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CHAPTER XI.
DETERIORATION OF CHARACTER.
B.C. 329
Alexander at the summit of his ambition.--Sad changes.--Alexander becomes dissipated.--His officers became estranged.--Character of Parmenio.--His services to Alexander.--Parmenio's son, Philotas.--His dissolute character.--Conspiracies.--Plot of Dymnus.--Dymnus de... | Did he live a simple life there? | 1,518 | 1,557 | imitating all their state and splendor | No |
Chennai (; formerly known as Madras or ) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, it is one of the biggest cultural, economic and educational centres in South India. According to the 2011 Indian census, it is the fifth-largest city and fourth-most populous... | It is the forth most populous what in India? | 299 | 349 | fourth-most populous urban agglomeration in India | Urban agglomeration |
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... | Why not? | 154 | null | He also didn't have wings | no wings |
(CNN) -- Gary Oldman is doubling down on his apology for his recent Playboy interview.
The British actor appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday to say in person what he's already said to the Anti-Defamation League in a letter: He very much regrets the remarks he made to Playboy about Jewish people and Hollywoo... | How did Gary Oldman express his regret for his remarks on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"? | 73 | 74 | a letter | a letter |
The stinker was that no one let the elf in. He had waited at the door for four whole hours, but was afraid to knock in case the noise would wake the humans. This elf was the tooth fairy's helper, but one day hoped to work in the North Pole. That would never happen if he couldn't even help the tooth fairy with teeth on ... | What was he worried about? | 44 | 156 | He had waited at the door for four whole hours, but was afraid to knock in case the noise would wake the humans. | That the humans would wake if he knocked. |
(CNN) -- Glasgow Rangers won their 53rd Scottish title and ninth under manager Walter Smith as a 1-0 win over Hibernian on Sunday gave them an unassailable points advantage over city rivals Celtic.
Kyle Lafferty scored his third goal in four games to secure the three points for Rangers, who were the defending champio... | Is that his permanent job? | 517 | null | interim manager Neil Lennon | no |
Kathmandu(/ˌkɑːtmɑːnˈduː/; Nepali pronunciation: [kɑʈʰmɑɳɖu]) is the capital and largest municipality of Nepal. It also hosts the headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). It is the only city of Nepal with the administrative status of Mahanagar (Metropolitan City), as compared to Upa... | What is a major part of their lives? | 860 | 894 | Religious and cultural festivities | Religious and cultural festivities |
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (Korean: ; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo... | What would they begin? | null | 177 | 17 September to 2 October 1988 | 17 September 1988 |
(CNN) -- They were sons and daughters, with their whole lives ahead of them. Until -- for reasons no one has yet explained -- their lives came to a horrific, bloody halt on a rural road on Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau.
Dominic Davis, 17
Davis was new to Tennessee, having recently moved from Colorado with his fami... | WAS HE ANTI SOCIAL? | 561 | 704 | A sophomore at Cumberland County High School, where he was well-liked and respected, Davis loved art, music and sports, especially basketball. | No |
CHAPTER XI
OVERHEARD IN THE SUMMER-HOUSE
"Dave, what do you think! I saw Link Merwell this morning!"
It was Laura who spoke, as she burst into her brother's room, where the youth was looking over the things he expected to take with him on his trip West.
"You saw Link Merwell!" cried Dave, dropping some collars ... | Did she talk to him? | 399 | 511 | null | no |
There was a beautiful butterfly that was flying around in a park. It was the only one in there. It was pink. It was very pretty. A small boy saw it and wanted to put it in his pocket. He had a naughty look on his face. First he walked slowly to where the butterfly was. The butterfly had been sitting by a flower. When i... | How many butterflies were in the park? | 0 | 66 | null | one |
Muslims believe the Quran was verbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibril), gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death. Muslims regard the Quran as the most important miracle of Muhamma... | What is the book regarded as? | 957 | 1,002 | standard version now known as Uthman's codex | Uthman's codex |
St. Louis () is an independent city and major U.S. port in the state of Missouri, built along the western bank of the Mississippi River, on the border with Illinois. The city had an estimated 2016 population of 311,404, and is the cultural and economic center of the Greater St. Louis area (home to 2,916,447 people), ma... | How many in the whole state? | 413 | 521 | Nine of the ten Fortune 500 companies based in Missouri are located within the St. Louis metropolitan area. | 10 |
(CNN) -- Henry Joseph Madden was a good student and track team member in high school, but he had a secret: He sometimes wore his mother's pantyhose and underwear under his clothes.
