section stringlengths 3 104 | question stringlengths 12 207 | article stringclasses 481
values | is_paraphrase bool 2
classes | topic class label 10
classes | answers listlengths 1 12 | candidates listlengths 3 33 | q_types listlengths 0 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motion pictures | Where is the world's most-watched cinema produced? | India | true | 5COUNTRY | [
0
] | [
"The Indian film industry produces the world's most-watched cinema.",
"Established regional cinematic traditions exist in the Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, and Telugu languages.",
"South Indian cinema attracts more than 75% of national film revenue.",
... | [
4
] |
Casting | What bodily changes did Brad Pitt undergo for his role in Fight Club? | Fight Club | true | 6MOVIES | [
13,
14,
15
] | [
"Producer Ross Bell met with actor Russell Crowe to discuss his candidacy for the role of Tyler Durden.",
"Producer Art Linson, who joined the project late, met with another candidate, Brad Pitt.",
"Linson was the senior producer of the two, so the studio sought to cast Pitt instead of Crowe.",
"Pitt was look... | [
0
] |
Architecture | When was the Elysian tower completed? | Republic of Ireland | false | 5COUNTRY | [
27
] | [
"Ireland has a wealth of structures, surviving in various states of preservation, from the Neolithic period, such as \"Brú na Bóinne\", Poulnabrone dolmen, Castlestrange stone, Turoe stone, and Drombeg stone circle.",
"As the Romans never conquered Ireland, architecture of Greco-Roman origin is extremely rare.",
... | [
2
] |
Institutions | Where is contemporary medicine in general practiced? | Medicine | false | 8SCIENCE | [
0
] | [
"Contemporary medicine is in general conducted within health care systems.",
"Legal, credentialing and financing frameworks are established by individual governments, augmented on occasion by international organizations, such as churches.",
"The characteristics of any given health care system have significant i... | [
4
] |
Old age, 1513–19 | Have Francis I and Pope Leo X ever been in the same place? | Leonardo da Vinci | true | 3ART | [
2
] | [
"From September 1513 to 1516, under Pope Leo X, Leonardo spent much of his time living in the Belvedere in the Vatican in Rome, where Raphael and Michelangelo were both active at the time.",
"In October 1515, Francis I of France recaptured Milan.",
"On December 19, Leonardo was present at the meeting of Francis... | [] |
Conception | Modern Family was originally titled what? | Modern Family | true | 1TV | [
3
] | [
"As creators Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan retold stories about their families, they realized that the stories could be the basis for a show.",
"They started working on the idea of a family being observed in a mockumentary-style show.",
"They later decided that it could be a show about three families and... | [
0
] |
Ore | In 1940, where was the richest source of uranium? | Manhattan Project | false | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
8
] | [
"The key raw material for the project was uranium, which was used as fuel for the reactors, as feed that was transformed into plutonium, and, in its enriched form, in the atomic bomb itself.",
"There were four known major deposits of uranium in 1940: in Colorado, in northern Canada, in Joachimstal in Czechoslovak... | [
4
] |
Property boom and bust | In what year did the bubble burst? | Spain | true | 5COUNTRY | [
4
] | [
"The adoption of the Euro saw a marked reduction in interest rates to historic lows.",
"The growth in the Spanish property market, which had begun in 1997, accelerated and within a few years had developed into a property bubble, financed largely by the cajas (regional savings banks under the oversight of the regi... | [
0
] |
Offensive tactics | In the game of hockey, which forchek system is the most defensive? | Ice hockey | true | 4SPORT | [
24
] | [
"Offensive tactics include improving a team's position on the ice by advancing the puck out of one's zone towards the opponent's zone, progressively by gaining lines, first your own blue line, then the red line and finally the opponent's blue line.",
"NHL rules instated for the 2006 season redefined offside to ma... | [] |
In RNA processing | How are snoRNAs guided to a spot on an RNA? | RNA | false | 8SCIENCE | [
3
] | [
"Many RNAs are involved in modifying other RNAs.",
"Introns are spliced out of pre-mRNA by spliceosomes, which contain several small nuclear RNAs (snRNA), or the introns can be ribozymes that are spliced by themselves.RNA can also be altered by having its nucleotides modified to other nucleotides than A, C, G and... | [
5
] |
Solar wind and the magnetosphere | What are typical values for speed, density and intensity for the solar wind? | Aurora | true | 8SCIENCE | [
1,
2
] | [
"The Earth is constantly immersed in the solar wind, a rarefied flow of hot plasma (gas of free electrons and positive ions) emitted by the Sun in all directions, a result of the two-million-degree heat of the Sun's outermost layer, the corona.",
"The solar wind usually reaches Earth with a velocity around 400 km... | [
0
] |
Electrolysis of water | What describes the "overall reaction"? | Electrochemistry | false | 8SCIENCE | [
10
] | [
"Water can be converted to its component elemental gasses, H2 and O2 through the application of an external voltage.",
"Water doesn't decompose into hydrogen and oxygen spontaneously as the Gibbs free energy for the process at standard conditions is about 474.4 kJ.",
"The decomposition of water into hydrogen an... | [
0
] |
