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5706ac4e75f01819005e7d0c | question: Why do males in polygynous species return before the females ? context: In polygynous species with considerable sexual dimorphism , males tend to return earlier to the breeding sites than their females . This is termed protandry . | sexual dimorphism |
5726ad34dd62a815002e8caa | question: What element of the motor keeps the poles from alligning ? context: The rotating armature consists of one or more coils of wire wound around a laminated , magnetically " soft " ferromagnetic core . Current from the brushes flows through the commutator and one winding of the armature , making it a temporary ma... | commutator |
56fa2d76f34c681400b0bfef | question: What kind of wood with a name that starts with " H " is a ring - porous hardwood ? context: In the case of the ring - porous hardwoods there seems to exist a pretty definite relation between the rate of growth of timber and its properties . This may be briefly summed up in the general statement that the more ... | hickory |
57277e4edd62a815002e9eb4 | question: In what provinces is the Carnival mainly celebrated in the Netherlands ? context: Carnival in the Netherlands is called Carnaval , Vastenavond or Vastelaovend ( j ) , and is most celebrated in traditionally Catholic regions , mainly the southern provinces North Brabant and Limburg . Dutch Carnaval is official... | southern |
56d385c459d6e4140014662a | question: How many people watched the first episode of American Idol ? context: American Idol premiered in June 2002 and became the surprise summer hit show of 2002 . The first show drew 9 . 9 million viewers , giving Fox the best viewing figure for the 8 . 30 pm spot in over a year . The audience steadily grew , and b... | 9 . 9 million |
571a94b810f8ca140030517b | question: Was every resident listed by name ? context: In 1790 , the first federal population census was taken in the United States . Enumerators were instructed to classify free residents as white or " other . " Only the heads of households were identified by name in the federal census until 1850 . Native Americans we... | Only the heads of households were identified by name in the federal census until 1850 . |
56e7756f00c9c71400d77154 | question: What office publishes the Federal Register ? context: The Office of the Federal Register publishes the Federal Register , Code of Federal Regulations , and United States Statutes at Large , among others . It also administers the Electoral College . | The Office of the Federal Register |
573086f82461fd1900a9ce7d | question: Airports are divided into what two areas ? context: Airports are divided into landside and airside areas . Landside areas include parking lots , public transportation train stations and access roads . Airside areas include all areas accessible to aircraft , including runways , taxiways and aprons . Access fro... | landside and airside |
57281c262ca10214002d9e06 | question: For what reason are the City of London and Greater London considered to be counties ? context: Within London , both the City of London and the City of Westminster have city status and both the City of London and the remainder of Greater London are counties for the purposes of lieutenancies . The area of Great... | for the purposes of lieutenancies |
57269f3b708984140094cbff | question: What is the largest rating of an electric motor ? context: Found in applications as diverse as industrial fans , blowers and pumps , machine tools , household appliances , power tools , and disk drives , electric motors can be powered by direct current ( DC ) sources , such as from batteries , motor vehicles ... | 100 megawatts |
57271bf2dd62a815002e9918 | question: How much did Comcast pay for flights of its company jet in 2010 ? context: Comcast was given an " F " for its corporate governance practices in 2010 , by Corporate Library , an independent shareholder - research organization . According to Corporate Library , Comcast ' s board of directors ability to oversee ... | $ 40 million |
573253910fdd8d15006c69ad | question: How many bank branches were in the Bronx by 2007 ? context: Since the late 1980s , significant development has occurred in the Bronx , first stimulated by the city ' s " Ten - Year Housing Plan " and community members working to rebuild the social , economic and environmental infrastructure by creating afford... | 149 |
572b8a60be1ee31400cb8424 | question: What does the zinc coins ingested by dogs cause ? context: Pennies and other small coins are sometimes ingested by dogs , resulting in the need for medical treatment to remove the foreign body . The zinc content of some coins can cause zinc toxicity , which is commonly fatal in dogs , where it causes a severe... | zinc toxicity |
