff mean when he said he had "struck a soft thing" in Europe? | 113 | null | " having gone back on him , " as jasniff put it . the writer said he was now " doing europe " and having a good time generally . one portion of the letter read as follows : " the authorities needn ' t look for me , for they will never find me . i struck a soft thing over here and am about seventy pounds to the good | " having gone back on him , " as jasniff put it . the writer said he was now " doing europe " and having a good time generally . one portion of the letter read as follows : " the authorities needn ' t look for me , for they will never find me . i struck a soft thing over here and am about seventy pounds to the good |
Once there was a boy named Fritz who loved to draw. He drew everything. In the morning, he drew a picture of his cereal with milk. His papa said, "Don't draw your cereal. Eat it!" After school, Fritz drew a picture of his bicycle. His uncle said, "Don't draw your bicycle. Ride it!" At nighttime, after he finished washi... | Why? | null | 675 | null | so he could remember what the foot looked like |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
IN WHICH SOME DESPERATE ENTERPRISES ARE UNDERTAKEN.
At this time the Russians had taken up a strong position in the Balkan mountain range, and entrenched themselves within a short distance of the enemy.
After a night and a day of aimless wandering, Jacob Lancey found himself at last in a rocky ... | Whose village? | 1,054 | 1,090 | a village in possession of the Turk | The Turks. |
CHAPTER VI
A GOOD START
At an early breakfast next morning Patsy announced the program for the day.
"Uncle John and I will drive over to the village," she said, "and perhaps we'll be gone all day. Don't worry if we're not back for luncheon. Louise and Mr. Watson are going in the phaeton to visit some of the near-... | Is Beth their publicity department? | 1,002 | 1,041 | Beth. You're our publicity department. | yes. |
(CNN) -- Brazil's highest court said Wednesday it does not have jurisdiction over who should have custody of a U.S.-born 9-year-old boy -- his Brazilian stepfather or his father in the United States.
David Goldman is seeking custody of his son, Sean, who is living with relatives of his deceased mother in Brazil.
Th... | what's his dad's name? | 202 | 215 | David Goldman | David Goldman |
(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... | What is threatening his country? | 351 | 435 | null | Rise in sea-levels. |
The Normans (Norman: Nourmands; French: Normands; Latin: Normanni) were the people who in the 10th and 11th centuries gave their name to Normandy, a region in France. They were descended from Norse ("Norman" comes from "Norseman") raiders and pirates from Denmark, Iceland and Norway who, under their leader Rollo, agree... | The Normans were famed for what ? | 892 | 906 | martial spirit | martial spirit |
CHAPTER XIV--ON THE ROAD
And now the day of the great fight began to approach. Even the imminent outbreak of war and the renewed threats of Napoleon were secondary things in the eyes of the sportsmen--and the sportsmen in those days made a large half of the population. In the club of the patrician and the plebeian ... | What made them vanish? | 1,517 | 1,577 | my own misgivings vanished as I watched his gallant bearing | watching his gallant bearing |
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games (Spanish: "Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992"; Catalan: "Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992"), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event played in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in 1992. Beginning in 1994, the International Olympic Committee decided... | When was the city selected to host the olympics? | 727 | 801 | On October 17, 1986, Barcelona was selected to host the 1992 Summer Games | 1986 |
The wife of imprisoned U.S. State Department contractor Alan Gross traveled to Cuba Tuesday as part of her ongoing effort to free her husband.
