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56e080dc231d4119001ac209 | question: What speed is Saint Helena internet access ? context: Saint Helena has a 10 / 3 . 6 Mbit / s internet link via Intelsat 707 provided by SURE . Serving a population of more than 4 , 000 , this single satellite link is considered inadequate in terms of bandwidth . | 10 / 3 . 6 Mbit / s |
56f83111aef2371900625edd | question: Who is properly in the major office in the commonwealth ? context: For many centuries , wealthy and powerful members of the szlachta sought to gain legal privileges over their peers . Few szlachta were wealthy enough to be known as magnates ( karmazyni — the " Crimsons " , from the crimson colour of their boo... | magnates |
570a0d404103511400d59532 | question: What does VWN stand for ? context: Various industrial businesses are located in Hannover . The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Transporter ( VWN ) factory at Hannover - St ö cken is the biggest employer in the region and operates a huge plant at the northern edge of town adjoining the Mittellandkanal and Motor... | Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Transporter |
56e10a27cd28a01900c674ac | question: What did Sun Jiadong have to say about the BeiDou navigation system ? context: According to Sun Jiadong , the chief designer of the navigation system , " Many organizations have been using our system for a while , and they like it very much . " | " Many organizations have been using our system for a while , and they like it very much . " |
56fae5418f12f3190063025d | question: What is an exaple of a hepatonic scale ? context: Somalis have a rich musical heritage centered on traditional Somali folklore . Most Somali songs are pentatonic . That is , they only use five pitches per octave in contrast to a heptatonic ( seven note ) scale , such as the major scale . At first listen , Som... | the major scale |
5735d0026c16ec1900b92815 | question: Of what university is the Institute of Medicine a constituent college ? context: Institute of Medicine , the central college of Tribhuwan University is the first medical college of Nepal and is located in Maharajgunj , Kathmandu . It was established in 1972 and started to impart medical education from 1978 . ... | Tribhuwan |
570805e39e06ca38007e9508 | question: What has happened to some of the Shia tariqahs last Imams ? context: Although all these different Shia tariqahs belong to the Shia group ( as opposed to the Sunni group ) in Islam , there are major doctrinal differences between the main Shia tariqahs . After that there is the complete doctrinal break between ... | Occultation |
573128b3497a881900248be8 | question: A small population could exist in Alaska because of it ' s lack of any significant what ? context: The specifics of Paleo - Indian migration to and throughout the Americas , including the exact dates and routes traveled , provide the subject of ongoing research and discussion . According to archaeological and... | snowfall |
56d12ceb17492d1400aabb5f | question: What was the specific area of gameplay that had not been done in Ocarina of Time ? context: In 2003 , Nintendo announced that a new The Legend of Zelda game was in the works for the GameCube by the same team that had created the cel - shaded The Wind Waker . At the following year ' s Game Developers Conferenc... | horseback combat |
5707171c9e06ca38007e93fb | question: In which year was the new constitution ratified ? context: The state united behind the Plan of Ayutla and ratified the new constitution in 1855 . The state was able to survive through the Reform War with minimal damage due to the large number of liberal political figures . The 1858 conservative movement did n... | 1855 |
57268900f1498d1400e8e321 | question: Who performed the song , My Number One , in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest ? context: Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 35 times after its debut at the 1974 Contest . In 2005 , Greece won with the song " My Number One " , performed by Greek - Swedish singer Elena Paparizou . The song receiv... | Elena Paparizou |
57289cf93acd2414000dfb62 | question: How many acres are included in BYU ' s main campus ? context: The main campus in Provo , Utah , United States sits on approximately 560 acres ( 2 . 3 km2 ) nestled at the base of the Wasatch Mountains and includes 295 buildings . The buildings feature a wide variety of architectural styles , each building bei... | approximately 560 |