57093943efce8f15003a7dba | question: Where were Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen from ? context: In August 1836 , two real estate entrepreneurs — Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen — from New York , purchased 6 , 642 acres ( 26 . 88 km2 ) of land along Buffalo Bayou with the intent of founding a city . The Allen brothers deci... | New York |
57269d2bf1498d1400e8e4f3 | question: Missionaries from which country started The Presbyterian Church in Vanuatu ? context: The Presbyterian Church in Vanuatu is the largest denomination in the country , with approximately one - third of the population of Vanuatu members of the church . The PCV was taken to Vanuatu by missionaries from Scotland .... | Scotland |
571a616610f8ca1400305009 | question: Culturally , an Ashkenazi Jew can be identified by what concept ? context: Culturally , an Ashkenazi Jew can be identified by the concept of Yiddishkeit , which means " Jewishness " in the Yiddish language . Yiddishkeit is specifically the Jewishness of Ashkenazi Jews . Before the Haskalah and the emancipatio... | Yiddishkeit |
572a5088fed8de19000d5b92 | question: What did the Treaty of Balta Liman do for Ottoman markets ? context: Modern Ottoman studies think that the change in relations between the Ottoman Turks and central Europe was caused by the opening of the new sea routes . It is possible to see the decline in the significance of the land routes to the East as ... | opened the Ottoman markets directly to English and French competitors |
5728dbd73acd2414000e007a | question: How many members were in the Young Liberals by Sept 1945 ? context: The formation of the party was formally announced at Sydney Town Hall on 31 August 1945 . It took the name " Liberal " in honour of the old Commonwealth Liberal Party . The new party was dominated by the remains of the old UAP ; with few exce... | more than 90 , 000 |
572696f75951b619008f776f | question: Which column did Piers Morgan edit at The Sun ? context: Television personality Piers Morgan , a former editor of the Daily Mirror and of The Sun ' s Bizarre pop column , has said that during the late 1980s , at Kelvin MacKenzie ' s behest , he was ordered to speculate on the sexuality of male pop stars for a... | Bizarre pop column |
572826ce2ca10214002d9f42 | question: What type of influences did Brigham Young hope to avoid with BYU ? 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 N... | atheistic |
5728076e4b864d1900164284 | question: What is considered a qualitative experience rather than a quantitative one ? context: According to Martin Heidegger we do not exist inside time , we are time . Hence , the relationship to the past is a present awareness of having been , which allows the past to exist in the present . The relationship to the f... | The present |
56d22055e7d4791d00902684 | question: What was the name of the teacher of Chopin ' s three year course that began in the fall of 1826 ? context: From September 1823 to 1826 Chopin attended the Warsaw Lyceum , where he received organ lessons from the Czech musician Wilhelm W ü rfel during his first year . In the autumn of 1826 he began a three - y... | J ó zef Elsner |
56f89b129b226e1400dd0cab | question: What project used an automated version of the Sanger method in its early stages ? context: In 1972 , Walter Fiers and his team at the University of Ghent were the first to determine the sequence of a gene : the gene for Bacteriophage MS2 coat protein . The subsequent development of chain - termination DNA seq... | the Human Genome Project |
570aacc26d058f190018306b | question: How man bow cats can be installed with an angled deck ? context: Since the early 1950s on conventional carriers it has been the practice to recover aircraft at an angle to port of the axial line of the ship . The primary function of this angled deck is to allow aircraft that miss the arresting wires , referre... | two |
56f81cabaef2371900625dd7 | question: When did buda king casimir issue the heir to his nephew ? context: In 1355 in Buda King Casimir III the Great issued the first country - wide privilege for the nobility , in exchange for their agreement that in the lack of Casimir ' s male heirs , the throne would pass to his nephew , Louis I of Hungary . He ... | 1355 |
57068e2575f01819005e7bfd | question: How do species that move short distances know when to migrate ? context: Many long - distance migrants appear to be genetically programmed to respond to changing day length . Species that move short distances , however , may not need such a timing mechanism , instead moving in response to local weather condit... | response to local weather conditions |
