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(CNN) -- Three people have been charged in last year's theft of the famous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, a prosecutor said Friday.
The prosecutor, Robert Parys, said he could not immediately confirm details about those charged, but Poland's official PAP news agency reported t... | where was Hoegstrom arrested? | 607 | 664 | Hoegstroem was arrested in February in Stockholm, Sweden, | Stockholm, Sweden, |
Ethanol, also called alcohol, ethyl alcohol, and drinking alcohol, is a compound and simple alcohol with the chemical formula . Its formula can be written also as −− or − (an ethyl group linked to a hydroxyl group), and is often abbreviated as EtOH. Ethanol is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a slight chara... | and what other word? | 1,659 | 1,692 | Greek word "" ("hyle", substance) | Greek word "" ("hyle", substance) |
Beijing (CNN) -- It's the Chinese crime story of the century and a major embarrassment for the country's all-powerful Communist Party.
In late July, Bo Xilai, a former darling of the party, was finally indicted on corruption charges. His trial is expected to begin on Thursday, August 22, the latest chapter in a gripp... | What he he accused of? | null | 234 | finally indicted on corruption charges | corruption |
Tuvalu (i/tuːˈvɑːluː/ too-VAH-loo or /ˈtuːvəluː/ TOO-və-loo), formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. It comprises three reef islands and six true atolls spread out between the latitude of 5° to 10° south and longitude of 176... | what is Tuvalu’s land area? | null | 545 | 26 square kilometres | 26 square kilometres |
Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances; "née" Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family as the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II.
Diana was born into the Spencer family, a family of British nobility with roya... | Who is he? | 158 | 174 | Prince of Wales, | Prince of Wales |
Washington (CNN) -- President James K. Polk holds a distinction among those who have sought the nation's top job: He's the only major candidate to win the White House despite losing the vote in the state where he was born and the state where he lived.
It happened in 1844, and now 168 years later, Republican nominee M... | What two candidates are running for president? | 319 | 410 | null | Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama |
MAMONI VALLEY PRESERVE, Panama (CNN) -- A famed primatologist says the plight of chimpanzees helped inspire Michael Jackson to write the song "Heal the World."
Michael Jackson loved chimpanzees, said Jane Goodall: "They made him smile."
But the theme and the lyrics of the song turned out to be about a better world ... | What nonprofit is the scientist involved with? | 496 | 659 | Goodall spoke exclusively to CNN in a Panamanian rain forest where she is exploring a partnership on behalf of Roots & Shoots, her global youth education program. | Roots & Shoots |
The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on ... | Did Lotharingia last a long time? | 1,828 | 1,870 | The Kingdom of Lotharingia was short-lived | No |
CHAPTER ELEVEN
EXPERIMENTS
"The first of June! The Kings are off to the seashore tomorrow, and I'm free. Three months' vacation--how I shall enjoy it!" exclaimed Meg, coming home one warm day to find Jo laid upon the sofa in an unusual state of exhaustion, while Beth took off her dusty boots, and Amy made lemonade ... | Who was home when she arrived? | 203 | 305 | null | Jo, Beth and Amy |
Seedy the watermelon was a very special type of watermelon. He didn't have any seeds. He was green and he had stripes. All of his cousins had seeds, but he didn't have any. He felt very left out. He couldn't thing of why he was different. His mom told him it was because he was a very special watermelon. She also tells ... | What did his parent believe? | null | 304 | His mom told him it was because he was a very special watermelon. | He was special. |
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE.
RETRIBUTION.
Owing to the success of the buffalo runners, the winter passed away in comparative comfort. But, as we have said, some of the settlers who had been ruined by the failure of the fisheries and the depredations of the mice, and who did not share much in the profits of the autumn hunt, ... | Why did he come along? | 660 | 779 | he wanted to learn more about Indian ways and customs, as well as to perfect himself in the art of hunting the buffalo | he wanted to learn more about Indian ways and customs, as well as to perfect himself in the art of hunting the buffalo |
CHAPTER V.
