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5709c252200fba14003682b2 | Houston | In 2006, the Houston metropolitan area ranked first in Texas and third in the U.S. within the Category of "Best Places for Business and Careers" by Forbes magazine. Foreign governments have established 92 consular offices in Houston's metropolitan area, the third highest in the nation. Forty foreign governments maintai... | How did Houston rank in the U.S. for business? | {
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57094edcefce8f15003a7de0 | Houston | Many annual events celebrate the diverse cultures of Houston. The largest and longest running is the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, held over 20 days from early to late March, is the largest annual livestock show and rodeo in the world. Another large celebration is the annual night-time Houston Pride Parade, ... | What is the largest annual event held in Houston? | {
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57094fef9928a8140047151e | Houston | Of the 10 most populous U.S. cities, Houston has the most total area of parks and green space, 56,405 acres (228 km2). The city also has over 200 additional green spaces—totaling over 19,600 acres (79 km2) that are managed by the city—including the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center. The Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark i... | What does Houston have the most of compared to other large US cities? | {
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57094fef9928a81400471520 | Houston | Of the 10 most populous U.S. cities, Houston has the most total area of parks and green space, 56,405 acres (228 km2). The city also has over 200 additional green spaces—totaling over 19,600 acres (79 km2) that are managed by the city—including the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center. The Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark i... | Who manages Houston's green spaces? | {
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57094fef9928a81400471521 | Houston | Of the 10 most populous U.S. cities, Houston has the most total area of parks and green space, 56,405 acres (228 km2). The city also has over 200 additional green spaces—totaling over 19,600 acres (79 km2) that are managed by the city—including the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center. The Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark i... | What is one of the largest skate parks in Texas? | {
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5709517c9928a81400471528 | Houston | The city of Houston has a strong mayoral form of municipal government. Houston is a home rule city and all municipal elections in the state of Texas are nonpartisan. The City's elected officials are the mayor, city controller and 16 members of the Houston City Council. The current mayor of Houston is Sylvester Turner, ... | Who is the current mayor of Houston? | {
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5709535eefce8f15003a7df4 | Houston | The Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area is served by one public television station and two public radio stations. KUHT (HoustonPBS) is a PBS member station and is the first public television station in the United States. Houston Public Radio is listener-funded and comprises two NPR member stations: KUHF ... | What was the first public television station in the US? | {
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5709535eefce8f15003a7df5 | Houston | The Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area is served by one public television station and two public radio stations. KUHT (HoustonPBS) is a PBS member station and is the first public television station in the United States. Houston Public Radio is listener-funded and comprises two NPR member stations: KUHF ... | How is Houston Public Radio funded? | {
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5709535eefce8f15003a7df8 | Houston | The Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area is served by one public television station and two public radio stations. KUHT (HoustonPBS) is a PBS member station and is the first public television station in the United States. Houston Public Radio is listener-funded and comprises two NPR member stations: KUHF ... | Who owns the KUHT, KUHF, and KUHA stations? | {
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5709c7d4ed30961900e84494 | Houston | The Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area is served by one public television station and two public radio stations. KUHT (HoustonPBS) is a PBS member station and is the first public television station in the United States. Houston Public Radio is listener-funded and comprises two NPR member stations: KUHF ... | Which of Houston's television stations was the first public television station in the U.S.? | {
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570955309928a8140047153c | Houston | Houston (i/ˈhjuːstən/ HYOO-stən) is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico. With a census-estimated 2014 population of 2.239 million people, within a land area of 599.6 square miles (1,553 km2), it also is the largest ci... | Where is Houston located? | {
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570a01b44103511400d594ec | Houston | By 1860, Houston had emerged as a commercial and railroad hub for the export of cotton. Railroad spurs from the Texas inland converged in Houston, where they met rail lines to the ports of Galveston and Beaumont. During the American Civil War, Houston served as a headquarters for General John Bankhead Magruder, who use... | What commodity was Houston known for in 1860? | {
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570a01b44103511400d594ee | Houston | By 1860, Houston had emerged as a commercial and railroad hub for the export of cotton. Railroad spurs from the Texas inland converged in Houston, where they met rail lines to the ports of Galveston and Beaumont. During the American Civil War, Houston served as a headquarters for General John Bankhead Magruder, who use... | Which Civil War general used Houston as a headquarters? | {
