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570e2d360dc6ce1900204e3b | Eritrea | In 2010, a genetic study was conducted on the mummified remains of baboons that were brought back as gifts from Punt by the ancient Egyptians. Led by a research team from the Egyptian Museum and the University of California, the scientists used oxygen isotope analysis to examine hairs from two baboon mummies that had b... | Where did researchers suggest that Punt was located? | {
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691
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"text": [
"region that included eastern Ethiopia and all of Eritrea"
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} |
570e2def0dc6ce1900204e41 | Eritrea | After the decline of Aksum, the Eritrean highlands were under the domain of Bahr Negash ruled by the Bahr Negus. The area was then known as Ma'ikele Bahr ("between the seas/rivers," i.e. the land between the Red Sea and the Mereb river). It was later renamed under Emperor Zara Yaqob as the domain of the Bahr Negash, th... | What domain were the Eritrean highlands under after the decline of Aksum? | {
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76
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"text": [
"Bahr Negash ruled by the Bahr Negus"
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570e2def0dc6ce1900204e42 | Eritrea | After the decline of Aksum, the Eritrean highlands were under the domain of Bahr Negash ruled by the Bahr Negus. The area was then known as Ma'ikele Bahr ("between the seas/rivers," i.e. the land between the Red Sea and the Mereb river). It was later renamed under Emperor Zara Yaqob as the domain of the Bahr Negash, th... | What was the area in the Eritrean highlands named under Emperor Zaro Yaqob? | {
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322
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"text": [
"Medri Bahri"
]
} |
570e2def0dc6ce1900204e43 | Eritrea | After the decline of Aksum, the Eritrean highlands were under the domain of Bahr Negash ruled by the Bahr Negus. The area was then known as Ma'ikele Bahr ("between the seas/rivers," i.e. the land between the Red Sea and the Mereb river). It was later renamed under Emperor Zara Yaqob as the domain of the Bahr Negash, th... | What was the capitol of Medri Bahri? | {
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475
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"text": [
"Debarwa"
]
} |
570e2def0dc6ce1900204e44 | Eritrea | After the decline of Aksum, the Eritrean highlands were under the domain of Bahr Negash ruled by the Bahr Negus. The area was then known as Ma'ikele Bahr ("between the seas/rivers," i.e. the land between the Red Sea and the Mereb river). It was later renamed under Emperor Zara Yaqob as the domain of the Bahr Negash, th... | What were the main provinces of Medri Bahri? | {
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"text": [
"Hamasien, Serae and Akele Guzai"
]
} |
570e2def0dc6ce1900204e45 | Eritrea | After the decline of Aksum, the Eritrean highlands were under the domain of Bahr Negash ruled by the Bahr Negus. The area was then known as Ma'ikele Bahr ("between the seas/rivers," i.e. the land between the Red Sea and the Mereb river). It was later renamed under Emperor Zara Yaqob as the domain of the Bahr Negash, th... | What is the English translation of Medri Bahri? | {
"answer_start": [
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"text": [
"Sea land"
]
} |
570e2f6e0b85d914000d7d1d | Eritrea | In 1922, Benito Mussolini's rise to power in Italy brought profound changes to the colonial government in Italian Eritrea. After il Duce declared the birth of the Italian Empire in May 1936, Italian Eritrea (enlarged with northern Ethiopia's regions) and Italian Somaliland were merged with the just conquered Ethiopia i... | Whose rise to power in 1922 brought profounc change to the government in Italian Eritrea? | {
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9
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"text": [
"Benito Mussolini's"
]
} |
570e2f6e0b85d914000d7d1e | Eritrea | In 1922, Benito Mussolini's rise to power in Italy brought profound changes to the colonial government in Italian Eritrea. After il Duce declared the birth of the Italian Empire in May 1936, Italian Eritrea (enlarged with northern Ethiopia's regions) and Italian Somaliland were merged with the just conquered Ethiopia i... | When was Italian Eritrea significantly enlarged? | {
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123
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"text": [
"After il Duce declared the birth of the Italian Empire"
]
} |
570e2f6e0b85d914000d7d1f | Eritrea | In 1922, Benito Mussolini's rise to power in Italy brought profound changes to the colonial government in Italian Eritrea. After il Duce declared the birth of the Italian Empire in May 1936, Italian Eritrea (enlarged with northern Ethiopia's regions) and Italian Somaliland were merged with the just conquered Ethiopia i... | When was the birth of the Italian Empire declared? | {
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181
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"text": [
"May 1936"
]
} |
570e2f6e0b85d914000d7d20 | Eritrea | In 1922, Benito Mussolini's rise to power in Italy brought profound changes to the colonial government in Italian Eritrea. After il Duce declared the birth of the Italian Empire in May 1936, Italian Eritrea (enlarged with northern Ethiopia's regions) and Italian Somaliland were merged with the just conquered Ethiopia i... | What was Eritrea chosen to be by the Italian government during the Italian Empire? | {
"answer_start": [
556
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"text": [
"industrial center of Italian East Africa"
]
} |
570e2f6e0b85d914000d7d21 | Eritrea | In 1922, Benito Mussolini's rise to power in Italy brought profound changes to the colonial government in Italian Eritrea. After il Duce declared the birth of the Italian Empire in May 1936, Italian Eritrea (enlarged with northern Ethiopia's regions) and Italian Somaliland were merged with the just conquered Ethiopia i... | What does Africa Orientale Italiana mean? | {
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330
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"text": [
"Italian East Africa"
]
} |
