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The incumbent is the current holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent(s). For example, in the 2012 United States presidential election, Barack Obama was the incumbent, because he had been the pr...
What is an open seat?
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A race without an incumbent
(CNN) -- Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers University student who was found guilty of using a webcam to spy on and intimidate his gay roommate, has reported to a New Jersey jail Thursday where he will serve a 30-day sentence, according to Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred Scott. Ravi turned himself in to authorities, wh...
What did Dharun Ravi apologize for in his statement?
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spying on his roommate , tyler clementi , with a webcam
(CNN) -- If they were handing out awards for courage in the face of personal trauma, 70-year-old Bob Yelton would scoop the lot at this week's World Amateur Handicap Championships. Yelton is one of just 13 golfers who have played in all 28 previous editions of the biggest tournament of its type in the world, which br...
does he play golf also?
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(CNN) -- After a difficult past year, Rafael Nadal is back where he feels most comfortable -- but his rivals are battling to find form ahead of the French Open. While the Spaniard cruised into the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo tournament he has won for the past eight seasons, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic again had t...
Who is the 4th seed?
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Tomas Berdych
Tomas Berdych
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue. The Department is administered by the Secretary of the Treasury, who is a member of the Cabinet. On February 13, 2017, the Se...
Was anyone asked before Hamilton?
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Hamilton was asked by President George Washington to serve after first having asked Robert Morris
Yes
CHAPTER VI FAREWELL D'Aguilar came to supper that night as he had promised, and this time not on foot and unattended, but with pomp and circumstance as befitted a great lord. First appeared two running footmen to clear the way; then followed D'Aguilar, mounted on a fine white horse, and splendidly apparelled in a v...
Was Castell poor?
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Castell, who seemed somewhat disturbed that night, who loved, moreover, to show his wealth at times after the fashion of a Jew
No
(CNN) -- Thus far, NBC's late-night transition has been like butter. Jay Leno hosted his final episode of "The Tonight Show" on February 6 with massive celebrity support and even bigger ratings, and Jimmy Fallon took over on February 17 with the same level of excitement. But there's still one more piece of the Peac...
What channel are their shows on?
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69
Thus far, NBC's late-night transition has been like butter.
NBC
(CNN) -- The boyfriend of a missing Arizona woman is being held without bond on fraud and other charges while police seek additional information into his girlfriend's disappearance, Chandler police said Tuesday. Jamie Laiaddee went missing from the home she shares with her boyfriend in the early morning hours of Marc...
Was he the last to see her?
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1,573
Stewart, who police said is the last person to see Laiaddee
yes
(EW.com) -- Since everything about Les Misérables is fortissimo — including but not limited to its unabashed pursuit of awards that are shiny or globular or both — you have perhaps already heard a little about the movie now storming the Bastille of your wallet. You may already know that to make his movie adaptation o...
Who wrote the original political novel which Les Mis is based off of?
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novel by Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
(CNN) -- No team has ever retained the Champions League title since the competition was revamped in 1992 -- but perhaps, finally, this will be the year. Karim Benzema ensured Real Madrid's place in the last-16 by firing his side to a 1-0 win over Liverpool to make it four wins from four. The France international ne...
How many games in a row has Real Madrid won?
287
287
11
11
CHAPTER LVI. Ariadne My Lord Castlewood had a house in Kensington Square spacious enough to accommodate the several members of his noble family, and convenient for their service at the palace hard by, when his Majesty dwelt there. Her ladyship had her evenings, and gave her card-parties here for such as would come; b...
Was Kensington close to London?
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Kensington was a long way from London
no
Mitchell and his brother, Graham are biking to the store to buy lemons. They want to make a lemonade stand for their friends. In order to do this, they need to buy lemons, sugar, and cups from the store. While they are at the store, they run into their friends Jimmy and Justin. Jimmy and Justin are also brothers. Mitch...
Who did the work?
888
923
They work together to make the sign
Both
Chapter 12: In Mocenigo's Power. It was fully an hour before Polani was recalled to the council chamber. He saw at once, by the flushed and angry faces of some of the council, that the debate had been a hot one. At this he was not surprised, for he knew that the friends and connections of Ruggiero Mocenigo would vehe...
