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question: Where were most jazz clubs located ? context: Immediately after the War The Saint - Germain - des - Pres quarter and the nearby Saint - Michel quarter became home to many small jazz clubs , mostly found in cellars because of a lack of space ; these included the Caveau des Lorientais , the Club Saint - Germain...
cellars
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question: When did Elizabeth support constitutional amendments in Canada ? context: In 1987 , in Canada , Elizabeth publicly supported politically divisive constitutional amendments , prompting criticism from opponents of the proposed changes , including Pierre Trudeau . The same year , the elected Fijian government wa...
1987
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question: What buddhism has a goal of Buddhahood or rainbow body ? context: In Theravada Buddhism , the ultimate goal is the attainment of the sublime state of Nirvana , achieved by practicing the Noble Eightfold Path ( also known as the Middle Way ) , thus escaping what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth . Ma...
Tibetan
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question: Who had forced a large number of Empress Dowager Deng ' s clan members to kill themselves ? context: When Empress Dowager Deng died , Emperor An ( r . 106 – 125 AD ) was convinced by the accusations of the eunuchs Li Run ( 李 閏 ) and Jiang Jing ( 江 京 ) that Deng and her family had planned to depose him . An di...
Emperor An
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question: Who did the NEC expel context: Labour improved its performance in 1987 , gaining 20 seats and so reducing the Conservative majority from 143 to 102 . They were now firmly re - established as the second political party in Britain as the Alliance had once again failed to make a breakthrough with seats . A merge...
activists and the two MPs who supported the group .
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question: Who triggered the Persian Revolt ? context: In 550 BC , Cyrus the Great , son of Mandane and Cambyses I , took over the Median Empire , and founded the Achaemenid Empire by unifying other city states . The conquest of Media was a result of what is called the Persian Revolt . The brouhaha was initially trigger...
the Median ruler Astyages
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question: Where did Wilson reduce police corruption ? context: In the United States , August Vollmer introduced other reforms , including education requirements for police officers . O . W . Wilson , a student of Vollmer , helped reduce corruption and introduce professionalism in Wichita , Kansas , and later in the Chi...
Wichita , Kansas , and later in the Chicago Police Department
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question: Near what body of water was the Maersk Tigris seized ? context: On 28 April 2015 , the Iranian navy seized the Marshall Island - flagged MV Maersk Tigris near the Strait of Hormuz . The ship had been chartered by Germany ' s Rickmers Ship Management , which stated that the ship contained no special cargo and ...
the Strait of Hormuz
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question: What element is used typically to establish Avogadro ' s constant ? context: The X - ray crystal density method is primarily a method for determining the Avogadro constant NA but as the Avogadro constant is related to the Planck constant it also determines a value for h . The principle behind the method is to...
Crystals of silicon
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question: When was " Russian language at the turn of the 20th - 21st centuries " published ? context: According to figures published in 2006 in the journal " Demoskop Weekly " research deputy director of Research Center for Sociological Research of the Ministry of Education and Science ( Russia ) Arefyev A . L . , the ...
2012
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question: What can cause your memory to deterioriate or not work as well ? context: Stress has a significant effect on memory formation and learning . In response to stressful situations , the brain releases hormones and neurotransmitters ( ex . glucocorticoids and catecholamines ) which affect memory encoding processe...
Stress
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question: What does FGM stand for ? context: As of 2010 , the maternal mortality rate was 560 deaths / 100 , 000 live births , and the infant mortality rate was 59 . 34 deaths / 1 , 000 live births . Female genital mutilation ( FGM ) is rare in the country , being confined to limited geographic areas of the country .
Female genital mutilation
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question: What Christian denomination did Eisenhower belong to ? context: On the morning of March 28 , 1969 , at the age of 78 , Eisenhower died in Washington , D . C . of congestive heart failure at Walter Reed Army Medical Center . The following day his body was moved to the Washington National Cathedral ' s Bethlehe...
