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56f88e4baef237190062618c | question: What company commissioned the program that created the Western Docks ? context: Town Quay is the original public quay , and dates from the 13th century . Today ' s Eastern Docks were created in the 1830s by land reclamation of the mud flats between the Itchen & Test estuaries . The Western Docks date from the... | Southern Railway Company |
573207f5e17f3d14004225dd | question: With loyalty a necessity , what censorship did not need to be enforced ? context: While the new plebeian nobility made social , political and religious inroads on traditionally patrician preserves , their electorate maintained their distinctive political traditions and religious cults . During the Punic crisi... | divine hierarchy |
57310a09e6313a140071cb8e | question: Who establishes limits on the amount of Air Force officers ? context: Air Force officer promotions are governed by the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980 and its companion Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act ( ROPMA ) for officers in the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard . DOPMA ... | DOPMA |
57282fda2ca10214002da022 | question: What method did Chomsky use to develop generative linguistics ? context: Historical linguistics emerged as an independent field of study at the end of the 18th century . Sir William Jones proposed that Sanskrit , Persian , Greek , Latin , Gothic , and Celtic languages all shared a common base . After Jones , ... | a mathematical model of language |
57276a1b5951b619008f898d | question: What was the Swiss term for Switzerland during the 16th - 19th centuries ? context: The English name Switzerland is a compound containing Switzer , an obsolete term for the Swiss , which was in use during the 16th to 19th centuries . The English adjective Swiss is a loan from French Suisse , also in use since... | Switzer |
57279e2cff5b5019007d9124 | question: How may records were commonly found in an album ? context: In the 1930s , record companies began issuing collections of 78 rpm records by one performer or of one type of music in specially assembled albums , typically with artwork on the front cover and liner notes on the back or inside cover . Most albums in... | three or four |
572699c4dd62a815002e8ab2 | question: Where was Burke born ? context: Burke was born in Dublin , Ireland . His mother Mary n é e Nagle ( c . 1702 – 1770 ) was a Roman Catholic who hailed from a d é class é County Cork family ( and a cousin of Nano Nagle ) , whereas his father , a successful solicitor , Richard ( died 1761 ) , was a member of the ... | Dublin , Ireland |
56d45abf2ccc5a1400d830e6 | question: What was the name of the first group Beyonc é was a part of ? context: At age eight , Beyonc é and childhood friend Kelly Rowland met LaTavia Roberson while in an audition for an all - girl entertainment group . They were placed into a group with three other girls as Girl ' s Tyme , and rapped and danced on t... | Girl ' s Tyme |
56e0a03e231d4119001ac2e8 | question: What event led to the assumption of power by the Soviet government ? context: The Soviet regime first came to power on November 7 , 1917 , immediately after the Russian Provisional Government , which governed the Russian Republic , was overthrown in the October Revolution . The state it governed , which did n... | the October Revolution |
5735bd01dc94161900571f85 | question: When did UNESCO make Boudhanath a World Heritage Site ? context: The Boudhanath , ( also written Bouddhanath , Bodhnath , Baudhanath or the Kh ā sa Chaitya ) , is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Nepal , along with Swayambhu . It is a very popular tourist site . Boudhanath is known as Kh ā sti by Newars a... | 1979 |
5730aa008ab72b1400f9c63c | question: How many people lived in the cities ? context: By the time of the Uruk period ( c . 4100 – 2900 BC calibrated ) , the volume of trade goods transported along the canals and rivers of southern Mesopotamia facilitated the rise of many large , stratified , temple - centered cities ( with populations of over 10 ,... | over 10 , 000 |
572826224b864d19001645a4 | question: What was the difference between LaserDisc and LaserVision in the UK ? context: Sound could be stored in either analog or digital format and in a variety of surround sound formats ; NTSC discs could carry two analog audio tracks , plus two uncompressed PCM digital audio tracks , which were ( EFM , CIRC , 16 - ... | " LaserVision " is used to refer to discs with analog sound , while " LaserDisc " is used for those with digital audio |