Was it something do about his business?
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1,193
The fact that Francis was a foreigner had been the sole obstacle which had presented itself to him, in associating him with his business
yes
Chapter XVII The King's Blood Hound The only other event which occurred throughout the winter was the arrival of a fishing boat with a messenger from one of the king's adherents, and the news which he brought filled them with sorrow and dismay. Kildrummy had been threatened with a siege, and the queen, Bruce's sist...
his name?
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1,465
The king's brother, Nigel Bruce,
Nigel Bruce,
Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation, and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems. Developed in conjunction with the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) standard and published as The Unicode Standard, the latest version of Unicode contains a repe...
for what?
1,150
1,179
byte for any ASCII character
any ASCII character
James was a nice old man who lived by himself. Every day he would walk down the road by his house and say hello to everyone. It was fun saying hello to everyone but he felt lonely sometimes. He wanted a pet to take care of. One day as he was walking down the road a little brown and spotted puppy came up to him and want...
How often does he goes out?
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97
Every day he would walk down the road by his house
Every day
(CNN) -- In the history of organized athletics, there has never been a person who needs to come back again less than Michael Phelps. Yes, you have read that correctly. I am urging the greatest swimmer in all of sports to keep his word, forget about Rio in 2016 and retire. To go away. To vanish. To ignore his mother a...
How old is he?
1,061
1,079
41-year-old Spitz
41
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from 7 to 24 August 2008. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports a...
were someof the events held in a different place?
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936
equestrian
equestrian
Domesday Book ( or ; Latin: "Liber de Wintonia" "Book of Winchester") is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror. The "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" states: Then, at the midwinter [1085], was the king in Glocester with his counc...
Where else?
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ch of England and parts of Wales completed
Also some parts of Wales
CHAPTER XVIII. BLANK PAPER. Early in October Captain Marrable was called up to town by letters from Messrs. Block and Curling, and according to promise wrote various letters to Mary Lowther, telling her of the manner in which his business progressed. All of these letters were shown to Aunt Sarah,--and would have be...
Who?
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538
Miss Marrable thought that they were dangerous.
Miss Marrable
Kelsey's uncle Jack gave him and his brother, Davy, some chalk to play with. Kelsey was a pretty good artist. His family said that all of his drawings looked real. His brother was sad that he was not as good at art and drawing as Kelsey. Davy teased Kelsey to take his mind off the fact that he was not as good at art. H...
How did the boys' relationship improve after Davy asked Kelsey to teach him how to draw?
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both boys got along much better
CHAPTER V CASTELL'S SECRET In John Castell's house it was the habit, as in most others in those days, for his dependents, clerks, and shopmen to eat their morning and mid-day meals with him in the hall, seated at two lower tables, all of them save Betty, his daughter's cousin and companion, who sat with them at the...
How many lower ones were there?
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two lower tables
two
New Brunswick, New Jersey (CNN) -- The man Tyler Clementi was intimate with just days before he committed suicide took the stand Friday, telling jurors that he had noticed a web camera aimed at Clementi's bed. The witness, who prosecutors named only as "M.B." to protect his identity, testified during the sixth day of...
Who was facing time?
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Dharun
Dharun Ravi
CHAPTER XXV. Hawkins went straight to the telegraph office and disburdened his conscience. He said to himself, "She's not going to give this galvanized cadaver up, that's plain. Wild horses can't pull her away from him. I've done my share; it's for Sellers to take an innings, now." So he sent this message to New York...
When did he think he should have?
1,301
1,343
It was fully due to-day; it had not come.
today
(CNN) -- The records kept tumbling for Michael Phelps Thursday as he beat arch-rival Ryan Lochte to win the men's 200m individual medley. It was the 16th gold medal of his remarkable Olympic career, but his first in an individual event at the London Games. The 27-year-old from Baltimore becomes the first man to win...
True or False: Phelps qualified for the 200m breaststroke.
