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Louisville ( , or ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th-most populous city in the United States. It is one of two cities in Kentucky designated as first-class, the other being the state's second-largest city of Lexington. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat o... | is it home to any thing else? | 839 | 890 | home of the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Fried Chicken, | Kentucky Fried Chicken |
CHAPTER XXI
Graham, riding solitary through the redwood canyons among the hills that overlooked the ranch center, was getting acquainted with Selim, the eleven-hundred-pound, coal-black gelding which Dick had furnished him in place of the lighter Altadena. As he rode along, learning the good nature, the roguishness... | Of what? | 1,235 | 1,244 | the trail | the trail |
CHAPTER XXVII
Philippa and Helen looked at one another a little dolefully across the luncheon table.
"I supposes one misses the child," Helen said.
"I feel too depressed for words," Philippa admitted.
"A few days ago," Helen reminded her companion, "we were getting all the excitement that was good for any one."... | What was Dick's favorite meal? | 1,209 | 1,224 | curried chicken | curried chicken |
CHAPTER XXI
THE LAST AFTERNOON
It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples. They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.
"I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explai... | Was it because she had lighter workload then? | 1,345 | 1,446 | "Well," she replied, "I suppose that one misses a load one has grown used to, and I feel very downcas | yes |
(CNN) -- The list of those on the program for superstar pop singer Whitney Houston's funeral covers the spectrum of the entertainment world.
Actor Kevin Costner, who starred with Houston in the 1992 hit movie "The Bodyguard," will speak at the service on Saturday, according to a source with knowledge of the funeral p... | Who is he? | 143 | 149 | Actor | Actor |
(CNN) -- A second consecutive round of 66 fired Paul Casey to the top of the Memorial Tournament leaderboard in Dublin, Ohio, Friday after overnight leader Rory McIlroy fell away.
Casey shot six birdies and an eagle, which more than canceled out bogies on holes nine and 17, to finish the day on 12-under-par.
The En... | Who was in third place? | 1,408 | 1,482 | 70 for Chris Kirk ensured he kept up the pressure on second-placed Watson | Chris Kirk |
CHAPTER XXX
FERN Mullins rushed into the house on a Saturday morning early in September and shrieked at Carol, "School starts next Tuesday. I've got to have one more spree before I'm arrested. Let's get up a picnic down the lake for this afternoon. Won't you come, Mrs. Kennicott, and the doctor? Cy Bogart wants to go... | was it immoral? | 813 | 844 | not only moral but inevitable. | no |
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE.
DESCRIBES A HAPPY HOME AND A HAPPIER MEETING.
In a small wayside cottage in the outskirts of one of those picturesque villages which surround London, an old woman sat at the head of a small deal table, with a black teapot, a brown sugar-basin, a yellow milk jug, and a cracked tea-cup before her.... | What did James Slagg do after his mother spoke to him? | 324 | 351 | cut an enormous slice from the loaf , trowelled upon it a mass of the yellow butter , and pushed in his cup for more tea | cut an enormous slice from the loaf , trowelled upon it a mass of the yellow butter , and pushed in his cup for more tea |
London (CNN) -- I remember well the shock when in 2000 Alex Rodriquez signed a 10 year, a quarter of a billion dollar deal ($252 million) to play baseball with the Texas Rangers.
It was beyond reality, and it didn't work out for the Rangers. He was later traded to the Yankees who happily increased the deal. Good for ... | What did his other sponsors do? | 1,427 | 1,458 | all others headed for the exit | headed for the exit |
Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to paying subscribers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fiber-optic cables. This contrasts with broadcast television, in which the television signal is transmitted over th... | Name one satellite service provider? | 906 | 918 | Dish Network | Dish Network |
CHAPTER XXX
THE LADY FROM BEYOND
The morning was sultry, brooding, steamy. Antonia was at her music, and from the room where Shelton tried to fix attention on a book he could hear her practising her scales with a cold fury that cast an added gloom upon his spirit. He did not see her until lunch, and then she again ... | did the married girl think they were good looking? | 1,109 | 1,206 | I used to know Foliot. Thousand pities. They say she was a very pretty woman."
"Oh, not pretty! | No |
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO; , ) is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. ... | where? | 1,201 | 1,303 | Representatives from forty four governments gathered at The Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia | Hot Springs, Virginia |
Within hours of becoming a national hero, a viral video star and the top topic on Twitter, Charles Ramsey talked about having trouble getting sleep.
