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CHAPTER XXII
THE FIGHT WITH THE BUCK
"Look out!"
These were the only words Henry had time to utter and as they left his lips he leaped to one side as swiftly as possible.
Hardly knowing what Henry meant, Dave and Barringford stood their ground, looking first one way and then another.
On the instant the big bu... | Who appeared in the scene? | 295 | 335 | On the instant the big buck came forward | a big buck |
Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic, is a sovereign state in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its r... | How did the Arab Muslims affect the religious divide in Lebanon? | 227 | null | conquered the region | conquered the region |
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, these have been published in newspapers and magazines, with horizontal strips printed in... | Can you expand on that some? | 0 | 169 | null | They are arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor |
Three cats named Daisy, Sofia, and Abby wanted to start a band. They put an ad in the newspaper because they needed a drummer. Daisy and Sofia would play guitar and sing. Bass would be played by Abby. A few weeks passed and no one called about the ad. Finally, one afternoon the telephone rang. A deep voice said, "Do yo... | How many cats were there? | 0 | 10 | Three cats | Three |
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 ... | Does the city of Nagoya have another name? | 149 | 156 | Chūkyō | yes |
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... | What is his wife's name? | 518 | 538 | Paterno's wife, Sue, | Sue |
(CNN) -- Greg Mortenson, under fire for allegedly fabricating details in his best-seller "Three Cups of Tea," agreed in a settlement to give the charity he co-founded more than $1 million, nearly a year after Montana's attorney general began investigating the organization's financial affairs.
The report issued Thursd... | Was she a friend of Mortenson? | 1,855 | 1,914 | Anne Beyersdorfer, a "longtime family friend of Mortenson, | Yes |
CHAPTER THE FOURTH.
Now hold thy tongue, Billy Bewick, he said, Of peaceful talking: let me be; But if thou art a man, as I think thou art, Come ower the dyke and fight with me. BORDER MINSTRELSY.
On the morning after this gay evening, the two young men were labouring together in a plot of ground behind Stevenlaw's... | Who made it a gardenpatch? | 333 | 343 | the Doctor | the Doctor |
CHAPTER III
TREACHERY
The day following the coming of Vas Kor to the palace of the Prince of Helium great excitement reigned throughout the twin cities, reaching its climax in the palace of Carthoris. Word had come of the abduction of Thuvia of Ptarth from her father's court, and with it the veiled hint that the Pr... | Did he have a son? | 533 | 562 | his son, Jed of Lesser Helium | Yes |
Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals, including the sound channel, using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier television technology, analog television, in which the video and audio are carried by analog signals. It is an innovative service that represents the first significant evol... | true or false, all countries are using the same standard | 713 | 859 | Different digital television broadcasting standards have been adopted in different parts of the world; below are the more widely used standards:
| False. |
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from New Guinea island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji.
The region includes the four countries of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea.
Besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes:
The name ... | Which place ends it? | null | 145 | and eastward to Fiji. | Fiji |
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is a research university located in San Francisco, California and part of the University of California system. The university is entirely dedicated to health sciences and is a major center of medical and biological research and teaching, and is ranked as one of the to... | IS it difficult to get accepted to the school? | 619 | null | of Medicine is one of the most selective medical schools in the United States based on average MCAT score, | yes |
(CNN) -- Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul after suffering successive straight-sets defeats.
The Russian lost to China's Li Na 7-6 (7-4) 6-4, who had herself not won a match, or even a set, since August.
