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(CNN) -- The mother of a 25-year-old woman killed in a Boston hotel more than a week ago said Friday that she will remain haunted by her daughter's death for the rest of her life.
The mother of Julissa Brisman says she remains haunted by her daughter's death.
"Our family has been devastated by the loss of our beaut... | Where did the murder occur? | 788 | 833 | April 14 at Boston's Copley Marriott Hotel. | the Copley Marriott Hotel. |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The moderator's chair on NBC's "Meet the Press" stood empty on Sunday in remembrance of Tim Russert, the man who had occupied it for 17 years.
The moderator's chair on NBC's "Meet the Press" stood empty Sunday in remembrance of Tim Russert.
As the show's host, Russert became a mainstay of televi... | What day of the week did it happen? | 356 | null | He died Friday | Friday |
CHAPTER XXVI.
AN UNWELCOME COMRADE.
"He's in a bad way, that's certain," was Dick's comment, as he surveyed the prostrate form. Even though Jasper Grinder was an enemy, he could not help but feel sorry for the man.
"We must get him up to our shelter as soon as possible," replied John Barrow. "It is easy to see he... | was he easy to carry? | 579 | 592 | no light task | No |
When the tearful broadcaster broke the news to North Koreans that their leader, Kim Jong Il, had died, the audience in the hall gasped.
Then the hysterics began, along with the bawling and sobbing.
"Father!" mourners cried. A wailing woman pounded her fist against her chest to signify heartache. Some appeared to go... | What explanation did he give for why some reactions might not be sincere? | 1,314 | 1,415 | There are always people watching you -- if you are not devastated by the news, you may get in trouble | There are always people watching you -- if you are not devastated by the news, you may get in trouble |
In physics, energy is a property of objects which can be transferred to other objects or converted into different forms. The "ability of a system to perform work" is a common description, but it is difficult to give one single comprehensive definition of energy because of its many forms. For instance, in SI units, ener... | what is radiant energy? | 1,017 | 1,051 | null | energy in light |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Eleven-year-old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover liked football, basketball and playing video games with his little brother.
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy says the effects of bullying are becoming more severe.
But on April 6, after enduring what his mother called "relentless" bullying at school, Carl hanged hi... | What did Sirdeaner Walker say when she found her son's body? | 202 | 208 | he didn ' t want to say | he didn ' t want to say |
The United Nations Environment Programme is an agency of United Nations and coordinates its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded by Maurice Strong, its first director, as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Hum... | what is another example of someone they work with? | 1,210 | 1,231 | national governments | national governments |
CHAPTER XXXVI
Selingman had scarcely left the place when Ernshaw arrived, piloted into the room by Aaron, who had been waiting for him below. Maraton and he gripped hands heartily. During the first few days of the campaign they had been constant companions.
"At least," he declared, as he looked into Maraton's face,... | What did Cecil say? | 1,273 | 1,369 | Cecil was at them the other night. 'Are you not,' he cried, 'the representatives of the people?' | 'Are you not the representatives of the people?' |
A caliphate ( "khilāfa") is a territory under the leadership of an Islamic steward known as a caliph, a person considered a religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad (Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullāh) and a leader of the entire Muslim community. Historically, the caliphates were polities based in Islam which developed ... | What is the definition of a caliphate? | 20 | null | null | a territory under the leadership of an islamic steward known as a caliph |
Odisha (; formerly Orissa, ) is one of the 29 states of India, located in eastern India. It is surrounded by the states of West Bengal to the north-east, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and north-west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east, from Ba... | Is that the official language? | 525 | 541 | is the official | yes |
Steubenville, Ohio (CNN) -- One of the teens who recorded himself mocking the girl at the center of an Ohio rape case "did a really dumb thing and regrets it" but did not commit any crime, his lawyer said Monday.
The attorney, Dennis McNamara, said there was "no excuse or justification" for the jokes Michael Nodianos... | which publication published a piece about it? | 1,417 | null | The New York Times published a lengthy piece on it | The New York Times |
(CNN) -- All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is warning his side against complacency as they go into Sunday's Rugby World Cup final against France as odds-on favorites to lift the William Webb Ellis trophy.
While hosts New Zealand have enjoyed a relatively smooth and unbeaten passage to the finale of the global showpiece... | how many World Cups have the All Blacks won? | 1,341 | 1,376 | for only a second World Cup triumph | one |
(InStyle) -- Oscar night is Hollywood's main fashion event, and most notable on the red carpet this year was our favorite actresses stepping out in uber feminine -- not just fashion forward -- looks.