56e108fce3433e1400422b14 | question: When did the Apollo 11 mission land back on Earth ? context: Apollo 11 left lunar orbit and returned to Earth , landing safely in the Pacific Ocean on July 24 , 1969 . When the spacecraft splashed down , 2 , 982 days had passed since Kennedy ' s commitment to landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely... | July 24 , 1969 |
56d5ca321c85041400946dd3 | question: Grapes , raisins , onions , garlic and what common sugar alcohol ( sweetener ) is toxic to dogs ? context: A number of common human foods and household ingestibles are toxic to dogs , including chocolate solids ( theobromine poisoning ) , onion and garlic ( thiosulphate , sulfoxide or disulfide poisoning ) , ... | xylitol |
572fbf77b2c2fd14005683dc | question: Who eventually became full members of the aristocracy ? context: Roman government was headed by two consuls , elected annually by the citizens and advised by a senate composed of appointed magistrates . As Roman society was very hierarchical by modern standards , the evolution of the Roman government was heav... | leading plebeian families |
56d1046317492d1400aab737 | question: In what year was the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation founded ? context: The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation ( HHC ) operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City . A public benefit corporation with $ 6 . 7 billion in annual revenues , HHC is the largest municipal hea... | 1969 |
56d1204617492d1400aab9f9 | question: In what borough is the main courthouse of the District Court for the Southern District of New York located ? context: Uniquely among major American cities , New York is divided between , and is host to the main branches of , two different US district courts : the District Court for the Southern District of Ne... | Manhattan |
56f72e823d8e2e1400e373f3 | question: How many female members were part of the Vienna Philharmonic in 2013 ? context: In 1997 , the Vienna Philharmonic was " facing protests during a [ US ] tour " by the National Organization for Women and the International Alliance for Women in Music . Finally , " after being held up to increasing ridicule even ... | six |
56ded1eac65bf219000b3d4e | question: Where is the Schwarzenegger restaurant located ? context: In 1992 , Schwarzenegger and his wife opened a restaurant in Santa Monica called Schatzi On Main . Schatzi literally means " little treasure , " colloquial for " honey " or " darling " in German . In 1998 , he sold his restaurant . | Santa Monica |
57268173708984140094c857 | question: What impact was Mackenzie said to have ? context: The Daily Star had been launched in 1978 by Express Newspaper , and by 1981 had begun to affect sales of The Sun . Bingo was introduced as a marketing tool and a 2p drop in cover price removed the Daily Star ' s competitive advantage opening a new circulation ... | changed the British tabloid concept more profoundly than [ Larry ] Lamb did " |
56f75395aef2371900625b1e | question: Who wrote William Tell Overture ? context: Similarly , movies and television often revert to standard , clich é d snatches of classical music to convey refinement or opulence : some of the most - often heard pieces in this category include Bach ´ s Cello Suite No . 1 , Mozart ' s Eine kleine Nachtmusik , Viva... | Rossini |
570c57f5fed7b91900d458dd | question: John was deeply suspicious of who ? context: John was deeply suspicious of the barons , particularly those with sufficient power and wealth to potentially challenge the king . Numerous barons were subjected to John ' s malevolentia , even including William Marshal , a famous knight and baron normally held up ... | the barons |
57264a12dd62a815002e8086 | question: What concept only recognizes one Grand Lodge in a given geographical area ? context: Exclusive Jurisdiction is a concept whereby only one Grand Lodge will be recognised in any geographical area . If two Grand Lodges claim jurisdiction over the same area , the other Grand Lodges will have to choose between the... | Exclusive Jurisdiction |
57071cb49e06ca38007e9445 | question: The state has great diversity thanks to the large number of what ? context: The state has a great diversity due to the large number of microclimates found and dramatic varying terrain . The flora throughout the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range varies with elevation . Pine ( Pinus ) and oak ( Quercus ) s... | microclimates |
57267f35f1498d1400e8e1c3 | question: What modern - day country is South - West Africa ? context: Under the terms of the concluding Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919 , the empire reached its greatest extent with the addition of 1 , 800 , 000 square miles ( 4 , 700 , 000 km2 ) and 13 million new subjects . The colonies of Germany and the Ottoman... | Namibia |
