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Estonia
Estonia's constitution guarantees freedom of religion, separation of church and state, and individual rights to privacy of belief and religion. According to the Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Estonia is one of the least religious countries in the world, with 75.7% of the population claiming to be irreligious. The ...
What percentage of Estonians claim no religion?
{ "text": [ "75.7%" ], "answer_start": [ 264 ] }
5728d1d7ff5b5019007da74a
Estonia
Another major group, inhabitants who follow Eastern Orthodox Christianity, practised chiefly by the Russian minority, and the Russian Orthodox Church is the second largest denomination with 150,000 members. The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, under the Greek-Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate, claims another 20,000 m...
What is the major group that believes in Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
{ "text": [ "Russian minority" ], "answer_start": [ 100 ] }
5728d1d7ff5b5019007da74b
Estonia
Another major group, inhabitants who follow Eastern Orthodox Christianity, practised chiefly by the Russian minority, and the Russian Orthodox Church is the second largest denomination with 150,000 members. The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, under the Greek-Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate, claims another 20,000 m...
Which religious group is the second largest with 150,000 members?
{ "text": [ "the Russian Orthodox Church" ], "answer_start": [ 122 ] }
5728d1d7ff5b5019007da74c
Estonia
Another major group, inhabitants who follow Eastern Orthodox Christianity, practised chiefly by the Russian minority, and the Russian Orthodox Church is the second largest denomination with 150,000 members. The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, under the Greek-Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate, claims another 20,000 m...
What religious group do Catholics in Estonia follow?
{ "text": [ "Latin Apostolic Administration of Estonia" ], "answer_start": [ 501 ] }
5728d26f3acd2414000dff5b
Estonia
Although the Estonian and Germanic languages are of very different origins, one can identify many similar words in Estonian and German, for example. This is primarily because the Estonian language has borrowed nearly one third of its vocabulary from Germanic languages, mainly from Low Saxon (Middle Low German) during t...
What language does Estonian share similar words with?
{ "text": [ "Germanic" ], "answer_start": [ 26 ] }
5728d26f3acd2414000dff5c
Estonia
Although the Estonian and Germanic languages are of very different origins, one can identify many similar words in Estonian and German, for example. This is primarily because the Estonian language has borrowed nearly one third of its vocabulary from Germanic languages, mainly from Low Saxon (Middle Low German) during t...
What proportion of vocabulary did Estonia borrow from Germany?
{ "text": [ "nearly one third" ], "answer_start": [ 210 ] }
5728d26f3acd2414000dff5d
Estonia
Although the Estonian and Germanic languages are of very different origins, one can identify many similar words in Estonian and German, for example. This is primarily because the Estonian language has borrowed nearly one third of its vocabulary from Germanic languages, mainly from Low Saxon (Middle Low German) during t...
What standard language did Estonia adopt during German rule?
{ "text": [ "High German" ], "answer_start": [ 350 ] }
5728d26f3acd2414000dff5e
Estonia
Although the Estonian and Germanic languages are of very different origins, one can identify many similar words in Estonian and German, for example. This is primarily because the Estonian language has borrowed nearly one third of its vocabulary from Germanic languages, mainly from Low Saxon (Middle Low German) during t...
What percentage of the Estonia language includes Low Saxon words?
{ "text": [ "about 15 percent" ], "answer_start": [ 505 ] }
5728d3294b864d1900164ee2
Estonia
Academic higher education in Estonia is divided into three levels: bachelor's, master's, and doctoral studies. In some specialties (basic medical studies, veterinary, pharmacy, dentistry, architect-engineer, and a classroom teacher programme) the bachelor's and master's levels are integrated into one unit. Estonian pub...
What are the three levels of higher learning in Estonia?
{ "text": [ "bachelor's, master's, and doctoral studies" ], "answer_start": [ 67 ] }
5728d3294b864d1900164ee3
Estonia
Academic higher education in Estonia is divided into three levels: bachelor's, master's, and doctoral studies. In some specialties (basic medical studies, veterinary, pharmacy, dentistry, architect-engineer, and a classroom teacher programme) the bachelor's and master's levels are integrated into one unit. Estonian pub...
What medical fields have their bachelor's and master's levels combined into one unit?
{ "text": [ "basic medical studies, veterinary, pharmacy, dentistry" ], "answer_start": [ 132 ] }
5728d3294b864d1900164ee4
Estonia
Academic higher education in Estonia is divided into three levels: bachelor's, master's, and doctoral studies. In some specialties (basic medical studies, veterinary, pharmacy, dentistry, architect-engineer, and a classroom teacher programme) the bachelor's and master's levels are integrated into one unit. Estonian pub...
What do Estonian public universities have more of than higher education institutions?
{ "text": [ "autonomy" ], "answer_start": [ 361 ] }
5728d3294b864d1900164ee5
Estonia
Academic higher education in Estonia is divided into three levels: bachelor's, master's, and doctoral studies. In some specialties (basic medical studies, veterinary, pharmacy, dentistry, architect-engineer, and a classroom teacher programme) the bachelor's and master's levels are integrated into one unit. Estonian pub...
What is the largest private university in Estonia?