Episcopal
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question: Which group of people were now considered to be politically equal with the plebeians ? context: The plebeians had finally achieved political equality with the patricians . However , the plight of the average plebeian had not changed . A small number of plebeian families achieved the same standing that the old...
patricians
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question: What creatures did Darwin study that made him believe variation arose constantly ? context: Darwin ' s barnacle studies convinced him that variation arose constantly and not just in response to changed circumstances . In 1854 , he completed the last part of his Beagle - related writing and began working full ...
barnacle
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question: What languages are related to Estonian but not closely ? context: Estonian belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages , along with Finnish , Karelian , and other nearby languages . The Uralic languages do not belong to the Indo - European languages . Estonian is distantly related to Hungarian and to...
Hungarian and to the Sami languages
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question: How many people watched the season 14 finale ? context: The continuing decline influenced further changes for season 14 , including the loss of Coca - Cola as the show ' s major sponsor , and a decision to only broadcast one , two - hour show per week during the top 12 rounds ( with results from the previous ...
8 . 03 million
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question: How long does it take for patents to expire after being filed ? context: The initial near - complete MPEG - 1 standard ( parts 1 , 2 and 3 ) was publicly available on 6 December 1991 as ISO CD 11172 . In most countries , patents cannot be filed after prior art has been made public , and patents expire 20 year...
20 years
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question: Confrontational scavenging involves doing what to other predators ? context: Archaeologist Louis Binford criticised the idea that early hominids and early humans were hunters . On the basis of the analysis of the skeletal remains of the consumed animals , he concluded that hominids and early humans were mostl...
challenging and scaring off
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question: Where did the French build Fort Duquesne ? context: The most important French fort planned was intended to occupy a position at " the Forks " where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River ( present day Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) . Peaceful British attempts to halt this fort construct...
the Forks " where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River
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question: Parties to a treaty may disagree over a desire to create an obligation under what ? context: Another situation can occur when one party wishes to create an obligation under international law , but the other party does not . This factor has been at work with respect to discussions between North Korea and the U...
international law
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question: Who founded the city of London ? context: London i / ˈ l ʌ nd ə n / is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom . Standing on the River Thames in the south eastern part of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Rom...
the Romans
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question: When did Napoleon Bonaparte ' s empire finally collapse ? context: Napol é on Bonaparte ( / n ə ˈ po ʊ li ə n , - ˈ po ʊ lj ə n / ; French : [ nap ɔ le ɔ ̃ b ɔ napa ʁ t ] , born Napoleone di Buonaparte ; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 ) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the...
1815
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question: Which part of the bird developed from forelimbs ? context: Birds have wings which are more or less developed depending on the species ; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moas and elephant birds . Wings , which evolved from forelimbs , give most birds the ability to fly , although further spe...
Wings
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question: On what day did the 1975 constitutional crisis deadlock end ? context: Following the 1974 – 75 Loans Affair , the Malcolm Fraser led Liberal - Country Party Coalition argued that the Whitlam Government was incompetent and delayed passage of the Government ' s money bills in the Senate , until the government w...
11 November 1975
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question: When was the Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone approved ? context: Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone ( Chinese : 成 都 经 济 技 术 开 发 区 ; pinyin : Ch é ngd ū j ī ngj ì j ì sh ù k ā if ā q ū ) was approved as state - level development zone in February 2000 . The zone now has a de...
February 2000
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question: How did Nasser see the prospects for Arab unity ? context: On 14 July , Iraqi army officers Abdel Karim Qasim and Abdel Salam Aref overthrew the Iraqi monarchy and , the next day , Iraqi prime minister and Nasser ' s chief Arab antagonist , Nuri al - Said , was killed . Nasser recognized the new government an...
unblocked
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question: Learning and memory expressed as changes in the synaptic connections was first theorized by whom ? context: Almost all animals are capable of modifying their behavior as a result of experience — even the most primitive types of worms . Because behavior is driven by brain activity , changes in behavior must so...
Santiago Ram ó n y Cajal
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question: Who suffered a great amount of losses battling the Roman army ? context: Despite early victories , Pyrrhus found his position in Italy untenable . Rome steadfastly refused to negotiate with Pyrrhus as long as his army remained in Italy . Facing unacceptably heavy losses from each encounter with the Roman army...
