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Title: Leonard Bernstein Background: Leonard Bernstein ( BURN-styne; August 25, 1918 - October 14, 1990) was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Leonard Bernstein Background: Leonard Bernstein ( BURN-styne; August 25, 1918 - October 14, 1990) was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was ...	[ "His first opera, Trouble in Tahiti, was dedicated to Blitzstein and has a strong social theme, criticizing American civilization and suburban upper-class life in particular." ]
Title: Corey Taylor Background: Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, actor, and author, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the bands Slipknot and Stone Sour. Taylor formed Stone Sour in 1992, playing in the Des Moines area, and working on a demo. He joined S...	[ "All Hope Is Gone was the first Slipknot album to peak number one on the Billboard 200." ]
Title: Corey Taylor Background: Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, actor, and author, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the bands Slipknot and Stone Sour. Taylor formed Stone Sour in 1992, playing in the Des Moines area, and working on a demo. He joined S...	[ "By age 15, he had developed a drug addiction and had overdosed on cocaine twice." ]
Title: Harry Reasoner Background: Reasoner was born at First Street North in Dakota City, Iowa; he and his older sister, Esther, were the children of Eunice (Nicholl) and Harry Ray Reasoner, who married in 1911. Reasoner was taught to read by his parents before entering school, gaining a strong vocabulary from his mot...	[ "After two years of co-anchoring ABC Evening News with Walters, Reasoner departed the network" ]
Title: CBC Radio 3 Background: CBC Radio 3 is a radio network that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website. The audio stream is available from both C...	[ "Due to funding cuts," ]
Title: CBC Radio 3 Background: CBC Radio 3 is a radio network that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website. The audio stream is available from both C...	[ "In 2011, CBC Radio 3 sponsored its first documentary movie, Winning America," ]
Title: Kate O'Mara Background: Kate O'Mara (10 August 1939 - 30 March 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress, and writer. O'Mara made her stage debut in a 1963 production of The Merchant of Venice. Her other stage roles included Elvira in Blithe Spirit (1974), Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (1982), Cleopatra...	[ "O'Mara described this incident and \"many other close encounters with... this very unpleasant and humiliating procedure\"," ]
Title: Kate O'Mara Background: Kate O'Mara (10 August 1939 - 30 March 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress, and writer. O'Mara made her stage debut in a 1963 production of The Merchant of Venice. Her other stage roles included Elvira in Blithe Spirit (1974), Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (1982), Cleopatra...	[ "Jack Warner, as her father, and Kathleen Harrison." ]
Title: Vinnie Paz Background: Vincenzo Luvineri (born October 5, 1977), better known as Vinnie Paz (formerly known as Ikon the Verbal Hologram), is an Italian American rapper and the lyricist behind the Philadelphia underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. He is also the frontman of the hip hop supergroup Army of t...	[ "It was only available for digital download and was released on 26 October 2010." ]
Title: Vinnie Paz Background: Vincenzo Luvineri (born October 5, 1977), better known as Vinnie Paz (formerly known as Ikon the Verbal Hologram), is an Italian American rapper and the lyricist behind the Philadelphia underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. He is also the frontman of the hip hop supergroup Army of t...	[ "\"The Psycho-Social\" for short. The album originally sold 1000 vinyl copies through Superegular Records, but" ]
Title: Menominee Background: The Menominee (also spelled Menomini, derived from the Ojibwe language word for "Wild Rice People;" known as Mamaceqtaw, "the people," in the Menominee language) are a federally recognized nation of Native Americans, with a 353.894 sq mi (916.581 km2) reservation in Wisconsin. Their histor...	[ "French explorer Jean Nicolet's" ]
Title: Menominee Background: The Menominee (also spelled Menomini, derived from the Ojibwe language word for "Wild Rice People;" known as Mamaceqtaw, "the people," in the Menominee language) are a federally recognized nation of Native Americans, with a 353.894 sq mi (916.581 km2) reservation in Wisconsin. Their histor...	[ "4,562" ]
Title: Marching band Background: A marching band is a group in which instrumental musicians perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Most marching bands wear a uniform, often of a military style, that includes an ass...	[ "while bands that focus on entertainment rather than competition usually perform a unique show for each game." ]
Title: Woody Allen Background: Allen was born Allan Stewart Konigsberg in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York. He and his sister, Letty (b. 1943), were raised in Midwood, Brooklyn. He is the son of Nettie (nee Cherry; November 8, 1906 - January 27, 2002), a bookkeeper at her family's delicatessen, and Mart...	[ "In 1981, his play The Floating Light Bulb premiered on Broadway and ran for 65 performances." ]
