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Tony was riding his bike home from school. Then he saw Cindy riding her bike in front of him.
Tony yelled, "Hey, Cindy!" Then he rode faster to catch up with her.
Cindy said, "Tony! Hey! Where are you going?"
"I'm going to the empty lot on Maple Street to ride my bike. The other kids are going to be there. Do you... | did he speak to her? | 96 | 121 | Tony yelled, "Hey, Cindy! | yes |
CHAPTER XIX.
"IS IT TANTI?"
Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother. "I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.
"But you'll tumble off, dear."
"No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in ... | Did the message he received talk about uncivilized men? | null | 1,576 | null | yes |
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. With an estimated /1e6 round 1 million inhabitants , it is the world's 14th-most-populous country, and the ninth-most-populous Asian country. Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, Laos to... | By whom? | 1,007 | 1,088 | until the Indochina Peninsula was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century | the French |
(CNN) -- Winston Churchill, glaring, resolute, combative, left hand on hip, stares straight off the page -- a moment, and an image, like no other.
(How did the photographer, Yousuf Karsh, get that iconic pose from Churchill, Britain's prime minister, in 1941? Churchill told Karsh that he had very little time for the ... | Which photographer took the 1941 photo of Churchill? | 176 | 225 | Yousuf Karsh, get that iconic pose from Churchill | Yousuf Karsh |
CHAPTER XII
THE GOLD HOUSE
"How you like Asiki-land, Major?" asked Jeekie, who had followed him and was now leaning against a wall fanning himself feebly with his great hand. "Funny place, isn't it, Major? I tell you so before you come, but you no believe me."
"Very funny," answered Alan, "so funny that I want to... | who said it? | 1,040 | 1,093 | Alan remarked to her that the treasure-hall was hot. | Alan |
CHAPTER XIII.—LEO MAKES A CHANGE.
Leo stared at the circus treasurer in amazement.
“For stealing two thousand circus tickets?” he repeated.
“Exactly, young man.”
“I am innocent.”
“I don’t believe Leo would steal a pin,” put in Natalie Sparks, who had just come up.
“That’s not for you to decide, Miss Sparks.... | Who showed up after? | 1,104 | 1,109 | Giles | Giles |
Washington (CNN) -- When the race is done, the balloons have wilted, and the confetti has been swept up, Campaign 2012 may be marked more by its failures than its triumphs.
But here's the starkest failure in these final days before the vote: Neither candidate has made a convincing enough argument for his presidency t... | Who is the first female mentioned by name? | 1,388 | 1,403 | t Dr. Rita Kirk | Dr. Rita Kirk |
(CNN) -- In most of the country, employers can force pregnant workers out of the workplace when their pregnancy interferes with their normal job duties.
Heather Wiseman, a retail sales associate, lost her job because consuming water while working, an activity necessary to maintain a healthy pregnancy, violated store ... | What does EEOC stand for? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
Beginning in 1689, the colonies became involved in a series of wars between Great Britain and France for control of North America, the most important of which were Queen Anne's War, in which the British conquered French colony Acadia, and the final French and Indian War (1754–63) when Britain was victorious over all th... | what did this give the colonists? | 378 | null | give thousands of colonists, including Virginia colonel George Washington, military experience | military experience |
(CNN) -- Helena Costa has had second thoughts over coaching French second-tier side Clermont Foot.
In May, Clermont appointed Costa, who was previously in charge of the Iran women's national team, as the club's manager for next season.
Clermont president Claude Michy described the 36-year-old Portuguese's decision ... | What was Costa's degree? | 942 | 968 | A sports science graduate, | sports science |
It's not the Occupy Wall Street protesters yelling "mic check" who are bugging Newt Gingrich at his events these days.
It's the attack ads occupying the airwaves in Iowa.
A new spot from the pro-Mitt Romney super political action committee Restore Our Future starts with the simple question: "Know what makes Barack ... | Where are they? | 121 | 173 | null | Iowa. |
Jay Carney is stepping down as White House press secretary, President Barack Obama announced on Friday.
Obama said Carney told him of his decision in April, and Carney later said he plans to leave the position in mid-June.
The President announced that deputy press secretary Josh Earnest will step into the role.
