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(CNN) -- Camille Olivia Hanks was studying at the University of Maryland when she met Bill Cosby in the early '60s. He was doing stand-up comedy in Washington when the two were set up on a blind date. They fell in love and she left school to support his burgeoning career in entertainment.
By 1964, the two were marrie... | What did she do to get married? | 965 | 988 | dropped out of college | drop out of college |
Islamism, also known as Political Islam (Arabic: إسلام سياسي islām siyāsī), is an Islamic revival movement often characterized by moral conservatism, literalism, and the attempt "to implement Islamic values in all spheres of life." Islamism favors the reordering of government and society in accordance with the Shari'a... | Where is it from? | 972 | 981 | Pakistan | Pakistan |
CHAPTER III
They had dinner in the open-air, tree-walled dining-room, and Saxon noted that it was Billy who paid the reckoning for the four. They knew many of the young men and women at the other tables, and greetings and fun flew back and forth. Bert was very possessive with Mary, almost roughly so, resting his hand... | How tall was Billy Roberts? | 256 | 263 | null | five feet eight an ' three - quarters |
A cappella [a kapˈpɛlla] (Italian for "in the manner of the chapel") music is specifically group or solo singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It contrasts with cantata, which is accompanied singing. The term "a cappella" was originally intended to differentiate be... | When did someone add instruments? | 893 | 996 | The madrigal, up until its development in the early Baroque into an instrumentally-accompanied form, i | in the early Baroque |
CHAPTER XI.
In the little dining-room of the cottage at the Green Sulphur Springs sat that evening Lawrence Croft, a perturbed and angry, but a resolute man. He had been quite a long time coming to the conclusion to propose to Roberta March, and now that he had made up his mind to do so, even in spite of certain conv... | Was he happy? | 83 | 158 | sat that evening Lawrence Croft, a perturbed and angry, but a resolute man | No. |
The Kingdom of France () was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Western Europe. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe and a great power since the Late Middle Ages and the Hundred Years' War. It was also an early colonial power, with possessions around the world.
France originated as West Francia ("Fra... | When was the Hundred Years' War? | 163 | 205 | ate Middle Ages and the Hundred Years' War | ate Middle Ages |
(CNN) -- Actor Zachary Quinto, known for playing Spock in the 2009 "Star Trek" remake and his role as Sylar on the television show "Heroes," acknowledged his homosexuality in a post on his website Sunday, saying the action comes after the suicide of a 14-year-old who killed himself after apparently being harassed over ... | how does he perform? | 9 | 29 | Actor Zachary Quinto | he acts |
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... | How does social network analysis help to identify influential entities? | 93 | 96 | local and global patterns | local and global patterns |
Billy and his friend Jake were walking together to meet their friends Kevin and Gordon at the park. They sometimes played in each Jake's backyard, but there was much more room at the park. And it was far too dangerous to play in the street. They were going to play touch football. They would sometimes played baseball an... | What beverage was Jake drinking? | 142 | 142 | null | pepsi |
CHAPTER XXIV
THE HANEYS RETURN TO THE PEAKS
The forces that really move most men are the small, concrete, individual experiences of life. The death of a child is of more account to its parents than the fall of a republic. Napoleon did not forget Josephine in his Italian campaigns, and Grant, inflexible commander of... | why? | 603 | 684 | because they were of less account than his own combat with the powers of darkness | because they were of less account than his own combat with the powers of darkness |
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) and its sequel, the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1885), the latter often called... | what was Mark Twain's real name? | 0 | 102 | Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain | Samuel Langhorne Clemens |
Al-Shabaab militants launched an attack Somalia's parliament headquarters Saturday, leaving at least 10 people dead and more than 11 others wounded, witnesses and officials said.
Members of the parliament were among those wounded after gunmen loyal to the al Qaeda-affiliated terror group stormed the facility in Mogad... | Was there fire? | null | 984 | Smoke and flames could be seen pouring from the building | yes |
(CNN) -- Some long-time Cuba watchers expressed skepticism Tuesday over a report by a former Mexican foreign minister that Communist leader Raul Castro removed two top-ranking officials earlier this month because they were plotting to overthrow him with the support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Fidel Castro, b... | From where? | 1,131 | null | Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic | the Dominican Republic |
Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its current administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area, including Sarajevo Canton and East Sarajevo is home to 643,016 inhabitants. Nestled within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the... | What is the populaion? | 68 | 98 | with a population of 275,524 i | 275,524 |
Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, ... | What? | 1,482 | 1,527 | prevailing tastes and preferences of society. | prevailing tastes and preferences of society. |
CHAPTER 65
Lady St. Jerome was much interested in the accounts which the cardinal and Lothair gave her of their excursions in the city and their visits.