Lady Monmouth was reclining on a sofa in that beautiful boudoir which had been fitted up under the superintendence of Mr. Rigby, but as he then believed for the Princess Colonna. The walls were hung with amber satin, painted by Delaroche with such subjects as might be expected from his brilliant and pictur... | What color is the ceiling? | 528 | null | The ceiling, carved in the deep honeycomb fashion of the Saracens, was richly gilt and picked out in violet. | violet |
CHAPTER XXIII
HOLIDAYS AT THE FARM
Almost before they knew it, the mid-winter holidays were at hand, and the Rover boys went home to enjoy Christmas and New Year. On their way they stopped at several stores in Ithaca, where they purchased a number of Christmas presents. Some of these they mailed at the post-office.... | Does he live in an urban or rural environment? | null | 1,008 | his home in the city | urban |
CHAPTER VIII—THE MAIL GUARD
Somewhere about two in the morning a squall had burst upon the castle, a clap of screaming wind that made the towers rock, and a copious drift of rain that streamed from the windows. The wind soon blew itself out, but the day broke cloudy and dripping, and when the little party assembled a... | who began to read ? | 1,546 | 1,552 | Archer | Archer |
In a big forest lived a fox named Manny. He was having a fun morning. Dad had given him a cookie as a snack and it was yummy! Now he was wandering through the woods, looking for an adventure. After a little bit he came across a frog sitting on a log. They looked at each other, but did not say anything. Manny spoke firs... | Did he enjoy it? | 108 | 125 | and it was yummy! | yes |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The doctor convicted in pop star Michael Jackson's death is suffering possibly life-threatening and permanent injuries after almost a year in a small jail cell, his lawyers are warning.
Dr. Conrad Murray is housed in a high-security section of the Los Angeles County jail because of his notoriety,... | Who was it to? | 649 | 767 | lawyers Valerie Wass and Michael Flanagan wrote in a letter addressed to Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Wednesday | Sheriff Lee Baca Wednesday |
(CNN) -- The body of actor James Gandolfini has been returned to the United States, a family friend said Monday.
A charter flight to Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday night carried the body of the "Sopranos" star, Michael Kobold said.
An autopsy determined his death was the result of a heart attack, Kobold said.
A fu... | Was he happy before his death? | 622 | 680 | null | yes |
Eton is one of ten English HMC schools, commonly referred to as "public schools", regulated by the Public Schools Act of 1868. Following the public school tradition, Eton is a full boarding school, which means all pupils live at the school, and it is one of four such remaining single-sex boys' public schools in the Uni... | What is the purpose of Holyport College? | 275 | 286 | co - educational state boarding and day school for around 500 pupils | co - educational state boarding and day school for around 500 pupils |
CHAPTER XII
OSBORN INTERFERES
When Grace and Kit had gone a short distance they heard voices and a rattle of sticks in the wood, but the noise got fainter and she imagined the beaters were moving the other way. Ferrars, who shot at the woodcock, had probably not had time to tell Osborn about his carelessness, and i... | What did Kit do? | 1,496 | 1,519 | Yet since he had hidden | Hid |
Tiger was a pig. Tiger's aunt Tabby always took care of Tiger. All Tiger had to do was make an oink and Tabby would come running to check on Tiger. Sometimes Tiger got into fights with his brother Tom and Tabby always took Tiger's side. One time Tiger accidentally lit a bush on fire when he was playing with a looking g... | Where did he and his aunt go? | 483 | 532 | Tabby took a trip to the ocean and she took Tiger | the ocean |
Earth was initially molten due to extreme volcanism and frequent collisions with other bodies. Eventually, the outer layer of the planet cooled to form a solid crust when water began accumulating in the atmosphere. The Moon formed soon afterwards, possibly as the result of a Mars-sized object with about 10% of the Eart... | What caused the Moon to be created? | 247 | 368 | possibly as the result of a Mars-sized object with about 10% of the Earth's mass impacting the planet in a glancing blow | The Earth was hit by an object |
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States.
The state's name, Michigan, is of French origins (form of the Ojibwe word) "mishigamaa", meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area, a... | how many lakes and ponds does it have? | null | null | 64,980 | 64,980 |
(CNN) -- Hope Murray thought her prayers had been answered.
Hope Murray, left, was desperate to find affordable health care for her daughter Meredith.
Her daughter, Meredith, desperately needed to see a doctor after suffering a brain injury in a car accident, but health insurance companies wouldn't sell her a polic... | What was it called? | 394 | 430 | Direct Medical Network Solutions Inc | Direct Medical Network Solutions Inc |
(CNN)How do Republicans try to breathe new life into an old scandal? We've seen it time and time again. Here's how it works:
Step One: Republicans, with nothing in their arsenal to use against Hillary Clinton, selectively leak to reporters a "scandalous" tidbit -- often one that has been previously reported.
