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56e06be17aa994140058e48e | question: The Diocese of Saint Helena has it ' s own what ? context: Most residents belong to the Anglican Communion and are members of the Diocese of St Helena , which has its own bishop and includes Ascension Island . The 150th anniversary of the diocese was celebrated in June 2009 . | bishop |
57321a39e99e3014001e651e | question: John James Audubon later lent his name to which group ? context: Birds have featured in culture and art since prehistoric times , when they were represented in early cave paintings . Some birds have been perceived as monsters , including the mythological Roc and the M ā ori ' s legendary Pou ā kai , a giant b... | National Audubon Society |
57304c812461fd1900a9ccfd | question: What year was the Grace Memorial Bridge built ? context: The Arthur Ravenel Jr . Bridge across the Cooper River opened on July 16 , 2005 , and was the second - longest cable - stayed bridge in the Americas at the time of its construction . [ citation needed ] The bridge links Mount Pleasant with downtown Char... | 1929 |
572810763acd2414000df38d | question: How long has time travel been a topic in science fiction ? context: Time travel is the concept of moving backwards or forwards to different points in time , in a manner analogous to moving through space , and different from the normal " flow " of time to an earthbound observer . In this view , all points in t... | since the 19th century |
5727f4004b864d190016408a | question: Who pioneered parsimony ? context: The first half of the 14th century saw much important scientific work being done , largely within the framework of scholastic commentaries on Aristotle ' s scientific writings . William of Ockham introduced the principle of parsimony : natural philosophers should not postula... | William of Ockham |
56f7dbddaef2371900625c35 | question: WHat is the earliest surviving use of the clan name of the polish knights ? context: The documentation regarding Raciborz and Albert ' s tenure is the earliest surviving of the use of the clan name and cry defining the honorable status of Polish knights . The names of knightly genealogiae only came to be asso... | documentation regarding Raciborz and Albert ' s tenure |
5727fc802ca10214002d9ac2 | question: What aided in records sales in the 1950s ? context: The complete technical disclosure of the Columbia LP by Peter C . Goldmark , Rene ' Snepvangers and William S . Bachman in 1949 made it possible for a great variety of record companies to get into the business of making long playing records . The business gr... | Radio listeners heard recordings broadcast |
5726b7a95951b619008f7bae | question: What did Paul VI believe in keeping friendly to people of other Christian faiths ? context: During Vatican II , the Council Fathers avoided statements which might anger Christians of other faiths . [ page needed ] Cardinal Augustin Bea , the President of the Christian Unity Secretariat , always had the full s... | Council language |
572837e7ff5b5019007d9f48 | question: Who was in charge when the reforms was going on ? context: The post - Imperial nature of Russian subdivision of government changed towards a generally autonomous model which began with the establishment of the USSR ( of which Russia was governed as part ) . It was liberalized in the aftermath of the Soviet Un... | Boris Yeltsin |
5727bda4ff5b5019007d93e8 | question: What feelings should Cubist architecture evoke in viewer ? context: In their theoretical rules , the Cubist architects expressed the requirement of dynamism , which would surmount the matter and calm contained in it , through a creative idea , so that the result would evoke feelings of dynamism and expressive... | dynamism and expressive plasticity |
570a63f04103511400d596b9 | question: What year were the elbow tablet first discovered ? context: The earliest known chemical evidence of barley beer dates to circa 3500 – 3100 BC from the site of Godin Tepe in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran . Some of the earliest Sumerian writings contain references to beer ; examples include a prayer to t... | 1974 |
5726bf32708984140094d032 | question: How many times did Avicenna read through the Metaphysics of Aristotle ? context: As a teenager , he was greatly troubled by the Metaphysics of Aristotle , which he could not understand until he read al - Farabi ' s commentary on the work . For the next year and a half , he studied philosophy , in which he enc... | Forty times |
5726d30bf1498d1400e8ec5b | question: What controls do the supreme court have ? context: Mali ' s constitution provides for an independent judiciary , but the executive continues to exercise influence over the judiciary by virtue of power to appoint judges and oversee both judicial functions and law enforcement . Mali ' s highest courts are the S... | both judicial and administrative powers |
