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Publius Vergilius Maro (Classical Latin: [ˈpuː.blɪ.ʊs wɛrˈɡɪ.lɪ.ʊs ˈma.roː]; October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil /ˈvɜːrdʒᵻl/ in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics... | Where did he lead him? | 972 | 1,000 | through hell and purgatory. | through hell and purgatory. |
(CNN) -- Timothy Jones Jr. allegedly went on a 700-mile journey that began in South Carolina with the bodies of his five young children wrapped in garbage bags in the back of his SUV, authorities said Wednesday.
Jones, a 32-year-old computer tech and Mississippi State University graduate, told neighbors last week tha... | of what? | null | 684 | acting Sheriff Lewis McCarty of Lexington County | Lexington County |
CHAPTER IV.
NEGOTIATIONS.
It is necessary in this chapter to return to Phonny and Wallace, in order to explain how Phonny succeeded in getting his squirrel.
He was quite in haste, as he went on after leaving the squirrel, in order to get down to the mill where Espy lived, before the squirrel should have gnawed ou... | What did Wallace suggest when Phonny said he wanted to buy the squirrel? | null | 284 | cage | cage |
MaxiCode is a public domain, machine-readable symbol system originally created and used by United Parcel Service. Suitable for tracking and managing the shipment of packages, it resembles a barcode, but uses dots arranged in a hexagonal grid instead of bars. MaxiCode has been standardised under ISO/IEC 16023.
A MaxiC... | What's in the very center of it? | 431 | 461 | with a bullseye in the middle, | a bullseyes |
At the height of his power, Zhou Yongkang controlled police forces, spy agencies, court systems and prosecution offices across China -- and the domestic security czar wasn't shy in deploying his vast assets to crush dissent and unrest in the name of "preserving social stability."
During his reign before retiring in 2... | What kind of charges is he up against? | 1,524 | 1,544 | corruption charges | corruption charges |
Standardization or standardisation is the process of implementing and developing technical standards based on the consensus of different parties that include firms, users, interest groups, standards organizations and governments Standardization can help to maximize , interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality.... | What were the uses of uniform units of length in the planning of Indus Valley towns? | 243 | 267 | lothal , surkotada , kalibangan , dolavira , harappa , and mohenjo - daro | lothal , surkotada , kalibangan , dolavira , harappa , and mohenjo - daro |
The szlachta ([ˈʂlaxta] ( listen), exonym: Nobility) was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges between 1333 and 1370 during the reign of King Casimir III the Great.:211 In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the ... | How did the szlachta gain institutional privileges? | null | 71 | between 1333 and 1370 during the reign of king casimir iii the great | between 1333 and 1370 during the reign of king casimir iii the great |
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter for short), scriptwriter or scenarist is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs, comics or video games, are based.
Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to ... | What's a different thing about them in terms of their work? | null | 807 | What separates a professional screenwriter from an amateur screenwriter is that professional screenwriters are usually represented by a talent agency. | Professional screenwriters are usually represented by a talent agency. |
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Japanese: ゼルダの伝説 トワイライトプリンセス, Hepburn: Zeruda no Densetsu: Towairaito Purinsesu?) is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube and Wii home video game consoles. It is the thirteenth installment in the The Legend of Zelda series. Originally plan... | Who helps him? | null | 975 | assisted by a mysterious creature named Midna. | Midna. |
CHAPTER VIII
SHADOW HAMILTON'S CONFESSION
"I simply can't understand it, Phil. Gus Plum was frightened very much, or he would never have offered me a hundred dollars to keep quiet."
Dave and his chum were strolling along the edge of the campus, an hour after the conversation recorded in the last chapter. The boy ... | where were they walking? | 206 | 376 | null | along the edge of the campus |
I once was the leader of running a skills camp for a Boy Scout group. The weekend long camp included a lot of different games. One of the games was for fire-building. The point of the game was to help teach campers how to best build fires. There are many different ways you can build a campfire. You can build a lean-to ... | How long was the camp? | 74 | 91 | weekend long camp | weekend |
So, there was this kid named Jack that came up to my beanstalk one day. I couldn't believe my eyes, so I put down my ham sandwich I was eating and looked at him. I'm not sure what he thought he was doing there, but he sure did talk a lot. He kept asking me questions about this and then he asked me some questions about ... | How does he care for them? | 710 | 828 | I'm a giant and my job is to make sure the bean roots that we use to get down to earth are well protected and guarded. | making sure they are protected and guarded. |
CHAPTER LXXVIII - MISS LONGESTAFFE AGAIN AT CAVERSHAM
All this time Mr Longestaffe was necessarily detained in London while the three ladies of his family were living forlornly at Caversham. He had taken his younger daughter home on the day after his visit to Lady Monogram, and in all his intercourse with her had spo... | What happening to her? | 1,021 | 1,065 | Sophia, I suppose, is going to be married.' | she is going to be married.' |
Chapter 7
Betrayed
The two savages, Kaviri and Mugambi, squatting before the entrance to Kaviri's hut, looked at one another--Kaviri with ill-concealed alarm.
