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572b530a34ae481900dead88 | Guam | Post-European-contact Chamorro culture is a combination of American, Spanish, Filipino, other Micronesian Islander and Mexican traditions, with few remaining indigenous pre-Hispanic customs. These influences are manifested in the local language, music, dance, sea navigation, cuisine, fishing, games (such as batu, chonk... | What religion was the general population converted to? | {
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"Roman Catholicism"
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454
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572b530a34ae481900dead89 | Guam | Post-European-contact Chamorro culture is a combination of American, Spanish, Filipino, other Micronesian Islander and Mexican traditions, with few remaining indigenous pre-Hispanic customs. These influences are manifested in the local language, music, dance, sea navigation, cuisine, fishing, games (such as batu, chonk... | Which two major holidays become popular in Guam? | {
"text": [
"Easter and Christmas"
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"answer_start": [
506
]
} |
572b530a34ae481900dead8a | Guam | Post-European-contact Chamorro culture is a combination of American, Spanish, Filipino, other Micronesian Islander and Mexican traditions, with few remaining indigenous pre-Hispanic customs. These influences are manifested in the local language, music, dance, sea navigation, cuisine, fishing, games (such as batu, chonk... | What is the name of the modern Chamorro language? | {
"text": [
"Malayo-Polynesian"
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769
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572b55f7f75d5e190021fd8c | Guam | Two aspects of indigenous pre-Hispanic culture that withstood time are chenchule' and inafa'maolek. Chenchule' is the intricate system of reciprocity at the heart of Chamorro society. It is rooted in the core value of inafa'maolek. Historian Lawrence Cunningham in 1992 wrote, "In a Chamorro sense, the land and its prod... | What two indiginous pre-hispanic culture has survived to this point? | {
"text": [
"chenchule' and inafa'maolek"
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"answer_start": [
71
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} |
572b55f7f75d5e190021fd8d | Guam | Two aspects of indigenous pre-Hispanic culture that withstood time are chenchule' and inafa'maolek. Chenchule' is the intricate system of reciprocity at the heart of Chamorro society. It is rooted in the core value of inafa'maolek. Historian Lawrence Cunningham in 1992 wrote, "In a Chamorro sense, the land and its prod... | What is the name of the intricate system in Guam? | {
"text": [
". Chenchule"
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"answer_start": [
98
]
} |
572b55f7f75d5e190021fd8e | Guam | Two aspects of indigenous pre-Hispanic culture that withstood time are chenchule' and inafa'maolek. Chenchule' is the intricate system of reciprocity at the heart of Chamorro society. It is rooted in the core value of inafa'maolek. Historian Lawrence Cunningham in 1992 wrote, "In a Chamorro sense, the land and its prod... | What do the Chamorro believe in according to Historian Lawrence Cinningham | {
"text": [
"the land and its produce belong to everyone"
],
"answer_start": [
299
]
} |
572b56d4be1ee31400cb833b | Guam | The core culture or Pengngan Chamorro is based on complex social protocol centered upon respect: From sniffing over the hands of the elders (called mangnginge in Chamorro), the passing down of legends, chants, and courtship rituals, to a person asking for permission from spiritual ancestors before entering a jungle or ... | What is the culture of Pengngan Chamorro based on? | {
"text": [
"social protocol"
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"answer_start": [
58
]
} |
572b56d4be1ee31400cb833c | Guam | The core culture or Pengngan Chamorro is based on complex social protocol centered upon respect: From sniffing over the hands of the elders (called mangnginge in Chamorro), the passing down of legends, chants, and courtship rituals, to a person asking for permission from spiritual ancestors before entering a jungle or ... | What does mangnging refer to that directly involves one major human scense? | {
"text": [
"sniffing over the hands of the elders"
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"answer_start": [
102
]
} |
572b56d4be1ee31400cb833d | Guam | The core culture or Pengngan Chamorro is based on complex social protocol centered upon respect: From sniffing over the hands of the elders (called mangnginge in Chamorro), the passing down of legends, chants, and courtship rituals, to a person asking for permission from spiritual ancestors before entering a jungle or ... | What is a belembaotuyan in Guam? | {
"text": [
"string musical instrument made from a gourd"
],
"answer_start": [
449
]
} |
572b57ee34ae481900deada3 | Guam | The cosmopolitan and multicultural nature of modern Guam poses challenges for Chamorros struggling to preserve their culture and identity amidst forces of acculturation. The increasing numbers of Chamorros, especially Chamorro youth, relocating to the U.S. Mainland has further complicated both definition and preservati... | What posses some challenges for the Chamorros who find it hard to keep their culture? | {
"text": [
"cosmopolitan and multicultural nature of modern Guam"
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"answer_start": [
4
]
} |
572b57ee34ae481900deada4 | Guam | The cosmopolitan and multicultural nature of modern Guam poses challenges for Chamorros struggling to preserve their culture and identity amidst forces of acculturation. The increasing numbers of Chamorros, especially Chamorro youth, relocating to the U.S. Mainland has further complicated both definition and preservati... | What else has led to the Chamorro find it hard to keep their culture that involves it's children? | {
"text": [
"relocating to the U.S. Mainland"
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"answer_start": [
234
]
} |
572b589c34ae481900deadb1 | Guam | Guam is governed by a popularly elected governor and a unicameral 15-member legislature, whose members are known as senators. Guam elects one non-voting delegate, currently Democrat Madeleine Z. Bordallo, to the United States House of Representatives. U.S. citizens in Guam vote in a straw poll for their choice in the U... | How many people make up the Guam legislation? | {