It was a match that ebbed and flowed as Li came from 2-4 down in... | When did Sharapova play them? | 675 | null | on Wednesday. | Wednesday |
CHAPTER VIII. THE TWISTED BAR
Nature asserted herself, and, despite his condition, Crispin slept. Kenneth sat huddled on his chair, and in awe and amazement he listened to his companion's regular breathing. He had not Galliard's nerves nor Galliard's indifference to death, so that neither could he follow his example,... | What spectre was Kenneth dealing with? | 860 | 934 | to banish the spectre of fear which the thought of the morrow conjured up. | fear |
CHAPTER XXVI
A NEW UNDERTAKING
Soon after the rails were laid down the frost returned, and one cold morning Festing sat in his shack, studying a letter from Helen. Norton's cheque had helped him to overcome the worst of his difficulties, things were going better, and Charnock would superintend the workmen until he ... | What was Festing determined to do before he went home? | 315 | 318 | repair his damaged fortunes | repair his damaged fortunes |
(CNN) -- Ray McDonald, who plays for the San Francisco 49ers, was arrested August 31 on felony domestic violence charges involving his pregnant fiancee. The San Jose Police Department said McDonald's fiancee had "visible injuries," and the Sacramento Bee reported that police were previously called to his house in May. ... | Did he have incidents before? | 281 | null | previously called to his house | yes |
The flowering plants (angiosperms), also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants, with about 350,000 species. Like gymnosperms, angiosperms are seed-producing plants; they are distinguished from gymnosperms by characteristics including flowers, endosperm within the seeds, and t... | What did the first ones not create? | 1,703 | 1,710 | flowers | flowers |
Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea, with a population of ().
The town of Hull was founded late in the 12th century. ... | When? | 634 | 638 | null | 1299. |
(CNN) -- The wife of fugitive Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, three of his children and some of his grandchildren arrived in Algeria on Monday morning, Algerian diplomats said.
Mourad Benmehidi, the Algerian ambassador to the United Nations, said he relayed the news to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon earlier Monday. Ben... | What is the report regarding Khamis Gadhafi's death on Sunday night? | 355 | 358 | null | a senior rebel commander |
One month before the Winter Olympics begin in the Russian resort town of Sochi -- and in the shadow of last month's deadly bombings in Volgograd -- a huge security operation has swung into gear.
A special exclusion zone went into force Tuesday under which only Sochi-marked vehicles, emergency or specially accredited ... | In what city? | 678 | 861 |
Two bombings in 24 hours last month in Volgograd, one targeting the city's main train station and the second a trolley bus, raised concerns of a potential threat to the Sochi event. | in Volgograd |
CHAPTER VII. THE COLONEL'S CHICKENS.
They censured the bantam for strutting and crowing, In those vile pantaloons that he fancied looked knowing; And a want of decorum caused many demurs Against the game chicken for coming in spurs. The Peacock at Home.
Left to themselves, Mother Carey, with Janet and old nurse, ... | Who helped? | 260 | 357 | Left to themselves, Mother Carey, with Janet and old nurse, completed their arrangements so well | Mother Carey and the old nurse |
CHAPTER I. A DISPERSION
'A telegram! Make haste and open it, Jane; they always make me so nervous! I believe that is the reason Reginald always _will_ telegraph when he is coming,' said Miss Adeline Mohun, a very pretty, well preserved, though delicate-looking lady of some age about forty, as her elder sister, bris... | Who is nice? | 1,001 | 1,010 | null | Primrose |
Plato (; Greek: "Plátōn", in Classical Attic; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the W... | what kind? | 745 | 752 | Western | Western |
CHAPTER XXIII.
News of Importance
"Don't be alarmed; he is not going to shoot," cried Paul.
"Don't ye make too shure o' thet," ejaculated the cowboy. "Wot's he puttin' his hand into his pocket fer?"
"He has something there I fancy he wishes to conceal," went on Paul. "Empty the pocket, please."
"Let me go! Th... | What does the captain have in his pocket? | 369 | 575 | He struggled fiercely to regain his feet. But Blowfen was the stronger of the pair and he easily held the rascal down with one hand, while with the other he brought several letters from his inside pocket.
| letters |
The concept of Germany as a distinct region in central Europe can be traced to Roman commander Julius Caesar, who referred to the unconquered area east of the Rhine as "Germania", thus distinguishing it from Gaul (France), which he had conquered. The victory of the Germanic tribes in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ... | when did it happen? | 289 | 326 | Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (AD 9) | AD 9 |
(CNN) -- Chelsea Clinton can trace her African awakening to February 11, 1990, when she sat on the kitchen counter of the governor's mansion in Arkansas and watched with her parents as Nelson Mandela walked out of prison in South Africa.
Just shy of her 10th birthday, Clinton knew then that history was being made and... | How long is her upcoming trip? | 366 | 417 | null | nine-days |
New Orleans (, or ; ) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.