57293ff51d046914007791f4 | question: Between what years did worldwide renewable energy capacity grow at rates of 10 to 60 percent annually ? context: During the five - years from the end of 2004 through 2009 , worldwide renewable energy capacity grew at rates of 10 – 60 percent annually for many technologies . In 2011 , UN under - secretary gene... | 2004 through 2009 |
572e8213c246551400ce427c | question: How much money is Steven Spielberg worth ? context: Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for Schindler ' s List ( 1993 ) and Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 ) . Three of Spielberg ' s films — Jaws ( 1975 ) , E . T . the Extra - Terrestrial ( 1982 ) , and Jurassic Park ( 1993 ) — achieved box office re... | more than $ 3 billion |
571a7a2810f8ca1400305090 | question: Is amnesia only seen in one form ? context: Much of the current knowledge of memory has come from studying memory disorders , particularly amnesia . Loss of memory is known as amnesia . Amnesia can result from extensive damage to : ( a ) the regions of the medial temporal lobe , such as the hippocampus , dent... | There are many sorts of amnesia , |
573297e560535514009162f9 | question: What kind of service are police ? context: Law enforcement , however , constitutes only part of policing activity . Policing has included an array of activities in different situations , but the predominant ones are concerned with the preservation of order . In some societies , in the late 18th and early 19th... | public sector |
56cbe2fd6d243a140015edcd | question: To whom did Fr é d é ric write letters to during his stay in Szafarnia ? context: During 1824 – 28 Chopin spent his vacations away from Warsaw , at a number of locales . [ n 4 ] In 1824 and 1825 , at Szafarnia , he was a guest of Dominik Dziewanowski , the father of a schoolmate . Here for the first time he e... | his family |
57312435497a881900248ba4 | question: Why does a sky turn red when the evening comes ? context: In nature , the red color of blood comes from hemoglobin , the iron - containing protein found in the red blood cells of all vertebrates . The red color of the Grand Canyon and other geological features is caused by hematite or red ochre , both forms o... | Rayleigh scattering |
570de5f70b85d914000d7b9c | question: Do a teen ' s friends have a large or small impact on their social development ? context: The relationships adolescents have with their peers , family , and members of their social sphere play a vital role in the social development of an adolescent . As an adolescent ' s social sphere develops rapidly as they... | large |
5727ff303acd2414000df1b7 | question: Where is the primary mission of the European Central Bank listed ? context: The primary objective of the European Central Bank , as laid down in Article 127 ( 1 ) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union , is to maintain price stability within the Eurozone . The Governing Council in October 1998... | Article 127 ( 1 ) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
5731da68e99e3014001e633a | question: What does Brasilia ' s metro area consist of ? context: The city has a unique status in Brazil , as it is an administrative division rather than a legal municipality like other cities in Brazil . The name ' Bras í lia ' is commonly used as a synonym for the Federal District through synecdoche ; However , the ... | the Federal District |
5726298838643c19005ad218 | question: When did the Pusasn railroad strike begin ? context: On 23 September 1946 , an 8 , 000 - strong railroad worker strike began in Pusan . Civil disorder spread throughout the country in what became known as the Autumn uprising . On 1 October 1946 , Korean police killed three students in the Daegu Uprising ; pro... | 23 September 1946 |
5709720ded30961900e84162 | question: What juice is made when grapes are crushed and blended ? context: Grape juice is obtained from crushing and blending grapes into a liquid . The juice is often sold in stores or fermented and made into wine , brandy , or vinegar . Grape juice that has been pasteurized , removing any naturally occurring yeast ,... | Grape juice |
572962eb1d04691400779380 | question: How were the terms for " green " derived in the Germanic , Romance , Slavic , and Greek languages ? context: Thus , the languages mentioned above ( Germanic , Romance , Slavic , Greek ) have old terms for " green " which are derived from words for fresh , sprouting vegetation . However , comparative linguisti... | independently |