"What is it?" he whispered.
"It is Bwana Tarzan and his people," replied Mugambi. "But what they are doing I know not, unless it be that they are devouri... | what came closer? | null | 543 | Closer and closer came the sounds | the sounds |
(CNN)Hawaii is poised to become the first state in the nation to prohibit the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to anybody under age 21.
The state's legislature on Friday passed a bill raising the minimum legal age -- currently 18 -- to buy tobacco or e-cigarettes. The bill will now go before Gov. David I... | On what day? | 151 | 184 | The state's legislature on Friday | Friday |
François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his "nom de plume" Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state... | did he want them to be involved in government? | null | 320 | separation of church and state | no |
Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Bloomberg L.P. was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981 with the help of Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan, Charles Zegar, and a 30% ownership investment by Merrill Lynch.
Bloomberg L.P. pr... | What was the name of the company that Michael Bloomberg founded in 1981? | 16 | 46 | bloomberg l . p . is a privately held financial software , data , and media company headquartered in midtown manhattan , new york city . bloomberg l . p . | bloomberg l . p . is a privately held financial software , data , and media company headquartered in midtown manhattan , new york city . bloomberg l . p . |
(CNN) -- Baseball's biggest stars are in New York for Tuesday's All-Star game, as the sport says goodbye to one of its most famous landmarks.
Joseph Cornacchia, left, used to play with Babe Ruth when he was a kid, his son Jim says.
It's the Yankees' final season at the "House that Ruth Built," and MLB.com reports t... | Does he like the red Sox? | 929 | 1,024 | Patrick Palmer, 43, has been a Yankees fan since he was a kid, even though he grew up in Iowa. | No. |
Buenos Aires ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the first one was the meaning intended by t... | what can Buenos Aires be translated as? | 207 | 270 | "Buenos aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs | fair winds or good airs |
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... | did they carry weapons? | 425 | 463 | Slinging their guns across their backs | Yes |
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... | What is the Mathematics Genealogy Project? | null | 103 | The Mathematics Genealogy Project is a web-based database for the academic genealogy of mathematicians. | a web-based database for the academic genealogy of mathematicians. |
Chapter IX
Man and Man
Tarzan of the Apes lived on in his wild, jungle existence with little change for several years, only that he grew stronger and wiser, and learned from his books more and more of the strange worlds which lay somewhere outside his primeval forest.
To him life was never monotonous or stale. Th... | did he ride it? | 1,116 | 1,169 | Tarzan rode, perched high upon Tantor's mighty back. | yes |
(CNN) -- Call it what you will -- providence, fate or simply a stroke of incredibly good luck -- Colorado shooting victim Petra Anderson has some of it.
Anderson, 22, sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the movie theater rampage last week. Three shotgun pellets hit her arm, and one went through her nose into her bra... | What was a miracle? | null | 406 | brain abnormality | brain abnormality |
(CNN) -- Han Han is China's rebel writer who has become the unofficial voice for his generation.
As a teenager the 27-year-old began writing novels about angst-ridden characters that proved tremendously popular with China's angsty youth.
But it is his blog that has propelled him to celebrity status in China and ear... | What event did Han Han blog about in 2008? | 163 | 164 | sichuan earthquake | sichuan earthquake |
To unambiguously specify the date, dual dating or Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are sometimes used with dates. Dual dating uses two consecutive years because of differences in the starting date of the year, or includes both the Julian and Gregorian dates. Old Style and New Style (N.S.) indicate either whether t... | How many years it is for? | 136 | 157 | two consecutive years | two consecutive years |
Mesoamerica was a region and cultural area in the Americas, extending from approximately central Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica, and within which pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries... | When did they start growing cacao? | null | 693 | as early as 7000 BC, the domestication of cacao | as early as 7000 BC |
CHAPTER XIX
SADIE SEES A WAY
Soon after Festing started for British Columbia Sadie drove over to the farm; because she had heard about the fight in the poolroom and suspected why he had gone. At first she found it difficult to break down Helen's reserve, but the latter could not resist her frank sympathy, and softe... | What did Stephen hint that he might not return until? | 272 | 272 | spring | spring |
CHAPTER XII. LUCREZIA'S THIRD MARRIAGE
At about the same time that Burchard was making in his Diarium those entries which reflect so grossly upon the Pope and Lucrezia, Gianluca Pozzi, the ambassador of Ferrara at the Vatican, was writing the following letter to his master, Duke Ercole, Lucrezia's father-in-law elect... | And on what? | 1,127 | 1,144 | a great war-horse | a horse |
(CNN) -- "We're here! Oh, my God. Alina, you look so chic! Turn around!" -- the seal of approval from fashion's newest darling.