Dr. Jennifer Madden, a family physician, began her transition to being female at age 48.
"I really wanted to be a girl so bad, and that... | What was her birth name? | 9 | 47 | null | Henry Joseph Madden |
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... | Where? | 422 | 510 | indicate that dogs diverged from an extinct wolf-like canid in Eurasia 40,000 years ago. | Eurasia |
(CNN) -- Ariel Castro used the promise of a puppy to lure Michelle Knight into the Cleveland home where he held her hostage for 11 years.
"He tells me, 'Just come in for a little while. The puppies are upstairs. You can take one home to your son,'" Knight said in an interview broadcast Tuesday on the syndicated "Dr. ... | Where? | null | 1,031 | null | Cleveland |
(CNN) -- When White House press secretary Josh Earnest said this week that President Barack Obama had "substantially improved the tranquillity of the global community," many observers reacted with disbelief.
When the President refused to go to the U.S.-Mexico border last week to see the crisis of young people floodin... | What did President Obama do instead of going to the U.S.-Mexico border? | 105 | 106 | played pool | played pool |
CHAPTER XXVII
A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
If Jimmy had entertained any doubts concerning the effectiveness of this disclosure, they would have vanished at the sight of the other's face. Just as the rich hues of a sunset pale slowly into an almost imperceptible green, so did the purple of Sir Thomas's cheeks becom... | What did Jimmy expect to do to the enemy? | 632 | 647 | null | check him |
Pliny the Elder (b. Gaius Plinius Secundus, AD 23 – 79) was a Roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, a naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and friend of the emperor Vespasian.
Spending most of his spare time studying, writing, and investigating natural and geographic phenomena in the field,... | and mom? | 1,240 | 1,248 | Marcella | Marcella |
(CNN) -- An attorney for a 14-year-old Australian, accused of marijuana possession in Indonesia, is hoping to avoid a prison sentence for his client and have the boy released to undergo drug rehabilitation.
The teen, whose name has not been publicly released, could face a minimum of four years in prison, according to... | Will he be treated as an adult? | 1,039 | 1,100 | the teen will be dealt with under the law applying to minors | no |
CHAPTER I
GUY POYNTON AGAIN
"I Suppose," the boy said thoughtfully, "I must seem to you beastly ungrateful. You've been a perfect brick to me ever since that night. But I can't help being a bit homesick. You see, it was really the first time I'd ever been away from home for long, and though my little place isn't a ... | Is he a little homesick? | 169 | 285 | But I can't help being a bit homesick. You see, it was really the first time I'd ever been away from home for long, | yes |
(CNN) -- It could be the spartan living environment, or perhaps growing up in the thin air nearly 3,000 meters above sea level -- or maybe it's the influence of a legendary local coach.
Whatever its secret, a remote mountain town in Ethiopia has produced a string of world-beating distance runners.
Three-time Olympi... | What is she known for? | 303 | 330 | Three-time Olympic champion | Three-time Olympic champion |
(CNN) -- Long before Chen Guangcheng became internationally known as a human rights crusader, villagers near his home knew him as the man to go to when they had trouble with local authorities.
Despite having little formal legal education, Chen began advocating on behalf of villagers in 1996 at the age of 25, accordin... | Was he guarded? | 467 | 508 | dramatic escape last week from the guards | yes |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (), commonly referred to as Rutgers University, Rutgers, or RU, is an American public research university and the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey.