Step T... | What is the second step? | 324 | 343 | null | The new media bites |
Justice is the legal or philosophical theory by which fairness is administered. The concept of justice differs in every culture. An early theory of justice was set out by the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato in his work "The Republic". Advocates of divine command theory argue that justice issues from God. In the 17th ce... | Robert Nozick was known to be what type of theorist? | 988 | null | Property rights theorists (like Robert Nozick) | Property rights theorist. |
The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, Jo... | Who wrote about a character called Moneypenny? | 574 | 672 | Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character, Moneypenny | Kate Westbrook |
Bolivia, officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia (), is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It is bordered to the north and east by Brazil, to the southeast by Paraguay, to the south by Argentina, to the southwest by Chile, and to the northwest by Peru. One-third of the country... | What's the largest city there? | 353 | null | null | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
Cindy and Mary were playing at recess. They were having a great time until Cindy brought up Allison's birthday party. Cindy had been invited to it, but Mary had not. This hurt Mary's feelings a lot. The girls kept on playing and Mary was trying to have fun, but all she felt like doing was crying. She couldn't believe t... | what did she reach for? | 1,143 | 1,155 | some tissues | some tissues |
One upon a time there was a dragon named Jack. He was large and had big scales, but did not have claws or a mean look on his face like other dragons did. He also didn't have wings and couldn't fly. Jack lived near a castle that had a princess trapped in it. This castle looked and was guarded by an evil dragon named Rya... | Does she have a name? | 830 | 914 | Jack took the princess to a nearby safe town where she thanked him and said goodbye. | no |
The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on ... | Who died in 855? | 1,533 | 1,558 | Lothar died early in 855 | Lothar |
(CNN) -- The funeral service for "Sopranos" actor James Gandolfini will be held Thursday in Manhattan, a family friend told CNN on Sunday.
Gandolfini, who was on a working vacation in Rome, died Wednesday. An autopsy determined his death was the result of a heart attack, according to Michael Kobold, the family friend... | What building was he in when he died? | 1,418 | 1,425 | hotel | hotel |
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), also known as the Health Department, is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of... | What began that year? | 331 | 401 | Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 197 | Department of Education |
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. They defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War in alliance with France and others.
Members of Ame... | what were some of the countries that were involved? | 1,513 | 1,528 | null | France and Spain |
(EW.com) -- Carrie Underwood blew away the competition on the Billboard 200 this week, scoring her third straight number one album with her fourth release, "Blown Away," and moving 267,000 copies.
Other Top 10 newcomers included Norah Jones, with her Danger Mouse-produced "Little Broken Hearts," B.O.B., Marilyn Manso... | What was the name of her album? | null | 442 | Blown Away | Blown Away |
(CNN) -- Malaysia's opposition leader has urged his supporters to wear black at a rally to be held in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday to protest Sunday's vote, which he claims "was marred with unprecedented election fraud."
"Our conscience cannot allow us to accept election results conjured through frauds and c... | What types of stuff? | 1,447 | 1,500 | null | reports of firebombs, texted death threats and beatings |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Playing the Nintendo Wii Fit could improve balance and help avoid falls in seniors, researchers taking part in a new study suggest.
Researchers in Aberdeen think playing Wii Fit may improve the elderly's balance and lower risks of falling.
The University of Aberdeen, Scotland and the UK's N... | who was the researcher? | 685 | null | Dr Marie Fraser | Dr Marie Fraser |
(CNN) -- Chelsea has rewarded Roberto di Matteo for guiding the English club to its first European Champions League triumph by appointing him as manager on a permanent basis.
The Italian, who also guided the London team to English FA Cup glory, has been handed a two-year contract.
The former Chelsea midfielder took... | Who was selected to be the new manager and coach? | 514 | 579 | null | Roberto Di Matteo |
The boroughs of Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens and Sefton were included in Merseyside. In Greater Manchester the successor boroughs were Bury, Bolton, Manchester, Oldham (part), Rochdale, Salford, Tameside (part), Trafford (part) and Wigan. Warrington and Widnes, south of the new Merseyside/Greater Manchester border we... | Which were south of the new Merseyside/Greater Manchester border? | 241 | null | null | Warrington and Widnes |
Manhattan is the most densely populated borough of New York City, its economic and administrative center, and its historical birthplace. Locally it is often referred to simply as "The City". The borough is coextensive with New York County, founded on November 1, 1683, as one of the original counties of the U.S. state o... | What does the world think of Manhattan? | 875 | 910 | the most economically powerful city | it's the most economically powerful city |
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated NYT and The Times) is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851, by The New York Times Company. "The New York Times" has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. The paper's print version in 2013 had... | What is its world ranking in terms of circulation? | 502 | 506 | 18th | 18th |
The immune system is a system of many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease. To function properly, an immune system must detect a wide variety of agents, known as pathogens, from viruses to parasitic worms, and distinguish them from the organism's own healthy tissue. In ma... | slowly? | null | 740 | Pathogens can rapidly evolve and adapt | No |
Motown is an American record company. The record company was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, and was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960, in Detroit, Michigan. The name, a portmanteau of "motor" and "town", has also become a nickname for Detroit. Motown played an... | from what city? | 295 | 302 | Detroit | Detroit |
CHAPTER NINE.