-1
-1
unknown
unknown
(CNN) -- Luci Baines Johnson was just 16 years old when she approached her father, President Johnson, with what she considered a reasonable request. Luci Baines Johnson, left, and her older sister, Lynda Bird, pose inside the White House in 1963. "I asked my father if we could have the Beatles come to play at the W...
Why did he reject the idea?
509
572
The president thought the move would be viewed as self-serving.
he thought the move would be viewed as self-serving.
CHAPTER XV. Mary Brander made her way wearily home. "You have had another terrible time, I can see it in your face," Madame Michaud said, as she entered. "They say there have been four thousand wounded and fifteen hundred killed. I cannot understand how you support such scenes." "It has been a hard time," Mary sa...
Wounded?
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197
four thousand
four thousand
His parents were out and dropped him at the babysitter's house at 12 o'clock. Lunchtime had past, but later the babysitter fixed him a dinner of some kind of brown meat. Under the meat was a slice of dry toast. Timmy didn't like the dinner and wished he had spaghetti or pizza. Even if it wasn't what he wanted, the meal...
Where did he really want to be?
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575
He wished he was home where he had left his favorite toy race car and train.
He wished he was home where he had left his favorite toy race car and train. Home
Kerry was playing with his toy airplane in the backyard after school one day when he saw something moving in the corner of the yard. He put down his toy and went over to look. He found a small frog, about two inches cross, jumping across the grass. Carefully, Kerry followed the frog as it jumped across the grass. He ...
what did he want to do for the frog?
420
438
He wanted to help
He wanted to help
CHAPTER XXVIII A dozen times that morning, dictating to Blake or indicating answers, Dick had been on the verge of saying to let the rest of the correspondence go. "Call up Hennessy and Mendenhall," he told Blake, when, at ten, the latter gathered up his notes and rose to go. "You ought to catch them at the stall...
Which one of Dick's friends was a painter?
1,466
1,474
Martinez
Martinez
CHAPTER XXXVIII From town to town, travelling for the most part on the platform of an engine, Maraton sped on his splendid mission. It was Ernshaw himself who drove, with the help of an assistant, but as they passed from place to place the veto was lifted. The men in some districts were a little querulous, but at Mar...
How did the men feel about the mans coming?
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352
The men in some districts were a little querulous, but at Maraton's coming they were subdued.
Subdued.
The "Billboard" 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by "Billboard" magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their a...
What did Nielsen start keeping track of?
539
578
Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991
sales
CHAPTER XX DAYS OF WAITING Eight o'clock that evening saw the three Rovers on their way to Hope Seminary. Tom was the leader, and it had taken a good half hour's arguing on his part to get Dick and Sam to accompany him. "You'll make a fool of yourself, and make fools of us, too," was the way Sam expressed himself...
Did they think it possible they wouldn't want to be seen?
325
362
Most likely they won't want to see us
Yes
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (often referred to as The University of Minnesota, Minnesota, the U of M, UMN, or simply the U) is a public research university in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses are approximately apart, and the Saint Paul campus is actually in neigh...
What is the oldest and largest campus within the University of Minnesota system?
16
22
the university of minnesota , twin cities
the university of minnesota , twin cities
CHAPTER VI EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes. He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys. The girls, too...
How many eyes were looking at the teacher's hand?
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1,114
there were fifty pairs of them
fifty pairs
Once there was a fish who had lived his whole life in his bowl. He often got bored and wished to see the rest of the world, but because he was a fish, he couldn't leave the water. So one day he made a special fish suit that would allow him to walk on land and breathe air like humans. He knew this would change his life,...
Why couldn't he leave the water?
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because he was a fish
because he was a fish
CHAPTER XLVIII - RUBY A PRISONER Ruby had run away from her lover in great dudgeon after the dance at the Music Hall, and had declared that she never wanted to see him again. But when reflection came with the morning her misery was stronger than her wrath. What would life be to her now without her lover? When she esc...
Did she want to hurry him up?
1,408
1,441
did not want to hurry a gentleman
no
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house of French origin, a branch of the Capetian dynasty (). Bourbonic kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma. Spain and Luxembourg currently have mona...
What 's the main topic?