"It is very true," she said, "I never knew such good people; and they ought to be; so favored by Heaven, and leading a life which, if any thing earthly can, must g... | Why did the priest take Lothair to the city? | 532 | 624 | "My object was to secure for our young friend some interesting but not agitating distraction | To secure some interesting but not agitating distraction |
CHAPTER IV.
WHAT SHALL BE DONE ABOUT IT?
Rachel was still thinking of Luke Rowan and of the man's arm when she opened the cottage door, but the sight of her sister's face, and the tone of her sister's voice, soon brought her back to a full consciousness of her immediate present position. "Oh, Dolly, do not speak wi... | What about? | 45 | null | Rachel was still thinking of Luke Rowan and of the man's arm when she opened the cottage door, | The man's arm. |
(CNN) -- Ukraine has been wracked with ceaseless demonstrations for weeks as protesters demand constitutional reform and a closer relationship with Europe instead of Russia. A breakthrough finally came Tuesday: Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his government resigned, and the national parliament voted overwhelmingly to... | Why? | 1,491 | 1,587 | null | the government did not sign an agreement with the European Union |
(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal recovered from a rusty start to power into the second round of Wimbledon with a straight-sets win over Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci on Tuesday.
The two-time champion bounced back in style after losing the first four games of the match against the 80th-ranked Bellucci.
Nadal won the next four, befo... | And Bernard Tomic? | 1,279 | 1,304 | No. 20 seed Bernard Tomic | No. 20 |
Read a version of this story in Arabic.
Eddie Ray Routh was crying, shirtless, shoeless and smelling of alcohol when police caught up with him walking the streets of his hometown of Lancaster, Texas.
His family didn't understand what he -- a Marine veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder -- was going ... | Who did he not want to give up? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
CHAPTER 41
A stranger's roof to hold thy head, A stranger's foot thy grave to tread; Desert and rock, and Alp and sea, Spreading between thy home and thee. --SEWELL
Mary Ross was eager for the first report from Hollywell the next morning, and had some difficulty in keeping her attention fixed on her class at school... | what is the chapter number? | 0 | 11 | CHAPTER 41 | 41 |
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought. This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. Manslaughter is... | What sentence might a person found guilty of murder recieve? | 800 | 875 | a person convicted of murder generally faces a long-term prison sentence, | long-term prison sentence, |
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.
The USPTO is "unique among federal agencies because it operates s... | Why did it move? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
Tom had a pet. Tom loved his pet and would always laugh at the funny thing he did when facing his chin. The pet was a dog. Tom would blow in the dog's ear in order to make him mad. One day Tom wanted to give the dog a treat but he wouldn't eat it. Tom got very upset and confused and said, "I think my dog is going to di... | What did he do to it? | 123 | 154 | Tom would blow in the dog's ear | blow in the dog's ear |
Hi there! How are you doing today? I was hanging out with my friend earlier today. I am looking for a guy in a blue shirt and blue pants. Have you seen him? I cannot find him, and I thought I looked everywhere. I have checked behind the green couch and he was not there. I looked inside the white refrigerator and he was... | Did you see someone in the kitchen? | 930 | 1,008 | I'll head over to the kitchen, you can follow if you want. There's my friend! | yes |
(CNN) -- A week can be a long time when you're one of the planet's best young skiers.
On Wednesday, Mikaela Shiffrin turned 18. On Saturday she added the World Cup slalom crown to last month's world championships title, and on Tuesday she'll be back from Europe to appear on U.S. national television.
"Hopefully I do... | Did Mikaela catch up? | 841 | 1,075 | The Slovenian was the fastest on the opening run, and led the standings by seven points, but Shiffrin made up a 1.17-second deficit to claim her fourth World Cup race this season and become the fourth youngest woman to win the title. | Yes |
CHAPTER VIII
KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY
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Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London. He had not seen her since his last portentous vis... | Who is in a lower class than him? | null | 961 | Ann, Buggins, Chitterlow, all these, seen in the matter-of-fact light of the Folkestone train, | Ann, Buggins, Chitterlow, |
CHAPTER 30
She's a winsome wee thing, She's a handsome wee thing, She's a bonnie wee thing, This sweet wee wifie of mine. --BURNS
'Look here, Amy,' said Guy, pointing to a name in the traveller's book at Altdorf.