MR. JONES TAKES STRONG MEASURES TO SECURE HIS ENDS, AND INTRODUCES BILLY AND HIS FRIENDS TO SOME NEW SCENES AND MOMENTS.
Again we are in the neighbourhood of the Goodwin sands. It is evening. The sun has just gone down. The air and sea are perfectly still. The stars are coming out one by one, and the ... | Has it been dark for long? | 210 | 236 | The sun has just gone down | No |
(CNN) -- Sitting in the first lady's box listening to the President Barack Obama push for movement on immigration reform, Cristian Avila no longer had to keep his head down and live in fear of being deported.
While the President dedicated only a brief part of his State of the Union address to immigration, his message... | When the program started? | 899 | 903 | 2012 | 2012 |
CHAPTER II.
EVENTS AT TEN ACRES.
THERE was no obstacle to the speedy departure of Romayne and his wife from Vange Abbey. The villa at Highgate--called Ten Acres Lodge, in allusion to the measurement of the grounds surrounding the house--had been kept in perfect order by the servants of the late Lady Berrick, now in... | where was mom headed when she stopped at the villa? | 456 | 522 | Mrs. Eyrecourt arrived at Ten Acres--on her way to a garden-party. | to a garden-party. |
CHAPTER II
TRAVELING WITH TERROR
We made camp there beside the peaceful river. There Perry told me all that had befallen him since I had departed for the outer crust.
It seemed that Hooja had made it appear that I had intentionally left Dian behind, and that I did not purpose ever returning to Pellucidar. He told... | And what nickname described him? | 950 | null | Amozites under Dacor the Strong On | Dacor the Strong One |
(CNN)A 17-year-old male fatally shot an Iraqi man watching his first snowfall in his new American hometown, targeting him and then continuing to fire as the immigrant rushed to get inside, Dallas police said Friday.
Authorities don't believe the suspected shooter knew the victim, Ahmed Al-Jumaili, Dallas Police Maj. ... | Was the witness identified? | null | 850 | based on witness testimony | no |
The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris or Canis familiaris) is a domesticated canid which has been selectively bred for millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.
Although initially thought to have originated as a manmade variant of an extant canid species (variously supposed as... | What does a dog do to handicapped invididuals? | 890 | null | aiding handicapped individuals | aid them |
(CNN)Two days after Odin Lloyd was found dead, New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez looked into the eyes of team owner Robert Kraft and said he was innocent, Kraft testified Tuesday in Hernandez's murder trial.
Kraft, answering questions from a prosecutor and one of Hernandez's attorneys on the witness stand in ... | Who died? | 20 | null | Odin Lloyd | Odin Lloyd |
(CNN)It was 3:30 in the morning when Robert Alan Black was escorted into Khalifa jail.
An American in Abu Dhabi, he found himself frightened even though the other prisoners were sleeping. Movie scenes from "Midnight Express" and "Brubaker" swirled through his head.
He sat at a table in the common area, waiting for ... | Why? | null | 1,589 | Thinking a photo of the sign would make for a novel Facebook post, he snapped an image. | It would make a novel Facebook post |
Kinshasa, DRC (CNN) -- Kinshasa hasn't had an easy time of it. A decade ago, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo was a broken city, ravaged by years of war and infighting. Of late, however, Kinshasa has witnessed a resurgence, with many expatriated Congolese returning to build a new city.
"When I came bac... | Does he find it fun? | 1,238 | 1,246 | exciting | yes |
(CNN) -- The man suspected to be at the center of the plot to send bombs from Yemen to the United States is a Saudi national who authorities believe has been living in Yemen for the past three years.
Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri is one of Saudi Arabia's most wanted men, according to a list published by the government last... | Does he work with any other dangerous items? | 331 | null | null | Yes. |
Chapter LVII
AT that moment we were interrupted by the appearance of Madame Coutras, who had been paying visits. She came in, like a ship in full sail, an imposing creature, tall and stout, with an ample bust and an obesity girthed in alarmingly by straight-fronted corsets. She had a bold hooked nose and three chins.... | What does the Doctor have | null | 795 | the picture | the picture |
Washington (CNN) -- A former CIA base chief wanted by Italy and detained in Panama has been released, a State Department spokeswoman said Friday.
Robert Seldon Lady, who had been convicted by an Italian court for his role in a 2003 rendition case, was flying back to the United States.
"It's my understanding that he... | Does he still work for the CIA? | null | 1,215 | A former senior CIA official said Lady is no longer with the CIA. | no |
CHAPTER VII
FACE TO FACE
"If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
"Yes, Roger."
"Is Bixter much of a place?"
"Oh, no. There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
"Then you may have some trouble in finding an officer. Probably the vi... | Any commerce? | 167 | 192 | There are but two stores | yes |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
"The Height of the season," said Bonamy.
The sun had already blistered the paint on the backs of the green chairs in Hyde Park; peeled the bark off the plane trees; and turned the earth to powder and to smooth yellow pebbles. Hyde Park was circled, incessantly, by turning wheels.
"The height of t... | Why else? | 566 | 582 | Jacob was silent | Jacob was silent |
CHAPTER IV. MONNA VALENTINA
In after years the Lord of Aquila was wont to aver in all solemnity that it was the sight of her wondrous beauty set up such a disorder in his soul that it overcame his senses, and laid him swooning at her feet. That he, himself, believed it so, it is not ours to doubt, for all that we may... | Who took pity upon him? | 11 | null | MONNA VALENTINA
| MONNA VALENTINA |
(CNN) -- Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II are to be made into saints this weekend in an unprecedented double papal canonization.
While millions across the world remember John Paul II affectionately, John XXIII -- known as "The Good Pope" -- may not be as familiar. Here are five things you need to know about the ... | When did he die? | 1,250 | 1,259 | June 1963 | June 1963 |
CHAPTER XXXI
THIRLWELL'S REWARD
Winter was nearly over when, one evening, George and Scott arrived at the Farnam homestead where Agatha was a guest. The house was centrally heated, and when the party gathered in Mrs. Farnam's pretty, warm room, Agatha wondered what Thirlwell was doing in the frozen North. Farnam ha... | Who was a guest there? | 127 | 151 | where Agatha was a guest | Agatha |
(CNN) -- A lawsuit filed by the family of Robert Champion, the Florida A&M University band member allegedly beaten to death in a hazing ritual, accuses the bus company involved in the deadly assault and the bus driver of negligence, their attorney said Monday.
The suit alleges that Fabulous Coach Lines and its driver... | DO THEY HAVE PROOF THE BUS COMPANY WAS IN ON IT? | 388 | 461 | knowingly participated in the planned hazing activity over several years. | Yes |
Burke was born in Dublin, Ireland. His mother Mary née Nagle (c. 1702 – 1770) was a Roman Catholic who hailed from a déclassé County Cork family (and a cousin of Nano Nagle), whereas his father, a successful solicitor, Richard (died 1761), was a member of the Church of Ireland; it remains unclear whether this is the sa... | what was the new club called? | 736 | 849 | "Edmund Burke's Club", which, in 1770, merged with TCD's Historical Club to form the College Historical Society; | the College Historical Society; |
(CNN) -- Centuries from Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli helped India defeat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international in Kolkata to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
Upul Tharanga had hit a superb 118 and Kumar Sangakkara made a fine 60 as the visitors reached an imposing 315... | against who? | 9 | 208 | Centuries from Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli helped India defeat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international in Kolkata to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. | Sri Lanka |
In philosophy, idealism is the group of philosophies which assert that reality, or reality as we can know it, is fundamentally mental, mentally constructed, or otherwise immaterial. Epistemologically, idealism manifests as a skepticism about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing. In a sociological sense... | how does idealism manifest Epistemologically? | 181 | 235 | Epistemologically, idealism manifests as a skepticism | as a skepticism |
CHAPTER VIII.
JASPER GRINDER IS DISMISSED.