Indeed, from the most delicate shades of blush to the boldest fuchsia, the red carpet turned pink! Exaggerated ruffles... | What designer did Diane Kruger choose for her gown at the 2010 Academy Awards? | 274 | 277 | karl lagerfeld | karl lagerfeld |
Honolulu is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is an unincorporated part of and the county seat of the City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The city is the main gateway to Hawaii and a major portal into the United States. The city is also a major hub for international business, m... | Was it always called this? | 1,064 | 1,095 | null | no |
Constantine the Great (; ; 27 February 272 AD – 22 May 337 AD), also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine (in the Orthodox Church as Saint Constantine the Great, Equal-to-the-Apostles), was a Roman Emperor of Illyrian-Greek origin from 306 to 337 AD. He was the son of Flavius Valerius Constantius, a Roman Army o... | Did he enact reforms as emperor? | 987 | 1,105 | As emperor, Constantine enacted many administrative, financial, social, and military reforms to strengthen the empire. | yes |
CHAPTER VII.
Gie ower your house, lady, he said,-- Gie ower your house to me. Edom of Gordon.
Morton had finished the revisal and the making out of a fair copy of the paper on which he and Poundtext had agreed to rest as a full statement of the grievances of their party, and the conditions on which the greater part... | What did he do with it? | 98 | 177 | Morton had finished the revisal and the making out of a fair copy of the paper | made a copy of the paper |
Gallman, Mississippi (CNN) -- A 42-year-old man was charged Wednesday with arson and two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of a woman and her 7-year-old son in Mississippi.
Wearing a bulletproof vest, Timothy Burns appeared in Copiah County Justice Court. He said he has no lawyer, so one will be appointe... | What condition was the car in? | 1,175 | 1,257 | The family was last seen Friday in a car that was later found flipped and on fire. | flipped and on fire |
The Caucasus or Caucasia is a region situated at the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It is home to the Caucasus Mountains, which contain Europe's highest mountain, Mount Elbrus, , located on the west of the Greater Caucasus mountain range. The Greater Cauca... | Whatis included in the Russian Federation? | 572 | 592 | The Greater Caucasus | The Greater Caucasus |
CHAPTER VIII
And these two, as I have told you, Were the friends of Hiawatha, Chibiabos, the musician, And the very strong man, Kwasind.
--Hiawatha.
TORPENHOW was paging the last sheets of some manuscript, while the Nilghai, who had come for chess and remained to talk tactics, was reading through the first part, ... | Was he in a good mood? | 864 | 960 | Dick entered, self-conscious and a little defiant, but in the best of tempers with all the world | The best. |
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from New Guinea island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji.
The region includes the four countries of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea.
Besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes:
The name ... | Which island starts it? | 36 | 69 | extending from New Guinea island | New Guinea |
CHAPTER LIV
"I Don't Think She Is a Snake"
On the following day, Tuesday, the Boncassens went, and then there were none of the guests left but Mrs. Finn and Lady Mabel Grex,--with of course Miss Cassewary. The Duke had especially asked both Mrs. Finn and Lady Mabel to remain, the former, through his anxiety to show... | By whom? | 210 | 219 | The Duke | The Duke |
A fleet carrier is intended to operate with the main fleet and usually provides an offensive capability. These are the largest carriers capable of fast speeds. By comparison, escort carriers were developed to provide defense for convoys of ships. They were smaller and slower with lower numbers of aircraft carried. Most... | what did they support? | 918 | 954 | null | fighters and helicopters. |
(CNN) -- Many have claimed to know the identity of the notorious Zodiac Killer, who terrorized northern California with a trail of unresolved murders in the 1960s. But their stories have not panned out.
Now, a Louisiana man believes he has the definitive answer to the chilling mystery: Who was the crazed, elusive kil... | How old was he was she got in touch with him? | null | 1,121 | he was 39 | 39 |
Brian O'Nolan (; 5 October 1911 – 1 April 1966) was an Irish novelist, playwright and satirist, considered a major figure in twentieth century Irish literature. Born in Strabane, County Tyrone, he is regarded as a key figure in postmodern literature. His English language novels, such as "At Swim-Two-Birds", and "The Th... | why? | 549 | 626 | attracted a wide following for their bizarre humour and modernist metafiction | their bizarre humour and modernist metafiction |
CHAPTER THREE.
