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(CNN) -- To a friend of more than 20 years, Manssor Arbabsiar was a man who liked to be called "Jack" and didn't seem to have strong views on politics or religion.
To U.S. authorities, the 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen is a suspect in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the Unit... | What was her name? | 1,270 | 1,313 | Martha Guerrero, Arbabsiar's estranged wife | Martha Guerrero |
(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... | What drugs were found in Jones' possession? | 306 | 314 | synthetic marijuana and a drug called " bath salts | synthetic marijuana and a drug called " bath salts |
Chapter XIII. -- SMALL-WAR: FIRST EMERGENCE OF ZIETHEN THE HUSSAR GENERAL INTO NOTICE.
After Brieg, Friedrich undertook nothing military, except strict vigilance of Neipperg, for a couple of months or more. Military, especially offensive operations, are not the methods just now. Rest on your oars; see how this seethi... | why? | 1,321 | 1,386 | six years ago, to learn the Hussar Art from the Austrians there. | to learn the Hussar Art |
(CNN) -- Fantasia Barrino did not deny an alleged relationship with a married man, but a statement from her manager said the singer-actress did not wreck his marriage.
A North Carolina woman, in a child custody case filing, charged that Barrino carried on a year-long affair with her husband, Antwaun Cook, who is the ... | What was Barrino being accused of? | 226 | 293 | charged that Barrino carried on a year-long affair with her husband | Having an affair with a married man |
In mathematics and mathematical logic, Boolean algebra is the branch of algebra in which the values of the variables are the truth values "true" and "false", usually denoted 1 and 0 respectively. Instead of elementary algebra where the values of the variables are numbers, and the prime operations are addition and multi... | Who made it perfect? | 1,316 | 1,356 | Jevons, Schröder, Huntington, and others | Jevons, Schröder, Huntington, and others |
Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City. It is geographically adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the southwestern end of Long Island, and to Nassau County farther east on Long Island; in addition, Queens shares water borders with the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. C... | Where all did she rule? | 1,215 | 1,245 | England, Scotland, and Ireland | England, Scotland, and Ireland |
Chlorine is a chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17. The second-lightest of the halogens, it appears between fluorine and bromine in the periodic table and its properties are mostly intermediate between them. Chlorine is a yellow-green gas at room temperature. It is an extremely reactive element and a st... | What is it? | 57 | 66 | number 17 | 17 |
CHAPTER XVIII
BOUND FOR TEXAS
"Hi! hi! phat--phat you mean py knocking mine stand ofer?" cried out a voice from the doorway of the building, and a small, stockily built foreigner came running forward.
"Get off of me!" spluttered Bill Glutts, who was under Gabe Werner. "You're pressing some of this broken stuff in... | What was the picture of despair that Bill Glutts presented? | 329 | 340 | blood flowing from several cuts on his face and on one hand | blood flowing from several cuts on his face and on one hand |
(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... | Is someone in his forties? | 929 | 948 | Patrick Palmer, 43, | Yes |
Estonia (i/ɛˈstoʊniə/; Estonian: Eesti [ˈeːsti]), officially the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariik), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia (343 km), and to the east by Lake Peipus and Ru... | What part of Europe is it in? | 113 | 167 | is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. | Baltic region of Northern Europe. |
(CNN) -- The British and Irish Lions held on for a 23-21 victory over Australia Saturday in a nail-biting first Test in Brisbane.
The opening match of the three-Test series swung on a few key moments and the Wallabies were left to count the cost of two late missed penalties from Kurtley Beale.
His first effort from... | Who was the away team? | 1,106 | 1,139 | to give the tourists the edge.
| The British and Irish Lions |
The economy of Australia is developed and one of the largest mixed market economies in the world, with a GDP of AUD$1.69 trillion as of 2017. Australia is the second wealthiest nation in terms of wealth per adult, after Switzerland. Australia's total wealth was AUD$8.9 trillion as of June 2016. In 2016, Australia was t... | Has it seen recession again? | 1,298 | null | has remained resilient and stable and has not experienced a recession since July 1991 | No. |
Roger was a grasshopper. He loved to hop. He hopped everywhere by himself. One day when he was hopping around he bumped into a frog sitting on a log. The frog told him his name was Gilbert. Gilbert told Roger that it had been a long time since he bumped into anybody. Roger told him that since both grasshoppers and frog... | What was suspended in water? | 412 | 501 | and they saw something very strange. In a pond they saw a spider floating on a lily pad. | A spider. |
CHAPTER XII
A STROKE OF LIGHTNING
"Look out!"