Judy Gross did not talk to a CNN reporter outside Havana's Jose Marti International Airport, and she and Gross' attorney quickly boarded a bus provided by the Cuban government... | How long has Alan Gross been in prison? | 210 | 210 | 65 | 65 |
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Two candles were burning on the stand-up desk. Mr. Jones, tightly enfolded in an old but gorgeous blue silk dressing-gown, kept his elbows close against his sides and his hands deeply plunged into the extraordinarily deep pockets of the garment. The costume accentuated his emaciation. He resembled a pa... | where in the room was Heyst when talking? | 869 | 901 | Heyst, in the middle of the room | the middle |
There were four men who all played basketball. They did not play baseball, football, or soccer. Their names were Seth, Tanner, Henry, and Ryan. One of them had the best shot in the west. He was so good that he almost never missed a shot. Everyone in the world wanted to be as good as him. Tanner was the one who almost n... | Were any of them a good shot? | 144 | 186 | One of them had the best shot in the west. | One of them had the best shot in the west. |
ISO 639-5:2008 "Codes for the representation of names of languages—Part 5: Alpha-3 code for language families and groups" is a highly incomplete international standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It was developed by ISO Technical Committee 37, Subcommittee 2, and first publish... | does it cover all language groups? | 693 | 760 | The standard does not cover all language families used by linguists | no |
Chapter VI. -- THE LITTLE DRUMMER.
This Siege of Stralsund, the last military scene of Charles XII., and the FIRST ever practically heard of by our little Fritz, who is now getting into his fourth year, and must have thought a great deal about it in his little head,--Papa and even Mamma being absent on it, and such a... | what did he teach? | 626 | 674 | null | grammar; |
CHAPTER XIV
The castle of Küssnacht lay on the opposite side of the lake, a mighty mass of stone reared on a mightier crag rising sheer out of the waves, which boiled and foamed about its foot. Steep rocks of fantastic shape hemmed it in, and many were the vessels which perished on these, driven thither by the freque... | Was it made of wood? | 74 | 155 | , a mighty mass of stone reared on a mightier crag rising sheer out of the waves, | No |
CHAPTER VIII
"I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
"Why not?" Nigel asked, with polite anxiety.
"You are exhibiting symptoms of infidelity," she declared.... | What did Maggie announce that evening? | 12 | 20 | i don ' t think i shall marry you | i don ' t think i shall marry you |
CHAPTER III
Philip was not very fond of taking walks with his father, since he found that in nine cases out of ten they afforded opportunities for inculcation of facts of the driest description with reference to estate management, or to the narration by his parent of little histories of which his conduct upon some re... | Who would he have preferred to be spending time with? | 634 | 643 | Maria Lee | Maria Lee |
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of wrongly killing Trayvon Martin, will not immediately have to turn over donations made to his website, a Florida judge said Friday.
Zimmerman collected about $204,000 in donations through the website, but did not disclose the contributions during his bond h... | And who was the victim? | 78 | null | Trayvon Martin | Trayvon Martin |
Once upon a time there was a fish that lived in a bowl. The fish wanted to give a kid a party. But the fish was sad. The fish had no present to give to the kid. The fish would give the kid a spoon. But the fish had no spoon. The fish was a cutie. The fish had an idea. The fish had a stone in the bowl. The fish could gi... | Why? | null | 148 | had no present to give | he had no present to give |
The Han dynasty (Chinese: 漢朝; pinyin: Hàn cháo) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD). Spanning over four centuries, the Han period is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China's majority ethnic gro... | What is the Chinese script referred to as? | null | 104 | han characters | han characters |
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... | Where did the stream flow? | 828 | 848 | into Big Silver Lake | into Big Silver Lake |
CHAPTER III
Duke William of the Long Sword was buried the next morning in high pomp and state, with many a prayer and psalm chanted over his grave.
When this was over, little Richard, who had all the time stood or knelt nearest the corpse, in one dull heavy dream of wonder and sorrow, was led back to the palace, an... | How they looked like? | null | 350 | long, heavy, black | long, heavy and black |
(CNN) -- An interview with a choreographer for the Miss Universe pageant spurred controversy Wednesday over alleged claims that Donald Trump personally selects some of the finalists.
Donald Trump is at the center of a brewing controversy over the Miss Universe finalists.
