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Title: Scarlett Johansson Background: Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York. Her father, Karsten Olaf Johansson, is an architect originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, and her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was an art historian, screenwriter and film director, who...	[ "September 2009, Johansson and singer-songwriter Pete Yorn released a collaborative album, Break Up," ]
Title: Tessa Jowell Background: Tessa Jane Helen Palmer was born at Middlesex Hospital in Marylebone, London, to Dr. Kenneth Palmer, a physician and his wife, Rosemary, a radiographer. She was educated at the independent St Margaret's School for Girls in Aberdeen, the University of Aberdeen (where she studied arts, ps...	[ "the Italian Cassation Court (the second and last court of appeal under Italian law) dissolved the case because of the statute of limitations." ]
Title: Richard III of England Background: Richard was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle, the twelfth of thirteen children of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville at the beginning of what has traditionally been labelled the "Wars of the Roses", a period of "three or four decades of polit...	[ "Elizabeth of York, elder sister of the Tower Princes." ]
Title: Allen Dulles Background: Allen Welsh Dulles (; April 7, 1893 - January 29, 1969) was an American diplomat and lawyer who became the first civilian Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), and its longest-serving director to date. As head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the early Cold War, he over...	[ "In the early 1950s, the United States Air Force conducted a competition for a new photo reconnaissance aircraft. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's Skunk Works submitted a design number called the CL-282," ]
Title: Allen Dulles Background: Allen Welsh Dulles (; April 7, 1893 - January 29, 1969) was an American diplomat and lawyer who became the first civilian Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), and its longest-serving director to date. As head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the early Cold War, he over...	[ "to arrange a local surrender of German forces in northern Italy." ]
Title: Paavo Nurmi Background: Nurmi was born in Turku, Finland, to carpenter Johan Fredrik Nurmi and his wife Matilda Wilhelmiina Laine. Nurmi's siblings, Siiri, Saara, Martti and Lahja, were born in 1898, 1902, 1905 and 1908, respectively. In 1903, the Nurmi family moved from Raunistula into a 40-square-meter apartm...	[ "Nurmi's suspension from international amateur athletics became definite. Less than three weeks later, Nurmi retired" ]
Title: Paavo Nurmi Background: Nurmi was born in Turku, Finland, to carpenter Johan Fredrik Nurmi and his wife Matilda Wilhelmiina Laine. Nurmi's siblings, Siiri, Saara, Martti and Lahja, were born in 1898, 1902, 1905 and 1908, respectively. In 1903, the Nurmi family moved from Raunistula into a 40-square-meter apartm...	[ "two miles." ]
Title: Bobby Thomson Background: Thomson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the youngest of six children. He arrived in the United States two years later. His father, a cabinet maker, had moved to New York City shortly before Bobby's birth and sent for his family in 1925. Thomson grew up on Staten Island in New York City ...	[ "Several players told the Wall Street Journal" ]
Title: Bobby Thomson Background: Thomson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the youngest of six children. He arrived in the United States two years later. His father, a cabinet maker, had moved to New York City shortly before Bobby's birth and sent for his family in 1925. Thomson grew up on Staten Island in New York City ...	[ "The Giants' season ended, however, at the 1951 World Series; the Yankees swept the last three games to win the best-of-seven series, 4 games to 2." ]
Title: Exposé (group) Background: Expose is an American Latin freestyle vocal group. Primarily consisting of lead vocalists Jeanette Jurado, Ann Curless, and Gioia Bruno, the group achieved much of their success between 1984 and 1993, becoming the first group to have four top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart fr...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Jason Mraz Background: Mraz was born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia. He is of Czech and Slovak descent through his grandfather, who moved to the United States from Austria-Hungary in 1915. His surname is Czech for "frost". (Czech: mraz) Section: Love Is a Four Letter Word (2010-13) Passage: In 2009, wh...	[ "In 2012 he played sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Madison Square Garden in New York" ]
Title: Rod Woodson Background: Roderick Kevin Woodson (born March 10, 1965) is a former American football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seventeen seasons. He had a 10-year stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was a key member of the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl XXXV championship team th...	[ "Woodson now helps coach the defense at Valley Christian Senior High in Dublin, California along with former Raider John Parrella." ]