Dick was greatly surprised over the news which Peleg Snuggers conveyed to him. He knew that Jasper Grinder was an intensely passionate man when aroused, as on the occasion of the attempted caning, but he had not imagined that the man would fall into a fit while in such a c... | Who relayed the it? | null | 125 | Dick was greatly surprised over the news which Peleg Snuggers conveyed to him. | Peleg Snuggers |
CHAPTER XXII
PATERNAL ANXIETY
M. le Duc d'Aumont, Prime Minister of His Majesty King Louis XV of France, was exceedingly perturbed. He had just had two separate interviews, each of half an hour's duration, and he was now busy trying to dissociate what his daughter had told him in the first interview, from that whic... | What was the suggestion Milor Eglinton made with regard to Lydie's future? | 379 | 396 | he was about to make her a free gift of his chateau and lands of vincennes | he was about to make her a free gift of his chateau and lands of vincennes |
(CNN) -- Ohio has executed its second inmate using a new one-drug method, officials said Thursday.
Vernon Smith, 37, was pronounced dead at 10:28 a.m., according to a statement from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Smith was convicted of killing Toledo, Ohio, store owner Sohail Darwish during a... | Was he married? | 668 | 681 | and his wife | Yes |
CHAPTER XLV.
THE INVASION OF HAMPSHIRE.
When Tom and the major arrived at Waterloo Station, the latter in the breathless condition described in a preceding chapter, they found the German waiting for them with his two fellow-exiles. The gentleman of Nihilistic proclivities was somewhat tall and thin, with a long fro... | Where were they going? | 78 | 94 | Waterloo Station | Waterloo Station |
Criminal Law is the body of law that relates to crime. It proscribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people. Most criminal law is established by statute, which is to say that the laws are enacted by a legislature. It includes the ... | By whom? | 691 | 779 | 2100–2050 BC Ur-Nammu, the Neo-Sumerian king of Ur, enacted the oldest written legal cod | the king of Ur |
The phrase "51st state" can be used in a positive sense, meaning that a region or territory is so aligned, supportive, and conducive with the United States, that it is like a U.S. state. It can also be used in a pejorative sense, meaning an area or region is perceived to be under excessive American cultural or military... | Would the new state be given assured protection? | null | 1,005 | The states are guaranteed military and civil defense by the federal government, | Yes |
CHAPTER XVI
ON A BUSINESS BASIS
Captain Horn found Edna at the entrance to the caves, busily employed in filling one of the Rackbirds' boxes with ship-biscuit.
"Miss Markham," said he, "I wish to have a little business talk with you before I leave. Where is Ralph?"
"He is down at the boat," she answered.
"Ver... | Where did they sit down? | 397 | 409 | in the shade | in the shade |
(CNN)It was in a New York cab. That's when Grammy Award-winning signer Angelique Kidjo realized the extent that "fear-bola" had spread.
"The driver just asked, 'where are you from?' Of course I have an accent, and I'm not going to hide the fact that I'm from West Africa. Then he said, 'Ebola', and I said, 'do I LOOK ... | Who was the singer who realized how scared people are of ebola? | 429 | 449 | singer Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba |
C++ (pronounced "cee plus plus" ) is a general-purpose programming language. It has imperative, object-oriented and generic programming features, while also providing facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
It was designed with a bias toward system programming and embedded, resource-constrained and large system... | What kind of language is it? | 0 | 76 | C++ (pronounced "cee plus plus" ) is a general-purpose programming language. | a general-purpose programming language. |
Andalusia is an autonomous community in southern Spain. It is the most populated and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities in the country. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as "historical nationality". The territory is divided into eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, ... | what country is on it's Western border? | 622 | 629 | Murcia | Murcia |
(PEOPLE.com) -- For nearly three years, the hit TLC show "Toddlers & Tiaras" has captured the drama behind the scenes in the world of child beauty pageants.
The tantrums were extreme, and the pre-show prep of spray tanning and eyebrow waxing seemed perhaps premature for little kids.
But in the last few weeks, as fo... | What type of costumes have 3- and 4-year-olds been dressed in on the show? | 110 | 112 | overly adult costumes | overly adult costumes |
(RollingStone.com) -- Jon Stewart says that his Rally to Restore Sanity -- and Stephen Colbert's sister event, March to Keep Fear Alive -- are not meant to counter Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor event of last August.
"The march is like everything that we do, just a construct ... to translate the type of material that S... | Does it have a sibling get together that goes with it? | 75 | 111 | and Stephen Colbert's sister event, | Yes |
CHAPTER XVI
SOMETHING ABOUT A CANE
But if Koswell and Larkspur were guilty, they kept very quiet about it, and the Rover boys were unable to prove anything against them. The bill for the cut-up tire came to Dick, and he paid it.
