question
stringlengths
31
419
answer
stringlengths
1
90
_id
stringlengths
10
13
domain
listlengths
2
2
type
stringclasses
2 values
sp
listlengths
2
2
Teodolinda Barolini has written on the poetry of Dante, Boccaccio, and a fourteenth-century poet who rediscovered whose letters?
Cicero
PAIRIDX:40280
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Teodolinda Barolini", "sents": [ "Teodolinda Barolini is the Lorenzo Da Ponte Professor of Italian at Columbia University, and has twice served as Chair of the Department of Italian (1992–2004 and 2011–2014).", "She has written on the poetry of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio.", ...
The 2015 Indian Open snooker tournament was held in a city that was known by which official name till 1995?
Bombay
PAIRIDX:40279
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "2015 Indian Open", "sents": [ "The 2015 Indian Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10–14 March 2015 at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai, India.", "The tournament was originally scheduled for 13–17 October 2014, but was postponed until March due to the ...
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was held in a city that is the capital of which German state?
North Rhine-Westphalia
PAIRIDX:40278
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Zdob și Zdub", "sents": [ "Zdob și Zdub (] ) is a Moldovan band, based in Chișinău.", "The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat.", "In English the name is sometimes rendered \"Zdob shi Zdub\", and this is how their work is catalogued at iTunes and elsewhere.", ...
A memorial service for Dave Engelbrecht was held at The First Unitarian Universalist Church, located at 1187 Franklin Street in a particular California city; what was the 2016 census-estimated population of this city?
870,887
PAIRIDX:40277
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e3794_p0", "sents": [ "\"I am very, very sad to report that Dave Engelbrecht, EvMBA '00, passed away on June 4. Dave had a heart attack two weeks ago and was in a coma until he passed away.", "Dave was a wonderful, fun, giving, and active person, who's commitment to charitable works ...
From which company did the 37th Governor of California try to purchase transmission lines to unload the utility's debt in 2001?
Southern California Edison
PAIRIDX:40276
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis...
Mike Krzyzewski was the head coach in the 1985-85 season of a college basketball team at a university that was founded in which year?
1838
PAIRIDX:40275
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team", "sents": [ "The 1985–86 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University.", "The Head Coach was Mike Krzyzewski.", "The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was...
What year was the PUC president who had a political squabble with Gov. Gray Davis appointed to be Attorney General of the United States?
2015
PAIRIDX:40270
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e24909_p0", "sents": [ "State's Electric Bill Gets Lighter Energy: Davis and the PUC clash over why only a fraction of the 20% reduction will be passed on to consumers.", "By MIGUEL BUSTILLO Times Staff Writer October 20 2001 SACRAMENTO -- California now expects its electricity bill ...
The stakeholders of DPC are Enron, MSEB, General Electric, and a company whose business activities began in what year?
1898
PAIRIDX:40269
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e19992_p36", "sents": [ "The assets will, of course, be transferred to MSEB.", "BA Asia, the facility agent of DPC, sought the permission of the lenders to serve the transfer notice early this week.", "This was put to vote yesterday where the State Bank of India, which has a su...
The Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, is a judge on a baking competition which was initially broadcast on which television channel?
BBC Two
PAIRIDX:40266
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Prue Leith", "sents": [ "Prudence Margaret \"Prue\" Leith, CBE, DL (born 18 February 1940) has been a restaurateur, caterer, television presenter/broadcaster, businesswoman, journalist, cookery writer and novelist.", "She was born in South Africa, but her working life has been spent ...
What role did Armando Rendon perform for the regulatory agency which regulates privately owned public utilities in California?
spokesman
PAIRIDX:40264
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "California Public Utilities Commission", "sents": [ "The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or PUC) is a regulatory agency that regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies.", ...
According to Platts Electricity Utility analysts, what did electricity prices reach in the region generally comprising the 10 southernmost counties of California in August after being $700 per megawatt-hour in April?
$220 per megawatt-hour
PAIRIDX:40263
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Southern California", "sents": [ "Southern California (colloquially known as SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's 10 southernmost counties.", "The region is traditionally described as eight counties, based on demographics and economic ties:...
The investors in ViAir's second round of funding were Spectrum Equity Investors, 3i, the company where Daniel H. Rimer was a partner at the time of Technology Outlook 2000, and which other company?
Mercury Interactive
PAIRIDX:40262
[ 0, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e7938_p0", "sents": [ "'VentureWire' Monday, November 20, 2000 CONTENTS COMPANIES INVESTORS top stories * E-Business Services Firm Asia Online Lays Off 56 Employees * PR Firm in Deal With Crosspoint, Becomes Limited Partner * Unexplored Acquires Travel Firm Adventureseek in Stock Deal * Eu...
Boon Tat Street is located in the Downtown Core of a city at the tip of which peninsula?
Malay Peninsula
PAIRIDX:40259
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Boon Tat Street", "sents": [ "Boon Tat Street () is a street located within the Downtown Core in the Central Area of Singapore.", "The street extends from Amoy Street at its western end to the junction of Shenton Way and Raffles Quay." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, ...
Blue Hills Parkway in Massachusetts runs from the north edge of the Blue Hills Reservation to a crossing of a river whose headwaters are a reservoir near which stadium?