Title: Exposé (group) Background: Expose is an American Latin freestyle vocal group. Primarily consisting of lead vocalists Jeanette Jurado, Ann Curless, and Gioia Bruno, the group achieved much of their success between 1984 and 1993, becoming the first group to have four top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart fr...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Rod Woodson Background: Roderick Kevin Woodson (born March 10, 1965) is a former American football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seventeen seasons. He had a 10-year stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was a key member of the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl XXXV championship team th...	[ "137 fumble return yards, 4,894 kickoff return yards, 2,362 punt return yards, and 17 touchdowns" ]
Title: The Birthday Party (band) Background: The Birthday Party (originally known as The Boys Next Door) were an Australian post-punk band, active from 1978 to 1983. Despite limited commercial success, The Birthday Party's influence has been far-reaching, and they have been called "one of the darkest and most challeng...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: The Birthday Party (band) Background: The Birthday Party (originally known as The Boys Next Door) were an Australian post-punk band, active from 1978 to 1983. Despite limited commercial success, The Birthday Party's influence has been far-reaching, and they have been called "one of the darkest and most challeng...	[ "The Boys Next Door's" ]
Title: Deepak Chopra Background: Deepak Chopra (born October 22, 1946) is an American author, public speaker, alternative medicine advocate, and a prominent figure in the New Age movement. Through his books and videos, he has become one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine. Chopra studied m...	[ "Chopra completed his primary education at St. Columba's School in New Delhi" ]
Title: Deepak Chopra Background: Deepak Chopra (born October 22, 1946) is an American author, public speaker, alternative medicine advocate, and a prominent figure in the New Age movement. Through his books and videos, he has become one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine. Chopra studied m...	[ "advice prompted him to begin investigating Ayurvedic practices." ]
Title: Sampling (music) Background: In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a sound recording in a different song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrete and electroacoustic music...	[ "These features allow producers to manipulate samples to match other parts of the composition." ]
Title: Sampling (music) Background: In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a sound recording in a different song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrete and electroacoustic music...	[ "Other bands that frequently used samples in their work are noise rockers Steel Pole Bath Tub and death metal band Skinless." ]
Title: Tlingit language Background: The Tlingit language (English: , ; Tlingit: Lingit [linkit]) is spoken by the Tlingit people of Southeast Alaska and Western Canada. It is a branch of the Na-Dene language family. Extensive effort is being put into revitalization programs in Southeast Alaska to revive and preserve t...	[ "The numbers in the first column represent the usual concept of person, i.e. first, second, or third." ]
Title: That Was the Week That Was Background: That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, was a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1...	[ "Also a guest was Woody Allen, performing stand-up comedy; the guest star on the final broadcast was Steve Allen." ]
Title: Stevie Ray Vaughan Background: Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 - August 27, 1990) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. In spite of a short-lived mainstream career spanning seven years, he was one of the most influential guitarists in the revival of blues in the 1980s. AllMusic...	[ "\" Although they played pop rock covers, Vaughan conveyed his interest in the addition of blues songs" ]
Title: Stevie Ray Vaughan Background: Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 - August 27, 1990) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. In spite of a short-lived mainstream career spanning seven years, he was one of the most influential guitarists in the revival of blues in the 1980s. AllMusic...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Maurice White Background: Maurice White (December 19, 1941 - February 4, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, and bandleader. He was the founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. He was also the older brother of current Earth, Wind & Fire member Verdine White, and former m...	[ "White brought the kalimba into mainstream use by incorporating its sound into the music of Earth, Wind & Fire." ]
Title: Maurice White Background: Maurice White (December 19, 1941 - February 4, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, and bandleader. He was the founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. He was also the older brother of current Earth, Wind & Fire member Verdine White, and former m...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Marilyn Manson (band) Background: Marilyn Manson is an American rock band formed by singer Marilyn Manson and guitarist Daisy Berkowitz in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1989. Originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids, they gained a local cult following in South Florida in the early 1990s with their theat...	[ "The song's music video was critically acclaimed, winning two awards at the 1998 Billboard Music Video Awards as well as the Best Cinematography award at the 1999 MTV VMA's;" ]