"text": [
"15"
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"answer_start": [
66
]
} |
572b589c34ae481900deadb2 | Guam | Guam is governed by a popularly elected governor and a unicameral 15-member legislature, whose members are known as senators. Guam elects one non-voting delegate, currently Democrat Madeleine Z. Bordallo, to the United States House of Representatives. U.S. citizens in Guam vote in a straw poll for their choice in the U... | Who is the current non-voting delegate for Guam? | {
"text": [
"Democrat Madeleine Z. Bordallo"
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"answer_start": [
173
]
} |
572b589c34ae481900deadb3 | Guam | Guam is governed by a popularly elected governor and a unicameral 15-member legislature, whose members are known as senators. Guam elects one non-voting delegate, currently Democrat Madeleine Z. Bordallo, to the United States House of Representatives. U.S. citizens in Guam vote in a straw poll for their choice in the U... | How many electoral votes does Guam currently have? | {
"text": [
"Guam has no votes"
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365
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572b597e111d821400f38e6c | Guam | In the 1980s and early 1990s, there was a significant movement in favor of the territory becoming a commonwealth, which would give it a level of self-government similar to Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands. However, the federal government rejected the version of a commonwealth that the government of Guam pro... | What major movement occurred in Guam in the 80's and 90's? | {
"text": [
"becoming a commonwealth"
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89
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} |
572b597e111d821400f38e6e | Guam | In the 1980s and early 1990s, there was a significant movement in favor of the territory becoming a commonwealth, which would give it a level of self-government similar to Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands. However, the federal government rejected the version of a commonwealth that the government of Guam pro... | What is the name of this U.S state that could possibly form a union with Guam? | {
"text": [
"Hawaii"
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"answer_start": [
518
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} |
572b5ad134ae481900deadb7 | Guam | The U.S. military has proposed building a new aircraft carrier berth on Guam and moving 8,600 Marines, and 9,000 of their dependents, to Guam from Okinawa, Japan. Including the required construction workers, this buildup would increase Guam's population by 45%. In a February 2010 letter, the United States Environmental... | What has the U.S military proposed? | {
"text": [
"building a new aircraft carrier berth on Guam"
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"answer_start": [
31
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} |
572b5ad134ae481900deadb8 | Guam | The U.S. military has proposed building a new aircraft carrier berth on Guam and moving 8,600 Marines, and 9,000 of their dependents, to Guam from Okinawa, Japan. Including the required construction workers, this buildup would increase Guam's population by 45%. In a February 2010 letter, the United States Environmental... | How many Marines would the United States move to Guam? | {
"text": [
"8,600 Marines"
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"answer_start": [
88
]
} |
572b5ad134ae481900deadb9 | Guam | The U.S. military has proposed building a new aircraft carrier berth on Guam and moving 8,600 Marines, and 9,000 of their dependents, to Guam from Okinawa, Japan. Including the required construction workers, this buildup would increase Guam's population by 45%. In a February 2010 letter, the United States Environmental... | Because of the EPA, how many Marines would the United States be able to send to Guam to live? | {
"text": [
"4,800 Marines"
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507
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} |
572b5bd7be1ee31400cb8341 | Guam | Lying in the western Pacific, Guam is a popular destination for Japanese tourists. Its tourist hub, Tumon, features over 20 large hotels, a Duty Free Shoppers Galleria, Pleasure Island district, indoor aquarium, Sandcastle Las Vegas–styled shows and other shopping and entertainment venues. It is a relatively short flig... | What tourist commonly visits Guam? | {
"text": [
"Japanese"
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"answer_start": [
64
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} |
572b5bd7be1ee31400cb8342 | Guam | Lying in the western Pacific, Guam is a popular destination for Japanese tourists. Its tourist hub, Tumon, features over 20 large hotels, a Duty Free Shoppers Galleria, Pleasure Island district, indoor aquarium, Sandcastle Las Vegas–styled shows and other shopping and entertainment venues. It is a relatively short flig... | Around how many Hotels does Guam currently have? | {
"text": [
"20 large hotels"
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121
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} |
572b5bd7be1ee31400cb8343 | Guam | Lying in the western Pacific, Guam is a popular destination for Japanese tourists. Its tourist hub, Tumon, features over 20 large hotels, a Duty Free Shoppers Galleria, Pleasure Island district, indoor aquarium, Sandcastle Las Vegas–styled shows and other shopping and entertainment venues. It is a relatively short flig... | How many public golf courses does Guam currently have? | {
"text": [
"seven"
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382
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} |
572b5bd7be1ee31400cb8344 | Guam | Lying in the western Pacific, Guam is a popular destination for Japanese tourists. Its tourist hub, Tumon, features over 20 large hotels, a Duty Free Shoppers Galleria, Pleasure Island district, indoor aquarium, Sandcastle Las Vegas–styled shows and other shopping and entertainment venues. It is a relatively short flig... | About how many tourist visit Guam yearly? | {
"text": [
"a million"
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427
