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(CNN) -- When Sadegh Shahi heard reports about a SWAT team armed to the teeth storming onto a Sunwing Airlines flight to arrest a passenger, he thought to himself, "it's probably my son."
The father's intuition apparently was correct.
Ali Shahi was arrested Friday by at least a half-dozen heavily armed authorities ... | Were there any recordings? | null | 486 | Jarring cell phone video of the episode was captured by fellow passengers | Yes |
One day Kyle's Dad had to go for a long ride. He went on this ride because he wanted to get breakfast. With breakfast the dad always loved to get a banana in a drink. This was his favorite drink. But along the ride, Kyle's dad had a scare. The back door was open but someone else shut it and tossed his book. Later he fo... | so what did he do? | 672 | 738 | So the dad turned around and drove all the way home to get his son | he drove home to get him |
Rome, Italy (CNN) -- A Nigerian man who sang in a Vatican choir arranged gay liaisons for an Italian government official who served in the unpaid role of papal usher, according to transcripts of wiretaps collected by Italian authorities.
The wiretaps were gathered as part of an investigation into how public-works con... | For what else? | 1,148 | 1,220 | null | money, sex, and house remodeling |
CHAPTER II
One evening Fru Astrida sat in her tall chair in the chimney corner, her distaff, with its load of flax in her hand, while she twisted and drew out the thread, and her spindle danced on the floor. Opposite to her sat, sleeping in his chair, Sir Eric de Centeville; Osmond was on a low bench within the chimn... | Was she in the room alone? | 209 | 285 | Opposite to her sat, sleeping in his chair, Sir Eric de Centeville; Osmond | No |
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- Three top allies of Ivory Coast's former president, Laurent Gbagbo, have been arrested in less than a week, raising political tension in the West African nation, where the nation's army has been hit by weeks of attacks.
Laurent Akoun, general secretary of the Front Populaire Ivoirien, Iv... | Where is the Ivory Coast? | 171 | 191 | West African nation, | West African |
The University of Pittsburgh (commonly referred to as Pitt) is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1787 after the American Revolutionary War, it was founded on the edge of the American frontier as the Pittsburgh Academy. It developed and was renamed as Western University of Penns... | what year did that change? | 644 | 648 | 1966 | 1966 |
CHAPTER III.
RETURN TO DURBELLIÈRE.
When Adolphe Denot left his friend Henri in the street of Saumur, and ran off from him, Henri was so completely astonished by his parting words, so utterly dumb-founded by what he said respecting Agatha, that he made no attempt to follow him, but returned after awhile to the hous... | Did they want to keep together? | 1,297 | 1,378 | for every effort was made, to keep together as great a body of men as possible. | yes |
(CNN) -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who is still believed to be at his residence in Sharm el-Sheikh, will be brought to Cairo next week for questioning in his corruption case, said Mustafa Bakri, a former member of parliament.
Bakri, who brought the case against Mubarak and other officials, was told of ... | What was the accused's profession/title? | 9 | 35 | Former Egyptian President | Former Egyptian President |
Traditionally considered the last part of the Stone Age, the Neolithic followed the terminal Holocene Epipaleolithic period and commenced with the beginning of farming, which produced the "Neolithic Revolution". It ended when metal tools became widespread (in the Copper Age or Bronze Age; or, in some geographical regio... | What is that called today? | 567 | 608 | the Levant (Jericho, modern-day West Bank | modern-day West Bank |
CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE SURPRISE, AND TOUCHES ON "LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM."
One quiet and beautiful Sabbath morning, the inhabitants of the South Sea Island village wended their way to the House of God which they had so recently erected. Among them were Will Osten and his friends, with the clergyman's w... | what day is it? | 116 | 131 | null | sunday |
ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and "StatsGuru", a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present.... | Does it focus solely on one sport? | 54 | 114 | is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket | Yes |
Greenland is an autonomous constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and D... | What's the population of Greenland? | 837 | null | null | about 56,480 |
CHAPTER XI
BROUGHT TO TRIAL
"By jinks! we'll have to be on our good behavior," observed Tom, after he had read his father's letter.
"That's so," responded Sam. "Father means to have us study, or else we must stay here during the spring term."
