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572e9e8bc246551400ce4401
Cyprus
Due to the inter-communal ethnic tensions between 1963 and 1974, an island-wide census was regarded as impossible. Nevertheless, the Greek Cypriots conducted one in 1973, without the Turkish Cypriot populace. According to this census, the Greek Cypriot population was 482,000. One year later, in 1974, the Cypriot govern...
What did the Cypriot government find was the Greek population on Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "506,000 (78.9%)" ], "answer_start": [ 426 ] }
572e9e8bc246551400ce4402
Cyprus
Due to the inter-communal ethnic tensions between 1963 and 1974, an island-wide census was regarded as impossible. Nevertheless, the Greek Cypriots conducted one in 1973, without the Turkish Cypriot populace. According to this census, the Greek Cypriot population was 482,000. One year later, in 1974, the Cypriot govern...
What did the Cypriot government find was the Turkish population on Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "118,000 (18.4%)" ], "answer_start": [ 459 ] }
572e9e8bc246551400ce4403
Cyprus
Due to the inter-communal ethnic tensions between 1963 and 1974, an island-wide census was regarded as impossible. Nevertheless, the Greek Cypriots conducted one in 1973, without the Turkish Cypriot populace. According to this census, the Greek Cypriot population was 482,000. One year later, in 1974, the Cypriot govern...
In what years did the Greeks conduct extra censuses?
{ "text": [ "1976, 1982, 1992 and 2001" ], "answer_start": [ 567 ] }
572e9e8bc246551400ce4404
Cyprus
Due to the inter-communal ethnic tensions between 1963 and 1974, an island-wide census was regarded as impossible. Nevertheless, the Greek Cypriots conducted one in 1973, without the Turkish Cypriot populace. According to this census, the Greek Cypriot population was 482,000. One year later, in 1974, the Cypriot govern...
Who was excluded from the censuses conducted by the Greeks?
{ "text": [ "the Turkish population" ], "answer_start": [ 609 ] }
572e9f67c246551400ce4414
Cyprus
According to the 2006 census carried out by Northern Cyprus, there were 256,644 (de jure) people living in Northern Cyprus. 178,031 were citizens of Northern Cyprus, of whom 147,405 were born in Cyprus (112,534 from the north; 32,538 from the south; 371 did not indicate what part of Cyprus they were from); 27,333 born ...
How many people were living in Northern Cyprus according to the 2006 census?
{ "text": [ "256,644" ], "answer_start": [ 72 ] }
572e9f67c246551400ce4415
Cyprus
According to the 2006 census carried out by Northern Cyprus, there were 256,644 (de jure) people living in Northern Cyprus. 178,031 were citizens of Northern Cyprus, of whom 147,405 were born in Cyprus (112,534 from the north; 32,538 from the south; 371 did not indicate what part of Cyprus they were from); 27,333 born ...
How many citizens born in Cyprus also have parents who were born in Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "120,031" ], "answer_start": [ 418 ] }
572e9f67c246551400ce4416
Cyprus
According to the 2006 census carried out by Northern Cyprus, there were 256,644 (de jure) people living in Northern Cyprus. 178,031 were citizens of Northern Cyprus, of whom 147,405 were born in Cyprus (112,534 from the north; 32,538 from the south; 371 did not indicate what part of Cyprus they were from); 27,333 born ...
How many of the citizens in Northern Cyprus was born in Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "147,405" ], "answer_start": [ 174 ] }
572e9fd2dfa6aa1500f8d215
Cyprus
The majority of Greek Cypriots identify as Greek Orthodox, whereas most Turkish Cypriots are adherents of Sunni Islam. According to Eurobarometer 2005, Cyprus was the second most religious state in the European Union at that time, after Malta (although in 2005 Romania wasn't in the European Union, currently Romania is ...
What religion do most Greek Cypriots identify with?
{ "text": [ "Greek Orthodox" ], "answer_start": [ 43 ] }
572e9fd2dfa6aa1500f8d216
Cyprus
The majority of Greek Cypriots identify as Greek Orthodox, whereas most Turkish Cypriots are adherents of Sunni Islam. According to Eurobarometer 2005, Cyprus was the second most religious state in the European Union at that time, after Malta (although in 2005 Romania wasn't in the European Union, currently Romania is ...
What religion do most Turkish Cypriots identify with?
{ "text": [ "Sunni Islam" ], "answer_start": [ 106 ] }
572e9fd2dfa6aa1500f8d217
Cyprus
The majority of Greek Cypriots identify as Greek Orthodox, whereas most Turkish Cypriots are adherents of Sunni Islam. According to Eurobarometer 2005, Cyprus was the second most religious state in the European Union at that time, after Malta (although in 2005 Romania wasn't in the European Union, currently Romania is ...