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570a01b44103511400d594ef | Houston | By 1860, Houston had emerged as a commercial and railroad hub for the export of cotton. Railroad spurs from the Texas inland converged in Houston, where they met rail lines to the ports of Galveston and Beaumont. During the American Civil War, Houston served as a headquarters for General John Bankhead Magruder, who use... | For what battle was Houston used as an organization point ? | {
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364
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"Battle of Galveston"
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570a01b44103511400d594f0 | Houston | By 1860, Houston had emerged as a commercial and railroad hub for the export of cotton. Railroad spurs from the Texas inland converged in Houston, where they met rail lines to the ports of Galveston and Beaumont. During the American Civil War, Houston served as a headquarters for General John Bankhead Magruder, who use... | What was Houston known for by 1890? | {
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606
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"railroad center of Texas"
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570a03776d058f1900182c69 | Houston | In August 2005, Houston became a shelter to more than 150,000 people from New Orleans who evacuated from Hurricane Katrina. One month later, approximately 2.5 million Houston area residents evacuated when Hurricane Rita approached the Gulf Coast, leaving little damage to the Houston area. This was the largest urban eva... | What event caused 2.5 million people to evacuate through Houston? | {
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205
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"Hurricane Rita"
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570a03776d058f1900182c6a | Houston | In August 2005, Houston became a shelter to more than 150,000 people from New Orleans who evacuated from Hurricane Katrina. One month later, approximately 2.5 million Houston area residents evacuated when Hurricane Rita approached the Gulf Coast, leaving little damage to the Houston area. This was the largest urban eva... | The evacuation of the Gulf coast before Hurricane Rita was what type of evacuation? | {
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303
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570a03776d058f1900182c68 | Houston | In August 2005, Houston became a shelter to more than 150,000 people from New Orleans who evacuated from Hurricane Katrina. One month later, approximately 2.5 million Houston area residents evacuated when Hurricane Rita approached the Gulf Coast, leaving little damage to the Houston area. This was the largest urban eva... | How many people evacuated to Houston after Hurricane Katrina? | {
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54
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570a03776d058f1900182c6c | Houston | In August 2005, Houston became a shelter to more than 150,000 people from New Orleans who evacuated from Hurricane Katrina. One month later, approximately 2.5 million Houston area residents evacuated when Hurricane Rita approached the Gulf Coast, leaving little damage to the Houston area. This was the largest urban eva... | Fearing traffic problems, how many people refused to leave Galveston before Hurricane Ike? | {
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429
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570a03776d058f1900182c6b | Houston | In August 2005, Houston became a shelter to more than 150,000 people from New Orleans who evacuated from Hurricane Katrina. One month later, approximately 2.5 million Houston area residents evacuated when Hurricane Rita approached the Gulf Coast, leaving little damage to the Houston area. This was the largest urban eva... | When did Hurricane Ike hit the Houston area? | {
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368
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570a059c6d058f1900182c72 | Houston | Though Houston is the largest city in the United States without formal zoning regulations, it has developed similarly to other Sun Belt cities because the city's land use regulations and legal covenants have played a similar role. Regulations include mandatory lot size for single-family houses and requirements that par... | What is the largest city in the U.S. without formal zoning? | {
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570a059c6d058f1900182c73 | Houston | Though Houston is the largest city in the United States without formal zoning regulations, it has developed similarly to other Sun Belt cities because the city's land use regulations and legal covenants have played a similar role. Regulations include mandatory lot size for single-family houses and requirements that par... | Besides parking requirements, what land use regulations does Houston have? | {
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570a059c6d058f1900182c74 | Houston | Though Houston is the largest city in the United States without formal zoning regulations, it has developed similarly to other Sun Belt cities because the city's land use regulations and legal covenants have played a similar role. Regulations include mandatory lot size for single-family houses and requirements that par... | What is Houston's land use policies credited with producing? | {
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590