Nuclear power | Who is responsible for operating Pakistan's power plants? | Pakistan | false | 5COUNTRY | [
2
] | [
"As of 2012, nuclear power in Pakistan is provided by three licensed-commercial nuclear power plants.",
"Pakistan is the first Muslim country in the world to construct and operate civil nuclear power plants.",
"The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), the scientific and nuclear governmental agency, is sole... | [
3
] |
Abstract | At what point did a project involving more maintenance and restoration begin? | Notre Dame de Paris | true | 2TRAVEL | [
7
] | [
"Notre-Dame de Paris (; French for \"Our Lady of Paris\"), also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is a historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France.",
"The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of Fr... | [
0
] |
Production | What was the illness that caused Greene's death prior to the release of the Shawshank Redemption | The Shawshank Redemption | true | 6MOVIES | [
17
] | [
"Darabont secured the film adaptation rights from author Stephen King after impressing the author with his short film adaptation of \"The Woman in the Room\" in 1983.",
"Although the two had become friends and maintained a pen-pal relationship, Darabont did not work with him until four years later in 1987, when h... | [
0
] |
Grizzly Peak | What is the main attraction at Grizzly Peak? | Disney California Adventure | true | 2TRAVEL | [
1
] | [
"Grizzly Peak is themed around California's wilderness and national parks with particular references to Yosemite and Redwood national parks.",
"Its main attraction is Grizzly River Run, a Gold Rush-esque river rapids ride around the summit of Grizzly Peak.",
"Nearby is the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail; a playg... | [
0
] |
Release | What year did Toy Story 3 play in theaters? | Toy Story 3 | true | 6MOVIES | [
1
] | [
"",
"\"Toy Story 3\" had its world-wide premiere on June 12, 2010, opening at Taormina Film Fest in Italy.",
"In the United States, it premiered on June 13, 2010 at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California.",
"El Capitan also hosted on June 17, 2010 a \"Toy Story\" marathon, showing for the first time all ... | [
0
] |
Game variations | How many can play in a game? | Racquetball | false | 4SPORT | [
0
] | [
"Racquetball games can be played with two, three or four players, with doubles or singles matches being most common.",
"Two player games are called singles or \"one-up\" (one vs. one for the entire game), while four player games are doubles with two pairs playing against each other (two vs. two for the entire gam... | [
5
] |
Foreign relations | What are the countries included in Norway embassy? | Norway | true | 5COUNTRY | [
1
] | [
"Norway maintains embassies in 86 countries.",
"60 countries maintain an embassy in Norway, all of them in the capital, Oslo.",
"Norway is a founding member of the United Nations (UN), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Council of Europe and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).",
"Norwa... | [
0
] |
Non-dairy yogurt substitutes | Is it possible to make authentic yogurt from plant sources? | Yogurt | true | 9FOOD | [
2
] | [
"Various manufacturers have endeavoured to produce plant-based substitutes for yogurt, using soy milk, nut milks such as almond milk, and coconut milk, for consumers who are unable to tolerate dairy products in any form.",
"Although \"Lactobacillus\" strains exist that can produce lactic acid from plant-derived f... | [] |
Awards and nominations | What awards was Dexter nominated for? | Dexter (TV series) | false | 1TV | [
1
] | [
"",
"\"Dexter\" was nominated for 23 Primetime Emmy Awards, in the category of Outstanding Drama Series four times in a row, from 2008 to 2011, and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (for Michael C. Hall) five times in a row, from 2008 to 2012.",
"It has also been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards (w... | [
0
] |
Abstract | How many partners are required for a wrestling bout? | Wrestling | false | 4SPORT | [
1
] | [
"Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.",
"A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two (occasionally more) competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior ... | [
5
] |
Abstract | What is iconified, "The Crossroads of the World"? | Times Square | false | 2TRAVEL | [
1
] | [
"Times Square is a major commercial intersection and a neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the junction of Broadway (now converted into a pedestrian plaza) and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets.",
"Times Square – iconified as \"The Crossroads of the World\", \"The ... | [
0
] |
History | Which group first actively experimented with chemicals by applying theory and not just experimental observations? | Chemical reaction | false | 8SCIENCE | [
2,
4
] | [
"Chemical reactions such as combustion in the fire, fermentation and the reduction of ores to metals were known since antiquity.",
"Initial theories of transformation of materials were developed by Greek philosophers, such as the Four-Element Theory of Empedocles stating that any substance is composed of the four... | [] |
Statue | The Lincoln Memorial is constructed from which type of marble? | Lincoln Memorial | true | 2TRAVEL | [
4
] | [
"Lying between the north and south chambers is the central hall containing the solitary figure of Lincoln sitting in contemplation.",
"The statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers under the supervision of the sculptor, Daniel Chester French, and took four years to complete.",