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} |
572b5bd7be1ee31400cb8345 | Guam | Lying in the western Pacific, Guam is a popular destination for Japanese tourists. Its tourist hub, Tumon, features over 20 large hotels, a Duty Free Shoppers Galleria, Pleasure Island district, indoor aquarium, Sandcastle Las Vegas–styled shows and other shopping and entertainment venues. It is a relatively short flig... | Which major U.S store does Guam currently have that happens to be the largest in the world? | {
"text": [
"Kmart"
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795
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} |
572b5d20f75d5e190021fd9c | Guam | The Compacts of Free Association between the United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau accorded the former entities of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands a political status of "free association" with the United States. The Compacts give cit... | What is the name of the pact held between the United States, Micronesia, Marshal Islands, and Palau? | {
"text": [
"The Compacts of Free Association"
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0
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572b5e0834ae481900deadd5 | Guam | In 1899, the local postage stamps were overprinted "Guam" as was done for the other former Spanish colonies, but this was discontinued shortly thereafter and regular U.S. postage stamps have been used ever since. Because Guam is also part of the U.S. Postal System (postal abbreviation: GU, ZIP code range: 96910–96932),... | In what year was the local postage stamp overprinted and has since been replaced? | {
"text": [
"1899"
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"answer_start": [
3
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} |
572b5e0834ae481900deadd6 | Guam | In 1899, the local postage stamps were overprinted "Guam" as was done for the other former Spanish colonies, but this was discontinued shortly thereafter and regular U.S. postage stamps have been used ever since. Because Guam is also part of the U.S. Postal System (postal abbreviation: GU, ZIP code range: 96910–96932),... | What type of postal service does Guam currently have today? | {
"text": [
"U.S. postage"
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"answer_start": [
166
]
} |
572b5e0834ae481900deadd7 | Guam | In 1899, the local postage stamps were overprinted "Guam" as was done for the other former Spanish colonies, but this was discontinued shortly thereafter and regular U.S. postage stamps have been used ever since. Because Guam is also part of the U.S. Postal System (postal abbreviation: GU, ZIP code range: 96910–96932),... | What is the current Zip Code range in Guam? | {
"text": [
"96910–96932"
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"answer_start": [
307
]
} |
572b5e0834ae481900deadd8 | Guam | In 1899, the local postage stamps were overprinted "Guam" as was done for the other former Spanish colonies, but this was discontinued shortly thereafter and regular U.S. postage stamps have been used ever since. Because Guam is also part of the U.S. Postal System (postal abbreviation: GU, ZIP code range: 96910–96932),... | Which three major companies do not consider Guam as domestic when shipping is involved? | {
"text": [
"FedEx, UPS, and DHL"
],
"answer_start": [
456
]
} |
572b5ebc34ae481900deaddd | Guam | The speed of mail traveling between Guam and the states varies depending on size and time of year. Light, first-class items generally take less than a week to or from the mainland, but larger first-class or Priority items can take a week or two. Fourth-class mail, such as magazines, are transported by sea after reachin... | What determines the speed in which mail reaches Guam from the United States? | {
"text": [
"on size and time of year"
],
"answer_start": [
73
]
} |
572b5ebc34ae481900deadde | Guam | The speed of mail traveling between Guam and the states varies depending on size and time of year. Light, first-class items generally take less than a week to or from the mainland, but larger first-class or Priority items can take a week or two. Fourth-class mail, such as magazines, are transported by sea after reachin... | Which type of service usually takes less than a week to get postage to the island? | {
"text": [
"first-class"
],
"answer_start": [
106
]
} |
572b5ebc34ae481900deaddf | Guam | The speed of mail traveling between Guam and the states varies depending on size and time of year. Light, first-class items generally take less than a week to or from the mainland, but larger first-class or Priority items can take a week or two. Fourth-class mail, such as magazines, are transported by sea after reachin... | What do most Guam residents use when receiving mail? | {
"text": [
"post office boxes or private mail boxes"
],
"answer_start": [
349
]
} |
572b62ad34ae481900deade3 | Guam | The Commercial Port of Guam is the island's lifeline because most products must be shipped into Guam for consumers. It receives the weekly calls of the Hawaii-based shipping line Matson, Inc. whose container ships connect Guam with Honolulu, Hawaii, Los Angeles, California, Oakland, California and Seattle, Washington. ... | What is considered to be the lifeline of Guam? | {
"text": [
"The Commercial Port"
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"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
572b62ad34ae481900deade4 | Guam | The Commercial Port of Guam is the island's lifeline because most products must be shipped into Guam for consumers. It receives the weekly calls of the Hawaii-based shipping line Matson, Inc. whose container ships connect Guam with Honolulu, Hawaii, Los Angeles, California, Oakland, California and Seattle, Washington. ... | What is the name of the shipping company in Hawaii that connects Guam? | {
"text": [
"Matson, Inc"
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"answer_start": [
179
]
} |
572b62ad34ae481900deade5 | Guam | The Commercial Port of Guam is the island's lifeline because most products must be shipped into Guam for consumers. It receives the weekly calls of the Hawaii-based shipping line Matson, Inc. whose container ships connect Guam with Honolulu, Hawaii, Los Angeles, California, Oakland, California and Seattle, Washington. ... | Why is the port so important? | {
"text": [
