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O'Fallon, Missouri (CNN) -- Nathan Halbach is 22, with a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer. He knows that "horrible stuff" lies ahead.
His mother, Pat Bond, has been taking care of him full time. But when she needed help, she reached out to the Roman Catholic Church.
After all, his father is a priest.
Nathan was... | Were his parents married when he was born? | 310 | null | null | No. |
Ramayana, originally titled as Kaavyam Ramayanam Kritsnam Sitaayaas Charitham Mahat, is an ancient Indian epic poem which narrates the struggle of the divine prince Rama to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. Along with the Mahabharata, it forms the Sanskrit Itihasa.
The epic, traditionally ascribed to t... | Is it a fiction novel? | 1,275 | 1,377 | "Ramayana" is not just a story: it presents the teachings of ancient Hindu sages in narrative allegory | Yes' |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The story of a king overcoming a speech impediment to lead his people through World War II took top honors at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
"The King's Speech" won the best picture, best actor, best director and best original screenplay Oscars at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre Sunday night.
The sa... | How old was he? | null | 1,025 | 73 | 73 |
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815), were a series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European powers formed into various coalitions, financed and usually led by Great Britain. The wars stemmed from the unresolved disputes associated with the Frenc... | What were the causes of the Napoleonic Wars? | null | 80 | the french revolution and its resultant conflict | the french revolution and its resultant conflict |
The day after Michael Brown was killed by a police officer, Syreeta Myers drove from her South City home to the northwest suburb of Ferguson. She marched on the street demanding justice for Brown's death. She wanted to stand by his parents.
Two months later, Brown's father was calling her. This time, it was Myers who... | Who called her to express condolences? | 243 | 344 | Two months later, Brown's father was calling her. This time, it was Myers who was receiving support. | Brown's father. |
John Henson -- a son of the late, great children's entertainment visionary Jim Henson -- died after a "sudden, massive heart attack," his family's company said.
The Jim Henson Company announced the death of the 48-year-old son of its iconic founder in a Facebook post Saturday.
He died Friday while at home with one ... | Did he create Oscar the Grouch? | 1,226 | 1,242 | null | Yes |
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... | why did michaels originally leave? | 778 | 842 | In 1980, Michaels left the series to explore other opportunities | to explore other opportunities |
CHAPTER LVII.
THE LOVES AND HOPES OF ALBERT FITZALLEN.
Felix Graham, when he left poor Mary Snow, did not go on immediately to the doctor's shop. He had made up his mind that Mary Snow should never be his wife, and therefore considered it wise to lose no time in making such arrangements as might be necessary both f... | Of who? | 1,327 | 1,334 | Clapham | Clapham |
CHAPTER XXXVIII.—GOOD-BY TO THE CIRCUS BOY.
Having said so much, Hank Griswold made a complete confession, only holding back the fact that he and Nathan Dobb had come together through his trying to rob the squire’s house.
The confession was taken down in writing, and then Griswold signed it in the presence of sever... | In what direction? | 804 | null | eastward, | eastward, |
Reggie Hilaire was a rookie cop on September 11, 2001. He worked at ground zero for 11 days beside his colleagues -- many of them, including Hilaire, not wearing a mask. He was later assigned to a landfill in Staten Island, where debris from the World Trade Center was dumped.
For about 60 days between 2001 and 2002, ... | was he a veteran in 2001? | 20 | null | rookie | No |
A social network is a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors. The social network perspective provides a set of methods for analyzing the structure of whole social entities as well as a variety of theori... | Who created the first sociograms? | 835 | 847 | null | Jacob Moreno |
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS, simplified Chinese: 北斗卫星导航系统; traditional Chinese: 北斗衛星導航系統; pinyin: Běidǒu wèixīng dǎoháng xìtǒng) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale glo... | What is the BDS? | 148 | 186 | a Chinese satellite navigation system. | a Chinese satellite navigation system. |
Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Internet Explorer, commonly abbreviated IE or MSIE) is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included in the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus... | What type of software was Internet Explorer bundled with in its early versions? | 73 | 74 | null | plus ! |
(Mental Floss) -- Over the centuries, people have had some very good reasons to dress up like a member of the opposite sex.
And I'm not talking about people who live this way out of personal preference, or those who dress up for theater and entertainment.
