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57296ab01d046914007793ea | question: What type of metal makes better alloys than traditional steel ? context: In the past , small batches of amorphous metals with high surface area configurations ( ribbons , wires , films , etc . ) have been produced through the implementation of extremely rapid rates of cooling . This was initially termed " spl... | amorphous steel |
56cf578daab44d1400b89089 | question: In what neighborhood does the Halloween Parade take place ? context: Major tourist destinations include Times Square ; Broadway theater productions ; the Empire State Building ; the Statue of Liberty ; Ellis Island ; the United Nations Headquarters ; museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art ; greenspace... | Greenwich Village |
5728359e2ca10214002da0d1 | question: What did von Neumann prove with his model of expanding economy ? context: Von Neumann raised the intellectual and mathematical level of economics in several stunning publications . For his model of an expanding economy , von Neumann proved the existence and uniqueness of an equilibrium using his generalizatio... | uniqueness of an equilibrium using his generalization of the Brouwer fixed - point theorem |
572fe7abb2c2fd1400568597 | question: Which empire currently controlled the majority of the former Persian Empire ? context: With Egypt and Macedonia weakened , the Seleucid Empire made increasingly aggressive and successful attempts to conquer the entire Greek world . Now not only Rome ' s allies against Philip , but even Philip himself , sought... | Seleucids |
5726ff1cf1498d1400e8f1f2 | question: What is able to break bonds in ingested molecules ? context: Animal tissue consists of elements and compounds ingested , digested , absorbed , and circulated through the bloodstream to feed the cells of the body . Except in the unborn fetus , the digestive system is the first system involved [ vague ] . Diges... | Digestive juices |
5726adef5951b619008f7a01 | question: Who wrote ' The Rights of Man ' ? context: Burke ' s Reflections sparked a pamphlet war . Thomas Paine penned the Rights of Man in 1791 as a response to Burke ; Mary Wollstonecraft published A Vindication of the Rights of Men and James Mackintosh wrote Vindiciae Gallicae . Mackintosh was the first to see the ... | Thomas Paine |
56d378bb59d6e414001464b5 | question: What year did David Cook release the single , " The Time of My Life " ? context: The American Idol Songwriter contest was also held this season . From ten of the most popular submissions , each of the final two contestants chose a song to perform , although neither of their selections was used as the " corona... | 2008 |
56db205be7c41114004b4dbf | question: What is the name of the person who handed off the torch to the torchbearer in the United States 2008 Olympic relay ? context: United States of America : The torch relay ' s North American leg occurred in San Francisco , California on April 9 . On the day of the relay officials diverted the torch run to an una... | Norman Bellingham |
5728d51a4b864d1900164f08 | question: What parts of native culture does the Viljandi Culture Academy highlight ? context: The Estonian Academy of Arts ( Estonian : Eesti Kunstiakadeemia , EKA ) is providing higher education in art , design , architecture , media , art history and conservation while Viljandi Culture Academy of University of Tartu ... | native construction , native blacksmithing , native textile design |
56d6622d1c850414009470db | question: How much money had been donated by May 14 ? context: By May 14 , the Ministry of Civil Affairs stated that 10 . 7 billion yuan ( approximately US $ 1 . 5 billion ) had been donated by the Chinese public . Houston Rockets center Yao Ming , one of the country ' s most popular sports icons , gave $ 214 , 000 and... | 10 . 7 billion yuan |
571ab7b210f8ca140030530f | question: When was the Polio vaccine created ? context: During the years 1940 - 1955 , the rate of decline in the U . S . death rate accelerated from 2 % per year to 8 % per year , then returned to the historical rate of 2 % per year . The dramatic decline in the immediate post - war years has been attributed to the ra... | 1954 |
5729667c3f37b3190047833c | question: Which families help to start cultural , industrial , and economic growth in Palermo ? context: The majority of Sicilians preferred independence to the Savoia kingdom ; in 1866 , Palermo became the seat of a week - long popular rebellion , which was finally crushed after Martial law was declared . The Italian ... | Florio , the Ducrot , the Rutelli , the Sandron , the Whitaker , the Utveggio |