The Q&A with Michael Schwandt, which appeare... | What did Schwandt say about the story posted? | 1,130 | 1,147 | highly inaccurate | highly inaccurate |
CHAPTER XXIII
HOLIDAYS AT THE FARM
Almost before they knew it, the mid-winter holidays were at hand, and the Rover boys went home to enjoy Christmas and New Year. On their way they stopped at several stores in Ithaca, where they purchased a number of Christmas presents. Some of these they mailed at the post-office.... | Did they buy anyone apparel as a present? | 497 | 522 | sent Mr. Laning a necktie | yes |
CHAPTER TWELVE.
THE DARKEST HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN.
Many months passed away, during which Andrew Black, clean-shaved, brushed-up, and converted into a very respectable, ordinary-looking artisan, carried on the trade of a turner, in an underground cellar in one of the most populous parts of the Cowgate. Lost in the cr... | where? | 187 | 305 | null | Cowgate. |
(CNN) -- The explosive found hidden in a package on a plane in the United Arab Emirates on Friday may have traveled on passenger planes to get there, airline officials said Sunday.
The explosive, along with a similar device found in the United Kingdom, appear to have been designed to detonate on their own, without so... | did the device need anyone to detonate it? | 183 | 407 | The explosive, along with a similar device found in the United Kingdom, appear to have been designed to detonate on their own, without someone having to set them off, the top White House counterterrorism official told CNN.
| No |
CHAPTER VII. Anne Says Her Prayers
When Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly:
"Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off. That is a very untidy habit, and I can't allow it at all. As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it ... | Fold it sloppily? | 311 | 327 | fold it neatly | no |
Northwestern was founded in 1851 by John Evans, for whom the City of Evanston is named, and eight other lawyers, businessmen and Methodist leaders. Its founding purpose was to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that today includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. In... | What year was it founded? | null | 32 | Northwestern was founded in 1851 | 1851 |
Malmö is the capital and largest city of the Swedish county of Scania. Malmö is the third largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the fifth largest city in Scandinavia, with a population of above 300,000. The Malmö Metropolitan Region is home to 700,000 people, and the Øresund Region, which includes... | What was Malmo's original name? | 1,148 | 1,156 | Malmhaug | Malmhaug |
CHAPTER IV
The wolf-cub at even lay hid in the corn, When the smoke of the cooking hung gray: He knew where the doe made a couch for her fawn, And he looked to his strength for his prey.
But the moon swept the smoke-wreaths away.
And he turned from his meal in the villager's close, And he bayed to the moon as she... | Was he alone there? | 708 | 793 | null | no |
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue. The Department is administered by the Secretary of the Treasury, who is a member of the Cabinet. On February 13, 2017, the Se... | Who recommended Alexander Hamilton to President George Washington? | 117 | 118 | robert morris | robert morris |
Around 1300, centuries of prosperity and growth in Europe came to a halt. A series of famines and plagues, including the Great Famine of 1315–1317 and the Black Death, reduced the population to around half of what it was before the calamities. Along with depopulation came social unrest and endemic warfare. France and E... | name them | 307 | null | France and England experienced serious peasant uprisings, | France and England |
Oxford, England (CNN) -- Singer-songwriter Annie Lennox proudly wears an "HIV Positive" black T-shirt, proclaiming her solidarity with the disease's victims, even though her status is HIV negative.
"I constantly want to bring attention to the issue," says Lennox. "This is my way of campaigning visually."
At the TED... | Who was losing people everyday? | 669 | 681 | South Africa | South Africa |
There was once a family called the McAllisters. There was a dad, John McAllister, a mom, Amy McAllister, and their two twins, Ally and Jonah McAllister. This family was a family family, but when it came time to eat dinner, they sometimes argued. This is because different people liked different meals. John liked chicken... | How many are they? | 55 | 151 | as a dad, John McAllister, a mom, Amy McAllister, and their two twins, Ally and Jonah McAllister | 5 of them. |
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
MORE OF THE RESULTS OF WAR.