'Captain Morville!' she exclaimed, 'July 14th. That was only the day before yesterday.'
'I wonder w... | What did they have in Munich? | null | 1,474 | A taste of society | A taste of society |
CHAPTER XII
FAIR AND FOUL FIGHTING
As Dick went down, Tom and Sam uttered cries of chagrin and horror. The eldest Rover had been struck on the chin, and the blood was flowing from a deep scratch.
"Get up! Get up, Dick!" cried Tom. "Don't say you are beaten!"
"Yes, yes; get up and go at him!" added Sam.
The ur... | Who? | 39 | 199 | As Dick went down, Tom and Sam uttered cries of chagrin and horror. The eldest Rover had been struck on the chin, and the blood was flowing from a deep scratch. | Tom, Sam and Dan's cronies. |
(CNN) -- Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have prepared an arrest warrant for former television host Gary Collins for leaving the scene of an accident, police spokesman Colendula Green told CNN.
Officers were called to the scene Monday afternoon but when police arrived, only one of the parties involved was there.
Th... | What misdemeanor has Collins been cited for? | 217 | 222 | leaving the scene of an accident | leaving the scene of an accident |
(CNN) -- Achtung, baby!
Sacha Baron Cohen stars as a flamboyant Austrian fashionista in "Bruno."
There's a British theory that everything sounds funnier delivered with a Teutonic accent. That's tested to the limit in Sacha Baron Cohen's newest provocation, "Bruno," but it's not what comes out of his mouth that make... | What do they fully invest in? | 1,268 | 1,282 | American Dream | American Dream |
Tim and Janey woke up earlier than normal. Their stomach were growling. They were ready for breakfast. They had gone to bed at their normal time, but they could not help being up now. So they woke up their father and went downstairs for breakfast. It was so early in the morning the sun was not even out yet. But their d... | What did they eat before they kissed their mother? | 615 | 737 | They then each had a bowl of Rice Krispies before getting showered and dressed. They kissed their mom as she went to work | a bowl of Rice Krispies |
CHAPTER XV. HEAVE HALF A BRICK AT HIM
"For strangers then did so increase, By reason of King Henry's queen, And privileged in many a place To dwell, as was in London seen. Poor tradesmen had small dealing then And who but strangers bore the bell, Which was a grief to Englishmen To see them here in London dwell."
... | Who sent him to hone his craft? | 370 | 645 | Time passed on, and Edmund Burgess, who had been sent from York to learn the perfection of his craft, completed his term and returned to his home, much regretted in the Dragon court, where his good humour and good sense had generally kept the peace, both within and without. | Unknown |
CHAPTER I
THE BOYS OF OAK HALL
"Hello, Dave; where are you bound?"
"For the river, Phil. I am going out for a row. Want to come along?"
"That suits me," answered Phil Lawrence, throwing down the astronomy he had been studying. "But I can't stay out late," he added, reaching for his cap. "Got two examples in alg... | what was Roger's last name? | 1,316 | 1,403 | null | MOrr |
CHAPTER I--PROGRESS OF THE HOUSE
The winter had been an open one. Things in the trade were slack; and as Soames had reflected before making up his mind, it had been a good time for building. The shell of the house at Robin Hill was thus completed by the end of April.
Now that there was something to be seen for his ... | Who felt it was a good time for building? | null | 113 | null | Soames |
CHAPTER XVII.
NEAR TO DEATH.
The Irishwoman had come up behind Hal so softly--she wore rubbers--that the youth did not hear her, and he was, therefore, thoroughly startled when she made the exclamation quoted at the end of the preceding chapter.
Ferris and Macklin jumped to their feet and both rushed out in the h... | What did Mary say she was going to do? | 364 | 368 | take care o ' him | take care o ' him |
Washington (CNN) -- When the race is done, the balloons have wilted, and the confetti has been swept up, Campaign 2012 may be marked more by its failures than its triumphs.