What country is the second most religious in the European Union?
{ "text": [ "Cyprus" ], "answer_start": [ 152 ] }
572e9fd2dfa6aa1500f8d218
Cyprus
The majority of Greek Cypriots identify as Greek Orthodox, whereas most Turkish Cypriots are adherents of Sunni Islam. According to Eurobarometer 2005, Cyprus was the second most religious state in the European Union at that time, after Malta (although in 2005 Romania wasn't in the European Union, currently Romania is ...
Who is the current head of the Greek Orthodox church in Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "Archbishop Chrysostomos II" ], "answer_start": [ 531 ] }
572ea043c246551400ce4422
Cyprus
Cyprus has two official languages, Greek and Turkish. Armenian and Cypriot Maronite Arabic are recognised as minority languages. Although without official status, English is widely spoken and it features widely on road signs, public notices, and in advertisements, etc. English was the sole official language during Brit...
How many official languages does Cyprus have?
{ "text": [ "two" ], "answer_start": [ 11 ] }
572ea043c246551400ce4423
Cyprus
Cyprus has two official languages, Greek and Turkish. Armenian and Cypriot Maronite Arabic are recognised as minority languages. Although without official status, English is widely spoken and it features widely on road signs, public notices, and in advertisements, etc. English was the sole official language during Brit...
What are the two official languages of Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "Greek and Turkish" ], "answer_start": [ 35 ] }
572ea043c246551400ce4424
Cyprus
Cyprus has two official languages, Greek and Turkish. Armenian and Cypriot Maronite Arabic are recognised as minority languages. Although without official status, English is widely spoken and it features widely on road signs, public notices, and in advertisements, etc. English was the sole official language during Brit...
What are the minority languages are spoken in Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "Armenian and Cypriot Maronite Arabic" ], "answer_start": [ 54 ] }
572ea043c246551400ce4425
Cyprus
Cyprus has two official languages, Greek and Turkish. Armenian and Cypriot Maronite Arabic are recognised as minority languages. Although without official status, English is widely spoken and it features widely on road signs, public notices, and in advertisements, etc. English was the sole official language during Brit...
Are there any Western languages spoken in Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "English" ], "answer_start": [ 163 ] }
572ea043c246551400ce4426
Cyprus
Cyprus has two official languages, Greek and Turkish. Armenian and Cypriot Maronite Arabic are recognised as minority languages. Although without official status, English is widely spoken and it features widely on road signs, public notices, and in advertisements, etc. English was the sole official language during Brit...
Are there any Eastern languages spoken in Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "Russian" ], "answer_start": [ 546 ] }
572ea0bedfa6aa1500f8d21d
Cyprus
State schools are generally seen as equivalent in quality of education to private-sector institutions. However, the value of a state high-school diploma is limited by the fact that the grades obtained account for only around 25% of the final grade for each topic, with the remaining 75% assigned by the teacher during th...
What do Cypriot universities ignore when looking at admission?
{ "text": [ "high school grades" ], "answer_start": [ 422 ] }
572ea0bedfa6aa1500f8d21e
Cyprus
State schools are generally seen as equivalent in quality of education to private-sector institutions. However, the value of a state high-school diploma is limited by the fact that the grades obtained account for only around 25% of the final grade for each topic, with the remaining 75% assigned by the teacher during th...
What is required for university attendance?
{ "text": [ "high-school diploma" ], "answer_start": [ 490 ] }
572ea0bedfa6aa1500f8d21f
Cyprus
State schools are generally seen as equivalent in quality of education to private-sector institutions. However, the value of a state high-school diploma is limited by the fact that the grades obtained account for only around 25% of the final grade for each topic, with the remaining 75% assigned by the teacher during th...
What plays a large factor in determining admission at a university?
{ "text": [ "university entrance examinations" ], "answer_start": [ 641 ] }
572ea0bedfa6aa1500f8d220
Cyprus
State schools are generally seen as equivalent in quality of education to private-sector institutions. However, the value of a state high-school diploma is limited by the fact that the grades obtained account for only around 25% of the final grade for each topic, with the remaining 75% assigned by the teacher during th...
What percentage do grades obtained account for in a students final grade?
{ "text": [ "25%" ], "answer_start": [ 225 ] }
572ea15acb0c0d14000f139c
Cyprus
The majority of Cypriots receive their higher education at Greek, British, Turkish, other European and North American universities. It is noteworthy that Cyprus currently has the highest percentage of citizens of working age who have higher-level education in the EU at 30% which is ahead of Finland's 29.5%. In addition...
Where do most Cypriots receiver higher education?
