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56d24c8bb329da140004ed1b | question: What time period did the eastward spread of Brahmanism start ? context: This view is supported by a study of the region where these notions originated . Buddhism arose in Greater Magadha , which stretched from Sravasti , the capital of Kosala in the north - west , to Rajagrha in the south east . This land , t... | 2nd or 3rd centuries |
57096282200fba1400367f21 | question: What shape do grapes usually resemble ? context: Grapes are a type of fruit that grow in clusters of 15 to 300 , and can be crimson , black , dark blue , yellow , green , orange , and pink . " White " grapes are actually green in color , and are evolutionarily derived from the purple grape . Mutations in two ... | prolate spheroid |
5733f93e4776f41900661602 | question: Who heads each government department ? context: There are 48 departments in Punjab government . Each Department is headed by a Provincial Minister ( Politician ) and a Provincial Secretary ( A civil servant of usually BPS - 20 or BPS - 21 ) . All Ministers report to the Chief Minister , who is the Chief Execu... | a Provincial Minister ( Politician ) and a Provincial Secretary |
57269adedd62a815002e8ad6 | question: What general provided material to the Republic of Korea and evacuated US nationals ? context: Acting on State Secretary Acheson ' s recommendation , President Truman ordered General MacArthur to transfer mat é riel to the Army of the Republic of Korea while giving air cover to the evacuation of U . S . nation... | General MacArthur |
5731dff4e99e3014001e638e | question: What was de Beauvoir ' s career ? context: After a visit to Bras í lia , the French writer Simone de Beauvoir complained that all of its superquadras exuded " the same air of elegant monotony , " and other observers have equated the city ' s large open lawns , plazas , and fields to wastelands . As the city h... | writer |
56d67a8d1c8504140094714d | question: What did researcher Geng Qingguo say was sent to the State Seismological Bureau ? context: Malaysia - based Yazhou Zhoukan conducted an interview with former researcher at the China Seismological Bureau Geng Qingguo ( 耿 庆 国 ) , in which Geng claimed that a confidential written report was sent to the State Sei... | written report |
56f83b11a6d7ea1400e174e1 | question: Experts from what country disproved the NSA ' s report ? context: However , the NSA ' s report was completely disproved by Croatian experts . The report failed to recognize that Tito was a native speaker of the very distinctive local Kajkavian dialect of Zagorje . The acute accent , present only in Croatian d... | Croatian |
572ec87ac246551400ce4675 | question: What happens when an elevator goes into Phase one mode ? context: Phase one mode is activated by a corresponding smoke sensor or heat sensor in the building . Once an alarm has been activated , the elevator will automatically go into phase one . The elevator will wait an amount of time , then proceed to go in... | The elevator will wait an amount of time , then proceed to go into nudging mode to tell everyone the elevator is leaving the floor |
5730739e2461fd1900a9ce1f | question: During which the US invade Canada ? context: The implication has historical basis and dates to the breakup of British America during the American Revolution . The colonies that had confederated to form the United States invaded Canada ( at the time a term referring specifically to the modern - day provinces o... | the War of 1812 |
5728bf3a2ca10214002da6d3 | question: Who was in charge of the construction of the Notre Dame Cathedral ? context: By the end of the 12th century , Paris had become the political , economic , religious , and cultural capital of France . The Î le de la Cit é was the site of the royal palace . In 1163 , during the reign of Louis VII , Maurice de Su... | Maurice de Sully |
5726acd3708984140094cd93 | question: What design element allowed the use of large clerestory windows ? context: At the completion of the west front in 1140 , Abbot Suger moved on to the reconstruction of the eastern end , leaving the Carolingian nave in use . He designed a choir that would be suffused with light . To achieve his aims , his mason... | the flying buttresses |
5726b375708984140094ce34 | question: In what year did Montini visit the United States ? context: As a Cardinal , Montini journeyed to Africa ( 1962 ) , where he visited Ghana , Sudan , Kenya , Congo , Rhodesia , South Africa , and Nigeria . After his journey , John XXIII gave him a private audience on his trip which lasted for several hours . In... | 1960 |
56d37d7f59d6e4140014651a | question: In which round was Chris Medina eliminated n season ten of American Idol ? context: One of the more prominent contestants this year was Chris Medina , whose story of caring for his brain - damaged fianc é e received widespread coverage . Medina was cut in the Top 40 round . Casey Abrams , who suffers from ulc... | Top 40 |
