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56d65c671c850414009470bd
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
He was ordered to serve one year of re-education through labor (RTL).
What was his assigned punishment ?
{ "text": [ "one year of re-education" ], "answer_start": [ 24 ] }
56cee1e4aab44d1400b88be0
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
In January 2010, Hong Kong-based English newspaper The Standard reported that writer Tan Zuoren attempted to document shoddy construction that may have led to massive casualties in schools, was sentenced to in prison ostensibly for his writing an article in 2007 in support of the pro-democracy movement in 1989.
When did the sentencing occur?
{ "text": [ "in 2007" ], "answer_start": [ 255 ] }
56cee1e4aab44d1400b88be1
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
In January 2010, Hong Kong-based English newspaper The Standard reported that writer Tan Zuoren attempted to document shoddy construction that may have led to massive casualties in schools, was sentenced to in prison ostensibly for his writing an article in 2007 in support of the pro-democracy movement in 1989.
When was the article published about the case?
{ "text": [ "January 2010" ], "answer_start": [ 3 ] }
56d65f691c850414009470cf
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
In January 2010, Hong Kong-based English newspaper The Standard reported that writer Tan Zuoren attempted to document shoddy construction that may have led to massive casualties in schools, was sentenced to in prison ostensibly for his writing an article in 2007 in support of the pro-democracy movement in 1989.
What did he think that the poor construction led to?
{ "text": [ "massive casualties" ], "answer_start": [ 159 ] }
56cee23caab44d1400b88be6
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
On May 14, UNICEF reported that China formally requested the support of the international community to respond to the needs of affected families.
What did UNICEF report?
{ "text": [ "that China formally requested the support of the international community" ], "answer_start": [ 27 ] }
56d660e91c850414009470d3
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Because of the magnitude of the quake, and the media attention on China, foreign nations and organizations immediately responded to the disaster by offering condolences and assistance.
What did foreign nations offer China because of the severity of the quake?
{ "text": [ "condolences and assistance" ], "answer_start": [ 157 ] }
56d660e91c850414009470d4
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
On May 14, UNICEF reported that China formally requested the support of the international community to respond to the needs of affected families.
When did China formally ask for help from the international community?
{ "text": [ "May 14" ], "answer_start": [ 3 ] }
56d660e91c850414009470d5
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
On May 14, UNICEF reported that China formally requested the support of the international community to respond to the needs of affected families.
What organization reported that China asked for help?
{ "text": [ "UNICEF" ], "answer_start": [ 11 ] }
56d660e91c850414009470d6
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Because of the magnitude of the quake, and the media attention on China, foreign nations and organizations immediately responded to the disaster by offering condolences and assistance.
Why did the world community notice the need for help?
{ "text": [ "magnitude of the quake" ], "answer_start": [ 15 ] }
56cee294aab44d1400b88bec
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, one of the country's most popular sports icons, gave $214,000 and $71,000 to the Red Cross Society of China.
How much did Yao Ming donate?
{ "text": [ "$214,000 and $71,000" ], "answer_start": [ 86 ] }
56cee294aab44d1400b88bed
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The association has also collected a total of $26 million in donations so far.
How much did the Red Cross collect in donations?
{ "text": [ "$26 million" ], "answer_start": [ 46 ] }
56d6622d1c850414009470db
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
By May 14, the Ministry of Civil Affairs stated that 10.7 billion yuan (approximately US$1.5 billion) had been donated by the Chinese public.
How much money had been donated by May 14?
{ "text": [ "10.7 billion yuan" ], "answer_start": [ 53 ] }
56d6622d1c850414009470dc
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
By May 14, the Ministry of Civil Affairs stated that 10.7 billion yuan (approximately US$1.5 billion) had been donated by the Chinese public.
What group donated the 10.7 yuan?
{ "text": [ "the Chinese public" ], "answer_start": [ 122 ] }
56d6622d1c850414009470dd
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, one of the country's most popular sports icons, gave $214,000 and $71,000 to the Red Cross Society of China.
What famous basketball player made two large donations to the crisis?