As anticipated, Alexander Pop reached Cedarville Tuesday afternoon. H... | Who used to play tricks on Pop? | null | 803 | "'Deed I does, Massah Sam--an' de tricks youse lads used to play on dis yeah coon," and Aleck smiled broadly. | Sam and Tom. |
The cute red ball rolled over to the blue ball and said hello. The blue ball was scared and went to cry to the green ball. The green ball laughed at the blue ball. Then the green ball told the orange ball that blue ball was stupid. Most felt this was not good to do and so they punished the green ball by taking away all... | How? | 494 | 516 | the fear of everyone | by using the fear of everyone |
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,... | Did she look well? | 100 | 143 | , her personal appearance doubly justified | no |
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (CNN) -- Eduardo Gonzalez, a petty officer second class with the U.S. Navy, is about to be deployed overseas for a third time. Making his deployment even tougher is the fact his wife may not be around when he comes back.
Mildred and Eduardo Gonzalez worry about what would happen to their family ... | What does she face? | 342 | 381 | His wife faces deportation to Guatemala | deportation |
The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War and in Mexico the American intervention in Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States (Mexico) from 1846 to 1848. It followed in the wake of the 1845 American annexation of the independent Republic of Texas, wh... | Who were the parties to the Mexican-American War? | 111 | 195 | an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States | United States of America and the United Mexican States |
Three cats named Daisy, Sofia, and Abby wanted to start a band. They put an ad in the newspaper because they needed a drummer. Daisy and Sofia would play guitar and sing. Bass would be played by Abby. A few weeks passed and no one called about the ad. Finally, one afternoon the telephone rang. A deep voice said, "Do yo... | What did Sofia do? | null | 603 | Sofia hissed. "Scram!" | hissed |
CHAPTER II
MARSHALL HANEY CHANGES HEART
It was well for Haney that Bertie did not see him as he sat above his gambling boards, watchful, keen-eyed, grim of visage, for she would have trembled in fear of him. "Haney's" was both saloon and gambling hall. In the front, on the right, ran the long bar with its shining b... | Was she scared of him? | 172 | 203 | null | she would have been |
CHAPTER TWENTY.
HAROLD APPEARS IN A NEW CHARACTER, AND TWO OLD CHARACTERS REAPPEAR TO HAROLD.
The mind of Yambo was a strange compound--a curious mixture of gravity and rollicking joviality; at one time displaying a phase of intense solemnity; at another exhibiting quiet pleasantry and humour, but earnestness was t... | What did he feel? | 837 | 880 | and the latter felt corresponding gratitude | gratitude |
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha is the anchor of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, which includes Council Bluffs, Iowa, across t... | Which river? | 142 | 160 | null | the Missouri River |
(CNN) -- Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has dismissed an allegation that he was behind the death of a lawyer who left a video blaming the president if anything happened to him.
A video with Rodrigo Rosenberg appears on YouTube in which he accuses Guatemala's leader in his death.
The lawyer, Rodrigo Rosenberg, wa... | When did the president address the country? | null | 1,009 | In a broadcast to the nation Monday night, Colom denied any connection. | Monday night |
CHAPTER X. The Cavaliere
There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel. Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room. In a few moments he announced that he had finished the bust of his mother.
"And it 's magnificent!" he declared. "It 's one of the bes... | What did Roderick believe he owed to his parents? | 149 | 150 | so much | so much |
Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a nationally syndicated columnist and a member of the editorial board of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Read his column here
Ruben Navarrette says Sarah Palin's critics challenged her because of prejudices about small-town values.
SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- During the presidential election... | What did Ed Koch say about life in upstate New York that caused him to lose the governor's race? | 275 | 275 | sterile | sterile |
CHAPTER VI
Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly. Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
"So gla... | What reason does she give for not getting married? | 642 | 715 | There are so many reasons. First of all, he hasn't really ever asked me." | he hasn't really ever asked me |
Washington (CNN) -- The United States is watching closely to the see the ultimate fate of the most powerful man in Pakistan, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the Pakistani army's chief of staff.
Pressured by Washington to crack down on terrorists at the same time he was kept in the dark about the U.S. raid to kill Osama bi... | do they ever argue? | 1,312 | 1,363 | "That doesn't mean there aren't still disagreements | yes |
Yerevan (, ; , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital since 1918, the thirteenth in t... | What year was Yerevan founded? | 114 | 116 | 782 bc | 782 bc |
This article lists aircraft accidents and incidents which resulted in at least 50 fatalities in a single occurrence involving commercial passenger and cargo flights, military passenger and cargo flights, or general aviation flights that have been involved in a ground or mid-air collision with either a commercial or mil... | Who was? | null | 1,044 | Orville Wright | Orville Wright |
Four years after Michael Jackson died, his oldest son is ready to tell a jury about the last days of his life.