But here's the starkest failure in these final days before the vote: Neither candidate has made a convincing enough argument for his presidency t... | What is her job title? | 1,455 | 1,464 | director | director |
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... | Is the Coast Guard generally involved in wars? | 1,373 | null | the Coast Guard has been involved in every U.S. war | yes |
Eminem got sober, Arcade Fire got spooked, Katy Perry flashed her hits and Kanye sang one for jerk-offs everywhere.
(RollingStone.com) -- 5. Arcade Fire, "We Used to Wait"
"Now our lives are changing fast," sings Win Butler, spooked and sleepless. But his empathetic croon -- and his band's orchestral- rock wallop -... | What did Eminem do? | 0 | 16 | Eminem got sober | got sober |
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 21 July 1994 to 24 June 2007. He previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 21 July 1994 to 2 May 1997. He is the most rec... | what? | 1,153 | 1,301 | Critics of Blair denounced him for bringing the Labour Party towards the perceived centre ground of British politics, abandoning 'genuine' socialism | 'genuine' socialism |
CHAPTER XXIV
JESSIE STRIKES.
It was the afternoon before Vane's departure for the north, and Evelyn, sitting alone for the time being in Mrs. Nairn's drawing-room, felt disturbed by the thought of it. She sympathised with his object, but she supposed there was a certain risk attached to the journey, and that troubl... | Did Evelyn ever reject him? | 829 | 914 | null | Yes |
(CNN) -- Moammar Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound is the heart of his nearly 42-year rule, a symbol of his defiance of the West.
The sprawling complex houses modern government offices, the Bedouin tent in which Gadhafi received visitors and stands of palm trees. A bombed-out building remains as a monument to a 1986 ... | Who told all these stories? | null | 863 | The rebels picked through the compound in search of Libya's longtime strongman, but one fighter told CNN | A rebel fighter |
Anne was a young girl who lived with her grandma. She went to school every day with her favorite red ribbons in her hair. They were red with black stripes. Although Anne loved to wear her ribbons in her hair she saw that not many of the other students would wear ribbons in their hair, making her feel very out of place.... | How often did she wear ribbons in her hair? | 50 | 121 | She went to school every day with her favorite red ribbons in her hair. | every day |
Microsoft Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983 under the name "Multi-Tool Word" for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS (1983), Apple Macintosh running Classic Mac OS (1985), AT&T Unix PC (1... | who did Simonyi hire? | 890 | 904 | Richard Brodie | Richard Brodie |
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq. The population of Baghdad, , is approximately 8,765,000, making it the largest city in Iraq, the second largest city in the Arab world (after Cairo, Egypt), and the second largest city in Western Asia (after Tehran, Iran).
Located along the Tigris River, the city was founded in the 8th... | Who built Baghdad? | 289 | 376 | the city was founded in the 8th century and became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate | the Abbasid Caliphate |
Jamaica () is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles. The island, in area, lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Jamaica is the fourth-largest island country in ... | How many Anglophone countries in the Americas have more people than Jamaica? | 1,238 | 1,344 | Jamaica is the third-most populous Anglophone country in the Americas (after the United States and Canada) | Two |
Private schools, also known as independent schools, non-governmental, or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition, rather than relying on mandatory taxation t... | Why do private school asked for money from their students ? | 0 | 629 | Private schools, also known as independent schools, non-governmental, or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition, rather than relying on mandatory taxation t... | because they do not take money from the government |
The French colonial empire constituted the overseas colonies, protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward. A distinction is generally made between the "first colonial empire", that existed until 1814, by which time most of it had been lost, and the "second colonial emp... | What religion did they help spread? | 1,251 | 1,371 | as well as lending prestige to the motherland and spreading French civilization and language, and the Catholic religion | Catholic |
The company originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) through the consolidation of The Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company, the Computing Scale Company and the Bundy Manufacturing Company. CTR was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924, a name whi... | How many people work for IBM? | 551 | 649 | null | 435,000 |
Cambodia (; , or Kampuchea ), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia (, "Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa", ), is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is in area, bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Th... | which ones? | 504 | 589 | The country's minority groups include Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams, and 30 hill tribes. | Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams |
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.
A DAY OF CALM FOLLOWED BY A NIGHT OF STORM.
A fine-toned manly voice was heard, as the boat approached the mission smack, singing one of the popular hymns which are now pretty well-known throughout the fishing fleets.