0
20
The House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon
(CNN) -- Jessica Rees was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 11, and she and her parents would drive to the hospital every day to receive outpatient treatment. "One day we were leaving, and she just simply asked us, 'When do all the other kids come home?'" said her father, Erik. When Jessica found out that many of...
How old was she then?
10
null
essica Rees was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 11
11.
(CNN) -- An interview with a choreographer for the Miss Universe pageant spurred controversy Wednesday over alleged claims that Donald Trump personally selects some of the finalists. Donald Trump is at the center of a brewing controversy over the Miss Universe finalists. The Q&A with Michael Schwandt, which appeare...
How was the interview conducted?
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Q&A
Q&A
CHAPTER III THE WANDERER'S NECKLACE On the morrow early I lay awake, for how could I sleep when Iduna rested beneath the same roof with me--Iduna, who, as her father had decreed, was to become my wife sooner than I had hoped? I was thinking how beautiful she looked, and how much I loved her; also of other things th...
Did he leave with them?
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1,747
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No
Dorset (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the non-metropolitan county, which is governed by Dorset County Council, and the unitary authority areas of Poole and Bournemouth. Covering an area of , Dorset borders Devon to the west, ...
Why was its border extended eastward?
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619
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to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch.
(CNN) -- If Oprah Winfrey were a close friend and you had a secret to tell, she'd be an obvious choice to go to for some relief. Not necessarily because she wouldn't broadcast it, but because she'd probably hold your hand, ease the tension, listen sympathetically and not make you feel too bad about yourself if the se...
What is the name of the network that Oprah Winfrey is the CEO of?
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169
oprah winfrey network
oprah winfrey network
Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. Urartu was established in 860 BC and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. In the 1st century BC the Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great. Armenia became the first state in ...
Did they take time to join the union?
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1,574
null
It was a founding member
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Two of Moammar Gadhafi's sons, who had been reported captured over the weekend, were free early Tuesday as forces loyal to the embattled Libyan leader battled rebels trying to consolidate their hold on Tripoli. Saif al-Islam Gadhafi showed up at the Rixos Hotel, one of the remaining stronghold...
what are there names?
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825
null
Saif al-Islam and Mohammed Gadhafi
CHAPTER VI. The Bridge over the Rhine. "George," said Kate, speaking before she quite got up to them, "will you tell me whether you have been preparing all your things for an open sale by auction?" Then she stole a look at Alice, and having learned from that glance that something had occurred which prevented Alice ...
Did she allow him to answer?
null
552
null
no
(CNN) -- Chelsea continued to set the pace in the English Premier League with a comfortable 4-1 win over Norwich City at Stamford Bridge Saturday. Norwich took an unlikely 11th minute lead through their star striker Grant Holt, but it was to prove short lived once the west London side got into their stride. Goals f...
How many points does Chelsea have in the English Premier League?
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322
four
four
CHAPTER XXV. ON THE RANGE. Although it was nearly noon, the time when the natives of Yucatan believe a siesta is absolutely necessary, Cummings insisted that the flight should be continued without further delay. "It would not be surprising if the Chan Santa Cruz sentinels had seen that idiotic Jake, and followed ...
Who was insisting that they leave?
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214
Cummings insisted that the flight should be continued without further delay
Cummings
I am very hungry. I look for my mother. When is dinner? I ask. Dinner is at six, my mother says. What can we eat? I ask. We can pick food from our garden, she says. I help her pick corn, beans, and peas. The corn is yellow and white. The beans are small and brown. The peas are green and round. I put the bea...
What did it do next?
626
642
The water boils.
boil
CHAPTER XXII When all is done or said, In th' end this shall you find, He most of all doth bathe in bliss That hath a quiet mind.--LORD VAUX Robert had promised to return in the end of March to be present at the Assizes, when the burglars would be tried, and he did not come alone. Mr. Crabbe judged it time to inspe...
When?
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194
null
in the end of March
Mammals include the largest animals on the planet, the rorquals and other large whales, as well as some of the most intelligent, such as elephants, primates, including humans, and cetaceans. The basic body type is a four-legged land-borne animal, but some mammals are adapted for life at sea, in the air, in trees, or on...
What does this do?