"We are going into that tree!"
"Jam on both brakes, Dave, just as hard as you can!" cried Dunston Porter.
Even before his uncle had spoken Dave had pressed down both feet hard, thus putting on the foot-brake and releasing the gear-clutch. Now his hand shot over to... | did the car stop? | 461 | null | d instead of stopping, the touring-car went on, sliding through the mud and over the rocks until it was practically on top of the tree. | no |
Miami, Florida (CNN) -- A Florida man who admitted to the near-fatal beating of his two-year-old son while teaching him how to box remained behind bars Thursday, facing felony charges.
Lee Willie Dejesus, 23, of Homestead, appeared in court Wednesday night wearing a green protective vest reserved for those on suicide... | What type of surgery did the boy have? | 1,380 | 1,403 | bleeding on the brain. | bleeding on the brain. |
(CNN) -- David Cameron must have whiplash. Practically overnight this week, the British prime minister went from being one of the leading voices demanding that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad be punished for using chemical weapons, to a humbled, chastened politician with his hands tied.
British lawmakers voted Thur... | Was the vote close | 521 | null | was close - | yes |
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- As violence continues to wrack Iraq, another ethnic slaughter may be in the making by Sunni extremists from ISIS.
ISIS fighters have besieged the ethnic Turkmen Shiite town of Amerli in the north for two months, and its fewer than 20,000 residents are without power and running out of food, wate... | Are they at any sort of disadvantage? | 1,277 | 1,323 | Surrounded on four sides, the 17,400 residents | yes |
(CNN) -- The longest-running holiday special still has a very shiny nose.
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" premiered on television December 6, 1964, and is now one of the holiday season's perennial favorites. The story of the reindeer who saves Christmas is beloved among children and adults alike.
The Rankin-Bass a... | Which? | null | 1,158 | the Rudolph and Santa Claus puppets at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. The pair were thought to be the last | Rudolph and Santa Claus |
Annie's sister, Julia, was having a birthday party in the afternoon. Annie's mother was going to bake the cake for the party. Mother asked Annie to help her bake the cake. They chose to make a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Annie got the bowls and the ingredients they would need for the cake. She helped measur... | When? | 51 | 68 | in the afternoon. | in the afternoon. |
(CNN) -- Woody Allen famously said that 80% of success in life is about just showing up. He's wrong. Success in life -- as in diplomacy -- is about showing up at the right time. So Is John Kerry coming to the Israeli-Hamas crisis too early, too late or just at the right time?
The secretary of state has been eager to ... | did Kerry make comments on a "hot" mic? | 1,012 | null | erry's hot mic comments showing his irritation at Israel's supposed | yes |
CHAPTER XXI
HOP LUNG AND THE FISH
By the end of the first week all of the boys felt thoroughly at home on Big Horn Ranch. They had visited many points of interest, including the cowboys' bunkhouse and also the big range to the eastward, and they had likewise tramped over a number of the hills and tried their hand a... | Where were the boys? | 38 | 124 | By the end of the first week all of the boys felt thoroughly at home on Big Horn Ranch | Big Horn Ranch |
CHAPTER VII
Dick and Veronica returned laden with parcels. They explained that "Daddy Slee," as it appeared he was generally called, a local builder of renown, was following in his pony-cart, and was kindly bringing the bulkier things with him.
"I tried to hustle him," said Dick, "but coming up after he had washe... | a lot of them? | 16 | 61 | Dick and Veronica returned laden with parcels | yes |
(CNN) -- A gunman killed three people and wounded at least five at the house of a mayoral candidate in the Philippines before polls opened on Monday, a military spokeswoman said.