57303cc6947a6a140053d2f5 | question: What is the reason for the receiver seeing both the ral antenna and image of the antenna ? context: The net quality of a ground reflection depends on the topography of the surface . When the irregularities of the surface are much smaller than the wavelength , we are in the regime of specular reflection , and ... | reflection |
57265492f1498d1400e8dc34 | question: What was the name of the album Queen released in 2014 ? context: Before forming Queen , Brian May and Roger Taylor had played together in a band named Smile . Freddie Mercury ( then known by his birth name of Farrokh " Freddie " Bulsara ) was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborat... | Queen Forever |
56cd7b4162d2951400fa6614 | question: What publication lauded the iPod for enabling people to listen to thousands of songs on a portable player ? context: iPods have also gained popularity for use in education . Apple offers more information on educational uses for iPods on their website , including a collection of lesson plans . There has also b... | Entertainment Weekly |
572eb39bc246551400ce4535 | question: How does the Quran describe the similarity of messages God has delivered throughout human history ? context: According to the Quran , God communicated with man and made his will known through signs and revelations . Prophets , or ' Messengers of God ' , received revelations and delivered them to humanity . Th... | identical |
56e075f87aa994140058e50d | question: The ⟨ b ʰ ⟩ in the Indo - Aryan languages is better transcribed how for breathy voice ? context: So - called voiced aspirated consonants are nearly always pronounced instead with breathy voice , a type of phonation or vibration of the vocal folds . The modifier letter ⟨ ◌ ʰ ⟩ after a voiced consonant actually... | ⟨ b ̤ ⟩ , with the diacritic |
56df77c85ca0a614008f9ae7 | question: What is the home field of Plymouth Argyle F . C . ? context: Plymouth is home to Plymouth Argyle F . C . , who play in the fourth tier of English football league known as Football League Two . The team ' s home ground is called Home Park and is located in Central Park . It links itself with the group of Engli... | Home Park |
56f8deb99b226e1400dd1148 | question: What happened in Portugal that contributed to Guinea - Bissau ' s independence ? context: Guinea - Bissau has started to show some economic advances after a pact of stability was signed by the main political parties of the country , leading to an IMF - backed structural reform program . The key challenges for... | the Portuguese Colonial War and the Carnation Revolution |
573092478ab72b1400f9c59f | question: What assures smooth traffic flow between departing and arriving aircraft ? context: At all airports the use of a traffic pattern ( often called a traffic circuit outside the U . S . ) is possible . They may help to assure smooth traffic flow between departing and arriving aircraft . There is no technical need... | traffic pattern |
57284672ff5b5019007da0b2 | question: How does LaserDisc operation vary from DVD ? context: LaserDisc players can provide a great degree of control over the playback process . Unlike many DVD players , the transport mechanism always obeys commands from the user : pause , fast - forward , and fast - reverse commands are always accepted ( barring ,... | the transport mechanism always obeys commands from the user |
56f7397c711bf01900a44a8c | question: The Russian Empire used what as justification for its territorial conquests ? context: Because of the vastness and diversity of the territory occupied by Slavic people , there were several centers of Slavic consolidation . In the 19th century , Pan - Slavism developed as a movement among intellectuals , schol... | Pan - Slavism |
56d1053c17492d1400aab748 | question: What was the first public hospital founded in the United States ? context: The most well - known hospital in the HHC system is Bellevue Hospital , the oldest public hospital in the United States . Bellevue is the designated hospital for treatment of the President of the United States and other world leaders i... | Bellevue Hospital |
57276f32708984140094dd71 | question: Which theology did everyone agree science was a part of in the 19th century ? context: Various evolutionary ideas had already been proposed to explain new findings in biology . There was growing support for such ideas among dissident anatomists and the general public , but during the first half of the 19th ce... | natural theology |
