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Casings
What were sausage casings made from originally?
Sausage
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9FOOD
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[ "Traditionally, sausage casings were made of the cleaned intestines, or stomachs in the case of haggis and other traditional puddings.", "Today, however, natural casings are often replaced by collagen, cellulose, or even plastic casings, especially in the case of industrially manufactured sausages.", "Some form...
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Equipment
What does the raised heel help with?
Olympic weightlifting
false
4SPORT
[ 10 ]
[ "Olympic weightlifting uses a steel bar with rotating sleeves (also known as a barbell) which hold rubber-coated discs of different weights.", "The weight plates, typically referred to as \"bumper plates\" because of their rubber design, weigh between 0.5kg and 25kg.", "These plates are secured to the bar using...
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Lyrics
What line was Martin asked by Frank Sinatra to change to make it happier?
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
true
0MUSIC
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[ "Some of the original lyrics that were penned by Martin were rejected before the show began.", "They were: \"Have yourself a merry little Christmas / It may be your last/ Next year we may all be living in the past / Have yourself a merry little Christmas / Pop that champagne cork / Next year we may all be living ...
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Serbian campaign
Who was promoted to Corporal at the age of 10?
World War I
false
7HISTORICAL EVENTS
[ 3, 4, 5 ]
[ "Austria invaded and fought the Serbian army at the Battle of Cer and Battle of Kolubara beginning on 12 August.", "Over the next two weeks, Austrian attacks were thrown back with heavy losses, which marked the first major Allied victories of the war and dashed Austro-Hungarian hopes of a swift victory.", "As a...
[ 3 ]
Abstract
Who performs the song "As Long as You Love Me"?
As Long as You Love Me (Justin Bieber song)
false
0MUSIC
[ 0 ]
[ "As Long as You Love Me (Justin Bieber song)\"As Long as You Love Me\" is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, from his third studio album, \"Believe\" (2012).", "The track was produced by Rodney \"Darkchild\" Jerkins and Andre Lindal.", "It was written by Rodney Jerkins, Andre Lindal, Nasri Atweh...
[ 3 ]
Variants
What are the different variations of French Fries?
French fries
true
9FOOD
[ 0 ]
[ "Variants of French fries include \"thick-cut fries\", \"steak fries\", \"shoestring fries\", \"jojos\", \"crinkle fries\", \"curly fries\", \"hand-cut fries\" and \"tornado fries\".", "Fries cut into rough cubes instead of sticks are called \"home fries\".", "Fries cut thickly with the skin left on are called ...
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Contemporary era
Who was the winner of the Argentina presidental race in 1983?
Argentina
true
5COUNTRY
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[ "Raúl Alfonsín won the 1983 elections campaigning for the prosecution of those responsible for human rights violations during the \"Proceso\": the Trial of the Juntas and other martial courts sentenced all the coup's leaders but, under military pressure, he also enacted the Full Stop and Due Obedience laws, which h...
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Description
what did the insects in Dali's paintings symbolize?
The Persistence of Memory
true
3ART
[ 8 ]
[ "The well-known surrealist piece introduced the image of the soft melting pocket watch.", "It epitomizes Dalí's theory of \"softness\" and \"hardness\", which was central to his thinking at the time.", "As Dawn Ades wrote, \"The soft watches are an unconscious symbol of the relativity of space and time, a Surre...
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Broadcast
What channel started airing the series on Jan 31, 1999
Family Guy
true
1TV
[ 1 ]
[ "The seires premiered in Australia on April 9, 1999 on Seven Network, in 2000 on Fox8, and on 7mate on September 27, 2010.", "In Canada the series started airing on January 31, 1999 on Global, on September 1, 2003 on Teletoon, and on July 4, 2012 on Adult Swim.", "The series also airs in Ireland, and New Zealan...
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Iraqi drones
What number of drones were utilized by the UAV armada of Iraq?
