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Liverpool Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club has won an English record 5 European Cups, 3 UEFA Cups, 3 UEFA Super Cups, 18 League titles, 7 FA Cups, a record 8 League Cups, a... | What about Rafa Benitez? | null | 725 | Under the management of Rafa Benítez | Manager |
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (stylized in its logo as abc since 1957) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is owned by the Disney–ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is part of the Big Three television networks. T... | Did they purchase another business? | 1,130 | 1,191 | after purchasing an 80% interest in cable sports channel ESPN | Yes |
(CNN)A Georgia police chief who said he accidentally shot and seriously injured his wife while the couple were sleeping in bed has resigned, the Peachtree City Police Department said Wednesday.
William McCollom stepped down as chief of police in Peachtree City nearly a week after a prosecutor announced that although ... | What day did the shooting happen on? | 324 | 347 | New Year's Day shooting | New Year's Day |
(CNN) -- If the Day of Judgment begins Saturday, as an apocalyptic Christian radio network has predicted, the community of Rapture, Indiana, will likely take it in stride.
Perhaps that's because the souls who lived in 15 to 20 homes in the southwest corner of the state are long gone -- leaving only one family and the... | Who's predicting the end of the world? | null | 1,138 | Harold Camping | Harold Camping |
(CNN) -- Winning a pageant title is life-changing, especially during the year of your reign.
If it's a big crown, like a state title, it can be like a full-time gig as you prepare for the national event and make appearances.
Elizabeth Fechtel set right to work after getting her tiara on June 21, when she was named ... | Were Fechtel and Cowen classmates? | 1,421 | 1,454 | Cowen, a student at Florida State | no |
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon (CNN) -- He escaped the war, but life's no happier now for Omar. The 8-year-old Syrian refugee longs for friends back in Qusayr, hard hit by a civil war that grinds on. He also misses days in school -- when the most he had to worry about was finishing his homework.
"I work so I can bring money f... | Were they nice to him? | null | 1,012 | "They hit us," he says timidly, describing how Lebanese boys his age beat him up. | no |
(CNN) -- A man has admitted he killed his uncle's 6-year-old stepdaughter, whose body was found in a Louisiana trash can this week, a spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.
Matthew Flugence admitted to detectives Wednesday morning that he stabbed Ahlittia North, a girl he previously babys... | When was he taken into custody? | 412 | 419 | Tuesday | Tuesday |
It was time for Jill to make her famous apple pie, out of the yellow apples that grew on her land. It was not time to pick the red cherries, or the orange oranges or even the green lettuce, but their nice colors made Jill happy. She would eat some of the pies, and give the rest of them away to her friends and family. S... | why? | 548 | 572 | she was all out of flour | she had no flour |
In February 1907, the Royal Dutch Shell Group was created through the amalgamation of two rival companies: the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company of the Netherlands and the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company Ltd of the United Kingdom. It was a move largely driven by the need to compete globally with Standard Oil. The Roy... | What did the company import? | 692 | 811 | Their father had owned an antique company in Houndsditch, London, which expanded in 1833 to import and sell sea-shells, | sea-shells |
CHAPTER VII
_Old Granny Fox Tries a New Plan_
Old Granny Fox kept thinking about Danny Meadow Mouse. She knew that he was fat, and it made her mouth water every time she thought of him. She made up her mind that she must and would have him. She knew that Danny had been very, very much frightened when she and Reddy ... | What did Granny Fox hope would happen with Danny Meadow Mouse if he wasn't frightened? | 251 | 261 | if nothing frightens him , he ' ll keep going | if nothing frightens him , he ' ll keep going |
(CNN)John Isner could not keep the United States in the Davis Cup on Sunday, so it was likely small consolation that his incredible tennis milestone remained unbeaten.
While the American lost to Andy Murray in Scotland, putting Great Britain into the quarterfinals of the prestigious teams event, halfway across the wo... | Who did he lose to? | 197 | 207 | Andy Murra | Andy Murray |
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 600 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably "Lithocarpus" (stone oaks), as well as in those of unrelated species such as "Grevi... | Called what | null | 1,305 | null | acorn |
(CNN)For a group of radical anti-Western militants, ISIS is pretty good at luring Westerners to its ranks.
The latest is an American teen from suburban Chicago who was allegedly on his way to join ISIS. Mohammed Hamzah Khan was stopped just before he was supposed to board a plane to Turkey, authorities said.
