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(CNN) -- Yoshinobu Miyake is perhaps the only athlete apart from Dick Fosbury who has had a technique named after him.
Miyake: the strongest man ever?
While Fosbury was throwing himself backward over the bar in the high jump in Mexico City 1968, Miyake was placing his ankles together, instead of apart, for the lift... | How much weight did Yoshinobu Miyake's technique support? | null | 161 | 60 kilograms | 60 kilograms |
CHAPTER IX.
CORIOLANUS AND CINCINNATUS.
B.C. 458.
All the time these struggles were going on between the patricians and the plebeians at home, there were wars with the neighboring tribes, the Volscians, the Veians, the Latins, and the Etruscans. Every spring the fighting men went out, attacked their neighbors, dr... | B.C.? | null | 54 | B.C. 458. | Yes |
New York (CNN) -- A self-described "ex-madam" who claims she supplied fellow city comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer with escorts several years ago is facing charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs, authorities said.
Kristin Davis, 38, was arrested on Monday night and charged with selling Adderall, Xana... | What types of drugs did Kristin Davis allegedly distribute? | 72 | 271 | adderall , xanax and other drugs . she ' s also accused of orchestrating the sale of approximately 180 oxycodone pills for cash . the candidate was released tuesday on $ 100 , 000 bail , with a preliminary hearing scheduled for september 5 . prosecutors said she will have strict pretrial supervision . " prescription dr... | adderall , xanax and other drugs . she ' s also accused of orchestrating the sale of approximately 180 oxycodone pills for cash . the candidate was released tuesday on $ 100 , 000 bail , with a preliminary hearing scheduled for september 5 . prosecutors said she will have strict pretrial supervision . " prescription dr... |
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Cromwell was born into the middle gentry, albeit to a family descended from the sister of King Henry VIII's minister Thomas Cromwell. Little is k... | which war? | 884 | 950 | He entered the English Civil War on the side of the "Roundheads" o | the English Civil War |
New York (CNN) -- A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Friday in the case of a former Rutgers University student who allegedly used a web cam to stream footage of his roommate's sexual encounter with another man.
Dharun Ravi faces a 15-count indictment, which includes hate crime charges, in connection with the death o... | Who is the other? | 1,179 | 1,188 | Molly Wei | Molly Wei |
A mandolin (Italian: mandolino pronounced [mandoˈliːno]; literally "small mandola") is a musical instrument in the lute family and is usually plucked with a plectrum or "pick". It commonly has four courses of doubled metal strings tuned in unison (8 strings), although five (10 strings) and six (12 strings) course versi... | How many strings do the most common mandolins have? | null | 258 | It commonly has four courses of doubled metal strings tuned in unison (8 strings) | 8 strings |
Political parties in the United States are mostly dominated by a two-party system. However, the United States Constitution has always been silent on the issue of political parties; at the time it was signed in 1787, there were no parties in the nation. Indeed, no nation in the world had voter-based political parties. T... | How many eras have political scientists and historians divided the development of America's two-party system into? | 150 | 150 | five | five |
CHAPTER XI
OFF FOR BRILL COLLEGE
When old Ricks saw his neighbor approaching he could not at first believe his eyes. Then he ran up to the man, who was a particularly sour individual.
"Say, I thought you was dead," he gasped.
"Dead?" returned Ham Ludd. "Do I look like I was dead?" And he glared savagely at Rick... | Did he have a copy of the paper? | null | 765 | "I ain't got 'em, but Tom Rover said----" | no |
The 2000 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and commonly known as Sydney 2000 or the Millennium Olympic Games/Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event which was held between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was t... | were they considered successful? | 707 | 856 | The Games received universal acclaim, with the organisation, volunteers, sportsmanship and Australian public being lauded in the international media. | yes |
CHAPTER XXIII--WILLOW WIDOWS
"Set your heart at rest. The fairyland buys not that child of me. - "MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM."
An expedition to Minsterham finished the visit of Dolores and her faithful "Nag," whose abilities as an assistant were highly appreciated, and who came home brilliantly happy to keep her rem... | What did Mysie wish about Cousin Harry? | 323 | 328 | any constancy in him | any constancy in him |
(CNN) -- Yoshinobu Miyake is perhaps the only athlete apart from Dick Fosbury who has had a technique named after him.
Miyake: the strongest man ever?