Gillette Stadium
PAIRIDX:40257
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Blue Hills Parkway", "sents": [ "Blue Hills Parkway is a historic parkway that runs in a straight line from a crossing of the Neponset River, at the south border of Boston to the north edge of the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Massachusetts.", "It was built in 1893 to a design by...
Daryl Katz owns a company which owns a hockey team in which division of the NHL?
Pacific Division
PAIRIDX:40256
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Edmonton Oil Kings", "sents": [ "The Edmonton Oil Kings are a major junior ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that play in the Western Hockey League.", "As of July 2008, they are owned by Daryl Katz's Oilers Entertainment Group, who also own the Edmonton Oilers.", ...
The man who was CEO and chairman of Enron Corporation for most of its existence reassumed the positions of chief executive officer and president of Enron after whose departure?
Jeff Skilling
PAIRIDX:40255
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Kenneth Lay", "sents": [ "Kenneth Lee \"Ken\" Lay (April 15, 1942 – July 5, 2006) was an American businessman.", "He was the CEO and chairman of Enron Corporation for most of its existence and is a central figure in the Enron scandal.", "Lay was indicted by a grand jury and was...
The video game Puzzle Fighter features characters from various video games produced by a video game publisher that was established in which year?
1979
PAIRIDX:40253
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Puzzle Fighter (2017 video game)", "sents": [ "Puzzle Fighter is an upcoming, free-to-play puzzle video game for Android and iOS devices.", "It is a sequel to 1997's Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, and features playable characters from various Capcom franchises." ], "sp_sent_i...
What group did the Assembly Speaker who led efforts to craft a plan that placed much of the burden of financing an SCE rescue plan on big business decide not to bash when he met with three commissioners and pleaded for them to pay attention to what was happening to the state?
FERC
PAIRIDX:40250
[ 0, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e5975_p23", "sents": [ "Moreover, with the $100-billion state budget and other major matters demanding the attention of Democrats and Republicans alike, there is little effort being made in the Capitol to craft a solution before the mid-August deadline the utility had given state leaders."...
In addition to the lead investors, which firm joined Attractor, Morgenthaler, Menlo, Chase, BCE, and a venture capital firm founded in 1911 as additional investors in Catena Networks' third round of funding?
Worldview Technology
PAIRIDX:40249
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Bessemer Venture Partners", "sents": [ "Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) is an American global venture capital firm founded in 1911.", "The firm has $4.5 billion under management and operates offices in Menlo Park, San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Israel, and India." ], "...
What is the 2004 population of the city that between it and Prague, sits the town Pelhrimov?
400,000
PAIRIDX:40248
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Pelhřimov", "sents": [ "Pelhřimov (German: \"Pilgrams\" ) is a town located approximately halfway between Prague and Brno.", "It is known as “the Gateway to the Highlands“ because of its location in the westernmost tip of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands.", "The altitude is 498....
George Lemuel Woods was appointed Territorial Governor of Utah by a president who was given what first name at birth?
Hiram
PAIRIDX:40243
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "George Lemuel Woods", "sents": [ "George Lemuel Woods (July 30, 1832 – January 7, 1890) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician.", "A member of the Republican Party, Woods served as the third Governor of Oregon from 1866–1870.", "Failing to win renomination, Woods was the...
Queen Latifah's single "Rough . . ." features which rapper that was born on August 20, 1965?
KRS-One
PAIRIDX:40242
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Rough...", "sents": [ "\"Rough...\" is the final single from Queen Latifah's 1993 album \"Black Reign\".", "The song features rappers KRS-One, Treach and Heavy D. Although the song was released as a Cassette single, Promo CD Single and 12\" Promo vinyl single, a video was never shot,...
What year did a three judge 5th Circuit Court of Appeals order the resentencing of a CEO and president who once had a pie hurled at him according to an Associated Press article by Karen Gaudette about the California power crisis?
2011
PAIRIDX:40241
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e5771_p68", "sents": [ "``We're making more money than we ever thought possible,'' Johnson quoted t he plant's manager as saying.", "Mercury News staff writer John Woolfolk contributed to this report.", "Contact Dion Nissenbaum at dnissenbaum@sjmercury.com or (916) 441-4603. En...
What was the final date of the 2014 rugby tournament in which the remaining six teams who did not win the seven-team tournament organized by the South African Rugby Union in June and July 2014 played?
17 October
PAIRIDX:40238
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "2014 Currie Cup qualification", "sents": [ "The 2014 Currie Cup qualification was a tournament organised by the South African Rugby Union.", "It featured seven teams and was played in June and July 2014, with the winner qualifying for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division.", "Th...
In what city other than the one that's name is Spanish for "Saint Didacus" did speakers implore the California Public Utilities Commission to reject an average 19 percent hike rate?
El Cajon
PAIRIDX:40237
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "San Diego", "sents": [ "San Diego ( , Spanish for \"Saint Didacus\"; Spanish: ] ) is a major city in California, United States.", "It is in San Diego County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, approximately 120 mi south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent t...
How much was the percentage of the rate hike for costumers of the unit of the San Diego's natural gas utilities holding company which's voting was suspended?