It wasn't because of all the excitement that followed his knocking down a Cleveland neighbor's door, freeing three women and a girl who police say were held hostage for ... | Did he also rescue a child? | 1,026 | 1,048 | It's me and my baby." | yes |
CHAPTER XXIV.
ALONG THE RIVER.
Matt could do nothing but stare at the freight agent. A man had come there and driven off with the horse and wagon and taken the cases of goods with him. It seemed too bold-faced to be true.
"Our man?" he stammered. "We have no man."
"Didn't you send the man here?" demanded the ag... | What was | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
Outside of the Low Countries, it is the native language of the majority of the population of Suriname, and also holds official status in the Caribbean island nations of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Historical minorities on the verge of extinction remain in parts of France and Germany, and in Indonesia,[n 1] while u... | Anywhere else? | 201 | 419 | Historical minorities on the verge of extinction remain in parts of France and Germany, and in Indonesia,[n 1] while up to half a million native speakers may reside in the United States, Canada and Australia combined. | France and Germany, Indonesia United States, Canada and Australia combined. |
CHAPTER IV
ALAN AND BARBARA
There was no bridge or billiards at the Court that night, where ordinarily the play ran high enough. After Mr. Haswell had been carried to his room, some of the guests, among them Sir Robert Aylward, went to bed, remarking that they could do no good by sitting up, while others, more conc... | caused by what? | 662 | 726 | heart attack brought on apparently by over-work or excitement. | over-work or excitement. |
CHAPTER XXIV.
Next day, sure enough, the cablegram didn't come. This was an immense disaster; for Tracy couldn't go into the presence without that ticket, although it wasn't going to possess any value as evidence. But if the failure of the cablegram on that first day may be called an immense disaster, where is the di... | What does Barrow think it does for Tracy? | 1,810 | 1,881 | it was the one thing that kept Tracy alive; that was Barrow's opinion. | keeps him alive |
CHAPTER XX
THE PLUNGE
Supper was over at the Farnam homestead and Agatha enjoyed the cool of the evening on the veranda with her hosts and George. The school had closed for the holidays, and George had arrived as the meal from which they had just got up was served. Although he had not stated his object yet, Agatha ... | Where are they hanging out? | 85 | 123 | the cool of the evening on the veranda | on the veranda |
On a nice and sunny day, Bob and Sally walked to the beach. When they got there, the first thing they wanted to do was to look for buried treasure. To find the treasure they had brought two shovels and two buckets. They both started digging holes in the sand with their shovels. After looking very hard for treasure for ... | What was inside the box that Bob and Sally found? | 208 | 211 | a very big pearl | a very big pearl |
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon (CNN) -- He escaped the war, but life's no happier now for Omar. The 8-year-old Syrian refugee longs for friends back in Qusayr, hard hit by a civil war that grinds on. He also misses days in school -- when the most he had to worry about was finishing his homework.
"I work so I can bring money f... | Is Omar bullied? | 931 | 1,010 | null | Yes. |
CHAPTER XXXV
Mr. Oscar Fischer and his friend, Senator Theodore Hastings, stood side by side, a week later, in the bar of one of the most fashionable of New York hotels. They were passing away the few minutes before Pamela and her aunt would be ready to join them in the dining room above.
"Very little news, I fancy... | What was the news that morning? | 1,012 | 1,099 | Governor Roughton this morning tendered his resignation as Governor of the State of---- | Governor Roughton tendered his resignation |
CHAPTER XV.
During the remainder of the day on which George had left Granpere, the hours did not fly very pleasantly at the Lion d'Or. Michel Voss had gone to his niece immediately upon his return from his walk, intending to obtain a renewed pledge from her that she would be true to her engagement. But he had been so... | What did Michel Voss intend to obtain from his niece when he went to her? | 68 | 80 | a renewed pledge from her that she would be true to her engagement | a renewed pledge from her that she would be true to her engagement |
Once upon a time there was a fish that lived in a bowl. The fish wanted to give a kid a party. But the fish was sad. The fish had no present to give to the kid. The fish would give the kid a spoon. But the fish had no spoon. The fish was a cutie. The fish had an idea. The fish had a stone in the bowl. The fish could gi... | Did he have the party? | 414 | 481 | The fish gave the kid a party and gave the kid the stone as a gift. | yes |
Guinea-Bissau (i/ˈɡɪni bɪˈsaʊ/, GI-nee-bi-SOW), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau, pronounced: [ʁeˈpublikɐ dɐ ɡiˈnɛ biˈsaw]), is a country in West Africa. It covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1,704,000.