While Fosbury was throwing himself backward over the bar in the high jump in Mexico City 1968, Miyake was placing his ankles together, instead of apart, for the lift... | What did earn in 1964? | null | 1,010 | In 1964 he had also won gold | gold |
Chapter Twenty-Three
Ruggedo Reforms
It did not take them long to regain the royal cavern of the Nome King, where Kaliko ordered served to them the nicest refreshments the place afforded.
Ruggedo had come trailing along after the rest of the party and while no one paid any attention to the old King they did not o... | What did he do? | 914 | 975 | Ruggedo's eyes filled with tears at this unexpected kindness. | first his eyes filled with tears |
Hannah was so sad! If she had one wish, it would be that she was well enough to go outside and play. The storm last night had brought a lot of snow, she could see it through the window. The snow caused everything to twinkle and shine, like it was colored with a marker made of glitter. What a way to start Christmas brea... | What makes outside fun today? | 382 | 449 | null | Snow. |
CHAPTER VIII.
M. Goudé grumbled much when he heard that his whole class were going to be absent for three days.
"A nice interruption to study," he said, "however, you were none of you doing yourselves any good, and you may as well be out in the fields as hanging about the streets gossiping. We can always talk, but ... | How long did he talk with the Michauds? | 961 | 974 | half an hour | half an hour |
Paul woke up at 8. He was very happy because today he got to go to his favorite thing, the fair. Paul's mother Beth was taking him to the fair. After finishing breakfast at 9, Paul got in the car with his mom. At 10 they got to Jim's house to pick him up. Jim was Paul's best friend. Then at 11, they picked up Beth's bo... | did she like it the most? | 590 | 634 | null | No |
(CNN) -- Centuries from Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli helped India defeat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international in Kolkata to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
Upul Tharanga had hit a superb 118 and Kumar Sangakkara made a fine 60 as the visitors reached an imposing 315... | What did Tharanga do? | 1,356 | 1,513 | Tharanga, who increased the tempo by hitting Ishant Sharma for five boundaries in the paceman's first over, continued to bat steadily alongside his captain. | Kept on batting |
CHAPTER XXIII.
GUY IN LUCK.
Guy Waring reached Waterloo ten minutes too late. Nevitt had gone on by the West of England express. The porter at the labelling place "minded the gentleman well." He was a sharp-looking gentleman, with a queer look about the eyes, and a dark moustache curled round at the corners.
... | What time did Guy Waring reach Waterloo? | 24 | 27 | ten minutes too late | ten minutes too late |
Chicago, Illinois (CNN) -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was found guilty Tuesday of making false statements to the FBI, but escaped convictions on 23 other counts in a trial that is seen as at least a partial victory for Blagojevich.
The jury, which deliberated for 14 days, said it was hung on 23 counts again... | did the jury deliberate? | 260 | 284 | deliberated for 14 days, | yes |
François Hollande, the newly-inaugurated President of France, may be as notable for what he has not done as for what he has.
He has never held national elective office despite being at the center of French politics for more than a decade, and he has never been married despite a three-decade relationship and four chil... | Would he be considered an Accidental Canidate? | null | null | Hollande was not an accidental candidate | no |
CHAPTER XV. HEAVE HALF A BRICK AT HIM
"For strangers then did so increase, By reason of King Henry's queen, And privileged in many a place To dwell, as was in London seen. Poor tradesmen had small dealing then And who but strangers bore the bell, Which was a grief to Englishmen To see them here in London dwell."
... | Who sent Burgess to hone his craft? | 43 | 110 | For strangers then did so increase, By reason of King Henry's queen | King Henry's queen |
The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM and also known simply as Micronesia) is an independent sovereign island nation and a United States associated state consisting of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the Western Pacific Ocean. Together, the states comp... | What is the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia? | 195 | 196 | palikir | palikir |
CHAPTER XIX
OF THE CHANGE IN THOMAS
To find ways of making David propose to Elspeth, of making Elspeth willing to exchange her brother for David--they were heavy tasks, but Tommy yoked himself to them gallantly and tugged like an Arab steed in the plough. It should be almost as pleasant to us as to him to think tha... | is this a compliment to the female? | 1,199 | 1,246 | is the highest tribute a man can pay to a woman | Yes |
CHAPTER XXIII
THE LOSS OF THE RAFT
It was so dark under the trees that for the moment Snap did not recognize his chum. Then he uttered an exclamation of commingled wonder and alarm.
"Let go of him!" he cried. "Let go, I say!" and he caught Ham Spink by the arm.