571a87714faf5e1900b8aa16 | question: What did the Greek historian Herodotus refer to the Jews as ? context: The history of Jews in Greece goes back to at least the Archaic Era of Greece , when the classical culture of Greece was undergoing a process of formalization after the Greek Dark Age . The Greek historian Herodotus knew of the Jews , whom... | " Palestinian Syrians " |
5726b0b6708984140094cdeb | question: What teaching style did Milton Winternitz develop ? context: Milton Winternitz led the Yale Medical School as its dean from 1920 to 1935 . Dedicated to the new scientific medicine established in Germany , he was equally fervent about " social medicine " and the study of humans in their culture and environment... | Yale System |
56f8bd499e9bad19000a03ed | question: Brain tissue is naturally soft , but can be stiffened with what liquid ? context: The simplest way to gain information about brain anatomy is by visual inspection , but many more sophisticated techniques have been developed . Brain tissue in its natural state is too soft to work with , but it can be hardened ... | alcohol |
573209dfe17f3d14004225f7 | question: Give two examples of spiritual gifts . context: This branch of Protestantism is distinguished by belief in the baptism with the Holy Spirit as an experience separate from conversion that enables a Christian to live a Holy Spirit – filled and empowered life . This empowerment includes the use of spiritual gift... | speaking in tongues and divine healing |
5727d93fff5b5019007d96ca | question: Where has the rule of law been more of a theory than a way of life ? context: In Thailand , a kingdom that has had a constitution since the initial attempt to overthrow the absolute monarchy system in 1932 , the rule of law has been more of a principle than actual practice . [ citation needed ] Ancient prejud... | Thailand |
573632886c16ec1900b92998 | question: What has been developed in the U . S . to help hunters ? context: Hunting also has a significant financial impact in the United States , with many companies specialising in hunting equipment or speciality tourism . Many different technologies have been created to assist hunters , even including iPhone applica... | different technologies |
56f954419b226e1400dd1330 | question: Who first settled the Marshall Islands ? context: Micronesians settled the Marshall Islands in the 2nd millennium BC , but there are no historical or oral records of that period . Over time , the Marshall Island people learned to navigate over long ocean distances by canoe using traditional stick charts . | Micronesians |
5729281f6aef051400154aea | question: Who does Minister - President choose to run state agencies ? context: The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany , the federal constitution , stipulates that the structure of each Federal State ' s government must " conform to the principles of republican , democratic , and social government , based on ... | a cabinet |
57266c21f1498d1400e8df4d | question: What groups are called Vlachs ? context: The Muslim minority in Thrace , which amounts to approximately 0 . 95 % of the total population , consists of speakers of Turkish , Bulgarian ( Pomaks ) and Romani . Romani is also spoken by Christian Roma in other parts of the country . Further minority languages have... | Aromanians and Moglenites |
572e87bedfa6aa1500f8d0cd | question: Where did Feynman paint his diagrams ? context: He also developed Feynman diagrams , a bookkeeping device that helps in conceptualizing and calculating interactions between particles in spacetime , including the interactions between electrons and their antimatter counterparts , positrons . This device allowed... | his van |
56f732a2711bf01900a44a5e | question: Some authorities reverse terminologies to refer to the common practice period as a what ? context: The dates are generalizations , since the periods and eras overlap and the categories are somewhat arbitrary , to the point that some authorities reverse terminologies and refer to a common practice " era " comp... | era |
5730b5b4069b531400832299 | question: Who was the Lady Sacred Mountain ? context: Sumerian religion seems to have been founded upon two separate cosmogenic myths . The first saw creation as the result of a series of hieros gami or sacred marriages , involving the reconciliation of opposites , postulated as a coming together of male and female div... | Ninhursag |