Guinea-Bissau was once p... | Any other languages spoken? | 1,112 | 1,173 | and the remainder speak a variety of native African languages | variety of native African languages |
(CNN) -- A Mexican man who was allegedly killed on orders from his own cartel believed they were hunting for him after he began working as an informant and was fearful for his life, according to court documents.
Police say soldier Michael Jackson Apodaca, 18, acted as the gunman.
Jose Daniel Gonzalez Galeana began ... | Who was arrested causing more alarm about him? | 920 | 951 | Pedro "El Tigre" Aranas Sanchez | Pedro Aranas Sanchez |
CHAPTER XXI.
A PAIR OF PRISONERS.
It is high time that we return to Tom and Sam, and learn how the two Rover boys were faring in their unequal contest with Dan Baxter and his followers.
As we know, it was Baxter himself who attacked Sam, while big Bill Harney threw Tom to the ground. Jasper Grinder went to Baxter... | Who came to help Harney? | 335 | 373 | null | Lemuel Husty |
CHAPTER XXIV
AGATHA RESUMES HER JOURNEY
There was silence for a minute or two after Agatha had spoken, and then Father Lucien said, "Now we know what Driscoll looked for. Few secrets can be kept."
Thirlwell gave him a warning glance that Agatha did not note. She was gazing across the river, her face towards the N... | What did Agatha notice about the paper? | 213 | 220 | it begins very clearly and then breaks off | it begins very clearly and then breaks off |
CHAPTER I
JUST AN ARGUMENT
"It's positively cruel!" pouted Jennie Allen, one of a group of girls occupying a garden bench in the ample grounds of Miss Stearne's School for Girls, at Beverly.
"It's worse than that; it's insulting," declared Mable Westervelt, her big dark eyes flashing indignantly.
"Doesn't it se... | What did Mary Louise's clothes always look like? | 1,483 | 1,541 | null | As if they grew on her |
CHAPTER III
LISTER CLEARS THE GROUND
The sun was on the rocks and the lichen shone in rings of soft and varied color. Blue shadows filled the dale, which, from the side of the Buttress, looked profoundly deep. A row of young men and women followed a ledge that crossed the face of the steep crag; Mortimer Hyslop lea... | Did anyone check on Lister? | 1,658 | 1,694 | Hyslop shouted: "Are you all right? | yes |
(CNN) -- Serena Williams came from a set down against Maria Sharapova to win the Miami Masters for a record sixth time on Saturday.
After a slow start, the world No.1 sprang into life in stunning fashion, winning the last 10 games of the match to eventually prevail 4-6 6-3 6-0.
Williams' win -- the 48th of her care... | Is it her first time in that position? | 1,000 | 1,045 | finished runner-up for three successive years | no |
(CNN) -- Canadian ski resort gondola cars that were left dangling and swaying with terrified skiers inside failed because ice buildup snapped a supporting tower, the resort said Thursday.
One gondola car is suspended above an icy creek at a ski resort near Whistler, British Columbia.
In a rare occurrence called ice... | What was the amount of pressure that build up because of the extremely cold temperatures? | 666 | 675 | 800 tons | 800 tons |
(CNN) -- Achtung, baby!
Sacha Baron Cohen stars as a flamboyant Austrian fashionista in "Bruno."
There's a British theory that everything sounds funnier delivered with a Teutonic accent. That's tested to the limit in Sacha Baron Cohen's newest provocation, "Bruno," but it's not what comes out of his mouth that make... | What country is the star from? | null | 334 | Austrian | Austria |
CHAPTER XII.