Title: P. G. Wodehouse Background: Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (; 15 October 1881 - 14 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Born in Guildford, the son of a British magistrate based in Hong Kong, Wodehouse spent happy teenage years at Dulwich College, t...	[ "he had spare time to write a novel and nine short stories." ]
Title: P. G. Wodehouse Background: Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (; 15 October 1881 - 14 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Born in Guildford, the son of a British magistrate based in Hong Kong, Wodehouse spent happy teenage years at Dulwich College, t...	[ "Jerome Kern introduced him to the writer Guy Bolton, who became Wodehouse's closest friend and a regular collaborator." ]
Title: Mickey Thompson Background: Marion Lee "Mickey" Thompson (December 7, 1928 - March 16, 1988) was an American auto racing builder and promoter. A hot rodder since his youth, Thompson increasingly pursued land speed records in his late 20s and early 30s. He achieved international fame in 1960 when he became the f...	[ "Thompson collaborated with Fritz Voight on a 1958 twin-engined dragster. This car achieved a best speed of 294.117 mph" ]
Title: Mickey Thompson Background: Marion Lee "Mickey" Thompson (December 7, 1928 - March 16, 1988) was an American auto racing builder and promoter. A hot rodder since his youth, Thompson increasingly pursued land speed records in his late 20s and early 30s. He achieved international fame in 1960 when he became the f...	[ "The small tire sizes and low car weights caused complaints amongst the old hands and owners," ]
Title: Willie Dixon Background: William James Dixon (July 1, 1915 - January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar and was a capable singer, but he is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Willie Dixon Background: William James Dixon (July 1, 1915 - January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar and was a capable singer, but he is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Allen Toussaint Background: Allen Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 - November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer, who was an influential figure in New Orleans R&B from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures." Many m...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: I Heard It Through the Grapevine Background: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a single in September 1967; i...	[ "a track has not turned up - some Motown historians believe that a session may have been scheduled but cancelled." ]
Title: Fiddler on the Roof Background: Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters (or Tevye the Dairyman) and other tales by Sholem Aleichem. The story c...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Mike Piazza Background: Michael Joseph Piazza (; born September 4, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1992 to 2007. He played most notably for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, while also having brief stints with the Flor...	[ "The Hall of Famer praised his talent," ]
Title: Mike Piazza Background: Michael Joseph Piazza (; born September 4, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1992 to 2007. He played most notably for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, while also having brief stints with the Flor...	[ "In 1996, Piazza hit .336 with 36 home runs and 105 RBIs, finishing second in MVP voting, behind Ken Caminiti." ]
Title: The Birth of a Nation Background: The Birth of a Nation (originally called The Clansman) is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed and co-produced by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from the novel and play The Clansman, both by Thomas Dixon Jr., as well as Dixon's no...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Chapter 27 Background: Chapter 27 is a 2007 biographical drama film depicting the murder of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman. It was written and directed by Jarrett Schaefer, based on the book Let Me Take You Down by Jack Jones, produced by Robert Salerno, and stars Jared Leto as Chapman. The film takes place ...	[ "The title \"Chapter 27\" suggests a continuation of J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, which has twenty-six chapters," ]
Title: John Safran Background: Safran was born in Melbourne to Jewish parents. His maternal grandparents were Polish Jewish Bundists. Safran's mother, Gitl, was born in Uzbekistan as they were fleeing their home country for Australia. She died in 2003. Section: Radio presenter and Sunday Night Safran Passage: As of 2...	[ "By Safran's own admission, Maguire and he \"only seem to talk about Scrabble and White Supremacists\"." ]
Title: Eddie Rabbitt Background: Rabbitt was born to Irish immigrants Mae (nee Joyce) and Thomas Michael Rabbitt in Brooklyn, New York in 1941, and was raised in the nearby community of East Orange, New Jersey. His father was an oil-refinery refrigeration worker, and a skilled fiddle and accordion player, who often en...	[ "the R&B flavored \"Suspicions\" from his 1979 album Loveline, was an even greater crossover success," ]