12%
PAIRIDX:40236
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Sempra Energy", "sents": [ "Sempra Energy is an American natural gas utilities holding company based in San Diego, California.", "It divides its interests into two broad categories: California utilities, including Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electri...
What year was the founder of the The Conservative Students' Association born?
1922
PAIRIDX:40235
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Conservative Students' Association (Oslo)", "sents": [ "The Conservative Students' Association (Norwegian: \"Den Konservative Studenterforening\" ) is a Norwegian students' association of the University of Oslo, located at Majorstuen, Slemdalsveien 7 together with the Norwegian Students' S...
What congressperson hosted a town hall meeting at the same event on Saturday, June 2, 2001 where California's 11th district state senator from 2004 to 2012 was a panel speaker?
Anna Eshoo
PAIRIDX:40234
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Joe Simitian", "sents": [ "Saren Joseph Simitian (born February 1, 1953) is a California Democratic politician.", "From 2004 to 2012, he was the State Senator representing California's 11th State Senate district, which encompasses all or part of 13 cities in San Mateo, Santa Clara, a...
What year did an actor portray Raoul in a movie who also starred in a 2001 movie directed by Wayne Wang and co-starred Molly Parker?
1998
PAIRIDX:40233
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "The Center of the World", "sents": [ "The Center of the World is an American film directed by Wayne Wang, which was digitally shot and released in 2001.", "It stars Peter Sarsgaard as a Dot-com millionaire who hires a drummer/stripper (Molly Parker) to stay with him in Las Vegas for ...
About how many shares of Enron were owned by the equity fund manager who said Kenneth Lay's acknowledgement of new business failures as the stock dropped sixty percent to-date in that year was "disconcerting" in that it wasn't done sooner?
78,000
PAIRIDX:40232
[ 0, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e20261_p17", "sents": [ "The loss was 84 cents a share after payment of preferred dividends, Enron said.", "Net income a year earlier was $292 million, or 34 cents.", "Revenue rose 59 percent to $47.6 billion.", "Investors have sent Enron stock down 60 percent this year o...
Enron pulled out of a joint venture to lay an optic fiber network; its partners in this joint venture were Global Tele-Systems and an Indian electricity regulation board formed in what year?
1960
PAIRIDX:40231
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e5899_p31", "sents": [ "The company plans to focus on expanding the Asian market besides introducing risk management and financial hedging products in the steel industry.", "At the same time, to facilitate online business, a network platform is being put in place.", "However, t...
From 1402 to 1418, Richard Kinston was the spiritual head of which chapel's Chapter of Canons?
St George's Chapel
PAIRIDX:40230
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Richard Kingston (priest)", "sents": [ "Richard Kingston (d. November 1418) was a Canon of Windsor from 1400 to 1402 and the Dean of Windsor from 1402 to 1418." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Dean of Windsor", "sents": [ "The Dean of Windsor is t...
What was the 2010 population of the Washington state city that had the Denver class cruiser C-18/PG-32/CL-20 named for it?
198,397
PAIRIDX:40228
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "USS Tacoma (CL-20)", "sents": [ "USS \"Tacoma\" (C-18/PG-32/CL-20) was a \"Denver\"-class protected cruiser in the United States Navy during World War I.", "She was the second Navy ship named for the city of Tacoma, Washington." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] },...
A California politician born on 5/9/50 recited which jingle during an Assembly discussion in January?
Oscar Mayer jingle
PAIRIDX:40226
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Fred Keeley", "sents": [ "Fred Keeley (born May 9, 1950) is a politician in California, U.S. Keeley was a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 27 which included parts of Santa Cruz County and Monterey County from 1996 to 2002.", "He retired in January 2015 a...
Pavel Zhiburtovich was born in a city that was known as what from 1935 to 1991?
Kuybyshev
PAIRIDX:40224
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Pavel Zhiburtovich", "sents": [ "Pavel Zhiburtovich (September 8, 1925, Samara, Russia – February 21, 2006, Moscow) was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League.", "He played for HC CSKA Moscow.", "He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fa...
The city that is 92km West of the village of Gorki is the largest city of which country?
Poland
PAIRIDX:40218
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Górki, Płock County", "sents": [ "Górki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gąbin, within Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.", "It lies approximately 8 km north of Gąbin, 10 km south of Płock, and 92 km west of Warsaw." ], "sp_sent_id...
United States Representative John Dingell requested a special investigation of the audits of Enron Corp. and Waste Management Inc. performed by one of the "Big Five" accounting firms; in what year did this accounting firm surrender its licenses to practice as Certified Public Accountants in the United States?
2002
PAIRIDX:40176
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e19748_p69", "sents": [ "The company also had $326.3 million in short-term debt as of Sept. 30. The loans are Azurix's ``primary sources of liquidity,'' the filing said.", "If the company can't raise the funds, it might have to use the proceeds from planned asset sales to refinance d...
As of Dec. 6, 2000, George Surdu was the Director of Information Technology Services at an automaker that was incorporated in which year?
1903
PAIRIDX:40174
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e11238_p1", "sents": [ "To kick off the Enabling Ebusiness project, CITM held a major conference Dec. 6, 2000 with experts from industry and academia who focussed on the opportunities presented by Ebusiness, strategies for achieving them and for overcoming legacies (technologies, processes...
