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572e7b91dfa6aa1500f8d018 | question: How old are the players in the Quebec Junior Football League ? context: Canadian football is also played at the high school , junior , collegiate , and semi - professional levels : the Canadian Junior Football League , formed May 8 , 1974 , and Quebec Junior Football League are leagues for players aged 18 – 2... | 18 – 22 |
572b951ef75d5e190021fe5e | question: What has been a constant issue with education for as long as education has been around itself ? context: In 2012 , the modern use of electronic educational technology ( also called e - learning ) had grown at 14 times the rate of traditional learning . [ clarification needed ] Open education is fast growing t... | Cost of education |
57279ae4dd62a815002ea1cb | question: Who wanted to determine why an author made changes to a work ? context: Bowers and Tanselle argue for rejecting textual variants that an author inserted at the suggestion of others . Bowers said that his edition of Stephen Crane ' s first novel , Maggie , presented " the author ' s final and uninfluenced arti... | Tanselle |
57271305f1498d1400e8f32e | question: What media conglomerate did Comcast begin preliminary talks to buy in 2009 ? context: Media outlets began reporting in late September 2009 that Comcast was in talks to buy NBCUniversal . Comcast denied the rumors at first , while NBC would not comment on them . However , CNBC itself reported on October 1 that... | NBCUniversal |
572e7cf003f98919007566a7 | question: When did Ottoman rule occur in Cyprus ? context: The earliest known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC . Archaeological remains from this period include the well - preserved Neolithic village of Khirokitia , and Cyprus is home to some of the oldest water wells in the world . C... | between 1571 and 1878 |
5728479b4b864d19001648b4 | question: What belief system did the native Estonians try to remove ? context: On St . George ' s Night ( Estonian : J ü ri ö ö ü lest õ us ) 23 April 1343 , the indigenous Estonian population in the Duchy of Estonia , the Bishopric of Ö sel - Wiek and the insular territories of the State of the Teutonic Order tried to... | the non - indigenous Christian religion |
56cc41416d243a140015eee2 | question: Which ruler took Western Xia under their control ? context: In 1207 , the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan ( r . 1206 – 1227 ) conquered and subjugated the ethnic Tangut state of the Western Xia ( 1038 – 1227 ) . In the same year , he established diplomatic relations with Tibet by sending envoys there . The conquest... | Genghis Khan |
5731cc95e99e3014001e62aa | question: When did the case of Epperson v . Arkansas take place ? 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 of animals , " or " to adopt or use in... | 1968 |
56e1c12fe3433e140042312c | question: What year did experimental broadcasts of Somali National Television begin ? context: The Mogadishu - based Somali National Television is the principal national public service broadcaster . On March 18 , 2011 , the Ministry of Information of the Transitional Federal Government began experimental broadcasts of ... | 2011 |
5727b5944b864d1900163af9 | question: Who are private insurance companies required to accept ? context: Swiss citizens are universally required to buy health insurance from private insurance companies , which in turn are required to accept every applicant . While the cost of the system is among the highest it compares well with other European cou... | every applicant |
56cf3e29aab44d1400b88ed4 | question: Quantum is a division of what other organization ? context: Despite being an original story , Spectre draws on Ian Fleming ' s source material , most notably in the character of Franz Oberhauser , played by Christoph Waltz . Oberhauser shares his name with Hannes Oberhauser , a background character in the sho... | Spectre |
5726b7a95951b619008f7baf | question: Who insisted that Protestant and Orthodox Christians be invited to all Counsel meetings ? 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... | Pope John XXIII |
57277b4c708984140094ded4 | question: Why can ' t glaciers form in polar deserts ? context: Even at high latitudes , glacier formation is not inevitable . Areas of the Arctic , such as Banks Island , and the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica are considered polar deserts where glaciers cannot form because they receive little snowfall despite the b... | they receive little snowfall |
572acb23f75d5e190021fcdb | question: How expensive was Kerry ' s yacht ? context: According to the Boston Herald , dated July 23 , 2010 , Kerry commissioned construction on a new $ 7 million yacht ( a Friendship 75 ) in New Zealand and moored it in Portsmouth , Rhode Island , where the Friendship yacht company is based . The article claimed this... | $ 7 million |