56cdd17262d2951400fa68a8 | question: What method of transportation is used to get to Oberhauser ' s base ? context: The two travel to the hotel and discover White ' s secret room where they find co - ordinates pointing to Oberhauser ' s operations base in the desert . They travel by train to the nearest station , but are once again confronted by... | train |
570bd0036b8089140040fa58 | question: In which era , did the first phylum of multicellular organisms appear ? context: The history of biodiversity during the Phanerozoic ( the last 540 million years ) , starts with rapid growth during the Cambrian explosion — a period during which nearly every phylum of multicellular organisms first appeared . Ov... | the Cambrian explosion |
5730f379497a881900248a8f | question: What did Namibia transition to after white minority apartheid rule ? context: Since independence Namibia has successfully completed the transition from white minority apartheid rule to parliamentary democracy . Multiparty democracy was introduced and has been maintained , with local , regional and national el... | parliamentary democracy |
56f9357a9e9bad19000a080c | question: Does traffic on 17th Street generally run one way or two ways ? context: On 17th Street ( 40 ° 44 ′ 08 ″ N 73 ° 59 ′ 12 ″ W / 40 . 735532 ° N 73 . 986575 ° W / 40 . 735532 ; - 73 . 986575 ) , traffic runs one way along the street , from east to west excepting the stretch between Broadway and Park Avenue... | one way |
5727ee154b864d190016403e | question: How far back did records show the art of sound recordings ? context: Evidence from the early technical literature concerning electrical recording suggests that it wasn ' t until the 1942 – 1949 period that there were serious efforts to standardize recording characteristics within an industry . Heretofore , el... | 1925 |
571b684832177014007ea08c | question: To what location is Selenizza bitumen native ? context: Selenizza is a naturally occurring solid hydrocarbon bitumen found in the native asphalt deposit of Selenice , in Albania , the only European asphalt mine still in use . The rock asphalt is found in the form of veins , filling cracks in a more or less ho... | Selenice , in Albania |
572685395951b619008f7565 | question: Britain became more pro - Arab in the 1930s at the expense of which race ? context: In 1922 , Egypt , which had been declared a British protectorate at the outbreak of the First World War , was granted formal independence , though it continued to be a British client state until 1954 . British troops remained ... | Jewish |
5733bf84d058e614000b61bf | question: How often is Notre Dame ' s the Juggler published ? context: As at most other universities , Notre Dame ' s students run a number of news media outlets . The nine student - run outlets include three newspapers , both a radio and television station , and several magazines and journals . Begun as a one - page j... | twice |
5726ca94708984140094d17c | question: How does a stepper motor differ from a synchronous motor ? context: Stepper motors are a type of motor frequently used when precise rotations are required . In a stepper motor an internal rotor containing PMs or a magnetically soft rotor with salient poles is controlled by a set of external magnets that are s... | the stepper motor may not rotate continuously |
571b3f7632177014007ea047 | question: How much area does Canada ' s natural bitumen cover ? context: Naturally occurring crude asphalt / bitumen impregnated in sedimentary rock is the prime feed stock for petroleum production from " Oil sands " , currently under development in Alberta , Canada . Canada has most of the world ' s supply of natural ... | 140 , 000 square kilometres |
572787c4f1498d1400e8fb0e | question: As of 2015 , who hosted The Essentials along with Robert Osborne ? context: Turner Classic Movies also airs regularly scheduled weekly film blocks , which are periodically preempted for special themed month - long or seasonal scheduling events , such as the " 31 Days of Oscar " film series in the month preced... | Sally Field |
56cfee97234ae51400d9c105 | question: How is thermal mass used to keep buildings cool ? context: Thermal mass is any material that can be used to store heat — heat from the Sun in the case of solar energy . Common thermal mass materials include stone , cement and water . Historically they have been used in arid climates or warm temperate regions ... | by absorbing solar energy during the day and radiating stored heat to the cooler atmosphere at night |
5727ea72ff5b5019007d9877 | question: When did Portuguese missionaries first arrive in western Tibet ? context: Roman Catholic Jesuits and Capuchins arrived from Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries . Portuguese missionaries Jesuit Father Ant ó nio de Andrade and Brother Manuel Marques first reached the kingdom of Gelu in western Tibet in 1624 a... | 1624 |