Madame Colonna, with that vivacious energy which characterises the south, had no sooner seen Coningsby, and heard his praises celebrated by his grandfather, than she resolved that an alliance should sooner or later take place between him and her step-daughter. She imparted her projects without delay to L... | What was Lucretia's opinion of a hasty alliance between her and Coningsby? | 176 | 194 | lucretia was well aware that it was altogether opposed to the habits and feelings of this country | lucretia was well aware that it was altogether opposed to the habits and feelings of this country |
Conventionally, a computer consists of at least one processing element, typically a central processing unit (CPU), and some form of memory. The processing element carries out arithmetic and logic operations, and a sequencing and control unit can change the order of operations in response to stored information. Peripher... | Are modern computers more efficient than early computers? | 906 | 1,022 | Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable than the early machines | yes |
Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals, including the sound channel, using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier television technology, analog television, in which the video and audio are carried by analog signals. It is an innovative service that represents the first significant evol... | accross the whole world? | 503 | null | A switchover from analog to digital broadcasting began around 2006 in some countries, | No. |
(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... | How long after the injury did Austin Box return to the football field? | 54 | 55 | two months | two months |
CHAPTER XVI
THE BLOWING UP OF THE BRIDGE
"Say, this is something fierce, Dave!"
"I agree with you, Roger. I don't see how we are going to do such a long lesson."
"Old Haskers is getting worse and worse," growled Phil. "I think we ought to report it to Doctor Clay."
"Just what I think," came from Ben. "He keep... | And its title? | null | 43 | THE BLOWING UP OF THE BRIDGE | THE BLOWING UP OF THE BRIDGE |
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea says it plans to prosecute two American tourists that it detained earlier this year, accusing them of "perpetrating hostile acts."
The North Korean government had previously said it was holding the two U.S. citizens, Jeffrey Fowle and Matthew Miller, but hadn't said what it pla... | When did it happen? | 978 | null | in late April | one was in late April |
CHAPTER XIX
SAMMY JAY IS MODEST
As soon as the angry hunter with the terrible gun had disappeared among the trees of the Green Forest, and Lightfoot was sure that he had gone for good, Lightfoot came out from his hiding-place on top of the ridge and walked down to the pond of Paddy the Beaver for a drink. He knew t... | Who else did the helper save? | 1,186 | 1,242 | You saw him save Mr. and Mrs. Quack a little while ago, | Mr. and Mrs. Quack |
The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is a part of Antarctica. It was claimed by the United Kingdom and placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1933. It is the largest territory of Antarctica claimed by any nation. In 1961, the Antarctic Treaty came into force. Article 4 deals with territorial... | Does the US have any land there? | -1 | -1 | null | unknown |
I was really scared walking into school today. It was the first day of sixth grade and I was excited to be leaving elementary school, but I ended up going to a different middle school than all my friends since I moved across town last year. My name is Matt, but I'm going to try and not let anyone else know that as I'd ... | Did kids arrive late? | 905 | 937 | null | few of the kids who arrived late |
Depleted uranium is also used as a shielding material in some containers used to store and transport radioactive materials. While the metal itself is radioactive, its high density makes it more effective than lead in halting radiation from strong sources such as radium. Other uses of depleted uranium include counterwei... | Is it radioactive? | 124 | 161 | While the metal itself is radioactive | yes |
CHAPTER XLVII
How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding
And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money. And... | is Mary her first name? | 1,178 | 1,189 | Dear Mary! | yes |
(CNN) -- A New Zealand court denied bail Wednesday to the founder of the shuttered file-sharing site Megaupload, whose extradition is being sought by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Kim Dotcom, who is also known as Kim Schmitz, will remain in custody until at least February 22, when an extradition hearing is to be he... | When will she remain in custody until? | 230 | 280 | will remain in custody until at least February 22, | at least February 22, |
(CNN) -- Fernando Alonso savored the sweet taste of victory in front of his home fans after kickstarting his Formula One title bid with a commanding victory in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.
The two-time world champion won by more than nine seconds from Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen after starting from fifth on the grid, as he... | What place did that put him in? | 1,610 | 1,664 | to move above Lewis Hamilton into third place overall. | third |
CHAPTER VI
WORK!" said Mr. Robert Vyner, severely, as he reclined in a deck-chair on the poop of the Indian Chief and surveyed his surroundings through half-closed eyes. "Work! It’s no good sitting here idling while the world’s work awaits my attention."
Captain Trimblett, who was in a similar posture a yard away... | Was the Captain sitting | 261 | 380 | Captain Trimblett, who was in a similar posture a yard away, assented. He also added that there was "nothing like it." | yes |
(CNN)India made the perfect start to its defense of cricket's World Cup with an emphatic 76-run victory over arch-rival Pakistan in a Pool B opener in Adelaide Sunday.
Inspired by a century from man-of-the-match Virat Kohli, India piled up 300 for seven wickets in its 50 overs, with Pakistan dismissed for 224 in 47 o... | Was the game between two american teams? | 446 | null | two powerhouses of Asian cricket. | No |
CHAPTER IX.