572fa09004bcaa1900d76b15 | question: What committee estimated that 60 days of attacks would result in 600 , 000 deaths ? context: Based on experience with German strategic bombing during World War I against the United Kingdom , the British government estimated after the war that 50 casualties — with about one third killed — would result for ever... | Imperial Defence |
57101978b654c5140001f7eb | question: What percentage of the American population is Hispanic ? context: African Americans made up 41 percent of death row inmates while making up only 12 . 6 percent of the general population . ( They have made up 34 percent of those actually executed since 1976 . ) However , that number is lower than that of priso... | 17 . 4 % |
56f8c9389b226e1400dd0fed | question: What train station is close to the police force ' s building ? context: Southampton ' s police service is provided by Hampshire Constabulary . The main base of the Southampton operation is a new , eight storey purpose - built building which cost £ 30 million to construct . The building , located on Southern R... | Southampton Central |
56f8cd169e9bad19000a052f | question: When did the University of Southampton receive university designation by official Royal Charter ? context: The University of Southampton , which was founded in 1862 and received its Royal Charter as a university in 1952 , has over 22 , 000 students . The university is ranked in the top 100 research universiti... | 1952 |
5726c173f1498d1400e8ea51 | question: Who was the policeman leading Operation Elveden ? context: On 22 May 2015 , Sun reporter Anthony France was found guilty of aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office between 2008 and 2011 . France ’ s trial followed the London Metropolitan Police ' s Operation Elveden , an ongoing investigation into a... | Detective Chief Superintendent Gordon Briggs |
56e084e27aa994140058e5a1 | question: What are the qualifications offered ? context: The UK national curriculum is adapted for local use . A range of qualifications are offered – from GCSE , A / S and A2 , to Level 3 Diplomas and VRQ qualifications : | GCSE , A / S and A2 , to Level 3 Diplomas and VRQ qualifications |
5727cbba3acd2414000dec92 | question: In what architectural style is the gateway of Grove Street Cemetery notably designed ? context: Grove Street Cemetery , a National Historic Landmark which lies adjacent to Yale ' s campus , contains the graves of Roger Sherman , Eli Whitney , Noah Webster , Josiah Willard Gibbs , Charles Goodyear and Walter C... | Egyptian Revival |
56db0184e7c41114004b4c1f | question: What place had police experience violent problems with protesters ? context: Greece : On March 24 , 2008 , the Olympic Flame was ignited at Olympia , Greece , site of the ancient Olympic Games . The actress Maria Nafpliotou , in the role of a High Priestess , ignited the torch of the first torchbearer , a sil... | Nepal . |
572ecda5cb0c0d14000f159c | question: How many inches of snow do regions of the Cascades receive ? context: Much of California consists of a Mediterranean climate , with sometimes excessive rainfall from October – April and nearly no rain the rest of the year . In the Pacific Northwest rain falls year - round , but is much heavier during winter a... | 600 inches |
5728c0912ca10214002da701 | question: What is the name of Estonia ' s Army ? context: The military of Estonia is based upon the Estonian Defence Forces ( Estonian : Kaitsev ä gi ) , which is the name of the unified armed forces of the republic with Maav ä gi ( Army ) , Merev ä gi ( Navy ) , Õ huv ä gi ( Air Force ) and a paramilitary national gua... | Maav ä gi |
572ec79bcb0c0d14000f1550 | question: Where did Frederick invade in 1758 context: In early 1758 , Frederick launched an invasion of Moravia , and laid siege to Olm ü tz ( now Olomouc , Czech Republic ) . Following an Austrian victory at the Battle of Domstadtl that wiped out a supply convoy destined for Olm ü tz , Frederick broke off the siege an... | Frederick launched an invasion of Moravia |
5727d7d84b864d1900163e51 | question: How much did estimated tax breaks save per student in 1992 ? context: Until 18 December 2010 , Eton College was an exempt charity under English law ( Charities Act 1993 , Schedule 2 ) . Under the provisions of the Charities Act 2006 , it is now an excepted charity , and fully registered with the Charities Com... | £ 1 , 945 per pupil per year |
572a72f97a1753140016af87 | question: How many meters thick is the bedrock under Miami at its maximum ? context: The surface bedrock under the Miami area is called Miami oolite or Miami limestone . This bedrock is covered by a thin layer of soil , and is no more than 50 feet ( 15 m ) thick . Miami limestone formed as the result of the drastic cha... | 15 |