570e30ec0dc6ce1900204e55 | Eritrea | When Emperor Haile Selassie unilaterally dissolved the Eritrean parliament and annexed the country in 1962, the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) waged an armed struggle for independence. The ensuing Eritrean War for Independence went on for 30 years against successive Ethiopian governments until 1991, when the Eritrean ... | Who dissolved the Eritrean parliament in 1962? | {
"answer_start": [
5
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"text": [
"Emperor Haile Selassie"
]
} |
570e30ec0dc6ce1900204e57 | Eritrea | When Emperor Haile Selassie unilaterally dissolved the Eritrean parliament and annexed the country in 1962, the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) waged an armed struggle for independence. The ensuing Eritrean War for Independence went on for 30 years against successive Ethiopian governments until 1991, when the Eritrean ... | Who waged an armed struggle for independence in 1962 after Eritrea was annexed? | {
"answer_start": [
139
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"text": [
"ELF"
]
} |
570e30ec0dc6ce1900204e56 | Eritrea | When Emperor Haile Selassie unilaterally dissolved the Eritrean parliament and annexed the country in 1962, the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) waged an armed struggle for independence. The ensuing Eritrean War for Independence went on for 30 years against successive Ethiopian governments until 1991, when the Eritrean ... | What does the acroynm ELF stand for? | {
"answer_start": [
112
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"text": [
"Eritrean Liberation Front"
]
} |
570e30ec0dc6ce1900204e58 | Eritrea | When Emperor Haile Selassie unilaterally dissolved the Eritrean parliament and annexed the country in 1962, the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) waged an armed struggle for independence. The ensuing Eritrean War for Independence went on for 30 years against successive Ethiopian governments until 1991, when the Eritrean ... | How long did the Eritrean War for Independence last? | {
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240
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"text": [
"30 years"
]
} |
570e30ec0dc6ce1900204e59 | Eritrea | When Emperor Haile Selassie unilaterally dissolved the Eritrean parliament and annexed the country in 1962, the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) waged an armed struggle for independence. The ensuing Eritrean War for Independence went on for 30 years against successive Ethiopian governments until 1991, when the Eritrean ... | What is the acronym for Eritrean People's Liberation Front? | {
"answer_start": [
347
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"text": [
"EPLF"
]
} |
570e31d70b85d914000d7d27 | Eritrea | Disagreements following the war have resulted in stalemate punctuated by periods of elevated tension and renewed threats of war. The stalemate led the President of Eritrea to urge the UN to take action on Ethiopia with the Eleven Letters penned by the President to the United Nations Security Council. The situation has ... | What did disagreements following the Eritrean War result in? | {
"answer_start": [
49
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"text": [
"stalemate"
]
} |
570e31d70b85d914000d7d28 | Eritrea | Disagreements following the war have resulted in stalemate punctuated by periods of elevated tension and renewed threats of war. The stalemate led the President of Eritrea to urge the UN to take action on Ethiopia with the Eleven Letters penned by the President to the United Nations Security Council. The situation has ... | What did the stalemate lead the President of Eritrea to urge the UN to do? | {
"answer_start": [
190
],
"text": [
"take action on Ethiopia"
]
} |
570e31d70b85d914000d7d29 | Eritrea | Disagreements following the war have resulted in stalemate punctuated by periods of elevated tension and renewed threats of war. The stalemate led the President of Eritrea to urge the UN to take action on Ethiopia with the Eleven Letters penned by the President to the United Nations Security Council. The situation has ... | Who accused Eritrea of planting bombs at an African Union summit? | {
"answer_start": [
485
],
"text": [
"Ethiopia"
]
} |
570e31d70b85d914000d7d2a | Eritrea | Disagreements following the war have resulted in stalemate punctuated by periods of elevated tension and renewed threats of war. The stalemate led the President of Eritrea to urge the UN to take action on Ethiopia with the Eleven Letters penned by the President to the United Nations Security Council. The situation has ... | What supported the accusation that Eritrea planted bombs at the African Union summit? | {
"answer_start": [
600
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"text": [
"a UN report"
]
} |
570e31d70b85d914000d7d2b | Eritrea | Disagreements following the war have resulted in stalemate punctuated by periods of elevated tension and renewed threats of war. The stalemate led the President of Eritrea to urge the UN to take action on Ethiopia with the Eleven Letters penned by the President to the United Nations Security Council. The situation has ... | What did Eritrea do when it was accused of planting bombs at the African Union summit? | {
"answer_start": [
621
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"text": [
"denied the claims"
]
} |
570e334b0b85d914000d7d39 | Eritrea | However, Eritrea still faces many challenges. Despite number of physicians increasing from only 0.2 in 1993 to 0.5 in 2004 per 1000 population, this is still very low. Malaria and tuberculosis are common in Eritrea. HIV prevalence among the 15–49 group exceeds 2%. The fertility rate is at about 5 births per woman. Mate... | In 2004, how many physicians did Eritrea have per 1000 people? | {
"answer_start": [
111
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"text": [
"0.5"
]
} |
570e334b0b85d914000d7d3a | Eritrea | However, Eritrea still faces many challenges. Despite number of physicians increasing from only 0.2 in 1993 to 0.5 in 2004 per 1000 population, this is still very low. Malaria and tuberculosis are common in Eritrea. HIV prevalence among the 15–49 group exceeds 2%. The fertility rate is at about 5 births per woman. Mate... | How prevalent is HIV among the 15-49 age group in Eritrea? | {
"answer_start": [
253
],
"text": [
"exceeds 2%"
]
} |