The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 20... | How often is that festival? | null | 976 | annual celebrations and festivals, most notably "Mardi Gras | it's annual |
(CNN) -- The man accused of hacking celebrities' online accounts -- from which private images were ultimately posted on the Internet -- says he became "addicted" to the intrusion and "didn't know how to stop."
"I deeply apologize. I know what I did was probably one of the worst invasions of privacy someone could expe... | What did he do with the nude photos he found? | 1,035 | 1,059 | null | uploaded on the Internet |
Malaysia ( or ; ) is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo). Peninsular Malaysia shar... | What was it called? | 1,257 | 1,290 | irst unified as the Malayan Union | Malayan Union |
CHAPTER XIX: THE FIGHT AT THE FORD
By the early September sunrise the thicket beneath the pass was sheltering the twenty well-appointed reiters of Adlerstein, each standing, holding his horse by the bridle, ready to mount at the instant. In their rear were the serfs and artisans, some with axes, scythes, or ploughs... | Who had poles? | 354 | 403 | Jobst and his sons with the long blackened poles | Jobst and his sons |
Bacteria (i/bækˈtɪəriə/; singular: bacterium) constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a number of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals. Bacteria were among the first life forms to appear on Earth, and are present in most of its habitats. ... | and in a millitre of fresh water? | 646 | 704 | a million bacterial cells in a millilitre of fresh water. | a million |
Secularism is the principle of the separation of government institutions and persons mandated to represent the state from religious institutions and religious dignitaries (the attainment of such is termed secularity). One manifestation of secularism is asserting the right to be free from religious rule and teachings, o... | Does it also take from some atheists? | 890 | 1,006 | and from more recent freethinkers and atheists such as Robert Ingersoll, Bertrand Russell, and Christopher Hitchens. | yes |
CHAPTER V.
IN LOWER EGYPT.
"I am going on a journey," Ameres said to his son a few days after the return from the farm. "I shall take you with me, Chebron, for I am going to view the progress of a fresh canal that is being made on our estate in Goshen. The officer who is superintending it has doubts whether, when t... | Where in Goshen? | 716 | 878 | Thank you, father. I should like it greatly," Chebron replied in a tone of delight, for he had never before been far south of Thebes. "And may Amuba go with us?" | far south of Thebes |
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a set of communication standards for simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the traditional circuits of the public switched telephone network. It was first defined in 1988 in the CCITT red book. Prior to ISDN, the telephone ... | Which one? | 1,108 | 1,123 | packet-switched | packet-switched |
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE.
THE ESKIMO ENCAMPMENT--A MURDER AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
With Hans Egede, Red Rooney, and Angut as chief councillors, it may be easily understood that the punishment awarded to Kajo was not severe. He was merely condemned, in the meantime, to be taken to his own people as a prisoner, and then let ... | Who were the councillors in chief? | null | null | Hans Egede, Red Rooney, and Angu | Hans Egede, Red Rooney, and Angu |
Bucharest, Romania (CNN) -- Romania's president Traian Basescu was suspended on Friday, after the impeachment motion filed by the ruling coalition passed the Parliament's vote.
Romania's coalition of Social Democrats and Liberals argued their action by saying that President Traian Basescu has breached the Constitutio... | when did the court give its statement? | 1,565 | 1,642 | null | earlier on Friday |
(CNN) -- A conservative novelist in Saudi Arabia has triggered a firestorm on social media after one his tweets was misunderstood in Western media.
The translation snafu hinged on a subtle grammatical fine point, said Abdallah al-Dawood.
An article on the Financial Times online reported that he had called for women... | Did it happen on Tuesday? | 882 | 897 | null | no |
(CNN) -- We love the glamor of alpine skiing, the glow of tradition, the glitz of stars like Lindsey Vonn, and the gumption of her quest to race the men.
But do we love it enough to keep watching when skiing's "dark side" is so much more exciting and dangerous?
Freestyle skiing is taking over the Olympics. A global... | What year? | 1,267 | 1,291 | debut at Vancouver 2010 | 2010 |
(CNN) -- It was deja vu for the Williams sisters at the French Open -- but not in a good way.