"most products must be shipped into Guam for consumers"
],
"answer_start": [
61
]
} |
572b63a8be1ee31400cb834b | Guam | Guam is served by the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, which is a hub for United Airlines. The island is outside the United States customs zone so Guam is responsible for establishing and operating its own customs and quarantine agency and jurisdiction. Therefore, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection only ca... | What is the name of the international airport in Guam? | {
"text": [
"Antonio B. Won Pat"
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"answer_start": [
22
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} |
572b63a8be1ee31400cb834c | Guam | Guam is served by the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, which is a hub for United Airlines. The island is outside the United States customs zone so Guam is responsible for establishing and operating its own customs and quarantine agency and jurisdiction. Therefore, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection only ca... | What major airline resides at the airport? | {
"text": [
"United Airlines"
],
"answer_start": [
83
]
} |
572b63a8be1ee31400cb834d | Guam | Guam is served by the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, which is a hub for United Airlines. The island is outside the United States customs zone so Guam is responsible for establishing and operating its own customs and quarantine agency and jurisdiction. Therefore, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection only ca... | What is Guam responsible for when goods both come in and leave? | {
"text": [
"operating its own customs and quarantine agency"
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"answer_start": [
197
]
} |
572b63f4be1ee31400cb8351 | Guam | Believed to be a stowaway on a U.S. military transport near the end of World War II, the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) was accidentally introduced to Guam, that previously had no native species of snake. It nearly eliminated the native bird population. The problem was exacerbated because the reptile has no natur... | Which animal was accidentally introduced into Guam? | {
"text": [
"brown tree snake"
],
"answer_start": [
89
]
} |
572b6504be1ee31400cb8353 | Guam | Believed to be a stowaway on a U.S. military transport near the end of World War II, the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) was accidentally introduced to Guam, that previously had no native species of snake. It nearly eliminated the native bird population. The problem was exacerbated because the reptile has no natur... | What was accidentally introduced into Guam? | {
"text": [
"brown tree snake"
],
"answer_start": [
89
]
} |
572b6504be1ee31400cb8354 | Guam | Believed to be a stowaway on a U.S. military transport near the end of World War II, the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) was accidentally introduced to Guam, that previously had no native species of snake. It nearly eliminated the native bird population. The problem was exacerbated because the reptile has no natur... | With the introduction of a non native snake in the area of Guam what impact did it have the island? | {
"text": [
"nearly eliminated the native bird population"
],
"answer_start": [
214
]
} |
572b65e4be1ee31400cb835a | Guam | Before the introduction of the brown tree snake, Guam was home to several endemic bird species. Among them were the Guam rail (or ko'ko' bird in Chamorro) and the Guam flycatcher, both common throughout the island. Today the flycatcher is entirely extinct while the Guam rail is extinct in the wild but bred in captivity... | How many bird species have been driven to extinction in Guam? | {
"text": [
"twelve bird species"
],
"answer_start": [
471
]
} |
572b65e4be1ee31400cb835b | Guam | Before the introduction of the brown tree snake, Guam was home to several endemic bird species. Among them were the Guam rail (or ko'ko' bird in Chamorro) and the Guam flycatcher, both common throughout the island. Today the flycatcher is entirely extinct while the Guam rail is extinct in the wild but bred in captivity... | What other bird was very common before WWII according to the elders? | {
"text": [
"ko'ko' birds"
],
"answer_start": [
565
]
} |
572b6762be1ee31400cb835f | Guam | An infestation of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros, was detected on Guam on September 12, 2007. CRB is not known to occur in the United States except in American Samoa. Delimiting surveys performed September 13–25, 2007 indicated that the infestation was limited to Tumon Bay and Faifai Beach, an ... | What insect was detected in 2007? | {
"text": [
"coconut rhinoceros beetle"
],
"answer_start": [
22
]
} |
572b6762be1ee31400cb8360 | Guam | An infestation of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros, was detected on Guam on September 12, 2007. CRB is not known to occur in the United States except in American Samoa. Delimiting surveys performed September 13–25, 2007 indicated that the infestation was limited to Tumon Bay and Faifai Beach, an ... | What other American territory has these beetles that have infested Guam? | {
"text": [
"American Samoa"
],
"answer_start": [
176
]
} |
572b6762be1ee31400cb8361 | Guam | An infestation of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros, was detected on Guam on September 12, 2007. CRB is not known to occur in the United States except in American Samoa. Delimiting surveys performed September 13–25, 2007 indicated that the infestation was limited to Tumon Bay and Faifai Beach, an ... | Where is the Coconut Beetle native to? | {
"text": [
"Southern Asia"
],
"answer_start": [
669
]
} |
572b68a7f75d5e190021fda4 | Guam | Wildfires plague the forested areas of Guam every dry season despite the island's humid climate. Most fires are man-caused with 80% resulting from arson. Poachers often start fires to attract deer to the new growth. Invasive grass species that rely on fire as part of their natural life cycle grow in many regularly burn... | What plagues the Guam dry season? | {
"text": [
"Wildfires"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
