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CHAPTER II. SHEER GOSSIP
"Where are the other children?" asked Miss Cornelia, when the first greetings--cordial on her side, rapturous on Anne's, and dignified on Susan's--were over.
"Shirley is in bed and Jem and Walter and the twins are down in their beloved Rainbow Valley," said Anne. "They just came home this a... | What place doesn't hold a candle to the valley to them? | 463 | 499 | Even the maple grove doesn't rival | the maple grove |
Amy and David had been best friends since Kindergarten. They had become friends on the very first day, since both of them loved airplanes. David had made a paper plane for his friend Pete, but he let Amy play with it as much as she wanted. He ended up giving it to her and making a new one for Pete, and another for hims... | have David and Amy ever been in a real airplane? | 1,226 | 1,264 | When the plane took off, Amy and David | yes |
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 #5 on the list? | 135 | null | Jamey Johnson | Jamey Johnson |
(CNN) -- A Connecticut woman attacked Monday by her friend's pet chimpanzee was taken Thursday from a Connecticut hospital to the famed Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, a hospital spokeswoman said. She would not divulge the victim's condition nor the reason for the move.
Travis, seen here as a younger chimp, was fatally sho... | Who? | 1,358 | 1,479 | null | A police officer. |
Ashley woke up bright and early on Friday morning during summer. Her birthday was only a day away, and her parents had promised her a trip to the fair as her present the next day! She thought it was going to be quite a treat. She skipped down the stairs to see her mom making a chocolate cake on the stove. "You run alon... | What type of cake did Ashley's mom make for her special lunch? | 77 | 77 | chocolate | chocolate |
When SpongeBob SquarePants skips onto shelves in boxes of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese next year, he may be a little less, well, yellow than your kids are used to.
Kraft has revamped its character-shaped product line for 2014, according to company spokeswoman Lynne Galia. The new versions will have six additional grams of... | What did Kraft do in 2014? | 161 | 222 | Kraft has revamped its character-shaped product line for 2014 | revamped its character-shaped product line |
(CNN)The bored teenager who gunned down a college baseball player in Oklahoma simply because he and his two friends "had nothing to do," is now a convicted murderer.
Chancey Allen Luna was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday for his role in the August 2013 drive-by shooting of Christopher Lane, a 23-year-old c... | Who was Luna's accomplice? | 827 | null | Michael Jones | Michael Jones |
Tuesdays during the summer tickets are buy one get one free at the city zoo. Jason loves animals, so his dad takes him to the zoo every Tuesday in the summer. This Tuesday Jason's dad is feeling sick so his mommy has to take him to the zoo. There is also a new animal that Jason can't wait to see; a rattle snake. Tuesda... | How often does Jason go to the zoo in the summer? | 43 | null | every tuesday | every tuesday |
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the vice-chancellor known as the delegates of the press. They are headed by the secre... | When did their original printing house close? | 1,276 | 1,331 | the Press's printing house at Oxford was closed in 1989 | 1989 |
In economics, the Gini coefficient (sometimes expressed as a Gini ratio or a normalized Gini index) is a measure of statistical dispersion intended to represent the income or wealth distribution of a nation's residents, and is the most commonly used measure of inequality. It was developed by the Italian statistician an... | Who invented this way of measuring? | 273 | 347 | null | Corrado Gini |
The Republic of Liberia, beginning as a settlement of the American Colonization Society (ACS), declared its independence on July 26, 1847. The United States did not recognize Liberia's independence until during the American Civil War on February 5, 1862. Between January 7, 1822 and the American Civil War, more than 15,... | How many of them are above the poor standard? | 1,386 | null | about 85% of the population live below the international poverty line | about 15% |
CHAPTER XXXIV
'Midst furs, and silks, and jewels' sheen, He stood, in simple Lincoln green, The center of the glittering ring; And Snowdon's knight is Scotland's king! --_Lady of the Lake_.
The commencement of the following year was passed, on the part of the Americans, in making great preparations, in conjunction ... | who passed the commencement? | 194 | 273 | The commencement of the following year was passed, on the part of the Americans | the Americans |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The first man on the moon marked the 40th anniversary of his historic achievement with characteristic understatement Monday, calling the program that put him on the lunar surface "a good thing to do."
President Obama welcomes, from left, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong.
Apollo 11... | What did Armstrong say at the museum? | 542 | 980 | he said the mission was the climax of a "staggeringly complex" endeavor that "required the very best in creativity, determination and perseverance that could be assembled in the American workplace."
