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570a8df96d058f1900182f93 | Everton_F.C. | The record attendance for an Everton home match is 78,299 against Liverpool on 18 September 1948. Amazingly, there was only 1 injury at this game-Tom Fleetwood was hit on the head by a coin thrown from the crowd whilst he marched around the perimeter with St Edward's Orphanage Band, playing the cornet. Goodison Park, l... | How many fans were injured in Everton's 1948 match against Liverpool that drew the largest crowd they've had? | {
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"1"
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570a8df96d058f1900182f94 | Everton_F.C. | The record attendance for an Everton home match is 78,299 against Liverpool on 18 September 1948. Amazingly, there was only 1 injury at this game-Tom Fleetwood was hit on the head by a coin thrown from the crowd whilst he marched around the perimeter with St Edward's Orphanage Band, playing the cornet. Goodison Park, l... | Who was injured during Everton's record attendance match against Liverpool in 1948? | {
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"text": [
"Tom Fleetwood"
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570a8df96d058f1900182f95 | Everton_F.C. | The record attendance for an Everton home match is 78,299 against Liverpool on 18 September 1948. Amazingly, there was only 1 injury at this game-Tom Fleetwood was hit on the head by a coin thrown from the crowd whilst he marched around the perimeter with St Edward's Orphanage Band, playing the cornet. Goodison Park, l... | How many people does Goodison Park stadium hold? | {
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"under 40,000"
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570a8df96d058f1900182f96 | Everton_F.C. | The record attendance for an Everton home match is 78,299 against Liverpool on 18 September 1948. Amazingly, there was only 1 injury at this game-Tom Fleetwood was hit on the head by a coin thrown from the crowd whilst he marched around the perimeter with St Edward's Orphanage Band, playing the cornet. Goodison Park, l... | How much did Everton FC pay to transfer Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku? | {
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"£28m"
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570a8e676d058f1900182f9c | Everton_F.C. | The club also owned and operated a professional basketball team, by the name of Everton Tigers, who compete in the elite British Basketball League. The team was launched in the summer of 2007 as part of the clubs' Community programme, and play their home games at the Greenbank Sports Academy. The team was an amalgam of... | What was the name of Everton's professional basketball team? | {
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88
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"text": [
"Tigers"
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570a8e676d058f1900182f9d | Everton_F.C. | The club also owned and operated a professional basketball team, by the name of Everton Tigers, who compete in the elite British Basketball League. The team was launched in the summer of 2007 as part of the clubs' Community programme, and play their home games at the Greenbank Sports Academy. The team was an amalgam of... | In which league do the Everton Tigers compete? | {
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"British Basketball League"
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570a8e676d058f1900182f9e | Everton_F.C. | The club also owned and operated a professional basketball team, by the name of Everton Tigers, who compete in the elite British Basketball League. The team was launched in the summer of 2007 as part of the clubs' Community programme, and play their home games at the Greenbank Sports Academy. The team was an amalgam of... | When was the Everton Tigers team launched? | {
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"text": [
"2007"
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570a8e676d058f1900182f9f | Everton_F.C. | The club also owned and operated a professional basketball team, by the name of Everton Tigers, who compete in the elite British Basketball League. The team was launched in the summer of 2007 as part of the clubs' Community programme, and play their home games at the Greenbank Sports Academy. The team was an amalgam of... | Where do the Everton Tigers play their home games? | {
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"Greenbank Sports Academy"
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570a8e676d058f1900182fa0 | Everton_F.C. | The club also owned and operated a professional basketball team, by the name of Everton Tigers, who compete in the elite British Basketball League. The team was launched in the summer of 2007 as part of the clubs' Community programme, and play their home games at the Greenbank Sports Academy. The team was an amalgam of... | When did the Everton Tigers win the BBL Cup? | {
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477
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"2009"
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570a8f876d058f1900182fb0 | Everton_F.C. | Everton also have links with Chilean team Everton de Viña del Mar who were named after the English club. On 4 August 2010, the two Evertons played each other in a friendly named the Copa Hermandad at Goodison Park to mark the centenary of the Chilean team, an occasion organised by The Ruleteros Society, a society found... | What is the name of the Chilean team that has ties to the Everton FC? | {
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42
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"text": [
"Everton de Viña del Mar"
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570a8f876d058f1900182fb1 | Everton_F.C. | Everton also have links with Chilean team Everton de Viña del Mar who were named after the English club. On 4 August 2010, the two Evertons played each other in a friendly named the Copa Hermandad at Goodison Park to mark the centenary of the Chilean team, an occasion organised by The Ruleteros Society, a society found... | When did the two Everton Football Clubs (English and Chilean) face off against one another? | {
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117
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"text": [
"2010"
