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Title: Fifth Beatle Background: The fifth Beatle is an informal title that various commentators in the press and entertainment industry have applied to people who were at one point a member of the Beatles, or who had a strong association with the "Fab Four" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Star...	[ "Epstein also doggedly sought a recording contract for the band in London at a crucial moment in their career, fighting their perception as provincial \"northern\" musicians." ]
Title: Alla Nazimova Background: She was born Marem-Ides Leventon (Russian name Adelaida Yakovlevna Leventon) in Yalta, Crimea, Russian Empire. Her stage name Alla Nazimova was a combination of Alla (a diminutive of Adelaida) and the surname of Nadezhda Nazimova, the heroine of the Russian novel Children of the Street...	[ "based on Wilde's play, were critical and commercial failures." ]
Title: Alla Nazimova Background: She was born Marem-Ides Leventon (Russian name Adelaida Yakovlevna Leventon) in Yalta, Crimea, Russian Empire. Her stage name Alla Nazimova was a combination of Alla (a diminutive of Adelaida) and the surname of Nadezhda Nazimova, the heroine of the Russian novel Children of the Street...	[ "Of those Nazimova is confirmed to have been involved with romantically, the list includes actress Eva Le Gallienne, director Dorothy Arzner, writer Mercedes de Acosta," ]
Title: Alfred Cellier Background: Alfred Cellier (1 December 1844 - 28 December 1891) was an English composer, orchestrator and conductor. In addition to conducting and music directing the original productions of several of the most famous Gilbert and Sullivan works and writing the overtures to some of them, Cellier c...	[ "Cellier died at his home in Bloomsbury, London, at the age of 47. He was buried in West Norwood Cemetery." ]
Title: Alfred Cellier Background: Alfred Cellier (1 December 1844 - 28 December 1891) was an English composer, orchestrator and conductor. In addition to conducting and music directing the original productions of several of the most famous Gilbert and Sullivan works and writing the overtures to some of them, Cellier c...	[ "Mrs. Jarramie's Genie (composed together with his brother Francois, with libretti by Desprez, which played together with several different operas at the Savoy between 1887 and 1889)." ]
Title: Juliana Hatfield Background: Hatfield was born in Wiscasset, Maine, the daughter of Philip M. Hatfield, a radiologist, and Julie Hatfield, a former Boston Globe features, society, travel writer, and fashion critic who currently works as a freelance travel writer. Hatfield grew up in the Boston suburb of Duxbury...	[ "Hatfield writes that in truth she was suffering from depression severe enough to the point of being suicidal." ]
Title: Juliana Hatfield Background: Hatfield was born in Wiscasset, Maine, the daughter of Philip M. Hatfield, a radiologist, and Julie Hatfield, a former Boston Globe features, society, travel writer, and fashion critic who currently works as a freelance travel writer. Hatfield grew up in the Boston suburb of Duxbury...	[ "The band announced they would tour the United States in support of the album throughout February, hitting cities on both coasts and the midwest," ]
Title: Phil Lesh Background: Philip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940) is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career. After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of Grateful Dead family music with side project Phil Lesh a...	[ "--\"New Potato Caboose\", \"Box of Rain\", \"Unbroken Chain\", and \"Pride of Cucamonga\"--are among the best-known" ]
Title: Phil Lesh Background: Philip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940) is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career. After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of Grateful Dead family music with side project Phil Lesh a...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Paul Rudd Background: Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey. His father, Michael Rudd, was a historical tour guide and former vice-president of Trans World Airlines who died of cancer. His mother, Gloria Irene (Granville), was a sales manager at the television station KCMO-TV in Kansas City, Missouri. His parent...	[ "as well as working with director David Wain (five films)." ]
Title: Lepa Brena Background: Born into a Bosniak family near Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, she grew up in Brcko, the youngest child of Abid Jahic (c. 1928 - 22 October 2010) and Ifeta (nee Smajlovic; 15 April 1934 - 21 November 2014). Both of her parents are originally from villages near Srebrenik; her father was...	[ "40 million records sold." ]
Title: Lepa Brena Background: Born into a Bosniak family near Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, she grew up in Brcko, the youngest child of Abid Jahic (c. 1928 - 22 October 2010) and Ifeta (nee Smajlovic; 15 April 1934 - 21 November 2014). Both of her parents are originally from villages near Srebrenik; her father was...	[ "Hajde da se volimo" ]
