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Napoléon Bonaparte (/nəˈpoʊliən, -ˈpoʊljən/; French: [napɔleɔ̃ bɔnapaʁt], born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Em... | did he dominate european affairs for 20 years? | 390 | 451 | dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade | No |
Norway ( ; Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); ), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a sovereign state and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic ... | How many countries border it? | 871 | 931 | Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, | Two |
CHAPTER XII
THE WHITE WITCH
I descended from the litter and told the others what the old fellow had said. Robertson did not want to come, and indeed refused to do so until I suggested to him that such conduct might prejudice a powerful person against us. Umslopogaas was indifferent, putting, as he remarked, no fait... | Who looked like the other tribe? | 475 | 546 | he had all the curiosity of the monkey tribe which he so much resembled | Hans |
CHAPTER XI
THE MAN AT THE ASTOR
The duties of Master Pugsy Maloney at the offices of _Cosy Moments_ were not heavy; and he was accustomed to occupy his large store of leisure by reading narratives dealing with life in the prairies, which he acquired at a neighbouring shop at cut rates in consideration of their bein... | What is his name? | 36 | 88 | null | Pugsy Maloney |
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 was Rowland's invention that Roderick deemed a failure? | 259 | 264 | bringing out my mother and mary | bringing out my mother and mary |
CHAPTER VIII
IN THE SWAMP
"There she is!"
"She seems to be all right!"
"Shall we go on board?"
Such were the cries from the Rovers and their friends as they came in sight of the _Dora_. The view of the houseboat filled them all with pleasure.
"Wait!" said Harold Bird. "Don't show yourselves!"
Dick at leas... | What might they run into? | null | 1,058 | null | trouble |
BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production. The website is the most frequently accessed news website in the United Kingdom, and forms a major part of BBC Online (bbc.co.uk), which records around 70 million unique users a week (around 60 to 70% of vis... | does it just cover UK news? | 346 | 458 | The website contains international news coverage, as well as British, entertainment, science, and political news | No |
Hokkien /hɒˈkiɛn/ (traditional Chinese: 福建話; simplified Chinese: 福建话; pinyin: Fújiànhuà; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-kiàn oē) or Quanzhang (Quanzhou–Zhangzhou / Chinchew–Changchew; BP: Zuánziū–Ziāngziū) is a group of mutually intelligible Min Nan Chinese dialects spoken throughout Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and by many other overseas... | Do they have other names? | 1,044 | 1,367 | The variety is also known by other terms such as the more general Min Nan (traditional Chinese: 閩南語, 閩南話; simplified Chinese: 闽南语, 闽南话; pinyin: Mǐnnányǔ, Mǐnnánhuà; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm-gí,Bân-lâm-oē) or Southern Min, and Fulaohua (traditional Chinese: 福佬話; simplified Chinese: 福佬话; pinyin: Fúlǎohuà; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hō-ló-oē... | yes |
(CNN) -- Passengers have been rescued from a gondola dangling over a freezing creek after the tower snapped in half Tuesday at a ski resort near Whistler, British Columbia.
Rescuers try to reach the passengers trapped inside one of the suspended gondolas Tuesday.
Doug Forseth, senior vice president of the resort, s... | Was anyone in it? | 1,382 | null | Another one was suspended over a creek, but everyone is out of that car." | no |
Turkmenistan ( or ; , ), formerly known as Turkmenia, is a country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west.
Turkmenistan has been at the crossroads of civilizations for ce... | What happened in 1881 there? | 512 | 549 | Annexed by the Russian Empire in 1881 | It was annexed by the Russian Empire |
(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... | Were they cooperative with the police? | null | 1,403 | He said the Amish community "is always cooperative with us and forthcoming," | yes |
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881.
The "Times" was first published on December 4, 1881, as the "Los Angeles Daily Times" under the direction of Nathan Cole Jr. and Thomas Gardiner. It was first printed at the Mirror printing plant, owned by Jess... | What was Harrison Gray Otis's editorial policy? | 202 | 204 | null | civic boosterism |
Textual criticism is a branch of textual scholarship, philology, and literary criticism that is concerned with the identification of textual variants in either manuscripts or printed books. Ancient scribes made alterations when copying manuscripts by hand. Given a manuscript copy, several or many copies, but not the or... | What type of criticism is there interest in applying to the Qur'an? | 1,286 | 1,319 | null | textual |
CHAPTER XIII.