570e334b0b85d914000d7d3b | Eritrea | However, Eritrea still faces many challenges. Despite number of physicians increasing from only 0.2 in 1993 to 0.5 in 2004 per 1000 population, this is still very low. Malaria and tuberculosis are common in Eritrea. HIV prevalence among the 15–49 group exceeds 2%. The fertility rate is at about 5 births per woman. Mate... | What is the fertility rate in Eriterea? | {
"answer_start": [
296
],
"text": [
"5 births per woman"
]
} |
570e334b0b85d914000d7d3c | Eritrea | However, Eritrea still faces many challenges. Despite number of physicians increasing from only 0.2 in 1993 to 0.5 in 2004 per 1000 population, this is still very low. Malaria and tuberculosis are common in Eritrea. HIV prevalence among the 15–49 group exceeds 2%. The fertility rate is at about 5 births per woman. Mate... | As of 2002, how many births were attended by skilled health personnel in Eriterea? | {
"answer_start": [
537
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"text": [
"28.3%"
]
} |
570e334b0b85d914000d7d3d | Eritrea | However, Eritrea still faces many challenges. Despite number of physicians increasing from only 0.2 in 1993 to 0.5 in 2004 per 1000 population, this is still very low. Malaria and tuberculosis are common in Eritrea. HIV prevalence among the 15–49 group exceeds 2%. The fertility rate is at about 5 births per woman. Mate... | What is a major cause of death in neonates in Eriterea? | {
"answer_start": [
585
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"text": [
"severe infection"
]
} |
570e349b0b85d914000d7d53 | Eritrea | Traditional Eritrean attire is quite varied among the ethnic groups of Eritrea. In the larger cities, most people dress in Western casual dress such as jeans and shirts. In offices, both men and women often dress in suits. Traditional clothing for Christian Tigrinya-speaking highlanders consists of bright white gowns c... | How do most people dress in the larger cities of Eritrea? | {
"answer_start": [
123
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"text": [
"Western casual"
]
} |
570e349b0b85d914000d7d54 | Eritrea | Traditional Eritrean attire is quite varied among the ethnic groups of Eritrea. In the larger cities, most people dress in Western casual dress such as jeans and shirts. In offices, both men and women often dress in suits. Traditional clothing for Christian Tigrinya-speaking highlanders consists of bright white gowns c... | How do both men and women often dress in offices in Eritrea? | {
"answer_start": [
216
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"text": [
"suits"
]
} |
570e349b0b85d914000d7d55 | Eritrea | Traditional Eritrean attire is quite varied among the ethnic groups of Eritrea. In the larger cities, most people dress in Western casual dress such as jeans and shirts. In offices, both men and women often dress in suits. Traditional clothing for Christian Tigrinya-speaking highlanders consists of bright white gowns c... | What are zurias, the traditional clothes still worn by Christian highlander women in Eritrea? | {
"answer_start": [
300
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"text": [
"bright white gowns"
]
} |
570e349b0b85d914000d7d56 | Eritrea | Traditional Eritrean attire is quite varied among the ethnic groups of Eritrea. In the larger cities, most people dress in Western casual dress such as jeans and shirts. In offices, both men and women often dress in suits. Traditional clothing for Christian Tigrinya-speaking highlanders consists of bright white gowns c... | How do women in the Muslim communities of the Eritrean lowland dress? | {
"answer_start": [
487
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"text": [
"in brightly colored clothes"
]
} |
570e349b0b85d914000d7d57 | Eritrea | Traditional Eritrean attire is quite varied among the ethnic groups of Eritrea. In the larger cities, most people dress in Western casual dress such as jeans and shirts. In offices, both men and women often dress in suits. Traditional clothing for Christian Tigrinya-speaking highlanders consists of bright white gowns c... | Who are the only women who follow the tradition of covering half of their faces, though not their hair? | {
"answer_start": [
521
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"text": [
"Rashaida women"
]
} |
570e36da0b85d914000d7d81 | Eritrea | Football and cycling are the most popular sports in Eritrea. In recent years, Eritrean athletes have also seen increasing success in the international arena. Zersenay Tadese, an Eritrean athlete, currently holds the world record in half marathon distance running. The Tour of Eritrea, a multi-stage international cycling... | What are the most popular sports in Eritrea? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Football and cycling"
]
} |
570e36da0b85d914000d7d82 | Eritrea | Football and cycling are the most popular sports in Eritrea. In recent years, Eritrean athletes have also seen increasing success in the international arena. Zersenay Tadese, an Eritrean athlete, currently holds the world record in half marathon distance running. The Tour of Eritrea, a multi-stage international cycling... | What world record is held by Eritrean athlete Zersenay Tadese? | {
"answer_start": [
232
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"text": [
"half marathon distance running"
]
} |
570e36da0b85d914000d7d83 | Eritrea | Football and cycling are the most popular sports in Eritrea. In recent years, Eritrean athletes have also seen increasing success in the international arena. Zersenay Tadese, an Eritrean athlete, currently holds the world record in half marathon distance running. The Tour of Eritrea, a multi-stage international cycling... | What is the name of the multi-stage international cycling event held throughout Eritrea? | {
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268
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"text": [
"Tour of Eritrea"
]
} |
570e36da0b85d914000d7d84 | Eritrea | Football and cycling are the most popular sports in Eritrea. In recent years, Eritrean athletes have also seen increasing success in the international arena. Zersenay Tadese, an Eritrean athlete, currently holds the world record in half marathon distance running. The Tour of Eritrea, a multi-stage international cycling... | Who became the first black African riders to compete in the Tour de France? | {
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915
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"text": [
"Teklehaimanot and fellow Eritrean Merhawi Kudus"
]
} |