But he... | Was he going to attack anyone? | 454 | 491 | plotting to gun down American troops | yes |
CHAPTER XI. Drummers and Carpenters.
Peter Rabbit was so full of questions that he hardly knew which one to ask first. But Yellow Wing the Flicker didn't give him a chance to ask any. From the edge of the Green forest there came a clear, loud call of, "Pe-ok! Pe-ok! Pe-ok!"
"Excuse me, Peter, there's Mrs. Yellow Wi... | Where does Peter live? | 598 | 655 | Peter, as he started for home in the dear Old Briar-patch | Old Briar-patch |
(CNN) -- Lewis Hamilton has always been driven by his emotions -- for better or for worse -- but has he found a new level of maturity with Mercedes?
The double world champion has been schooled in the harsh lessons that Formula One can mete out since he joined McLaren's junior program when just 13 years old.
But, de... | And what kind of star is she? | 1,220 | 1,256 | American pop star Nicole Scherzinger | pop star |
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... | How many attempts did it take? | 982 | 1,128 | and here, too, Beattie hanged himself, going straight to the clothes-posts for another rope when the first one broke, such was his determination. | Two |
Before forming Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor had played together in a band named Smile. Freddie Mercury (then known by his birth name of Farrokh "Freddie" Bulsara) was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. Mercury joined the band in 1970, suggested "Que... | When did Mercury start with them? | 273 | 304 | Mercury joined the band in 1970 | 1970 |
CHAPTER XI
MIGUEL TAKES CONTROL
A black cloud rolled from _Mossamedes'_ funnel and blew across her bows. The beat of engines quickened and when the stern swung up their furious racing shook the ship. Kit pictured Macallister, sternly calm, at the throttle wheel. Much depended on his skill, for if he were slow when ... | who was sweating | 514 | 520 | Miguel | Miguel |
(CNN) -- Lady Gaga reached an out-of-court settlement with her former assistant who sued for unpaid overtime, according to a court filing.
Details of the deal were not revealed in a document filed in court last week asking the clerk to close the case.
The lawsuit, which sought $350,000 in back pay from the singer, ... | How much did Jennifer believe she was to be paid as a salary? | 727 | 734 | null | $75,000 |
CHAPTER XXIII
A NIGHT RIDE
It was six o'clock in the evening. Curtis had just finished his supper and sat drowsily content in his quarters at the police post after being out in the frost all day. The temperature had steadily fallen since morning and the cold was now intensified by a breeze that drove scattered clou... | Was the moon visible? | 333 | 338 | moon | yes |
Aristocracy (Greek ἀριστοκρατία "aristokratía", from ἄριστος "" "excellent", and κράτος "" "power") is a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class. The term derives from the Greek "aristokratia", meaning "rule of the best".
At the time of the word's origins in ancient Greec... | Were they elected? | 773 | 787 | was appointed | No |
CHAPTER XXX
THE DEFENSE OF THE CAVE--SAVED!
"He has fainted, poor fellow!" said Dick, as he bent over the unconscious form of Bostwick.
"We ought to git back to the house at once!" put in old Jerry. "We must warn the cap'n and the others of what Lesher and his crowd intend to do."
"That is true, but we can't le... | Who was loaded on the boat unconscious? | null | 140 | the unconscious form of Bostwick. | Bostwick. |
A family of four went to the zoo today. The animal zoo they were going to had a bunch of different kinds of animals! The kids were so excited to go that they had almost forgot to bring their camera. They arrived to the zoo and the first thing they saw were the flamingos! They were so pretty and pink. They all stood aro... | What next? | 364 | 403 | The next animal they saw were the lions | lions |
Of all the speeches at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, few offended conservative listeners more than the speech by Sandra Fluke.
There are plenty of good reasons to be annoyed. From the conservative point of view, Fluke is on the wrong side of a battle over religious freedom. Back in March, sh... | Who was it? | 1,336 | 1,469 | Shortly before Fluke spoke, conservative commentator Ann Coulter had tweeted: "Bill Clinton just impregnated Sandra Fluke backstage." | Ann Coulter |
National Geographic, formerly the National Geographic Magazine, is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about science, geography, history, and world cul... | What is the global circulation of National Geographic Magazine? | 173 | 178 | 6 . 5 million per month | 6 . 5 million per month |
(CNN) -- A Boston grand jury has subpoenaed two more men to testify Thursday in its ongoing investigation into whether former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez is connected to an unsolved double homicide in Boston last year.