O... | Who will do the job now? | 279 | 291 | Josh Earnest | Josh Earnest |
Jordan, officially The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the east and south; Iraq to the north-east; Syria to the north; Israel, Palestine and the Dead Sea to the west; and the Red Sea in its extreme south-west. J... | What two powers does the king have great control over there? | 1,509 | 1,565 | but the king holds wide executive and legislative powers | executive and legislative |
Shetland , also called the Shetland Islands, is a subarctic archipelago that lies northeast of the island of Great Britain and forms part of Scotland, United Kingdom.
The islands lie some to the northeast of Orkney and southeast of the Faroe Islands. They form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the we... | How many island have no residents? | 851 | null | There are an additional 15 inhabited islands. | Fifteen. |
(CNN) -- The bitter family dispute over the care of renowned radio announcer Casey Kasem got more bizarre Sunday.
Before paramedics wheeled Kasem to an ambulance, his wife, Jean, threw a hunk of meat at one of his daughters who had come to accompany her father to the hospital, officials said Monday.
It is the lates... | what show did Casey formerly host? | 403 | 461 | the former host of "American Top 40" and "Casey's Top 40" | "American Top 40" and "Casey's Top 40" |
CHAPTER IX.
A STARTLING EVENT.
It was some days later that Chebron and Amuba again paid a visit to the temple by moonlight. It was well-nigh a month since they had been there; for, save when the moon was up, the darkness and gloom of the courts, lighted only by the lamps of the altars, was so great that the place o... | How long since they had been there before? | 144 | 152 | a month | a month |
CHAPTER II.
WHIMS.
"Come, Sylvia, it is nine o'clock! Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
"No, why should I?" And Sylvia tur... | Was her sister reluctant to get up? | 285 | 444 |
"No, why should I?" And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window. | Yes |
CHAPTER II--A JACOBITE WAIF
'Sac now he's o'er the floods sae gray, And Lord Maxwell has ta'en his good-night.'
LORD MAXWELL'S _Good-night_.
Madame La Comtesse de Bourke was by no means a helpless fine lady. She had several times accompanied her husband on his expeditions, and had only not gone with him to Madrid... | Who had Madame La comtesse de Bourke accompany on their missions? | 213 | 279 | null | Her husband. |
(CNN) -- Woody Harrelson defended his clash with a photographer at a New York airport Wednesday night as a case of mistaken identity -- he says he mistook the cameraman for a zombie.
Woody Harrelson says he got into a clash with a photographer because he mistook him for a zombie.
The TMZ photographer filed a compla... | Where does he work? | 285 | null | The TMZ photographer | TMZ |
Johnny walked toward the time machine. His adult neighbor, the scientist, had asked him to watch it for him for the weekend. He had also asked Johnny not to touch it. But it was a time machine. Johnny had to see it.
The machine was big and silver and shiny and looked like an ice cream cone that had been dropped. It h... | And what did it look like? | 275 | 315 | an ice cream cone that had been dropped. | an ice cream cone that had been dropped. |
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, is an American company that publishes reference books, especially known for its dictionaries.
In 1831, George and Charles Merriam founded the company as G & C Merriam Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1843, after Noah Webster died, the company bought the rights to "An American Dicti... | Where at? | 1,123 | 1,132 | in Paris | Paris |
(CNN) -- Jessica Rees was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 11, and she and her parents would drive to the hospital every day to receive outpatient treatment.
"One day we were leaving, and she just simply asked us, 'When do all the other kids come home?'" said her father, Erik.
When Jessica found out that many of... | Did she live to make more of them? | 737 | 803 | Jessica created 3,000 JoyJars before she passed away this January. | No. |
Max was sitting at home reading his favorite book. The story was about cakes. Max thought to himself, "I am going to go to the store and get stuff to make a cake!" Max headed to the grocery store to get the cake ingredients. Max was going to make a banana and chocolate cake. On his way he saw his friend Greg, a small w... | And what did he need to do that? | 423 | 451 | strawberries and blueberries | strawberries and blueberries |
Microsoft Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983 under the name "Multi-Tool Word" for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS (1983), Apple Macintosh running Classic Mac OS (1985), AT&T Unix PC (1... | when was it first released? | 1,032 | 1,037 | 1983 | 1983 |
CHAPTER XVIII
THE HOLY HERMANDAD
Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret. It was like a dream. They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously. Margaret heard one of them say to another:
"Why... | What was there waiting for them? | 997 | null | horses waited | horses waited |
CHAPTER XXV
The defence.
Intense excitement, which found vent in loud applause, greeted Déroulède's statement.