Title: Rani Mukerji Background: Rani Mukerji (born 21 March 1978) is an Indian actress. She has won several awards, including seven Filmfare Awards. Her film roles have been cited as a significant departure from the traditional portrayal of women in Hindi cinema. Although Mukerji was born into the Mukherjee-Samarth fa...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Fiddler on the Roof Background: Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters (or Tevye the Dairyman) and other tales by Sholem Aleichem. The story c...	[ "Beatrice Arthur as Yente the matchmaker, Austin Pendleton as Motel, Bert Convy as Perchik the student revolutionary," ]
Title: Tyson Chandler Background: Tyson Cleotis Chandler (born October 2, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Chandler was the second overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, then was immediately traded to the Chi...	[ "With the Dominguez Dons, Chandler became a teenage sensation; current players such as DeMar DeRozan watched him play and claimed \"he was like Shaq\"." ]
Title: Tyson Chandler Background: Tyson Cleotis Chandler (born October 2, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Chandler was the second overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, then was immediately traded to the Chi...	[ "the 2003-04 season." ]
Title: Alex Ferguson Background: Born to Alexander Beaton Ferguson, a plater's helper in the shipbuilding industry, and his wife, Elizabeth (nee Hardie), Alex Chapman Ferguson was born at his grandmother's home on Shieldhall Road in Govan on 31 December 1941, but grew up in a tenement at 667 Govan Road (which has sinc...	[ "manager" ]
Title: Alex Ferguson Background: Born to Alexander Beaton Ferguson, a plater's helper in the shipbuilding industry, and his wife, Elizabeth (nee Hardie), Alex Chapman Ferguson was born at his grandmother's home on Shieldhall Road in Govan on 31 December 1941, but grew up in a tenement at 667 Govan Road (which has sinc...	[ "Ferguson was sacked for various breaches of contract including unauthorised payments to players." ]
Title: Rocky Graziano Background: Graziano was the son of Ida Scinto and Nicola Barbella. Barbella, nicknamed Fighting Nick Bob, was a boxer with a brief fighting record. Born in Brooklyn, Graziano later moved to an Italian enclave centered on East 10th Street, between First Avenue and Avenue A in Manhattan's East Vil...	[ "After he got out of the reformatory, he headed back to the gym to earn money and while there, met Eddie Cocco who started his professional career." ]
Title: Trapped in the Closet (South Park) Background: "Trapped in the Closet" is the twelfth episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series South Park. The 137th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 16, 2005. In the episode, Stan ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Trapped in the Closet (South Park) Background: "Trapped in the Closet" is the twelfth episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series South Park. The 137th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 16, 2005. In the episode, Stan ...	[ "Randy sends Stan to his room, where he finds Tom Cruise waiting." ]
Title: Rita Hayworth Background: Hayworth was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1918 as Margarita Carmen Cansino, the oldest child of two dancers. Her father, Eduardo Cansino Sr., was from Castilleja de la Cuesta, a little town near Seville, Spain. Her mother, Volga Hayworth, was an American of Irish-English descent who ...	[ "From the start of their marriage, Haymes was deeply indebted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)." ]
Title: Rita Hayworth Background: Hayworth was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1918 as Margarita Carmen Cansino, the oldest child of two dancers. Her father, Eduardo Cansino Sr., was from Castilleja de la Cuesta, a little town near Seville, Spain. Her mother, Volga Hayworth, was an American of Irish-English descent who ...	[ "By the time she returned to the screen for Fire Down Below (1957), Kim Novak had become Columbia's top female star." ]
Title: Bill Monroe Background: Monroe was born on his family's farm near Rosine, Kentucky, the youngest of eight children of James Buchanan "Buck" and Malissa (Vandiver) Monroe. His mother and her brother, Pendleton "Pen" Vandiver, were both musically talented, and Monroe and his family grew up playing and singing at ...	[ "The growing national popularity of Monroe's music during the 1960s" ]
Title: Bill Monroe Background: Monroe was born on his family's farm near Rosine, Kentucky, the youngest of eight children of James Buchanan "Buck" and Malissa (Vandiver) Monroe. His mother and her brother, Pendleton "Pen" Vandiver, were both musically talented, and Monroe and his family grew up playing and singing at ...	[ "He seldom sang lead vocals on his Victor recordings, often preferring to contribute high tenor harmonies" ]
Title: Tommy Hilfiger Background: Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger (born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer best known for founding the lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger Corporation in 1985. After starting his career by co-founding a chain of record stores in upstate New York in the 1970s, he began designing pr...	[ "With an emphasis on health, educational and cultural programs, the organization supports charities that focus on at-risk American youth." ]