A California governor told reporters in a conference call from San Diego that "we're going back to Washington with one goal, and that's to bring back $9 billion", despite a lower estimate from the FERC's chief judge the previous week; this governor holds a B.A. in history from which university?
Stanford University
PAIRIDX:40170
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e5812_p90", "sents": [ "\"We're going back to Washington with one goal, and that's to bring back $9 billion,\" Gov.", "Gray Davis told reporters Sunday in a conference call from S an Diego.", "Davis stuck to that figure despite comments last week from the FERC' s chief judge to...
Which investor backed NewMarkets prior to its Series F round of funding and also participated in Aqueduct's second round of funding?
Softbank Technology Ventures
PAIRIDX:40163
[ 0, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e7205_p13", "sents": [ "http: www.cantametrix.com Telephony Firm eStara Raises $15 million in Round Two RESTON, Va. -- eStara, which develops Internet telephony products and services for Web-based businesses, said it raised $15 million in its second round of funding, led by Banc One Ventur...
The former St. Luke's Medical Center is on Bertner Street in the Texas Medical Center, located in the city that is the seat of which county?
Harris County
PAIRIDX:40162
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center", "sents": [ "Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is the private adult hospital of the Baylor College of Medicine jointly owned with CHI St. Luke’s Health.", "The medical staff at the hospital includes full-time Baylor faculty, as well as community physi...
The 2009 studio album "Battling Giants" is by an English band headed and founded by whom?
Jamie Hartman
PAIRIDX:40157
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Stalemate (song)", "sents": [ "\"Stalemate\" is a song by the English band Ben's Brother from their second studio album, \"Battling Giants\" (2009).", "Released as the album's third single on October 26, 2009, the album version of the song features Joss Stone, while the single versio...
Al Palladini was a cabinet minister in the government of a Premier of Ontario who was Premier until which year?
2002
PAIRIDX:40156
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Al Palladini", "sents": [ "Al Palladini (December 24, 1943 – March 7, 2001) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.", "He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 until his death in 2001 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Mike H...
Mohr, Davidow Ventures opened an office in the city that is the seat of King County, Washington in which month of the year?
March
PAIRIDX:40155
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Seattle", "sents": [ "Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.", "It is the seat of King County, Washington.", "With an estimated 704,352 residents as of 2016 , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest re...
The village of Jodaqayah in Iran's Kurdistan Province is located in a rural district which had how many families in total at the 2006 census?
1,987
PAIRIDX:40153
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Jodaqayah", "sents": [ "Jodaqayah (Persian: جداقايه‎ ‎ , also Romanized as Jodāqāyah, Jodāqayah, Jodā Qāyeh, and Jedāqayeh; also known as Jidāqiyeh, Joda Ghayeh, and Jodā Qeyeh) is a village in Chaharduli-ye Sharqi Rural District, Chaharduli District, Qorveh County, Kurdistan Province, Ira...
Pennzoil Place was designed by John Burgee and an architect who received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in which year?
1979
PAIRIDX:40148
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Pennzoil Place", "sents": [ "Pennzoil Place is a set of two 36-story towers in downtown Houston, Texas, United States.", "Designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee and built in 1975, Pennzoil Place is Houston's most award-winning skyscraper and is widely known for its innovative des...
KKLS-FM was sold in 2003 to a company that is headquartered in which state?
Georgia
PAIRIDX:40146
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "KKLS-FM", "sents": [ "KKLS-FM (104.7 FM, \"Hot 104.7\") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format.", "The station serves the Sioux Falls, South Dakota area.", "KKLS competes with 99.7 KKCK from Marshall, MN.", "KKLS and its sister stations were owned by Southe...
In the same year that William Holmes Hickox and Laurie Hickox won a bronze medal at the U.S. Championships in figure skating, they finished sixth in a figure skating championship which was open to skaters from the United States and what other country?
Canada
PAIRIDX:40142
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "William Hickox", "sents": [ "William Holmes Hickox was an American pair skater who competed with his sister Laurie Hickox.", "They won the bronze medal at the U.S. Championships, earning them the right to compete a month later at the World Championships in Prague.", "They also ...
Avi Zahner-Isenberg, Sheridan Riley, Chuck Rainey, and Jerry Marotta formed a band with a person who was born in which city in New York?
Farmingdale
PAIRIDX:40141
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Sevendys", "sents": [ "Sevendys is a collaborative musical project featuring rock musicians of several generations.", "The quintet of Jed Davis (keyboards/vocals), Avi Zahner-Isenberg (guitars/vocals), Sheridan Riley (drums/vocals), Chuck Rainey (bass) and Jerry Marotta (percussion/v...
"Linkin Park Live at Madison Square Garden" is a television film of a concert that was part of a tour which ranked in which position in Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tour (Mid-Year)"?
35th
PAIRIDX:40140
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Fuse Present: Linkin Park Live at MSG", "sents": [ "Linkin Park Live at Madison Square Garden, also styled as \"Linkin Park Live at MSG\", is a TV film which was broadcast by Fuse TV on February 18, 2011.", "The concert was played at Madison Square Garden.", "The concert was sp...