56cede40aab44d1400b88b74 | question: Under what king did the founding of Columbia University occur ? context: The trial in Manhattan of John Peter Zenger in 1735 helped to establish the freedom of the press in North America . In 1754 , Columbia University was founded under charter by King George II as King ' s College in Lower Manhattan . The St... | George II |
570fc65b80d9841400ab366c | question: When did Dell ' s internet site gain popularity ? context: Originally , Dell did not emphasize the consumer market , due to the higher costs and unacceptably low profit margins in selling to individuals and households ; this changed when the company ’ s Internet site took off in 1996 and 1997 . While the indu... | 1996 |
57260f0538643c19005acf96 | question: How much CO2 emissions does the incandescent light ban in Europe save each year ? context: Since incandescent light bulbs use more energy than alternatives such as CFLs and LED lamps , many governments have introduced measures to ban their use , by setting minimum efficacy standards higher than can be achieve... | 15 million tonnes |
5727e36dff5b5019007d97af | question: Knibb also protagonised the creation of what ? context: Elsewhere in the Americas , in the Caribbean in particular , Baptist missionaries took an active role in the anti - slavery movement . In Jamaica , for example , William Knibb , a prominent British Baptist missionary , worked toward the emancipation of s... | Free Villages |
5728da773acd2414000e004d | question: What year was the first population increase since 1954 ? context: The population of Paris today is lower than its historical peak of 2 . 9 million in 1921 . The principal reasons were a significant decline in household size , and a dramatic migration of residents to the suburbs between 1962 and 1975 . Factors... | 2004 |
571121f4b654c5140001fba9 | question: Early Famicom games were written on what computer system ? context: Following a series of arcade game successes in the early 1980s , Nintendo made plans to create a cartridge - based console called the Famicom . Masayuki Uemura designed the system . Original plans called for an advanced 16 - bit system which ... | NEC PC - 8001 |
57276e51708984140094dd5d | question: What religion was gaining popularity in Nara ? context: When Emperor Kammu moved the capital to Heian - ky ō ( Ky ō to ) , which remained the imperial capital for the next 1 , 000 years , he did so not only to strengthen imperial authority but also to improve his seat of government geopolitically . Nara was a... | Buddhist |
572876a82ca10214002da394 | question: Who replaced Kinnock ? context: Kinnock then resigned as leader and was replaced by John Smith . Smith ' s leadership once again saw the re - emergence of tension between those on the party ' s left and those identified as " modernisers " , both of whom advocated radical revisions of the party ' s stance albe... | John Smith |
5727a9b94b864d19001639de | question: What is the name of the only Catholic college in the Carolinas ? context: North Carolina is also home to many well - known private colleges and universities , including Duke University , Wake Forest University , Pfeiffer University , Lees - McRae College , Davidson College , Barton College , North Carolina We... | Belmont Abbey College |
572855143acd2414000df91f | question: Who created LD Jukeboxes in 1985 ? context: In the early 1980s , Philips produced a LaserDisc player model adapted for a computer interface , dubbed " professional " . In 1985 , Jasmine Multimedia created LaserDisc Juke Boxes featuring music videos from Michael Jackson , Duran Duran , and Cyndi Lauper . When ... | Jasmine Multimedia |
56df5fc18bc80c19004e4b4f | question: What year did the oil crash ? context: In 2008 , Forbes magazine named Oklahoma City the most " recession proof city in America " . The magazine reported that the city had falling unemployment , one of the strongest housing markets in the country and solid growth in energy , agriculture and manufacturing . Ho... | 1985 |
56d24c8bb329da140004ed19 | question: Buddhism arose in what area ? context: This view is supported by a study of the region where these notions originated . Buddhism arose in Greater Magadha , which stretched from Sravasti , the capital of Kosala in the north - west , to Rajagrha in the south east . This land , to the east of aryavarta , the lan... | Greater Magadha |
5725c950271a42140099d1b7 | question: What is the tallest skyscraper in the country ? context: The architecture of Montevideo ranges from Neoclassical buildings such as the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral to the Postmodern style of the World Trade Center Montevideo or the 158 - metre ( 518 ft ) ANTEL Telecommunication Tower , the tallest skyscr... | ANTEL Telecommunication Tower |
