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Yahoo! is a web services provider, wholly owned by Verizon Communications through Oath Inc. and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The original Yahoo! company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated on March 2, 1995. Yahoo was one of the pioneers of the early Internet era in t... | How many different ones? | 1,090 | 1,198 | Yahoo itself claimed it attracted "more than half a billion consumers every month in more than 30 languages | More than 30 |
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 ... | who is she to him? | 1,647 | 1,655 | his wife | his wife |
CHAPTER XIII.
ALBUERA.
Very heavily did five months in the lines of Torres Vedras pass to the Norfolk Rangers. When, in the beginning of November, Massena fell back to Sautarem, the greater portion of the army followed him in readiness for attack should any openings be found. Massena, however, entrenched himself in... | Where was it? | null | 673 | Torres Vedras | Torres Vedras |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- A wheelchair-bound Israeli veteran died Wednesday, days after setting himself on fire in a protest over his economic situation, a spokeswoman for Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv said.
Akiva Mafa'i, who was badly injured two decades ago during his service in the Israel Defense Forces, had set himse... | Where is Yehud? | 927 | 952 | cost of living in Israel, | Israel, |
(CNN) -- Serena Williams fended off a stirring fightback from Agnieszka Radwanska to win her fifth Wimbledon singles title with a 6-1 5-7 6-2 victory Saturday.
It was the 30-year-old American's 14th grand slam crown and her first since winning at the All England Club in 2010, but Poland's Radwanska made her fight eve... | How did she celebrate her triumph? | 677 | 711 | by climbing into the players' box | By climbing into the players' box . |
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... | What is it charged with preserving? | null | 187 | government and historical records | government and historical records |
The man who jumped the White House fence earlier this month and breached the mansion's doors actually made it farther than originally thought, officials said Monday.
White House fence jumper has PTSD, former stepson says
Omar Gonzalez, a 42-year-old Iraq war veteran who had a knife in his pocket, overcame one Secre... | Gonzalez ran through which floor? | 880 | 891 | null | main floor, |
Paula Broadwell, a woman who was romantically involved with former CIA Director David Petraeus, will not face federal charges of cyberstalking another woman friendly with Petraeus.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa informed Broadwell's attorney Robert Muse of the decision in a brief letter dated December 14.
"As ... | who wrote there will be no federal charges | 521 | null | Assistant U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow wrote | W. Stephen Muldrow |
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... | What did one of the boys say you could get free of charge in the rain? | 744 | 776 | get a shower-bath free of charge | a shower-bath |
There was once a baseball player who lived in a faraway land. The Baseball players name is Tyler. Tyler was very cool and had a lot of friends. Tyler could throw a baseball in many different ways. His favorite way to throw it was fast. Other people liked to throw it slow, some people liked to throw it on their head, an... | Who did he invite to his place? | null | 1,016 | his friends | his friends |
Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Bloomberg L.P. was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981 with the help of Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan, Charles Zegar, and a 30% ownership investment by Merrill Lynch.
Bloomberg L.P. pr... | What were their names? | 1,043 | 1,075 | Mark Halperin and John Heilemann | Mark Halperin and John Heilemann |
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... | Are they common? | 1,318 | 1,370 | although the note form is significantly more common. | no |
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family spoken in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It is spoken by 290 million people across the Strait of Malacca, including the coasts of the Malay Peninsula of Malaysia and the eastern coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, and has been established as a native language ... | What are the official names for Standard Malay in different countries? | 175 | 179 | bahasa melayu | bahasa melayu |
(CNN) -- Fans of "Dancing With the Stars" know how grueling the competition can be.
Contestants practice for hours a day, and almost every season some celebs are brought low by injury. So how in the world will Valerie Harper, who just months ago announced that she had a terminal form of cancer, go for that mirror bal... | What is leptomeningeal carcinomatosis? | null | 197 | a condition in which cancer cells spread into the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord | a condition in which cancer cells spread into the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord |
Morality (from the Latin "" "manner, character, proper behavior") is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper and those that are improper. Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religio... | based on what? | 1,824 | 1,888 | on notions such as duty, obligation, and principles of conduct, | on notions such as duty, obligation, and principles of conduct, |
CHAPTER XIII. The Delights of Anticipation
"It's time Anne was in to do her sewing," said Marilla, glancing at the clock and then out into the yellow August afternoon where everything drowsed in the heat. "She stayed playing with Diana more than half an hour more'n I gave her leave to; and now she's perched out there... | What was Anne doing when Marilla called her in? | 32 | 32 | sewing | sewing |
(CNN) -- In different year, the race for attorney general in Pennsylvania might have been just a footnote to the presidential election.
