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57303645947a6a140053d2a2
Charleston,_South_Carolina
On June 17, 2015, 21-year-old Dylann Roof entered the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church during a Bible study and killed nine people. Senior pastor Clementa Pinckney, who also served as a state senator, was among those killed during the attack. The deceased also included congregation members Susie Jack...
A memorial service for the nine victims was held on which college's campus?
{ "text": [ "College of Charleston" ], "answer_start": [ 787 ] }
57303b64a23a5019007fcfc7
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston is known for its unique culture, which blends traditional Southern U.S., English, French, and West African elements. The downtown peninsula has gained a reputation for its art, music, local cuisine, and fashion. Spoleto Festival USA, held annually in late spring, has become one of the world's major performin...
What season is Spoleto Festival USA held?
{ "text": [ "spring" ], "answer_start": [ 267 ] }
57303b64a23a5019007fcfc8
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston is known for its unique culture, which blends traditional Southern U.S., English, French, and West African elements. The downtown peninsula has gained a reputation for its art, music, local cuisine, and fashion. Spoleto Festival USA, held annually in late spring, has become one of the world's major performin...
What year was Spoleto Festival USA founded?
{ "text": [ "1977" ], "answer_start": [ 356 ] }
57303b64a23a5019007fcfc9
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston is known for its unique culture, which blends traditional Southern U.S., English, French, and West African elements. The downtown peninsula has gained a reputation for its art, music, local cuisine, and fashion. Spoleto Festival USA, held annually in late spring, has become one of the world's major performin...
What the profession of Gian Carlo Menotti?
{ "text": [ "composer" ], "answer_start": [ 387 ] }
57303b64a23a5019007fcfca
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston is known for its unique culture, which blends traditional Southern U.S., English, French, and West African elements. The downtown peninsula has gained a reputation for its art, music, local cuisine, and fashion. Spoleto Festival USA, held annually in late spring, has become one of the world's major performin...
Spoleto Festival USA is a counterpart to what Italian festival?
{ "text": [ "Festival dei Due Mondi" ], "answer_start": [ 461 ] }
57303b64a23a5019007fcfcb
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston is known for its unique culture, which blends traditional Southern U.S., English, French, and West African elements. The downtown peninsula has gained a reputation for its art, music, local cuisine, and fashion. Spoleto Festival USA, held annually in late spring, has become one of the world's major performin...
What major award did Gian Carlo Menotti win?
{ "text": [ "Pulitzer Prize" ], "answer_start": [ 364 ] }
57303fb704bcaa1900d77403
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston's oldest community theater group, the Footlight Players, has provided theatrical productions since 1931. A variety of performing arts venues includes the historic Dock Street Theatre. The annual Charleston Fashion Week held each spring in Marion Square brings in designers, journalists, and clients from acros...
What is Charleston's oldest community theater group?
{ "text": [ "the Footlight Players" ], "answer_start": [ 45 ] }
57303fb704bcaa1900d77404
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston's oldest community theater group, the Footlight Players, has provided theatrical productions since 1931. A variety of performing arts venues includes the historic Dock Street Theatre. The annual Charleston Fashion Week held each spring in Marion Square brings in designers, journalists, and clients from acros...
The Footlight Players started creating theatrical productions in what year?
{ "text": [ "1931" ], "answer_start": [ 110 ] }
57303fb704bcaa1900d77405
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston's oldest community theater group, the Footlight Players, has provided theatrical productions since 1931. A variety of performing arts venues includes the historic Dock Street Theatre. The annual Charleston Fashion Week held each spring in Marion Square brings in designers, journalists, and clients from acros...
Where is the annual Charleston Fashion week held?
{ "text": [ "Marion Square" ], "answer_start": [ 250 ] }
57303fb704bcaa1900d77406
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston's oldest community theater group, the Footlight Players, has provided theatrical productions since 1931. A variety of performing arts venues includes the historic Dock Street Theatre. The annual Charleston Fashion Week held each spring in Marion Square brings in designers, journalists, and clients from acros...
Charleston is known for what type of food?
{ "text": [ "seafood" ], "answer_start": [ 368 ] }
57303fb704bcaa1900d77407
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston's oldest community theater group, the Footlight Players, has provided theatrical productions since 1931. A variety of performing arts venues includes the historic Dock Street Theatre. The annual Charleston Fashion Week held each spring in Marion Square brings in designers, journalists, and clients from acros...
Charleston cuisine is influenced by what two cultures?
{ "text": [ "British and French" ], "answer_start": [ 711 ] }
57304155a23a5019007fd015
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The traditional Charleston accent has long been noted in the state and throughout the South. It is typically heard in wealthy white families who trace their families back generations in the city. It has ingliding or monophthongal long mid-vowels, raises ay and aw in certain environments, and is nonrhotic. Sylvester Pri...
"Charleston's Provincialisms" was published in what year?
{ "text": [ "1887" ], "answer_start": [ 455 ] }
57304155a23a5019007fd016
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The traditional Charleston accent has long been noted in the state and throughout the South. It is typically heard in wealthy white families who trace their families back generations in the city. It has ingliding or monophthongal long mid-vowels, raises ay and aw in certain environments, and is nonrhotic. Sylvester Pri...
Who was the author of the work entitled, "The Huguenot Element in Charleston's Provincialisms"?