Rutgers was chartered as Queen's College on November 10, 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the Un... | how does it compare in age to other colleges | 278 | 310 | It is the eighth-oldest college | eighth-oldest |
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
DINNER AT BICKERSTAFF'S--HIFFERNAN AND HIS IMPECUNIOSITY--KENRICK'S EPIGRAM--JOHNSON'S CONSOLATION--GOLDSMITH'S TOILET--THE BLOOM-COLORED COAT--NEW ACQUAINTANCES--THE HORNECKS--A TOUCH OF POETRY AND PASSION--THE JESSAMY BRIDE
In October Goldsmith returned to town and resumed his usual haunts. We... | What chapter are we discussing? | 0 | 20 | CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE | CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE |
CHAPTER XXI
Before going to sleep that night Duane had decided to go to Ord and try to find the rendezvous where Longstreth was to meet his men. These men Duane wanted even more than their leader. If Longstreth, or Cheseldine, was the brains of that gang, Poggin was the executor. It was Poggin who needed to be found ... | did he decide this before sleeping? | 15 | null | efore going to sleep that night Duane had decided to go to Ord | Yes. |
CHAPTER XVII
MR. DUGE FAILS
Norris Vine without a doubt was trapped. He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key. The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary. They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut. Each wore a s... | How many men entered? | 157 | 160 | two | two |
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... | When did Merrill Lynch invest? | 1,549 | null | 1983 | 1983 |
Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- A defense lawyer for Amanda Knox made an impassioned plea to the jury Wednesday as the high-profile case neared its conclusion. Knox is the American student accused of killing her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, at the villa they shared in Italy.
"We suffer at the memory of Meredith. But w... | Who is the article referring to? | 402 | 410 | Meredith | Meredith |
Tuesdays during the summer tickets are buy one get one free at the city zoo. Jason loves animals, so his dad takes him to the zoo every Tuesday in the summer. This Tuesday Jason's dad is feeling sick so his mommy has to take him to the zoo. There is also a new animal that Jason can't wait to see; a rattle snake. Tuesda... | Why does his mom turn the radio up? | 403 | 554 | On the car ride Jason's favorite song "The Wheels on the Bus" plays on the radio. Jason's mommy turns the radio louder and they sing the song together. | because Jason's favorite song is on the radio |
CHAPTER IX
FOILED
"We seem to be just in time, Mr. Hurd," Wilhelmina said. "Do you mind coming back for a moment into your study? Mr. Macheson and I have something to say to you."
He glanced at his watch. He was wholly unable to conceal his annoyance at their appearance.
"I am afraid," he said, with strained ci... | How many minutes did he declare he could spare? | 724 | 748 | null | five |
(Mental Floss) -- It's hard to walk down the aisle of a liquor store without running across a bottle bearing someone's name.
A costumed reveler at a Captain Morgan party celebrates the rum named after the 17th century privateer.
We put them in our cocktails, but how well do we know them?
Here's some biographical ... | What year did Johnnie Walker open his grocery store? | 293 | 293 | null | 1819 |
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountaino... | where is it's capital city? | -1 | null | unknown | unknown |
Sally liked going outside. She put on her shoes. She went outside to walk. She walked on the green grass. The sun was warm. The trees were tall. The birds sang in the trees. Sally liked how the birds can sing. Sally likes to sing with the birds, outside. Ring, ring, is how the birds sang. Sally sang ring, ring, with th... | What did Sally do with her shoes? | 93 | 96 | took off her shoes | took off her shoes |
CHAPTER XIV.
MR. LAGUNE'S POINT OF VIEW.
For three days the Laboratory at South Kensington saw nothing of Lagune, and then he came back more invincibly voluble than ever. Everyone had expected him to return apostate, but he brought back an invigorated faith, a propaganda unashamed. From some source he had derived s... | did he say anything? | 838 | null | Once or twice he seemed about to address Lagune, and thought better of it with the words upon his lips. | no |
On October 9, 2006 at 6:00 a.m., the network switched to a 24-hour schedule, becoming one of the last major English-language broadcasters to transition to such a schedule. Most CBC-owned stations previously signed off the air during the early morning hours (typically from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.). Instead of the infomer... | Was it an early mover in that regard? | 22 | 30 | 6:00 a.m | yes |
JavaScript (), often abbreviated as JS, is a high-level, dynamic, weakly typed, object-based, multi-paradigm, and interpreted programming language. Alongside HTML and CSS, JavaScript is one of the three core technologies of World Wide Web content production. It is used to make webpages interactive and provide online pr... | What type of applications can JavaScript be used to write? | 313 | 315 | mobile and desktop | mobile and desktop |
Chapter XXIV.
"March--march--march! Making sounds as they tread, Ho-ho! how they step, Going down to the dead."
Coxe.