"No mistaking that voice," said David Bright turning an amused look on Billy; ... | What did the skipper say when the gaping gash in the poor man's palm was laid bare? | 367 | 372 | it ' s a bad cut | it ' s a bad cut |
Flint, Michigan (CNN) -- A few weeks ago, Nicole Mansfield called her daughter in Flint, Michigan. She tried to calm Triana Jones down, but she had bad news.
"She said, 'I might not be home in a week, somebody stole my ID,' " Jones recalled of the conversation almost a month ago. "So she wasn't able to come home."
... | Why didn't she come home? | 161 | 224 | She said, 'I might not be home in a week, somebody stole my ID, | her ID was stolen |
Washington (CNN) -- For political junkies, 2013 was expected to be a quiet year following the presidential election and it basically followed the script.
Nonetheless, there were some interesting developments at the ballot box.
New Jersey, as expected, returned Gov. Chris Christie to office and also sent Cory Booker... | what was 2013 expected to be? | 67 | 80 | a quiet year | a quiet year |
CHAPTER VII. NAUGHTY NAN
"Fritz, I've got a new idea," cried Mrs. Bhaer, as she met her husband one day after school.
"Well, my dear, what is it?" and he waited willingly to hear the new plan, for some of Mrs. Jo's ideas were so droll, it was impossible to help laughing at them, though usually they were quite sensi... | When did she talk to her husband? | 75 | null | as she met her husband one day after school. | after school |
On a hot summer day, Brian was walking home from the park. While walking, Brian passed his favorite toy store, and saw that they had a new baseball glove in the window. Brian's baseball glove was very old and was ripped in a few places. Brian really wanted the new glove because he wanted to show off his glove to his fr... | Did he get the money? | null | 920 | null | Brian knew that he still did not have enough money to buy the new glove. |
McGill University is a public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1821 by royal charter, granted by King George IV of the United Kingdom. The University bears the name of James McGill, a Montreal merchant from Scotland whose bequest in 1813 formed the university's precursor, McGill Co... | which American assoc. is it affiliated with? | 646 | 686 | the Association of American Universities | the Association of American Universities |
ABC-CLIO/Greenwood is an educational and academic publisher (middle school through university level) which is today part of ABC-CLIO. Established in 1967 as Greenwood Press, Inc. and based in Westport, Connecticut, Greenwood Publishing Group publishes reference works under its Greenwood Press imprint, and scholarly, pr... | Was he promoted? | 1,488 | 1,518 | Hagelstein was named President | yes |
(CNN) -- Julia Roberts, star of the new movie "Eat, Pray, Love," which tells the story of a soul-searching character, is now a practicing Hindu.
Roberts, in an interview with Elle magazine, says she worships with her husband, cameraman Danny Moder, and their three children, People.com says.
The family, she told Ell... | Who are the twins? | 1,139 | 1,176 | 5-year-old twins Phinnaeus and Hazel. | Phinnaeus and Hazel. |
Seven years ago, Dawn Larkin-Wallace, a mom of three, took up running to lose that 10 to 20 pounds of baby weight that just wouldn't go away.
She figured once she dropped the weight, she'd be off the treadmill.
What she could have never imagined is that she'd become a marathon runner who inspired her three children... | How many members of her family is a teen? | 594 | 1,013 | 15-year-old daughter Kayla, a high school sophomore, for a race after realizing that the amount of running she did during her soccer games was the equivalent of a 5K.
With the "positive peer pressure ... and the competitive spirit" that exists in the Wallace household, she said with a laugh, "of course, her brother a... | One |
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... | Is she responsible for National Geographic Kids? | 1,469 | 1,521 | null | Not it's books |
The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In contrast, the official Stati... | how many people lived in the metropolitan areas in 2001? | 1,372 | 1,382 | null | 19,297,000 |
CHAPTER VII
PEPPER MAKES A DISCOVERY
"You do not--er--wish me present?" came rather awkwardly from Josiah Crabtree.
"Oh, that won't matter, Mr. Crabtree," answered George Strong. "I did not desire any of the cadets present, that was all."
"I do not care to intrude----" commenced the dictatorial teacher.