He's Patrick Pope, a Los Angeles-based Web producer who moonlights as P'Trique, the star of the viral videos, "S**t Fashion Girls Say." Since they debuted in February, the videos have had a ... | How long does it take Patrick Pope to get ready for an event? | 395 | 397 | about two hours | about two hours |
(CNN) -- Is it just harmless fun, or is something seriously wrong developing in sporting relations between Spain and France?
Yannick Noah, the last French tennis player to win the French Open back in 1983, started it last year when he claimed that Spain's recent sporting success could only be due to doping.
His rem... | Where is Rafael Nadal from? | 351 | 377 | Rafael Nadal, the Spaniard | Spain |
The Linguasphere Observatory (or "Observatoire", based upon its original French and legal title: ) is a transnational linguistic research network.
It was created in Quebec in 1983 and was subsequently established and registered in Normandy as a non-profit association under the honorary presidency of the late Léopold ... | In which field? | 652 | 668 | Sociolinguistics | Sociolinguistics |
Bobby was a little barn mouse and loved to sleep on a blanket. Every day in the morning, Bobby would wake up and fold his little blue blanket that he slept on. Bobby's uncle Arthur got the blanket for Bobby from in the big house. Bobby loved this blanket more than any other thing he had. Bobby had a lot of neat stuff. ... | Where did he like to sleep? | 33 | 62 | loved to sleep on a blanket. | on a blanket |
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 is the farmers name? | 1,140 | 1,145 | Bill | Bill |
(CNN) -- Jonathan Winters, the wildly inventive actor and comedian who appeared in such films as "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and "The Loved One" and played Robin Williams' son on the TV show "Mork & Mindy," has died. He was 87.
Winters died Thursday evening of natural causes at his home in Montecito, California... | What did Richard Lewis think of him? | 1,178 | 1,265 | null | he was a genius |
CHAPTER XIII
BAXTER DAWES
SOON after Paul had been to the theatre with Clara, he was drinking in the Punch Bowl with some friends of his when Dawes came in. Clara's husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh. He was very evidently on th... | What did Paul offer Dawes when they were drinking in the Punch Bowl? | 265 | 266 | null | a drink |
(CNN)Thousands gathered in Riyadh on Friday to say farewell to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, a cautious reformer who succeeded in securing broader freedoms in the conservative kingdom, but fell short in gaining greater independence for women.
Abdullah died early Friday, several weeks after the s... | What did the Royal court say was his cause of death? | 422 | 478 | null | didn't release an exact cause of death |
CHAPTER X.
THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR.
For who is he, whose chin is but enriched With one appearing hair, that will not follow These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers 'gainst France? Work, work your thoughts, and therein see a siege. King Henry V.
The next forenoon, Mary met James in the park, wandering in search ... | Where did Mary meet James? | 272 | 298 | Mary met James in the park | the park |
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 Farmer Bill like more than bread, cake, or cookies? | 282 | 283 | pies | pies |
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I, George II, George III, and George IV—who reigned in continuous succession from August 1714 to... | What terms described the building in the Us | 588 | 596 | Georgian | Georgian |
CHAPTER LII.
ANOTHER LOVER.
The party at Rudham Park had hardly been a success,--nor was it much improved in wit or gaiety when Mrs. Montacute Jones, Lord Giblet, and Jack de Baron had gone away, and Canon Holdenough and his wife, with Mr. Groschut, had come in their places. This black influx, as Lord Brotherton ca... | How about to the sinners? | 934 | 976 | he could not be efficacious among sinners | to not be efficacious |
The Iberian Peninsula , also known as Iberia , is located in the southwest corner of Europe. The peninsula is principally divided between Portugal and Spain, comprising most of their territory. It also includes Andorra and a small part of France along the peninsula's northeastern edge, as well as Gibraltar on its south... | How did the Ancient Greeks become aware of the Iberian Peninsula? | 236 | 243 | by voyaging westward on the mediterranean | by voyaging westward on the mediterranean |
Bohemia is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech lands in the present-day Czech Republic. In a broader meaning, Bohemia sometimes refers to the entire Czech territory, including Moravia and Czech Silesia, especially in a historical context, such as the Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by Bohemian ... | How was the Czech Republic divided during Czechoslovakia's existence? | 241 | 245 | one of its " lands | one of its " lands |
CHAPTER VI.