The time Maud consumed in her meditations over the box and its contents, had been employed by the captain in preparations for his enterprise. Joyce, young Blodget, Jamie and Mike, led by their com... | And they were? | 1,908 | 1,955 | the captain and serjeant came to the conclusion | the captain and serjeant |
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... | What had made it bad? | 155 | 182 | years of war and infighting | years of war and infighting |
The Alps (/ælps/; Italian: Alpi [ˈalpi]; French: Alpes [alp]; German: Alpen [ˈʔalpm̩]; Slovene: Alpe [ˈáːlpɛ]) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechte... | Is rain consistent in these mountains? | 962 | 1,079 | The altitude and size of the range affects the climate in Europe; in the mountains precipitation levels vary greatly | no |
Sam wanted a phone, so he asked his Mom if he could have one because phones are very expensive. Sam told his Mom that he could do extra chores for money to buy one. Sam's Mom told him that a phone is very expensive, much more expensive than the toys he normally buys with his chore money. But Sam still really wanted a p... | Did he eventually get one? | null | 663 | He found a phone lying | Yes. |
CHAPTER XI. THE ASHBURNS
Gregory Ashburn pushed back his chair and made shift to rise from the table at which he and his brother had but dined.
He was a tall, heavily built man, with a coarse, florid countenance set in a frame of reddish hair that hung straight and limp. In the colour of their hair lay the only poi... | What did Gregory say was troubling him? | 253 | 255 | lack of news | lack of news |
CHAPTER VIII
AFFAIRS OF LAULII AND FANGALII
_November--December_ 1888
For Becker I have not been able to conceal my distaste, for he seems to me both false and foolish. But of his successor, the unfortunately famous Dr. Knappe, we may think as of a good enough fellow driven distraught. Fond of Samoa and the Samoa... | who followed him ? | 226 | 232 | Knappe | Knappe |
Bob woke up to go to his first day of school on Monday. He woke up to his dog barking at him. His parents gave him a ride to school. When he arrived at school, he went to his first class which was gym class. In gym class, his gym teacher made him run laps around the track because he had been late to class. After he had... | About what? | 549 | 598 | about a lady who had fallen in love with a kitty | a lady and a kitty |
Gia was new in the neighborhood. She really wanted to meet some new friends. She was lonely and tired of playing with her toys all by herself. Her mother told her that the best way to meet new friends was to go somewhere where other kids are at. She remembered seeing a park on the corner when they were moving in. She a... | How was she feeling? | 77 | 91 | null | lonely |
(CNN) -- Perhaps somebody forgot to tell Rafael Benitez that the Oscars were last week.
It doesn't matter. Benitez's extraordinary post-match performance Wednesday managed to combine the good, the bad and the ugly as the Chelsea manager launched a scathing attack on his employers and club's supporters before revealin... | When is he going to quit? | 322 | 360 | he will quit at the end of this season | at the end of this season |
The terms upper case and lower case can be written as two consecutive words, connected with a hyphen (upper-case and lower-case), or as a single word (uppercase and lowercase). These terms originated from the common layouts of the shallow drawers called type cases used to hold the movable type for letterpress printing.... | What country initially followed this convention? | 521 | 571 | The convention followed by many British publishers | Britan |
(CNN) -- Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who embodied a vanishing breed of liberal Republicanism before switching to the Democratic Party at the twilight of his political career, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, his family announced.
Specter died of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at his home in... | How did he die? | 9 | null | Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who embodied a vanishing breed of liberal Republicanism before switching to the Democratic Party at the twilight of his political career, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, his family announced. | Cancer. |
CHAPTER XX--NO. 5 CHEYNE ROW
Frank had brought home the Life of Carlyle, and Maude had been dipping into it in the few spare half-hours which the many duties of a young housekeeper left her. At first it struck her as dry, but from the moment that she understood that this was, among other things, an account of the i... | Who brought home the life of Carlyle? | 33 | 76 | Frank had brought home the Life of Carlyle, | Frank |
Jim rode his bike quickly. It was Friday and he wanted to get to the lake. The path to the lake was long and winding. It was wetter on Tuesday. Jim had to wash his boot. His boot had once been frozen. It was frozen because he left it outside on Sunday. He had to leave his boot outside for a long time. The lake was faci... | So where'd he go? | 389 | 393 | home | home |
CHAPTER III
OUT OF PERIL
"Oh look! May and Fred have both gone down!" cried Ruth.