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570a059c6d058f1900182c75 | Houston | Though Houston is the largest city in the United States without formal zoning regulations, it has developed similarly to other Sun Belt cities because the city's land use regulations and legal covenants have played a similar role. Regulations include mandatory lot size for single-family houses and requirements that par... | What serious situation of 2008 was Houston spared? | {
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570a059c6d058f1900182c76 | Houston | Though Houston is the largest city in the United States without formal zoning regulations, it has developed similarly to other Sun Belt cities because the city's land use regulations and legal covenants have played a similar role. Regulations include mandatory lot size for single-family houses and requirements that par... | How many building permits were issued in 2008 in Houston? | {
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570a07104103511400d5950a | Houston | The Houston area is a leading center for building oilfield equipment. Much of its success as a petrochemical complex is due to its busy ship channel, the Port of Houston. In the United States, the port ranks first in international commerce and tenth among the largest ports in the world. Unlike most places, high oil and... | Of what is Houston a center? | {
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50
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570a07104103511400d5950b | Houston | The Houston area is a leading center for building oilfield equipment. Much of its success as a petrochemical complex is due to its busy ship channel, the Port of Houston. In the United States, the port ranks first in international commerce and tenth among the largest ports in the world. Unlike most places, high oil and... | What has the Houston ship channel served to promote into success? | {
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95
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"petrochemical complex"
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570a07104103511400d5950c | Houston | The Houston area is a leading center for building oilfield equipment. Much of its success as a petrochemical complex is due to its busy ship channel, the Port of Houston. In the United States, the port ranks first in international commerce and tenth among the largest ports in the world. Unlike most places, high oil and... | Where does the Port of Houston rank in international commerce? | {
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208
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"text": [
"first"
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570a07104103511400d5950d | Houston | The Houston area is a leading center for building oilfield equipment. Much of its success as a petrochemical complex is due to its busy ship channel, the Port of Houston. In the United States, the port ranks first in international commerce and tenth among the largest ports in the world. Unlike most places, high oil and... | Where does Houston rate in the size ranking of world ports? | {
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244
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"tenth"
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570a07104103511400d5950e | Houston | The Houston area is a leading center for building oilfield equipment. Much of its success as a petrochemical complex is due to its busy ship channel, the Port of Houston. In the United States, the port ranks first in international commerce and tenth among the largest ports in the world. Unlike most places, high oil and... | What lines begin or end in Houston? | {
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510
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"text": [
"pipelines"
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570a09306d058f1900182c7c | Houston | The Houston Theater District, located downtown, is home to nine major performing arts organizations and six performance halls. It is the second-largest concentration of theater seats in a downtown area in the United States. Houston is one of few United States cities with permanent, professional, resident companies in a... | What area of Houston hosts performing arts? | {
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4
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"Houston Theater District"
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570a09306d058f1900182c7d | Houston | The Houston Theater District, located downtown, is home to nine major performing arts organizations and six performance halls. It is the second-largest concentration of theater seats in a downtown area in the United States. Houston is one of few United States cities with permanent, professional, resident companies in a... | Of what is Houston second in performing arts? | {
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169
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"text": [
"theater seats"
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570a09306d058f1900182c80 | Houston | The Houston Theater District, located downtown, is home to nine major performing arts organizations and six performance halls. It is the second-largest concentration of theater seats in a downtown area in the United States. Houston is one of few United States cities with permanent, professional, resident companies in a... | Besides Jones Hall, what other organization is housed in the Theater District? | {
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827
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"text": [
"Hobby Center for the Performing Arts"
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570a09306d058f1900182c7e | Houston | The Houston Theater District, located downtown, is home to nine major performing arts organizations and six performance halls. It is the second-largest concentration of theater seats in a downtown area in the United States. Houston is one of few United States cities with permanent, professional, resident companies in a... | To what type of arts is Houston home? | {