What kind of firm is the one where Alan Ackerman was executive vice president?
a brokerage firm
PAIRIDX:40139
[ 0, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e1698_p41", "sents": [ "He and other analysts also said the profit taking had little to do with a report by the Conference Board that consumer confidence dropped significantly in April.", "Investors believe the decline should give the Federal Reserve greater incentive to lower intere...
The Enron Chairman who said that the company planned to sell off its assets outside Europe and North America to reinvest the proceeds into broadband telecommunications in the United States was born in what year?
1942
PAIRIDX:40138
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e1537_p40", "sents": [ "With Nevada canceling its electricity deregulation plan and putting a moratorium on power plant divestitures April 18, analysts think Sierra Pacific may not be able to raise enough money to pay for the acquisition.", "So Enron will have to look for another buy...
The 1997 Spanish film "La Buena Estrella" stars Antonio Resines, Jordi Mollá, and this actress that played what role in the 2006 film "Pan's Labyrinth"?
Mercedes
PAIRIDX:40131
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "The Lucky Star (1997 film)", "sents": [ "La Buena Estrella (English: The Lucky Star ) is a 1997 Spanish drama film directed by Ricardo Franco and starring Antonio Resines, Jordi Mollá and Maribel Verdú.", "Critically acclaimed, the film won five Goya Awards: Best Film, Best Director,...
The investors that backed Voyan Technology were Crosslink Capital, Redwood Venture Partners, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Spring Creek Partners, Venture Law Group, and a bank based in which country?
Japan
PAIRIDX:40129
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e2942_p12", "sents": [ "http: www.crossaccess.com Voyan Names Ex-Broadxent VP Namraj Johal Sales, Bus.", "Dev.", "VP mail?", "top SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Voyan Technology, a broadband communications company, said it named Namraj Johal as vice president of sal...
The politician representing the 18th Senate District of California urged what entity not to turn its back on the Golden State?
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
PAIRIDX:40127
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Robert Hertzberg", "sents": [ "Robert Myles \"Bob\" Hertzberg (born November 19, 1954) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate.", "He is a Democrat representing the 18th Senate District, encompassing parts of the San Fernando Valley." ], "sp...
Which river's region in addition to the region of the longest tributary of the Columbia River was said to be facing its fourth driest year on record by Sen. Gordon H. Smith?
The Columbia River
PAIRIDX:40123
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Snake River", "sents": [ "The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest in the United States.", "At 1078 mi long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean.", "Rising in western Wy...
The entity that Daimler-Benz took over in 1998 has its headquarters where?
Auburn Hills, Michigan
PAIRIDX:40119
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e8473_p1", "sents": [ "He alleges that Daimler-Benz bosses were fraudulent in claiming that their takeover of Chrysler in 1998 was a &merger of equals 8, and is demanding $9 billio n in compensation.", "See article: Kerkorian v DaimlerE+ A planned restructuring at Mitsubishi Motors, ...
From what border village does the alpine valley where Josef Bradl performed the first "flight" of more than 100 meters extend south?
Rateče
PAIRIDX:40117
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Josef Bradl", "sents": [ "Josef \"Sepp\" / \"Bubi\" Bradl (8 January 1918 – 3 March 1982) was an Austrian ski jumper who competed during the 1930s and 1950s.", "He was born in Wasserburg am Inn, Bavaria.", "He won the ski jumping gold medal at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Cham...
What is the date of birth for the person who said "The people of California need some protection from these outrageous prices"?
November 19, 1954
PAIRIDX:40114
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e3246_p25", "sents": [ "\"It's a huge bond issue and I think the sheer size of it is dragging it dow n some,\" DiCamillo said.", "\"I think the cynicism that the public has about the causes of this and why this whole crisis has come to be really prevents the public from supporting th...
The region that Goshen College ranks as a top tier regional college by U.S News and World Reports in occupies what part of the United State?
northern central part
PAIRIDX:40111
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Goshen College", "sents": [ "Goshen College is a private liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana.", "The institution was founded in 1894 as the Elkhart Institute of Science, Industry and the Arts, and is affiliated with Mennonite Church USA.", "The college is accredited by the ...
What role did this American actor and producer portray in Ellen DeGeneres's sitcom "Ellen" who also starred in the 1990 drama film White Palace alongside Susan Sarandon, Jason Alexander, Kathy Bates, Renee Taylor and Steven Hill?
Spence Kovak
PAIRIDX:40109
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "White Palace (film)", "sents": [ "White Palace is a 1990 American romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki and starring Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Jason Alexander, Kathy Bates, Steven Hill, Jeremy Piven, and Renee Taylor.", "It was written by Ted Tally and Alvin Sargent, based...
The politician who retired in January 2015 after 10 years as the Treasurer of Santa Cruz County sponsored a bill, that fell just short of a two-thirds vote, to resolve the state's power crisis that authorized $10 billion in bonds as well as raised what for millions of residents?
electric rates
PAIRIDX:40104
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Fred Keeley", "sents": [ "Fred Keeley (born May 9, 1950) is a politician in California, U.S. Keeley was a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 27 which included parts of Santa Cruz County and Monterey County from 1996 to 2002.", "He retired in January 2015 a...