Title: Soulfly Background: Soulfly is an American heavy metal band formed in 1997 and based in Phoenix, Arizona. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality, political and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, slavery, hatred and anger. Soulfly...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Soulfly Background: Soulfly is an American heavy metal band formed in 1997 and based in Phoenix, Arizona. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality, political and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, slavery, hatred and anger. Soulfly...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: The Clark Sisters Background: The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of five sisters: Jacky Clark Chisholm (b. 1948), Denise Clark Bradford (b. 1953), Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark-Terrell (b. 1954), Dorinda Clark-Cole (b. 1957), and Karen Clark Sheard (b. 1960). The Clark Sisters are the d...	[ "they were all performing together in church services," ]
Title: The Clark Sisters Background: The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of five sisters: Jacky Clark Chisholm (b. 1948), Denise Clark Bradford (b. 1953), Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark-Terrell (b. 1954), Dorinda Clark-Cole (b. 1957), and Karen Clark Sheard (b. 1960). The Clark Sisters are the d...	[ "1989, The Clark Sisters released their highly anticipated live album, Bringing it Back Home, recorded in their home town of Detroit." ]
Title: Joe Biden Background: Biden was born on November 20, 1942, at St. Mary's Hospital in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Biden (nee Finnegan) and Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden Sr. He was the first of four siblings in a Catholic family, with a sister, Valerie, and two brothers, James and Frank, fo...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Mahatma Gandhi Background: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; Hindustani: ['mo:h@nda:s 'k@r@mtS@nd 'ga:ndhi] ( listen); 2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948) was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. Section: Salt Satyagraha (Salt March) Passage: After his early...	[ "Gandhi then launched a new Satyagraha against the tax on salt in March 1930." ]
Title: Boston (band) Background: Boston is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, who had their most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on multi-instrumentalist founder and leader Tom Scholz, the band is a staple of classic rock radio playlists. Boston's best-known works include the song...	[ "The album, released in 1980," ]
Title: Al Sharpton Background: Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. was born in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, to Ada (nee Richards) and Alfred Charles Sharpton Sr. The family has some Cherokee roots. He preached his first sermon at the age of four and toured with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. In 196...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: George Washington Background: George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799) was an American statesman and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army...	[ "Washington was of primarily English gentry descent, especially from Sulgrave, England." ]
Title: Dan Dierdorf Background: Daniel Lee Dierdorf (born June 29, 1949) is a former American football offensive lineman and current sportscaster. A native of Canton, Ohio, Dierdorf played college football for the University of Michigan from 1968 to 1970 and was selected as a consensus first-team All-American in 1970 ...	[ "Dierdorf did not allow a sack during the entire 1976 and 1977 seasons." ]
Title: Mahatma Gandhi Background: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; Hindustani: ['mo:h@nda:s 'k@r@mtS@nd 'ga:ndhi] ( listen); 2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948) was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. Section: Khilafat movement Passage: In 1919, Gandhi then aged ...	[ "United Provinces of Agra and Oudh alone." ]
Title: Doris Duke Background: Duke was born in New York City, the only child of tobacco and hydroelectric power tycoon James Buchanan Duke and his second wife, Nanaline Holt Inman, widow of Dr. William Patterson Inman. At his death in 1925, the elder Duke's will bequeathed the majority of his estate to his wife and da...	[ "Duke donated $2 million to Duke University to be used for AIDS research." ]
Title: Dan Dierdorf Background: Daniel Lee Dierdorf (born June 29, 1949) is a former American football offensive lineman and current sportscaster. A native of Canton, Ohio, Dierdorf played college football for the University of Michigan from 1968 to 1970 and was selected as a consensus first-team All-American in 1970 ...	[ "appeared in seven games, only four as a starter." ]