The attack happened around 2:30 a.m. (2:30 p.m. Sunday ET) when an unidentified gunman raided the house of a mayoral candidate in Zamboanga... | His name? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
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 was one person who returned to Oak Hall? | 267 | 275 | Gus Plum | Gus Plum |
Russia, also officially known as the Russian Federation (), is a country in Eurasia. At , Russia is the largest country in the world by surface area, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, and the ninth most populous, with over 144 million people at the end of March 2016. The European western... | Is all of Russia urbanised? | 300 | 394 | null | No |
Panasonic (パナソニック "Panasonikku") is the principal brand name of the Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corporation. The company sells a wide range of products under the brand worldwide, including plasma and LCD televisions, DVD and Blu-ray Disc recorders and players, camcorders, telephones, vacuum cleaners, mi... | What was the original name of Panasonic Corporation? | 251 | 253 | matsushita | matsushita |
(デジモン Dejimon, branded as Digimon: Digital Monsters, stylized as DIGIMON), short for "Digital Monsters" (デジタルモンスター Dejitaru Monsutā), is a Japanese media franchise encompassing virtual pet toys, anime, manga, video games, films and a trading card game. The franchise focuses on Digimon creatures, which are monsters livi... | What American item influenced them? | null | 972 | American comics | influenced by comics |
(CNN)Buddy Elias spent much of his life preserving the memory of his cousin Anne Frank. His death Monday brought back memories for me.
We met three years ago in an Atlanta hotel conference room. He and his wife, Gerti, were touring the United States to promote a new book.
I could tell instantly that he was related ... | What country was he in when WWII started? | 891 | null | his family had remained in neutral Switzerland | Switzerland |
(CNN) -- The Connecticut Senate on Thursday voted to repeal the death penalty, setting the stage for Connecticut to join several states that have recently abolished capital punishment.
In the last five years, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Illinois have repealed the death penalty. California voters will decide ... | How many sentences have been given since 1976? | null | 1,393 | Since then, Connecticut juries have handed down 15 death sentences. | 15 |
CHAPTER XX.
MR WHITTLESTAFF TAKES HIS JOURNEY.
Mr Whittlestaff did at last get into the train and have himself carried up to London. And he ate his sandwiches and drank his sherry with an air of supreme satisfaction,--as though he had carried his point. And so he had. He had made up his mind on a certain matter; an... | How did Mr. Whittlestaff travel? | 51 | 97 | Mr Whittlestaff did at last get into the train | train |
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 was Joe? | 0 | 41 | John was stuck in the middle of the ocean | in the middle of the ocean |
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné (), was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who formalised the modern system of naming organisms called binomial nomenclature. He is known by the epithet "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were i... | What was his occupation? | 118 | 153 | null | botanist, physician, and zoologist, |
CHAPTER III
PETERS' OFFER
Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church. The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south. Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches an... | Who else was there? | null | 522 | Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends | Commodore Chisholm |
Miami (CNN) -- Two South Florida imams and a third family member were arrested Saturday on charges of providing support to the Pakistani Taliban, the Justice Department said.
In addition, three others in Pakistan were also indicted on the same charges.
FBI agents arrested Hafiz Khan and his son Izhar Khan in South ... | How many counts does their indictment carry? | 687 | 712 | The four-count indictment | four |
The Society of Jesus (S.J. – from ) is a religious congregation of the Catholic Church which originated in sixteenth-century Spain. The members are called Jesuits. The society is engaged in evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112 nations on six continents. Jesuits work in education (founding schools, colleges, uni... | What are the Jesuits sometimes referred to as? | 1,744 | 1,758 | God's soldiers | God's soldiers |
CHAPTER XVII Old Man Coyote is Disappointed.
Old Man Coyote lay stretched out in his favorite napping place on the Green Meadows. He was thinking of what he had found out up in the Green Forest that morning--that Paddy the Beaver was living there. Old Man Coyote's thoughts seemed very pleasant to himself, though real... | What else? | 961 | null | He licked his chops once more, then yawned and closed his eyes for a nap | Closed his eyes for a nap |
The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University) is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's fourth-oldest surviving universit... | how many colleges does it have? | null | 645 | include 31 constituent colleges | 31 |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands. South Georgia is long and wide and is by far the lar... | What is the distance between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia's nearest point? | 111 | 114 | about north - west | about north - west |
Istanbul (CNN) -- One of the world's most powerful Muslim preachers lives behind a gated compound in the small, leafy town of Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.
