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5727e4f84b864d1900163f7e | Tibet | From January 18–20, 2010 a national conference on Tibet and areas inhabited by Tibetans in Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and Qinghai was held in China and a substantial plan to improve development of the areas was announced. The conference was attended by General secretary Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Ch... | How much, in US dollars, has China invested in Tibet since 2001? | {
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"about 45.6 billion"
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5727e6f8ff5b5019007d97f8 | Tibet | Historically, the population of Tibet consisted of primarily ethnic Tibetans and some other ethnic groups. According to tradition the original ancestors of the Tibetan people, as represented by the six red bands in the Tibetan flag, are: the Se, Mu, Dong, Tong, Dru and Ra. Other traditional ethnic groups with significa... | How are the original ancestors of the Tibetan people represented? | {
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"six red bands in the Tibetan flag"
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5727e6f8ff5b5019007d97f9 | Tibet | Historically, the population of Tibet consisted of primarily ethnic Tibetans and some other ethnic groups. According to tradition the original ancestors of the Tibetan people, as represented by the six red bands in the Tibetan flag, are: the Se, Mu, Dong, Tong, Dru and Ra. Other traditional ethnic groups with significa... | What has the population of Tibet primarily consisted of? | {
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"ethnic Tibetans"
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} |
5727e6f8ff5b5019007d97fa | Tibet | Historically, the population of Tibet consisted of primarily ethnic Tibetans and some other ethnic groups. According to tradition the original ancestors of the Tibetan people, as represented by the six red bands in the Tibetan flag, are: the Se, Mu, Dong, Tong, Dru and Ra. Other traditional ethnic groups with significa... | Which country has a disputed area with Tibet? | {
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"India"
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} |
5727e8e73acd2414000def87 | Tibet | Religion is extremely important to the Tibetans and has a strong influence over all aspects of their lives. Bön is the ancient religion of Tibet, but has been almost eclipsed by Tibetan Buddhism, a distinctive form of Mahayana and Vajrayana, which was introduced into Tibet from the Sanskrit Buddhist tradition of northe... | What has a strong influence over all aspect of Tibetans lives? | {
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0
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"Religion"
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5727e8e73acd2414000def88 | Tibet | Religion is extremely important to the Tibetans and has a strong influence over all aspects of their lives. Bön is the ancient religion of Tibet, but has been almost eclipsed by Tibetan Buddhism, a distinctive form of Mahayana and Vajrayana, which was introduced into Tibet from the Sanskrit Buddhist tradition of northe... | What is the ancient religion of Tibet? | {
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"Bön"
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5727e8e73acd2414000def89 | Tibet | Religion is extremely important to the Tibetans and has a strong influence over all aspects of their lives. Bön is the ancient religion of Tibet, but has been almost eclipsed by Tibetan Buddhism, a distinctive form of Mahayana and Vajrayana, which was introduced into Tibet from the Sanskrit Buddhist tradition of northe... | When were nearly all of Tibet's monasteries destroyed by the Red Guard? | {
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"text": [
"During China's Cultural Revolution"
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} |
5727e8e73acd2414000def8a | Tibet | Religion is extremely important to the Tibetans and has a strong influence over all aspects of their lives. Bön is the ancient religion of Tibet, but has been almost eclipsed by Tibetan Buddhism, a distinctive form of Mahayana and Vajrayana, which was introduced into Tibet from the Sanskrit Buddhist tradition of northe... | When were 10 to 20% of Tibets males monks? | {
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"text": [
"Before the 1950s"
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} |
5727e94fff5b5019007d9832 | Tibet | Muslims have been living in Tibet since as early as the 8th or 9th century. In Tibetan cities, there are small communities of Muslims, known as Kachee (Kache), who trace their origin to immigrants from three main regions: Kashmir (Kachee Yul in ancient Tibetan), Ladakh and the Central Asian Turkic countries. Islamic in... | What are Tibetan Muslims known as? | {
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"text": [
"Kachee"
]
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5727e94fff5b5019007d9833 | Tibet | Muslims have been living in Tibet since as early as the 8th or 9th century. In Tibetan cities, there are small communities of Muslims, known as Kachee (Kache), who trace their origin to immigrants from three main regions: Kashmir (Kachee Yul in ancient Tibetan), Ladakh and the Central Asian Turkic countries. Islamic in... | Where did Islamic influence in Tibet come from? | {
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"text": [
"Persia"
]
} |
5727e94fff5b5019007d9834 | Tibet | Muslims have been living in Tibet since as early as the 8th or 9th century. In Tibetan cities, there are small communities of Muslims, known as Kachee (Kache), who trace their origin to immigrants from three main regions: Kashmir (Kachee Yul in ancient Tibetan), Ladakh and the Central Asian Turkic countries. Islamic in... | In what year were all Tibetan Muslims declared Indiana citizens? | {
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"text": [
"1959"
]
} |
5727e94fff5b5019007d9835 | Tibet | Muslims have been living in Tibet since as early as the 8th or 9th century. In Tibetan cities, there are small communities of Muslims, known as Kachee (Kache), who trace their origin to immigrants from three main regions: Kashmir (Kachee Yul in ancient Tibetan), Ladakh and the Central Asian Turkic countries. Islamic in... | What is the Chinese Muslim community called? | {
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722
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"text": [
"gya kachee"
]
} |