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570a8f876d058f1900182fb2 | Everton_F.C. | Everton also have links with Chilean team Everton de Viña del Mar who were named after the English club. On 4 August 2010, the two Evertons played each other in a friendly named the Copa Hermandad at Goodison Park to mark the centenary of the Chilean team, an occasion organised by The Ruleteros Society, a society found... | Who organized the friendly match between the English and Chilean Everton football clubs in 2010? | {
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282
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"The Ruleteros Society"
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570a8f876d058f1900182fb3 | Everton_F.C. | Everton also have links with Chilean team Everton de Viña del Mar who were named after the English club. On 4 August 2010, the two Evertons played each other in a friendly named the Copa Hermandad at Goodison Park to mark the centenary of the Chilean team, an occasion organised by The Ruleteros Society, a society found... | What US city also has an Everton football team? | {
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"Elk Grove"
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570a90494103511400d59852 | Everton_F.C. | The club have entered the UK pop charts on four occasions under different titles during the 1980s and 1990s when many clubs released a song to mark their reaching the FA Cup Final. "The Boys in Blue", released in 1984, peaked at number 82. The following year the club scored their biggest hit when "Here We Go" peaked at... | What year did the Everton FC release their UK pop song "The Boys in Blue"? | {
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213
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"text": [
"1984"
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570a90494103511400d59853 | Everton_F.C. | The club have entered the UK pop charts on four occasions under different titles during the 1980s and 1990s when many clubs released a song to mark their reaching the FA Cup Final. "The Boys in Blue", released in 1984, peaked at number 82. The following year the club scored their biggest hit when "Here We Go" peaked at... | What position did the song "Here We Go" by the Everton FC peak at on the UK pop charts in 1985? | {
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321
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"text": [
"14"
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570a90494103511400d59854 | Everton_F.C. | The club have entered the UK pop charts on four occasions under different titles during the 1980s and 1990s when many clubs released a song to mark their reaching the FA Cup Final. "The Boys in Blue", released in 1984, peaked at number 82. The following year the club scored their biggest hit when "Here We Go" peaked at... | What was the name of the song that the Everton Football Club released in 1986? | {
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352
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"Everybody's Cheering The Blues"
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570a90494103511400d59855 | Everton_F.C. | The club have entered the UK pop charts on four occasions under different titles during the 1980s and 1990s when many clubs released a song to mark their reaching the FA Cup Final. "The Boys in Blue", released in 1984, peaked at number 82. The following year the club scored their biggest hit when "Here We Go" peaked at... | Who originally sang the song "All Together Now" that was reworked and released by Everton Football Club in 1995? | {
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"The Farm"
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570a90494103511400d59856 | Everton_F.C. | The club have entered the UK pop charts on four occasions under different titles during the 1980s and 1990s when many clubs released a song to mark their reaching the FA Cup Final. "The Boys in Blue", released in 1984, peaked at number 82. The following year the club scored their biggest hit when "Here We Go" peaked at... | How many times has the Everton FC entered the UK pop charts? | {
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43
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"text": [
"four"
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570a91194103511400d5985c | Everton_F.C. | The cup triumph was also Everton's passport to the Cup Winners' Cup—their first European campaign in the post-Heysel era. Progress under Joe Royle continued in 1995–96 as they climbed to sixth place in the Premiership. A fifteenth-place finish the following season saw Royle resign towards the end of the campaign, to be... | Who temporarily replaced Joe Royle as club captain after he resigned? | {
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359
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"text": [
"Dave Watson"
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570a91194103511400d5985d | Everton_F.C. | The cup triumph was also Everton's passport to the Cup Winners' Cup—their first European campaign in the post-Heysel era. Progress under Joe Royle continued in 1995–96 as they climbed to sixth place in the Premiership. A fifteenth-place finish the following season saw Royle resign towards the end of the campaign, to be... | In what year was Howard Kendall appointed manager of the Everton FC for the third time? | {
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"text": [
"1997"
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570a91194103511400d5985e | Everton_F.C. | The cup triumph was also Everton's passport to the Cup Winners' Cup—their first European campaign in the post-Heysel era. Progress under Joe Royle continued in 1995–96 as they climbed to sixth place in the Premiership. A fifteenth-place finish the following season saw Royle resign towards the end of the campaign, to be... | Who took over for Howard Kendall after his third attempt at managing the Everton FC was unsuccessful? | {
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646
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"text": [
"Walter Smith"
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570a91194103511400d5985f | Everton_F.C. | The cup triumph was also Everton's passport to the Cup Winners' Cup—their first European campaign in the post-Heysel era. Progress under Joe Royle continued in 1995–96 as they climbed to sixth place in the Premiership. A fifteenth-place finish the following season saw Royle resign towards the end of the campaign, to be... | How many successive finishes did Walter Smith manage for the Everton FC? | {
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"three"