Alexander Bradley and John Alcorn Jr. were ordered to answer the questions of a grand jury ... | how has the defendant pled? | 690 | null | not guilty | not guilty |
(CNN) -- Uncertainty over the fate of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was further compounded Saturday by reports that two men whose names matched those on the passenger manifest had reported their passports stolen.
Malaysian authorities apparently did not check the stolen documents on an international law enforc... | What was the number of the flight? | 46 | 74 | Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 | \370 |
(CNN) -- Sherlock Holmes is back, and it's more than elementary my dear Watson.
Eighty-one years after the death of his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and more than 100 years since the last original story, the world's greatest detective returns in a new novel, "The House of Silk."
The novel may be the peak of wha... | How many stories in all? | null | 798 | 56 original short stories and 4 novels | 56 original short stories and 4 novels |
(CNN) -- Champagne, Pele and FIFA. It sounds just like another soiree for those who run international football.
Yet it's fundamentally different this time for the Champagne in question is a certain Jerome, the 55-year-old who launched his campaign to dethrone FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday.
Once one of Blatt... | where is he from? | 1,418 | 1,427 | Frenchman | France |
East Timor () or Timor-Leste (; Tetum: "Timór Lorosa'e"), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a sovereign state in Maritime Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island surrou... | WHen did it end? | 498 | 629 | until 28 November 1975, when the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin) declared the territory's independence | 28 November 1975 |
The Eucharist (also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper, among other names) is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches and an ordinance in others. According to the New Testament, the rite was instituted by Jesus Christ during his Last Supper; giving his disciples bread and wine during th... | What rite was established by Jesus during the Passover meal? | 0 | 102 | The Eucharist (also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper, among other names) is a Christian rite | The Eucharist |
CHAPTER XII
IN WHICH A COMEDIAN CHALLENGES TRAGEDY TO BOWLS
When Grizel opened the door of Corp's house she found husband and wife at home, the baby in his father's arms; what is more, Gavinia was looking on smiling and saying, "You bonny litlin, you're windy to have him dandling you; and no wonder, for he's a fath... | What happened in Mrs. McLean's parlour according to Christina? | null | 298 | null | not a sylup was said about a glove |
Istanbul (, or ; ), historically known as Constantinople and Byzantium, is the most populous city in Turkey and the country's economic, cultural, and historic center. Istanbul is a transcontinental city in Eurasia, straddling the Bosphorus strait (which separates Europe and Asia) between the Sea of Marmara and the Blac... | when did Ottomans conquer the city? | 1,247 | 1,283 | Ottomans conquered the city in 1453 | 1453 |
Relatively insensitive film, with a correspondingly lower speed index, requires more exposure to light to produce the same image density as a more sensitive film, and is thus commonly termed a slow film. Highly sensitive films are correspondingly termed fast films. In both digital and film photography, the reduction of... | What did each number represent? | 1,050 | 1,145 | corresponding with the last number visible on the exposed plate after development and fixation. | corresponding with the last number visible on the exposed plate after development and fixation. |
(CNN)Prison life won't be pretty for Aaron Hernandez, the former NFL player and convicted murderer sentenced to life without parole.
After correction officers evaluate him, he will be shipped to Massachusetts' flagship maximum-security prison, one of the most high-tech jails in the United States with no history of br... | How many cameras are used to monitor the prison 24 hours a day? | 128 | 129 | 366 | 366 |
Washington (CNN) -- It should come to no surprise that Jim Messina, one of the masterminds behind President Obama's successful presidential campaigns, is ready for Hillary Clinton in 2016, but he also has a few Republicans he hopes will throw their hats in the ring.
In an interview with Ozy's CEO Carlos Watson, Messi... | Was he interviewing Jim? | 269 | 314 | In an interview with Ozy's CEO Carlos Watson, | Yes. |
Billings, Montana (CNN) -- Fighting back tears, Auliea Hanlon sat on the witness stand in a Montana courtroom, just feet away from the man who pleaded guilty to raping her 14-year-old daughter -- and initially received a sentence that required him to serve just 31 days in prison.
"Here we are -- six, seven years late... | what relation is she to Moralez? | 183 | 192 | daughter | Mom |
CHAPTER VII
Dick and Veronica returned laden with parcels. They explained that "Daddy Slee," as it appeared he was generally called, a local builder of renown, was following in his pony-cart, and was kindly bringing the bulkier things with him.