The reclusive Turkish cleric's name is Fethullah Gulen.
If you believe the Turkish government, supporters of this cleric in Pennsylvania are spearheading a coup at... | what did he deny? | 1,372 | 1,428 | Gulen denied any involvement in a political conspiracy. | Involvement in a political conspiracy. |
Chapter 10
The Swede
As the warriors, clustered thick about Tarzan and Sheeta, realized that it was a flesh-and-blood panther that had interrupted their dance of death, they took heart a trifle, for in the face of all those circling spears even the mighty Sheeta would be doomed.
Rokoff was urging the chief to hav... | What was he not able to make anyone understand? | null | 1,539 | Then it was that he discovered to his chagrin that he could not make one of them, not even the comparatively intelligent Akut, understand that he wished to be freed from the bonds that held him to the stake | that he wished to be freed from the bonds that held him to the stake |
This article covers numbered east-west streets in Manhattan, New York City. Major streets have their own linked articles; minor streets are discussed here. The streets do not run exactly east–west, because the grid plan is aligned with the Hudson River rather than with the cardinal directions. "West" is approximately 2... | why aren't Greewich streets numbered? | 933 | 985 | already had streets when the grid plan was laid out | They already had streets when the grid plan was laid out |
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term "borough" designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
The word "borough" derives from common Proto-Germanic "*burgz", meaning "fort": compare with "bury", "b... | Anything else? | 281 | 338 | meaning "fort": compare with "bury", "burgh" and "brough" | brough |
CHAPTER XII
TOM SPEAKS HIS MIND
"Tom, Miss Harrow would like to see you."
It was an hour later, and the Rovers and the Laning girls had spent the time in watching the efforts of the others to put out the last of the fire. In the meanwhile, some of those present had gone through the addition to the main building a... | What did Stanley say happened to Nellie's toothache? | 315 | 325 | that ' s gone now ; the fire scared it away | that ' s gone now ; the fire scared it away |
(CNN) -- It's being called the most expensive divorce in the history of ... well, marriage.
Russia's Dmitry Rybolovlev, 47, earned the dubious honor when Geneva, Switzerland's Court of First Instance last week ordered the 47-year-old billionaire to pay his wife, Elena, about 4 billion Swiss francs, according to CNN's... | What court ordered him to pay? | 156 | 201 | null | Geneva |
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A top Taliban commander has issued a new threat to foreign aid workers, saying that under the insurgent group's new "constitution" they will execute them as spies or hold them in exchange for the release of Taliban fighters.
Taliban militants pose with their weapons as they drive their car... | is there an image? | 255 | null | Taliban militants pose with their weapons as they drive their car in Wardak province. (File photo) | yes |
CHAPTER II. THE CAPTAIN OF JUSTICE
There was a moment's silence after Rinolfo had flung that announcement.
"The Captain of Justice?" quoth my mother at length, her voice startled. "What does he seek?"
"The person of my Lord Agostino d'Anguissola," said Rinolfo steadily.
She sighed very heavily. "A felon's end!"... | Is he there? | null | null | The Captain of Justice?" quoth my mother at length, her voice startled. "What does he seek? | yes |
(CNN) -- Ringo Starr walks into the hotel suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel carrying a brown paper bag.
It's his sack lunch, and he's packed it himself. He's also driven himself to the hotel and arrived alone -- no entourage, no bodyguard, no assistant, no fuss.
It's fitting that CNN's interview with the iconic musi... | What nationality? | 577 | 595 | British Invasion. | British |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- An earthquake in Pakistan, powerful enough to prompt the appearance of a small island off the coast, has killed more than 200 people, Pakistani officials said.
The 7.7-magnitude quake struck in a remote area of southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, but it had severe consequences.