5727837f5951b619008f8bd6 | question: Who founded Domino ' s pizza ? context: Other local colleges and universities include Concordia University Ann Arbor , a Lutheran liberal - arts institution ; a campus of the University of Phoenix ; and Cleary University , a private business school . Washtenaw Community College is located in neighboring Ann A... | Tom Monaghan |
57324dcce17f3d140042281c | question: What are Jehovah Witnesses taught that avoiding social and spiritual interaction with disfellowshipped individuals does ? context: Formal discipline is administered by congregation elders . When a baptized member is accused of committing a serious sin — usually cases of sexual misconduct or charges of apostas... | keeps the congregation free from immoral influence |
570f8ec180d9841400ab35bf | question: Aside from her choice of Eden ' s successor , what crisis caused Elizabeth to be criticized ? context: The Suez crisis and the choice of Eden ' s successor led in 1957 to the first major personal criticism of the Queen . In a magazine , which he owned and edited , Lord Altrincham accused her of being " out of... | Suez crisis |
56f74f1ba6d7ea1400e17187 | question: When did modernism take place ? context: Encompassing a wide variety of post - Romantic styles composed through the year 2000 , 20th century classical music includes late romantic , modern , high - modern , and postmodern styles of composition . Modernism ( 1890 – 1930 ) marked an era when many composers reje... | 1890 – 1930 |
5726d16c708984140094d228 | question: After securing the role of Evita , what kind of training did Madonna have ? context: In Evita ( 1996 ) , Madonna played the title role of Eva Per ó n . For a long time , Madonna had desired to play Per ó n and wrote to director Alan Parker to explain why she would be perfect for the part . She said later , " ... | vocal training |
57344c2b879d6814001ca4c3 | question: What is another name for Broad Street Station ? context: The firm of John Russell Pope designed Broad Street Station as well as Branch House on Monument Avenue , designed as a private residence in the Tudor style , now serving as the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design . Broad Street Station ( or Union S... | Union Station |
5726bdcf708984140094cfef | question: What had Avicenna memorized by the age of 10 ? context: According to his autobiography , Avicenna had memorised the entire Quran by the age of 10 . He learned Indian arithmetic from an Indian greengrocer , ء Mahmoud Massahi and he began to learn more from a wandering scholar who gained a livelihood by curing ... | Quran |
57300d4fb2c2fd14005687ab | question: The Iranian Constitution did what for Christians , Jews , and Zoroastrians in Iran ? context: Between 1872 and 1905 , a series of protests took place in response to the sale of concessions to foreigners by Nasser od Din and Mozaffar od Din shahs of Qajar , and led to the Iranian Constitutional Revolution . Th... | official recognition of Iran ' s three religious minorities |
572a988c111d821400f38c16 | question: When did Kerry become a Senator ? context: After receiving his J . D . from Boston College Law School , Kerry worked in Massachusetts as an Assistant District Attorney . He served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts under Michael Dukakis from 1983 to 1985 and was elected to the U . S . Senate in 1984 and ... | 1984 |
5727ae364b864d1900163a1f | question: Where does a cappella still maintain a heavy presence ? context: Contemporary a cappella includes many vocal groups and bands who add vocal percussion or beatboxing to create a pop / rock / gospel sound , in some cases very similar to bands with instruments . Examples of such professional groups include Strai... | Christian music |
570a638e4103511400d596ae | question: Who developed a situated perspective on emotion along with Andrea Scarantino ? context: A situated perspective on emotion , developed by Paul E . Griffiths and Andrea Scarantino , emphasizes the importance of external factors in the development and communication of emotion , drawing upon the situationism appr... | Paul E . Griffiths |
56cf4d7eaab44d1400b88f82 | question: What are the names of the two people that created a documentary for Italian tele vision ? context: Chopin ' s life was covered in a BBC TV documentary Chopin – The Women Behind The Music ( 2010 ) , and in a 2010 documentary realised by Angelo Bozzolini and Roberto Prosseda for Italian television . | Angelo Bozzolini and Roberto Prosseda |
572849ebff5b5019007da0ff | question: Abuse of what term allowed a lack of a formal war declaration ? context: The use of drones by the Central Intelligence Agency in Pakistan to carry out operations associated with the Global War on Terror sparks debate over sovereignty and the laws of war . The U . S . Government uses the CIA rather than the U ... | Global War on Terror |
