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Gamma rays (also called gamma radiation), denoted by the lower-case Greek letter gamma (γ or formula_1 ), are penetrating electromagnetic radiation of a kind arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei. It consists of photons in the highest observed range of photon energy. Paul Villard, a French chemist and phy... | Are they safe? | 640 | 675 | and are thus biologically hazardous | no |
CHAPTER III.
ON A LUMBER RAFT.
"You think you saw Arnold Baxter?" demanded Tom.
"Yes, I saw Arnold Baxter, just as plain as day."
"Sam, you must be--"
"No, I am not dreaming. It was Arnold Baxter, true enough. As soon as he saw I had spotted him he drew out of sight."
"But we thought he was dead--buried und... | Who was disturbed? | 1,278 | 1,312 | Both lads were very much disturbed | Both lads. |
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 pieces of fancy starch did Saxon iron in a week? | 79 | 81 | thirteen or fourteen | thirteen or fourteen |
CHAPTER XX
VALE LESTON
'The way to make thy son rich is to fill His mind with rest before his trunk with riches; For wealth without contentment climbs a hill, To feel those tempests that fly over ditches, But if thy son can make ten pounds his measure, Then all thou addest may be called his treasure.' GEORGE HERB... | what were they ? | 657 | 668 | two-storied | two-storied |
CHAPTER X
LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES"
The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg. Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.
"Now, Sybil," she said, "for our talk."
... | What is the difference between Mr. Brooks and Atherstone according to Lady Caroom? | null | 328 | null | quite as well bred |
Having not seen or heard from her daughter in two weeks, Alexis Murphy's mother said in a CNN interview she is keeping strong with support from family and friends.
"A mother would know if her daughter is really gone, but I still have hope," Laura Murphy said.
Alexis Murphy was last seen at a gas station earlier thi... | What state does the story take place in? | 490 | 584 | Murphy's disappearance set off a search that extended 30 miles outside of Lovingston, Virginia | Virginia |
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881.
The "Times" was first published on December 4, 1881, as the "Los Angeles Daily Times" under the direction of Nathan Cole Jr. and Thomas Gardiner. It was first printed at the Mirror printing plant, owned by Jess... | Who defended them on charges? | 1,320 | 1,421 | The American Federation of Labor hired noted trial attorney Clarence Darrow to represent the brothers | Clarence Darrow |
One day, a boy named Jack wanted take a trip on his red tricycle. He was not sure where he wanted to go, but he knew he wanted to go somewhere far away. It was a cloudy and chilly day, so Jack wore a warm shirt. Jack worried that he might get lonely on his trip. He borrowed his mother's phone and taped it to the handle... | Was it fresh? | null | null | left over pizza | No. |
The ultimate substantive legacy of Principia Mathematica is mixed. It is generally accepted that Kurt Gödel's incompleteness theorem of 1931 definitively demonstrated that for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics, there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not be ... | what was it? | 869 | 955 | null | a collection of essays and addresses |
The 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from March 24 until August 8, 2008, prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics, with the theme of "one world, one dream". Plans for the relay were announced on April 26, 2007, in Beijing, China. The relay, also called by the organizers as the "Journey of Harmony", lasted 129 days and... | Is that a normal length? | 364 | 411 | the longest distance of any Olympic torch relay | no |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
IN WHICH GLUMM TAKES TO HUNTING ON THE MOUNTAINS FOR CONSOLATION, AND FINDS IT UNEXPECTEDLY, WHILE ALRIC PROVES HIMSELF A HERO.
"I go to the fells to-day," said Glumm to Alric one morning, as the latter opened the door of Glummstede and entered the hall.
"I go also," said Alric, leaning a stout... | What was the long knife in? | 901 | 907 | sheath | sheath |
(CNN) -- The lawyer for the neighborhood watch leader who fatally shot unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, said Thursday that his client has received about $200,000 from supporters.
Orlando lawyer Mark O'Mara told CNN's "AC360" that George Zimmerman told him Wednesday of the donations as they were... | Did Zimmerman's relatives have any assets? | 863 | 898 | Zimmerman's relatives had few asset | no |
CHAPTER L
The Duke's Arguments
The Duke before he left Custins had an interview with Lady Cantrip, at which that lady found herself called upon to speak her mind freely. "I don't think she cares about Lord Popplecourt," Lady Cantrip said.