"I tried to hustle him," said Dick, "but coming up after he had washe... | did she leave them around? | 562 | 638 | null | no |
(CNN) -- Timo Glock faces an uncertain future in Formula One after parting company with Marussia ahead of the new season.
The 30-year-old German, who was expected to partner rookie Max Chilton for the 2013 campaign, had been with the team since it began as Virgin back in 2010.
Glock made his debut for Jordan in 200... | When did he start for Jordan? | 316 | 321 | 2004 | 2004 |
An organic compound is virtually any chemical compound that contains carbon, although a consensus definition remains elusive and likely arbitrary. Organic compounds are rare terrestrially, but of central importance because all known life is based on organic compounds. The most basic petrochemicals are considered the bu... | What are the building blocks of organic chemistry? | 54 | 60 | the most basic petrochemicals | the most basic petrochemicals |
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward was related to royalty throughout Europe. Before his ... | What did he embody? | 1,168 | null | . He fostered good relations between Britain and other European countries, especially France | . He fostered good relations between Britain and other European countries, especially France |
Switzerland (/ˈswɪtsərlənd/), officially the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a country in Europe. While still named the "Swiss Confederation" for historical reasons, modern Switzerland is a federal directorial republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat o... | Does the mountain span a large part of Switzerland? | 741 | 790 | the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory | yes |
London (CNN) -- The first solo exhibition in about 20 years of early photos of the Beatles taken by a British photographer who designed five of their UK album covers is on display in London.
Robert Freeman photographed and designed the Fab Four's second to sixth album covers and was the group's favored snapper for th... | Was this their second tour? | 394 | 459 | Freeman also traveled with the band on their momentous first tour | No |
CHAPTER THE FOURTH.
Now hold thy tongue, Billy Bewick, he said, Of peaceful talking: let me be; But if thou art a man, as I think thou art, Come ower the dyke and fight with me. BORDER MINSTRELSY.
On the morning after this gay evening, the two young men were labouring together in a plot of ground behind Stevenlaw's... | What was the purpose of Miss Menie's bower? | 231 | 240 | decorate with flowers and shrubs a sort of arbour | decorate with flowers and shrubs a sort of arbour |
(CNN)The passing of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz may not have come as a surprise -- his health had deteriorated in recent years -- but until the very end, the monarch was determined to leave an indelible imprint on the throne by articulating and implementing a clear vision for the country.
Abdullah als... | how did he want to do this? | 241 | 304 | by articulating and implementing a clear vision for the country | by articulating and implementing a clear vision for the country |
(CNN) -- Paris St Germain have completed the signing of Barcelona's Brazilian left-back Maxwell on a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.
The 30-year-old finalized his move on Thursday after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms with the big-spending French league leaders.
Maxwell, who has... | What motivated Maxwell to join PSG? | 253 | 253 | null | interest |
CHAPTER II
MARSTON GETS A WARNING
It was dark and the mud village was strangely quiet. Thin mist drifted about the house Don Felix had occupied, and Wyndhams' new agent leaned forward slackly with his arm on the table. He was a young French creole, but his face was pinched and careworn.
Marston, sitting in a corn... | Where? | 303 | 322 | sitting in a corner | sitting in a corner |
CHAPTER XII.
THE WEDDING.
When Ussher first came into the parlour at Ballycloran, he asked after Thady, and it will be necessary to explain why he did so; the terms on which the two men stood towards each other not being such as to render it probable that either should be very anxious for the presence of the other.... | why? | 909 | null | null | Politics |
(CNN) -- The arrest of a Christian man accused of making remarks against the Muslim prophet Mohammed wasn't enough to appease an angry mob in Pakistan this weekend.
More than 100 homes of Christians were set on fire by outraged Muslims in the Badami Bagh community in Lahore on Saturday after police arrested Sawan Mas... | Who was arrested? | 9 | 38 | The arrest of a Christian man | A Christian man |
(CNN)The odds seemed almost impossibly stacked against baby Lily, but she survived.
Rescuers found the toddler Saturday, hanging upside down in her mother's car, which had flipped into a frigid Utah river a day before.