THE GREAT CANAL.
The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed. Mr. George and Rollo were both ready. Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket. The party then set out.
Mr. George wished to stop by the way to put a letter in the po... | were they walking on a wide street after? | 1,027 | 1,041 | narrow street, | No |
The bowling average is one of a number of statistics used to compare bowlers in the sport of cricket. It is the ratio of runs conceded per wickets taken, meaning that the lower the bowling average is, the better the bowler is performing. The bowling average is commonly used alongside the economy rate and the strike rat... | Is it good to have a high average? | 153 | 236 | meaning that the lower the bowling average is, the better the bowler is performing | no |
New Guinea (; ; ; or, historically, "") is a large island in Oceania. It is the world's second-largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of , and the largest wholly or partly within the Southern Hemisphere and Oceania (if excluding Australia as an island).
The island is divided between two countries: Papu... | What does papo mean? | 705 | 713 | null | to unite |
Since the 19th century, the built-up area of Paris has grown far beyond its administrative borders; together with its suburbs, the whole agglomeration has a population of 10,550,350 (Jan. 2012 census). Paris' metropolitan area spans most of the Paris region and has a population of 12,341,418 (Jan. 2012 census), or one-... | What are the most visited art museums in Paris? | 147 | 158 | the louvre , as well as the musee d ' orsay | the louvre , as well as the musee d ' orsay |
Jimmy swam around the pond. He was a duck. He was wet, but he was a duck and didn't care. He ate some bugs. He saw some worms on the bottom, but wasn't interested in them, or in the bread crumbs, or the hot dog the boy had dropped. He kept on swimming and swimming. He was a mess. After he had eaten his food, it was aft... | What was Jimmy? | 28 | 42 | He was a duck. | a duck |
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; ), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; ), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; ). Time is regulated by the individual state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Australia's external territories observe dif... | What was the name for that time? | null | 557 | Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mean time | local mean time |
Chapter XVI.
Short Allowance
Five men had deserted from the fort trusting to the promises made by General St. Leger, and one had returned, after having suffered more than death, rejoicing because he was able to be once again with those whom he had betrayed.
At the moment, however, we had no thought of the deser... | What was his name? | 872 | 882 | Reuben Cox | Reuben Cox |
(CNN) -- Rebel leaders said early Monday that they had captured three of embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's sons -- Saif al-Islam, Saadi and Mohammed -- during their siege of Tripoli.
"As for the other four sons, we think they are either hiding or they have run away," said Guma El-Gamaty, the Britain-based coo... | Who was captured? | 0 | 191 | (CNN) -- Rebel leaders said early Monday that they had captured three of embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's sons -- Saif al-Islam, Saadi and Mohammed -- during their siege of Tripoli. | Three sons of Moammar Gadhafi |
CHAPTER THE SEVENTH.
THE DEBT.
ARNOLD was the first who broke the silence. "Is your father seriously ill?" he asked.
Geoffrey answered by handing him the card.
Sir Patrick, who had stood apart (while the question of Ratcatcher's relapse was under discussion) sardonically studying the manners and customs of mode... | was Geoffrey going to see his dad? | 679 | 718 | Geoffrey must leave Windygates with me. | yes |
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. The sentence that someone be punished in such a manner is referred to as a death sentence, whereas the act of carrying out the sentence is known as an execu... | does anyone else ban it's use? | 1,266 | 1,355 | the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states, prohibits the use of the death penalty | Yes |
The University of Maryland, College Park (often referred to as the University of Maryland, Maryland, UM, UMD, UMCP, or College Park) is a public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, approximately from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1856, the u... | do agencies give faculty funding for things | 869 | 916 | Members of the faculty receive research funding | Yes |
(CNN) -- They spent 69 days in the bowels of the earth, 700 meters deep, not knowing if they would survive. For 17 days after the mine in which they were working collapsed, nobody even knew if they were alive. Friday marks the one-year observance of the fateful incident in Chile that trapped 33 miners who were saved in... | Who is one of his favorite singers? | 1,286 | 1,398 | Pena also appeared on "The Late Show with Dave Letterman" on CBS where he impersonated his idol, Elvis Presley. | Elvis Presley |
Homer ( , "Hómēros") is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the legendary author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey", two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature. The "Iliad" is set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states. It focuses on... | Around when were they put together? | null | 1,368 | late 8th or early 7th century BC | late 8th or early 7th century BC |
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... | What kind? | 0 | 58 | null | A broadsheet daily. |
(CNN) -- Oklahoma State University women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna were killed when their plane crashed on the way to a recruiting trip in Arkansas, university officials said Friday.