Title: Marilyn Manson (band) Background: Marilyn Manson is an American rock band formed by singer Marilyn Manson and guitarist Daisy Berkowitz in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1989. Originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids, they gained a local cult following in South Florida in the early 1990s with their theat...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: The Platters Background: The Platters is an American vocal group formed in 1952. They were one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the burgeoning new genre. The act went through several personne...	[ "the Platters recorded eight songs for Federal in the R&B/gospel style, scoring a few minor regional hits on the West Coast," ]
Title: Soo Wincci Background: Dr. Soo Wincci (Chinese: Su Ying Zhi ; pinyin: Su Yingzhi) is an award-winning Malaysian singer, recording artist, actress, composer, celebrity chef, host, model, beauty queen, PhD holder and also an entrepreneur. Soo was crowned Miss World Malaysia 2008 and represented Malaysia in the Mi...	[ "Business Administration" ]
Title: Soo Wincci Background: Dr. Soo Wincci (Chinese: Su Ying Zhi ; pinyin: Su Yingzhi) is an award-winning Malaysian singer, recording artist, actress, composer, celebrity chef, host, model, beauty queen, PhD holder and also an entrepreneur. Soo was crowned Miss World Malaysia 2008 and represented Malaysia in the Mi...	[ "she won the \"Media Choice Award\" in Malaysia's most prestige Chinese music award (PWH)." ]
Title: Michael Bloomberg Background: Michael Bloomberg was born at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, on February 14, 1942. Bloomberg's family is Jewish. Bloomberg's father, William Henry Bloomberg (1906-1963), was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts and worked as an accountant for a dairy co...	[ "The committee members insisted that they would persist in the effort in spite of Bloomberg's repeated denials of interest in seeking the presidency." ]
Title: Michael Bloomberg Background: Michael Bloomberg was born at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, on February 14, 1942. Bloomberg's family is Jewish. Bloomberg's father, William Henry Bloomberg (1906-1963), was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts and worked as an accountant for a dairy co...	[ "In 2008, Bloomberg convened the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC), an effort to prepare the city for climate change." ]
Title: Lindsay Hassett Background: Arthur Lindsay Hassett MBE (28 August 1913 - 16 June 1993) was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. The diminutive Hassett was an elegant middle-order batsman, described by Wisden as, "... a master of nearly every stroke ... his superb timing, nimble footwork and strong...	[ "scoring one and two in a high-scoring draw in which almost 1,500 runs were scored for the loss of only 24 wickets on a \"batting paradise\"." ]
Title: Lindsay Hassett Background: Arthur Lindsay Hassett MBE (28 August 1913 - 16 June 1993) was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. The diminutive Hassett was an elegant middle-order batsman, described by Wisden as, "... a master of nearly every stroke ... his superb timing, nimble footwork and strong...	[ "helped Victoria to the Sheffield Shield title." ]
Title: Julianne Hough Background: Hough was born in Orem, Utah, the youngest of five children in a Latter-day Saints (Mormon) family. Her parents are Marianne and Bruce Hough; her father was twice chairman of the Utah Republican Party. Her brother, Derek Hough, is also a professional dancer. She also has three older s...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Julianne Hough Background: Hough was born in Orem, Utah, the youngest of five children in a Latter-day Saints (Mormon) family. Her parents are Marianne and Bruce Hough; her father was twice chairman of the Utah Republican Party. Her brother, Derek Hough, is also a professional dancer. She also has three older s...	[ "Hough was one of the Million Dollar Dancers in the 2006 ABC game show called Show Me the Money." ]
Title: The Replacements (band) Background: The Replacements were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979. Initially a punk rock band, they are considered pioneers of alternative rock. The band was composed of the guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg, guitarist Bob Stinson, bass guitarist Tommy...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Huey Lewis and the News Background: Huey Lewis and the News is an American pop rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually achieving 19 top ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and Mainstream Rock charts. Their...	[ "In 2001, Chris Hayes retired to spend more time with his family after performing on the album Plan B." ]
Title: Huey Lewis and the News Background: Huey Lewis and the News is an American pop rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually achieving 19 top ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and Mainstream Rock charts. Their...	[ "obligation to do a long concert tour to promote the hugely successful Sports album," ]
Title: The Replacements (band) Background: The Replacements were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979. Initially a punk rock band, they are considered pioneers of alternative rock. The band was composed of the guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg, guitarist Bob Stinson, bass guitarist Tommy...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Kurt Warner Background: Kurtis Eugene Warner (born June 22, 1971) is a former American football quarterback. He played for three National Football League (NFL) teams: the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent ...	[ "On January 18, Warner threw for 279 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions against the Philadelphia Eagles to lead the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl appearance" ]