570a69376d058f1900182e32 | question: What is the typical alcohol content of a pale logger ? context: Beer ranges from less than 3 % alcohol by volume ( abv ) to around 14 % abv , though this strength can be increased to around 20 % by re - pitching with champagne yeast , and to 55 % abv by the freeze - distilling process . The alcohol content of... | 5 % |
56bed07e3aeaaa14008c94aa | question: Pepsi paid Beyonce how much in 2012 for her endorsement ? context: Beyonc é has worked with Pepsi since 2002 , and in 2004 appeared in a Gladiator - themed commercial with Britney Spears , Pink , and Enrique Iglesias . In 2012 , Beyonc é signed a $ 50 million deal to endorse Pepsi . The Center for Science in ... | 50 million |
5733fcd74776f41900661662 | question: Where did the Umayyads conquer ? context: The Punjabis followed a diverse plethora of faiths , mainly comprising Hinduism [ citation needed ] , when the Muslim Umayyad army led by Muhammad bin Qasim conquered Sindh and Southern Punjab in 712 , by defeating Raja Dahir . The Umayyad Caliphate was the second Isl... | Sindh and Southern Punjab |
56d5185a9d1b871400ae061b | question: What happened to office buildings in Shanghai ? context: Office buildings in Shanghai ' s financial district , including the Jin Mao Tower and the Hong Kong New World Tower , were evacuated . A receptionist at the Tibet Hotel in Chengdu said things were " calm " after the hotel evacuated its guests . Meanwhil... | evacuated |
5728eae32ca10214002daa8e | question: How did world war two affect Burmese business and economy ? context: During World War II , the British destroyed the major government buildings , oil wells and mines for tungsten , tin , lead and silver to keep them from the Japanese . Myanmar was bombed extensively by both sides . After independence , the co... | British destroyed the major government buildings , oil wells and mines for tungsten , tin , lead and silver to keep them from the Japanese . |
57277d9df1498d1400e8f9a6 | question: What was the name of the emperor that Yoritomo removed from the throne ? context: With Yoritomo firmly established , the bakufu system that would govern Japan for the next seven centuries was in place . He appointed military governors , or daimyos , to rule over the provinces , and stewards , or jito to super... | Go - Toba |
57278cbd5951b619008f8d37 | question: What was the name of the poem by Goethe ? context: At the same time , some Alsatians were in opposition to the Jacobins and sympathetic to the invading forces of Austria and Prussia who sought to crush the nascent revolutionary republic . Many of the residents of the Sundgau made " pilgrimages " to places lik... | Hermann and Dorothea |
571ab9fd4faf5e1900b8ac24 | question: When did Centers for Medicine & Medicaid Services have to start collecting information ? context: In the US , starting in 2013 , under the Physician Financial Transparency Reports ( part of the Sunshine Act ) , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has to collect information from applicable manufacture... | starting in 2013 |
57333da94776f419006607c0 | question: What happened to home equity when housing prices decreased ? context: Countrywide , sued by California Attorney General Jerry Brown for " unfair business practices " and " false advertising " was making high cost mortgages " to homeowners with weak credit , adjustable rate mortgages ( ARMs ) that allowed home... | disappeared |
572fb719b2c2fd14005683aa | question: When was Cleopatra defeated at the Battle of Actium ? context: The Roman Republic ( Latin : Res publica Romana ; Classical Latin : [ ˈ re ː s ˈ pu ː b . l ɪ . ka ro ː ˈ ma ː . na ] ) was the period of ancient Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom , traditionally dated to 509 BC ... | 31 BC |
572805603acd2414000df27b | question: What was one game Sony debuted on a modified PC so gamers could get a look ? context: Sony officially unveiled PlayStation 3 ( then marketed as PLAYSTATION 3 ) to the public on May 16 , 2005 , at E3 2005 , along with a ' boomerang ' shaped prototype design of the Sixaxis controller . A functional version of t... | Metal Gear Solid 4 : Guns of the Patriots |
56e039947aa994140058e3d6 | question: What Korean word was derived from the Japanese word for manga ? context: Many cultures have taken their words for comics from English , including Russian ( Russian : К о м и к с , komiks ) and German ( comic ) . Similarly , the Chinese term manhua and the Korean manhwa derive from the Chinese characters with ... | manhwa |