I need not trouble the reader with an account of the meeting with my faithful servant. While we were still engaged in questioning each other, I noticed that the countenance of our friend the scout wore an anxious and almost impatient expression.
"Anything wrong, Dob... | How long did it take him to get that? | 1,226 | 1,307 | In ten minutes I had returned. Meanwhile, Lancey had prepared my horse and his o | ten minutes |
CHAPTER XXXVII
THE END OF A BOYHOOD
Convinced of his own worthlessness, Tommy was sufficiently humble now, but Aaron Latta, nevertheless, marched to the square on the following market day and came back with the boy's sentence, Elspeth being happily absent.
"I say nothing about the disgrace you have brought on thi... | Did he decide to continue his schooling? | null | null | you had your pick atween college and the herding, and the herding you've chosen twice. | no |
CHAPTER THREE.
RELATES THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF HAROLD AND DISCO, AND LIFTS THE CURTAIN A LITTLE HIGHER IN REGARD TO THE SLAVE-TRADE.
So Captain Romer and his lieutenants went to dine with the worthy Governor Senhor Francisco Alfonso Toledo Bignoso Letotti, while Yoosoof returned to the creek to carry out his deep... | What was the name of the captain? | 142 | 156 | Captain Romer | Romer |
A pidgin , or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common: typically, a mixture of simplified languages or a simplified primary language with other languages' elements included. It is most commonly employed in situa... | Does it have a well established vocabulary? | 1,293 | 1,337 | null | yes |
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an external intelligence service of the United States federal government specializing in defense and military intelligence.
A component of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Intelligence Community (IC), DIA informs national civilian and defense policymakers ... | Does it have any law inforcement authority? | 1,423 | null | The agency has no law enforcement authority, but it is sometimes portrayed so in American popular culture. | 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... | How long was it? | null | 1,026 | null | two feet long |
Rain, rain everywhere!
Mary and June were best friends; they played together every day. One day when June came over to play it was raining. Mary told Jane that the rain was mean.
"How is the rain mean?" asked June.
"It's everywhere!" said Mary. "It's raining on the sidewalk, it's raining on the swings, it's raini... | how did june change her mind? | 873 | 941 | June used the book to show Mary how the rain was good for the earth. | June used the book to show Mary how the rain was good for the earth. |
CHAPTER XII
CONSOLATION
On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton. They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go. They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
It m... | What was the jealous one wishing to do? | 28 | 91 | On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton | unknown |
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto-racing sports events. Bill France Sr. founded the company in 1948 and his grandson Brian France became its CEO in 2003. NASCAR is motorsport's preeminent stock-c... | Where is the exhibition race held in Australia? | 763 | 914 | exhibition races at the Suzuka and Motegi circuits in Japan, the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico, and the Calder Park Thunderdome in Australia. | Calder Park Thunderdome |
(CNN) -- Bill Gates is putting out a call to inventors, but he's not looking for software, or the latest high-tech gadget. This time he's in search of a better condom.
On its Grand Challenges website, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is offering a $100,000 startup grant to the person who designs "the next genera... | Are they easy to distribute (I'm reporting you. You should highlight the answer then just replace it with "yes." You don't have to type two things. You should be able to knock out 20 of these in 10 mins) | 908 | 926 | easy to distribute | easy to distribute |
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 said the terroists would attack India in retaliation for the death of Kasab? | 486 | 673 | null | Ihsanullah Ihsan, |
CHAPTER XXV.
THE BANKER AND HIS DAUGHTER.
Tom and Elsley are safe at Whitbury at last; and Tom, ere he has seen his father, has packed Elsley safe away in lodgings with an old dame whom he can trust. Then he asks his way to his father's new abode; a small old-fashioned house, with low bay windows jutting out upon t... | what is he sitting next to? | null | null | looks in the window. His father is sitting close to it, | The window. |
(CNN) -- Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova will team up again to play at this year's Wimbledon championships.