"As y... | Where was Paxton when Josiah Crabtree located him? | 222 | 227 | under the window of the office | under the window of the office |
The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on ... | Who were the Alemanni? | 815 | null | ere agricultural people, and | an agricultural people |
CHAPTER VIII
AN AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY
John Hardaway, although he was a solicitor in a very busy practice, did not keep his friend waiting for a moment. "Come in, Deane, old chap," he said. "Is this business or friendship?"
"Mostly business," declared Deane.
Hardaway glanced at the clock. "Twelve minutes, precise... | Who was he? | 122 | 146 | his friend waiting for a | his friend |
Among the vast varieties of microorganisms, relatively few cause disease in otherwise healthy individuals. Infectious disease results from the interplay between those few pathogens and the defenses of the hosts they infect. The appearance and severity of disease resulting from any pathogen, depends upon the ability of ... | What causes tuberculosis? | 1,040 | 1,079 | Mycobacteria species cause tuberculosis | Mycobacteria species |
The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on ... | What happened to it in January 1793? | 239 | 334 | Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on 4 January 1798 | became a part of Alsace |
The Black Death is thought to have originated in the arid plains of Central Asia, where it then travelled along the Silk Road, reaching Crimea by 1343. From there, it was most likely carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships. Spreading throughout the Mediterra... | How much of Europe's population was killed by the Black Death? | 337 | 417 | the Black Death is estimated to have killed 30–60% of Europe's total population. | 30–60% |
Software engineering (SE) is the application of engineering to the development of software in a systematic method.
Typical formal definitions of software engineering include:
When the first digital computers appeared in the early 1940s, the instructions to make them operate were wired into the machine. Practitioner... | What were the major programming languages released in the late 1950s? | null | 144 | fortran , algol , and cobol | fortran , algol , and cobol |
Philosophy of space and time is the branch of philosophy concerned with the issues surrounding the ontology, epistemology, and character of space and time. While such ideas have been central to philosophy from its inception, the philosophy of space and time was both an inspiration for and a central aspect of early anal... | When was the earlies recorded weatern philosophy of time expounded? | 711 | 832 | null | c. 2650–2600 BC |
(Mental Floss) -- It's hard to walk down the aisle of a liquor store without running across a bottle bearing someone's name.
A costumed reveler at a Captain Morgan party celebrates the rum named after the 17th century privateer.
We put them in our cocktails, but how well do we know them?
Here's some biographical ... | what sorts of jobs did he do? | 543 | 733 | Not only did the Welsh pirate marry his own cousin, he ran risky missions for the governor of Jamaica, including capturing some Spanish prisoners in Cuba and sacking Port-au-Prince in Haiti. | he ran risky missions |
Huguenot numbers peaked near an estimated two million by 1562, concentrated mainly in the southern and central parts of France, about one-eighth the number of French Catholics. As Huguenots gained influence and more openly displayed their faith, Catholic hostility grew, in spite of increasingly liberal political conces... | What was the Edict of Nantes? | 118 | 129 | granted the huguenots substantial religious , political and military autonomy | granted the huguenots substantial religious , political and military autonomy |
A tribe is viewed, developmentally or historically, as a social group existing before the development of nation states, or outside them. A tribe is a group of distinct people, dependent on their land for their livelihood, who are largely self-sufficient, and not integrated into the national society. It is perhaps the t... | when did they exist | 906 | 988 | There are an estimated one hundred and fifty million tribal individuals worldwide, | currently |
That median is the value separating the higher half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. For a data set, it may be thought of as the "middle" value. For example, in the data set {1, 3, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9}, the median is 6, the fourth largest, and also the fourth smallest, numbe... | What is the advantage of using the median to describe data compared to the mean? | 175 | 188 | it is not skewed so much by extremely large or small values | it is not skewed so much by extremely large or small values |
CHAPTER XIX--HOW NORMAN LESLIE RODE AGAIN TO THE WARS
Tidings of these parleys, and marches, and surrenders of cities came to us at Tours, the King sending letters to his good towns by messengers. One of these, the very Thomas Scott of whom I have before spoken, a man out of Rankelburn, in Ettrick Forest, brought a l... | And place? | 725 | 791 | and the date of place and day, August the nineteenth, at Compiegne | Compiegne |
(CNN) -- The fledgling International Premier Tennis League suffered a blow when two of the world's most recognized female athletes snubbed the event.