{ "text": [ "Sylvester Primer" ], "answer_start": [ 307 ] }
57304155a23a5019007fd017
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The traditional Charleston accent has long been noted in the state and throughout the South. It is typically heard in wealthy white families who trace their families back generations in the city. It has ingliding or monophthongal long mid-vowels, raises ay and aw in certain environments, and is nonrhotic. Sylvester Pri...
To which college did Sylvester Primer belong?
{ "text": [ "College of Charleston" ], "answer_start": [ 331 ] }
57304155a23a5019007fd018
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The traditional Charleston accent has long been noted in the state and throughout the South. It is typically heard in wealthy white families who trace their families back generations in the city. It has ingliding or monophthongal long mid-vowels, raises ay and aw in certain environments, and is nonrhotic. Sylvester Pri...
To which two early cultures are the unique characteristics of Charleston's accent attributed to?
{ "text": [ "French Huguenots and Sephardic Jews" ], "answer_start": [ 1089 ] }
57304155a23a5019007fd019
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The traditional Charleston accent has long been noted in the state and throughout the South. It is typically heard in wealthy white families who trace their families back generations in the city. It has ingliding or monophthongal long mid-vowels, raises ay and aw in certain environments, and is nonrhotic. Sylvester Pri...
What type of journal were Primer's work on Charleston's accent published?
{ "text": [ "German journal" ], "answer_start": [ 536 ] }
57304279947a6a140053d372
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston annually hosts Spoleto Festival USA founded by Gian Carlo Menotti, a 17-day art festival featuring over 100 performances by individual artists in a variety of disciplines. The Spoleto Festival is internationally recognized as America's premier performing arts festival. The annual Piccolo Spoleto festival tak...
How many days does the Spoleto Festival USA run each year?
{ "text": [ "17" ], "answer_start": [ 80 ] }
57304279947a6a140053d373
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston annually hosts Spoleto Festival USA founded by Gian Carlo Menotti, a 17-day art festival featuring over 100 performances by individual artists in a variety of disciplines. The Spoleto Festival is internationally recognized as America's premier performing arts festival. The annual Piccolo Spoleto festival tak...
What kind of festival is Spoleto Festival USA?
{ "text": [ "art festival" ], "answer_start": [ 87 ] }
57304279947a6a140053d374
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston annually hosts Spoleto Festival USA founded by Gian Carlo Menotti, a 17-day art festival featuring over 100 performances by individual artists in a variety of disciplines. The Spoleto Festival is internationally recognized as America's premier performing arts festival. The annual Piccolo Spoleto festival tak...
The Holiday Festival of Lights are held where?
{ "text": [ "James Island County Park" ], "answer_start": [ 844 ] }
57304279947a6a140053d375
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston annually hosts Spoleto Festival USA founded by Gian Carlo Menotti, a 17-day art festival featuring over 100 performances by individual artists in a variety of disciplines. The Spoleto Festival is internationally recognized as America's premier performing arts festival. The annual Piccolo Spoleto festival tak...
About how many performances are there in the Spoleto Festival USA?
{ "text": [ "over 100 performances" ], "answer_start": [ 110 ] }
57304279947a6a140053d376
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston annually hosts Spoleto Festival USA founded by Gian Carlo Menotti, a 17-day art festival featuring over 100 performances by individual artists in a variety of disciplines. The Spoleto Festival is internationally recognized as America's premier performing arts festival. The annual Piccolo Spoleto festival tak...
Who founded the Spoleto Festival USA?
{ "text": [ "Gian Carlo Menotti" ], "answer_start": [ 58 ] }
5730437cb2c2fd1400568b25
Charleston,_South_Carolina
As it has on every aspect of Charleston culture, the Gullah community has had a tremendous influence on music in Charleston, especially when it comes to the early development of jazz music. In turn, the music of Charleston has had an influence on that of the rest of the country. The geechee dances that accompanied the ...
Who wrote the "Charleston"?
{ "text": [ "Chris Smith" ], "answer_start": [ 653 ] }
5730437cb2c2fd1400568b26
Charleston,_South_Carolina
As it has on every aspect of Charleston culture, the Gullah community has had a tremendous influence on music in Charleston, especially when it comes to the early development of jazz music. In turn, the music of Charleston has had an influence on that of the rest of the country. The geechee dances that accompanied the ...
What decade was the Charleston dance popular nationally?
{ "text": [ "1920s" ], "answer_start": [ 526 ] }
5730437cb2c2fd1400568b27
Charleston,_South_Carolina
As it has on every aspect of Charleston culture, the Gullah community has had a tremendous influence on music in Charleston, especially when it comes to the early development of jazz music. In turn, the music of Charleston has had an influence on that of the rest of the country. The geechee dances that accompanied the ...
Who created the song "Charleston Rag"?
{ "text": [ "Eubie Blake" ], "answer_start": [ 392 ] }
5730437cb2c2fd1400568b28
Charleston,_South_Carolina
As it has on every aspect of Charleston culture, the Gullah community has had a tremendous influence on music in Charleston, especially when it comes to the early development of jazz music. In turn, the music of Charleston has had an influence on that of the rest of the country. The geechee dances that accompanied the ...
Which Charleston community had a large influence on jazz music?