The U.S. Representative from Texas' 1985 to 2003 and House Majority Leader from 1995 to 2003 was quoted as saying "We're worried about it," in response to a vote, in which a notable number of House Republicans teamed with Democrats, to ban drilling under what?
Great Lakes
PAIRIDX:40103
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Dick Armey", "sents": [ "Richard Keith Armey ( ; born July 7, 1940) is an American politician.", "He was a U.S. Representative from Texas' (1985–2003) and House Majority Leader (1995–2003).", "He was one of the engineers of the \"Republican Revolution\" of the 1990s, in which ...
The person who was the executive director of the Western Power Trading Forum announced on what date that he would retire from Congress?
March 15, 2012
PAIRIDX:40102
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e5470_p16", "sents": [ "\"It's a big deal to take over a person's property,\" said Vargas.", "\"But this is reasonable.", "It's rational.", "They forced us into it and it's time to fight back.\"", "Some believe the state, by seizing power plants, could obtain electr...
Which investor has backed both WebCT and Visto?
CMGI @Ventures
PAIRIDX:40101
[ 0, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e7985_p10", "sents": [ "http: www.tisworldwide.com?", "E-Learning System Firm WebCT Closes $70 Million Sixth Round?", "LYNNFIELD, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- WebCT, a provider of integrated Inter net learning systems for the higher education market, said it completed a $70 ...
What was the population in 2014 of the city that Brody Male is 20 km west of?
65,149
PAIRIDX:40096
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Brody Małe, Lublin Voivodeship", "sents": [ "Brody Małe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczebrzeszyn, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.", "It lies approximately 2 km east of Szczebrzeszyn, 20 km west of Zamość, and 70 km south-east of ...
Which American Country singer that co-wrote Jack Ingram's song "Measure of a Man" made his recording debut as part of the Foster & Lloyd duo?
Radney Foster
PAIRIDX:40095
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Measure of a Man (Jack Ingram song)", "sents": [ "\"Measure of a Man\" is a song recorded by American country music artist Jack Ingram.", "It was released in April 2007 as the second single from his album \"This Is It\".", "The song was written by Radney Foster and Gordie Samps...
In what year was the novel first published in Italy that John A.T. Robinson achieved notoriety by his defence of?
1928
PAIRIDX:40093
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Honest to God", "sents": [ "Honest to God is a book written by the Anglican Bishop of Woolwich John A.T. Robinson, criticising traditional Christian theology.", "It aroused a storm of controversy on its original publication by SCM Press in 1963.", "Robinson had already achieved...
In the 12th century, a branch of the Cassidy family moved to an island that lies in which lough?
Lower Lough Erne
PAIRIDX:40092
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Cassidy (surname)", "sents": [ "Cassidy (Irish: \"Ó Caiside / Ó Casaide\" ) is a common Irish surname and is sometimes used as a given name.", "The surname translates to \"descendent of Caiside\".", "Variations include: Cassady, Cassiday, Cassedy and Cassedey.", "The fami...
What was the founding year of the firm that was a returning investor in the Series F round of funding for Bandwidth9 along with Accel, Oak, Lucent, and Hook?
1980
PAIRIDX:40091
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e7595_p10", "sents": [ "Telephone +44-207-702-5544. o Fiber Optics Firm Bandwidth9 Has $80 Million Series F FREMONT, Calif. -- Bandwidth9, a designer and manufacturer of tunable fiber-optic components and modules for telecommunications, said it closed an $80 million Series F round of finan...
Stenoptilia veronicae is a moth that is found in Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, and a peninsula in the Nordic region that encompasses entirely what three countries?
Finland, Norway and Sweden
PAIRIDX:40090
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Stenoptilia veronicae", "sents": [ "Stenoptilia veronicae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.", "It is found in Fennoscandia, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and northern Russia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Fennoscandia", "sents": [ ...
The language that Christiaan Maurits van den Heever was a novelist in is a daughter language of what?
Dutch
PAIRIDX:40089
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "C. M. van den Heever", "sents": [ "Christiaan Maurits van den Heever, almost universally known C.M.", "van den Heever (27 February 1902 in the concentration camp near Norvalspont in Cape Province, now Northern Cape Province, South Africa – 8 July 1957), was an Afrikaans-language nove...
Bharti previously received how much from the private equity firm that has been a private equity investor since 1966?
$10 0 million
PAIRIDX:40087
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Warburg Pincus", "sents": [ "Warburg Pincus, LLC is an American private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe, Brazil, China and India.", "It has been a private equity investor since 1966.The firm currently has approximately $40 billion in assets under management and ...
The person who served as United States' 83rd Attorney General is the Davis appointee as what?
PUC chair
PAIRIDX:40086
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Loretta Lynch", "sents": [ "Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American attorney who served as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015 to succeed Eric Holder.", "Previously, she held the position for United States Att...
Mark Petracca said that Gray Davis was playing a particular actor "against the guy with the black hat", comparing a conflict with energy companies to an old western; in what year was this actor born?
1907
PAIRIDX:40082
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e3705_p7", "sents": [ "Those stereotypes pit the languid, Birkenstock-wearing Californian against the respectable Texas corporate man; the gluttonous executive against the rabid environmentalist; John Wayne against out-of-towners in black hats.", "Ju st as when many in this country m...