Prince Jackson, now 16, was 12 when he followed an ambulance carrying his father to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on the afternoon of June 25, 2009.
On Monday, in the Jackson family's wrongful death la... | Who is being sued? | 967 | 1,045 | Jackson lawyers argue that the promoter and producer of the "This Is It" shows | the promoter and producer of the "This Is It" shows |
East Asia is the eastern subregion of the Asian continent, which can be defined in either geographical or ethno-cultural terms. Geographically and geopolitically, it includes China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan; it covers about , or about 28% of the Asian continen... | What calendar is the root of many others? | 1,486 | 1,574 | The Chinese calendar is the root from which many other East Asian calendars are derived. | The Chinese calendar. |
CHAPTER XXIII
DAVE AND THE FAWN
"Sam, do you think he will live?"
Over and over Henry asked the question as he and the old frontiersman worked over the inanimate form they had brought to shore from the waters of the river.
"Hope so, Henry, but I can't tell yet," was Barringford's answer. "We'll do all we can, a... | why did they have those? | 1,059 | 1,093 | brought along in case of emergency | in case of emergency |
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... | Are Eagle and Mill widely known by the public? | 701 | 769 | while "eagle" and "mill" are largely unknown to the general public, | no |
Publius Vergilius Maro (Classical Latin: [ˈpuː.blɪ.ʊs wɛrˈɡɪ.lɪ.ʊs ˈma.roː]; October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil /ˈvɜːrdʒᵻl/ in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics... | Did he write any lesser poetry? | null | 404 | null | Yes |
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... | What was her nickname? | 96 | null | Martha "Sunny" von Bulow | Sunny |
(CNN) -- Railroad ties, cement pilings and other debris reportedly mark the entrance to Marcus and Partricia Faella's rural Florida compound, situated on the edge of a wildlife management area marketed by tourism officials as a good spot for hikers, campers and bird watchers.
Look closer and, according to police docu... | When? | null | 905 | On Monday, authorities said they had arrested the Faellas and five other members of the group | On Monday |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Getting a 4-year-old to eat his lunch of pizza and applesauce on a recent Saturday afternoon wasn't exactly what Sam and Diane McMutrie thought they'd be doing after their three kids grew up.
The couple, in their 50s, are raising Fredo after his birth mother in Haiti gave him to an o... | Where did they work? | 841 | 924 | About two years ago, daughters Jamie, 30, and Ali, 22, were working at an orphanage | orphanage |
CHAPTER XIV.—LEO MAKES A NEW FRIEND.
Leo found that the specialty company numbered fifteen people. The performers were, for the most part, of very ordinary ability. There were several song and dance men, a number of musicians who drew tunes out of a variety of articles, several lady vocalists, a comical fat man and a... | Are there many of them? | null | 626 | As it is the show is lop-sided—too much singing and dancing | no |
(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... | How old is Guan Tianlang? | 34 | 34 | null | 14 |
Jack wants to play with his dog, Max. Jack finds the ball. He throws the ball across the yard. Max runs after the ball. Max brings the ball back to Jack. Jack plays fetch with Max for a long time.
Jack now wants to Max for a walk. He looks for Max's leash. He looks on the porch. He looks in the closet. He looks on th... | What was Jack looking for? | 233 | 257 | He looks for Max's leash | Max's leash |
(CNN) -- CNN marked a milestone Monday. Just before noon, the @cnnbrk account topped 10 million followers on Twitter. That puts our Twitter account in the company of Lady Gaga, President Barack Obama and Cristiano Ronaldo.
To mark the occasion, it's worth reflecting how we got here.
The first tweet on @cnnbrk wasn'... | Does Cox work for CNN? | 654 | 714 | @cnnbrk ain't CNN but with >30K followers, he owns the brand | No@cnnbrk ain't CNN but with >30K followers, he owns the brand |
CHAPTER IV
A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation. The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character. Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
"We may enquire your name?" she asked.
"I ... | Who is she trying to ask? | null | 1,249 | "He and I, during our college days, were more than ordinarily intimate. I saw his name in one of the lists of prisoners, and I went at once to Wittenberg."