Morning found the settlers, with the exception of Col. Zane, his brother Jonathan, the negro Sam, and Martin Wetzel, all within the Fort. Col. Zane had determined, long before, that in the event of another siege, he would use his house as an outpost. Twice it had been destroyed by fire at the hands of t... | Who arrived that day? | null | 648 | had arrived and Captain Sullivan, with his crew | Captain Sullivan, with his crew |
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... | Who was Martha von Bulow compared to in her early years? | 304 | 305 | grace kelly | grace kelly |
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 he alone? | 24 | 120 | D'Aguilar came to supper that night as he had promised, and this time not on foot and unattended | No |
CHAPTER IX
MERRIL TIGHTENS THE SCREW
The _Sorata_ went to sea again next morning, and one night a week later she bore up for Vancouver before a westerly breeze. A thin crescent moon had just cleared the dim white line of the mainland snow, and the sea glittered faintly in her frothing wake under a vast sweep of dus... | what was she doing? | 580 | 595 | sat on a locker | Sitting on a locker |
Woodbridge, Virginia (CNN) -- The police photograph is chilling. In grainy black and white tones, it shows 13-year-old Martin Andrews sitting in a makeshift box, his leg chained. The look in his eyes is one of fear, fatigue and disbelief. He had just been rescued from a nightmare.
"I was abducted by a sexually violen... | How long was he in captivity? | 451 | 462 | null | Eight days, |
Earth was initially molten due to extreme volcanism and frequent collisions with other bodies. Eventually, the outer layer of the planet cooled to form a solid crust when water began accumulating in the atmosphere. The Moon formed soon afterwards, possibly as the result of a Mars-sized object with about 10% of the Eart... | What was one? | 562 | null | Outgassing and volcanic activity produced the primordial atmosphere. | Outgassing |
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Paul Whittaker; the editor is John Lehmann and the editor-at-large is Paul Kelly.
Available nationally (in each state and territory), "The Australian" is the biggest-selling nat... | By whom? | 1,323 | 1,351 | published by Rupert Murdoch | Rupert Murdoch |
North Carolina consists of three main geographic sections: the Atlantic Coastal Plain, which occupies the eastern 45% of the state; the Piedmont region, which contains the middle 35%; and the Appalachian Mountains and foothills. The extreme eastern section of the state contains the Outer Banks, a string of sandy, narro... | how many "sounds" does it have? | 369 | 463 | two inland waterways or "sounds": Albemarle Sound in the north and Pamlico Sound in the south. | two |
(CNN) -- Tjaart van der Walt will seek to upstage two of his most illustrious golfing compatriots and win his first professional tournament at the Africa Open on Sunday.
The 37-year-old goes into the final round tied for the lead with 2010 British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen and one shot ahead of two-time U.S. Ope... | When? | 454 | 459 | 2005 | 2005 |
Editor's Note: Sunny Hostin is a legal analyst for CNN and is also a managing director of business intelligence and investigations at Kroll Inc. Previously, Hostin served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., where she received a Special Achievement Award for her work as a child sex crimes prosecutor. She ... | Who is Client No. 9? | 676 | 839 | Eliot Spitzer, the man.
I wanted to know how the former Sheriff of Wall Street became the Sheriff of Nottingham -- a do-gooder gone bad. A john. "Client No. 9." | Eliot Spitzer |
(CNN)The suspect behind the knife attack on the American ambassador to South Korea had a long, troubled history and often blamed the U.S. for tensions in the Korean Peninsula.
Kim Ki-Jong, 55, was quickly overpowered and taken into custody after he attacked U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert with a fruit knife Thursday mor... | how old is he? | 178 | 193 | Kim Ki-Jong, 55 | 55 |
The Kuomintang of China ( or , KMT; also spelled as Guomindang , GMD by its pinyin transliteration; often translated as the Nationalist Party of China or Chinese Nationalist Party) is a major political party in the Republic of China (ROC). It is currently the largest opposition party in the country.
The predecessor o... | Who was the first individual in charge? | 575 | 608 | Sun was the provisional president | Sun was the provisional president |
CHAPTER II
Cecil came face to face with his brother in the room where refreshments were being dispensed by solemn-looking footmen and trim parlour-maids. He stared at him for a moment in surprise.
"What on earth are you doing here, Andrew?" he asked.