Former Oklahoma state Sen. Olin Branstetter and his wife, Paula, also died in the crash Thursday,... | Who is the assistant coach? | 91 | 104 | Miranda Serna | Miranda Serna |
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 sickness has he got? | 244 | null | null | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Telecommuncations in the United Kingdom have evolved from the early days of the telegraph to modern broadband and mobile phone networks with Internet services.
National Telephone Company (NTC) was a British telephone company from 1881 until 1911 which brought together smaller local companies in the early years of the... | What year did the Telephone Transfer Act 1911 take effect? | 91 | 91 | null | 1912 |
(CNN) -- Two Amish girls, who were apparently abducted from a roadside farm stand in upstate New York, have been found and are safe, authorities said early Friday.
An Amber Alert was issued late Wednesday in Oswegatchie for Delila Miller, 6, and her sister, Fannie, 12. They had been selling vegetables near their fami... | are the girls safe? | 9 | 131 | Two Amish girls, who were apparently abducted from a roadside farm stand in upstate New York, have been found and are safe | yes |
CHAPTER V.
_THE WAR BETWEEN CÆSAR AND POMPEY._
What official arrangements were made for Proconsuls in regard to money, when in command of a province, we do not know. The amounts allowed were no doubt splendid, but it was not to them that the Roman governor looked as the source of that fortune which he expected to a... | Was looting legal? | 617 | 718 | his plundering was common--so common as to have become almost a matter of course; but it was illegal, | No. |
Compact Disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format. The format was originally developed to store and play only sound recordings but was later adapted for storage of data (CD-ROM). Several other formats were further derived from these, including write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD... | Have sales dropped? | 774 | 841 | CD sales rates in the U.S. have dropped about 50% from their peak; | Yes |
CHAPTER XXVI.
HAL OBTAINS ANOTHER SITUATION.
For a moment there was silence, and then Horace Sumner stopped short before Hal.
"There is another matter I might mention," he said. "Caleb Allen is going, or rather, has gone, into business for himself."
"What kind of business?" asked the youth, in surprise.
"A br... | Are they hiring? | 1,211 | null | The offices were down three steps, and as Hal passed on the pavement above, a small sign pasted in the corner of the window attracted his attention:
YOUNG MAN WANTED. RAPID WRITER. | Yes |
Justice is the legal or philosophical theory by which fairness is administered. The concept of justice differs in every culture. An early theory of justice was set out by the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato in his work "The Republic". Advocates of divine command theory argue that justice issues from God. In the 17th ce... | Was the “natural law” or the “social contract” view of justice discussed and written about first? | 235 | 391 | Advocates of divine command theory argue that justice issues from God. In the 17th century, theorists like John Locke argued for the theory of natural law. | Natural law. |
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... | What are some other common forms of baptism now in use? | 337 | 349 | pouring water three times on the forehead , a method called affusion | pouring water three times on the forehead , a method called affusion |
CHAPTER XIV--WELCOME
'Well hath the Prophet-chief your bidding done.'
MOORE (_Lalla Rookh_).
Bugia was thoroughly Moorish, and subject to attacks of fanaticism. Perhaps the Grand Marabout did not wholly trust the Sunakite not to stir up the populace, for he would not take the recovered captives to his palace, avo... | What was the name of the Grand Marabout? | 0 | null | [CLS] what was the name of the grand marabout ? [SEP] | [CLS] what was the name of the grand marabout ? [SEP] |
(CNN) -- An "America's Got Talent" contestant's emotional story of getting hit by a grenade in Afghanistan is not backed up by military records. And now, questions surround whether he embellished his heroic tale.
Timothy Poe wowed the three judges on the NBC program Monday night after stuttering when he spoke, but si... | Was the man hurt in Kuwait? | 35 | 107 | contestant's emotional story of getting hit by a grenade in Afghanistan | No |
Chapter X. -- FRIEDRICH DOES HIS MORAVIAN EXPEDITION WHICH PROVES A MERE MORAVIAN FORAY.