The popular pair won the 1999 and 2002 Australian Open doubles titles, but will be returning the SW19 to play in the legends doubles event for players who are retired from the professional circuit, the manag... | When was she caught? | 487 | 492 | 2007, | 2007, |
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 are the restrictions on the uses of the area formally demarcated as a mosque? | null | 83 | stringent restrictions | stringent restrictions |
Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University. Its mission is to disseminate scholarship within academia and society at large.
The press was founded by Whitney Darrow, with the financial support of Charles Scribner, as a printing press to serve the Princeton com... | It was founded to do what? | 293 | 326 | to serve the Princeton community | to serve the Princeton community |
CHAPTER XXX
THE LANDSLIDE-CONCLUSION
"Dick, are you badly hurt?" cried Tom.
"No--it's only a scratch. But it was a close call."
"To cover!" came from Jack Wumble. "Quick, all of you!"
There was no need to call out, for all realized that they were in a dangerous position. It was Arnold Baxter who fired on Dick... | Who? | 322 | 423 | Now Tom fired in return, and so true was his aim that the elder Baxter was hit in the left shoulder. | Baxter |
The Kelvin scale is an absolute thermodynamic temperature scale using as its null point absolute zero, the temperature at which all thermal motion ceases in the classical description of thermodynamics. The kelvin (symbol: K) is the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units (SI). The kelvin is define... | What is the Kelvin scale used for? | 15 | 22 | absolute thermodynamic temperature scale | absolute thermodynamic temperature scale |
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... | What is the latest World Health Organization figure for Ebola deaths? | 241 | 243 | 6 , 300 | 6 , 300 |
(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao returned home to a hero's welcome in his native Philippines on Friday after wresting the WBO welterweight title from Miguel Cotto on a 12th round technical knockout in Las Vegas.
'Pacman' has a fanatical following in the Philippines which has been further enhanced by his record breaking victor... | where was his opponent from? | null | 589 | Puerto Rican Cotto | Puerto Rico |
CHAPTER VI
PHIL SHOWS HIS STUBBORNNESS
Not one of the boys knew how to act or what to say. All wondered if Job Haskers had heard his name mentioned.
If the ill-natured instructor had heard, he made no mention of it. He looked sharply about the apartment and waved his hand to Luke.
"Watson, how many times have I... | What instruments did they play? | 456 | 570 |
"I thought this was the recreation hour, Mr. Haskers," answered the lad, who loved to play the guitar and banjo. | The guitar and banjo |
ISO 9564 is an international standard for personal identification number (PIN) management and security in financial services.
The PIN is used to verify the identity of a customer (the user of a bank card) within an electronic funds transfer system, and (typically) to authorize the transfer or withdrawal of funds. The... | What does ISO 9564-1:2011 specify? | 990 | 1,075 | SO 9564-1:2011 specifies the basic principles and techniques of secure PIN management | Secure PIN management |
CHAPTER XII
MR. LAYARD'S WOOING
The days went by with an uneventful swiftness at the Abbey, and after he had once accustomed himself to the strangeness of what was, in effect, solitude in the house with an unmarried guest of the other sex, it may be admitted, very pleasantly to Morris. At first that rather remarkab... | and was she stupid? | 707 | null | Now that she had procured some suitable clothes the young lady was distinctly good looking; she was remarkably intelligent and well-read; she sang, as Stephen Layard had said, "like an angel"; she took a most enlightened interest in aerophones and their possibilities; she proved a very useful assistant in various exper... | No |
CHAPTER FIFTY THREE.
ON SAN MINIATO.
"I would speak with you," said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation. It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her. She was going at last to know the secret about him.
"Yes," she said, with the same sort of submission that she might ... | Did one of them follow the other? | 132 | 169 | It was plain that he had followed her | Yes |
(CNN) -- A Florida jury awarded a widow $23.6 billion in punitive damages in her lawsuit against tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, her lawyer said.