5727ea72ff5b5019007d9876 | Tibet | Roman Catholic Jesuits and Capuchins arrived from Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. Portuguese missionaries Jesuit Father António de Andrade and Brother Manuel Marques first reached the kingdom of Gelu in western Tibet in 1624 and was welcomed by the royal family who allowed them to build a church later on. By 162... | When did Roman Catholic Jesuits and Capuchins arrive in Tibet from Europe? | {
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64
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"text": [
"17th and 18th centuries"
]
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5727ea72ff5b5019007d9877 | Tibet | Roman Catholic Jesuits and Capuchins arrived from Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. Portuguese missionaries Jesuit Father António de Andrade and Brother Manuel Marques first reached the kingdom of Gelu in western Tibet in 1624 and was welcomed by the royal family who allowed them to build a church later on. By 162... | When did Portuguese missionaries first arrive in western Tibet? | {
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227
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"text": [
"1624"
]
} |
5727ea72ff5b5019007d9878 | Tibet | Roman Catholic Jesuits and Capuchins arrived from Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. Portuguese missionaries Jesuit Father António de Andrade and Brother Manuel Marques first reached the kingdom of Gelu in western Tibet in 1624 and was welcomed by the royal family who allowed them to build a church later on. By 162... | When was Christianity introduced to Rudok, Ladakh, and Tsang? | {
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577
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"text": [
"1626"
]
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5727eb332ca10214002d99b0 | Tibet | In 1661 another Jesuit, Johann Grueber, crossed Tibet from Sining to Lhasa (where he spent a month), before heading on to Nepal. He was followed by others who actually built a church in Lhasa. These included the Jesuit Father Ippolito Desideri, 1716–1721, who gained a deep knowledge of Tibetan culture, language and Bud... | When did Johann Grueber cross Tibet on the way to Nepal? | {
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3
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"text": [
"1661"
]
} |
5727eb332ca10214002d99b1 | Tibet | In 1661 another Jesuit, Johann Grueber, crossed Tibet from Sining to Lhasa (where he spent a month), before heading on to Nepal. He was followed by others who actually built a church in Lhasa. These included the Jesuit Father Ippolito Desideri, 1716–1721, who gained a deep knowledge of Tibetan culture, language and Bud... | When did Jesuit Father Ippolito Desideri spend time in Tibet? | {
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245
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"text": [
"1716–1721"
]
} |
5727eb332ca10214002d99b2 | Tibet | In 1661 another Jesuit, Johann Grueber, crossed Tibet from Sining to Lhasa (where he spent a month), before heading on to Nepal. He was followed by others who actually built a church in Lhasa. These included the Jesuit Father Ippolito Desideri, 1716–1721, who gained a deep knowledge of Tibetan culture, language and Bud... | How was Christianity used by some Tibetan monarchs? | {
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482
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"text": [
"counterbalance the influence of the Gelugpa sect"
]
} |
5727ebf24b864d1900164038 | Tibet | In 1877, the Protestant James Cameron from the China Inland Mission walked from Chongqing to Batang in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, and "brought the Gospel to the Tibetan people." Beginning in the 20th century, in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan, a large number of Lisu people an... | When did Protestant James Cameron bring the Gospel to the Tibetan people? | {
"answer_start": [
3
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"text": [
"1877"
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5727ebf24b864d1900164039 | Tibet | In 1877, the Protestant James Cameron from the China Inland Mission walked from Chongqing to Batang in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, and "brought the Gospel to the Tibetan people." Beginning in the 20th century, in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan, a large number of Lisu people an... | When did a large number of Lisu people convert to Christianity? | {
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206
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"text": [
"Beginning in the 20th century"
]
} |
5727ebf24b864d190016403a | Tibet | In 1877, the Protestant James Cameron from the China Inland Mission walked from Chongqing to Batang in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, and "brought the Gospel to the Tibetan people." Beginning in the 20th century, in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan, a large number of Lisu people an... | How were James O. Fraser, Alfred James Broomhall, and Isobel Kuhn involved with Tibet? | {
"answer_start": [
371
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"text": [
"Famous earlier missionaries"
]
} |
5727ec8b2ca10214002d99ca | Tibet | Standing at 117 metres (384 feet) in height and 360 metres (1,180 feet) in width, the Potala Palace is the most important example of Tibetan architecture. Formerly the residence of the Dalai Lama, it contains over one thousand rooms within thirteen stories, and houses portraits of the past Dalai Lamas and statues of th... | Who used to reside in the Potala Palace? | {
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181
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"text": [
"the Dalai Lama"
]
} |
5727ec8b2ca10214002d99cb | Tibet | Standing at 117 metres (384 feet) in height and 360 metres (1,180 feet) in width, the Potala Palace is the most important example of Tibetan architecture. Formerly the residence of the Dalai Lama, it contains over one thousand rooms within thirteen stories, and houses portraits of the past Dalai Lamas and statues of th... | How many stories does the Potala Palace contain? | {
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240
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"text": [
"thirteen"
]
} |
5727ec8b2ca10214002d99cc | Tibet | Standing at 117 metres (384 feet) in height and 360 metres (1,180 feet) in width, the Potala Palace is the most important example of Tibetan architecture. Formerly the residence of the Dalai Lama, it contains over one thousand rooms within thirteen stories, and houses portraits of the past Dalai Lamas and statues of th... | How many shrines exist in the Potala Palace? | {