A fresh flood of questions was upon Helen's lips | Baron Maderstrom |
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... | What did he send into the sky? | 300 | 326 | null | fire |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A 14-year-old girl disappears on her way home from school, another is last seen near her home and a 16-year-old vanishes after leaving her fast-food job for the day.
Amanda Berry is shown near the time of her disappearance in 2003, and how she might appear today.
All from the same neighborhood in ... | How old was she? | 1,500 | 1,514 | DeJesus was 14 | 14 |
CHAPTER XIV
There were times during their rapid journey when Seaman, studying his companion, became thoughtful. Dominey seemed, indeed, to have passed beyond the boundaries of any ordinary reserve, to have become like a man immeshed in the toils of a past so absorbing that he moved as though in a dream, speaking only... | What country is he from? | 637 | 727 | It was not my intention," Dominey replied, "to set foot in Germany again for many years." | Germany. |
CHAPTER VI
THE VANISHING LADY
At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room. And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking. ... | Was she available? | null | 813 | Miss Poynton is staying here, sir," he said. "I do not believe that she is in just now. Will you wait one moment?"
He disappeared rapidly, | She was not in |
Hong Kong, China (CNN) -- Hong Kong lawmakers resumed debate Wednesday on a bill that may result in the region's first statutory minimum wage.
The Minimum Wage Bill is a controversial piece of legislation that lawmakers hope will protect the most vulnerable workers in Hong Kong, one of the few places in the world wit... | are people currently being expolited? | 695 | 767 | the lack of legal protection for workers has led to serious exploitation | yes |
Chapter XIV
The Return Home
WHILE that parting in the wood was happening, there was a parting in the cottage too, and Lisbeth had stood with Adam at the door, straining her aged eyes to get the last glimpse of Seth and Dinah, as they mounted the opposite slope.
"Eh, I'm loath to see the last on her," she said to ... | Who was on the slope? | 118 | 150 | and Lisbeth had stood with Adam | Lisbeth and Adam |
The 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from March 24 until August 8, 2008, prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics, with the theme of "one world, one dream". Plans for the relay were announced on April 26, 2007, in Beijing, China. The relay, also called by the organizers as the "Journey of Harmony", lasted 129 days and... | What was the sponsor phrase? | 116 | 155 | with the theme of "one world, one dream | one world, one dream |
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 was the concept called? | null | 1,136 | Church as a spiritual City of God | Church as a spiritual City of God |
Māori, also known as Te Reo ("the language"), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand. Since 1987, it has been one of New Zealand's official languages. It is closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian.
A national census undertaken in 2... | About how many people in the country can speak this? | 338 | 433 | about 148,000 people, or 3.7% of the New Zealand population, could hold a conversation in Māori | 148,000 |
Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- The father of American student Amanda Knox says prosecutors have "no case left," after an Italian judge rejected a request for new DNA testing of evidence.
"It really appears to me that they want to find the truth," Curt Knox said of Judge Claudio Pratillo Hellman's decision Wednesday. "I'm ve... | Will they be able to bring her home? | 886 | 938 | null | No |
The longest-serving lawmaker in U.S. congressional history, a legendary Motown artist, and the matriarch of a renowned political family will be among this year's recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House announced Monday.
Rep. John Dingell, Stevie Wonder and Ethel Kennedy are three of the nin... | Who? | 1,177 | 1,199 | golfer Charles Sifford | golfer Charles Sifford |
On the third day of November, Ron and Pam went to the store. They wanted to get some food for a new recipe. It was late in the afternoon, but they wanted to eat the food soon at dinner. To save time they split the list in half. Ron was to get the pasta and tomato sauce, and Pam was to get the vegetables and juice. They... | where were they supposed to meet? | 375 | 403 | to meet in the checkout line | the checkout line |
CHAPTER XXV.
MR. FURNIVAL AGAIN AT HIS CHAMBERS.
The Christmas doings at The Cleeve were not very gay. There was no visitor there, except Lady Mason, and it was known that she was in trouble. It must not, however, be supposed that she constantly bewailed herself while there, or made her friends miserable by a succe... | What was Lady Mason trying to do? | 359 | null | null | Being serene |
CHAPTER XVI.
PERCY HEARS SOMETHING.
Ralph was not much alarmed when Percy Paget went over and disappeared beneath the waters of the lake. He knew the young aristocrat could swim. Moreover, the end of the rowboat was within easy reach.