Title: Constantius II Background: Constantius II (Latin: Flavius Julius Constantius Augustus; Greek: Konstantios; 7 August 317 - 3 November 361) was Roman Emperor from 337 to 361. The second son of Constantine I and Fausta, he ascended to the throne with his brothers Constantine II and Constans upon their father's dea...	[ "Ursicinus, who was meant to replace Silvanus, bribed some troops, and Silvanus was killed." ]
Title: Constantius II Background: Constantius II (Latin: Flavius Julius Constantius Augustus; Greek: Konstantios; 7 August 317 - 3 November 361) was Roman Emperor from 337 to 361. The second son of Constantine I and Fausta, he ascended to the throne with his brothers Constantine II and Constans upon their father's dea...	[ "Constantius may have sought to provide an advantage to state-owned businesses by limiting the skilled workers and slaves available to Jewish businesses." ]
Title: Rise Against Background: Rise Against is an American melodic hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band's current line-up comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist Tim McIlrath, lead guitarist Zach Blair, bassist Joe Principe and drummer Brandon Barnes. Former members are guitarists Dan Wlekinski,...	[ "The Good Left Undone\" in particular peaking within the top ten." ]
Title: August Strindberg Background: Johan August Strindberg (; Swedish: [2strInd,baerj] ( listen); 22 January 1849 - 14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: August Strindberg Background: Johan August Strindberg (; Swedish: [2strInd,baerj] ( listen); 22 January 1849 - 14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which...	[ "politicians, the stingy publishers, the incompetent reviewers, the narrow-minded, the idiots - and he was not loyal to any party or ideology. Many of" ]
Title: Coldplay Background: Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead singer and pianist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London (UCL). After they formed under the name Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Ch...	[ "X&Y was released in June 2005 in UK and Europe." ]
Title: Coldplay Background: Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead singer and pianist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London (UCL). After they formed under the name Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Ch...	[ "singles from the album, \"A Sky Full of Stars\" and \"True Love" ]
Title: Adam Clayton Background: Adam Charles Clayton, the oldest child of Brian and Jo Clayton, was born on 13 March 1960 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England. His father was a pilot with the Royal Air Force, who moved into civil aviation, and his mother was a former airline stewardess. When he was 4 years old, Clayton's ...	[ "he worked on U2's experimental album, released under the pseudonym \"Passengers\"," ]
Title: Adam Clayton Background: Adam Charles Clayton, the oldest child of Brian and Jo Clayton, was born on 13 March 1960 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England. His father was a pilot with the Royal Air Force, who moved into civil aviation, and his mother was a former airline stewardess. When he was 4 years old, Clayton's ...	[ "He plays the guitar on a few occasions, most notably the song \"40\", where he and guitarist The Edge switch instruments." ]
Title: The Midnight Express (professional wrestling) Background: The Midnight Express was a professional wrestling tag team of changing members, mostly under the management of Jim Cornette. The group started in the early 1980s with Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose (and originally Norvell Austin). The late 1980s saw a new...	[ "Dennis Condrrey and Bobby Eaton hold the record for the most Tag Team Titles" ]
Title: The Midnight Express (professional wrestling) Background: The Midnight Express was a professional wrestling tag team of changing members, mostly under the management of Jim Cornette. The group started in the early 1980s with Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose (and originally Norvell Austin). The late 1980s saw a new...	[ "the Midnight Express split up when Jim Cornette and Stan Lane left the federation." ]
Title: Queen Rania of Jordan Background: Rania Al-Abdullah (Arabic: rny l`bd llh, Raniya al-`Abd Allah; born Rania Al-Yassin on 31 August 1970) is the queen consort of Jordan. Born in Kuwait to a Palestinian family, she later moved to Jordan for work, where she met the then prince Abdullah. Since marrying the now King...	[ "Gary Lineker, and with the help of top international footballers" ]
Title: David McCullough Background: David Gaub McCullough (; born July 7, 1933) is an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award. Born and r...	[ "Simon & Schuster, publisher of his first book, also offered McCullough a contract to write a second book." ]