5731ef6b0fdd8d15006c6676 | question: What officer headed the religious personnel of a Roman camp ? context: Each camp had its own religious personnel ; standard bearers , priestly officers and their assistants , including a haruspex , and housekeepers of shrines and images . A senior magistrate - commander ( sometimes even a consul ) headed it ,... | senior magistrate - commander |
56e797a637bdd419002c41cb | question: Where was Jim Foster when he came up with the idea for arena football ? context: Jim Foster , a promotions manager with the National Football League , conceived of indoor football while watching an indoor soccer match at Madison Square Garden in 1981 . While at the game , he wrote his idea on a 9x12 envelope ... | Madison Square Garden |
570e4fe50b85d914000d7e03 | question: What product of uranium was used as toner ? context: Uranium was also used in photographic chemicals ( especially uranium nitrate as a toner ) , in lamp filaments for stage lighting bulbs , to improve the appearance of dentures , and in the leather and wood industries for stains and dyes . Uranium salts are m... | nitrate |
572813383acd2414000df3d5 | question: What did the admirers of Nasser lack ? context: By 1957 , pan - Arabism was the dominant ideology of the Arab world , and the average Arab citizen considered Nasser his undisputed leader . Historian Adeed Dawisha credited Nasser ' s status to his " charisma , bolstered by his perceived victory in the Suez Cri... | structure and organization |
56f965fc9b226e1400dd13f8 | question: What nation lies to the west of the Marshall Islands ? context: The islands are located about halfway between Hawaii and Australia , north of Nauru and Kiribati , east of the Federated States of Micronesia , and south of the U . S . territory of Wake Island , to which it lays claim . The atolls and islands fo... | the Federated States of Micronesia |
57267a9b5951b619008f73fd | question: Which newspaper did the The Sun on Sunday take the place of ? context: On 26 February 2012 , The Sun on Sunday was launched to replace the closed News of the World , employing some of its former journalists . In late 2013 , it was given a new look , with a new typeface . The average circulation for The Sun on... | News of the World |
571a2dfb4faf5e1900b8a902 | question: Where has KEXP pioneered in Radio ? context: Non - commercial radio stations include NPR affiliates KUOW - FM 94 . 9 and KPLU - FM 88 . 5 ( Tacoma ) , as well as classical music station KING - FM 98 . 1 . Other stations include KEXP - FM 90 . 3 ( affiliated with the UW ) , community radio KBCS - FM 91 . 3 ( a... | Internet radio |
5726d1f5f1498d1400e8ec48 | question: How much more water should pregnant women consumed compared to an average non - pregnant woman ? context: The EFSA panel also determined intakes for different populations . Recommended intake volumes in the elderly are the same as for adults as despite lower energy consumption , the water requirement of this ... | 300 mL / day |
570c5d56b3d812140066d191 | question: What did the king lose on his way to the west ? context: The king returned west but is said to have lost a significant part of his baggage train along the way . Roger of Wendover provides the most graphic account of this , suggesting that the king ' s belongings , including the Crown Jewels , were lost as he ... | significant part of his baggage |
572ac9f434ae481900deacd7 | question: What was the first water supply system called ? context: Historically , Philadelphia sourced its water by the Fairmount Water Works , the nation ' s first major urban water supply system . In 1909 , Water Works was decommissioned as the city transitioned to modern sand filtration methods . Today , the Philade... | Fairmount Water Works , |
571b1b449499d21900609c0b | question: What feature of bitumen use in photography made it impractical ? context: Bitumen was used in early photographic technology . In 1826 or 1827 , it was used by French scientist Joseph Nic é phore Ni é pce to make the oldest surviving photograph from nature . The bitumen was thinly coated onto a pewter plate wh... | hours of exposure |
56d5d7fa1c85041400946e26 | question: According to the text , what is a possible side effect of neutering a female dog ? context: Neutering reduces problems caused by hypersexuality , especially in male dogs . Spayed female dogs are less likely to develop some forms of cancer , affecting mammary glands , ovaries , and other reproductive organs . ... | urinary incontinence |