"Yes, and there go Andy and Randy over them!" exclaimed Jack.
"And look, Jack, the ice is cracking everywhere!" continued the frightened girl. She clutched his arm and looked appealingly into his face. "Oh! what shall we do?"
"S... | Who else had fallen? | 106 | 121 | Andy and Randy | Andy and Randy |
(CNN) -- Throughout his career as a television anchorman, Walter Cronkite had a few memorable run-ins with other powerful figures at CBS News, one of his producers told CNN.
Walter Cronkite occasionally butted heads with executives at CBS News, his former producer says.
Sanford "Sandy" Socolow, who worked at CBS Ne... | Who did he replace as anchorman? | 420 | 458 | after he took over for Douglas Edwards | Douglas Edwards |
JPEG XR (abbr. for JPEG extended range) is a still-image compression standard and file format for continuous tone photographic images, based on technology originally developed and patented by Microsoft under the name HD Photo (formerly Windows Media Photo). It supports both lossy and lossless compression, and is the pr... | when did Microsoft first announce Windows Media Photo? | 809 | 813 | 2006 | 2006 |
(CNN) -- Tiger Woods may have clung on to his world number one status but after a disappointing final round at the PGA Championship will have to rely on captain Corey Pavin to play in the Ryder Cup.
Woods needed to finish in the top 15 at Whistling Straits to have any chance of forcing his way into the eight automati... | Where did he place? | 405 | 501 | Handily placed after three rounds, Woods stumbled to a one-over 73 to end up in a tie for 28th. | 28th |
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family spoken in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It is spoken by 290 million people across the Strait of Malacca, including the coasts of the Malay Peninsula of Malaysia and the eastern coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, and has been established as a native language ... | What is the literary standard of the pre-colonial Malacca and Johor Sultanates? | 284 | null | standard malay | standard malay |
CHAPTER VIII
IN THE SWAMP
"There she is!"
"She seems to be all right!"
"Shall we go on board?"
Such were the cries from the Rovers and their friends as they came in sight of the _Dora_. The view of the houseboat filled them all with pleasure.
"Wait!" said Harold Bird. "Don't show yourselves!"
Dick at leas... | Who will help in case of trouble? | null | 1,110 | Then, if there is trouble, the crowd to stay behind can come to the rescue." | the crowd that stayed behind |
(CNN) -- Juan Martin del Potro became the third man in the history of the Estoril Open to successfully defend his title after beating France's Richard Gasquet in the final 6-4, 6-2 Sunday.
The Argentine started strongly, breaking Gasquet's serve to love in the very first game before capitalizing on the Frenchman's un... | how many times has the loser lost this this competition? | 1,113 | 1,130 | I lost five times | Five |
Mortamer was a tree monkey who lived in the jungles of Brazil with his parents, and their pet snail, Johnson. They lived in a grass house built in the very tops of the trees, so high that they could see the whole jungle from their front porch. One day, Mortamer and his parents were outside hunting for food and the sky ... | how high was their home? | 188 | null | they could see the whole jungle | they could see the whole jungle |
CHAPTER XIX
WHAT HAPPENED TO TOM AND SAM
Let us return to Tom and Sam, at the time they were left alone at Binoto's hostelry.
"I wish we had gone with Dick and Uncle Randolph," said Tom, as he slipped into his coat and shoes. "I don't like this thing at all."
"Oh, don't get scared before you are hurt, Tom!" lau... | In which did they speak? | null | 1,421 | French and bad English | French and bad English |
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... | What did Saxon tell Billy they wanted more of? | 137 | 139 | null | sun - cocktail |
(CNN) -- Oscar Pistorius faced another day of relentless cross-examination Friday as the prosecution challenged his account of the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has accused the athlete of hiding the truth about the death of Steenkamp, whom he shot last year through a closed toilet ... | did he intend to? | 1,014 | 1,038 | I didn't intend to shoot | no |
CHAPTER XXIII
AN ELECTION OF OFFICERS
"Election of officers to-morrow!"
"As if every cadet at the school didn't know it, Pepper."
"Well, Andy, have you made up your mind how you are going to vote?"
"Sure I have," replied the acrobatic youth. "I am going to vote for Bart Conners for major, since Jack don't wan... | Who else wants to be major? | 1,048 | 1,089 | I understand Dan Baxter wants to be major | Dan Baxter |
CHAPTER XX. THE MUFFLED BRIDEGROOM.