"I am sure I don't know why she should," said the Duke, who was often very ... | Who granted her an interview? | 35 | 101 | The Duke before he left Custins had an interview with Lady Cantrip | The Duke |
CHAPTER XXI
OFF FOR THE MINING DISTRICT
While Jack Wumble was off attending to his private business the three Rover boys took a stroll through Denver.
The city was different from any they had visited, and their walk was full of interest.
Coming to a store in the window of which were exhibited a number of Indian... | What was Wumble off doing? | 70 | 103 | attending to his private business | attending to business |
Chapter 2: A Valiant Band.
The permission was not attended with the result that the young prince's counsellors had hoped. For a time, James showed a lively pleasure when Desmond rode over to Saint Germain, walked with him in the gardens, and talked to him alone in his private apartments, and professed a warm friendsh... | Where would he then go fishing? | 1,567 | 1,592 | a stream across the hills | a stream across the hills |
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... | Who was the painter speaking with? | 708 | 828 | Torpenhow was sprawling in a long chair with a small fox-terrier asleep on his chest, while Dick was preparing a canvas. | Torpenhow |
(CNN) -- Zachary Tomaselli, the third man to publicly allege that former Syracuse University coach Bernie Fine molested him, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he sexually abused a teenage boy.
Under the terms of the deal, Tomaselli faces a maximum of three years and three months in prison, said defense attorney ... | What are the charges to which Tomaselli pleaded guilty? | 146 | 162 | gross sexual assault , unlawful sexual contact and two counts of visual sexual aggression towards a minor | gross sexual assault , unlawful sexual contact and two counts of visual sexual aggression towards a minor |
William III (; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death. It is a coinciden... | Who was William III's mother? | 154 | 157 | mary , princess royal | mary , princess royal |
Yale University Press is a university press associated with Yale University. It was founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day, and became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but it remains financially and operationally autonomous.
, Yale University Press published approximately 300 new hardcover and 150 new... | What year? | 76 | 121 | It was founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day, | 1908 |
(CNN) -- A Florida exterminator whose dead daughter and injured son were found in his truck has been charged with attempted murder, and police were searching his Miami home Thursday night, police said.
Chase Scott, spokesman for West Palm Beach Police, told CNN that officers were executing a search warrant for eviden... | Did someone look him over? | 1,242 | 1,292 | He was immediately checked by emergency personnel | yes |
CHAPTER XVIII
When Jethro Bass walked out of the hotel that evening men looked at him, and made way for him, but none spoke to him. There was something in his face that forbade speech. He was a great man once more--a greater man than ever; and he had, if the persistent rumors were true, accomplished an almost incompr... | Was he easy to find? | 475 | 511 | he had not once gone into the street | he had not once gone into the street |
CHAPTER XXXIX. THE PEDLAR'S PREDICTION
But if ne'er so close you wall him, Do the best that you may; Blind Love, if so you call him, Will find out his way. --OLD SONG
'Too late,' muttered Berenger to himself, as he stood by the fire in his prison-chamber. Humfrey and Philip were busy in the vaults, and he was tak... | What would be the honorable thing for her to do? | 1,333 | 1,383 | null | let our English friends know what has befallen us |
Jamie was on the playground. As he was running towards his friends, he tripped on a classmate's toy truck and fell. He skinned his knee. He got up and saw that the watch that his brother had given him had broken when he fell. Jamie was very sad about his watch breaking, which was the second bad thing to happen to him t... | What happened to Jamie's watch? | 160 | 211 | the watch that his brother had given him had broken | it broke |
Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.
The annual ceremony at which the awards are presented is a major part of the film industry's awards season, which... | How much does an award cost? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
Outside of the Low Countries, it is the native language of the majority of the population of Suriname, and also holds official status in the Caribbean island nations of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Historical minorities on the verge of extinction remain in parts of France and Germany, and in Indonesia,[n 1] while u... | What other languages haven't? | 767 | 837 | Dutch, like English, has not undergone the High German consonant shift | English |
The first overseas tour by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge -- North America -- was an undisputed triumph. The couple, still basking in the glow of their globally televised wedding, drew vast crowds throughout Canada and California.
Will their hosts in Southeast Asia be charmed as easily? Here's my best guess as to ... | WHAT ABOUT HIS MOTHER? | 683 | 688 | Diana | Diana |
When summertime came Jack the Pirate made up his mind it was time to get his hair cut. He told all his friends that it was because he wanted a new look. But the truth was the Sun was too hot for Jack the Pirate. His long hair only made it worse.