Obedient to orders, Tom Brixton lay perfectly still on his back, just where he had fallen, wondering much whether the cord was really cut, for he did not feel much relaxation of it or abatement of the pain. He resolved, at any rate, to give no further cause for rough treatment, but to await the issue o... | What did a Yankee say they can do to a quilt? | 1,020 | 1,047 | bore two holes in a blanket | bore two holes |
CHAPTER XXIII.
STRANGE DISCOVERIES.
Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
"You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done. "One such is worth a thousand of the common sort."
During the afternoon Earle... | Whose mother has renters? | 1,203 | 1,344 | "You're mistaken," returned Norris, hardly knowing how to reply. "But it's only natural that you should stick up for your mother's boarders. | Frank Massanet |
Madrid is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole. The city has almost 3.166 million inhabitants with a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU) after London and Berlin, and its metro... | And in the city? | 134 | 147 | null | 3.166 million |
(CNN)It was a story that moved Stan Lee, the creator of many of the best-known superheroes in history, into action: a Spider-Man-loving boy with autism named Jamel Hunter.
According to the New York Times, a December Times article about the child, who reportedly didn't say a word until he was in preschool, caught the ... | How long did it take Jamel to talk? | 282 | 307 | null | until he was in preschool |
The competition is open to any eligible club down to Levels 10 of the English football league system - all 92 professional clubs in the Premier League and Football League (Levels 1 to 4), and several hundred "non-league" teams in Steps 1 to 6 of the National League System (Levels 5 to 10). A record 763 clubs competed i... | Which teams are significant focus given to? | 1,092 | 1,156 | , significant focus is given to those "minnows" (smaller teams) | minnows |
One South African artist is using the street as his canvas and changing lives in the process.
Ricky-Lee Gordon, who goes by his artist name Freddy Sam, describes himself as a creative activist who hopes to bring about social change through his projects.
His latest ambition is to transform the Cape Town suburb, Wood... | What is Gordon's artist name? | null | 152 | artist name Freddy Sam | Freddy Sam |
CHAPTER XXVIII
TWO OF THEM
When Tommy started impulsively on what proved to be his only Continental trip he had expected to join Mrs. Jerry and her stepdaughter at Bad-Platten. They had been there for a fortnight, and "the place is a dream," Mrs. Jerry had said in the letter pressing him to come; but it was at St. ... | Did she ask Tommy about her roundness? | null | 566 | "Now, am I as round as all that?" she said plaintively to Tommy | Yes. |
CHAPTER XXXIX. THE PEDLAR'S PREDICTION
But if ne'er so close you wall him, Do the best that you may; Blind Love, if so you call him, Will find out his way. --OLD SONG
'Too late,' muttered Berenger to himself, as he stood by the fire in his prison-chamber. Humfrey and Philip were busy in the vaults, and he was tak... | Who was in the vaults? | 262 | 280 | Humfrey and Philip | Humfrey and Philip |
CHAPTER XXXIII
RALPH FINDS THE DREAM MOUNTAIN
Now I must go back to that evening when we learned the great tidings from the lips of the lad Gaasha, whose life Ralph had saved after the attack by the Kaffirs upon the laager. There sat Gaasha on the ground staring, and there, not far away, Ralph was lying in his swoo... | Whose life did Ralph save? | 136 | 178 | null | Gaasha |
Mariupol, Ukraine (CNN)Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko declared a ceasefire went into effect at midnight Saturday local time (5 p.m. ET) between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian militants in the nation's east.
The separatist Donetsk People's Republic also announced the ceasefire.
But an apparent violation ... | Did everyone adhere to it? | null | 320 | violation | No |
(CNN) -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney used an event at the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia, Saturday to announce Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, as his vice presidential pick. Romney's choice of Ryan is considered by political observers to be a bold, risky move that could potentially change t... | How many Twitter followers does he have in his preexisting account? | 1,223 | 1,230 | 173,783 | 173,783 |
Mahātmā Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskr... | Where was Ghandi raised? | null | 638 | Born and raised in a Hindu merchant caste family in coastal Gujarat, | Gujarat, |
(Entertainment Weekly) -- In the movies, "the suburbs" are never just a place. They're a state of mind, a mythology we all know in our bones.