This old fantastical Duke of dark corners.-- _Measure for Measure._
There was some coming and going of Mr. Hargrave in the ensuing weeks; and it began to be known that Miss Delavie was to become the wife of the recluse. Mrs. Aylward evidently knew it, but said nothing; Molly pref... | when would she get married? | 638 | 681 | the marriage would take place on her return | when she returned |
The term Reconstruction Era, in the context of the history of the United States, has two senses: the first covers the complete history of the entire country from 1865 to 1877 following the American Civil War (1861 to 1865); the second sense focuses on the attempted transformation of the Southern United States from 1863... | What kind of position did Lincoln have? | 880 | 954 | Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson both took moderate positions | moderate |
(CNN) -- Tiger Woods will go into the final round of The Barclays four shots off the lead after completing his second successive round of two-under-par 69.
It marked a slight improvement after the world No. 1 ended his rain-delayed second round five shots behind the same pacemaker, Matt Kuchar, earlier Saturday.
Ho... | where was barclays 2010 held? | 929 | 1,040 | The Barclays in 2010 when it was played at Ridgewood Country Club, and is seeking his third victory this year. | Ridgewood Country Club |
CHAPTER II
A fat, unwholesome--looking creature, half native, half Belgian, waddled across the open space towards the hut in which the two strangers had been housed. He was followed at a little distance by two sturdy natives bearing a steaming pot which they carried on a pole between them. Trent set down his revolver... | When did the men withdraw | 1,146 | 1,182 | Trent nodded, and the men withdrew. | when Trent nodded |
I'm here to tell you the story of a robot named Carl. He came from a far away land known as Factory. Carl was sad because he was missing a part called a tire. He also needed a sun gatherer. But, the tire was more important. Once Carl got all these parts he could travel to his new home in the nation of Lab and the city ... | What city was his new home in? | 311 | 329 | the city of Office | Office |
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (), is a federal republic located on the northern coast of South America. It is bordered by Colombia on the west, Brazil on the south, Guyana on the east, the Dutch Caribbean ABC islands to the north and the islands of Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east. Ven... | How many people live there/ | 338 | 378 | has over 31 million (31,775,371) people. | 31,775,371 |
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... | How many? | 842 | 870 | Webster learned 26 languages | 26 |
O'Fallon, Missouri (CNN) -- Nathan Halbach is 22, with a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer. He knows that "horrible stuff" lies ahead.
His mother, Pat Bond, has been taking care of him full time. But when she needed help, she reached out to the Roman Catholic Church.
After all, his father is a priest.
Nathan was... | What did she ask for? | 950 | 985 | the basic needs and care of my son, | The basic needs and care of her son, |
(CNN) -- Like he does every week, Chris Hardwick hosted "Talking Dead" on Sunday night -- but this time, he was coping with a heartbreaking loss.
His father, Billy Hardwick, died of an apparent heart attack a day earlier.
Chris Hardwick, who hosts the aftershow for AMC's most-watched series, "Walking Dead," said he... | Did his son continue with his usual duties after that? | 332 | 398 | continue with his duties because it was an appreciated distraction | yes |
The Azores ( or ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores, is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean about west of continental Portugal, about west of Lisbon, in continental Portugal, about from the African coast, and about... | Do they all still erupt? | 1,024 | null | All the islands have volcanic origins, although some, such as Santa Maria, have had no recorded activity since the islands were settled. | no |
Barry the bowl lived in a cabinet in the kitchen. He sat next to the pots and under the pans. He liked his home, but he never got out much. He was only used for mixing when his friend wanted to bake a cake. One day, his friend pulled him out of the cabinet and put him on the table. He got out the eggs, flour and sugar ... | What did Barry's friend do with him when the cake was finished? | 164 | null | set him in the sink to wash out all of the leftover ingredients | set him in the sink to wash out all of the leftover ingredients |
Richard Phillips Feynman (/ˈfaɪnmən/; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics... | Who claimed him as intelligent physicists? | 817 | null | oll of 130 leading physicists worldwid | 130 leading physicists |
CHAPTER XXVII. THE DYING KING
Die in terror of thy guiltiness, Dream on, dream on of bloody deeds and death, Fainting, despair, despairing yield thy breath KING RICHARD III.