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503
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"text": [
"10,000"
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} |
5727ec8b2ca10214002d99cd | Tibet | Standing at 117 metres (384 feet) in height and 360 metres (1,180 feet) in width, the Potala Palace is the most important example of Tibetan architecture. Formerly the residence of the Dalai Lama, it contains over one thousand rooms within thirteen stories, and houses portraits of the past Dalai Lamas and statues of th... | What is Norbulingka? | {
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629
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"text": [
"former summer residence of the Dalai Lama"
]
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5727ed31ff5b5019007d98b4 | Tibet | Tibetan music often involves chanting in Tibetan or Sanskrit, as an integral part of the religion. These chants are complex, often recitations of sacred texts or in celebration of various festivals. Yang chanting, performed without metrical timing, is accompanied by resonant drums and low, sustained syllables. Other st... | In what languages is Tibetan music often chanted in? | {
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41
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"text": [
"Tibetan or Sanskrit"
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} |
5727ed31ff5b5019007d98b5 | Tibet | Tibetan music often involves chanting in Tibetan or Sanskrit, as an integral part of the religion. These chants are complex, often recitations of sacred texts or in celebration of various festivals. Yang chanting, performed without metrical timing, is accompanied by resonant drums and low, sustained syllables. Other st... | What do the chants often contain? | {
"answer_start": [
131
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"text": [
"recitations of sacred texts"
]
} |
5727ed31ff5b5019007d98b6 | Tibet | Tibetan music often involves chanting in Tibetan or Sanskrit, as an integral part of the religion. These chants are complex, often recitations of sacred texts or in celebration of various festivals. Yang chanting, performed without metrical timing, is accompanied by resonant drums and low, sustained syllables. Other st... | What type of chanting is performed without metrical timing? | {
"answer_start": [
199
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"text": [
"Yang"
]
} |
5727ed31ff5b5019007d98b7 | Tibet | Tibetan music often involves chanting in Tibetan or Sanskrit, as an integral part of the religion. These chants are complex, often recitations of sacred texts or in celebration of various festivals. Yang chanting, performed without metrical timing, is accompanied by resonant drums and low, sustained syllables. Other st... | What type of music comes from the popular Gelugpa school? | {
"answer_start": [
402
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"text": [
"classical"
]
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5727ee1f3acd2414000df00b | Tibet | Tibet has various festivals that are commonly performed to worship the Buddha[citation needed] throughout the year. Losar is the Tibetan New Year Festival. Preparations for the festive event are manifested by special offerings to family shrine deities, painted doors with religious symbols, and other painstaking jobs do... | What is worshipped during Tibet's various festibals? | {
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71
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"text": [
"Buddha"
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5727ee1f3acd2414000df00c | Tibet | Tibet has various festivals that are commonly performed to worship the Buddha[citation needed] throughout the year. Losar is the Tibetan New Year Festival. Preparations for the festive event are manifested by special offerings to family shrine deities, painted doors with religious symbols, and other painstaking jobs do... | What is the Tibetan New Year Festival called? | {
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116
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"text": [
"Losar"
]
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5727ee1f3acd2414000df00d | Tibet | Tibet has various festivals that are commonly performed to worship the Buddha[citation needed] throughout the year. Losar is the Tibetan New Year Festival. Preparations for the festive event are manifested by special offerings to family shrine deities, painted doors with religious symbols, and other painstaking jobs do... | What do Tibetan's eat on New Year's Eve? | {
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362
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"text": [
"Guthuk"
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} |
5727ee1f3acd2414000df00e | Tibet | Tibet has various festivals that are commonly performed to worship the Buddha[citation needed] throughout the year. Losar is the Tibetan New Year Festival. Preparations for the festive event are manifested by special offerings to family shrine deities, painted doors with religious symbols, and other painstaking jobs do... | When is the Monlam Prayer Festival? | {
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532
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"text": [
"between the fourth and the eleventh days of the first Tibetan month"
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5727ee1f3acd2414000df00f | Tibet | Tibet has various festivals that are commonly performed to worship the Buddha[citation needed] throughout the year. Losar is the Tibetan New Year Festival. Preparations for the festive event are manifested by special offerings to family shrine deities, painted doors with religious symbols, and other painstaking jobs do... | Who established the Monlam Prayer Festival in 1049? | {
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722
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"text": [
"Tsong Khapa"
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5727eec64b864d190016404c | Tibet | The most important crop in Tibet is barley, and dough made from barley flour—called tsampa—is the staple food of Tibet. This is either rolled into noodles or made into steamed dumplings called momos. Meat dishes are likely to be yak, goat, or mutton, often dried, or cooked into a spicy stew with potatoes. Mustard seed ... | What is the most important crop in Tibet? | {