If the wreck occurred when police believe it did, she may have been there for as many as 14 hours... | What did the cold have to do with Lily's survival? | 874 | 1,233 | Ironically, the cold might have actually helped Lily survive, said Dr. Barbara Walsh, with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
"She's going to have a lower heart rate. She's going to have a lower metabolism. She's going to need less sugar," Walsh said. "It's almost like the body is sort of knowing that it... | It slowed her body down which protected it. |
It is classified as a Beta World City, ranking seventh in Latin America and 73rd in the world. Described as a "vibrant, eclectic place with a rich cultural life", and "a thriving tech center and entrepreneurial culture", Montevideo ranks 8th in Latin America on the 2013 MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. By 20... | Who was the Spanish governor of Buenos Aires who sent an expedition to Montevideo in 1724? | 166 | 172 | bruno mauricio de zabala | bruno mauricio de zabala |
(CNN) -- Two former presidents reflected on their greatest regrets in office Monday, each looking back to issues that continue to plague the nation years later.
Former presidents and political rivals Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush now share philanthropic efforts.
Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clint... | When? | 77 | 83 | Monday | Monday |
(CNN) -- Even a presidential campaign's airplane troubles can get partisan in an election year.
Aviation incidents involving President Barack Obama and Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, have inspired hundreds of supporters commenting at CNN.com to connect those events to the candidate... | Why? | 943 | 961 | electrical problem | electrical problem |
(CNN) -- It was the moment the world had been waiting for, and as he has so often in his glittering career, Lionel Messi delivered.
After a frantic opening to the World Cup in Brazil with entertainment and goals aplenty, one of its gold-plated stars announced his arrival in style.
A trademark slaloming run from the... | What was Messi playing in? | null | null | After a frantic opening to the World Cup in Brazil with entertainment and goals aplenty, one of its gold-plated stars announced his arrival in style. | the World Cup |
Homer ( , "Hómēros") is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the legendary author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey", two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature. The "Iliad" is set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states. It focuses on... | Where was Homer from? | 649 | 655 | Ionia | Ionia |
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- When we requested an interview with members of the Communist Youth League, I expected an army of suits with well-rehearsed answers. Instead, we met three students casually dressed in jeans, just 18 to 23 years old.
Christina Zhang wants to be a linguistics teacher or professor. She plans to at... | What kind of teacher does Christina Zhang wish to be? | 241 | 290 | Christina Zhang wants to be a linguistics teacher | linguistics |
Saint Helena (/ˌseɪnt həˈliːnə/ SAYNT-hə-LEE-nə) is a volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) east of Rio de Janeiro and 1,950 kilometres (1,210 mi) west of the Cunene River, which marks the border between Namibia and Angola in southwestern Africa. It is part of the British Ove... | How many people live there? | null | 489 | Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres (10 by 5 mi) and has a population of 4,255 (2008 census). | 4,255 |
CHAPTER VII. THE HOUSE IN SOHO
WHITTINGTON and his companion were walking at a good pace. Tommy started in pursuit at once, and was in time to see them turn the corner of the street. His vigorous strides soon enabled him to gain upon them, and by the time he, in his turn, reached the corner the distance between them ... | what was a new one to them ? | 473 | 478 | sport | sport |
(CNN) -- Nico Rosberg dominated the final, vital qualifying session of the 2014 F1 season in Abu Dhabi, putting the German in the box seat for the World Championship title.
The Mercedes driver, who has endured a fine but torrid season alongside his rival Lewis Hamilton, led the session from the start as Hamilton put ... | What is his pole position? | 1,528 | 1,553 | not about pole position." | not about pole position." |
CHAPTER X
LORD TONY
I
A quarter of an hour later citizen-commandant Fleury was at last ushered into the presence of the proconsul and received upon his truly innocent head the full torrent of the despot's wrath. But Martin-Roget had listened to the counsels of prudence: for obvious reasons he desired to avoid any... | What was sworn to Milor? | 1,122 | 1,215 | I swear to you most solemnly that M. le duc de Kernogan will rest in peace in hallowed ground | that M. le duc de Kernogan will rest in peace in hallowed ground |
Kerry was playing with his toy airplane in the backyard after school one day when he saw something moving in the corner of the yard. He put down his toy and went over to look. He found a small frog, about two inches cross, jumping across the grass.
Carefully, Kerry followed the frog as it jumped across the grass. He ... | what did he run and a get? | 472 | 487 | a plastic pail | a pail |
CHAPTER XIII
WERNER'S ATTACK
"Hold on, Bill Glutts!" cried Randy, as he ran after the youth whom he had not seen since the Winter before.
"You leave me alone!" returned Glutts, and then, in order to run faster, he dropped the bundle he was carrying.