"Those successes were very impressive 40 years ago, but they were not miraculous," Armstrong said. "They were the resul... | the mission was the climax of a "staggeringly complex" endeavor that "required the very best in creativity, determination and perseverance that could be assembled in the American workplace. Those successes were very impressive 40 years ago, but they were not miraculous. They were the result of the imagination and inven... |
(CNN)A dark intersection. A church van full of parishioners. And tragedy.
That's about all police in Glades County, Florida, had to work with early Monday, hours after a van with 18 people inside ran a stop sign, crossed a four-lane highway and plunged into a shallow water-filled ditch. Eight people died. Ten others,... | What happened? | 172 | 213 | van with 18 people inside ran a stop sign | van with 18 people inside ran a stop sign |
(CNN) -- Prepare to meet the young apprentices to China's Masters sensation Guan Tianlang.
The 14-year-old stunned the golfing world when he made the halfway cut as the youngest player to enter the prestigious major, finishing as Augusta's leading amateur.
But Guan is likely to be just the start as China prepares t... | Where is the China Open being held? | 367 | 402 | this week's China Open in Tianjin. | Tianjin |
Johnny walked toward the time machine. His adult neighbor, the scientist, had asked him to watch it for him for the weekend. He had also asked Johnny not to touch it. But it was a time machine. Johnny had to see it.
The machine was big and silver and shiny and looked like an ice cream cone that had been dropped. It h... | Was the machine large? | 218 | 238 | The machine was big | Yes |
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party ("Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei"; NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and Führer ("Leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. As dictator, Hitler initiated World War II in Europe wit... | What was his punishment? | 718 | 791 | null | he was imprisoned |
In 1059, the right of electing the pope was reserved to the principal clergy of Rome and the bishops of the seven suburbicarian sees. In the 12th century the practice of appointing ecclesiastics from outside Rome as cardinals began, with each of them assigned a church in Rome as his titular church or linked with one of... | Are only Roman residents allowed to be one? | 170 | 213 | appointing ecclesiastics from outside Rome | No |
(CNN) -- Casey Anthony is responsible for the 2008 death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, a report released Thursday by Florida's Department of Children and Families concludes.
A month after a jury acquitted Anthony on murder and child neglect charges, the state agency found that Anthony "is the caregiver responsib... | What's the name of the agency spokesperson who discussed the judgment? | 431 | 505 | Carrie Hoeppner, a spokeswoman for the Department of Children and Families | Carrie Hoeppner |
CHAPTER IV
_Old Granny Fox Tries for Danny Meadow Mouse_
Danny Meadow Mouse had not enjoyed anything so much for a long time as he did that game of hide and seek. He tickled and chuckled all the afternoon as he thought about it. Of course Reddy had been "it." He had been "it" all the time, for never once had he cau... | was the fox content or was he disgusted? | 883 | 908 | had given up in disgust | disgusted |
Vinton Gray Cerf ForMemRS, (; born June 23, 1943) is an American Internet pioneer, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with TCP/IP co-inventor Bob Kahn. His contributions have been acknowledged and lauded, repeatedly, with honorary degrees and awards that include the National M... | Did he help found NASA? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
Mongolia (Mongolian: in Mongolian Cyrillic; in Mongolian script; in Mongolian Latin script; literally: Mongol State) is a landlocked unitary sovereign state in East Asia. Its area is roughly equivalent with the historical territory of Outer Mongolia, and that term is sometimes used to refer to the Mongolian People's Re... | What does the article say about horse culture? | 1,017 | 1,048 | Horse culture is still integral | Horse culture is still integral |
CHAPTER XXXI
MISS LENEVEU'S MESSAGE
The two men stepped back into the hotel. The cashier had returned to his desk, and the incident which had just transpired seemed to have passed unnoticed. Nevertheless, Laverick felt that the studied indifference of his companion's manner had its significance, and he endeavored t... | What did they order to drink? | 646 | 668 | Two whiskies and sodas | Two whiskies and sodas |
It is generally considered that the Pacific War began on 7/8 December 1941, on which date Japan invaded Thailand and attacked the British possessions of Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong as well as the United States military bases in Hawaii, Wake Island, Guam and the Philippines. Some historians contend that the conflic... | What was the date of Japan's invasion of Thailand? | null | 28 | 7 / 8 december 1941 | 7 / 8 december 1941 |
The Indian National Congress () (INC, often called Congress) is a broad-based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th-century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Congres... | why did congress perform slowly in elections? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
The Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as "Ford") is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars ... | Where? | 63 | 127 | is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn | Dearborn |
CHAPTER I.