The college talk was now largely about football, and one day a notice was posted that... | Did one become a substitute? | 1,339 | 1,366 | Tom got on the substitutes | yes |
Open-source software (OSS) is computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose. Open-source software may be developed in a collaborative public manner. According to scientist... | What organization is the source of those numbers? | 714 | 756 | A 2008 report by the Standish Group states | the Standish Group states |
CHAPTER XXIII.
My maid--my blue-eyed maid, he bore away, Due to the toils of many a bloody day.--ILLIAD.
It was necessary, for many reasons, that Angus M'Aulay, so long the kind protector of Annot Lyle, should be made acquainted with the change in the fortunes of his late protege; and Montrose, as he had undertaken... | Who is his brother? | 733 | 738 | Allan | Allan |
(CNN) -- As a young freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela stepped out of a farmhouse hideout in South Africa, took 20 strides and dug a hole on the sprawling land.
He leaned over, put in a semiautomatic pistol and 200 rounds of ammunition, and carefully put a khaki uniform over them.
After covering them with heaps of soi... | What was he doing when he asked? | 971 | 1,007 | "Mandela visited Liliesleaf in 2003, | visiting Liliesleaf |
Billy and Sally are brother and sister. Billy is seven and Sally is eight. Their mother, Deborah, likes to have Billy and Sally dress up in costumes and play a game where they are answering the telephone. Usually when they play the game, Billy answers the telephone in a loud voice, and Sally answers the telephone in a ... | What is billy and sally's father's name? | 587 | 590 | null | Bob |
Islamism, also known as Political Islam (Arabic: إسلام سياسي islām siyāsī), is an Islamic revival movement often characterized by moral conservatism, literalism, and the attempt "to implement Islamic values in all spheres of life." Islamism favors the reordering of government and society in accordance with the Shari'a... | How many kinds of Islamism is there? | null | 402 | two | two |
CHAPTER X
THE YOUNG OFFICER
It was a fine afternoon when the train ran down from the granite wilds round Cairnsmuir into a broad green valley. Behind, the red heath, strewn with boulders and scarred by watercourses, rolled upward into gathering clouds; in front, yellow stubble fields and smooth meadows lay shining ... | What country were they in? | 419 | null | thought the change was typical of southern Scotland, | Scotland |
(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... | how many times i total has Nadal won it now? | 480 | 525 | win the tournament for a record eighth time. | Eight |
The fate of three U.S. citizens who have disappeared or been imprisoned in Iran was discussed during Friday's historic conversation between the two nations' presidents, a senior U.S. administration official said.
U.S. President Barack Obama, during his phone call with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, "noted our conc... | regarding? | 316 | null | concern about three American citizens | concern about three American citizens |
(CNN) -- Right-wing U.S. Republicans are up in arms over Cuba again. Their ostensible cause for concern is last week's visit to the island by Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who were photographed in Havana, apparently celebrating their wedding anniversary.
Read more: Lawmakers ask why Beyoncé and Jay-Z went to Cuba
These blinke... | Who is in control of Cuba? | 1,456 | 1,502 | Doing what "dictators" rarely do, Raoul Castro | Raoul Castro |
(CNN) -- Some long-time Cuba watchers expressed skepticism Tuesday over a report by a former Mexican foreign minister that Communist leader Raul Castro removed two top-ranking officials earlier this month because they were plotting to overthrow him with the support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Fidel Castro, b... | Who is Raul Castro? | 123 | 151 | Communist leader Raul Castro | a communist leader |
CHAPTER III.
"Nice customs curt'sy to great kings. Dear Kate, you and I cannot be confined within the weak list of a country's fashion. We are the makers of manners; and the liberty that follows our places, stops the mouths of all fault-finders."--Henry V.
Notwithstanding her high resolution, habitual firmness, and... | What did Henry V say in the text? | 44 | 69 | we are the makers of manners ; and the liberty that follows our places , stops the mouths of all fault - finders . " | we are the makers of manners ; and the liberty that follows our places , stops the mouths of all fault - finders . " |
The Axis powers (, "Sūjikukoku", ), also known as the Axis and the Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, were the nations that fought in World War II against the Allied forces. The Axis powers agreed on their opposition to the Allies, but did not completely coordinate their activity.