{ "text": [ "Greek, British, Turkish, other European and North American universities" ], "answer_start": [ 59 ] }
572ea15acb0c0d14000f139d
Cyprus
The majority of Cypriots receive their higher education at Greek, British, Turkish, other European and North American universities. It is noteworthy that Cyprus currently has the highest percentage of citizens of working age who have higher-level education in the EU at 30% which is ahead of Finland's 29.5%. In addition...
What nation has the highest level percentage of working citizens with higher-level education?
{ "text": [ "Cyprus" ], "answer_start": [ 154 ] }
572ea15acb0c0d14000f139e
Cyprus
The majority of Cypriots receive their higher education at Greek, British, Turkish, other European and North American universities. It is noteworthy that Cyprus currently has the highest percentage of citizens of working age who have higher-level education in the EU at 30% which is ahead of Finland's 29.5%. In addition...
What percentage of the 25-34 Cyprus population has tertiary education?
{ "text": [ "47%" ], "answer_start": [ 322 ] }
572ea15acb0c0d14000f139f
Cyprus
The majority of Cypriots receive their higher education at Greek, British, Turkish, other European and North American universities. It is noteworthy that Cyprus currently has the highest percentage of citizens of working age who have higher-level education in the EU at 30% which is ahead of Finland's 29.5%. In addition...
How many Cypriots students attend school outside of the country
{ "text": [ "78.7%" ], "answer_start": [ 464 ] }
572ea23fcb0c0d14000f13a4
Cyprus
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots share a lot in common in their culture but also have differences. Several traditional food (such as souvla and halloumi) and beverages are similar, as well as expressions and ways of life. Hospitality and buying or offering food and drinks for guests or others are common among both. ...
Which foods do Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots have in common?
{ "text": [ "souvla and halloumi" ], "answer_start": [ 136 ] }
572ea23fcb0c0d14000f13a5
Cyprus
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots share a lot in common in their culture but also have differences. Several traditional food (such as souvla and halloumi) and beverages are similar, as well as expressions and ways of life. Hospitality and buying or offering food and drinks for guests or others are common among both. ...
Which art forms are integral parts of everyday life?
{ "text": [ "music, dance and art" ], "answer_start": [ 341 ] }
572ea23fcb0c0d14000f13a6
Cyprus
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots share a lot in common in their culture but also have differences. Several traditional food (such as souvla and halloumi) and beverages are similar, as well as expressions and ways of life. Hospitality and buying or offering food and drinks for guests or others are common among both. ...
What is something that Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots do not have in common?
{ "text": [ "religions and religious" ], "answer_start": [ 641 ] }
572ea23fcb0c0d14000f13a8
Cyprus
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots share a lot in common in their culture but also have differences. Several traditional food (such as souvla and halloumi) and beverages are similar, as well as expressions and ways of life. Hospitality and buying or offering food and drinks for guests or others are common among both. ...
What religion do Greek Cypriots usually practice?
{ "text": [ "Sunni Muslims" ], "answer_start": [ 775 ] }
572ea2bbc246551400ce4446
Cyprus
In modern times Cypriot art history begins with the painter Vassilis Vryonides (1883–1958) who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Arguably the two founding fathers of modern Cypriot art were Adamantios Diamantis (1900–1994) who studied at London's Royal College of Art and Christopheros Savva (1924–1968) who...
Who was the first important Cyprus painter of modern times?
{ "text": [ "Vassilis Vryonides" ], "answer_start": [ 60 ] }
572ea2bbc246551400ce4447
Cyprus
In modern times Cypriot art history begins with the painter Vassilis Vryonides (1883–1958) who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Arguably the two founding fathers of modern Cypriot art were Adamantios Diamantis (1900–1994) who studied at London's Royal College of Art and Christopheros Savva (1924–1968) who...
Where did Vassilis Vryonides study?
{ "text": [ "Academy of Fine Arts in Venice" ], "answer_start": [ 110 ] }
572ea2bbc246551400ce4448
Cyprus
In modern times Cypriot art history begins with the painter Vassilis Vryonides (1883–1958) who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Arguably the two founding fathers of modern Cypriot art were Adamantios Diamantis (1900–1994) who studied at London's Royal College of Art and Christopheros Savva (1924–1968) who...
Name one of the individuals considered the founding fathers of modern Cypriot art.
{ "text": [ "Adamantios Diamantis" ], "answer_start": [ 203 ] }
572ea2bbc246551400ce4449
Cyprus
In modern times Cypriot art history begins with the painter Vassilis Vryonides (1883–1958) who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Arguably the two founding fathers of modern Cypriot art were Adamantios Diamantis (1900–1994) who studied at London's Royal College of Art and Christopheros Savva (1924–1968) who...