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570a91194103511400d59860 | Everton_F.C. | The cup triumph was also Everton's passport to the Cup Winners' Cup—their first European campaign in the post-Heysel era. Progress under Joe Royle continued in 1995–96 as they climbed to sixth place in the Premiership. A fifteenth-place finish the following season saw Royle resign towards the end of the campaign, to be... | What rank did Everton place in the 1997 Premiership league? | {
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505
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"text": [
"seventeenth"
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570a91fd6d058f1900182fb8 | Everton_F.C. | Everton have had many other nicknames over the years. When the black kit was worn Everton were nicknamed "The Black Watch", after the famous army regiment. Since going blue in 1901, Everton have been given the simple nickname "The Blues". Everton's attractive style of play led to Steve Bloomer calling the team "scienti... | What year did the Everton Football Club "go blue"? | {
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176
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"text": [
"1901"
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570a91fd6d058f1900182fb9 | Everton_F.C. | Everton have had many other nicknames over the years. When the black kit was worn Everton were nicknamed "The Black Watch", after the famous army regiment. Since going blue in 1901, Everton have been given the simple nickname "The Blues". Everton's attractive style of play led to Steve Bloomer calling the team "scienti... | How did Steve Bloomer describe Everton's style of play in 1928? | {
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313
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"text": [
"scientific"
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570a91fd6d058f1900182fba | Everton_F.C. | Everton have had many other nicknames over the years. When the black kit was worn Everton were nicknamed "The Black Watch", after the famous army regiment. Since going blue in 1901, Everton have been given the simple nickname "The Blues". Everton's attractive style of play led to Steve Bloomer calling the team "scienti... | What is Everton Football Club's semi-official club nickname? | {
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539
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"text": [
"The People's Club"
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570a91fd6d058f1900182fbb | Everton_F.C. | Everton have had many other nicknames over the years. When the black kit was worn Everton were nicknamed "The Black Watch", after the famous army regiment. Since going blue in 1901, Everton have been given the simple nickname "The Blues". Everton's attractive style of play led to Steve Bloomer calling the team "scienti... | What was Everton's nickname when they wore black before 1901? | {
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106
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"text": [
"The Black Watch"
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} |
570a91fd6d058f1900182fbc | Everton_F.C. | Everton have had many other nicknames over the years. When the black kit was worn Everton were nicknamed "The Black Watch", after the famous army regiment. Since going blue in 1901, Everton have been given the simple nickname "The Blues". Everton's attractive style of play led to Steve Bloomer calling the team "scienti... | What was Everton Football Club called after winning the 1995 FA Cup? | {
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459
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"text": [
"The Dogs of War"
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570a82334103511400d597b4 | Old_English | Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc) or Anglo-Saxon is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers probably in the mid 5th century, and the first Old English literary works ... | What is the name of the English language's earliest form? | {
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0
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"text": [
"Old English"
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570a82334103511400d597b5 | Old_English | Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc) or Anglo-Saxon is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers probably in the mid 5th century, and the first Old English literary works ... | In what parts of Scotland was Old English spoken? | {
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134
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"text": [
"southern and eastern"
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570a82334103511400d597b6 | Old_English | Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc) or Anglo-Saxon is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers probably in the mid 5th century, and the first Old English literary works ... | in what historical period was Old English spoken? | {
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167
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"text": [
"the early Middle Ages"
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} |
570a82334103511400d597b7 | Old_English | Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc) or Anglo-Saxon is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers probably in the mid 5th century, and the first Old English literary works ... | What people brought Old English to Britain? | {
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225
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"text": [
"Anglo-Saxon settlers"
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} |
570a82334103511400d597b8 | Old_English | Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc) or Anglo-Saxon is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers probably in the mid 5th century, and the first Old English literary works ... | What language developed from Old English? | {
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571
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"text": [
"Middle English"
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570a82934103511400d597c6 | Old_English | The four main dialectal forms of Old English were Mercian, Northumbrian, Kentish, and West Saxon. Mercian and Northumbrian are together referred to as Anglian. In terms of geography the Northumbrian region lay north of the Humber River; the Mercian lay north of the Thames and South of the Humber River; West Saxon lay s... | Along with West Saxon, Northumbrian and Mercian, what was one of the four main dialects of Old English? | {