"Don't let him get away!" burst out Fred, and made a wild dash... | how did Fred avoid a punch? | null | 692 | the youngest Rover ducked | he ducked |
The Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Between the 1680s and 1850s, they contested power with their rivals, the Tories. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute monarchy. T... | Could they serve in high positions in the military? | 788 | 877 | The Whigs thoroughly purged the Tories from all major positions in government, the army, | no |
Mosaic has a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Pebble mosaics were made in Tiryns in Mycenean Greece; mosaics with patterns and pictures became widespread in classical times, both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Early Christian basilicas from the 4th century onwards were decorated with... | During what period did mosaic art flourish? | null | 417 | art flourished in the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 15th | the 6th to the 15th centuries |
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the U.S. military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission (with jurisdiction in both domestic a... | Has this happened during war? | null | null | This has happened twice | yes |
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was an American company that sold computers, computer components, software, and information technology services, and that created the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, ZFS, the Network File System (NFS) and SPARC. Sun contributed significantly to the evolution of several ke... | Did they contribute to the development of Unix? | 1,182 | 1,253 | null | yes |
CHAPTER XIV.
WATER-PARTY
Every year Mr Crich gave a more or less public water-party on the lake. There was a little pleasure-launch on Willey Water and several rowing boats, and guests could take tea either in the marquee that was set up in the grounds of the house, or they could picnic in the shade of the great wa... | was Mr Crich in good health? | 1,114 | null | , since he was so ill in health | No |
CHAPTER XX
Julian and Furley left the place together. They looked for the Bishop but found that he had slipped away.
"To Downing Street, I believe," Furley remarked. "He has some vague idea of suggesting a compromise."
"Compromise!" Julian repeated a little drearily. "How can there be any such thing! There might ... | Was Julian alone? | 13 | 56 | Julian and Furley left the place together. | no |
(CNN) -- Long before Chen Guangcheng became internationally known as a human rights crusader, villagers near his home knew him as the man to go to when they had trouble with local authorities.
Despite having little formal legal education, Chen began advocating on behalf of villagers in 1996 at the age of 25, accordin... | Was it a large town? | null | 1,476 | null | no |
Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with a population of 552,700 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km. Its urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 3 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union. About... | What is Lisbon's ranking in terms of the most populous urban areas in the European Union? | 75 | 75 | 11th | 11th |
A photograph or photo is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic medium such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of what the human ... | What is the Greek origin of the word "photograph"? | 114 | null | φως ( " phos " ) , meaning " light " | φως ( " phos " ) , meaning " light " |
(CNN) -- A man apparently angry over a poor performance evaluation entered an Ohio State University maintenance building early Tuesday and opened fire, killing a manager before turning the gun on himself, police said.
Larry Wallington, 48, a building services manager at the OSU Maintenance Building, was pronounced de... | What time did the shooting occur? | null | 81 | 3 : 30 a . m . et | 3 : 30 a . m . et |
James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685 until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Roman Catholic monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland.
The second surviving son of Charl... | when did James VII rule Scotland? | 138 | 210 | 6 February 1685 until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 | 6 February 1685 until 1688 |
It was Saturday and it was nice outside. I did not have school and my mom did not have work. When I woke up we ate breakfast and got ready for the day. My mom started to clean up the house so I went up to my room to play with my toys. My mom came upstairs and told me, "If you clean up your room there is a great surpris... | What did you do? | 191 | 233 | I went up to my room to play with my toys | went to my room |
CHAPTER III. DARBY AND JOAN
My reason haply more To bandy word for word and frown for frown; But now I see our lances are but straws! SHAKESPEARE.
Lancelot saw his brother's doctors the next morning, and communicated to his wife the upshot of the interview when they were driving to their meeting in Mrs. Grinstead... | Who did the two Brownlow doctors consult with about Lancelot's brother's condition? | 164 | 206 | the cousin , the fashionable one , when we made the great removal . " " so they consulted ? " " and fairly see the way out of the wood , though not by any means quit of it , poor tina | the cousin , the fashionable one , when we made the great removal . " " so they consulted ? " " and fairly see the way out of the wood , though not by any means quit of it , poor tina |
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- In a landmark case, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that Turkish authorities failed to protect a woman from her abusive ex-husband, effectively allowing his pattern of domestic violence to lead to the killing of her mother at gunpoint.