5726d4285951b619008f7f42 | question: What percentage of Samoa ' s population is Mormon ? context: Samoans ' religious adherence includes the following : Christian Congregational Church of Samoa 31 . 8 % , Roman Catholic 19 . 4 % , Methodist 15 . 2 % , Assembly of God 13 . 7 % , Mormon 7 . 6 % , Seventh - day Adventist 3 . 9 % , Worship Centre 1 ... | 7 . 6 % |
571a48c110f8ca1400304fc7 | question: Which model explains why bob has an easier time reading a book , and then discussing it rather than reading two books ? context: The working memory model explains many practical observations , such as why it is easier to do two different tasks ( one verbal and one visual ) than two similar tasks ( e . g . , t... | working memory model |
57260d4aec44d21400f3d850 | question: What theism is practice of putting your self on the level of gods ? context: The worship of dynastic ruler cults was also a feature of this period , most notably in Egypt , where the Ptolemies adopted earlier Pharaonic practice , and established themselves as god - kings . These cults were usually associated ... | isotheism |
5732a37ecc179a14009dabbc | question: How did Peel organize police ? context: Peel , widely regarded as the father of modern policing , was heavily influenced by the social and legal philosophy of Jeremy Bentham , who called for a strong and centralized , but politically neutral , police force for the maintenance of social order , for the protect... | in a civilian fashion |
5725b404271a42140099d059 | question: What did Canaanites prohibit ? context: The first record of the name Israel ( as ysr ỉ ꜣ r ) occurs in the Merneptah stele , erected for Egyptian Pharaoh Merneptah c . 1209 BCE , " Israel is laid waste and his seed is not . " This " Israel " was a cultural and probably political entity of the central highland... | intermarriage |
56e7b49e00c9c71400d7752f | question: What was the first Arena Football League video game ? context: The first video game based on the AFL was Arena Football for the C - 64 released in 1988 . On May 18 , 2000 , Kurt Warner ' s Arena Football Unleashed was released by Midway Games for the PlayStation game console . On February 7 , 2006 EA Sports r... | Arena Football |
570d97d816d0071400510ba8 | question: After growth of the testes and scrotum , while male body part experiences growth next ? context: Primary sex characteristics are those directly related to the sex organs . In males , the first stages of puberty involve growth of the testes and scrotum , followed by growth of the penis . At the time that the p... | penis |
570c26436b8089140040fb7f | question: What were the key white hate groups targeted ? context: FBI records show that 85 % of COINTELPRO resources targeted groups and individuals that the FBI deemed " subversive " , including communist and socialist organizations ; organizations and individuals associated with the Civil Rights Movement , including ... | Ku Klux Klan and the National States ' Rights Party |
56e0f816231d4119001ac511 | question: How many people could the Gemini project carry ? context: Focused by the commitment to a Moon landing , in January 1962 the US announced Project Gemini , a two - man spacecraft that would support the later three - man Apollo by developing the key spaceflight technologies of space rendezvous and docking of two... | 2 |
5726fa66dd62a815002e96b8 | question: What team did Nwankwo Kanu go on to play on ? context: The nation ' s cadet team from Japan ' 93 produced some international players notably Nwankwo Kanu , a two - time African Footballer of the year who won the European Champions League with Ajax Amsterdam and later played with Inter Milan , Arsenal , West B... | Inter Milan , Arsenal |
570fcfd680d9841400ab369b | question: When she was born , where in the order of succession was Elizabeth ? context: During her grandfather ' s reign , Elizabeth was third in the line of succession to the throne , behind her uncle Edward , Prince of Wales , and her father , the Duke of York . Although her birth generated public interest , she was ... | third |
5726fee55951b619008f8445 | question: What type of radiation was Planck studying in the late 19th 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 ... | black - body |
57274a76708984140094dbcd | question: Which economic associations gained power in the towns ? context: With the financial expansion , trading rights became more jealously guarded by the commercial elite . Towns saw the growing power of guilds , while on a national level special companies would be granted monopolies on particular trades , like the... | guilds |