5706117a75f01819005e7935 | question: In 1914 , a separately paid - for supplement for The Times was a magazine that featured what kind of content ? context: The Times Literary Supplement ( TLS ) first appeared in 1902 as a supplement to The Times , becoming a separately paid - for weekly literature and society magazine in 1914 . The Times and th... | weekly literature |
572996956aef051400154ff9 | question: Which version , Latin or Cyrillic , is most commonly used ? context: The Croatian Latin alphabet ( Gajica ) followed suit shortly afterwards , when Ljudevit Gaj defined it as standard Latin with five extra letters that had diacritics , apparently borrowing much from Czech , but also from Polish , and inventin... | Latin |
57303815947a6a140053d2c9 | question: How many commercial films were produced yearly on average by the end of the 1960s in Iran ? context: The 1960s was a significant decade for Iranian cinema , with 25 commercial films produced annually on average throughout the early 60s , increasing to 65 by the end of the decade . The majority of production f... | 65 |
57274163708984140094db6f | question: What does affirmative action supposedly aim to do ? context: Proponents of affirmative action recognize that the policy is inherently unequal ; however , minding the inescapable fact that historic inequalities exist in America , they believe the policy is much more fair than one in which these circumstances a... | overcome prejudicial treatment through inclusion |
572bb6a7f75d5e190021feae | question: What is the discrepancy between Developed and less developed countries ? context: Developed countries have people with more resources ( housing , food , transportation , water and sewage treatment , hospitals , health care , libraries , books , media , schools , the internet , education , etc . ) than most of... | Developed countries have people with more resources |
5730f58e05b4da19006bcc9b | question: What year did Oleg conquer the Drevlians ? context: Rurik led the Rus ' until his death in about 879 , bequeathing his kingdom to his kinsman , Prince Oleg , as regent for his young son , Igor . In 880 - 82 , Oleg led a military force south along the Dnieper river , capturing Smolensk and Lyubech before reach... | 883 |
572801dd2ca10214002d9b49 | question: What kind of proof is acceptable for participation in auctions ? context: To qualify for participation in the auctions , banks must be able to offer proof of appropriate collateral in the form of loans to other entities . These can be the public debt of member states , but a fairly wide range of private banki... | public debt of member states , but a fairly wide range of private banking securities are also accepted |
57265e2b5951b619008f70b5 | question: What is the first Incursion led by Jackson known as now context: Seminole Indians based in East Florida began raiding Georgia settlements , and offering havens for runaway slaves . The United States Army led increasingly frequent incursions into Spanish territory , including the 1817 – 1818 campaign against t... | First Seminole War |
572eae7803f9891900756931 | question: What defines a climbing elevator ? context: A climbing elevator is a self - ascending elevator with its own propulsion . The propulsion can be done by an electric or a combustion engine . Climbing elevators are used in guyed masts or towers , in order to make easy access to parts of these constructions , such... | a self - ascending elevator with its own propulsion |
570ff36da58dae1900cd6793 | question: What can scientifically be considered the main factors in somebodys sexual orientation ? context: Scientists do not know the exact cause of sexual orientation , but they believe that it is caused by a complex interplay of genetic , hormonal , and environmental influences . They favor biologically - based theo... | they believe that it is caused by a complex interplay of genetic , hormonal , and environmental influences . |
570b28ab6b8089140040f7a5 | question: Why is calculating the days of the Gregorian calendar not simple ? context: In conjunction with the system of months there is a system of weeks . A physical or electronic calendar provides conversion from a given date to the weekday , and shows multiple dates for a given weekday and month . Calculating the da... | irregularities |
57276e1af1498d1400e8f7ed | question: What was done to make sure Jesus was dead ? context: According to the canonical gospels , Jesus , whom Christians believe to be the Son of God as well as the Messiah ( Christ ) , was arrested , tried , and sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged , and finally crucified by the Romans . Jesus was stripped of... | they pierced his side with a spear |