"Capture him, fellows!" shouted Carl Dudder, and a... | What is this chapter called? | 0 | 36 | CHAPTER XXIII
THE LOSS OF THE RAFT | CHAPTER XXIII THE LOSS OF THE RAFT |
Trondheim (), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It has a population of 187,353 (January 1, 2016), and is the third most populous municipality in Norway, although the fourth largest urban area. It is the third largest city in the country, with a po... | Can you name one of them? | 545 | 627 | The city is dominated by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) | the Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
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... | How did Elliot react when Norman Leslie broke the matter to her and his master? | 328 | 334 | her face changed to a dead white | her face changed to a dead white |
CHAPTER LVIII. "Fairoaks to let"
Our poor widow (with the assistance of her faithful Martha of Fairoaks, who laughed and wondered at the German ways, and superintend the affairs of the simple household) had made a little feast in honour of Major Pendennis's arrival, of which, however, only the Major and his two young... | When time of day did the other ladies arrive? | 593 | 684 | It was evening before Helen and Laura came into the sitting-room to join the company there. | evening |
(CNN)A fourth man has been indicted in connection with a plot to provide material support to terrorists and for some of the men to join ISIS, according to an indictment from Brooklyn Federal Court released Monday.
Dilkhayot Kasimov was added to a superseding indictment in which three previously arrested men -- Abdura... | What did he do? | 1,032 | 1,126 | a 30-year-old Uzbekistani citizen, who police say "helped organize and finance" the operation. | He "helped organize and finance" the operation. |
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 is is used for? | 0 | null | 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.
| measurement of a plane angle |
CHAPTER XVI--THE GIRL WHO HAD NOT GROWN UP
News, as usual, Christian Young brought--news of the drinking at Guvutu, where the men boasted that they drank between drinks; news of the new rifles adrift on Ysabel, of the latest murders on Malaita, of Tom Butler's sickness on Santa Ana; and last and most important, news ... | Why? | 1,271 | 1,322 | I must buy cloth at Guvutu and make myself a dress | to make a dress |
Tom had a pet. Tom loved his pet and would always laugh at the funny thing he did when facing his chin. The pet was a dog. Tom would blow in the dog's ear in order to make him mad. One day Tom wanted to give the dog a treat but he wouldn't eat it. Tom got very upset and confused and said, "I think my dog is going to di... | What was it? | 104 | 121 | null | a dog |
Cambridge English Dictionary states that culture is, "the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time." Terror Management Theory posits that culture is a series of activities and worldviews that provide humans with the illusion of being individuals of va... | Is music an expressive form? | 1,487 | 1,622 | pressive forms such as art, music, dance, ritual, religion, and technologies such as cooking, shelter, clothing are said to be cultural | yes |
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was an early North African Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius in north Africa and is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers... | Who wrote "Confessions?" | 0 | 18 | Augustine of Hippo | Augustine of Hippo |
CHAPTER XII
A STROKE OF LIGHTNING
"Look out!"
"We are going into that tree!"
"Jam on both brakes, Dave, just as hard as you can!" cried Dunston Porter.
Even before his uncle had spoken Dave had pressed down both feet hard, thus putting on the foot-brake and releasing the gear-clutch. Now his hand shot over to... | How did Dave react when his uncle shouted to him to jam on the brakes? | null | 85 | null | dave had pressed down both feet hard , thus putting on the foot - brake and releasing the gear - clutch |
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to have been appoint... | Who appointed her Secretary of State fo Education and Science? | 662 | 674 | Edward Heath | Edward Heath |
Russian (ру́сский язы́к, russkiy yazyk, pronounced [ˈruskʲɪj jɪˈzɨk] ( listen)) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories. It is an unofficial but widely-spoken language in Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, and to a lesser extent, t... | Where is is the official language? | 135 | 141 | Russia | Russia |
CHAPTER X
MISTRESS AND MEN
Half-an-hour later Bathsheba, in finished dress, and followed by Liddy, entered the upper end of the old hall to find that her men had all deposited themselves on a long form and a settle at the lower extremity. She sat down at a table and opened the time-book, pen in her hand, with a can... | How would she do everything? | 931 | 957 | with my own head and hands | with her own head and hands |
Little Tony was riding his bicycle all around the party. After all grandma gave him it right now. What fun would it be for Tony if he couldn't show off his new bike? He rode it up and down the hills and through the people at the party. It was his party. Everyone knew that it was his party. He was turning 8, 8 candles o... | For how long? | 291 | 307 | He was turning 8 | That day. |
Kindergarten (; from German , which literally means "garden for the children") is a preschool educational approach traditionally based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. At first such institutions were created in the late 18th... | What age range does the term "kindergarten" typically refer to? | 133 | 138 | null | two to seven years of age |
(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... | What was the score? | 9 | 130 | The British and Irish Lions held on for a 23-21 victory over Australia Saturday in a nail-biting first Test in Brisbane. | 23-21 |
(CNN) -- Jason Baldwin paused Saturday on his first morning of freedom in 18 years to share a revelation he gleaned in prison while serving a life sentence.