570e37d60b85d914000d7d8f | question: At what level of exposure does uranium become imminently dangerous to health ? context: A person can be exposed to uranium ( or its radioactive daughters , such as radon ) by inhaling dust in air or by ingesting contaminated water and food . The amount of uranium in air is usually very small ; however , peopl... | 10 mg / m3 |
572b36debe1ee31400cb82ad | question: What did Hume think is a circular argument ? context: Hume maintained that all knowledge , even the most basic beliefs about the natural world , cannot be conclusively established by reason . Rather , he maintained , our beliefs are more a result of accumulated habits , developed in response to accumulated se... | the justification for inductive reasoning |
572909d51d04691400778fb7 | question: How many common ancestors does a clade have ? context: Cladistics is another method of classification . A clade is a taxonomic group of organisms consisting of a single common ancestor and all the descendants of that ancestor . Every creature produced by sexual reproduction has two immediate lineages , one ma... | single |
570d80d7fed7b91900d461d9 | question: What operation began in January 1991 ? context: By 1989 Germany was nearing reunification and the Cold War was coming to a close . Army leadership reacted by starting to plan for a reduction in strength . By November 1989 Pentagon briefers were laying out plans to reduce army end strength by 23 % , from 750 ,... | Desert Storm |
5726959d708984140094caed | question: What was the name of Freddie Mercury ' s personal manager ? context: In 1982 , the band released the album Hot Space , a departure from their trademark seventies sound , this time being a mixture of rock , pop rock , dance , funk , and R & B . Most of the album was recorded in Munich during the most turbulent... | Paul Prenter |
5725d45b89a1e219009abf64 | question: Who won the Chess Cup in 2009 ? context: Chess is a leading sport in Israel and is enjoyed by people of all ages . There are many Israeli grandmasters and Israeli chess players have won a number of youth world championships . Israel stages an annual international championship and hosted the World Team Chess C... | Boris Gelfand |
57111f13b654c5140001fb79 | question: How could Japanese products only enter South Korea ? context: Although most hardware clones were not produced under license by Nintendo , certain companies were granted licenses to produce NES - compatible devices . The Sharp Corporation produced at least two such clones : the Twin Famicom and the SHARP 19SC1... | licensing to a third - party ( non - Japanese ) distributor |
5730083f04bcaa1900d7703f | question: Who established the Safavid Dynasty ? context: By the 1500s , Ismail I from Ardabil , established the Safavid Dynasty , with Tabriz as the capital . Beginning with Azerbaijan , he subsequently extended his authority over all of the Iranian territories , and established an intermittent Iranian hegemony over th... | Ismail I from Ardabil |
571ddd93b64a571400c71daf | question: When did the census begin allowing multiple boxes to be checked ? context: After a lengthy period of formal racial segregation in the former Confederacy following the Reconstruction Era , and bans on interracial marriage in various parts of the country , more people are openly forming interracial unions . In ... | 2000 |
56e70bfcde9d371400068126 | question: In what years was the Royal Institute issued supplemental charters ? context: It was granted its Royal Charter in 1837 under King William IV . Supplemental Charters of 1887 , 1909 and 1925 were replaced by a single Charter in 1971 , and there have been minor amendments since then . | 1887 , 1909 and 1925 |
572821522ca10214002d9e8c | question: How far from the center of London is London Heathrow Airport ? context: Summers are generally warm and sometimes hot . London ' s average July high is 24 ° C ( 75 . 2 ° F ) . On average London will see 31 days above 25 ° C ( 77 . 0 ° F ) each year , and 4 . 2 days above 30 . 0 ° C ( 86 . 0 ° F ) every year . ... | 15 miles west |
57279206f1498d1400e8fc72 | question: What did Darwin and Wallace make central to understanding the natural world ? context: In Chapter II , Darwin specifies that the distinction between species and varieties is arbitrary , with experts disagreeing and changing their decisions when new forms were found . He concludes that " a well - marked variet... | variation among individuals of the same species |
572656badd62a815002e81f2 | question: When was the first property for what would become BYU acquired ? context: Brigham Young University ' s origin can be traced back to 1862 when a man named Warren Dusenberry started a Provo school in a prominent adobe building called Cluff Hall , which was located in the northeast corner of 200 East and 200 Nor... | October 16 , 1875 |