{ "text": [ "the Gullah community" ], "answer_start": [ 49 ] }
5730437cb2c2fd1400568b29
Charleston,_South_Carolina
As it has on every aspect of Charleston culture, the Gullah community has had a tremendous influence on music in Charleston, especially when it comes to the early development of jazz music. In turn, the music of Charleston has had an influence on that of the rest of the country. The geechee dances that accompanied the ...
Geechee dances are associated with the music of what type of worker?
{ "text": [ "dock workers" ], "answer_start": [ 333 ] }
573044a204bcaa1900d7743f
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Jenkins Orphanage was established in 1891 by the Rev. Daniel J. Jenkins in Charleston. The orphanage accepted donations of musical instruments and Rev. Jenkins hired local Charleston musicians and Avery Institute Graduates to tutor the boys in music. As a result, Charleston musicians became proficient on a variety ...
What year was the Jenkins Orphanage created?
{ "text": [ "1891" ], "answer_start": [ 41 ] }
573044a204bcaa1900d77440
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Jenkins Orphanage was established in 1891 by the Rev. Daniel J. Jenkins in Charleston. The orphanage accepted donations of musical instruments and Rev. Jenkins hired local Charleston musicians and Avery Institute Graduates to tutor the boys in music. As a result, Charleston musicians became proficient on a variety ...
What Charleston Reverend established the Jenkins Orphanage?
{ "text": [ "Daniel J. Jenkins" ], "answer_start": [ 58 ] }
573044a204bcaa1900d77441
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Jenkins Orphanage was established in 1891 by the Rev. Daniel J. Jenkins in Charleston. The orphanage accepted donations of musical instruments and Rev. Jenkins hired local Charleston musicians and Avery Institute Graduates to tutor the boys in music. As a result, Charleston musicians became proficient on a variety ...
What type of donations did the Jerkins Orphanage accept?
{ "text": [ "donations of musical instruments" ], "answer_start": [ 114 ] }
573044a204bcaa1900d77442
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Jenkins Orphanage was established in 1891 by the Rev. Daniel J. Jenkins in Charleston. The orphanage accepted donations of musical instruments and Rev. Jenkins hired local Charleston musicians and Avery Institute Graduates to tutor the boys in music. As a result, Charleston musicians became proficient on a variety ...
Whose graduates tutored many boys from the Jenkins Orphanage?
{ "text": [ "Avery Institute Graduates" ], "answer_start": [ 201 ] }
573044a204bcaa1900d77443
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Jenkins Orphanage was established in 1891 by the Rev. Daniel J. Jenkins in Charleston. The orphanage accepted donations of musical instruments and Rev. Jenkins hired local Charleston musicians and Avery Institute Graduates to tutor the boys in music. As a result, Charleston musicians became proficient on a variety ...
What city was Louis Armstrong from?
{ "text": [ "New Orleans" ], "answer_start": [ 843 ] }
5730462ba23a5019007fd043
Charleston,_South_Carolina
As many as five bands were on tour during the 1920s. The Jenkins Orphanage Band played in the inaugural parades of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft and toured the USA and Europe. The band also played on Broadway for the play "Porgy" by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, a stage version of their novel of the same...
What other president did the Jenkins Orphanage play for other than Taft?
{ "text": [ "Theodore Roosevelt" ], "answer_start": [ 126 ] }
5730462ba23a5019007fd044
Charleston,_South_Carolina
As many as five bands were on tour during the 1920s. The Jenkins Orphanage Band played in the inaugural parades of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft and toured the USA and Europe. The band also played on Broadway for the play "Porgy" by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, a stage version of their novel of the same...
What play did the Jenkins Orphanage band play for on Broadway ?
{ "text": [ "Porgy" ], "answer_start": [ 240 ] }
5730462ba23a5019007fd045
Charleston,_South_Carolina
As many as five bands were on tour during the 1920s. The Jenkins Orphanage Band played in the inaugural parades of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft and toured the USA and Europe. The band also played on Broadway for the play "Porgy" by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, a stage version of their novel of the same...
What was the name of the "folk opera" based on 'Porgy'?
{ "text": [ "Porgy and Bess" ], "answer_start": [ 824 ] }
5730462ba23a5019007fd046
Charleston,_South_Carolina
As many as five bands were on tour during the 1920s. The Jenkins Orphanage Band played in the inaugural parades of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft and toured the USA and Europe. The band also played on Broadway for the play "Porgy" by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, a stage version of their novel of the same...
Where did Gershwin and Heyward write their folk opera?
{ "text": [ "Folly Beach outside of Charleston" ], "answer_start": [ 740 ] }
5730462ba23a5019007fd047
Charleston,_South_Carolina
As many as five bands were on tour during the 1920s. The Jenkins Orphanage Band played in the inaugural parades of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft and toured the USA and Europe. The band also played on Broadway for the play "Porgy" by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, a stage version of their novel of the same...
When did Gershwin and Heyward write their folk opera?
{ "text": [ "summer of 1934" ], "answer_start": [ 722 ] }
573046f904bcaa1900d7745b
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston Fire Department consists over 300 full-time firefighters. These firefighters operate out of 19 companies located throughout the city: 16 engine companies, two tower companies, and one ladder company. Training, Fire Marshall, Operations, and Administration are the divisions of the department. The ...