572fdf8d947a6a140053cd94 | question: Are there any clubs Scotland or Ireland in the Premier League ? context: Participation in the Premier League by some Scottish or Irish clubs has sometimes been discussed , but without result . The idea came closest to reality in 1998 , when Wimbledon received Premier League approval to relocate to Dublin , Ir... | Participation in the Premier League by some Scottish or Irish clubs has sometimes been discussed , but without result . |
57326d86b9d445190005eb1b | question: Who wrote ' The Grand Concourse ' ? context: The Bronx has been featured significantly in fiction literature . All of the characters in Herman Wouk ' s City Boy : The Adventures of Herbie Bookbinder ( 1948 ) live in the Bronx , and about half of the action is set there . Kate Simon ' s Bronx Primitive : Portr... | Jacob M . Appel |
56f840dea6d7ea1400e17512 | question: Tito was awarded with the Order of the White Rose of what country ? context: Some of the other foreign awards and decorations of Josip Broz Tito include Order of Merit , Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero , Order of Prince Henry , Order of Independence , Order of Merit , Order of the Nile , Order of the Condor o... | Finland |
5726801fdd62a815002e875d | question: What manager of Led Zeppelin tried to sign Queen ? context: In 1975 , the band left for a world tour with each member in Zandra Rhodes - created costumes and accompanied with banks of lights and effects . They toured the US as headliners , and played in Canada for the first time . In September , after an acro... | Peter Grant |
5730e152aca1c71400fe5b37 | question: What did Tuvalu refuse to sell in 2015 ? context: Tuvalu participates in the operations of the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency ( FFA ) and the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ( WCPFC ) . The Tuvaluan government , the US government , and the governments of other Pacific islands , are par... | fishing days |
570c5350fed7b91900d458c0 | question: How many marks did John surrender ? context: Under mounting political pressure , John finally negotiated terms for a reconciliation , and the papal terms for submission were accepted in the presence of the papal legate Pandulf Verraccio in May 1213 at the Templar Church at Dover . As part of the deal , John o... | 1 , 000 |
570aef486b8089140040f620 | question: What has made videoconferencing accessible to many ? context: High speed Internet connectivity has become more widely available at a reasonable cost and the cost of video capture and display technology has decreased . Consequently , personal videoconferencing systems based on a webcam , personal computer syst... | The availability of freeware |
572963dcaf94a219006aa36e | question: What does the Eastern Rocks offer as a park on the other hand ? context: New Haven ' s best - known geographic features are its large deep harbor , and two reddish basalt trap rock ridges which rise to the northeast and northwest of the city core . These trap rocks are known respectively as East Rock and West... | war monument |
5726627bf1498d1400e8ddd1 | question: Who commissioned John Cabot ' s voyage ? context: The foundations of the British Empire were laid when England and Scotland were separate kingdoms . In 1496 King Henry VII of England , following the successes of Spain and Portugal in overseas exploration , commissioned John Cabot to lead a voyage to discover ... | King Henry VII of England |
56cc858b6d243a140015efe8 | question: What is the name of an audio format developed by Apple ? context: The iPod line can play several audio file formats including MP3 , AAC / M4A , Protected AAC , AIFF , WAV , Audible audiobook , and Apple Lossless . The iPod photo introduced the ability to display JPEG , BMP , GIF , TIFF , and PNG image file fo... | Apple Lossless |
570b5c156b8089140040f8c5 | question: When did fighting on the western front end ? context: By summer 1918 , a million American soldiers , or " doughboys " as they were often called , of the American Expeditionary Forces were in Europe under the command of John J . Pershing , with 25 , 000 more arriving every week . The failure of Germany ' s spr... | November 11 , 1918 |
572ec65ccb0c0d14000f1541 | question: In which year did the poet Rumi die ? context: One of the notable authors of esoteric interpretation prior to the 12th century is Sulami ( d . 1021 ) without whose work the majority of very early Sufi commentaries would not have been preserved . Sulami ' s major commentary is a book named haqaiq al - tafsir (... | 1273 |
56e3c2db39bdeb14003478f4 | question: In the years between 1918 and 1940 how many Estonian language books were printed ? context: From 1525 to 1917 14 , 503 titles were published in Estonian , as opposed to the 23 , 868 titles which were published between 1918 and 1940 . [ citation needed ] | 23 , 868 |