572b68a7f75d5e190021fda5 | Guam | Wildfires plague the forested areas of Guam every dry season despite the island's humid climate. Most fires are man-caused with 80% resulting from arson. Poachers often start fires to attract deer to the new growth. Invasive grass species that rely on fire as part of their natural life cycle grow in many regularly burn... | What are the cause of the majority of the fires in the area? | {
"text": [
"man"
],
"answer_start": [
112
]
} |
572b6963f75d5e190021fdaa | Guam | Efforts have been made to protect Guam's coral reef habitats from pollution, eroded silt and overfishing, problems that have led to decreased fish populations. (Since Guam is a significant vacation spot for scuba divers, this is important.) In recent years, the Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlif... | What has Guam recently being trying to protect? | {
"text": [
"coral reef habitats"
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"answer_start": [
41
]
} |
572b6963f75d5e190021fdab | Guam | Efforts have been made to protect Guam's coral reef habitats from pollution, eroded silt and overfishing, problems that have led to decreased fish populations. (Since Guam is a significant vacation spot for scuba divers, this is important.) In recent years, the Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlif... | What has led to the decrease of fish near Guam? | {
"text": [
"pollution, eroded silt and overfishing"
],
"answer_start": [
66
]
} |
572b6963f75d5e190021fdac | Guam | Efforts have been made to protect Guam's coral reef habitats from pollution, eroded silt and overfishing, problems that have led to decreased fish populations. (Since Guam is a significant vacation spot for scuba divers, this is important.) In recent years, the Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlif... | What is the name of the flying mammal in Guam that some are concerned for? | {
"text": [
"Mariana fruit bats"
],
"answer_start": [
779
]
} |
572b69e434ae481900deade9 | Guam | The University of Guam (UOG) and Guam Community College, both fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, offer courses in higher education. UOG is a member of the exclusive group of only 76 U.S. land-grant institutions in the entire United States. Pacific Islands University is a small Christia... | What are the names of the two colleges in Guam? | {
"text": [
"The University of Guam (UOG) and Guam Community College"
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"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
572b69e434ae481900deadea | Guam | The University of Guam (UOG) and Guam Community College, both fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, offer courses in higher education. UOG is a member of the exclusive group of only 76 U.S. land-grant institutions in the entire United States. Pacific Islands University is a small Christia... | Who are these two schools accredited by? | {
"text": [
"Western Association of Schools and Colleges"
],
"answer_start": [
86
]
} |
572b69e434ae481900deadeb | Guam | The University of Guam (UOG) and Guam Community College, both fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, offer courses in higher education. UOG is a member of the exclusive group of only 76 U.S. land-grant institutions in the entire United States. Pacific Islands University is a small Christia... | What is the name of the small Christian college in Guam? | {
"text": [
"Pacific Islands University"
],
"answer_start": [
274
]
} |
572b6a6d111d821400f38e82 | Guam | The Guam Department of Education serves the entire island of Guam. In 2000, 32,000 students attended Guam's public schools. Guam Public Schools have struggled with problems such as high dropout rates and poor test scores. Guam's educational system has always faced unique challenges as a small community located 6,000 mi... | How many students as of 2000 were attending public schools in Guam? | {
"text": [
"32,000"
],
"answer_start": [
76
]
} |
572b6a6d111d821400f38e83 | Guam | The Guam Department of Education serves the entire island of Guam. In 2000, 32,000 students attended Guam's public schools. Guam Public Schools have struggled with problems such as high dropout rates and poor test scores. Guam's educational system has always faced unique challenges as a small community located 6,000 mi... | What has plagued Guam public schools? | {
"text": [
"high dropout rates and poor test scores"
],
"answer_start": [
181
]
} |
572b6a6d111d821400f38e84 | Guam | The Guam Department of Education serves the entire island of Guam. In 2000, 32,000 students attended Guam's public schools. Guam Public Schools have struggled with problems such as high dropout rates and poor test scores. Guam's educational system has always faced unique challenges as a small community located 6,000 mi... | What is the name of the governing body of the school in all of Guam? | {
"text": [
"The Guam Department of Education"
],
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0
]
} |
572b6affbe1ee31400cb8377 | Guam | The Government of Guam maintains the island's main health care facility, Guam Memorial Hospital, in Tamuning. U.S. board certified doctors and dentists practice in all specialties. In addition, the U.S. Naval Hospital in Agana Heights serves active-duty members and dependents of the military community. There is one sub... | Who runs Guam's main health care facility? | {
"text": [
"The Government of Guam"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
572b6affbe1ee31400cb8378 | Guam | The Government of Guam maintains the island's main health care facility, Guam Memorial Hospital, in Tamuning. U.S. board certified doctors and dentists practice in all specialties. In addition, the U.S. Naval Hospital in Agana Heights serves active-duty members and dependents of the military community. There is one sub... | What is the name of the main health care facility in Guam? | {
"text": [
"Guam Memorial Hospital"
],
"answer_start": [
73
]
} |
572b6affbe1ee31400cb8379 | Guam | The Government of Guam maintains the island's main health care facility, Guam Memorial Hospital, in Tamuning. U.S. board certified doctors and dentists practice in all specialties. In addition, the U.S. Naval Hospital in Agana Heights serves active-duty members and dependents of the military community. There is one sub... | Which privately owned medical facility opened in 2016? | {
"text": [
"Guam Regional Medical City"
],
"answer_start": [
489
]
} |