Here are just five examples.
1. Cross-dressing to join the... | In what country did Hannah Snell become famous after her discharge? | 1,147 | 1,178 | null | Britain |
(CNN) -- Argentina's star-studded team went top of South America's 2014 World Cup qualifying group as Lionel Messi inspired a 4-0 thrashing of Ecuador on Saturday.
With his top Europe-based players to call on, coach Alejandro Sabella saw his side effectively end the match with three goals after only half an hour.
S... | How old was he? | 454 | 468 | 24th birthday | 24 |
MADRID, Spain -- Atletico Madrid recovered from their painful recent defeat by Barcelona to crush European rivals Real Zaragoza 4-0 in the Primera Liga on Sunday.
Luis Garcia celebrates his first Atletico Madrid goal in their superb 4-0 victory over Real Zaragoza.
Luis Garcia's first goal for the club, a double fro... | Was it their second win? | null | 982 | null | No |
The North Carolina detective who shot and killed a mentally ill teenager has been indicted by a grand jury on one count of voluntary manslaughter, the Brunswick County District Attorney's office said in a news release.
Bryon Vassey of the Southport Police Department was given until noon Wednesday to surrender. A judg... | When do they plan to issue a statement? | null | 665 | an attorney for Vassey indicated he planned to issue a statement on Tuesday or Wednesday. | Tuesday or Wednesday. |
Tel Aviv is a major city in Israel, located on the country's Mediterranean coastline. It is the financial center and the technology hub of Israel, with a population of , making it Israel's second-largest city. Tel Aviv is the largest city in the Gush Dan region of Israel. Tel Aviv is also a focal point in the high-tech... | What is the nickname of Tel Aviv? | 178 | 182 | the city that never sleeps | the city that never sleeps |
CHAPTER XXII
PATERNAL ANXIETY
M. le Duc d'Aumont, Prime Minister of His Majesty King Louis XV of France, was exceedingly perturbed. He had just had two separate interviews, each of half an hour's duration, and he was now busy trying to dissociate what his daughter had told him in the first interview, from that whic... | What did Lydie tell her father in the first interview? | 275 | 286 | her husband had avowedly the intention of deserting her | her husband had avowedly the intention of deserting her |
Saint Paul (; abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2016, the city's estimated population was 304,442. Saint Paul is the county seat of Ramsey County, the smallest and most densely populated county in Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of ... | whats the dakota name for Minneapolis? | 876 | 895 | Minneapolis (Bdeota | Bdeota |
(CNN) -- In spite of heightened security due to a terror threat on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, a South Carolina man was apparently able to sneak a stun gun into a professional football game and fired it into the crowd, police said Tuesday.
Leroy T. McKelvey, 59, allegedly used... | Is he still being detained? | 774 | 805 | later released on $22,500 bail. | no |
CHAPTER XI.
ROB.
Blinks was not the only dog on the Loudon place. There was another one, a much larger fellow, named Rob.
Rob was a big puppy, in the first place, and then he grew up to be a tall, long-legged dog, who was not only very fond of Harry and Kate, but of almost everybody else. In time he filled out an... | with who? | 21 | 48 | Blinks was not the only dog | Blinks |
The history of science is the study of the development of science and scientific knowledge, including both the natural sciences and social sciences. (The history of the arts and humanities is termed as the history of scholarship.) Science is a body of empirical, theoretical, and practical knowledge about the natural wo... | What have historians of science defined science sufficiently? | 1,320 | 1,426 | Traditionally, historians of science have defined science sufficiently broadly to include those inquiries. | Traditionally |
Justin sat down for dinner with his Mother, who was 40, and Father, who was 45 and Sister as he always did when it was time to eat. He always sat across from his sister, Melissa. Tonight's dinner was meatloaf, mashed potatoes with butter, and green peas. Justin's mother made the best meatloaf. She said that her mother ... | What main dish were they eating? | 200 | null | meatloaf | meatloaf |
CHAPTER XXIX
When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house.
"Where is Mrs. Freeland, Biddy?"
"We don't know; a man came, and she went."
"And Miss Sheila?"