572f8bd3a23a5019007fc71b | question: What was Kuomintang ' s main goal pertaining to Communist ? context: Few Chinese had any illusions about Japanese designs on China . Hungry for raw materials and pressed by a growing population , Japan initiated the seizure of Manchuria in September 1931 and established ex - Qing emperor Puyi as head of the p... | neutralize the spread of Communist influence . |
571aa06610f8ca14003051e3 | question: What is another term for the Umayyads ? context: According to tradition , the Umayyad family ( also known as the Banu Abd - Shams ) and Muhammad both descended from a common ancestor , Abd Manaf ibn Qusai , and they originally came from the city of Mecca . Muhammad descended from Abd Man ā f via his son Hashi... | Banu Abd - Shams |
5731782a497a881900248f30 | question: In addition to Italians , what people were kicked out of Libya in 1970 ? context: Moving to reduce Italian influence , in October 1970 all Italian - owned assets were expropriated and the 12 , 000 - strong Italian community expelled from Libya alongside a smaller number of Jews . The day became a national hol... | Jews |
570a5b9a4103511400d5964f | question: What book by Prinz defended the perceptual theory ? context: Theories dealing with perception either use one or multiples perceptions in order to find an emotion ( Goldie , 2007 ) . A recent hybrid of the somatic and cognitive theories of emotion is the perceptual theory . This theory is neo - Jamesian in arg... | Gut Reactions |
572b7a8ff75d5e190021fdf9 | question: How does McTaggart believe minds relate to one another ? context: J . M . E . McTaggart of Cambridge University , argued that minds alone exist and only relate to each other through love . Space , time and material objects are unreal . In The Unreality of Time he argued that time is an illusion because it is ... | love |
5727a8cf3acd2414000de906 | question: In what city was the 12 in LP released ? context: Beginning in 1939 , Dr . Peter Goldmark and his staff at Columbia Records and at CBS Laboratories undertook efforts to address problems of recording and playing back narrow grooves and developing an inexpensive , reliable consumer playback system . It took abo... | New York |
56f990ce9e9bad19000a0ade | question: What religion do the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang practice ? context: Islam arrived 1 , 400 years ago in Zhejiang . Today Islam is practiced by a small number of people including virtually all the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang . Another religion present in the province is She shamanism ( practiced by She e... | Islam |
570cd5d7b3d812140066d2a6 | question: What was the name of the big promotion Apple ran in the special edition of Newsweek ? context: Apple spent $ 2 . 5 million purchasing all 39 advertising pages in a special , post - election issue of Newsweek , and ran a " Test Drive a Macintosh " promotion , in which potential buyers with a credit card could ... | " Test Drive a Macintosh " |
57269c77f1498d1400e8e4d8 | question: Why do debates not have a distinct winner ? context: Between 1892 , when Harvard and Yale met in one of the first intercollegiate debates , and 1909 , the year of the first Triangular Debate of Harvard , Yale , and Princeton , the rhetoric , symbolism , and metaphors used in athletics were used to frame these... | scoring is subjective |
56d1081117492d1400aab79a | question: Where is the fire department ' s training academy located ? context: The FDNY headquarters is located at 9 MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn , and the FDNY Fire Academy is located on Randalls Island . There are three Bureau of Fire Communications alarm offices which receive and dispatch alarms to appropri... | Randalls Island |
56dfb69b231d4119001abccb | question: What was a colloquial term for the off - sales counter ? context: Until the 1970s most of the larger pubs also featured an off - sales counter or attached shop for the sales of beers , wines and spirits for home consumption . In the 1970s the newly built supermarkets and high street chain stores or off - lice... | the jug and bottle |
56cd828562d2951400fa6672 | question: What disappeared in 2009 prior to the suicide of a Foxconn employee ? context: In 2010 , a number of workers committed suicide at a Foxconn operations in China . Apple , HP , and others stated that they were investigating the situation . Foxconn guards have been videotaped beating employees . Another employee... | Apple prototype |
572efe44dfa6aa1500f8d52f | question: What is the rank of Hyderabad among cities contributing to India ' s GDP ? context: Hyderabad was historically known as a pearl and diamond trading centre , and it continues to be known as the City of Pearls . Many of the city ' s traditional bazaars , including Laad Bazaar , Begum Bazaar and Sultan Bazaar , ... | fifth - largest |