5727623ef1498d1400e8f72d | question: At what point does the coastal plin transition to the Piedmont region ? context: The coastal plain transitions to the Piedmont region along the Atlantic Seaboard fall line , a line which marks the elevation at which waterfalls first appear on streams and rivers . The Piedmont region of central North Carolina ... | along the Atlantic Seaboard fall line |
5728355f4b864d190016472a | question: What was the most popular method in the 1960s regarding science studies ? context: Much of the study of the history of science has been devoted to answering questions about what science is , how it functions , and whether it exhibits large - scale patterns and trends . The sociology of science in particular h... | to emphasize the " human component " of scientific knowledge |
572688eadd62a815002e8875 | question: How would you say " the man of the house " in Dutch ? context: More complex inflection is still found in certain lexicalized expressions like de heer des huizes ( literally , the man of the house ) , etc . These are usually remnants of cases ( in this instance , the genitive case which is still used in German... | de heer des huizes |
572756af708984140094dc6b | question: On what does the use of Bt cotton reduce reliance ? context: Historically , in North America , one of the most economically destructive pests in cotton production has been the boll weevil . Due to the US Department of Agriculture ' s highly successful Boll Weevil Eradication Program ( BWEP ) , this pest has b... | synthetic insecticides . |
56df1372c65bf219000b3f33 | question: What did CBS call ARC after buying it ? context: ARC was acquired in 1938 by the Columbia Broadcasting System ( CBS , which , in turn , had been formed by the Columbia Phonograph Company , but then sold off ) . ARC was renamed Columbia Recording Corporation . The Columbia Phonograph Company had international ... | Columbia Recording Corporation |
56e83b4c00c9c71400d77662 | question: With what romance language does Spanish not have a high degree of mutual comprehensibility ? context: This can give rise to the situation in which two dialects ( defined according to this paradigm ) with a somewhat distant genetic relationship are mutually more readily comprehensible than more closely related... | French |
572bab9334ae481900deaece | question: In Czech , what is done to proper nouns , honorifics , and the first letters of quotations ? context: Czech typographical features not associated with phonetics generally resemble those of most Latin European languages , including English . Proper nouns , honorifics , and the first letters of quotations are c... | capitalized |
5726e9e75951b619008f8252 | question: When was a second round announced ? context: The People ' s Republic of China issued its first round of official character simplifications in two documents , the first in 1956 and the second in 1964 . A second round of character simplifications ( known as erjian , or " second round simplified characters " ) w... | 1977 |
5726b22bf1498d1400e8e7bf | question: What is the official co - language of Norfolk Island ? context: Islanders speak both English and a creole language known as Norfuk , a blend of 18th - century English and Tahitian . The Norfuk language is decreasing in popularity as more tourists travel to the island and more young people leave for work and s... | The Norfuk language |
56e6c9946fe0821900b8eb70 | question: Along with rock and roll , what genre of music was sometimes featured on Easy Listening radio ? context: Much of the music recorded by singer - songwriters such as Diana Ross , James Taylor , Carly Simon , Carole King and Janis Ian got as much , if not more , airplay on this format than on Top 40 stations . E... | R & B |
5728f0da2ca10214002daaef | question: What are two of the top spiritual destination that Myanmar offers ? context: The most popular available tourist destinations in Myanmar include big cities such as Yangon and Mandalay ; religious sites in Mon State , Pindaya , Bago and Hpa - An ; nature trails in Inle Lake , Kengtung , Putao , Pyin Oo Lwin ; a... | Mon State , Pindaya , Bago and Hpa - An |
573176cba5e9cc1400cdbf8c | question: What was the alternative to creating an Arab political federation ? context: After Nasser died in November 1970 , his successor , Anwar Sadat , suggested that rather than a unified state , they create a political federation , implemented in April 1971 ; in doing so , Egypt , Syria and Sudan got large grants o... | unified state |
573150b7497a881900248dcb | question: What is a nutritive fluid that some birds provide to their chicks ? context: Most birds scoop water in their beaks and raise their head to let water run down the throat . Some species , especially of arid zones , belonging to the pigeon , finch , mousebird , button - quail and bustard families are capable of ... | crop milk |