"She went out in the mornin'. And Mr.... | What type of house did Tod live in? | 44 | 57 | Tod's cottage | A cottage |
Paws the cat lives with the Jones family. Before Paws lived with the Jones family he lived with the Smith family and before he lived with the Smith family he lived with the Peters family. The Jones family used to live in a cabin in the woods. Then they moved to an apartment in the city. Now they live in a house outside... | Who else? | 169 | 187 | the Peters family. | the Peters family. |
Ambrose of Alexandria (before 212 – c. 250) was a friend of the Christian theologian Origen. Ambrose was attracted by Origen's fame as a teacher, and visited the Catechetical School of Alexandria in 212. At first a gnostic Valentinian and Marcionist, Ambrose, through Origen's teaching, eventually rejected this theology... | Did he have a lot of wealth? | 492 | 514 | as a wealthy nobleman | Yes. |
CHAPTER XIX
SADIE SEES A WAY
Soon after Festing started for British Columbia Sadie drove over to the farm; because she had heard about the fight in the poolroom and suspected why he had gone. At first she found it difficult to break down Helen's reserve, but the latter could not resist her frank sympathy, and softe... | What could Helen not withstand from Sadie? | 263 | 309 | the latter could not resist her frank sympathy | Her frank sympathy |
Pitch is an auditory sensation in which a listener assigns musical tones to relative positions on a musical scale based primarily on their perception of the frequency of vibration. Pitch is closely related to frequency, but the two are not equivalent. Frequency is an objective, scientific attribute that can be measured... | to include what? | 903 | 926 | to include "microtones | microtones |
(CNN) -- The U.S. will come face to face with the man who helped inspire the "Miracle of Medinah" once more when it faces Europe at the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.
Ian Poulter, the man known as "Mr Ryder Cup" will be part of the European side after securing a wildcard pick from captain Paul McGinley.
Poulter is j... | When? | 1,342 | 1,359 | in 2004 and 2006 | in 2004 and 2006 |
CHAPTER IX
DOCTOR PATSY
Next morning Uncle John and the Weldons--including the precious baby--went for a ride into the mountains, while Beth and Patsy took their embroidery into a sunny corner of the hotel lobby.
It was nearly ten o'clock when A. Jones discovered the two girls and came tottering toward them. Tott... | Where? | 28 | null | Next morning Uncle John and the Weldons--including the precious baby--went for a ride into the mountains, | the mountains, |
CHAPTER XIII
LIGHTFOOT AND PADDY BECOME PARTNERS
The instant Lightfoot saw Paddy the Beaver he knew that for the time being, at least, there was no danger. He knew that Paddy is one of the shyest of all the little people of the Green Forest and that when he is found working in the daytime it means that he has been ... | Did he encounter one yet? | null | 1,450 | At least one hunter did, and I don't doubt there are others | 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... | What doctrine did he help create? | 892 | 940 | he helped formulate the doctrine of original sin | doctrine of original sin |
The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France. It was the second time Paris hosted the games, after 1900. The selection process for the 1924 Summer Olympics consisted of six bids, and Paris was selec... | Was it one country? | 985 | 1,042 | A total of 44 nations were represented at the 1924 Games. | No |
CHAPTER XV
BEAUTY IN DISGUISE
Winter passed very monotonously with us in the sod-house at Crane Valley. When the season's work is over and the prairie bound fast by iron frost, the man whom it has prospered spends his well-earned leisure visiting his neighbors or lounging contentedly beside the stove; but those opp... | Could he handle them? | 721 | 760 | he had hardly hands enough to care for, | no |
São Paulo (; ; "Saint Paul" in English) is a municipality in the southeast region of Brazil. The metropolis is an alpha global city—as listed by the GaWC—and is the most populous city in Brazil and Americas as well as in the Southern Hemisphere. The municipality is also the largest in the Americas and Earth's 12th larg... | Where is their GDP considered the largest? | 867 | 899 | economy by GDP in Latin America | in Latin America |
The Nintendo DS or simply, DS, is a 32-bit dual-screen handheld game console developed and released by Nintendo. The device went on sale in North America on November 21, 2004. The DS, short for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld gaming: two LCD screens working in tand... | How did the DS connect to other DS consules to interact? | null | 715 | The Nintendo DS also features the ability for multiple DS consoles to directly interact with each other over Wi-Fi within a short range without the need to connect to an existing wireless network. | r over Wi-Fi within a short range |
CHAPTER XXV
THE TRAIL OF THE TOURING CAR
All started in astonishment at the footprints before them. What Tom had said was true--the prints were altogether too large to have been made by their own feet in walking through the woods.
