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six
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How many continents did the torch visit?
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Taipei
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What was the stop that was to happen between Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong?
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Hong Kong and Macau
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The Republic of China felt that the wrong decision could place Taiwan on the same level as what two areas?
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continents
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The torch route covered six what?
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Taiwan.
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What government disagreed on the language used to describe the torch route?
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Hong Kong and Macau
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What two places did Taiwan not want to be considered equal with in the language of the torch's route description?
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24
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How many kilometers was the torch supposed to go through Taiwan?
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March 24, 2008
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On what date did the Olympic Flame get lit?
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Olympia, Greece.
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Where did the Olympic Flame get lit?
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Alexandros Nikolaidis
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Who was the first person to carry the torch?
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Maria Nafpliotou
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Who initially lit the Olympic Torch?
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March 30, 2008
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When did demonstrators yell for Tibet to be freed?
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Olympia, Greece.
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Where is the location of the original Olympic events?
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Maria Nafpliotou
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What is the name of the woman who lit the torch for the new games?
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silver
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What medal did the first torchbearer have from prior games?
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Alexandros Nikolaidis
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What is the name of the first torchbearer for the 2008 Olympics?
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Nepal.
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What place had police experience violent problems with protesters?
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Carrefour
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Action was taken to boycott which company?
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the LVMH Group
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Who was the biggest shareholder of Carrefour?
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the French flag
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What did some protesters burn?
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Kunming
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Where were anti-protesters blocked from entering a Carrefour store with Chinese flags?
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the LVMH Group
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Who was said to have given money to the Dalai Lama?
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censorship
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What method did the Chinese government use to ease the boycott situation?
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Carrefour
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What French company was being boycotted?
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People's Daily
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In what publication were Chinese people asked to be orderly and legal because of the protests and demonstrations?
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People's Daily
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What is the name of the publication where Chinese people were advised to be calm and rational about patriotism?
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legal
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The Chinese people were told to show patriotism in an orderly and what manner?
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Almaty
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What virgin site did the torch visit on April 2?
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Nursultan Nazarbaev.
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Who was the first person to be handed the torch in Almaty?
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the President of Kazakhstan
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Who is Nursultan Nazarbaev?
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Astana Square.
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The route in Almaty went from Medeo Stadium to where?
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Uighur activists
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What kind of activists were arrested in Almaty?
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Kazakhstan
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What country did the torch get to for the first time?
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Nursultan Nazarbaev.
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What is the name of the president who was the first torchbearer in Almaty?
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20
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What was the distance in kilometers for the route in Kazakhstan?
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Uighur
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What activists were reported to have been arrested?
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April 3
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When was the torch in Istanbul?
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Taksim Square
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Where did the torch end up in Istanbul?
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Sultanahmet Square
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Where did the torch start in Instanbul?
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Uyghurs living in Turkey
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Who protested for their compatriots who were in Xinjiang?
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Istanbul
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What city was the Olympic Torch at on April 3rd?
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Sultanahmet Square
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What is the name of the place in the city where the torch relay started in Turkey?
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Taksim Square.
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Where did the torch relay finish in Turkey?
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Uyghurs
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What people in Turkey protested for their people living in China?
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arrested
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What happened to protesters who tried to interrupt the carrying of the torch?
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April 5
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When did the torch arrive in Saint Petersburg?
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Victory Square
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Where was the start of the torch route in Saint Petersburg?
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Palace Square
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Where did the torch route end in Saint Petersburg?
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Fedor Emelianenko
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Who is the first MMA fighter to participate in carrying the Olympic torch?
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Saint Petersburg
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Where in Russia was the first stop for the relay?
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Victory Square
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What city location did the torch relay begin in Russia?
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Palace Square.
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What was the last location for the relay in Russia?
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Fedor Emelianenko
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What is the name of the MMA fighter who carried the torch in Russia?
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London
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Which city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics?
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April 6
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When did the torch route begin in London?
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£750,000
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How much did security cost for the torch relay in London?
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London
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What city held the Olympics in 2012?
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Wembley Stadium
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Where did the torch relay begin in London for the 2008 Olympics?
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O2 Arena
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Where did the relay end in London?
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30 mi
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How many miles was the relay in England?
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thugs
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What word was used by London officials to describe Chinese security guards for their treatment of protesters?
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80
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How many torchbearers took part in the London route?
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Sir Steve Redgrave
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Who was the first person to hold the torch for the London route?
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Richard Vaughan
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Along with Francesca Martinez, who decided to not carry the torch?
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown
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Who was outside at 10 Downing Street to welcome the torch without actually touching it?
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Sir Steve Redgrave
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Who got emails asking him to boycott the torch relay?
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80
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How many people carried the torch in England for the 2008 Olympics?
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Francesca Martinez and Richard Vaughan
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What two people in England declined to bear the torch?
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10 Downing Street
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Where did Gordon Brown welcome the torch?
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Ladbroke Grove
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Where was an attempt made to take the torch?
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April 7
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When did the torch relay in Paris occur?
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the Eiffel Tower
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Where did the Paris route start for the torch relay?
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by bus
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Rather than being carried by an athlete, how did the torch end its route in Paris?
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Teddy Riner
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The flame of the torch was put out when David Douillet was ready to hand it to who?
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April 7
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What date did the torch relay begin in France?
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Paris
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What city in France did the torch relay start at?
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Eiffel Tower
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Where location was the torch relay started in the city in Paris?
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3,000
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About how many police were said to have protected the torch in France?
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five
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How many times was the torch put out in France die to security concerns?
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Green Party officials.
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Who threw a a Tibetan flag from a City Hall window?
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Jin Jing
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Which torchbearer was in a wheelchair?
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Angel in Wheelchair
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What was Jin Jing called by ethnic Chinese?
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torch relay ceremony
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What was stopped due to protest interruptions?
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Jin Jing
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What is the name of the handicapped bearer of the torch?
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Angel in Wheelchair
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What did the ethnic Chinese call the disabled torch bearer?
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Green Party officials.
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Who put a flag of Tibet out of the window at City Hall?
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Reporters Without Borders
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Which organization planned several protests?
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the Eiffel Tower
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What did Reporters Without Borders scale in order to put a protest banner on it?
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Notre Dame cathedral
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Which cathedral did Reporters Without Borders hang another protest banner?
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banner
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What was hung from the Eiffel Tower?
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Reporters Without Borders
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Who climbed the Eiffel Tower to hang a protest banner?
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Notre Dame cathedral.
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Where else was a copy of the banner at Eiffel Tower hung?
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the Trocadéro
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Where did hundreds of pro-Tibet protesters meet?
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Jane Birkin
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Who spoke to the media about China's lack of freedom of speech?
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Thupten Gyatso
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Who is the President of the French Tibetan community that urged protesters to remain peaceful?
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Trocadéro
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Where did pro-Tibetan protesters get together?
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peaceful
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The Trocadéro was not disruptive of the relay and said to have been what?
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Jane Birkin
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Who, of the Trocadéro protest, spoke to the media?
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freedom of speech
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What did the person who spoke to the media at Trocadéro say China lacked?
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the National Assembly's session
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What did the political parties request a brief stop in?
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