A mouthwatering third-round clash between seven-time grand slam champion Venus and 17-time major winner Serena was ruled out when the former lost to unseeded Slovakian Anna Schmiedlova 2-6 6-3 6-4 in early play in Paris on W... | Who was it deja-vu for? | 16 | 48 | deja vu for the Williams sisters | The Williams sisters |
Bratislava ( or ; , or "" ) is the capital of Slovakia, and with a population of about 450,000, the country's largest city. The greater metropolitan area is home to more than 650,000 people. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava. Bordering... | What is the name of this town? | 0 | 10 | Bratislava | Bratislava |
CHAPTER XVII. THE GHOSTS OF THE TEMPLARS
'Tis said, as through the aisles they passed, They heard strange voices on the blast, And through the cloister galleries small, Which at mid-height thread the chancel wall, Loud sobs and laughter louder ran, And voices unlike the voice of man, As if the fiends kept holiday. ... | And? | 970 | 978 | his wife | his wife |
Jack and his uncle went out walking in the woods near the river. They saw many things when they were in the woods. They saw a chipmunk, a butterfly, a squirrel and some birds. Jack heard a wolf howl. All of the sudden Jack heard a train whistle. It scared all of the animals away and that made Jack sad.
After a bit, J... | Why did Jack need to go to bed earlier than usual? | 218 | 225 | he had to go visit the doctor tomorrow | he had to go visit the doctor tomorrow |
(CNN) -- It was at San Francisco's Olympic Club that "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, world heavyweight champion and to many the man who took boxing from a brawl to an art, trained and coached.
Twenty-two years after his death, the sports club hosted its first U.S. Open golf tournament in 1955. Ben Hogan lost in a playoff to... | When was the first US Open gold tournament held? | 222 | 288 | the sports club hosted its first U.S. Open golf tournament in 1955 | 1955 |
CHAPTER XIV
A FACE PUZZLES DAVE
It was a time of extreme peril for Roger, and no one realized it more fully than did Dave. The angry steer was still some distance away, but coming forward at his best speed. One prod from those horns and the senator's son would be killed or badly hurt.
As said before, Phil had gon... | Who had already got on his horse? | 307 | null | Phil | Phil |
(CNN)Juniper and Violet are best friends who are both battling the same rare form of cancer.
They also shared a dream to visit "the happiest place on Earth" -- Disneyland.
Violet's wish came true in December 2013, thanks to Make-A-Wish Foundation. When the nonprofit group granted 3-year-old Juniper's wish in Octobe... | When did the girls meet? | 1,117 | 1,130 | November 2013 | November 2013 |
CHAPTER V.
_WHAT PRIS DID._
Priscilla, meantime, was racking her brain to discover how she could help Philip; for since she had broken off her engagement no one spoke of him to her, and she could only judge of how things were going with him by what she saw and heard as she went about her daily task.
Pris kept sch... | What would he be doing before they broke up? | null | 549 | Formerly she always smiled and nodded as she passed, or stopped to chat a moment with the student, | He would come out to chat |
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... | Was it close to where he thought it would be? | 1,020 | 1,071 | within a degree of the position predicted by Urbain | Yes |
(CNN) -- A 7-year-old Georgia girl fought off a man who'd grabbed her in the aisle of a Walmart, with police eventually tracking down the suspect they accuse of attempted kidnapping.
Georgeann Baxter told HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell that she was in the Bremen store with her daughter, Brittney, on Wednesday.
"We were ... | Is he in the military? | 1,122 | 1,132 | U.S. Army, | yes |
The king, Banton, stood over his men who were tired from fighting. The dragons were not as tired as the men. He could not let any more pain happen to his men. He ordered the men to run away. The men went to the village. "Everyone must run for the hills."
Charlie, the purple dragon let out a roar, and sent fire into t... | They then went where? | 459 | 488 | The dragons went to the river | the river |
CHAPTER XIII
BUB SUCCUMBS TO FORCE
One day Peter Conant abruptly left his office, came home and packed his grip and then hurried down town and caught the five o'clock train for New York. He was glum and uncommunicative, as usual, merely telling Aunt Hannah that business called him away and he did not know when he w... | How many months was he going to be gone? | 732 | 755 | during July and August, | two, |
(CNN) -- A Florida man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a teenager amid an argument over loud music at a gas station pleaded not guilty Monday.