"The statue, originally intende... | [] |
Abstract | What does a telescope collect to aid in the observation of remote objects? | Telescope | false | 8SCIENCE | [
0
] | [
"A telescope is an 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, using glass lenses.",
"They found use in terrestrial applic... | [
0
] |
Cast | Who was the sous chef in each of the first 5 seasons? | Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series) | true | 1TV | [
16,
12,
15
] | [
"Gordon Ramsay is the head chef.",
"The narrator is Jason Thompson.",
"Jean-Philippe Susilovic, a Belgian maître d' comes from Petrus, one of Ramsay's London restaurants and appeared in the first seven seasons and later returned for the 11th season.",
"Susilovic was also the maître d' for the first series of ... | [
3
] |
Rib steak | What is the definition of a ribeye? | Steak | true | 9FOOD | [
2
] | [
"A rib steak is a beef steak sliced from the rib primal of a beef animal, with rib bone attached.",
"In the United States, the term rib eye steak is used for a rib steak with the bone removed; however in some areas, and outside the U.S., the terms are often used interchangeably.",
"The rib eye or \"ribeye\" was... | [
0
] |
Canada | How many age groups are there events for? | Diving | false | 4SPORT | [
0
] | [
"Most provincial level competitions consist of events for 6 age groups (Groups A, B, C, D, E, and Open) for both genders on each of the three board levels.",
"These age groups roughly correspond to those standardized by FINA, with the addition of a youngest age group for divers 9 and younger, Group E, which does ... | [
5
] |
Europe | Whose returning soldiers would have encountered rice on their expeditions to Asia? | Rice | false | 9FOOD | [
1
] | [
"Rice was known to the Classical world, being imported from Egypt, and perhaps west Asia.",
"It was known to Greece by returning soldiers from Alexander the Great's military expedition to Asia.",
"Large deposits of rice from the first century A.D. have been found in Roman camps in Germany.",
"The Moors brough... | [] |
Mixed doubles | What players play from the back-court? | Badminton | true | 4SPORT | [
4,
5
] | [
"In mixed doubles, both pairs typically try to maintain an attacking formation with the woman at the front and the man at the back.",
"This is because the male players are usually substantially stronger, and can therefore produce smashes that are more powerful.",
"As a result, mixed doubles require greater tact... | [
0
] |
Track listing | Who wrote "If It Hadn't Been for Love"? | Rolling in the Deep | false | 0MUSIC | [
9
] | [
"Digital download",
"\"Rolling in the Deep\" – 3:48",
"Digital EP",
"\"Rolling in the Deep\" – 3:48",
"\"Rolling in the Deep (Jamie xx Shuffle)\" – 4:17",
"\"Rolling in the Deep (Acapella)\" – 3:56",
"\"Rolling in the Deep (Avicii Remix)\" – 4:25",
"CD single",
"\"Rolling in the Deep\" – 3:48",
"\... | [
3
] |
Music video | Who was the director for "I won't give up" and what was the release date for this music video? | I Won't Give Up | true | 0MUSIC | [
3
] | [
"On January 2, 2012, a lyric video was released.",
"Mark Blankenship from NPR found \"I Won't Give Up\" the best lyric video because \"the lyrics are integrated into a story about a man who writes his girlfriend until they can finally reunite.\"",
"He added he preferred this video to the official one.",
"The ... | [
0,
3
] |
Nazi Germany policy towards the Soviet Union | Who spoke of an inescapable battle against "pan-Slav ideals"? | Operation Barbarossa | false | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
5
] | [
"German intentions.",
"Nazi Germany policy towards the Soviet Union.",
"As early as 1925, Hitler suggested in \"Mein Kampf\" that he would invade the Soviet Union, asserting that the German people needed \"Lebensraum\" (\"living space\", i.e., land and raw materials) and that these should be sought in the East.... | [
3
] |
Research and practice | What is the most used scientific study of the morphology of the adult human body? | Anatomy | true | 8SCIENCE | [
0,
2
] | [
"Human anatomy.",
"Research and practice.",
"Human anatomy, including gross human anatomy and histology, is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human body.",
"It differs from physiology in that anatomy is about the morphology of biological structures, while physiology is the way thos... | [
0
] |
Zambia's independence and Rhodesia's UDI | In what year did Northern Rhodesia become an independent state? | Victoria Falls | false | 2TRAVEL | [
0
] | [
"In 1964, Northern Rhodesia became the independent state of Zambia.",
"The following year, Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence.",
"This was not recognized by Zambia, the United Kingdom or the vast majority of states and led to United Nations-mandated sanctions.",
"In response to the emerging crisis, i... | [
0
] |
Singles | When did Over My Head reach top 40? | How to Save a Life | true | 0MUSIC | [
0
] | [
"\"Over My Head (Cable Car)\" was released as the first single from the album, and it became a top 40 hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in late 2005.",
"It lasted three weeks on the chart and peaked at position #37.",
"The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.",
"On the \"Billboard\" Adult Top 4... | [
2
] |
Cold | What does Hadaka udon refer to? | Udon | false | 9FOOD | [
4
] | [
" \"Zaru udon\": Chilled udon noodles topped with shredded nori and served on a zaru (笊 or ざる), a sieve-like bamboo tray.",
"Accompanied by a chilled dipping sauce, usually a strong mixture of dashi, mirin, and shoyu.",
"Eaten with wasabi or grated ginger.",