The "West Memphis Three" member recalled telling inmates he had figured out the secret of life.
"What is it?" they asked.
"I said, 'Enjoy it. Enjoy it,'" Bal... | What did Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley Jr. do on their first day of freedom? | 142 | null | spent time with family , friends and supporters | spent time with family , friends and supporters |
(CNN) -- A Portugal player embarrassed himself Monday with his crazy decision to use his head the wrong way and he got panned for the way he lashed out at an opponent.
That, and Portugal's play in a humbling 4-0 loss, were two of the lowlights on the fifth day of play in Brazil. As was a 0-0 draw that produced very l... | Do people seem to think Pepe didn't even do a proper head-butt? | 631 | 730 | But if you're gonna do it -- and again, shame on you for thinking about it -- at least do it right. | yes |
Baptism (from the Greek noun βάπτισμα "baptisma"; see below) is a Christian sacrament of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally. The canonical Gospels report that Jesus was baptized—a historical event to which a high degree of certainty can be assigned. Bapt... | From when? | null | 1,448 | evidence of Christian baptism from the 3rd century onward | the 3rd century onward |
In logic, a logical connective (also called a logical operator, sentential connective, or sentential operator) is a symbol or word used to connect two or more sentences (of either a formal or a natural language) in a grammatically valid way, such that the value of the compound sentence produced depends only on that of ... | What was she after? | 1,649 | 1,696 | Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water | a pail of water |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actor Wesley Snipes said he was nervous about going to jail on Thursday, but was hopeful that his prayers would be answered.
"We still have prayers out there. We still believe in miracles. So don't send me up the river yet," Snipes said in an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live" Tuesday night.
... | how much? | 958 | null | Snipes earned $40 million | $40 million dollars |
Chapter XX. A Sweet Memory
Now the lovely June days had come, everything began to look really summer-like; school would soon be over, and the young people were joyfully preparing for the long vacation.
"We are all going up to Bethlehem. We take the seashore one year and the mountains the next. Better come along," s... | When? | 1,211 | 1,220 | next year | next year |
(CNN)Hawaii is poised to become the first state in the nation to prohibit the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to anybody under age 21.
The state's legislature on Friday passed a bill raising the minimum legal age -- currently 18 -- to buy tobacco or e-cigarettes. The bill will now go before Gov. David I... | What did Ige's spokeswoman tell CNN? | 1,253 | 1,353 | null | the governor would need some time to review the bill |
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- One of the FBI's most wanted terrorists escaped a raid over the weekend, Kenyan police said Monday.
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, a suspected terrorist, is shown in photos released by the FBI.
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, indicted in the United States for alleged involvement in the 1998 bombings of U... | Which year? | 1,542 | 1,570 | In 2003, Kenyan police said | 2003 |
Kate's parents planned a family trip to Europe! This would be Kate's first big vacation out of America. She loves to be on planes. The plane ride was fun and they landed in Paris, France. They went to the Eiffel Tower and the Seine River. Kate even learned how to say hello in French! They ate delicious food. Then they ... | Had she ever traveled outside America? | 47 | 102 | This would be Kate's first big vacation out of America | no |
CHAPTER IX.
THE UNIFORM.
When Jip Collins and those who had befriended him arrived at the point nearest Ninety-four's house, on their way to the Thirty-fourth Street Ferry, Seth halted to take leave of his companions, and knowing what he was about to do, Dan urged that he be allowed to accompany him.
