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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?
{ "answer_start": [ 124 ], "text": [ "1" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 146 ], "text": [ "Tom Fleetwood" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 465 ], "text": [ "under 40,000" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 656 ], "text": [ "£28m" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 88 ], "text": [ "Tigers" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 121 ], "text": [ "British Basketball League" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 187 ], "text": [ "2007" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 268 ], "text": [ "Greenbank Sports Academy" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 477 ], "text": [ "2009" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 42 ], "text": [ "Everton de Viña del Mar" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 117 ], "text": [ "2010" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 282 ], "text": [ "The Ruleteros Society" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 472 ], "text": [ "Elk Grove" ] }
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"?
{ "answer_start": [ 213 ], "text": [ "1984" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 321 ], "text": [ "14" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 352 ], "text": [ "Everybody's Cheering The Blues" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 470 ], "text": [ "The Farm" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 43 ], "text": [ "four" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 359 ], "text": [ "Dave Watson" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 439 ], "text": [ "1997" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 646 ], "text": [ "Walter Smith" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 726 ], "text": [ "three" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 505 ], "text": [ "seventeenth" ] }
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"?
{ "answer_start": [ 176 ], "text": [ "1901" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 313 ], "text": [ "scientific" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 539 ], "text": [ "The People's Club" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 106 ], "text": [ "The Black Watch" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 459 ], "text": [ "The Dogs of War" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 0 ], "text": [ "Old English" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 134 ], "text": [ "southern and eastern" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 167 ], "text": [ "the early Middle Ages" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 225 ], "text": [ "Anglo-Saxon settlers" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 571 ], "text": [ "Middle English" ] }
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?
{ "answer_start": [ 73 ], "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 ], "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 ], "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" ] }
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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?
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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?
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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" ] }
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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" ] }
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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" ] }
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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" ] }
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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" ] }
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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" ] }
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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" ] }
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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?
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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" ] }
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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" ] }
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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?
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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?
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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" ] }
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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?
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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" ] }
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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?
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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" ] }
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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" ] }
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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?
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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" ] }
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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" ] }
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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" ] }
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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" ] }
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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" ] }
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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?
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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" ] }
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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?
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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" ] }
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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?
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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?
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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" ] }
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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" ] }
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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?
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