382
442
a placenta, which enables feeding the fetus during gestation
enables feeding the fetus during gestation
Malayalam is a Dravidian language spoken in India, predominantly in the state of Kerala. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and was designated as a Classical Language in India in 2013. It was developed to the current form mainly by the influence of the poet Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan in the 16th century. Ma...
Is the origin of Malayalam clear?
843
894
The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of dispute
no
(CNN) -- His nickname is "The Fever." Mexican officials say Jose Carlos Moreno Flores was a major drug lord in charge of trafficking and operations for a large Mexican cartel in the coastal state of Guerrero, where the beach resort of Acapulco is located. According to Mexico's Ministry of Defense, Moreno Flores was c...
Where?
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366
caught Sunday in Mexico City's Tlalpan District
In Mexico City's Tlalpan District
arXiv (pronounced "archive") is a repository of electronic preprints, known as e-prints, of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, computer science, quantitative biology, statistics, and quantitative finance, which can be accessed online. In many fields of mathematics and physics, almost al...
In what year?
1,166
1,170
1991
1991
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- As violence continues to wrack Iraq, another ethnic slaughter may be in the making by Sunni extremists from ISIS. ISIS fighters have besieged the ethnic Turkmen Shiite town of Amerli in the north for two months, and its fewer than 20,000 residents are without power and running out of food, wate...
What does he do?
827
864
head of the Turkmen Saving Foundation
head of the Turkmen Saving Foundation
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as "Washington", "the District", or simply "D.C.", is the capital of the United States. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coas...
Was D.C. named after a president?
639
709
Named in honor of President George Washington, the City of Washington
Yes
Saint Barthélemy (), officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy (), called Ouanalao by the indigenous people, is an overseas collectivity of France in the West Indies. Often abbreviated to "St-Barth" in French, and St. Barths or St. Barts in English, the island lies about southeast of St. Martin and no...
How many territories are there in the collectivity?
null
702
The collectivity is one of four territories
four
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a mainline Protestant Methodist denomination. In the 19th century its main predecessor was a leader in Evangelicalism. Founded in 1968 by the union of the Methodist Church (USA) and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John...
How many adherents does the Methodist movement have worldwide?
129
130
80 million
80 million
Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan and one of its 47 prefectures. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and i...
when did it become a metropolitian city
660
null
null
1943
CHAPTER XIV OUT OF AN UNPLEASANT SITUATION Not one of the party was just then in a position to give poor Hans any assistance. All were stuck in the ooze, and one horse after another was slowly but surely sinking. "We must turn back," cried Songbird, "and do it in a hurry, too." "Easier said than done," grunted ...
What did Hans catch it with?
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1,179
both hands
both hands
Chapter VI.--WINTER-QUARTERS 1760-1761. A melancholy little event, which afterwards proved unexpectedly unfortunate for Friedrich, had happened in England ten days before the Battle of Torgau. Saturday, 25th October, 1760, George II., poor old gentleman, suddenly died. He was in his 77th year; feeble, but not feebler...
What chapter is this?
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11
Chapter VI.
Six
Bacliff, Texas (CNN) -- Sitting on their front porch in this Houston suburb, Edmond Demiraj and his family seem the picture of a contented family. But the Department of Justice now wants to upend the family: threatening to deport his wife and 19-year-old son back to their native Albania, even though he says federal p...
What was he promised to get him to testify?
1,289
1,340
his family protection and promised him a Green Card
protection and a Green Card
Micronesia (from "mikrós" "small" and "nêsos" "island") is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a shared cultural history with two other island regions, Polynesia to the east and Melanesia to the south. The region has a tropical marine climate, and is part...
What other two island regions does it share a cultural history with?
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It has a shared cultural history with two other island regions, Polynesia to the east and Melanesia to the south
Polynesia and Melanesia
CHAPTER XVI. A VISIT HOME. The new purchase, which was named the _Suzanne_, was towed alongside the _Tigress_, and the crew began at once to get up the cargo and transfer it to her hold. More method was observed in restowing the cargo than had before been possible. The dried fruit, as the heaviest of the goods, was...
were they working anywhere else before?
733
827
null
yes
New York—often called New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part—is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urb...
what are their names?