570e36da0b85d914000d7d85 | Eritrea | Football and cycling are the most popular sports in Eritrea. In recent years, Eritrean athletes have also seen increasing success in the international arena. Zersenay Tadese, an Eritrean athlete, currently holds the world record in half marathon distance running. The Tour of Eritrea, a multi-stage international cycling... | Who became the first Eritrean to ride the Vuelta a Espana in 2012? | {
"answer_start": [
605
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"text": [
"Daniel Teklehaimanot"
]
} |
570e381a0dc6ce1900204e91 | Eritrea | During the last interglacial period, the Red Sea coast of Eritrea was occupied by early anatomically modern humans. It is believed that the area was on the route out of Africa that some scholars suggest was used by early humans to colonize the rest of the Old World. In 1999, the Eritrean Research Project Team composed ... | Who occupied the Red Sea coast during the last interglacial period? | {
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82
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"text": [
"early anatomically modern humans"
]
} |
570e381a0dc6ce1900204e92 | Eritrea | During the last interglacial period, the Red Sea coast of Eritrea was occupied by early anatomically modern humans. It is believed that the area was on the route out of Africa that some scholars suggest was used by early humans to colonize the rest of the Old World. In 1999, the Eritrean Research Project Team composed ... | How old were the obsidian tools that were discovered by the Eritrean Research Project Team? | {
"answer_start": [
450
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"text": [
"over 125,000 years old"
]
} |
570e381a0dc6ce1900204e93 | Eritrea | During the last interglacial period, the Red Sea coast of Eritrea was occupied by early anatomically modern humans. It is believed that the area was on the route out of Africa that some scholars suggest was used by early humans to colonize the rest of the Old World. In 1999, the Eritrean Research Project Team composed ... | Where did the Research Project Team find the obsidian tools? | {
"answer_start": [
473
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"text": [
"near the Bay of Zula"
]
} |
570e381a0dc6ce1900204e95 | Eritrea | During the last interglacial period, the Red Sea coast of Eritrea was occupied by early anatomically modern humans. It is believed that the area was on the route out of Africa that some scholars suggest was used by early humans to colonize the rest of the Old World. In 1999, the Eritrean Research Project Team composed ... | What Team was composed of Eritrean, Canadian, American, Dutch and French scientists? | {
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280
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"text": [
"Eritrean Research Project Team"
]
} |
570e381a0dc6ce1900204e94 | Eritrea | During the last interglacial period, the Red Sea coast of Eritrea was occupied by early anatomically modern humans. It is believed that the area was on the route out of Africa that some scholars suggest was used by early humans to colonize the rest of the Old World. In 1999, the Eritrean Research Project Team composed ... | What were the tools believed to have been used for by early humans? | {
"answer_start": [
597
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"text": [
"to harvest marine resources like clams and oysters"
]
} |
570e38fd0b85d914000d7d95 | Eritrea | At the end of the 16th century, the Aussa Sultanate was established in the Denkel lowlands of Eritrea. The polity had come into existence in 1577, when Muhammed Jasa moved his capital from Harar to Aussa (Asaita) with the split of the Adal Sultanate into Aussa and the Sultanate of Harar. At some point after 1672, Aussa... | When was the Aussa Sultanate established? | {
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7
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"text": [
"end of the 16th century"
]
} |
570e38fd0b85d914000d7d96 | Eritrea | At the end of the 16th century, the Aussa Sultanate was established in the Denkel lowlands of Eritrea. The polity had come into existence in 1577, when Muhammed Jasa moved his capital from Harar to Aussa (Asaita) with the split of the Adal Sultanate into Aussa and the Sultanate of Harar. At some point after 1672, Aussa... | Where was the Aussa Sultanate established? | {
"answer_start": [
75
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"text": [
"Denkel lowlands of Eritrea"
]
} |
570e38fd0b85d914000d7d97 | Eritrea | At the end of the 16th century, the Aussa Sultanate was established in the Denkel lowlands of Eritrea. The polity had come into existence in 1577, when Muhammed Jasa moved his capital from Harar to Aussa (Asaita) with the split of the Adal Sultanate into Aussa and the Sultanate of Harar. At some point after 1672, Aussa... | Who was the leader of Afar in 1734? | {
"answer_start": [
434
],
"text": [
"Kedafu, head of the Mudaito clan"
]
} |
570e38fd0b85d914000d7d98 | Eritrea | At the end of the 16th century, the Aussa Sultanate was established in the Denkel lowlands of Eritrea. The polity had come into existence in 1577, when Muhammed Jasa moved his capital from Harar to Aussa (Asaita) with the split of the Adal Sultanate into Aussa and the Sultanate of Harar. At some point after 1672, Aussa... | What did Kedafu establish in 1734? | {
"answer_start": [
501
],
"text": [
"Mudaito Dynasty"
]
} |
570e38fd0b85d914000d7d99 | Eritrea | At the end of the 16th century, the Aussa Sultanate was established in the Denkel lowlands of Eritrea. The polity had come into existence in 1577, when Muhammed Jasa moved his capital from Harar to Aussa (Asaita) with the split of the Adal Sultanate into Aussa and the Sultanate of Harar. At some point after 1672, Aussa... | What marked the start of a new and sophisticated polity that would last into the colonial period? | {
"answer_start": [
501
],
"text": [
"Mudaito Dynasty"
]
} |
570e39f50dc6ce1900204eaf | Eritrea | In the vacuum that followed the 1889 death of Emperor Yohannes II, Gen. Oreste Baratieri occupied the highlands along the Eritrean coast and Italy proclaimed the establishment of the new colony of Italian Eritrea, a colony of the Kingdom of Italy. In the Treaty of Wuchale (It. Uccialli) signed the same year, King Menel... | When did Emperor Yohannes II die? | {
"answer_start": [
32
],
"text": [
"1889"
]
} |
