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(CNN)The bored teenager who gunned down a college baseball player in Oklahoma simply because he and his two friends "had nothing to do," is now a convicted murderer.
Chancey Allen Luna was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday for his role in the August 2013 drive-by shooting of Christopher Lane, a 23-year-old c... | What was the jury's recommendation for Chancey Allen Luna's sentence? | null | null | life in prison without the possibility of parole | life in prison without the possibility of parole |
Madrasa (Arabic: مدرسة, madrasah, pl. مدارس, madāris, Turkish: Medrese) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious (of any religion). The word is variously transliterated madrasah, madarasaa, medresa, madrassa, madraza, medrese, etc. In the West, the word usually refers to... | are all students in madaris Muslim? | 454 | 532 | . Not all students in madaris are Muslims; there is also a modern curriculum. | No |
(CNN) -- Elite sprinters Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tested positive for banned substances on a day of shame for athletics.
Gay, a former world champion from the U.S., said Sunday he was told by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that an A sample from an out of competition test taken in May came back positive.
Later Sunday... | What was in it? | 1,435 | 1,512 | British newspaper The Guardian reported the banned diuretic was from a cream | The diuretic |
Chapter XX.
Early on the following day Heckewelder, astride his horse, appeared at the door of Edwards' cabin.
"How is George?" he inquired of Dave, when the latter had opened the door.
"He had a bad night, but is sleeping now. I think he'll be all right after a time," answered Dave.
"That's well. Nevertheless ... | What tribe were him and his daughter in? | 1,128 | 1,249 | It may be that we have not appealed in vain to Wingenund and his daughter; but their high position in the Delaware tribe | the Delaware tribe |
The ultimate substantive legacy of Principia Mathematica is mixed. It is generally accepted that Kurt Gödel's incompleteness theorem of 1931 definitively demonstrated that for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics, there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not be ... | when? | 125 | 141 | theorem of 1931 | 1931 |
CHAPTER XX
FISHING AND HUNTING
The remainder of the week went by, and the boys and girls amused themselves as best they could. During that time, Mr. Endicott received a visit from the sheriff of the county, and Dave and his chums were called upon to tell all they could about the missing horses. Then, after some whi... | who had been riding with the suspect? | 634 | 652 | Link about the man | Link |
Arabic (, ' or ' or ) is a Central Semitic language complex that first emerged in Iron Age northwestern Arabia and is now the "lingua franca" of the Arab world. It is named after the Arabs, a term initially used to describe peoples living from Mesopotamia in the east to the Anti-Lebanon mountains in the west, in northw... | when did it come about | 0 | 90 | Arabic (, ' or ' or ) is a Central Semitic language complex that first emerged in Iron Age | The Iron Age |
John was an old man who lived in New York City. John used to work at the Post Office before he quit. John has a grandson named Timmy. Timmy came to visit John and brought his friends David, Roger, and Bill. John gave them each a glass of lemonade to drink.
Timmy wanted his friends to try his grandfather's meat soup. ... | What food did John enjoy cooking? | 93 | null | burgers , fish , pizza , and soup | burgers , fish , pizza , and soup |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- In energy-sapping conditions, the British and Irish Lions hardly had to bare their teeth to comprehensively beat the Barbarians 59-8 in the first match of their rugby tour to Australia.
"It was a good run-out and what we wanted. It was a little tougher than the scoreline suggests," Lions head coach... | What adjective is used to describe Sergio Parisse? | null | 879 | the normally dynamic captain of Italy, Sergio Parisse | Dynamic. |
(CNN)For 10 days following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, two CNN colleagues and I lived in a tent hospital run by Project Medishare. Our hearts ached as we heard the cries of the injured, as we watched surgeons performed amputations without general anesthesia, as people died in front of our eyes.
But, in the midst of th... | Was she described as depressed? | 946 | 952 | spunky | No |
There once was a doggy named Jack that was really bored. One day he was sitting on the sofa he thought to himself, "Maybe I'll go for a ride." The dog put on his shoes and hat and walked out of the door. He began riding down the street and he saw a lot of funny things. He saw a pumpkin name Sue using toothpaste, a cat ... | What about on his feet? | 162 | 167 | shoes | shoes |
CHAPTER IV
_Old Granny Fox Tries for Danny Meadow Mouse_
Danny Meadow Mouse had not enjoyed anything so much for a long time as he did that game of hide and seek. He tickled and chuckled all the afternoon as he thought about it. Of course Reddy had been "it." He had been "it" all the time, for never once had he cau... | and what type was Danny? | 61 | null | null | Mouse |
Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) -- Nepal's parliament on Sunday elected a leader of the former Maoist rebels as the new prime minister with a simple majority.