Michael Dunn, 45, entered his plea during a hearing Monday morning at the Duval County, Florida, jail.
Dunn told investigators he fired at a car in which Jordan... | How many shots did Michael Dunn fire? | 324 | 327 | at least eight shots | at least eight shots |
Seven years ago, Dawn Larkin-Wallace, a mom of three, took up running to lose that 10 to 20 pounds of baby weight that just wouldn't go away.
She figured once she dropped the weight, she'd be off the treadmill.
What she could have never imagined is that she'd become a marathon runner who inspired her three children... | Does the group only encourage walking and running? | 346 | null | "We're just a running family," said Larkin-Wallace of Baldwin, New York, who is part of the running club Black Girls RUN!, a national group encouraging African-American women to make health and fitness a priority.
First, Larkin-Wallace signed up 15-year-old daughter Kayla, a high school sophomore, for a race after re... | No |
CHAPTER III--WIN AND SLOW
'The rude will shuffle through with ease enough: Great schools best suit the sturdy and the rough.'
COWPER.
At school Griffith was very happy, and brilliantly successful, alike in study and sport, though sports were not made prominent in those days, and triumphs in them were regarded b... | Was he good at school? | 177 | null | and brilliantly successful, alike in study and sport, | yes |
(CNN) -- Call it what you will -- providence, fate or simply a stroke of incredibly good luck -- Colorado shooting victim Petra Anderson has some of it.
Anderson, 22, sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the movie theater rampage last week. Three shotgun pellets hit her arm, and one went through her nose into her bra... | Where is she from? | 97 | null | Colorado | Colorado |
BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production. The website is the most frequently accessed news website in the United Kingdom, and forms a major part of BBC Online (bbc.co.uk), which records around 70 million unique users a week (around 60 to 70% of vis... | what prize has it won in the past? | 1,149 | null | It has previously won both the Judges' award and the People's Voice award for best news site at the annual Webby Awards. | Judges' award |
Bollywood formally known as Hindi cinema is the Indian Hindi language film industry, based in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Bollywood is only a part of the larger cinema of India also known as Indywood, which includes other production centers producing blockbuster films in many other Indian languages.
By re... | Where? | 2,035 | 2,088 | Telugu film industry in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. | in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh |
(CNN) -- About a year after losing his dad in a plane crash, Matt Snoddy climbed into the cockpit for an emotional flight.
His kids Charlie, age 5 and Alice, 3, were tucked in the back of the tiny Cessna and his flight instructor was seated alongside. Snoddy pulled back on the stick and they were airborne.
The Lexi... | How many? | 125 | 163 | His kids Charlie, age 5 and Alice, 3, | Two |
My mother and I were in the kitchen fixing dinner. I was setting the table as she was cooking when we heard my father. We went into the living room to see what he needed. He could not find the keys to his truck. We all started looking all over the place and could not seem to find them. My father needed to go to work so... | how did he feel? | 613 | 626 | null | happy |
Voice of America (VOA) is a U.S. government-funded international news source that serves as the United States federal government's official institution for non-military, external broadcasting. As the largest U.S. international broadcaster, VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in over 45 languages which it distri... | Is it provided in different languages? | 283 | 304 | in over 45 languages | Yes. |
CHAPTER VII.
A FIRE
The last of February drew nigh, which was the time fixed upon for Josey to go home. He had remained with his uncle much longer than his father had at first intended; but now they wanted him to return, before the roads broke up in the spring.
The evening before Josey was to go, the farmer was s... | Who had Josey been staying with? | 108 | 139 | null | his uncle |
CHAPTER XIX
A WOMAN'S WAY
They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds. Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return. She spent some weeks in an Americ... | Who does Frobisher's daughter think of a lot? | null | 212 | her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew | Andrew |
CHAPTER XVII
DRUMMOND OFFERS HELP
It was a calm evening and Thirlwell and Scott sat outside the shack, watching the river while the sunset faded across the woods. A few _Metis_ freighters had gone to the settlements for supplies and mining tools, and although much depended on the condition of the portages, Scott ex... | howl long had it been since hearing from Miss strange? | 463 | null | Thirlwell said it was nearly three months | nearly three months |
(CNN) -- Eric "The Actor" Lynch, who became a celebrity among celebrities by calling in to Howard Stern's radio show, died Saturday, his manager said.
