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(RealSimple.com) -- A lengthy separation -- and a surprise trip to Paris -- caused this husband and wife to realize that their marriage could be saved.
Mary L. Tabor and Del Persinger Washington, D.C. Married 26 years
Mary was still in her nightgown and robe, sipping a cappuccino in the kitchen of the Washington, D... | What were their names? | 154 | 185 | Mary L. Tabor and Del Persinger | Mary L. Tabor and Del Persinger |
Tel Aviv is a major city in Israel, located on the country's Mediterranean coastline. It is the financial center and the technology hub of Israel, with a population of , making it Israel's second-largest city. Tel Aviv is the largest city in the Gush Dan region of Israel. Tel Aviv is also a focal point in the high-tech... | What's it's nickname? | 744 | 780 | Known as "The City that Never Sleeps | The City that Never Sleeps |
Oliver is a cat. He has a sister called Spike. Oliver and Spike like to play outside. They chase bugs in the backyard. When they get tired, they sleep in the sun. They don't like to go outside when it is raining. On rainy days Oliver and Spike sit in the window. They watch the rain through the window. Oliver is big and... | why ? | 613 | 660 | ke to play with the Christmas tree and presents | ke to play with the Christmas tree and presents |
Southern California, often abbreviated SoCal, is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's southernmost 10 counties. The region is traditionally described as "eight counties", based on demographics and economic ties: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa... | How many counties make up the focus area? | 146 | 204 | null | eight |
CHAPTER XXVII.
THE MEETING IN THE WOODS.
Ralph was so sore and stiff from his fall that he walked very slowly toward Westville. It seemed to him that he ached in every joint, and it was not long before he sought a soft grassy bank upon which to rest.
"If only somebody would come along with a wagon," he thought, a... | What made Ralph think that Martin and Toglet's attack on him may have been accidental? | 267 | 272 | if i did not know better | if i did not know better |
16:9 (1.7:1) (16:9 = 4:3) is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2010 it has become the most common aspect ratio for televisions and computer monitors, and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television. This has replace... | Is he a doctor? | 334 | 355 | Dr. Kerns H. Powers, | yes |
Located at a varying distance no closer than 33 million miles from the earth, Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. In English Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war, and is often referred to as the "Red Planet" because the reddish iron oxide preva... | Does mars have volcanoes? | 763 | 870 | Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and second-highest known mountain in the Solar System | Yes |
There was once an octopus who lived under the ocean. His name was Fred. Fred had never seen the world above the ocean before. He had spent all of his life under water with his friends, a blow fish named Joey, a sponge named Pam, a star fish named Elaine, and another octopus, Stacey. So you can imagine his surprise when... | What were there names? | 204 | 281 | oey, a sponge named Pam, a star fish named Elaine, and another octopus, Stace | Joey, Pam, Elaine, a, Stacey |
CHAPTER I
OUT IN THE STORM
"Jack, it looks as if we were in for another storm."
"Yes, and it's starting right now," declared Captain Jack Rover, as he glanced through the trees to the overcast sky. "Don't you hear it on the leaves?"
"It does beat everything!" declared Andy Rover, his usually bright face cloudin... | How did the sudden rush of wind affect the trees of the forest? | null | 361 | sway violently | sway violently |
(CNN) -- First it was Mario Gotze. Now Robert Lewandowski is leaving Borussia Dortmund for German powerhouse Bayern Munich.
The sought after Polish international signed a five-year contract with Bayern Munich, Bayern said on its website while calling the 25-year-old one of the "world's top strikers." He'll join the B... | Is he good at it? | 245 | 303 | calling the 25-year-old one of the "world's top strikers." | yes |
CHAPTER III.
BUILDING THE MOLE.
Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole. They got the wheelbarrow, and loaded it with stones.
Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little ... | what were they doing? | 137 | 169 | null | building the mole |
(CNN) -- Michelle Asci dreamed of capturing life through her camera lens. Asci had her sights set on being a photographer as she graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree from Georgia State University in December.