572aed7d34ae481900dead27 | Empiricism | Philosophical empiricists hold no knowledge to be properly inferred or deduced unless it is derived from one's sense-based experience. This view is commonly contrasted with rationalism, which states that knowledge may be derived from reason independently of the senses. For example, John Locke held that some knowledge (... | What is commonly contrasted with empiricism? | {
"text": [
"rationalism"
],
"answer_start": [
173
]
} |
572aed7d34ae481900dead28 | Empiricism | Philosophical empiricists hold no knowledge to be properly inferred or deduced unless it is derived from one's sense-based experience. This view is commonly contrasted with rationalism, which states that knowledge may be derived from reason independently of the senses. For example, John Locke held that some knowledge (... | Where does rationalism say knowledge comes from? | {
"text": [
"reason independently of the senses"
],
"answer_start": [
234
]
} |
572aed7d34ae481900dead29 | Empiricism | Philosophical empiricists hold no knowledge to be properly inferred or deduced unless it is derived from one's sense-based experience. This view is commonly contrasted with rationalism, which states that knowledge may be derived from reason independently of the senses. For example, John Locke held that some knowledge (... | What is an example knowledge being derived from intuition? | {
"text": [
"knowledge of God's existence"
],
"answer_start": [
325
]
} |
572aed7d34ae481900dead2a | Empiricism | Philosophical empiricists hold no knowledge to be properly inferred or deduced unless it is derived from one's sense-based experience. This view is commonly contrasted with rationalism, which states that knowledge may be derived from reason independently of the senses. For example, John Locke held that some knowledge (... | What did Locke think some knowledge could come from? | {
"text": [
"intuition and reasoning alone"
],
"answer_start": [
383
]
} |
572aed7d34ae481900dead2b | Empiricism | Philosophical empiricists hold no knowledge to be properly inferred or deduced unless it is derived from one's sense-based experience. This view is commonly contrasted with rationalism, which states that knowledge may be derived from reason independently of the senses. For example, John Locke held that some knowledge (... | Where were the main European rationalists? | {
"text": [
"Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz"
],
"answer_start": [
554
]
} |
572b31d434ae481900dead31 | Empiricism | Aristotle's explanation of how this was possible was not strictly empiricist in a modern sense, but rather based on his theory of potentiality and actuality, and experience of sense perceptions still requires the help of the active nous. These notions contrasted with Platonic notions of the human mind as an entity that... | What theory was Aristotle's explanation based on? | {
"text": [
"his theory of potentiality and actuality"
],
"answer_start": [
116
]
} |
572b31d434ae481900dead33 | Empiricism | Aristotle's explanation of how this was possible was not strictly empiricist in a modern sense, but rather based on his theory of potentiality and actuality, and experience of sense perceptions still requires the help of the active nous. These notions contrasted with Platonic notions of the human mind as an entity that... | Who thought the senses were more important, Aristotle or Plato? | {
"text": [
"Aristotle"
],
"answer_start": [
459
]
} |
572b31d434ae481900dead34 | Empiricism | Aristotle's explanation of how this was possible was not strictly empiricist in a modern sense, but rather based on his theory of potentiality and actuality, and experience of sense perceptions still requires the help of the active nous. These notions contrasted with Platonic notions of the human mind as an entity that... | Who thought the senses were less important, Aristotle or Plato? | {
"text": [
"Plato"
],
"answer_start": [
543
]
} |
572b323ebe1ee31400cb8284 | Empiricism | This idea was later developed in ancient philosophy by the Stoic school. Stoic epistemology generally emphasized that the mind starts blank, but acquires knowledge as the outside world is impressed upon it. The doxographer Aetius summarizes this view as "When a man is born, the Stoics say, he has the commanding part of... | What was Aetius's career? | {
"text": [
"doxographer"
],
"answer_start": [
211
]
} |
572b323ebe1ee31400cb8285 | Empiricism | This idea was later developed in ancient philosophy by the Stoic school. Stoic epistemology generally emphasized that the mind starts blank, but acquires knowledge as the outside world is impressed upon it. The doxographer Aetius summarizes this view as "When a man is born, the Stoics say, he has the commanding part of... | Where was Sextus from? | {
"text": [
"Chaeronea"
],
"answer_start": [
409
]
} |
572b323ebe1ee31400cb8286 | Empiricism | This idea was later developed in ancient philosophy by the Stoic school. Stoic epistemology generally emphasized that the mind starts blank, but acquires knowledge as the outside world is impressed upon it. The doxographer Aetius summarizes this view as "When a man is born, the Stoics say, he has the commanding part of... | Who wrote 'Against the Professors'? | {
"text": [
"Sextus"
],
"answer_start": [
495
]
} |
572b323ebe1ee31400cb8287 | Empiricism | This idea was later developed in ancient philosophy by the Stoic school. Stoic epistemology generally emphasized that the mind starts blank, but acquires knowledge as the outside world is impressed upon it. The doxographer Aetius summarizes this view as "When a man is born, the Stoics say, he has the commanding part of... | Whose ideas did Sextus build on? | {
"text": [
"Aetius"
],
"answer_start": [
223
]
} |
572b32b2be1ee31400cb828d | Empiricism | During the Middle Ages Aristotle's theory of tabula rasa was developed by Islamic philosophers starting with Al Farabi, developing into an elaborate theory by Avicenna and demonstrated as a thought experiment by Ibn Tufail. For Avicenna (Ibn Sina), for example, the tabula rasa is a pure potentiality that is actualized ... | Whose idea was 'tabula rasa'? | {
"text": [
"Aristotle"
],
"answer_start": [
23
]
} |
572b32b2be1ee31400cb828e | Empiricism | During the Middle Ages Aristotle's theory of tabula rasa was developed by Islamic philosophers starting with Al Farabi, developing into an elaborate theory by Avicenna and demonstrated as a thought experiment by Ibn Tufail. For Avicenna (Ibn Sina), for example, the tabula rasa is a pure potentiality that is actualized ... | What religion was Al Farabi? | {