But more people in the Keystone State voted Tuesday for Kathleen Kane to be their attorney general than voted for Barack Obama to be their president. And much of that may be attribut... | What is the state also called? | 156 | 237 | the Keystone State voted Tuesday for Kathleen Kane to be their attorney general | the Keystone State |
The city's name was historically written as 那古野 or 名護屋 (both read as "Nagoya"). One possible origin is the adjective , meaning 'peaceful'.
The name Chūkyō (中京, consisting of "chū" (middle) + "kyō" (capital)) is also used to refer to Nagoya. Notable examples of the use of the name Chūkyō include the Chūkyō Industrial ... | Who made that happen? | 599 | 615 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | Tokugawa Ieyasu |
(CNN) -- One of four former Khmer Rouge leaders charged with crimes against humanity was ruled unfit to stand trial and could be set free, a spokesman for the special U.N. court in Cambodia said Thursday.
Lars Olsen said the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia decided that Ieng Thirith, the 78-year-old f... | Who is Lars Olsen? | 138 | 249 | a spokesman for the special U.N. court in Cambodia said Thursday.
Lars Olsen said the Extraordinary Chambers | A spokesman for the special U.N. court |
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, is an American company that publishes reference books, especially known for its dictionaries.
In 1831, George and Charles Merriam founded the company as G & C Merriam Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1843, after Noah Webster died, the company bought the rights to "An American Dicti... | What is Merriam Webster most known for? | null | 125 | eference books, especially known for its dictionaries. | Dictionaries. |
CHAPTER II
MARSTON GETS A WARNING
It was dark and the mud village was strangely quiet. Thin mist drifted about the house Don Felix had occupied, and Wyndhams' new agent leaned forward slackly with his arm on the table. He was a young French creole, but his face was pinched and careworn.
Marston, sitting in a corn... | Who was he having a conversation with? | 358 | 371 | Lucien Moreau | Lucien Moreau |
Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks". It was founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of public domain books. The project tries to ma... | when did it start? | 159 | 163 | null | 1971 |
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington (CNN) -- The American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a shooting rampage is sitting in a military courtroom for the next week or more, hearing the evidence against him.
The Article 32 hearing began Monday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state to determi... | Who? | 372 | 384 | Robert Bales | Robert Bales |
A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a measurement of a plane angle, defined so that a full rotation is 360 degrees.
It is not an SI unit, as the SI unit of angular measure is the radian, but it is mentioned in the SI brochure as an accepted unit.... | WHat? | 215 | 246 | the SI unit of angular measure | the SI unit |
Devon (), also known as Devonshire, which was formerly its common and official name, is a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south. It is part of South West England, bounded by Cornwall to the west, Somerset to the northeast, and Dorset to the east. The City ... | Does it have any ports? | 1,163 | 1,310 | The north and south coasts of Devon each have both cliffs and sandy shores, and the county's bays contain seaside resorts, fishing towns, and ports | Yes |
One morning, Becca was putting on her shoes when she heard a knock at the door. When she opened it, she saw her friend Faith standing on the porch. "Bill is going to build a fort in my backyard today, and I get to help," Faith said. "Would you like to come over and help too?"
Becca thought about what she had to do th... | What did she see then? | 99 | 125 | she saw her friend Faith | her friend |
Chapter III
WHO WAS IT?
Who had taken it? This question tormented Treherne all that sleepless night. He suspected three persons, for only these had approached the fire after the note was hidden. He had kept his eye on it, he thought, till the stir of breaking up. In that moment it must have been removed by the majo... | Who was away until lunch? | 874 | null | Treherne | Treherne |
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... | What was the result of Julius Caesar's refusal to step down from his military command? | 315 | 316 | civil war | civil war |
(CNN) -- The stars of tennis took time out from their French Open preparations Sunday to honor the man who helped them become some of the highest-paid athletes in the world.