56e8e4930b45c0140094cd3f | question: What were the two western towers built from ? context: The abbey ' s two western towers were built between 1722 and 1745 by Nicholas Hawksmoor , constructed from Portland stone to an early example of a Gothic Revival design . Purbeck marble was used for the walls and the floors of Westminster Abbey , even tho... | Portland stone |
5726dd035951b619008f8051 | question: What was the U . S . ' s piracy rate ? context: In its 2011 report , conducted in partnership with IDC and Ipsos Public Affairs , the BSA stated : " Over half of the world ' s personal computer users – 57 percent – admit to pirating software . " The ninth annual " BSA Global Software Piracy Study " claims tha... | 19 % |
5709986aed30961900e8436a | question: What website , in addition to Ashley Madison , was Avid Media instructed to take offline ? context: In July of 2015 , a hacker group known as " The Impact Team " successfully breached the extramarital relationship website Ashley Madison . The group claimed that they had taken not only company data but user da... | Established Men |
56ddee969a695914005b96d4 | question: What are Indo - Iranian languages a subset of ? context: The Iranian languages or Iranic languages form a branch of the Indo - Iranian languages , which in turn are a branch of the Indo - European language family . The speakers of Iranian languages are known as Iranian peoples . Historical Iranian languages a... | Indo - European language family |
5726d182dd62a815002e913e | question: When was Pyongyang captured ? context: Meanwhile , on 10 October 1950 , the 89th Tank Battalion was attached to the 1st Cavalry Division , increasing the armor available for the Northern Offensive . On 15 October , after moderate KPA resistance , the 7th Cavalry Regiment and Charlie Company , 70th Tank Battal... | October 1950 |
57278fba5951b619008f8d91 | question: What state in life does yoga believe is achievable ? context: The Yoga school builds on the Samkhya school theory that j ñ ā na ( knowledge ) is a sufficient means to moksha . It suggests that systematic techniques / practice ( personal experimentation ) combined with Samkhya ' s approach to knowledge is the ... | liberation / freedom |
57344f09879d6814001ca4d7 | question: In England , what is hunted when " shooting " is called for ? context: Unarmed fox hunting on horseback with hounds is the type of hunting most closely associated with the United Kingdom ; in fact , " hunting " without qualification implies fox hunting . What in other countries is called " hunting " is called... | birds |
5726b6b4f1498d1400e8e885 | question: Where did the Russians try to resist Napoleon and get defeated ? context: The Russians avoided Napoleon ' s objective of a decisive engagement and instead retreated deeper into Russia . A brief attempt at resistance was made at Smolensk in August ; the Russians were defeated in a series of battles , and Napol... | Smolensk |
572fc1d6a23a5019007fc99b | question: What was the process called whereby the leader of Japan stepped down ? context: The Pacific War saw the Allied powers pitted against the Empire of Japan , the latter briefly aided by Thailand and to a much lesser extent by its Axis allies , Germany and Italy . The war culminated in the atomic bombings of Hiro... | Shinto Directive |
5733aa16d058e614000b5fb7 | question: Who went to war against Bolshevick armies ? context: After the Russian Revolution of 1917 guerrillas throughout Central Asia , known as basmachi , waged a war against Bolshevik armies in a futile attempt to maintain independence . The Bolsheviks prevailed after a four - year war , in which mosques and village... | guerrillas throughout Central Asia , known as basmachi |
56db6b68e7c41114004b50ca | question: What is the name of the torchbearer who wrote a letter to the IOC president about discrepancies on a website ? context: Prior to the rally , seven anti - China protestors were arrested in Hanoi after unfurling a banner and shouting " Boycott the Beijing Olympics " through a loudhailer at a market . A Vietname... | L ê Minh Phi ế u |
57319432e6313a140071d0cc | question: Who was elected president of the GNC ? context: Following his defeat in the civil war , Gaddafi ' s system of governance was dismantled and replaced under the interim government of the NTC , who legalised trade unions and freedom of the press . In July 2012 , elections were held to form a new General National... | Mohammed Magariaf |