" \"Bukkake udon\": Cold udon served with thick das... | [
0
] |
Other organizations | What is the AAU? | Taekwondo | false | 4SPORT | [
0
] | [
"American Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) competitions are very similar, except that different styles of pads and gear are allowed.",
"Apart from WTF and ITF tournaments, major taekwondo competitions (all featuring WTF taekwondo only) include:",
" Olympic Games",
" Universiade",
" Asian Games",
" South East ... | [
0
] |
Setting the ball | How long is typical for a reasonable amount of time to re-commence play after a foul? | Water polo | false | 4SPORT | [
8,
9
] | [
"The key to the offense is to accurately pass (or \"set\") the ball into the center forward or hole set, positioned directly in front of the goal (\"the hole\").",
"Any field player may throw the hole set a \"wet pass.\"",
"A wet pass is one that hits the water just outside of the hole set's reach.",
"A dry p... | [
5
] |
Infrastructure | How big was Italy's civilian air fleet during 2005? | Italy | true | 5COUNTRY | [
6
] | [
"In 2004 the transport sector in Italy generated a turnover of about 119.4 billion euros, employing 935,700 persons in 153,700 enterprises.",
"Regarding the national road network, in 2002 there were of serviceable roads in Italy, including of motorways, state-owned but privately operated by Atlantia.",
"In 2005... | [
5
] |
Abstract | When did the film American Hustle come out? | American Hustle | true | 6MOVIES | [
0
] | [
"American Hustle is a 2013 American crime comedy-drama film directed by David O. Russell, from a screenplay written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell, loosely based on the FBI ABSCAM operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s.",
"It stars Christian Bale and Amy Adams as two con artists who are forced by an FBI a... | [
2
] |
Major conurbations | What are England's largest urban areas? | England | true | 5COUNTRY | [
0,
2
] | [
"The Greater London Urban Area is by far the largest urban area in England and one of the busiest cities in the world.",
"It is considered a global city and has a population larger than other countries in the United Kingdom besides England itself.",
"Other urban areas of considerable size and influence tend to ... | [
0
] |
Broadcast | How many Americans watched the pilot for the tv show "Friends"? | Friends | true | 1TV | [
1
] | [
"After the produced pilot lived up to NBC's hopes, the series premiered with the name \"Friends\" on September 22, 1994 in the coveted Thursday 8:30 p.m. timeslot.",
"The pilot aired between \"Mad About You\" and \"Seinfeld\", and was watched by almost 22 million American viewers.",
"The series was a huge succe... | [
5
] |
Playing equipment | What is the average weight of squash balls? | Squash (sport) | true | 4SPORT | [
4
] | [
"Standard racquets are governed by the rules of the game.",
"Traditionally they were made of laminated wood (typically ash), with a small strung area using natural gut strings.",
"After a rule change in the mid-1980s, they are now almost always made of composite materials or metals (graphite, Kevlar, titanium, ... | [
0
] |
Abstract | When was the modern set of handball rules published? | Handball | true | 4SPORT | [
8
] | [
"Handball (also known as team handball, Olympic handball, European team handball, European handball, or Borden ball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outfield players and a goalkeeper on each team) pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team.",
"A standard match consists o... | [
2
] |
Salvador Dalí and the Spanish Civil War | Salvador and Gala were married in what city? | Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War) | true | 3ART | [
1
] | [
"Dalí and his wife, Gala, were trapped in the middle of a general strike and an armed uprising by Catalan separatists in 1934, in Catalonia, and this may have influenced his Spanish Civil War motif.",
"Salvador and Gala had to run away to Paris, where they got married.",
"Dalí and Gala had hired an escort to ta... | [
0
] |
Culture | What's cantopop? | Hong Kong | true | 5COUNTRY | [
9,
10
] | [
"Hong Kong is frequently described as a place where \"East meets West\", reflecting the culture's mix of the territory's Chinese roots with influences from its time as a British colony.",
"Concepts like \"feng shui\" are taken very seriously, with expensive construction projects often hiring expert consultants, a... | [
0
] |
Bonding | Are bonded atoms "stuck" together? | Chemistry | false | 8SCIENCE | [
0
] | [
"Atoms sticking together in molecules or crystals are said to be bonded with one another.",
"A chemical bond may be visualized as the multipole balance between the positive charges in the nuclei and the negative charges oscillating about them.",
"More than simple attraction and repulsion, the energies and distr... | [] |
Thyroid cancer | Which cancer was reported as one of the main health impacts of Chernobyl? | Chernobyl disaster | false | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
0,
5,
6,
7,
8,
11
] | [
"The 2005 Chernobyl Forum report revealed thyroid cancer among children to be one of the main health impacts from the Chernobyl accident.",
"In that publication more than 4000 cases were reported, and that there was no evidence of an increase in solid cancers or leukemia.",
"It said that there was an increase i... | [] |
First "Impressionist" exhibition | When was the first Impressionist exhibition? | Claude Monet | false | 3ART | [
4
] | [
"Monet and Impressionism.",
"First \"Impressionist\" exhibition.",