Title: David McCullough Background: David Gaub McCullough (; born July 7, 1933) is an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award. Born and r...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: White Lies (band) Background: White Lies are an English post-punk band from Ealing, London. Formerly known as Fear of Flying, the core band members are Harry McVeigh (lead vocals, guitar), Charles Cave (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Jack Lawrence-Brown (drums). The band perform live as a five-piece, when...	[ "released on 5 August 2013," ]
Title: Christiaan Barnard Background: Barnard grew up in Beaufort West, Cape Province, Union of South Africa. His father, Adam Barnard, was a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church. One of his four brothers, Abraham, was a "blue baby" who died of a heart problem at the age of three (Barnard would later guess that it wa...	[ "making claims for chances of success to the patient and family which were \"unfounded\" and \"misleading\"." ]
Title: Christiaan Barnard Background: Barnard grew up in Beaufort West, Cape Province, Union of South Africa. His father, Adam Barnard, was a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church. One of his four brothers, Abraham, was a "blue baby" who died of a heart problem at the age of three (Barnard would later guess that it wa...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Lenape Background: The Lenape (English: or ), also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in Canada and the United States. Their historical territory included present-day New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania along the Delaware R...	[ "European colonists were careful to keep firearms from the coastally located Delaware," ]
Title: Lenape Background: The Lenape (English: or ), also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in Canada and the United States. Their historical territory included present-day New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania along the Delaware R...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Scott Walker (politician) Background: Scott Kevin Walker (born November 2, 1967) is an American politician serving as the 45th and current Governor of Wisconsin since 2011. First elected Wisconsin Governor in the 2010 general election, he won a 2012 recall election and was reelected a second time in 2014. He is...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Scott Walker (politician) Background: Scott Kevin Walker (born November 2, 1967) is an American politician serving as the 45th and current Governor of Wisconsin since 2011. First elected Wisconsin Governor in the 2010 general election, he won a 2012 recall election and was reelected a second time in 2014. He is...	[ "WEDC gave out $124 million between the years 2011 and 2013" ]
Title: Alexisonfire Background: Alexisonfire (pronounced "Alexis on fire") is a five-piece Canadian post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario in 2001. The band consists of George Pettit (unclean vocals), Dallas Green (clean vocals, rhythm guitar, piano), Wade MacNeil (lead guitar, vocals), Chris Steele...	[ "In December an EP entitled Death Letter was released, featuring new interpretations of songs spanning the band's previous four albums." ]
Title: Alexisonfire Background: Alexisonfire (pronounced "Alexis on fire") is a five-piece Canadian post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario in 2001. The band consists of George Pettit (unclean vocals), Dallas Green (clean vocals, rhythm guitar, piano), Wade MacNeil (lead guitar, vocals), Chris Steele...	[ "It debuted at No. 6 on the Nielsen Soundscan Top 200, and" ]
Title: Tropic Thunder Background: Tropic Thunder is a 2008 black satirical action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, who stars with Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. as a group of prima donna actors who are making a fictional Vietnam War film. When their frustrated director drops them in the middle of a jungle, they ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Tropic Thunder Background: Tropic Thunder is a 2008 black satirical action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, who stars with Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. as a group of prima donna actors who are making a fictional Vietnam War film. When their frustrated director drops them in the middle of a jungle, they ...	[ "Stiller, Downey, and Black visited Camp Pendleton, a U.S. Marine Corps base in California, to present a screening to over a thousand military members and their families." ]
Title: Porcupine Tree Background: Porcupine Tree were an English rock band formed by musician Steven Wilson in 1987. The band began essentially as a solo project for Wilson, who created all of the band's music. By late 1993, however, he wanted to work in a band environment, bringing on frequent collaborators Richard B...	[ "purportedly included events such as a meeting at a 1970s rock festival and several trips in and out of prison." ]
Title: Porcupine Tree Background: Porcupine Tree were an English rock band formed by musician Steven Wilson in 1987. The band began essentially as a solo project for Wilson, who created all of the band's music. By late 1993, however, he wanted to work in a band environment, bringing on frequent collaborators Richard B...	[ "three-CD box set called Footprints: Cassette Music 1988-1992. This box was only distributed to family and friends." ]