Where is the office located for the entity that led the round of Series A financing for Compoze Software?
University City Science Center
PAIRIDX:40081
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e3228_p11", "sents": [ "\"I'm optimistic that the market is going to recover in a reasonable amount of ti!", "me,\" she said.", "http: www.atreus-systems.com JavaBeans App Firm Compoze Gets $1.2 Million Series A mail?", "top PHILADELPHIA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Compoze Software,...
The network of professional services firms based in the fourth most populous city in California said it acquired how much percent stake in Endero?
25%
PAIRIDX:40079
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "San Francisco", "sents": [ "San Francisco (initials SF) ( , Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ] ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.", "The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9...
Which investor participated in Vocus's Series B round of funding and also ASC Billing Solutions' first round of funding?
Edison Venture Fund
PAIRIDX:40077
[ 0, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e27919_p19", "sents": [ "<http: www.safe-reuse.com * Digital Content Services Firm Simulacra Media Raises $615K top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=INONQNHNII LONDON -- Simulacra Media, a consultancy that provides services to assist organizations in managing and distributing d...
What is the highway the the Big Quilcene River is paralleled by near Rainbow Campground when it turns north also known as?
El Camino Real
PAIRIDX:40075
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Big Quilcene River", "sents": [ "The Big Quilcene River is a river on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington.", "It rises in the Buckhorn Wilderness near Marmot Pass, south of Buckhorn Mountain, and near Mount Constance.", "It flows generally east through the Oly...
What film with reporting by the person who is the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Chair in Investigative Reporting at Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley airs 10 p.m. EDT Tuesday on PBS?
Blackout
PAIRIDX:40071
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Lowell Bergman", "sents": [ "Lowell Bergman (born July 24, 1945) is the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Chair in Investigative Reporting at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley and director of the Investigative Reporting Program, where he has taught a seminar dedicated to in...
In what building is the entity headquartered that Comergent is backed by along with CrossPoint Ventures, Softbank, and Cisco?
Morgan Stanley Building
PAIRIDX:40070
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e3579_p23", "sents": [ "CEOExpress now has four directors, including Patricia Pomerleau, founder and president of the company, Ladd Christensen, chairman of CEOExpress and chairman and CEO of IncuHub, and Peter J. Solomon, chairman of Peter Solomon Company Limited, a Wall Street investment...
Where is the university located that Beacon Photonics is backed by along with GlobalVest Management Company and PRTM?
Boston, Massachusetts
PAIRIDX:40068
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e3331_p34", "sents": [ "Mr. Legmann recently served as vice president of business development and marketing at Elron TeleSoft.", "Beacon Telco, which currently employs four investment professionals, said it will add another partner in the next quarter.", "Tech holding company B...
An article titled "Cabinet okays Navy land transfer to Andamans" was published on 02-14-2001 in an Indian daily newspaper whose first edition was published in what year?
1838
PAIRIDX:40066
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e10961_p1", "sents": [ "Business Times (Singapore), 02 14 2001 FEDERAL POWER MIN GIVES PRESENTATION TO INDIAN CABINET Asia Pulse, 02 14 2001 ASIA-PACIFIC: No let-up for Indian electricity Financial Times, 02 14 2001 Cabinet okays Navy land transfer to Andamans The Times of India, 02 14 200...
In what year was the record label established that Holly Marie Miller released "Hollyn" and "One-Way Conversations" with?
1994
PAIRIDX:40065
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Hollyn", "sents": [ "Holly Marie Miller (born January 3, 1997), known by her stage name Hollyn, is a singer and songwriter of Christian music.", "Hollyn sings a mixture of pop, R&B, and Christian music.", "She was a contestant on \"American Idol\" during season 12, where she ma...
Which political party was this Italian politician from the Aosta Valley, who later led the the Progressive Democratic Autonomists, affiliated until 1970?
the Christian Democrats
PAIRIDX:40063
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Progressive Democratic Autonomists", "sents": [ "The Progressive Democratic Autonomists (French: \"Autonomistes démocrates progressistes\" , ADP) was a social-liberal and Christian-leftist Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.", "Its leading members included Cesare Dujany, ...
What entity said it raised $1.1 million in a seed round of funding from individuals including the person who was the founding director of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University?
PowerLoom
PAIRIDX:40062
[ 1, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Raj Reddy", "sents": [ "Dabbala Rajagopal \"Raj\" Reddy (born June 13, 1937) is an Indian-American computer scientist and a winner of the Turing Award.", "He is one of the early pioneers of Artificial Intelligence and has served on the faculty of Stanford and Carnegie Mellon Universi...
The species of catfish that is endemic to Cameroon is a genus of what catfishes?
claroteid
PAIRIDX:40061
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Notoglanidium depierrei", "sents": [ "Notoglanidium depierrei is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) family Claroteidae.", "This species is endemic to Cameroon where it is known only from its type locality of the Sanaga River Basin.", "It reaches a length of about 17.2 ce...
The family that Dolichometra is in contains about how many species?