Title: French people Background: The French (French: Francais) are an ethnic group and nation who are identified with the country of France. This connection may be legal, historical, or cultural. Historically the French people's heritage is diverse, including populations of Gauls, Ligures, Latins, Franks, Iberians, Al...	[ "The European treaties have formally permitted movement and European citizens enjoy formal rights to employment in the state sector" ]
Title: French people Background: The French (French: Francais) are an ethnic group and nation who are identified with the country of France. This connection may be legal, historical, or cultural. Historically the French people's heritage is diverse, including populations of Gauls, Ligures, Latins, Franks, Iberians, Al...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Cancer Bats Background: Cancer Bats are a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario. They have released five studio albums and six extended plays. The band is composed of vocalist Liam Cormier, guitarist Scott Middleton, drummer Mike Peters and bassist Jaye R. Schwarzer. Cancer Bats take a wide variety ...	[ "led to Canadian independent record label Distort Entertainment signing the band." ]
Title: Cancer Bats Background: Cancer Bats are a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario. They have released five studio albums and six extended plays. The band is composed of vocalist Liam Cormier, guitarist Scott Middleton, drummer Mike Peters and bassist Jaye R. Schwarzer. Cancer Bats take a wide variety ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Genelia D'Souza Background: Born in Mumbai Genelia is an East Indian, a Marathi speaking Christian from North Konkan. She was raised in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai. Her mother Jeanette D'Souza was a managing director of the Pharma Multinational corporation. She left her job in 2004 to help Genelia with her care...	[ "The film was a box-office success. The same year, she appeared in two Telugu movies Samba, and Sye," ]
Title: Bon Jovi Background: Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, pianist and keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, lead guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald. The band's lineup has remained mostly static...	[ "\"Runaway\"," ]
Title: Cross Road Blues Background: "Cross Road Blues" (also known as "Crossroads") is a blues song written and recorded by American blues artist Robert Johnson in 1936. Johnson performed it as a solo piece with his vocal and acoustic slide guitar in the Delta blues-style. The song has become part of the Robert Johnso...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Billy May Background: May was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He started out playing the tuba in the high school band. "I sat in the rear of the stand. [...] I didn't realize it at the time, but I was intrigued with becoming an arranger and an orchestrator." At the age of seventeen May began playing with Gene...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Russell Means Background: Means was born in Porcupine, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, to Theodora Louise Feather and Walter "Hank" Means. His mother was a Yankton Dakota from Greenwood, South Dakota, and his father, an Oglala Lakota. As well as Russell, the family had two other boys (Willia...	[ "The two men were indicted in 2003 and convicted in separate trials in 2004 and 2010, respectively. By then in a nursing home, Clark was not indicted." ]
Title: Russell Means Background: Means was born in Porcupine, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, to Theodora Louise Feather and Walter "Hank" Means. His mother was a Yankton Dakota from Greenwood, South Dakota, and his father, an Oglala Lakota. As well as Russell, the family had two other boys (Willia...	[ "On January 8, 1988, Means held a press conference to announce his retirement from AIM," ]
Title: Sylvia (singer) Background: Sylvia Jane Hutton (nee Kirby, born December 9, 1956), known simply by her first name Sylvia during the 1980s, is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. Some original source books have her birth name as Sylvia Kirby Allen; however, Allen was her first husban...	[ "It was followed up by Sylvia's last top 40 country hit," ]
Title: Eddie Rickenbacker Background: Edward Rickenbacker was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Swiss German-speaking immigrants. From childhood, he loved machines and experimented with them, encouraged by his father's words: "A machine has to have a purpose". In what was to become one of the defining characteristics of Rick...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Eddie Rickenbacker Background: Edward Rickenbacker was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Swiss German-speaking immigrants. From childhood, he loved machines and experimented with them, encouraged by his father's words: "A machine has to have a purpose". In what was to become one of the defining characteristics of Rick...	[ "Because of an erroneous press story and Rickenbacker's known Swiss heritage, he was suspected of being a spy." ]