56e7b45837bdd419002c43ac | question: Along with the ESPN networks , on what network were 2014 AFL games broadcast ? context: Starting in 2014 , ESPN returned to the AFL as broadcast partners , with weekly games being shown on CBS Sports Network , ESPN , ESPN2 , ESPNEWS along with all games being broadcast on ESPN3 for free live on WatchESPN . Ar... | CBS Sports Network |
56de2fe04396321400ee265e | question: When was INS v Chadha tried before the Supreme Court ? context: Congress often writes legislation to restrain executive officials to the performance of their duties , as laid out by the laws Congress passes . In INS v . Chadha ( 1983 ) , the Supreme Court decided ( a ) The prescription for legislative action ... | 1983 |
570d66c6fed7b91900d45fef | question: When was Valencia ' s founding ? context: Valencia was founded as a Roman colony in 138 BC . The city is situated on the banks of the Turia , on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula , fronting the Gulf of Valencia on the Mediterranean Sea . Its historic centre is one of the largest in Spain , with approxim... | 138 BC |
572fad2cb2c2fd140056831a | question: What are the most common nonliving compositions in bacteria ? context: Some bacteria produce intracellular nutrient storage granules for later use , such as glycogen , polyphosphate , sulfur or polyhydroxyalkanoates . Certain bacterial species , such as the photosynthetic Cyanobacteria , produce internal gas ... | glycogen , lipid droplets , crystals , and pigments |
572e88aadfa6aa1500f8d0d5 | question: Quarks were thought of as what in the 1960s ? context: From his diagrams of a small number of particles interacting in spacetime , Feynman could then model all of physics in terms of the spins of those particles and the range of coupling of the fundamental forces . Feynman attempted an explanation of the stro... | not real particles |
5726fc1c708984140094d7b6 | question: Other than meat , what else is lacking from the people in China ' s diet compared to diets from the Western world ? context: Heart disease , cancer , obesity , and diabetes are commonly called " Western " diseases because these maladies were once rarely seen in developing countries . An international study in... | dairy |
5728b027ff5b5019007da486 | question: Which type mandolin had a tendency not to stay in the player ' s lap ? context: Though almost any variety of acoustic mandolin might be adequate for Irish traditional music , virtually all Irish players prefer flat - backed instruments with oval sound holes to the Italian - style bowl - back mandolins or the ... | the carved - top mandolins with f - holes |
5729d0391d046914007795ff | question: IBM created the software framework known as ? context: IBM has been a leading proponent of the Open Source Initiative , and began supporting Linux in 1998 . The company invests billions of dollars in services and software based on Linux through the IBM Linux Technology Center , which includes over 300 Linux k... | Eclipse |
5727951d708984140094e186 | question: Which NPO is on the fore front of help when national disasters strike ? context: Some NPOs which are particularly well known , often for the charitable or social nature of their activities performed during a long period of time , include Amnesty International , Oxfam , Rotary International , Kiwanis Internati... | Red Cross and Red Crescent |
56df781c5ca0a614008f9af2 | question: At what age did Bell ask for a middle name ? context: Alexander Bell was born in Edinburgh , Scotland , on March 3 , 1847 . The family home was at 16 South Charlotte Street , and has a stone inscription marking it as Alexander Graham Bell ' s birthplace . He had two brothers : Melville James Bell ( 1845 – 70 ... | 10 |
571a10584faf5e1900b8a880 | question: How many theater companies does Seattle have in residence ? context: The 5th Avenue Theatre , built in 1926 , stages Broadway - style musical shows featuring both local talent and international stars . Seattle has " around 100 " theatrical production companies and over two dozen live theatre venues , many of ... | around 100 |
572642daec44d21400f3dd0a | question: What group of languages have to comply with Grimm ' s law ? context: Within the Indo - European language tree , Dutch is grouped within the Germanic languages , which means it shares a common ancestor with languages such as English , German , and Scandinavian languages . All Germanic languages are united by s... | Germanic |
57278c42708984140094e07e | question: What did Charles Darwin do to address Mivart ' s arguments ? context: In January 1871 , George Jackson Mivart ' s On the Genesis of Species listed detailed arguments against natural selection , and claimed it included false metaphysics . Darwin made extensive revisions to the sixth edition of the Origin ( thi... | added a new chapter VII , |