"How could I have made such a mistake!" murmured Dick.
"I wonder where you got mi... | Did Dick make a mistake? | 247 | 259 | I have made | yes |
James the Turtle was always getting in trouble. Sometimes he'd reach into the freezer and empty out all the food. Other times he'd sled on the deck and get a splinter. His aunt Jane tried as hard as she could to keep him out of trouble, but he was sneaky and got into lots of trouble behind her back.
One day, James th... | How many bags of fries did James order at the fast food restaurant? | 137 | 137 | 15 | 15 |
There once was a giant orange farm in space. No human had ever been there before. It could not be reached by plane, spaceship, car, or any other means of travel. The farm was run by large squirrels, and was started in 1032. They owned the planet the farm was on, called Etopit. In the year 2037, one brave man named Hugo... | who did it the best? | 365 | 444 | On Earth, it was known the squirrels grew better oranges than any other animal, | the squirrels |
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... | Watched them do what? | 774 | 817 | watch the dragons take food from their land | take food from their land |
CHAPTER XIV.
OVER THE MOUNTAIN TOP.
Darry was much alarmed, and with good reason. Never before had he faced such a snake, and the reptile looked ready to spring upon him at any instant.
What to do the boy did not know, yet instinctively he leaped back to the top of the rock. Then the fish gave a jerk which almost... | What was his response? | 1,422 | 1,444 | whipped out his pisto | Pulled out his gun |
Atlanta (CNN) -- Imagine paying as much for water as you do for your mortgage.
Residents throughout Atlanta are outraged by hundreds, even thousands of dollars in monthly spikes in their water bills, and have questioned the legitimacy of the charges for years. Now, they're demanding answers.
"I thought we were sink... | Why? | 664 | null | "I'm not paying a $3,000 bill. And for those three months, we were pretty much out of town most of the time and there's no leaks," she said, showing | they were pretty much out of town most of the time and there's no leaks and its a high price |
Penelope kissed her hamster named Cracker. She waved goodbye to her brother, Jacob. Penelope ran out the door. Penelope's neighbor, Mrs. Flower, said she would make banana pancakes for Penelope for breakfast. Penelope could also play with Mrs. Flower's new puppy, Cookie. Penelope saw a bowl with green beans, beets, and... | Was Penelope an only child? | 64 | 75 | her brother | no |
CHAPTER XIV
IN DISTRESS
The clear night was falling when Jimmy leaned on the bridge-rails as the _Shasta_ steamed out of the Inlet beneath a black wall of pines. Over her port quarter the pale lights of the climbing city twinkled tier on tier, with dim forest rolling away behind them into the creeping mist. Beyond ... | What had Jimmy cut himself adrift from? | null | 747 | He had cut himself adrift from all that he had been accustomed to, | from all that he had been accustomed to, |
600 (six hundred) is the natural number following 599 and preceding 601.
Six hundred is a composite number, an abundant number, a pronic number and a Harshad number.
601 prime number, centered pentagonal number 602 = 2 × 7 × 43, nontotient, area code for Phoenix, AZ along with 480 and 623 603 = 3 × 67, Harshad numb... | A lucky number? | 1,534 | null | 613 non-squashing partitions into distinct parts of the number 54. Squares: Sum of squares of two consecutive integers, 17 and 18. Additional properties: a lucky number. | 613 |
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... | What country borders it to the north? | null | 148 | null | Slovakia. |
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as onlin... | Since when? | 495 | 511 | since April 2013 | 2013 |
(CNN)A female juror in the murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was dismissed Tuesday by Bristol County Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh for talking about the case.
The juror had said it would be difficult to convict the ex-player without a murder weapon and discussed inadmissible evidence... | What did the female juror say that caused her to be dismissed? | 49 | 52 | talking about the case | talking about the case |
CHAPTER XLII.
GEORGE II. A.D. 1725--1760.