NOT IN LOVE.
Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world. He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner. He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Ma... | and what is his name? | 29 | 44 | Reginald Morton | Reginald Morton |
The Silurian is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. As with other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period's start and end are well identified, but the exact dates are unce... | After what? | 1,119 | 1,140 | null | Celtic tribe of Wales |
CHAPTER XXIV
Enid, my early and my only love, I thought, but that your father came between, In former days you saw me favourably, And if it were so, do not keep it back, Make me a little happier, let me know it.--TENNYSON
The foreign tour proved a great success. The summer in the Alps was delightful. The complete c... | Did Tennyson want Enid back? | 93 | 225 | In former days you saw me favourably, And if it were so, do not keep it back, Make me a little happier, let me know it.--TENNYSON
| Yes |
There was once a lion that lived in a circus. This lion, King, was the biggest lion in the zoo, and he was often mean to the other lions in the circus. He was giant, and because of this, he scared the other lions, including the smallest one, Lionel. Lionel was often bullied by King, and the other lions, like Mack and O... | What was the name of the lion that lived in the circus? | 29 | 29 | king | king |
The first grade class went on a bus to visit a farm. The farm was a long ways from their school. The farm was also far away from any other farms or houses. The farmers who lived there were the Nixon family. They grew corn. Sometimes when the weather was right, they would plant wheat, too. The fields were so large that ... | how about homes? | 96 | null | The farm was also far away from any other farms or houses | no |
(CNN) -- Overprotective sister? Underprotective husband?
No one knows what was said amongst Solange Knowles, Jay Z and Beyonce in that elevator in the Standard Hotel in Manhattan or even what led up to the video that appears to show Solange kicking and hitting her brother-in-law.
But here is what we do know: the In... | What led up to the altercation between Solange and Jay Z in the elevator? | 67 | 107 | video that appears to show solange kicking and hitting her brother - in - law . but here is what we do know : the internet is on fire with theories . earlier this week , an elevator surveillance video | video that appears to show solange kicking and hitting her brother - in - law . but here is what we do know : the internet is on fire with theories . earlier this week , an elevator surveillance video |
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations; in 2004, the international football federation, F... | how were they chosen? | 622 | null | selected for participation via a worldwide qualification tournament | Worldwide qualification tournament. |
CHAPTER XXII--THE CITY OF BRIDGES
So for long hours sat Enid by her lord, There in the naked hall, propping his head, And chafing his pale hands, and calling to him. And at the last he waken'd from his swoon.
TENNYSON, Enid.
The transit was happily effected, and closely hidden in wool, Leonard Copeland was lift... | Who was removed from the floating vessel? | 295 | 311 | null | Leonard Copeland |
(CNN) -- A thin girl with caramel skin and a yellow silk blouse walks alone through a barren landscape of rubble.
Nway prepares for her new job, selling vegetables from her aunt's garden.
Her legs are marked by cuts. Her face is smeared with white streaks of powder. And her eyes are blank as she sifts through the d... | In which country? | 389 | 396 | Myanmar | Myanmar |
Cairo (CNN) -- Civil rights lawyers demanded the death penalty for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday, joining prosecutor's calls for him to be executed.
"We merged our voice with the prosecutor's closing arguments from last week's hearing and demanded the death sentence to Mubarak, his former interior... | For who? | 36 | 107 | demanded the death penalty for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak | Hosni Mubarak |
CHAPTER V
WOLF'S OFFER
Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters. Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_. They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation. All was quiet. One heard the fountain spl... | What was he reclined in? | 102 | null | null | a basket-chair |
CHAPTER VII
There was a good deal of speculation at the Sheridan Club, of which he was a popular and much envied member, as to the cause for the complete disappearance from their midst of Francis Ledsam since the culmination of the Hilditch tragedy.
"Sent back four topping briefs, to my knowledge, last week," one o... | what was the name of the club? | 58 | 71 | Sheridan Club | Sheridan Club |
Bill and Steve went to the park. It was a nice Saturday afternoon. They both rode their bicycles to the park. Bill and Steve were hoping to use the swings, but when they showed up, the swings were being used by Anne and Susan.