"You're goin... | Anyone else not happy? | 650 | null | Master Roberts | yes |
On a sunny day in July, Sylvia left the front gate open. From the spot where Rex was napping in the grassy yard, he had listened to the sound of the gate sliding open, and waited for it to snap shut. It didn't. The click of Sylvia's shoes faded into the distance, and yet the snap of the shutting gate didn't come. Final... | what color was he? | 554 | 559 | black | black |
The Toronto Star is a Canadian broadsheet daily newspaper. It is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper on overall weekly circulation; although it is a close second to "The Globe and Mail" in daily circulation on weekdays and Saturdays, it overtakes the "Globe" in weekly circulation because it publishes a Sunday editio... | Who's subsidiary is that? | 365 | 465 | Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., a division of Star Media Group, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation.
| Torstar Corporation. |
CHAPTER IX
THE SMITING OF AMON
That evening I sat ill at ease in my work-chamber in Seti's palace, making pretence to write, I who felt that great evils threatened my lord the Prince, and knew not what to do to turn them from him. The door opened, and old Pambasa the chamberlain appeared and addressed me by my new ... | What did summons did she bring? | 328 | null | saying that the Hebrew lady Merapi, who had been my nurse in sickness, wished to speak with me. | the Hebrew lady Merapi wished to speak with me. |
Annie's sister, Julia, was having a birthday party in the afternoon. Annie's mother was going to bake the cake for the party. Mother asked Annie to help her bake the cake. They chose to make a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Annie got the bowls and the ingredients they would need for the cake. She helped measur... | Who asked Annie to help make the cake? | 126 | 144 | null | Mother |
Eton is one of ten English HMC schools, commonly referred to as "public schools", regulated by the Public Schools Act of 1868. Following the public school tradition, Eton is a full boarding school, which means all pupils live at the school, and it is one of four such remaining single-sex boys' public schools in the Uni... | What is the London Academy of Excellence? | 210 | 215 | a state sixth - form college | a state sixth - form college |
(CNN) -- A 42-year-old immigrant from Rwanda, who is accused of lying her way into the United States after allegedly participating in the 1994 genocide that left up to 800,000 people dead, is going on trial in a New Hampshire federal court.
Jury selection is set to begin Wednesday in the case of Beatrice Munyenyezi, ... | Will she be pleading guilty to genocide? | 1,422 | 1,526 | Her attorney, Mark Howard, said his client "categorically denies that she committed any acts of genocide | noenocide |
On 16 September 2001, at Camp David, President George W. Bush used the phrase war on terrorism in an unscripted and controversial comment when he said, "This crusade – this war on terrorism – is going to take a while, ... " Bush later apologized for this remark due to the negative connotations the term crusade has to p... | When did he apologize? | 224 | 348 | null | "Later" |
(CNN) -- Melissa Huckaby, the former Sunday school teacher accused of kidnapping, raping and killing 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, will face additional charges that she tried to poison two people, including another 7-year-old girl.
Melissa Huckaby is charged with killing Sandra Cantu and attempted poisoning of second chil... | How many reporters were classified as contributers? | 1,442 | 1,499 | CNN's Alan Duke and Jim Roope contributed to this report | Two |
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 they use as a lifeboat? | 1,261 | 1,307 | the crew used its lunar lander as a "lifeboat" | its lunar lander |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
LITTLE FAITHFUL
For a week the amount of virtue in the old house would have supplied the neighborhood. It was really amazing, for everyone seemed in a heavenly frame of mind, and self-denial was all the fashion. Relieved of their first anxiety about their father, the girls insensibly relaxed their... | What did Jo do to nurse her cold? | 197 | 200 | arsenicum and books | arsenicum and books |
The iPod is a line of portable media players and multi-purpose pocket computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first line was released on October 23, 2001, about 8½ months after iTunes (Macintosh version) was released. The most recent iPod redesigns were announced on July 15, 2015. There are three current vers... | Who makes the iPod? | null | 115 | designed and marketed by Apple Inc. | Apple Inc. |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The City Council of Fullerton, California, approved Tuesday evening the hiring of an independent consultant to reform the city's police force and review last month's arrest and subsequent death of a homeless schizophrenic man, a spokeswoman said.
Before a gallery of residents angry about the deat... | Who choose to emply a consultant? | 326 | 334 | council | council |
There were four men who all played basketball. They did not play baseball, football, or soccer. Their names were Seth, Tanner, Henry, and Ryan. One of them had the best shot in the west. He was so good that he almost never missed a shot. Everyone in the world wanted to be as good as him. Tanner was the one who almost n... | Did they play other sports too? | 47 | 96 | null | No |
Saint Helena (/ˌseɪnt həˈliːnə/ SAYNT-hə-LEE-nə) is a volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) east of Rio de Janeiro and 1,950 kilometres (1,210 mi) west of the Cunene River, which marks the border between Namibia and Angola in southwestern Africa. It is part of the British Ove... | How big is it? | 391 | 444 | Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres (10 by 5 mi) | about 16 by 8 kilometres (10 by 5 mi) |
(CNN) -- She's built her career caring for orphans.