570e39f50dc6ce1900204eb1 | Eritrea | In the vacuum that followed the 1889 death of Emperor Yohannes II, Gen. Oreste Baratieri occupied the highlands along the Eritrean coast and Italy proclaimed the establishment of the new colony of Italian Eritrea, a colony of the Kingdom of Italy. In the Treaty of Wuchale (It. Uccialli) signed the same year, King Menel... | What was the new colony of Italia Eritrea a colony of? | {
"answer_start": [
226
],
"text": [
"the Kingdom of Italy"
]
} |
570e39f50dc6ce1900204eb0 | Eritrea | In the vacuum that followed the 1889 death of Emperor Yohannes II, Gen. Oreste Baratieri occupied the highlands along the Eritrean coast and Italy proclaimed the establishment of the new colony of Italian Eritrea, a colony of the Kingdom of Italy. In the Treaty of Wuchale (It. Uccialli) signed the same year, King Menel... | What did Gen. Oreste Baratieri proclaim in the highlands along the Eritrean coast? | {
"answer_start": [
179
],
"text": [
"the new colony of Italian Eritrea"
]
} |
570e39f50dc6ce1900204eb2 | Eritrea | In the vacuum that followed the 1889 death of Emperor Yohannes II, Gen. Oreste Baratieri occupied the highlands along the Eritrean coast and Italy proclaimed the establishment of the new colony of Italian Eritrea, a colony of the Kingdom of Italy. In the Treaty of Wuchale (It. Uccialli) signed the same year, King Menel... | When was the Treaty of Wuchale signed? | {
"answer_start": [
32
],
"text": [
"1889"
]
} |
570e39f50dc6ce1900204eb3 | Eritrea | In the vacuum that followed the 1889 death of Emperor Yohannes II, Gen. Oreste Baratieri occupied the highlands along the Eritrean coast and Italy proclaimed the establishment of the new colony of Italian Eritrea, a colony of the Kingdom of Italy. In the Treaty of Wuchale (It. Uccialli) signed the same year, King Menel... | What years was the Treaty of Wuchale formally binding? | {
"answer_start": [
655
],
"text": [
"1889–1913"
]
} |
570e3b210b85d914000d7db3 | Eritrea | In the 1950s, the Ethiopian feudal administration under Emperor Haile Selassie sought to annex Eritrea and Italian Somaliland. He laid claim to both territories in a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Paris Peace Conference and at the First Session of the United Nations. In the United Nations, the debate over the f... | What did Emperor Haile Selassie seek to annex in the 1950's? | {
"answer_start": [
95
],
"text": [
"Eritrea and Italian Somaliland"
]
} |
570e3b210b85d914000d7db5 | Eritrea | In the 1950s, the Ethiopian feudal administration under Emperor Haile Selassie sought to annex Eritrea and Italian Somaliland. He laid claim to both territories in a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Paris Peace Conference and at the First Session of the United Nations. In the United Nations, the debate over the f... | Why did the British and Americans want to cede most of Eritrea to the Ethiopians? | {
"answer_start": [
471
],
"text": [
"as a reward for their support during World War II"
]
} |
570e3b210b85d914000d7db4 | Eritrea | In the 1950s, the Ethiopian feudal administration under Emperor Haile Selassie sought to annex Eritrea and Italian Somaliland. He laid claim to both territories in a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Paris Peace Conference and at the First Session of the United Nations. In the United Nations, the debate over the f... | Who laid claim to Eritrea and Italian Somaliland in a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt? | {
"answer_start": [
56
],
"text": [
"Emperor Haile Selassie"
]
} |
570e3b210b85d914000d7db6 | Eritrea | In the 1950s, the Ethiopian feudal administration under Emperor Haile Selassie sought to annex Eritrea and Italian Somaliland. He laid claim to both territories in a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Paris Peace Conference and at the First Session of the United Nations. In the United Nations, the debate over the f... | Who consistently requested that a referendum be held immediately to settle the question of Eritrean sovereignty? | {
"answer_start": [
522
],
"text": [
"The Independence Bloc of Eritrean parties"
]
} |
570e3b210b85d914000d7db7 | Eritrea | In the 1950s, the Ethiopian feudal administration under Emperor Haile Selassie sought to annex Eritrea and Italian Somaliland. He laid claim to both territories in a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Paris Peace Conference and at the First Session of the United Nations. In the United Nations, the debate over the f... | Who did Ethiopians support in World War II? | {
"answer_start": [
366
],
"text": [
"The British and Americans"
]
} |
570e3c3d0dc6ce1900204ec3 | Eritrea | The Eritrean highway system is named according to the road classification. The three levels of classification are: primary (P), secondary (S), and tertiary (T). The lowest level road is tertiary and serves local interests. Typically they are improved earth roads which are occasionally paved. During the wet seasons thes... | How is the Eritrean highway system named? | {
"answer_start": [
37
],
"text": [
"according to the road classification"
]
} |
570e3c3d0dc6ce1900204ec5 | Eritrea | The Eritrean highway system is named according to the road classification. The three levels of classification are: primary (P), secondary (S), and tertiary (T). The lowest level road is tertiary and serves local interests. Typically they are improved earth roads which are occasionally paved. During the wet seasons thes... | What are T roads, the lowest level that typically serves local interests? | {
"answer_start": [
242
],
"text": [
"improved earth roads which are occasionally paved"
]
} |
570e3c3d0dc6ce1900204ec4 | Eritrea | The Eritrean highway system is named according to the road classification. The three levels of classification are: primary (P), secondary (S), and tertiary (T). The lowest level road is tertiary and serves local interests. Typically they are improved earth roads which are occasionally paved. During the wet seasons thes... | What are the three levels of road classification in Eritrea? | {
"answer_start": [
115
],
"text": [
"primary (P), secondary (S), and tertiary (T)"
]
} |
570e3c3d0dc6ce1900204ec6 | Eritrea | The Eritrean highway system is named according to the road classification. The three levels of classification are: primary (P), secondary (S), and tertiary (T). The lowest level road is tertiary and serves local interests. Typically they are improved earth roads which are occasionally paved. During the wet seasons thes... | What are S roads, the mid-level that connects district capitals to regional capitals? | {
"answer_start": [
423
],
"text": [
"single-layered asphalt road"