Baburam Bhattarai, 57, vice-chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) will become the fourth prime minister since Nepal became a republic in 2008.
Aft... | Is he the first of his group to rule? | 1,032 | null | the second leader of the former rebels | no |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Tired of the same old engagement and wedding photos? The cliched poses in gardens or on beaches?
Then take some inspiration from the creative couples in Hong Kong, who are memorializing their love with unconventional photo shoots featuring such surreal backdrops as giant cats or pastries.
Many co... | Where? | 442 | 475 | spread to China and South Korea. | China and South Korea. |
Jarratt, Virginia (CNN) -- Teresa Lewis, called the mastermind in the murder-for-hire deaths of her husband and stepson, was executed Thursday night, Virginia Department of Corrections officials said.
Lewis, who was given a lethal injection, was pronounced dead at 9:13 p.m. ET at Greensville Correctional Center in Ja... | Who was the first woman to be executed in Virginia in around 100 years? | 529 | 534 | Lewis | Lewis |
(CNN) -- It is akin to Sebastian Vettel designing his own Formula One car, getting in the cockpit and driving it to the world title.
In F1, it would be a mission impossible; in the winter sport of skeleton racing it is, at the very least, a monstrous mission improbable which Briton Kristan Bromley has made an infinit... | Is Kristan a man or woman? | 368 | 409 | It has earned him the nickname Doctor Ice | a man |
(CNN) -- A Cincinnati man charged with fatally shooting his 11-year-old daughter Thursday was denied a temporary release to attend the girl's funeral.
Citing security concerns, state court Judge Nadine Allen denied a motion filed by a lawyer for Deandre Kelley, 34, who was charged with the shooting death of daughter ... | Who was he arguing with? | null | 1,106 | Kelley showed up at slumber party Lanza was hosting at her mother's house in the early hours of of January 12 and argued with her mother. | Lanza's mother. |
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of wrongly killing Trayvon Martin, will not immediately have to turn over donations made to his website, a Florida judge said Friday.
Zimmerman collected about $204,000 in donations through the website, but did not disclose the contributions during his bond h... | And can he keep it for now? | 94 | 142 | null | yes |
(InStyle) -- Oscar night is Hollywood's main fashion event, and most notable on the red carpet this year was our favorite actresses stepping out in uber feminine -- not just fashion forward -- looks.
Indeed, from the most delicate shades of blush to the boldest fuchsia, the red carpet turned pink! Exaggerated ruffles... | what was on it? | 1,711 | 1,727 | Swarovski crysta | Swarovski crystas |
Aaron Swartz helped create the Internet.
Maybe not the Internet foundations of ARPANET and TCP/IP and Mosaic, the codes and packets and standards on which the whole thing is based. But he was a factor in fashioning some of the Web's upper floors. With his contributions to RSS coding and the Web application framework,... | What type of idea was the free info? | 539 | 550 | libertarian | libertarian |
(CNN) -- Ohio State's former marching band director is speaking out for the first time since the university fired him over the band's overly sexual culture.
Jonathan Waters was fired in July after a university investigation concluded he "should have known about sexual harassment that created a hostile environment."
... | Was there any proof that he was fixing the band? | 677 | null | That cultural change is also evident in the many, many letters from current and former band members, which attest to Jonathan's efforts and concrete success at moving the band's culture in a positive direction, | yes |
Assyria was a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire of the ancient Near East and the Levant. It existed as a state from perhaps as early as the 25th century BC in the form of the Assur city-state, until its lapse between 612 BC and 599 BC, spanning the Early to Middle Bronze Age through to the late Iron Age. From the e... | where is it located? | 786 | 803 | null | Upper Mesopotamia |
(CNN) -- I've returned to Washington after a long time away in my home in Britain to get a sense of the political mood in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. And I'm pretty depressed to discover that everyone is talking about Jeb Bush.