573409784776f4190066176d | question: Who is Tucson ' s ' founding father ' ? context: Jesuit missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino visited the Santa Cruz River valley in 1692 , and founded the Mission San Xavier del Bac in 1700 about 7 mi ( 11 km ) upstream from the site of the settlement of Tucson . A separate Convento settlement was founded downst... | Hugo O ' Conor |
57340865d058e614000b6824 | question: How many times has Portugal requested external financial support ? context: On 6 April 2011 , after his proposed " Plan for Stability and Growth IV " ( PEC IV ) was rejected by the Parliament , Prime Minister Jos é S ó crates announced on national television that the country would request financial assistance... | third |
57278fcaf1498d1400e8fc29 | question: Why would editors only want two alternative branches when analyzing a text ? context: The critic Joseph B é dier ( 1864 – 1938 ) launched a particularly withering attack on stemmatics in 1928 . He surveyed editions of medieval French texts that were produced with the stemmatic method , and found that textual ... | this would maximize the opportunities for editorial judgment |
5731a0dee99e3014001e619d | question: What is Apple ' s prefered video standard ? context: Since June 2007 , YouTube ' s videos have been available for viewing on a range of Apple products . This required YouTube ' s content to be transcoded into Apple ' s preferred video standard , H . 264 , a process that took several months . YouTube videos ca... | H . 264 |
5726c81ef1498d1400e8eb18 | question: What is another name for standard written chinese ? context: Hokkien dialects are typically written using Chinese characters ( 漢 字 , H à n - j ī ) . However , the written script was and remains adapted to the literary form , which is based on classical Chinese , not the vernacular and spoken form . Furthermor... | Mandarin |
57344947acc1501500babd93 | question: What notable project was funded by Richmond ' s " admissions tax " ? context: Richmond has a significant arts community , some of which is contained in formal public - supported venues , and some of which is more DIY , such as local privately owned galleries , and private music venues , nonprofit arts organiz... | CentreStage |
56d26e4b59d6e41400145fcc | question: There is no evidence that Mahayana ever referred to a separate school of what ? context: There is no evidence that Mah ā y ā na ever referred to a separate formal school or sect of Buddhism , but rather that it existed as a certain set of ideals , and later doctrines , for bodhisattvas . Initially it was know... | Buddhism |
572f692804bcaa1900d768f5 | question: Who proposed using a table to store data ? context: In this paper , he described a new system for storing and working with large databases . Instead of records being stored in some sort of linked list of free - form records as in CODASYL , Codd ' s idea was to use a " table " of fixed - length records , with ... | Codd |
56dde17c66d3e219004dad85 | question: When was the stock exchange founded in the Netherlands ? context: The free trade spirit of the time received a strong augmentation through the development of a modern , effective stock market in the Low Countries . The Netherlands has the oldest stock exchange in the world , founded in 1602 by the Dutch East ... | 1602 |
572e8e6bc246551400ce4345 | question: What did Alexis Bouvard study ? 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 perturbing the orbit through gravitat... | the orbit of Neptune ' s neighbour Uranus |
57268b85f1498d1400e8e350 | question: What is transpiration ? context: Particularly since the mid - 1960s there have been advances in understanding of the physics of plant physiological processes such as transpiration ( the transport of water within plant tissues ) , the temperature dependence of rates of water evaporation from the leaf surface a... | the transport of water within plant tissues |
572f9165a23a5019007fc775 | question: What channel corresponds with low current ? context: FETs are further divided into depletion - mode and enhancement - mode types , depending on whether the channel is turned on or off with zero gate - to - source voltage . For enhancement mode , the channel is off at zero bias , and a gate potential can " enh... | p - channel devices |
56fa01668f12f3190063005e | question: What trade did the ancient Somalis and others compete for ? context: In the classical era , several ancient city - states such as Opone , Essina , Sarapion , Nikon , Malao , Damo and Mosylon near Cape Guardafui , which competed with the Sabaeans , Parthians and Axumites for the wealthy Indo - Greco - Roman tr... | Indo - Greco - Roman |