56f8c7b29b226e1400dd0fc1 | question: What are gametes ? context: Alleles at a locus may be dominant or recessive ; dominant alleles give rise to their corresponding phenotypes when paired with any other allele for the same trait , whereas recessive alleles give rise to their corresponding phenotype only when paired with another copy of the same ... | germ cells |
56db3449e7c41114004b4f3b | question: When did the torch go through Bankok ? context: Thailand : The April 18 relay through Bangkok was the Olympic flame ' s first visit to Thailand . The relay covered just over 10 km , and included Bangkok ' s Chinatown . The torch was carried past Democracy Monument , Chitralada Palace and a number of other cit... | April 18 |
5726801e708984140094c80f | question: What linguistic event in English could we parallel with the Dutch lowering of diphthongs ? context: This change is interesting from a sociolinguistic point of view because it has apparently happened relatively recently , in the 1970s , and was pioneered by older well - educated women from the upper middle cla... | English Great Vowel Shift |
5727fc0cff5b5019007d9a02 | question: Where did Pope Francis commemorate his death on 4 June ? context: The Roman Catholic Church celebrates his feast day not on the date of his death , June 3 , as is usual , nor even on the day of his papal inauguration ( as is sometimes done with Popes who are Saints , such as with John Paul II ) but on 11 Octo... | by the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church ( United States ) |
5709896b200fba1400368164 | question: In what year was an England football match aired only via the internet for the first time ? context: All England matches are broadcast with full commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live . From the 2008 – 09 season until the 2017 – 18 season , England ' s home and away qualifiers , and friendlies both home and away are ... | 2009 |
57318873497a881900248fd3 | question: In what month and year did Gaddafi make a speech promoting economic privatization ? context: Libya ' s economy witnessed increasing privatization ; although rejecting the socialist policies of nationalized industry advocated in The Green Book , government figures asserted that they were forging " people ' s s... | March 2003 |
572f2607947a6a140053c7e0 | question: Is " low " voltage used by trains safe for people ? context: Motors have very little room for electrical insulation so they generally have low voltage ratings . Because transformers ( prior to the development of power electronics ) cannot step down DC voltages , trains were supplied with a relatively low DC v... | lethal |
5730283fa23a5019007fceb4 | question: Roughly how many same - sex couples were there ? context: There were 46 , 917 households , out of which 7 , 835 ( 16 . 7 % ) had children under the age of 18 living in them , 13 , 092 ( 27 . 9 % ) were opposite - sex married couples living together , 3 , 510 ( 7 . 5 % ) had a female householder with no husban... | 416 |
570b5cafec8fbc190045b9a6 | question: What event led to America entering the war ? context: Starting in 1940 ( 18 months before Pearl Harbor ) , the nation mobilized , giving high priority to air power . American involvement in World War II in 1940 – 41 was limited to providing war material and financial support to Britain , the Soviet Union , an... | the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , Hawaii |
572bc3cf111d821400f38f7e | question: What was one of the main concerns of this literature on how schooling and earnings ? context: At the level of the individual , there is a large literature , generally related to the work of Jacob Mincer , on how earnings are related to the schooling and other human capital . This work has motivated a large nu... | not achieve their full academic potential , due to financial difficulties |
57318515a5e9cc1400cdc017 | question: How many Americans died in the Berlin disco bombing of 1986 ? context: After the U . S . accused Libya of orchestrating the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing , in which two American soldiers died , Reagan decided to retaliate militarily . The Central Intelligence Agency were critical of the move , believing tha... | two |
57303fedb2c2fd1400568af5 | question: Who recommended that the British - Irish Inter - Parliamentary Assembly should look very closely at the work that the British - Irish Council does ? context: The Council does not have executive powers but meets biannually to discuss issues of mutual importance . Similarly , the Parliamentary Assembly has no l... | Niall Blaney |
5728c068ff5b5019007da5f9 | question: What monuments did Louis XIV have constructed ? context: Louis XIV distrusted the Parisians and moved his court to Versailles in 1682 , but his reign also saw an unprecedented flourishing of the arts and sciences in Paris . The Com é die - Fran ç aise , the Academy of Painting , and the French Academy of Scie... | Coll è ge des Quatre - Nations , Place Vend ô me , Place des Victoires , and began Les Invalides . |