Title: Kurt Warner Background: Kurtis Eugene Warner (born June 22, 1971) is a former American football quarterback. He played for three National Football League (NFL) teams: the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent ...	[ "On September 20, 2009, Warner broke the NFL's single-game record for completion percentage in the regular season," ]
Title: Muhammad Ali Background: Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 - June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. From early in his career, Ali was known as an inspir...	[ "the unanimous decision for Clay" ]
Title: Muhammad Ali Background: Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 - June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. From early in his career, Ali was known as an inspir...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Ruhollah Khomeini Background: Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (Persian: syd rwHllh mwswy khmyny [ru:hol'la:he khomei'ni:] ( listen); 24 September 1902 - 3 June 1989), known in the Western world as Ayatollah Khomeini, was an Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader and politician. He was the founder of Iran as an Is...	[ "the sale of state-owned enterprises to private interests," ]
Title: Ruhollah Khomeini Background: Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (Persian: syd rwHllh mwswy khmyny [ru:hol'la:he khomei'ni:] ( listen); 24 September 1902 - 3 June 1989), known in the Western world as Ayatollah Khomeini, was an Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader and politician. He was the founder of Iran as an Is...	[ "Khomeini appointed his own competing interim prime minister," ]
Title: Percy Sledge Background: Percy Tyrone Sledge (November 25, 1940 - April 14, 2015) was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc...	[ "The song was also the first gold record released by Atlantic Records." ]
Title: Sophie Tucker Background: Tucker was born Sofya "Sonya" Kalish (in Russian, Sof'ia <<Sonia>> Kalish) in 1887 to a Jewish family en route to America from Tulchyn, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire, now Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. ("Sonya" is a nickname for the name "Sofya", the Russian form of the name Sophie.)...	[ "Ted Shapiro" ]
Title: Sophie Tucker Background: Tucker was born Sofya "Sonya" Kalish (in Russian, Sof'ia <<Sonia>> Kalish) in 1887 to a Jewish family en route to America from Tulchyn, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire, now Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. ("Sonya" is a nickname for the name "Sofya", the Russian form of the name Sophie.)...	[ "The Beatles once introduced the song \"Till There Was You\" as previously being performed \"by our favorite American group, Sophie Tucker.\"" ]
Title: Laura Schlessinger Background: Schlessinger was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. She was raised in Brooklyn and later on Long Island. Her parents were Monroe "Monty" Schlessinger, a civil engineer, and Yolanda (nee Ceccovini) Schlessinger, an Italian Catholic war bride. Schlessinger has said her f...	[ "caller noted that she was referred to as the \"n-word\" by the individuals in question," ]
Title: Laura Schlessinger Background: Schlessinger was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. She was raised in Brooklyn and later on Long Island. Her parents were Monroe "Monty" Schlessinger, a civil engineer, and Yolanda (nee Ceccovini) Schlessinger, an Italian Catholic war bride. Schlessinger has said her f...	[ "Schlessinger was estranged from her sister for years, and many thought she was an only child. She had not spoken to her mother for 18 to 20 years before" ]
Title: Sugizo Background: Yune Sugihara (Shan Yuan You Yin , Sugihara Yune), born Yasuhiro Sugihara (Shan Yuan Kang Hong , Sugihara Yasuhiro, on July 8, 1969 in Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan), known exclusively by his stage name Sugizo, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He is best ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sugizo Background: Yune Sugihara (Shan Yuan You Yin , Sugihara Yune), born Yasuhiro Sugihara (Shan Yuan Kang Hong , Sugihara Yasuhiro, on July 8, 1969 in Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan), known exclusively by his stage name Sugizo, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He is best ...	[ "his first solo album Truth?" ]
Title: Walter Benjamin Background: Walter Bendix Schonflies Benjamin (German: ['valta 'benjami:n]; 15 July 1892 - 26 September 1940) was a German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist. An eclectic thinker, combining elements of German idealism, Romanticism, Western Marxism, and Jewish mysticism, Benjamin ma...	[ "In the \"Concept of History\" Benjamin also turned to Jewish mysticism for a model of praxis in dark times," ]
Title: Sid Caesar Background: Caesar was the youngest of three sons born to Jewish immigrants living in Yonkers, New York. His father was Max Ziser (1874-1946) and his mother was Ida (nee Raphael) (1887-1975). They likely were from Dabrowa Tarnowska, Poland. Reports state that the surname "Caesar" was given to Max, as...	[ "He was ineligible to join the musicians' union in New York City until he established residency, but he found work as a saxophonist at the Vacationland Hotel," ]