At least 2... | Why? | 29 | 42 | An earthquake | An earthquake |
(CNN) -- Charlize Theron won an Oscar for covering up her beauty and finding grains of sympathy, as well as revulsion, for the serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster."
She deserves to win a second nomination for playing the sexy, unmoored, utterly reprehensible Mavis Gary in "Young Adult." Mavis is one of those peo... | What was Aileen known for | 97 | 156 | as well as revulsion, for the serial killer Aileen Wuornos | for being a serial killer |
Vacuum is space void of matter. The word stems from the Latin adjective vacuus for "vacant" or "void". An approximation to such vacuum is a region with a gaseous pressure much less than atmospheric pressure. Physicists often discuss ideal test results that would occur in a perfect vacuum, which they sometimes simply ca... | Is outer space a vacuum? | 1,189 | 1,233 | Outer space is an even higher-quality vacuum | yes |
CHAPTER VII. THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN
"Lassiter, will you be my rider?" Jane had asked him.
"I reckon so," he had replied.
Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied. She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible. Yet, though she co... | Did she allow herself to even think it? | 640 | null | she did not even think it. | No |
(CNN) -- If the Day of Judgment begins Saturday, as an apocalyptic Christian radio network has predicted, the community of Rapture, Indiana, will likely take it in stride.
Perhaps that's because the souls who lived in 15 to 20 homes in the southwest corner of the state are long gone -- leaving only one family and the... | She recommended they talk to Tanner? | 707 | 751 | suggested a call to Bugtown's sole resident | Yes |
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Though not at the geographic center of the Federal Distric... | What is the full name of the Capitol Building? | 0 | 60 | The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building | The United States Capitol |
CHAPTER VI
EXAMINATION DAY
It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes. He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys. The girls, too... | What did the other students think of Joe when he entered the classroom? | 73 | null | admiring glances | admiring glances |
(CNN) -- This was not how it was supposed to end.
The past week had been a procession -- the next few days were supposed to end in a coronation.
With the future King of England in the Royal Box, the man who wore the Wimbledon crown so proudly allowed it to slip on Centre Court.
Andy Murray, the first British man ... | Where is he from? | 615 | 632 | The Bulgarian, 23 | Bulgaria |
CHAPTER XXVIII
FIRE AND HAIL
On the morning after her return from Winnipeg, Beatrice sat in her father's study, with Mowbray facing her across the table. He looked thoughtful, but not so shocked and indignant as she had expected.
"So you are determined to throw Harding over!"
"Yes," Beatrice said in a strained ... | with woh? | 268 | 276 | Harding | Harding |
Homer ( , "Hómēros") is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the legendary author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey", two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature. The "Iliad" is set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states. It focuses on... | How long did the Trojan war last? | null | 249 | null | ten years |
(CNN) -- Garrick Utley, who worked as a globetrotting foreign correspondent during the flush decades of network news, has died at age 74 of prostate cancer, his wife of 40 years said Friday.
"He has been fighting -- as you always call it -- prostate cancer for two years," Gertje Utley said. "He had a very, very rare,... | where did he die? | null | 392 | New York | New York |
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... | When he wandered through the woods what was he looking for? | 126 | null | Now he was wandering through the woods, looking for an adventure | an adventure |
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... | What is the most common cause of accidental death in people over 75? | 174 | 174 | falls | falls |
Yemen, officially known as the Republic of Yemen, is an Arab country in Western Asia at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen is the second-largest country in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 km (203,850 sq mi). The coastline stretches for about 2,000 km (1,200 mi). It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the nort... | What is the proper name? | 31 | 48 | Republic of Yemen | Republic of Yemen |
CHAPTER FOUR.
OKIOK BECOMES SIMPLE BUT DEEP, AND THE WIZARD TRIES TO MAKE CAPITAL OUT OF EVENTS.
Of course Ujarak, wise man though he was esteemed to be, could not help being struck dumb by the unexpected sight of the gaunt foreigner. Indeed, having so long held supposed intercourse with familiar spirits, it is not... | What is the vision of an angekok like? | 1,057 | null | null | double |
Susie woke up early on Saturday morning. She was very happy because her cousin, Mary, was coming to visit today. She was also happy about the new kittens. They were only a few weeks old, and so cute!