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73
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"text": [
"Kentish"
]
} |
570a82934103511400d597c7 | Old_English | The four main dialectal forms of Old English were Mercian, Northumbrian, Kentish, and West Saxon. Mercian and Northumbrian are together referred to as Anglian. In terms of geography the Northumbrian region lay north of the Humber River; the Mercian lay north of the Thames and South of the Humber River; West Saxon lay s... | What is a term that collectively refers to Northumbrian and Mercian? | {
"answer_start": [
151
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"text": [
"Anglian"
]
} |
570a82934103511400d597c8 | Old_English | The four main dialectal forms of Old English were Mercian, Northumbrian, Kentish, and West Saxon. Mercian and Northumbrian are together referred to as Anglian. In terms of geography the Northumbrian region lay north of the Humber River; the Mercian lay north of the Thames and South of the Humber River; West Saxon lay s... | Geographically, what river was Northumbria north of? | {
"answer_start": [
223
],
"text": [
"Humber"
]
} |
570a82934103511400d597c9 | Old_English | The four main dialectal forms of Old English were Mercian, Northumbrian, Kentish, and West Saxon. Mercian and Northumbrian are together referred to as Anglian. In terms of geography the Northumbrian region lay north of the Humber River; the Mercian lay north of the Thames and South of the Humber River; West Saxon lay s... | What river was the Mercian region south of? | {
"answer_start": [
290
],
"text": [
"Humber"
]
} |
570a82934103511400d597ca | Old_English | The four main dialectal forms of Old English were Mercian, Northumbrian, Kentish, and West Saxon. Mercian and Northumbrian are together referred to as Anglian. In terms of geography the Northumbrian region lay north of the Humber River; the Mercian lay north of the Thames and South of the Humber River; West Saxon lay s... | Which of the Old English dialects covered the smallest geograhical region? | {
"answer_start": [
372
],
"text": [
"Kentish"
]
} |
570a83046d058f1900182ef4 | Old_English | Old English contained a certain number of loanwords from Latin, which was the scholarly and diplomatic lingua franca of Western Europe. It is sometimes possible to give approximate dates for the borrowing of individual Latin words based on which patterns of sound change they have undergone. Some Latin words had already... | From what language did Old English borrow some words? | {
"answer_start": [
57
],
"text": [
"Latin"
]
} |
570a83046d058f1900182ef5 | Old_English | Old English contained a certain number of loanwords from Latin, which was the scholarly and diplomatic lingua franca of Western Europe. It is sometimes possible to give approximate dates for the borrowing of individual Latin words based on which patterns of sound change they have undergone. Some Latin words had already... | What individuals introduced the Latin alphabet to the speakers of Old English? | {
"answer_start": [
585
],
"text": [
"Irish Christian missionaries"
]
} |
570a83046d058f1900182ef7 | Old_English | Old English contained a certain number of loanwords from Latin, which was the scholarly and diplomatic lingua franca of Western Europe. It is sometimes possible to give approximate dates for the borrowing of individual Latin words based on which patterns of sound change they have undergone. Some Latin words had already... | After the Norman Conquest, Latin words entered English via what language? | {
"answer_start": [
790
],
"text": [
"Old French"
]
} |
570a83046d058f1900182ef6 | Old_English | Old English contained a certain number of loanwords from Latin, which was the scholarly and diplomatic lingua franca of Western Europe. It is sometimes possible to give approximate dates for the borrowing of individual Latin words based on which patterns of sound change they have undergone. Some Latin words had already... | Before the introduction of the Latin alphabet, how was Old English written? | {
"answer_start": [
719
],
"text": [
"runic system"
]
} |
570a83046d058f1900182ef8 | Old_English | Old English contained a certain number of loanwords from Latin, which was the scholarly and diplomatic lingua franca of Western Europe. It is sometimes possible to give approximate dates for the borrowing of individual Latin words based on which patterns of sound change they have undergone. Some Latin words had already... | In what year did the Norman Conquest occur? | {
"answer_start": [
859
],
"text": [
"1066"
]
} |
570a83576d058f1900182efe | Old_English | Old English nouns had grammatical gender, a feature absent in modern English, which uses only natural gender. For example, the words sunne ("sun"), mōna ("moon") and wīf ("woman/wife") were respectively feminine, masculine and neuter; this is reflected, among other things, in the form of the definite article used with ... | What type of gender did Old English nouns possess? | {
"answer_start": [
22
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"text": [
"grammatical"
]
} |
570a83576d058f1900182eff | Old_English | Old English nouns had grammatical gender, a feature absent in modern English, which uses only natural gender. For example, the words sunne ("sun"), mōna ("moon") and wīf ("woman/wife") were respectively feminine, masculine and neuter; this is reflected, among other things, in the form of the definite article used with ... | What type of gender is present in modern English nouns? | {
"answer_start": [
94
],
"text": [
"natural"
]
} |
570a83576d058f1900182f01 | Old_English | Old English nouns had grammatical gender, a feature absent in modern English, which uses only natural gender. For example, the words sunne ("sun"), mōna ("moon") and wīf ("woman/wife") were respectively feminine, masculine and neuter; this is reflected, among other things, in the form of the definite article used with ... | What was a feminine word in Old English? | {
"answer_start": [
133
],
"text": [
"sunne"
]
} |
570a83576d058f1900182f02 | Old_English | Old English nouns had grammatical gender, a feature absent in modern English, which uses only natural gender. For example, the words sunne ("sun"), mōna ("moon") and wīf ("woman/wife") were respectively feminine, masculine and neuter; this is reflected, among other things, in the form of the definite article used with ... | What was the grammatical gender of the Old English word for wife? | {
"answer_start": [
227
],