572fc5b8b2c2fd140056843d | question: Which city in Mexico does San Diego border ? context: With an estimated population of 1 , 381 , 069 as of July 1 , 2014 , San Diego is the eighth - largest city in the United States and second - largest in California . It is part of the San Diego – Tijuana conurbation , the second - largest transborder agglom... | Tijuana |
5728d4c43acd2414000dffaa | question: Why is the Permanent Fund an exception to the premise of the Alaskan Constitution ? context: The Alaska Constitution was written so as to discourage dedicating state funds for a particular purpose . The Permanent Fund has become the rare exception to this , mostly due to the political climate of distrust exis... | political climate of distrust existing during the time of its creation |
56e79f1700c9c71400d773ed | question: What are the call letters of the National Public Radio affiliate that broadcasts from KU ? context: The university houses the following public broadcasting stations : KJHK , a student - run campus radio station , KUJH - LP , an independent station that primarily broadcasts public affairs programs , and KANU ,... | KANU |
57329c9cd6dcfa19001e8a26 | question: Who was Paris ' s first head of police ? context: This office was first held by Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie , who had 44 commissaires de police ( police commissioners ) under his authority . In 1709 , these commissioners were assisted by inspecteurs de police ( police inspectors ) . The city of Paris was div... | Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie |
57267186708984140094c636 | question: Where was Alvaro Obregon killed ? context: Zapatist forces , which were based in neighboring Morelos had strengths in the southern edge of the Federal District , which included Xochimilco , Tlalpan , Tl á huac and Milpa Alta to fight against the regimes of Victoriano Huerta and Venustiano Carranza . After the... | in a restaurant near La Bombilla Park in San Á ngel |
570b69c1ec8fbc190045ba04 | question: When did Motley Crue ' s album Shout At The Devil come out ? context: Often categorised with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal , in 1981 Def Leppard released their second album High ' n ' Dry , mixing glam - rock with heavy metal , and helping to define the sound of hard rock for the decade . The follow - u... | 1983 |
57267ae05951b619008f7412 | question: What other injuries have been connected with wrestling ? context: Although professional wrestling is worked , there is a high chance of injury , and even death . Strikes are often stiff , especially in Japan and in independent wrestling promotions such as Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW ) and Ring of Honor ( ROH ... | Chronic traumatic encephalopathy and traumatic brain injuries |
56cff757234ae51400d9c19b | question: Who bought the Waldorf Astoria hotel in NYC in 2014 ? context: Manhattan was on track to have an estimated 90 , 000 hotel rooms at the end of 2014 , a 10 % increase from 2013 . In October 2014 , the Anbang Insurance Group , based in China , purchased the Waldorf Astoria New York for US $ 1 . 95 billion , maki... | Anbang Insurance Group |
5706099a52bb8914006897e9 | question: In what year was the first commercial hotel built in Atlantic City ? context: Because of its location in South Jersey , hugging the Atlantic Ocean between marshlands and islands , Atlantic City was viewed by developers as prime real estate and a potential resort town . In 1853 , the first commercial hotel , T... | 1853 |
57273ec05951b619008f874a | question: By what time had cotton become prominent in the American economy of the south ? context: By the 1840s , India was no longer capable of supplying the vast quantities of cotton fibers needed by mechanized British factories , while shipping bulky , low - price cotton from India to Britain was time - consuming an... | mid - 19th century |
5734415c879d6814001ca40f | question: Who runs Tucson ' s main power plant ? context: Tucson ' s primary electrical power source is a coal and natural gas power - plant managed by Tucson Electric Power that is situated within the city limits on the south - western boundary of Davis - Monthan Air - force base adjacent to Interstate - 10 . The air ... | Tucson Electric Power |
5728bea42ca10214002da6cb | question: How is toxicity sometimes visibly displayed by insects as a warning ? context: Insects were among the earliest terrestrial herbivores and acted as major selection agents on plants . Plants evolved chemical defenses against this herbivory and the insects , in turn , evolved mechanisms to deal with plant toxins... | colors |