It's not that he wouldn't make a strong candidate for the GOP. It's that... | Who spoke to ABC? | 568 | 582 | George P. Bush | George P. Bush |
CHAPTER XII
Throughout the week Daylight found himself almost as much interested in Bob as in Dede; and, not being in the thick of any big deals, he was probably more interested in both of them than in the business game. Bob's trick of whirling was of especial moment to him. How to overcome it,--that was the thing. S... | Where was the man when he had a breakthrough with his problem? | 1,003 | null | sitting in his office chair, in fancy he was astride the wonderful chestnut sorrel and trying to prevent an anticipated whirl | sitting in his office chair |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The co-author of a study on propofol addiction funded by AEG Live and used in their defense in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial lost his medical license for writing illegal drug prescriptions, according to testimony.
Dr. Torin Finver was hired to help with the AEG Live study after he lost... | Who filed the lawsuit? | null | 727 | bizarre twist in the trial of the billion-dollar lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother and three children, w | Michael Jackon's mother and 3 kids |
Bergen, historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Hordaland on the west coast of Norway. , the municipality's population was 278,121, and the Bergen metropolitan region has about 420,000 inhabitants. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøy... | What is the name of the Hanseatic League that Bergen was a part of? | null | 266 | null | hanseatic league |
The ultimate substantive legacy of Principia Mathematica is mixed. It is generally accepted that Kurt Gödel's incompleteness theorem of 1931 definitively demonstrated that for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics, there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not be ... | is he known for anything else? | null | 868 | Whitehead's most complete work on education is the 1929 book | Yes |
The term high definition once described a series of television systems originating from August 1936; however, these systems were only high definition when compared to earlier systems that were based on mechanical systems with as few as 30 lines of resolution. The ongoing competition between companies and nations to cre... | What was the aspect ratio used? | null | 1,376 | null | 4:3 |
A Sudanese woman has been freed from prison a month after being sentenced to die by hanging for refusing to renounce her Christian faith.
"I am a Christian," Meriam Yehya Ibrahim told the judge at her sentencing hearing in May, "and I will remain a Christian."
An appeals court in Sudan ruled that a lower court's ju... | What is his religion? | 1,247 | 1,372 | The criminal complaint filed by a brother, a Muslim, said her family was shocked to find out Ibrahim had married a Christian, | Christianity |
CHAPTER VIII
IN WHICH MICHAEL FINSBURY ENJOYS A HOLIDAY
Punctually at eight o'clock next morning the lawyer rattled (according to previous appointment) on the studio door. He found the artist sadly altered for the worse--bleached, bloodshot, and chalky--a man upon wires, the tail of his haggard eye still wandering ... | what kind of hat? | 1,027 | 1,043 | an old soft felt | an old soft felt one |
CHAPTER IX: HONOURS
In half an hour Paolo returned leading two horses. By their trappings and appearance both had evidently belonged to officers.
"Take off the trappings," Hector said, "then put a saddle on one for me; shift your own saddle on to the other, and picket your own with the spare horses of the staff, th... | How long was he gone? | 23 | 52 | n half an hour Paolo returned | half an hour |
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought. This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. Manslaughter is... | Maximally called what? | 885 | null | life sentence; | life sentence; |
Jerusalem is a city in the Middle East, located on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.
Israelis and Palestinians both claim Jerusalem as their capital, as the State of Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there while the State of Palestine ultimately forese... | What is the name of that group? | null | 158 | Palestinians | Palestinians |
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as Zaire, DR Congo, East Congo, DRC, DROC, Congo-Kinshasa or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa. The DRC borders the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania to the east; Zambia and Angola to the so... | When did humans first settle in it? | null | 835 | The territory of the DR Congo was first settled by humans around 90,000 years ago. | around 90,000 years ago. |
(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 he defeat? | null | 567 | Tomas Berdych | Tomas Berdych |
CHAPTER XIX.
And stretching out, on either hand, O'er all that wide and unshorn land, Till weary of its gorgeousness, The aching and the dazzled eye Rests, gladdened, on the calm, blue sky. --WHITTIER.
No other disturbance occurred in the course of the night. With the dawn, le Bourdon was again stirring; and as he ... | In what way? | 1,472 | 1,488 | fiery expression | fiery |
(CNN) -- Politicians make gaffes almost daily. Some they can overcome. Some are fodder for late-night comedians. Some are deadly to their campaigns. Republican congressman Todd Akin's recent gaffe was so toxic, he may not only have killed his campaign, he may be the political equivalent of a zombie who also infects the... | What did he say? | 723 | 775 | Barack Obama said he had campaigned in "57 states." | He had campaigned in "57 states." |
New York (CNN) -- A self-described "ex-madam" who claims she supplied fellow city comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer with escorts several years ago is facing charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs, authorities said.