SIR LIONEL GOES TO HIS WOOING.
Yes, they were off. All the joys of that honeymoon shall be left to the imagination of the reader. Their first conversation, as it took place in the carriage which bore them from Mr. Bertram's door, has been given. Those which followed were probably more or less of the same... | Did his wife help? | null | 456 | Sir Henry, no doubt, did strive to give some touch of romance to the occasion; but in no such attempt would his wife assist him | No |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Two aid workers killed in Afghanistan had a deep commitment to the country, and knew the risks associated with humanitarian work there, friends and family of the victims' said Saturday.
The aid workers were said to be among 10 members of a medical team who were shot and killed Thursday by ... | How many aid workers were killed? | 28 | 65 | Two aid workers killed in Afghanistan | Two |
New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses—the North Island (or "Te Ika-a-Māui"), and the South Island (or "Te Waipounamu")—and around 600 smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly s... | What is the North Island also known as? | 147 | 160 | Te Ika-a-Māui | Te Ika-a-Māui |
CHAPTER VII.
SETH CONTINUES HIS NARRATIVE OF THE MEXICAN ADVENTURE.
The next evening the young Hardys again took their seats by Seth, and, without any delay, he went on with his story.
"After El Zeres had ridden off, the lieutenant, Pedro, selected ten from the men around--for pretty well the whole camp had gathe... | How did light get in? | 1,285 | 1,351 | the light entering through the wide opening into the outer room. | A wide opening into the outer room. |
The contemporary Liberal Party generally advocates economic liberalism (see New Right). Historically, the party has supported a higher degree of economic protectionism and interventionism than it has in recent decades. However, from its foundation the party has identified itself as anti-socialist. Strong opposition to ... | How does the Liberal Party define itself? | null | 296 | anti-socialis | anti-socialis |
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. ... | And second? | 760 | 816 | "Now," spoke Miles, "You must chirp like a young bird." | chirp |
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia"' (የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, "yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk" ), is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west... | what kind was it ? | 1,006 | 1,014 | monarchy | monarchy |
Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN)New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dominates almost any room he enters but is suddenly facing questions about his relevance in the 2016 presidential race.
The surprisingly fast-moving Republican presidential contest, kicked off by Jeb Bush shortly after the New Year and accelerated by the u... | Where he made that decision? | 1,724 | 1,746 | New York donor meeting | New York donor meeting |
CHAPTER IX.
A STARTLING EVENT.
It was some days later that Chebron and Amuba again paid a visit to the temple by moonlight. It was well-nigh a month since they had been there; for, save when the moon was up, the darkness and gloom of the courts, lighted only by the lamps of the altars, was so great that the place o... | Who wants to head up? | 611 | 618 | Chebron | Chebron |
CHAPTER XI. OF A WOMAN'S OBSTINACY
"M. de Luynes is a wizard," quoth Andrea, laughing, in answer to something that had been said.
It was afternoon. We had dined, and the bright sunshine and spring-like mildness of the weather had lured us out upon the terrace. Yvonne and Geneviève occupied the stone seat. Andrea ha... | Is it cold? | 173 | 228 | bright sunshine and spring-like mildness of the weathe | no |
(CNN) -- Hilary Duff says her new album is "very positive" but admits that it started out "a lot heavier and a lot darker" because of the separation from her husband, Mike Comrie.
"I'm separated from my husband right now, which has been a very difficult thing to go through," she told Billboard's "Pop Shop" podcast. "... | Who interviewed her | 1 | 4 | CNN | CNN |
San Francisco, California (CNN) -- President Obama will wake up in San Francisco, California, on Friday amid a five-state, four-day tour aimed at propping up embattled key Senate incumbents.
Obama will fly to Los Angeles, California, to attend a fundraiser luncheon at the University of Southern California for Sen. Ba... | for what? | 193 | null | Obama will fly to Los Angeles, California, to attend a fundraiser luncheon at the University of Southern California for Sen. Barbara Boxer and former Gov. Jerry Brown | to attend a fundraiser luncheon |
Marvin woke up on Monday morning. He yawned and stretched and got out of bed to go to the bathroom. When he got there he brushed his teeth and combed his hair. He went to the kitchen, where he poured some milk into his favorite green bowl and added some cereal. After he finished eating, he went back up to his bedroom t... | Why? | 933 | null | "let me go home and get my things. | To get his things |
Marie Colvin, a veteran correspondent who was killed in Syria last week, died trying to get her shoes so she could escape a shelling attack, her paper reported Sunday.