"Can we use the swings?" Bill asked the two girls, hoping they were almost done.
"Not now... | Why did they go to their bikes? | null | 823 | They went to their bikes to go back home. | to go home |
(CNN) -- Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords stood next to her husband in court Thursday as he spoke directly to Jared Loughner, the Arizona man who tried to assassinate the then-congresswoman in a January 2011 shooting.
"Mr. Loughner, you may have put a bullet through her head, but you haven't put a dent in her spirit and he... | Why did she feel sad? | 1,582 | 1,685 | "To hear story after story of what the impact of this horrible day had on people was really difficult." | hearing story after story of what the impact of this horrible day had on people |
There once was a beautiful princess named Lizzie who lived in a castle in the woods. One day she went for a walk to see if any of the spring flowers had started to bloom. Her mother's birthday was the next day. If there were flowers blooming she would pick some for her mother. Her mother's name was Queen Alice. As she ... | It's name? | 1,380 | 1,397 | heir dog, Daisy, | Daisy, |
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 was the official name? | 1,114 | 1,201 | null | "ISO/IEC 14882:1998" |
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CNN) -- The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violence in Darfur.
Al-Bashir waves to supporters in the sudanese capital, Khartoum on Wednesday.
It is the first arrest warrant e... | Who was a warrant issued for? | 78 | 158 | issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir | Bashir |
Farmer John loves to have parties! Everyone says that he has the best parties in the neighborhood. He invites all of his friends to his farm and cooks lots of food. Bill is Farmer John's best friend. Bill often comes over to the farm early to help Farmer John cook the food. They like to make sandwiches, salad, pasta an... | Who makes the pasta? | 329 | 333 | Bill | Bill |
John was born to Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine on 24 December 1166. Henry had inherited significant territories along the Atlantic seaboard—Anjou, Normandy and England—and expanded his empire by conquering Brittany. Henry married the powerful Eleanor of Aquitaine, who reigned over the Duchy of Aquitaine ... | What was created when Henry and Eleanor wed? | 450 | 483 | The result was the Angevin Empire | the Angevin Empire |
CHAPTER XXVII
STARTLING NEWS
It was noon on the day after Wandle's flight, and Jernyngham was sitting with his friends in a room of the Leslie homestead when Muriel, looking out of the window, saw Prescott's hired man ride up at a gallop. His haste and his anxious expression when he dismounted alarmed her, but her ... | Did Leslie like to chat? | null | 602 | Leslie opened the door. He was a talkative person | Yes. |
CHAPTER III
_Danny Meadow Mouse Plays Hide and Seek_
Life is always a game of hide and seek to Danny Meadow Mouse. You see, he is such a fat little fellow that there are a great many other furry-coated people, and almost as many who wear feathers, who would gobble Danny up for breakfast or for dinner if they could.... | What did Danny like to do in the snow? | null | 1,204 | Yes, sir, Danny Meadow Mouse liked the snow. He just loved to dig in it and make tunnels | dig in it and make tunnels |
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 does it get money? | 1,273 | 1,386 | It also is funded in large part by big donors who still work at Romney's former investment firm, Bain Capital.
| Donors from Bain Capital. |
CHAPTER XX
WOMAN'S WILES
Arnold sprang to his feet. It was significant that, after his first surprise, he spoke to Fenella with his head half turned towards his companion, and an encouraging smile upon his lips.
"I had no idea that we were coming here," he said. "We should not have thought of intruding. It was yo... | What did she say | 1,099 | 1,133 | "You are very kind," Ruth murmured | "You are very kind," |
Tarwala was a strange boy. He liked to eat anything that was put in front of him, even if it wasn't food. As a child he ate chalk sticks thinking it was candy. All the strange things he ate made him very sick. After eating the chalk, his stomach made a weird noise as if it was trying to talk to him. Tarwala accidentall... | Who had an idea? | null | 635 | His dad had a great idea, | His dad |
(CNN) -- Serbia will face France in the final of the Davis Cup after a tense 3-2 semifinal victory over the Czech Republic in front of a passionate home support in Belgrade.