{ "text": [ "Estonian Business School" ], "answer_start": [ 965 ] }
5728d3cd2ca10214002da8be
Estonia
The Estonian Academy of Sciences is the national academy of science. The strongest public non-profit research institute that carries out fundamental and applied research is the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (NICPB; Estonian KBFI). The first computer centres were established in the late 1950s in ...
What is the main science institution in Estonia?
{ "text": [ "The Estonian Academy of Sciences" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
5728d3cd2ca10214002da8bf
Estonia
The Estonian Academy of Sciences is the national academy of science. The strongest public non-profit research institute that carries out fundamental and applied research is the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (NICPB; Estonian KBFI). The first computer centres were established in the late 1950s in ...
What is the strongest research body that executes fundamental and applied research?
{ "text": [ "the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics" ], "answer_start": [ 173 ] }
5728d3cd2ca10214002da8c0
Estonia
The Estonian Academy of Sciences is the national academy of science. The strongest public non-profit research institute that carries out fundamental and applied research is the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (NICPB; Estonian KBFI). The first computer centres were established in the late 1950s in ...
What decade were the first computer centers created in Estonia?
{ "text": [ "the late 1950s" ], "answer_start": [ 302 ] }
5728d3cd2ca10214002da8c1
Estonia
The Estonian Academy of Sciences is the national academy of science. The strongest public non-profit research institute that carries out fundamental and applied research is the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (NICPB; Estonian KBFI). The first computer centres were established in the late 1950s in ...
What cities were the locations of the first computer centers?
{ "text": [ "Tartu and Tallinn" ], "answer_start": [ 320 ] }
5728d481ff5b5019007da7a8
Estonia
Today, Estonian society encourages liberty and liberalism, with popular commitment to the ideals of the limited government, discouraging centralised power and corruption. The Protestant work ethic remains a significant cultural staple, and free education is a highly prized institution. Like the mainstream culture in th...
What virtues does modern Estonian society promote?
{ "text": [ "liberty and liberalism" ], "answer_start": [ 35 ] }
5728d481ff5b5019007da7a9
Estonia
Today, Estonian society encourages liberty and liberalism, with popular commitment to the ideals of the limited government, discouraging centralised power and corruption. The Protestant work ethic remains a significant cultural staple, and free education is a highly prized institution. Like the mainstream culture in th...
What size and power of government is popular in Estonia?
{ "text": [ "limited government, discouraging centralised power and corruption" ], "answer_start": [ 104 ] }
5728d481ff5b5019007da7aa
Estonia
Today, Estonian society encourages liberty and liberalism, with popular commitment to the ideals of the limited government, discouraging centralised power and corruption. The Protestant work ethic remains a significant cultural staple, and free education is a highly prized institution. Like the mainstream culture in th...
What is a highly prized fixture of Estonian society?
{ "text": [ "free education" ], "answer_start": [ 240 ] }
5728d481ff5b5019007da7ab
Estonia
Today, Estonian society encourages liberty and liberalism, with popular commitment to the ideals of the limited government, discouraging centralised power and corruption. The Protestant work ethic remains a significant cultural staple, and free education is a highly prized institution. Like the mainstream culture in th...
What ideal does Estonia hold towards the environment?
{ "text": [ "closeness to nature" ], "answer_start": [ 599 ] }
5728d51a4b864d1900164f06
Estonia
The Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonian: Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, EKA) is providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation while Viljandi Culture Academy of University of Tartu has an approach to popularise native culture through such curricula as native construction, native bla...
What institute provides education in art, design, and media?
{ "text": [ "The Estonian Academy of Arts" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
5728d51a4b864d1900164f07
Estonia
The Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonian: Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, EKA) is providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation while Viljandi Culture Academy of University of Tartu has an approach to popularise native culture through such curricula as native construction, native bla...
What institute promotes awareness of native culture?
{ "text": [ "Viljandi Culture Academy of University of Tartu" ], "answer_start": [ 170 ] }
5728d51a4b864d1900164f08
Estonia
The Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonian: Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, EKA) is providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation while Viljandi Culture Academy of University of Tartu has an approach to popularise native culture through such curricula as native construction, native bla...
What parts of native culture does the Viljandi Culture Academy highlight?
{ "text": [ "native construction, native blacksmithing, native textile design" ], "answer_start": [ 289 ] }
5728d51a4b864d1900164f09
Estonia
The Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonian: Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, EKA) is providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation while Viljandi Culture Academy of University of Tartu has an approach to popularise native culture through such curricula as native construction, native bla...
How many Estonian museums existed in 2010?
{ "text": [ "245" ], "answer_start": [ 453 ] }
5728d5aa3acd2414000dffc5
Estonia
The tradition of Estonian Song Festivals (Laulupidu) started at the height of the Estonian national awakening in 1869. Today, it is one of the largest amateur choral events in the world. In 2004, about 100,000 people participated in the Song Festival. Since 1928, the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak) have hos...
What name describes the Estonian Song Festivals?
{ "text": [ "Laulupidu" ], "answer_start": [ 42 ] }
5728d5aa3acd2414000dffc6
Estonia
The tradition of Estonian Song Festivals (Laulupidu) started at the height of the Estonian national awakening in 1869. Today, it is one of the largest amateur choral events in the world. In 2004, about 100,000 people participated in the Song Festival. Since 1928, the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak) have hos...