How many companies are there in the City of Charleston Fire Department?
{ "text": [ "19" ], "answer_start": [ 115 ] }
573046f904bcaa1900d7745c
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston Fire Department consists over 300 full-time firefighters. These firefighters operate out of 19 companies located throughout the city: 16 engine companies, two tower companies, and one ladder company. Training, Fire Marshall, Operations, and Administration are the divisions of the department. The ...
How many full time firefighters do Charleston have?
{ "text": [ "300" ], "answer_start": [ 53 ] }
573046f904bcaa1900d7745d
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston Fire Department consists over 300 full-time firefighters. These firefighters operate out of 19 companies located throughout the city: 16 engine companies, two tower companies, and one ladder company. Training, Fire Marshall, Operations, and Administration are the divisions of the department. The ...
Who was the Fire Chief until June 2008?
{ "text": [ "Russell (Rusty) Thomas" ], "answer_start": [ 449 ] }
573046f904bcaa1900d7745e
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston Fire Department consists over 300 full-time firefighters. These firefighters operate out of 19 companies located throughout the city: 16 engine companies, two tower companies, and one ladder company. Training, Fire Marshall, Operations, and Administration are the divisions of the department. The ...
Who became the Fire Chief in November 2008?
{ "text": [ "Chief Thomas Carr" ], "answer_start": [ 531 ] }
573046f904bcaa1900d7745f
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston Fire Department consists over 300 full-time firefighters. These firefighters operate out of 19 companies located throughout the city: 16 engine companies, two tower companies, and one ladder company. Training, Fire Marshall, Operations, and Administration are the divisions of the department. The ...
How many tower companies does the fire department have?
{ "text": [ "two" ], "answer_start": [ 178 ] }
5730483ea23a5019007fd067
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston Police Department, with a total of 452 sworn officers, 137 civilians, and 27 reserve police officers, is South Carolina's largest police department. Their procedures on cracking down on drug use and gang violence in the city are used as models to other cities to do the same.[citation needed] Acco...
What is the largest police department of South Carolina?
{ "text": [ "The City of Charleston Police Department" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
5730483ea23a5019007fd068
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston Police Department, with a total of 452 sworn officers, 137 civilians, and 27 reserve police officers, is South Carolina's largest police department. Their procedures on cracking down on drug use and gang violence in the city are used as models to other cities to do the same.[citation needed] Acco...
How many reserve police officers do the Charleston Police Department have?
{ "text": [ "27" ], "answer_start": [ 97 ] }
5730483ea23a5019007fd069
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston Police Department, with a total of 452 sworn officers, 137 civilians, and 27 reserve police officers, is South Carolina's largest police department. Their procedures on cracking down on drug use and gang violence in the city are used as models to other cities to do the same.[citation needed] Acco...
How many civilians serve on the Charleston Police Department?
{ "text": [ "137" ], "answer_start": [ 78 ] }
5730483ea23a5019007fd06a
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston Police Department, with a total of 452 sworn officers, 137 civilians, and 27 reserve police officers, is South Carolina's largest police department. Their procedures on cracking down on drug use and gang violence in the city are used as models to other cities to do the same.[citation needed] Acco...
Who is the current Chief of the Charleston Police Department?
{ "text": [ "Greg Mullen" ], "answer_start": [ 453 ] }
5730483ea23a5019007fd06b
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston Police Department, with a total of 452 sworn officers, 137 civilians, and 27 reserve police officers, is South Carolina's largest police department. Their procedures on cracking down on drug use and gang violence in the city are used as models to other cities to do the same.[citation needed] Acco...
What year did Reuben Greenberg retire as Chief of Charleston Police Department?
{ "text": [ "2005" ], "answer_start": [ 687 ] }
57304973947a6a140053d3ae
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston is the primary medical center for the eastern portion of the state. The city has several major hospitals located in the downtown area: Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center (MUSC), Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, and Roper Hospital. MUSC is the state's first school of medicine, the largest ...
What is the state's first school of medicine?
{ "text": [ "Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center" ], "answer_start": [ 146 ] }
57304973947a6a140053d3af
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston is the primary medical center for the eastern portion of the state. The city has several major hospitals located in the downtown area: Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center (MUSC), Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, and Roper Hospital. MUSC is the state's first school of medicine, the largest ...
Where is East Cooper Regional Medical Center?
{ "text": [ "Mount Pleasant" ], "answer_start": [ 904 ] }
57304973947a6a140053d3b0
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston is the primary medical center for the eastern portion of the state. The city has several major hospitals located in the downtown area: Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center (MUSC), Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, and Roper Hospital. MUSC is the state's first school of medicine, the largest ...
Where is the Trident Regional Medical Center is located?
{ "text": [ "City of North Charleston" ], "answer_start": [ 828 ] }
57304973947a6a140053d3b1
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston is the primary medical center for the eastern portion of the state. The city has several major hospitals located in the downtown area: Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center (MUSC), Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, and Roper Hospital. MUSC is the state's first school of medicine, the largest ...
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital is located at what portion of the city?
{ "text": [ "West Ashley portion" ], "answer_start": [ 704 ] }
57304973947a6a140053d3b2
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston is the primary medical center for the eastern portion of the state. The city has several major hospitals located in the downtown area: Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center (MUSC), Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, and Roper Hospital. MUSC is the state's first school of medicine, the largest ...