But the 23-year-old is not working as a photographer. She's at a concession stand, selling popcorn o... | Does she work full time? | 398 | 476 | . Asci's been working part-time at the same Atlanta movie theater since 2005. | no |
Joe was a young boy who was excited for his first day of school. He jumped out of bed with a big smile on his face, ready for school. He looked in the mirror as he put on his white shirt and blue jeans, and ran down the stairs to get breakfast. His breakfast was waffles with syrup and eggs. His favorite breakfasts are ... | How did Joe feel when he saw the school bus arrive? | null | 21 | excited | excited |
CHAPTER VI
Maraton spent three hours and a half that morning in conclave with the committee appointed for his reception, and for that three hours and a half he was profoundly bored. Every one had a good deal to say except Richard Graveling, who sat at the end of the table with folded arms and a scowl upon his face. T... | What color was his hair? | 491 | 570 | He was a stalwart, grim-looking man, with heavy grey eyebrows and grey beard. | His beard was grey so probably grey |
Kate's parents planned a family trip to Europe! This would be Kate's first big vacation out of America. She loves to be on planes. The plane ride was fun and they landed in Paris, France. They went to the Eiffel Tower and the Seine River. Kate even learned how to say hello in French! They ate delicious food. Then they ... | What was Kate's favorite food she ate while in Europe? | 127 | 128 | spanish food | spanish food |
(CNN) -- Branden Grace duly completed his front running victory at the Dunhill Links Championships Sunday after coming under last round pressure from Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen at St Andrews.
Grace, winning for the fifth time in a superb 2012, four coming on the European Tour, ended two ahead of Olesen after carding ... | What place did Noren finish? | 1,126 | 1,224 | Alexander Noren of Sweden finished third, four shots back, with Joel Sjoholm of Sweden in fourth. | third |
CHAPTER XXV.
Hawkins went straight to the telegraph office and disburdened his conscience. He said to himself, "She's not going to give this galvanized cadaver up, that's plain. Wild horses can't pull her away from him. I've done my share; it's for Sellers to take an innings, now." So he sent this message to New York... | Where did he send it? | 283 | 322 | " So he sent this message to New York: | New York |
CHAPTER IX
The latter part of September Carley returned to New York.
Soon after her arrival she received by letter a formal proposal of marriage from Elbert Harrington, who had been quietly attentive to her during her sojourn at Lake Placid. He was a lawyer of distinction, somewhat older than most of her friends, a... | was he young? | null | 292 | somewhat older | no |
(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... | Who? | 929 | 947 | Patrick Palmer, 43 | Patrick Palmer. |
Chapter 9
Numa "El Adrea"
On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D'Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes. It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D'Arnot had written, for on... | what was the old friends name? | 690 | 703 | Mr. Samuel T. | Mr. Samuel T. |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actress Carmen Zapata, whose most visible film role was as a choir nun in "Sister Act," died Sunday at her Los Angeles home. She was 86.
Zapata's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honors her six decades of work on the stage, which began in New York in 1946.
Her death from heart problems was co... | Did she act as a teen? | 953 | 1,038 | She was 19 when she made her Broadway debut as a member of the chorus in "Oklahoma." | Yes |
CHAPTER X
BACK AT SCARCOMBE
The news of their destination had created great satisfaction among the crew, as there was little honour or prize-money to be gained, and the vessel had been for some time incessantly engaged in hunting for foes that were never found. Not the least pleased was Will. He had left England a ... | Where did Tom go? | 1,209 | 1,224 | to the village | to the village |
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. The city has a population of 763,908 (), of whom 601,448 live in the Municipality of Copenhagen. The larger urban area has a population of 1,280,371 (), while the Copenhagen metropolitan area has just over 2 million inhabitants. Copenhagen is situated on the ... | What was constructed in the 18th century? | 933 | 1,006 | null | the prestigious district of Frederiksstaden |
ECMAScript (or ES) is a trademarked scripting-language specification standardized by Ecma International in ECMA-262 and ISO/IEC 16262. It was created to standardize JavaScript, so as to foster multiple independent implementations. ECMAScript has remained the best-known implementation of JavaScript since the standard wa... | What else? | 877 | 911 | March 1996, Netscape Navigator 2.0 | Netscape Navigator 2.0 |
CHAPTER TWO
Babalatchi ceased speaking. Lingard shifted his feet a little, uncrossed his arms, and shook his head slowly. The narrative of the events in Sambir, related from the point of view of the astute statesman, the sense of which had been caught here and there by his inattentive ears, had been yet like a thread... | Where did this occur? | 124 | 161 | The narrative of the events in Sambir | Sambir |
The Kingdom of Prussia () was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918 and included parts of present-day Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium and the Czech Republic. It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1871 and was the leading state of the Ge... | against how many countries? | 999 | 1,034 | Austria, Russia, France and Sweden | Four |
John wanted to have a birthday party for his son, Mike. John and his wife Sara knew that their son loved clowns, as did their daughter Jane. So they looked up a place to have a clown come to his birthday party. When the clown arrived, ten of Mikes friends showed up to watch the show. His parents had sent out 12 invites... | what is mike's mother's name? | 56 | 78 | null | Sara |
CHAPTER IX.—THE MAD ELEPHANT.