What year did the tradition of Laulupidu start?
{ "text": [ "1869" ], "answer_start": [ 113 ] }
5728d5aa3acd2414000dffc7
Estonia
The tradition of Estonian Song Festivals (Laulupidu) started at the height of the Estonian national awakening in 1869. Today, it is one of the largest amateur choral events in the world. In 2004, about 100,000 people participated in the Song Festival. Since 1928, the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak) have hos...
How many people celebrated Laulupidu in 2004?
{ "text": [ "about 100,000 people" ], "answer_start": [ 196 ] }
5728d5aa3acd2414000dffc8
Estonia
The tradition of Estonian Song Festivals (Laulupidu) started at the height of the Estonian national awakening in 1869. Today, it is one of the largest amateur choral events in the world. In 2004, about 100,000 people participated in the Song Festival. Since 1928, the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak) have hos...
Where does Laulupidu usually take place?
{ "text": [ "the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds" ], "answer_start": [ 264 ] }
5728d5aa3acd2414000dffc9
Estonia
The tradition of Estonian Song Festivals (Laulupidu) started at the height of the Estonian national awakening in 1869. Today, it is one of the largest amateur choral events in the world. In 2004, about 100,000 people participated in the Song Festival. Since 1928, the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak) have hos...
When does Laulupidu occur?
{ "text": [ "every five years in July" ], "answer_start": [ 334 ] }
5728d63f2ca10214002da904
Estonia
Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton. In 2002, Estonia hosted the event. Maarja-Liis Ilus has competed for Estonia on two occasions (1996 and 1997), while Eda-Ines Etti, Koit Toome and Evelin Samuel owe their popularity partly to the Eurovisi...
What year did Estonia win the Eurovision Song Contest?
{ "text": [ "2001" ], "answer_start": [ 43 ] }
5728d63f2ca10214002da905
Estonia
Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton. In 2002, Estonia hosted the event. Maarja-Liis Ilus has competed for Estonia on two occasions (1996 and 1997), while Eda-Ines Etti, Koit Toome and Evelin Samuel owe their popularity partly to the Eurovisi...
Who performed the song "Everybody"?
{ "text": [ "Tanel Padar and Dave Benton" ], "answer_start": [ 87 ] }
5728d63f2ca10214002da906
Estonia
Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton. In 2002, Estonia hosted the event. Maarja-Liis Ilus has competed for Estonia on two occasions (1996 and 1997), while Eda-Ines Etti, Koit Toome and Evelin Samuel owe their popularity partly to the Eurovisi...
What year did Estonia host the Eurovision Song Contest?
{ "text": [ "2002" ], "answer_start": [ 119 ] }
5728d63f2ca10214002da907
Estonia
Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton. In 2002, Estonia hosted the event. Maarja-Liis Ilus has competed for Estonia on two occasions (1996 and 1997), while Eda-Ines Etti, Koit Toome and Evelin Samuel owe their popularity partly to the Eurovisi...
What performer has represented Estonia two different times?
{ "text": [ "Maarja-Liis Ilus" ], "answer_start": [ 151 ] }
5728d63f2ca10214002da908
Estonia
Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton. In 2002, Estonia hosted the event. Maarja-Liis Ilus has competed for Estonia on two occasions (1996 and 1997), while Eda-Ines Etti, Koit Toome and Evelin Samuel owe their popularity partly to the Eurovisi...
What was the first ever Estonian song to hit the popular European charts?
{ "text": [ "\"Rändajad\" by Urban Symphony" ], "answer_start": [ 433 ] }
5728d6f84b864d1900164f34
Estonia
The Estonian literature refers to literature written in the Estonian language (ca. 1 million speakers). The domination of Estonia after the Northern Crusades, from the 13th century to 1918 by Germany, Sweden, and Russia resulted in few early written literary works in the Estonian language. The oldest records of written...
What event preceded the domination of Estonia by different European powers?
{ "text": [ "the Northern Crusades" ], "answer_start": [ 136 ] }
5728d6f84b864d1900164f35
Estonia
The Estonian literature refers to literature written in the Estonian language (ca. 1 million speakers). The domination of Estonia after the Northern Crusades, from the 13th century to 1918 by Germany, Sweden, and Russia resulted in few early written literary works in the Estonian language. The oldest records of written...
Which three nations occupied Estonia up until 1918?
{ "text": [ "Germany, Sweden, and Russia" ], "answer_start": [ 192 ] }
5728d6f84b864d1900164f36
Estonia
The Estonian literature refers to literature written in the Estonian language (ca. 1 million speakers). The domination of Estonia after the Northern Crusades, from the 13th century to 1918 by Germany, Sweden, and Russia resulted in few early written literary works in the Estonian language. The oldest records of written...
What era contains the oldest records of written Estonia works?
{ "text": [ "the 13th century" ], "answer_start": [ 340 ] }
5728d6f84b864d1900164f37
Estonia
The Estonian literature refers to literature written in the Estonian language (ca. 1 million speakers). The domination of Estonia after the Northern Crusades, from the 13th century to 1918 by Germany, Sweden, and Russia resulted in few early written literary works in the Estonian language. The oldest records of written...