13,500 species
PAIRIDX:40059
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Dolichometra", "sents": [ "Dolichometra is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family.", "The genus contains only one species, viz.", "Dolichometra leucantha, which is endemic to the East Usambara Mountains in Tanzania." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ...
The French painter, born in 1964, whose father is Claude Bonin-Pissarro has been a citizen of the United States since what year?
2002
PAIRIDX:40058
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Claude Bonin-Pissarro", "sents": [ "Claude Bonin-Pissarro (born 11 July 1921) is a French painter and graphic designer.", "He is the son of Jeanne Pissarro (1881–1948) and the grandson of painter Camille Pissarro (1830–1903).", "He is the father of French painter Frédéric Bonin...
Which award-winning film starred Andrea Kay "Missi" Pyle and was directed by Tim Burton and written by John August?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
PAIRIDX:40057
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)", "sents": [ "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 musical fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, based on the 1964 British novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.", "The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and ...
Where is the company based that released the album Winter Wonderland in 2005?
Nashville, Tennessee
PAIRIDX:40055
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Winter Wonderland (Point of Grace album)", "sents": [ "Winter Wonderland is the eleventh album by Contemporary Christian group Point of Grace and their second Christmas album, after 1999's \"A Christmas Story\".", "It was released in 2005 by Word Records." ], "sp_sent_idx": [...
Which major Nintendo console is a contemporary of the console on which Tricky Towers was released on September 18, 2017?
The Switch
PAIRIDX:40054
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Tricky Towers", "sents": [ "Tricky Towers is a physics based tower building game puzzle video game that uses a form of block-stacking problem as the central game mechanic.", "It was released on digital distribution service Steam for Windows, OS X, and Linux, and for the Playstation P...
The person who, alongside Susan J Mara and Jeff Dasovich, received an e-mail from Ken Smith on September 27, 2001 at 12:48pm concerning a conference call sent an e-mail on May 14, 2001 at 9:26 AM to which three people besides Jeff Dasovich about a direct access amendment?
Jeff Dasovich; Sandra McCubbin; Susan J Mara; Mike Day
PAIRIDX:40053
[ 0, 0 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e25619_p0", "sents": [ "\"no.", "what's your phone number.", "need to fill you in on some stuff.", "best, Jeff --Original Message -- From: Ken Smith [mailto:ken@kdscommunications.com] Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 12:48 PM To: Scott Govenar; Susan J Mara; Jeff Dasovi...
In what city is the firm based that backed NetSales along with Advanta, Chase Manhattan, Kansas City Equity, Norwest Equity, Time Warner, and Wells Fargo?
Boston
PAIRIDX:40051
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e3514_p24", "sents": [ "The spokesperson said while there have been no more layoffs, the company is \"constantly evaluating.\"", "NetSales' backers include Advanta Partners, Chase Manhattan, HarbourVest Partners, and Kansas City Equity Partners, Norwest Equity Partners, Time Warner, ...
What is the birth year of the country musician who recorded "Didn't We"?
1942
PAIRIDX:40049
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Didn't We (Lee Greenwood song)", "sents": [ "\"Didn't We\" is a song written by Troy Seals and Graham Lyle, and recorded by American country music artist Lee Greenwood.", "It was released in August 1986 as the first single from the album \"Love Will Find Its Way to You\".", "Th...
In what year was the competition launched that the Luxembourg Fed Cup team represents Luxembourg in?
1963
PAIRIDX:40048
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "Luxembourg Fed Cup team", "sents": [ "The Luxembourg Fed Cup team represents Luxembourg in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Tennis.", "They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ...
The company that backed Scour alongside Michael Ovitz was founded in 1986 by what person?
Ronald Burkle
PAIRIDX:40047
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e7205_p5", "sents": [ "Regarding the lawsuit Hillary Rosen, president and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, released a statement saying \"I have been assured by Listen.com's management that prior to the acquisition of Scour.com the file exchange service will be shut dow...
In what city are the headquarters of the British telecommunications company that offered a bond maturing in 2004 with a yield 23 basis points fewer than British Telecom's bond maturing in the same year?
London
PAIRIDX:40045
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e2232_p26", "sents": [ "While both companies have five-year euro-denominated bonds, British Telecom's offer 55 basis points more yield.", "The rivals also both have bonds maturing in 2004, and Vodafone's yield about 23 basis points fewer.", "``If BT retains their rating, their ...
The composer responsible for "I See the Light" alongside lyricist Glenn Slater is best known for his work on films produced by what studio?
Walt Disney Animation Studios
PAIRIDX:40044
[ 1, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "I See the Light", "sents": [ "\"I See the Light\" is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater for Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th animated feature film \"Tangled\" (2010).", "A duet originally recorded by American recording artist and actress Mandy Moore a...
A month after Waxman first inquired about Rove's dealings, a South Dakotan Democrat who was born on what date said his chamber planned to seek no examination of Rove's activities?
December 9, 1947
PAIRIDX:40043
[ 0, 1 ]
bridge
[ { "title": "e6615_p11", "sents": [ "Waxman said during the Clinton administration the White House counsel's office referred to the Justice Department \"matters involving conduct simila r to Mr. Rove's\" and that Gonzales should now do the same.", "Last month, shortly after Waxman first inquired ...