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323
],
"text": [
"major performing arts"
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} |
570a09306d058f1900182c7f | Houston | The Houston Theater District, located downtown, is home to nine major performing arts organizations and six performance halls. It is the second-largest concentration of theater seats in a downtown area in the United States. Houston is one of few United States cities with permanent, professional, resident companies in a... | To what group is Jones Hall home? | {
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756
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"text": [
"Houston Symphony Orchestra"
]
} |
570a0ae36d058f1900182c86 | Houston | The Theater District is a 17-block area in the center of downtown Houston that is home to the Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, movies, plazas, and parks. Bayou Place is a large multilevel building containing full-service restaurants, bars, live music, billiards, and Sundance Cinema. The Bayou Music Cente... | How much area of downtown Houston does the Theater District cover? | {
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26
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"17-block area"
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570a0ae36d058f1900182c87 | Houston | The Theater District is a 17-block area in the center of downtown Houston that is home to the Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, movies, plazas, and parks. Bayou Place is a large multilevel building containing full-service restaurants, bars, live music, billiards, and Sundance Cinema. The Bayou Music Cente... | What place produces live concerts, plays and comedy? | {
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303
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"text": [
"Bayou Music Center"
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} |
570a0ae36d058f1900182c88 | Houston | The Theater District is a 17-block area in the center of downtown Houston that is home to the Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, movies, plazas, and parks. Bayou Place is a large multilevel building containing full-service restaurants, bars, live music, billiards, and Sundance Cinema. The Bayou Music Cente... | Where is Space Center Houston? | {
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442
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"text": [
"Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center"
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570a0ae36d058f1900182c89 | Houston | The Theater District is a 17-block area in the center of downtown Houston that is home to the Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, movies, plazas, and parks. Bayou Place is a large multilevel building containing full-service restaurants, bars, live music, billiards, and Sundance Cinema. The Bayou Music Cente... | What tourist offerings does the Space Center have? | {
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500
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"text": [
"interactive exhibits"
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570a0ae36d058f1900182c8a | Houston | The Theater District is a 17-block area in the center of downtown Houston that is home to the Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, movies, plazas, and parks. Bayou Place is a large multilevel building containing full-service restaurants, bars, live music, billiards, and Sundance Cinema. The Bayou Music Cente... | What is the Galleria the largest of in Texas? | {
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703
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"text": [
"shopping mall"
]
} |
570a7fd14103511400d5978f | Houston | Minute Maid Park (home of the Astros) and Toyota Center (home of the Rockets), are located in downtown Houston. Houston has the NFL's first retractable-roof stadium with natural grass, NRG Stadium (home of the Texans). Minute Maid Park is also a retractable-roof stadium. Toyota Center also has the largest screen for an... | Which stadium is located in east downtown in Houston? | {
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429
],
"text": [
"BBVA Compass Stadium"
]
} |
570a7fd14103511400d5978d | Houston | Minute Maid Park (home of the Astros) and Toyota Center (home of the Rockets), are located in downtown Houston. Houston has the NFL's first retractable-roof stadium with natural grass, NRG Stadium (home of the Texans). Minute Maid Park is also a retractable-roof stadium. Toyota Center also has the largest screen for an... | Where in Houston is the Toyota Center located? | {
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94
],
"text": [
"downtown"
]
} |
570a7fd14103511400d59790 | Houston | Minute Maid Park (home of the Astros) and Toyota Center (home of the Rockets), are located in downtown Houston. Houston has the NFL's first retractable-roof stadium with natural grass, NRG Stadium (home of the Texans). Minute Maid Park is also a retractable-roof stadium. Toyota Center also has the largest screen for an... | What was the first indoor stadium in the world? | {
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589
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"text": [
"NRG Astrodome"
]
} |
570a7fd14103511400d5978e | Houston | Minute Maid Park (home of the Astros) and Toyota Center (home of the Rockets), are located in downtown Houston. Houston has the NFL's first retractable-roof stadium with natural grass, NRG Stadium (home of the Texans). Minute Maid Park is also a retractable-roof stadium. Toyota Center also has the largest screen for an... | What is the home of the Texans named? | {
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185
],
"text": [
"NRG Stadium"
]
} |