Colvin, a New York native, worked for London's The Sunday Times.
As is the custom in Syria, she took off her shoes upon entering a building that was... | Who's this story about? | null | null | Marie Colvin | Marie Colvin |
Mikhail Furtado was extremely worried about his 12th-grade exams.
A few days before he was due to get his results, his father walked in and found him dead.
"I opened the cottage door, put the light on and I found him hanging. He was hanging," Anthony Furtado says.
When the results came out, his father learned tha... | How does Bobby Zachariah now work to prevent suicide? | 1,058 | null | Bobby Zachariah, who runs a suicide prevention group, says he blames a breakdown in India's traditional family structure.
| He runs a suicide prevention group |
CHAPTER VI
"AN ASHEN GREY DELIGHT"
"Mr. de Vaux!"
Paul turned quickly around in his saddle towards the young lady who had addressed him. He looked into a fair, thoughtful face, whose general amiability was discounted, just then, by a decided frown.
"I beg your pardon, Lady May! Didn't you say something just now... | Whose? | 645 | 700 | He laid his hand upon her rein. "Please don't, Lady May | Lady May's |
To many Westerners, Manga is synonymous with fantasy -- its glossy lines, popping color palettes and fanciful scenarios are an escapist's delight.
But one of the most celebrated makers of the wildly popular Japanese graphic novels says he draws on reality as much as possible.
Takehiko Inoue was just 23 when his sec... | What made Inoue interested in Manga? | 627 | 713 | was piqued when, at nine years old, he read a popular baseball Manga called "Dokaben." | he read a popular baseball Manga called "Dokaben." |
CHAPTER II
MABEL'S PEARLS
Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home. He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward. Things had gone better than his letters indicated.
On the evening of his... | Did his correspondence imply otherwise? | 246 | null | Things had gone better than his letters indicated. | Yes |
CHAPTER XX
HEDA'S TALE
That evening when I was lying on my bed outside the cave, I heard the tale of Anscombe and Heda. Up to a certain point he told it, then she went on with the story.
"On the morning after our arrival at this place, Allan," said Anscombe, "I woke up to find you gone from the hut. As you ... | Was Allans horse missing? | 528 | 565 | ghing and found that yours was gone. | Yes |
New York (CNN) -- A member of Pedro Hernandez's family walked into a Camden, New Jersey, police station in the 1980s and reported that Hernandez told relatives and others that he had killed a boy in New York and threw the body near a Dumpster -- but there's no indication anything came out of that report, the family mem... | Where did he confess? | 1,054 | 1,064 | New Jersey | New Jersey |
CHAPTER XXXIV.
HOPE.
From Edie Le Breton's lodgings, Hilda Tregellis drove straight, without stopping all the way, to Arthur Berkeley's house at Chelsea; for Arthur had long since risen to the dignity of an enfranchised householder, and had bought himself a pretty cottage near the Embankment, with room enough for h... | What surprised Mr. Jenkins about Lady Hilda's wildest resolutions? | 286 | null | proposed to go home on a costermonger ' s barrow | proposed to go home on a costermonger ' s barrow |
CHAPTER 16
Yet burns the sun on high beyond the cloud; Each in his southern cave, The warm winds linger, but to be allowed One breathing o'er the wave, One flight across the unquiet sky; Swift as a vane may turn on high, The smile of heaven comes on. So waits the Lord behind the veil, His light on frenzied cheek, or ... | Who was Guy waiting to hear from? | 436 | 451 | Mr. Edmonstone | Mr. Edmonstone |
Attorneys for the family of a 17-year-old student found dead in a rolled-up gym mat at a southern Georgia high school called on authorities Thursday to release surveillance video that they say could show what happened.
Kendrick Johnson, they allege, was slain in January -- counter to authorities' conclusions that the... | How was he positioned? | 1,040 | 1,097 | his body resting headfirst in the rolled wrestling mat.
| his body was resting headfirst |
(CNN) -- A line of angry protesters waving signs and wearing scows formed a ring around the front entrance of the Daily News' headquarters.