Kristin Davis, 38, was arrested on Monday night and charged with selling Adderall, Xana... | Who was arrested in this case? | 233 | 264 | Kristin Davis, 38, was arrested | Kristin Davis |
(CNN) -- Samantha Stosur stopped Caroline Wozniacki from clinching the year-end women's No. 1 tennis ranking with a shock 6-4 6-3 victory at the WTA Championships in Qatar on Wednesday night.
The Australian romped to her second straight victory in the Maroon Group, following her revenge win over French Open champion ... | Why? | 1,520 | 1,576 | struggling with illness in the oppressive heat in Doha. | Due to the oppressive heat in Doha. |
(CNN) -- As President Obama's second-term Cabinet starts to take shape, we can see some of the outlines of what the White House hopes to do in the next four years.
The major theme is that Obama is prepared to defend his turf, tooth and nail. This is a Cabinet whose strength is defense rather than offense.
Gone are ... | What does the president want to use that these two have? | 1,585 | 1,647 | using their connections with legislators and their knowledge | using their connections with legislators and their knowledge |
Index Medicus (IM) is a curated subset of MEDLINE, which is a bibliographic database of life science and biomedical science information, principally scientific journal articles. From 1879 to 2004, "Index Medicus" was a comprehensive bibliographic index of such articles in the form of a print index or (in later years) i... | What was he the leader of? | 360 | 433 | John Shaw Billings, head of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, | Head of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office. |
(CNN) -- Logan Stevenson's role as best man at his parents' wedding Saturday came just in time.
Logan, a 2-year-old terminally ill boy whose parents moved up their ceremony so he could witness it, died Monday night at his home in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, with family at his side, Westmoreland County Deputy Coroner Joh... | What 2 year old was the best man at his parents wedding? | null | 114 | ogan Stevenson's role as best man at his parents' wedding Saturday came just in time.
Logan, a 2-year- | Logan Stevenson. |
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster with its headquarters at Broadcasting House in London. The BBC is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of who... | how many? | 268 | 291 | It employs over 20,950 | over 20,950 |
Dominica ( or ; ; Island Carib: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is a sovereign island country. The capital, Roseau, is located on the leeward side of the island. It is part of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The island lies south-southeast of Guadeloupe and nort... | What is the highest point of elevation on the island? | 98 | 102 | morne diablotins | morne diablotins |
CHAPTER VIII: PASSING THE OUBLIETTE
Who can describe the dreariness of being snowed-up all the winter with such a mother-in-law as Freiherrinn Kunigunde?
Yet it was well that the snow came early, for it was the best defence of the lonely castle from any attack on the part of the Schlangenwaldern, the Swabian Leag... | What was the full name of the next heir? | 341 | 387 | Freiherr Kasimir von Adlerstein Wildschloss. | Freiherr Kasimir von Adlerstein Wildschloss. |
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... | Is the full system working? | 1,232 | 1,308 | It is planned to begin serving global customers upon its completion in 2020. | No. |
Gaius Julius Caesar (Latin: CAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR, , born: 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), usually called Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He is also known as a notable author of Lati... | When was he born? | 56 | 71 | null | 13 July 100 BC |
The University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Incorporated as The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn is one of 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities and one of the... | It was the first what? | 1,182 | null | first "student union" building and organization (Houston Hall, 1896 | \student union |
CHAPTER XXII
FUN AT THE HOTEL
It was no easy matter for Tom to get into the room Josiah Crabtree was occupying, but after trying a good number of keys, fished up here, there, and everywhere, one was at last found that fitted the lock.
Striking a match, Tom entered the room quickly, drew back the sheet of the bed,... | What had Josiah done previously as a career? | null | 914 | null | school teacher |
(CNN) -- World number two Phil Mickelson has indefinitely suspended his PGA Tour schedule after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Phil and Amy Mickelson have been married for 13 years and have three children.