So he left his home by Whipple Creek and went into town to visit the Edw... | Did he like it? | 408 | 444 | Jack the Terrier felt fresh and cool | yes |
Paper is a thin material produced by pressing together moist fibres of cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets. It is a versatile material with many uses, including writing, printing, packaging, cleaning, and a number of industrial and construction processes.
The pulp p... | Where were the oldest pieces found? | null | 824 | The oldest known archaeological fragments of the immediate precursor to modern paper, date to the 2nd century BC in China | China. |
In 2007, two FAA whistleblowers, inspectors Charalambe "Bobby" Boutris and Douglas E. Peters, alleged that Boutris said he attempted to ground Southwest after finding cracks in the fuselage, but was prevented by supervisors he said were friendly with the airline. This was validated by a report by the Department of Tran... | According to whom? | null | 1,078 | Oberstar said there was a "culture of coziness" between senior FAA officials and the airlines and "a systematic breakdown" | Oberstar |
Cantonese, or Standard Cantonese, is a variety of the Chinese language spoken around Canton (Guangzhou) and its vicinity in southeastern China. It is the traditional prestige variety of Yue, one of the major subdivisions of Chinese.
In mainland China, it is the "lingua franca" of the province of Guangdong and neighbo... | What areas of China is Cantonese the "lingua franca" of? | null | 85 | guangdong and neighbouring areas such as guangxi | guangdong and neighbouring areas such as guangxi |
(CNN) -- "You are obviously, to me, always going to be The Dude," Piers Morgan said to Jeff Bridges, referring to the actor's title role in the 1998 Coen brothers movie, "The Big Lebowski."
The Oscar-winning actor is a guest on Thursday's "Piers Morgan Tonight." Bridges, who took a year off from movies to focus on hi... | Who is always going to be the dude to Piers Morgan? | 87 | 99 | Jeff Bridges | Jeff Bridges |
CHAPTER IV
After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter.
She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board on the table. Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitab... | What did she find? | 167 | 229 | She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board | Bagatelle-board |
(CNN) -- Fans of "Dancing With the Stars" know how grueling the competition can be.
Contestants practice for hours a day, and almost every season some celebs are brought low by injury. So how in the world will Valerie Harper, who just months ago announced that she had a terminal form of cancer, go for that mirror bal... | Did he discourage her? | 997 | 1,011 | encouraged her | No |
(CNN) -- Petra Kvitova dumped Caroline Wozniacki out of the WTA Championships with a straight sets victory that sealed her place in the final four.
Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, inflicted Wozniacki's second defeat in Istanbul, winning 6-4 6-2 to go top of the Red Group.
World number one Wozniacki, who calle... | Does she hate the sport? | 785 | null | I am enjoying every match I play | no |
(CNN) -- The rapper Common wants to take hip-hop in a new direction, he says, and he has an unsuspecting ally -- President-elect Barack Obama.
Common says he was looking for a new sound on his eighth album, "Universal Mind Control."
Obama "is going to change hip-hop for the better," predicted the rapper, whose eigh... | Who is an ally? | 129 | 141 | Barack Obama | Barack Obama |
(CNN) -- Zachary Tomaselli, the third man to publicly allege that former Syracuse University coach Bernie Fine molested him, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he sexually abused a teenage boy.
Under the terms of the deal, Tomaselli faces a maximum of three years and three months in prison, said defense attorney ... | Was he charged? | 125 | 158 | pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges | yes |
(CNN)The United States is now working on the assumption that Charlie Hebdo attacker Said Kouachi met American terrorist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki at some point in Yemen and received orders from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to carry out an attack, a U.S. official tells CNN.
The official said Kouachi's motivat... | Who was attacked? | 530 | 542 | Paris attack | Paris |
The United States Census of 1880 conducted by the Census Bureau during June 1880 was the tenth United States Census. It was the first time that women were permitted to be . The Superintendent of the Census was Francis Amasa Walker.
Five schedules were authorized by the 1880 Census Act, four of which were filled out b... | did they collect data in schools | 361 | 564 | . Experts and special agents also were employed to collect data on valuation, taxation, and indebtedness; religion and libraries; colleges, academies, and schools; newspapers and periodicals, and wages. | Yes |
Chapter V. Mohun Appears For The Last Time In This History
Besides my Lord Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, who, for family reasons, had kindly promised his protection and patronage to Colonel Esmond, he had other great friends in power now, both able and willing to assist him, and he might, with such allies, look forwa... | Would he succeed with their help? | 310 | 351 | look forward to as fortunate advancement | yes |
CHAPTER XIV
"Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him."--JOB XL. 9.