"Exactly what I was wondering myself," Andrew answered, setting... | How long is Cecil staying? | 668 | null | I am up for the day, back to-morrow. | One day |
Tommy and Suzy (brother and sister) went to the playground one afternoon with their mom and dad, Jan and Dean. They were playing a game of tag and having the best time ever running after each other and laughing. They liked to play tag instead of building sandcastles or swinging. They liked tag because they liked to run... | Why? | null | 320 | They liked tag because they liked to run | they liked to run |
CHAPTER XII
CONSOLATION
On the following Sunday neither Tudor nor Norman was at Hampton. They had both felt that they could not comfortably meet each other there, and each had declined to go. They had promised to write; and now that the matter was decided, how were they or either of them to keep the promise?
It m... | How did Norman feel about his promise to Alaric to remain friends regardless of the outcome of the examination? | null | 370 | he would have been better satisfied if alaric would have triumphed ; but alaric seemed to take it all as a matter of course , and never spoke of his own promotion unless he did so in answer to some remark of his companion ; then he could speak easily enough ; otherwise he was willing to let the matter go by as one sett... | he would have been better satisfied if alaric would have triumphed ; but alaric seemed to take it all as a matter of course , and never spoke of his own promotion unless he did so in answer to some remark of his companion ; then he could speak easily enough ; otherwise he was willing to let the matter go by as one sett... |
CHAPTER II.
WHIMS.
"Come, Sylvia, it is nine o'clock! Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
"No, why should I?" And Sylvia tur... | Where were they at that time? | 141 | 158 | her sister's room | her sister's room |
In biology, adaptation has three related meanings. Firstly it is the dynamic evolutionary process that fits a population of organisms to their environment, enhancing their evolutionary fitness. Secondly, it is a state reached by the population during that process. Thirdly, it is a phenotypic or adaptive trait, with a f... | in response to what? | 560 | 583 | the imposed conditions. | the imposed conditions. |
Jarratt, Virginia (CNN) -- Teresa Lewis, called the mastermind in the murder-for-hire deaths of her husband and stepson, was executed Thursday night, Virginia Department of Corrections officials said.
Lewis, who was given a lethal injection, was pronounced dead at 9:13 p.m. ET at Greensville Correctional Center in Ja... | Was Lewis at peace with her sentence? | 1,265 | 1,298 | she was very peaceful with that." | yes |
CHAPTER XXVII. CYTHEREA'S BOWER.
There Citherea, goddesse was and quene, Honourid highly for her majeste, And eke her sonne, the mighty god I weene, Cupid the blinde, that for his dignite A M lovers worshipp on ther kne. There was I bid on pain of dethe to pere, By Mercury, the winged messengre.--CHAUCER.
By twelve... | and the other two please | 348 | 384 | Mr. Belamour, with Eugene and Jumbo, | Mr. Belamour and Eugene |
CHAPTER XIII JOHNNY CHUCK FINDS THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD
Old Mother West Wind had stopped to talk with the Slender Fir Tree.
"I've just come across the Green Meadows," said Old Mother West Wind, "and there I saw the Best Thing in the World."
Striped Chipmunk was sitting under the Slender Fir Tree and he couldn... | What did Peter Rabbit think the Best Thing in the World must be? | 239 | null | great piles of carrots and cabbage | great piles of carrots and cabbage |
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... | Outside of what? | -1 | -1 | null | unknown |
CHAPTER XVIII
JIM'S RELEASE
On the morning after his pursuit of Shanks, Jim was conscious of a flat reaction. Dick's story and the excitement of the chase had helped him to forget his troubles, but now he was cool they returned. He had promised to marry Evelyn and found out, too late, that he loved another. There w... | Anything else? | 114 | 144 | Dick's story and the excitemen | Dick's story . |
I used to be afraid of butterflies! It is true! Once, my mom took me to Seattle. There, we went to a special place. We went to the zoo!
I saw lots of animals at the zoo. I saw bears. I saw tigers. I saw apes. I saw monkeys. I saw snakes. I loved seeing all these animals. They made me happy.
We even saw one place wh... | Are you still scared? | 1,759 | null | Now, I like butterflies! | no |
CHAPTER XI.
DETERIORATION OF CHARACTER.