From Middletown the circus went to Dover, and then to Grasscannon.
At each of these places a big business was done, and at every performance Leo did better.
The young gymnast became a great favorite with all but two people in the “Greatest Show on Earth.”
These two people were Jack... | And after Grasscannon? | 686 | 701 | New York State | New York State |
Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium, although there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics and history. It is one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. The demonym associated with Flanders is Fleming, while the corresponding... | What part of the country? | 0 | null | Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium, | northern portion |
CHAPTER VIII.
M. Goudé grumbled much when he heard that his whole class were going to be absent for three days.
"A nice interruption to study," he said, "however, you were none of you doing yourselves any good, and you may as well be out in the fields as hanging about the streets gossiping. We can always talk, but ... | For how long? | 794 | null | a night | a night |
Chapter XXXIV
Violence
It had been arranged at Folking, before Hester had started, that Caldigate himself should drive the waggonette into Cambridge to take her back on the Wednesday, but that he would bring a servant with him who should drive the carriage up to the Grange, so that he, personally, should not have... | Who would he be leaving her to the charge of? | null | 1,293 | leaving her to the charge of jailers. | Jailers? |
Sara wanted to play on a baseball team. She had never tried to swing a bat and hit a baseball before. Her Dad gave her a bat and together they went to the park to practice. Sara wondered if she could hit a ball. She wasn't sure if she would be any good. She really wanted to play on a team and wear a real uniform. She c... | what did she want to wear? | 254 | 314 | She really wanted to play on a team and wear a real uniform. | a real uniform |
Appointments to the Order of the British Empire were at first made on the nomination of the self-governing Dominions of the Empire, the Viceroy of India, and the colonial governors, as well as on nominations from within the United Kingdom. As the Empire evolved into the Commonwealth, nominations continued to come from ... | How many leaves were on the emblem? | 740 | 789 | two crossed silver oak leaves on the same riband | Two |
CHAPTER V
ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL
"I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
"Neither do I," returned Tom. "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
"There is no telling what may be in s... | What's the driver's name? | 656 | null | Jack, whip up the team, or we'll miss that train."
"They are going putty well now, Master Tom," replied the driver. | Jack |
(CNN) -- Jurors did not reach a verdict in their first day of deliberations Monday in the trial of Steven Hayes, the man accused of killing three members of a Connecticut family in a 2007 home invasion.
They are expected to resume their work Tuesday morning.
Hayes, 47, who has pleaded not guilty, is on trial in New... | What is the definition of starting a fire according to the judge? | 14 | 14 | [SEP] | [SEP] |
CHAPTER XIX
For the Princess it was a day full of excitements. The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in. She started at the look in his drawn face.
"Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?"