2003 invasion of Iraq
true
7HISTORICAL EVENTS
[ 3 ]
[ "In October 2002, a few days before the US Senate vote on the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution, about 75 senators were told in closed session that the Iraqi government had the means of delivering biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dron...
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Chinese Civil War and SEATO
Were the republicans weakened by the war against Japan?
Cold War
false
7HISTORICAL EVENTS
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[ "In 1949, Mao Zedong's People's Liberation Army defeated Chiang Kai-shek's United States-backed Kuomintang (KMT) Nationalist Government in China, and the Soviet Union promptly created an alliance with the newly formed People's Republic of China.", "According to Norwegian historian Odd Arne Westad, the Communists ...
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Art market
What year did he achieve his $4.1 million record?
Henry Moore
false
3ART
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[ "By the end of his career, Moore was the world's most successful living artist at auction.", "In 1982, four years before his death, Sotheby's in New York sold a 6 ft \"Reclining Figure\" (1945), for $1.2 million to collector Wendell Cherry.", "Although a first record of $4.1 million was set in 1990, Moore's mar...
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Modern women's ice hockey
How many IIHF World Women's Championships tournaments were held b the end of 2013?
Ice hockey
true
4SPORT
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[ "Women's ice hockey.", "Modern women's ice hockey.", "Ice hockey is one of the fastest growing women's sports in the world, with the number of participants increasing 350 percent in the last 10 years.", "In 2011, Canada had 85,827 women players, United States had 65,609, Finland 4,760, Sweden 3,075 and Switze...
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Landscape
What were a majority of Dali's paintings inspired by?
The Persistence of Memory
false
3ART
[ 1 ]
[ "The craggy rocks to the right represent a tip of Cap de Creus peninsula in north-eastern Catalonia.", "Many of Dalí's paintings were inspired by the landscapes of his life in Catalonia.", "The strange and foreboding shadow in the foreground of this painting is a reference to Mount Pani." ]
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Casualties and survivors
Approximately what was the death toll in the sinking of the RMS Titanic?
Sinking of the RMS Titanic
false
7HISTORICAL EVENTS
[ 1 ]
[ "The number of casualties of the sinking is unclear, due to a number of factors, including confusion over the passenger list, which included some names of people who cancelled their trip at the last minute, and the fact that several passengers travelled under aliases for various reasons and were double-counted on t...
[ 0 ]
Modern competitive archery
How does Para-Archery work?
Archery
true
4SPORT
[ 3 ]
[ "Competitive archery involves shooting arrows at a target for accuracy from a set distance or distances.", "This is the most popular form of competitive archery worldwide and is called target archery.", "A form particularly popular in Europe and America is field archery, shot at targets generally set at various...
[ 5 ]
Tourism
Where is the Peak lookout restaurant housed?
Victoria Peak
false
2TRAVEL
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[ "With some seven million visitors every year, the Peak is a major tourist attraction of Hong Kong.", "It offers spectacular views of the city and its harbours.", "The viewing deck also has coin operated telescopes that the visitors can use to enjoy the cityscape.", "The number of visitors led to the construct...
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Abstract
Who did Van Gogh use as a model for his work?
Sien (Van Gogh series)
false
3ART
[ 3 ]
[ "Sien (Van Gogh series)Vincent van Gogh drew and painted a series of works of his mistress Sien during their time together in the Netherlands.", "In particular, his drawing \"Sorrow\" is widely acknowledged as a masterwork of draftsmanship, the culmination of a long and sometimes uncertain apprenticeship in learn...
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Batting and baserunning tactics
What is a squeeze play?
Baseball
false
4SPORT
[ 4 ]
[ "Several basic offensive tactics come into play with a runner on first base, including the fundamental choice of whether to attempt a steal of second base.", "The hit and run is sometimes employed with a skillful contact hitter: the runner takes off with the pitch drawing the shortstop or second baseman over to s...
[ 0 ]
Box lacrosse
When was box lacrosse introduced?