The reign of George II. was a very warlike one. Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in. It was, however, not a very interesting ... | What was his title? | 94 | 168 | Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle | king |
Wikimedia Commons (or simply Commons) is an online repository of free-use images, sound, and other media files. It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Files from Wikimedia Commons can be used across all Wikimedia projects in all languages, including Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikivoyage, Wikispecies, Wikisource, and... | What about freely licensed? | 1,709 | 1,761 | null | Yes |
(CNN) -- The death of a University of Oklahoma football player was caused by multiple drugs in his system -- including five different painkillers -- at the time of death nearly two months ago, according to the state's toxicology report released Tuesday.
"It is with much sadness we look back and see that recently Aust... | What was the nature of Austin Box's most recent injury? | 321 | 328 | a ruptured disc in his back | a ruptured disc in his back |
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815), were a series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European powers formed into various coalitions, financed and usually led by Great Britain. The wars stemmed from the unresolved disputes associated with the Frenc... | When? | 907 | 921 | December 1805 | December 1805 |
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as one of its elements. T... | what type of member? | 1,168 | 1,196 | may be made Honorary Members | Honorary Members |
(CNN) -- Katy Perry is officially the queen of Twitter.
The singer has reached more than 50 million followers on the social media site, making her the most followed person in the universe.
Perry took the milestone in stride. "Oh yeah AND we grew to 50 million Katycats! Eh, regular day at the office," she tweeted (o... | What did Lady Gaga say about social media in an October interview with USA Today? | 233 | 243 | null | " learned how to tame that social media dragon . " |
CHAPTER XXX: SENTENCE
"I have hope to live, and am prepared to die."
Measure for Measure.
Ralph was bidden to be ready to take his young master home early the next morning. At eight o'clock the boy, who had slept with his father, came down the stair, clinging to his father's hand, and Miss Woodford coming closely... | What did Charles promise Philip to do in the future? | 158 | 174 | be a comfort to the old people , and to look on this lady as a mother | be a comfort to the old people , and to look on this lady as a mother |
CHAPTER LXI
After throwing George Caresfoot into the bramble-bush, Arthur walked steadily back to the inn, where he arrived, quite composed in manner, at about half-past seven. Old Sam, the ostler, was in the yard, washing a trap. He went up to him, and asked when the next train started for London.
"There is one as... | Who went to put out a lamp? | 1,027 | 1,071 | and the footman he goes to put out the lamp | Footman |
Baltimore (CNN) -- Erika Brannock, a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing, anxiously purses her lips.
Her eyes jump and she is quick to smile and laugh.
This is what someone looks like waiting to meet the person, a stranger, who she believes saved her life.
"I told my cousin last night that it's kind of like t... | Who was hurt worst, Brannock or North? | 1,140 | 1,184 | Brannock, who was clearly hurt more than she | Brannock |
Intel Corporation (also known as Intel, stylized as intel) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California (colloquially referred to as "Silicon Valley") that was founded by Gordon Moore (of Moore's law fame) and Robert Noyce. It is the world's second largest and... | What type of memory chips did Intel initially produce? | 277 | 281 | sram and dram | sram and dram |
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is prepared for by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiate... | what season is it? | 323 | 349 | he season of Christmastide | Christmastide |
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... | then what? | 621 | 689 | learning spaces for children ranging from two to seven years of age | it's a learning space for children ranging from two to seven years of age |
(CNN)Mikaela Shiffrin is on course to make skiing history after claiming her third consecutive slalom victory on the World Cup circuit on Saturday.
The young American is hoping to become the first woman to win both the discipline's world title and overall crown in successive seasons.
Shiffrin, who retained her slal... | Where is Are? | 1,073 | 1,087 | Are in Sweden | Sweden |
CHAPTER IV.
SAVING THE SLOOP.
It was no pleasant position to be in. The three lads had been cast so suddenly into the angry waters that for the moment they could not comprehend the situation.
Then Blumpo let out a yell of terror.
"Save me! De boat has gone down!"
He was wrong, however, for a second later the ... | Who followed close behind? | 491 | 540 | Blumpo and Jerry were not slow in following it.
| Blumpo and Jerry |
Foday Gallah saw the sick child was distressed and felt he had to do something. So he picked the kid up to comfort him.
And with that act of kindness, the 37-year-old ambulance supervisor in Monrovia, Liberia, contracted Ebola himself.