A few moments later Licinia came running back into the room.
"Augusta!" she exclaimed excitedly even before she had crossed the threshold. "Augusta! quick! the Cæsar!"
Dea Flavia started, for she had indeed been su... | What did Licinia suggest Dea Flavia do to greet the Cæsar? | 290 | 291 | what dress | what dress |
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and his advise... | Who set it ablaze? | 780 | 792 | British Army | British Army |
Steve had a very long finger. It was the longest finger anyone in his town had. One day Steve shut the toilet seat, and his finger got caught in it. He couldn't get it out. It was very cold in the bathroom. This is why his sister brought him a coat. He was in the bathroom a long time. So, Steve started pasting a stone ... | what did steve stick tot he wall? | 289 | 330 | Steve started pasting a stone on the wal | Steve started pasting a stone on the wal |
The former Victoria University of Manchester, now the University of Manchester, was founded in 1851 as Owens College. In 1880, the college joined the federal Victoria University, gaining an independent university charter in 1904 as the Victoria University of Manchester after the collapse of the federal university.
On... | who designed the new school? | 1,060 | null | Alfred Waterhouse | Alfred Waterhouse |
Chapter XI
Now that Grandfather had fought through the Old French War, in which our chair made no very distinguished figure, he thought it high time to tell the children some of the more private history of that praiseworthy old piece of furniture.
"In 1757," said Grandfather, "after Shirley had been summoned to Eng... | what did he think about doing against the enenemy? | 643 | 670 | marching against the enemy | marching against them |
CHAPTER XI
THE PLANS WORK
Dinner was over, the night was hot, and Mrs. Austin had taken her party to the veranda. Wolf had gone; he declared he could not put off another engagement, but Mrs. Austin wondered. The fellow was clever and knew when to stop. A man like that did not go farther than was necessary and risk ... | What shade was his complexion? | null | 797 | He was thin, dark-skinned | dark-skinned |
A Sudanese woman has been freed from prison a month after being sentenced to die by hanging for refusing to renounce her Christian faith.
"I am a Christian," Meriam Yehya Ibrahim told the judge at her sentencing hearing in May, "and I will remain a Christian."
An appeals court in Sudan ruled that a lower court's ju... | Was the boy allowed to leave? | 1,004 | 1,245 | Ibrahim gave birth to a girl in a prison last month, two weeks after she was sentenced. She was in the women's prison with her 20-month-old son, but Sudanese officials said the toddler was free to leave at any time, according to her lawyer. | Yes |
CHAPTER XV
THE CASTAWAYS OF THE GULF
"It vos der earthkvake!" yelled Hans, as he scrambled to his feet. "Der oceans vos all busted up alretty! Safe me!" And he ran for the cabin doorway.
"We must have struck something in the fog!" cried Dick, as he, too, arose. "Oh!"
Another crash had come, heavier than the fir... | What caused the passengers to panic? | 138 | 149 | asking what had been struck and if the steamer was going down | asking what had been struck and if the steamer was going down |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A massive car bomb tore through the heart of a bustling marketplace in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, killing at least 100 people -- including many women and children -- and injuring at least 200 others, officials said.
A vehicle packed with 150 kilograms (330 pounds) of explosives detona... | who isFareed Ullah | 857 | 899 | Fareed Ullah, a student at a nearby mosque | a student |
CHAPTER VII--ON SOME RESPECTABLE SNOBS
Look at the next house to Lady Susan Scraper's. The first mansion with the awning over the door: that canopy will be let down this evening for the comfort of the friends of Sir Alured and Lady S. de Mogyns, whose parties are so much admired by the public, and the givers themselv... | What did the baronet's dad do? | 1,203 | 1,369 | is name was Muggins then, and his father--a flourishing banker, army-contractor, smuggler, and general jobber--almost disinherited him on account of this connection. | Almost disinherit him. |
Python is a widely used high-level programming language for general-purpose programming, created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991. An interpreted language, Python has a design philosophy that emphasizes code readability (notably using whitespace indentation to delimit code blocks rather than curly bracket... | And the month? | 1,228 | 1,270 | its implementation began in December 1989 | December |
In Canada, the term "football" may refer to Canadian football and American football collectively, or to either sport specifically, depending on context. The two sports have shared origins and are closely related but have significant differences. In particular, Canadian football has 12 players on the field per team rath... | WHos field is longer? | 333 | 415 | he field is roughly 10 yards wider, and 10 yards longer between end-zones that are | Canada |
(CNN) -- The man whose face was chewed off by a naked man in a brutal assault in Miami says he doesn't know why his attacker singled him out, according to CNN affiliate WFOR.