The Axis grew out of the diplomatic efforts of ... | between who? | 647 | 794 | The almost simultaneous second step was the signing in November 1936 of the Anti-Comintern Pact, an anti-communist treaty between Germany and Japan | Germany and Japan |
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a mainline Protestant Methodist denomination. In the 19th century its main predecessor was a leader in Evangelicalism. Founded in 1968 by the union of the Methodist Church (USA) and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John... | is there a name for what happened there? | 366 | 402 | Great Awakening in the United States | yes |
Paul worked as a cook in a restaurant. For Valentine's Day, he made chocolate desserts. He tripled the recipe to feed all the people. He separated the eggs and measured the sugar. Then he melted the chocolate. He mixed the egg whites until they made a thick foam. He mixed the egg yolks with the sugar. But as he was rea... | Did Paul work in a Restaurant? | 0 | 38 | Paul worked as a cook in a restaurant. | yes |
CHAPTER XXV
DOMINGO APPEARS
The carriers had stopped in a deserted village one morning after a long and arduous march from the mission station, when Ormsgill, lying in the hot white sand, looked quietly at Nares, who sat with his back against one of the empty huts.
"If I knew what the dusky image was thinking I s... | Who are the two named characters? | 32 | 44 | The carriers | Carriers. |
The exact number of exonerated American prisoners is unknown. But data gathered by university law schools indicates it's more than 2,000. Fascinating details surrounding some of these exonerations set them apart from the rest. Here are five recent exonerations that made headlines.
1. Michael Morton
The subject of a... | When? | 758 | 762 | 2011 | 2011 |
CHAPTER LII
ON THE TRAIL AGAIN
The most massive minds are apt to forget things at times. The most adroit plotters make their little mistakes. Psmith was no exception to the rule. He made the mistake of not telling Mike of the afternoon's happenings.
It was not altogether forgetfulness. Psmith was one of those peo... | Did he think this to be a thing a fellow could understand? | 852 | 933 | He seemed to look on it as one of those things which no fellow can understand.
| no |
CHAPTER XXXVI
THE CHARLATAN UNMASKED
There seemed for the next few minutes to be a somewhat singular abstention from any desire to interfere with the two people who stood in the centre of the little group, hand-in-hand. Saton, after his first speech, and after Lois had given him her hands, had turned a little defia... | What seemed to ebb slowly away in the silence? | null | 833 | courage which he had summoned up to meet a storm of disapproval, began to ebb | courage |
The motif of the England national football team has three lions passant guardant, the emblem of King Richard I, who reigned from 1189 to 1199. The lions, often blue, have had minor changes to colour and appearance. Initially topped by a crown, this was removed in 1949 when the FA was given an official coat of arms by t... | why? | 277 | 315 | FA was given an official coat of arms | they were given an official coat of arms |
CHAPTER XLV.
THE INVASION OF HAMPSHIRE.
When Tom and the major arrived at Waterloo Station, the latter in the breathless condition described in a preceding chapter, they found the German waiting for them with his two fellow-exiles. The gentleman of Nihilistic proclivities was somewhat tall and thin, with a long fro... | Did he wear glasses? | 1,002 | 1,029 | pair of double eye-glasses | yes |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A Pakistani court Monday gave police two weeks to prepare their case for charging five Americans whom police suspect of planning terrorist attacks.
Authorities have said they plan to prosecute the five men -- who are being held in jail -- under the country's anti-terrorism act.
A court ... | What group is responsible? | 834 | 850 | null | Jaish-e-Mohammed |
CHAPTER XLII
The Prince dined carefully, but with less than his usual appetite. Afterwards he lit a cigarette and strolled for a moment into the lounge. Celeste, who was waiting for him, glided at once to his side.
"Monsieur!" she whispered. "I have been here for one hour."
He nodded.
"Well?"
"Monsieur le Duc... | What he did next? | null | 154 | strolled for a moment into the lounge. | strolled for a moment into the lounge. |
(CNN) -- A Connecticut woman attacked Monday by her friend's pet chimpanzee was taken Thursday from a Connecticut hospital to the famed Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, a hospital spokeswoman said. She would not divulge the victim's condition nor the reason for the move.
Travis, seen here as a younger chimp, was fatally sho... | How old was the chimp? | 910 | null | 14-year-old chimp, | 14- |
CHAPTER LXXIX
The Wharton Wedding
It was at last settled that the Wharton marriage should take place during the second week in June. There were various reasons for the postponement. In the first place Mary Wharton, after a few preliminary inquiries, found herself forced to declare that Messrs. Muddocks and Cramble ... | What was the content of the letter to Arthur Fletcher from his brother John? | 361 | 372 | " we have put off mary ' s marriage a few days | " we have put off mary ' s marriage a few days |
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