{ "text": [ "Yao Ming" ], "answer_start": [ 23 ] }
56d6622d1c850414009470de
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The association has also collected a total of $26 million in donations so far.
How much has the Red Cross Society collected?
{ "text": [ "26 million" ], "answer_start": [ 47 ] }
56d614dd1c85041400946f06
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Francis Marcus of the International Federation of the Red Cross praised the Chinese rescue effort as "swift and very efficient" in Beijing on Tuesday.
What did Francis Marcus say of the Chinese relief effort?
{ "text": [ "swift and very efficient" ], "answer_start": [ 102 ] }
56d614dd1c85041400946f07
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Economist noted that China reacted to the disaster "rapidly and with uncharacteristic openness", contrasting it with Burma's secretive response to Cyclone Nargis, which devastated that country 10 days before the earthquake.
What uncharacteristic attitude did China display?
{ "text": [ "openness" ], "answer_start": [ 90 ] }
56d614dd1c85041400946f08
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Economist noted that China reacted to the disaster "rapidly and with uncharacteristic openness", contrasting it with Burma's secretive response to Cyclone Nargis, which devastated that country 10 days before the earthquake.
What kind of attitude did Burma display in response to a cyclone a few days earlier?
{ "text": [ "secretive" ], "answer_start": [ 129 ] }
56d614dd1c85041400946f09
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The Economist noted that China reacted to the disaster "rapidly and with uncharacteristic openness", contrasting it with Burma's secretive response to Cyclone Nargis, which devastated that country 10 days before the earthquake.
How long before the quake did Cyclone Nargis strike Burma?
{ "text": [ "10 days" ], "answer_start": [ 197 ] }
56d614dd1c85041400946f0a
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Francis Marcus of the International Federation of the Red Cross praised the Chinese rescue effort as "swift and very efficient" in Beijing on Tuesday.
What organization did Francis Marcus represent?
{ "text": [ "International Federation of the Red Cross" ], "answer_start": [ 22 ] }
56d646091c8504140094705d
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
All Mainland Chinese television stations (along with some stations in Hong Kong and expatriate communities) cancelled all regularly-scheduled programming, displayed their logo in grayscale, and replaced their cancelled programmes with live earthquake footage from CCTV-1 for multiple days after the quake.
What did stations replace programming with?
{ "text": [ "live earthquake footage" ], "answer_start": [ 235 ] }
56d646091c8504140094705e
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
All Mainland Chinese television stations (along with some stations in Hong Kong and expatriate communities) cancelled all regularly-scheduled programming, displayed their logo in grayscale, and replaced their cancelled programmes with live earthquake footage from CCTV-1 for multiple days after the quake.
What was the source of the live feeds?
{ "text": [ "CCTV-1" ], "answer_start": [ 264 ] }
56d646091c8504140094705f
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Even pay television channels (such as Channel V) had their programmes suspended.
What about pay TV channels?
{ "text": [ "programmes suspended" ], "answer_start": [ 59 ] }
56d6488e1c8504140094706f
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Although the Chinese government was initially praised for its response to the quake (especially in comparison to Myanmar's ruling military junta's blockade of aid during Cyclone Nargis), it then saw an erosion in confidence over the school construction scandal.
What government blocked aid after Cyclone Nargis?
{ "text": [ "Myanmar" ], "answer_start": [ 113 ] }
56d6488e1c85041400947070
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Although the Chinese government was initially praised for its response to the quake (especially in comparison to Myanmar's ruling military junta's blockade of aid during Cyclone Nargis), it then saw an erosion in confidence over the school construction scandal.
Over what scandal did the Chinese government lose in public opinion?
{ "text": [ "school construction scandal" ], "answer_start": [ 233 ] }
56d6488e1c85041400947071
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Although the Chinese government was initially praised for its response to the quake (especially in comparison to Myanmar's ruling military junta's blockade of aid during Cyclone Nargis), it then saw an erosion in confidence over the school construction scandal.
What was the Chinese government first praised for?
{ "text": [ "response to the quake" ], "answer_start": [ 62 ] }
56d64c331c85041400947080
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Thousands of parents around the province have accused local officials and builders of cutting corners in school construction, citing that after the quake other nearby buildings were little damaged.