What medical district is experiencing growth in biotechnology and medical research field?
{ "text": [ "The downtown medical district" ], "answer_start": [ 437 ] }
57304a9c8ab72b1400f9c3ea
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston is served by the Charleston International Airport. It is located in the City of North Charleston and is about 12 miles (20 km) northwest of downtown Charleston. It is the busiest passenger airport in South Carolina (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS). The airport shares runways with the adjacent Charleston A...
What airport provides service to the City to Charleston?
{ "text": [ "Charleston International Airport" ], "answer_start": [ 40 ] }
57304a9c8ab72b1400f9c3eb
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston is served by the Charleston International Airport. It is located in the City of North Charleston and is about 12 miles (20 km) northwest of downtown Charleston. It is the busiest passenger airport in South Carolina (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS). The airport shares runways with the adjacent Charleston A...
The Charleston International Airport is located in what city?
{ "text": [ "North Charleston" ], "answer_start": [ 103 ] }
57304a9c8ab72b1400f9c3ec
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston is served by the Charleston International Airport. It is located in the City of North Charleston and is about 12 miles (20 km) northwest of downtown Charleston. It is the busiest passenger airport in South Carolina (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS). The airport shares runways with the adjacent Charleston A...
How far is the airport from downtown Charleston?
{ "text": [ "12 miles (20 km)" ], "answer_start": [ 133 ] }
57304a9c8ab72b1400f9c3ed
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston is served by the Charleston International Airport. It is located in the City of North Charleston and is about 12 miles (20 km) northwest of downtown Charleston. It is the busiest passenger airport in South Carolina (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS). The airport shares runways with the adjacent Charleston A...
Charleston Executive Airport is located where?
{ "text": [ "the John's Island section of the city of Charleston" ], "answer_start": [ 396 ] }
57304a9c8ab72b1400f9c3ee
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The City of Charleston is served by the Charleston International Airport. It is located in the City of North Charleston and is about 12 miles (20 km) northwest of downtown Charleston. It is the busiest passenger airport in South Carolina (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS). The airport shares runways with the adjacent Charleston A...
What military base is located near the airport?
{ "text": [ "Charleston Air Force Base" ], "answer_start": [ 308 ] }
57304b80069b531400832009
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Interstate 26 begins in downtown Charleston, with exits to the Septima Clark Expressway, the Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge and Meeting Street. Heading northwest, it connects the city to North Charleston, the Charleston International Airport, Interstate 95, and Columbia. The Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge and Septima Clark Exp...
What area in Charleston is considered the 'industrial area'?
{ "text": [ "the city's Neck area" ], "answer_start": [ 715 ] }
57304b80069b53140083200a
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Interstate 26 begins in downtown Charleston, with exits to the Septima Clark Expressway, the Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge and Meeting Street. Heading northwest, it connects the city to North Charleston, the Charleston International Airport, Interstate 95, and Columbia. The Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge and Septima Clark Exp...
What highways is King Street in downtown Charleston?
{ "text": [ "U.S. Highway 78" ], "answer_start": [ 759 ] }
57304b80069b53140083200b
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Interstate 26 begins in downtown Charleston, with exits to the Septima Clark Expressway, the Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge and Meeting Street. Heading northwest, it connects the city to North Charleston, the Charleston International Airport, Interstate 95, and Columbia. The Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge and Septima Clark Exp...
U.S. Highway 78 merges with what street?
{ "text": [ "Meeting Street" ], "answer_start": [ 836 ] }
57304b80069b53140083200c
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Interstate 26 begins in downtown Charleston, with exits to the Septima Clark Expressway, the Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge and Meeting Street. Heading northwest, it connects the city to North Charleston, the Charleston International Airport, Interstate 95, and Columbia. The Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge and Septima Clark Exp...
Interstate 526 begins and ends at what Highway?
{ "text": [ "U.S. Highway 17" ], "answer_start": [ 533 ] }
57304b80069b53140083200d
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Interstate 26 begins in downtown Charleston, with exits to the Septima Clark Expressway, the Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge and Meeting Street. Heading northwest, it connects the city to North Charleston, the Charleston International Airport, Interstate 95, and Columbia. The Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge and Septima Clark Exp...
Interstate 26 begins on what part of Charleston?
{ "text": [ "downtown Charleston" ], "answer_start": [ 24 ] }
57304c812461fd1900a9ccfb
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge across the Cooper River opened on July 16, 2005, and was the second-longest cable-stayed bridge in the Americas at the time of its construction.[citation needed] The bridge links Mount Pleasant with downtown Charleston, and has eight lanes plus a 12-foot lane shared by pedestrians and bicy...
What year did the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge open?
{ "text": [ "2005" ], "answer_start": [ 73 ] }
57304c812461fd1900a9ccfc
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge across the Cooper River opened on July 16, 2005, and was the second-longest cable-stayed bridge in the Americas at the time of its construction.[citation needed] The bridge links Mount Pleasant with downtown Charleston, and has eight lanes plus a 12-foot lane shared by pedestrians and bicy...
What is linked to downtown Charleston by the bridge?