Title: Sylvia (singer) Background: Sylvia Jane Hutton (nee Kirby, born December 9, 1956), known simply by her first name Sylvia during the 1980s, is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. Some original source books have her birth name as Sylvia Kirby Allen; however, Allen was her first husban...	[ "In 1982, Sylvia was the Academy of Country Music's \"Female Vocalist of the Year\" and a Grammy nominee for \"Best Female Vocalist\"." ]
Title: Labelle Background: Labelle is an American all-female singing group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The group was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl groups in the Philadelphia/Trenton areas, the Ordettes and the Del-Capris, forming as a new version of the former group, later ch...	[ "In 1991, Patti LaBelle reunited with Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash" ]
Title: SMAP Background: SMAP was a Japanese boy band, composed of Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori. The group was created in 1988 by music producer Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates, originally as a six-piece with Katsuyuki Mori, until his departure from t...	[ "and the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes." ]
Title: SMAP Background: SMAP was a Japanese boy band, composed of Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori. The group was created in 1988 by music producer Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates, originally as a six-piece with Katsuyuki Mori, until his departure from t...	[ "Kimura" ]
Title: Count Dooku Background: Count Dooku of Serenno, from the House of Dooku is a fictional character from the Star Wars franchise, appearing in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, as a primary antagonist. He was portrayed by Christopher Lee and voiced by Co...	[ "Dooku gets his revenge on Ventress by having Grievous order the systematic genocide of the Nightsisters." ]
Title: Labelle Background: Labelle is an American all-female singing group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The group was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl groups in the Philadelphia/Trenton areas, the Ordettes and the Del-Capris, forming as a new version of the former group, later ch...	[ "By 1961, Jean Brown and Yvonne Hogan had ditched the group to get married" ]
Title: Blue (English band) Background: Blue is an English boyband consisting of members Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe. The band originally formed in 2000 and has released three studio albums, All Rise (2001), One Love (2002) and Guilty (2003) that all peaked at number one in the United Kingdom a...	[ "Blue started recording for their debut album following their new line-up." ]
Title: Blue (English band) Background: Blue is an English boyband consisting of members Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe. The band originally formed in 2000 and has released three studio albums, All Rise (2001), One Love (2002) and Guilty (2003) that all peaked at number one in the United Kingdom a...	[ "We've also been working with Bruno Mars on a song called \"Black and Blue\" - he's sending his parts over from a demo we recorded a while ago." ]
Title: Death Cab for Cutie Background: Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band, formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band is composed of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nick Harmer (bass), Dave Depper (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Zac Rae (keyboards, guitar), and Jason McGerr (drums). In ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Death Cab for Cutie Background: Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band, formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band is composed of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nick Harmer (bass), Dave Depper (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Zac Rae (keyboards, guitar), and Jason McGerr (drums). In ...	[ "Plans received a nomination for" ]
Title: Margot Kidder Background: Kidder, one of five children, was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, the daughter of Jocelyn Mary "Jill" (nee Wilson), a history teacher, and Kendall Kidder, an explosives expert and engineer. Kidder also spent time growing up in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador. Her m...	[ "drama The Glitter Dome (1984)." ]
Title: Margot Kidder Background: Kidder, one of five children, was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, the daughter of Jocelyn Mary "Jill" (nee Wilson), a history teacher, and Kendall Kidder, an explosives expert and engineer. Kidder also spent time growing up in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador. Her m...	[ "Crime and Punishment." ]