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36
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"barley"
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5727eec64b864d190016404d | Tibet | The most important crop in Tibet is barley, and dough made from barley flour—called tsampa—is the staple food of Tibet. This is either rolled into noodles or made into steamed dumplings called momos. Meat dishes are likely to be yak, goat, or mutton, often dried, or cooked into a spicy stew with potatoes. Mustard seed ... | What is dough made from barley flour called? | {
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84
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"text": [
"tsampa"
]
} |
5727eec64b864d190016404e | Tibet | The most important crop in Tibet is barley, and dough made from barley flour—called tsampa—is the staple food of Tibet. This is either rolled into noodles or made into steamed dumplings called momos. Meat dishes are likely to be yak, goat, or mutton, often dried, or cooked into a spicy stew with potatoes. Mustard seed ... | What are steamed dumplings called? | {
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193
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"text": [
"momos"
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5727eec64b864d190016404f | Tibet | The most important crop in Tibet is barley, and dough made from barley flour—called tsampa—is the staple food of Tibet. This is either rolled into noodles or made into steamed dumplings called momos. Meat dishes are likely to be yak, goat, or mutton, often dried, or cooked into a spicy stew with potatoes. Mustard seed ... | What is a popular drink in Tibet? | {
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512
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"text": [
"Butter tea"
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5727eec64b864d1900164050 | Tibet | The most important crop in Tibet is barley, and dough made from barley flour—called tsampa—is the staple food of Tibet. This is either rolled into noodles or made into steamed dumplings called momos. Meat dishes are likely to be yak, goat, or mutton, often dried, or cooked into a spicy stew with potatoes. Mustard seed ... | What seed is cultivated in Tibet? | {
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307
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"text": [
"Mustard"
]
} |
5727b9623acd2414000dea9f | Exhibition_game | An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team spor... | What is 'a friendly' another term for? | {
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"exhibition game"
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5727b9623acd2414000deaa0 | Exhibition_game | An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team spor... | What is 'a scrimmage' another term for? | {
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3
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"text": [
"exhibition game"
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5727b9623acd2414000deaa1 | Exhibition_game | An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team spor... | What is 'a demonstration' another term for? | {
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3
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"text": [
"exhibition game"
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5727b9623acd2414000deaa2 | Exhibition_game | An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team spor... | What is 'a preseason game' another term for? | {
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"exhibition game"
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5727b9623acd2414000deaa3 | Exhibition_game | An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team spor... | What is 'a warmup match' another term for? | {
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3
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"text": [
"exhibition game"
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5727ba9f2ca10214002d94e2 | Exhibition_game | An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, or to raise money for charities. Several sports leagues hold all-star games to showcase their best players against each other, while other exhibitions games may pit participants from two different lea... | What type of exhibition game showcases the best players? | {
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181
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"text": [
"all-star games"
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5727ba9f2ca10214002d94e3 | Exhibition_game | An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, or to raise money for charities. Several sports leagues hold all-star games to showcase their best players against each other, while other exhibitions games may pit participants from two different lea... | What are exhibition games in the Olympics? | {
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"text": [
"a demonstration sport"
]
} |
5727ba9f2ca10214002d94e4 | Exhibition_game | An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, or to raise money for charities. Several sports leagues hold all-star games to showcase their best players against each other, while other exhibitions games may pit participants from two different lea... | What can an exhibition game raise money for? | {
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"text": [
"charities"
]
} |
5727ba9f2ca10214002d94e5 | Exhibition_game | An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, or to raise money for charities. Several sports leagues hold all-star games to showcase their best players against each other, while other exhibitions games may pit participants from two different lea... | What can an exhibition game settle? | {
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"text": [
"a challenge"
]
} |
5727bb1b4b864d1900163bc4 | Exhibition_game | In the early days of association football, known simply as football or soccer, friendly matches (or "friendlies") were the most common type of match. However, since the development of The Football League in England in 1888, league tournaments became established, in addition to lengthy derby and cup tournaments. By the ... | What were the most common type of matches in the early days of soccer? | {
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"text": [
"friendly matches (or \"friendlies\")"
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} |