B.C. 329
Alexander at the summit of his ambition.--Sad changes.--Alexander becomes dissipated.--His officers became estranged.--Character of Parmenio.--His services to Alexander.--Parmenio's son, Philotas.--His dissolute character.--Conspiracies.--Plot of Dymnus.--Dymnus de... | Who? | 1,019 | 1,025 | Darius | Darius |
Central Europe is a term used to refer to lands with boundaries of various delineation. It is said to occupy continuous territory that are otherwise conventionally Eastern Europe and Western Europe. The concept of Central Europe is based on a common historical, social and cultural identity. Central Europe is going thro... | Who is Jenő Szűcs? | 1,006 | 1,015 | historian | historian |
CHAPTER XIII
BUB SUCCUMBS TO FORCE
One day Peter Conant abruptly left his office, came home and packed his grip and then hurried down town and caught the five o'clock train for New York. He was glum and uncommunicative, as usual, merely telling Aunt Hannah that business called him away and he did not know when he w... | Then how would he get to Hillcrest? | 1,217 | 1,238 | he stage to Hillcrest | take the stage |
CHAPTER XI
VON BEHRLING'S FATE
It seemed to Louise that she had scarcely been in bed an hour when the more confidential of her maids--Annette, the Frenchwoman--woke her with a light touch of the arm. She sat up in bed sleepily.
"What is it, Annette?" she asked. "Surely it is not mid-day yet? Why do you disturb me... | Did the twenty minutes he spent waiting feel very long to him? | 922 | 980 | To Bellamy, the twenty minutes were minutes of purgatory. | yes |
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... | what question did Henry keep repeating? | 36 | 70 | "Sam, do you think he will live?" | "do you think he will live?" |
(PEOPLE.com) -- For nearly three years, the hit TLC show "Toddlers & Tiaras" has captured the drama behind the scenes in the world of child beauty pageants.
The tantrums were extreme, and the pre-show prep of spray tanning and eyebrow waxing seemed perhaps premature for little kids.
But in the last few weeks, as fo... | Why? | 627 | 671 | Little girls are supposed to play with dolls | Little girls are supposed to play with dolls |
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by "Billboard" magazine in the United States.
This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sales and streaming.
The current number-one song, as of the chart dated for ... | what is it? | 48 | 69 | "Billboard" magazine | magazine |
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife, who wa... | who was the queen of england? | 0 | 67 | null | Elizabeth I |
The rule of law is the legal principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by arbitrary decisions of individual government officials. It primarily refers to the influence and authority of law within society, particularly as a constraint upon behaviour, including behaviour of government officia... | Does it apply to government officials? | 278 | 323 | including behaviour of government officials. | Yes |
CHAPTER XVII
DRUMMOND OFFERS HELP
It was a calm evening and Thirlwell and Scott sat outside the shack, watching the river while the sunset faded across the woods. A few _Metis_ freighters had gone to the settlements for supplies and mining tools, and although much depended on the condition of the portages, Scott ex... | What did Scott think Thirlwell's role should be if Miss Strange found the lode? | 240 | 241 | mining engineer | mining engineer |
CHAPTER I
ANDY AND HIS UNCLE
"What be you a-goin' to do today, Andy?"
"I'm going to try my luck over to the Storburgh camp, Uncle Si. I hardly think Mr. Storburgh will have an opening for me, but it won't hurt to ask him."
"Did you try Sam Hickley, as I told you to?" continued Josiah Graham, as he settled himse... | What did his uncle think Chet liked to do? | 961 | 1,024 | He'd rather fool his time away in the woods, huntin' and fishin | huntin and fishin |
Amman, Jordan (CNN) -- The wife of an alleged suicide bomber who killed eight people at a U.S. base in Afghanistan last week says she is shocked by his actions but "proud" of what he did.
Defne Bayrak, the Turkish wife of Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi -- a Jordanian doctor identified as the attacker -- said she do... | Who is she? | 204 | 257 | the Turkish wife of Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi | the Turkish wife of Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi |
The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on ... | What was the inhabitants profession in Roman Empire period? | 801 | 839 | The Alemanni were agricultural people, | agricultural |
CHAPTER TWO.
STRONG EMOTIONS ARE SUCCEEDED BY SUPPER, AND FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSIONS ON DISCOVERY, WHICH END IN A WILD ALARM!