What did parents accuse builders of doing?
{ "text": [ "cutting corners" ], "answer_start": [ 86 ] }
56d64c331c85041400947081
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
In the aftermath of the quake, many local governments promised to formally investigate the school collapses, but as of July 17, 2008 across Sichuan, parents of children lost in collapsed schools complained they had yet to receive any reports.
As of July 17, 2008 what did parents complain of not receiving?
{ "text": [ "any reports" ], "answer_start": [ 230 ] }
56d64c331c85041400947083
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Furthermore, censors discouraged stories of poorly built schools from being published in the media and there was an incident where police drove the protestors away.
What kind of stories were being censored in the media?
{ "text": [ "poorly built schools" ], "answer_start": [ 44 ] }
56d650911c8504140094709f
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The AP reported that "The state-controlled media has largely ignored the issue, apparently under the propaganda bureau's instructions.
Who has ignored the school issue?
{ "text": [ "state-controlled media" ], "answer_start": [ 26 ] }
56d650911c850414009470a0
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The AP reported that "The state-controlled media has largely ignored the issue, apparently under the propaganda bureau's instructions.
Who gave instructions to ignore the school issue?
{ "text": [ "propaganda bureau" ], "answer_start": [ 101 ] }
56d650911c850414009470a2
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
The AP reported that "The state-controlled media has largely ignored the issue, apparently under the propaganda bureau's instructions.
What media source has reported this happening?
{ "text": [ "The AP" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56d65e391c850414009470c4
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
On May 15, 2008 Geoffery York of the Globeandmail.com reported that the shoddily constructed buildings are commonly called "tofu buildings" because builders cut corners by replacing steel rods with thin iron wires for concrete re-inforcement; using inferior grade cement, if any at all; and using fewer bricks than they ...
Why are the buildings so shoddily built?
{ "text": [ "builders cut corners" ], "answer_start": [ 148 ] }
56d65e391c850414009470c6
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
On May 15, 2008 Geoffery York of the Globeandmail.com reported that the shoddily constructed buildings are commonly called "tofu buildings" because builders cut corners by replacing steel rods with thin iron wires for concrete re-inforcement; using inferior grade cement, if any at all; and using fewer bricks than they ...
What did builder's use in place of steel rods as re-inforcement?
{ "text": [ "thin iron wires" ], "answer_start": [ 198 ] }
56d65e391c850414009470c7
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
One local was quoted in the article as saying that "the supervising agencies did not check to see if it met the national standards."
Who was supposed to inspect building to see if they met national standards?
{ "text": [ "supervising agencies" ], "answer_start": [ 56 ] }
56d66c621c8504140094710b
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
However questions still remain, as some of the corrupt government officials have still not been brought to justice, while the many families who lost their only child, are still seeking compensation and justice to what had happened.
Who has not been brought to justice?
{ "text": [ "corrupt government officials" ], "answer_start": [ 47 ] }
56d66c621c8504140094710c
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
However questions still remain, as some of the corrupt government officials have still not been brought to justice, while the many families who lost their only child, are still seeking compensation and justice to what had happened.
Who is still looking for compensation and justice?
{ "text": [ "many families" ], "answer_start": [ 126 ] }
56d66c621c8504140094710d
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
According to the Times, many parents were warned by the government not to stage a protest under the threat of arrest.
What has the government threatened people with to keep them from protesting?
{ "text": [ "threat of arrest" ], "answer_start": [ 100 ] }
56d66c621c8504140094710e
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
According to the Times, many parents were warned by the government not to stage a protest under the threat of arrest.
What media reported the threat of arrest?
{ "text": [ "the Times" ], "answer_start": [ 13 ] }
56d66c621c8504140094710f
2008_Sichuan_earthquake
However questions still remain, as some of the corrupt government officials have still not been brought to justice, while the many families who lost their only child, are still seeking compensation and justice to what had happened.
What did many families lose in the earthquake?
{ "text": [ "their only child" ], "answer_start": [ 149 ] }
56ce304daab44d1400b8850e
New_York_City
New York—often called New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part—is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urb...