Three-time major winner Mickelson was due to play at the Byron Nelson Championship starting on Thu... | what was she when they met? | null | 772 | Mickelson met his wife, a former cheerleader | former cheerleader |
MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated as MyTV, MyNet, MNT or MNTV) is an American television network/syndication service that is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group division of 21st Century Fox, and operated by subsidiaries Fox Television Stations and 20th Television. MyNetworkTV began operations on September 5, 2006 ... | True or False: During that time, it aired original content. | null | 802 | relying mainly on repeats of recent broadcast and cable series. | false |
The Pleistocene (, often colloquially referred to as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch which lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the world's most recent period of repeated glaciations. The end of the Pleistocene corresponds with the end of the last glacial period and also with the end of the Pa... | What is the approximate length of the Pleistocene? | null | 43 | 2 , 588 , 000 to 11 , 700 years ago | 2 , 588 , 000 to 11 , 700 years ago |
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is one of the few dozens of United States environmental laws passed in the 1970s, and serves as the enacting legislation to carry out the provisions outlined in The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).... | How is the Endangered Species Act of 1973 enforced? | 53 | 82 | null | serves as the enacting legislation to carry out the provisions outlined in the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora ( cites ) |
CHAPTER II. THE PATH OF PHILANTHROPY
Mrs. Cecil Grainger may safely have been called a Personality, and one of the proofs of this was that she haunted people who had never seen her. Honora might have looked at her, it is true, on the memorable night of the dinner with Mrs. Holt and Trixton Brent; but--for sufficientl... | Who did she haunt? | 140 | 182 | null | people who had never seen her |
The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, Jo... | What date did it come out? | 438 | 502 | Trigger Mortis" by Anthony Horowitz, published in September 2015 | September 2015 |
It was a hot Saturday afternoon, and James was going shopping with his mother. While she made her shopping list, James looked out the window. In the sky, he saw pretty birds. He smiled - James liked birds. He saw one last Friday when he was getting muddy in the puddles, and another on Wednesday when he was playing with... | and what did he see? | 161 | 173 | pretty birds | pretty birds |
CHAPTER XXVI
THE SKATING RACE
For nearly half a mile Peter Slade kept the lead with ease, but then his breath began to fail him. Looking over his shoulder, he saw both Larry and Dick crawling up.
"No, you don't!" he muttered, and put on a fresh burst of speed that increased his lead by two yards.
"Peter Slade i... | who had the lead for at least a half mile? | 34 | 92 | For nearly half a mile Peter Slade kept the lead with ease | Peter Slade |
(CNN) -- As World Cup openers go, this was about as bad as it gets for Portugal.
Thumped 4-0 by Germany, one key defender sent off, another possibly out of the tournament with injury and its World Player of the Year looking decidedly unfit.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't lacking in effort but was as powe... | What color card was produced? | 1,125 | 1,136 | red card. | red card. |
(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... | Did the producers approve of that? | 725 | 777 | The suits -- as we used to call them -- went crazy," | 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... | Who has theories about what was said? | 313 | 326 | the Internet | the Internet |
The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ),[note 1] is an island country located near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the International Date Line. Geographically, the country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia. The country... | what is the official name of the Islands? | 22 | 69 | officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands | the Republic of the Marshall Islands |
(CNN) -- The United States breached international law by executing a Mexican national without having granted him consular access, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Friday.
Navi Pillay, in a statement, said she deeply regrets the execution of Humberto Leal Garcia, after a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Suprem... | How many voted in support of granting the stay? | 289 | 292 | 5-4 | Nine |
CHAPTER IX.
A STARTLING EVENT.
It was some days later that Chebron and Amuba again paid a visit to the temple by moonlight. It was well-nigh a month since they had been there; for, save when the moon was up, the darkness and gloom of the courts, lighted only by the lamps of the altars, was so great that the place o... | Where was a doorway found? | 854 | 871 | the inner courts | the inner courts |
And the winner is ... Yale.
That was the selection made Wednesday by Kwasi Enin, the New York high school student accepted by the eight Ivy League schools -- Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Princeton and Cornell.
He made his pick in style, staging a news conference in the gym ... | What is the name of the high school student accepted by the eight Ivy League schools? | null | 38 | kwasi enin | kwasi enin |
CHAPTER XIII. JAMES III.