5732442ab9d445190005e953 | question: Where did Eisenhower work during his brother ' s first year of college ? context: Edgar took the first turn at school , and Dwight was employed as a night supervisor at the Belle Springs Creamery . Edgar asked for a second year , Dwight consented and worked for a second year . At that time , a friend " Swede ... | Belle Springs Creamery |
57319432e6313a140071d0cf | question: Who did the GNC eventually make prime minister ? 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 Genera... | Ali Zeidan |
56de4d554396321400ee27b9 | question: What was the military partnership between countries aligned with the Soviet Union called ? context: The Nazi regime under Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 , and along with Mussolini ' s Italy sought to gain control of the continent by the Second World War . Following the Allied victory in the Second World W... | the Warsaw Pact |
570b6ef56b8089140040f95a | question: The hit single " Amanda " was recorded by what band ? context: Established bands made something of a comeback in the mid - 1980s . After an 8 - year separation , Deep Purple returned with the classic Machine Head line - up to produce Perfect Strangers ( 1984 ) , which reached number five in the UK , hit the t... | Boston |
56dc6b3914d3a41400c26890 | question: What are the different kinds of certificates that Gesamtschule students can earn ? context: Germany has a comprehensive school known as the Gesamtschule . While some German schools such as the Gymnasium and the Realschule have rather strict entrance requirements , the Gesamtschule does not have such requireme... | the Hauptschulabschluss , the Realschulabschluss or the Abitur |
5731514505b4da19006bd042 | question: Where are the remains of the apse mosaic of San Michele ? context: After 539 Ravenna was reconquered by the Romans in the form of the Eastern Roman Empire ( Byzantine Empire ) and became the seat of the Exarchate of Ravenna . The greatest development of Christian mosaics unfolded in the second half of the 6th... | Berlin |
56f84664aef2371900625f7c | question: Where do Alb and Albus share their origin from ? context: It ' s likely [ weasel words ] that alb ( " white " ) and albus have common origins deriving from the association of the tops of tall mountains or steep hills with snow . | the association of the tops of tall mountains or steep hills with snow . |
56f87c08aef23719006260f3 | question: When did the studying of rock formations begin in the Alps ? context: Important geological concepts were established as naturalists began studying the rock formations of the Alps in the 18th century . In the mid - 19th century the now defunct theory of geosynclines was used to explain the presence of " folded... | the 18th century |
572814c34b864d1900164421 | question: What Gran Turismo game was shown in 2007 but not released until after 2007 ? context: At E3 2007 , Sony was able to show a number of their upcoming video games for PlayStation 3 , including Heavenly Sword , Lair , Ratchet & Clank Future : Tools of Destruction , Warhawk and Uncharted : Drake ' s Fortune ; all ... | Gran Turismo 5 Prologue |
56daec56e7c41114004b4b23 | question: Which judge is a jazz singer ? context: American Idol employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants ' performances . The original judges were record producer and music manager Randy Jackson , pop singer and choreographer Paula Abdul and music executive and manager Simon Cowell . The judging panel for... | Harry Connick , Jr . |
56f7fdf7aef2371900625d42 | question: What doctrine was overturned by Mabo v Queensland establishing the concept of native title ? context: In other cases , such as New Zealand and Canada , treaties allowed native peoples to maintain a minimum amount of autonomy . In the case of indigenous Australians , unlike with the M ā ori of New Zealand , no... | terra nullius |
5705e3cd52bb891400689663 | question: In the early 1900s , the capital of the British Indian Empire was shifted from Calcutta to what city ? context: Calcutta ( now Kolkata ) was the capital of India during the British Raj until December 1911 . However , Delhi had served as the political and financial centre of several empires of ancient India an... | Delhi |
570b8627ec8fbc190045ba63 | question: how much land did the Homestead Act allow a person to claim ? context: To allow for agricultural development of the Great Plains and house a growing population , the US passed the Homestead Acts of 1862 : it allowed a settler to claim up to 160 acres ( 65 ha ) of land , provided that he lived on it for a peri... | up to 160 acres |