572b4375be1ee31400cb82de | question: Who formed the basis for modern scientific method ? context: Charles Peirce ( 1839 – 1914 ) was highly influential in laying the groundwork for today ' s empirical scientific method . [ citation needed ] Although Peirce severely criticized many elements of Descartes ' peculiar brand of rationalism , he did no... | Charles Peirce |
572fe8d0b2c2fd14005685b9 | question: What quality of bacteria is being widely used re - cyling ? context: The ability of bacteria to degrade a variety of organic compounds is remarkable and has been used in waste processing and bioremediation . Bacteria capable of digesting the hydrocarbons in petroleum are often used to clean up oil spills . Fe... | ability of bacteria to degrade a variety of organic compounds |
571010b6a58dae1900cd6852 | question: Along with Marshall , who believed that the Eighth Amendment forbade the death penalty ? context: In a five - to - four decision , the Supreme Court struck down the impositions of the death penalty in each of the consolidated cases as unconstitutional . The five justices in the majority did not produce a comm... | William J . Brennan , Jr . |
572eaddec246551400ce44e6 | question: What other Spanish Speaking people come to America ? context: Likewise the migration of Spanish - speaking Nicaraguans also began as a result of political instability during the end of the 1970s and the 1980s . The uprising of the Sandinista revolution which toppled the Somoza dictatorship in 1979 caused many... | Spanish - speaking Nicaraguans |
57318f86a5e9cc1400cdc08a | question: Which university is said to have started faculty governance ? context: The propagation of universities was not necessarily a steady progression , as the 17th century was rife with events that adversely affected university expansion . Many wars , and especially the Thirty Years ' War , disrupted the university... | University of Paris |
5726ac06dd62a815002e8c8e | question: What is the second thing that caused many of the birds of Norfolk Island to become extinct ? context: As a relatively small and isolated oceanic island , Norfolk has few land birds but a high degree of endemicity among them . Many of the endemic species and subspecies have become extinct as a result of massiv... | hunting and persecution as agricultural pests |
572aaae8be1ee31400cb8133 | question: What is unique about the method used for assention allowed by the Royal Assent Act 1967 ? context: Under the Royal Assent Act 1967 , royal assent can be granted by the sovereign in writing , by means of letters patent , that are presented to the presiding officer of each house of parliament . Then , the presi... | does not require both houses to meet jointly |
572ed18acb0c0d14000f15dc | question: Identify a new country that joined the war in 1762 ? context: 1762 brought two new countries into the war . Britain declared war against Spain on 4 January 1762 ; Spain reacted by issuing their own declaration of war against Britain on 18 January . Portugal followed by joining the war on Britain ' s side . Sp... | Spain |
57095defed30961900e84008 | question: Name a property that makes copper a good material to use in marine environments ? context: Copper is biostatic , meaning bacteria will not grow on it . For this reason it has long been used to line parts of ships to protect against barnacles and mussels . It was originally used pure , but has since been super... | corrosion - resistant |
56e4b51e39bdeb14003479a2 | question: At what century ' s start did revivalist fall into disfavor ? context: Around the beginning of the 20th century , a general dissatisfaction with the emphasis on revivalist architecture and elaborate decoration gave rise to many new lines of thought that served as precursors to Modern Architecture . Notable am... | 20th |
570b64d36b8089140040f926 | question: What singer replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath ? context: The opening years of the 1980s saw a number of changes in personnel and direction of established hard rock acts , including the deaths of Bon Scott , the lead singer of AC / DC , and John Bonham , drummer with Led Zeppelin . Whereas Zeppelin broke... | Ronnie James Dio |
5728b383ff5b5019007da4de | question: What percentage of Estonians died after deporation ? context: Half the deported perished , and the other half were not allowed to return until the early 1960s ( years after Stalin ' s death ) . [ citation needed ] The activities of Soviet forces in 1940 – 41 and after reoccupation sparked a guerrilla war agai... | Half the deported perished |