James II. left three sons; the eldest, James III., aged nine, was crowned at Kelso (August 10, 1460); his brothers, bearing the titles of Albany and Mar, were not to be his supports. His mother, Mary of Gueldres, had the charge of the boys, and, as she was won over by her uncle, Philip of Bur... | When was Edward IV crowned? | 805 | 888 | In June 1461, while the Scots were failing to take Carlisle, Edward IV. was crowned | June 1461 |
(Oprah.com) -- When Chicagoan Tammy Jo Long visited Savannah, Georgia, ten years ago, she was delighted by its fountain-filled parks, corner cafés -- and grand architecture.
Long had always been a design aficionado, but the Italianate and Victorian homes she encountered in Savannah became "an obsession," she says. "... | How many cities did she travel between? | 1,379 | 1,417 | traveling between Savannah and Chicago | two |
CHAPTER XXIV: LOST LAMBS
And Philammon?
For a long while he stood in the street outside the theatre, too much maddened to determine on any course of action; and, ere he had recovered his self-possession, the crowd began to pour from every outlet, and filling the street, swept him away in its stream.
Then, as he h... | What did Philammon do when he arrived at Pelagia's house? | 129 | 354 | bursting through the mob , made straight for pelagia ' s house . it was fast closed ; and his repeated knocks at the gate brought only , after long waiting , a surly negro face to a little wicket . he asked eagerly and instinctively for pelagia ; of course she had not yet returned . for wulf he was not within . and the... | bursting through the mob , made straight for pelagia ' s house . it was fast closed ; and his repeated knocks at the gate brought only , after long waiting , a surly negro face to a little wicket . he asked eagerly and instinctively for pelagia ; of course she had not yet returned . for wulf he was not within . and the... |
There once was a zoo worker named Charlie. He really liked his job that allowed his to meet new people every day and take care of zoo animals. One day, Charlie showed up at the zoo that he worked at and saw that a turtle had escaped! He quickly picked up the radio and told all of the other workers to look out for the m... | What was he eating? | 558 | 589 | she found Brian eating lettuce | lettuce |
Once upon a time, there was an old man named John. John loved to eat peaches. In fact, John's whole family, including his mother Stephanie, his father Bob, and his brother James loved to eat peaches. John would eat peaches in the morning for breakfast, in the afternoon for lunch, and in the evening for dinner. John and... | did it take a long time? | 980 | 988 | 17 years | Yes |
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism which traces its origins to the British Isles. Presbyterian churches derive their name from the presbyterian form of church government, which is governed by representative assemblies of elders. Many Reformed churches are organized this way, but th... | and? | 620 | 652 | the authority of the Scriptures | the authority of the Scriptures |
(CNN) -- As a young freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela stepped out of a farmhouse hideout in South Africa, took 20 strides and dug a hole on the sprawling land.
He leaned over, put in a semiautomatic pistol and 200 rounds of ammunition, and carefully put a khaki uniform over them.
After covering them with heaps of soi... | What's that? | 736 | 803 | Liliesleaf Farm, the former hideout now converted into a museum.
| a museum |
(CNN) -- Jessica Rees was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 11, and she and her parents would drive to the hospital every day to receive outpatient treatment.
"One day we were leaving, and she just simply asked us, 'When do all the other kids come home?'" said her father, Erik.
When Jessica found out that many of... | What was the disease? | 10 | null | essica Rees was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 11 | A brain tumor. |
CHAPTER IX
THE SNARE
On the following morning, when Castell returned, Margaret told him of the visit of d'Aguilar, and of all that had passed between them, told him also that he was acquainted with their secret, since he had spoken of her as half a Jew.
"I know it, I know it," answered her father, who was much di... | Where did she say she was standing? | 707 | 749 | She said she was standing by the side door | by the side door |
Game theory is "the study of mathematical models of conflict and cooperation between intelligent rational decision-makers". Game theory is mainly used in economics, political science, and psychology, as well as logic, computer science and biology. Originally, it addressed zero-sum games, in which one person's gains res... | Did he write it by himself? | 964 | 997 | co-written with Oskar Morgenstern | no |
CHAPTER XXV
THE MAN AT POINT VIEW LODGE
At first it was an even race. Reff Ritter knew how to handle an iceboat to perfection and brought his craft up in the breeze in a manner that won considerable admiration.
"Take care that he doesn't beat you, Fred," said Pepper. "If he does, he will never get done crowing ov... | Which boat is Mumps on? | 474 | 484 | _Rosebud_ | _Rosebud_ |
(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo underlined just why Real Madrid agreed to pay him the big bucks on a scintillating evening of European football.