]
} |
570e3c3d0dc6ce1900204ec7 | Eritrea | The Eritrean highway system is named according to the road classification. The three levels of classification are: primary (P), secondary (S), and tertiary (T). The lowest level road is tertiary and serves local interests. Typically they are improved earth roads which are occasionally paved. During the wet seasons thes... | What are P roads, those that carry traffic between all major towns in Eritrea? | {
"answer_start": [
587
],
"text": [
"fully asphalted (throughout their entire length)"
]
} |
570e3d930dc6ce1900204ecd | Eritrea | According to recent estimates, 50% of the population adheres to Christianity, Islam 48%, while 2% of the population follows other religions including traditional African religion and animism. According to a study made by Pew Research Center, 63% adheres to Christianity and 36% adheres to Islam. Since May 2002, the gove... | What percentage of Eritrea is estimated to adhere to Christianity? | {
"answer_start": [
31
],
"text": [
"50%"
]
} |
570e3d930dc6ce1900204ece | Eritrea | According to recent estimates, 50% of the population adheres to Christianity, Islam 48%, while 2% of the population follows other religions including traditional African religion and animism. According to a study made by Pew Research Center, 63% adheres to Christianity and 36% adheres to Islam. Since May 2002, the gove... | What percentage of Eritrea is estimated to adhere to Islam? | {
"answer_start": [
84
],
"text": [
"48%"
]
} |
570e3d930dc6ce1900204ecf | Eritrea | According to recent estimates, 50% of the population adheres to Christianity, Islam 48%, while 2% of the population follows other religions including traditional African religion and animism. According to a study made by Pew Research Center, 63% adheres to Christianity and 36% adheres to Islam. Since May 2002, the gove... | What do unrecognized faiths and denominations in Eritrea have to undergo? | {
"answer_start": [
591
],
"text": [
"a registration process"
]
} |
570e3d930dc6ce1900204ed1 | Eritrea | According to recent estimates, 50% of the population adheres to Christianity, Islam 48%, while 2% of the population follows other religions including traditional African religion and animism. According to a study made by Pew Research Center, 63% adheres to Christianity and 36% adheres to Islam. Since May 2002, the gove... | When did the Eritrean government begin to officially recognize certain churches? | {
"answer_start": [
302
],
"text": [
"May 2002"
]
} |
570e3d930dc6ce1900204ed0 | Eritrea | According to recent estimates, 50% of the population adheres to Christianity, Islam 48%, while 2% of the population follows other religions including traditional African religion and animism. According to a study made by Pew Research Center, 63% adheres to Christianity and 36% adheres to Islam. Since May 2002, the gove... | What does the government's registration system require religious groups to submit about their membership? | {
"answer_start": [
708
],
"text": [
"personal information"
]
} |
570e3e440dc6ce1900204ed7 | Eritrea | Education in Eritrea is officially compulsory between seven and 13 years of age. However, the education infrastructure is inadequate to meet current needs. Statistics vary at the elementary level, suggesting that between 65 and 70% of school-aged children attend primary school; Approximately 61% attend secondary school... | What ages are officially compulsary for education in Eritrea? | {
"answer_start": [
46
],
"text": [
"between seven and 13 years of age"
]
} |
570e3e440dc6ce1900204ed8 | Eritrea | Education in Eritrea is officially compulsory between seven and 13 years of age. However, the education infrastructure is inadequate to meet current needs. Statistics vary at the elementary level, suggesting that between 65 and 70% of school-aged children attend primary school; Approximately 61% attend secondary school... | What percentage of school-aged children are estimated to attend primary school? | {
"answer_start": [
228
],
"text": [
"70%"
]
} |
570e3e440dc6ce1900204ed9 | Eritrea | Education in Eritrea is officially compulsory between seven and 13 years of age. However, the education infrastructure is inadequate to meet current needs. Statistics vary at the elementary level, suggesting that between 65 and 70% of school-aged children attend primary school; Approximately 61% attend secondary school... | What percentage of school-aged children are estimated to attend secondary school? | {
"answer_start": [
293
],
"text": [
"61%"
]
} |
570e3e440dc6ce1900204eda | Eritrea | Education in Eritrea is officially compulsory between seven and 13 years of age. However, the education infrastructure is inadequate to meet current needs. Statistics vary at the elementary level, suggesting that between 65 and 70% of school-aged children attend primary school; Approximately 61% attend secondary school... | What is the student-teacher ratio in elementary schools? | {
"answer_start": [
355
],
"text": [
"45 to 1"
]
} |
570e3e440dc6ce1900204edb | Eritrea | Education in Eritrea is officially compulsory between seven and 13 years of age. However, the education infrastructure is inadequate to meet current needs. Statistics vary at the elementary level, suggesting that between 65 and 70% of school-aged children attend primary school; Approximately 61% attend secondary school... | What is the student-teacher ratio in secondary schools? | {
"answer_start": [
391
],
"text": [
"54 to 1"
]
} |
570e3f550b85d914000d7dbd | Eritrea | A typical traditional Eritrean dish consists of injera accompanied by a spicy stew, which frequently includes beef, kid, lamb or fish. Overall, Eritrean cuisine strongly resembles those of neighboring Ethiopia, Eritrean cooking tend to feature more seafood than Ethiopian cuisine on account of their coastal location. Er... | What meat does a traditional Eritrean stew consist of? | {
"answer_start": [
110
],
"text": [
"beef, kid, lamb or fish"
]
} |
570e3f550b85d914000d7dbe | Eritrea | A typical traditional Eritrean dish consists of injera accompanied by a spicy stew, which frequently includes beef, kid, lamb or fish. Overall, Eritrean cuisine strongly resembles those of neighboring Ethiopia, Eritrean cooking tend to feature more seafood than Ethiopian cuisine on account of their coastal location. Er... | Which neighbor does Eritrean cuisine strongly resemble? | {
"answer_start": [
201
],
"text": [
"Ethiopia"
]
} |