{ "text": [ "Mount Pleasant" ], "answer_start": [ 209 ] }
57304c812461fd1900a9ccfd
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge across the Cooper River opened on July 16, 2005, and was the second-longest cable-stayed bridge in the Americas at the time of its construction.[citation needed] The bridge links Mount Pleasant with downtown Charleston, and has eight lanes plus a 12-foot lane shared by pedestrians and bicy...
What year was the Grace Memorial Bridge built?
{ "text": [ "1929" ], "answer_start": [ 374 ] }
57304c812461fd1900a9ccfe
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge across the Cooper River opened on July 16, 2005, and was the second-longest cable-stayed bridge in the Americas at the time of its construction.[citation needed] The bridge links Mount Pleasant with downtown Charleston, and has eight lanes plus a 12-foot lane shared by pedestrians and bicy...
What year was the Silas N. Pearman Bridge built?
{ "text": [ "1966" ], "answer_start": [ 422 ] }
57304c812461fd1900a9ccff
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge across the Cooper River opened on July 16, 2005, and was the second-longest cable-stayed bridge in the Americas at the time of its construction.[citation needed] The bridge links Mount Pleasant with downtown Charleston, and has eight lanes plus a 12-foot lane shared by pedestrians and bicy...
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge crosses what river?
{ "text": [ "Cooper River" ], "answer_start": [ 41 ] }
57304d34069b531400832023
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston Office of Education also operates out of the city and oversees several K-8 parochial schools, such as Blessed Sacrament School, Christ Our King School, Charleston Catholic School, Nativity School, and Divine Redeemer School, all of which are "feeder" schools into Bishop England ...
Some of the oldest private schools in Charleston date back how long?
{ "text": [ "150 years" ], "answer_start": [ 550 ] }
57304d34069b531400832024
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston Office of Education also operates out of the city and oversees several K-8 parochial schools, such as Blessed Sacrament School, Christ Our King School, Charleston Catholic School, Nativity School, and Divine Redeemer School, all of which are "feeder" schools into Bishop England ...
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston oversees what kind of schools?
{ "text": [ "K-8 parochial schools" ], "answer_start": [ 112 ] }
57304e4b069b531400832037
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston Office of Education also operates out of the city and oversees several K-8 parochial schools, such as Blessed Sacrament School, Christ Our King School, Charleston Catholic School, Nativity School, and Divine Redeemer School, all of which are "feeder" schools into Bishop England ...
How old are some of Charleston's private school?
{ "text": [ "150 years" ], "answer_start": [ 550 ] }
57304e4b069b531400832038
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston Office of Education also operates out of the city and oversees several K-8 parochial schools, such as Blessed Sacrament School, Christ Our King School, Charleston Catholic School, Nativity School, and Divine Redeemer School, all of which are "feeder" schools into Bishop England ...
Which school is Charleston's diocesan high school?
{ "text": [ "Bishop England High School" ], "answer_start": [ 305 ] }
57304e4b069b531400832039
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston Office of Education also operates out of the city and oversees several K-8 parochial schools, such as Blessed Sacrament School, Christ Our King School, Charleston Catholic School, Nativity School, and Divine Redeemer School, all of which are "feeder" schools into Bishop England ...
Which organization oversees several K-8 Parochial Schools?
{ "text": [ "The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston Office of Education" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
57304e4b069b53140083203a
Charleston,_South_Carolina
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston Office of Education also operates out of the city and oversees several K-8 parochial schools, such as Blessed Sacrament School, Christ Our King School, Charleston Catholic School, Nativity School, and Divine Redeemer School, all of which are "feeder" schools into Bishop England ...
Bishop England High school , Porter-Gaud School and a what other school is among Charleston's most prominent private schools?
{ "text": [ "Ashley Hall" ], "answer_start": [ 413 ] }
57304f4f8ab72b1400f9c424
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Public institutions of higher education in Charleston include the College of Charleston (the nation's 13th-oldest university), The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and the Medical University of South Carolina. The city is also home to private universities, including the Charleston School of Law . Charle...
What is the nation's 13th-oldest university?
{ "text": [ "College of Charleston" ], "answer_start": [ 66 ] }
57304f4f8ab72b1400f9c425
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Public institutions of higher education in Charleston include the College of Charleston (the nation's 13th-oldest university), The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and the Medical University of South Carolina. The city is also home to private universities, including the Charleston School of Law . Charle...
Where is the Art Institute of Charleston located?
{ "text": [ "downtown on North Market Street" ], "answer_start": [ 701 ] }
57304f4f8ab72b1400f9c426
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Public institutions of higher education in Charleston include the College of Charleston (the nation's 13th-oldest university), The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and the Medical University of South Carolina. The city is also home to private universities, including the Charleston School of Law . Charle...
What year did the Art institute of Charleston open?
{ "text": [ "2007" ], "answer_start": [ 744 ] }
57304f4f8ab72b1400f9c427
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Public institutions of higher education in Charleston include the College of Charleston (the nation's 13th-oldest university), The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and the Medical University of South Carolina. The city is also home to private universities, including the Charleston School of Law . Charle...
What Charleston College offers a degree in Building Arts?
{ "text": [ "The American College of the Building Arts" ], "answer_start": [ 617 ] }
57304f4f8ab72b1400f9c428
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Public institutions of higher education in Charleston include the College of Charleston (the nation's 13th-oldest university), The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and the Medical University of South Carolina. The city is also home to private universities, including the Charleston School of Law . Charle...