What document dated in 1241 contains place and family names?
{ "text": [ "The Liber Census Daniae" ], "answer_start": [ 476 ] }
5728d78e4b864d1900164f44
Estonia
Oskar Luts was the most prominent prose writer of the early Estonian literature, who is still widely read today, especially his lyrical school novel Kevade (Spring). Anton Hansen Tammsaare's social epic and psychological realist pentalogy Truth and Justice captured the evolution of Estonian society from a peasant commu...
Who was the most famous prose writer in early Estonian history?
{ "text": [ "Oskar Luts" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
5728d78e4b864d1900164f45
Estonia
Oskar Luts was the most prominent prose writer of the early Estonian literature, who is still widely read today, especially his lyrical school novel Kevade (Spring). Anton Hansen Tammsaare's social epic and psychological realist pentalogy Truth and Justice captured the evolution of Estonian society from a peasant commu...
What is the name of lyrical novel written by Oskar Luts?
{ "text": [ "Kevade" ], "answer_start": [ 149 ] }
5728d78e4b864d1900164f46
Estonia
Oskar Luts was the most prominent prose writer of the early Estonian literature, who is still widely read today, especially his lyrical school novel Kevade (Spring). Anton Hansen Tammsaare's social epic and psychological realist pentalogy Truth and Justice captured the evolution of Estonian society from a peasant commu...
What is the name of the book written by Anton Hansen Tammsaare?
{ "text": [ "Truth and Justice" ], "answer_start": [ 239 ] }
5728d78e4b864d1900164f47
Estonia
Oskar Luts was the most prominent prose writer of the early Estonian literature, who is still widely read today, especially his lyrical school novel Kevade (Spring). Anton Hansen Tammsaare's social epic and psychological realist pentalogy Truth and Justice captured the evolution of Estonian society from a peasant commu...
Who wrote a book detailing Estonia's rise from peasants to independence?
{ "text": [ "Anton Hansen Tammsaare" ], "answer_start": [ 166 ] }
5728d8144b864d1900164f5c
Estonia
The architectural history of Estonia mainly reflects its contemporary development in northern Europe. Worth mentioning is especially the architectural ensemble that makes out the medieval old town of Tallinn, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In addition, the country has several unique, more or less preserved...
Which medieval town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List?
{ "text": [ "Tallinn" ], "answer_start": [ 200 ] }
5728d8144b864d1900164f5d
Estonia
The architectural history of Estonia mainly reflects its contemporary development in northern Europe. Worth mentioning is especially the architectural ensemble that makes out the medieval old town of Tallinn, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In addition, the country has several unique, more or less preserved...
When were the preserved hill forts in Estonia built?
{ "text": [ "pre-Christian times" ], "answer_start": [ 344 ] }
5728d8144b864d1900164f5e
Estonia
The architectural history of Estonia mainly reflects its contemporary development in northern Europe. Worth mentioning is especially the architectural ensemble that makes out the medieval old town of Tallinn, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In addition, the country has several unique, more or less preserved...
What institutional structures still exist from medieval times?
{ "text": [ "castles and churches" ], "answer_start": [ 405 ] }
5728d8be4b864d1900164f6a
Estonia
Historically, the cuisine of Estonia has been heavily dependent on seasons and simple peasant food, which today is influenced by many countries. Today, it includes many typical international foods.[citation needed] The most typical foods in Estonia are black bread, pork, potatoes, and dairy products. Traditionally in s...
What factors have influenced Estonian food for most of their history?
{ "text": [ "seasons and simple peasant food" ], "answer_start": [ 67 ] }
5728d8be4b864d1900164f6b
Estonia
Historically, the cuisine of Estonia has been heavily dependent on seasons and simple peasant food, which today is influenced by many countries. Today, it includes many typical international foods.[citation needed] The most typical foods in Estonia are black bread, pork, potatoes, and dairy products. Traditionally in s...
What are the most common foods in Estonia?
{ "text": [ "black bread, pork, potatoes, and dairy products." ], "answer_start": [ 253 ] }
5728d8be4b864d1900164f6c
Estonia
Historically, the cuisine of Estonia has been heavily dependent on seasons and simple peasant food, which today is influenced by many countries. Today, it includes many typical international foods.[citation needed] The most typical foods in Estonia are black bread, pork, potatoes, and dairy products. Traditionally in s...
What fresh items do Estonians traditionally enjoy in summer and spring?
{ "text": [ "berries, herbs, vegetables" ], "answer_start": [ 379 ] }
5728d8be4b864d1900164f6d
Estonia
Historically, the cuisine of Estonia has been heavily dependent on seasons and simple peasant food, which today is influenced by many countries. Today, it includes many typical international foods.[citation needed] The most typical foods in Estonia are black bread, pork, potatoes, and dairy products. Traditionally in s...
What food gathering behaviors are now seen as hobbies in modern Estonian culture?