Title: Edward Sapir Background: Edward Sapir (; January 26, 1884 - February 4, 1939) was an American anthropologist-linguist, who is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the early development of the discipline of linguistics. Sapir was born in German Pomerania; his parents emigrated to United S...	[ "Sapir came to regard a young Semiticist named Zellig Harris as his intellectual heir, although Harris was never a formal student of Sapir. (" ]
Title: Doris Day Background: Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff was born on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Alma Sophia (nee Welz), a housewife, and William Joseph Kappelhoff, a music teacher and choir master. All of her grandparents were German immigrants. For most of her life, Day reportedly believed she...	[ "won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and \"We'll Love Again\"." ]
Title: Sergei Korolev Background: Korolev was born in Zhytomyr, Russian Empire. His father, Pavel Yakovlevich Korolev, was born in Mogilev to a clerk of the Imperial Russian Army and a peasant mother. His mother, Maria Nikolaevna Koroleva (Moskalenko/Bulanina), was a daughter of a wealthy merchant in the city of Nezhi...	[ "construction project glider called the K-5." ]
Title: Sergei Korolev Background: Korolev was born in Zhytomyr, Russian Empire. His father, Pavel Yakovlevich Korolev, was born in Mogilev to a clerk of the Imperial Russian Army and a peasant mother. His mother, Maria Nikolaevna Koroleva (Moskalenko/Bulanina), was a daughter of a wealthy merchant in the city of Nezhi...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Secretariat (horse) Background: Secretariat (March 30, 1970 - October 4, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who, in 1973, became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years. His record-breaking win in the Belmont Stakes, where he left the field 31 lengths behind him, is widely regarded as one of the gre...	[ "Secretariat broke poorly and Onion led from the start, setting a slow pace running well off the rail." ]
Title: Charles Willson Peale Background: Peale was born in 1741 in Chester, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, the son of Charles Peale and his wife Margaret. He had a younger brother, James Peale (1749-1831). Charles became an apprentice to a saddle maker when he was thirteen years old. Upon reaching maturity, he opened ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Secretariat (horse) Background: Secretariat (March 30, 1970 - October 4, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who, in 1973, became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years. His record-breaking win in the Belmont Stakes, where he left the field 31 lengths behind him, is widely regarded as one of the gre...	[ "After the race, Secretariat was brought to Aqueduct Racetrack where he was paraded with Turcotte dressed in the Meadow silks before a crowd of 32,990 in his final public" ]
Title: Ted Kaczynski Background: Theodore John Kaczynski (; born May 22, 1942), also known as the Unabomber, is an American domestic terrorist. A mathematics prodigy, he abandoned an academic career in 1969 to pursue a primitive lifestyle, then between 1978 and 1995 he killed three people, and injured 23 others, in a ...	[ "Kaczynski's lawyers later attributed his hostility towards mind control techniques to this experience." ]
Title: Ted Kaczynski Background: Theodore John Kaczynski (; born May 22, 1942), also known as the Unabomber, is an American domestic terrorist. A mathematics prodigy, he abandoned an academic career in 1969 to pursue a primitive lifestyle, then between 1978 and 1995 he killed three people, and injured 23 others, in a ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: David Walliams Background: David Edward Williams, OBE (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, talent-show judge, author, presenter, and activist, known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC One sketch show Little Britain. Since 2012, Walliams has be...	[ "At the 2012 National Television Awards, Walliams won the 'Landmark Achievement Award'," ]
Title: David Walliams Background: David Edward Williams, OBE (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, talent-show judge, author, presenter, and activist, known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC One sketch show Little Britain. Since 2012, Walliams has be...	[ "year. The duo have not worked or made any public appearances together since early 2011 (" ]
Title: Eunhyuk Background: Eunhyuk was born Lee Hyuk-jae in Seoul, South Korea. He has an older sister Lee So-ra. Raised in a family that struggled financially, he was interested in street performing as a child. Inspired by the likes of H.O.T's Jang Woo-hyuk, Michael Jackson and singer-dancer Yoo Seung-jun, Eunhyuk tr...	[ "The album sold over 500,000 units and won the Disk Daesang Award at the 26th Golden Disk Awards" ]