"_Ça ira! ça ira! vas-y Déroulède!_" came from the crowded benches round; and men, women, and children, wearied with the monotony of the past proceedings, settled themselves down for a quarter of an hour... | was he somehow responsible? | 1,027 | 1,072 | the stage-manager of this palpitating drama. | yes |
"El-mo. We won't go!"
The twist on a popular protest chant echoed Saturday as people marched -- many in costume or with puppets -- in support of public broadcasting.
The so-called Million Puppet March in Washington was inspired by comments GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney made during the first debate. Romney ... | And end? | 421 | 497 | Protesters met at Lincoln Park and marched to the Capitol Reflecting Pool.
| Capitol Reflecting Pool. |
The Mathematics Genealogy Project is a web-based database for the academic genealogy of mathematicians. By 24 April 2017, it contained information on 211,735 mathematical scientists who contributed to research-level mathematics. For a typical mathematician, the project entry includes graduation year, thesis title, "alm... | when did he retire? | 632 | 668 | Coonce retired from Mankato in 1999 | in 1999 |
(CNN) -- Nico Rosberg dominated the final, vital qualifying session of the 2014 F1 season in Abu Dhabi, putting the German in the box seat for the World Championship title.
The Mercedes driver, who has endured a fine but torrid season alongside his rival Lewis Hamilton, led the session from the start as Hamilton put ... | What engine manufacturer achieved every pole in a season since Ford in 1969? | 232 | 232 | mercedes | mercedes |
New York (CNN) -- A self-described "ex-madam" who claims she supplied fellow city comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer with escorts several years ago is facing charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs, authorities said.
Kristin Davis, 38, was arrested on Monday night and charged with selling Adderall, Xana... | What else was she accused of? | 345 | 429 | also accused of orchestrating the sale of approximately 180 oxycodone pills for cash | setting up drug sale |
(CNN) -- As senior World Cup photographer for leading agency Getty, Shaun Botterill has snapped pictures of every tournament since 1994.
He has found himself in some pretty privileged positions, capturing compelling images of football's greats -- and poignant, intimate shots away from the on-field action.
Sure, you... | how does he describe it? | 1,256 | 1,303 | as one of his favorite events to have worked at | as one of his favorite events to have worked at |
English law is the common law legal system governing England and Wales, comprising criminal law and civil law.
English law has no formal codification: the essence of English common law is that it is made by judges sitting in courts applying statute, and legal precedent ("stare decisis") from previous cases. A decisio... | Who makes it? | 194 | 250 | it is made by judges sitting in courts applying statute | judges |
(CNN) -- Jeff Weiss had spent 20 years teaching negotiation skills to top executives when he realized those techniques might be just as valuable to soldiers on the battlefield.
So a decade ago, he approached the U.S. Military to teach officers negotiation tools and strategies they could use in a theater of war. The W... | What kind of strategies do military officers take in negotiations? | null | 982 | null | a creative, problem-solving approach |
CHAPTER IX
The opportunity for an explanation between Jacob and his fellow speculators speedily presented itself. Amongst his letters, on the following morning, Jacob found a somewhat pompous little note from Dane Montague, inviting him to lunch at the Milan at half-past one. Littleham, supremely uncomfortable in a n... | Who was invited to lunch | null | 247 | null | Jacob |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- George Harrison's closest friends and family gathered in Hollywood on Tuesday to dedicate the late Beatle's star on the Walk of Fame.
From left, musicians Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Paul McCartney join Harrison's relatives for dedication of his star.
"There's someone here from every ... | who is putting it out? | 682 | 744 | Tuesday's ceremony coincided with the Capitol/EMI announcement | Capitol/EMI |
John was a very naughty boy. He liked playing tricks on people. Sometimes he would call Mrs. Walker at the hat store and roar at her on the phone. Sometimes he would leave his wet blanket on the sidewalk so that it would squish under people's feet when they walked past. Sometimes he would moo at his sister, June, to an... | What tricks did John like to play on people? | 26 | null | sometimes he would call mrs . walker at the hat store and roar at her on the phone | sometimes he would call mrs . walker at the hat store and roar at her on the phone |
CHAPTER XIX.
And stretching out, on either hand, O'er all that wide and unshorn land, Till weary of its gorgeousness, The aching and the dazzled eye Rests, gladdened, on the calm, blue sky. --WHITTIER.