570e808e0b85d914000d7f62 | question: Where was the first federal parliament convened in 1901 ? context: At the time of Australia ' s federation on 1 January 1901 , Melbourne became the seat of government of the federation . The first federal parliament was convened on 9 May 1901 in the Royal Exhibition Building , subsequently moving to the Victo... | Royal Exhibition Building |
56de49434396321400ee2775 | question: What did some plants produce when flowers became less simple ? context: Symbiosis played a major role in the co - evolution of flowering plants and the animals that pollinate them . Many plants that are pollinated by insects , bats , or birds have highly specialized flowers modified to promote pollination by ... | nectar and large sticky pollen |
57278046708984140094df43 | question: Who is the member of the Big Ten Conference in college sports in the city ? context: Ann Arbor is a major scene of college sports , most notably at the University of Michigan , a member of the Big Ten Conference . Several well - known college sports facilities exist in the city , including Michigan Stadium , ... | University of Michigan |
5725c97d89a1e219009abea4 | question: What did Rhodians build to commemorate their victory over Demetrius Poliorcetes ? context: One of the few city states who managed to maintain full independence from the control of any Hellenistic kingdom was Rhodes . With a skilled navy to protect its trade fleets from pirates and an ideal strategic position ... | Colossus of Rhodes |
57262eb438643c19005ad2b3 | question: At which group did Therapsids end with ? context: Therapsids descended from pelycosaurs in the Middle Permian , about 265 million years ago , and became the dominant land vertebrates . They differ from basal eupelycosaurs in several features of the skull and jaws , including : larger temporal fenestrae and in... | probainognathian cynodonts |
5727c05eff5b5019007d944a | question: What league are the Montreal Expos in ? context: Several MLB teams used to play regular exhibition games during the year against nearby teams in the other major league , but regular - season interleague play has made such games unnecessary . The two Canadian MLB teams , the Toronto Blue Jays of the American L... | National League |
5728082c3acd2414000df2c2 | question: What country borders CAR in the North ? context: The Central African Republic ( CAR ; Sango : K ö d ö r ö s ê se t î B ê afr î ka ; French : R é publique centrafricaine pronounced : [ ʁ epyblik s ɑ ̃ t ʁ af ʁ ik ɛ n ] , or Centrafrique [ s ɑ ̃ t ʀ af ʁ ik ] ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa . It is ... | Chad |
57267681708984140094c708 | question: Along with English , what pronunciation shift did Dutch not undergo ? context: Unlike other Germanic languages , Dutch doesn ' t have phonological aspiration of consonants . Like English , Dutch did not participate in the second consonant shift . Like most Germanic languages , the Dutch consonant system did n... | the second consonant shift |
56f902ac9e9bad19000a07c7 | question: What term does USAID not use ? context: The U . S . Agency for International Development ( USAID ) , an independent agency under the Department of State established in place of the Marshall Plan for the purpose of determining and distributing foreign aid , does not use the term Near East . Its definition of M... | the term Near East |
56df8d8438dc421700152034 | question: What did Bell promise to split with his financers ? context: In 1875 , Bell developed an acoustic telegraph and drew up a patent application for it . Since he had agreed to share U . S . profits with his investors Gardiner Hubbard and Thomas Sanders , Bell requested that an associate in Ontario , George Brown... | U . S . profits |
570a842b6d058f1900182f0a | question: What is the term for the letter þ ? context: The Latin alphabet of the time still lacked the letters ⟨ j ⟩ and ⟨ w ⟩ , and there was no ⟨ v ⟩ as distinct from ⟨ u ⟩ ; moreover native Old English spellings did not use ⟨ k ⟩ , ⟨ q ⟩ or ⟨ z ⟩ . The remaining 20 Latin letters were supplemented by four more : ⟨ æ ... | thorn |
570d2f3db3d812140066d509 | question: When did GE announce its Ecoimagination program ? context: In May 2005 , GE announced the launch of a program called " Ecomagination , " intended , in the words of CEO Jeff Immelt " to develop tomorrow ' s solutions such as solar energy , hybrid locomotives , fuel cells , lower - emission aircraft engines , l... | May 2005 |
5728c63d2ca10214002da793 | question: Who was the first socialist mayor of Paris ? context: In the early 21st century , the population of Paris began to increase slowly again , as more young people moved into the city . It reached 2 . 25 million in 2011 . In March 2001 , Bertrand Delano ë became the first socialist mayor of Paris . In 2007 , in a... | Bertrand Delano ë |