Title: Patsy Cline Background: Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 - March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer and part of the Nashville sound during the late 1950s and early 1960s. She successfully "crossed over" to pop music and was one of the most influential, successful, and a...	[ "The impact threw Cline into the windshield, nearly killing her." ]
Title: Patsy Cline Background: Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 - March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer and part of the Nashville sound during the late 1950s and early 1960s. She successfully "crossed over" to pop music and was one of the most influential, successful, and a...	[ "She was the eldest child of seamstress Hilda Virginia (nee Patterson, 1916-1998) and blacksmith Samuel Lawrence Hensley (1889-1956)." ]
Title: Suzanne Lenglen Background: A daughter of Charles and Anais Lenglen, Suzanne Lenglen was born in Paris. During her youth, she suffered from numerous health problems including chronic asthma, which also plagued her at a later age. Because his daughter was so frail and sickly, Charles Lenglen, the owner of a carr...	[ "When the tour ended in February 1927, Lenglen had defeated Browne, 38 matches to 0." ]
Title: Joy Division Background: Joy Division were an English post-punk band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band consisted of singer-songwriter Ian Curtis, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bass player Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. The band was formed by Sum...	[ "Stephen Morris, who had attended the same school as Curtis, was the sole respondent." ]
Title: George Best Background: George Best (22 May 1946 - 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. In 1968, he won the European Cup with Manchester United, and was named the European Footballer of the Year and FW...	[ "\". He later apologised and said this was one of the worst episodes of his alcoholism." ]
Title: George Best Background: George Best (22 May 1946 - 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. In 1968, he won the European Cup with Manchester United, and was named the European Footballer of the Year and FW...	[ "his message: \"Don't die like me\"." ]
Title: Atomic Kitten Background: Atomic Kitten are a British pop girl group formed in Liverpool in 1998 whose current members are Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon. The band was founded by Colin Pulse, who served as principal songwriter during Atomic Kitten's early years. The group's debut album Right Section: 2004-...	[ "McClarnon presented Hotter Than My Daughter" ]
Title: Atomic Kitten Background: Atomic Kitten are a British pop girl group formed in Liverpool in 1998 whose current members are Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon. The band was founded by Colin Pulse, who served as principal songwriter during Atomic Kitten's early years. The group's debut album Right Section: 2012-...	[ "high ticket demands and the popularity of the series, a UK arena tour would take place from 3 to 14 May 2013. Two more dates" ]
Title: Glenn Frey Background: Frey was born in Detroit, Michigan. Growing up in Royal Oak, Michigan, he studied piano at age five, later switched to guitar, and became part of the mid-1960s Detroit rock scene. One of his earliest bands was called the Subterraneans, named after Jack Kerouac's novel, and included fellow...	[ "The Eagles' album Long Road Out of Eden was released in 2007," ]
Title: Glenn Frey Background: Frey was born in Detroit, Michigan. Growing up in Royal Oak, Michigan, he studied piano at age five, later switched to guitar, and became part of the mid-1960s Detroit rock scene. One of his earliest bands was called the Subterraneans, named after Jack Kerouac's novel, and included fellow...	[ "\"You Belong to the City\" (" ]
Title: Kim Deal Background: Kimberley Ann "Kim" Deal (born June 10, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the former bassist and backing vocalist of the alternative rock band Pixies, and the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for The Breeders. Deal joined Pixies in January 1986 as the ban...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Kim Deal Background: Kimberley Ann "Kim" Deal (born June 10, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the former bassist and backing vocalist of the alternative rock band Pixies, and the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for The Breeders. Deal joined Pixies in January 1986 as the ban...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Clarence White Background: Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 - July 14, 1973), was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrds, as well as for being a pioneer of the musi...	[ "bluegrass, country and rock 'n' roll." ]