572a1e346aef0514001552b9 | question: What was the name of the town that first appeared during the PPNA ? context: Around 10 , 200 BC the first fully developed Neolithic cultures belonging to the phase Pre - Pottery Neolithic A ( PPNA ) appeared in the fertile crescent . Around 10 , 700 to 9 , 400 BC a settlement was established in Tell Qaramel ,... | Jericho |
572803c92ca10214002d9b85 | question: Who decided that chemistry and alchemy were different ? context: Modern chemistry emerged from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries through the material practices and theories promoted by alchemy , medicine , manufacturing and mining . A decisive moment came when ' chymistry ' was distinguished from... | Robert Boyle |
57261e08271a42140099d49a | question: Permanent press materials have been treated with what ? context: Many kinds of clothing are designed to be ironed before they are worn to remove wrinkles . Most modern formal and semi - formal clothing is in this category ( for example , dress shirts and suits ) . Ironed clothes are believed to look clean , f... | a coating |
570c2257ec8fbc190045bc65 | question: Approximately how many people live throughout the year at research stations across Antarctica ? context: Antarctica , on average , is the coldest , driest , and windiest continent , and has the highest average elevation of all the continents . Antarctica is considered a desert , with annual precipitation of o... | anywhere from 1 , 000 to 5 , 000 |
572f53ca04bcaa1900d76857 | question: What is the usual collector current for small - signal transistors ? context: BJTs have three terminals , corresponding to the three layers of semiconductor — an emitter , a base , and a collector . They are useful in amplifiers because the currents at the emitter and collector are controllable by a relativel... | greater than 100 |
5723e1e80dadf01500fa1f6d | question: What year was Victoria ' s Golden Jubilee held ? context: In 1887 , the British Empire celebrated Victoria ' s Golden Jubilee . Victoria marked the fiftieth anniversary of her accession on 20 June with a banquet to which 50 kings and princes were invited . The following day , she participated in a procession ... | 1887 |
5726bf865951b619008f7d0f | question: What polymer is used to strengthen cell walls ? context: Plants synthesize a number of unique polymers like the polysaccharide molecules cellulose , pectin and xyloglucan from which the land plant cell wall is constructed . Vascular land plants make lignin , a polymer used to strengthen the secondary cell wal... | lignin |
5727f8df3acd2414000df123 | question: What day did the revolution begin ? context: The Free Officers ' intention was not to install themselves in government , but to re - establish a parliamentary democracy . Nasser did not believe that a low - ranking officer like himself ( a lieutenant colonel ) would be accepted by the Egyptian people , and so... | 22 July |
56e78fd700c9c71400d772cb | question: What is the aim of NARA in entering public - private partnerships ? context: In an effort to make its holdings more widely available and more easily accessible , the National Archives began entering into public – private partnerships in 2006 . A joint venture with Google will digitize and offer NARA video onl... | to make its holdings more widely available |
56cc50756d243a140015eef6 | question: How many states were ruled by myriarchies ? context: Starting in 1236 , the Mongol prince Kublai , who later ruled as Khagan from 1260 – 1294 , was granted a large appanage in North China by his superior , Ö gedei Khan . Karma Pakshi , 2nd Karmapa Lama ( 1203 – 1283 ) — the head lama of the Karma Kagyu lineag... | thirteen |
5723e3290dadf01500fa1f79 | question: What year did Victoria stop her annual visits to Spain due to the Boer war ? context: Victoria visited mainland Europe regularly for holidays . In 1889 , during a stay in Biarritz , she became the first reigning monarch from Britain to set foot in Spain when she crossed the border for a brief visit . By April... | 1900 |
56f8d6409e9bad19000a05bc | question: In addition to the southern and eastern sections of Southampton , what other section has local train service ? context: Local train services operate in the central , southern and eastern sections of the city and are operated by South West Trains , with stations at Swaythling , St Denys , Millbrook , Redbridge... | central |
5731a5bfe99e3014001e61a4 | question: What type of religious practices outnumbered the state observances ? context: The impressive , costly , and centralised rites to the deities of the Roman state were vastly outnumbered in everyday life by commonplace religious observances pertaining to an individual ' s domestic and personal deities , the patr... | commonplace |