"From the late 1860s, Monet and other like-minded artists met with rejection from the conservative Académie des Beaux-Arts which held its annual exhibition at the Salon de Paris.",
"During the latter part of 1873, Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir,... | [
2
] |
Evolution | What are some modern examples of gymnosperms? | Botany | false | 8SCIENCE | [
15
] | [
"The chloroplasts of plants have a number of biochemical, structural and genetic similarities to cyanobacteria, (commonly but incorrectly known as \"blue-green algae\") and are thought to be derived from an ancient endosymbiotic relationship between an ancestral eukaryotic cell and a cyanobacterial resident.",
"T... | [
0
] |
Civil war and occupation | When did they accept the peace plan? | Lebanon | true | 5COUNTRY | [
11
] | [
"In 1975, following increasing sectarian tensions, a full-scale civil war broke out in Lebanon.",
"The Lebanese Civil War pitted a coalition of Christian groups against the joint forces of the PLO, left-wing Druze and Muslim militias.",
"In June 1976 Syria sent in its own troops, ostensibly to restore peace.",
... | [
2
] |
Transportation infrastructure | What is the name of Prague's biggest airport? | Czech Republic | true | 5COUNTRY | [
0
] | [
"Václav Havel Airport in Prague is the main international airport in the country.",
"In 2010, it handled 11.6 million passengers, which makes it the busiest airport in Central and Eastern Europe.",
"In total, Czech Republic has 46 airports with paved runways, six of which provide international air services in B... | [
0
] |
Abstract | Who was the executive music producer? | Inside Llewyn Davis | false | 6MOVIES | [
2
] | [
"Inside Llewyn Davis is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written, directed and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen.",
"The film stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, and John Goodman, and was produced by Scott Rudin, Ethan and Joel Coen.",
"T Bone Burnett was the executive music producer.",
"The film is about one wee... | [
3
] |
Recent commentaries | What painting is very similar to Van Gogh's "Starry Night"? | The Starry Night | false | 3ART | [
0
] | [
"Simon Singh, in his book \"Big Bang\", says that \"Starry Night\" has striking similarities to a sketch of the \"Whirlpool Galaxy\", drawn by Lord Rosse 44 years before Van Gogh's work.",
"The painting has been compared to an astronomical photograph of a star named V838 Monocerotis, taken by the Hubble in 2004."... | [
0
] |
Reception | What % of critics gave positive review of "Wadjda"? | Wadjda | false | 6MOVIES | [
2
] | [
"",
"\"Wadjda\" received critical acclaim.",
"The film-critics aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reported 99% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 68 reviews, with an average score of 8.2/10.",
"The critical consensus is: \"Transgressive in the best possible way, Wadjda presents a startlingly assured n... | [
0
] |
Music video | What year did the music video, "Rolling in the Deep" win the Gramy Award? | Rolling in the Deep | true | 0MUSIC | [
4
] | [
"The music video for \"Rolling in the Deep,\" directed by Sam Brown, premiered on Channel 4 on 3 December 2010.",
"The video begins in an abandoned house, where Adele is sitting in a chair singing.",
"During the video, the scenes show hundreds of glasses filled with water that vibrate to the beat of a drum, a m... | [
0
] |
Racial characteristics | Have autorized comment on "negroid" characteristics? | Great Sphinx of Giza | false | 3ART | [
0
] | [
"Over the years several authors have commented on what they perceive as \"Negroid\" characteristics in the face of the Sphinx.",
"This issue has become part of the Ancient Egyptian race controversy, with respect to the ancient population as a whole.",
"The face of the Sphinx has been damaged over the millennia.... | [] |
Literature | When was Ulysses published? | Republic of Ireland | false | 5COUNTRY | [
5
] | [
"Ireland has made a significant contribution to world literature in both the English and Irish languages.",
"Modern Irish fiction began with the publishing of the 1726 novel \"Gulliver's Travels\" by Jonathan Swift.",
"Other writers of importance during the 18th century and their most notable works include Laur... | [
2
] |
T1rho MRI | How does the decay take place? | Magnetic resonance imaging | false | 8SCIENCE | [
9
] | [
"T1ρ (T1rho): Molecules have a kinetic energy that is a function of the temperature and is expressed as translational and rotational motions, and by collisions between molecules.",
"The moving dipoles disturb the magnetic field but are often extremely rapid so that the average effect over a long time-scale may be... | [
5
] |
Demographics | Near what mountain chain is population density the highest in Russia? | Russia | false | 5COUNTRY | [
4
] | [
"Ethnic Russians comprise 81% of the country's population.",
"The Russian Federation is also home to several sizeable minorities.",
"In all, 160 different other ethnic groups and indigenous peoples live within its borders.",
"Though Russia's population is comparatively large, its density is low because of the... | [
0
] |
Background | In what city did Leon Czolgosz in a factory? | Assassination of William McKinley | false | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
9
] | [
"In September 1901, William McKinley was at the height of his power as president.",
"Elected in 1896, during the serious economic depression resulting from the Panic of 1893, he had defeated his Democratic rival, William Jennings Bryan.",
"McKinley led the nation both to a return to prosperity and to victory in... | [
0
] |