901
970
boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island
Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN EDEN, AND A PROCEEDING OUT OF IT. MARTIN MAKES A DISCOVERY OF SOME IMPORTANCE From Mr Moddle to Eden is an easy and natural transition. Mr Moddle, living in the atmosphere of Miss Pecksniff's love, dwelt (if he had but known it) in a terrestrial Paradise. The thriving cit...
Where did Mr Moddle live?
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in a terrestrial Paradise
in a terrestrial Paradise
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, ...
Where do customers pay?
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405
near the front of the store
near the front of the store
(CNN) -- It was a bad day on the clay for Maria Sharapova as she was bounced out of the Rome Masters by Ana Ivanovic, Thursday. It was the first time anyone other than world No.1 Serena Williams had beaten the Russian on the red stuff since the 2011 French Open. Sharapova had been tuning up for this year's grand sl...
Who beat Lepchenko?
1,002
1,058
Serena Williams beat fellow American Varvarato Lepchenko
Serena Williams
(CNN) -- Three radio DJs in Kenya are going six days without food while broadcasting non-stop to promote peaceful voting in a country that was nearly torn apart after its last election five years ago. Ghetto Radio presenters Mbusii, Solloo and Essie have been locked inside a "glass house" in central Nairobi since Wed...
What are their names?
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Mbusii, Solloo and Essie
Mbusii, Solloo and Essie
Robin's First Flight Robin was a little baby bird who was born only 6 weeks before. Her mother took care of her and her brothers and sister by feeding them bugs and worms. Robin had 2 brothers. She also had one sister. During this time, Robin grew and grew and got stronger and stronger. Her feathers got longer, too. ...
hold old is robin ?
52
84
who was born only 6 weeks before
6 weeks
JavaScript (), often abbreviated as JS, is a high-level, dynamic, weakly typed, object-based, multi-paradigm, and interpreted programming language. Alongside HTML and CSS, JavaScript is one of the three core technologies of World Wide Web content production. It is used to make webpages interactive and provide online pr...
Anything not included?
909
1,045
It has an API for working with text, arrays, dates, regular expressions, and basic manipulation of the DOM, but does not include any I/O
I/O
CHAPTER LXXIX The Wharton Wedding It was at last settled that the Wharton marriage should take place during the second week in June. There were various reasons for the postponement. In the first place Mary Wharton, after a few preliminary inquiries, found herself forced to declare that Messrs. Muddocks and Cramble ...
What was her name?
953
993
Emily had promised to attend the wedding
Emily.
The University of Melbourne (informally Melbourne University) is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Times Higher Education ranks Melbourne as 33rd in the world, while the Academic Ranking of World Universi...
Are any of them from The University of Melbourne?
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1,441
Amongst Melbourne's 15 graduate schools the Melbourne Business School, the Melbourne Law School and the Melbourne Medical School are particularly well regarded
Yes
CHAPTER IX. CORIOLANUS AND CINCINNATUS. B.C. 458. All the time these struggles were going on between the patricians and the plebeians at home, there were wars with the neighboring tribes, the Volscians, the Veians, the Latins, and the Etruscans. Every spring the fighting men went out, attacked their neighbors, dr...
A.C.?
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55
B.C. 458.
No
One of the most famous people born in Warsaw was Maria Skłodowska-Curie, who achieved international recognition for her research on radioactivity and was the first female recipient of the Nobel Prize. Famous musicians include Władysław Szpilman and Frédéric Chopin. Though Chopin was born in the village of Żelazowa Wola...
What year was Casimir Pulaski born in?
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Rome (CNN) -- The captain of the Costa Concordia did not "fall" into a lifeboat after the ship hit rocks, as he contends, a crew member testified. Instead, Francesco Schettino "jumped into the lifeboat," Stefano Iannelli said. Schettino is on trial in Grosseto on charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship after 32 p...
What does Francesco Schettino blame for making the shipwreck situation worse?
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a malfunction of the ship ' s watertight doors
a malfunction of the ship ' s watertight doors
(CNN) -- Gary Oldman is doubling down on his apology for his recent Playboy interview. The British actor appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday to say in person what he's already said to the Anti-Defamation League in a letter: He very much regrets the remarks he made to Playboy about Jewish people and Hollywoo...