Lynch, 39, stood just 3 feet tall, but his reach was long thanks to the entertaining chemistry he developed with Stern over a decade of phone calls.
"Despite our som... | How old was Eric Lynch when he died? | 160 | 162 | 39 | 39 |
Washington (CNN) -- At one time, Susan Rice seemed to be on a trajectory that would take her to the secretary of state's office in President Barack Obama's second term.
But that trajectory changed Thursday when the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations withdrew her name from consideration to succeed current Secretary... | Who would Rice have succeeded if she took the position? | 255 | 347 | withdrew her name from consideration to succeed current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. | Hillary Clinton |
Mississippi is a state in the southern region of the United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico. Its western border is formed by the Mississippi River.
The state has a population of approximately 3 million. It is the 32nd most extensive and the 32nd most populous of the 50 United Sta... | Betweem the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers outside of the delta area is it heavily forested? | 461 | 571 | The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area, between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. | yes |
The annelids are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic, coelomate, invertebrate organisms. They also have parapodia for locomotion. Most textbooks still use the traditional division into polychaetes (almost all marine), oligochaetes (which include earthworms) and leech-like species. Cladistic research since 1997 has r... | What has it changed? | 284 | 350 | Cladistic research since 1997 has radically changed this scheme, | the scheme |
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- A former anti-drug czar in Mexico has been arrested on corruption charges in his home state of Chiapas, officials said.
Mariano Francisco Herran Salvatti, who also was the attorney general in Chiapas for more than six years, is charged with embezzlement, criminal association and other act... | Who is the current attorney general? | 337 | 389 | Chiapas Attorney General Raciel Lopez Salazar said. | Raciel Lopez Salazar |
(EW.com ) -- Back in 1977, Ron Howard made his directorial debut with a low-budget, high-octane car-crash comedy called "Grand Theft Auto."
As first impressions go, it did not signal the second coming of Orson Welles. But the freckle-faced former "Happy Days" star radiated an infectious delight in smashing as many ro... | who played in it? | 1,534 | 1,546 | Daniel Brühl | Christ Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl |
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... | And where did they hope to hear more about him? | 793 | 839 | null | at Manchester |
Flying a kite can be dangerous. When I was eight years old I went to the park with my dad to fly my new kite. We stood on the top of a hill and tried to catch the wind. It took us almost half an hour, but we finally got the kite into the air. As it lifted into the sky, the kite caught the edge of my jacket and I was pu... | Is she a little girl? | 32 | null | When I was eight years old | yes |
Ivory Coast () or Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (), is a country located in West Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro, and its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan. Its bordering countries are Guinea and Liberia in the west, Burkina Faso and Mali in ... | When did the become independent from France? | 844 | 885 | Ivory Coast achieved independence in 1960 | 1960 |
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... | what day | 197 | 199 | 11 | 11 |
CHAPTER XXII
THE FIGHT WITH THE BUCK
"Look out!"
These were the only words Henry had time to utter and as they left his lips he leaped to one side as swiftly as possible.
Hardly knowing what Henry meant, Dave and Barringford stood their ground, looking first one way and then another.
On the instant the big bu... | What caused him become dizzy? | null | 960 | more than half dazed him | the fall |
In a modern sense, comedy (from the , "kōmōidía") refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film, and stand-up comedy. The origins of the term are found in Ancient Greece. In the Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters ... | How does a revised view characterized the essential agon of comedy? | 729 | 841 | as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions that pose obstacles to his hopes | as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions that pose obstacles to his hopes |
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 is Peter trying to figure out? | 105 | 192 | think who it could be who ate flesh, yet wasn't a member of the order of flesh eaters. | who it could be who ate flesh, yet wasn't a member of the order of flesh eaters. |
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 ... | Why? | null | 518 | null | because people visiting the zoo pointed at him and smiled at him |
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 does Zn symbolize? | 0 | 5 | null | Zinc |
(CNN) -- Elmore Leonard is something of a living legend among lovers of crime fiction. A favorite of millions of readers, a hero to scores of writers, he's been called "America's greatest crime writer." The 86-year old author has been writing bestselling books for sixty years, mostly Westerns and crime novels. Many of ... | What do you think makes Raylan Givens such a compelling character? | 164 | null | laid back | laid back |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Some 200 houses were damaged in a southwestern province of Pakistan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck Wednesday, officials said.