The 28-year-old, who inked a new five-year deal with the Spanish club on Sunday, completed a brilliant hat trick as Real raced to a 6-1 rout against Galatasaray.
Ronaldo had th... | Who did they play against? | 290 | 302 | Galatasaray | Galatasaray |
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle its readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon has defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks or even frighte... | Who wrote that? | 1,148 | null | Prometheus' earliest known appearance is in Hesiod's "Theogony". | Hesiod |
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (, , "Kingdom of South Slavia") was a state in Southeast Europe and Central Europe, that existed during the interwar period (1918–1939) and first half of World War II (1939–1943).
It was formed in 1918 by the merger of the provisional State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (itself formed from t... | For how long? | 599 | 716 | null | for its first eleven years |
Productores de Música de España (Spanish Music Producers) (shortened as Promusicae, sometimes stylised PROMUSICAE) is the organisation responsible for the Spanish Albums Chart and other music charts. It is a trade association that represents more than 90 percent of the Spanish recorded music industry. It is the Interna... | All of it? | 230 | 301 | represents more than 90 percent of the Spanish recorded music industry | no |
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 SGSSI? | 0 | 45 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
CHAPTER XII
OSBORN INTERFERES
When Grace and Kit had gone a short distance they heard voices and a rattle of sticks in the wood, but the noise got fainter and she imagined the beaters were moving the other way. Ferrars, who shot at the woodcock, had probably not had time to tell Osborn about his carelessness, and i... | Did it change? | 529 | 580 | She kept on the belt of grass, which got narrower, | Yes. |
Oslo, Norway (CNN) -- At a prize ceremony honoring peace, Adán Cortés says violence and injustice sent him rushing toward the stage.
In a matter of seconds, the 21-year-old Mexican student's face was seen around the world last week as he stood in front of Malala Yousafzai at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, No... | who slipped through security? | 58 | 69 | Adán Cortés | Adán Cortés |
Knowledge is a familiarity, awareness, or understanding of someone or something, such as facts, information, descriptions, or skills, which is acquired through experience or education by perceiving, discovering, or learning.
Knowledge can refer to a theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. It can be impli... | What does Kirkham say the definition should also require? | 1,768 | 1,882 | Kirkham suggests that our definition of knowledge requires that the evidence for the belief necessitates its truth | evidence |
Kongbai, Guizhou (CNN) -- Savoring a meal of vegetables and rice grown in nearby paddy fields washed down with some home-brewed rice wine served, it's clear Long Taiyang is delighted to be back.
Once one of the 250 million Chinese farmers that left behind their families to forge a living in the coastal factory towns,... | in what place? | 651 | null | Wenzhou in eastern China. | Wenzhou in eastern China. |
CHAPTER XVII.
But see! through the fast-flashing lightnings of war, What steed to the desert flies frantic and far? Campbell.
During the severe skirmish of which we have given the details, Morton, together with Cuddie and his mother, and the Reverend Gabriel Kettledrummle, remained on the brow of the hill, near to ... | Anything else? | 1,831 | 1,844 | to cry loudly | to cry loudly |
Meet Dr. Gorbee Logan, the county health director for Bomi County in Liberia.
You have now met half the medical team in Bomi County.
There are two doctors in the entire county. I don't mean two doctors to treat Ebola patients but two doctors, period.
Two doctors to take care of Ebola patients, plus the 100 patien... | What do they do when that happens? | 763 | 813 | patients overflow onto mattresses on the floor.
| patients overflow onto mattresses on the floor. |
The original Latin word "universitas" refers in general to "a number of persons associated into one body, a society, company, community, guild, corporation, etc." At the time of the emergence of urban town life and medieval guilds, specialised "associations of students and teachers with collective legal rights usually ... | What made them unique? | 557 | 642 | An important idea in the definition of a university is the notion of academic freedom | the notion of academic freedom |
Germany is a federal republic consisting of sixteen federal states (German: Bundesland, or Land).[a] Since today's Germany was formed from an earlier collection of several states, it has a federal constitution, and the constituent states retain a measure of sovereignty. With an emphasis on geographical conditions, Berl... | Anyplace else have that name? | 316 | 383 | Berlin and Hamburg are frequently called Stadtstaaten (city-states) | Hamburg |
Pope Francis (; ; ; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church, a title he holds "ex officio" as Bishop of Rome, and sovereign of Vatican City. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from... | Where was Pope Francis born? | 554 | 597 | Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio | Argentina |
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican authorities were searching Wednesday for two politicians accused of belonging to the Familia Michoacana drug cartel, which is blamed for killing more than 30 federal police officers in a series of attacks since Saturday.