5733f37ed058e614000b664f | question: How many branches make up the Portuguese armed forces ? context: The armed forces have three branches : Navy , Army and Air Force . They serve primarily as a self - defense force whose mission is to protect the territorial integrity of the country and provide humanitarian assistance and security at home and a... | three |
56cbd4c56d243a140015ed7a | question: What instrument did every composition by Fr é d é ric include ? context: All of Chopin ' s compositions include the piano . Most are for solo piano , though he also wrote two piano concertos , a few chamber pieces , and some songs to Polish lyrics . His keyboard style is highly individual and often technicall... | piano |
5707268f9e06ca38007e949c | question: The intervention had serious consequences for which state ? context: The liberal political forces maintained strong control over the state government until shortly after the French Intervention which turned the tables in favor to the conservative forces once again . The intervention had serious repercussions ... | Chihuahua |
573288ce57eb1f1400fd2d83 | question: What happens in empirical therapy ? context: In empirical therapy , a patient has proven or suspected infection , but the responsible microorganism is not yet unidentified . While the microorgainsim is being identified the doctor will usually administer the best choice of antibiotic that will be most active a... | a patient has proven or suspected infection , but the responsible microorganism is not yet unidentified |
57283ab62ca10214002da125 | question: What was the name of Sony ' s President who announced his retirement amid rumors in April 2007 ? context: PlayStation 3 ' s initial production cost is estimated by iSuppli to have been US $ 805 . 85 for the 20 GB model and US $ 840 . 35 for the 60 GB model . However , they were priced at US $ 499 and US $ 599... | Ken Kutaragi |
570d143eb3d812140066d3eb | question: Who did Macintosh displace from 2nd place on the 2012 holiday season " list of intended brands for desktop purchases " ? context: Apple has generally dominated the premium PC market , having a 91 percent market share for PCs priced at more than $ 1 , 000 in 2009 , according to NPD . The Macintosh took 45 perc... | Hewlett Packard |
572e9584dfa6aa1500f8d199 | question: What is a known advantage of the MG set ? context: Historically , AC motors were used for single or double speed elevator machines on the grounds of cost and lower usage applications where car speed and passenger comfort were less of an issue , but for higher speed , larger capacity elevators , the need for i... | electrically isolating the elevators from the rest of a building ' s electrical system |
5731af92e99e3014001e61cb | question: What event was held after the sacrifice ? context: Sacrifice to deities of the heavens ( di superi , " gods above " ) was performed in daylight , and under the public gaze . Deities of the upper heavens required white , infertile victims of their own sex : Juno a white heifer ( possibly a white cow ) ; Jupite... | banquet |
56ddd0509a695914005b95ee | question: In what part of the website are Wayback Machine ' s rules regarding removing content ? context: In Europe the Wayback Machine could be interpreted as violating copyright laws . Only the content creator can decide where their content is published or duplicated , so the Archive would have to delete pages from i... | FAQ |
573260db0fdd8d15006c6a68 | question: Who could invest in the U . S . housing market through MBS and CDO ? context: As part of the housing and credit booms , the number of financial agreements called mortgage - backed securities ( MBS ) and collateralized debt obligations ( CDO ) , which derived their value from mortgage payments and housing pric... | institutions and investors around the world |
572995e9af94a219006aa53c | question: Wings from modified gills is from what origin ? context: Insects are the only group of invertebrates to have developed flight . The evolution of insect wings has been a subject of debate . Some entomologists suggest that the wings are from paranotal lobes , or extensions from the insect ' s exoskeleton called... | pleural origin |
572fc1b5b2c2fd14005683ef | question: Richmond is located at what line of the James river ? context: Richmond is located at the fall line of the James River , 44 miles ( 71 km ) west of Williamsburg , 66 miles ( 106 km ) east of Charlottesville , and 98 miles ( 158 km ) south of Washington , D . C . Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties... | the fall line |