Title: Jennifer Aniston Background: Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, the daughter of actor John Aniston and actress Nancy Dow (1936-2016). Her father is Greek, while her mother was born in New York City. One of her maternal great-grandfathers was an Italian immigrant, and her mother's other ancestry inclu...	[ "In 1996, she was in Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers music video for \"Walls\"." ]
Title: Laurie Baker Background: Baker was born into a staunch Methodist family, the youngest son of Birmingham Gas Department's chief accountant, Charles Frederick Baker and Millie Baker. His early schooling was at King Edwards Grammar School. His elder brothers, Leonard and Norman studied law, and he had a sister, Ed...	[ "Baker made many simple suggestions for cost reduction including the use of Rat trap bond for brick walls," ]
Title: Laurie Baker Background: Baker was born into a staunch Methodist family, the youngest son of Birmingham Gas Department's chief accountant, Charles Frederick Baker and Millie Baker. His early schooling was at King Edwards Grammar School. His elder brothers, Leonard and Norman studied law, and he had a sister, Ed...	[ "local labour for both construction of the buildings and for manufacture of construction materials such as brick and lime surkhi." ]
Title: Jennifer Aniston Background: Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, the daughter of actor John Aniston and actress Nancy Dow (1936-2016). Her father is Greek, while her mother was born in New York City. One of her maternal great-grandfathers was an Italian immigrant, and her mother's other ancestry inclu...	[ "She gained critical acclaim for her performance in the low-budget film The Good Girl (2002" ]
Title: Buck Owens Background: Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 - March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, songwriter and band leader who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band the Buckaroos. They pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound, a reference to...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Jodie Foster Background: Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress, director, and producer. Foster began her professional career as a child model when she was three years old in 1965, and two years later she moved to acting in television series, when she debuted the sitcom ...	[ "The first was Flightplan (2005), in which she played a woman whose daughter vanishes during an overnight flight." ]
Title: Jodie Foster Background: Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress, director, and producer. Foster began her professional career as a child model when she was three years old in 1965, and two years later she moved to acting in television series, when she debuted the sitcom ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: The Triffids Background: The Triffids were an Australian alternative rock and pop band, formed in Perth in Western Australia in May 1978 with David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist. They achieved negligible success in Australia, but greater success in the UK and in Scandina...	[ "In June 1993 three former members of The Triffids: David McComb, Robert McComb and Lee; as well as Charlie Owen and Chris Wilson guested on Acuff's Rose's debut studio album," ]
Title: The Triffids Background: The Triffids were an Australian alternative rock and pop band, formed in Perth in Western Australia in May 1978 with David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist. They achieved negligible success in Australia, but greater success in the UK and in Scandina...	[ "punk rock" ]
Title: Mary Mary Background: Mary Mary are an American gospel duo composed of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Trecina Atkins-Campbell. Formed in 1998, Mary Mary was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of their best-selling debut album, Thankful (2000), which contained the hit single "Shackles ...	[ "The Atkins sisters, born Erica Monique and Trecina Evette, grew up in a large family with seven siblings in Inglewood, California." ]
Title: Joe Montana Background: Montana was born to Joseph Clifford Montana Sr. (1932-2017) and Theresa Marie Bavuso Montana (1935-2004) in New Eagle, Pennsylvania, a borough of Washington County located in the western portion of the state. He grew up in the city of Monongahela, a coal mining town 25 miles (40 km) sout...	[ "Aided in part by Montana's performance at quarterback, the 49ers advanced to the NFL Playoffs again in 1985;" ]