5727c2564b864d1900163c9d | question: Which other movement was it modeled after ? context: In the early 20th century came another turn toward nationalist politics with Solidaridad Gallega ( 1907 – 1912 ) modeled on Solidaritat Catalana in Catalonia . Solidaridad Gallega failed , but in 1916 Irmandades da Fala ( Brotherhood of the Language ) devel... | Solidaritat Catalana |
570e31ca0dc6ce1900204e6d | question: On what date did Breeder Reactor I first make electricity ? context: The X - 10 Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory ( ORNL ) in Oak Ridge , Tennessee , formerly known as the Clinton Pile and X - 10 Pile , was the world ' s second artificial nuclear reactor ( after Enrico Fermi ' s Chicago Pile )... | 20 December 1951 |
56cec801aab44d1400b88a3f | question: How many helicopter were to be provided by the civil aviation industry ? context: By May 15 , Premier Wen Jiabao ordered the deployment of an additional 90 helicopters , of which 60 were to be provided by the PLAAF , and 30 were to be provided by the civil aviation industry , bringing the total of number of a... | 30 |
56f89cb39e9bad19000a01ca | question: What is the definition of the concept of the gene as a unit of natural selection ? context: The theories developed in the 1930s and 1940s to integrate molecular genetics with Darwinian evolution are called the modern evolutionary synthesis , a term introduced by Julian Huxley . Evolutionary biologists subsequ... | " that which segregates and recombines with appreciable frequency . " |
57263a9f89a1e219009ac59b | question: When were the best biographies of Queen Victoria written ? context: Victoria was physically unprepossessing — she was stout , dowdy and no more than five feet tall — but she succeeded in projecting a grand image . She experienced unpopularity during the first years of her widowhood , but was well liked during... | 1964 and 1972 |
57097697ed30961900e84196 | question: What are the two examples give for justifications and values for occupational choices ? context: The implications are multiple as various research traditions are now [ when ? ] heavily utilizing the lens of identity to examine phenomena . [ citation needed ] One implication of identity and of identity constru... | workplace satisfaction and overall quality of life |
572660a4f1498d1400e8ddba | question: The average daily temperature in Miami context: The climate of Florida is tempered somewhat by the fact that no part of the state is distant from the ocean . North of Lake Okeechobee , the prevalent climate is humid subtropical ( K ö ppen : Cfa ) , while areas south of the lake ( including the Florida Keys ) ... | With an average daily temperature of 70 . 7 ° F ( 21 . 5 ° C ) , it is the warmest state in the country |
56f8cc7b9e9bad19000a051e | question: The superior colliculus is related to what sensual control of vertebrates ? context: The elaboration of the cerebral cortex carries with it changes to other brain areas . The superior colliculus , which plays a major role in visual control of behavior in most vertebrates , shrinks to a small size in mammals ,... | visual |
56e03088231d4119001abfa3 | question: What did comics have in the United States because of cultural roots ? context: Comics in the US has had a lowbrow reputation stemming from its roots in mass culture ; cultural elites sometimes saw popular culture as threatening culture and society . In the latter half of the 20th century , popular culture won... | lowbrow reputation |
57279cea3acd2414000de7ce | question: About how many Samba schools are in Rio ? context: Samba Schools are large , social entities with thousands of members and a theme for their song and parade each year . In Rio Carnival , samba schoolsparade in the Sambadrome ( " samb ó dromo " in Portuguese ) . Some of the most famous include GRES Esta ç ã o ... | 30 |
56bf97aba10cfb140055119f | question: When did Beyonce begin her second world tour ? context: On April 4 , 2008 , Beyonc é married Jay Z . She publicly revealed their marriage in a video montage at the listening party for her third studio album , I Am . . . Sasha Fierce , in Manhattan ' s Sony Club on October 22 , 2008 . I Am . . . Sasha Fierce w... | March 2009 |
56bec6763aeaaa14008c93f7 | question: Which African - American woman before Beyonce had posed for SI Swimsuit issue ? context: According to Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli , Beyonc é uses different fashion styles to work with her music while performing . Her mother co - wrote a book , published in 2002 , titled Destiny ' s Style an accou... | Tyra Banks |