"text": [
"neuter"
]
} |
570a83576d058f1900182f00 | Old_English | Old English nouns had grammatical gender, a feature absent in modern English, which uses only natural gender. For example, the words sunne ("sun"), mōna ("moon") and wīf ("woman/wife") were respectively feminine, masculine and neuter; this is reflected, among other things, in the form of the definite article used with ... | What was a masculine word in Old English? | {
"answer_start": [
148
],
"text": [
"mōna"
]
} |
570a842b6d058f1900182f08 | Old_English | The Latin alphabet of the time still lacked the letters ⟨j⟩ and ⟨w⟩, and there was no ⟨v⟩ as distinct from ⟨u⟩; moreover native Old English spellings did not use ⟨k⟩, ⟨q⟩ or ⟨z⟩. The remaining 20 Latin letters were supplemented by four more: ⟨æ⟩ (æsc, modern ash) and ⟨ð⟩ (ðæt, now called eth or edh), which were modifie... | When the Latin alphabet was introduced to Old English, what letter was the same as v? | {
"answer_start": [
108
],
"text": [
"u"
]
} |
570a842b6d058f1900182f09 | Old_English | The Latin alphabet of the time still lacked the letters ⟨j⟩ and ⟨w⟩, and there was no ⟨v⟩ as distinct from ⟨u⟩; moreover native Old English spellings did not use ⟨k⟩, ⟨q⟩ or ⟨z⟩. The remaining 20 Latin letters were supplemented by four more: ⟨æ⟩ (æsc, modern ash) and ⟨ð⟩ (ðæt, now called eth or edh), which were modifie... | Along with k and z, what Latin letter was not used in Old English? | {
"answer_start": [
168
],
"text": [
"q"
]
} |
570a842b6d058f1900182f0a | Old_English | The Latin alphabet of the time still lacked the letters ⟨j⟩ and ⟨w⟩, and there was no ⟨v⟩ as distinct from ⟨u⟩; moreover native Old English spellings did not use ⟨k⟩, ⟨q⟩ or ⟨z⟩. The remaining 20 Latin letters were supplemented by four more: ⟨æ⟩ (æsc, modern ash) and ⟨ð⟩ (ðæt, now called eth or edh), which were modifie... | What is the term for the letter þ? | {
"answer_start": [
341
],
"text": [
"thorn"
]
} |
570a842b6d058f1900182f0b | Old_English | The Latin alphabet of the time still lacked the letters ⟨j⟩ and ⟨w⟩, and there was no ⟨v⟩ as distinct from ⟨u⟩; moreover native Old English spellings did not use ⟨k⟩, ⟨q⟩ or ⟨z⟩. The remaining 20 Latin letters were supplemented by four more: ⟨æ⟩ (æsc, modern ash) and ⟨ð⟩ (ðæt, now called eth or edh), which were modifie... | What number was the Tironian note visually similar to? | {
"answer_start": [
361
],
"text": [
"ƿ"
]
} |
570a842b6d058f1900182f0c | Old_English | The Latin alphabet of the time still lacked the letters ⟨j⟩ and ⟨w⟩, and there was no ⟨v⟩ as distinct from ⟨u⟩; moreover native Old English spellings did not use ⟨k⟩, ⟨q⟩ or ⟨z⟩. The remaining 20 Latin letters were supplemented by four more: ⟨æ⟩ (æsc, modern ash) and ⟨ð⟩ (ðæt, now called eth or edh), which were modifie... | What was the term for the letter ƿ? | {
"answer_start": [
355
],
"text": [
"wynn"
]
} |
570a84d76d058f1900182f12 | Old_English | The first example is taken from the opening lines of the folk-epic Beowulf, a poem of some 3,000 lines and the single greatest work of Old English. This passage describes how Hrothgar's legendary ancestor Scyld was found as a baby, washed ashore, and adopted by a noble family. The translation is literal and represents ... | What is regarded as the greatest literary work in Old English? | {
"answer_start": [
67
],
"text": [
"Beowulf"
]
} |
570a84d76d058f1900182f13 | Old_English | The first example is taken from the opening lines of the folk-epic Beowulf, a poem of some 3,000 lines and the single greatest work of Old English. This passage describes how Hrothgar's legendary ancestor Scyld was found as a baby, washed ashore, and adopted by a noble family. The translation is literal and represents ... | About how many lines was Beowulf? | {
"answer_start": [
91
],
"text": [
"3,000"
]
} |
570a84d76d058f1900182f14 | Old_English | The first example is taken from the opening lines of the folk-epic Beowulf, a poem of some 3,000 lines and the single greatest work of Old English. This passage describes how Hrothgar's legendary ancestor Scyld was found as a baby, washed ashore, and adopted by a noble family. The translation is literal and represents ... | Who was Hrothgar a descendant of? | {
"answer_start": [
205
],
"text": [
"Scyld"
]
} |
570a84d76d058f1900182f15 | Old_English | The first example is taken from the opening lines of the folk-epic Beowulf, a poem of some 3,000 lines and the single greatest work of Old English. This passage describes how Hrothgar's legendary ancestor Scyld was found as a baby, washed ashore, and adopted by a noble family. The translation is literal and represents ... | Who adopted Hrothgar's ancestor? | {
"answer_start": [
262
],
"text": [
"a noble family"
]
} |
570a85246d058f1900182f1a | Old_English | Old English is one of the West Germanic languages, and its closest relatives are Old Frisian and Old Saxon. Like other old Germanic languages, it is very different from Modern English and difficult for Modern English speakers to understand without study. Old English grammar is quite similar to that of modern German: no... | To what language group does Old English belong? | {
"answer_start": [
26
],
"text": [
"West Germanic"
]
} |
570a85246d058f1900182f1b | Old_English | Old English is one of the West Germanic languages, and its closest relatives are Old Frisian and Old Saxon. Like other old Germanic languages, it is very different from Modern English and difficult for Modern English speakers to understand without study. Old English grammar is quite similar to that of modern German: no... | Along with Old Saxon, what language is closely related to Old English? | {
"answer_start": [
81
],
"text": [
"Old Frisian"
]
} |
570a85246d058f1900182f1c | Old_English | Old English is one of the West Germanic languages, and its closest relatives are Old Frisian and Old Saxon. Like other old Germanic languages, it is very different from Modern English and difficult for Modern English speakers to understand without study. Old English grammar is quite similar to that of modern German: no... | To what modern language is Old English similar? | {
"answer_start": [
310
],
"text": [
"German"
]
} |
570a85246d058f1900182f1d | Old_English | Old English is one of the West Germanic languages, and its closest relatives are Old Frisian and Old Saxon. Like other old Germanic languages, it is very different from Modern English and difficult for Modern English speakers to understand without study. Old English grammar is quite similar to that of modern German: no... | In what century did the Latin alphabet replace the runic system in Old English writing? | {