Max Eisenbud, the agent of both Maria Sharapova and Li Na, told CNN on Thursday that neither would be appearing in the team tournament that is set to make its debut in ... | For what? | 267 | 340 | null | the team tournament |
Chapter XXIX.
"O, Time and Death! with certain pace, Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!"
Sands.
Maud had little leisure for reflection. The yells and shrieks were followed by the cries of combatants, and the crack of the rifle. Nick hurried her... | Why? | 212 | 303 | null | A battle was happening. |
CHAPTER XXIII.
My maid--my blue-eyed maid, he bore away, Due to the toils of many a bloody day.--ILLIAD.
It was necessary, for many reasons, that Angus M'Aulay, so long the kind protector of Annot Lyle, should be made acquainted with the change in the fortunes of his late protege; and Montrose, as he had undertaken... | What was the name of the Earl to whom Annot Lyle was to be wed? | 300 | 304 | earl of menteith | earl of menteith |
(CNN)The fiancée of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has been granted immunity, compelling her to testify at his murder trial, according to a decision released by the trial judge on Tuesday.
In early January, the fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins, met with Bristol County, Massachusetts, prosecutors in what co... | Who did her sister date? | null | 1,921 | Her sister was the girlfriend of the victim | the victim |
Joe and his friends wanted to join the school's Christmas show. He asked his friends at school what would be a good idea for the Christmas show. They came up with lots of ideas but had trouble choosing which idea to use. One person wanted to do a dance show. Another person wanted to put on a play. So Joe told everyone ... | what else did they do? | 714 | 729 | set up the stag | set up the stage |
One upon a time there was a dragon named Jack. He was large and had big scales, but did not have claws or a mean look on his face like other dragons did. He also didn't have wings and couldn't fly. Jack lived near a castle that had a princess trapped in it. This castle looked and was guarded by an evil dragon named Rya... | What did the princess do after Jack brought her to the safe town? | 211 | 215 | thanked him and said goodbye | thanked him and said goodbye |
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 he lose? | 1,197 | 1,221 | null | Felix |
Asthma is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Environmental factors include exposure to air pollution and allergens. Other potential triggers include medications such as aspirin and beta blockers. Diagnosis is usually based on the pattern of symptoms, response to therapy over tim... | Is there any other known risk conditions for this? | null | 155 | environmental factors. Environmental factors include exposure to air pollution and allergens | environmental factors |
Devon (), also known as Devonshire, which was formerly its common and official name, is a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south. It is part of South West England, bounded by Cornwall to the west, Somerset to the northeast, and Dorset to the east. The City ... | Are they all under the Devon County Council jurisdiction? | 513 | 598 | Plymouth and Torbay are each a part of Devon but administered as unitary authorities. | No |
North Rhine-Westphalia (, , commonly shortened to NRW) is the most populous state of Germany, with a population of approximately 18 million, and the fourth largest by area. Its capital is Düsseldorf; the largest city is Cologne. Four of Germany's ten largest cities—Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, and Essen—are located w... | why is he significant to the area? | 679 | 752 | The first written account of the area was by its conqueror, Julius Caesar | he wrote the first written account of the area |
Early Christianity is the period of Christianity preceding the First Council of Nicaea in 325. It is typically divided into the Apostolic Age and the Ante-Nicene Period (from the Apostolic Age until Nicea).
The first Christians, as described in the first chapters of the Acts of the Apostles, were all Jews either by b... | How many ages or periods is it divided into? | 94 | 168 | It is typically divided into the Apostolic Age and the Ante-Nicene Period | two |
(CNN) -- Doc Watson, the bluegrass music legend from Appalachia who was renowned for his flatpicking and fingerstyle technique on the acoustic guitar, died Tuesday at a hospital in North Carolina, according to Mary Katherine Aldin of Folklore Productions, which represented the singer. He was 89.