He threw himself... | Who had reluctantly withdrawn? | 65 | null | The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn | The Count |
Once there was a boy named Bill who liked to play at being a cowboy. One day he was playing at chasing Indians in his room when he heard a loud crack of thunder. He got really scared. Bill's parents, Ned and Susan, came into his room. They told him not to be scared. They said they were going to make sure the car window... | What was the strange orange light in Bill's room? | 257 | 260 | it was on fire | it was on fire |
Angie went to the library with her mother. First she had to turn in the books she was returning at the return desk. They said hello to the man there. He took their books. Then they went into the adult reading room. Angie sat in a brown chair at the table. She made a drawing of her mother. Her mother found a large red b... | what color was it? | 452 | null | null | green |
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 difference had Time made to John and Mary Thorogood? | 107 | 118 | a wrinkle or two at the corners of the eyes | a wrinkle or two at the corners of the eyes |
(CNN) -- Flash floods swept Saturday through the eastern Indian states of Odisha, where at least 19 people were killed, and Andhra Pradesh, where another 21 were killed, CNN-IBN reported.
"The flood water entered our village suddenly," one rescued villager told Reuters. "We tried to save our belongings but could not.... | What? | 521 | 596 | We have arranged for dry fruits and have also taken efforts for evacuation, | Dry fruits. |
CHAPTER XXIX
A REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING
When John returned to the office, he found that his absence had been causing Betty an anxious hour's waiting. She had been informed by Pugsy that he had gone out in the company of Mr. Parker, and she felt uneasy. She turned white at his story of the ride, but he minimized the... | When was John going to ask him about that exact thing? | 603 | 645 | null | to-day. |
CHAPTER VI.
A drooping daisy changed into a cup, In which her bright-eyed beauty is shut up. WORDSWORTH.
"So there you are up for the day--really you look very comfortable," said Ethel, coming into the room where Margaret lay on her bed, half-raised by pillows, supported by a wooden frame.
"Yes, is not it a cha... | What is the 1st thing she did when she came around? | 1,163 | 1,209 | write, 'Rose-coloured curtains for the doctors | write, 'Rose-coloured curtains for the doctors |
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives. NARA is officially responsible for mainta... | Who can pass amendments to the U.S Constitution? | 805 | 823 | state legislatures | state legislatures |
Norfolk () is a county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the west and north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea and, to the north-west, The Wash. The county town is Norwich. With an area of and a population o... | When does the habitation of Norfolk date back to? | 1,016 | 1,030 | 1st century BC | 1st century BC |
So, there was this kid named Jack that came up to my beanstalk one day. I couldn't believe my eyes, so I put down my ham sandwich I was eating and looked at him. I'm not sure what he thought he was doing there, but he sure did talk a lot. He kept asking me questions about this and then he asked me some questions about ... | Who has a secret? | 443 | 557 | this Jack kid asked me about the one and only secret that I've always kept to myself. That no one even knew about! | The giant |
National Public Radio (usually shortened to NPR, stylized as npr) is an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States.
NPR produces and distributes news and cultural programming. Indiv... | Are there other somewhat similar or rival providers of radio programing? | 1,000 | 1,021 | American Public Media | yes |
It was very warm for February. Anna and her brother, John, played outside in the beautiful, sunny weather. Dad was washing his car. When Mom came home with the groceries, Dad sent the kids to help carry bags. They ran to the garage to help her. But when they got there, Mom was kneeling on the ground near where their bi... | Why was she named Socks? | null | null | They named the cat Socks because she had white feet, | because she had white feet |
Cardiff is the capital and largest city in Wales and the eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is the country's chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales. The unitary authority area's ... | How many cities in Wales are larger? | 0 | 39 | Cardiff is the capital and largest city | Noi cities are larger than Cardiff |
There was once a young bear who lived in a small cave in the woods. His cave was comfy, warm, and dark, and had a bit of a yard in front of it. The bear lived with his mother and father, and spent his days walking around and his nights curled up asleep. He liked to look for berries to eat. His favorite berries were blu... | what did he like to eat? | 275 | 282 | berries | berries |
Egypt (i/ˈiːdʒɪpt/; Arabic: مِصر Miṣr, Egyptian Arabic: مَصر Maṣr, Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ Khemi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is the world's only contiguous Eurafrasi... | What are some of the monuments in Egypt? | 958 | null | Iconic monuments such as the Giza Necropolis and its Great Sphinx, as well the ruins of Memphis, Thebes, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings, | the Giza Necropolis |
CHAPTER III
MYRTLE DEAN
"We were due in Denver three hours ago, and it's an hour's run or more yet," remarked Beth De Graf, walking briskly up and down the platform of a way station where the train had stopped for orders.