Title: Havelock Ellis Background: Henry Havelock Ellis, known as Havelock Ellis (2 February 1859 - 8 July 1939), was an English physician, writer, progressive intellectual and social reformer who studied human sexuality. He co-authored the first medical textbook in English on homosexuality in 1897, and also published ...	[ "In April 1875, Ellis sailed on his father's ship for Australia; soon after his arrival in Sydney, he obtained a position as a master at a private school." ]
Title: Havelock Ellis Background: Henry Havelock Ellis, known as Havelock Ellis (2 February 1859 - 8 July 1939), was an English physician, writer, progressive intellectual and social reformer who studied human sexuality. He co-authored the first medical textbook in English on homosexuality in 1897, and also published ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Jim Jones Background: Jones was born on May 13, 1931 in a rural area of Crete, Indiana, to James Thurman Jones (1887-1951), a World War I veteran, and Lynetta Putnam (1902-1977). Jones was of Irish and Welsh descent; he later claimed partial Cherokee ancestry through his mother, but his maternal second cousin l...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Jim Jones Background: Jones was born on May 13, 1931 in a rural area of Crete, Indiana, to James Thurman Jones (1887-1951), a World War I veteran, and Lynetta Putnam (1902-1977). Jones was of Irish and Welsh descent; he later claimed partial Cherokee ancestry through his mother, but his maternal second cousin l...	[ "A swastika was placed on the Temple, a stick of dynamite was left in a Temple coal pile," ]
Title: James Fenimore Cooper Background: James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances draw a picture of frontier and American Indian life in the early American days which created a unique form o...	[ "The book became one of the most widely read American novels of the 19th century." ]
Title: Bipasha Basu Background: Bipasha Basu (born 7 January 1979), also known by her married name Bipasha Basu Singh Grover, is an Indian film actress and model. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and English language films. One of the most popular and highest...	[ "She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Raaz." ]
Title: Bipasha Basu Background: Bipasha Basu (born 7 January 1979), also known by her married name Bipasha Basu Singh Grover, is an Indian film actress and model. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and English language films. One of the most popular and highest...	[ "Basu was enrolled in medical science studies until twelfth standard," ]
Title: Mackinac Island Background: Mackinac Island ( MAK-in-aw) is an island and resort area, covering 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was home ...	[ "Motor vehicles were restricted at the end of the 19th century" ]
Title: Mackinac Island Background: Mackinac Island ( MAK-in-aw) is an island and resort area, covering 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was home ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Dan Devine Background: Daniel John "Dan" Devine (December 22, 1924 - May 9, 2002) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Arizona State University from 1955 to 1957, the University of Missouri from 1958 to 1970, and the University of Notre Dame from 1975 to 1980, compi...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Dan Devine Background: Daniel John "Dan" Devine (December 22, 1924 - May 9, 2002) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Arizona State University from 1955 to 1957, the University of Missouri from 1958 to 1970, and the University of Notre Dame from 1975 to 1980, compi...	[ "On a personal note, Devine's wife developed multiple sclerosis during the season." ]
Title: Joseph Conrad Background: Joseph Conrad (Polish pronunciation: ['juzef ,kon.rad]; born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski; 3 December 1857 - 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He joined the British merchant marine in 1878, and was...	[ "his circle of friends, which he had begun assembling even prior to his first publications, included authors and other leading lights in the arts," ]
Title: Joseph Conrad Background: Joseph Conrad (Polish pronunciation: ['juzef ,kon.rad]; born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski; 3 December 1857 - 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He joined the British merchant marine in 1878, and was...	[ "to no avail, probably because Conrad had not received permission from Russian authorities to remain abroad permanently" ]
Title: Judith Butler Background: Judith Butler FBA (born February 24, 1956) is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics and the fields of third-wave feminist, queer and literary theory. Since 1993, she has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, where...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Judith Butler Background: Judith Butler FBA (born February 24, 1956) is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics and the fields of third-wave feminist, queer and literary theory. Since 1993, she has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, where...	[ "Butler argues that it is more valid to perceive gender as a performance in which an individual agent acts." ]