572619b8ec44d21400f3d8d5 | question: In what year was the Royal Dutch Shell Group created ? context: In February 1907 , the Royal Dutch Shell Group was created through the amalgamation of two rival companies : the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company of the Netherlands and the " Shell " Transport and Trading Company Ltd of the United Kingdom . It was a... | 1907 |
570d9c7616d0071400510beb | question: What view towards cognitive development during adolescence did Piaget take ? context: There are at least two major approaches to understanding cognitive change during adolescence . One is the constructivist view of cognitive development . Based on the work of Piaget , it takes a quantitative , state - theory ... | constructivist |
57100c2ea58dae1900cd680a | question: What does the amygdala region of the brain do ? context: More recently , scientists have started to focus on measuring changes in brain activity related to sexual arousal , by using brain - scanning techniques . A study on how heterosexual and homosexual men ' s brains react to seeing pictures of naked men an... | known to be involved in regulating fear . |
56ddc6e69a695914005b95ca | question: What term is used in Belgium and the Netherlands to refer to an institution like a German Fachhochschule ? context: Hogeschool is used in Belgium and in the Netherlands . The hogeschool has many similarities to the Fachhochschule in the German language areas and to the ammattikorkeakoulu in Finland . | hogeschool |
56e779ea37bdd419002c4009 | question: What kind of pollution is caused by emissions from cars while they ' re sitting in traffic ? context: An unexpected adverse effect of daylight saving time may lie in the fact that an extra part of morning rush hour traffic occurs before dawn and traffic emissions then cause higher air pollution than during da... | air pollution |
5728aba2ff5b5019007da417 | question: What branch of psychology was Popper critical of for not producing falsifiable theory ? context: Logically , no number of positive outcomes at the level of experimental testing can confirm a scientific theory , but a single counterexample is logically decisive : it shows the theory , from which the implicatio... | psychoanalysis |
56ce7c97aab44d1400b88801 | question: The solar water heaters introduced in the US in the 1890s saw growth until what time period ? context: Commercial solar water heaters began appearing in the United States in the 1890s . These systems saw increasing use until the 1920s but were gradually replaced by cheaper and more reliable heating fuels . As... | the 1920s |
573248b9e17f3d14004227db | question: Where did the Great Awakenings increase interest in Evangelicalism ? context: It gained great momentum in the 18th and 19th centuries with the emergence of Methodism and the Great Awakenings in Britain and North America . The origins of Evangelicalism are usually traced back to the English Methodist movement ... | Britain and North America |
57294e063f37b3190047821f | question: Where is Desert Sunlight Solar Farm currently under construction ? context: There are also many large plants under construction . The Desert Sunlight Solar Farm under construction in Riverside County , California and Topaz Solar Farm being built in San Luis Obispo County , California are both 550 MW solar par... | Riverside County , California |
56e087477aa994140058e5ba | question: When was the R - 7 Semyorka rocket tested successfully ? context: In 1953 , Korolev was given the go - ahead to develop the R - 7 Semyorka rocket , which represented a major advance from the German design . Although some of its components ( notably boosters ) still resembled the German G - 4 , the new rocket ... | August 21 , 1957 |
570c9341fed7b91900d459fd | question: When was the last Pyrenees Cup played ? context: With the new stadium , Barcelona participated in the inaugural version of the Pyrenees Cup , which , at the time , consisted of the best teams of Languedoc , Midi and Aquitaine ( Southern France ) , the Basque Country and Catalonia ; all were former members of ... | 1914 |
571a7fd610f8ca14003050af | question: What is phenobarbital used for ? 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 to Bayer phar... | epilepsy |
57276c675951b619008f89b2 | question: At what time did the name Schwyz begin to be used by the entire Confederation ? context: The toponym Schwyz itself is first attested in 972 , as Old High German Suittes , ultimately perhaps related to suedan " to burn " , referring to the area of forest that was burned and cleared to build . The name was exte... | after the Swabian War of 1499 |