570a7fd14103511400d5978c | Houston | Minute Maid Park (home of the Astros) and Toyota Center (home of the Rockets), are located in downtown Houston. Houston has the NFL's first retractable-roof stadium with natural grass, NRG Stadium (home of the Texans). Minute Maid Park is also a retractable-roof stadium. Toyota Center also has the largest screen for an... | What is the name of the stadium that hosts the Houston Astros? | {
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0
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"text": [
"Minute Maid Park"
]
} |
570a811e4103511400d597a0 | Houston | Several private institutions of higher learning—ranging from liberal arts colleges, such as The University of St. Thomas, Houston's only Catholic university, to Rice University, the nationally recognized research university—are located within the city. Rice, with a total enrollment of slightly more than 6,000 students,... | What is Houston's one Catholic university? | {
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92
],
"text": [
"The University of St. Thomas"
]
} |
570a811e4103511400d597a1 | Houston | Several private institutions of higher learning—ranging from liberal arts colleges, such as The University of St. Thomas, Houston's only Catholic university, to Rice University, the nationally recognized research university—are located within the city. Rice, with a total enrollment of slightly more than 6,000 students,... | What famous research university is located in Houston? | {
"answer_start": [
161
],
"text": [
"Rice University"
]
} |
570a811e4103511400d597a2 | Houston | Several private institutions of higher learning—ranging from liberal arts colleges, such as The University of St. Thomas, Houston's only Catholic university, to Rice University, the nationally recognized research university—are located within the city. Rice, with a total enrollment of slightly more than 6,000 students,... | What is the student enrollment of Rice University? | {
"answer_start": [
305
],
"text": [
"6,000"
]
} |
570a811e4103511400d597a3 | Houston | Several private institutions of higher learning—ranging from liberal arts colleges, such as The University of St. Thomas, Houston's only Catholic university, to Rice University, the nationally recognized research university—are located within the city. Rice, with a total enrollment of slightly more than 6,000 students,... | When was Houston Baptist University founded? | {
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593
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"text": [
"1960"
]
} |
570a811e4103511400d597a4 | Houston | Several private institutions of higher learning—ranging from liberal arts colleges, such as The University of St. Thomas, Houston's only Catholic university, to Rice University, the nationally recognized research university—are located within the city. Rice, with a total enrollment of slightly more than 6,000 students,... | What area in Houston is the home of the Houston Baptist University? | {
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620
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"text": [
"Sharpstown"
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} |
570a826e6d058f1900182eea | Houston | Houston is the seat of the internationally renowned Texas Medical Center, which contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions. All 49 member institutions of the Texas Medical Center are non-profit organizations. They provide patient and preventive care, research, education, and loca... | Where in Houston is the world's largest grouping of healthcare institutions? | {
"answer_start": [
52
],
"text": [
"Texas Medical Center"
]
} |
570a826e6d058f1900182eeb | Houston | Houston is the seat of the internationally renowned Texas Medical Center, which contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions. All 49 member institutions of the Texas Medical Center are non-profit organizations. They provide patient and preventive care, research, education, and loca... | How many non profit organizations are members of the Medical Center? | {
"answer_start": [
168
],
"text": [
"49"
]
} |
570a826e6d058f1900182eec | Houston | Houston is the seat of the internationally renowned Texas Medical Center, which contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions. All 49 member institutions of the Texas Medical Center are non-profit organizations. They provide patient and preventive care, research, education, and loca... | How many people are employed in the Texas Medical Center? | {
"answer_start": [
393
],
"text": [
"73,600"
]
} |
570a826e6d058f1900182eed | Houston | Houston is the seat of the internationally renowned Texas Medical Center, which contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions. All 49 member institutions of the Texas Medical Center are non-profit organizations. They provide patient and preventive care, research, education, and loca... | How many hospitals belong to the Medical Center group of organizations? | {
"answer_start": [
451
],
"text": [
"13"
]
} |
570a826e6d058f1900182eee | Houston | Houston is the seat of the internationally renowned Texas Medical Center, which contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions. All 49 member institutions of the Texas Medical Center are non-profit organizations. They provide patient and preventive care, research, education, and loca... | What is the name of the first air emergency service? | {
"answer_start": [
706
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"text": [
"Life Flight"
]
} |
570a83e04103511400d597e4 | Houston | Houston was the headquarters of Continental Airlines until its 2010 merger with United Airlines with headquarters in Chicago; regulatory approval for the merger was granted in October of that year. Bush Intercontinental became United Airlines' largest airline hub. The airline retained a significant operational presence... | Until 2010, which airline made Houston its headquarters? | {
"answer_start": [
32
],
"text": [
"Continental Airlines"
]
} |
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