570e3f550b85d914000d7dbf | Eritrea | A typical traditional Eritrean dish consists of injera accompanied by a spicy stew, which frequently includes beef, kid, lamb or fish. Overall, Eritrean cuisine strongly resembles those of neighboring Ethiopia, Eritrean cooking tend to feature more seafood than Ethiopian cuisine on account of their coastal location. Er... | Why does Eritrean cooking tend to feature more seafood than Ethiopian cuisine? | {
"answer_start": [
294
],
"text": [
"their coastal location"
]
} |
570e3f550b85d914000d7dc0 | Eritrea | A typical traditional Eritrean dish consists of injera accompanied by a spicy stew, which frequently includes beef, kid, lamb or fish. Overall, Eritrean cuisine strongly resembles those of neighboring Ethiopia, Eritrean cooking tend to feature more seafood than Ethiopian cuisine on account of their coastal location. Er... | How does the texture of Eritrean dishes compare to Ethiopian meals? | {
"answer_start": [
355
],
"text": [
"lighter"
]
} |
570e3f550b85d914000d7dc1 | Eritrea | A typical traditional Eritrean dish consists of injera accompanied by a spicy stew, which frequently includes beef, kid, lamb or fish. Overall, Eritrean cuisine strongly resembles those of neighboring Ethiopia, Eritrean cooking tend to feature more seafood than Ethiopian cuisine on account of their coastal location. Er... | What ingredients fo Eritreans tend to use less of than Ethiopians? | {
"answer_start": [
431
],
"text": [
"seasoned butter and spices"
]
} |
570e2d500b85d914000d7d09 | Uranium | Depleted uranium is also used as a shielding material in some containers used to store and transport radioactive materials. While the metal itself is radioactive, its high density makes it more effective than lead in halting radiation from strong sources such as radium. Other uses of depleted uranium include counterwei... | What kind of uranium is sometimes used to shield radioactive materials in containers? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Depleted"
]
} |
570e2d500b85d914000d7d0a | Uranium | Depleted uranium is also used as a shielding material in some containers used to store and transport radioactive materials. While the metal itself is radioactive, its high density makes it more effective than lead in halting radiation from strong sources such as radium. Other uses of depleted uranium include counterwei... | What is a strong source of radiation that is blocked by depleted uranium? | {
"answer_start": [
263
],
"text": [
"radium"
]
} |
570e2d500b85d914000d7d0b | Uranium | Depleted uranium is also used as a shielding material in some containers used to store and transport radioactive materials. While the metal itself is radioactive, its high density makes it more effective than lead in halting radiation from strong sources such as radium. Other uses of depleted uranium include counterwei... | How is depleted uranium used in missile re-entry vehicles? | {
"answer_start": [
359
],
"text": [
"ballast"
]
} |
570e2d500b85d914000d7d0c | Uranium | Depleted uranium is also used as a shielding material in some containers used to store and transport radioactive materials. While the metal itself is radioactive, its high density makes it more effective than lead in halting radiation from strong sources such as radium. Other uses of depleted uranium include counterwei... | What trait causes depleted uranium to be used in gyroscopic compasses? | {
"answer_start": [
437
],
"text": [
"high density"
]
} |
570e2d500b85d914000d7d0d | Uranium | Depleted uranium is also used as a shielding material in some containers used to store and transport radioactive materials. While the metal itself is radioactive, its high density makes it more effective than lead in halting radiation from strong sources such as radium. Other uses of depleted uranium include counterwei... | What type of alpha emitter is uranium? | {
"answer_start": [
809
],
"text": [
"weak"
]
} |
570e2db80b85d914000d7d13 | Uranium | The discovery and isolation of radium in uranium ore (pitchblende) by Marie Curie sparked the development of uranium mining to extract the radium, which was used to make glow-in-the-dark paints for clock and aircraft dials. This left a prodigious quantity of uranium as a waste product, since it takes three tonnes of ur... | What is another term for uranium ore? | {
"answer_start": [
54
],
"text": [
"pitchblende"
]
} |
570e2db80b85d914000d7d14 | Uranium | The discovery and isolation of radium in uranium ore (pitchblende) by Marie Curie sparked the development of uranium mining to extract the radium, which was used to make glow-in-the-dark paints for clock and aircraft dials. This left a prodigious quantity of uranium as a waste product, since it takes three tonnes of ur... | Who isolated radium in uranium ore? | {
"answer_start": [
70
],
"text": [
"Marie Curie"
]
} |
570e2db80b85d914000d7d15 | Uranium | The discovery and isolation of radium in uranium ore (pitchblende) by Marie Curie sparked the development of uranium mining to extract the radium, which was used to make glow-in-the-dark paints for clock and aircraft dials. This left a prodigious quantity of uranium as a waste product, since it takes three tonnes of ur... | In what types of paints was radium first used? | {
"answer_start": [
170
],
"text": [
"glow-in-the-dark"
]
} |
570e2db80b85d914000d7d16 | Uranium | The discovery and isolation of radium in uranium ore (pitchblende) by Marie Curie sparked the development of uranium mining to extract the radium, which was used to make glow-in-the-dark paints for clock and aircraft dials. This left a prodigious quantity of uranium as a waste product, since it takes three tonnes of ur... | What devices were painted with radium paint? | {
"answer_start": [
198
],
"text": [
"clock and aircraft dials"
]
} |
570e2db80b85d914000d7d17 | Uranium | The discovery and isolation of radium in uranium ore (pitchblende) by Marie Curie sparked the development of uranium mining to extract the radium, which was used to make glow-in-the-dark paints for clock and aircraft dials. This left a prodigious quantity of uranium as a waste product, since it takes three tonnes of ur... | Along with red, blue, black, yellow and green, what was a notable color of uranium tile glaze? | {
"answer_start": [
634
],
"text": [
"mauve"
]
} |
570e31ca0dc6ce1900204e69 | Uranium | The X-10 Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, formerly known as the Clinton Pile and X-10 Pile, was the world's second artificial nuclear reactor (after Enrico Fermi's Chicago Pile) and was the first reactor designed and built for continuous operation. Argonne National Labor... | What was the world's first artificial nuclear reactor? | {