Judges unanimously ruled that the Turki... | What town did she live in? | 1,362 | 1,401 | southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir | Diyarbakir |
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... | Did she think it was normal? | 288 | 412 | To me it is a homely smell, which I draw in with a great breath, but it was as strange to Margaret as the weavers themselves | No |
Rocky's been a fictional hero for decades, but in Edmonton, Alberta, today there's a hero named Rocky who is definitely real -- only he's 8 years old and has four legs.
This Rocky, a Labrador retriever-husky mix, is being hailed for pulling a 9-year-old girl from an icy river on Easter Sunday. His owner, Adam Shaw, 2... | Does she have siblings? | 452 | 498 | Samara, 9, and her 10-year-old sister, Krymzen | Yes |
CHAPTER XXIII
EVENTIDE--A SECOND DECLARATION
For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour window and a foot or two into the room. Miss Everdene sat inside the window, facing down the table. She was thus at the... | was the table short or long | null | 85 | a long table | it was a long table |
CHAPTER VII
Tun work in the ironing-room slipped off, but the three days until Wednesday night were very long. She hummed over the fancy starch that flew under the iron at an astounding rate.
"I can't see how you do it," Mary admired. "You'll make thirteen or fourteen this week at that rate."
Saxon laughed, and i... | How many females were probably after him? | 1,222 | 1,254 | A lot of 'em's got fooled on him | A lot of 'em's |
Melissa Harris-Lacewell is associate professor of politics and African-American studies at Princeton University. She is the author of the award-winning book "Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought" and writes a daily blog titled The Kitchen Table.
Melissa Harris-Lacewell says African-... | What did Senator John McCain say when he conceded defeat to Barack Obama? | 214 | 229 | pointed to the greatness of the american promise fulfilled in the election of his opponent | pointed to the greatness of the american promise fulfilled in the election of his opponent |
(CNN) -- For much of the world, February 14 is known as a day to celebrate love.
But in Iran, Valentine's Day has come to mark another occasion as well—the anniversary of the house arrest of Iran's leading opposition figures Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard. On February 14, 2011, Iranian author... | Why not? | 365 | 383 | under house arrest | He is under house arrest |
(CNN)Juniper and Violet are best friends who are both battling the same rare form of cancer.
They also shared a dream to visit "the happiest place on Earth" -- Disneyland.
Violet's wish came true in December 2013, thanks to Make-A-Wish Foundation. When the nonprofit group granted 3-year-old Juniper's wish in Octobe... | What was Violet wearing in the video? | 735 | 753 | Cinderella costume | Cinderella costume |
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for the euro and administers monetary policy of the Eurozone, which consists of 19 EU member states and is one of the largest currency areas in the world. It is one of the world's most important central banks and is one of the seven institutions of the European Union ... | under which treaty? | 471 | 523 | The Treaty of Amsterdam established the bank in 1998 | The Treaty of Amsterdam |
A recent Treasury Department report of misconduct by a banking regulator is giving watchdogs some ammunition to argue that financial regulators are too cozy with the banks they are tasked with overseeing.
The report, part of a small batch just released by the department's inspector-general, says that a government emp... | Where these reports bad or good? | 1,132 | 1,309 | "These investigative reports are good examples of the fact that the department has been successful in demonstrating that there is little toleration for individual misconduct."
| Good |
CHAPTER XII.
SENTENCE OF DEATH.
After parting with their companion, de Lescure and Henri were not long in reaching Durbellière; and on the road thither they also learnt that Santerre, and upwards of a hundred blue horsemen, were prisoners in the château, or in the barns, out-houses, or stables belonging to it; and ... | who did Henri go into the house behind? | 1,362 | 1,400 | he followed his cousin into the house. | his cousin |
(CNN) -- Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has made an emotional appeal after his father was abducted in his native Nigeria.
"Please just let him go," he told Sky Sports News.
"He's just an old man, he hasn't done any harm to anyone as far as I know and I don't know why he has been taken."
Michael Obi, who runs a... | when did he learn about the incident? | 484 | 589 | Obi Mikel was told of the problem just before the start of Chelsea's Premier League match at Stoke Sunday | before a football match |
Somalis (Somali: Soomaali, Arabic: صومال) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa (Somali Peninsula). The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. They are predominantly Sunni Muslim. Ethnic Somalis number around 16-20 millio... | How many ethnic Somalis are estimated to live in the world? | 85 | 88 | 16 - 20 million | 16 - 20 million |
Washington (CNN)Potential Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson is apologizing after being accused of plagiarism -- even as the author of one of the books Carson is accused of lifting material from is rushing to his defense.