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio share a happy moment in "Revolutionary Road."
The myth goes something like this: The suburbs are comfortable, maybe even beautiful, but the... | What else has he done? | 1,715 | null | American Beauty | American Beauty |
CHAPTER FOUR.
OKIOK BECOMES SIMPLE BUT DEEP, AND THE WIZARD TRIES TO MAKE CAPITAL OUT OF EVENTS.
Of course Ujarak, wise man though he was esteemed to be, could not help being struck dumb by the unexpected sight of the gaunt foreigner. Indeed, having so long held supposed intercourse with familiar spirits, it is not... | What did Okiok call him? | 987 | 1,018 | He is a Kablunet," said Okiok. | a Kablunet |
CHAPTER XXI
A WOMAN'S CRY
The three men were sitting at a small round dining-table, from which everything except the dessert had been removed. Duncombe filled his own glass and passed around a decanter of port. Pelham and Spencer both helped themselves almost mechanically. A cloud of restraint had hung over the lit... | from where? | null | 214 | a decanter of port. | from a decanter |
Lima (, , Quechua: , Aymara: ) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima Metropolitan... | What nationality was the founder? | 532 | 637 | Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, as "Ciudad de los Reyes". | Spanish |
Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital, the center of the Greater Caracas Area, and the largest city of Venezuela. Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordill... | WHat is it's full name? | 7 | 47 | , officially Santiago de León de Caracas | officially Santiago de León de Caracas |
CHAPTER XX
BACK IN CAMP
"What's this you are saying, Link?" demanded Phil, who had overheard the conversation just recorded. "You ought to be ashamed of yourself to talk that way. Just because Dave spent part of his life in the poorhouse after he was stolen away from his parents is no reason why you should speak as... | What expression was on Link's face when he said Dave would find out what his other reason was? | 187 | 187 | cunning | cunning |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- He's the man who has just rejected offers of up to $700,000 a week in wages -- but who really is Kaka? And what has he done to deserve so much money?
Wanted man: Kaka overcame a spine fracture before getting to the top of world football.
Born in Brazil in 1982, Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Le... | when did this happen? | null | 1,016 | in 2000 | in 2000 |
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or U of C) is a private research university in Chicago. The university, established in 1890, consists of The College, various graduate programs, interdisciplinary committees organized into four academic research divisions and seven professional schools. Beyond the arts and ... | Is that a small press? | null | 1,614 | the largest university press in the United State | No, it is the largest university press in the United States. |
(AOL Autos) -- With car companies going in into bankruptcy and shedding famous names left and right, it's important to remember that today's automotive titans started out as tiny startups, not unlike Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.
General Motors was almost called International Motors Co.
Names like Ford, General Mot... | What did David Buick invent? | null | 151 | overhead valve engine | overhead valve engine |
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a members of the National League (NL) Central division; the team plays its home baseball games at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are also one of two active major league... | What do they play? | 4 | null | Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team | professional baseball |
O'Fallon, Missouri (CNN) -- Nathan Halbach is 22, with a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer. He knows that "horrible stuff" lies ahead.
His mother, Pat Bond, has been taking care of him full time. But when she needed help, she reached out to the Roman Catholic Church.
After all, his father is a priest.
Nathan was... | In exchange for what? | 659 | 689 | a pledge of confidentiality. | A pledge of confidentiality. |
(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao returned home to a hero's welcome in his native Philippines on Friday after wresting the WBO welterweight title from Miguel Cotto on a 12th round technical knockout in Las Vegas.
'Pacman' has a fanatical following in the Philippines which has been further enhanced by his record breaking victor... | who has a nickname? | 9 | 239 | Manny Pacquiao returned home to a hero's welcome in his native Philippines on Friday after wresting the WBO welterweight title from Miguel Cotto on a 12th round technical knockout in Las Vegas.
'Pacman' has a fanatical following | Manny Pacquiao |
Aristocracy (Greek ἀριστοκρατία "aristokratía", from ἄριστος "" "excellent", and κράτος "" "power") is a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class. The term derives from the Greek "aristokratia", meaning "rule of the best".
At the time of the word's origins in ancient Greec... | Did it become a rich class in later years? | 1,108 | 1,241 | aristocracies primarily consisted of an influential aristocratic class, privileged by birth, and often by wealth, land and property. | yes |
(CNN) -- At an auction at a gallery in New York recently, a piece of artwork sold for a higher price than had been anticipated by the auctioneers: $4,080.