No other disturbance occurred in the course of the night. With the dawn, le Bourdon was again stirring; and as he ... | Did Peter have a steady gaze? | 1,310 | 1,430 | restless eye would, at one instant, seem to read his companion's soul, and then would glance off to some distant object, | no |
Mike likes the man. Mike is a gray, winter glove the man found in the snow. The man likes to bring lost gloves home. He puts them in a box. The gloves are warm and safe in the box. They also get to meet new friends when the man finds them and puts them in the box. Mike has made many new friends since the man found him.... | What color is Mike? | 15 | 15 | gray | gray |
Within hours of becoming a national hero, a viral video star and the top topic on Twitter, Charles Ramsey talked about having trouble getting sleep.
It wasn't because of all the excitement that followed his knocking down a Cleveland neighbor's door, freeing three women and a girl who police say were held hostage for ... | Who heard something? | 727 | 793 | Ramsey recounted Monday night's drama, when he heard a girl scream | Ramsey |
CHAPTER XVIII.
It was a beautiful July afternoon, the air musical with midsummer hum, the flowers basking in the sunshine, the turf cool and green in the shade, and the breeze redolent of indescribable freshness and sweetness compounded of all fragrant odours, the present legacy of a past day's shower. Like the flo... | What was he? | null | 747 | her brother Maurice | her brother |
CHAPTER III
LISTER CLEARS THE GROUND
The sun was on the rocks and the lichen shone in rings of soft and varied color. Blue shadows filled the dale, which, from the side of the Buttress, looked profoundly deep. A row of young men and women followed a ledge that crossed the face of the steep crag; Mortimer Hyslop lea... | who was following him? | 857 | 863 | girl | a girl |
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the western United States. The state is the tenth largest by area, the least populous and the second least densely populated state in the country. Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, on the southwes... | After that what it became? | 1,455 | 1,462 | Wyoming | Wyoming |
Chapter XIII. August 1st, 1714
“Does my mistress know of this?” Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.
“My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table. She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said. “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left h... | Who was blushing and stammering? | 1,037 | 1,048 | The bishop | The bishop |
(CNN) -- Last Saturday, Sarah Palin stood before the huge crowd at the 2014 National Rifle Association annual meeting and condemned liberals for coddling terrorists. She loaded her speech with religious metaphors, claiming that true leaders would put "the fear of God in our enemies." She said, "They obviously have info... | What was her speech filled with? | null | 215 | null | Religious metaphors |
CHAPTER XI
ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT
Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report. They were filled with amazement at the story of the robbery.
"I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father. ... | How will they travel? | 1,160 | 1,185 | to board the steam yacht | by steam yacht |
New York (CNN) -- Brooke Astor's son got one to three years in prison Monday for scheming to bilk millions of dollars from the late philanthropist's estate.
Anthony Marshall, 85, had been found guilty of 14 of the 15 counts against him. Marshall was convicted in October of the most serious charges -- first-degree gra... | How many charges were made against him? | 181 | 225 | had been found guilty of 14 of the 15 counts | 15 |
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in the city, up from 603,502 in 2011. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,463,431 in 2016, making it the third-largest ... | In what? | 533 | 546 | North America | North America |
The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; "") is the interim self-government body established in 1994 following the Gaza–Jericho Agreement to govern the Gaza Strip and Areas A and B of the West Bank, as a consequence of the 1993 Oslo Accords. Following elections in 2006 and the subsequent Gaza conflict between the... | What does IDF stand for? | 1,488 | 1,516 | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) | Israel Defense Forces |
(CNN) -- A Florida judge's ruling Wednesday will allow a foreign-born high school basketball player who was ruled ineligible and his team to compete in the playoffs, even though they could ultimately be stripped of any title they win.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Spencer Eig temporarily barred the Florida High School Ath... | Did he make further comment on it? | 1,253 | 1,294 | the ruling is not the end of the matter. | the ruling is not the end of the matter. |
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE.
THE FISHERY DISASTERS.
One fine day, when summer had merged into autumn, and things in Red River appeared to be advancing favourably, and Dan Davidson had recovered his strength, and Little Bill was fairly well, it occurred to Okematan that he would like to go to Lake Winnipeg, and see how the ... | Who did Okematan wish to take with him on his trip to Lake Winnipeg? | 317 | 324 | arch - ee and leetil bill | arch - ee and leetil bill |
(CNN) -- Winston Churchill, glaring, resolute, combative, left hand on hip, stares straight off the page -- a moment, and an image, like no other.