572cbf35dfb02c14005c6c21 | question: When was the Restatement ( Second ) of Torts beginning to be adopted outside of the United States ? context: Notably , the most broadly influential innovation of 20th - century American tort law was the rule of strict liability for defective products , which originated with judicial glosses on the law of warr... | 1985 |
571b532132177014007ea070 | question: What kind of living materials formed the basis of bitumen ? context: Asphalt / bitumen is similar to the organic matter in carbonaceous meteorites . However , detailed studies have shown these materials to be distinct . The vast Alberta bitumen resources are believed to have started out as living material fro... | plants and animals |
56d31b3759d6e41400146245 | question: Who did Chopin know that became rich in Paris ? context: Two Polish friends in Paris were also to play important roles in Chopin ' s life there . His fellow student at the Warsaw Conservatory , Julian Fontana , had originally tried unsuccessfully to establish himself in England ; Albert Grzyma ł a , who in Pa... | Albert Grzyma ł a |
57316e2b497a881900248ed5 | question: The mosaics in churches of Ravello prove what ? context: Southern Italy was also part of the Norman kingdom but great mosaics did not survive in this area except the fine mosaic pavement of the Otranto Cathedral from 1166 , with mosaics tied into a tree of life , mostly still preserved . The scenes depict bib... | mosaic art was widespread |
56fc30d800a8df19004037e3 | question: During what time period did Panini do his work ? context: The history of phonology may be traced back to the Ashtadhyayi , the Sanskrit grammar composed by P ā ṇ ini in the 4th century BC . In particular the Shiva Sutras , an auxiliary text to the Ashtadhyayi , introduces what can be considered a list of the ... | 4th century BC |
56e10514e3433e1400422ad6 | question: When did China join the Galileo project ? context: In September 2003 , China intended to join the European Galileo positioning system project and was to invest € 230 million ( USD296 million , GBP160 million ) in Galileo over the next few years . At the time , it was believed that China ' s " BeiDou " navigat... | October 2004 |
5726762af1498d1400e8e06d | question: Where do they grow tomatoes in Thuringia ? context: Agriculture and forestry have declined in importance over the decades . Nevertheless , they are more important than in the most other areas of Germany , especially within rural regions . 54 % of Thuringia ' s territory is in agricultural use . The fertile ba... | greenhouses |
57292a631d04691400779108 | question: What are the other levels classified by ? context: There are generally four recognized levels of tests : unit testing , integration testing , component interface testing , and system testing . Tests are frequently grouped by where they are added in the software development process , or by the level of specifi... | the testing objective |
572a15386aef05140015524f | question: What did Kant say was similar notion to time ? context: In 1781 , Immanuel Kant published the Critique of Pure Reason , one of the most influential works in the history of the philosophy of space and time . He describes time as an a priori notion that , together with other a priori notions such as space , all... | space |
5731d6d4e99e3014001e631f | question: Who designated the first boundary of Rome ? context: Public religion took place within a sacred precinct that had been marked out ritually by an augur . The original meaning of the Latin word templum was this sacred space , and only later referred to a building . Rome itself was an intrinsically sacred space ... | Romulus |
56f7fd1faef2371900625d3a | question: What clan was given the privileged of enoblement ? context: In the Kingdom of Poland and later in the Polish - Lithuanian Commonwealth , ennoblement ( nobilitacja ) may be equated with an individual given legal status as a szlachta ( member of the Polish nobility ) . Initially , this privilege could be grante... | szlachta clan |
57279ae43acd2414000de7b5 | question: Ashkenazi Jews share more common paternal lineages with what group ? context: Y DNA studies tend to imply a small number of founders in an old population whose members parted and followed different migration paths . In most Jewish populations , these male line ancestors appear to have been mainly Middle Easte... | Jewish and Middle Eastern groups |
5726ef98708984140094d670 | question: The Council , under Paul VI , decided whom could make decisions independently of Rome ? context: Some critiqued Paul VI ' s decision ; the newly created Synod of Bishops had an advisory role only and could not make decisions on their own , although the Council decided exactly that . During the pontificate of ... | Bishops |