"text": [
"Islamic"
],
"answer_start": [
74
]
} |
572b32b2be1ee31400cb828f | Empiricism | During the Middle Ages Aristotle's theory of tabula rasa was developed by Islamic philosophers starting with Al Farabi, developing into an elaborate theory by Avicenna and demonstrated as a thought experiment by Ibn Tufail. For Avicenna (Ibn Sina), for example, the tabula rasa is a pure potentiality that is actualized ... | What does al-'aql al-hayulani mean? | {
"text": [
"material intellect"
],
"answer_start": [
671
]
} |
572b32b2be1ee31400cb8290 | Empiricism | During the Middle Ages Aristotle's theory of tabula rasa was developed by Islamic philosophers starting with Al Farabi, developing into an elaborate theory by Avicenna and demonstrated as a thought experiment by Ibn Tufail. For Avicenna (Ibn Sina), for example, the tabula rasa is a pure potentiality that is actualized ... | What does al-'aql al-fa'il mean? | {
"text": [
"active intellect"
],
"answer_start": [
772
]
} |
572b32b2be1ee31400cb8291 | Empiricism | During the Middle Ages Aristotle's theory of tabula rasa was developed by Islamic philosophers starting with Al Farabi, developing into an elaborate theory by Avicenna and demonstrated as a thought experiment by Ibn Tufail. For Avicenna (Ibn Sina), for example, the tabula rasa is a pure potentiality that is actualized ... | What is crucial for understanding? | {
"text": [
"the immaterial \"active intellect\""
],
"answer_start": [
899
]
} |
572b3335be1ee31400cb8297 | Empiricism | In the 12th century CE the Andalusian Muslim philosopher and novelist Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail (known as "Abubacer" or "Ebn Tophail" in the West) included the theory of tabula rasa as a thought experiment in his Arabic philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan in which he depicted the development of the mind of a feral child "f... | What was 'Abubacer' normally called? | {
"text": [
"Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail"
],
"answer_start": [
70
]
} |
572b3335be1ee31400cb8298 | Empiricism | In the 12th century CE the Andalusian Muslim philosopher and novelist Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail (known as "Abubacer" or "Ebn Tophail" in the West) included the theory of tabula rasa as a thought experiment in his Arabic philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan in which he depicted the development of the mind of a feral child "f... | What was 'Ebn Topnail' normally called? | {
"text": [
"Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail"
],
"answer_start": [
70
]
} |
572b3335be1ee31400cb8299 | Empiricism | In the 12th century CE the Andalusian Muslim philosopher and novelist Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail (known as "Abubacer" or "Ebn Tophail" in the West) included the theory of tabula rasa as a thought experiment in his Arabic philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan in which he depicted the development of the mind of a feral child "f... | What was Ibn Tufail's religion? | {
"text": [
"Muslim"
],
"answer_start": [
38
]
} |
572b3335be1ee31400cb829a | Empiricism | In the 12th century CE the Andalusian Muslim philosopher and novelist Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail (known as "Abubacer" or "Ebn Tophail" in the West) included the theory of tabula rasa as a thought experiment in his Arabic philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan in which he depicted the development of the mind of a feral child "f... | What was Ibn Tufail's ethnicity? | {
"text": [
"Andalusian"
],
"answer_start": [
27
]
} |
572b3335be1ee31400cb829b | Empiricism | In the 12th century CE the Andalusian Muslim philosopher and novelist Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail (known as "Abubacer" or "Ebn Tophail" in the West) included the theory of tabula rasa as a thought experiment in his Arabic philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan in which he depicted the development of the mind of a feral child "f... | When did Ibn Tufail live? | {
"text": [
"12th century CE"
],
"answer_start": [
7
]
} |
572b33b6111d821400f38dbe | Empiricism | In the late renaissance various writers began to question the medieval and classical understanding of knowledge acquisition in a more fundamental way. In political and historical writing Niccolò Machiavelli and his friend Francesco Guicciardini initiated a new realistic style of writing. Machiavelli in particular was s... | When was da Vinci born? | {
"text": [
"1452"
],
"answer_start": [
512
]
} |
572b33b6111d821400f38dbf | Empiricism | In the late renaissance various writers began to question the medieval and classical understanding of knowledge acquisition in a more fundamental way. In political and historical writing Niccolò Machiavelli and his friend Francesco Guicciardini initiated a new realistic style of writing. Machiavelli in particular was s... | When did da Vinci die? | {
"text": [
"1519"
],
"answer_start": [
517
]
} |
572b33b6111d821400f38dc0 | Empiricism | In the late renaissance various writers began to question the medieval and classical understanding of knowledge acquisition in a more fundamental way. In political and historical writing Niccolò Machiavelli and his friend Francesco Guicciardini initiated a new realistic style of writing. Machiavelli in particular was s... | What did renaissance writers question? | {
"text": [
"the medieval and classical understanding of knowledge acquisition"
],
"answer_start": [
58
]
} |
572b345c111d821400f38dc8 | Empiricism | The decidedly anti-Aristotelian and anti-clerical music theorist Vincenzo Galilei (ca. 1520–1591), father of Galileo and the inventor of monody, made use of the method in successfully solving musical problems, firstly, of tuning such as the relationship of pitch to string tension and mass in stringed instruments, and t... | When was Vincenzo Galilei born? | {
"text": [
"ca. 1520"
],
"answer_start": [
83
]
} |
572b345c111d821400f38dc9 | Empiricism | The decidedly anti-Aristotelian and anti-clerical music theorist Vincenzo Galilei (ca. 1520–1591), father of Galileo and the inventor of monody, made use of the method in successfully solving musical problems, firstly, of tuning such as the relationship of pitch to string tension and mass in stringed instruments, and t... | When did Vincenzo Galilei die? | {