Percy let out one yell, and then went under. The yell was not one of fright ove... | why was he yelling? | null | 422 | The yell was not one of fright over his safety, but over the thought that all of his elegant clothing would be wet through and through. | His clothing would be wet |
Sydney () is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds the world's largest natural harbour and sprawls about on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north and Macarthur to the s... | What mountains are to its west | 242 | 260 | the Blue Mountains | the Blue Mountains |
(CNN) -- Woody Harrelson defended his clash with a photographer at a New York airport Wednesday night as a case of mistaken identity -- he says he mistook the cameraman for a zombie.
Woody Harrelson says he got into a clash with a photographer because he mistook him for a zombie.
The TMZ photographer filed a compla... | What did Woody Harrelson's publicist say in the statement issued about the incident? | 212 | 243 | " i wrapped a movie called ' zombieland , ' in which i was constantly under assault by zombies , then flew to new york , still very much in character | " i wrapped a movie called ' zombieland , ' in which i was constantly under assault by zombies , then flew to new york , still very much in character |
(CNN) -- On Friday morning, Wojdan Shaherkani will set a new Olympic record. By participating in the first round of the Olympic judo competition she will become the first Saudi woman to take part in any Olympic Games.
Qatar and Brunei are also allowing female athletes to compete at the Olympics for the first time, ma... | Who was the photographer for the exhibition? | null | null | Brigitte Lacombe took all the photographs in the exhibition. | Brigitte Lacombe |
CHAPTER XXIV
DANNY MEADOW MOUSE WARNS PETER RABBIT
Good advice Is always needed But, alas! is seldom heeded, Peter Rabbit.
Danny Meadow Mouse waited until all the rest of Peter Rabbit's friends had left the Old Briar-patch after paying their respects to Peter and Mrs. Peter, He waited for two reasons, did Danny M... | Who didn't he want to hear them? | 1,299 | 1,337 | where little Mrs. Peter couldn't hear. | Mrs. Peter. |
(CNN) -- Niki Gianni was 11 or 12 when she found a video on YouTube called "Meet Your Meat." Saddened and disgusted by the footage from a slaughterhouse, the Chicago girl announced she was no longer going to eat meat. Her parents were less than thrilled.
"When she first said she wanted to be a vegetarian, we were jus... | Is eating all vegetables okay for any age group? | 645 | 806 | the American Dietetic Association says such diets, as long as they are well-planned, are appropriate for all phases of life, including childhood and adolescence. | yes |
(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... | Will Gallacher play in front of his home crowd? | 717 | 774 | Gallacher, who will be playing in front of his home crowd | yes |
CHAPTER XV
A BEWILDERING EXPERIENCE
When Louise Merrick entered the brown limousine, which she naturally supposed to belong to Arthur Weldon, she had not the faintest suspicion of any evil in her mind. Indeed, the girl was very happy this especial evening, although tired with her duties at the Kermess. A climax in ... | Did she run in to Kermess? | 1,826 | 1,863 | She saw young Mershone at the Kermess | She saw young Mershone at the Kermess |
Beijing (CNN) -- The wife of Ai Weiwei was taken from the Chinese artist's studio by police Tuesday and was questioned for three hours, the high-profile dissident said.
Four policemen took Lu Qing from the Beijing studio to a nearby police station, he said.
She was released by police after questioning and is now a ... | What is Ai WeiWei's company called? | null | null | his company, Fake Cultural Development Ltd. | Fake Cultural Development Ltd. |
CHAPTER II
THE WRECK
The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell. Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths. Heavy dew dripped from t... | Where? | 599 | null | They had ridden out a winter's gale in the Bay of Biscay | in the Bay of Biscay |
A naughty boy was sitting in math class on Tuesday. There was a broken sink in the back of the room full of water. There was also a kitty on the open window. A loud plane was flying outside and scared the kitty inside. The naughty boy walked up to the kitty and picked it up. What do you think he did next? He threw the ... | From where? | 399 | 407 | the sink | the sink |
(CNN) -- He is a superstar in Arab cinema and has acted alongside Hollywood names such as Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Orlando Bloom in worldwide blockbusters.