They took turns at the bullhorn accusing the paper of everything from libel to genocide. They didn't bring a list of demands; they weren't looking to negotiate. They had one goal... | What did most take a turn holding? | 147 | 173 | took turns at the bullhorn | the bullhorn |
Autonomous okrug (), occasionally also referred to as "autonomous district", "autonomous area", and "autonomous region", is a type of federal subject of Russia and simultaneously an administrative division type of some federal subjects. As of 2014, Russia comprises eighty-five federal subjects, of which four are autono... | What is it sometimes called? | 55 | 74 | autonomous district | autonomous district |
The Ottoman Empire (/ˈɒtəmən/; Ottoman Turkish: دَوْلَتِ عَلِيّهٔ عُثمَانِیّه Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmâniyye, Modern Turkish: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu or Osmanlı Devleti), also known as the Turkish Empire, Ottoman Turkey or Turkey, was an empire founded in 1299 by Oghuz Turks under Osman I in northwestern Anatolia. After co... | When was it founded? | 0 | 257 | The Ottoman Empire (/ˈɒtəmən/; Ottoman Turkish: دَوْلَتِ عَلِيّهٔ عُثمَانِیّه Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmâniyye, Modern Turkish: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu or Osmanlı Devleti), also known as the Turkish Empire, Ottoman Turkey or Turkey, was an empire founded in 1299 | 1299. |
Saturday Night Live (abbreviated as SNL) is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary c... | standing for? | 0 | 39 | Saturday Night Live (abbreviated as SNL | Saturday Night Live |
The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on ... | in how long? | 682 | 705 | four times in 75 years | 75 years |
(CNN) -- Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, Nobel peace laureate and South Africa's first black president, celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by doing something he had indicated he would not do again -- grant an interview to journalists.
Mandela sits at the 6th Nelson Mandela Lecture in Soweto, Johannesburg.
A c... | How many practices does he credit his good health to? | 867 | null | He is known to be disciplined with his diet and exercise. | two |
The motif of the England national football team has three lions passant guardant, the emblem of King Richard I, who reigned from 1189 to 1199. The lions, often blue, have had minor changes to colour and appearance. Initially topped by a crown, this was removed in 1949 when the FA was given an official coat of arms by t... | what have they been before? | 695 | 743 | blue, England's traditional away colours are red | blue and then red |
The Organization of American States, or the OAS or OEA, is a continental organization founded on 30 April 1948, for the purposes of regional solidarity and cooperation among its member states. Headquartered in the United States capital Washington, D.C., the OAS's members are the 35 independent states of the Americas.
... | What is another abbreviation for The Organization of American States besides OAS? | 51 | 54 | OEA | OEA. |
One day John and Sally's mother made up her mind to bake a very special cake for her son and daughter, but she didn't have the ingredients. She told John and Sally to go to the grocer's to buy the things she would need.
"I'll need some popcorn, a pea, some melon balls, and a cup of yogurt. I'm going to make a very sp... | Who was baking a cake? | 8 | 31 | John and Sally's mother | John and Sally's mother |
Chapter XII. -- BRANDENBURG IN KAISER KARL'S TIME; END OF THE BAVARIAN KURFURSTS.
Kaiser Ludwig died in 1347, while the False Waldemar was still busy. We saw Karl IV., Johann of Bohemia's second son, come to the Kaisership thereupon, Johann's eldest Nullity being omitted. This Fourth Karl,--other three Karls are of t... | WHhen did this happen? | 1,189 | 1,203 | -intimates now | now |
CHAPTER LII
ON THE TRAIL AGAIN
The most massive minds are apt to forget things at times. The most adroit plotters make their little mistakes. Psmith was no exception to the rule. He made the mistake of not telling Mike of the afternoon's happenings.
It was not altogether forgetfulness. Psmith was one of those peo... | Is Psmith someone who has other people help him a lot, or does he do a lot on his own? | 292 | 389 | Psmith was one of those people who like to carry through their operations entirely by themselves | by himself |
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue on Tuesday rescinded punishments against four players in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal.
The ruling overturned a decision made in October by Roger Goodell, the current commissioner, against Jonathan Vilma, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith and Scott Fujita.
SI: Goodell the b... | How long was Tagliabue's order? | 808 | 829 | null | 18 pages |
(CNN) -- The British and Irish Lions held on for a 23-21 victory over Australia Saturday in a nail-biting first Test in Brisbane.