What city in the United States has the highest population?
{ "text": [ "New York" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56ce304daab44d1400b8850f
New_York_City
New York—often called New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part—is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urb...
In what city is the United Nations based?
{ "text": [ "New York" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56ce304daab44d1400b88510
New_York_City
New York—often called New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part—is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urb...
What city has been called the cultural capital of the world?
{ "text": [ "New York" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56ce304daab44d1400b88511
New_York_City
New York—often called New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part—is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urb...
What American city welcomes the largest number of legal immigrants?
{ "text": [ "New York" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
56cf5d41aab44d1400b89130
New_York_City
New York—often called New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part—is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urb...
The major gateway for immigration has been which US city?
{ "text": [ "New York City" ], "answer_start": [ 22 ] }
56cf5d41aab44d1400b89131
New_York_City
New York—often called New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part—is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urb...
The most populated city in the United States is which city?
{ "text": [ "New York City" ], "answer_start": [ 22 ] }
56ce3124aab44d1400b8852a
New_York_City
Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of New York State.
How many boroughs comprise New York City?
{ "text": [ "five" ], "answer_start": [ 82 ] }
56ce3124aab44d1400b8852b
New_York_City
The five boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898.
In what year were the five boroughs combined into one city?
{ "text": [ "1898" ], "answer_start": [ 120 ] }
56ce3124aab44d1400b8852c
New_York_City
With a census-estimated 2014 population of 8,491,079 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States.
In 2014, what did the census estimate the population of New York City to be?
{ "text": [ "8,491,079" ], "answer_start": [ 43 ] }
56ce3124aab44d1400b8852d
New_York_City
With a census-estimated 2014 population of 8,491,079 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States.
What is the size of New York City in square miles?
{ "text": [ "305" ], "answer_start": [ 90 ] }
56ce3124aab44d1400b8852e
New_York_City
By 2014 census estimates, the New York City metropolitan region remains by a significant margin the most populous in the United States, as defined by both the Metropolitan Statistical Area (20.1 million residents) and the Combined Statistical Area (23.6 million residents).
What is the population of New York's Combined Statistical Area?
{ "text": [ "23.6 million" ], "answer_start": [ 249 ] }
56cf9d81234ae51400d9be1b
New_York_City
Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of New York State.
How man boroughs does New York City contain?
{ "text": [ "five" ], "answer_start": [ 82 ] }
56cf9d81234ae51400d9be1c
New_York_City
The five boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898.
The five boroughs of New York City are named what?
{ "text": [ "Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island" ], "answer_start": [ 20 ] }
56cf9d81234ae51400d9be1d
New_York_City
The five boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898.
All five boroughs of New York City formed into one city on what date?
{ "text": [ "1898" ], "answer_start": [ 120 ] }
56cf9d81234ae51400d9be1e
New_York_City
With a census-estimated 2014 population of 8,491,079 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States.
What is the population of New York City as of 2014?
{ "text": [ "8,491,079" ], "answer_start": [ 43 ] }
56cf9d81234ae51400d9be1f
New_York_City
As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world.
How many languages are spoken by the people of New York City?
{ "text": [ "800" ], "answer_start": [ 11 ] }
56ce31baaab44d1400b8853a
New_York_City
New York City traces its roots to its 1624 founding as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic and was named New Amsterdam in 1626.
What was the trading post that preceded New York City called?
{ "text": [ "New Amsterdam" ], "answer_start": [ 119 ] }
56ce31baaab44d1400b8853b
New_York_City
New York City traces its roots to its 1624 founding as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic and was named New Amsterdam in 1626.
What nation founded New Amsterdam?
{ "text": [ "the Dutch Republic" ], "answer_start": [ 86 ] }
56ce31baaab44d1400b8853c
New_York_City
New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790.
In what year did New York become the largest city in the United States?
{ "text": [ "1790" ], "answer_start": [ 68 ] }
56ce31baaab44d1400b8853d
New_York_City
The city and its surroundings came under English control in 1664.
When did the English take over the area from the Dutch?