Cynthia Robinson claimed that smoking killed her husband, Michael Johnson, in 1996. She argued R.J. Reynolds was negligent in not informing him that nicotine i... | Who was killed? | 199 | 234 | killed her husband, Michael Johnson | killed her husband, Michael Johnson |
Oklahoma i/ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/ (Cherokee: Asgaya gigageyi / ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎩᎦᎨᏱ; or translated ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎹ (òɡàlàhoma), Pawnee: Uukuhuúwa, Cayuga: Gahnawiyoˀgeh) is a state located in the South Central United States. Oklahoma is the 20th most extensive and the 28th most populous of the 50 United States. The state's name is derived from the ... | What is the nickname of Oklahoma? | 116 | 118 | the sooner state | the sooner state |
My name is Clyde. I am am a cat. I have had a life full of adventure. I started out as a small kitten living in a house. I lived with my human family. I also lived with my mother and brothers and sisters. There were some other animals there too. They were not cats but they were not humans. I am not sure what they were ... | What was his name? | 632 | 649 | His name was Rex | Rex |
(CNN) -- Jonathan Winters, the wildly inventive actor and comedian who appeared in such films as "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and "The Loved One" and played Robin Williams' son on the TV show "Mork & Mindy," has died. He was 87.
Winters died Thursday evening of natural causes at his home in Montecito, California... | Who idolized him? | 610 | 693 | "First he was my idol, then he was my mentor and amazing friend," tweeted Williams. | Williams |
(CNN) -- The wife of fugitive Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, three of his children and some of his grandchildren arrived in Algeria on Monday morning, Algerian diplomats said.
Mourad Benmehidi, the Algerian ambassador to the United Nations, said he relayed the news to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon earlier Monday. Ben... | What is the reasoning for the ban? | 935 | 987 | their "closeness of association with (the) regime." | their "closeness of association with (the) regime." |
(CNN) -- Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm died at her home in New York on Sunday at the age of 95, her niece, Amy Phillips, confirmed.
Holm, a star of the Broadway stage and movies, was admitted to New York's Roosevelt Hospital a week ago, but her husband took her home to her Manhattan home on Friday, Phillips said... | Where? | 660 | 723 | Holm's stage career began in 1936 in a Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, | Deer Lake, Pennsylvania |
CHAPTER XLVIII - RUBY A PRISONER
Ruby had run away from her lover in great dudgeon after the dance at the Music Hall, and had declared that she never wanted to see him again. But when reflection came with the morning her misery was stronger than her wrath. What would life be to her now without her lover? When she esc... | Who did Ruby leave? | null | null | her lover | her lover |
Punjab (Urdu, Punjabi: پنجاب, panj-āb, "five waters": listen (help·info)), also spelled Panjab, is the most populous of the four provinces of Pakistan. It has an area of 205,344 square kilometres (79,284 square miles) and a population of 91.379.615 in 2011, approximately 56% of the country's total population. Its provi... | Where is it located? | 88 | 150 | Panjab, is the most populous of the four provinces of Pakistan | Pakistan |
The British Isles are a group of islands off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. Situated in the North Atlantic, the islands have a total area of approximately 315,159 km2, and a combined population of just under 70 mil... | Is the topologyy massive in scale? | 1,012 | 1,082 | The topography of the islands is modest in scale by global standards. | no |
CHAPTER XII
THE GOLD HOUSE
"How you like Asiki-land, Major?" asked Jeekie, who had followed him and was now leaning against a wall fanning himself feebly with his great hand. "Funny place, isn't it, Major? I tell you so before you come, but you no believe me."