The opening match of the three-Test series swung on a few key moments and the Wallabies were left to count the cost of two late missed penalties from Kurtley Beale.
His first effort from... | Where is George North from? | 1,018 | 1,039 | Welshman George North | Wales |
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 about in the UK? | null | 100 | the eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom | It's the eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom |
CHAPTER FIVE.
THE PASTOR'S HOUSEHOLD--PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
When the conference in the widow's cottage closed, Henry Stuart and Gascoyne hastened into the woods together, and followed a narrow footpath which led towards the interior of the island. Arriving at a spot where this path branched into two, Henry took the... | Who went into the forest? | 114 | 175 | Henry Stuart and Gascoyne hastened into the woods together, | Henry Stuart and Gascoyne |
Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage of time), ordinary subject matter, inclusion of "movement" as a crucial elem... | Did it follow traditional rules? | 1,099 | 1,119 | violated the rules | No |
CHAPTER THREE.
Obedient to orders, Tom Brixton lay perfectly still on his back, just where he had fallen, wondering much whether the cord was really cut, for he did not feel much relaxation of it or abatement of the pain. He resolved, at any rate, to give no further cause for rough treatment, but to await the issue o... | What did Paddy have that enabled him to tell such thrilling ghost stories? | 166 | 168 | a natural gift | a natural gift |
CHAPTER XXI
A WILDCAT AMONG THE HORSES
The bringing down of the grouse filled the boys with satisfaction, and they inspected the game with much interest.
"They'll make fine eating," declared Roger.
"Let us see if we can't get some more," pleaded Phil. The "fever" of hunting had taken possession of him.
"We'll... | Did the senator's son think they were? | 1,299 | 1,374 | The horse-thieves might easily have come this way," said the senator's son. | The horse-thieves |
Nokia Bell Labs (formerly named AT&T Bell Laboratories, Bell Telephone Laboratories and Bell Labs) is an American research and scientific development company, owned by Finnish company Nokia. Its headquarters are located in Murray Hill, New Jersey, in addition to other laboratories around the rest of the United States a... | How many dollars? | 1,098 | null | $10,000 | $10,000 |
(CNN) -- Thomas Aiken will take a two-shot lead heading into Sunday's final round of the Spanish Open at the El Prat Golf Club near Barcelona.
The South African who led at the halfway stage shot an even-par round of 72 on a day that was inevitably overshadowed by the death of Seve Ballesteros, who lost his three-year... | Whom? | null | 718 | null | Jose Maria Olazabal and Miguel Angel Jimenez |
Econometrics is the application of statistical methods to economic data and is described as the branch of economics that aims to give empirical content to economic relations. More precisely, it is "the quantitative analysis of actual economic phenomena based on the concurrent development of theory and observation, rela... | to accomplish what? | 944 | 987 | to evaluate and develop econometric methods | to evaluate and develop econometric methods |
The density, or more precisely, the volumetric mass density, of a substance is its mass per unit volume. The symbol most often used for density is "ρ" (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter "D" can also be used. Mathematically, density is defined as mass divided by volume:
where "ρ" is the densi... | To make comparisons easier what stands in for density? | 1,054 | 1,082 | the dimensionless quantity | A dimensionless quantity |
(CNN) -- Andres Iniesta could miss Spain's opening game at the World Cup after suffering a thigh injury in a warm-up match.
The Barcelona midfielder set up two goals for Spain in their emphatic 6-0 win over Poland in Murcia on Monday, but was substituted after just 39 minutes.
Iniesta missed a large chunk of Barcel... | What happened? | 338 | 355 | a thigh complaint | a thigh complaint |
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO.
THE PIGS' CURE.
It was not long before our hero recovered from his delirium. Leading, as he had been doing, an abstemious and healthy life, ordinary disease could not long maintain its grasp of him. His superabundant life seemed to cast it off with the ease with which his physical frame was able... | Where was he? | 572 | 586 | null | his little hut |
Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. The term "ethics" derives , . The branch of philosophy axiology comprises the sub-branches of ethics and aesthetics, each concerned with values.
Ethics seeks to resolve qu... | does ethics answer questions? | 294 | null | Ethics seeks to resolve questions | Yes |
Billings, Montana (CNN) -- Fighting back tears, Auliea Hanlon sat on the witness stand in a Montana courtroom, just feet away from the man who pleaded guilty to raping her 14-year-old daughter -- and initially received a sentence that required him to serve just 31 days in prison.