Jane Aronson has evaluated more than 10,000 adopted children from around the world. Her patients include the offspring of Hollywood luminaries. An infectious disease specialist, she treated Angelina Jolie's daughter Zahara, who was critically ill when the actress br... | She she witnessed despicable things done to children? | 1,575 | null | In her work as a doctor, and as an advocate for children without families, she has witnessed brutal treatment of orphans in many parts of the world | Yes |
On Mother's Day Sunday I went to breakfast with my mom, sister and wife. The day before that, I bought my mom a lovely bunch of flowers. My mom had eggs, my sister had pancakes, and my wife had toast. I had a muffin. The restaurant was called Maggie's. It was not my favorite breakfast restaurant. I like Denny's or a di... | where? | 243 | 251 | Maggie's | Maggie's |
CHAPTER XXVII
STARTLING NEWS
It was noon on the day after Wandle's flight, and Jernyngham was sitting with his friends in a room of the Leslie homestead when Muriel, looking out of the window, saw Prescott's hired man ride up at a gallop. His haste and his anxious expression when he dismounted alarmed her, but her ... | How was he traveling? | 1,220 | 1,243 | He came in on the train | Train. |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Michele Trobaugh regrets the day she heard a radio advertisement for Dr. Jan Adams.
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Jan Adams operated on the mother of rapper Kanye West the day before she died.
Eager to fix breasts that weren't the same size and a rash that occurred where her breasts rubbed... | What was done during the procedure? | 588 | 707 | Trobaugh says that in March 2006, Adams gave her a breast augmentation, tummy tuck and liposuction -- all at one time. | a breast augmentation, tummy tuck and liposuction |
CHAPTER V
In the misty morning twilight Colonel Zane, fully armed, paced to and fro before his cabin, on guard. All night he had maintained a watch. He had not considered it necessary to send his family into the fort, to which they had often been compelled to flee. On the previous night Jonathan had come swiftly back... | What did Colonel Zane think of the horse thieves? | 311 | 313 | run to earth | run to earth |
(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... | What did he win? | 543 | null | Alongside him will be15-year-old Bai Zhengkai, who earned his place in the field after winning the China Junior Match Play Championship, | China Junior Match Play Championship |
Today is the big day, today is Saturday and it is my birthday party. I turned 7 on Thursday, but I wanted my party on the weekend. All week my daddy and mommy helped me plan and now it is finally time for fun. We got a clown and I got to invite all of my friends! The clown's name was Bob and he was really funny. Bob ma... | why not? | 798 | null | I wish we could have gone swimming in my pool, but it was too cold | it was too cold |
My heart went out to Barb Dunn the moment her 16-year-old son, Daniel, answered my question.
Once he gets his license in June, would he text and drive? That's what I asked during a kitchen table conversation in their Roxbury, New Jersey, home.
As you can see in the video above, his answer was not the one his mom ex... | What was the driver doing? | 1,326 | 1,349 | talking on a cell phone | talking on a cell phone |
Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani will be put to death for several charges of rape and extortion, charges that differ greatly from his original sentence of apostasy, Iran's semi-official Fars News agency reported Friday.
Gholomali Rezvani, the deputy governor of Gilan province, where Nadarkhani was tried and convict... | From where? | 1,069 | 1,104 | American Center for Law and Justice | American Center for Law and Justice |
(CNN) -- The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to modify or overturn a lower court's ruling allowing Mary Winkler, convicted of killing her minister husband, visitation rights with the couple's three daughters.
Holding baby Brianna, Mary Winkler stands next to Matthew. In the foreground are Mary Alice and ... | Who are they? | 359 | 400 | parents of slain minister Matthew Winkler | Her husband's parents |
(CNN) -- Tragically, another celebrity has died after years of struggling with addiction, personal demons and multiple stints at rehab. Country singer Mindy McCready's death is in the headlines, but similar tragedies happen every day and you never hear about them.
Take the case of Wyatt D., who went to rehab at least... | which country singer's death is in the headlines? | 136 | 174 | Country singer Mindy McCready's death | Mindy McCready |
CHAPTER NINETEEN.
A NIGHT JOURNEY.
"And he must post, without delay, Along the bridge and through the dale. And by the church and o'er the down." _Wordsworth_.