5727bb1b4b864d1900163bc5 | Exhibition_game | In the early days of association football, known simply as football or soccer, friendly matches (or "friendlies") were the most common type of match. However, since the development of The Football League in England in 1888, league tournaments became established, in addition to lengthy derby and cup tournaments. By the ... | When did the Football League begin in England? | {
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218
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"text": [
"1888"
]
} |
5727bb1b4b864d1900163bc6 | Exhibition_game | In the early days of association football, known simply as football or soccer, friendly matches (or "friendlies") were the most common type of match. However, since the development of The Football League in England in 1888, league tournaments became established, in addition to lengthy derby and cup tournaments. By the ... | By what year had national football leagues been formed in nearly every country? | {
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"text": [
"2000"
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} |
5727bb1b4b864d1900163bc7 | Exhibition_game | In the early days of association football, known simply as football or soccer, friendly matches (or "friendlies") were the most common type of match. However, since the development of The Football League in England in 1888, league tournaments became established, in addition to lengthy derby and cup tournaments. By the ... | What did the growth of national leagues cause a serious decline in? | {
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476
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"text": [
"the significance of friendlies"
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5727bbedff5b5019007d93b8 | Exhibition_game | Since the introduction of league football, most club sides play a number of friendlies before the start of each season (called pre-season friendlies). Friendly football matches are considered to be non-competitive and are only used to "warm up" players for a new season/competitive match. There is generally nothing comp... | When do football clubs still play friendlies? | {
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87
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"text": [
"before the start of each season"
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} |
5727bbedff5b5019007d93b9 | Exhibition_game | Since the introduction of league football, most club sides play a number of friendlies before the start of each season (called pre-season friendlies). Friendly football matches are considered to be non-competitive and are only used to "warm up" players for a new season/competitive match. There is generally nothing comp... | What type of football matches are non-competitive? | {
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138
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"text": [
"friendlies"
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5727bbedff5b5019007d93ba | Exhibition_game | Since the introduction of league football, most club sides play a number of friendlies before the start of each season (called pre-season friendlies). Friendly football matches are considered to be non-competitive and are only used to "warm up" players for a new season/competitive match. There is generally nothing comp... | What do some friendlies change the rules to make unlimited? | {
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407
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"text": [
"substitutions"
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} |
5727bbedff5b5019007d93bb | Exhibition_game | Since the introduction of league football, most club sides play a number of friendlies before the start of each season (called pre-season friendlies). Friendly football matches are considered to be non-competitive and are only used to "warm up" players for a new season/competitive match. There is generally nothing comp... | What are some examples of friendly short football tournaments? | {
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717
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"text": [
"the Emirates Cup, Teresa Herrera Trophy and the Amsterdam Tournament"
]
} |
5727bbedff5b5019007d93bc | Exhibition_game | Since the introduction of league football, most club sides play a number of friendlies before the start of each season (called pre-season friendlies). Friendly football matches are considered to be non-competitive and are only used to "warm up" players for a new season/competitive match. There is generally nothing comp... | What do friendly short football tournaments have little of? | {
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"text": [
"prestige"
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} |
5727bd203acd2414000deb15 | Exhibition_game | International teams also play friendlies, generally in preparation for the qualifying or final stages of major tournaments. This is essential, since national squads generally have much less time together in which to prepare. The biggest difference between friendlies at the club and international levels is that internat... | What do friendlies help international teams prepare for? | {
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71
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"text": [
"the qualifying or final stages of major tournaments"
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} |
5727bd203acd2414000deb16 | Exhibition_game | International teams also play friendlies, generally in preparation for the qualifying or final stages of major tournaments. This is essential, since national squads generally have much less time together in which to prepare. The biggest difference between friendlies at the club and international levels is that internat... | Which type of team lacks time to prepare for tournaments? | {
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149
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"text": [
"national squads"
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} |
5727bd203acd2414000deb17 | Exhibition_game | International teams also play friendlies, generally in preparation for the qualifying or final stages of major tournaments. This is essential, since national squads generally have much less time together in which to prepare. The biggest difference between friendlies at the club and international levels is that internat... | What do international leagues' friendlies happen in the middle of? | {
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362
],
"text": [
"club league seasons"
]
} |