570bd6f56b8089140040fa83 | question: When was the Permian – Triassic extinction event ? context: Since life began on Earth , five major mass extinctions and several minor events have led to large and sudden drops in biodiversity . The Phanerozoic eon ( the last 540 million years ) marked a rapid growth in biodiversity via the Cambrian explosion ... | 251 million years ago |
571b46e632177014007ea064 | question: Who described the use of bitumen and pitch to tar ships ? context: One hundred years after the fall of Constantinople in 1453 , Pierre Belon described in his work Observations in 1553 that pissasphalto , a mixture of pitch and bitumen , was used in Dubrovnik for tarring of ships from where it was exported to ... | Pierre Belon |
573605696c16ec1900b928fc | question: What happens to the body of the wild animal killed ? context: Regional social norms are generally antagonistic to hunting , while a few sects , such as the Bishnoi , lay special emphasis on the conservation of particular species , such as the antelope . India ' s Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 bans the killi... | becomes government property |
572eddd7dfa6aa1500f8d483 | question: What testing does the code require ? context: Past problems with hydraulic elevators include underground electrolytic destruction of the cylinder and bulkhead , pipe failures , and control failures . Single bulkhead cylinders , typically built prior to a 1972 ASME A17 . 1 Elevator Safety Code change requiring... | periodic testing of the pressure capability |
572932821d0469140077914f | question: What kind of bodies to insects have ? context: Insects have segmented bodies supported by exoskeletons , the hard outer covering made mostly of chitin . The segments of the body are organized into three distinctive but interconnected units , or tagmata : a head , a thorax and an abdomen . The head supports a ... | segmented bodies |
56cf4e5faab44d1400b88f92 | question: What year was La valse de l ' adieu released ? context: Chopin ' s life and his relations with George Sand have been fictionalized in numerous films . The 1945 biographical film A Song to Remember earned Cornel Wilde an Academy Award nomination as Best Actor for his portrayal of the composer . Other film trea... | 1928 |
5730c2c8b7151e1900c01523 | question: What type of number system was standard in Sumer and Babylonia ? context: They invented and developed arithmetic by using several different number systems including a mixed radix system with an alternating base 10 and base 6 . This sexagesimal system became the standard number system in Sumer and Babylonia . ... | sexagesimal |
57298558af94a219006aa4e7 | question: This new style was an attempt to give what different feel to design ? context: A new phase in neoclassical design was inaugurated by Robert and James Adam , who travelled in Italy and Dalmatia in the 1750s , observing the ruins of the classical world . On their return to Britain , they published a book entitl... | lighter and more elegant feel |
57266b04f1498d1400e8df2c | question: In addition to students pursuing law degrees , what other course of study often includes Dutch ? context: Despite the Dutch presence in Indonesia for almost 350 years , as the Asian bulk of the Dutch East Indies , the Dutch language has no official status there and the small minority that can speak the langua... | history |
5719dfda4faf5e1900b8a832 | question: Where is Seattle ' s prime harbor ? context: Seattle is located between the saltwater Puget Sound ( an arm of the Pacific Ocean ) to the west and Lake Washington to the east . The city ' s chief harbor , Elliott Bay , is part of Puget Sound , which makes the city an oceanic port . To the west , beyond Puget S... | Elliott Bay |
5727b70a2ca10214002d94a4 | question: What was one of the first growing industries to develope after the civil war ? context: Tobacco was one of the first major industries to develop after the Civil War . Many farmers grew some tobacco , and the invention of the cigarette made the product especially popular . Winston - Salem is the birthplace of ... | Tobacco |
57280ea3ff5b5019007d9bfa | question: What company uses the Unicode Fallback font ? context: Rendering software which cannot process a Unicode character appropriately often displays it as an open rectangle , or the Unicode " replacement character " ( U + FFFD , � ) , to indicate the position of the unrecognized character . Some systems have made ... | SIL International |
5726b605708984140094ce99 | question: Why were former Sun staff members put in police custody in early 2012 ? context: On 28 January 2012 , police arrested four current and former staff members of The Sun , as part of a probe in which journalists paid police officers for information ; a police officer was also arrested in the probe . The Sun staf... | as part of a probe in which journalists paid police officers for information |