"And it's beginning to snow," observed Patricia Doyle, beside her. "I'm afraid this weather ... | What did she call herself? | 1,515 | 1,530 | null | the "plug-ugly, |
It was warmer than normal outside at the zoo. The clown was hot in his costume. He still smiled and he still made people laugh. He worked hard. He threw a plane because someone's son asked him to. He even put jelly on his face because a little girl said it would make him look pretty.
At noon he juggled plates and at ... | How did he feel? | 60 | 63 | hot | hot |
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... | What did she sell? | 170 | 211 | illegally distributing prescription drugs | prescription drugs |
It was a rainy day and James wanted to play. If he went outside to play, he would get wet. James' mother told him not to get wet because he might catch a cold. James went out to play, anyway.
Outside, the cool rain kept falling. There were no other children for James to play with. The other children were all playing ... | who were singing? | 899 | null | the birds sang | the birds |
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections do not have symptoms, known as latent tuberculosis. About 10% of latent infections progress to active diseas... | how many got sick? | 710 | 770 | New infections occur in about 1% of the population each year | One |
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of , Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.
Organised prehistoric cultures b... | What body of water is Bulgaria west of? | 193 | 219 | the Black Sea to the east | the Black Sea |
CHAPTER I.
_A YOUNG FAKIR._
"I'm going to try it. Deacon Jones says I can have the right to run both things for ten dollars, and Uncle Nathan is going to lend me money enough to get the stock."
"What scheme have you got in your head now, Teddy Hargreaves?" and Mrs. Fernald looked over her spectacles at the son of... | When's he going to see him? | 1,357 | null | "an' I'm going down to see Uncle Nathan this very minute." | this very minute." |
At the height of his power, Zhou Yongkang controlled police forces, spy agencies, court systems and prosecution offices across China -- and the domestic security czar wasn't shy in deploying his vast assets to crush dissent and unrest in the name of "preserving social stability."
During his reign before retiring in 2... | Which budget got bigger? | 432 | null | domestic security budget | domestic security budget |
CHAPTER X
BACK AT SCARCOMBE
The news of their destination had created great satisfaction among the crew, as there was little honour or prize-money to be gained, and the vessel had been for some time incessantly engaged in hunting for foes that were never found. Not the least pleased was Will. He had left England a ... | Did he go to his home instead? | 963 | 1,066 | especially as it would take eight days out of his fortnight’s leave to go to his native place and back. | yes |
The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Na... | did this operation have a codename? | null | 50 | codenamed Operation Neptune | yes |
CHAPTER X: Reddy Fox Is Impudent
A saucy tongue is dangerous to possess; Be sure some day 't will get you in a mess. --Old Granny Fox.
Reddy Fox is headstrong and, like most headstrong people, is given to thinking that his way is the best way just because it is his way. He is smart, is Reddy Fox. Yes, indeed, Reddy... | Did Reddy start to have a big opinion about himself? | 1,092 | 1,138 | He grew to have a very good opinion of himsel | Yes |
CHAPTER IV
To reach their table, the one concerning which Francis and his friend had been speculating, the new arrivals, piloted by Louis, had to pass within a few feet of the two men. The woman, serene, coldly beautiful, dressed like a Frenchwoman in unrelieved black, with extraordinary attention to details, passed ... | and who is holding the chair for the lady? | 385 | 390 | Louis | Louis |
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... | How much was the settlement? | 1,183 | 1,195 | $10 million | $10 million |
Kanye's "Fantasy" conquered reality; the Black Keys locked into a groove; Arcade Fire burned down the suburbs.
(Rolling Stone) -- 5. Jamey Johnson, "The Guitar Song" 1: What does Jamey Johnson keep under all of that hair? Songs. Nashville's gruffest and grittiest star turns out to be its most reliable traditionalist,... | Who is 4th? | 759 | null | Arcade Fire | Arcade Fire |
BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- The U.S. Army says it will honor the "heroism and sacrifice" of 350 U.S. soldiers who were held as slaves by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Bernard "Jack" Vogel died in a Nazi slave camp in the arms of fellow U.S. soldier, Anthony Acevedo, in 1945.