5727bd203acd2414000deb18 | Exhibition_game | International teams also play friendlies, generally in preparation for the qualifying or final stages of major tournaments. This is essential, since national squads generally have much less time together in which to prepare. The biggest difference between friendlies at the club and international levels is that internat... | What concern has caused national associations and clubs to disagree about friendlies? | {
"answer_start": [
492
],
"text": [
"availability of players, who could become injured or fatigued"
]
} |
5727bdc42ca10214002d9530 | Exhibition_game | International friendlies give team managers the opportunity to experiment with team selection and tactics before the tournament proper, and also allow them to assess the abilities of players they may potentially select for the tournament squad. Players can be booked in international friendlies, and can be suspended fro... | What do friendlies allow managers to experiment with? | {
"answer_start": [
79
],
"text": [
"team selection and tactics"
]
} |
5727bdc42ca10214002d9531 | Exhibition_game | International friendlies give team managers the opportunity to experiment with team selection and tactics before the tournament proper, and also allow them to assess the abilities of players they may potentially select for the tournament squad. Players can be booked in international friendlies, and can be suspended fro... | What can happen to players who get red or yellow cards in friendlies? | {
"answer_start": [
307
],
"text": [
"suspended from future international matches"
]
} |
5727bdc42ca10214002d9532 | Exhibition_game | International friendlies give team managers the opportunity to experiment with team selection and tactics before the tournament proper, and also allow them to assess the abilities of players they may potentially select for the tournament squad. Players can be booked in international friendlies, and can be suspended fro... | What kind of record do players' goals in friendlies count for? | {
"answer_start": [
468
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"text": [
"career"
]
} |
5727bdc42ca10214002d9533 | Exhibition_game | International friendlies give team managers the opportunity to experiment with team selection and tactics before the tournament proper, and also allow them to assess the abilities of players they may potentially select for the tournament squad. Players can be booked in international friendlies, and can be suspended fro... | When did FIFA decide to limit substitutions in international friendlies? | {
"answer_start": [
487
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"text": [
"2004"
]
} |
5727bdc42ca10214002d9534 | Exhibition_game | International friendlies give team managers the opportunity to experiment with team selection and tactics before the tournament proper, and also allow them to assess the abilities of players they may potentially select for the tournament squad. Players can be booked in international friendlies, and can be suspended fro... | What absurd number of substitutions had some international teams been making in friendlies before 2004? | {
"answer_start": [
701
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"text": [
"11"
]
} |
5727be5c4b864d1900163c46 | Exhibition_game | In the UK and Ireland, "exhibition match" and "friendly match" refer to two different types of matches. The types described above as friendlies are not termed exhibition matches, while annual all-star matches such as those held in the US Major League Soccer or Japan's Japanese League are called exhibition matches rathe... | Where are "exhibition match" and "friendly match" not synonymous? | {
"answer_start": [
3
],
"text": [
"the UK and Ireland"
]
} |
5727be5c4b864d1900163c47 | Exhibition_game | In the UK and Ireland, "exhibition match" and "friendly match" refer to two different types of matches. The types described above as friendlies are not termed exhibition matches, while annual all-star matches such as those held in the US Major League Soccer or Japan's Japanese League are called exhibition matches rathe... | What are two examples of leagues holding all-star exhibition matches? | {
"answer_start": [
235
],
"text": [
"US Major League Soccer or Japan's Japanese League"
]
} |
5727be5c4b864d1900163c48 | Exhibition_game | In the UK and Ireland, "exhibition match" and "friendly match" refer to two different types of matches. The types described above as friendlies are not termed exhibition matches, while annual all-star matches such as those held in the US Major League Soccer or Japan's Japanese League are called exhibition matches rathe... | What are 'friendlies' for charity usually called in the UK? | {
"answer_start": [
586
],
"text": [
"charity matches"
]
} |
5727be5c4b864d1900163c49 | Exhibition_game | In the UK and Ireland, "exhibition match" and "friendly match" refer to two different types of matches. The types described above as friendlies are not termed exhibition matches, while annual all-star matches such as those held in the US Major League Soccer or Japan's Japanese League are called exhibition matches rathe... | What are 'friendlies' to honor a player usually called in the UK? | {
"answer_start": [
606
],
"text": [
"testimonial matches"
]
} |
5727beedff5b5019007d941e | Exhibition_game | Under the 1995–2004 National Hockey League collective bargaining agreement, teams were limited to nine preseason games. From 1975 to 1991, NHL teams sometimes played exhibition games against teams from the Soviet Union in the Super Series, and in 1978, played against World Hockey Association teams also in preseason tra... | When did the NFL limit teams to 9 preseason games? | {
"answer_start": [
10
],
"text": [
"1995–2004"
]
} |
5727beedff5b5019007d941f | Exhibition_game | Under the 1995–2004 National Hockey League collective bargaining agreement, teams were limited to nine preseason games. From 1975 to 1991, NHL teams sometimes played exhibition games against teams from the Soviet Union in the Super Series, and in 1978, played against World Hockey Association teams also in preseason tra... | What country's teams did US teams sometimes play exhibition games against in the 1980s? | {
"answer_start": [
206
],
"text": [
"Soviet Union"
]
} |
5727beedff5b5019007d9420 | Exhibition_game | Under the 1995–2004 National Hockey League collective bargaining agreement, teams were limited to nine preseason games. From 1975 to 1991, NHL teams sometimes played exhibition games against teams from the Soviet Union in the Super Series, and in 1978, played against World Hockey Association teams also in preseason tra... | In what year did the NHL play against World Hockey Association teams? | {
"answer_start": [
247
],
"text": [