Brad Drewett passed away Friday, aged 54, succumbing to the motor neurone disease that had forced him to step down as head of the men's ATP Worl... | Who did pass away? | 176 | 188 | Brad Drewett | Brad Drewett |
(CNN)Lindsey Vonn may have missed out on gold at last month's world championships, but the American skier has set her sights on end-of-season glory after claiming a record-extending 65th World Cup win on Sunday.
Vonn's victory in the super-G event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany gave her the outright lead in the... | How many points behind Tina Maze is Lindsey Vonn in the overall crown standings? | 339 | 339 | 200 | 200 |
Somalis (Somali: Soomaali, Arabic: صومال) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa (Somali Peninsula). The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. They are predominantly Sunni Muslim. Ethnic Somalis number around 16-20 millio... | Where do the people live? | 74 | 92 | the Horn of Africa | the Horn of Africa |
(CNN) -- An octogenarian climber has abandoned his bid to reclaim the title of the oldest man to climb Mt Everest after a combination of poor climbing weather and government red tape forced him to call off the ascent.
Veteran Nepali climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81, had been acclimatizing at base camp, ready to recla... | How old was Sherchan? | 220 | 267 | Veteran Nepali climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81 | 81 |
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE.
THE FISHERY DISASTERS.
One fine day, when summer had merged into autumn, and things in Red River appeared to be advancing favourably, and Dan Davidson had recovered his strength, and Little Bill was fairly well, it occurred to Okematan that he would like to go to Lake Winnipeg, and see how the ... | how many people volunteered to also go? | null | 1,076 | "I will go with you," said Dan, to whom the announcement was made.
"An' so will I," said Fred Jenkins, | two |
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... | Has John put on a bit of weight since his youth? | 508 | 576 | Perhaps John was a little more corpulent than when he was a youth; | yes if that's what corpulent means |
The French colonial empire constituted the overseas colonies, protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward. A distinction is generally made between the "first colonial empire", that existed until 1814, by which time most of it had been lost, and the "second colonial emp... | When did France first have a colony in India? | 601 | 700 | France began to establish colonies in North America, the Caribbean, and India in the 17th century. | the 17th century. |
Chapter 6
THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN FALLS INTO WORSE COMPANY
It had come to pass that Mr Silas Wegg now rarely attended the minion of fortune and the worm of the hour, at his (the worm's and minion's) own house, but lay under general instructions to await him within a certain margin of hours at the Bower. Mr Wegg took thi... | who supposedly worked out their destruction? | 697 | 709 | Roman Empire | Roman Empire |
The process of making beer is known as brewing. A dedicated building for the making of beer is called a brewery, though beer can be made in the home and has been for much of its history. A company that makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company. Beer made on a domestic scale for non-commercial reasons i... | When? | null | null | However, the UK government relaxed legislation in 1963 | 1963 |
CHAPTER VI
WAITING FOR NEWS
It took Randolph Rover several minutes to comprehend the various statements made by the boys. That he had really been swindled by such nicely-spoken men as he had met at the Carwell hotel seemed extraordinary to him.
"I understand the bonds were not registered," said Dick.
"That is t... | Did Merrick work alone? | 539 | 584 | "I'd like to catch that Merrick and that Pike | No |
CHAPTER TEN.
DANGERS, JOYS, TRIALS, AND MULTIPLICATION.
"I'm going to the cliffs to-day, Williams," said Young one morning. "Will you come?"
Williams was busy at the forge under the pleasant shade of the great banyan-tree. Resting his hammer on the anvil, he looked up.
"No," he answered. "I can't go till I've f... | What task was Mr. Christian undertaking? | 0 | 338 | null | [CLS] what task was mr . christian undertaking ? [SEP] chapter ten . dangers , joys , trials , and multiplication . " i ' m going to the cliffs to - day , williams , " said young one morning . " will you come ? " williams was busy at the forge under the pleasant shade of the great banyan - tree . resting his hammer on ... |
Here begins the story of the life of Tim. Tim's father was Frank. Frank's father was Jim. Jim's father was Greg. And Greg's father was Mark. These 5 men had ruled Markton for the last 100 years. For the last 20 years, Tim had been the ruler. When Frank died, Tim became the ruler. In these last 20 years, Tim brought lot... | And his father? | 113 | null | null | Mark. |
(CNN) -- Chelsea has rewarded Roberto di Matteo for guiding the English club to its first European Champions League triumph by appointing him as manager on a permanent basis.