(How did the photographer, Yousuf Karsh, get that iconic pose from Churchill, Britain's prime minister, in 1941? Churchill told Karsh that he had very little time for the ... | What did Gen. George Patton hope to achieve by inviting Margaret Bourke-White to the Buchenwald concentration camp? | 298 | 303 | see why his soldiers were fighting | see why his soldiers were fighting |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The widower of actress Brittany Murphy, found dead in his home Sunday night, was scheduled to undergo heart bypass surgery this summer, a spokesman for the actress' mother said.
British screenwriter Simon Monjack, 39, was pronounced dead after the Los Angeles Fire Department was calle... | He officially announced he was dead? | 283 | 310 | Los Angeles Fire Department | Los Angeles Fire Department |
(CNN) -- Who doesn't love a good holiday-themed episode?
Before our favorite TV characters put their turkeys in the oven, decorate their Christmas trees and light their menorahs, they'll dress up in funny costumes and beg for candy ... or mercy.
Kicking off prime time's Halloween celebration is ABC Family's "Pretty... | Which show starts the tv holiday theme? | null | null | Kicking off prime time's Halloween celebration is ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars | Pretty Little Liars |
Nikola Tesla (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла; 10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
Tesla gained experience in te... | Was he a chemical engineer? | 110 | 150 | electrical engineer, mechanical engineer | No |
CHAPTER VII--OLD JOLYON'S PECCADILLO
Old Jolyon came out of Lord's cricket ground that same afternoon with the intention of going home. He had not reached Hamilton Terrace before he changed his mind, and hailing a cab, gave the driver an address in Wistaria Avenue. He had taken a resolution.
June had hardly been at... | Did he accomplish that? | 136 | 239 | . He had not reached Hamilton Terrace before he changed his mind, and hailing a cab, gave the driver an | No |
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a continuously updated catalog of human genes and genetic disorders and traits, with a particular focus on the gene-phenotype relationship. , approximately 8,425 of the over 23,000 entries in OMIM represented phenotypes; the rest represented genes, many of which were relate... | when was it's last publication date? | 440 | 496 | which was published in 12 editions between 1966 and 1998 | 1998 |
CHAPTER V
CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME
"It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir."
West Country Song.
The next morning Amyas Leigh was not to be found. Not that he had gone ... | Was he hungry? | 1,312 | 1,374 | his sorrows having, as it seemed, only sharpened his appetite | yes |
Nikola Tesla (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла; 10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
Tesla gained experience in te... | What did he patent? | 580 | 628 | His patented AC induction motor and transformer | AC induction motor and transformer |
Iran (/aɪˈræn/ or i/ɪˈrɑːn/; Persian: Irān – ایران [ʔiːˈɾɒːn] ( listen)), also known as Persia (/ˈpɜːrʒə/ or /ˈpɜːrʃə/), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (جمهوری اسلامی ایران – Jomhuri ye Eslāmi ye Irān [d͡ʒomhuːˌɾije eslɒːˌmije ʔiːˈɾɒːn]), is a sovereign state in Western Asia. It is bordered to the northwest ... | It's between what two bodies of water? | 544 | 578 | null | Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman |
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, wit... | What happened to the crowns of Scotland and England? | 674 | 716 | his mother Mary was compelled to abdicate | his mother Mary was compelled to abdicate |
Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful. This practice is considered exploitative by many international organisations. Legi... | What types of work are considered child labour? | 20 | 53 | any work that deprives children of their childhood , interferes with their ability to attend regular school , and that is mentally , physically , socially or morally dangerous and harmful | any work that deprives children of their childhood , interferes with their ability to attend regular school , and that is mentally , physically , socially or morally dangerous and harmful |
By-elections also spelled bye-election (known as special elections in the United States, and bypolls in India) are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.
In most cases these elections occur after the incumbent dies or resigns, but they also occur when the incumbent becomes ine... | Is it having more of an impact over time? | 965 | 1,100 | Furthermore, we find that the effect of presidential approval on special election outcomes has increased in magnitude from 1995 to 2014 | Yes |
Cairo (CNN) -- Thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Tuesday night to protest what they call a coup by Egypt's military rulers and show their support for the Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate.
Conflicting reports about the health of ousted President Hosni Mubarak overshadowed the protest, a... | Does the position of president have unlimited power? | 1,655 | 1,784 | The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has run Egypt since Mubarak's ouster, stripped the position of much of its power. | No |
(CNN) -- Doug Skinner held up the pants in the tiny dressing room and shook his head. There's no way, he thought. No way I'm at a size 48.