Title: Once (film) Background: Once is a 2007 Irish romantic musical drama film written and directed by John Carney. The film stars Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova as two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Hansard and Irglova had previously performed music as the Swell Season, and composed and performed the fil...	[ "The song \"Falling Slowly\"" ]
Title: Once (film) Background: Once is a 2007 Irish romantic musical drama film written and directed by John Carney. The film stars Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova as two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Hansard and Irglova had previously performed music as the Swell Season, and composed and performed the fil...	[ "In 2008, the film placed third on Entertainment Weekly's \"25 Best Romantic Movies of the Past 25 Years\"." ]
Title: Women in Hong Kong Background: Native women in Hong Kong used to be situated within the context of Chinese family and society, in which they were treated the same as Mainland women or Taiwanese women. Under the traditional Chinese patriarchy structure, the society was male-dominated, and women had a relatively ...	[ "In 2016, there are 49.3% females and 50.8% males in the employed population. In spite of the open-minded and relatively westernised culture" ]
Title: Women in Hong Kong Background: Native women in Hong Kong used to be situated within the context of Chinese family and society, in which they were treated the same as Mainland women or Taiwanese women. Under the traditional Chinese patriarchy structure, the society was male-dominated, and women had a relatively ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Renaissance (band) Background: Renaissance are an English progressive rock band, best known for their 1978 UK top 10 hit "Northern Lights" and progressive rock classics like "Carpet of the Sun", "Mother Russia", and "Ashes Are Burning". They developed a unique sound, combining a female lead vocal with a fusion ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Renaissance (band) Background: Renaissance are an English progressive rock band, best known for their 1978 UK top 10 hit "Northern Lights" and progressive rock classics like "Carpet of the Sun", "Mother Russia", and "Ashes Are Burning". They developed a unique sound, combining a female lead vocal with a fusion ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Drive-By Truckers Background: The Drive-By Truckers are an alternative country/Southern rock band based in Athens, Georgia, though two of five current members (Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley) are originally from The Shoals region of northern Alabama, and the band strongly identifies with Alabama. The band curre...	[ "band's original sound had a strong alternative country aspect, albeit with some rock mixed in," ]
Title: Drive-By Truckers Background: The Drive-By Truckers are an alternative country/Southern rock band based in Athens, Georgia, though two of five current members (Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley) are originally from The Shoals region of northern Alabama, and the band strongly identifies with Alabama. The band curre...	[ "The Dirty South, which further explored the mythology of the South," ]
Title: That Was the Week That Was Background: That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, was a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1...	[ "An Indian version titled The Week That Wasn't was launched and hosted by Cyrus Broacha." ]
Title: Irving Thalberg Background: Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 - September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and ability to select scripts, choose actors, gather production staff, and make profitable films, including ...	[ "Brooklyn," ]
Title: Irving Thalberg Background: Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 - September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and ability to select scripts, choose actors, gather production staff, and make profitable films, including ...	[ "Thalberg became responsible for immediately overseeing the nine ongoing film productions" ]
Title: Columbus Delano Background: Columbus Delano, (June 4, 1809 - October 23, 1896) was a lawyer, rancher, banker, statesman and a member of the prominent Delano family. Delano was elected U.S. Congressman from Ohio, serving two full terms and one partial one. Prior to the American Civil War, Delano was a National R...	[ "John Delano was profiteering through Interior's Office of the Surveyor General by accepting partnerships in Wyoming surveying contracts without having been trained in surveying or map making," ]
Title: Columbus Delano Background: Columbus Delano, (June 4, 1809 - October 23, 1896) was a lawyer, rancher, banker, statesman and a member of the prominent Delano family. Delano was elected U.S. Congressman from Ohio, serving two full terms and one partial one. Prior to the American Civil War, Delano was a National R...	[ "He was a longtime trustee of Kenyon College, which awarded him the honorary degree of LL.D.;" ]