570de9870b85d914000d7bc3 | question: Adolescent cultural differences are especially visible in which type of autonomy ? context: The degree to which adolescents are perceived as autonomous beings varies widely by culture , as do the behaviors that represent this emerging autonomy . Psychologists have identified three main types of autonomy : emo... | Behavioral |
5726edf05951b619008f82a4 | question: What religions does Nigeria have besides the top two ? context: Nigeria is a religiously diverse society , with Islam and Christianity being the most widely professed religions . Nigerians are nearly equally divided into Christians and Muslims , with a tiny minority of adherents of Animism and other religions... | a tiny minority of adherents of Animism and other religions |
57061a3352bb8914006898a7 | question: How do physicians study a patient ' s immune system organs in emergency situations ? context: Prior to the designation of immunity from the etymological root immunis , which is Latin for " exempt " ; early physicians characterized organs that would later be proven as essential components of the immune system ... | surgically excised for examination while patients are still alive |
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56f972499b226e1400dd1467 | question: In which direction is 181st Street mostly commercial ? context: West of Fort Washington Avenue , 181st Street is largely residential , bordering Hudson Heights and having a few shops to serve the local residents . East of Fort Washington Avenue , the street becomes increasingly commercial , becoming dominated... | East |
572519c80a492a19004356fa | question: How many members does the UGLE have ? context: Freemasonry , as it exists in various forms all over the world , has a membership estimated by the United Grand Lodge of England at around six million worldwide . The fraternity is administratively organised into independent Grand Lodges ( or sometimes Grand Orie... | around a quarter million |
57269254708984140094ca81 | question: Which country besides Britain claims the South Sandwich Islands ? context: Britain retains sovereignty over 14 territories outside the British Isles , which were renamed the British Overseas Territories in 2002 . Some are uninhabited except for transient military or scientific personnel ; the remainder are se... | Argentina |
5706d88c0eeca41400aa0e7c | question: What do greater noctule bats feed on ? context: Some predators take advantage of the concentration of birds during migration . Greater noctule bats feed on nocturnal migrating passerines . Some birds of prey specialize on migrating waders . | nocturnal migrating passerines |
5728a91e3acd2414000dfc35 | question: Who supervised the Gibson F - 5 ' s replication ? context: Numerous modern mandolin makers build instruments that largely replicate the Gibson F - 5 Artist models built in the early 1920s under the supervision of Gibson acoustician Lloyd Loar . Original Loar - signed instruments are sought after and extremely... | Gibson acoustician Lloyd Loar |
5733e37ad058e614000b64d8 | question: What does ethnohistory use both historical and ethnographic data as ? context: Ethnohistory is the study of ethnographic cultures and indigenous customs by examining historical records . It is also the study of the history of various ethnic groups that may or may not exist today . Ethnohistory uses both histo... | its foundation |
56ddf0d99a695914005b96f7 | question: What is a cardinal bishop ? context: Cardinal bishops ( cardinals of the episcopal order ) are among the most senior prelates of the Catholic Church . Though in modern times most cardinals are also bishops , the term " cardinal bishop " only refers to the cardinals who are titular bishops of one of the " subu... | cardinals of the episcopal order |
572ba8fcf75d5e190021fe7e | question: How many ways can a verb in an aspect pair differ ? context: The verbs of most aspect pairs differ in one of two ways : by prefix or by suffix . In prefix pairs , the perfective verb has an added prefix — for example , the imperfective ps á t ( to write , to be writing ) compared with the perfective napsat ( ... | two ways |
5726a317dd62a815002e8bab | question: What is the name of the cathedral in Northern England that first displayed the use of the pointed arch ? context: It was principally the widespread introduction of a single feature , the pointed arch , which was to bring about the change that separates Gothic from Romanesque . The technological change permitt... | Durham Cathedral |
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