"I attempted to appropriately cite and acknowledge all sources in America the Beautiful,... | What was Ben Carson apologizing for? | 69 | 117 | is apologizing after being accused of plagiarism | Plagiarism |
Al-Qaeda ( or ; ', , translation: "The Base", "The Foundation" or "The Fundament" and alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qæda and sometimes al-Qa'ida) is a militant Sunni Islamist multi-national organization founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, and several other Arab volunteers who fought against the Sov... | What year was al-Qaeda founded? | 70 | 70 | 1988 | 1988 |
CHAPTER XX
FAST IN THE ICE
"Well, there is one piece of luck," said Barwell Dawson, the next morning. "Our collier is here, so we can take on coal at once, and get away from here inside of three or four days."
"Yes, we want to take advantage of the weather while it lasts," answered the captain of the _Ice King_. ... | Who was inquiring about something? | 679 | 771 | "She is here," said Barwell Dawson, after making inquiries. "I will have you taken to her." | Barwell Dawson |
(CNN)Like so many other Muslims during Ramadan, Mohammed Abu Khdeir woke up early to recharge, physically and spiritually.
His first order of business was to eat a big meal, to sustain him through the day until he could break the seasonal Muslim fast at sunset. The next was to head to a mosque in his middle-class Pal... | Alive? | null | 699 | About an hour after his abduction, the teen's body was discovered in a forest elsewhere in Jerusalem. | no |
For decades, prosecutors say, Johann (John) Breyer had successfully eluded a dark past.
In his twilight years, the 89-year-old Philadelphia man was forced to defend himself against accusations that he was more than a mere perimeter guard at the notorious Auschwitz camp, where more than 1 million people, most of them ... | How old was he when he joined? | 496 | 533 | he was only 17 years old at the time. | 17 |
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
IN WHICH MISS PECKSNIFF MAKES LOVE, MR JONAS MAKES WRATH, MRS GAMP MAKES TEA, AND MR CHUFFEY MAKES BUSINESS
On the next day's official duties coming to a close, Tom hurried home without losing any time by the way; and after dinner and a short rest sallied out again, accompanied by Ruth, to pay his... | Is Ruth sure Merry will like her? | 817 | 967 | null | No |
Long Beach, California (CNN) -- Taylor Wilson is going to create a safer source of nuclear energy, help reduce the world's stockpile of nuclear weapons, screen container ships for weapons and power manned missions to other planets. But first ... he has to graduate high school in May.
Jack Andraka is going to bring hi... | What office has she held? | 1,376 | null | Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, | Governor |
The emergence of resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is a common phenomenon. Emergence of resistance often reflects evolutionary processes that take place during antibiotic therapy. The antibiotic treatment may select for bacterial strains with physiologically or genetically enhanced capacity to survive high doses of... | What might depend on the growth phase? | 1,113 | 1,155 | null | A bactericidal activity of antibacterials |
The American Revolutionary War (17751783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and her Thirteen Colonies, which declared independence as the United States of America.
After 1765, growing philosophical and political differences strained the re... | Who was in charge of a Britain retaliation? | 1,454 | null | Sir William Howe launched a British counter-offensive | Sir William Howe |
CHAPTER XI
VON BEHRLING'S FATE
It seemed to Louise that she had scarcely been in bed an hour when the more confidential of her maids--Annette, the Frenchwoman--woke her with a light touch of the arm. She sat up in bed sleepily.
"What is it, Annette?" she asked. "Surely it is not mid-day yet? Why do you disturb me... | And what did she want after that? | null | 921 | "My bath, Annette, and a dressing-gown," she ordered. "Tell Monsieur Bellamy that I hurry. I will be with him in twenty minutes."
| a dressing-gown |
New York (CNN) -- A self-described "ex-madam" who claims she supplied fellow city comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer with escorts several years ago is facing charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs, authorities said.
Kristin Davis, 38, was arrested on Monday night and charged with selling Adderall, Xana... | Has she been released? | 433 | 600 | The candidate was released Tuesday on $100,000 bail, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for September 5. Prosecutors said she will have strict pretrial supervision. | Yes |
Leipzig is the most populous city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. With a population of 582,277 inhabitants (1.1 million residents in the larger urban zone) it is Germany's tenth most populous city. Leipzig is located about southwest of Berlin at the confluence of the White Elster, Pleisse, and Parthe rivers at... | Why? | 1,640 | 1,724 | Leipzig forms the centerpiece of the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland public transit system. | the centerpiece |
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