Susie ran into the kitchen. Her mother was cooking breakfast.
"I can't wait to show Mary the new kittens," Susie ann... | What did Susie do? | 6 | 13 | woke up | woke up |
CHAPTER XXVII.
BRINGING DOWN TWO BEARS.
"Bears!" burst out Sam, and started back in alarm.
"Bears!" shrieked Jasper Grinder, and turned as pale as death. "Oh, somebody save me!" He wanted to run, but he was in such a tremble he could not, and sank on his knees in the snow in terror.
Crack! It was the report of ... | Did they try to shoot the bears? | 427 | 467 | and the other bear was hit in the neck. | yes |
The kid was going for a quick swim. He loved to get out and hop back into the water. When he was out of the pool he liked to dance and run around. Sometimes when he got out he would sit in the chair and get some sun. He liked to work on his skin color. Just like his mommy. He would take his toys and hop in the water wi... | What did the kid like about the pool? | 152 | 160 | the pool was his favorite place in the world | the pool was his favorite place in the world |
(CNN) -- Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has included three uncapped players in his final 23-man squad for the World Cup in South Africa.
Winger Pedro Rodriguez, 22, was named along with his Barcelona teammate Victor Valdes, who edged out 19-year-old David De Gea and Villarreal's Diego Lopez for the third goalkeeping ... | Which news organization wrote the article? | 0 | 5 | (CNN) | CNN |
CHAPTER XXIX
CHECK AGAIN
Though the jongejuffrouw seemed inexpressibly tired and weak, her attitude toward Diogenes lost nothing of its cold aloofness. She was peeping out under the hood of the sledge when he approached it, and at sight of him she immediately drew in her head.
"Will you deign to descend, mejuffro... | What did Diogenes do to Maria when she was stepping out of the sledge? | 335 | 345 | null | seized maria round her ample waist and round her struggling knees |
Norfolk is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 242,803; in 2015, the population was estimated to be 247,189 making it the second-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach.
Norfolk is located at the core of the H... | Did the population increase or decrease between 2010 and 2015? | null | 192 | null | Increased |
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- As violence continues to wrack Iraq, another ethnic slaughter may be in the making by Sunni extremists from ISIS.
ISIS fighters have besieged the ethnic Turkmen Shiite town of Amerli in the north for two months, and its fewer than 20,000 residents are without power and running out of food, wate... | Did anyone help them? | 1,570 | null | escape militants ISIS triggered U.S. aid drops and the first U.S. airstrikes against ISIS | yes |
CHAPTER XIII.
On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there. 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.' Marie smiled, and made some good-humoured reply. No one... | Who was described as a hypocrite? | 682 | 710 | Marie was a better hypocrite | Marie |
CHAPTER XIX
A WOMAN'S WAY
They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds. Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return. She spent some weeks in an Americ... | With who? | null | 344 | She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, | her father |
CHAPTER XIX.
ABOUT THE ROBBERY.
If Ralph had been astonished before, he was doubly so now. He looked from one to another of the men in amazement.
"Do you really think I am one of the thieves?" he gasped.
"It's mighty suspicious," responded Jack Rodman. "You were seen in the neighborhood of the post office to-ni... | Did she say it was ok? | 1,293 | 1,335 | You may search the premises all you please | yes |
New York (CNN) -- Two New York men accused of brutally beating an openly gay man have been indicted on hate crime charges, authorities said.
The indictment filed Thursday morning charges defendants Daniel Aleman, 26, and Daniel Rodriguez, 21, both of College Point in Queens, New York, of 14-counts of assault and robb... | Who is accused of beating him? | 199 | 213 | null | Daniel Aleman |
The game pad controllers were more-or-less copied directly from the Game & Watch machines, although the Famicom design team originally wanted to use arcade-style joysticks, even taking apart ones from American game consoles to see how they worked. However, it was eventually decided that children might step on joysticks... | Was Mario one of them? | 1,233 | 1,433 | 10-Yard Fight, Baseball, Clu Clu Land, Duck Hunt, Excitebike, Golf, Gyromite, Hogan’s Alley, Ice Climber, Kung Fu, Pinball, Soccer, Stack-Up, Tennis, Wild Gunman, Wrecking Crew, and Super Mario Bros.h | yes |
Chapter XVI.