"He attacked me," Ronald Poppo said of his assailant in a police recording obtained by the affiliate and broadcast Thursday. "He just ripped me... | Is Poppo blind now? | null | 515 | null | yes |
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE.
RETRIBUTION.
Owing to the success of the buffalo runners, the winter passed away in comparative comfort. But, as we have said, some of the settlers who had been ruined by the failure of the fisheries and the depredations of the mice, and who did not share much in the profits of the autumn hunt, ... | Was something reported to her? | 978 | null | his motive | his motive |
Goa is a state in India within the coastal region known as the Konkan in India. It is bounded by Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its Western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Goa has the highest GDP per capita am... | What is the GDP per capita of Goa compared to other Indian states? | 90 | null | two and a half times that of the country | two and a half times that of the country |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- In energy-sapping conditions, the British and Irish Lions hardly had to bare their teeth to comprehensively beat the Barbarians 59-8 in the first match of their rugby tour to Australia.
"It was a good run-out and what we wanted. It was a little tougher than the scoreline suggests," Lions head coach... | Who won? | 71 | 146 | null | The Lions. |
Hong Kong, China (CNN) -- They are coming from cities across China, including Beijing and Shanghai:
Students are leaving mainland China for the opportunity to study in Hong Kong instead.
"We are a small elite who can afford freedom beyond China's great firewall," says "Li Cheng" from Shanghai.
Li, a student at th... | What country are they coming from? | 102 | 190 | Students are leaving mainland China for the opportunity to study in Hong Kong instead.
| mainland China |
CHAPTER I
SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS
"Sam, this isn't the path."
"I know it, Tom."
"We've missed our way," went on Tom Rover, with a serious look on his usually sunny face.
"It looks that way to me," answered Sam Rover, his younger brother. "I think we made a wrong turn after we slid down the cliff."
"W... | What was Tom's plan for finding Dick? | 239 | 265 | null | we ' ve got to go back for dick , " said tom , after a painful pause . " no use of going on without him |
CHAPTER XXXVI
Selingman had scarcely left the place when Ernshaw arrived, piloted into the room by Aaron, who had been waiting for him below. Maraton and he gripped hands heartily. During the first few days of the campaign they had been constant companions.
"At least," he declared, as he looked into Maraton's face,... | Are the communications systems working well? | 867 | 946 | The Government are working the telephones and telegraph to a very small extent. | No |
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 Tommy have a choice of continuing his education more? | 545 | 595 | null | yes |
(CNN) -- Timothy Jones Jr. allegedly went on a 700-mile journey that began in South Carolina with the bodies of his five young children wrapped in garbage bags in the back of his SUV, authorities said Wednesday.
Jones, a 32-year-old computer tech and Mississippi State University graduate, told neighbors last week tha... | How long did Timothy Jones Jr.'s journey last? | 27 | 29 | 700 - mile | 700 - mile |
CHAPTER VI.
A RECTORIAL ELECTION.
It took some little time before his son, who was half-choked with laughter, could explain to the energetic doctor that the gentleman upon whom he was perched was not a dangerous lunatic, but, on the contrary, a very harmless and innocent member of society. When at last it was made ... | Did the doctor apologize to anyone? | 486 | 529 | null | yes |
Chapter II
Mr. Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom
"What I want, you know," said Mr. Tulliver,--"what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as'll be a bread to him. That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day. I mean to put h... | Was he thinking that Tom could help him? | 770 | 814 | . It 'ud be a help to me wi' these lawsuits, | Yes. |
(CNN) -- John Lajeunesse said he was heading to the Renegade Mountain area to go four-wheeling, nothing out of the ordinary for a 16-year-old kid in rural Tennessee.