Lacrosse
false
4SPORT
[ 2 ]
[ "Box lacrosse is played by teams of six on a hockey rink where the ice has been removed or covered by artificial turf, or in an indoor soccer or lacrosse field.", "The enclosed playing area is called a box, in contrast to the open playing field of the traditional game.", "This version of the game was introduced...
[ 2 ]
Categories
Which location the metals placed in periodic table?
Periodic table
true
8SCIENCE
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[ "The elements can be conveniently classified according to their shared physical and chemical properties into the major categories of metals, metalloids and nonmetals.", "Metals are generally located to the left and bottom of the periodic table.", "They are ordinarily shiny, highly conducting solids which form a...
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Production
When was the Indonesian killings?
The Act of Killing
false
6MOVIES
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[ "In 2001, while conducting interviews for their 2003 film \"The Globalisation Tapes\", Oppenheimer and Cynn began delving into the Indonesian killings of 1965–66.", "After moving up the ranks of those involved with the killings, Oppenheimer's interviews led him to meet Anwar Congo in 2005.", "The film was shot ...
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Abstract
"Z" was the number known as a physical characteristic of atoms after what year?
Atomic number
true
8SCIENCE
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[ "In chemistry and physics, the atomic number of a chemical element (also known as its proton number) is the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom of that element, and therefore identical to the charge number of the nucleus.", "It is conventionally represented by the symbol Z.", "The atomic number un...
[ 0 ]
Production
What was the occupation of Samantha originally?
The Kid with a Bike
true
6MOVIES
[ 2 ]
[ "Luc Dardenne said that he and his brother Jean-Pierre had for a long time had the idea of a film about \"a woman who helps a boy emerge from the violence that holds him prisoner.\"", "Writing the screenplay took one year including a few breaks.", "In the earliest drafts, the character Samantha was a doctor and...
[ 0 ]
Abstract
Who were the executive producers of The Act of Killing?
The Act of Killing
true
6MOVIES
[ 2 ]
[ "The Act of Killing (, meaning \"Butcher\") is a 2012 documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, and co-directed by Christine Cynn and an anonymous Indonesian.", "It is a Danish-British-Norwegian co-production, presented by Final Cut for Real in Denmark and produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen.", "The executi...
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History
How wide was the canvas?
Dora Maar au Chat
false
3ART
[ 0 ]
[ "The canvas (50 ½ by 37 ½ inches / 128.3 cm by 95.3 cm) was one of many portraits of Dora Maar painted by Pablo Picasso over their nearly decade-long relationship.", "Picasso fell in love with the 29-year old Maar at the age of 55 and soon began living with her.", "This painting was done during the year 1941, w...
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Casualties
In the Vietnam War, how many Vietnamese civilians perished?
Vietnam War
true
7HISTORICAL EVENTS
[ 1 ]
[ "Estimates of the number of casualties vary, with one source suggesting up to 3.8 million violent war deaths.195,000–430,000 South Vietnamese civilians died in the war.", "50,000–65,000 North Vietnamese civilians died in the war.", "The Army of the Republic of Vietnam lost between 171,331 and 220,357 men during...
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Labor dispute
The workers on the space needle began working on it in what year?
Space Needle
true
2TRAVEL
[ 0 ]
[ "In 2012, the union workers of the Space Needle started working without a contract when the current contract expired.", "The workers, working with the union, Unite Here Local 8, have entered into contract negotiations with the owners.", "The owners have made it clear that they don't want to extend a contract wi...
[ 0 ]
Nutrients
Four pieces of bacon can contain up to how many mg of sodium?
Bacon
true
9FOOD
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[ "One rasher of cooked streaky bacon contains of fat, and of protein.", "Four pieces of bacon can also contain up to 800 mg of sodium, which is roughly equivalent to 1.92 grams of salt.", "The fat and protein content varies depending on the cut and cooking method.68% of bacon's calories come from fat, almost hal...
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