56cf566aaab44d1400b89043 | question: What is the cost to build Cornell Tech ? context: The biotechnology sector is also growing in New York City , based upon the city ' s strength in academic scientific research and public and commercial financial support . On December 19 , 2011 , then Mayor Michael R . Bloomberg announced his choice of Cornell ... | US $ 2 billion |
572e8a57cb0c0d14000f1277 | question: Within what distance from the line of scrimmage can offensive players who do not have the ball be legally contacted by defensive players ? context: There are many rules to contact in this type of football . First , the only player on the field who may be legally tackled is the player currently in possession o... | one yard |
56e02b8a7aa994140058e2ef | question: What did the island have an abundance of when discovered ? context: The Portuguese found the island uninhabited , with an abundance of trees and fresh water . They imported livestock , fruit trees and vegetables , and built a chapel and one or two houses . Though they formed no permanent settlement , the isla... | trees and fresh water . |
56cf322eaab44d1400b88e0a | question: How many miles of public beach are located in New York City ? context: New York City has over 28 , 000 acres ( 110 km2 ) of municipal parkland and 14 miles ( 23 km ) of public beaches . Parks in New York City include Central Park , Prospect Park , Flushing Meadows – Corona Park , Forest Park , and Washington ... | 14 |
5726427cec44d21400f3dd00 | question: Who originally built Mexico City ? context: Mexico ’ s capital is both the oldest capital city in the Americas and one of two founded by Amerindians ( Native Americans ) , the other being Quito . The city was originally built on an island of Lake Texcoco by the Aztecs in 1325 as Tenochtitlan , which was almos... | the Aztecs |
5726d56f5951b619008f7f74 | question: What does God contribute to a married couple ' s child ? context: To the pope as to all his predecessors , marital relations are much more than a union of two people . They constitute a union of the loving couple with a loving God , in which the two persons create a new person materially , while God completes... | soul |
56f8c6e09b226e1400dd0fa6 | question: How many additional leisure venues are run by Council executives ? context: The city also has the Southampton Sports Centre which is the focal point for the public ' s sporting and outdoor activities and includes an Alpine Centre , theme park and athletics centre which is used by professional athletes . With ... | 11 |
57301a6b04bcaa1900d771a1 | question: What negative effects can antibiotics have on the vaginal area ? context: Antibiotics are screened for any negative effects on humans or other mammals before approval for clinical use , and are usually considered safe and most are well tolerated . However , some antibiotics have been associated with a range o... | yeast |
570d9c48df2f5219002ed030 | question: When did Roald Amundsen reach the geographic south pole ? context: During the Nimrod Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton in 1907 , parties led by Edgeworth David became the first to climb Mount Erebus and to reach the South Magnetic Pole . Douglas Mawson , who assumed the leadership of the Magnetic Pole party... | 14 December 1911 |
572644675951261400b5196d | question: In what time period did the genocide of Greeks take place ? context: In the aftermath of the First World War , Greece attempted further expansion into Asia Minor , a region with a large native Greek population at the time , but was defeated in the Greco - Turkish War of 1919 – 1922 , contributing to a massive... | 1914 - 1922 |
57270a05708984140094d8e5 | question: What sort of current is induced when the capacitance of a capacitor is altered ? context: Capacitors , especially ceramic capacitors , and older designs such as paper capacitors , can absorb sound waves resulting in a microphonic effect . Vibration moves the plates , causing the capacitance to vary , in turn ... | AC current |
570c244fec8fbc190045bc8c | question: Did many believe the FBI was resisting important changes ? context: The 9 / 11 Commission ' s final report on July 22 , 2004 stated that the FBI and Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) were both partially to blame for not pursuing intelligence reports that could have prevented the September 11 , 2001 attacks ... | resisting any meaningful changes |