{ "text": [ "Hunting and fishing" ], "answer_start": [ 464 ] }
5728d95f2ca10214002da96e
Estonia
Sport plays an important role in Estonian culture. After declaring independence from Russia in 1918, Estonia first competed as a nation at the 1920 Summer Olympics, although the National Olympic Committee was established in 1923. Estonian athletes took part of the Olympic Games until the country was annexed by the Sovi...
What physical activity plays a major part in Estonian society?
{ "text": [ "Sport" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
5728d95f2ca10214002da96f
Estonia
Sport plays an important role in Estonian culture. After declaring independence from Russia in 1918, Estonia first competed as a nation at the 1920 Summer Olympics, although the National Olympic Committee was established in 1923. Estonian athletes took part of the Olympic Games until the country was annexed by the Sovi...
What year did Estonia declare independence from Russia?
{ "text": [ "1918" ], "answer_start": [ 95 ] }
5728d95f2ca10214002da970
Estonia
Sport plays an important role in Estonian culture. After declaring independence from Russia in 1918, Estonia first competed as a nation at the 1920 Summer Olympics, although the National Olympic Committee was established in 1923. Estonian athletes took part of the Olympic Games until the country was annexed by the Sovi...
What event did Estonia compete in as a nation for the first time ever?
{ "text": [ "the 1920 Summer Olympics" ], "answer_start": [ 139 ] }
5728d95f2ca10214002da971
Estonia
Sport plays an important role in Estonian culture. After declaring independence from Russia in 1918, Estonia first competed as a nation at the 1920 Summer Olympics, although the National Olympic Committee was established in 1923. Estonian athletes took part of the Olympic Games until the country was annexed by the Sovi...
What year was Estonia annexed by Russia?
{ "text": [ "1940" ], "answer_start": [ 332 ] }
5728d95f2ca10214002da972
Estonia
Sport plays an important role in Estonian culture. After declaring independence from Russia in 1918, Estonia first competed as a nation at the 1920 Summer Olympics, although the National Olympic Committee was established in 1923. Estonian athletes took part of the Olympic Games until the country was annexed by the Sovi...
What city hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics Sailing regatta?
{ "text": [ "Tallinn" ], "answer_start": [ 408 ] }
5728da2b2ca10214002da98c
Estonia
Basketball is also a notable sport in Estonia. Estonia national basketball team previously participated in 1936 Summer Olympics, appeared in EuroBasket four times. Estonia national team also qualified to EuroBasket 2015, which will be held in Ukraine. BC Kalev/Cramo, which participates in EuroCup, is the most recent Ko...
What year did Estonia's basketball team first compete in the Summer Olympics
{ "text": [ "1936" ], "answer_start": [ 107 ] }
5728da2b2ca10214002da98d
Estonia
Basketball is also a notable sport in Estonia. Estonia national basketball team previously participated in 1936 Summer Olympics, appeared in EuroBasket four times. Estonia national team also qualified to EuroBasket 2015, which will be held in Ukraine. BC Kalev/Cramo, which participates in EuroCup, is the most recent Ko...
How many instances has Estonia appeared in the EuroBasket tournament?
{ "text": [ "four" ], "answer_start": [ 152 ] }
5728da2b2ca10214002da98e
Estonia
Basketball is also a notable sport in Estonia. Estonia national basketball team previously participated in 1936 Summer Olympics, appeared in EuroBasket four times. Estonia national team also qualified to EuroBasket 2015, which will be held in Ukraine. BC Kalev/Cramo, which participates in EuroCup, is the most recent Ko...
Which Estonian football club competes in the EuroCup?
{ "text": [ "BC Kalev/Cramo" ], "answer_start": [ 252 ] }
5728da2b2ca10214002da98f
Estonia
Basketball is also a notable sport in Estonia. Estonia national basketball team previously participated in 1936 Summer Olympics, appeared in EuroBasket four times. Estonia national team also qualified to EuroBasket 2015, which will be held in Ukraine. BC Kalev/Cramo, which participates in EuroCup, is the most recent Ko...
What is the name of second best basketball club in Estonia?
{ "text": [ "Tartu Ülikool/Rock" ], "answer_start": [ 404 ] }
5728da2b2ca10214002da990
Estonia
Basketball is also a notable sport in Estonia. Estonia national basketball team previously participated in 1936 Summer Olympics, appeared in EuroBasket four times. Estonia national team also qualified to EuroBasket 2015, which will be held in Ukraine. BC Kalev/Cramo, which participates in EuroCup, is the most recent Ko...
How many Estonian teams are in the Baltic Basketball League?
{ "text": [ "Six" ], "answer_start": [ 563 ] }
5728591aff5b5019007da1a4
Alaska
Alaska (i/əˈlæskə/) is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the Americas. The Canadian administrative divisions of British Columbia and Yukon border the state to the east while Russia has a maritime border with the state to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas...
How many of Alaska's residents reside in the Anchorage area?
{ "text": [ "Approximately half" ], "answer_start": [ 549 ] }
5728591aff5b5019007da1a5
Alaska
Alaska (i/əˈlæskə/) is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the Americas. The Canadian administrative divisions of British Columbia and Yukon border the state to the east while Russia has a maritime border with the state to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas...
What is Alaska's total population according to the 2015 Census?