Short Allowance
Five men had deserted from the fort trusting to the promises made by General St. Leger, and one had returned, after having suffered more than death, rejoicing because he was able to be once again with those whom he had betrayed.
At the moment, however, we had no thought of the deser... | How did that happen? | 735 | 755 | bitterest experience | through bitterest experience |
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... | what did she beg of her aunt? | 1,148 | 1,239 | null | to believe her |
(CNN) -- Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul after suffering successive straight-sets defeats.
The Russian lost to China's Li Na 7-6 (7-4) 6-4, who had herself not won a match, or even a set, since August.
It was a match that ebbed and flowed as Li came from 2-4 down in... | What were the scores? | 1,414 | 1,433 | losing 6-2 4-6 6-3 | 6-2-4-6-6-3 |
CHAPTER VI: FIRKET
June 7, 1896
Since the end of 1895 the Dervish force in Firket had been under the command of the Emir Hammuda, and it was through the indolence and neglect of this dissipated Arab that the Egyptian army had been able to make good its position at Akasha without any fighting. Week after week the ... | what was his other occupation? | 576 | null | Wad Bishara, the Governor of Dongola | Governor |
Microsoft Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983 under the name "Multi-Tool Word" for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS (1983), Apple Macintosh running Classic Mac OS (1985), AT&T Unix PC (1... | and what year did it demonstrate word on windows? | 356 | 373 | Microsoft Windows | Microsoft Windows |
The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros (Comorian: "Udzima wa Komori," , '), is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar. Other countries near the C... | Name them? | 1,179 | 1,260 | northwestern-most Grande Comore (Ngazidja); Mohéli (Mwali); and Anjouan (Nzwani). | Grande Comore, Mohéli, and Anjouan |
Kansas is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name (natively "") is often said to mean "people of the (south) wind" although this was probably not the term's orig... | What waves of immigrants settled in Kansas after the Civil War? | 308 | 313 | immigrants turned the prairie into farmland | immigrants turned the prairie into farmland |
HOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) -- Singer Christina Aguilera joined fellow Grammy Award winners Alicia Keys and John Legend for "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," which honored the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2008.
Christina Aguilera performs her hit single "Beautiful" at "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute."
The show, taped bef... | When was the program aired? | 390 | 454 | premiered on the global networks of CNN on Thanksgiving night.
| Thanksgiving night. |
KDE () is an international free software community that develops Free and Libre software. Well-known products include the Plasma Desktop, KDE Frameworks and a range of cross-platform applications designed to run on modern Unix-like and Microsoft Windows systems. It further provides tools and documentation for developer... | Name one of those Linux distributions? | 651 | 659 | null | openSUSE |
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web (abbreviated WWW or W3).
Founded and currently led by Tim Berners-Lee, the consortium is made up of member organizations which maintain full-time staff for the purpose of working together in the development of ... | Did he also found it? | 135 | 179 | Founded and currently led by Tim Berners-Lee | yes |
(CNN) -- Lucky fans were treated to the first ever footage from upcoming teen dystopic film "Divergent" at Comic-Con yesterday.
The primary cast of the film, as well as director Neil Burger ("Limitless") and book author Veronica Roth, spoke about the film's potential as the so-called next "Hunger Games" and offered h... | Where was the sneak preview? | 0 | null | (CNN) -- Lucky fans were treated to the first ever footage from upcoming teen dystopic film "Divergent" at Comic-Con yesterday. | Comic-Con |
(CNN) -- Roger Federer may have given up his No. 1 ranking, but the Swiss tennis star's grip on end-of-season supremacy is showing no signs of loosening.