A few days later, when Berenger had sent out Philip, under the keeping of the secretaries, to see the Queen-mother represent Royalty in one ... | Which king is mentioned? | null | 177 | null | RICHARD III. |
Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan and one of its 47 prefectures. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and i... | Was Edo is the previous name of Toyko? | 367 | 389 | Formerly known as Edo, | yes |
Chapter XVII
The King's Blood Hound
The only other event which occurred throughout the winter was the arrival of a fishing boat with a messenger from one of the king's adherents, and the news which he brought filled them with sorrow and dismay. Kildrummy had been threatened with a siege, and the queen, Bruce's sist... | who violated the sanctuary? | 510 | 573 | he sanctuary was violated by the Earl of Ross and his followers | Earl of Ross |
CHAPTER IX
THE FOOTBALL MEETING
In a few days Dave felt as much at home as ever. Nearly all of his old friends had returned to Oak Hall, and dormitories Nos. 11 and 12 were filled with as bright a crowd of lads as could well be found anywhere. In the number were Gus Plum and Chip Macklin, but the former was no long... | Who is he thick with? | null | 1,347 | Nat | Nat |
Richard Phillips Feynman (/ˈfaɪnmən/; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics... | What is the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics? | 56 | 63 | the theory of quantum electrodynamics | the theory of quantum electrodynamics |
CHAPTER XXVIII
SPENNIE'S HOUR OF CLEAR VISION
Mr. McEachern sat in the billiard-room, smoking. He was alone. From where he sat, he could hear distant strains of music. The more rigorous portion of the evening's entertainment, the theatricals, was over, and the nobility and gentry, having done their duty by sitting ... | What was the reaction of the audience when the play abruptly jumped into act three? | 293 | 295 | mystification | mystification |
The term "Great Plains", for the region west of about the 96th or 98th meridian and east of the Rocky Mountains, was not generally used before the early 20th century. Nevin Fenneman's 1916 study, Physiographic Subdivision of the United States, brought the term Great Plains into more widespread usage. Before that the re... | When did ranching begin in the Great Plains? | 155 | 157 | spring and fall | spring and fall |
John was stuck in the middle of the ocean after his boat crashed and sank. He was worried about his friend who'd been in the boat with him. He knew that his friend has his life jacket on, so he tried not to worry too much about him. John was in a small box that fell out of the boat and kept him out of the water, floati... | Where did it come from? | 257 | 313 | that fell out of the boat and kept him out of the water, | the boat |
(CNN) -- It's arguably the toughest job in sports.
Hockey enforcers earn the undying devotion of fans -- but not much else -- for their ability to punch and get punched on skates. They usually bounce from team to team, barely managing to get a contract for a role few can perform well and no one else wants.
"I did i... | What is the hardest job in sports? | 53 | null | Hockey enforcers | Hockey enforcers |
Digital rights management (DRM) is a set of access control technologies for restricting the use of proprietary hardware and copyrighted works. DRM technologies try to control the use, modification, and distribution of copyrighted works (such as software and multimedia content), as well as systems within devices that en... | does it control access to technology? | 31 | null | is a set of access control technologies | yes |
CHAPTER XXXIV
THE CONSUMMATION
It was hot outside in the noisy streets, but the Somasco Consolidated offices were quiet and cool when Alton entertained two of his friends there one afternoon. There is no special sanctity attached to a place of business in the West, and nobody who knew Alton would have been astonish... | Who is his boss? | 196 | 323 | There is no special sanctity attached to a place of business in the West, and nobody who knew Alton would have been astonished | Alton |
CHAPTER XXIX. "BONY."
Mrs. Ellmother reluctantly entered the room.
Since Emily had seen her last, her personal appearance doubly justified the nickname by which her late mistress had distinguished her. The old servant was worn and wasted; her gown hung loose on her angular body; the big bones of her face stood out,... | What did Mrs. Ellmother wish for in order to improve her health? | 168 | 170 | work and change | work and change |
The English word "translation" derives from the Latin translatio (which itself comes from trans- and from fero, the supine form of which is latum—together meaning "a carrying across" or "a bringing across"). The modern Romance languages use equivalents of the English term "translation" that are derived from that same L... | What other types of speeches also utilize these origins? | 416 | 446 | Slavic and Germanic languages | Slavic and Germanic languages |
CHAPTER XXXI
Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
He found her looking anxious and endeavoring to conceal it.