"text": [
"1591"
],
"answer_start": [
92
]
} |
572b345c111d821400f38dca | Empiricism | The decidedly anti-Aristotelian and anti-clerical music theorist Vincenzo Galilei (ca. 1520–1591), father of Galileo and the inventor of monody, made use of the method in successfully solving musical problems, firstly, of tuning such as the relationship of pitch to string tension and mass in stringed instruments, and t... | Who was Vincenzo Galilei's oldest son? | {
"text": [
"Galileo"
],
"answer_start": [
109
]
} |
572b345c111d821400f38dcb | Empiricism | The decidedly anti-Aristotelian and anti-clerical music theorist Vincenzo Galilei (ca. 1520–1591), father of Galileo and the inventor of monody, made use of the method in successfully solving musical problems, firstly, of tuning such as the relationship of pitch to string tension and mass in stringed instruments, and t... | What does 'esperienza' mean? | {
"text": [
"experiment"
],
"answer_start": [
519
]
} |
572b34a6111d821400f38dd0 | Empiricism | British empiricism, though it was not a term used at the time, derives from the 17th century period of early modern philosophy and modern science. The term became useful in order to describe differences perceived between two of its founders Francis Bacon, described as empiricist, and René Descartes, who is described as... | When was the British empiricism period? | {
"text": [
"17th century"
],
"answer_start": [
80
]
} |
572b34a6111d821400f38dd1 | Empiricism | British empiricism, though it was not a term used at the time, derives from the 17th century period of early modern philosophy and modern science. The term became useful in order to describe differences perceived between two of its founders Francis Bacon, described as empiricist, and René Descartes, who is described as... | What type of philosopher was Francis Bacon? | {
"text": [
"empiricist"
],
"answer_start": [
269
]
} |
572b34a6111d821400f38dd2 | Empiricism | British empiricism, though it was not a term used at the time, derives from the 17th century period of early modern philosophy and modern science. The term became useful in order to describe differences perceived between two of its founders Francis Bacon, described as empiricist, and René Descartes, who is described as... | What type of philosopher was Descartes? | {
"text": [
"rationalist"
],
"answer_start": [
323
]
} |
572b34a6111d821400f38dd3 | Empiricism | British empiricism, though it was not a term used at the time, derives from the 17th century period of early modern philosophy and modern science. The term became useful in order to describe differences perceived between two of its founders Francis Bacon, described as empiricist, and René Descartes, who is described as... | What type of philosopher was Hobbes? | {
"text": [
"empiricist"
],
"answer_start": [
425
]
} |
572b34a6111d821400f38dd4 | Empiricism | British empiricism, though it was not a term used at the time, derives from the 17th century period of early modern philosophy and modern science. The term became useful in order to describe differences perceived between two of its founders Francis Bacon, described as empiricist, and René Descartes, who is described as... | What type of philosopher was Spinoza? | {
"text": [
"rationalist"
],
"answer_start": [
442
]
} |
572b352e111d821400f38dda | Empiricism | In response to the early-to-mid-17th century "continental rationalism" John Locke (1632–1704) proposed in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689) a very influential view wherein the only knowledge humans can have is a posteriori, i.e., based upon experience. Locke is famously attributed with holding the proposit... | When was 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding' published? | {
"text": [
"1689"
],
"answer_start": [
147
]
} |
572b352e111d821400f38ddb | Empiricism | In response to the early-to-mid-17th century "continental rationalism" John Locke (1632–1704) proposed in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689) a very influential view wherein the only knowledge humans can have is a posteriori, i.e., based upon experience. Locke is famously attributed with holding the proposit... | Who wrote 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'? | {
"text": [
"John Locke"
],
"answer_start": [
71
]
} |
572b352e111d821400f38ddc | Empiricism | In response to the early-to-mid-17th century "continental rationalism" John Locke (1632–1704) proposed in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689) a very influential view wherein the only knowledge humans can have is a posteriori, i.e., based upon experience. Locke is famously attributed with holding the proposit... | What does 'tabula rasa' mean? | {
"text": [
"blank tablet"
],
"answer_start": [
365
]
} |
572b352e111d821400f38ddd | Empiricism | In response to the early-to-mid-17th century "continental rationalism" John Locke (1632–1704) proposed in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689) a very influential view wherein the only knowledge humans can have is a posteriori, i.e., based upon experience. Locke is famously attributed with holding the proposit... | What did Locke say 'tabula rasa' meant? | {
"text": [
"white paper"
],
"answer_start": [
398
]
} |
572b3577f75d5e190021fd10 | Empiricism | A generation later, the Irish Anglican bishop, George Berkeley (1685–1753), determined that Locke's view immediately opened a door that would lead to eventual atheism. In response to Locke, he put forth in his Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) an important challenge to empiricism in which thi... | Who wrote 'Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge'? | {
"text": [
"George Berkeley"
],
"answer_start": [
47
]
} |
572b3577f75d5e190021fd11 | Empiricism | A generation later, the Irish Anglican bishop, George Berkeley (1685–1753), determined that Locke's view immediately opened a door that would lead to eventual atheism. In response to Locke, he put forth in his Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) an important challenge to empiricism in which thi... | When was 'Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge' published? | {
"text": [
"1710"
],
"answer_start": [
265
]
} |
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