Pyrrhus
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question: What is the percentage of Native Americans in South Tuscon ? context: South Tucson is actually the name of an independent , incorporated town of 1 sq mi ( 2 . 6 km2 ) , completely surrounded by the city of Tucson , sitting just south of downtown . South Tucson has a colorful , dynamic history . It was first i...
10 %
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question: Which country marketed a clone called " Family Game ? " context: A thriving market of unlicensed NES hardware clones emerged during the climax of the console ' s popularity . Initially , such clones were popular in markets where Nintendo never issued a legitimate version of the console . In particular , the D...
Argentina
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question: How often are pesticides produced more recently evaluated for safety ? context: In the United States , the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) is responsible for regulating pesticides under the Federal Insecticide , Fungicide , and Rodenticide Act ( FIFRA ) and the Food Quality Protection Act ( FQPA ) . S...
every 15 years
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question: In what year was the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica published ? context: In Germany , practical reference works intended for the uneducated majority became popular in the 18th century . The Marperger Curieuses Natur - , Kunst - , Berg - , Gewerkund Handlungs - Lexicon ( 1712 ) explained terms t...
1771
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question: What is the precipitation average in the Intermontane plateaus ? context: The Great Basin and Columbia Plateau ( the Intermontane Plateaus ) are arid or semiarid regions that lie in the rain shadow of the Cascades and Sierra Nevada . Precipitation averages less than 15 inches ( 38 cm ) . The Southwest is a ho...
15 inches
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question: What could be used to prevent a door from closing in a place of burial ? context: Families throughout Han China made ritual sacrifices of animals and food to deities , spirits , and ancestors at temples and shrines , in the belief that these items could be utilized by those in the spiritual realm . It was tho...
hollow clay tiles
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question: What did Eannatum annex ? context: Although short - lived , one of the first empires known to history was that of Eannatum of Lagash , who annexed practically all of Sumer , including Kish , Uruk , Ur , and Larsa , and reduced to tribute the city - state of Umma , arch - rival of Lagash . In addition , his re...
practically all of Sumer
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question: What does Bell call people who are citizens of two countries ? context: Bell was a British subject throughout his early life in Scotland and later in Canada until 1882 , when he became a naturalized citizen of the United States . In 1915 , he characterized his status as : " I am not one of those hyphenated Am...
hyphenated
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question: W ł adys ł aw III of Poland was also the king of what ? context: Part of the Ottoman territories in the Balkans ( such as Thessaloniki , Macedonia and Kosovo ) were temporarily lost after 1402 but were later recovered by Murad II between the 1430s and 1450s . On 10 November 1444 , Murad II defeated the Hungar...
Hungary
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question: Why do some other scholars argue that it happened on a Wednesday ? context: The consensus of modern scholarship is that the New Testament accounts represent a crucifixion occurring on a Friday , but a Thursday or Wednesday crucifixion have also been proposed . Some scholars explain a Thursday crucifixion base...
on the grounds of the mention of " three days and three nights " in Matthew
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question: Where did Broz marry Belousova ? context: After 13 months at the hospital , Broz was sent to a work camp in the Ural Mountains where prisoners selected him for their camp leader . In February 1917 , revolting workers broke into the prison and freed the prisoners . Broz subsequently joined a Bolshevik group . ...
Omsk
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question: What did John instruct Langton to do ? context: Letters of support from the pope arrived in April but by then the rebel barons had organised . They congregated at Northampton in May and renounced their feudal ties to John , appointing Robert fitz Walter as their military leader . This self - proclaimed " Army...
organise peace talks with the rebel barons
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question: Israel is ranked 1st in the world in what ? context: Israel is a leading country in the development of solar energy . Israel is a global leader in water conservation and geothermal energy , and its development of cutting - edge technologies in software , communications and the life sciences have evoked compar...
expenditure on Research and Development
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question: Which museum celebrating popular music is located in Jackson , Tennessee ? context: Tennessee has played a critical role in the development of many forms of American popular music , including rock and roll , blues , country , and rockabilly . [ not verified in body ] Beale Street in Memphis is considered by m...