"Very funny," answered Alan, "so funny that I want to... | what was she wearing? | 947 | 973 | girl in gold snake skin?" | gold snake skin |
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. The city has a population of 763,908 (), of whom 601,448 live in the Municipality of Copenhagen. The larger urban area has a population of 1,280,371 (), while the Copenhagen metropolitan area has just over 2 million inhabitants. Copenhagen is situated on the ... | What did the Danish Golden age do? | 1,249 | 1,323 | null | it brought a Neoclassical look to Copenhagen's architecture |
Karnataka is a state in the south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed "Karnataka" in 1973. Only a small part of the state corresponds to the Carnatic region. The capital and largest city is ... | What are their names? | 930 | 1,289 | The two main river systems of the state are the Krishna and its tributaries, the Bhima, Ghataprabha, Vedavathi, Malaprabha, and Tungabhadra, in the north, and the Kaveri and its tributaries, the Hemavati, Shimsha, Arkavati, Lakshmana Thirtha and Kabini, in the south. Most of these rivers flow out of Karnataka eastward,... | Krishna and Kavari |
Jane's doll, Samantha, was a magical doll. Jane kept Samantha hidden from her friends, even Julie, who was her best friend. Jane didn't want all the other girls from school, like Wanda and Ruth, to find out that she had a magical doll. Samantha could do things other dolls couldn't. Jane would whisper in her ear a secre... | What did Jane tell her? | 459 | 488 | Jane told Samantha everything | everything |
CHAPTER VII.
NEW LODGINGS.
Dan was so eager to see the new lodgings that he could not wait with any degree of patience until Seth had fully satisfied himself regarding certain matters connected with the leasing of them, but insisted on setting out at once, and his partner felt obliged to accompany him.
Arriving a... | What was the condition of the floor in the attic room? | 242 | 243 | carpetless | carpetless |
CHAPTER III
On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka. In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since. For himself he would have cared, p... | did everybody know what was going on? | 1,478 | 1,529 | Ziska had heard the news, as had all the household | Ziska had heard the news, as had all the household |
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE.
OUTSIDE THE DUOMO.
While Baldassarre was possessed by the voice of Savonarola, he had not noticed that another man had entered through the doorway behind him, and stood not far off observing him. It was Piero di Cosimo, who took no heed of the preaching, having come solely to look at the escape... | what possessed him? | 83 | 102 | null | Savonarola's voice |
(CNN) -- A key United Nations committee on Thursday condemned Myanmar's human rights record while the secretary-general of the world body stressed the need for democratic reform.
In a call to freed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emphasized the importance of a peaceful democr... | who condemned Myanmar's record? | 9 | 91 | A key United Nations committee on Thursday condemned Myanmar's human rights record | A United Nations committee |
CHAPTER XI
THE MAN AT THE ASTOR
The duties of Master Pugsy Maloney at the offices of _Cosy Moments_ were not heavy; and he was accustomed to occupy his large store of leisure by reading narratives dealing with life in the prairies, which he acquired at a neighbouring shop at cut rates in consideration of their bein... | Does the main character have to work a lot? | 36 | 118 | The duties of Master Pugsy Maloney at the offices of _Cosy Moments_ were not heavy | no |
Unlike the Spanish milled dollar the U.S. dollar is based upon a decimal system of values. In addition to the dollar the coinage act officially established monetary units of mill or one-thousandth of a dollar (symbol ₥), cent or one-hundredth of a dollar (symbol ¢), dime or one-tenth of a dollar, and eagle or ten dolla... | what are coins also known as? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
CHAPTER II. THE PATH OF PHILANTHROPY
Mrs. Cecil Grainger may safely have been called a Personality, and one of the proofs of this was that she haunted people who had never seen her. Honora might have looked at her, it is true, on the memorable night of the dinner with Mrs. Holt and Trixton Brent; but--for sufficientl... | What was the name of her family? | 1,213 | 1,241 | Her family, the Pendletons, | Pendletons |
CHAPTER V
In the misty morning twilight Colonel Zane, fully armed, paced to and fro before his cabin, on guard. All night he had maintained a watch. He had not considered it necessary to send his family into the fort, to which they had often been compelled to flee. On the previous night Jonathan had come swiftly back... | Did he know they were a threat? | 418 | 585 | The words were "Injuns! Wetzel!" and there were none others with more power to affect hearers on the border. The colonel believed that Wetzel had signaled to Jonathan. | yes |
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (), is a federal republic in the southern portion of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with its neighbor Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to ... | When did they make their declaration of independence? | 1,283 | 1,337 | The declaration and fight for independence (1810–1818) | 1810 |
CHAPTER XIV
DEFEAT
A good fire burned on the hearth in the library at Sandymere, although the mild air of an early spring morning floated in through the open window. Challoner sat in a big leather chair, watching the flames and thinking of his nephew, when a servant entered and handed him a card.