What did Gary Oldman say about political correctness and controversial actors in the Playboy interview?
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unfiltered opinion
unfiltered opinion
Newark ( or also locally ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County. As one of the nation's major air, shipping, and rail hubs, the city had a population of 277,140 in 2010, making it the nation's 67th most-populous municipality, after being ranked 63rd in the nation in 200...
Is it one of the newest cities in the US?
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Newark is one of the oldest European cities in the United States.
no
Serbia and Montenegro ( (SCG) / Србија и Црна Гора (СЦГ)), officially the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro ("Državna Zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora" (DZSCG) / Државна Заједница Србија и Црна Гора (ДЗСЦГ)), was a country in Southeast Europe, created from the two remaining republics of Yugoslavia after its breakup in 1...
Are they sometimes called FRY?
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FRY or FR Yugoslavia; "Savezna Republika Jugoslavija
Yes
New York (CNN) -- A federal judge has ordered that an official monitor be put in place to prevent discrimination in the hiring of New York City firefighters. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said the city needs "to comprehensively reassess its policies and practices, to analyze the evidence showing the effect of...
Who works for the mayor?
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Mark LaVorgna, a spokesman for the mayor, said the city intends to appeal the decision.
Mark LaVorgna
CHAPTER XIII. ST. VALENTINE'S DAY Miss Mohun came back in the dark after a long day, for once in her life quite jaded, and explaining that the health-officer and the landlord had been by no means agreed, and that nothing could be done till Sir Jasper came home and decided whether to retain the house or not. All t...
Who made a trip to the beach?
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'We haven't been to see Fly,' broke out Valetta, 'though she went out on the beach
Fly
(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...
Where did they appear?
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New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
(CNN) -- Long before Chen Guangcheng became internationally known as a human rights crusader, villagers near his home knew him as the man to go to when they had trouble with local authorities. Despite having little formal legal education, Chen began advocating on behalf of villagers in 1996 at the age of 25, accordin...
How old was he then?
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at the age of 25
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CHAPTER SEVEN "A common thief!" Schomberg bit his tongue just too late, and woke up completely as he saw Ricardo retract his lips in a cat-like grin; but the companion of "plain Mr. Jones" didn't alter his comfortable, gossiping attitude. "Garn! What if he did want to see his money back, like any tame shopkeeper,...
who asked that ?
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CHAPTER VIII. AN INTERRUPTION. Nathan, who had looked upon the men under Colonel Allen much as he had Corporal 'Lige, was literally amazed by this ready submission of the king's troops, standing silent and motionless by the side of Isaac as the garrison was paraded without arms, and the surrender made in due form. ...
How did they show up?
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Orkney (), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of Great Britain. Orkney is 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of the coast of Caithness and comprises approximately 70 islands, of which 20 are inhabited. The largest island Mainland is often referre...
How long has Orkney been inhabited?
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at least 8500 years
at least 8500 years
CHAPTER XXXVI THE CHARLATAN UNMASKED There seemed for the next few minutes to be a somewhat singular abstention from any desire to interfere with the two people who stood in the centre of the little group, hand-in-hand. Saton, after his first speech, and after Lois had given him her hands, had turned a little defia...
was he holding her hands?
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Still retaining Lois' hand
yes
CHAPTER VI THE THORN HEDGE Mist drifted about the hollows and the new moon shone between the motionless light clouds. The air was damp and Jim buttoned his driving-coat as he talked to Bernard on the steps at Dryholm. His small car stood near the arch, with its lights glistening on the dewy lawn. "Your lamps are ...
Who was talking to one another?
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d Jim buttoned his driving-coat as he talked to Bernard on the steps at Dryholm.
Jim and Bernard
(CNN) -- Armed renegade soldiers walked through Mali's damaged presidential palace on Thursday, hours after the troops' leaders claimed to have ousted the West African nation's democratically elected leader. Shell casings, bullet-ridden cars and shattered windows were evident in video from outside the palace, as well...