International Rock - A - Billy Museum
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question: What Italian word is similar to the French word " avoir " ? context: For example , the Italian and French words for various foods , some family relationships , and body parts are very similar to each other , yet most of those words are completely different in Spanish . Italian " avere " and " essere " as auxi...
avere
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question: What contestant came in ninth on season ten of American Idol ? context: Pia Toscano , one of the presumed favorites to advance far in the season , was unexpectedly eliminated on April 7 , 2011 , finishing in ninth place . Her elimination drew criticisms from some former Idol contestants , as well as actor Tom...
Pia Toscano
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question: What was the occupation of the person who visited Gautama ? context: According to this narrative , shortly after the birth of young prince Gautama , an astrologer named Asita visited the young prince ' s father , Suddhodana , and prophesied that Siddhartha would either become a great king or renounce the mate...
an astrologer
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question: What types of stimuli can ' t some sensory fibers differentiate between ? context: Wilhelm Erb ' s ( 1874 ) " intensive " theory , that a pain signal can be generated by intense enough stimulation of any sensory receptor , has been soundly disproved . Some sensory fibers do not differentiate between noxious a...
noxious and non - noxious
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question: What title was the fourth Dalai Lama granted ? context: Chen states that the fourth Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso was granted the title " Master of Vajradhara " and an official seal by the Wanli Emperor in 1616 . This was noted in the Biography of the Fourth Dalai Lama , which stated that one Soinam Lozui delivere...
Master of Vajradhara
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question: What was the arm that was the Air Defence of the Ground Forces ? context: The most extreme case was the Soviet Union , and this model may still be followed in some countries : it was a separate service , on a par with the navy or ground force . In the Soviet Union this was called Voyska PVO , and had both fig...
PVO SV
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question: What shiny other name is this time also called ? context: The classical period of Greek civilization covers a time spanning from the early 5th century BC to the death of Alexander the Great , in 323 BC ( some authors prefer to split this period into ' Classical ' , from the end of the Persian wars to the end ...
The Classical period is also described as the " Golden Age " of Greek civilization
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question: What material marks Bells family home as his birthplace ? 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...
stone
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question: Who intends to reopen the Plymouth City Airport ? context: The city ' s airport was Plymouth City Airport about 4 miles ( 6 km ) north of the city centre . The airport was home to the local airline Air Southwest , which operated flights across the United Kingdom and Ireland . In June 2003 , a report by the So...
FlyPlymouth
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question: Who can hold elections in Oklahoma ? context: The state is divided into 77 counties that govern locally , each headed by a three - member council of elected commissioners , a tax assessor , clerk , court clerk , treasurer , and sheriff . While each municipality operates as a separate and independent local gov...
Both county and municipal governments
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question: What was happening in April 1848 in Paris ? context: In April , during the Revolution of 1848 in Paris , he left for London , where he performed at several concerts and at numerous receptions in great houses . This tour was suggested to him by his Scottish pupil Jane Stirling and her elder sister . Stirling a...
Revolution
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question: In what century did the first Osman I organized military unit form ? context: The first military unit of the Ottoman State was an army that was organized by Osman I from the tribesmen inhabiting the hills of western Anatolia in the late 13th century . The military system became an intricate organization with ...
13th century
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question: What portion of black Harvard undergraduates came from families in which all four grandparents were born into the African American community ? context: During a panel discussion at Harvard University ' s reunion for African American alumni during the 2003 – 04 academic year , two prominent black professors at...
a third
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question: What was the new armor called ? context: In the 1500s a new type of armor started to become popular due to the advent of firearms , new fighting tactics and the need for additional protection . The kozane dou made from individual scales was replaced by plate armor . This new armor , which used iron plated dou...