"answer_start": [
198
],
"text": [
"Enrico Fermi's Chicago Pile"
]
} |
570e31ca0dc6ce1900204e6a | Uranium | The X-10 Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, formerly known as the Clinton Pile and X-10 Pile, was the world's second artificial nuclear reactor (after Enrico Fermi's Chicago Pile) and was the first reactor designed and built for continuous operation. Argonne National Labor... | In what state is the X-10 Graphite Reactor located? | {
"answer_start": [
80
],
"text": [
"Tennessee"
]
} |
570e31ca0dc6ce1900204e6b | Uranium | The X-10 Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, formerly known as the Clinton Pile and X-10 Pile, was the world's second artificial nuclear reactor (after Enrico Fermi's Chicago Pile) and was the first reactor designed and built for continuous operation. Argonne National Labor... | Along with the X-10 Pile, what was the X-10 Graphite Reactor previously known as? | {
"answer_start": [
109
],
"text": [
"the Clinton Pile"
]
} |
570e31ca0dc6ce1900204e6c | Uranium | The X-10 Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, formerly known as the Clinton Pile and X-10 Pile, was the world's second artificial nuclear reactor (after Enrico Fermi's Chicago Pile) and was the first reactor designed and built for continuous operation. Argonne National Labor... | In what state is Argonne National Laboratory's Experimental Breeder Reactor I located? | {
"answer_start": [
446
],
"text": [
"Idaho"
]
} |
570e31ca0dc6ce1900204e6d | Uranium | The X-10 Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, formerly known as the Clinton Pile and X-10 Pile, was the world's second artificial nuclear reactor (after Enrico Fermi's Chicago Pile) and was the first reactor designed and built for continuous operation. Argonne National Labor... | On what date did Breeder Reactor I first make electricity? | {
"answer_start": [
511
],
"text": [
"20 December 1951"
]
} |
570e32740b85d914000d7d31 | Uranium | Uranium is a naturally occurring element that can be found in low levels within all rock, soil, and water. Uranium is the 51st element in order of abundance in the Earth's crust. Uranium is also the highest-numbered element to be found naturally in significant quantities on Earth and is almost always found combined wit... | Where does uranium rank among elements in terms of its abundance in the Earth's crust? | {
"answer_start": [
122
],
"text": [
"51st"
]
} |
570e32740b85d914000d7d32 | Uranium | Uranium is a naturally occurring element that can be found in low levels within all rock, soil, and water. Uranium is the 51st element in order of abundance in the Earth's crust. Uranium is also the highest-numbered element to be found naturally in significant quantities on Earth and is almost always found combined wit... | Where is uranium naturally formed? | {
"answer_start": [
438
],
"text": [
"in supernovae"
]
} |
570e32740b85d914000d7d33 | Uranium | Uranium is a naturally occurring element that can be found in low levels within all rock, soil, and water. Uranium is the 51st element in order of abundance in the Earth's crust. Uranium is also the highest-numbered element to be found naturally in significant quantities on Earth and is almost always found combined wit... | Along with potassium-40 and uranium, the decay of what element is a primary heat source driving plate tectonics? | {
"answer_start": [
475
],
"text": [
"thorium"
]
} |
570e32740b85d914000d7d34 | Uranium | Uranium is a naturally occurring element that can be found in low levels within all rock, soil, and water. Uranium is the 51st element in order of abundance in the Earth's crust. Uranium is also the highest-numbered element to be found naturally in significant quantities on Earth and is almost always found combined wit... | In what state is the Earth's outer core? | {
"answer_start": [
590
],
"text": [
"liquid"
]
} |
570e33510dc6ce1900204e73 | Uranium | Uranium-235 was the first isotope that was found to be fissile. Other naturally occurring isotopes are fissionable, but not fissile. On bombardment with slow neutrons, its uranium-235 isotope will most of the time divide into two smaller nuclei, releasing nuclear binding energy and more neutrons. If too many of these n... | What isotope of uranium was the first to be found fissile? | {
"answer_start": [
8
],
"text": [
"235"
]
} |
570e33510dc6ce1900204e75 | Uranium | Uranium-235 was the first isotope that was found to be fissile. Other naturally occurring isotopes are fissionable, but not fissile. On bombardment with slow neutrons, its uranium-235 isotope will most of the time divide into two smaller nuclei, releasing nuclear binding energy and more neutrons. If too many of these n... | When a nuclear chain reaction in uranium-235 doesn't result in a burst of heat, what does it result in? | {
"answer_start": [
464
],
"text": [
"an explosion"
]
} |
570e33510dc6ce1900204e74 | Uranium | Uranium-235 was the first isotope that was found to be fissile. Other naturally occurring isotopes are fissionable, but not fissile. On bombardment with slow neutrons, its uranium-235 isotope will most of the time divide into two smaller nuclei, releasing nuclear binding energy and more neutrons. If too many of these n... | How many nuclei does uranium-235 usually divide into when bombarded with slow neutrons? | {
"answer_start": [
226
],
"text": [
"two"
]
} |
570e33510dc6ce1900204e76 | Uranium | Uranium-235 was the first isotope that was found to be fissile. Other naturally occurring isotopes are fissionable, but not fissile. On bombardment with slow neutrons, its uranium-235 isotope will most of the time divide into two smaller nuclei, releasing nuclear binding energy and more neutrons. If too many of these n... | What is used to slow a chain reaction in a nuclear reactor? | {
"answer_start": [
552
],
"text": [
"neutron poison"
]
} |
570e33510dc6ce1900204e77 | Uranium | Uranium-235 was the first isotope that was found to be fissile. Other naturally occurring isotopes are fissionable, but not fissile. On bombardment with slow neutrons, its uranium-235 isotope will most of the time divide into two smaller nuclei, releasing nuclear binding energy and more neutrons. If too many of these n... | What does a neutron poison absorb? | {
"answer_start": [
590
],
"text": [
"free neutrons"
]
} |
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