The Czechs led 2-1 after winning Saturday's doubles rubber, meaning the hosts had to claim victory in both reverse singles to secure their first... | Who did Gilles Simon beat? | 1,206 | 1,221 | Eduardo Schwank | Eduardo Schwank |
The Hindu is an Indian daily newspaper. Headquartered at Chennai, "The Hindu" was published weekly when it was launched in 1878, and started publishing daily in 1889. It is one of the two Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after "The Times of India" with aver... | What was it's average sales in the first half of 2016? | 316 | 382 | average qualifying sales of 1.45 million copies as of Jan−Jun 2016 | 1.45 million copies. |
CHAPTER IX
SETTLING DOWN TO STUDY
Dick meant what he said concerning coming back to Putnam Hall for the sake of learning something. He felt that he had lost too much time from school already to lose more, and he pitched in with a vigor that was indeed surprising.
"I don't see how you can do it," said Tom one day.... | To whom did Putnam write? | 589 | 715 | was what the captain told himself, and he wrote Anderson Rover a long letter, in which he praised the boys for their efforts. | Anderson Rover |
(CNN)A Michigan man is accused of threatening to behead the police officer who put Eric Garner in a chokehold.
Alvaro Eduardo Guzman-Telles, 29, said in a Facebook post in December he was "going to personally kill and behead Daniel Pantaleo" and that "this is a written threat and has to be taken extremely seriously,"... | What did he post? | 191 | 242 | going to personally kill and behead Daniel Pantaleo | going to personally kill and behead Daniel Pantaleo |
CHAPTER V.
With Monday morning began the earning of the pig. Miss Fosbrook's first business after prayers was to deal out the week's allowance-- sixpence to each of the four elders, threepence apiece to the three younger ones.
"May there be no fines," she said.
"I'll not have the hundredth part of a fine!" shou... | Did she say that angrily? | 931 | 964 | in her good-humoured hearty voice | No. |
CHAPTER XX
FAST IN THE ICE
"Well, there is one piece of luck," said Barwell Dawson, the next morning. "Our collier is here, so we can take on coal at once, and get away from here inside of three or four days."
"Yes, we want to take advantage of the weather while it lasts," answered the captain of the _Ice King_. ... | How long before they'd be able to leave? | 31 | 214 | "Well, there is one piece of luck," said Barwell Dawson, the next morning. "Our collier is here, so we can take on coal at once, and get away from here inside of three or four days." | three or four days |
CHAPTER II.
THE HOME OF WASHINGTON'S BOYHOOD--HIS EARLY EDUCATION--LAWRENCE WASHINGTON AND HIS CAMPAIGN IN THE WEST INDIES--DEATH OF WASHINGTON'S FATHER--THE WIDOWED MOTHER AND HER CHILDREN--SCHOOL EXERCISES.
Not long after the birth of George, his father removed to an estate in Stafford County, opposite Fredericks... | what was this house similar to? | 340 | null | similar in style to the one at Bridges Creek | to the one at Bridges Creek |
Oslo, Norway (CNN) -- The suspect in the bombing and mass shooting in Norway believed the terrorist attacks were "horrible," but "in his head (they) were necessary," a man who identified himself as the suspect's lawyer told Norwegian broadcaster TV2.
Geir Lippestad told TV2 late Saturday that he represented Anders Be... | Where was the explosion? | 70 | null | Norway | Norway |
CHAPTER XXVIII.
THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER,
"Tom, we are in a fix."
"So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?"
"We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others."
"Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall ... | How did Tom respond when he was freed from the ropes? | 106 | 109 | try to get free | try to get free |
Yaounde, Cameroon (CNN)Cameroonian troops and their allies have freed a German man who was held for six months by Islamist terror group Boko Haram, Cameroonian President Paul Biya said.
Boko Haram kidnapped German citizen Robert Nitsch Eberhard in Nigeria in July, Biya said in a statement read Wednesday on state-run ... | Which group is it? | 110 | 146 | by Islamist terror group Boko Haram | Islamist terror group |
CHAPTER XX.
HOW CAPTAIN USSHER SUCCEEDED.
Late the next morning, Feemy and the other girls got up; they had slept together to make room in the house for the victorious Bob, but as Father John had prophesied, they were all too tired to be much inconvenienced by this. Immediately after breakfast the car came round, a... | What does she need protection from? | 599 | 708 | began assuring her that he would do all in his power to protect her from the evil machinations of her brother | her brother |
CHAPTER IV
On the following morning, being Sunday morning, Linda positively refused to get up at the usual hour, and declared her intention of not going to church. She was, she said, so ill that she could not go to church. Late on the preceding evening Madame Staubach, after she had left Peter Steinmarc, had spoken t... | did she ask linda about the rumor? | 438 | 558 | Linda," Madame Staubach said, "Peter has told me that Ludovic Valcarm has been--making love to you. Linda, is this true? | yes |
ISO 639-5:2008 "Codes for the representation of names of languages—Part 5: Alpha-3 code for language families and groups" is a highly incomplete international standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It was developed by ISO Technical Committee 37, Subcommittee 2, and first publish... | when was ISO 639-5:2008 published? | 239 | 338 | It was developed by ISO Technical Committee 37, Subcommittee 2, and first published on May 15, 2008 | May 15, 2008 |
Billings, Montana (CNN) -- Fighting back tears, Auliea Hanlon sat on the witness stand in a Montana courtroom, just feet away from the man who pleaded guilty to raping her 14-year-old daughter -- and initially received a sentence that required him to serve just 31 days in prison.