"1978"
]
} |
5727beedff5b5019007d9421 | Exhibition_game | Under the 1995–2004 National Hockey League collective bargaining agreement, teams were limited to nine preseason games. From 1975 to 1991, NHL teams sometimes played exhibition games against teams from the Soviet Union in the Super Series, and in 1978, played against World Hockey Association teams also in preseason tra... | Where is Time Warner Cable Arena? | {
"answer_start": [
529
],
"text": [
"Charlotte"
]
} |
5727beedff5b5019007d9422 | Exhibition_game | Under the 1995–2004 National Hockey League collective bargaining agreement, teams were limited to nine preseason games. From 1975 to 1991, NHL teams sometimes played exhibition games against teams from the Soviet Union in the Super Series, and in 1978, played against World Hockey Association teams also in preseason tra... | What hockey arena is in Ontario, California? | {
"answer_start": [
596
],
"text": [
"Citizens Business Bank Arena"
]
} |
5727bf6aff5b5019007d9428 | Exhibition_game | The Flying Fathers, a Canadian group of Catholic priests, regularly toured North America playing exhibition hockey games for charity. One of the organization's founders, Les Costello, was a onetime NHL player who was ordained as a priest after retiring from professional hockey. Another prominent exhibition hockey team ... | What nationality is the Flying Fathers team? | {
"answer_start": [
22
],
"text": [
"Canadian"
]
} |
5727bf6aff5b5019007d9429 | Exhibition_game | The Flying Fathers, a Canadian group of Catholic priests, regularly toured North America playing exhibition hockey games for charity. One of the organization's founders, Les Costello, was a onetime NHL player who was ordained as a priest after retiring from professional hockey. Another prominent exhibition hockey team ... | What religion is the Flying Fathers team? | {
"answer_start": [
40
],
"text": [
"Catholic"
]
} |
5727bf6aff5b5019007d942a | Exhibition_game | The Flying Fathers, a Canadian group of Catholic priests, regularly toured North America playing exhibition hockey games for charity. One of the organization's founders, Les Costello, was a onetime NHL player who was ordained as a priest after retiring from professional hockey. Another prominent exhibition hockey team ... | Who founded the Flying Fathers? | {
"answer_start": [
170
],
"text": [
"Les Costello"
]
} |
5727bf6aff5b5019007d942b | Exhibition_game | The Flying Fathers, a Canadian group of Catholic priests, regularly toured North America playing exhibition hockey games for charity. One of the organization's founders, Les Costello, was a onetime NHL player who was ordained as a priest after retiring from professional hockey. Another prominent exhibition hockey team ... | What league were most members of the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team from? | {
"answer_start": [
407
],
"text": [
"NHL"
]
} |
5727bf6aff5b5019007d942c | Exhibition_game | The Flying Fathers, a Canadian group of Catholic priests, regularly toured North America playing exhibition hockey games for charity. One of the organization's founders, Les Costello, was a onetime NHL player who was ordained as a priest after retiring from professional hockey. Another prominent exhibition hockey team ... | Where are the Saores based? | {
"answer_start": [
514
],
"text": [
"Buffalo"
]
} |
5727bfcf3acd2414000deb73 | Exhibition_game | The Major League Baseball's preseason is also known as spring training. All MLB teams maintain a spring-training base in Arizona or Florida. The teams in Arizona make up the Cactus League, while the teams in Florida play in the Grapefruit League. Each team plays about 30 preseason games against other MLB teams. They ma... | Which states do MLB teams do spring training in? | {
"answer_start": [
121
],
"text": [
"Arizona or Florida"
]
} |
5727bfcf3acd2414000deb74 | Exhibition_game | The Major League Baseball's preseason is also known as spring training. All MLB teams maintain a spring-training base in Arizona or Florida. The teams in Arizona make up the Cactus League, while the teams in Florida play in the Grapefruit League. Each team plays about 30 preseason games against other MLB teams. They ma... | What is the MLB preseason league in Arizona called? | {
"answer_start": [
174
],
"text": [
"Cactus League"
]
} |
5727bfcf3acd2414000deb75 | Exhibition_game | The Major League Baseball's preseason is also known as spring training. All MLB teams maintain a spring-training base in Arizona or Florida. The teams in Arizona make up the Cactus League, while the teams in Florida play in the Grapefruit League. Each team plays about 30 preseason games against other MLB teams. They ma... | What is the MLB preseason league in Florida called? | {
"answer_start": [
228
],
"text": [
"Grapefruit League"
]
} |
5727bfcf3acd2414000deb76 | Exhibition_game | The Major League Baseball's preseason is also known as spring training. All MLB teams maintain a spring-training base in Arizona or Florida. The teams in Arizona make up the Cactus League, while the teams in Florida play in the Grapefruit League. Each team plays about 30 preseason games against other MLB teams. They ma... | How many preseason games does each MLB team play? | {
"answer_start": [
263
],
"text": [
"about 30"
]
} |
5727bfcf3acd2414000deb77 | Exhibition_game | The Major League Baseball's preseason is also known as spring training. All MLB teams maintain a spring-training base in Arizona or Florida. The teams in Arizona make up the Cactus League, while the teams in Florida play in the Grapefruit League. Each team plays about 30 preseason games against other MLB teams. They ma... | What is it called when an MLB team plays two preseason games in one day with different rosters? | {
"answer_start": [
530
],
"text": [
"\"split-squad\" games"
]
} |
5727c05eff5b5019007d9448 | Exhibition_game | Several MLB teams used to play regular exhibition games during the year against nearby teams in the other major league, but regular-season interleague play has made such games unnecessary. The two Canadian MLB teams, the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League and the Montreal Expos of the National League, met annuall... | What development has made it unnecessary for MLB teams to play exhibition games with teams from other leagues? | {
"answer_start": [
124
],
"text": [
"regular-season interleague play"
]
} |
5727c05eff5b5019007d9449 | Exhibition_game | Several MLB teams used to play regular exhibition games during the year against nearby teams in the other major league, but regular-season interleague play has made such games unnecessary. The two Canadian MLB teams, the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League and the Montreal Expos of the National League, met annuall... | What league are the Toronto Bluejays in? | {