John Hewlett had finished his day's work, and come home in the dusk of an October evening. He found the house hung all over with the family linen, taken i... | When? | 1,086 | 1,133 | there was an air of relief when she saw Johnnie | she saw Johnnie |
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... | Did he have a fever recently? | 162 | 191 | for the fever had shaken him | yes |
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores higher HDI when the life expectancy at birth is longer, the education period is longer, and the income per c... | How does the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) differ from the simple HDI? | 172 | null | the ihdi is the actual level of human development | the ihdi is the actual level of human development |
CHAPTER X.
MR. HART AND CAPTAIN STUBBER.
When George Hotspur left Humblethwaite, turned out of the house by the angry Baronet early in the morning,--as the reader will remember,--he was at his own desire driven to Penrith, choosing to go south rather than north. He had doubted for a while as to his immediate destin... | What plan did George Hotspur have in mind to prepare for the inquiries regarding his debts and character? | 262 | 263 | in london | in london |
CHAPTER XII
"I Only Thought of It"
There was great perturbation down at Fawn Court. On the day fixed, Monday, June 5, Lizzie arrived. Nothing further had been said by Lady Fawn to urge the invitation; but, in accordance with the arrangement already made, Lady Eustace, with her child, her nurse, and her own maid, wa... | who was ? | 278 | null | her child | her child |
CHAPTER II
SOMETHING OF THE PAST
"The horses are running away!"
"Oh, we'll be killed!"
Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
"Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously.
"I don't think so," answered the young driver b... | who? | null | 1,564 | an old college professor | an old college professor |
CHAPTER VI.
The Bridge over the Rhine.
"George," said Kate, speaking before she quite got up to them, "will you tell me whether you have been preparing all your things for an open sale by auction?" Then she stole a look at Alice, and having learned from that glance that something had occurred which prevented Alice ... | Why did George have three pairs of boots in Basle? | 255 | 259 | what can you have wanted | what can you have wanted |
(CNN) -- Samantha Stosur stopped Caroline Wozniacki from clinching the year-end women's No. 1 tennis ranking with a shock 6-4 6-3 victory at the WTA Championships in Qatar on Wednesday night.
The Australian romped to her second straight victory in the Maroon Group, following her revenge win over French Open champion ... | True or False: Dementieva is from Sweden. | 553 | 579 | Russia's Elena Dementieva | False |
CHAPTER XII
THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS
On the following morning all of the cadets but Harry Moss appeared in the messroom.
"Joe Davis says Harry is quite sick," said Powell to Dick.
"That's too bad. Have they sent for a doctor?"
"I don't know."
When Lew Flapp heard that Harry was sick he grew pale, and durin... | Who? | 1,179 | null | Captain Putnam | Captain Putnam |
(CNN) -- Mexican authorities say they've detained the father-in-law of one of the country's most wanted drug lords.
Police Tuesday morning detained Ines Coronel Barreras, 45, on drug-related charges, officials told reporters.
He is the father-in-law of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, authorities sa... | what is Guzman's estimated net worth? | 923 | 978 | Forbes has estimated Guzman's net worth at $1 billion. | $1 billion. |
(CNN) -- In this dark and dismal year for college sports, when each scandal seems worse than the next, inspiration arrives in a motorized wheelchair.
In a month when Penn State is dealing with child sex abuse charges against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, the fallout bringing down longtime head coach Joe Pate... | before what? | 616 | 622 | a game | a game |
As they went to the doors they saw they had the letters A, B, C, and D on them. What did it mean? Alpha, the leader, told everyone to stop and look at the doors, so as to see which door they would go through. The walls were brown and dirty. The lights were yellow. Door A was blue. This was Beta's choice. Door B was red... | was it different than door A? | 322 | 358 | Door C was the same color as door A. | no |
CHAPTER VI
A CLOUDY NIGHT
It was not needed that I should walk very far in order to find Seth Jepson. He was on the westerly side of the dock when I came into the square, talking to two or three lads whom I had good reason to believe were of Tory leanings.
Instead of appearing disconcerted because of my finding h... | Who did he ask the narrator about? | 469 | 561 | "Have you been up to the prison in the hope of having speech with Archie Hemming?" he asked | Archie Hemming |
(CNN)Buddy Elias spent much of his life preserving the memory of his cousin Anne Frank. His death Monday brought back memories for me.
We met three years ago in an Atlanta hotel conference room. He and his wife, Gerti, were touring the United States to promote a new book.