Name the other individual considered the founding fathers of modern Cypriot art.
{ "text": [ "Christopheros Savva" ], "answer_start": [ 285 ] }
572ea2bbc246551400ce444a
Cyprus
In modern times Cypriot art history begins with the painter Vassilis Vryonides (1883–1958) who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Arguably the two founding fathers of modern Cypriot art were Adamantios Diamantis (1900–1994) who studied at London's Royal College of Art and Christopheros Savva (1924–1968) who...
Where do many Cypriot artists train?
{ "text": [ "England" ], "answer_start": [ 613 ] }
572ea349cb0c0d14000f13b8
Cyprus
One of the features of Cypriot art is a tendency towards figurative painting although conceptual art is being rigorously promoted by a number of art "institutions" and most notably the Nicosia Municipal Art Centre. Municipal art galleries exist in all the main towns and there is a large and lively commercial art scene....
What type of art is being promoted by art institutions in Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "conceptual art" ], "answer_start": [ 86 ] }
572ea349cb0c0d14000f13b9
Cyprus
One of the features of Cypriot art is a tendency towards figurative painting although conceptual art is being rigorously promoted by a number of art "institutions" and most notably the Nicosia Municipal Art Centre. Municipal art galleries exist in all the main towns and there is a large and lively commercial art scene....
What types of places can Cypriots visit to experience art?
{ "text": [ "Municipal art galleries" ], "answer_start": [ 215 ] }
572ea349cb0c0d14000f13ba
Cyprus
One of the features of Cypriot art is a tendency towards figurative painting although conceptual art is being rigorously promoted by a number of art "institutions" and most notably the Nicosia Municipal Art Centre. Municipal art galleries exist in all the main towns and there is a large and lively commercial art scene....
What year was Cyprus supposed to host the international art festival Manifesta?
{ "text": [ "2006" ], "answer_start": [ 388 ] }
572eaab3c246551400ce4492
Cyprus
The traditional folk music of Cyprus has several common elements with Greek, Turkish, and Arabic music including Greco-Turkish dances such as the sousta, syrtos, zeibekikos, tatsia, and karsilamas as well as the Middle Eastern-inspired tsifteteli and arapies. There is also a form of musical poetry known as chattista wh...
Traditional Cyprus music has what other types of genres in common?
{ "text": [ "Greek, Turkish, and Arabic" ], "answer_start": [ 70 ] }
572eaab3c246551400ce4493
Cyprus
The traditional folk music of Cyprus has several common elements with Greek, Turkish, and Arabic music including Greco-Turkish dances such as the sousta, syrtos, zeibekikos, tatsia, and karsilamas as well as the Middle Eastern-inspired tsifteteli and arapies. There is also a form of musical poetry known as chattista wh...
What are the names of the Greco-Turkish dances?
{ "text": [ "sousta, syrtos, zeibekikos, tatsia, and karsilamas" ], "answer_start": [ 146 ] }
572eaab3c246551400ce4494
Cyprus
The traditional folk music of Cyprus has several common elements with Greek, Turkish, and Arabic music including Greco-Turkish dances such as the sousta, syrtos, zeibekikos, tatsia, and karsilamas as well as the Middle Eastern-inspired tsifteteli and arapies. There is also a form of musical poetry known as chattista wh...
What are the names of the Middle-Eastern inspired dances?
{ "text": [ "tsifteteli and arapies" ], "answer_start": [ 236 ] }
572eaab3c246551400ce4495
Cyprus
The traditional folk music of Cyprus has several common elements with Greek, Turkish, and Arabic music including Greco-Turkish dances such as the sousta, syrtos, zeibekikos, tatsia, and karsilamas as well as the Middle Eastern-inspired tsifteteli and arapies. There is also a form of musical poetry known as chattista wh...
What is chattista?
{ "text": [ "form of musical poetry" ], "answer_start": [ 276 ] }
572eaab3c246551400ce4496
Cyprus
The traditional folk music of Cyprus has several common elements with Greek, Turkish, and Arabic music including Greco-Turkish dances such as the sousta, syrtos, zeibekikos, tatsia, and karsilamas as well as the Middle Eastern-inspired tsifteteli and arapies. There is also a form of musical poetry known as chattista wh...
Where is chattista performed?
{ "text": [ "traditional feasts and celebrations" ], "answer_start": [ 346 ] }
572eab10c246551400ce449c
Cyprus
Popular music in Cyprus is generally influenced by the Greek Laïka scene; artists who play in this genre include international platinum star Anna Vissi, Evridiki, and Sarbel. Hip Hop, R&B and reggae have been supported by the emergence of Cypriot rap and the urban music scene at Ayia Napa. Cypriot rock music and Éntekh...