How he and three other young people ended up shot dead inside a car on that same mountain is now a mystery before police and the small community of near... | What did they arrest him for? | 1,125 | 1,207 | taken into custody around midnight Thursday without incident on a parole violation | a parole violation |
The University of Michigan (U-M, UM, UMich, or U of M), frequently referred to simply as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817 in Detroit as the "Catholepistemiad", or University of Michigania, 20 years before the Michigan Territory became a state, the Universi... | Is it one of the top research universities in the US? | 872 | 946 | Considered one of the foremost research universities in the United States, | Yes. |
Amy went to the beach one day last summer. She went with her family. Her parents let her and her brother, Brian, each bring one friend. Amy invited Candace. Brian asked David. Their neighbor Eddie also went. The six of them got into Amy's dad's car and began the long trip to the beach. In the car, they sang and played ... | Who did he invite? | 157 | 176 | Brian asked David. | David |
Bucharest, Romania (CNN) -- Romania's president Traian Basescu was suspended on Friday, after the impeachment motion filed by the ruling coalition passed the Parliament's vote.
Romania's coalition of Social Democrats and Liberals argued their action by saying that President Traian Basescu has breached the Constitutio... | how many did it need to be passed? | null | 423 | The motion passed with 256 votes, 39 more than the minimum required. | 217 |
CHAPTER XXVII. CYTHEREA'S BOWER.
There Citherea, goddesse was and quene, Honourid highly for her majeste, And eke her sonne, the mighty god I weene, Cupid the blinde, that for his dignite A M lovers worshipp on ther kne. There was I bid on pain of dethe to pere, By Mercury, the winged messengre.--CHAUCER.
By twelve... | What was the Major's opinion of Lady Belamour's cousin, Urania? | 187 | 225 | very little faith in his cousin urania remained to him in the abstract , yet even now he could not be sure that she would not talk him over and hoodwink him in any actual encounter | very little faith in his cousin urania remained to him in the abstract , yet even now he could not be sure that she would not talk him over and hoodwink him in any actual encounter |
CHAPTER VII.
As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak. 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.
'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must
"Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it ... | what about a cloak | null | 166 | who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak | yes |
Bob and Sue were in class. Bob was listening to the teacher. Sue was looking out the window, thinking about what she would do during recess. The teacher was writing on the chalkboard as she spoke. She was very happy to be teaching the children more vocabulary words to use. Then they could read more books. The teacher t... | what was sue doing? | 69 | 140 | null | looking out the window, thinking about what she would do during recess. |
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner. With an area of 70,550.19 square kilometres (27,200 sq mi), Bavaria is the largest German state by land area. Its territory comprises roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With 12.9 mi... | then what is it? | 1,321 | 1,376 | The state also has the second largest economy among the | The 2nd. |
CHAPTER IX--SMELLING DEATH
Adam Salton, though he talked little, did not let the grass grow under his feet in any matter which he had undertaken, or in which he was interested. He had agreed with Sir Nathaniel that they should not do anything with regard to the mystery of Lady Arabella's fear of the mongoose, but he ... | Who was ready to act? | 29 | 121 | Adam Salton, though he talked little, did not let the grass grow under his feet in any matte | Adam Salton |
CHAPTER XVII
Wingate, after several strenuous hours spent in Slate's office, returned to his rooms late that night, to find Peter Phipps awaiting him. There was something vaguely threatening about the bulky figure of the man standing gloomily upon the hearth rug, all the spurious good nature gone from his face, his b... | Does he have anything to discuss with his visitor? | 870 | 904 | I've nothing to discuss with you. | No |
(CNN) -- Mark McGwire deserves a ban from baseball more than any sympathy.
It is sad to hear his quavery confession of a career filled with steroids, his sorrow over the pain it caused his family and fans, his revelation of a life of lies that burned inside him like a hidden disease and consumed the game he loved.
... | What drugs did he use? | 123 | 150 | career filled with steroids | steroids |
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (; 15 April 14522 May 1519), more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, wr... | What inventions is Leonardo da Vinci credited with? | 126 | 130 | parachute , helicopter and tank | parachute , helicopter and tank |
CHAPTER IV
Mrs. Penniman, with more buckles and bangles than ever, came, of course, to the entertainment, accompanied by her niece; the Doctor, too, had promised to look in later in the evening. There was to be a good deal of dancing, and before it had gone very far, Marian Almond came up to Catherine, in company w... | who had the same name? | 1,296 | 1,324 | Marian's little stockbroker | Marian's stockbroker |
Between 7 September 1940 and 21 May 1941, 16 British cities suffered aerial raids with at least 100 long tons of high explosives. Over a period of 267 days, London was attacked 71 times, Birmingham, Liverpool and Plymouth eight times, Bristol six, Glasgow five, Southampton four, Portsmouth and Hull three and a minimum ... | Was the cathedral in Coventry left unharmed? | 1,778 | 1,854 | The city centre of Coventry was almost destroyed, as was Coventry Cathedral. | No |
Within hours of becoming a national hero, a viral video star and the top topic on Twitter, Charles Ramsey talked about having trouble getting sleep.