"answer_start": [
519
],
"text": [
"9th"
]
} |
570a85944103511400d59800 | Old_English | A later literary standard, dating from the later 10th century, arose under the influence of Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester, and was followed by such writers as the prolific Ælfric of Eynsham ("the Grammarian"). This form of the language is known as the "Winchester standard", or more commonly as Late West Saxon. It is c... | Who was known by the nickname "the Grammarian"? | {
"answer_start": [
173
],
"text": [
"Ælfric of Eynsham"
]
} |
570a85944103511400d59801 | Old_English | A later literary standard, dating from the later 10th century, arose under the influence of Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester, and was followed by such writers as the prolific Ælfric of Eynsham ("the Grammarian"). This form of the language is known as the "Winchester standard", or more commonly as Late West Saxon. It is c... | What churchman was influential in the development of the Winchester standard? | {
"answer_start": [
92
],
"text": [
"Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester"
]
} |
570a85944103511400d59802 | Old_English | A later literary standard, dating from the later 10th century, arose under the influence of Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester, and was followed by such writers as the prolific Ælfric of Eynsham ("the Grammarian"). This form of the language is known as the "Winchester standard", or more commonly as Late West Saxon. It is c... | In what century did the Winchester standard arise? | {
"answer_start": [
49
],
"text": [
"10th"
]
} |
570a85944103511400d59803 | Old_English | A later literary standard, dating from the later 10th century, arose under the influence of Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester, and was followed by such writers as the prolific Ælfric of Eynsham ("the Grammarian"). This form of the language is known as the "Winchester standard", or more commonly as Late West Saxon. It is c... | What is another term for the Winchester standard? | {
"answer_start": [
296
],
"text": [
"Late West Saxon"
]
} |
570a85944103511400d59804 | Old_English | A later literary standard, dating from the later 10th century, arose under the influence of Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester, and was followed by such writers as the prolific Ælfric of Eynsham ("the Grammarian"). This form of the language is known as the "Winchester standard", or more commonly as Late West Saxon. It is c... | What event led to English temporarily losing its importance as a literary language? | {
"answer_start": [
435
],
"text": [
"the Norman Conquest"
]
} |
570a85de6d058f1900182f36 | Old_English | Old English was not static, and its usage covered a period of 700 years, from the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain in the 5th century to the late 11th century, some time after the Norman invasion. While indicating that the establishment of dates is an arbitrary process, Albert Baugh dates Old English from 450 to 1150,... | For about how many years was Old English used? | {
"answer_start": [
62
],
"text": [
"700"
]
} |
570a85de6d058f1900182f37 | Old_English | Old English was not static, and its usage covered a period of 700 years, from the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain in the 5th century to the late 11th century, some time after the Norman invasion. While indicating that the establishment of dates is an arbitrary process, Albert Baugh dates Old English from 450 to 1150,... | In what century was Old English first used? | {
"answer_start": [
123
],
"text": [
"5th"
]
} |
570a85de6d058f1900182f38 | Old_English | Old English was not static, and its usage covered a period of 700 years, from the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain in the 5th century to the late 11th century, some time after the Norman invasion. While indicating that the establishment of dates is an arbitrary process, Albert Baugh dates Old English from 450 to 1150,... | In what century did Old English cease to be used? | {
"answer_start": [
147
],
"text": [
"11th"
]
} |
570a85de6d058f1900182f39 | Old_English | Old English was not static, and its usage covered a period of 700 years, from the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain in the 5th century to the late 11th century, some time after the Norman invasion. While indicating that the establishment of dates is an arbitrary process, Albert Baugh dates Old English from 450 to 1150,... | According to Albert Baugh, what was the period in which Old English was used? | {
"answer_start": [
308
],
"text": [
"450 to 1150"
]
} |
570a85de6d058f1900182f3a | Old_English | Old English was not static, and its usage covered a period of 700 years, from the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain in the 5th century to the late 11th century, some time after the Norman invasion. While indicating that the establishment of dates is an arbitrary process, Albert Baugh dates Old English from 450 to 1150,... | About what percentage of Old English words are not present in Modern English? | {
"answer_start": [
388
],
"text": [
"85"
]
} |
570a86c76d058f1900182f40 | Old_English | Due to the centralisation of power and the Viking invasions, there is relatively little written record of the non-Wessex dialects after Alfred's unification. Some Mercian texts continued to be written, however, and the influence of Mercian is apparent in some of the translations produced under Alfred's programme, many ... | From what Old English dialect is the standard for of Modern English descended? | {
"answer_start": [
616
],
"text": [
"Mercian"
]
} |
570a86c76d058f1900182f41 | Old_English | Due to the centralisation of power and the Viking invasions, there is relatively little written record of the non-Wessex dialects after Alfred's unification. Some Mercian texts continued to be written, however, and the influence of Mercian is apparent in some of the translations produced under Alfred's programme, many ... | From what Old English dialect did Scots derive? | {
"answer_start": [
679
],
"text": [
"Northumbrian"
]
} |
570a86c76d058f1900182f43 | Old_English | Due to the centralisation of power and the Viking invasions, there is relatively little written record of the non-Wessex dialects after Alfred's unification. Some Mercian texts continued to be written, however, and the influence of Mercian is apparent in some of the translations produced under Alfred's programme, many ... | Along with centralization, what reason is given for the lack of records in non-Wessex dialects after the unification of Alfred? | {