57099b92200fba14003681d5 | question: What is the name of the supergroup that animals have been placed in by molecular studies ? context: Animals are generally considered to have evolved from a flagellated eukaryote . Their closest known living relatives are the choanoflagellates , collared flagellates that have a morphology similar to the choano... | opisthokonts |
56dddd6766d3e219004dad45 | question: In what year did the United Provinces become a confederacy ? context: In 1582 the United Provinces invited Francis , Duke of Anjou to lead them ; but after a failed attempt to take Antwerp in 1583 , the duke left the Netherlands again . After the assassination of William of Orange ( 10 July 1584 ) , both Henr... | 1588 |
570a91194103511400d5985c | question: Who temporarily replaced Joe Royle as club captain after he resigned ? context: The cup triumph was also Everton ' s passport to the Cup Winners ' Cup — their first European campaign in the post - Heysel era . Progress under Joe Royle continued in 1995 – 96 as they climbed to sixth place in the Premiership . ... | Dave Watson |
5728200fff5b5019007d9d96 | question: What year was the Canal de la Bruche added ? context: Being a city on the Ill and close to the Rhine , Strasbourg has always been an important centre of fluvial navigation , as is attested by archeological findings . In 1682 the Canal de la Bruche was added to the river navigations , initially to provide tran... | 1682 |
56beb50f3aeaaa14008c9272 | question: Which era was credited to have influenced Beyonce ' s singing style by Jody Rosen ? context: Beyonc é ' s vocal range spans four octaves . Jody Rosen highlights her tone and timbre as particularly distinctive , describing her voice as " one of the most compelling instruments in popular music " . While another... | hip hop |
5724d6a60ba9f01400d97b91 | question: What disgruntled poet shot at Victoria ' s carriage on March 2 , 1882 ? context: On 2 March 1882 , Roderick Maclean , a disgruntled poet apparently offended by Victoria ' s refusal to accept one of his poems , shot at the Queen as her carriage left Windsor railway station . Two schoolboys from Eton College st... | Roderick Maclean |
56dfb7b6231d4119001abce7 | question: What did the AEA name their last plane ? context: Their final aircraft design , the Silver Dart , embodied all of the advancements found in the earlier machines . On February 23 , 1909 , Bell was present as the Silver Dart flown by J . A . D . McCurdy from the frozen ice of Bras d ' Or , made the first aircra... | Silver Dart |
573425a6d058e614000b69ff | question: In what year was the Virginia State Capitol finished ? context: Richmond recovered quickly from the war , and by 1782 was once again a thriving city . In 1786 , the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom ( drafted by Thomas Jefferson ) was passed at the temporary capitol in Richmond , providing the basis for ... | 1788 |
570d46d1b3d812140066d624 | question: On what date did president Trochu resign ? context: Although public opinion in Paris was strongly against any form of surrender or concession to the Prussians , the Government realised that it could not hold the city for much longer , and that Gambetta ' s provincial armies would probably never break through ... | 25 January |
5726e90c708984140094d592 | question: What was restricted ? context: In the years after World War II , the Japanese government also instituted a series of orthographic reforms . Some characters were given simplified forms called shinjitai 新 字 体 ( lit . " new character forms " , the older forms were then labelled the ky ū jitai 旧 字 体 , lit . " old... | The number of characters in common use |
5726dd42f1498d1400e8edc8 | question: Who wanted to know the moment an anti - german bloc was to form ? context: The Finnish and Baltic invasions began a deterioration of relations between the Soviets and Germany . Stalin ' s invasions were a severe irritant to Berlin , as the intent to accomplish these was not communicated to the Germans beforeh... | Ribbentrop |
56db0184e7c41114004b4c1c | question: What is the name of the woman who lit the torch for the new games ? context: Greece : On March 24 , 2008 , the Olympic Flame was ignited at Olympia , Greece , site of the ancient Olympic Games . The actress Maria Nafpliotou , in the role of a High Priestess , ignited the torch of the first torchbearer , a sil... | Maria Nafpliotou |
5727a4f1ff5b5019007d91ca | question: Where is Thomas DeGregori from ? context: According to Thomas DeGregori , an economics professor at the University of Houston , in an article published by the Cato Institute , a libertarian think - tank operating in Washington D . C . , " it is clear that technological and economic change are vital ingredient... | University of Houston |
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