5728b5c04b864d1900164c97 | question: Who played the mandolin in Vaudeville ? context: Instruments were marketed by teacher - dealers , much as the title character in the popular musical The Music Man . Often , these teacher - dealers conducted mandolin orchestras : groups of 4 - 50 musicians who played various mandolin family instruments . Howev... | Samuel Siegel |
57296ab01d046914007793e8 | question: What are thick alloys made in layers called ? 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 " splat cooling " by do... | bulk metallic glasses |
56df650f8bc80c19004e4bbf | question: How many years ago was Plymouth College of Art founded ? context: The city is also home to two large colleges . The City College Plymouth provides courses from the most basic to Foundation degrees for approximately 26 , 000 students . Plymouth College of Art offers a selection of courses including media . It ... | 153 |
56cff6a7234ae51400d9c18d | question: I Love New York was established as advertising in what year ? context: I Love New York ( stylized I ❤ NY ) is both a logo and a song that are the basis of an advertising campaign and have been used since 1977 to promote tourism in New York City , and later to promote New York State as well . The trademarked l... | 1977 |
57291034af94a219006aa014 | question: Insects growth is constrained by what ? context: The life cycles of insects vary but most hatch from eggs . Insect growth is constrained by the inelastic exoskeleton and development involves a series of molts . The immature stages can differ from the adults in structure , habit and habitat , and can include a... | the inelastic exoskeleton |
5730a11b2461fd1900a9cf13 | question: What is it called if you mistake a reflection in a mirror for the real thing ? context: Whitehead describes causal efficacy as " the experience dominating the primitive living organisms , which have a sense for the fate from which they have emerged , and the fate towards which they go . " It is , in other wor... | Presentational immediacy |
5725c49a89a1e219009abe3d | question: What does " Hoogduits " translate to in English ? context: In Dutch itself , Diets went out of common use - although Platdiets is still used for the transitional Limburgish - Ripuarian dialects in the north - east of Belgium . Nederlands , the official Dutch word for " Dutch " , did not become firmly establis... | High Dutch |
5732ab8ed6dcfa19001e8a6c | question: What was the ' Treatise on the Police ' called in French ? context: Michel Foucault claims that the contemporary concept of police as a paid and funded functionary of the state was developed by German and French legal scholars and practitioners in Public administration and Statistics in the 17th and early 18t... | Trait é de la Police |
572e84dcdfa6aa1500f8d07d | question: His work at Cornell helped contribute to his what ? context: After the war , Feynman declined an offer from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton , New Jersey , despite the presence there of such distinguished faculty members as Albert Einstein , Kurt G ö del and John von Neumann . Feynman followed Ha... | Nobel Prize – winning work |
5727b3b72ca10214002d944c | question: What is the major limitation of traditional character encodings ? context: Unicode has the explicit aim of transcending the limitations of traditional character encodings , such as those defined by the ISO 8859 standard , which find wide usage in various countries of the world but remain largely incompatible ... | wide usage in various countries of the world but remain largely incompatible with each other |
572f9165a23a5019007fc771 | question: How are FET ' s separated ? 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 " enhance " the condu... | depletion - mode and enhancement - mode types |
5726f391dd62a815002e9608 | question: When did the Bamako Initiative begin ? context: Health care delivery in Nigeria is a concurrent responsibility of the three tiers of government in the country , and the private sector . Nigeria has been reorganising its health system since the Bamako Initiative of 1987 , which formally promoted community - ba... | 1987 |
570de4770b85d914000d7b94 | question: Is an inner city or crime - driven neighborhood more or less likely to be detrimental to one ' s development ? context: An adolescent ' s environment plays a huge role in their identity development . While most adolescent studies are conducted on white , middle class children , studies show that the more priv... | more likely |
56df457b8bc80c19004e49d4 | question: What stopped the widespread use of hunting and gathering ? context: Hunting and gathering was humanity ' s first and most successful adaptation , occupying at least 90 percent of human history . Following the invention of agriculture , hunter - gatherers have been displaced or conquered by farming or pastoral... | invention of agriculture |