Having kis... | what are they seated on? | 310 | 354 | Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa | sofa |
(CNN) -- Julia Roberts, star of the new movie "Eat, Pray, Love," which tells the story of a soul-searching character, is now a practicing Hindu.
Roberts, in an interview with Elle magazine, says she worships with her husband, cameraman Danny Moder, and their three children, People.com says.
The family, she told Ell... | Has she been interviewed by anyone? | 147 | 294 | Roberts, in an interview with Elle magazine, says she worships with her husband, cameraman Danny Moder, and their three children, People.com says. | yes |
The term "Great Plains", for the region west of about the 96th or 98th meridian and east of the Rocky Mountains, was not generally used before the early 20th century. Nevin Fenneman's 1916 study, Physiographic Subdivision of the United States, brought the term Great Plains into more widespread usage. Before that the re... | What physical features did Nevin Fenneman use to define the Great Plains region? | 29 | 44 | west of about the 96th or 98th meridian and east of the rocky mountains | west of about the 96th or 98th meridian and east of the rocky mountains |
CHAPTER XXIII
THE VISIT
There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his fa... | What tool did he use? | 806 | 849 | "Pick up that hatchet and begin to cut wood | Hatchet |
(CNN)A fourth man has been indicted in connection with a plot to provide material support to terrorists and for some of the men to join ISIS, according to an indictment from Brooklyn Federal Court released Monday.
Dilkhayot Kasimov was added to a superseding indictment in which three previously arrested men -- Abdura... | Who is Habibov? | 1,021 | 1,065 | null | A 30-year-old Uzbekistani citizen |
CHAPTER XVIII
DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS
"Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
"More than likely. Don't you remember the machinery? That printing press--"
"Yes, yes! It's as clear as day. This must be a regular den, and Sack Todd--"
Sam got no further, for, at that moment, he felt ... | Could Sam move after he had another person's limbs around him? | 271 | 426 | null | A bit, but just barely |
(CNN) -- To start with, Cordell Jude was hungry.
He was 22, the spring days were growing longer and the temperature in Phoenix had climbed to 80 degrees that Tuesday in April 2012.
It was not much cooler as the sun slipped behind the Sierra Estrella mountains, so shortly before 8 pm, Jude drove with his pregnant fi... | Where was Jude driving with his fiance? | 288 | 452 | Jude drove with his pregnant fianceé toward a suburban intersection crowded with fast-food restaurants, a Home Depot, a Starbucks, drug stores and gas stations.
| toward a suburban intersection |
Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American multinational computer software company. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, United States. Adobe has historically focused upon the creation of multimedia and creativity software products, with a more recent foray towards rich Internet application software dev... | What other things do they make? | null | 307 | creation of multimedia and creativity software products, with a more recent foray towards rich Internet application | Multimedia and creativity software products, rich Internet applications |
CHAPTER XVI
AT THE MOVING PICTURE THEATER
The moving picture theater was large enough to hold several hundred people, and when the boys entered they found the place almost full.
"There are some seats--over on the left," remarked Jack, as he pointed them out. "Two in one row and two directly behind."
"Why not tw... | What were the boys in the story doing? | null | 120 | The moving picture theater was large enough to hold several hundred people | going to a moving picture |
As the governing body of association football, FIFA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether an association football player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised international competitions and friendly matches. In the 20th century, FIFA allowed a ... | Why? | 423 | 456 | in reaction to the growing trend | in reaction to the growing trend |
CHAPTER XVI.
"WHEN THE DEVIL DRIVES."
Monsieur de Vivonne had laid his ambuscade with discretion. With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapi... | What were the horsemen's names? | 1,171 | 1,230 | De Catinat lay breathing heavily, one leg under his horse's | De Catinat |
Washington (CNN) -- Sen. John Cornyn, welcome to the club.
The two-term Texas lawmaker is now the seventh Republican Senator up for re-election next year to face a primary challenge from his right.
That club also includes the top Republican in the chamber, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lamar Alexande... | Who else is running? | 202 | 292 | That club also includes the top Republican in the chamber, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell | Where is he from? |
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... | What did Frank point with? | 747 | 752 | cane | cane |
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