This was 2004. Skinner was fresh out of college, recently married and just starting his career as a technology coordinator for a local school district. I refuse to go any bigger t... | was it easy to diet | 1,319 | 1,351 | "The first month, I was starving | no |
CHAPTER VII
IN WHICH MIKE IS DISCUSSED
Trevor and Clowes, of Donaldson's, were sitting in their study a week after the gramophone incident, preparatory to going on the river. At least Trevor was in the study, getting tea ready. Clowes was on the window-sill, one leg in the room, the other outside, hanging over spac... | Who does Trevor think is a silly ass? | 1,138 | 1,178 | "Silly ass," said Trevor, slicing bread. | Clowes |
(CNN) -- It's called the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment, and weeks before authorities say he got on a plane with a bomb, Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab was in it.
The vast government databank, known as TIDE, is administered by the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center. It contains information about hundreds of thous... | who did the father warn? | 492 | null | father warned the U.S. Embassy | the U.S. Embassy |
The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War and in Mexico the American intervention in Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States (Mexico) from 1846 to 1848. It followed in the wake of the 1845 American annexation of the independent Republic of Texas, wh... | What was a new name for Texans? | null | 1,235 | the newly-named "Texians" | Texians |
(CNN)That sound you just heard was the crash of hearts breaking all over the world.
Zayn Malik is leaving One Direction.
"After five incredible years Zayn Malik has decided to leave One Direction," the band said on its Facebook page and tweeted out to its 22.9 million Twitter followers.
"Niall, Harry, Liam and Lo... | How may followers does the band have on social media? | 202 | 291 | the band said on its Facebook page and tweeted out to its 22.9 million Twitter followers. | 22.9 million |
Chapter 14: The Battle Of Clissow.
Charlie sent in his name, and was shown in at once.
"I glad, indeed, to see you, Captain Carstairs," the minister said, as he entered. "We had given you up for lost. We heard first that you had been murdered in the streets of Warsaw. A month later, a man brought a letter to me fro... | where? | 254 | 271 | streets of Warsaw | streets of Warsaw |
CHAPTER IX: HONOURS
In half an hour Paolo returned leading two horses. By their trappings and appearance both had evidently belonged to officers.
"Take off the trappings," Hector said, "then put a saddle on one for me; shift your own saddle on to the other, and picket your own with the spare horses of the staff, th... | Where did Hector tell Paolo to take holsters and pistols from? | 740 | 893 | There are scores of dead horses on the field; choose one without any embroidery or insignia. You may as well take another pair of holsters with pistols." | dead horse |
CHAPTER XIII.
THE MARRIAGE.
The consternation which ensued on the death of the Rowski, speedily sent all his camp-followers, army, &c. to the right-about. They struck their tents at the first news of his discomfiture; and each man laying hold of what he could, the whole of the gallant force which had marched under ... | How far? | 1,549 | 1,613 | Beadles were sent round the principal cities within fifty miles | 50 miles |
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from 7 to 24 August 2008. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports a... | In which cities were the football events held at the 2008 Summer Olympics? | 257 | 259 | null | several different cities |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CNN) -- During the course of his long run for the presidency, Mitt Romney has consistently presented himself to voters as a "turnaround" artist, or as his supporters have taken to calling him recently, a "Mr. Fix-It."
In making his closing argument to voters that he should have that chance to ta... | When? | null | 626 | Wednesday | Wednesday |
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- Hezbollah's chief on Monday announced the group's new "manifesto," which calls on all countries to "liberate Jerusalem" and declares the United States a threat to the world.
"American terrorism is the source of every terrorism in the world," Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech from an... | Which counties were praised by him? | 1,541 | 1,566 | He praised Iran and Syria | Iran and Syria |
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Originating in 12th-century France and lasting into the 16th century, Gothic architecture was known during the period as Opus Fr... | What country? | 220 | 226 | France | France |
CHAPTER XVI: IN NERO'S PALACE
Upon leaving Phaon, Beric was conducted to the room where he had left Scopus. The latter at once joined him, and without asking any questions left the palace with him.
"I would ask nothing until you were outside," Scopus said. "They were wondering there at the long audience you have ha... | What was it? | 179 | 189 | the palace | a palace |
Shelly wanted a puppy. She asked her mommy and daddy every day for one. She told them that she would help take care of the puppy, if she could have one. Her mommy and daddy talked it over and said that they would get Shelly a new puppy.