I could tell instantly that he was related ... | What was the name of the book Buddy Elias and his wife Gerti were promoting? | 109 | 113 | anne frank ' s family | anne frank ' s family |
Hungary is a unitary parliamentary republic in Central Europe. It covers an area of , situated in the Carpathian Basin, and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, Slovenia to the west, Austria to the northwest, and Ukraine to the northeast. With about 1... | To the northeast? | 282 | 289 | Ukraine | Ukraine. |
Labour runs a minority government in the Welsh Assembly under Carwyn Jones, is the largest opposition party in the Scottish Parliament and has twenty MEPs in the European Parliament, sitting in the Socialists and Democrats Group. The party also organises in Northern Ireland, but does not contest elections to the Northe... | what person heads the minority government? | null | 74 | Labour runs a minority government in the Welsh Assembly under Carwyn Jones | Carwyn Jones |
The Jewish Encyclopedia is an English encyclopedia containing over 15,000 articles on the history, culture, and state of Judaism and the Jews up to the early 20th century. It was originally published in 12 volumes by Funk and Wagnalls of New York City between 1901 and 1906 and reprinted in the 1960s by KTAV Publishing ... | What sis the American Jewish Archives call it? | 374 | 479 | : the American Jewish Archives has called it "the most monumental Jewish scientific work of modern times" | "the most monumental Jewish scientific work of modern times" |
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... | which made it what? | 993 | 1,073 | making it the only medical school to achieve a top-5 ranking in both categories. | the only medical school to achieve a top 5 ranking in two categories |
Chapter Twelve
The Wooden-Legged Grass-Hopper
Now it so happened that Trot, from the window of her room, had witnessed the meeting of the lovers in the garden and had seen the King come and drag Gloria away. The little girl's heart went out in sympathy for the poor Princess, who seemed to her to be one of the sweet... | Did anyone follow the King away? | 53 | 80 | it so happened that Trot, | yes |
(CNN) -- The death of Steve Jobs has renewed comparisons to another great innovator who died 80 years ago this month -- Thomas Edison. But there are important differences between the two men.
In the 80 years between their deaths, consumers came to dominate the economy, a transformation that was only beginning during ... | How did Edison's and Jobs' approaches to innovation differ? | 206 | 207 | null | their similarities |
Austin, Texas (CNN) -- Podcasting saved Kevin Smith's career.
So said the filmmaker (and you can throw a few slashes after that title these days) at the South by Southwest festival here on Monday during a panel called, appropriately, "The Business of Kevin Smith."
"I had no idea, but that would become the f---ing c... | How? | 1,331 | 1,415 | It was free. But as its online audience grew, the opportunities to make money arose. | Opportunities to make money arose. |
The Bilateria or bilaterians, or triploblasts, are animals with bilateral symmetry, i.e., they have a head ("anterior") and a tail ("posterior") as well as a back ("dorsal") and a belly ("ventral"); therefore they also have a left side and a right side. In contrast, radially symmetrical animals like jellyfish have a to... | do all of them have a separate mouth and anus? | 931 | 963 | with a separate mouth and anus. | yes |
(CNN) -- The one-eyed jihadist commander known as "Mr. Marlboro" is back in action.
Moktar Belmoktar, whose group was responsible for the deadly attack on the BP oil facility in southern Algeria last January, appears in a new video released by his group -- the al-Mulathameen Brigade, which translates as the "Signator... | Why is there an article written about him? | 9 | 104 | The one-eyed jihadist commander known as "Mr. Marlboro" is back in action.
Moktar Belmoktar, | He is a jihadist commander. |
(CNN) -- Rutgers quarterback Philip Nelson has been dismissed from the football team, the school's coach said Tuesday.
Nelson had been arrested Sunday and charged in connection with an assault that apparently left Isaac Kolstad -- a former linebacker for Minnesota State University, Mankato -- in critical condition.
... | Who was the victim? | null | null | Nelson had been arrested Sunday and charged in connection with an assault that apparently left Isaac Kolstad -- a former linebacker for Minnesota State University, Mankato -- in critical condition. | Isaac Kolstad |
Washington (CNN)John Boehner and his allies scrambled to lock down support for his reelection as Speaker on Tuesday morning as the small army of conservative lawmakers promising to vote against him continued to expand.
A senior House GOP leadership source tells CNN that Boehner is reaching out to members to urge supp... | What else happened that day? | 498 | 554 | funeral proceedings for former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo | funeral proceedings for former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo |
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 ... | who burned it? | 1,175 | 1,185 | Alchemists | Alchemists |
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