"Here we are -- six, seven years late... | where did he get taken after court? | null | 1,164 | Montana State Prison | Montana State Prison |
(CNN) -- Every day for decades, it was an essential part of the day for millions of listeners. A voice would boom out over the radio airwaves, announcing, "Hello, Americans, this is Paul Harvey! Stand by for news!"
Paul Harvey gave Brent Burns his "big break," giving one of his songs national exposure for the first t... | What has since happened to Hargis's hearing? | 1,429 | 1,544 | Hargis has since lost 70 percent of his hearing and says that Harvey's voice was one of the few he could understand | Lost 70 percent of it |
CHAPTER XVI.
MARCH FROM FORT CUMBERLAND--THE GREAT SAVAGE MOUNTAIN--CAMP AT THE LITTLE MEADOWS--DIVISION OF THE FORCES--CAPTAIN JACK AND HIS BAND--SCAROOYADI IN DANGER--ILLNESS OF WASHINGTON--HIS HALT AT THE YOUGHIOGENY--MARCH OF BRADDOCK--THE GREAT MEADOWS--LURKING ENEMIES--THEIR TRACKS--PRECAUTIONS-- THICKETTY RUN-... | How long did it take? | 864 | 960 | had been employed upwards of ten days in cutting down trees, removing rocks, and opening a road. | upwards of ten days |
South Slavic dialects historically formed a continuum. The turbulent history of the area, particularly due to expansion of the Ottoman Empire, resulted in a patchwork of dialectal and religious differences. Due to population migrations, Shtokavian became the most widespread in the western Balkans, intruding westwards i... | Were the languages sometimes named by region? | null | 759 | the language was referred to under a variety of names, such as "Slavic", "Illyrian", or according to region, | yes |
CHAPTER XXVII. CYTHEREA'S BOWER.
There Citherea, goddesse was and quene, Honourid highly for her majeste, And eke her sonne, the mighty god I weene, Cupid the blinde, that for his dignite A M lovers worshipp on ther kne. There was I bid on pain of dethe to pere, By Mercury, the winged messengre.--CHAUCER.
By twelve... | who? | 515 | 536 | aking with him Betty, | Betty, |
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The first stable line-up consisted of Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica), Mick Jagger (lead vocals), Keith Richards (guitar, backing vocals), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums), and Ian Stewart (piano). Stewart was removed from the official line-u... | When did he stop? | 383 | 387 | 1985 | 1985 |
The University of London is a collegiate and a federal research university located in London, England, The University was incorporated originally by royal charter in 1836 and is, at present, incorporated by royal charter granted in 1863. It is now governed by the University of London Act 1994 and by the Statutes made u... | And how many not on campus? | 551 | 623 | 161,270 campus-based students and over 50,000 distance learning students | 50,000 |
CHAPTER X.
He looked expectantly on the cabin table for a letter upon his return to the ship, but was disappointed, and the only letter yielded by the post next morning came from Captain Barber. It was couched in terms of great resignation, and after bemoaning the unfortunate skipper’s untimely demise in language o... | When was he hired? | null | 1,246 | whom Fraser took on in the afternoon | in the afternoon |
CHAPTER XIII
BUB SUCCUMBS TO FORCE
One day Peter Conant abruptly left his office, came home and packed his grip and then hurried down town and caught the five o'clock train for New York. He was glum and uncommunicative, as usual, merely telling Aunt Hannah that business called him away and he did not know when he w... | What did Will Morrison offer to Peter Conant? | 171 | null | hillcrest lodge , during july and august , and although i told him we couldn ' t use the place he insisted on my taking an order on his man to turn the shack over to us . " " the shack ! " cried aunt hannah indignantly . " why , peter , hillcrest lodge is a little palace . it is the cosiest , most delightful place i ha... | hillcrest lodge , during july and august , and although i told him we couldn ' t use the place he insisted on my taking an order on his man to turn the shack over to us . " " the shack ! " cried aunt hannah indignantly . " why , peter , hillcrest lodge is a little palace . it is the cosiest , most delightful place i ha... |
CHAPTER XXXIX
Doctor Crofts Is Turned Out
"Have you heard the news, my dear, from the Small House?" said Mrs Boyce to her husband, some two or three days after Mrs Dale's visit to the squire. It was one o'clock, and the parish pastor had come in from his ministrations to dine with his wife and children.