When Karlsefin had been introduced to Leif Ericsson, the former turned round and presented to him and Biarne his friend Thorward, the captain of the other ship. Thorward was not a tall man, but... | Are Karlsefin and Thorwards fighters? | null | 714 | No; my friend Thorward and I are not men of war. | No |
CHAPTER XXIII
THE SPRINGTIME OF LIFE
"A fight! a fight!" came from the crowd, and soon Tom and Koswell were surrounded by a number of students and some outsiders.
The blow from the bully angered Tom greatly, and skating forward he made a pass at Koswell. But the latter ducked, and then came back at Tom with a blo... | who cried whats up | 1,375 | 1,409 | null | a voice from the rear of the crowd |
(CNN) -- Ukraine has been wracked with ceaseless demonstrations for weeks as protesters demand constitutional reform and a closer relationship with Europe instead of Russia. A breakthrough finally came Tuesday: Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his government resigned, and the national parliament voted overwhelmingly to... | What was a catalyst for all this? | 640 | null | null | the government's decision to not make a trade deal with the European Union |
Sam wanted a phone, so he asked his Mom if he could have one because phones are very expensive. Sam told his Mom that he could do extra chores for money to buy one. Sam's Mom told him that a phone is very expensive, much more expensive than the toys he normally buys with his chore money. But Sam still really wanted a p... | Did Sam want something? | 3 | 19 | wanted a phone, | Yes. |
CHAPTER XXXVI
"Come on,--I'll show you the real dirt," Brissenden said to him, one evening in January.
They had dined together in San Francisco, and were at the Ferry Building, returning to Oakland, when the whim came to him to show Martin the "real dirt." He turned and fled across the water-front, a meagre shadow ... | With what kind of entities had he been consorting? | 996 | 1,049 | the gibbering nonentities I found you consorting with | gibbering nonentities |
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores higher HDI when the life expectancy at birth is longer, the education period is longer, and the income per c... | what was one of the data points it looked at? | 37 | 123 | a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators, | life expectancy, |
San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN) -- The father of a 7-year-old girl abducted and killed near her north Georgia home this month said Sunday he is "relieved" to have his daughter back in Puerto Rico, where she will be buried this week.
A funeral for Jorelys Rivera will be held Monday in Penuelas, her father, Ricardo Galarza... | 5 days after she went missing? | 733 | 789 | Searchers found her body in a trash bin three days later | No |
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 might they have been discussing? | 1,030 | 1,038 | Wrayson | Wrayson |
South America is a continent located in the western hemisphere, mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere. It may also be considered a subcontinent of the Americas, which is the model used in nations that speak Romance languages. The reference to South America instead... | What hemisphere is South America in? | 44 | 51 | western | western |
CHAPTER VIII
SHADOW HAMILTON'S CONFESSION
"I simply can't understand it, Phil. Gus Plum was frightened very much, or he would never have offered me a hundred dollars to keep quiet."
Dave and his chum were strolling along the edge of the campus, an hour after the conversation recorded in the last chapter. The boy ... | how does the professor look? | 1,560 | 1,677 | ou'd hardly know him now, he looks so hale and hearty. It did him a world of good to go to live with the Wadsworths." | hale and hearty |
Dakar, Senegal (CNN) -- Polls closed Sunday in Senegal where citizens voted in an election overshadowed by violence as protesters demand the elderly president refrain from seeking another term.
President Abdoulaye Wade, 85, was booed and jeered when he cast his ballot at a polling station in the middle-class neighbor... | What will happen if a candidate doesn't win 50% of the vote? | 497 | 613 | If a candidate does not win 50% of the vote, a runoff election will be held next month in the West African nation.
| There will be a runoff election |
CHAPTER VI. DISAPPOINTED LOVE.
I know thee well, thy songs and sighs, A wicked god thou art; And yet, most pleasing to the eyes, And witching to the heart. W. MACKWORTH PRAED.