5707294790286e26004fc96c | question: Which city was the rebellion ' s capital for most of the struggle ? context: On March 26 , 1913 , Venustiano Carranza issued the Plan de Guadalupe , which refused to recognize Huerta as president and called for war between the two factions . Soon after the assassination of President Madero , Carranza returned... | Ciudad Ju á rez |
56d8a0ddbfea0914004b7706 | question: How many people protested on the San Francisco torch route ? context: In many cities along the North American and European route , the torch relay was protested by advocates of Tibetan independence , animal rights , and legal online gambling , and people protesting against China ' s human rights record , resu... | hundreds |
572ef91ac246551400ce47fa | question: What caused urbanization to increase in China ? context: In China , urbanization increased as the population grew and as the division of labor grew more complex . Large urban centers , such as Nanjing and Beijing , also contributed to the growth of private industry . In particular , small - scale industries g... | the population grew |
572808cd2ca10214002d9c1e | question: When was the 50th anniversary of his death ? context: The 50th anniversary of his death was celebrated on 3 June 2013 by Pope Francis , who visited his tomb and prayed there , then addressing the gathered crowd and spoke about the late pope . The people that gathered there at the tomb were from Bergamo , the ... | 3 June 2013 |
56d291c759d6e414001460be | question: Where is there a growing presence of Theravada ? context: Therav ā da is primarily practiced today in Sri Lanka , Burma , Laos , Thailand , Cambodia as well as small portions of China , Vietnam , Malaysia and Bangladesh . It has a growing presence in the west . | the west |
56f728733d8e2e1400e373ac | question: When did Samo become the ruler of the first known Slav state ? context: In the 7th century , the Frankish merchant Samo , who supported the Slavs fighting their Avar rulers , became the ruler of the first known Slav state in Central Europe , which , however , most probably did not outlive its founder and rule... | the 7th century |
57316c1d05b4da19006bd129 | question: Who is displayed getting crowned by christ in the Monreale mosaics ? context: The Monreale mosaics constitute the largest decoration of this kind in Italy , covering 0 , 75 hectares with at least 100 million glass and stone tesserae . This huge work was executed between 1176 and 1186 by the order of King Will... | King William II |
5727a5a64b864d190016394a | question: Which country is Galicia in ? context: Galicia ( English i / ɡ ə ˈ l ɪ si ə / , / ɡ ə ˈ l ɪ ʃ ə / ; Galician : [ ɡ a ˈ li θ ja ] ( listen ) , [ ħ a ˈ li θ ja ] , or [ ħ a ˈ lisja ] ; Spanish : [ ɡ a ˈ li θ ja ] ; Galician and Portuguese : Galiza , [ ɡ a ˈ li θ a ] ( listen ) , [ ħ a ˈ li θ a ] or [ ħ a ˈ lisa... | Spain |
572b4537f75d5e190021fd59 | question: When did William James die ? context: Around the beginning of the 20th century , William James ( 1842 – 1910 ) coined the term " radical empiricism " to describe an offshoot of his form of pragmatism , which he argued could be dealt with separately from his pragmatism – though in fact the two concepts are int... | 1910 |
57316cb605b4da19006bd131 | question: What town did Gaddafi ' s family move to after they left Sirte ? context: Gaddafi ' s earliest education was of a religious nature , imparted by a local Islamic teacher . Subsequently moving to nearby Sirte to attend elementary school , he progressed through six grades in four years . Education in Libya was n... | Sabha |
56fde0be761e401900d28c1e | question: When did Konrad Zuse invent the Z2 ? context: Early digital computers were electromechanical ; electric switches drove mechanical relays to perform the calculation . These devices had a low operating speed and were eventually superseded by much faster all - electric computers , originally using vacuum tubes .... | 1939 |
572932133f37b319004780e7 | question: St . George ' s Town , St . George ' s Island and St . George ' s Parish are all referred to as what ? context: Despite the small land mass , place names are repeated ; there are , for example , two islands named Long Island , three bays named Long Bay ( on Somerset , Main , and Cooper ' s islands ) , two Hor... | St George ' s |
5730b8912461fd1900a9cfe7 | question: What does SWAPO stand for ? context: Uprisings and demands by African leaders led the UN to assume direct responsibility over the territory . It recognised the South West Africa People ' s Organisation ( SWAPO ) as the official representative of the Namibian people in 1973 . Namibia , however , remained under... | South West Africa People ' s Organisation |