The decision by the Army effectiv... | Who detained them? | null | 152 | were held as slaves by Nazi Germany | Nazi Germany |
Editor's note: Join Roland S. Martin for his weekly sound-off segment on CNN.com Live at 11:10 a.m. ET Wednesday. If you're passionate about politics, he wants to hear from you. A nationally syndicated columnist, Martin has said he will vote for Barack Obama in November. He is the author of "Listening to the Spirit Wit... | Where did Dean want to see the Democratic Party? | 1,453 | 1,529 | Dean's insistence on having a Democratic Party that existed in the heartland | in the heartland |
On the Origin of Species, published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It... | what month | 25 | 55 | published on 24 November 1859 | November |
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE LAST JACOBITE RISING.
While the Kirk was vainly striving to assuage the tempers of Mr Erskine and his friends, the Jacobites were preparing to fish in troubled waters. In 1739 Walpole was forced to declare war against Spain, and Walpole had previously sounded James as to his own chances of being t... | Where was he hiding? | 1,170 | 1,206 | visit Rome and bring Prince Charles | Rome |
London (CNN) -- Alex Salmond, Scotland's First Minister, is fond of saying that when the United Nations was first formed in 1945, it had just 50 members. Today, he adds, that figure has risen to almost 200. It's a nice line, although in reality the emergence of a new nation remains relatively rare.
But there does see... | What happened in 1980? | 1,533 | 1,614 | the nationalist party Convergència i Unió first took office in Catalonia in 1980 | Convergència i Unió took office. |
Chapter 9
Numa "El Adrea"
On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D'Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes. It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D'Arnot had written, for on... | whos father died? | null | 1,013 | Clayton | Clayton |
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... | english? | 1,066 | 1,071 | null | no, Welsh |
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... | Was money a struggle? | 1,801 | 1,861 | how hard your father finds it to get money as it is wanted." | yes |
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast, at a latitude of about 52°S. The archipelago, with an area of , comprises East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 smaller islands. As a British ove... | which other ethnicities can you find there? | 1,276 | 1,313 | French, Gibraltarian and Scandinavian | French, Gibraltarian and Scandinavian |
As they went to the doors they saw they had the letters A, B, C, and D on them. What did it mean? Alpha, the leader, told everyone to stop and look at the doors, so as to see which door they would go through. The walls were brown and dirty. The lights were yellow. Door A was blue. This was Beta's choice. Door B was red... | What color was Door D? | 103 | 109 | a color no one had seen before | a color no one had seen before |
CHAPTER 10. Containing the Sequel of the Midshipman's Disaster
Major Bagstock, after long and frequent observation of Paul, across Princess's Place, through his double-barrelled opera-glass; and after receiving many minute reports, daily, weekly, and monthly, on that subject, from the native who kept himself in const... | What did the Major find in Master Bitherstone's letter that gave him an opportunity? | null | 382 | the letter favoured by master bitherstone on his arrival in england - - to which he had never had the least idea of paying any attention | the letter favoured by master bitherstone on his arrival in england - - to which he had never had the least idea of paying any attention |
CHAPTER XIX. WOOING IN THE DARK.
You may put out my eyes with a ballad-maker's pen, and hang me up for the sign of blind Cupid.--_Much Ado About Nothing_.