The Italian, who also guided the London team to English FA Cup glory, has been handed a two-year contract.
The former Chelsea midfielder took... | Who does he say shares this opinion? | 1,426 | 1,498 | the owner and board are very pleased he will be continuing his good work | the owner and board |
CHAPTER XXV.
THE BANKER AND HIS DAUGHTER.
Tom and Elsley are safe at Whitbury at last; and Tom, ere he has seen his father, has packed Elsley safe away in lodgings with an old dame whom he can trust. Then he asks his way to his father's new abode; a small old-fashioned house, with low bay windows jutting out upon t... | can the relationship be compare to a man to woman relationship? | null | 1,346 | has no passionate fluency, no metaphor or poetry, such as man pours out to woman, | No. |
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (also known as U of I, Illinois, or colloquially as the University of Illinois or UIUC) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Illinois. Founded in 1867 as a land-grant institution in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana, it is the flagship campus of the U... | Like? | 1,402 | 1,451 | null | Capital One, and State Farm, |
CHAPTER XIV.
"My beautiful! my beautiful! that standest meekly by, With thy proudly arch'd and glossy neck, and dark and fiery eye--
"Thus, thus I leap upon thy back, and scour the distant plains: Away! who overtakes me now, shall claim thee for his pains."
_The Arab to his Steed_.
Bulstrode seemed happy to mee... | What did they do? | null | 657 | repaired to the breakfast-table | repaired to the breakfast-table |
Sofia ( or or ; , "", ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. 1.26 million people live in the city and 1.68 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city is at the foot of Vitosha Mountain in the western part of the country. Being in the centre of the Balkan peninsula, it is midway between the Black Sea... | how long have people been living there? | 419 | null | since at least 7000 BC | since at least 7000 BC |
CHAPTER IV.
EXPERIMENTS.
When Jonas had finished nailing down the corner, he said, "Now there are several experiments, which we can perform with the bellows. I will be the professor, and you two shall be my class in philosophy, and I will direct you how to make the experiments.
"First," said Jonas, "you, Rollo, m... | what makes it work? | 787 | 802 | The air inside, | The air inside |
(CNN) -- One of four former Khmer Rouge leaders charged with crimes against humanity was ruled unfit to stand trial and could be set free, a spokesman for the special U.N. court in Cambodia said Thursday.
Lars Olsen said the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia decided that Ieng Thirith, the 78-year-old f... | Which faction or group were the defendents part of ? | 8 | null | One of four former Khmer Rouge | Khmer Rouge |
(CNN) -- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said authorities Friday took a fourth person into custody in their ongoing investigation into domestic terrorism.
The RCMP said its Integrated National Security Enforcement Team executed a search warrant in Ottawa and took one person into custody. No charges have been filed.... | Why do they relate them to it? | 481 | null | they follow in the movement and show common trends." | they show common trends |
(CNN) -- Michael Jordan once summed up his social and political activism in four simple words: "Republicans buy sneakers, too."
In a world where athletes and celebrities seem more willing to attach their names to high-priced sneakers and headphones than real-world issues, many are thrusting themselves directly into a... | What were their names? | 1,681 | 1,753 | Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt | Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt |
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 ... | What did she dream? | 910 | 1,191 | he fell asleep and as she was sleeping she had a bad dream. She dreamed that as she was walking through the woods. In her dream she tripped over a log and hurt her ankle. She started to cry because she was afraid that nobody would miss her and she would have to sleep in the woods. | That she tripped and got hurt |
Molly and her friend Jessica liked to play hide and go seek in the woods. They would almost always play in the woods behind Molly's house. They liked to play there because of the giant trees, which were more fun to play in at nighttime. One evening, after a big meal of chicken and potatoes at Molly's house the girls we... | Where? | 43 | 73 | hide and go seek in the woods. | in the woods |
CHAPTER V
THE BOYS AND A BULL
"Wonder what Sam wants?" said Dave, as the shouting continued. "I guess I'll have to go and see."