Title: Eminem Background: Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (often stylized as EMIN3M), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, and actor. Eminem is the best-selling artist of the 2000s in the United States. Throughout his career, he has ha...	[ "Although Relapse did not sell as well as Eminem's previous albums and received mixed reviews, it was a commercial success and re-established his presence in the hip-hop world." ]
Title: Eminem Background: Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (often stylized as EMIN3M), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, and actor. Eminem is the best-selling artist of the 2000s in the United States. Throughout his career, he has ha...	[ "The label-mates later collaborated on a number of hit songs (\"Forgot About Dre\"" ]
Title: Lennie Tristano Background: Tristano was born in Chicago on March 19, 1919. His mother, Rose Tristano (nee Malano), was also born in Chicago. His father, Michael Joseph Tristano, was born in Italy and moved to the United States as a child. Lennie was the second of four brothers. Section: 1960s and 1970s Passag...	[ "Their son, Steve, who was born in 1952, met his father only once after their initial 1956 separation." ]
Title: Lennie Tristano Background: Tristano was born in Chicago on March 19, 1919. His mother, Rose Tristano (nee Malano), was also born in Chicago. His father, Michael Joseph Tristano, was born in Italy and moved to the United States as a child. Lennie was the second of four brothers. Section: Personality and views ...	[ "If you feel angry with somebody you hit him on the nose - not try to play angry music" ]
Title: Bruce Hornsby Background: Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer and pianist. Hornsby draws frequently from classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Motown, gospel, rock, blues, and jam band musical traditions. Hornsby's recordings have been recognized on a number of occasions with indust...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Doctor Doom Background: Dr. Victor Von Doom (commonly known as Doctor Doom, or simply Doom) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The son of a Romani witch, Von Doom has been depicted as a supervillain, the archenemy of the Fantastic Four, and the leader of the f...	[ "During the 1970s, Doom branched out to more Marvel titles" ]
Title: Doctor Doom Background: Dr. Victor Von Doom (commonly known as Doctor Doom, or simply Doom) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The son of a Romani witch, Von Doom has been depicted as a supervillain, the archenemy of the Fantastic Four, and the leader of the f...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Tim Pawlenty Background: Timothy James Pawlenty (; born November 27, 1960) is an American businessman and politician who is president and CEO of Financial Services Roundtable, a Washington, D.C.-based industry advocacy group. He was a Republican politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota (2003-2011...	[ "who was running for the 2010 Democratic nomination for governor of Minnesota, the General Assembly passed legislation approving nearly all the original unallotments." ]
Title: Tim Pawlenty Background: Timothy James Pawlenty (; born November 27, 1960) is an American businessman and politician who is president and CEO of Financial Services Roundtable, a Washington, D.C.-based industry advocacy group. He was a Republican politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota (2003-2011...	[ "passed the state legislature" ]
Title: Inzamam-ul-Haq Background: Inzamam-ul-Haq ( pronunciation ;Punjabi, Urdu: nDmm lHq; born 3 March 1970), also known as Inzy, is a former Pakistani cricketer, and former captain. He is the leading run scorer for Pakistan in one-day internationals, and the third-highest run scorer for Pakistan in Test cricket. He ...	[ "ODI's Inzamam also held the highest average as captain" ]
Title: Inzamam-ul-Haq Background: Inzamam-ul-Haq ( pronunciation ;Punjabi, Urdu: nDmm lHq; born 3 March 1970), also known as Inzy, is a former Pakistani cricketer, and former captain. He is the leading run scorer for Pakistan in one-day internationals, and the third-highest run scorer for Pakistan in Test cricket. He ...	[ "These innings established Inzamam's billing as a big-game player, although he was unable to replicate his World Cup success in later tournaments." ]
Title: Hermione Gingold Background: Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (9 December 1897 - 24 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric persona. Her signature drawling, deep voice was a result of nodes on her vocal cords she developed in the 1920s and early 1930s. After a successful career as a c...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]

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