{ "text": [ "1664" ], "answer_start": [ 60 ] }
56ce31baaab44d1400b8853e
New_York_City
New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790.
In what year did New York cease the be the capital of the United States?
{ "text": [ "1790" ], "answer_start": [ 68 ] }
56cf9df0234ae51400d9be25
New_York_City
New York City traces its roots to its 1624 founding as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic and was named New Amsterdam in 1626.
When was New York City established?
{ "text": [ "1624" ], "answer_start": [ 38 ] }
56cf9df0234ae51400d9be26
New_York_City
New York City traces its roots to its 1624 founding as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic and was named New Amsterdam in 1626.
New Amsterdam became the title of New York City in what past date?
{ "text": [ "1626" ], "answer_start": [ 136 ] }
56cf9df0234ae51400d9be27
New_York_City
The city and its surroundings came under English control in 1664.
The English occupied New York City beginning on what date?
{ "text": [ "1664" ], "answer_start": [ 60 ] }
56cf9df0234ae51400d9be29
New_York_City
New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790.
New York City is the biggest city in the United States since what historical date?
{ "text": [ "1790" ], "answer_start": [ 68 ] }
56ce32e7aab44d1400b88550
New_York_City
Many districts and landmarks in New York City have become well known, and the city received a record 56 million tourists in 2014, hosting three of the world's ten most visited tourist attractions in 2013.
How many tourists visited New York in 2014?
{ "text": [ "56 million" ], "answer_start": [ 101 ] }
56ce32e7aab44d1400b88551
New_York_City
Providing continuous 24/7 service, the New York City Subway is one of the most extensive metro systems worldwide, with 469 stations in operation.
How many stations are operated by the New York City Subway?
{ "text": [ "469" ], "answer_start": [ 119 ] }
56ce32e7aab44d1400b88552
New_York_City
Anchored by Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City has been called both the most economically powerful city and the leading financial center of the world, and the city is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization, the New York Stock Exchange and NASD...
In what borough is Wall Street located?
{ "text": [ "Manhattan" ], "answer_start": [ 59 ] }
56cf9f16234ae51400d9be30
New_York_City
New York City's higher education network comprises over 120 colleges and universities, including Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller University, which have been ranked among the top 35 in the world.
How many school and universities are in NYC?
{ "text": [ "120" ], "answer_start": [ 56 ] }
56cf9f16234ae51400d9be31
New_York_City
Anchored by Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City has been called both the most economically powerful city and the leading financial center of the world, and the city is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization, the New York Stock Exchange and NASD...
NYC has the two largest stock exchanges in the world which are called what?
{ "text": [ "New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ" ], "answer_start": [ 288 ] }
56ce3348aab44d1400b88560
New_York_City
Later on, the ice sheet would help split apart what are now Long Island and Staten Island.
What island was once a part of Long Island?
{ "text": [ "Staten Island" ], "answer_start": [ 76 ] }
56ce3348aab44d1400b88561
New_York_City
During the Wisconsinan glaciation, the New York City region was situated at the edge of a large ice sheet over 1,000 feet in depth.
During what period was the area around New York City located at the edge of an ice sheet 1,000 feet deep?
{ "text": [ "the Wisconsinan glaciation" ], "answer_start": [ 7 ] }
56cf9f4b234ae51400d9be35
New_York_City
During the Wisconsinan glaciation, the New York City region was situated at the edge of a large ice sheet over 1,000 feet in depth.
Long Island and Staten Island were split in half by what geographical phenomenon?
{ "text": [ "ice sheet" ], "answer_start": [ 96 ] }
56ce33aaaab44d1400b8856a
New_York_City
In the precolonial era, the area of present-day New York City was inhabited by various bands of Algonquian tribes of Native Americans, including the Lenape, whose homeland, known as Lenapehoking, included Staten Island; the western portion of Long Island, including the area that would become Brooklyn and Queens; Manhat...
What was the name of the Lenape homeland?
{ "text": [ "Lenapehoking" ], "answer_start": [ 182 ] }
56ce345caab44d1400b88580
New_York_City
The first documented visit by a European was in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazzano, a Florentine explorer in the service of the French crown, who sailed his ship La Dauphine into New York Harbor.