Now, acclaimed Egyptian movie star Khaled El Nabawy is raring to conquer new heights, starring in gripping drama "The Citizen," his first lead role in a Hollywo... | Is he well known in the Arab world? | 10 | null | e is a superstar in Arab cinema | Yes |
Namibia has free education for both Primary and secondary education levels. Grades 1–7 are primary level, grades 8–12 secondary. In 1998, there were 400,325 Namibian students in primary school and 115,237 students in secondary schools. The pupil-teacher ratio in 1999 was estimated at 32:1, with about 8% of the GDP bein... | How many countries does it border? | 744 | 863 | It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east | Four |
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", and "The Silmarillion".
He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Angl... | How was he ranked by the Times? | 1,592 | 1,598 | sixth | sixth |
Rebel-controlled northern Syria (CNN) -- Mohamed Rashid walked out of the gate of his house with a giant blood stain on his white T-shirt.
"This is the blood of a martyr! Of a hero! Of a lion!" he bellowed. "This is his blood. It is pure!"
Mad with grief, Rashid kissed his bloody T-shirt before being led away by wo... | Was Housam the only person from his village to be lost from the battling? | 501 | 599 | He was also the fourth man from his small hilltop village to be killed fighting for the rebels.
| No |
So, there was this kid named Jack that came up to my beanstalk one day. I couldn't believe my eyes, so I put down my ham sandwich I was eating and looked at him. I'm not sure what he thought he was doing there, but he sure did talk a lot. He kept asking me questions about this and then he asked me some questions about ... | Why did that worry him? | 997 | 1,066 | I didn't want to tell him that my roots were hidden in the library! | he didn't want to tell him that his roots were hidden in the library |
CHAPTER XXVII
THE SPY
Wrayson found himself a few minutes later alone with the Baron, who, with some solemnity, rose and took the chair opposite to him. Conversation between them, however, languished, for the Baron spoke only in monosyllables, and his attitude gave Wrayson the idea that he viewed his presence at th... | What were they doing? | 926 | null | talking earnestly together in a corner | talking earnestly together in a corner |
Shelly wanted a puppy. She asked her mommy and daddy every day for one. She told them that she would help take care of the puppy, if she could have one. Her mommy and daddy talked it over and said that they would get Shelly a new puppy.
Her mommy took her to the dog pound so that she could choose one that she wanted.... | What does she call the puppy? | 944 | 986 | Shelly had a name for her new puppy, Spot. | Spot |
(CNN)The Mormon church has excommunicated a popular podcaster, saying his public dissents from the religion's core beliefs have led others away from the church.
John Dehlin, founder of the podcast "Mormon Stories," describes himself as an "unorthodox" Mormon whose church roots reach back five generations. Under Tuesd... | What is the official name of the Mormon Church? | 277 | 285 | church of jesus christ of latter - day saints | church of jesus christ of latter - day saints |
(PEOPLE.com) -- Theodore "Teddy" Forstmann, a veteran business leader and philanthropist who was romantically linked to Padma Lakshmi, died Sunday. He was 71.
Forstmann suffered from brain cancer, his spokesman tells The New York Times.
Although the famed billionaire never married, he dated "Top Chef" host Lakshmi,... | How old is she? | 312 | 323 | Lakshmi, 41 | 41 |
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s. The terms "popular music" and "pop music" are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many styles. "Pop" and "rock" were roughly... | What terms are often mixed up? | 146 | 175 | popular music" and "pop music | popular music and pop music |
(CNN) -- A man suspected of conspiring with a terrorist network responsible for the deaths of five U.S. soldiers in Iraq was arrested Wednesday in Canada, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York.
Faruq Khalil Muhammad, 38, is charged with conspiring to kill Americ... | Did Muhammed have a lawyer? | 1,484 | 1,565 | It was not immediately clear whether Muhammed had obtained legal representation. | Not clear. |
CHAPTER I. The Troubles of King Prigio.
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"I'm sure I don't know what to do with that boy!" said King Prigio of Pantouflia.
"If _you_ don't know, my dear," said Queen Rosalind, his illustrious consort, "I can't see what is to be done. You are so clever."