The house was dull when Aurelia was gone. Her father was ill at ease and therefore testy, Betty too sore at heart to endure as cheerfully as... | What did they hear coming? | 1,078 | 1,149 | the measured tread of boots and clank of sword and spurs coming nearer | the tread of boots and clank of sword and spurs |
CHAPTER V
What had passed between Smilash and Henrietta remained unknown except to themselves. Agatha had seen Henrietta clasping his neck in her arms, but had not waited to hear the exclamation of "Sidney, Sidney," which followed, nor to see him press her face to his breast in his anxiety to stifle her voice as he s... | Should she strangle him? | 738 | 755 | don't strangle me | No. |
Buenos Aires ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the first one was the meaning intended by t... | Is the city part of a province? | 650 | 742 | The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital | No |
CHAPTER VI: HERR VON KWARL
Herr Von Kwarl sat at his favourite table in the Brandenburg Cafe, the new building that made such an imposing show (and did such thriving business) at the lower end of what most of its patrons called the Regentstrasse. Though the establishment was new it had already achieved its unwritten ... | Was this the reality? | 1,373 | 1,585 | The stupidity of his mien masked an ability and shrewdness that was distinctly above the average, and the suggestion of brutality was belied by the fact that von Kwarl was as kind-hearted a man as one could meet | No |
Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be used. The ideal thermodynamic cycle used to analyze this process is called the Rankine cycle. In the cycle, water is... | Who made the first successful one? | 686 | 712 | nvented by Thomas Newcomen | Thomas Newcomen |
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets, with the remainder being significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and small Solar System bodi... | Where is most of the Solar System's mass? | 552 | 604 | The vast majority of the system's mass is in the Sun | the Sun |
Jen put on her favorite dress. She liked it because it had cats on it. She was very excited about her birthday cake. Maybe the cake would have a turtle on it. Jen was going to have turkey. She had no gravy, so she had chicken for dinner instead. After eating the chicken, she remembered she was late for the dance! She r... | What did Jen walk past on the way to the dance? | 107 | 108 | ice cream | ice cream |
Ontario, one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada, is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province accounting for nearly 40 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest in total area when the territories of the Northwe... | What rivers and lakes make up the border between Ontario and the United States? | 205 | null | great lakes / saint lawrence river drainage system | great lakes / saint lawrence river drainage system |
The Anglosphere is a set of English-speaking nations with similar cultural roots, based upon populations originating from the nations of the British Isles (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Ireland), which today maintain close political and military cooperation. While the nations included in different sou... | What kinds of links do these countries have with each other? | 1,737 | 1,773 | English language and cultural values | English language and cultural values |
(CNN) -- When White House press secretary Josh Earnest said this week that President Barack Obama had "substantially improved the tranquillity of the global community," many observers reacted with disbelief.
When the President refused to go to the U.S.-Mexico border last week to see the crisis of young people floodin... | What did President Obama do when he went to Delaware? | 139 | 169 | null | opened with a few sentences about the shooting down of a malaysian airliner in ukraine before joking about joe biden and going back to his prepared text on infrastructure |
CHAPTER III
OUT OF PERIL
"Oh look! May and Fred have both gone down!" cried Ruth.
"Yes, and there go Andy and Randy over them!" exclaimed Jack.
"And look, Jack, the ice is cracking everywhere!" continued the frightened girl. She clutched his arm and looked appealingly into his face. "Oh! what shall we do?"
"S... | Who got up first? | null | 574 | Fred | Fred |
Lviv (, ; , ; German "Lemberg"; ; ; see also other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine and the seventh-largest city in the country overall, with a population of around 728,350 as of 2016. Lviv is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine.
Named in honor of the Leo, the eldest son of Rus' King Daniel of Ga... | What was it central place of at that time? | 904 | null | centre of the Lwów Voivodeship | Lwów Voivodeship |
Chapter XVII. Foo-foo the First.
Miles Hendon hurried along toward the Southwark end of the bridge, keeping a sharp look-out for the persons he sought, and hoping and expecting to overtake them presently. He was disappointed in this, however. By asking questions, he was enabled to track them part of the way through S... | And where did he search there? | 1,446 | 1,464 | null | The wood. |
New York (CNN) -- The man accused of attempting to set off a car bomb in Times Square considered other targets in and around New York before the failed attack, an investigator said.
Faisal Shahzad, 30, pondered attacks on Rockefeller Center, Grand Central Terminal, the World Financial Center and Connecticut helicopte... | What is that? | 820 | 840 | Islamic dietary laws | Islamic dietary laws |
(CNN) -- Roger Federer secured a record-equaling seventh Wimbledon title to dash the hopes of Andy Murray and a partisan Centre Court crowd.
Federer made it 17 grand slam titles to his name after a two-and-a-half-year drought and matched the haul of American Pete Sampras at the All England Club.