"Of course, he got vomit all over him and that's how he got Ebola," said photogr... | How did he get sick? | null | 305 | he got vomit all over him and that's how he got Ebola | He got vomit all over him. |
National Public Radio (usually shortened to NPR, stylized as npr) is an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States.
NPR produces and distributes news and cultural programming. Indiv... | Is such a mixture common? | 414 | 461 | Most public radio stations broadcast a mixture | yes |
The University of British Columbia, commonly referred to as UBC, is a public research university with campuses and facilities in British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1908 as the McGill University College of British Columbia, the university became independent and adopted its current name in 1915. It is British Columbia'... | What type of university is it? | null | 96 | is a public research university | a public research university |
CHAPTER XIV
LOUIS EXPLAINS
Louis returned of his own accord before long.
"Monsieur has been well served?" he asked genially.
"Excellently, Louis," I answered, "so far as the mere question of food goes. You have not, however, managed to satisfy my curiosity."
"Monsieur?" he asked interrogatively.
"Concerning... | Does the man explain why? | 958 | 1,034 | null | no |
The defined dogma of the Immaculate Conception regards original sin only, saying that Mary was preserved from any stain (in Latin, macula or labes, the second of these two synonymous words being the one used in the formal definition). The proclaimed Roman Catholic dogma states "that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the... | Does the church find Mary to have personally sinned? | 880 | 934 | he Church holds that Mary was also sinless personally, | No |
(CNN)For a group of radical anti-Western militants, ISIS is pretty good at luring Westerners to its ranks.
The latest is an American teen from suburban Chicago who was allegedly on his way to join ISIS. Mohammed Hamzah Khan was stopped just before he was supposed to board a plane to Turkey, authorities said.
But he... | Do they let them join? | 52 | 105 | ISIS is pretty good at luring Westerners to its ranks | yes |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A young, female suicide bomber was behind a blast in Pakistan that killed at least 46 people and injured 105 others at a food distribution point, an official said Sunday.
Zakir Hussain Afridi, the top government official in Bajaur Agency, Pakistan, said that the preliminary investigation ... | Where did it happen? | 887 | 892 | Khar | Khar |
The competition is open to any eligible club down to Levels 10 of the English football league system - all 92 professional clubs in the Premier League and Football League (Levels 1 to 4), and several hundred "non-league" teams in Steps 1 to 6 of the National League System (Levels 5 to 10). A record 763 clubs competed i... | What type of teams enter in later rounds? | 499 | 549 | ensures higher ranked teams enter in later rounds | Higher ranked |
Jenny was standing on a rock. Suddenly, she had to sneeze. After she sneezed, she walked away. She finally got to the park and saw her daddy. Her daddy gave her some milk. Jenny drank the milk in a big hurry. She loved milk. She walked over and turned a switch. She walked to the lake. Jenny was in a big hurry and went ... | why not? | null | 616 | She never folded her shirts or pants. | She never folds her clothes. |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- After spending nearly 28 years in an irreversible coma, heiress and socialite Martha "Sunny" von Bulow died Saturday in a New York nursing home, according to a family statement. She was 76.
Sunny von Bulow is pictured during her 1957 wedding to Prince Alfred von Auersperg.
Von Bulow was subject of... | Is that how she died? | 428 | 525 | trying to kill her with an overdose of insulin, which prosecutors alleged sent her into the coma. | No |
CHAPTER IX JOSIE INVESTIGATES
"Well, what luck?" asked Mary Louise, as she came into Josie's room while her friend was dressing for dinner.
"Not much," was the reply. "I'm not at all sure, Mary Louise, that this chase will amount to anything. But it will afford me practice in judging human nature, if nothing else c... | Who went to dinner? | 1,231 | 1,254 | two went down to dinner | Mary and Josie |
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... | Who's boy was Pon? | null | 927 | Pon, the gardener's boy | the gardener's |
CHAPTER XXIX. "BONY."
Mrs. Ellmother reluctantly entered the room.