{ "text": [ "738,432" ], "answer_start": [ 614 ] }
5728591aff5b5019007da1a6
Alaska
Alaska (i/əˈlæskə/) is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the Americas. The Canadian administrative divisions of British Columbia and Yukon border the state to the east while Russia has a maritime border with the state to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas...
Which industries are most prevalent in Alaska's economy?
{ "text": [ "fishing, natural gas, and oil" ], "answer_start": [ 734 ] }
5728591aff5b5019007da1a7
Alaska
Alaska (i/əˈlæskə/) is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the Americas. The Canadian administrative divisions of British Columbia and Yukon border the state to the east while Russia has a maritime border with the state to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas...
Where does Alaska rank in population comparative to other US states?
{ "text": [ "3rd least populous" ], "answer_start": [ 473 ] }
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Alaska
Alaska (i/əˈlæskə/) is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the Americas. The Canadian administrative divisions of British Columbia and Yukon border the state to the east while Russia has a maritime border with the state to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas...
How does Alaska compare in size to other US states?
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Alaska
Alaska is the northernmost and westernmost state in the United States and has the most easterly longitude in the United States because the Aleutian Islands extend into the eastern hemisphere. Alaska is the only non-contiguous U.S. state on continental North America; about 500 miles (800 km) of British Columbia (Canada)...
What are the contiguous states sometimes called?
{ "text": [ "\"the Lower 48\"" ], "answer_start": [ 508 ] }
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Alaska
Alaska is the northernmost and westernmost state in the United States and has the most easterly longitude in the United States because the Aleutian Islands extend into the eastern hemisphere. Alaska is the only non-contiguous U.S. state on continental North America; about 500 miles (800 km) of British Columbia (Canada)...
What is Alaska's capital city?
{ "text": [ "Juneau" ], "answer_start": [ 542 ] }
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Alaska
Alaska is the northernmost and westernmost state in the United States and has the most easterly longitude in the United States because the Aleutian Islands extend into the eastern hemisphere. Alaska is the only non-contiguous U.S. state on continental North America; about 500 miles (800 km) of British Columbia (Canada)...
How many miles are between Alaska and Washington state?
{ "text": [ "500" ], "answer_start": [ 273 ] }
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Alaska
Alaska is the northernmost and westernmost state in the United States and has the most easterly longitude in the United States because the Aleutian Islands extend into the eastern hemisphere. Alaska is the only non-contiguous U.S. state on continental North America; about 500 miles (800 km) of British Columbia (Canada)...
Which set of islands extend into the Eastern Hemisphere?
{ "text": [ "Aleutian Islands" ], "answer_start": [ 139 ] }
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Alaska
Also referred to as the Panhandle or Inside Passage, this is the region of Alaska closest to the rest of the United States. As such, this was where most of the initial non-indigenous settlement occurred in the years following the Alaska Purchase. The region is dominated by the Alexander Archipelago as well as the Tonga...
Which forest is the largest national forest in the US?
{ "text": [ "Tongass National Forest" ], "answer_start": [ 315 ] }
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Alaska
Also referred to as the Panhandle or Inside Passage, this is the region of Alaska closest to the rest of the United States. As such, this was where most of the initial non-indigenous settlement occurred in the years following the Alaska Purchase. The region is dominated by the Alexander Archipelago as well as the Tonga...
Which city was Alaska's former capital?
{ "text": [ "Sitka" ], "answer_start": [ 447 ] }
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Alaska
Also referred to as the Panhandle or Inside Passage, this is the region of Alaska closest to the rest of the United States. As such, this was where most of the initial non-indigenous settlement occurred in the years following the Alaska Purchase. The region is dominated by the Alexander Archipelago as well as the Tonga...
What is the area closest to the continental US called?
{ "text": [ "Panhandle or Inside Passage" ], "answer_start": [ 24 ] }
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Alaska
Also referred to as the Panhandle or Inside Passage, this is the region of Alaska closest to the rest of the United States. As such, this was where most of the initial non-indigenous settlement occurred in the years following the Alaska Purchase. The region is dominated by the Alexander Archipelago as well as the Tonga...
Where did most settlement occur after the Louisiana Purchase?
{ "text": [ "Panhandle or Inside Passage" ], "answer_start": [ 24 ] }
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Alaska
The North Slope is mostly tundra peppered with small villages. The area is known for its massive reserves of crude oil, and contains both the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field. Barrow, the northernmost city in the United States, is located here. The Northwest Arctic area, anchored by Kotze...
Which area contains the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field?
{ "text": [ "The North Slope" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
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Alaska
The North Slope is mostly tundra peppered with small villages. The area is known for its massive reserves of crude oil, and contains both the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field. Barrow, the northernmost city in the United States, is located here. The Northwest Arctic area, anchored by Kotze...
What is the northernmost city in the US?
{ "text": [ "Barrow" ], "answer_start": [ 207 ] }
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Alaska
The North Slope is mostly tundra peppered with small villages. The area is known for its massive reserves of crude oil, and contains both the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field. Barrow, the northernmost city in the United States, is located here. The Northwest Arctic area, anchored by Kotze...
What resource is the North Slope known for?