5726b3bc5951b619008f7b11 | question: How many nights in a year are there in Raleigh that are freezing ? context: Like much of the southeastern United States , Raleigh has a humid subtropical climate ( K ö ppen Cfa ) , with four distinct seasons . Winters are short and generally cool , with a January daily average of 41 . 0 ° F ( 5 . 0 ° C ) . On... | 69 nights per year |
5724fc250a492a19004356a4 | question: What did Victoria and her mother disagree on ? context: Though queen , as an unmarried young woman Victoria was required by social convention to live with her mother , despite their differences over the Kensington System and her mother ' s continued reliance on Conroy . Her mother was consigned to a remote ap... | the Kensington System |
572f706ab2c2fd140056811e | question: Vibrating the stump of an amputee ' s limb can produce what in some patients ? context: Local anesthetic injections into the nerves or sensitive areas of the stump may relieve pain for days , weeks , or sometimes permanently , despite the drug wearing off in a matter of hours ; and small injections of hyperto... | relief |
570d1e05b3d812140066d43c | question: When did the Almohads gain control of the peninsula ? context: The city remained in the hands of Christian troops until 1102 , when the Almoravids retook the city and restored the Muslim religion . Although the self - styled ' Emperor of All Spain ' , Alfonso VI of Le ó n and Castile , drove them from the cit... | 1145 |
57289b78ff5b5019007da333 | question: How is the mandolin usually played ? context: A mandolin ( Italian : mandolino pronounced [ mando ˈ li ː no ] ; literally " small mandola " ) is a musical instrument in the lute family and is usually plucked with a plectrum or " pick " . It commonly has four courses of doubled metal strings tuned in unison ( ... | usually plucked with a plectrum or " pick " |
57282a944b864d1900164638 | question: What are coelomata ? context: Most annelids have a pair of coelomata ( body cavities ) in each segment , separated from other segments by septa and from each other by vertical mesenteries . Each septum forms a sandwich with connective tissue in the middle and mesothelium ( membrane that serves as a lining ) f... | body cavities |
56deea683277331400b4d80b | question: What is the name of the 1991 book by Paul Davies and John Gribbins ? context: Some modern day physicists and science writers — such as Paul Davies and John Gribbin — have argued that materialism has been disproven by certain scientific findings in physics , such as quantum mechanics and chaos theory . In 1991... | The Matter Myth |
5726ee825951b619008f82b5 | question: When was secretprojectrevolution released ? context: Working with photographer Steven Klein , Madonna completed a 17 - minute film called secretprojectrevolution . The BitTorrent company was selected by Madonna to release the film as part of a Madonna bundle . It was released on September 24 , 2013 , and cons... | September 24 , 2013 |
5731eb9bb9d445190005e699 | question: What is the definition of genocide ? context: Genocide has become an official term used in international relations . The word genocide was not in use before 1944 . Before this , in 1941 , Winston Churchill described the mass killing of Russian prisoners of war and civilians as " a crime without a name " . In ... | a specific set of violent crimes that are committed against a certain group with the attempt to remove the entire group from existence or to destroy them |
5725b82838643c19005acbc7 | question: The importance of Montevideo as the main port of the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata brought confrontations with what city ? context: A few years after its foundation , Montevideo became the main city of the region north of the R í o de la Plata and east of the Uruguay River , competing with Buenos Aires f... | Buenos Aires |
56e7a86a00c9c71400d77492 | question: How many tunnels does Nanjing have over the Yangtze River ? context: Nanjing is the transportation hub in eastern China and the downstream Yangtze River area . Different means of transportation constitute a three - dimensional transport system that includes land , water and air . As in most other Chinese citi... | two |
57319e32e99e3014001e6189 | question: In what nation did the University Revolution occur ? context: A national university is generally a university created or run by a national state but at the same time represents a state autonomic institution which functions as a completely independent body inside of the same state . Some national universities ... | Argentina |