Challoner glance... | Who? | 261 | 271 | a servant | a servant |
(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo underlined just why Real Madrid agreed to pay him the big bucks on a scintillating evening of European football.
The 28-year-old, who inked a new five-year deal with the Spanish club on Sunday, completed a brilliant hat trick as Real raced to a 6-1 rout against Galatasaray.
Ronaldo had th... | How old is Ronaldo? | 142 | 157 | The 28-year-old | 28 |
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was king of Scotland from 1649 until his deposition in 1651, and king of England, Scotland and Ireland from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 until his death.
Charles II's father, Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 ... | What happened to him? | 287 | 309 | was executed at White | executed |
The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University or simply Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England. It has no known date of foundation, but there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest ... | How far back is there evidence of teaching? | null | 226 | evidence of teaching as far back as 1096 | 1096 |
CHAPTER XXIII
NARRATIVE CONTINUED
When Redgauntlet left the room, in haste and discomposure, the first person he met on the stair, and indeed so close by the door of the apartment that Darsie thought he must have been listening there, was his attendant Nixon.
'What the devil do you here?' he said, abruptly and st... | Why? | 134 | 238 | and indeed so close by the door of the apartment that Darsie thought he must have been listening there, | Because he was so close by the door |
(CNN) -- Venezuela's top election official said Thursday that authorities will complete a 100% audit of votes cast in Sunday's presidential election.
Tibisay Lucena, president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council, said officials decided on the audit after a lengthy debate.
Officials had already audited 54% of ... | And his opponent? | 1,235 | null | Maduro secured 50.8% of votes | 50.8% |
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 old was the youngish doc? | 1,171 | 1,180 | forty-two | forty-two |
CHAPTER XIV.
"My beautiful! my beautiful! that standest meekly by, With thy proudly arch'd and glossy neck, and dark and fiery eye--
"Thus, thus I leap upon thy back, and scour the distant plains: Away! who overtakes me now, shall claim thee for his pains."
_The Arab to his Steed_.
Bulstrode seemed happy to mee... | What happened then? | 1,486 | null | a slight flush appeared on her face | a slight flush appeared on her face |
CHAPTER VI
"AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT"
"Mr. de Vaux!"
Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him. He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
"I beg your pardon, Lady May! Didn't you say something just now... | Has he been inattentive? | 714 | 743 | "I know I've been inattentive | yes |
A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. It is to be distinguished from "musical form" and "musical style", although in practice these terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Recently, academics have argued that categorizin... | What type of framework has it become in his opinion? | 1,963 | 2,050 | an almost ubiquitous framework for constituting and evaluating musical research objects | for constituting and evaluating musical research objects |
(CNN) -- Many have claimed to know the identity of the notorious Zodiac Killer, who terrorized northern California with a trail of unresolved murders in the 1960s. But their stories have not panned out.
Now, a Louisiana man believes he has the definitive answer to the chilling mystery: Who was the crazed, elusive kil... | Did the murderer write letters? | null | 813 | writing several letters to police | Yes. |
CHAPTER XIII.
FLAXEN'S GREAT NEED.
Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm. These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksg... | What did Anson's head sound like when he heard Flaxen's cry? | 324 | 332 | the note of a lost little prairie - chicken | the note of a lost little prairie - chicken |
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