What influences popular music in Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "Greek Laïka scene" ], "answer_start": [ 55 ] }
572eab10c246551400ce449d
Cyprus
Popular music in Cyprus is generally influenced by the Greek Laïka scene; artists who play in this genre include international platinum star Anna Vissi, Evridiki, and Sarbel. Hip Hop, R&B and reggae have been supported by the emergence of Cypriot rap and the urban music scene at Ayia Napa. Cypriot rock music and Éntekh...
What are some famous Cypriot artists?
{ "text": [ "Anna Vissi, Evridiki, and Sarbel" ], "answer_start": [ 141 ] }
572eab10c246551400ce449e
Cyprus
Popular music in Cyprus is generally influenced by the Greek Laïka scene; artists who play in this genre include international platinum star Anna Vissi, Evridiki, and Sarbel. Hip Hop, R&B and reggae have been supported by the emergence of Cypriot rap and the urban music scene at Ayia Napa. Cypriot rock music and Éntekh...
What other genres of music are enjoyed in Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "Hip Hop, R&B and reggae" ], "answer_start": [ 175 ] }
572eab10c246551400ce449f
Cyprus
Popular music in Cyprus is generally influenced by the Greek Laïka scene; artists who play in this genre include international platinum star Anna Vissi, Evridiki, and Sarbel. Hip Hop, R&B and reggae have been supported by the emergence of Cypriot rap and the urban music scene at Ayia Napa. Cypriot rock music and Éntekh...
Which artists are associated with Cypriot rock music?
{ "text": [ "Michalis Hatzigiannis and Alkinoos Ioannidis" ], "answer_start": [ 369 ] }
572eab10c246551400ce44a0
Cyprus
Popular music in Cyprus is generally influenced by the Greek Laïka scene; artists who play in this genre include international platinum star Anna Vissi, Evridiki, and Sarbel. Hip Hop, R&B and reggae have been supported by the emergence of Cypriot rap and the urban music scene at Ayia Napa. Cypriot rock music and Éntekh...
What are some famous metal Cypriot bands?
{ "text": [ "Armageddon (rev.16:16), Blynd, Winter's Verge and Quadraphonic" ], "answer_start": [ 487 ] }
572eabafc246551400ce44a6
Cyprus
Epic poetry, notably the "acritic songs", flourished during Middle Ages. Two chronicles, one written by Leontios Machairas and the other by Georgios Voustronios, cover the entire Middle Ages until the end of Frankish rule (4th century–1489). Poèmes d'amour written in medieval Greek Cypriot date back from the 16th centu...
What type of artistic form flourished at the time of the Middle Ages?
{ "text": [ "Epic poetry" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
572eabafc246551400ce44a7
Cyprus
Epic poetry, notably the "acritic songs", flourished during Middle Ages. Two chronicles, one written by Leontios Machairas and the other by Georgios Voustronios, cover the entire Middle Ages until the end of Frankish rule (4th century–1489). Poèmes d'amour written in medieval Greek Cypriot date back from the 16th centu...
What was the time period of Frankish rule?
{ "text": [ "4th century–1489" ], "answer_start": [ 223 ] }
572eabafc246551400ce44a8
Cyprus
Epic poetry, notably the "acritic songs", flourished during Middle Ages. Two chronicles, one written by Leontios Machairas and the other by Georgios Voustronios, cover the entire Middle Ages until the end of Frankish rule (4th century–1489). Poèmes d'amour written in medieval Greek Cypriot date back from the 16th centu...
Who is one of the scholars that fled Cyprus during troubled times?
{ "text": [ "Ioannis Kigalas" ], "answer_start": [ 485 ] }
572eabafc246551400ce44a9
Cyprus
Epic poetry, notably the "acritic songs", flourished during Middle Ages. Two chronicles, one written by Leontios Machairas and the other by Georgios Voustronios, cover the entire Middle Ages until the end of Frankish rule (4th century–1489). Poèmes d'amour written in medieval Greek Cypriot date back from the 16th centu...
Where did scholar Ioannis Kigalas flee to in the 17th century?
{ "text": [ "Italy" ], "answer_start": [ 544 ] }
572eac3fc246551400ce44b8
Cyprus
Modern Greek Cypriot literary figures include the poet and writer Kostas Montis, poet Kyriakos Charalambides, poet Michalis Pasiardis, writer Nicos Nicolaides, Stylianos Atteshlis, Altheides, Loukis Akritas and Demetris Th. Gotsis. Dimitris Lipertis, Vasilis Michaelides and Pavlos Liasides are folk poets who wrote poem...
Who are some famous Cypriot folk poets?