"Here we are -- six, seven years late... | did he say he was innocent? | 756 | 851 | null | no |
(CNN) -- As World Cup openers go, this was about as bad as it gets for Portugal.
Thumped 4-0 by Germany, one key defender sent off, another possibly out of the tournament with injury and its World Player of the Year looking decidedly unfit.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't lacking in effort but was as powe... | Who does Mesut Ozil play for? | 1,478 | 1,485 | Arsenal | Arsenal |
(CNN) -- It was a bad day on the clay for Maria Sharapova as she was bounced out of the Rome Masters by Ana Ivanovic, Thursday.
It was the first time anyone other than world No.1 Serena Williams had beaten the Russian on the red stuff since the 2011 French Open.
Sharapova had been tuning up for this year's grand sl... | Who won that match? | 104 | 116 | Ana Ivanovic | Ana Ivanovic |
CHAPTER I.
ELMA'S STRANGER.
It was late when Elma reached the station. Her pony had jibbed on the way downhill, and the train was just on the point of moving off as she hurried upon the platform. Old Matthews, the stout and chubby-cheeked station-master, seized her most unceremoniously by the left arm, and bund... | To who? | 589 | 602 | to the guard | the guard |
CHAPTER I
MABEL PONDERS
It was four o'clock in the afternoon and Marston sat by a window in an English country house. His pose was limp and his face was thin, for the fever had shaken him, but he felt his strength coming back. Outside, bare trees shook their branches in a fresh west wind, and a white belt of surf c... | What did Mabel do to make Marston feel comfortable? | 124 | 136 | put a cushion under his head and given him a footstool | put a cushion under his head and given him a footstool |
Infrared radiation is used in industrial, scientific, and medical applications. Night-vision devices using active near-infrared illumination allow people or animals to be observed without the observer being detected. Infrared astronomy uses sensor-equipped telescopes to penetrate dusty regions of space, such as molecul... | Do astronomers use it? | 216 | 303 | Infrared astronomy uses sensor-equipped telescopes to penetrate dusty regions of space | yes |
CHAPTER III.
VALVE MAKING.
One morning, when Rollo awaked, he heard a sharp clicking against the window.
"Nathan," said he, "Nathan, I believe there is a snow-storm."
But Nathan was too sleepy to hear or understand.
Rollo looked up, but there was a curtain against the window, and he could not see very well. H... | name one | 347 | 378 | moaning sound made by the wind | moaning sound made by the wind |
Miami, Florida (CNN) -- A Florida man who admitted to the near-fatal beating of his two-year-old son while teaching him how to box remained behind bars Thursday, facing felony charges.
Lee Willie Dejesus, 23, of Homestead, appeared in court Wednesday night wearing a green protective vest reserved for those on suicide... | Is the child dead? | 384 | 615 | Dejesus' son was on life support Thursday, said Ed Griffith, spokesman for the Miami-Dade state attorney's office. Griffith said it was his understanding that the child was being kept on life support so his organs could be donated. | No |
USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, it operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters on Jones Branch Drive in McLean, Virginia. It is printed at 37 sit... | Is it only printed there? | 297 | 322 | It is printed at 37 sites | No |
Lighting or illumination is the deliberate use of light to achieve a practical or aesthetic effect. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources like lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight. Daylighting (using windows, skylights, or light shelves) is sometimes used ... | What are some of the practical and aesthetic effects of lighting? | 107 | 124 | enhance task performance , improve the appearance of an area , or have positive psychological effects on occupants | enhance task performance , improve the appearance of an area , or have positive psychological effects on occupants |
CHAPTER V
Nigel and Maggie had tea together in the little room which the latter had used as a boudoir. They were discussing the question of her future residence there.
"I am afraid," he declared, "that you will have to marry me."
"It would have its advantages," she admitted thoughtfully. "I am really so fond of y... | Did she seem afraid, too? | 1,287 | 1,304 | in her face--fear | in her face--fear |
(CNN) -- Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who embodied a vanishing breed of liberal Republicanism before switching to the Democratic Party at the twilight of his political career, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, his family announced.
Specter died of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at his home in... | What did former Gov. Ed Rendell say about Arlen Specter's contributions to Pennsylvania? | 361 | 367 | did more for the people of pennsylvania | did more for the people of pennsylvania |
Greenwich (, , or ) is an area of south east London, England, located east-southeast of Charing Cross. It is located within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, to which it lends its name.
Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time... | when did it become a vacation hot spot? | 1,029 | 1,081 | The town became a popular resort in the 18th century | 18th century |
CHAPTER XIV: Three Vain And Foolish Wishes
There's nothing so foolishly silly and vain As to wish for a thing you can never attain. --Old Granny Fox.
We all know that, yet most of us are just foolish enough to make such a wish now and then. I guess you have done it. I know I have. Peter Rabbit has done it often and... | What did Reddy Fox hope to find when he left home to go to the Old Pasture? | 166 | 168 | something to eat | something to eat |
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama's assertion of executive privilege ahead of a hearing before a House committee, which subsequently recommended his attorney general be cited for contempt of Congress, sets up a fight that has had mixed results in the past.
At stake are Justice Department documents relating t... | Which law stipulates all these? | 1,034 | null | according to the law governing contempt citations. | the law governing contempt citations. |
(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... | Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in | 238 | 287 | null | December 2007 |
(CNN) -- For all the headaches on the campaign trail, you would not think a candidate would be hounded by his own dog.
That, however, has been the relentless fate of Republican contender Mitt Romney. A trip to Canada 30 years ago with the family pooch in a car top carrier, has been the gift that just keeps giving to ... | How long ago did someone go on a trip? | 202 | 231 | A trip to Canada 30 years ago | 30 years ago |
Maria was a teacher at a small school in Arizona. Maria had worked in the past at schools in California, Texas, and Vermont, but had to leave these schools because the school in Arizona was perfect for her dream job. When she moved to Arizona she found a small little one bedroom house that fit her perfectly. The house ... | with who? | 476 | 535 | So Maria wanted to go shopping with her new teacher friend. | her new teacher friend. |
A novel is any relatively long, written work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, and typically published as a book.
The genre has been described as having "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years," with its origins in classical Greece and Rome, in medieval and early modern romance, and... | What is it printed in? | 90 | null | typically published as a book | a book |
CHAPTER X
MARSTON USES HIS POWER
Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner. One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native. Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because... | Did they tend to accept extra money? | 759 | 788 | null | Yes |
(CNN) -- It's been more than three weeks since militants from the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group dragged 276 girls out of their beds at a boarding school in northern Nigeria, and still no one knows where the girls are. International assistance has begun to flow into Nigeria, whose president has vowed to end the ter... | What did he claim he would do to the hostages? | 448 | 546 | Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, said in a video that he was going to sell them into slavery, | sell them into slavery |
One day a man named John was walking down the block near the park when he came across a butterfly. The butterfly was on a flower in the park. The butterfly was named Jill. John watched as Jill flew from the flower to a telephone down the block. He followed Jill and watched her land on the phone. He felt curious about w... | Who's Bob? | null | 724 | Next to him there was a cat named Bob. | A cat |
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... | What were they in the process of doing? | 1,235 | 1,315 | which was in the process of developing a nascent empire in the Americas and Asia | developing a nascent empire in the Americas and Asia |
There were 2 best friends named Sam and Jenny. They were not friends with Kimmi, a girl in the same class. And they were not friends with Joe. Joe was not their friend because he didn't talk to Sam and Jenny. Joe did not talk to anyone. Kimmi talked to everyone, but she did not keep secrets she was told and she said ba... | Were they friends with Joe or Kimmi? | 47 | 142 | They were not friends with Kimmi, a girl in the same class. And they were not friends with Joe. | no |
(CNN) -- Steve Landesberg, best known for his role as a cerebral detective on the TV sitcom "Barney Miller," has died of cancer, his agent said. He was 65.
"Steve was a true 'Gentleman,' " Landesberg's agent Jeffrey Leavitt said late Monday, shortly after the actor's death. "Working with Steve was an honor both perso... | What was he famous for? | 26 | 108 | best known for his role as a cerebral detective on the TV sitcom "Barney Miller," | His role as a detective on "Barney Miller." |
Tarwala was a strange boy. He liked to eat anything that was put in front of him, even if it wasn't food. As a child he ate chalk sticks thinking it was candy. All the strange things he ate made him very sick. After eating the chalk, his stomach made a weird noise as if it was trying to talk to him. Tarwala accidentall... | What about when he was a child? | 106 | 158 | As a child he ate chalk sticks thinking it was candy | he ate chalk sticks |
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