57295fc51d04691400779344 | question: Whom took control of the Vandal ' s territory after 488 ? context: As the Roman Empire was falling apart , Palermo fell under the control of several Germanic tribes . The first were the Vandals in 440 AD under the rule of their king Geiseric . The Vandals had occupied all the Roman provinces in North Africa b... | Ostrogoths |
572962873f37b319004782ee | question: When does the Knowledge Corridor line begins it ' s construction ? context: In 2010 and 2011 , state and federal funds were awarded to Connecticut ( and Massachusetts ) to construct the Hartford Line , with a southern terminus at New Haven ' s Union Station and a northern terminus at Springfield ' s Union Sta... | in 2013 |
572b4ce0f75d5e190021fd7c | question: What is extremely important to prenatal and postnatal development ? context: Zinc is an essential mineral perceived by the public today as being of " exceptional biologic and public health importance " , especially regarding prenatal and postnatal development . Zinc deficiency affects about two billion people... | Zinc |
573248b9e17f3d14004227dc | question: What man is associated with the beginnings of Evangelicalism ? context: It gained great momentum in the 18th and 19th centuries with the emergence of Methodism and the Great Awakenings in Britain and North America . The origins of Evangelicalism are usually traced back to the English Methodist movement , Nico... | Nicolaus Zinzendorf |
572822c9ff5b5019007d9dcc | question: What church did the King ' s funeral take place on the 15th ? context: From 9 February for two days his coffin rested in St . Mary Magdalene Church , Sandringham , before lying in state at Westminster Hall from 11 February . His funeral took place at St . George ' s Chapel , Windsor Castle , on the 15th . He ... | Windsor Castle |
5728076e4b864d1900164285 | question: According to Heidegger , what can we do , in our thoughts ? 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 future is the stat... | step out of ( ecstasis ) sequential time . |
5726182438643c19005acfe4 | question: Who has been spreading Western culture and styles ? context: By the early years of the 21st century , western clothing styles had , to some extent , become international styles . This process began hundreds of years earlier , during the periods of European colonialism . The process of cultural dissemination h... | Western media corporations |
57268318708984140094c88b | question: Why did The Sun change the wording of the headline ? context: One of the paper ' s best known front pages , published on 4 May 1982 , commemorated the torpedoing of the Argentine ship the General Belgrano by running the story under the headline " GOTCHA " . At MacKenzie ' s insistence , and against the wishes... | the extent of Argentinian casualties became known |
5728b18d3acd2414000dfce9 | question: When was Alexander Balus composed ? context: Antonio Vivaldi composed a mandolin concerto ( Concerto in C major Op . 3 6 ) and two concertos for two mandolins and orchestra . Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart placed it in his 1787 work Don Giovanni and Beethoven created four variations of it . Antonio Maria Bononcini c... | 1748 |
56df0a103277331400b4d8f7 | question: What is suitable for CAF members to wear on any occasion ? context: Only service dress is suitable for CAF members to wear on any occasion , barring " dirty work " or combat . With gloves , swords , and medals ( No . 1 or 1A ) , it is suitable for ceremonial occasions and " dressed down " ( No . 3 or lower ) ... | service dress |
56be9bb83aeaaa14008c915e | question: Beyonce ' s first child is named what ? context: On January 7 , 2012 , Beyonc é gave birth to her first child , a daughter , Blue Ivy Carter , at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York . Five months later , she performed for four nights at Revel Atlantic City ' s Ovation Hall to celebrate the resort ' s opening , he... | Blue Ivy Carter |
57099056ed30961900e8432a | question: What is company that makes beer typically known as ? context: The process of making beer is known as brewing . A dedicated building for the making of beer is called a brewery , though beer can be made in the home and has been for much of its history . A company that makes beer is called either a brewery or a ... | a brewing company |
5728a9a74b864d1900164bd3 | question: Where was the mandolin primarily used ? context: The international repertoire of music for mandolin is almost unlimited , and musicians use it to play various types of music . This is especially true of violin music , since the mandolin has the same tuning of the violin . Following its invention and early dev... | classical tradition with Mandolin orchestras |
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