Title: Timbiriche Background: Timbiriche (also known for a brief time as La Banda Timbiriche) was a Mexican pop music group. The group started as a children's group in 1982 and managed to evolve successfully into adulthood. Timbiriche is considered one of the most iconic Latin Pop acts of the 1980s and the early 1990s...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Timbiriche Background: Timbiriche (also known for a brief time as La Banda Timbiriche) was a Mexican pop music group. The group started as a children's group in 1982 and managed to evolve successfully into adulthood. Timbiriche is considered one of the most iconic Latin Pop acts of the 1980s and the early 1990s...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Judas Priest Background: Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in West Bromwich in 1969. The band have sold over 50 million copies of their albums to date. They are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in the latter hal...	[ "\"Tyrant\", \"Genocide\" and \"The Ripper\"," ]
Title: Judas Priest Background: Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in West Bromwich in 1969. The band have sold over 50 million copies of their albums to date. They are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in the latter hal...	[ "The band gained a three-album recording contract with the label Immediate in late 1969 after a gig in Walsall, but the label went out of business" ]
Title: Muhammad Yunus Background: Muhammad Yunus (Bengali: muhaammd iunuus; born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist, and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. These loans a...	[ "he was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth," ]
Title: Muhammad Yunus Background: Muhammad Yunus (Bengali: muhaammd iunuus; born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist, and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. These loans a...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Henry Hill Background: Henry Hill, Jr. was born on June 11, 1943 in Manhattan, New York, to Henry Hill, Sr., an Irish immigrant and electrician, and Carmela Costa Hill, a Sicilian. The working-class family consisted of Henry and his eight siblings who grew up in Brownsville, a poorer area of the East New York s...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Blake Shelton Background: Shelton was born in Ada, Oklahoma, to Dorothy, a beauty salon owner, and Richard Shelton, a used car salesman. Shelton began singing at an early age and by the age of 12, he was taught how to play the guitar by his uncle. By age 15, he had written his first song. By age 16, he had rece...	[ "co-wrote with Earl Thomas Conley and Mike Pyle," ]
Title: Blake Shelton Background: Shelton was born in Ada, Oklahoma, to Dorothy, a beauty salon owner, and Richard Shelton, a used car salesman. Shelton began singing at an early age and by the age of 12, he was taught how to play the guitar by his uncle. By age 15, he had written his first song. By age 16, he had rece...	[ "Pure BS was re-released in 2008 with three bonus tracks, including a cover of Michael Buble's hit single" ]
Title: Sepultura Background: Sepultura (Portuguese pronunciation: [se.puw.'tu.ra], "grave") is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Formed in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, the band was a major force in the thrash metal and groove metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with t...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Davy Crockett Background: David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 - March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Davy Crockett Background: David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 - March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Lea Michele Background: Lea Michele Sarfati (; born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer and author. She began her career as a child actress on Broadway, appearing in productions of Les Miserables (1995-1996), Ragtime (1997-1999), Fiddler on the Roof (2004-2005), and Spring Awakening (2006-2008). Mic...	[ "Shprintze" ]
Title: Helen Fielding Background: Helen Fielding is an English novelist and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the fictional character Bridget Jones, and a sequence of novels and films beginning with the life of a thirtysomething singleton in London trying to make sense of life and love. Bridget Jones's Diary ...	[ "From 1990 - 1999 she worked as a journalist and columnist on several national newspapers, including The Sunday Times, The Independent and The Telegraph." ]
Title: Helen Fielding Background: Helen Fielding is an English novelist and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the fictional character Bridget Jones, and a sequence of novels and films beginning with the life of a thirtysomething singleton in London trying to make sense of life and love. Bridget Jones's Diary ...	[ "A film adaptation of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy has not yet been announced, but fans have speculated" ]
Title: Marge Simpson Background: Marjorie Jacqueline "Marge" Simpson (nee Bouvier) is a fictional character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons and part of the eponymous family. She is voiced by Julie Kavner and first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987. Marge...	[ "The Tracey Ullman Show short \"Good Night\"." ]
Title: Lea Michele Background: Lea Michele Sarfati (; born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer and author. She began her career as a child actress on Broadway, appearing in productions of Les Miserables (1995-1996), Ragtime (1997-1999), Fiddler on the Roof (2004-2005), and Spring Awakening (2006-2008). Mic...	[ "She was later accepted to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, but opted instead to continue working professionally on the stage." ]