Aurelia had been walking in the park with her two remaining charges, when a bespattered messenger was seen riding up to the door, and Letitia dropped her hoop in... | what did Betty say was causing it? | 1,014 | 1,115 | null | Lady Belamour's proposal. |
Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System. It is the fourth-largest planet by diameter and the third-largest by mass. Among the giant planets in the Solar System, Neptune is the most dense. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranu... | How was it found? | 717 | 780 | by mathematical prediction rather than by empirical observation | mathematical prediction |
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... | Who was pope before Francis? | 1,123 | 1,254 | Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on 28 February 2013, a papal conclave elected Bergoglio as his successor on 13 March | Pope Benedict XVI |
CHAPTER XI: THE ISLE OF ATHELNEY
Edmund spent a month on his lands, moving about among his vassals and dwelling in their abodes. He inspired them by his words with fresh spirit and confidence, telling them that this state of things could not last, and that he was going to join the king, who doubtless would soon call ... | For what? | 809 | 930 | null | he started for the king's hiding place |
I have a friend who is a princess of the piggies. No, really! She lives in a piggy castle and has piggy gowns and piggy balls and a piggy carriage, though no piggy crown. She loves being a princess, but sometimes it gets boring. There's only so much fun to be had walking around a castle. She likes to cook too. So somet... | And what ones doesn't she? | null | 654 | vegetable or chicken soup | vegetable or chicken soup |
Charles V (; ; Dutch: "Karel"; ) (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was ruler of both the Spanish Empire from 1516 and the Holy Roman Empire from 1519, as well as of the lands of the former Duchy of Burgundy from 1506. He voluntarily stepped down from these and other positions by a series of abdications between 155... | Who did he receive the Crowns of Castile from/ | null | 1,233 | From the Spanish House of Trastámara, he inherited the crowns of Castile | From the Spanish House of Trastámara |
(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 ages were they | 484 | 563 | the deaths of his children, ages 1 to 8, whose bodies were dumped in Alabama. | 1 to 8 |
Constantine the Great (; ; 27 February 272 AD – 22 May 337 AD), also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine (in the Orthodox Church as Saint Constantine the Great, Equal-to-the-Apostles), was a Roman Emperor of Illyrian-Greek origin from 306 to 337 AD. He was the son of Flavius Valerius Constantius, a Roman Army o... | How long was the solidus the standard currency? | 1,317 | 1,358 | currencies for more than a thousand years | more than a thousand years |
Once upon a time there was a man who needed to write story. His name was Mark. He had a bad case of writer's block. After a bit, he wrote a story about writing a story. This may seem a bit odd. Well, it was. The important thing to know is that Mark wanted money. This was so he could show off for his girl, Wendy. Wendy ... | Why was Mark feeling happy? | 621 | 639 | null | he was almost done |
(CNN) -- Italian manager Gianfranco Zola has been sacked by English Premier League club West Ham, while former England boss Steve McLaren has joined German side Wolfsburg.
The Hammers announced in a statement on their official Web site that they had terminated Zola's contract after a season in which they finished jus... | who owns The Hammers? | null | 413 | David Gold and David Sullivan | David Gold and David Sullivan |
One day, Harry bought a pet hamster name Tom. Tom was round and furry and had a funny smell. Harry loved it when Tom would climb up his arm and into his shirt sleeve. Every day before bed Harry would put Tom into his cage and every morning Harry would take Tom out of his cage and carry him around in his front shirt poc... | How did he look? | 46 | null | Tom was round and furry | round and furry |
CHAPTER TWENTY.
NEW PLANS--OUR TRAVELLERS JOIN THE FUR-TRADERS, AND SEE MANY STRANGE THINGS--A CURIOUS FIGHT--A NARROW ESCAPE, AND A PRISONER TAKEN.
Not long after the events related in the last chapter, our four friends, Dick, and Joe, and Henri, and Crusoe, agreed to become for a time members of Walter Cameron's ... | What was Henri's reason for joining the fur traders? | 283 | 307 | because it was agreeable to the inclination of his own rollicking , blundering , floundering , crashing disposition | because it was agreeable to the inclination of his own rollicking , blundering , floundering , crashing disposition |
(CNN) -- Stan Case, an anchor for CNN Radio, has died in a car crash in Birmingham, Alabama, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
"Stan was a news anchor for CNN Radio and a mainstay of the network since he joined CNN in 1985," said Jim Walton, president of CNN Worldwide. "He was a fine journalist, a leader in our orga... | What happened to him? | null | 68 | Stan Case, an anchor for CNN Radio, has died in a car crash | he died in a car crash |
Chapter VIII.--THE MARTIAL BOY AND HIS ENGLISH versus THE LAWS OF NATURE.