Watson, a Grammy winn... | Who represents the recording artist? | 210 | 284 | null | Folklore Productions |
(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... | Was it a funny matter? | 966 | 984 | no laughing matter | No |
A naughty boy was sitting in math class on Tuesday. There was a broken sink in the back of the room full of water. There was also a kitty on the open window. A loud plane was flying outside and scared the kitty inside. The naughty boy walked up to the kitty and picked it up. What do you think he did next? He threw the ... | Did the teacher think it was funny? | 475 | 512 | null | No |
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... | Was she charged with anything? | 994 | 1,086 | four counts of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance | Yes |
Piedmont ( ; , ; Piedmontese, Occitan and ; ) is a region in northwest Italy, one of the 20 regions of the country. It borders France, Aosta Valley region, Switzerland, Lombardy, Emilia Romagna and Liguria regions. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres (9,808 sq mi) and a population of 4 396 293 (31-7-2016). The c... | On which sides? | 637 | 741 | Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the Alps, including Monviso, where the Po rises, and Monte Rosa | three sides, including Monviso |
JACKSON HEIGHTS, New York (CNN) -- Every day, unemployed men gather under the elevated 7 train in Jackson Heights, Queens. Many of them are homeless. All of them are hungry.
Jorge Munoz estimates he has served more than 70,000 free meals since 2004.
At around 9:30 each night, relief comes in the form of Jorge Munoz... | year-round? | 980 | 1,018 | seven nights a week, 365 days a year. | yes |
Manganese is a chemical element with symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is not found as a free element in nature; it is often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a metal with important industrial metal alloy uses, particularly in stainless steels.
Historically, manganese is named for pyrolusite a... | What is one of the uses of manganese phosphating? | 838 | 909 | anganese phosphating is used for rust and corrosion prevention on steel | rust and corrosion prevention on steel |
CHAPTER XXIX
THE JUMPERS
The sun was rising when Joe Thorpe made a hasty breakfast with his two companions in their camp beside the lode. He was a logger by profession, though he had an extensive experience in prospecting for timber-rights and minerals. Big Joe was known as an honest man; that was why Frobisher had... | Do they have a high opinion of Scaith? | 1,176 | 1,197 | The fellow's a crook, | No |
One of its earliest massive implementations was brought about by Egyptians against the British occupation in the 1919 Revolution. Civil disobedience is one of the many ways people have rebelled against what they deem to be unfair laws. It has been used in many nonviolent resistance movements in India (Gandhi's campaign... | has America had civil disobedience? | null | 545 | null | yes |
(CNN)A 17-year-old male fatally shot an Iraqi man watching his first snowfall in his new American hometown, targeting him and then continuing to fire as the immigrant rushed to get inside, Dallas police said Friday.
Authorities don't believe the suspected shooter knew the victim, Ahmed Al-Jumaili, Dallas Police Maj. ... | What is the suspected shooter's name? | 68 | 73 | ahmed al - jumaili | ahmed al - jumaili |
CHAPTER XXII
THE TRIUMPH
Another week went by and the eve of the Triumph was at hand. On the afternoon before the great day sewing-women had come to the house of Gallus, bringing with them the robe that Miriam must wear. As had been promised, it was splendid, of white silk covered with silver discs and having the p... | What was the gift of Domitian to Miriam? | 254 | null | golden girdle | golden girdle |
CHAPTER XXIX
AN EXCITING TIME ALL AROUND
"We've got him! Down with him!" roared Sack Todd, as he leaped over the fallen door and made a grab for Dick.
For the instant Dick did not know what to do, then he stepped backward and at the same time attempted to draw his pistol.
"No, you don't!" yelled Gasper Pold, an... | What did Sack Todd shout when he saw Dick? | 21 | 30 | we ' ve got him ! down with him ! | we ' ve got him ! down with him ! |
(CNN) -- The driver of a Toyota Prius says he was taken on a wild ride Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck, reaching speeds in excess of 90 mph on a winding, hilly portion of a southern California interstate.
It took the California Highway Patrol to bring the car safely to a stop.
The driver, Jim Sikes,... | What precaution did the responding officer take to prevent the car from moving again? | 326 | 335 | positioned his patrol car in front of the prius | positioned his patrol car in front of the prius |
There once was a zoo worker named Charlie. He really liked his job that allowed his to meet new people every day and take care of zoo animals. One day, Charlie showed up at the zoo that he worked at and saw that a turtle had escaped! He quickly picked up the radio and told all of the other workers to look out for the m... | What was his name? | 327 | null | null | Brian. |
(CNN) -- It's been more than three weeks since militants from the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group dragged 276 girls out of their beds at a boarding school in northern Nigeria, and still no one knows where the girls are. International assistance has begun to flow into Nigeria, whose president has vowed to end the ter... | What did Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau say he would do with the girls? | null | 150 | sell them into slavery | sell them into slavery |
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