Title: Ramzan Kadyrov Background: Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov (Russian: Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov, IPA: [ra'mzan ax'mat@vjItc ka'dir@f], Chechen: K'adar Akh'mat-kIant Ramzan Qadar Axmat-khant Ramzan; born 5 October 1976) is the Head of the Chechen Republic and a former member of the Chechen independence movement. He i...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Ramzan Kadyrov Background: Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov (Russian: Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov, IPA: [ra'mzan ax'mat@vjItc ka'dir@f], Chechen: K'adar Akh'mat-kIant Ramzan Qadar Axmat-khant Ramzan; born 5 October 1976) is the Head of the Chechen Republic and a former member of the Chechen independence movement. He i...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Tod Browning Background: Browning was born as Charles Albert Browning, Jr., in Louisville, Kentucky, the second son of Charles Albert and Lydia Browning, and the nephew of baseball star Pete Browning. As a young boy, he put on amateur plays in his backyard. He was fascinated by the circus and carnival life, and...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Tod Browning Background: Browning was born as Charles Albert Browning, Jr., in Louisville, Kentucky, the second son of Charles Albert and Lydia Browning, and the nephew of baseball star Pete Browning. As a young boy, he put on amateur plays in his backyard. He was fascinated by the circus and carnival life, and...	[ "the drama Fast Workers (1933)" ]
Title: A. J. Quartermaine Background: A.J. Quartermaine is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network. Born on-screen in 1979 as the only biological child of the iconic Drs Alan and Monica Quartermaine, A.J. was SORASed in 1991, revising his birth year to 1972. The role has ...	[ "In early 2005, the network's announcement of Warlock's return as A.J. was briefly put on hold, speculated as contract disputes." ]
Title: A. J. Quartermaine Background: A.J. Quartermaine is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network. Born on-screen in 1979 as the only biological child of the iconic Drs Alan and Monica Quartermaine, A.J. was SORASed in 1991, revising his birth year to 1972. The role has ...	[ "The couple left town together after A.J. emptied his entire family's bank accounts." ]
Title: Bretons Background: The Bretons (Breton: Bretoned, Breton pronunciation: [bre'tonet]) are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brittonic speakers who immigrated from southwestern Great Britain, particularly Cornwall and Devon, to expand thei...	[ "A number of Breton families were of the highest rank in the new society and were tied to the Normans by marriage." ]
Title: Bretons Background: The Bretons (Breton: Bretoned, Breton pronunciation: [bre'tonet]) are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brittonic speakers who immigrated from southwestern Great Britain, particularly Cornwall and Devon, to expand thei...	[ "From 1880 to the mid-20th century, Breton was banned from the French school system" ]
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: 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 ...	[ "After the discovery of his lack of training, he was fired and became a tutor" ]
Title: Simon Cowell Background: Simon Phillip Cowell was born on 7 October 1959 in Lambeth, London, and raised in Elstree, Hertfordshire. His mother, Julie Brett (nee Josie Dalglish; 1925-2015), was a ballet dancer and socialite, and his father, Eric Selig Phillip Cowell (1918-1999), was an estate agent, property deve...	[ "longest winning streak in the US overall viewership and demographics in the Nielsen ratings." ]
Title: Hattie McDaniel Background: Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1895 - October 26, 1952) was an American stage actress, professional singer-songwriter, and comedian. She is best known for her role as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first Academy A...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Hattie McDaniel Background: Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1895 - October 26, 1952) was an American stage actress, professional singer-songwriter, and comedian. She is best known for her role as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first Academy A...	[ "If neither the Oscar nor any paper trail of its ultimate destiny can be found at Howard today, she suggested, inadequate storage or record-keeping in a time of financial constraints" ]
Title: Charles Kennedy Background: Kennedy was born in Inverness, the son of Mary and Ian. He was brought up as a Roman Catholic, and was educated at Lochaber High School in Fort William. He went on to study for a Master of Arts degree in Politics and Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. At university he became po...	[ "They made a net loss of seats to the Conservatives, only managing to win three seats from them" ]
Title: Charles Kennedy Background: Kennedy was born in Inverness, the son of Mary and Ian. He was brought up as a Roman Catholic, and was educated at Lochaber High School in Fort William. He went on to study for a Master of Arts degree in Politics and Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. At university he became po...	[ "It was later claimed that the source for ITN's story was his former press secretary turned ITV News correspondent, Daisy McAndrew." ]
Title: Stan Laurel Background: Arthur Stanley Jefferson was born in his grandparents' house on 16 June 1890 at 3 Argyle Street, Ulverston, Lancashire in north west England. He had two brothers and a sister. His parents, Margaret (nee Metcalfe) and Arthur Jefferson, were both active in the theatre and always very busy....	[ "Laurel had four wives and married one of them a second time after their divorce." ]

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