57321d6de17f3d14004226ab | question: What former appropriations chairman was nominated for minority leader in 1876 , 77 , 79 ? context: Another scholar contends that the minority leader position emerged even before 1883 . On the Democratic side , " there were serious caucus fights for the minority speakership nomination in 1871 and 1873 , " indi... | James A . Garfield |
5728e9f0ff5b5019007da935 | question: The 1919 riot involving Popper ' s comrades was part of what larger political move ? context: In his early years Popper was impressed by Marxism , whether of Communists or socialists . An event that happened in 1919 had a profound effect on him : During a riot , caused by the Communists , the police shot seve... | a coup |
570d55affed7b91900d45eb8 | question: In addition to high explosive , what else was used ? context: The first issue was ammunition . Before the war it was recognised that ammunition needed to explode in the air . Both high explosive ( HE ) and shrapnel were used , mostly the former . Airburst fuses were either igniferious ( based on a burning fus... | shrapnel |
572ff7df947a6a140053cea3 | question: What region of Iran did Neanderthal artifacts from the Middle Paleolithic Period were found ? context: The earliest archaeological artifacts in Iran , like those excavated at the Kashafrud and Ganj Par sites , attest to a human presence in Iran since the Lower Paleolithic era , c . 800 , 000 – 200 , 000 BC . ... | the Zagros region |
573118d705b4da19006bcd9a | question: Ducks , geese , swans and screamers are part of which group ? context: The earliest divergence within the Neognathes was that of the Galloanserae , the superorder containing the Anseriformes ( ducks , geese , swans and screamers ) and the Galliformes ( the pheasants , grouse , and their allies , together with... | Anseriformes |
5730b4e2396df919000962bc | question: What device allows backing up SNES games ? context: Nintendo of America took the same stance against the distribution of SNES ROM image files and the use of emulators as it did with the NES , insisting that they represented flagrant software piracy . Proponents of SNES emulation cite discontinued production o... | Retrode |
5730b096396df9190009629d | question: What gender dominated Sumerian culture ? context: Though women were protected by late Sumerian law and were able to achieve a higher status in Sumer than in other contemporary civilizations , the culture was male - dominated . The Code of Ur - Nammu , the oldest such codification yet discovered , dating to th... | male |
5727c05eff5b5019007d944c | question: When did the Mayor ' s Trophy Game end ? 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 ... | 1983 |
5730e7ddf6cb411900e24535 | question: What is the program that allows season employees work permits ? context: New Zealand has an annual quota of 75 Tuvaluans granted work permits under the Pacific Access Category , as announced in 2001 . The applicants register for the Pacific Access Category ( PAC ) ballots ; the primary criteria is that the pr... | Australian Pacific Seasonal Worker Program |
57309634069b5314008321b3 | question: How long should it take for an aircraft to be off the airport and in the air ? context: Many ground crew at the airport work at the aircraft . A tow tractor pulls the aircraft to one of the airbridges , The ground power unit is plugged in . It keeps the electricity running in the plane when it stands at the t... | 90 minutes |
5728ac5d2ca10214002da58e | question: When should you suspect asthma ? context: There is currently no precise test with the diagnosis typically based on the pattern of symptoms and response to therapy over time . A diagnosis of asthma should be suspected if there is a history of : recurrent wheezing , coughing or difficulty breathing and these sy... | if there is a history of : recurrent wheezing , coughing or difficulty breathing |
57060e0c75f01819005e7908 | question: What kind of political coalition did The Times support in 1974 ? context: Historically , the paper was not overtly pro - Tory or Whig , but has been a long time bastion of the English Establishment and empire . The Times adopted a stance described as " peculiarly detached " at the 1945 general election ; alth... | Con - Lib coalition |
5726ef49dd62a815002e95aa | question: What was deemed unacceptable to North Koreans and the Chinese during POW negotiations ? context: The on - again , off - again armistice negotiations continued for two years , first at Kaesong , on the border between North and South Korea , and then at the neighbouring village of Panmunjom . A major , problema... | many PVA and KPA soldiers refused to be repatriated back to the north |
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