He ran over the rocks in the direction of the cries, and soon came in sight of his chum.
"Hurry up!" cried Sam. "I want you!"
"What is it, Sam?" questioned Dave.
"We are going to h... | What did he run on? | 134 | 156 | He ran over the rocks | The rocks |
The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) () is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when major corporate labels left the previously existing Associazione dei Fonografici Italiani (AFI). During the following yea... | What announcement did they make? | 1,215 | 1,269 | null | the Federation's intention to establish an album chart |
(CNN) -- "L.A. Law" had buzz right from the moment it premiered in 1986.
Co-created by Steven Bochco, hot off his success with "Hill Street Blues," the series was set at the high-priced Los Angeles law firm of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak.
The cast was glossy and diverse, including Jimmy Smits, Blair Underw... | what other show did he create? | 75 | 149 | Co-created by Steven Bochco, hot off his success with "Hill Street Blues," | "Hill Street Blues" |
Once there was a turkey named Tim, who enjoyed playing house, playing football and riding his bicycle all the time. His favorite food would be corn, which he enjoys licking when it is still on the cob. But his parents spank him to try to get him to stop doing that, as he often burns his tongue when the cob is too hot. ... | Who is their opponent? | 500 | 506 | Clucks | Clucks |
CHAPTER VI
THE BLUNDERING OF ANDREW
They came face to face in the hall of the Grand Hotel. Duncombe had just returned from his call upon the Marquise. Andrew was leaning upon the arm of a dark, smooth-shaven man, and had apparently just descended from the lift. At the sound of Duncombe's little exclamation they bot... | far away? | 1,211 | 1,243 | null | no |
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the U.S. military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission (with jurisdiction in both domestic a... | How many armed services does the US have? | null | 1,371 | null | five |
CHAPTER II.
A black figure detached itself from the blacker shadows, and shuffled stealthily to where Jimmy stood on the doorstep.
"That you, Spike?" asked Jimmy, in a low voice.
"Dat's right, Mr. Chames."
"Come on in."
He led the way up to his rooms, switched on the electric light, and shut the door. Spike s... | what was in his hands? | null | 397 | He twirled his battered hat in his hands. | his hat |
(CNN) -- All eyes will be on the figure skating rink (and the judges panel), it's Round 2 for Canada and the United States in this women's hockey tournament and women's halfpipe ski makes its debut without one of its pioneers.
Figure skating
With expectations nearly as high as the men's hockey team, two Russian fig... | what did they believe? | 551 | 627 | U.S. journalists thought Sotnikova was the recipient of some generous scores | they thought Sotnikova was the recipient of some generous scores |
They know Russian tanks would make short work of their ramshackle defenses and shallow trenches. But with U.S. and Europe shrinking from the fight, this rag-tag band of civilian volunteers know they could be the first, last and only line of defense if Moscow rolls into this corner of northeast Ukraine.
"We can't expe... | Did they know how they got there? | 1,141 | 1,207 | "We picked them up at the bazaar. I've no idea how they got there. | no |
ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and "StatsGuru", a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present.... | By who? | 751 | 765 | null | Dr Simon King |
Ethanol, also called alcohol, ethyl alcohol, and drinking alcohol, is a compound and simple alcohol with the chemical formula . Its formula can be written also as −− or − (an ethyl group linked to a hydroxyl group), and is often abbreviated as EtOH. Ethanol is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a slight chara... | How is ethanol produced naturally? | 106 | null | by the fermentation of sugars by yeasts or via petrochemical processes | by the fermentation of sugars by yeasts or via petrochemical processes |
American Idol is an American singing competition series created by Simon Fuller and produced by 19 Entertainment, and is distributed by FremantleMedia North America. It began airing on Fox on June 11, 2002, as an addition to the Idols format based on the British series Pop Idol and has since become one of the most succ... | is he an actor? | 1,268 | 1,276 | comedian | No |
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. This ethnically diverse, densely populated neighborhood is notable as the home of the U.S. film industry, including several of its historic studios, and its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the industry and the people in it.
Ho... | When did it merge with L.A.? | 405 | 462 | It was consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910 | 1910 |
(CNN) -- The United States have named former Germany captain Jurgen Klinsmann as their new national coach, just a day after sacking Bob Bradley.