"answer_start": [
39
],
"text": [
"the Viking invasions"
]
} |
570a86c76d058f1900182f42 | Old_English | Due to the centralisation of power and the Viking invasions, there is relatively little written record of the non-Wessex dialects after Alfred's unification. Some Mercian texts continued to be written, however, and the influence of Mercian is apparent in some of the translations produced under Alfred's programme, many ... | What modern dialect is sometimes regarded as being similar to that of the historical Kingdom of Wessex? | {
"answer_start": [
881
],
"text": [
"Somerset"
]
} |
570a877e4103511400d5980a | Old_English | The strength of the Viking influence on Old English appears from the fact that the indispensable elements of the language - pronouns, modals, comparatives, pronominal adverbs (like "hence" and "together"), conjunctions and prepositions - show the most marked Danish influence; the best evidence of Scandinavian influence... | What language influenced Old English as a result of the Viking invasions? | {
"answer_start": [
259
],
"text": [
"Danish"
]
} |
570a877e4103511400d5980b | Old_English | The strength of the Viking influence on Old English appears from the fact that the indispensable elements of the language - pronouns, modals, comparatives, pronominal adverbs (like "hence" and "together"), conjunctions and prepositions - show the most marked Danish influence; the best evidence of Scandinavian influence... | What language was spoken in Northern England after the Viking invasions? | {
"answer_start": [
618
],
"text": [
"Old Norse"
]
} |
570a877e4103511400d5980c | Old_English | The strength of the Viking influence on Old English appears from the fact that the indispensable elements of the language - pronouns, modals, comparatives, pronominal adverbs (like "hence" and "together"), conjunctions and prepositions - show the most marked Danish influence; the best evidence of Scandinavian influence... | Between the English and Scandinavian language, what elements were most different? | {
"answer_start": [
941
],
"text": [
"inflectional"
]
} |
570a87ef4103511400d59810 | Old_English | Unlike Modern English, Old English is a language rich in morphological diversity. It maintains several distinct cases: the nominative, accusative, genitive, dative and (vestigially) instrumental. The only remnants of this system in Modern English are in the forms of a few pronouns (such as I/me/mine, she/her, who/whom/... | What trait does Old English possess that Modern English lacks? | {
"answer_start": [
57
],
"text": [
"morphological diversity"
]
} |
570a87ef4103511400d59811 | Old_English | Unlike Modern English, Old English is a language rich in morphological diversity. It maintains several distinct cases: the nominative, accusative, genitive, dative and (vestigially) instrumental. The only remnants of this system in Modern English are in the forms of a few pronouns (such as I/me/mine, she/her, who/whom/... | Along with the nominative, genitive, dative and instrumental, what case did Old English possess? | {
"answer_start": [
135
],
"text": [
"accusative"
]
} |
570a87ef4103511400d59812 | Old_English | Unlike Modern English, Old English is a language rich in morphological diversity. It maintains several distinct cases: the nominative, accusative, genitive, dative and (vestigially) instrumental. The only remnants of this system in Modern English are in the forms of a few pronouns (such as I/me/mine, she/her, who/whom/... | The Modern English ending -'s is derived from what ending in Old English? | {
"answer_start": [
427
],
"text": [
"-es"
]
} |
570a87ef4103511400d59813 | Old_English | Unlike Modern English, Old English is a language rich in morphological diversity. It maintains several distinct cases: the nominative, accusative, genitive, dative and (vestigially) instrumental. The only remnants of this system in Modern English are in the forms of a few pronouns (such as I/me/mine, she/her, who/whom/... | In Old English, noun endings vary on what basis? | {
"answer_start": [
527
],
"text": [
"their case"
]
} |
570a88636d058f1900182f62 | Old_English | The influence of Old Norse certainly helped move English from a synthetic language along the continuum to a more analytic word order, and Old Norse most likely made a greater impact on the English language than any other language. The eagerness of Vikings in the Danelaw to communicate with their southern Anglo-Saxon ne... | What language had the greatest influence on English? | {
"answer_start": [
17
],
"text": [
"Old Norse"
]
} |
570a88636d058f1900182f63 | Old_English | The influence of Old Norse certainly helped move English from a synthetic language along the continuum to a more analytic word order, and Old Norse most likely made a greater impact on the English language than any other language. The eagerness of Vikings in the Danelaw to communicate with their southern Anglo-Saxon ne... | What was the name of the area in England ruled by the Vikings? | {
"answer_start": [
259
],
"text": [
"the Danelaw"
]
} |
570a88636d058f1900182f64 | Old_English | The influence of Old Norse certainly helped move English from a synthetic language along the continuum to a more analytic word order, and Old Norse most likely made a greater impact on the English language than any other language. The eagerness of Vikings in the Danelaw to communicate with their southern Anglo-Saxon ne... | Who argued that the influence of Old Norse caused English to become a clearer, stronger and more direct language? | {
"answer_start": [
418
],
"text": [
"Simeon Potter"
]
} |
570a88636d058f1900182f65 | Old_English | The influence of Old Norse certainly helped move English from a synthetic language along the continuum to a more analytic word order, and Old Norse most likely made a greater impact on the English language than any other language. The eagerness of Vikings in the Danelaw to communicate with their southern Anglo-Saxon ne... | What parts of English grammar declined as a result of Old Norse influence? | {
"answer_start": [
404
],
"text": [
"word-endings"
]
} |
570a88dd6d058f1900182f6a | Old_English | The form of the verb varies with person (first, second and third), number (singular and plural), tense (present and past), and mood (indicative, subjunctive and imperative). Old English also sometimes uses compound constructions to express other verbal aspects, the future and the passive voice; in these we see the begi... | Along with the present, what was a verb tense in Old English? | {
"answer_start": [
116
],
"text": [
"past"
]
} |