56ce0a3762d2951400fa69d7 | question: What era was Chopin active during ? context: Fr é d é ric Fran ç ois Chopin ( / ˈ ʃ o ʊ p æ n / ; French pronunciation : [ f ʁ e . de . ʁ ik f ʁ ɑ ̃ . swa ʃ ɔ . p ɛ ̃ ] ; 22 February or 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849 ) , born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin , [ n 1 ] was a Polish and French ( by citizenship and ... | Romantic era |
572657f0f1498d1400e8dc9d | question: Which Dutch province is only partially comprised of speakers of Dutch low Saxon ? context: In the east there is a Dutch Low Saxon dialect area , comprising the provinces of Groningen , Drenthe and Overijssel , and parts of the province of Gelderland as well . The IJssel river roughly forms the linguistic wate... | Gelderland |
57303fb704bcaa1900d77403 | question: What is Charleston ' s oldest community theater group ? context: Charleston ' s oldest community theater group , the Footlight Players , has provided theatrical productions since 1931 . A variety of performing arts venues includes the historic Dock Street Theatre . The annual Charleston Fashion Week held each... | the Footlight Players |
572a5371d562191400bc865f | question: The annexation of what two regions resulted in large groups of Muslim refugees coming into the empire ? context: Economic and political migrations made an impact across the empire . For example , the Russian and Austria - Habsburg annexation of the Crimean and Balkan regions respectively saw large influxes of... | the Crimean and Balkan regions |
56de66c1cffd8e1900b4b874 | question: As of 2014 , what was the population of Plymouth ? context: The city is home to 261 , 546 ( mid - 2014 est . ) people , making it the 30th most populous built - up area in the United Kingdom . It is governed locally by Plymouth City Council and is represented nationally by three MPs . Plymouth ' s economy rem... | 261 , 546 |
56f96a9d9b226e1400dd1426 | question: What is the official name of the missile test facility ? context: The United States Army maintains the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll . Marshallese land owners receive rent for the base . | Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site |
5731d976b9d445190005e5b9 | question: What is the largest ethnic group in Egypt ? context: Ethnic Egyptians are by far the largest ethnic group in the country , constituting 91 % of the total population . Ethnic minorities include the Abazas , Turks , Greeks , Bedouin Arab tribes living in the eastern deserts and the Sinai Peninsula , the Berber ... | Ethnic Egyptians |
5726e03b708984140094d465 | question: Who were two 20th century writers who blurred the lines between journalism and literature ? context: Genre fiction also showed it could question reality in its 20th century forms , in spite of its fixed formulas , through the enquiries of the skeptical detective and the alternative realities of science fictio... | William Burroughs , in his early works , and Hunter S . Thompson |
57296ac9af94a219006aa3d9 | question: Which famous artist warned other artists not to use verdigris ? context: Verdigris is made by placing a plate or blade of copper , brass or bronze , slightly warmed , into a vat of fermenting wine , leaving it there for several weeks , and then scraping off and drying the green powder that forms on the metal ... | Leonardo da Vinci |
572697d6708984140094cb30 | question: What amount is spent annualoy on pesticides ? context: Every dollar ( $ 1 ) that is spent on pesticides for crops yields four dollars ( $ 4 ) in crops saved . This means based that , on the amount of money spent per year on pesticides , $ 10 billion , there is an additional $ 40 billion savings in crop that w... | $ 10 billion |
5731d56fe17f3d1400422471 | question: What modern movement began in the 20th century ? context: A noteworthy development in 20th - century Protestant Christianity was the rise of the modern Pentecostal movement . Sprung from Methodist and Wesleyan roots , it arose out of meetings at an urban mission on Azusa Street in Los Angeles . From there it ... | the modern Pentecostal movement |
5707066b9e06ca38007e92b4 | question: What was the initial difference between majuscule and minuscule letters ? context: In Latin , papyri from Herculaneum dating before 79 AD ( when it was destroyed ) have been found that have been written in old Roman cursive , where the early forms of minuscule letters " d " , " h " and " r " , for example , c... | stylistic |
572a470efed8de19000d5b65 | question: Which museum feature the original copy of the Gutenberg Bible ? context: New Haven has a variety of museums , many of them associated with Yale . The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library features an original copy of the Gutenberg Bible . There is also the Connecticut Children ' s Museum ; the Knights of ... | The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript |
5731cc95e99e3014001e62ad | question: What did the Arkansas law violate the constitutional prohibition of state laws in respect to ? context: In Epperson v . Arkansas , 393 U . S . 97 ( 1968 ) , the Supreme Court considered an Arkansas law that made it a crime " to teach the theory or doctrine that mankind ascended or descended from a lower order... | an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof |
56e7c43300c9c71400d77595 | question: Who was the administrator during World War II for the island ? context: During World War II , the islands were used as a top secret Royal Navy weather and radio station codenamed HMS Atlantic Isle , to monitor Nazi U - boats ( which were required to maintain radio contact ) and shipping movements in the South... | Surgeon Lieutenant Commander E . J . S . Woolley |
56dee0f43277331400b4d7ab | question: Arthur Schopenhauer lived from what year to what year ? context: Arthur Schopenhauer ( 1788 - 1860 ) wrote that " . . . materialism is the philosophy of the subject who forgets to take account of himself " . He claimed that an observing subject can only know material objects through the mediation of the brain... | 1788 - 1860 |
57300c6a04bcaa1900d7709a | question: How many acres were burned in the historic Cedar Fire of 2003 ? context: San Diego and its backcountry are subject to periodic wildfires . In October 2003 , San Diego was the site of the Cedar Fire , which has been called the largest wildfire in California over the past century . The fire burned 280 , 000 acr... | 280 , 000 acres ( 1 , 100 km2 ) |
57272435f1498d1400e8f3ec | question: Who made the call to sell Alaska ? context: Russia feared losing Russian America without compensation in some future conflict , especially to the British . While Alaska attracted little interest at the time , the population of nearby British Columbia started to increase rapidly a few years after hostilities e... | Alexander II |
572688895951b619008f7601 | question: Who manned the Cubs radio and TV booth for parts of five decades ? context: Jack Brickhouse manned the Cubs radio and especially the TV booth for parts of five decades , the 34 - season span from 1948 to 1981 . He covered the games with a level of enthusiasm that often seemed unjustified by the team ' s poor ... | Jack Brickhouse |
57285d362ca10214002da2bb | question: What is the northernmost city in the US ? context: The North Slope is mostly tundra peppered with small villages . The area is known for its massive reserves of crude oil , and contains both the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska and the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field . Barrow , the northernmost city in the United St... | Barrow |
57299ff56aef051400155047 | question: Many insects are what to the environment ? context: Although pest insects attract the most attention , many insects are beneficial to the environment and to humans . Some insects , like wasps , bees , butterflies and ants , pollinate flowering plants . Pollination is a mutualistic relationship between plants ... | beneficial |
56e0f1cd231d4119001ac497 | question: What year was the national postal service of Somalia relaunched ? context: Communications in Somalia encompasses the communications services and capacity of Somalia . Telecommunications , internet , radio , print , television and postal services in the nation are largely concentrated in the private sector . S... | 2013 |
5727617f708984140094dcc0 | question: What was it a sin with no small penance to dress up as ? context: In the year 743 the synod in Leptines ( Leptines is located near Binche in Belgium ) spoke out furiously against the excesses in the month of February . Also from the same period dates the phrase : " Whoever in February by a variety of less hon... | an animal or old woman |
57278e57f1498d1400e8fc03 | question: Who were the leaders of the Federalist and Democratic - Republican parties ? context: Although the Founding Fathers of the United States did not originally intend for American politics to be partisan , early political controversies in the 1790s over the extent of federal government powers saw the emergence of... | Framers Alexander Hamilton and James Madison |
5730afba396df9190009627e | question: How is the SNES ' s slot positioned ? context: All versions incorporate a top - loading slot for game cartridges , although the shape of the slot differs between regions to match the different shapes of the cartridges . The MULTI OUT connector ( later used on the Nintendo 64 and GameCube ) can output composit... | top - loading |