572922ae1d0469140077909b | question: What was Planck studying in the last part of the nineteenth century ? context: In the last years of the nineteenth century , Planck was investigating the problem of black - body radiation first posed by Kirchhoff some forty years earlier . It is well known that hot objects glow , and that hotter objects glow ... | the problem of black - body radiation |
5726e48f5951b619008f81ab | question: What are logograms ? context: In certain cases compound words and set phrases may be contracted into single characters . Some of these can be considered logograms , where characters represent whole words rather than syllable - morphemes , though these are generally instead considered ligatures or abbreviation... | characters represent whole words rather than syllable - morphemes |
572fa91e04bcaa1900d76b69 | question: What kind of membrane do bacteria cells are filled with ? context: Many important biochemical reactions , such as energy generation , use concentration gradients across membranes . The general lack of internal membranes in bacteria means reactions such as electron transport occur across the cell membrane betw... | light - gathering membrane |
572fe97ca23a5019007fcb23 | question: What part of the radio signal creates voltage ? context: The radio signal ' s electrical component induces a voltage in the conductor . This causes an electrical current to begin flowing in the direction of the signal ' s instantaneous field . When the resulting current reaches the end of the conductor , it r... | electrical component |
57111d93a58dae1900cd6c67 | question: The 7 million sold almost equated to which console ' s five year span ? context: By 1988 , industry observers stated that the NES ' s popularity had grown so quickly that the market for Nintendo cartridges was larger than that for all home computer software . Compute ! reported in 1989 that Nintendo had sold ... | Commodore 64s |
5727a3f62ca10214002d9293 | question: What year did Bill Clinton lose North Carolina ? context: North Carolina ' s party loyalties have undergone a series of important shifts in the last few years : While the 2010 midterms saw Tar Heel voters elect a bicameral Republican majority legislature for the first time in over a century , North Carolina h... | 1996 |
56fa0745f34c681400b0bf5e | question: In a large log , will the heartwood or sapwood usually be stronger and tougher ? context: Different pieces of wood cut from a large tree may differ decidedly , particularly if the tree is big and mature . In some trees , the wood laid on late in the life of a tree is softer , lighter , weaker , and more even ... | heartwood |
573286cbb3a91d1900202e19 | question: What was it about the utilitatian beliefs that humanism believers did not like ? context: Humanists reacted against this utilitarian approach and the narrow pedantry associated with it . They sought to create a citizenry ( frequently including women ) able to speak and write with eloquence and clarity and thu... | narrow pedantry |
5731ae4a0fdd8d15006c644b | question: Because C4c and X2a are characterized by parallel genetic histories means what controversial hypothesis may be dismissed ? context: A route through Beringia is seen as more likely than the Solutrean hypothesis . Kashani et al . 2012 state that " The similarities in ages and geographical distributions for C4c ... | an Atlantic glacial entry route into North America |
56dc5cf614d3a41400c26811 | question: What is an example of an organism that has a portion of its genetic material outside of its chromosomes ? context: Most biological entities that are more complex than a virus sometimes or always carry additional genetic material besides that which resides in their chromosomes . In some contexts , such as sequ... | pathogenic microbe |
56cf586faab44d1400b890a6 | question: In 2004 , the novel as been picked by how many communities for citywide reading programs more than any other book ? context: In 2001 , Lee was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor . In the same year , Chicago mayor Richard M . Daley initiated a reading program throughout the city ' s libraries , and cho... | 25 |
572fe3d7a23a5019007fcaec | question: What did the Office of Fair Trading decide regarding the claim that Sky abuses their position in 2002 . context: The TV rights agreement between the Premier League and Sky has faced accusations of being a cartel , and a number of court cases have arisen as a result . An investigation by the Office of Fair Tra... | Office of Fair Trading in 2002 found BSkyB to be dominant within the pay TV sports market , but concluded that there were insufficient grounds for the claim |