What Technical college have a campus at downtown Charleston?
{ "text": [ "Trident Technical College" ], "answer_start": [ 469 ] }
573051b9069b53140083203f
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston has one official sister city, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy. The relationship between the two cities began when Pulitzer Prize-winning Italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti selected Charleston as the city to host the American version of Spoleto's annual Festival of Two Worlds. "Looking for a city that would provide t...
What is the name of Charleston's sister city?
{ "text": [ "Spoleto" ], "answer_start": [ 41 ] }
573051b9069b531400832040
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston has one official sister city, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy. The relationship between the two cities began when Pulitzer Prize-winning Italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti selected Charleston as the city to host the American version of Spoleto's annual Festival of Two Worlds. "Looking for a city that would provide t...
In what country is Spoleto located?
{ "text": [ "Italy" ], "answer_start": [ 58 ] }
573051b9069b531400832041
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston has one official sister city, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy. The relationship between the two cities began when Pulitzer Prize-winning Italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti selected Charleston as the city to host the American version of Spoleto's annual Festival of Two Worlds. "Looking for a city that would provide t...
Who selected Charleston to host an American version of a festival?
{ "text": [ "Gian Carlo Menotti" ], "answer_start": [ 156 ] }
573051b9069b531400832042
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston has one official sister city, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy. The relationship between the two cities began when Pulitzer Prize-winning Italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti selected Charleston as the city to host the American version of Spoleto's annual Festival of Two Worlds. "Looking for a city that would provide t...
What is the name of festival held in Spoleto?
{ "text": [ "Festival of Two Worlds" ], "answer_start": [ 256 ] }
573051b9069b531400832043
Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston has one official sister city, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy. The relationship between the two cities began when Pulitzer Prize-winning Italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti selected Charleston as the city to host the American version of Spoleto's annual Festival of Two Worlds. "Looking for a city that would provide t...
What is the profession of Gian Carlo Menotti?
{ "text": [ "composer" ], "answer_start": [ 147 ] }
573051c18ab72b1400f9c45a
Charleston,_South_Carolina
During this period, the Weapons Station was the Atlantic Fleet's loadout base for all nuclear ballistic missile submarines. Two SSBN "Boomer" squadrons and a submarine tender were homeported at the Weapons Station, while one SSN attack squadron, Submarine Squadron 4, and a submarine tender were homeported at the Naval ...
What year was the Polaris Missile Facility Atlantic station closed?
{ "text": [ "1996" ], "answer_start": [ 333 ] }
573051c18ab72b1400f9c45b
Charleston,_South_Carolina
During this period, the Weapons Station was the Atlantic Fleet's loadout base for all nuclear ballistic missile submarines. Two SSBN "Boomer" squadrons and a submarine tender were homeported at the Weapons Station, while one SSN attack squadron, Submarine Squadron 4, and a submarine tender were homeported at the Naval ...
How many nuclear warheads were stored at the Polaris Missile Facility Atlantic station?
{ "text": [ "2,500 nuclear warheads" ], "answer_start": [ 414 ] }
573051c18ab72b1400f9c45c
Charleston,_South_Carolina
During this period, the Weapons Station was the Atlantic Fleet's loadout base for all nuclear ballistic missile submarines. Two SSBN "Boomer" squadrons and a submarine tender were homeported at the Weapons Station, while one SSN attack squadron, Submarine Squadron 4, and a submarine tender were homeported at the Naval ...
How many SSBN "Boomer" squadrons were homeported at the Weapons Station?
{ "text": [ "Two" ], "answer_start": [ 124 ] }
573051c18ab72b1400f9c45d
Charleston,_South_Carolina
During this period, the Weapons Station was the Atlantic Fleet's loadout base for all nuclear ballistic missile submarines. Two SSBN "Boomer" squadrons and a submarine tender were homeported at the Weapons Station, while one SSN attack squadron, Submarine Squadron 4, and a submarine tender were homeported at the Naval ...
Submarine Squadron 4 is homeported at what type of military base?
{ "text": [ "Naval Base" ], "answer_start": [ 314 ] }
573051c18ab72b1400f9c45e
Charleston,_South_Carolina
During this period, the Weapons Station was the Atlantic Fleet's loadout base for all nuclear ballistic missile submarines. Two SSBN "Boomer" squadrons and a submarine tender were homeported at the Weapons Station, while one SSN attack squadron, Submarine Squadron 4, and a submarine tender were homeported at the Naval ...
What type of security force guards the 2500 nuclear warheads?
{ "text": [ "a U.S. Marine Corps security force company." ], "answer_start": [ 565 ] }
573053c88ab72b1400f9c464
Charleston,_South_Carolina
In 1832, South Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification, a procedure by which a state could, in effect, repeal a federal law; it was directed against the most recent tariff acts. Soon, federal soldiers were dispensed to Charleston's forts, and five United States Coast Guard cutters were detached to Charleston Harb...
What year did South Carolina pass a law allowing them to repeal Federal Law?