Performing arts | What is Indian theater based on? | India | true | 5COUNTRY | [
8
] | [
"Indian music ranges over various traditions and regional styles.",
"Classical music encompasses two genres and their various folk offshoots: the northern Hindustani and southern Carnatic schools.",
"Regionalised popular forms include filmi and folk music; the syncretic tradition of the \"bauls\" is a well-know... | [
0
] |
Abstract | The U.S. TV series, Dancing with the Stars is hosted by who? | Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series) | true | 1TV | [
2
] | [
"Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition show airing since 2005 on ABC in the United States, and CTV/CTV Two in Canada.",
"The show is the American version of the British television series \"Strictly Come Dancing\".",
"Tom Bergeron is the Emmy-winning host,... | [
3
] |
Personnel | Who played the drums on the Beatles song "I Want to Hold Your Hand"? | I Want to Hold Your Hand | true | 0MUSIC | [
3
] | [
"John Lennon – vocal, rhythm guitar, handclaps",
"Paul McCartney – vocal, bass guitar, handclaps",
"George Harrison – lead guitar, handclaps",
"Ringo Starr – drums, handclaps",
"Personnel per Ian MacDonald"
] | [
3
] |
Conception | How many episodes were ordere for the first season of 30 Rock? | 30 Rock | false | 1TV | [
13
] | [
"Development and production.",
"In 2002, Fey was the head writer and a performer on the television show \"Saturday Night Live\" (\"SNL\").",
"She pitched the show that became \"30 Rock\" to NBC, originally as a sitcom about cable news.",
"NBC Entertainment president Kevin Reilly felt that \"Fey was using the ... | [
5
] |
Antecedents | Who did Atl support during the revolution? | Mexican muralism | false | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
20
] | [
"Mexico has had a tradition of painting murals, starting with the Olmec civilization in the pre Hispanic period and into the colonial period, with murals mostly painted to evangelize and reinforce Christian doctrine.",
"The modern tradition has its roots in the 19th century, with this use of political and social ... | [
3
] |
FBI | Which of the September 11th attackers was from Egypt? | September 11 attacks | true | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
11
] | [
"Immediately after the attacks, the Federal Bureau of Investigation started PENTTBOM, the largest criminal inquiry in the history of the United States.",
"At its height, more than half of the FBI's agents worked on the investigation and followed a half-million leads.",
"The FBI concluded that there was \"clear ... | [] |
Development and production | What year did Showtime order a 4th season? | Nurse Jackie | true | 1TV | [
10
] | [
"",
"\"Nurse Jackie\" was created by Liz Brixius, Linda Wallem, and Evan Dunsky with Brixius and Wallem serving as showrunners for the series and sharing executive producer duties with Caryn Mandabach and John Melfi.",
"Showtime ordered an initial 12 episodes.",
"Before the premiere, Brixius told the New York... | [
0
] |
Origins | What did the guy who asked how to bring five felons together do? | The Usual Suspects | true | 6MOVIES | [
6
] | [
"Bryan Singer met Kevin Spacey at a party after a screening of the young filmmaker's first film, \"Public Access\", at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival.",
"Spacey had been encouraged by a number of people he knew who had seen it, and was so impressed that he told Singer and McQuarrie that he wanted to be in whatev... | [
0,
5,
3
] |
Influence | At what time was Rivera living in the United States? | Mexican muralism | true | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
11
] | [
"After nearly a century since the beginning of the movement, Mexican artists still produce murals and other forms of art with the same “mestizo” message.",
"Murals can be found in government buildings, former churches and schools in nearly every part of the country.",
"One recent example is a cross cultural pro... | [
0
] |
Cloning extinct and endangered species | How where the tissue samples from the last "bucardo" preserved? | Cloning | false | 8SCIENCE | [
9
] | [
" extinct and endangered species.",
"Cloning, or more precisely, the reconstruction of functional DNA from extinct species has, for decades, been a dream of some scientists.",
"Current cloning techniques have an average success rate of less than 5 percent, even when working with familiar species; cloning wild a... | [
4,
5
] |
Abstract | Where did the committee want the Wrights to demonstrate flight? | Wright Brothers flights of 1909 | false | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
3
] | [
"Airplane inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright are famed for making the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flights on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.",
"Lesser-known are other flights of theirs which played an important role at the dawn of aviation history.",
"In 1909 Wilbur was invited ... | [
4
] |
Chart performance | At what place this Helm's original show up on the charts? | Jingle Bell Rock | true | 0MUSIC | [
0,
3
] | [
"Helms's original version charted at No.",
"13 on \"Billboard\"'s Most Played C&W by Jockeys chart, a predecessor to the Hot Country Songs chart.",
"After it was featured on the soundtrack to the 1996 film \"Jingle All the Way\", the original version returned to the country charts in late 1996-early 1997, reach... | [
0
] |
Initial air attacks | How many B-17s took off from Midway for the first air attack? | Battle of Midway | false | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
3
] | [