Her mommy took her to the dog pound so that she could choose one that she wanted.... | Who was she asking for one? | 23 | 53 | She asked her mommy and daddy | her mommy and daddy |
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... | What kind? | 1,664 | 1,676 | DNA analysis | DNA analysis |
CHAPTER FOUR.
A DISCOVERY--THE CHASE CONTINUED ON FOOT.
To bound from the depths of despair to the pinnacles of hope is by no means an uncommon experience to vigorous youth. When Victor Ravenshaw awoke next morning after a profound and refreshing sleep, and looked up through the branches at the bright sky, desponde... | how did he react? | 748 | 795 | he burst into an uncontrollable fit of laughter | he burst into an uncontrollable fit of laughter |
CHAPTER XVII
South they held along the coast, hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying. Billy shipped his purchases on the coasting steamers. Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable t... | Did they do anything along the way? | 47 | 93 | hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying. | Yes. |
The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Na... | when did the planning for this start? | 430 | 434 | 1943 | 1943 |
The foursome of chirpy college students warmed up in the River Ridge course tee box, focusing on loosening their legs before taking their first shot on a par-four hole.
Cody Seybold ran toward his ball, almost "Happy Gilmore" style.
Then there was that unmistakable "thump" and a well-struck soccer ball arced toward... | How big is the hole? | null | 367 | null | 21-inch diameter |
CHAPTER XXV
THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT
Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
"Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly. "Do you suppose they can be related?"
"I'd hate to think that Charley Ga... | Has the troubled child always acted this way? | null | 469 | he didn't use to be so bad | No |
CHAPTER V
CASTELL'S SECRET
In John Castell's house it was the habit, as in most others in those days, for his dependents, clerks, and shopmen to eat their morning and mid-day meals with him in the hall, seated at two lower tables, all of them save Betty, his daughter's cousin and companion, who sat with them at the... | Who joined him? | 110 | 145 | his dependents, clerks, and shopmen | his dependents, clerks, and shopmen |
CHAPTER XXIII
THE SPRINGTIME OF LIFE
"A fight! a fight!" came from the crowd, and soon Tom and Koswell were surrounded by a number of students and some outsiders.
The blow from the bully angered Tom greatly, and skating forward he made a pass at Koswell. But the latter ducked, and then came back at Tom with a blo... | was it said Kosswell is a good scrapper | 476 | 504 | null | yes |
(CNN) -- It is akin to Sebastian Vettel designing his own Formula One car, getting in the cockpit and driving it to the world title.
In F1, it would be a mission impossible; in the winter sport of skeleton racing it is, at the very least, a monstrous mission improbable which Briton Kristan Bromley has made an infinit... | What is Kirstan Bromley's nickname? | 368 | 409 | It has earned him the nickname Doctor Ice | Doctor Ice |
CHAPTER IV
IT was a morning of artistic creation. Fifteen minutes after the purple prose of Babbitt's form-letter, Chester Kirby Laylock, the resident salesman at Glen Oriole, came in to report a sale and submit an advertisement. Babbitt disapproved of Laylock, who sang in choirs and was merry at home over games of H... | Why? | 424 | 608 | Babbitt considered it excusable in a family-man to growl, "Seen this new picture of the kid--husky little devil, eh?" but Laylock's domestic confidences were as bubbling as a girl's.
| He was excited like a girl |
New York (CNN) -- Longtime local news anchor Sue Simmons will no longer fill her familiar co-anchor chair at New York's NBC station, according to a company statement.
Simmons, 68, who has spent more than three decades on-air for WNBC and was reportedly at one time the highest paid local television anchor in the count... | What was her occupation? | 18 | null | Longtime local news anchor Sue Simmons | local news anchor |
CHAPTER XXV
It chanced that a brilliant autumn brought a season of great prosperity to the Thetian wine-growers and farmers, and the year of Ughtred's accession to the throne seemed likely to be marked with a white stone in their annals. Never had a ruler been more popular with all classes. His military system, while... | What hidden danger was ever brooding over the land during Ughtred's rule? | 169 | null | null | only a few people knew of the hidden danger which was ever brooding over the land - - a danger which ughtred had realized from the first , and which from the first he had set himself steadfastly to avert . a soldier himself , he knew something of the horrors of war |
Minot, North Dakota (CNN) -- A spontaneous burst of applause broke out at a Saturday press conference in Minot, North Dakota, when the city's mayor said the Souris River should crest overnight -- about 12 feet higher than flood stage, but several inches short of what had been feared.