It wasn't a very big piece of art -- just 8-by-10 inches. Technically, it wasn't even art. It was a glossy black-and-white photograph. It had a slight imperfection... | Who wrote on the image? | 439 | 593 | e person who had scrawled on it was, in fact, the subject of the photograph. He had written:
"To Patricia Keating, with very best wishes, John Kennedy" | John Kennedy |
The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on F... | What? | 0 | 20 | The Sahrawi Republic | The Sahrawi Republic |
CHAPTER XXIII
SMOKE-JACK ALLEY
Launce. It is no matter if the ty'd were lost, for it is the unkindest ty'd that ever man ty'd.
Panthino. What's the unkindest ty'd?
Launce. Why, he that's ty'd here--Crab, my dog. SHAKESPEARE.
John Harewood returned, bringing with him what Alda took for a dressing-case, and C... | Was it? | 349 | 391 | which proved to contain a wonderful genie | it contained a wonderful genie |
Econometrics is the application of statistical methods to economic data and is described as the branch of economics that aims to give empirical content to economic relations. More precisely, it is "the quantitative analysis of actual economic phenomena based on the concurrent development of theory and observation, rela... | which is the most used tool? | 1,454 | 1,471 | linear regression | linear regression |
CHAPTER XXXVI Rockpier
For Love himself took part against himself To warn us off.--TENNYSON
Rosamond was to have a taste of her old vocation, and go campaigning for lodgings, the searching for which she declared to be her strongest point. Rockpier was to be the destination of the family; Eleonora Vivian, whose lett... | How long will the vacation be? | 999 | 1,055 | null | a month |
This article lists aircraft accidents and incidents which resulted in at least 50 fatalities in a single occurrence involving commercial passenger and cargo flights, military passenger and cargo flights, or general aviation flights that have been involved in a ground or mid-air collision with either a commercial or mil... | I realize, thank you. I wanted another unknown answer. | 351 | 352 | . | . |
Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately north of London. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, its population was 123,867, including 24,488 students.
There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area in the Bronze Age and in Roman Britain; un... | According to what | 127 | 188 | At the United Kingdom Census 2011, its population was 123,867 | United Kingdom Census 2011 |
Bucharest, Romania (CNN) -- Romania's president Traian Basescu was suspended on Friday, after the impeachment motion filed by the ruling coalition passed the Parliament's vote.
Romania's coalition of Social Democrats and Liberals argued their action by saying that President Traian Basescu has breached the Constitutio... | will Crin stay on if Basescu wins? | 912 | 1,010 | Crin Antonescu said on Friday he is ready to step out of politics if Basescu wins the referendum. | no |
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria (/ˌæθəˈneɪʃəs/; Greek: Ἀθανάσιος Ἀλεξανδρείας, Athanásios Alexandrías; c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor or, primarily in the Coptic Orthodox Church, Athanasius the Apostolic, was the twentieth bishop of Alexandria (as Athanasius I). His e... | For how long? | 389 | 408 | 17 were spent in fi | 17years |
Once upon a time, there was a little white mouse that lived on a farm. He liked to hide in the hay stacks where it was warm through the day and night. On cold winter days, he would wiggle out from the hay stack to get closer to the lamp in the barn, getting some extra warmth. One winter day, the mouse was very cold, bu... | What did the farmer's wife, Julie, do when she came out the back door? | 231 | 234 | ran into the kitchen | ran into the kitchen |
CHAPTER XVIII.
"The Gordon is gude in a hurry, An' Campbell is steel to the bane, An' Grant, an' Mackenzie, an' Murray, An' Cameron will truckle to name."--HOGG.
The interruption of this scene came from old Holmes, who cried to his companion, on the high key in which it was usual for him to speak:
"This is downri... | Who is he discussing this with? | 305 | 380 | "This is downright bad, Shabbakuk--we'll never get our leases a'ter this!" | Shabbakuk |
(CNN) -- Bill Gates is putting out a call to inventors, but he's not looking for software, or the latest high-tech gadget. This time he's in search of a better condom.
On its Grand Challenges website, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is offering a $100,000 startup grant to the person who designs "the next genera... | By who (you can just have one answer. make it short) | 207 | 229 | Bill and Melinda Gates | Bill and Melinda Gates |
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house of French origin, a branch of the Capetian dynasty (). Bourbonic kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma. Spain and Luxembourg currently have mona... | What was the first Bourbon king of France? | 129 | 130 | henry iv | henry iv |
(CNN) -- The Williams sisters have not had it easy in recent years. Two of the modern era's most successful women tennis players have been beset by health problems which have deprived the game of two of its most marketable stars.