Drug violence is up in Michoacan state, shown by recent atta... | Is he a wanted man? | 1,401 | 1,421 | his fugitive brother | yes |
Johnny walked toward the time machine. His adult neighbor, the scientist, had asked him to watch it for him for the weekend. He had also asked Johnny not to touch it. But it was a time machine. Johnny had to see it.
The machine was big and silver and shiny and looked like an ice cream cone that had been dropped. It h... | What did Johnny do? | 7 | 14 | walked | walked |
CHAPTER XXXIX
UNDISTURBED LETTUCE
When Ralph Haverley came in from his long moonlight ramble, he was so happy that he went to bed and slept as sound as rock. But before he closed his eyes he said to himself,--
"I will do that to-morrow; the very first thing to-morrow."
But people do not always do what they inte... | From where were the trains? | 1,080 | null | Barport | Barport |
Aviation is the practical aspect or art of aeronautics, being the design, development, production, operation and use of aircraft, especially heavier than air aircraft. The word "aviation" was coined by French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1863, from the verb "avier" (synonymous flying), itself ... | then what? | 812 | 944 | The modern age of aviation began with the first untethered human lighter-than-air flight on November 21, 1783, of a hot air balloon | a hot air balloon |
The longest-serving lawmaker in U.S. congressional history, a legendary Motown artist, and the matriarch of a renowned political family will be among this year's recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House announced Monday.
Rep. John Dingell, Stevie Wonder and Ethel Kennedy are three of the nin... | When is the medal ceremony? | 340 | 416 | Obama will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom upon later this month.
| Later this month. |
CNN -- Elton John may be famous for smash hits such as "Tiny Dancer" and scores for films such as "The Lion King," but he's also made a name for himself in HIV/AIDS activism.
Advances in treatments for HIV/AIDS have led to some people taking more risks, Elton John says.
The singer-songwriter established the Elton J... | What else does the foundation do? | 309 | 495 | null | efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination associated with the disease, |
Several Jamaican sprinters were banned for doping earlier this year and now a footballer from the Caribbean nation has been suspended.
Jermaine Hue, a creative midfielder who has made more than 40 appearances for the national team, received a nine-month suspension after he tested positive for dexamethasone.
But a s... | what was he in trouble for? | 276 | 309 | tested positive for dexamethasone | testing positive for dexamethasone |
Formed in November 1990 by the equal merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, BSkyB became the UK's largest digital subscription television company. Following BSkyB's 2014 acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority 90.04% interest in Sky Deutschland in November 2014, its holding company British Sky Br... | How much did Sky bid for the package of 120 premier league games in February 2015? | 207 | 211 | £4 . 2bn | £4 . 2bn |
CHAPTER VI.
THE BEGINNING OF PERSECUTION.
When Mary Masters got up on the morning after her arrival she knew that she would have to endure much on that day. Everybody had smiled on her the preceding evening, but the smiles were of a nature which declared themselves to be preparatory to some coming event. The people... | Who kept things to himself? | 1,578 | null | The attorney had lately found it necessary to keep such matters to himself | The attorney |
CHAPTER XII. A PRISONER OF LOVE
When Eric betook himself to the orchard the next evening he had to admit that he felt rather nervous. He did not know how the Gordons would receive him and certainly the reports he had heard of them were not encouraging, to say the least of it. Even Mrs. Williamson, when he had told he... | Who startled him? | null | 923 | Neil Gordon had stepped from behind the trees and stood confronting him, with blazing eyes, and lips which writhed in emotion so great that at first it prevented him from speaking. | Neil Gordon. |
(CNN) -- After months of bloodshed, intrigue and revenge that made Yemen seem like an Arabian version of Hamlet, President Ali Abdullah Saleh has finally transferred his powers to his vice president, and elections are to be held in three months.
At the ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to seal the transition deal wor... | What is Brig. Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar's role in Yemen? | 329 | 334 | commander of the 1st armored division | commander of the 1st armored division |
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