5727bd992ca10214002d9528 | question: What language do the Yi people speak ? context: Garz ê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan are populated by Tibetans and Qiang people . Tibetans speak the Khams and Amdo Tibetan , which are Tibetic languages , as well as various Qiangic languages ... | Nuosu |
5726d331f1498d1400e8ec6f | question: What company was led by Sir George Taubman Goldie ? context: In 1885 , British claims to a West African sphere of influence received recognition from other European nations at the Berlin Conference . The following year , it chartered the Royal Niger Company under the leadership of Sir George Taubman Goldie . ... | Royal Niger Company |
56e1b4f3cd28a01900c67a9b | question: what is another word for availability of telephone lines ? context: After forming partnerships with multinational corporations such as Sprint , ITT and Telenor , these firms now offer the cheapest and clearest phone calls in Africa . These Somali telecommunication companies also provide services to every city... | tele - density |
5706899e75f01819005e7bea | question: In what year did the government close Safdarjung Airport due to security concerns ? context: The Delhi Flying Club , established in 1928 with two de Havilland Moth aircraft named Delhi and Roshanara , was based at Safdarjung Airport which started operations in 1929 , when it was the Delhi ' s only airport and... | 2002 |
572f8f33947a6a140053ca6b | question: The government of India proposed that The Charminar become a UNESCO World Heritage site , what other two monuments were suggested for the same status ? context: Qutb Shahi architecture of the 16th and early 17th centuries followed classical Persian architecture featuring domes and colossal arches . The oldest... | Qutb Shahi tombs and Golconda fort |
56e76b5600c9c71400d770fe | question: What is paperfoam primarily made of ? context: Some manufacturers have started using a new , significantly more environmentally friendly alternative to expanded plastic packaging . Made out of paper , and known commercially as paperfoam , the new packaging has very similar mechanical properties to some expand... | paper |
570d4227fed7b91900d45dc8 | question: Who was sent to stop Valencia ' s uprising ? context: During the Cantonal Revolution of 1873 , a cantonalist uprising that took place during the First Spanish Republic , the city was consolidated with most of the nearby cities in the Federal Canton of Valencia ( proclaimed on 19 July and dissolved on 7 August... | General Martinez - Campos |
572431470ba9f01400d97b73 | question: When did Queen Victoria get married ? context: Victoria married her first cousin , Prince Albert of Saxe - Coburg and Gotha , in 1840 . Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent , tying them together and earning her the sobriquet " the grandmother of Europe " . After Alber... | 1840 |
572512df0a492a19004356de | question: What led to exclusively female bodies of Freemasons in England ? context: Maria Deraismes was initiated into Freemasonry in 1882 , then resigned to allow her lodge to rejoin their Grand Lodge . Having failed to achieve acceptance from any masonic governing body , she and Georges Martin started a mixed masonic... | Disagreements over ritual |
56d1f5e8e7d4791d009025c6 | question: Who taught directly or indirectly to all other Buddhas ? context: Buddhists believe Gautama Buddha was the first to achieve enlightenment in this Buddha era and is therefore credited with the establishment of Buddhism . A Buddha era is the stretch of history during which people remember and practice the teach... | Gautama Buddha |
572658ebf1498d1400e8dcb8 | question: How many primary school aged children were found to speak a dialect or regional language by 2011 ? context: Dutch dialects and regional languages are not spoken as often as they used to be . Recent research by Geert Driessen shows that the use of dialects and regional languages among both Dutch adults and you... | 4 percent |
572aafd5be1ee31400cb817a | question: Which position nods their head to signify assention ? context: The Royal Assent ceremony takes place in the Senate , as the sovereign is traditionally barred from the House of Commons . On the day of the event , the Speaker of the Senate will read to the chamber a notice from the secretary to the governor gen... | governor general |
57306408069b5314008320c9 | question: What did the aspirations of the Muslim world ' s translators find themselves yielding to ? context: After World War I , when Britain and France divided up the Middle East ' s countries , apart from Turkey , between them , pursuant to the Sykes - Picot agreement — in violation of solemn wartime promises of pos... | retrograde currents |