{ "text": [ "massive reserves of crude oil" ], "answer_start": [ 89 ] }
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Alaska
With its myriad islands, Alaska has nearly 34,000 miles (54,720 km) of tidal shoreline. The Aleutian Islands chain extends west from the southern tip of the Alaska Peninsula. Many active volcanoes are found in the Aleutians and in coastal regions. Unimak Island, for example, is home to Mount Shishaldin, which is an occ...
How much tidal shoreline does Alaska have in miles?
{ "text": [ "nearly 34,000 miles" ], "answer_start": [ 36 ] }
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Alaska
With its myriad islands, Alaska has nearly 34,000 miles (54,720 km) of tidal shoreline. The Aleutian Islands chain extends west from the southern tip of the Alaska Peninsula. Many active volcanoes are found in the Aleutians and in coastal regions. Unimak Island, for example, is home to Mount Shishaldin, which is an occ...
On which island is Mount Shishaldin located?
{ "text": [ "Unimak Island" ], "answer_start": [ 248 ] }
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Alaska
With its myriad islands, Alaska has nearly 34,000 miles (54,720 km) of tidal shoreline. The Aleutian Islands chain extends west from the southern tip of the Alaska Peninsula. Many active volcanoes are found in the Aleutians and in coastal regions. Unimak Island, for example, is home to Mount Shishaldin, which is an occ...
What do geoligists believe is unique about Wrangellia?
{ "text": [ "actively undergoing continent building" ], "answer_start": [ 746 ] }
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Alaska
With its myriad islands, Alaska has nearly 34,000 miles (54,720 km) of tidal shoreline. The Aleutian Islands chain extends west from the southern tip of the Alaska Peninsula. Many active volcanoes are found in the Aleutians and in coastal regions. Unimak Island, for example, is home to Mount Shishaldin, which is an occ...
What is most impressive about Mount Shishaldin in comparison to Mount Fuji?
{ "text": [ "most perfect volcanic cone on Earth" ], "answer_start": [ 420 ] }
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Alaska
With its myriad islands, Alaska has nearly 34,000 miles (54,720 km) of tidal shoreline. The Aleutian Islands chain extends west from the southern tip of the Alaska Peninsula. Many active volcanoes are found in the Aleutians and in coastal regions. Unimak Island, for example, is home to Mount Shishaldin, which is an occ...
How high does Mount Shishaldin rise above sea level?
{ "text": [ "10,000 feet (3,048 m)" ], "answer_start": [ 363 ] }
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Alaska
According to an October 1998 report by the United States Bureau of Land Management, approximately 65% of Alaska is owned and managed by the U.S. federal government as public lands, including a multitude of national forests, national parks, and national wildlife refuges. Of these, the Bureau of Land Management manages 8...
What percentage of Alaska is maintained by the US federal government?
{ "text": [ "65%" ], "answer_start": [ 98 ] }
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Alaska
According to an October 1998 report by the United States Bureau of Land Management, approximately 65% of Alaska is owned and managed by the U.S. federal government as public lands, including a multitude of national forests, national parks, and national wildlife refuges. Of these, the Bureau of Land Management manages 8...
What types of areas are managed by the federal government as public lands?
{ "text": [ "national forests, national parks, and national wildlife refuges" ], "answer_start": [ 206 ] }
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Alaska
According to an October 1998 report by the United States Bureau of Land Management, approximately 65% of Alaska is owned and managed by the U.S. federal government as public lands, including a multitude of national forests, national parks, and national wildlife refuges. Of these, the Bureau of Land Management manages 8...
How many acres is the Bureau of Land Management in charge of?
{ "text": [ "87 million" ], "answer_start": [ 319 ] }
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Alaska
According to an October 1998 report by the United States Bureau of Land Management, approximately 65% of Alaska is owned and managed by the U.S. federal government as public lands, including a multitude of national forests, national parks, and national wildlife refuges. Of these, the Bureau of Land Management manages 8...
How much of the state is controlled by the Bureau of Land Management?
{ "text": [ "23.8%" ], "answer_start": [ 362 ] }
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Alaska
According to an October 1998 report by the United States Bureau of Land Management, approximately 65% of Alaska is owned and managed by the U.S. federal government as public lands, including a multitude of national forests, national parks, and national wildlife refuges. Of these, the Bureau of Land Management manages 8...
What is the world's largest wildlife refuge?
{ "text": [ "The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge" ], "answer_start": [ 382 ] }
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Alaska
Of the remaining land area, the state of Alaska owns 101 million acres (41 million hectares), its entitlement under the Alaska Statehood Act. A portion of that acreage is occasionally ceded to organized boroughs, under the statutory provisions pertaining to newly formed boroughs. Smaller portions are set aside for rura...
How many acres of its land does the state of Alaska own?
{ "text": [ "101 million acres" ], "answer_start": [ 53 ] }
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Alaska
Of the remaining land area, the state of Alaska owns 101 million acres (41 million hectares), its entitlement under the Alaska Statehood Act. A portion of that acreage is occasionally ceded to organized boroughs, under the statutory provisions pertaining to newly formed boroughs. Smaller portions are set aside for rura...