Since Emily had seen her last, her personal appearance doubly justified the nickname by which her late mistress had distinguished her. The old servant was worn and wasted; her gown hung loose on her angular body; the big bones of her face stood out,... | How did the two women regard each other when they first met? | 279 | 289 | sensitively affectionate and incorruptibly true | sensitively affectionate and incorruptibly true |
A preschool also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, playschool; kindergarten (outside the US and UK) is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children, usually between the ages of 2½ and 5, prior to the commencement of compulsory education at primary school. They... | Who founded it? | null | 1,370 | Pauline zur Lippe | Pauline zur Lippe |
(CNN) -- Uncertainty over the fate of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was further compounded Saturday by reports that two men whose names matched those on the passenger manifest had reported their passports stolen.
Malaysian authorities apparently did not check the stolen documents on an international law enforc... | Who confirmed that? | 671 | 695 | Italy's foreign ministry | Italy's foreign ministry |
(CNN) -- Sherlock Holmes is back, and it's more than elementary my dear Watson.
Eighty-one years after the death of his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and more than 100 years since the last original story, the world's greatest detective returns in a new novel, "The House of Silk."
The novel may be the peak of wha... | What is the title of the new Book? | 803 | 823 | "The House of Silk" | "The House of Silk" |
(CNN) -- If anyone knows hip-hop, it's Ice-T.
The rapper-turned-actor has added a title to his résumé: filmmaker. Ice (born Tracy Marrow) recently sat down with CNN to answer some iReporter questions and discuss his new documentary, "Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap."
The film explores the genre as art form a... | How many were still waiting? | 1,105 | 1,129 | I had 35 rappers waiting | 35 |
The man who dared to boldly go where no one had gone before has revealed that he can't go as many places as he used to.
"I'm doing OK," Leonard Nimoy tweeted Friday. "Just can't walk distances. Love my life, family, friends and followers."
Nimoy announced last week that he has been diagnosed with chronic obstructiv... | What's his last wordings? | 666 | 738 | The last reference is to his signature phrase, "Live long and prosper." | LLAP |
Tunis (CNN)Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi confirmed that a third person took part in last week's Bardo museum terror attack in an interview Sunday with French TV Station iTele.
"There were for certain three terrorists," Essebsi said. "There is one on the run. He will not get far."
Previously two suspects had ... | in what place? | 0 | 108 | Tunis (CNN)Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi confirmed that a third person took part in last week's Bardo | Tunisia |
Jews originated as a national and religious group in the Middle East during the second millennium BCE, in the part of the Levant known as the Land of Israel. The Merneptah Stele appears to confirm the existence of a people of Israel, associated with the god El, somewhere in Canaan as far back as the 13th century BCE. T... | Where did Jews originate? | 49 | 68 | in the Middle East | in the Middle East |
Foday Gallah saw the sick child was distressed and felt he had to do something. So he picked the kid up to comfort him.
And with that act of kindness, the 37-year-old ambulance supervisor in Monrovia, Liberia, contracted Ebola himself.
"Of course, he got vomit all over him and that's how he got Ebola," said photogr... | Who saw a sick child? | 0 | 11 | Foday Galla | Foday Galla. |
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in the city, up from 603,502 in 2011. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,463,431 in 2016, making it the third-largest ... | How many people speak something else primarily? | 740 | 743 | 52% | 52% |
CHAPTER VI
THE ECHO OF A CRIME
"Macheson, by Jove! Where on earth have you sprung from?"
Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands. Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.
"From the pigsties, Dick. Whew! It's good to see you again--to be here!"
Holderness surveyed his friend critically.
"What h... | What was Henwood doing? | null | 1,259 | He's started lecturing | lecturing |
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England, existing from the early 13th century until 1707, when it became the Parliament of Great Britain after the political union of England and Scotland created the Kingdom of Great Britain.
In 1066, William of Normandy introduced what, in later centur... | what are they now merged into | 1,510 | 1,548 | the Parliament of the United Kingdom. | the Parliament of the United Kingdom. |
CHAPTER IV--CYCLES
"What flowers grow in my field wherewith to dress thee." - E. BARRETT BROWNING.
Mrs. Best departed early the next morning. It was probably a parting for life between the two old friends; and Magdalen keenly felt the severance from the one person whom she had always known, and on whose sympathy ... | Is it cold outside? | 1,511 | 1,515 | null | no |
(CNN) -- Two former presidents reflected on their greatest regrets in office Monday, each looking back to issues that continue to plague the nation years later.
Former presidents and political rivals Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush now share philanthropic efforts.
Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clint... | What did Bill Clinton reflect on as his greatest regret in office? | 0 | 0 | [CLS] | [CLS] |
CHAPTER XXVIII
DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING
Tato was now one of the family. They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.
"You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure. "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operat... | About what? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
(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. "... | what is the name of her new album? | 777 | 801 | her still-untitled album | its still untitled |
(CNN) -- Treasure hunter Christian Hanisch told CNN Thursday that the hunt for Nazi Gold and possibly the legendary Amber Room will end Friday after the two men leading the expedition had a disagreement.
Treasure hunters began drilling again Tuesday to try to locate the lost Nazi gold.
Heinz-Peter Haustein, the oth... | who did what with it? | 1,388 | 1,414 | used it to stash valuables | used it to stash valuables |
The Independent is a British online newspaper. Established in 1986 as an independent national morning newspaper published in London, it was controlled by Tony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media from 1997 until it was sold to Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev in 2010. The last printed edition of "The Independent" was ... | Where was it started? | 62 | 131 | 1986 as an independent national morning newspaper published in London | London |
(CNN) -- Michael Jackson wanted to live forever.
Just a year and a half before his death, I conducted what ended up being the last major interview with the reclusive Jackson in his suite at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City. And his words stopped me.
"Let's face it. Who wants mortality? Everybody wants immortality... | Who announced his death on CNN? | 954 | 1,037 | I heard CNN's Wolf Blitzer announce it at 6:28 p.m. ET that I finally believed it. | Wolf Blitzer |
CHAPTER XXIV. THE BEWITCHMENT OF PAT
We were all in the doleful dumps--at least, all we "young fry" were, and even the grown-ups were sorry and condescended to take an interest in our troubles. Pat, our own, dear, frolicsome Paddy, was sick again--very, very sick.
On Friday he moped and refused his saucer of new mi... | When it did that, who got upset? | 710 | 796 | . At that Cecily and Felicity and Sara Ray all began crying, and we boys felt choky. I | . Cecily |
CHAPTER XXVII
DAN BAXTER'S REPENTANCE
The three Rover boys could scarcely believe their senses. Here they were once more in full possession of the _Mermaid_ so far as the deck and cabin were concerned--and those who had sought to make them prisoners were prisoners themselves.
"This is where the biter got bit," re... | Where did they stop? | 676 | 732 | At the lower doorway they paused and then Tom grinned. | At the lower doorway |
New York (CNN) -- Tommy Hilfiger began his career selling jeans out of the back seat of his car in upstate New York. On Sunday night, the designer celebrated the 25th anniversary of his fashion label with 25 limited-edition pieces inspired by American legends.
"It's been an amazing journey from where I started," Hilf... | What was the Steve McQueen-inspired piece in Tommy Hilfiger's 25th anniversary collection? | 144 | 146 | navy pea coat | navy pea coat |
John von Neumann (/vɒn ˈnɔɪmən/; Hungarian: Neumann János Lajos, pronounced [ˈnɒjmɒn ˈjaːnoʃ ˈlɒjoʃ]; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian-American pure and applied mathematician, physicist, inventor, computer scientist, and polymath. He made major contributions to a number of fields, including mathema... | When did he die? | 0 | 139 | John von Neumann (/vɒn ˈnɔɪmən/; Hungarian: Neumann János Lajos, pronounced [ˈnɒjmɒn ˈjaːnoʃ ˈlɒjoʃ]; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) | 1957 |
CHAPTER IX
LETTIE COMES OF AGE
Lettie was twenty-one on the day after Christmas. She woke me in the morning with cries of dismay. There was a great fall of snow, multiplying the cold morning light, startling the slow-footed twilight. The lake was black like the open eyes of a corpse; the woods were black like the b... | What was Leslie's reaction when he arrived at Lettie's birthday party? | null | 310 | laughing like a boy | laughing like a boy |
Shetland , also called the Shetland Islands, is a subarctic archipelago that lies northeast of the island of Great Britain and forms part of Scotland, United Kingdom.
The islands lie some to the northeast of Orkney and southeast of the Faroe Islands. They form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the we... | When was it first mentioned in writing? | 1,066 | 1,137 | The earliest written references to the islands date back to Roman times | Roman times |
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