{ "text": [ "1832" ], "answer_start": [ 3 ] }
573053c88ab72b1400f9c465
Charleston,_South_Carolina
In 1832, South Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification, a procedure by which a state could, in effect, repeal a federal law; it was directed against the most recent tariff acts. Soon, federal soldiers were dispensed to Charleston's forts, and five United States Coast Guard cutters were detached to Charleston Harb...
After South Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification, who was sent to Charleston's forts?
{ "text": [ "federal soldiers" ], "answer_start": [ 190 ] }
573053c88ab72b1400f9c466
Charleston,_South_Carolina
In 1832, South Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification, a procedure by which a state could, in effect, repeal a federal law; it was directed against the most recent tariff acts. Soon, federal soldiers were dispensed to Charleston's forts, and five United States Coast Guard cutters were detached to Charleston Harb...
After South Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification, who was sent to Charleston Harbor?
{ "text": [ "five United States Coast Guard cutters" ], "answer_start": [ 249 ] }
573053c88ab72b1400f9c467
Charleston,_South_Carolina
In 1832, South Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification, a procedure by which a state could, in effect, repeal a federal law; it was directed against the most recent tariff acts. Soon, federal soldiers were dispensed to Charleston's forts, and five United States Coast Guard cutters were detached to Charleston Harb...
The federal action of sending soldiers to Charleston in 1832 is known as what?
{ "text": [ "the Charleston incident" ], "answer_start": [ 568 ] }
573053c88ab72b1400f9c468
Charleston,_South_Carolina
In 1832, South Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification, a procedure by which a state could, in effect, repeal a federal law; it was directed against the most recent tariff acts. Soon, federal soldiers were dispensed to Charleston's forts, and five United States Coast Guard cutters were detached to Charleston Harb...
A compromise law from the state politicans achieved what?
{ "text": [ "in Washington to gradually reduce the tariffs" ], "answer_start": [ 644 ] }
573054fb396df91900096088
Charleston,_South_Carolina
By 1840, the Market Hall and Sheds, where fresh meat and produce were brought daily, became a hub of commercial activity. The slave trade also depended on the port of Charleston, where ships could be unloaded and the slaves bought and sold. The legal importation of African slaves had ended in 1808, although smuggling w...
What industry depended on the port of Charleston?
{ "text": [ "The slave trade" ], "answer_start": [ 122 ] }
573054fb396df91900096089
Charleston,_South_Carolina
By 1840, the Market Hall and Sheds, where fresh meat and produce were brought daily, became a hub of commercial activity. The slave trade also depended on the port of Charleston, where ships could be unloaded and the slaves bought and sold. The legal importation of African slaves had ended in 1808, although smuggling w...
Where was fresh food sold daily in Charleston in 1840?
{ "text": [ "the Market Hall and Sheds" ], "answer_start": [ 9 ] }
573054fb396df9190009608a
Charleston,_South_Carolina
By 1840, the Market Hall and Sheds, where fresh meat and produce were brought daily, became a hub of commercial activity. The slave trade also depended on the port of Charleston, where ships could be unloaded and the slaves bought and sold. The legal importation of African slaves had ended in 1808, although smuggling w...
What year did the legal importation of slaves end?
{ "text": [ "1808" ], "answer_start": [ 294 ] }
573054fb396df9190009608b
Charleston,_South_Carolina
By 1840, the Market Hall and Sheds, where fresh meat and produce were brought daily, became a hub of commercial activity. The slave trade also depended on the port of Charleston, where ships could be unloaded and the slaves bought and sold. The legal importation of African slaves had ended in 1808, although smuggling w...
The region where cotton plantations were developed was known as what?
{ "text": [ "Black Belt" ], "answer_start": [ 564 ] }
573054fb396df9190009608c
Charleston,_South_Carolina
By 1840, the Market Hall and Sheds, where fresh meat and produce were brought daily, became a hub of commercial activity. The slave trade also depended on the port of Charleston, where ships could be unloaded and the slaves bought and sold. The legal importation of African slaves had ended in 1808, although smuggling w...
In what era did one million slaves get trade throughout the South?
{ "text": [ "in the antebellum years" ], "answer_start": [ 462 ] }
5730564e396df91900096092
Charleston,_South_Carolina
After the defeat of the Confederacy, federal forces remained in Charleston during the city's reconstruction. The war had shattered the prosperity of the antebellum city. Freed slaves were faced with poverty and discrimination, but a large community of free people of color had been well-established in the city before th...
What percentage of those elected from 1868 to 1876 were Freemen?
{ "text": [ "26%" ], "answer_start": [ 465 ] }
5730564e396df91900096093
Charleston,_South_Carolina
After the defeat of the Confederacy, federal forces remained in Charleston during the city's reconstruction. The war had shattered the prosperity of the antebellum city. Freed slaves were faced with poverty and discrimination, but a large community of free people of color had been well-established in the city before th...
Freeman became the leaders of what party in Charleston?
{ "text": [ "postwar Republican Party" ], "answer_start": [ 356 ] }
5730564e396df91900096094
Charleston,_South_Carolina
After the defeat of the Confederacy, federal forces remained in Charleston during the city's reconstruction. The war had shattered the prosperity of the antebellum city. Freed slaves were faced with poverty and discrimination, but a large community of free people of color had been well-established in the city before th...
What else did freed slaves face in postwar Charleston besides discrimination?
{ "text": [ "poverty" ], "answer_start": [ 199 ] }