The king and que... | What did King Prigio and Queen Rosalind do in the royal library? | 115 | 115 | null | sitting |
The booger on the balloon sailed far and wide. The wind pushed it. The wind pulled it. The booger on the balloon sailed into a house. In the house was a table. On the table was an orange. Next to the orange was some chocolate. Under the table was a crayon. Under the crayon was a seed. The booger on the balloon flew out... | How many animals were there? | null | 393 | A dog went woof. A cat went meow. | two |
Randy was a boy who loved to eat spaghetti. One day he met a girl named Hilda. People said that Hilda made the best spaghetti in the world. So Randy wanted to try some of Hilda's spaghetti. He asked Hilda, "Hilda, would you make me some spaghetti please?" Hilda said, "Sure! Just come to my house tomorrow!" So the next ... | What did they say about her? | 79 | 126 | People said that Hilda made the best spaghetti | she made the best spaghetti |
CHAPTER XVI
FRANK KILLS A DEER
They plodded through the bush for an hour or two without seeing any living thing except a few pigeons, and Harry began to look doubtful.
"If it was early morning, I'd try one of the rock outcrops where nothing grows," he observed. "The deer get up on to those places out of the dew t... | What surprised Frank about seeing a deer in the bush? | 284 | 300 | he could have declared that there was not a deer anywhere within the range of his vision | he could have declared that there was not a deer anywhere within the range of his vision |
Ashley woke up bright and early on Friday morning during summer. Her birthday was only a day away, and her parents had promised her a trip to the fair as her present the next day! She thought it was going to be quite a treat. She skipped down the stairs to see her mom making a chocolate cake on the stove. "You run alon... | What kind? | 275 | 293 | a chocolate cake | a chocolate cake |
CHAPTER SIX.
JACK HAS A DESPERATE ENCOUNTER.
We never can tell what a day or an hour may bring forth. This is a solemn fact on which young and old might frequently ponder with advantage, and on which we might enlarge to an unlimited extent; but our space will not admit of moralising very much, therefore we beg the ... | How many feet in diameter were the vats that were nearly full of fish in pickle? | null | 207 | six | six |
MATABELELAND, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- British broadcaster Sky News Wednesday criticized the jail sentences given to three of its drivers in Zimbabwe, where a court found them guilty of possessing broadcast equipment without authorization.
Journalists read a newspaper in Zimbabwe, where freedom of the press is extremely lim... | What were they found guilty of having? | 169 | 233 | guilty of possessing broadcast equipment without authorization. | possessing broadcast equipment |
Hunting is the practice of killing or trapping any animal, or pursuing or tracking it with the intent of doing so. Hunting wildlife or feral animals is most commonly done by humans for food, recreation, to remove predators which are dangerous to humans or domestic animals, or for trade. In the 2010s, lawful hunting is ... | what is poaching? | 349 | null | which is the illegal killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species | the illegal killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species |
Islam () is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one incomparable God (Allah) and that Muhammad is the messenger of God. It is the world's second-largest religion and the fastest-growing major religion in the world, with over 1.8 billion followers or 24.1% of the global population, known as Mu... | what are some of the other prophets that are recognized? | null | null | prophets including Adam, Abraham, Moses and Jesus | Adam, Abraham, Moses and Jesus |
(CNN) -- A Florida exterminator whose dead daughter and injured son were found in his truck has been charged with attempted murder, and police were searching his Miami home Thursday night, police said.
Chase Scott, spokesman for West Palm Beach Police, told CNN that officers were executing a search warrant for eviden... | Where was she found? | null | 780 | Hours later, crews removing toxic chemicals from the truck discovered the boy's twin sister dead in a plastic bag | in his truck |
Many early 19th-century neoclassical architects were influenced by the drawings and projects of Étienne-Louis Boullée and Claude Nicolas Ledoux. The many graphite drawings of Boullée and his students depict spare geometrical architecture that emulates the eternality of the universe. There are links between Boullée's id... | Who wrote that? | 792 | 835 | Vitruvius Britannicus (Colen Campbell 1715) | Colen Campbell |
Once upon a time there was a cat named Pizza. Pizza was black with four white feet and a brown tail. Pizza had three friends. They were Dig the dog, Mittens the rooster, and Bub the duck. When they were in school one day, their teacher told them the story of the super scary sock monster. She warned them to stay as far ... | Did they make the monster angry? | 1,014 | 1,040 | null | yes |
Zhuyin fuhao (), Zhuyin (), Bopomofo (ㄅㄆㄇㄈ) or Mandarin Phonetic Symbols is the major Chinese transliteration system for Taiwanese Mandarin. It is also used to transcribe other Chinese languages, particularly other varieties of Standard Chinese and related Mandarin dialects, as well as Taiwanese Hokkien.