While these Coronation splendors had been going on, Friedrich, in the Moravian regions, was making experiences of a rather painful kind; his Expedition prospering there far otherwise than he had expected. This winter Expedition t... | what kind of experiences is Friedrich having? | 494 | 527 | A deeply disappointing Expedition | disappointing |
(CNN) -- A Tulane University football player who fractured his spine in a head-on collision with a teammate during a weekend game is "alert and responsive" after surgery, the school's athletic director said Monday.
Devon Walker is expected to remain in intensive care for the next few days after a three-hour operation... | what were they doing? | 10 | 129 | Tulane University football player who fractured his spine in a head-on collision with a teammate during a weekend game | playing a weekend game |
Unlike the Spanish milled dollar the U.S. dollar is based upon a decimal system of values. In addition to the dollar the coinage act officially established monetary units of mill or one-thousandth of a dollar (symbol ₥), cent or one-hundredth of a dollar (symbol ¢), dime or one-tenth of a dollar, and eagle or ten dolla... | When did they fall out of use? | 1,546 | 1,603 | (known as the "double eagle", discontinued in the 1930s). | 1930s |
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... | Does the boy know about it? | 432 | 444 | null | yes |
CHAPTER XIV
RAISING THE TENT
Toby went into the house, feeling rather uneasy because he had not been called; but when Aunt Olive told him that Abner had aroused from his slumber but twice, and then only for a moment, he had no idea of being worried about his friend, although he did think it a little singular he sho... | Had Abner been sleeping for a long time? | 314 | 337 | null | yes |
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 27th among United States cities in population. The population grew following the 2010 Census, with the population estimated to have increased to 620,602 as of July 2014. As of 2014, the Oklahoma Ci... | How do you know? | 255 | 291 | increased to 620,602 as of July 2014 | increased to 620,602 as of July 2014 |
The Gaza Strip, or simply Gaza"', is a small self-governing Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, that borders Egypt on the southwest for and Israel on the east and north along a border. Gaza, together with the West Bank, constitute the Palestinian territories claimed by the Palestinians ... | to what? | 1,194 | 1,255 | The population is expected to increase to 2.1 million in 2020 | 2.1 million |
The philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for other modern Japanese martial arts that developed from .
The early history of judo is inseparable from its founder, Japanese polymath and educator , born . Kano was born into a relatively affluent family. His father, Jirosaku, was the seco... | Who ended up helping him at first? | null | 1,416 | Nakai Umenari, an acquaintance of Kanō's father and a former soldier, agreed to show him "kata" | Nakai Umenari |
CHAPTER III.
BUILDING THE MOLE.
Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole. They got the wheelbarrow, and loaded it with stones.
Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little ... | where? | 36 | 77 | Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, | the step of the door, |
Recent developments in LEDs permit them to be used in environmental and task lighting. LEDs have many advantages over incandescent light sources including lower energy consumption, longer lifetime, improved physical robustness, smaller size, and faster switching. Light-emitting diodes are now used in applications as di... | Do they last longer? | 182 | 196 | onger lifetime | yes |
(CNN) -- Arvind Mahankali, a 13-year-old eighth-grader from Bayside Hills, New York, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, correctly spelling the word "knaidel."
"It means that I am retiring on a good note," said Mahankali, who attends Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School 74 and was in his last year of elig... | How old is he? | null | null | Arvind Mahankali, a 13-year-old | 13 |
(CNN) -- The mayor of a Montana college town Wednesday welcomed a federal investigation into allegations that sexual assault and rape complaints were improperly handled.
But John Engen, mayor since 2006, was also surprised when he was notified of the probe.
"This is uncharted territory for us," he told CNN.
The U... | What is the focus of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division investigation? | 229 | 230 | the response | the response |
CHAPTER XXXII
AN INTERESTING MEETING
Hunterleys leaned suddenly forward across the little round table.
"The question of whether or no you shall pay your respects to Monsieur Douaille," he remarked, "is solved. Unless I am very much mistaken, we are going to have an exceedingly interesting luncheon-party on our ri... | Who bowed? | 496 | 509 | null | Monsieur Ciro |
There once was an alligator named Albert (who wore an office shirt). He had two good friends - Lock the cat and Gary the hamster. Gary often rode around in Albert's shirt pocket, since it would be hard for him to keep up with Albert and Lock as they walked around. One day, as they were wandering around, a storm popped ... | What were their names? | 95 | null | Lock the cat and Gary the hamster | Lock and Gary |
Chapter XXIV.