5727cbac4b864d1900163d3e | question: Why was it natural to have Ford Motor Company based in Cork ? context: The city is also home to the Heineken Brewery that brews Murphy ' s Irish Stout and the nearby Beamish and Crawford brewery ( taken over by Heineken in 2008 ) which have been in the city for generations . 45 % of the world ' s Tic Tac swee... | Henry Ford ' s grandfather was from West Cork |
56f9519a9e9bad19000a0826 | question: In what ocean are the Marshall Islands located ? context: The Marshall Islands , officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( Marshallese : Aolep ā n Aor ō kin M ̧ aje ļ ) , [ note 1 ] is an island country located near the equator in the Pacific Ocean , slightly west of the International Date Line . Geog... | Pacific Ocean |
56d540072593cc1400307b10 | question: How many people were injured in the May 25 aftershock ? context: Strong aftershocks continued to strike even months after the main quake . On May 25 , an aftershock of 6 . 0 Mw ( 6 . 4 Ms according to CEA ) hit northeast of the original earthquake ' s epicenter , in Qingchuan County , Sichuan , causing eight ... | 1000 |
572fdc72b2c2fd140056852b | question: How many weeks did Mexican partisans hold San Diego before it was recaptured by Americans ? context: In 1846 , the United States went to war against Mexico and sent a naval and land expedition to conquer Alta California . At first they had an easy time of it capturing the major ports including San Diego , but... | three weeks |
57069b7b52bb891400689ac9 | question: what type of bass synthesizer was a staple of the early house sound ? context: The hypnotic electronic dance song " On and On " , produced in 1984 by Chicago DJ Jesse Saunders and co - written by Vince Lawrence , had elements that became staples of the early house sound , such as the Roland TB - 303 bass synt... | Roland TB - 303 |
570d4299fed7b91900d45dd1 | question: What war occurred after the end of World War II ? context: The end of World War II set the stage for the East – West confrontation known as the Cold War . With the outbreak of the Korean War , concerns over the defense of Western Europe rose . Two corps , V and VII , were reactivated under Seventh United Stat... | Cold War |
56fe022c19033b140034ce35 | question: A computer that is made using pool balls is known as what ? context: Historically , computers evolved from mechanical computers and eventually from vacuum tubes to transistors . However , conceptually computational systems as flexible as a personal computer can be built out of almost anything . For example , ... | billiard ball computer ) |
5725bb2838643c19005acbfc | question: How many lives were lost ? context: On 6 October 1973 , as Jews were observing Yom Kippur , the Egyptian and Syrian armies launched a surprise attack against Israeli forces in the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights , that opened the Yom Kippur War . The war ended on 26 October with Israel successfully repellin... | 10 – 35 , 000 |
56de858d4396321400ee29e5 | question: Who announced the status of Keeping Up Appearances as the most exported BBC show ? context: In February 2016 , it was confirmed by BBC Worldwide that Keeping Up Appearances is the corporation ' s most exported television programme , being sold nearly 1000 times to overseas broadcasters . | BBC Worldwide |
56d5005d2ccc5a1400d833f2 | question: Along what fault line did the quake happen ? context: According to a study by the China Earthquake Administration ( CEA ) , the earthquake occurred along the Longmenshan fault , a thrust structure along the border of the Indo - Australian Plate and Eurasian Plate . Seismic activities concentrated on its mid -... | Longmenshan fault |
57278bb15951b619008f8d08 | question: Which song was played for the first time in Strasbourg that would later become the French national anthem ? context: The year 1789 brought the French Revolution and with it the first division of Alsace into the d é partements of Haut - and Bas - Rhin . Alsatians played an active role in the French Revolution ... | La Marseillaise |
57261df0ec44d21400f3d905 | question: Where do state banquets take place ? context: State banquets also take place in the Ballroom ; these formal dinners are held on the first evening of a state visit by a foreign head of state . On these occasions , for up to 170 guests in formal " white tie and decorations " , including tiaras , the dining tabl... | in the Ballroom |
56dfa7277aa994140058dfa2 | question: Right before his death , what kind of energy did he speculate about ? context: Bell ' s own home used a primitive form of air conditioning , in which fans blew currents of air across great blocks of ice . He also anticipated modern concerns with fuel shortages and industrial pollution . Methane gas , he reaso... | solar |
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