Serena has overcome life-threatening blood clots on both lungs, while older sibling Venu... | what tour is she making? | null | 362 | null | WTA |
A stadium (plural stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.
Pausanias noted that for about half a century ... | What word evolved from the length? | 400 | null | null | stadium |
Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic, is a sovereign state in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its r... | Were the Maronites forced to change their beliefs when the Muslims came in? | 1,056 | 1,094 | null | no |
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.
THE LAST MAN.
One morning John Adams, instead of going to work in his garden, as was his wont, took down his musket from its accustomed pegs above the door, and sallied forth into the woods behind the village. He had not gone far when he heard a rustling of the leaves, and looking back, beheld t... | What had Sally asked him? | 371 | 403 | Are you going to shoot, father?" | if he was going to shoot |
How to react to Iran's new smiley-faced president, Hassan Rouhani?
Smile back, but don't stop squeezing Iran with sanctions.
Rouhani has offered a series of positive gestures since taking office in early August. He has released some political prisoners. He sent New Year's greetings to Jews in Iran and around the wo... | Who is the new ruler in Iran? | 51 | 65 | Hassan Rouhani | Hassan Rouhani |
(CNN) -- World number one Novak Djokovic began his bid to win a second Wimbledon title with a straight sets victory as he focused hard on avoiding a shock Rafael Nadal-style defeat.
A day after the Spaniard bowed out against Belgian world No. 135 Steve Darcis, the Serb was in unforgiving mood as he defeated Germany's... | Who had unexpectedly lost? | 155 | 173 | Rafael Nadal-style | Rafael Nadal-style |
The term Muslim world, also known as Islamic world and the Ummah (Arabic: أمة, meaning "nation" or "community") has different meanings. In a religious sense, the Islamic Ummah refers to those who adhere to the teachings of Islam, referred to as Muslims. In a cultural sense, the Muslim Ummah refers to Islamic civilizat... | What about another group of people? | null | 254 | referred to as Muslims. | Muslims. |
The children's father wanted to know what every one wanted on their pizza. Andy wanted a strawberry on his pizza. Father thought that was funny. Father asked if anyone wanted chicken on the pizza. Sue did not want chicken. Andy wanted chicken. Dan did not want chicken, but their father wanted to get chicken on the pizz... | Did Father want green onions on the pizza? | 124 | 128 | father also wanted green onions | father also wanted green onions |
I am very hungry. I look for my mother.
When is dinner? I ask.
Dinner is at six, my mother says.
What can we eat? I ask.
We can pick food from our garden, she says. I help her pick corn, beans, and peas.
The corn is yellow and white. The beans are small and brown. The peas are green and round.
I put the bea... | What else was inside? | 630 | 635 | water | water |
There once was a zoo worker named Charlie. He really liked his job that allowed his to meet new people every day and take care of zoo animals. One day, Charlie showed up at the zoo that he worked at and saw that a turtle had escaped! He quickly picked up the radio and told all of the other workers to look out for the m... | Were the polar bears upset? | 1,039 | null | he Polar Bears woke up and weren't happy! | yes |
Sam wanted a phone, so he asked his Mom if he could have one because phones are very expensive. Sam told his Mom that he could do extra chores for money to buy one. Sam's Mom told him that a phone is very expensive, much more expensive than the toys he normally buys with his chore money. But Sam still really wanted a p... | Did he pray for one? | 443 | 518 | That night Sam prayed before bed and asked if he could somehow have a phone | Yes. |
CHAPTER X.
ON DETACHMENT.
Ralph was soon at home in the regiment. He found his comrades a cheery and pleasant set of men, ready to assist the newly-joined young officers as far as they could. A few rough practical jokes were played; but Ralph took them with such perfect good temper that they were soon abandoned.