{ "text": [ "Dimitris Lipertis, Vasilis Michaelides and Pavlos Liasides" ], "answer_start": [ 232 ] }
572eac3fc246551400ce44b9
Cyprus
Modern Greek Cypriot literary figures include the poet and writer Kostas Montis, poet Kyriakos Charalambides, poet Michalis Pasiardis, writer Nicos Nicolaides, Stylianos Atteshlis, Altheides, Loukis Akritas and Demetris Th. Gotsis. Dimitris Lipertis, Vasilis Michaelides and Pavlos Liasides are folk poets who wrote poem...
Which Turkish Cypriot writer has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in literature twice?
{ "text": [ "Osman Türkay" ], "answer_start": [ 401 ] }
572eac3fc246551400ce44ba
Cyprus
Modern Greek Cypriot literary figures include the poet and writer Kostas Montis, poet Kyriakos Charalambides, poet Michalis Pasiardis, writer Nicos Nicolaides, Stylianos Atteshlis, Altheides, Loukis Akritas and Demetris Th. Gotsis. Dimitris Lipertis, Vasilis Michaelides and Pavlos Liasides are folk poets who wrote poem...
Who is a modern Greek Cypriot writer and poet?
{ "text": [ "Kostas Montis" ], "answer_start": [ 66 ] }
572eacbfcb0c0d14000f1442
Cyprus
Examples of Cyprus in foreign literature, include the works of Shakespeare, with the majority of the play Othello by William Shakespeare set on the island of Cyprus. British writer Lawrence Durrell lived in Cyprus from 1952 until 1956, during his time working for the British colonial government on the island, and wrote...
Where was William Shakespeare's Othello set?
{ "text": [ "Cyprus" ], "answer_start": [ 158 ] }
572eacbfcb0c0d14000f1443
Cyprus
Examples of Cyprus in foreign literature, include the works of Shakespeare, with the majority of the play Othello by William Shakespeare set on the island of Cyprus. British writer Lawrence Durrell lived in Cyprus from 1952 until 1956, during his time working for the British colonial government on the island, and wrote...
Where did British writer Lawrence Durrell reside from 1952-1956?
{ "text": [ "Cyprus" ], "answer_start": [ 207 ] }
572eacbfcb0c0d14000f1444
Cyprus
Examples of Cyprus in foreign literature, include the works of Shakespeare, with the majority of the play Othello by William Shakespeare set on the island of Cyprus. British writer Lawrence Durrell lived in Cyprus from 1952 until 1956, during his time working for the British colonial government on the island, and wrote...
What book did Lawrence Durrell write while living on Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "Bitter Lemons" ], "answer_start": [ 330 ] }
572eacbfcb0c0d14000f1445
Cyprus
Examples of Cyprus in foreign literature, include the works of Shakespeare, with the majority of the play Othello by William Shakespeare set on the island of Cyprus. British writer Lawrence Durrell lived in Cyprus from 1952 until 1956, during his time working for the British colonial government on the island, and wrote...
Which 2014 novel uses Cyprus as its main location?
{ "text": [ "The Sunrise" ], "answer_start": [ 513 ] }
572ead24dfa6aa1500f8d29f
Cyprus
Local television companies in Cyprus include the state owned Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation which runs two television channels. In addition on the Greek side of the island there are the private channels ANT1 Cyprus, Plus TV, Mega Channel, Sigma TV, Nimonia TV (NTV) and New Extra. In Northern Cyprus, the local channels...
What is the name of a local television company in Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation" ], "answer_start": [ 61 ] }
572ead24dfa6aa1500f8d2a0
Cyprus
Local television companies in Cyprus include the state owned Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation which runs two television channels. In addition on the Greek side of the island there are the private channels ANT1 Cyprus, Plus TV, Mega Channel, Sigma TV, Nimonia TV (NTV) and New Extra. In Northern Cyprus, the local channels...
Which television broadcasters produce art and cultural programming?
{ "text": [ "Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation and BRT" ], "answer_start": [ 506 ] }
572ead24dfa6aa1500f8d2a1
Cyprus
Local television companies in Cyprus include the state owned Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation which runs two television channels. In addition on the Greek side of the island there are the private channels ANT1 Cyprus, Plus TV, Mega Channel, Sigma TV, Nimonia TV (NTV) and New Extra. In Northern Cyprus, the local channels...
What is BRT?
{ "text": [ "the Turkish Cypriot equivalent to the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation" ], "answer_start": [ 330 ] }
572eadd5dfa6aa1500f8d2a5
Cyprus
In 1994, cinematographic production received a boost with the establishment of the Cinema Advisory Committee. As of the year 2000, the annual amount set aside in the national budget stands at Cy Pounds 500,000 (about 850,000 Euros). In addition to government grants, Cypriot co-productions are eligible for funding from ...