"This is great news," said Mayor ... | Who talked to the reporter? | null | 819 | Stuart Dull, told CNN | Stuart Dull |
CHAPTER XXII
IN A SNAKES' DEN
"Just in time, and no mistake," remarked Songbird as he surveyed the scene outside. "No use of talking, when it rains down here, it rains!"
"Well, a rainstorm isn't a picnic party," returned Tom. "I wouldn't care so much if I wasn't so anxious to hear from Sam and Dick."
"Dot is vo... | How many snakes were there? | 939 | 1,027 | in front of the shelter was a collection of snakes numbering at least thirty or forty. | at least thirty or forty. |
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the descendants of the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas. Pueblos indígenas (indigenous peoples) is a common term in Spanish-speaking countries. Aborigen (aboriginal/native) is used in Argentina, whereas "Amerindian" is used in Quebec, The Guianas, and the English-spea... | Anywhere else? | 308 | 335 | English-speaking Caribbean. | English-speaking Caribbean. English-speaking Caribbean. |
Jordan, officially The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the east and south; Iraq to the north-east; Syria to the north; Israel, Palestine and the Dead Sea to the west; and the Red Sea in its extreme south-west. J... | What did they sign with Israel? | 1,394 | 1,465 | and is one of two Arab states to have signed a peace treaty with Israel | treaty |
CHAPTER NINETEEN.
THE DARKEST HOUR.
A long time after the events narrated in the last chapter, John Adams and Edward Young sat together one evening in the cave at the top of the mountain, where poor Fletcher Christian had been wont to hold his lonely vigils.
"I've bin thinkin' of late," said Young, "that it is ve... | Where is the cave? | 163 | 190 | at the top of the mountain | at the top of the mountain |
Tampa () is a major city in, and the county seat of, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is on the west coast of Florida on Tampa Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico, and is the largest city in the Tampa Bay Area. The city had a population of 335,709 at the 2010 census, and an estimated population of 377,165 in 20... | Who were the Safety Harbor culture, Tocobaga and Pohoy chiefdoms? | 134 | 165 | descendant tocobaga and pohoy chiefdoms were living in or near the current city limits of tampa when the area was first visited by spanish explorers | descendant tocobaga and pohoy chiefdoms were living in or near the current city limits of tampa when the area was first visited by spanish explorers |
A software release life cycle is the sum of the stages of development and maturity for a piece of computer software: ranging from its initial development to its eventual release, and including updated versions of the released version to help improve software or fix software bugs still present in the software.
Usage o... | What term describes differen parts of program development? | 0 | 116 | A software release life cycle is the sum of the stages of development and maturity for a piece of computer software: | A software release life cycle |
Miami (CNN) -- Two southern Florida imams accused of supporting the Pakistani Taliban appeared briefly in a Miami federal court Monday, before a judge pushed back the legal proceedings into next week so the suspects could sort out their legal representation.
The two men -- Hafiz Khan and his son Izhar Khan -- were ar... | For what? | 779 | 1,008 | All six defendants face a four-count indictment that alleges they conspired to provide material support to a conspiracy to kill, injure and kidnap people abroad. It also alleges that they provided support to the Pakistani Taliban | The conspired to kill, injure and kidnap people abroad and they provided support to the Pakistani Taliban |
(Mental Floss) -- Over the centuries, people have had some very good reasons to dress up like a member of the opposite sex.
And I'm not talking about people who live this way out of personal preference, or those who dress up for theater and entertainment.
Here are just five examples.
1. Cross-dressing to join the... | Was it limited to only one side of the conflict? | 921 | 956 | women fought as men on both sides. | no |
The Armenian language (classical: ; reformed: "") occupies an independent branch of the Indo-European language tree. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh. It has historically been spoken throughout the Armenian Highlands and today is widely spoken in the Armenian diaspora. ... | Does it belong to a language family? | 0 | 116 | The Armenian language (classical: ; reformed: "") occupies an independent branch of the Indo-European language tree. | No |
The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest university in the state. Iowa is the second largest university in the state of Iowa, behind Iowa State University. University of Iowa is organized i... | What river is it next to? | 470 | 480 | null | Iowa River |
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