"Glorious Campaign in the Netherlands, Siege of Tournay, final ruin of the Dutch Barrier!" this is the French program for Season 1745,--no Belleisle to contradict it; Belleisle secure at Windsor, who might have leant more towards German enterpr... | who was the king? | 1,443 | 1,454 | King Louis | Louis |
War is a state of armed conflict between societies. It is generally characterized by extreme aggression, destruction, and mortality, using regular or irregular military forces. An absence of war is usually called "peace". Warfare refers to the common activities and characteristics of types of war, or of wars in general... | what is warfare? | 222 | 297 | Warfare refers to the common activities and characteristics of types of war | the common activities and characteristics of types of war |
CHAPTER II
"THE NEW ART"
A tall, fair young man stood in the small alcove of Lady Swindon's drawing-room, with his eyes fixed upon the door. He was accurately dressed in the afternoon garb of a London man about town, and carried in his hand, or rather in his hands, for they were crossed behind him, that hall-mark o... | What city were they in? | 198 | 204 | London | London |
John Bill Bob lived on a boat in the sea. He went all around the world, to see what he could see.
In America, he went to a farm. There, he saw a barn. He had some milk from a cup. The cup was big; Cow filled it up!
In Africa, he went to the wild. He saw a tiger and heard it growl. From the growl, he ran away. He wa... | what where iced shut? | 689 | null | The houses were frozen | houses |
CHAPTER XXXIV Unc' Billy and Old Mrs. Possum
All the way home from school Peter Rabbit did his best to think who it could be who ate flesh, yet wasn't a member of the order of flesh eaters. Every few hops he would stop to think, but all his stopping and all his thinking were in vain, and when he started for school th... | What color were they? | 709 | 729 | twinkling black eyes | black |
Between 7 September 1940 and 21 May 1941, 16 British cities suffered aerial raids with at least 100 long tons of high explosives. Over a period of 267 days, London was attacked 71 times, Birmingham, Liverpool and Plymouth eight times, Bristol six, Glasgow five, Southampton four, Portsmouth and Hull three and a minimum ... | What was the name of the German air core that attaacked London? | 764 | 774 | Luftwaffe | Luftwaffe |
The (BnF; ) is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is the national repository of all that is published in France.
The National Library of France traces its origin to the royal library founded at the Louvre Palace by Charles V in 1368. Charles had received a collection of manuscripts from his predeces... | What collection did Charles VIII seize from the kings of Aragon? | 295 | 299 | null | a part of the collection |
Labour runs a minority government in the Welsh Assembly under Carwyn Jones, is the largest opposition party in the Scottish Parliament and has twenty MEPs in the European Parliament, sitting in the Socialists and Democrats Group. The party also organises in Northern Ireland, but does not contest elections to the Northe... | who represented a combination of Liberals and Labour? | 1,078 | 1,114 | The first Lib–Lab candidate to stand | Lib–Lab |
Wade–Giles (), sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's "Chinese–English Dictionary" of 1892.
Wade–Giles was the system of transcription in the Englis... | What is the Wade-Giles Romanization system? | 23 | 29 | a romanization system for mandarin chinese | a romanization system for mandarin chinese |
New York (CNN) -- More than 80 Michael Jackson collectibles -- including the late pop star's famous rhinestone-studded glove from a 1983 performance -- were auctioned off Saturday, reaping a total $2 million.
Profits from the auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square crushed pre-sale expectations of on... | how many? | 18 | 59 | More than 80 Michael Jackson collectibles | More than 80. |
In signal processing, data compression, source coding, or bit-rate reduction involves encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation. Compression can be either lossy or lossless. Lossless compression reduces bits by identifying and eliminating statistical redundancy. No information is lost in lo... | Do video compression require costly materials? | 1,066 | 1,125 | compression scheme for video may require expensive hardware | yes |
Unlike the Spanish milled dollar the U.S. dollar is based upon a decimal system of values. In addition to the dollar the coinage act officially established monetary units of mill or one-thousandth of a dollar (symbol ₥), cent or one-hundredth of a dollar (symbol ¢), dime or one-tenth of a dollar, and eagle or ten dolla... | what are used today to represent fractions of the dollar? | 939 | 1,052 | When currently issued in circulating form, denominations equal to or less than a dollar are emitted as U.S. coins | coins |
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