... | Who was in charge? | 470 | 488 | Captain O'Connor's | Captain O'Connor's |
The Uralic languages (; sometimes called Uralian languages ) constitute a language family of 38 languages spoken by approximately 25 million people, predominantly in Northern Eurasia. The Uralic languages with the most native speakers are Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian, which are official languages of Hungary, Finlan... | Where has P. Hajdu suggested the Uralic language family's homeland to be? | 387 | 390 | western and northwestern siberia | western and northwestern siberia |
16:9 (1.7:1) (16:9 = 4:3) is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2010 it has become the most common aspect ratio for televisions and computer monitors, and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television. This has replace... | What is the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television? | null | null | 16 : 9 | 16 : 9 |
Spielberg, Austria (CNN) -- Inside the Red Bull Ring -- home to the returning Austrian Grand Prix -- Mercedes toreadors Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were effectively left to slog it out by their peers in Sunday's race.
Hamilton flew from ninth to fourth by the end of the first lap to once again put himself into a ... | What is he leading? | 650 | 693 | the 2014 Formula One drivers' championship | the 2014 Formula One drivers' championship |
CHAPTER XXIII
CHECK TO THE QUEEN
How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said. The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream. Ursula started in alarm.
"Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
But Wessex held her t... | Who is embracing? | null | null | Ursula started in alarm.
"Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
But Wessex held her tightly, and she struggled in vain. | Ursula and Wessex |
School is out for the summer. Jake and Jimmy are playing on a baseball team. They are both nine years old this year. Their team is called the Knights. Jake plays first base and Jimmy is a pitcher. They both love baseball. They started playing when they were four years old. It is so fun for them. Their team has won thre... | How old are they? | 77 | 115 | They are both nine years old this year | Nine |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Some 200 houses were damaged in a southwestern province of Pakistan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck Wednesday, officials said.
The mud-walled houses were damaged in districts close to the epicenter, said Ahmed Kamal, spokesman for the country's National Disaster Managem... | what did Mahmood predict? | 1,280 | 1,316 | Mahmood predicted major aftershocks. | Mahmood predicted major aftershocks. |
(CNN) -- The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to modify or overturn a lower court's ruling allowing Mary Winkler, convicted of killing her minister husband, visitation rights with the couple's three daughters.
Holding baby Brianna, Mary Winkler stands next to Matthew. In the foreground are Mary Alice and ... | Which court gave her the rights? | 81 | 95 | lower court's | lower court |
In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name, although the term is used somewhat differently in the zoological code of nomenclature. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name (under the currently used system of scie... | Which scientific field does the article discuss? | 181 | 217 | the zoological code of nomenclature. | Zoology. |
CHAPTER IX
A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face. She read her sister's mind. Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.
"Me an' Milt get lost every day," said Roy. "You don't suppose any man can know all this big country. It's nothin' for u... | What was Roy keeping to? | 633 | null | He rode toward the westering sun, keeping to the ridge they had ascended | The ridge |
CHAPTER XIV.
A CYPHER AND A TY.
Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun's door opened. He exclaimed, 'My little Dolly, good morning!' stooped down and kissed her.
Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said--
'Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?... | What was one thing she lied to him about? | null | 541 | null | being at the station. |
CHAPTER XXVII.
THE MEETING IN THE WOODS.
Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville. It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
"If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, a... | Who didn't help him? | 1,225 | 1,261 | they would have come to my assistanc | the onlookers |
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term "borough" designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
The word "borough" derives from common Proto-Germanic "*burgz", meaning "fort": compare with "bury", "b... | Is there an English version? | null | 357 | (England), "burgh" | Burgh |
CHAPTER XXIII
THE ADVANTAGE OF A DAY
That evening Le Drieux appeared in the lobby of the hotel and sat himself comfortably down, as if his sole desire in life was to read the evening paper and smoke his after-dinner cigar. He cast a self-satisfied and rather supercilious glance in the direction of the Merrick party... | had they already tried to obtain that information? | 626 | null | Uncle John had already wired to Major Doyle, Patsy's father, to get the steamship lists and find which boat Andrews had come on | Yes |
CHAPTER VII.
BUYING THE OUTFITS.
"You saw Tom Roland and Jasper Guardley?" burst from the lips of the Portney brothers simultaneously.
"Yes," replied Fred Dobson. "I couldn't believe my eyes at first, but when I felt sure I was right I ran up to speak to Roland."
"And what did he say?" queried Earl.