Bradley, who took over as coach in January 2007, was relieved of his duties on Thursday, and U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati confirmed in a statement on Friday... | What teams did he play for? | 1,524 | 1,592 | Bayern, Italian side Inter Milan and English club Tottenham Hotspur | Bayern, Inter Milan, and Tottenham Hotspur |
CHAPTER SEVEN.
A LEARNED SQUABBLE.
Bartolommeo Scala, secretary of the Florentine Republic, on whom Tito Melema had been thus led to anchor his hopes, lived in a handsome palace close to the Porta Pinti, now known as the Casa Gherardesca. His arms-- an azure ladder transverse on a golden field, with the motto _Grad... | What was the motto inscribed over the entrance of Bartolommeo Scala's palace? | 98 | 101 | null | gradatim |
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a descriptive dictionary of the English language, published by the Oxford University Press. It traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to scholars and academic researchers, as well as describing usage in its many variations thr... | does it have many variations? | 1,059 | 1,147 | More supplements came over the years until 1989, when the second edition was published. | Yes |
(CNN) -- The unexpected resignation of David Petraeus as head of the CIA must have come as a shock to many Americans, especially given his impeccable record as a distinguished military commander. But like the greatest heroes from Shakespeare, it would appear that he was not exempt from the time-honored temptations of h... | How do the French feel about these events? | 797 | null | don't see what all the fuss is about. | they don't see what all the fuss is about. |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- A judge appointed TJ Jackson, the 34-year-old son of Tito Jackson, as temporary guardian of Michael Jackson's three children in the absence of their grandmother, Katherine Jackson.
"We have reason to believe that Mrs. Jackson has been held against her will," Katherine Jackson attorney Sandra Ribe... | How long is the order set to be reconsidered? | 310 | 311 | next month | next month |
CHAPTER X
A SCENE IN A CEMETERY
"Hurrah, Fred Garrison says he will go with us!" cried Sam, two days later. "I have just received a telegram from him. He says he will come on to-morrow."
"And here is word from Songbird Powell," put in Dick. "He will go, too. He is to meet us at Pittsburg, any time I say."
"And ... | for what? | 913 | 950 | I'll have my hair cut while I am here | for a hair cut |
(CNN) -- In 1984, in the midst of Lebanon's civil war, Naji Gebran started hosting regular gatherings at his Beirut beachfront apartment for the purpose of "musical therapy."
Weary and traumatized from the conflict that had divided their city -- and would claim some 150,000 lives over its 15 years -- people would com... | were there other clubs? | 695 | 707 | two or three | two or three |
CHAPTER ELEVEN.
A CONSULTATION, A FEAST, AND A PLOT.
There was--probably still is--a coffee-tavern in Gorleston where, in a cleanly, cheerful room, a retired fisherman and his wife, of temperance principles, supplied people with those hot liquids which are said to cheer without inebriating.
Here, by appointment, ... | Was Bob an abstainer | 966 | 998 | I've turned a total abstainer." | yes |
(RollingStone) -- Just one week after being released from prison, Lil Wayne has already finished a new song and is ready to put it out.
"We're trying to put it out, like, tomorrow," Cortez Bryant, Wayne's manager, told Rolling Stone. "We got a crazy song. If not tomorrow, definitely next week."
Photos: Lil Wayne re... | He did perform? | 416 | 438 | joining Drake onstage | Yes |
In physics, energy is a property of objects which can be transferred to other objects or converted into different forms. The "ability of a system to perform work" is a common description, but it is difficult to give one single comprehensive definition of energy because of its many forms. For instance, in SI units, ener... | What is potential energy? | null | null | potential energy stored by an object's position in a force field (gravitational, electric or magnetic), | the energy stored by an object in a force field |
CHAPTER IV.
A LITTLE MUSIC.
After lunch, Herbert Le Breton went off for his afternoon ride--a grave social misdemeanour, Ernest thought it--and Arthur Berkeley took Edie round to show her about the college and the shady gardens. Ernest would have liked to walk with her himself, for there was something in her that b... | Was it during the summer? | 1,436 | 1,558 | null | no. |
Operation Barbarossa (German: "Unternehmen Barbarossa") was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, starting Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II.