The Swiss will retu... | Where is he from? | 476 | 556 | null | Britain |
Eurasia is a combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia. The term is a portmanteau of its constituent continents (Europe & Asia). Located primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and by Africa... | What's to its East? | 249 | 262 | Pacific Ocean | Pacific Ocean |
(EW.com) -- Rebel Wilson will emcee the 2013 MTV Movie Awards, the network announced Thursday in a "first look" trailer that aired during the "Jersey Shore" finale.
Set to air on April 14, this is the "Pitch Perfect" star's first time hosting, and the first time a woman has hosted since Sarah Silverman's stint in 200... | How many years has MTV aired the movie awards? | 692 | 723 | In the show's 20 year history, | 20 |
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 did they do there? | 60 | null | When they got there, the first thing they wanted to do was to look for buried treasure | look for buried treasure |
One day, a boy named Sam went to the doctor because he fell and hurt his knee. He was riding his green tricycle in the yard when it happened. He played with yellow and red blocks in the waiting room before his visit with the doctor. His mother was sitting in a chair, reading a magazine and talking to other mothers sitt... | Who went to the doctor? | 21 | 43 | Sam went to the doctor | Sam |
There once was a lion who did not roar, but instead he said meow. The lion was sad, because he could not roar like his other lion friends. The lion went to talk to his family. He first went to talk to his brother, but his brother was not home. Then he went to talk to his dad, but his dad was not home either. Luckily, t... | what could he say? | 40 | 64 | but instead he said meow | meow |
CHAPTER TWENTY.
BENJY'S ENJOYMENTS INTERRUPTED, AND POLOELAND OVERWHELMED WITH A CATASTROPHE.
One pleasant morning, towards the end of summer, Benjamin Vane went out with his gun in the water-tramp on the large lake of Paradise Isle.
Leo and he had reached the isle in one of the india-rubber boats. They had taken... | What the cook a large person? | 306 | 432 | They had taken Anders with them to carry their game, and little Oblooria to prepare their dinner while they were away shooting | No |
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 37th most populous built-up area, with an official population estimate of 196,670 for the city of Aberdeen and for the local authority area.
Nicknames include the "Granite City", the "Grey Cit... | The University of Aberdeen was founded in what year? | 1,091 | 1,134 | the University of Aberdeen, founded in 1495 | 1495 |
(CNN) -- Serena Williams underlined her status as the overwhelming favorite for the women's U.S. Open title with a crushing "double bagel" win over Carla Suarez Navarro in the quarterfinals of the New York grand slam.
The defending champion, bidding for a fifth singles triumph at Flushing Meadows, beat the Spanish wo... | What male player is mentioned? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
CHAPTER XXII
THE FIGHT WITH THE BUCK
"Look out!"
These were the only words Henry had time to utter and as they left his lips he leaped to one side as swiftly as possible.
Hardly knowing what Henry meant, Dave and Barringford stood their ground, looking first one way and then another.
On the instant the big bu... | Did Henry warn someone of danger? | 42 | 95 | Look out!"
These were the only words Henry had time | yes |
(CNN)Two of my eldest son's first words were "Dada" and "Batman." (Or "Batmah," at least.)
That should have clued me in that Gilbert was following in his Dad's footsteps; he was a superhero fan in the making.
From dancing and singing to the "Batman" theme song at age 1 to creating his own super-characters from ever... | Did she think she was attractive? | 1,469 | 1,479 | beautiful | Yes |
Insects (from Latin insectum, a calque of Greek ἔντομον [éntomon], "cut into sections") are a class of invertebrates within the arthropod phylum that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. They are the most diverse... | What is the relationship between insects and flowering plants? | 355 | null | null | coevolved |
(CNN) -- An extensive internal review of the debacle at Penn State that left a child sex abuser in place on campus for years forever casts a shadow over a heroic figure at the school: Joe Paterno.