The mud-walled houses were damaged in districts close to the epicenter, said Ahmed Kamal, spokesman for the country's National Disaster Managem... | How many houses were damaged in the southwestern province of Pakistan after the earthquake? | 26 | null | 200 | 200 |
CHAPTER XV.
Mary Brander made her way wearily home.
"You have had another terrible time, I can see it in your face," Madame Michaud said, as she entered. "They say there have been four thousand wounded and fifteen hundred killed. I cannot understand how you support such scenes."
"It has been a hard time," Mary sa... | What did Margot say to Mary when she left? | 1,416 | 1,444 | "Sleep well, mademoiselle." | "Sleep well, mademoiselle." |
Gallman, Mississippi (CNN) -- A 42-year-old man was charged Wednesday with arson and two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of a woman and her 7-year-old son in Mississippi.
Wearing a bulletproof vest, Timothy Burns appeared in Copiah County Justice Court. He said he has no lawyer, so one will be appointe... | How many counts of murder was the suspect charged with? | 35 | null | two | two |
Islamabad, Pakistan -- A Pakistani government minister who had said he was getting death threats because of his opposition to a controversial blasphemy law was shot to death Wednesday.
Shahbaz Bhatti was the only Christian member of the Cabinet in Pakistan, where 95 percent of people are Muslim. He served as the gove... | Who shot him? | null | null | Taliban | Taliban |
CHAPTER 21
Madam Mantalini finds herself in a Situation of some Difficulty, and Miss Nickleby finds herself in no Situation at all
The agitation she had undergone, rendered Kate Nickleby unable to resume her duties at the dressmaker's for three days, at the expiration of which interval she betook herself at the acc... | What did Miss Knag seem to be meekly commiserating in her sigh? | 318 | 322 | null | the wickedness of mankind |
Although the format was capable of offering higher-quality video and audio than its consumer rivals, the VHS and Betamax videocassette systems, LaserDisc never managed to gain widespread use in North America, largely due to high costs for the players and video titles themselves and the inability to record TV programmin... | Where was it popular in? | 390 | 496 | By contrast, the format was much more popular in Japan and in the more affluent regions of Southeast Asia, | Japan and South East Asia |
CHAPTER XIX--HOW NORMAN LESLIE RODE AGAIN TO THE WARS
Tidings of these parleys, and marches, and surrenders of cities came to us at Tours, the King sending letters to his good towns by messengers. One of these, the very Thomas Scott of whom I have before spoken, a man out of Rankelburn, in Ettrick Forest, brought a l... | Who then? | 376 | 403 | John Urquhart writes for me | John Urquhart |
Rome (CNN) -- Italian judges released the captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner from house arrest Thursday, but ordered him not to leave his home town while the case against him continues, his lawyer said.
Francesco Schettino has been under house arrest in his home town of Meta di Sorrento, near Naples,... | Who gave the verdict? | null | 28 | Italian judges | Italian judges |
CHAPTER SEVEN.
THEY BEGIN THEIR TRAVELS IN EARNEST.
When their weapons were complete our three travellers started on their journey of exploration in the new-found land.
Captain Trench armed himself with a strong, heavily-made cross-bow, and a birch-bark quiver full of bolts. Paul Burns carried a bow as long as hi... | Did he even make a sling for himself? | 497 | 521 | made for himself a sling | yes |
(CNN) -- A Florida judge's ruling Wednesday will allow a foreign-born high school basketball player who was ruled ineligible and his team to compete in the playoffs, even though they could ultimately be stripped of any title they win.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Spencer Eig temporarily barred the Florida High School Ath... | How did Delancy feel afterward? | 508 | 531 | very happy and relieved | very happy and relieved |
CHAPTER VI.
NOT IN LOVE.