The operation stemmed from Nazi Germany's ideological aims to conquer the western Soviet Union so that it could be repopulated by Germans, to use Sla... | What organization plotted against them? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
Art Nouveau (, Anglicised to ) is an international style of art, architecture and applied art, especially the decorative arts, that was most popular between 1890 and 1910. A reaction to the academic art of the 19th century, it was inspired by natural forms and structures, particularly the curved lines of plants and flo... | What does it say about that one? | 513 | 542 | t is known as "Secessionsstil | it is known as "Secessionsstil" |
A dispute between a Muslim gold shop owner and two Buddhist sellers erupted in clashes that left 10 people dead, 20 injured and four mosques burned to the ground in central Myanmar, local officials said Thursday.
The clashes began Wednesday morning in Meiktila Township after a quarrel between the shop owner and the s... | What measures have been taken to defuse tensions in the area? | 129 | 131 | curfew | curfew |
Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Oscar Pistorius prosecutor Gerrie Nel wants the South African track star sent for independent psychiatric evaluation, he said Monday, in a move that could delay the athlete's murder trial for a month or more.
A psychiatrist testified Monday that Pistorius has an anxiety disorder stemmi... | What Oscar been accused of? | null | null | the athlete's murder trial | murder |
Comics are a medium used to express ideas by images, often combined with text or other visual information. Comics frequently takes the form of juxtaposed sequences of panels of images. Often textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other informa... | Any place in particular? | 967 | 1,105 | By the mid-20th century, comics flourished particularly in the United States, western Europe (especially in France and Belgium), and Japan | (especially in France and Belgium) |
CHAPTER XXIII
DOWN THE STATEN ISLAND SHORE TO SANDY HOOK
"Dick! Dick! What ails you?"
"My head, Sam! Arnold Baxter struck me down," came with a groan.
"Can you get up? We want to follow them," cried Tom, as he caught his brother by the arm. He had just reached the factory on a dead run, lantern in hand, to find... | Was he standing? | null | null | Can you get up | no |
The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment. It has the largest newspaper circulation of all newspapers in New Zealand, peaking at over 200,000 copies in 2006, although circulation of the daily "Herald" had declined to 144,157 copies on av... | What year did Vogel sell the paper? | 1,385 | 1,389 | 1873 | 1873 |
Once upon a time there was a little elf named Boo. Boo longed for a goldfish more than anything in the world, so he begged and begged his parents for one. Finally, his parents told him that he could have a goldfish if he found it himself. With that, Boo set out to look for a goldfish. First he looked under his pillow. ... | What was his last task? | 840 | null | "Last," said Miles, "You must fold my laundry. | fold his laundry |
This article lists aircraft accidents and incidents which resulted in at least 50 fatalities in a single occurrence involving commercial passenger and cargo flights, military passenger and cargo flights, or general aviation flights that have been involved in a ground or mid-air collision with either a commercial or mil... | What type of plane were they in? | 1,075 | 1,090 | Wright Model A | Wright Model A |
(CNN) -- A New Jersey police officer plead not guilty on Friday, a day after he was arrested and charged with setting fire to the house of an Edison police captain and his family.
Michael A. Dotro was arrested on Thursday at his home in Manalapan, New Jersey, after an investigation by the Middlesex County prosecutor'... | Who was accused? | 1,050 | null | Dotro, 35, was charged with five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson, authorities said. | Dotro |
Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties, is done under color of law or involves trading in influence.
Forms of corruption vary, but i... | What is the most popular form of corruption? | null | -1 | unknown | unknown |
Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived ... | What is the Greek translation for architecture? | 0 | 126 | null | Chief Builder |
(CNN) -- Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has dismissed an allegation that he was behind the death of a lawyer who left a video blaming the president if anything happened to him.
A video with Rodrigo Rosenberg appears on YouTube in which he accuses Guatemala's leader in his death.
The lawyer, Rodrigo Rosenberg, wa... | What was he doing at the time? | 299 | 385 | Rodrigo Rosenberg, was shot and killed Sunday while riding a bicycle in Guatemala City | riding a bicycle |
Boston (CNN) -- To see Mery Daniel today is to see how far she has come. Walking on her new prosthetic leg without crutches is a huge accomplishment, but to see Daniel ride 26 miles on a hand cycle underscores the tremendous progress she's made in the five months since the Boston Marathon bombings.