572a42436aef0514001553dc | question: What were the laws of the court system based upon ? context: The Ottoman legal system accepted the religious law over its subjects . At the same time the Qanun ( or Kanun ) , a secular legal system , co - existed with religious law or Sharia . The Ottoman Empire was always organized around a system of local j... | Turkic Yassa and T ö re |
56d134c2e7d4791d00901ff7 | question: What was the name of Apple ' s manufacturing company that was accused of overworking its employees ? context: Foxconn , Apple ' s manufacturer , initially denied the abuses , but when an auditing team from Apple found that workers had been working longer hours than were allowed under Chinese law , they promis... | Foxconn |
56dafb7de7c41114004b4c04 | question: The torch is put out at night , on aircraft , during storms and what else ? context: The Olympic Flame is supposed to remain lit for the whole relay . When the Torch is extinguished at night , on airplanes , in bad weather , or during protests ( such as the several occasions in Paris ) , the Olympic Flame is ... | during protests |
56e781ea37bdd419002c4059 | question: What does Nanjing have that is considered one of the world ' s biggest ? context: Located in Yangtze River Delta area and the center of East China , Nanjing is home to one of the world ' s largest inland ports . Nanjing is also one of the fifteen sub - provincial cities in the People ' s Republic of China ' s... | inland ports |
570c57f5fed7b91900d458df | question: How many marks did De Braose refuse to pay ? 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... | 40 , 000 |
5734288c4776f419006619bf | question: When did Congress pass the Espionage Act ? context: In June 1917 , the U . S . Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917 which was later extended by the Sedition Act of 1918 , enacted in May 1918 . In February 1918 , the Montana legislature had passed the Montana Sedition Act , which was a model for the feder... | 1917 |
5726129e38643c19005acfb2 | question: Who was the first monarch to reside there ? context: Buckingham Palace finally became the principal royal residence in 1837 , on the accession of Queen Victoria , who was the first monarch to reside there ; her predecessor William IV had died before its completion . While the state rooms were a riot of gilt a... | Queen Victoria |
57265f11f1498d1400e8dd80 | question: When did 458 million people live in the British Empire ? context: The British Empire comprised the dominions , colonies , protectorates , mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom . It originated with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between th... | 1922 |
5730c000396df91900096315 | question: What form did wheels initially take ? context: Evidence of wheeled vehicles appeared in the mid 4th millennium BC , near - simultaneously in Mesopotamia , the Northern Caucasus ( Maykop culture ) and Central Europe . The wheel initially took the form of the potter ' s wheel . The new concept quickly led to wh... | potter ' s wheel |
571cf2c5dd7acb1400e4c1be | question: What compound was discovered to induce sleep ? context: In 1903 Hermann Emil Fischer and Joseph von Mering disclosed their discovery that diethylbarbituric acid , formed from the reaction of diethylmalonic acid , phosphorus oxychloride and urea , induces sleep in dogs . The discovery was patented and licensed... | diethylbarbituric acid |
5731bfaae17f3d140042238f | question: What Catholic belief did early Protestants not agree with ? context: The Protestant movement began to diverge into several distinct branches in the mid - to - late 16th century . One of the central points of divergence was controversy over the Eucharist . Early Protestants rejected the Roman Catholic dogma of... | transubstantiation |
57277a725951b619008f8adf | question: Who did Turner ink a deal with to distribute Warner Bros . films from before 1950 ? context: The film library of Turner Entertainment would serve as the base form of programming for TCM upon the network ' s launch . Before the creation of Turner Classic Movies , films from Turner ' s library of movies aired o... | MGM / UA |
5726c83fdd62a815002e9010 | question: Who issued a statement calling for North Korea ' s unconditional surrender ? context: By 1 October 1950 , the UN Command repelled the KPA northwards past the 38th parallel ; the ROK Army crossed after them , into North Korea . MacArthur made a statement demanding the KPA ' s unconditional surrender . Six days... | MacArthur |
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