"Initial air attacks.",
"At about 09:00 on 3 June, Ensign Jack Reid, piloting a PBY from US Navy patrol squadron VP-44, spotted the Japanese Occupation Force some to the west-southwest of Midway.",
"He mistakenly reported this group as the Main Force.",
"Nine B-17s took off from Midway at 12:30 for the first ... | [
5
] |
Abstract | What year was the modern set of rules published in Germany? | Handball | false | 4SPORT | [
8
] | [
"Handball (also known as team handball, Olympic handball, European team handball, European handball, or Borden ball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outfield players and a goalkeeper on each team) pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team.",
"A standard match consists o... | [
0
] |
Dance in Egypt | Where is belly dance most prevalent? | Egypt | true | 5COUNTRY | [
0
] | [
"Today, Egypt is often considered the home of belly dance.",
"Egyptian belly dance has two main styles - raqs baladi and raqs sharqi.",
"There are also numerous folkloric and character dances that may be part of an Egyptian-style belly dancer's repertoire, as well as the modern shaabi street dance which shares ... | [
4
] |
Puritan movement | Did the Puritans object to ecclesiastical courts during the Puritan Movement? | Protestant Reformation | true | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
6
] | [
"The success of the Counter-Reformation on the Continent and the growth of a Puritan party dedicated to further Protestant reform polarised the Elizabethan Age, although it was not until the '40s that England underwent religious strife comparable to what its neighbours had suffered some generations before.",
"The... | [] |
Andrew | Who is the only of the three Kensington boys to have appeared in all the "Up" films? | Up Series | false | 6MOVIES | [
6,
7
] | [
"Andrew was one of three boys chosen from the same pre-preparatory school in the wealthy London district of Kensington (the other two being Charles and John).",
"The three are introduced in \"Seven Up!\"",
"singing \"Waltzing Matilda\" in Latin.",
"At the age of seven, when asked what newspaper he reads, if a... | [
3
] |
Abstract | When did the third season of Last Man Standing premiere? | Last Man Standing (U.S. TV series) | false | 1TV | [
5
] | [
"Last Man Standing (U.S. TV series)Last Man Standing is an American television sitcom starring Tim Allen and Nancy Travis that currently airs on ABC.",
"The series premiered on October 11, 2011.",
"This is the second sitcom Allen starred in for ABC, the first being \"Home Improvement\".",
"On May 11, 2012, th... | [
2
] |
Abstract | What causes the chemical bonding? | Electron | true | 8SCIENCE | [
17
] | [
"The electron (symbol: ) is a subatomic particle with a negative elementary electric charge.",
"Electrons belong to the first generation of the lepton particle family, and are generally thought to be elementary particles because they have no known components or substructure.",
"The electron has a mass that is a... | [
0
] |
History | Who built a house on Victoria Peak in the 1800s? | Victoria Peak | true | 2TRAVEL | [
1
] | [
"As early as 19th century, the Peak attracted prominent European residents because of its panoramic view over the city and its temperate climate compared to the sub-tropical climate in the rest of Hong Kong.",
"The sixth Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Richard MacDonnell had a summer residence built on the Peak circa ... | [
3
] |
Rise of modern light microscopy | What year did Van Leeuwenhoek discover micro-organisms? | Microscope | false | 8SCIENCE | [
5
] | [
"The first detailed account of the interior construction of living tissue based on the use of a microscope did not appear until 1644, in Giambattista Odierna's \"L'occhio della mosca\", or \"The Fly's Eye\".",
"It was not until the 1660s and 1670s that the microscope was used extensively for research in Italy, Th... | [
0
] |
Shot dead | Where did the first bullet hit the Archduke Franz Ferdinand when he was assassinated? | Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria | false | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
3
] | [
"After learning that the first assassination attempt had been unsuccessful, Princip thought about a position to assassinate the archduke on his return journey, and decided to move to a position in front of a nearby food shop (Schiller's delicatessen), near the Latin Bridge.",
"When Franz Ferdinand's car approache... | [
2,
4
] |
Polish defence plan | Where are Poland's valuable resources? | Invasion of Poland | true | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
1
] | [
"The Polish political determination to deploy forces directly at the German-Polish border, based on the Polish-British Common Defense Pact, shaped the country's defence plan, \"Plan West\".",
"Poland's most valuable natural resources, industry and population were located along the western border in Eastern Upper ... | [
4
] |
Expansion and yield | How is popcorn categorized by variety? | Popcorn | true | 9FOOD | [
16
] | [
"Popping results are sensitive to the rate at which the kernels are heated.",
"If heated too quickly, the steam in the outer layers of the kernel can reach high pressures and rupture the hull before the starch in the center of the kernel can fully gelatinize, leading to partially popped kernels with hard centers.... | [
5
] |
Statistics and records | In rugby, what is the largest margin of winning? | Rugby union | true | 4SPORT | [
13
] | [
"According to a 2011 report by the Centre for the International Business of Sport at Coventry University, there are now over four and a half million people playing rugby union or one of its variants organised by the IRB.",