What is the amount in Euros of money set aside for the Cinema Advisory Committee?
{ "text": [ "850,000 Euros" ], "answer_start": [ 217 ] }
572eadd5dfa6aa1500f8d2a6
Cyprus
In 1994, cinematographic production received a boost with the establishment of the Cinema Advisory Committee. As of the year 2000, the annual amount set aside in the national budget stands at Cy Pounds 500,000 (about 850,000 Euros). In addition to government grants, Cypriot co-productions are eligible for funding from ...
Who finances European film co-productions?
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Cyprus
In 1994, cinematographic production received a boost with the establishment of the Cinema Advisory Committee. As of the year 2000, the annual amount set aside in the national budget stands at Cy Pounds 500,000 (about 850,000 Euros). In addition to government grants, Cypriot co-productions are eligible for funding from ...
What was the first feature film to receive funding from Eurimages?
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Cyprus
In 1994, cinematographic production received a boost with the establishment of the Cinema Advisory Committee. As of the year 2000, the annual amount set aside in the national budget stands at Cy Pounds 500,000 (about 850,000 Euros). In addition to government grants, Cypriot co-productions are eligible for funding from ...
Which film was awarded the Best Screenwriting and Best Photography at the London Greek Film Festival?
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Cyprus
Seafood and fish dishes include squid, octopus, red mullet, and sea bass. Cucumber and tomato are used widely in salads. Common vegetable preparations include potatoes in olive oil and parsley, pickled cauliflower and beets, asparagus and taro. Other traditional delicacies of are meat marinated in dried coriander seeds...
What are some famous seafood and fish dishes?
{ "text": [ "squid, octopus, red mullet, and sea bass" ], "answer_start": [ 32 ] }
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Cyprus
Seafood and fish dishes include squid, octopus, red mullet, and sea bass. Cucumber and tomato are used widely in salads. Common vegetable preparations include potatoes in olive oil and parsley, pickled cauliflower and beets, asparagus and taro. Other traditional delicacies of are meat marinated in dried coriander seeds...
What fruits are commonly used in foods?
{ "text": [ "Cucumber and tomato" ], "answer_start": [ 74 ] }
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Cyprus
Seafood and fish dishes include squid, octopus, red mullet, and sea bass. Cucumber and tomato are used widely in salads. Common vegetable preparations include potatoes in olive oil and parsley, pickled cauliflower and beets, asparagus and taro. Other traditional delicacies of are meat marinated in dried coriander seeds...
What is lountza?
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Cyprus
Seafood and fish dishes include squid, octopus, red mullet, and sea bass. Cucumber and tomato are used widely in salads. Common vegetable preparations include potatoes in olive oil and parsley, pickled cauliflower and beets, asparagus and taro. Other traditional delicacies of are meat marinated in dried coriander seeds...
What is souvlaki?
{ "text": [ "pork and chicken cooked over charcoal" ], "answer_start": [ 433 ] }
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Cyprus
Seafood and fish dishes include squid, octopus, red mullet, and sea bass. Cucumber and tomato are used widely in salads. Common vegetable preparations include potatoes in olive oil and parsley, pickled cauliflower and beets, asparagus and taro. Other traditional delicacies of are meat marinated in dried coriander seeds...
What is sheftalia?
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Cyprus
Fresh vegetables and fruits are common ingredients. Frequently used vegetables include courgettes, green peppers, okra, green beans, artichokes, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and grape leaves, and pulses such as beans, broad beans, peas, black-eyed beans, chick-peas and lentils. The most common fruits and nuts ...
Can you name some common vegetables used in Cyprus?
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Cyprus
Fresh vegetables and fruits are common ingredients. Frequently used vegetables include courgettes, green peppers, okra, green beans, artichokes, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and grape leaves, and pulses such as beans, broad beans, peas, black-eyed beans, chick-peas and lentils. The most common fruits and nuts ...
Can you name some common fruits used in Cyprus?
{ "text": [ "pears, apples, grapes, oranges, mandarines" ], "answer_start": [ 324 ] }
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Cyprus
Fresh vegetables and fruits are common ingredients. Frequently used vegetables include courgettes, green peppers, okra, green beans, artichokes, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and grape leaves, and pulses such as beans, broad beans, peas, black-eyed beans, chick-peas and lentils. The most common fruits and nuts ...
Can you name some common pulses used in Cyprus?
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Cyprus
Tennis player Marcos Baghdatis was ranked 8th in the world, was a finalist at the Australian Open, and reached the Wimbledon semi-final, all in 2006. High jumper Kyriakos Ioannou achieved a jump of 2.35 m at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, in 2007, winning the bronze medal. He has been r...