"What new... | Does Mrs. Dale pay rent? | 561 | 611 | She doesn't pay a shilling of rent where she is." | no |
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS, simplified Chinese: 北斗卫星导航系统; traditional Chinese: 北斗衛星導航系統; pinyin: Běidǒu wèixīng dǎoháng xìtǒng) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale glo... | When did the limited constellation start working? | 692 | 799 | It has been offering navigation services, mainly for customers in China and neighboring regions, since 2000 | 2000 |
The Sun had the largest circulation of any daily newspaper in the United Kingdom, but in late 2013 slipped to second largest Saturday newspaper behind the Daily Mail. It had an average daily circulation of 2.2 million copies in March 2014. Between July and December 2013 the paper had an average daily readership of appr... | What was the largest demographic that bought the Sun around 2013? | 1,080 | 1,089 | 1,686,840 | 1,686,840 |
Brasov, Romania (CNN) -- The ruins of Poienari Castle sit high on a mountain peak with a seemingly never-ending vista looking out over deep gorges, charcoal-gray cliffs and mountain streams.
It's a natural paradise, but we did not make the trip to this castle just for the awesome view. Visitors come for its connectio... | where did the character live? | 500 | 568 | Transylvania (in modern central Romania) as "Count Dracula's" home. | Transylvania |
Rocky's been a fictional hero for decades, but in Edmonton, Alberta, today there's a hero named Rocky who is definitely real -- only he's 8 years old and has four legs.
This Rocky, a Labrador retriever-husky mix, is being hailed for pulling a 9-year-old girl from an icy river on Easter Sunday. His owner, Adam Shaw, 2... | How long could she have survived longer? | 669 | 731 | null | Less than two minutes |
CHAPTER VI
THE FUN OF A NIGHT
"My gracious, Plum acts as if he was scared to death," observed Phil, after the bully and his companion had departed, leaving the others a clear field.
"He certainly was worked up," returned Dave. "I wonder what he'll have to say to-morrow?"
There was no answering that question, an... | what did Sam say when he saw them? | 461 | 466 | Well? | Well? |
(CNN) -- If you placed bets on Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch joining the cast of "True Detective," it's time to collect your winnings.
After weeks of rumors, HBO has confirmed that McAdams, Kitsch and Kelly Reilly will also star in the second season of the network's acclaimed drama.
HBO, which shares a parent co... | Did it win any? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
CHAPTER III
On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka. In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since. For himself he would have cared, p... | what was the person Nina wanted to marry? | 349 | null | Jewish | Jewish |
Mary loved walking through the woods with her dog, Max. Max and Mary would go on all sorts of adventures together. They really loved looking for blueberries together and then falling asleep next to each other in the tall grass. One day, as Mary was picking the blueberries, she turned around to find that Max was not the... | How many places did she search? | 421 | null | .next to the stream, in their secret hiding place behind the raspberry bushes, and even inside the old cabin that sat in the woods. | Three and she kept looking. |
A system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole. Every system is delineated by its spatial and temporal boundaries, surrounded and influenced by its environment, described by its structure and purpose and expressed in its functioning.
The term "system" comes from the Latin... | Who pioneered the development of the concept of a "system" in the natural sciences? | 182 | 185 | null | sadi carnot |
CHAPTER X.
MR. HART AND CAPTAIN STUBBER.
When George Hotspur left Humblethwaite, turned out of the house by the angry Baronet early in the morning,--as the reader will remember,--he was at his own desire driven to Penrith, choosing to go south rather than north. He had doubted for a while as to his immediate destin... | Why was the pheasant-shooting and the distinguished party not of much moment to George Hotspur? | 359 | 371 | this business which he had now in hand was of so much importance | this business which he had now in hand was of so much importance |
The Canada 2011 Census is a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10, 2011. Statistics Canada, an agency of the Canadian government, conducts a nationwide census every five years. In 2011, it consisted of a mandatory short form census questionnaire and an inaugural National Household Survey (NHS), a vo... | Is there a tie for first? | 1,137 | 1,214 | Ontario and Prince Edward Island each hold the highest response rate at 98.3% | yes |
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