Federer marched into the semifinals of the $5.5 million ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday, beating in-form Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4 7-6 (7-5) for his second succes... | How many weeks has Roger Federer been at the top of the year-end rankings? | 325 | null | 302 | 302 |
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 27th among United States cities in population. The population grew following the 2010 Census, with the population estimated to have increased to 620,602 as of July 2014. As of 2014, the Oklahoma Ci... | How does Oklahoma City rank among United States cities in population? | 38 | 38 | 27th | 27th |
(CNN) -- The deal struck at the weekend between Iran and world powers over its nuclear program is not just a triumph of Western diplomacy, but a step forward in the budding rapprochement between Iran and the U.S. that had been long in the making.
Every U.S. administration from Reagan to Obama has tried to reach out t... | What country was the main focus of the issue? | 9 | 55 | The deal struck at the weekend between Iran an | Iran |
CHAPTER SEVEN
AMY'S VALLEY OF HUMILIATION
"That boy is a perfect cyclops, isn't he?" said Amy one day, as Laurie clattered by on horseback, with a flourish of his whip as he passed.
"How dare you say so, when he's got both his eyes? And very handsome ones they are, too," cried Jo, who resented any slighting remar... | who was Amy speaking to? | 189 | null | How dare you say so, when he's got both his eyes? And very handsome ones they are, too," cried Jo, | Jo |
Arsenal was the first club from the south of England to join The Football League, in 1893. They entered the First Division in 1904, and have since accumulated the second most points. Relegated only once, in 1913, they continue the longest streak in the top division. In the 1930s, Arsenal won five League Championships a... | What is their estimated worth? | 1,114 | 1,171 | Forbes estimates the club was worth $1.3 billion in 2015. | $1.3 billion |
Josip Broz Tito (Cyrillic: Јосип Броз Тито, pronounced [jǒsip brôːz tîto]; born Josip Broz; 7 May 1892[nb 1] – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980. During World War II he was the leader of the Partisans, often regarded as the most effective ... | What was he chief leader of? | 824 | 869 | null | of the Non-Aligned Movement |
Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be used. The ideal thermodynamic cycle used to analyze this process is called the Rankine cycle. In the cycle, water is... | How about from the moon? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
110 is a cartridge-based film format used in still photography. It was introduced by Kodak in 1972. 110 is essentially a miniaturised version of Kodak's earlier 126 film format. Each frame is , with one registration hole. There were 24 frames per cartridge that occasionally enabled the user to capture an extra image du... | What is 110? | 0 | 36 | null | film |
CHAPTER 6
Can piety the discord heal, Or stanch the death-feud's enmity? --Scott
It must not be supposed that such a history of Guy's mind was expressed by himself, or understood by Mrs. Edmonstone; but she saw enough to guess at his character, perceive the sort of guidance he needed, and be doubly interested in hi... | Who's mind is in question at first? | 132 | 142 | Guy's mind | Guy's mind |
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished landing the first humans on the Moon from 1969 to 1972. First conceived during Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration as a th... | When he proposed that? | 589 | 618 | he proposed in a May 25, 1961 | May 25, 1961 |
CHAPTER SEVEN.
Twelve months passed away, and Christmas came again, with its frost and snow and sunshine--its blazing fires, its good cheer, and its merry greetings.
Many a Christmastide had now passed over the head of our blacksmith, John Thorogood, and his excellent wife Mary, but Time had touched them lightly in... | What chapter is the passage from? | 0 | null | null | SEVEN |
(CNN) -- Senegal's octogenarian incumbent president is seeking a third term Sunday, a bid that has sparked deadly protests and threatened the nation's reputation as one of the most stable democracies in Africa.
The incumbent
Abdoulaye Wade, 85, came to power in 2000 after multiple unsuccessful runs. One of the cont... | How old is he? | 1,403 | 1,467 | Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe used his recent 88th birthday | 88 |
Chapter 17: The North Coach.
Barnet was then, as now, a somewhat straggling place. Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road. His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted... | Who did he think should ride? | null | 1,179 | You shall take the horse, Harry, | Harry, |
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 ... | Where? | 676 | 696 | University of Rennes | University of Rennes |
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 ... | Who did Lizzie see when she woke up from her dream? | 304 | 306 | her brother henry | her brother henry |
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