570a88dd6d058f1900182f6b | Old_English | The form of the verb varies with person (first, second and third), number (singular and plural), tense (present and past), and mood (indicative, subjunctive and imperative). Old English also sometimes uses compound constructions to express other verbal aspects, the future and the passive voice; in these we see the begi... | What were the three moods that caused verb variation in Old English? | {
"answer_start": [
133
],
"text": [
"indicative, subjunctive and imperative"
]
} |
570a88dd6d058f1900182f6c | Old_English | The form of the verb varies with person (first, second and third), number (singular and plural), tense (present and past), and mood (indicative, subjunctive and imperative). Old English also sometimes uses compound constructions to express other verbal aspects, the future and the passive voice; in these we see the begi... | Along with the first and second, what person influenced verb variation in Old English? | {
"answer_start": [
59
],
"text": [
"third"
]
} |
570a88dd6d058f1900182f6d | Old_English | The form of the verb varies with person (first, second and third), number (singular and plural), tense (present and past), and mood (indicative, subjunctive and imperative). Old English also sometimes uses compound constructions to express other verbal aspects, the future and the passive voice; in these we see the begi... | What is an example of a suffix used by Old English weak verbs? | {
"answer_start": [
506
],
"text": [
"-de"
]
} |
570a88dd6d058f1900182f6e | Old_English | The form of the verb varies with person (first, second and third), number (singular and plural), tense (present and past), and mood (indicative, subjunctive and imperative). Old English also sometimes uses compound constructions to express other verbal aspects, the future and the passive voice; in these we see the begi... | How did Old English strong verbs express the past tense? | {
"answer_start": [
438
],
"text": [
"altering the root vowel"
]
} |
570a89404103511400d5982a | Old_English | Old English is a West Germanic language, developing out of Ingvaeonic (also known as North Sea Germanic) dialects from the 5th century. It came to be spoken over most of the territory of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which became the Kingdom of England. This included most of present-day England, as well as part of what is n... | What language family does Old English belong to? | {
"answer_start": [
17
],
"text": [
"West Germanic"
]
} |
570a89404103511400d5982b | Old_English | Old English is a West Germanic language, developing out of Ingvaeonic (also known as North Sea Germanic) dialects from the 5th century. It came to be spoken over most of the territory of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which became the Kingdom of England. This included most of present-day England, as well as part of what is n... | What is another name for Ingvaeonic? | {
"answer_start": [
85
],
"text": [
"North Sea Germanic"
]
} |
570a89404103511400d5982c | Old_English | Old English is a West Germanic language, developing out of Ingvaeonic (also known as North Sea Germanic) dialects from the 5th century. It came to be spoken over most of the territory of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which became the Kingdom of England. This included most of present-day England, as well as part of what is n... | In what century did Old English first develop? | {
"answer_start": [
123
],
"text": [
"5th"
]
} |
570a89404103511400d5982d | Old_English | Old English is a West Germanic language, developing out of Ingvaeonic (also known as North Sea Germanic) dialects from the 5th century. It came to be spoken over most of the territory of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which became the Kingdom of England. This included most of present-day England, as well as part of what is n... | What Anglo-Saxon kingdom ruled parts of modern-day Scotland? | {
"answer_start": [
413
],
"text": [
"Northumbria"
]
} |
570a89404103511400d5982e | Old_English | Old English is a West Germanic language, developing out of Ingvaeonic (also known as North Sea Germanic) dialects from the 5th century. It came to be spoken over most of the territory of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which became the Kingdom of England. This included most of present-day England, as well as part of what is n... | What language was spoken in Cornwall? | {
"answer_start": [
663
],
"text": [
"Medieval Cornish"
]
} |
570a8ed26d058f1900182fa6 | Old_English | Some of the most important surviving works of Old English literature are Beowulf, an epic poem; the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a record of early English history; the Franks Casket, an inscribed early whalebone artefact; and Cædmon's Hymn, a Christian religious poem. There are also a number of extant prose works, such as se... | What is an important Old English historical record? | {
"answer_start": [
96
],
"text": [
"the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle"
]
} |
570a8ed26d058f1900182fa7 | Old_English | Some of the most important surviving works of Old English literature are Beowulf, an epic poem; the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a record of early English history; the Franks Casket, an inscribed early whalebone artefact; and Cædmon's Hymn, a Christian religious poem. There are also a number of extant prose works, such as se... | What is an important Old English religious poem? | {
"answer_start": [
220
],
"text": [
"Cædmon's Hymn"
]
} |
570a8ed26d058f1900182fa8 | Old_English | Some of the most important surviving works of Old English literature are Beowulf, an epic poem; the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a record of early English history; the Franks Casket, an inscribed early whalebone artefact; and Cædmon's Hymn, a Christian religious poem. There are also a number of extant prose works, such as se... | What type of literary work is Beowulf? | {
"answer_start": [
82
],
"text": [
"an epic poem"
]
} |
570a8ed26d058f1900182fa9 | Old_English | Some of the most important surviving works of Old English literature are Beowulf, an epic poem; the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a record of early English history; the Franks Casket, an inscribed early whalebone artefact; and Cædmon's Hymn, a Christian religious poem. There are also a number of extant prose works, such as se... | Who is the earliest English poet known by name? | {
"answer_start": [
681
],
"text": [
"Cædmon"
]
} |
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