572686e8dd62a815002e8834 | question: in 1797 who was the captian of the Woodford that is first listed of the 5 captians ? context: At the Battle of Pulo Aura , which was probably the company ' s most notable naval victory , Nathaniel Dance , Commodore of a convoy of Indiamen and sailing aboard the Warley , led several Indiamen in a skirmish with... | Captain Charles Lennox |
56df6e4a5ca0a614008f9a19 | question: In January 2006 , who approved UNFPA ' s new country programme ? context: But Amnesty International found no evidence that UNFPA had supported the coercion . A 2001 study conducted by the pro - life Population Research Institute ( PRI ) falsely claimed that the UNFPA shared an office with the Chinese family p... | United Nations Members |
572e8e6bc246551400ce4348 | question: What did the extra data John Couch Adams received produce ? context: In 1821 , Alexis Bouvard published astronomical tables of the orbit of Neptune ' s neighbour Uranus . Subsequent observations revealed substantial deviations from the tables , leading Bouvard to hypothesise that an unknown body was perturbin... | several different estimates of a new planet |
57264a86f1498d1400e8db50 | question: Greece is where geographically ? context: Located in Southern Europe , Greece consists of a mountainous , peninsular mainland jutting out into the sea at the southern end of the Balkans , ending at the Peloponnese peninsula ( separated from the mainland by the canal of the Isthmus of Corinth ) and strategical... | Southern Europe |
56dcfef266d3e219004dab94 | question: Which river serves as drainage for the southwest plain of the Congo ? context: The southwest of the country is a coastal plain for which the primary drainage is the Kouilou - Niari River ; the interior of the country consists of a central plateau between two basins to the south and north . Forests are under i... | Kouilou - Niari River |
5729153baf94a219006aa057 | question: A North German Federation under Prussian hegemony replaced what confederation ? context: Federalism has a long tradition in German history . The Holy Roman Empire comprised many petty states numbering more than 300 around 1796 . The number of territories was greatly reduced during the Napoleonic Wars ( 1796 –... | the German Confederation |
572e8aa9dfa6aa1500f8d0f8 | question: Which was built first , the first elevator shaft or the first elevator ? context: The first elevator shaft preceded the first elevator by four years . Construction for Peter Cooper ' s Cooper Union Foundation building in New York began in 1853 . An elevator shaft was included in the design , because Cooper wa... | first elevator shaft |
57285159ff5b5019007da172 | question: What description did Peter Lax use for von Neumann ? context: " I have sometimes wondered whether a brain like von Neumann ' s does not indicate a species superior to that of man " , said Nobel Laureate Hans Bethe of Cornell University . " It seems fair to say that if the influence of a scientist is interpret... | most scintillating intellect of this century |
57267eb8708984140094c7f7 | question: When was the library ban reversed ? context: Sex was used as an important element in the content and marketing the paper from the start , which Lamb believed was the most important part of his readers ' lives . The first topless Page 3 model appeared on 17 November 1970 , German - born Stephanie Rahn ; she wa... | 1971 |
5726acfa5951b619008f79c8 | question: The Walcheren Campaign was intended to relieve the military pressure on whom ? context: In the Kingdom of Holland , the British launched the Walcheren Campaign to open up a second front in the war and to relieve the pressure on the Austrians . The British army only landed at Walcheren on 30 July , by which po... | the Austrians |
5733f2d64776f41900661585 | question: How many districts is the continental Portugal divided into ? context: Administratively , Portugal is divided into 308 municipalities ( Portuguese : munic í pios or concelhos ) , which after a reform in 2013 are subdivided into 3 , 092 civil parishes ( Portuguese : freguesia ) . Operationally , the municipali... | 18 |
572f73dfb2c2fd1400568142 | question: Did the CAFS accelerator work as planned ? context: Another approach to hardware support for database management was ICL ' s CAFS accelerator , a hardware disk controller with programmable search capabilities . In the long term , these efforts were generally unsuccessful because specialized database machines ... | efforts were generally unsuccessful |
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