It wasn't because of all the excitement that followed his knocking down a Cleveland neighbor's door, freeing three women and a girl who police say were held hostage for ... | What day of the week was it? | null | 382 | Ramsey told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday | Tuesday |
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... | What was it originally created to do? | 954 | 1,000 | original purpose was collecting customs duties | collecting customs duties |
CHAPTER LII
ON THE TRAIL AGAIN
The most massive minds are apt to forget things at times. The most adroit plotters make their little mistakes. Psmith was no exception to the rule. He made the mistake of not telling Mike of the afternoon's happenings.
It was not altogether forgetfulness. Psmith was one of those peo... | what mistake did Psmith make? | 206 | 252 | not telling Mike of the afternoon's happenings | not telling Mike of the afternoon's happenings |
CHAPTER XXIV
The voyage is doomed to disaster and death. I know Mr. Pike, now, and if ever he discovers the identity of Mr. Mellaire, murder will be done. Mr. Mellaire is not Mr. Mellaire. He is not from Georgia. He is from Virginia. His name is Waltham--Sidney Waltham. He is one of the Walthams of Virginia, a black ... | What crime will happen if his identity is revealed? | 136 | 142 | murder | murder |
CHAPTER THREE.
Obedient to orders, Tom Brixton lay perfectly still on his back, just where he had fallen, wondering much whether the cord was really cut, for he did not feel much relaxation of it or abatement of the pain. He resolved, at any rate, to give no further cause for rough treatment, but to await the issue o... | What was one thing he did after dinner? | 390 | 422 | after supper sang several songs | sang several songs |
A biblical canon or canon of scripture is a set of texts (or "books") which a particular religious community regards as authoritative scripture. The English word "canon" comes from the Greek κανών, meaning "rule" or "measuring stick". Christians became the first to use the term in reference to scripture, but Eugene Ulr... | What have the caonons developed through? | 864 | 906 | These canons have developed through debate | debate |
Sydney () is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds the world's largest natural harbour and sprawls about on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north and Macarthur to the s... | How long does its history go back? | 592 | 613 | at least 30,000 years | at least 30,000 years |
Buffalo () is a city in and the seat of Erie County in Western New York. Located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern shore of Lake Erie at the head of the Niagara River. , Buffalo is the state's second most populous city after the city it is named for, with 256,902 residents. The metropolitan area has a popula... | and where is that? | 144 | 177 | at the head of the Niagara River | at the head of the Niagara River |
CHAPTER XXII
He was a fellow in a peasant's garb; Yet one could censure you a woodcock's carving. Like any courtier at the ordinary. --THE ORDINARY.
The person who appeared at the door of the little inn to receive Ganlesse, as we mentioned in our last chapter, sung, as he came forward, this scrap of an old ballad,-... | What did Ganlesse ask the person at the door of the inn to do for him? | 149 | 169 | content thee , kind robin ; he need little care , who brings home a fat buck instead of a hare | content thee , kind robin ; he need little care , who brings home a fat buck instead of a hare |
(CNN) -- A magnitude-4.4 earthquake rattled residents of southern California early Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, authorities said. However, police and fire officials said they had received calls from residents awakened by the quake. It... | On what day? | 9 | 98 | A magnitude-4.4 earthquake rattled residents of southern California early Tuesday morning | Tuesday |
(CNN) -- A lawsuit has been filed claiming that the iconic Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven" was far from original.
The suit, filed on May 31 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, was brought by the estate of the late musician Randy California against the surviving members of Led ... | What year did Led Zeppelin begin touring in the United States? | 119 | 119 | 1968 | 1968 |
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and his advise... | why? | 1,163 | null | crowding within the executive mansion | crowding within the executive mansion |
Editor's Note: Sunny Hostin is a legal analyst for CNN and is also a managing director of business intelligence and investigations at Kroll Inc. Previously, Hostin served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., where she received a Special Achievement Award for her work as a child sex crimes prosecutor. She ... | What show was it for? | 1,064 | 1,087 | her "20/20" interview | "20/20" |
A telescope is an optical instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation (such as visible light). The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century, by using glass lenses. They found use in both terrestrial appli... | By whom? | 1,326 | 1,356 | The actual inventor is unknown | The actual inventor is unknown |
A social network is a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors. The social network perspective provides a set of methods for analyzing the structure of whole social entities as well as a variety of theori... | Do you know of any more? | 508 | 532 | examine network dynamics | to examine network dynamics |
(CNN) -- A couple weeks after attending his first United Nations General Assembly meeting as president, Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What a difference three years makes.