The report, the result of months of investigation, finds Paterno and a few other top officials not only showed a "callous... | What kind of abuse did he inflict? | 76 | 195 | null | sex abuse |
It was a boring day out on the range for cowboy Bob. He was riding around on his horse. It was a good animal, and its name was Steve. Steve was an old friend to Bob. He had been carrying Bob around on his back for almost five years, and both of them knew every inch of the range on which they rode. Bob's job was to keep... | Did they know the range they rode on well? | 233 | 298 | and both of them knew every inch of the range on which they rode. | yes |
CHAPTER XXVIII
A PAINFUL DUTY
Three months had slipped away since the evening on which Wheeler had discussed the subject of shingle-splitting with his companions. Nasmyth stood outside the shanty in the drenching rain. He was very wet and miry, and his face was lined and worn, for the three months of unremitting ef... | what type of chemical was going to be needed? | 973 | 1,011 | a heavy expenditure of time and powder | powder |
Xu Caihou, a retired PLA general and former vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), was taken from his sick bed at 301 Military Hospital in Beijing on Saturday by dozens of armed policemen, the South China Morning Post reported, quoting unidentified sources.
Xu was detained the same day Presi... | What is the name of the professor from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology who spoke about the widespread buying and selling of military ranks? | 197 | 199 | david zweig | david zweig |
New York (CNN) -- A woman suspected of snatching an infant from a New York hospital in 1987 told investigators she was frustrated with her inability to give birth, according to court papers filed Monday.
Ann "Annugetta" Pettway has been charged with one count of kidnapping in the abduction of Carlina Renae White, who... | what color was it ? | 787 | 825 | She was dressed in a blue jail uniform | Blue |
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... | Who was the king of the men? | null | 14 | banton | banton |
Stephenville, Texas (CNN)A former deputy testified last week that he overheard the defendant in the "American Sniper" murder trial explain why he killed two men.
Gene Cole, who worked for the Erath County Sheriff's Office at the time, testified Friday that on June 22, 2013, he "heard Mr. [Eddie Ray] Routh say, 'I sho... | Who is the killer? | 286 | 308 | Mr. [Eddie Ray] Routh | Eddie Ray Routh |
CHAPTER IX
THE SNARE
On the following morning, when Castell returned, Margaret told him of the visit of d'Aguilar, and of all that had passed between them, told him also that he was acquainted with their secret, since he had spoken of her as half a Jew.
"I know it, I know it," answered her father, who was much di... | Doing what? | 724 | 765 | standing by the side door, taking the air | taking the air |
My brother Ryan is 12 years older than me. He is my best friend, and the coolest human on Earth. Right before I turned 7 one summer, he left home to join the Army. He thought about joining the Marines, the Air-Force, or the Navy, but he liked the Army better. He was away for a long time. I didn't see him again until I ... | and what is his name? | 11 | 15 | Ryan | Ryan |
CHAPTER VI. Marilla Makes Up Her Mind
Get there they did, however, in due season. Mrs. Spencer lived in a big yellow house at White Sands Cove, and she came to the door with surprise and welcome mingled on her benevolent face.
"Dear, dear," she exclaimed, "you're the last folks I was looking for today, but I'm real... | Who did they ask for this? | null | 872 | We told your brother Robert to tell you we wanted a boy ten or eleven years old | Robert |
A lock-unlock lever on the doomed Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo was moved earlier than it should have been, the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday night.
But the agency's acting chairman stressed it was unclear whether pilot error, mechanical problems or a host of other possibilities caused the spacecraf... | How high and how far away from Mojave, California was SpaceShipTwo when it disintegrated? | 346 | 356 | 45 , 000 feet above , and about 20 miles northeast | 45 , 000 feet above , and about 20 miles northeast |
(CNN)That sound you just heard was the crash of hearts breaking all over the world.
Zayn Malik is leaving One Direction.
"After five incredible years Zayn Malik has decided to leave One Direction," the band said on its Facebook page and tweeted out to its 22.9 million Twitter followers.
"Niall, Harry, Liam and Lo... | How many albums did he record with the band? | 295 | 489 | Niall, Harry, Liam and Louis will continue as a four-piece and look forward to the forthcoming concerts of their world tour and recording their fifth album, due to be released later this year." | Four |
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion. Covering approximately , it is the world's second-largest state by land area and third- or fourth-largest by total area. Governed by ... | In China? | null | 1,435 | while the ROC government retreated to Taiwan with its present "de facto" capital in Taipei | No |
Steve took his family to the lake. There are a lot of things to do at the lake. Steve's favorite thing to do is ride in his red boat across the blue water. The boat is very loud and makes dark brown smoke. The boat can go very fast. Steve has a son named Bobby. Bobby doesn't like riding in the boat, he prefers to sit o... | How many fish? | 692 | 743 | two yellow fish, five pink fish and three blue fish | Ten |
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