"He didn'... | Where did Tom and Jasper follow the Portney brothers to? | 491 | 558 | Tom Roland and Jasper Guardley had followed them to San Francisco. | San Francisco. |
In taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's last common ancestor and all descendants of that ancestor excluding a few—typically only one or two—monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be paraphyletic "with respect to" the excluded subgroups. The arrangement of the members of a paraphyletic g... | what group cannot be a clade? | 968 | null | null | A paraphyletic group |
I had always had fun playing in the dirt growing up, digging, throwing, building, smashing, everything, so this year for my birthday my mom and dad had bought me a gardening kit to grow my own vegetables. It came with a watering pot, a shovel, a rake and seeds! The next morning we all went out to the backyard to start ... | What tools were included in the gardening kit? | 58 | 68 | a watering pot , a shovel , a rake and seeds | a watering pot , a shovel , a rake and seeds |
Playing a football player won Cuba Gooding Jr. an Oscar. Could playing another -- one who was the focus of "the trial of the century" -- win him further accolades?
The actor has been cast as O.J. Simpson in the new FX anthology miniseries "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson," the network announced. Good... | What's his professional title? | 1,402 | 1,436 | CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. | CNN legal analyst |
The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper. Published in Washington, D.C., it was founded on December 6, 1877.
Located in the capital city of the United States, the newspaper has a particular emphasis on national politics. Daily editions are printed for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. It is ... | For how much money? | 1,160 | 1,265 | sold the newspaper to billionaire entrepreneur and Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos for $250 million in cash | $250 million |
(CNN) -- Young striker Mario Balotelli made a goalscoring return to Inter Milan's line-up as the Italian champions bounced back from last weekend's defeat to maintain a one-point lead in Serie A on Saturday.
The 19-year-old was welcomed back into the squad after apologizing during the week following his falling-out w... | How old is Mario Balotelli? | 210 | 226 | The 19-year-old | 19. |
The Azores ( or ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores, is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean about west of continental Portugal, about west of Lisbon, in continental Portugal, about from the African coast, and about... | What do they hire people for? | 515 | 649 | the government of the Azores employs a large percentage of the population directly or indirectly in the service and tertiary sectors. | in the service and tertiary sectors |
CHAPTER IV
A MIDNIGHT SEARCH
That night was destined to be an eventful one on the Rover farm. Arriving home, Sam and Tom told of the fun they had had and Dick laughed heartily. Then all three of the boys went to bed.
About midnight came a loud shouting from the barn, followed by the report of a shotgun. This was ... | what? | 783 | 810 | Dick took with him a pistol | a pistol |
Lyon ( or ; , ; ), also known as "Lyons" , is a city in east-central France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, about from Paris, from Marseille and from Saint-Étienne. Inhabitants of the city are called "Lyonnais".
Lyon had a population of 506,615 in 2014 and is France's third-largest city after Paris and Marseille... | If I was a video game maker, could I find work there? | 1,191 | 1,229 | with a particular focus on video games | Yes |
(CNN)The 2016 presidential race isn't an abstract parlor game anymore.
With a seven-paragraph Facebook post on Tuesday, Jeb Bush instantly transformed the nascent campaign. His decision to "actively explore" a presidential bid accelerates the scramble for donors. It also gives the former Florida governor time to figu... | Who has hesitations about the GOP candidates? | 1,209 | 1,359 | After all, many GOP donors and operatives, who have serious doubts about much of the field but remain uneasy about the prospect of a bruising primary, | GOP donors |
CHAPTER XII. DINGAAN'S BET
As I advanced to the wagons accompanied by Kambula and his two companions, I saw that Marais, in a state of great excitement, was engaged in haranguing the two Prinsloo men and Meyer, while the Vrouw Prinsloo and Marie appeared to be attempting to calm him.
"They are unarmed," I heard him... | Who did Marais assume was betraying them? | 1,077 | null | he Englishman is betraying us to the Zulus! Do not trust him; seize them as I tell you." | the Englishman |
Babylon ( ; Aramaic: בבל, "Babel"; , "Bābil"; , "Bavel") was a key kingdom in ancient Mesopotamia. The city was built on the Euphrates river and divided in equal parts along its left and right banks, with steep embankments to contain the river's seasonal floods. Babylon was originally a small Akkadian city dating from ... | what was done to stop the floods? | 200 | null | with steep embankments to contain the river's seasonal floods | it was built on steep embankments |
Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. It is intended to let application developers "write once, run anywhere" (WORA), meaning that compiled Java code can run on all platf... | what is its slogan | 188 | 259 | It is intended to let application developers "write once, run anywhere" | "write once, run anywhere" |
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