Back in his first months in office, simply being Barack Obama was enough to bring cheering crowds into the street. Whether it was... | How did he use the G-20 | null | 962 | as a mechanism | as a mechanism |
Chapter 18--Fashion and Physiology
"Please, sir, I guess you'd better step up right away, or it will be too late, for I heard Miss Rose say she knew you wouldn't like it, and she'd never dare to let you see her."
Phebe said this as she popped her head into the study, where Dr. Alec sat reading a new book.
"They a... | What did Dr. Alec do when he heard Phebe's warning? | null | 332 | step up right away , or it will be too late , for i heard miss rose say she knew you wouldn ' t like it , and she ' d never dare to let you see her . " phebe said this as she popped her head into the study , where dr . alec sat reading a new book . " they are at it , are they ? " he said , looking up quickly , and givi... | step up right away , or it will be too late , for i heard miss rose say she knew you wouldn ' t like it , and she ' d never dare to let you see her . " phebe said this as she popped her head into the study , where dr . alec sat reading a new book . " they are at it , are they ? " he said , looking up quickly , and givi... |
(CNN) -- Luci Baines Johnson was just 16 years old when she approached her father, President Johnson, with what she considered a reasonable request.
Luci Baines Johnson, left, and her older sister, Lynda Bird, pose inside the White House in 1963.
"I asked my father if we could have the Beatles come to play at the W... | How did Luci Baines Johnson feel about her role as a first daughter in the White House? | 159 | 180 | saw it as a chance to honor " a great talent " and strengthen ties between the united states and great britain | saw it as a chance to honor " a great talent " and strengthen ties between the united states and great britain |
North Carolina consists of three main geographic sections: the Atlantic Coastal Plain, which occupies the eastern 45% of the state; the Piedmont region, which contains the middle 35%; and the Appalachian Mountains and foothills. The extreme eastern section of the state contains the Outer Banks, a string of sandy, narro... | how many sections is North Carolina divided into? | 0 | 58 | North Carolina consists of three main geographic sections: | three |
The sound of the women washing laundry down at the lake woke Lizzie up. She yawned, stretching out like a lazy cat. Her sister was also awake. "Lizzie", Meghan whispered, "are you awake?" Lizzie nodded and rolled out of bed. Meghan rolled over and went back to sleep.
As Lizzie walked down the hallway, she accidentall... | Did she get something to eat for breakfast? | 459 | null | She ate some milk and cereal for breakfast | yes |
Harry was a good hamster. He would run on the wheel in his cage every day. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and on the weekends, his master would even put him a plastic ball that allowed him to run all across the house, as long as he stayed in the ball. Harry loved the plastic ball, and he even liked his master, but Harry want... | on what? | 442 | 449 | null | his fur |
CHAPTER VIII
IN THE SWAMP
"There she is!"
"She seems to be all right!"
"Shall we go on board?"
Such were the cries from the Rovers and their friends as they came in sight of the _Dora_. The view of the houseboat filled them all with pleasure.
"Wait!" said Harold Bird. "Don't show yourselves!"
Dick at leas... | Who goes to the boat? | 1,278 | 1,399 | a minute later Dick and Sam, with their pistols in hand, crawled from the bushes and made for the side of the houseboat. | Dick and Sam |
East Prussia enclosed the bulk of the ancestral lands of the Baltic Old Prussians. During the 13th century, the native Prussians were conquered by the crusading Teutonic Knights. The indigenous Balts who survived the conquest were gradually converted to Christianity. Because of Germanization and colonisation over the f... | When were the native Prussians conquered? | null | 143 | null | During the 13th century |
London (CNN) -- "Everything I do is centered around women," says Pinky Lilani. As founder of the Women of the Future Awards, the Asian Women of Achievement Awards and the Global Empowerment Award, it's fair to assume this is no exaggeration.
"Plenty of women are confident and talented but they still need champions; t... | She became the first Muslim woman to do what? | 1,198 | null | to receive a PhD from the University of London.
| Receive a PhD from University of London |
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