What did Capt. Amadou Sanogo say about President Amadou Toumani Toure's whereabouts?
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he was " safe . "
he was " safe . "
CHAPTER XXXV: Lightfoot Is Reckless In his search for the new stranger who had come to the Green Forest, Lightfoot the Deer was wholly reckless. He no longer stole like a gray shadow from thicket to thicket as he had done when searching for the beautiful stranger with the dainty feet. He bounded along, careless of ho...
Where?
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the Green Forest
the Green Forest
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...
What was Lady Arabella's reaction to Mary's virtue?
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warmest caresses
warmest caresses
Flea and the rest of Red Hot Chili Peppers will jump on to the stage, compliments of fellow performer Bruno Mars, at next month's Super Bowl halftime show. The news was announced Saturday during Fox's coverage of an NFC divisional playoff game. Mars, a Grammy-winning pop singer, invited the Chili Peppers to join hi...
Have they earned any Grammys?
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and won six Grammy Awards,
Yes
CHAPTER XVIII ON THE WAY WEST "Well, we're off for Big Horn Ranch at last!" "It certainly is a grand prospect, eh, Jack? We ought to have barrels of fun on the ranch." "Yes, Randy, it certainly ought to make a dandy vacation." "I'm fairly itching to get on horseback," put in Andy. "What dandy rides we shall h...
Where were Gif and Spouter supposed to meet the Rovers?
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Gif and Spouter were to meet them in Chicago,
in Chicago,
An alloy is a mixture of metals or a mixture of a metal and another element. Alloys are defined by metallic bonding character. An alloy may be a solid solution of metal elements (a single phase) or a mixture of metallic phases (two or more solutions). Intermetallic compounds are alloys with a defined stoichiometry and ...
What could its name be of/
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This is usually called the primary metal or the base metal, and the name of this metal may also be the name of the alloy.
the name of the alloy
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (previously incorporated as Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc. and colloquially known as Warner Bros. and Warner Bros. Pictures) is an American entertainment company that is a division of Time Warner and is headquartered in Burbank, California. It is one of the "Big Six" major American film ...
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They emigrated as young children with their parents to Canada from Krasnosielc
Krasnosielc
(CNN) -- A South African man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the killing of white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche, a lawyer in the case said. Chris Mahlangu was convicted on four counts including murder, for which he got life, lawyer Zola Majavu said. Terreblanche, the leader of the neo-Nazi Af...
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A South African man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the killing of white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche
Eugene Terreblanche
There was once a family called the McAllisters. There was a dad, John McAllister, a mom, Amy McAllister, and their two twins, Ally and Jonah McAllister. This family was a family family, but when it came time to eat dinner, they sometimes argued. This is because different people liked different meals. John liked chicken...
How many different things did they like?
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chicken most of all, and Amy liked vegetables. The twins, Ally and Jonah, preferred hotdogs, but Ally preferred ketchup, and Jonah preferred mustard.
5 different things
(CNN) -- In Pennsylvania, Tyler Dix, a 16-year-old movie buff, is wide awake by 7 a.m. to cook breakfast for his younger siblings. Moranda Hern and Kaylei Deakin started Sisterhood of the Traveling BDUs, or battle dress uniforms. In Georgia, Tucker Simmons, a 14-year old novice guitarist, prepares ice packs for his...
how does Tucker help?
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prepares ice packs for his mother whenever her chronic lower back pain kicks in
prepares ice packs for his mother whenever her chronic lower back pain kicks in
(CNN) -- I've returned to Washington after a long time away in my home in Britain to get a sense of the political mood in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. And I'm pretty depressed to discover that everyone is talking about Jeb Bush. It's not that he wouldn't make a strong candidate for the GOP. It's that...
According to who?
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Chris Cillizza
Chris Cillizza
Last Saturday was the best day of Timmy's summer. After waking up at nine and turning on his lamp, Timmy ran downstairs, counting the steps as he always did. There were always seven. At the bottom, he jumped over his dog Lucky who was licking himself clean. Timmy took a bite of toast and a sip of the orange juice his m...
When was the best day of Timmy's summer?
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Last Saturday was the best day of Timmy's summer
Last Saturday