"This is an increase of 19 percent since the previous report in 2007.",
"The report also ... | [
0
] |
Natural features | How many animal and plant species does the park have? | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | true | 2TRAVEL | [
13,
14
] | [
"Elevations in the park range from at the mouth of Abrams Creek to at the summit of Clingmans Dome.",
"Within the park a total of sixteen mountains reach higher than 6,000 feet (1829 m).",
"The wide range of elevations mimics the latitudinal changes found throughout the entire eastern United States.",
"Indeed... | [
5
] |
Roads and transportation | Do people still walk the Inca Trail? | Machu Picchu | false | 2TRAVEL | [
1
] | [
"As part of their road system, the Incas built a road to the Machu Picchu region.",
"Today, thousands of tourists walk the Inca Trail to visit Machu Picchu each year.",
"They congregate at Cusco before starting on the two-, four- or five-day journey on foot from Kilometer 82 or Kilometer 104 (two-day trip) near... | [] |
Walks | when was wire walking popular at Niagra Falls? | Niagara Falls | true | 2TRAVEL | [
1
] | [
"Other daredevils have made crossing the gorge their goal, starting with the successful passage by Jean François \"Blondin\" Gravelet, who crossed Niagara Gorge in 1859.",
"Between 1859 and 1896 there was a wire-walking craze, and there were frequent feats over the river below the falls.",
"One inexperienced wa... | [
2
] |
Peace treaty | What signatures are on the treaty of paris? | American Revolution | true | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
0
] | [
"The peace treaty with Britain, known as the Treaty of Paris, gave the U.S. all land east of the Mississippi River and south of the Great Lakes, though not including Florida (On September 3, 1783, Britain entered into a separate agreement with Spain under which Britain ceded Florida back to Spain.)",
"The British... | [
0
] |
Descriptions of painting | When did Picasso make his best paintings? | Dora Maar au Chat | true | 3ART | [
9
] | [
"",
"\"Dora Maar au Chat\" presents the artist's most mysterious and challenging mistress regally posed three-quarter length in a large wooden chair with a small black cat perched behind her in both an amusing and menacing attitude.",
"The faceted planes of her body and richly layered surface of brushstrokes im... | [
2
] |
Nucleosides and nucleotides | How are nucleosides formed? | Biomolecule | false | 8SCIENCE | [
0
] | [
"Nucleosides are molecules formed by attaching a nucleobase to a ribose or deoxyribose ring.",
"Examples of these include cytidine (C), uridine (U), adenosine (A), guanosine (G), thymidine (T) and inosine (I).",
"Nucleosides can be phosphorylated by specific kinases in the cell, producing nucleotides.",
"Both... | [
5
] |
Arts and culture | Of all the Worcester Priority books, how many are still around today? | Dissolution of the Monasteries | true | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
2
] | [
"Along with the destruction of the monasteries, some of them many hundreds of years old, the related destruction of the monastic libraries was perhaps the greatest cultural loss caused by the English Reformation.",
"Worcester Priory (now Worcester Cathedral) had 600 books at the time of the dissolution.",
"Only... | [
5
] |
Indoor netball | Do different forms of indoor netball exist? | Netball | false | 4SPORT | [
3
] | [
"Indoor netball.",
"Indoor netball is a variation of netball, played exclusively indoors, in which the playing court is surrounded on each side and overhead by a net.",
"The net prevents the ball from leaving the court, permitting faster play by reducing playing stoppages.",
"Different forms of indoor netball... | [] |
Abstract | Which vegetable is used to make Arepas? | Arepa | true | 9FOOD | [
0
] | [
"Arepa () is a flatbread made of ground maize dough or cooked flour prominent in the cuisine of Colombia and Venezuela.",
"It is eaten daily in those countries and can be served with various accompaniments such as cheese (cuajada), avocado, jelly or jam, or (especially in Venezuela) split and used to make sandwic... | [] |
Military | There are three factions that make up The Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. What are they? | Czech Republic | true | 5COUNTRY | [
0
] | [
"The Czech armed forces consist of the Army, Air Force and of specialized support units.",
"The president of the Czech Republic is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.",
"In 2004 the army transformed itself into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished.",
"The country... | [
0
] |
Memphis | Did he create a reference to the bomb threat? | Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. | true | 7HISTORICAL EVENTS | [
7
] | [
"King travelled to Memphis, Tennessee in support of striking African American sanitation workers.",
"The workers had staged a walkout on February 11, 1968, to protest unequal wages and working conditions imposed by then-mayor Henry Loeb.",
"At the time, Memphis paid black workers significantly lower wages than ... | [] |
Hull trim | What would cause a boat's bow to dig into waves? | Sailing | true | 4SPORT | [
6
] | [
"Hull trim is the adjustment of a boat's loading so as to change its fore-and-aft attitude in the water.",
"In small boats, it is done by positioning the crew.",
"In larger boats the weight of a person has less effect on the hull trim, but it can be adjusted by shifting gear, fuel, water, or supplies.",
"Diff... | [
0
] |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.