"March--march--march! Making sounds as they tread, Ho-ho! how they step, Going down to the dead."
Coxe.
The time Maud consumed in her meditations over the box and its contents, had been employed by the captain in preparations for his enterprise. Joyce, young Blodget, Jamie and Mike, led by their com... | Why? | 777 | 833 | which would have brought them within reach of the musket | it would have brought them within reach of the musket |
CHAPTER XXVII
A LEMON
That bulwark of _Peaceful Moments_, Pugsy Maloney, was rather the man of action than the man of tact. Otherwise, when, a moment later, he thrust his head up through the trap, he would have withdrawn delicately, and not split the silence with a raucous "Hey!" which acted on John and Betty like ... | What did she write? | 897 | 926 | "Yes, I wrote those articles. | Articles |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Eleven-year-old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover liked football, basketball and playing video games with his little brother.
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy says the effects of bullying are becoming more severe.
But on April 6, after enduring what his mother called "relentless" bullying at school, Carl hanged hi... | Who started the Heart of a Champion Foundation? | 1,464 | 1,522 | Steve Riach, the founder of Heart of a Champion Foundation | Steve Riach |
Kazakhstan (, ; , "Qazaqstan", ; , "Kazakhstan"), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan (, "Qazaqstan Respwblïkası"; , "Respublika Kazakhstan"), is the world's largest landlocked country, and the ninth largest in the world, with an area of . Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60%... | Is the terrain of the country varied? | 707 | null | flatlands, steppe, taiga, rock canyons, hills, deltas, snow-capped mountains, and deserts. | yes |
CHAPTER V.
GKATITUDE.
"There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?" Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
"Yes. Only two of us. It was awf... | What had happened the day before? | null | 284 | dventures | adventures |
(CNN) -- A woman hospitalized after spending time in a sauna-like "sweatbox" has died, bringing the total fatalities to three, authorities said late Saturday.
Retreat participants spent up to two hours inside the sweatbox, the sheriff's office said.
In addition to the deaths, 18 others were injured at the October 8... | what was used in it? | 846 | 918 | Hot rocks and water are used to create steam in the enclosed environment | Hot rocks and water |
(CNN) -- Sitting in the first lady's box listening to the President Barack Obama push for movement on immigration reform, Cristian Avila no longer had to keep his head down and live in fear of being deported.
While the President dedicated only a brief part of his State of the Union address to immigration, his message... | Who were the recipients? | 932 | 957 | undocumented young people | undocumented young people |
Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States of America, having received statehood on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located in Oceania and the only one composed entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the ce... | how many are there? | null | -1 | unknown | unknown |
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 lives with the Jones family? | 0 | 41 | Paws the cat lives with the Jones family. | Paws |
Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- A defense attorney Tuesday tried to poke holes in the highly emotional testimony of the first witness in the murder trial of Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, as another witness said she also heard screams the night model Reeva Steenkamp was killed.
On the second day of the tria... | How do you know? | 914 | 956 | Pistorius has admitted he killed Steenkamp | he admitted it |
There was once a land named Catatonia where cats ran things. Cats walked and talked much as you do except they walked on four legs. There were cat policemen, cat firemen, cat teachers, and even a cat bus driver. Most of the cats were very busy. The King of Catatonia was a small cat named Diggs. He had two brothers name... | What was the name of the King of Catatonia? | 81 | 82 | diggs | diggs |
Plato (; Greek: "Plátōn", in Classical Attic; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the W... | what did he say about a certain religion? | 1,412 | 1,439 | null | that it was "Platonism for the people" |
The concept of Germany as a distinct region in central Europe can be traced to Roman commander Julius Caesar, who referred to the unconquered area east of the Rhine as "Germania", thus distinguishing it from Gaul (France), which he had conquered. The victory of the Germanic tribes in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ... | are there any others? | 1,547 | 1,603 | independent states, such as Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony | yes |
Editor's note: Join Roland S. Martin for his weekly sound-off segment on CNN.com Live at 11:10 a.m. ET Wednesday. If you're passionate about politics, he wants to hear from you. A nationally syndicated columnist, Martin has said he will vote for Barack Obama in November. He is the author of "Listening to the Spirit Wit... | Who is Charles Schumer? | 838 | 867 | New York Sen. Charles Schumer | a New York Senator |
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