Title: Culture Club Background: Culture Club are an English band that was formed in 1981. The band comprised Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass guitar) and Jon Moss (drums and percussion). They are considered one of the most representative and influential groups of the 1980s. C...	[ "The group's back-up singer, Helen Terry, began work on her solo album, for which George and Hay wrote the song \"Love Lies Lost\"." ]
Title: Culture Club Background: Culture Club are an English band that was formed in 1981. The band comprised Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass guitar) and Jon Moss (drums and percussion). They are considered one of the most representative and influential groups of the 1980s. C...	[ "\"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me\", a reggae-influenced number, which became one of their biggest hits." ]
Title: Vaughn Meader Background: Meader was born in Waterville, Maine during one of the worst floods ever to hit New England: he often said he was born on "the night the West Bridge washed out". He was the only child of Charles Vaughn Meader, a millworker, and Mary Ellen Abbott. After his father broke his neck and dro...	[ "Sinking into depression, he became addicted to alcohol and drugs," ]
Title: Ashanti (singer) Background: Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas was born on October 13, 1980, in Glen Cove, New York. Her mother, Tina Douglas, is a former dance teacher, and her father, Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas, is a former singer. Her mother named her after the Ashanti Empire in Ghana; in this nation, women had power ...	[ "November 2012, it was reported that she had landed her first series regular role in the seventh season of Army Wives" ]
Title: Ashanti (singer) Background: Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas was born on October 13, 1980, in Glen Cove, New York. Her mother, Tina Douglas, is a former dance teacher, and her father, Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas, is a former singer. Her mother named her after the Ashanti Empire in Ghana; in this nation, women had power ...	[ "single was released only in the U.S., where it failed to chart," ]
Title: Jim Jarmusch Background: Jarmusch was born January 22, 1953, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the middle of three children of middle-class suburbanites. His mother, of German and Irish descent, had been a reviewer of film and theatre for the Akron Beacon Journal before marrying his father, a businessman of Czech and Ge...	[ "In 1986, Jarmusch wrote and directed Down by Law, starring" ]
Title: The Daily Show Background: The Daily Show is an American late-night talk and news satire television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. Describing itself as a fake news program, The Daily Show draws its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organizatio...	[ "U.S. President Barack Obama," ]
Title: John Morrison (wrestler) Background: John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, actor and traceur, who currently wrestles for Impact Wrestling under the ring name Johnny Impact. He is best known for his tenure in WWE where he used the ring names John Morrison and Johnny N...	[ "He appeared on an episode of Destroy Build Destroy on March 3, 2010." ]
Title: John Morrison (wrestler) Background: John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, actor and traceur, who currently wrestles for Impact Wrestling under the ring name Johnny Impact. He is best known for his tenure in WWE where he used the ring names John Morrison and Johnny N...	[ "June 21, 2013," ]
Title: Jonas Salk Background: Jonas Edward Salk (; October 28, 1914 - June 23, 1995) was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. Born in New York City, he attended New York University School of Medicine, later choosing to do medical researc...	[ "Just prior to his death, Salk was working on a new book along the theme of biophilosophy, privately reported to be titled Millennium of the Mind." ]
Title: Jonas Salk Background: Jonas Edward Salk (; October 28, 1914 - June 23, 1995) was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. Born in New York City, he attended New York University School of Medicine, later choosing to do medical researc...	[ "He talks continually about getting out of the limelight and back to his laboratory..." ]
Title: Pavel Bure Background: Bure was born in Moscow in 1971 to Vladimir and Tatiana Bure. At age 12, his parents separated, and he remained with his mother. Vladimir Bure, a Russian swimming legend, had dreams of Pavel becoming a professional swimmer, but he aspired to play hockey at an early age. He attended his fi...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Pavel Bure Background: Bure was born in Moscow in 1971 to Vladimir and Tatiana Bure. At age 12, his parents separated, and he remained with his mother. Vladimir Bure, a Russian swimming legend, had dreams of Pavel becoming a professional swimmer, but he aspired to play hockey at an early age. He attended his fi...	[ " Even after two operations, Bure did not play in 2003-04 due to the lingering effects of the knee" ]
Title: John Elway Background: Elway and his twin sister were born in Port Angeles, Washington, to Janet (nee Jordan) and Jack Elway, then the head coach at Port Angeles High School on the Olympic Peninsula. The family of five included sister Lee Ann, a year older than the twins. They moved the following year to southw...	[ "He has one of the best winning percentages in league history (148-82-1), and is tied for second most Pro Bowl selections for a quarterback (nine)." ]

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