How much land is the state of Alaska provided by the Alaska Statehood Act?
{ "text": [ "101 million acres (41 million hectares)" ], "answer_start": [ 53 ] }
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Alaska
Of the remaining land area, the state of Alaska owns 101 million acres (41 million hectares), its entitlement under the Alaska Statehood Act. A portion of that acreage is occasionally ceded to organized boroughs, under the statutory provisions pertaining to newly formed boroughs. Smaller portions are set aside for rura...
Why aren't homestead and subdivision areas more popular?
{ "text": [ "remote and roadless locations" ], "answer_start": [ 425 ] }
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Alaska
Another 44 million acres (18 million hectares) are owned by 12 regional, and scores of local, Native corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971. Regional Native corporation Doyon, Limited often promotes itself as the largest private landowner in Alaska in advertisements and other...
Which group claims it is Alaska's largest private land owner?
{ "text": [ "Doyon, Limited" ], "answer_start": [ 213 ] }
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Alaska
Another 44 million acres (18 million hectares) are owned by 12 regional, and scores of local, Native corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971. Regional Native corporation Doyon, Limited often promotes itself as the largest private landowner in Alaska in advertisements and other...
What privelege do private Alaskan corporations have that its public citizens do not?
{ "text": [ "hold title (including subsurface title in many cases" ], "answer_start": [ 520 ] }
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Alaska
Another 44 million acres (18 million hectares) are owned by 12 regional, and scores of local, Native corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971. Regional Native corporation Doyon, Limited often promotes itself as the largest private landowner in Alaska in advertisements and other...
Was a law enacted in 1991 allowing corporations to sell land holdings or was it repealed?
{ "text": [ "repealed before they could take effect" ], "answer_start": [ 450 ] }
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Alaska
The climate in Southeast Alaska is a mid-latitude oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) in the southern sections and a subarctic oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) in the northern parts. On an annual basis, Southeast is both the wettest and warmest part of Alaska with milder temperatures in the winter and high...
How much precipitation does Juno receive each year?
{ "text": [ "over 50 in" ], "answer_start": [ 372 ] }
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Alaska
The climate in Southeast Alaska is a mid-latitude oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) in the southern sections and a subarctic oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) in the northern parts. On an annual basis, Southeast is both the wettest and warmest part of Alaska with milder temperatures in the winter and high...
In what region of Alaska is the daytime temperature above freezing during summer?
{ "text": [ "Southeast" ], "answer_start": [ 15 ] }
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Alaska
The climate in Southeast Alaska is a mid-latitude oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) in the southern sections and a subarctic oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) in the northern parts. On an annual basis, Southeast is both the wettest and warmest part of Alaska with milder temperatures in the winter and high...
How much precipitation does Ketchikan receive each year?
{ "text": [ "over 150 in (380 cm)" ], "answer_start": [ 440 ] }
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Alaska
The climate of Western Alaska is determined in large part by the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska. It is a subarctic oceanic climate in the southwest and a continental subarctic climate farther north. The temperature is somewhat moderate considering how far north the area is. This region has a tremendous amount of var...
What two bodies of water influene the climate in Western Alaska?
{ "text": [ "Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska" ], "answer_start": [ 65 ] }
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Alaska
The climate of Western Alaska is determined in large part by the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska. It is a subarctic oceanic climate in the southwest and a continental subarctic climate farther north. The temperature is somewhat moderate considering how far north the area is. This region has a tremendous amount of var...
Is precipitation varied or uniform in Western Alaska?
{ "text": [ "tremendous amount of variety" ], "answer_start": [ 296 ] }
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Alaska
The climate of Western Alaska is determined in large part by the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska. It is a subarctic oceanic climate in the southwest and a continental subarctic climate farther north. The temperature is somewhat moderate considering how far north the area is. This region has a tremendous amount of var...
Which area of Western Alaska is techincally a desert?
{ "text": [ "the region around Kotzebue Sound" ], "answer_start": [ 443 ] }
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Alaska
The climate of Western Alaska is determined in large part by the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska. It is a subarctic oceanic climate in the southwest and a continental subarctic climate farther north. The temperature is somewhat moderate considering how far north the area is. This region has a tremendous amount of var...
How much precipitation does the desert area of Western Alaska receive?
{ "text": [ "less than 10 in (25 cm) of precipitation annually" ], "answer_start": [ 526 ] }
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Alaska
Numerous indigenous peoples occupied Alaska for thousands of years before the arrival of European peoples to the area. Linguistic and DNA studies done here have provided evidence for the settlement of North America by way of the Bering land bridge.[citation needed] The Tlingit people developed a society with a matrilin...
Which President allowed Tsimshian settlers to inhabit Annette Island?
{ "text": [ "Grover Cleveland" ], "answer_start": [ 616 ] }
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Alaska
Numerous indigenous peoples occupied Alaska for thousands of years before the arrival of European peoples to the area. Linguistic and DNA studies done here have provided evidence for the settlement of North America by way of the Bering land bridge.[citation needed] The Tlingit people developed a society with a matrilin...
In what year did the Tsimshian people arrive in Alaska?
{ "text": [ "1887" ], "answer_start": [ 595 ] }