Reginald Morton, as he walked across the bridge towards the house, was thoroughly disgusted with all the world. He was very angry with himself, feeling that he had altogether made a fool of himself by his manner. He had shown himself to be offended, not only by Mr. Twentyman, but by Miss Ma... | By what? | 230 | 240 | his manner | his manner |
CHAPTER 15
Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice.
When Arthur went with his regiment to Windsor, the ladies intended to spend their evenings at home, a rule which had many exceptions, although Violet was so liable to suffer from late hours and crowded rooms, that Lady Elizabeth begged her to a... | What spirit was referenced in the beginning of the chapter? | null | 74 | self-sacrifice. | self-sacrifice. |
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word ' , meaning "My Master" (irregular plural ' ), which is the way a student would address a master of Torah. The word "master" "" literally means "great one".
The basic form of the rabbi developed in the Pharisaic and Talmudic era, when ... | What name were they given? | 666 | 681 | "pulpit rabbis" | "Pulpit rabbis." |
(CNN)A 17-year-old male fatally shot an Iraqi man watching his first snowfall in his new American hometown, targeting him and then continuing to fire as the immigrant rushed to get inside, Dallas police said Friday.
Authorities don't believe the suspected shooter knew the victim, Ahmed Al-Jumaili, Dallas Police Maj. ... | When did the fatal shots take place? | 1,389 | 1,444 | Until the fatal shots ended Al-Jumalli's life, March 4 | March 4 |
Washington (CNN) -- The United States is watching closely to the see the ultimate fate of the most powerful man in Pakistan, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the Pakistani army's chief of staff.
Pressured by Washington to crack down on terrorists at the same time he was kept in the dark about the U.S. raid to kill Osama bi... | what is Kayani known as? | 90 | null | the most powerful man in Pakistan, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani | the most powerful man in Pakistan |
(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain's senior domestic policy adviser said Tuesday that the BlackBerry mobile e-mail device was a "miracle that John McCain helped create."
The adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, discussing the nation's economic woes with reporters, said that McCain -- who has struggled to stress his economic credenti... | What is that? | 77 | 112 | the BlackBerry mobile e-mail device | a mobile device |
CHAPTER XX
A LONG CHASE BEGUN
As they journeyed down the Hudson the boys and Martin Harris scanned the river eagerly for some sign of the _Flyaway_.
"It's ten to one she put down a pretty good distance," remarked Dick. "They wouldn't bring Dora over here unless they were bound for New York or some other place as ... | had he seen it? | null | 948 | Waal now, I jest guess I did, | yes |
CHAPTER II
ABOUT THE PAST
"Did you get any more particulars?" asked Sam, of the college poet.
"No. The newspaper man was busy, so the Doctor said, and didn't have time to go into details," answered Songbird.
"Did he say who the other prisoners were who got away?" asked Dick.
"Yes, a tramp who was up for robbi... | Who escaped from the prison? | 292 | 357 | null | a tramp and a bank clerk |
CHAPTER TWELVE.
THE STORM--THE WRECK OF THE HOMEWARD BOUND--THE LIFEBOAT.
A stern chase never was and never will be a short one. Old Coleman, in the course of quarter of a mile's run, felt that his powers were limited and wisely stopped short; Bax, Guy, and Tommy Bogey held on at full speed for upwards of two miles... | Who? | 247 | null | Bax, Guy, and Tommy Bogey held on at full speed for upwards of two miles | Bax, Guy, and Tommy Bogey |
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... | What was the codename for the military deception used to mislead the Germans? | 122 | 123 | operation bodyguard | operation bodyguard |
(CNN) -- A North Carolina resident was found guilty Thursday on terrorism charges including conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and injure people overseas.
Anes Subasic, a 35-year old naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Bosnia, also was convicted of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. He will fa... | How long did they plan attacks on the United States? | 829 | 873 | from November 2006 until at least July 2009 | 2 year 8 months |
CHAPTER XXXII.
HOW KING WILLIAM TOOK COUNSEL OF A CHURCHMAN.
If Torfrida was exhausted, so was Hereward likewise. He knew well that a repulse was not a defeat. He knew well the indomitable persistence, the boundless resources, of the mastermind whom he defied; and he knew well that another attempt would be made, an... | What did they drink to? | 1,118 | 1,135 | Torfrida's health | Torfrida's health |
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