"answer_start": [
246
],
"text": [
"American League"
]
} |
5727c05eff5b5019007d944a | Exhibition_game | Several MLB teams used to play regular exhibition games during the year against nearby teams in the other major league, but regular-season interleague play has made such games unnecessary. The two Canadian MLB teams, the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League and the Montreal Expos of the National League, met annuall... | What league are the Montreal Expos in? | {
"answer_start": [
292
],
"text": [
"National League"
]
} |
5727c05eff5b5019007d944b | Exhibition_game | Several MLB teams used to play regular exhibition games during the year against nearby teams in the other major league, but regular-season interleague play has made such games unnecessary. The two Canadian MLB teams, the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League and the Montreal Expos of the National League, met annuall... | What game do the Bluejays play against the Expos? | {
"answer_start": [
330
],
"text": [
"the Pearson Cup"
]
} |
5727c05eff5b5019007d944c | Exhibition_game | Several MLB teams used to play regular exhibition games during the year against nearby teams in the other major league, but regular-season interleague play has made such games unnecessary. The two Canadian MLB teams, the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League and the Montreal Expos of the National League, met annuall... | When did the Mayor's Trophy Game end? | {
"answer_start": [
551
],
"text": [
"1983"
]
} |
5727c0d43acd2414000debab | Exhibition_game | It also used to be commonplace to have a team play an exhibition against Minor League affiliates during the regular season, but worries of injuries to players, along with travel issues, have made this very rare. Exhibitions between inter-city teams in different leagues, like Chicago's Crosstown Classic and New York's S... | What concerns have reduced Minor League exhibition games? | {
"answer_start": [
128
],
"text": [
"worries of injuries to players, along with travel issues"
]
} |
5727c0d43acd2414000debac | Exhibition_game | It also used to be commonplace to have a team play an exhibition against Minor League affiliates during the regular season, but worries of injuries to players, along with travel issues, have made this very rare. Exhibitions between inter-city teams in different leagues, like Chicago's Crosstown Classic and New York's S... | What inter-city exhibition game did Chicago have? | {
"answer_start": [
286
],
"text": [
"Crosstown Classic"
]
} |
5727c0d43acd2414000debad | Exhibition_game | It also used to be commonplace to have a team play an exhibition against Minor League affiliates during the regular season, but worries of injuries to players, along with travel issues, have made this very rare. Exhibitions between inter-city teams in different leagues, like Chicago's Crosstown Classic and New York's S... | What inter-city exhibition game did New York have? | {
"answer_start": [
319
],
"text": [
"Subway Series"
]
} |
5727c0d43acd2414000debae | Exhibition_game | It also used to be commonplace to have a team play an exhibition against Minor League affiliates during the regular season, but worries of injuries to players, along with travel issues, have made this very rare. Exhibitions between inter-city teams in different leagues, like Chicago's Crosstown Classic and New York's S... | In what month is the MLB All-Star Game held? | {
"answer_start": [
478
],
"text": [
"July"
]
} |
5727c0d43acd2414000debaf | Exhibition_game | It also used to be commonplace to have a team play an exhibition against Minor League affiliates during the regular season, but worries of injuries to players, along with travel issues, have made this very rare. Exhibitions between inter-city teams in different leagues, like Chicago's Crosstown Classic and New York's S... | What did the MLB All-Star winning team gain in the World Series? | {
"answer_start": [
693
],
"text": [
"home field advantage"
]
} |
5727c1593acd2414000debbb | Exhibition_game | National Basketball Association teams play eight preseason games per year. Today, NBA teams almost always play each other in the preseason, but mainly at neutral sites within their market areas in order to allow those who can't usually make a trip to a home team's arena during the regular season to see a game close to ... | How many preseason games do NBA teams play? | {
"answer_start": [
43
],
"text": [
"eight"
]
} |
5727c1593acd2414000debbc | Exhibition_game | National Basketball Association teams play eight preseason games per year. Today, NBA teams almost always play each other in the preseason, but mainly at neutral sites within their market areas in order to allow those who can't usually make a trip to a home team's arena during the regular season to see a game close to ... | Where are the TImberwolves based? | {
"answer_start": [
343
],
"text": [
"Minnesota"
]
} |
5727c1593acd2414000debbd | Exhibition_game | National Basketball Association teams play eight preseason games per year. Today, NBA teams almost always play each other in the preseason, but mainly at neutral sites within their market areas in order to allow those who can't usually make a trip to a home team's arena during the regular season to see a game close to ... | Where are the Suns based? | {
"answer_start": [
436
],
"text": [
"Phoenix"
]
} |
5727c1593acd2414000debbe | Exhibition_game | National Basketball Association teams play eight preseason games per year. Today, NBA teams almost always play each other in the preseason, but mainly at neutral sites within their market areas in order to allow those who can't usually make a trip to a home team's arena during the regular season to see a game close to ... | The Suns' exhibition game in Indian Wells, CA is the only time an NBA game is played in what setting? | {
"answer_start": [
603
],
"text": [
"an outdoor venue"
]
} |
5727c1593acd2414000debbf | Exhibition_game | National Basketball Association teams play eight preseason games per year. Today, NBA teams almost always play each other in the preseason, but mainly at neutral sites within their market areas in order to allow those who can't usually make a trip to a home team's arena during the regular season to see a game close to ... | What venue do the Suns play at in Indian Wells? | {
"answer_start": [
490
],
"text": [
"Indian Wells Tennis Garden"
]
} |
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