Which Cypriot tennis player ranked 8th in the world?
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Cyprus
Tennis player Marcos Baghdatis was ranked 8th in the world, was a finalist at the Australian Open, and reached the Wimbledon semi-final, all in 2006. High jumper Kyriakos Ioannou achieved a jump of 2.35 m at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, in 2007, winning the bronze medal. He has been r...
How high did Kyriakos Ioannou jump in Osaka in 2007?
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Cyprus
Tennis player Marcos Baghdatis was ranked 8th in the world, was a finalist at the Australian Open, and reached the Wimbledon semi-final, all in 2006. High jumper Kyriakos Ioannou achieved a jump of 2.35 m at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, in 2007, winning the bronze medal. He has been r...
What organization does Costas Philippou participate in?
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Cyprus
Tennis player Marcos Baghdatis was ranked 8th in the world, was a finalist at the Australian Open, and reached the Wimbledon semi-final, all in 2006. High jumper Kyriakos Ioannou achieved a jump of 2.35 m at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, in 2007, winning the bronze medal. He has been r...
Where does Tio Ellinas race?
{ "text": [ "GP3 Series for Marussia Manor Motorsport" ], "answer_start": [ 431 ] }
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In a career spanning more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust (in Schindler's...
What issue did Spielberg address in his movie Schindler's List?
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In a career spanning more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust (in Schindler's...
What issue did Spielberg address in his movie Amistad?
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What issue did Spielberg address in his movie Munich?
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In a career spanning more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust (in Schindler's...
How long has Steven Spielberg had his career so far?
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In a career spanning more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust (in Schindler's...
In what film did Spielberg address humanistic issues?
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In what film did Spielberg cover the slave trade?
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In what film did Spielberg address terrorism?
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In a career spanning more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust (in Schindler's...
What type of films did Spielberg find early success with?
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Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an Orthodox Jewish family. His mother, Leah (Adler) Posner (born 1920), was a restaurateur and concert pianist, and his father, Arnold Spielberg (born 1917), was an electrical engineer involved in the development of computers. His paternal grandparents were immigrants from Ukr...
Where was Steven Spielberg born?
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Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an Orthodox Jewish family. His mother, Leah (Adler) Posner (born 1920), was a restaurateur and concert pianist, and his father, Arnold Spielberg (born 1917), was an electrical engineer involved in the development of computers. His paternal grandparents were immigrants from Ukr...
What religion was Steven Spielberg's family?
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Where were Steven Spielberg's granparents from?
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Steven_Spielberg
Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an Orthodox Jewish family. His mother, Leah (Adler) Posner (born 1920), was a restaurateur and concert pianist, and his father, Arnold Spielberg (born 1917), was an electrical engineer involved in the development of computers. His paternal grandparents were immigrants from Ukr...
Where did Steven Spielberg's family move to in 1953?
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Steven_Spielberg
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What job did Steven Spielberg's father have?
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Steven_Spielberg
Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an Orthodox Jewish family. His mother, Leah (Adler) Posner (born 1920), was a restaurateur and concert pianist, and his father, Arnold Spielberg (born 1917), was an electrical engineer involved in the development of computers. His paternal grandparents were immigrants from Ukr...
Where was Spielberg born?
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Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an Orthodox Jewish family. His mother, Leah (Adler) Posner (born 1920), was a restaurateur and concert pianist, and his father, Arnold Spielberg (born 1917), was an electrical engineer involved in the development of computers. His paternal grandparents were immigrants from Ukr...
What religion was Spielberg's family?
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Steven_Spielberg
Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an Orthodox Jewish family. His mother, Leah (Adler) Posner (born 1920), was a restaurateur and concert pianist, and his father, Arnold Spielberg (born 1917), was an electrical engineer involved in the development of computers. His paternal grandparents were immigrants from Ukr...
What was Spielberg's mother's career?
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Steven_Spielberg
Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an Orthodox Jewish family. His mother, Leah (Adler) Posner (born 1920), was a restaurateur and concert pianist, and his father, Arnold Spielberg (born 1917), was an electrical engineer involved in the development of computers. His paternal grandparents were immigrants from Ukr...
What was Spielberg's father's career?
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Where did Spielberg's paternal grandparents immigrate from?
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How much money has all of Steven Spielberg's movies grossed worldwide?
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What composer has Steven Spielberg been associated with since 1974?
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How much money is Steven Spielberg worth?
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What record does Steven Spielberg have?
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Steven_Spielberg
Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Three of Spielberg's films—Jaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and Jurassic Park (1993)—achieved box office records, originated and came to epitomize the blockbuster film. The unadjusted gross of al...
Who has composed most of Steven Spielberg's movies?
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When was Jaws released?
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