In what year did the first European arrive in the New York area?
{ "text": [ "1524" ], "answer_start": [ 48 ] }
56ce345caab44d1400b88581
New_York_City
The first documented visit by a European was in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazzano, a Florentine explorer in the service of the French crown, who sailed his ship La Dauphine into New York Harbor.
What was the name of the first European who arrived in the New York area?
{ "text": [ "Giovanni da Verrazzano" ], "answer_start": [ 56 ] }
56ce345caab44d1400b88582
New_York_City
The first documented visit by a European was in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazzano, a Florentine explorer in the service of the French crown, who sailed his ship La Dauphine into New York Harbor.
What was the name of Giovanni da Verrazzano's ship?
{ "text": [ "La Dauphine" ], "answer_start": [ 158 ] }
56ce345caab44d1400b88583
New_York_City
He claimed the area for France and named it "Nouvelle Angoulême" (New Angoulême).
What nation did Giovanni da Verrazzano serve?
{ "text": [ "France" ], "answer_start": [ 24 ] }
56ce345caab44d1400b88584
New_York_City
He claimed the area for France and named it "Nouvelle Angoulême" (New Angoulême).
What did Giovanni da Verrazzano call the area when he staked claim on it?
{ "text": [ "Nouvelle Angoulême" ], "answer_start": [ 45 ] }
56cfa06a234ae51400d9be39
New_York_City
The first documented visit by a European was in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazzano, a Florentine explorer in the service of the French crown, who sailed his ship La Dauphine into New York Harbor.
When was the first European to visit the area of NYC?
{ "text": [ "1524" ], "answer_start": [ 48 ] }
56cfa06a234ae51400d9be3a
New_York_City
The first documented visit by a European was in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazzano, a Florentine explorer in the service of the French crown, who sailed his ship La Dauphine into New York Harbor.
Giovanni da Verrazzano's ship that sailed to New York was named what?
{ "text": [ "La Dauphine" ], "answer_start": [ 158 ] }
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He claimed the area for France and named it "Nouvelle Angoulême" (New Angoulême).
Giovani da Verrazzano was an explorer from which country?
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A Spanish expedition led by captain Estêvão Gomes, a Portuguese sailing for Emperor Charles V, arrived in New York Harbor in January 1525 aboard the purpose-built caravel "La Anunciada" and charted the mouth of the Hudson River, which he named Rio de San Antonio.
In what year did a Spanish expedition visit New York Harbor?
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A Spanish expedition led by captain Estêvão Gomes, a Portuguese sailing for Emperor Charles V, arrived in New York Harbor in January 1525 aboard the purpose-built caravel "La Anunciada" and charted the mouth of the Hudson River, which he named Rio de San Antonio.
Who commanded the Spanish expedition?
{ "text": [ "Estêvão Gomes" ], "answer_start": [ 36 ] }
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New_York_City
A Spanish expedition led by captain Estêvão Gomes, a Portuguese sailing for Emperor Charles V, arrived in New York Harbor in January 1525 aboard the purpose-built caravel "La Anunciada" and charted the mouth of the Hudson River, which he named Rio de San Antonio.
What was the nationality of Estêvão Gomes?
{ "text": [ "Portuguese" ], "answer_start": [ 53 ] }
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New_York_City
A Spanish expedition led by captain Estêvão Gomes, a Portuguese sailing for Emperor Charles V, arrived in New York Harbor in January 1525 aboard the purpose-built caravel "La Anunciada" and charted the mouth of the Hudson River, which he named Rio de San Antonio.
What monarch did Estêvão Gomes serve?
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New_York_City
A Spanish expedition led by captain Estêvão Gomes, a Portuguese sailing for Emperor Charles V, arrived in New York Harbor in January 1525 aboard the purpose-built caravel "La Anunciada" and charted the mouth of the Hudson River, which he named Rio de San Antonio.
What was the name of Estêvão Gomes's ship?