The first tw... | What are the traditional terms for the system? | 0 | 23 | Zhuyin fuhao (), Zhuyin | Zhuyin fuhao (), Zhuyin |
CHAPTER XXXI. Voices of the Dusk.
Jolly, round, red Mr. Sun was just going to bed behind the Purple Hills and the Black Shadows had begun to creep all through the Green Forest and out across the Green Meadows. It was the hour of the day Peter Rabbit loves best. He sat on the edge of the Green Forest watching for the ... | What had most of Peter's feathered buddies done for the evening? | 1,232 | 1,253 | went so early to bed | went to bed |
Mary was a little girl who loved to sew. She liked to sew dresses, shirts, and skirts but Mary hated to sew quilts. She didn't like anything about sewing quilts and blankets because it took too long. One quilt or blanket took a week to make, when a skirt or shirt took one night! Mary's mother didn't understand why Mary... | who suggested how to make her happy? | 1,240 | 1,301 | Billy said that maybe they could let her sew at their houses. | Billy |
CHAPTER II.
AN ADVENTURE AT GIB
It was on the 1st of February, 1854, that the "Falcon" sailed from Portsmouth for the East, and ten days later she dropped her anchor at Gibraltar harbor. Jack Archer was by this time thoroughly at home. In the week's hard work during the preparation for sea at Portsmouth, he had lea... | What were they preparing for? | 240 | 308 | In the week's hard work during the preparation for sea at Portsmouth | For sea at Portsmouth |
Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, ... | What type of business has lots of different sections? | 0 | null | Department | Department |
Bill and Steve went to the park. It was a nice Saturday afternoon. They both rode their bicycles to the park. Bill and Steve were hoping to use the swings, but when they showed up, the swings were being used by Anne and Susan.
"Can we use the swings?" Bill asked the two girls, hoping they were almost done.
"Not now... | Who were the swings being used by? | 182 | 225 | he swings were being used by Anne and Susan | Anne and Susan |
(Mental Floss) -- It's hard to walk down the aisle of a liquor store without running across a bottle bearing someone's name.
A costumed reveler at a Captain Morgan party celebrates the rum named after the 17th century privateer.
We put them in our cocktails, but how well do we know them?
Here's some biographical ... | What was the name of the whisky Walker sold at his store? | 340 | 347 | walker ' s kilmarnock whisky | walker ' s kilmarnock whisky |
Yemen, officially known as the Republic of Yemen, is an Arab country in Western Asia at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen is the second-largest country in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 km (203,850 sq mi). The coastline stretches for about 2,000 km (1,200 mi). It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the nort... | What about Islam? | 1,153 | null | eventh century | 7th century |
Chapter I. Retirement From Leadership. (1874-1875)
“ἐγὼ μὲν, ὧναξ, πρεσβύτερός τε ἤδη εἰμὶ καὶ βαρὺς ἀείρεσθαι; σὺ δέ τινα τῶνδε τῶν νεωτέρων κέλευε ταῦτα ποιέειν.”—HERODOTUS iv. 150.
“I am too old, O king, and slow to stir; so bid thou one of the younger men here do these things.”
A member of the great governmen... | What was the full discussion about? | 549 | 657 | We resolved after full discussion of pros and cons, and some slight difference of opinion, to resign at once | to resign |
Kinshasa, DRC (CNN) -- Kinshasa hasn't had an easy time of it. A decade ago, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo was a broken city, ravaged by years of war and infighting. Of late, however, Kinshasa has witnessed a resurgence, with many expatriated Congolese returning to build a new city.
"When I came bac... | Does everyone think going back is a great idea? | 338 | 349 | I was crazy | no |
CHAPTER XX. THE JUDGMENT SUNDAY
Sunday morning broke, dull and gray. The rain had ceased, but the clouds hung dark and brooding above a world which, in its windless calm, following the spent storm-throe, seemed to us to be waiting "till judgment spoke the doom of fate." We were all up early. None of us, it appeared, ... | What did she look like? | 420 | 437 | very pale and wan | very pale and wan |
Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University. Its mission is to disseminate scholarship within academia and society at large.
The press was founded by Whitney Darrow, with the financial support of Charles Scribner, as a printing press to serve the Princeton com... | What is the name of the gothic-style building that houses Princeton University Press? | 264 | 267 | scribner building | scribner building |
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