"This is the bigge... | Did others get treatment there? | 1,401 | 1,507 | The team at Boston's Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital oversees the therapy for many of the new amputees. | yes |
Nokia Corporation, stylised as NOKIA, is a Finnish multinational communications, information technology and consumer electronics company, founded in 1865. Nokia's headquarters are in Espoo, Uusimaa, in the greater Helsinki metropolitan area. In 2016, Nokia employed approximately 101,000 people across over 100 countries... | are they also a telecommunications company? | 1,597 | 1,655 | French-American telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent. | yes |
(CNN) -- A close aide to Pakistan's Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud said he is breaking ties with him and confirmed reports that Mehsud was behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in December 2007 at a campaign rally.
Qari Turke... | Qari Turkestan Bhitaini, a self-proclaimed right-hand man of who? | 310 | 377 | null | Mehsud |
Oklahoma i/ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/ (Cherokee: Asgaya gigageyi / ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎩᎦᎨᏱ; or translated ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎹ (òɡàlàhoma), Pawnee: Uukuhuúwa, Cayuga: Gahnawiyoˀgeh) is a state located in the South Central United States. Oklahoma is the 20th most extensive and the 28th most populous of the 50 United States. The state's name is derived from the ... | Is this the only reason for the saying? | 564 | 605 | null | no |
It was time for Jill to make her famous apple pie, out of the yellow apples that grew on her land. It was not time to pick the red cherries, or the orange oranges or even the green lettuce, but their nice colors made Jill happy. She would eat some of the pies, and give the rest of them away to her friends and family. S... | What did Jill do after she finished her shopping? | 241 | 272 | went to the library to get some books , to the car wash to wash her car , and to her mother ' s house to say hello . she went home | went to the library to get some books , to the car wash to wash her car , and to her mother ' s house to say hello . she went home |
(CNN) -- Jodi Arias and her legal team began fighting for her life Tuesday when a new jury heard opening arguments on whether she should receive a life or death sentence for her murder conviction.
It's been a long legal journey for Arias, 34, whom a jury found guilty last year of first-degree murder in the gruesome k... | Was their relationship always abusive? | -1 | null | unknown | unknown |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Eric Hahn thought his financial situation was set after he was approved for a private student loan with an 8 percent interest rate to supplement his federal education loans.
Eric Hahn, 21, estimates he will be in debt for the next five to seven years for his undergraduate tuition.
Just a f... | According to whom? | 1,565 | 1,659 | private loans, which tend to be costlier and stricter than federal loans, said Robert Shierman | Robert Shierman |
(CNN) -- "We're here! Oh, my God. Alina, you look so chic! Turn around!" -- the seal of approval from fashion's newest darling.
He's Patrick Pope, a Los Angeles-based Web producer who moonlights as P'Trique, the star of the viral videos, "S**t Fashion Girls Say." Since they debuted in February, the videos have had a ... | Name three people in the fan club/ | 901 | 982 | a fan club in the land of the double kiss: Fern Mallis, Carlos Souza, Ken Downing | Fern Mallis, Carlos Souza, Ken Downing |
The American Revolutionary War (17751783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and her Thirteen Colonies, which declared independence as the United States of America.
After 1765, growing philosophical and political differences strained the re... | From whom? | 990 | null | British attempts to disarm the Massachusetts militia | the Massachusetts militia |
State College, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Coach Joe Paterno and the president of the school have lost their jobs, effective immediately, over a child sex abuse scandal at Penn State, university trustees announced Wednesday night.
"What can I say, I'm no longer the coach," Paterno told a crowd of about 15 students gathered... | Who else lost their job? | 1,062 | 1,115 | Spanier has been president of the school since 1995. | The president of the school |
Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element of group 12 of the periodic table. In some respects zinc is chemically similar to magnesium: its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2. Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in Earth's crust and has five ... | what is it? | 8 | 27 | a chemical element | a chemical element |
CHAPTER XIII
We all knew Isobel's history. It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy. We were all, I think, in different ways affected. Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy. ... | Was she to come back? | 1,166 | 1,247 | It was not intended that she should ever reappear at the Court of Waldenburg."
| no |
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