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New_York_City
A Spanish expedition led by captain Estêvão Gomes, a Portuguese sailing for Emperor Charles V, arrived in New York Harbor in January 1525 aboard the purpose-built caravel "La Anunciada" and charted the mouth of the Hudson River, which he named Rio de San Antonio.
The front of the Hudson River was named what by Estevao Gomes?
{ "text": [ "Rio de San Antonio" ], "answer_start": [ 244 ] }
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Heavy ice kept him from further exploration, and he returned to Spain in August. The first scientific map to show the North American East coast continuously, the 1527 world map known as the Padrón Real, was informed by Gomes' expedition, and labeled the Northeast as Tierra de Esteban Gómez in his honor.
What was the first map to show the whole North American East coast?
{ "text": [ "Padrón Real" ], "answer_start": [ 190 ] }
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In 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson re-discovered the region when he sailed his ship the Halve Maen ("Half Moon" in Dutch) into New York Harbor while searching for the Northwest Passage to the Orient for his employer, the Dutch East India Company.
What was the name of the explorer who visited the area in 1609?
{ "text": [ "Henry Hudson" ], "answer_start": [ 26 ] }
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New_York_City
In 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson re-discovered the region when he sailed his ship the Halve Maen ("Half Moon" in Dutch) into New York Harbor while searching for the Northwest Passage to the Orient for his employer, the Dutch East India Company.
Who was Henry Hudson working for?
{ "text": [ "Dutch East India Company" ], "answer_start": [ 225 ] }
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In 1614, the area between Cape Cod and Delaware Bay would be claimed by the Netherlands and called Nieuw-Nederland (New Netherland).
In what year did the Netherlands claim the area between Delaware Bay and Cape Cod?
{ "text": [ "1614" ], "answer_start": [ 3 ] }
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He made a ten-day exploration of the area and claimed the region for his employer.
How many days did Henry Hudson spend exploring the region?
{ "text": [ "ten" ], "answer_start": [ 10 ] }
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He proceeded to sail up what he named the North River, also called the Mauritis River, and now known as the Hudson River, to the site of the present-day New York State capital of Albany in the belief that it might represent an oceanic tributary.
What did Henry Hudson call the river that is now called the Hudson River?
{ "text": [ "North River" ], "answer_start": [ 42 ] }
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New_York_City
In 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson re-discovered the region when he sailed his ship the Halve Maen ("Half Moon" in Dutch) into New York Harbor while searching for the Northwest Passage to the Orient for his employer, the Dutch East India Company.
Henry Hudson worked for which company in the 1600s?
{ "text": [ "Dutch East India Company" ], "answer_start": [ 225 ] }
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New_York_City
In 1614, the area between Cape Cod and Delaware Bay would be claimed by the Netherlands and called Nieuw-Nederland (New Netherland).
In what year was the land between Cape Cod and Delaware Bay claimed by the Dutch?
{ "text": [ "1614" ], "answer_start": [ 3 ] }
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New_York_City
In 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson re-discovered the region when he sailed his ship the Halve Maen ("Half Moon" in Dutch) into New York Harbor while searching for the Northwest Passage to the Orient for his employer, the Dutch East India Company.
Which explorer sailed his ship into New York harbor in 1609?
{ "text": [ "Henry Hudson" ], "answer_start": [ 26 ] }
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Born in Santo Domingo of Portuguese and African descent, he arrived in Manhattan during the winter of 1613–1614, trapping for pelts and trading with the local population as a representative of the Dutch.
Where was Juan Rodriguez born?
{ "text": [ "Santo Domingo" ], "answer_start": [ 8 ] }
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New_York_City
The first non-Native American inhabitant of what would eventually become New York City was Dominican trader Juan Rodriguez (transliterated to Dutch as Jan Rodrigues).
What did the Dutch call Juan Rodriguez?
{ "text": [ "Jan Rodrigues" ], "answer_start": [ 151 ] }
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New_York_City
The first non-Native American inhabitant of what would eventually become New York City was Dominican trader Juan Rodriguez (transliterated to Dutch as Jan Rodrigues).
What was Juan Rodriguez's occupation?
{ "text": [ "trader" ], "answer_start": [ 101 ] }