Tosei - gusoku
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question: What function do insulin and leptin normally provide in the body ? context: Obesity can unfavourably alter hormonal and metabolic status via resistance to the hormone leptin , and a vicious cycle may occur in which insulin / leptin resistance and obesity aggravate one another . The vicious cycle is putatively...
satiety signals to the hypothalamus
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question: On what date did Japan attack Pearl Harbor ? context: It is generally considered that the Pacific War began on 7 / 8 December 1941 , on which date Japan invaded Thailand and attacked the British possessions of Malaya , Singapore , and Hong Kong as well as the United States military bases in Hawaii , Wake Isla...
7 / 8 December 1941
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question: How many votes did the vote of confidence lose by in 1979 ? context: The nationalist parties , in turn , demanded devolution to their respective constituent countries in return for their supporting the government . When referendums for Scottish and Welsh devolution were held in March 1979 Welsh devolution was...
a single vote
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question: Four areas of the body are usually safe from TB infection , including skeletal muscles , heart , and thyroid ; what ' s the fourth ? context: The primary site of infection in the lungs , known as the " Ghon focus " , is generally located in either the upper part of the lower lobe , or the lower part of the up...
pancreas
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question: In what year did the Hudson ' s skyscraper close ? context: After World War II Hudson ' s realized that the limited parking space at its downtown skyscraper would increasingly be a problem for its customers . The solution in 1954 was to open the Northland Center in nearby Southfield , just beyond the city lim...
1986
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question: What was the nickname given to the Dutch Admiral in charge of the East Indies ? context: Allied submarines did not adopt a defensive posture and wait for the enemy to attack . Within hours after the Pearl Harbor attack , in retribution against Japan , Roosevelt promulgated a new doctrine : unrestricted submar...
" Ship - a - day Helfrich "
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question: Who suggested that Western classical music is rooted to ancient Egyptian art music ? context: Burgh ( 2006 ) , suggests that the roots of Western classical music ultimately lie in ancient Egyptian art music via cheironomy and the ancient Egyptian orchestra , which dates to 2695 BC . This was followed by early...
Burgh
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question: Which work by Henry Timberlake made the current spelling of Tennessee widely popular ? context: The modern spelling , Tennessee , is attributed to James Glen , the governor of South Carolina , who used this spelling in his official correspondence during the 1750s . The spelling was popularized by the publicat...
Draught of the Cherokee Country
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question: What do some non - standard USB devices use ? context: Some non - standard USB devices use the 5 V power supply without participating in a proper USB network , which negotiates power draw with the host interface . These are usually called USB decorations . [ citation needed ] Examples include USB - powered ke...
the 5 V power supply without participating in a proper USB network
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question: What was the other formal name of the Mann Act ? context: The bureau ' s first official task was visiting and making surveys of the houses of prostitution in preparation for enforcing the " White Slave Traffic Act , " or Mann Act , passed on June 25 , 1910 . In 1932 , it was renamed the United States Bureau o...
White Slave Traffic Act
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question: Classical sections were expanded in the Romantic era for a fuller and bigger what ? context: In the Romantic era , the modern piano , with a more powerful , sustained tone and a wider range took over from the more delicate - sounding fortepiano . In the orchestra , the existing Classical instruments and secti...
sound
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question: What was disbanded in 1958 ? context: Following the revision of the French constitution that established the Fifth Republic in 1958 , the AEF dissolved into its constituent parts , each of which became an autonomous colony within the French Community . During these reforms , Middle Congo became known as the R...
the AEF
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question: Where is the the Umayyad Mosque located ? context: The most important early Islamic mosaic work is the decoration of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus , then capital of the Arab Caliphate . The mosque was built between 706 and 715 . The caliph obtained 200 skilled workers from the Byzantine Emperor to decorate t...
Damascus
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question: How many hours did the Unions want the work week to be limited to ? context: With the rapid growth of industrial workers in the auto factories , labor unions such as the American Federation of Labor and the United Auto Workers fought to organize workers to gain them better working conditions and wages . They ...
40
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question: What gave the Federal District more autonomy ? context: In response to the demands , in 1987 the Federal District received a greater degree of autonomy , with the elaboration the first Statute of Government ( Estatuto de Gobierno ) , and the creation of an Assembly of Representatives . [ citation needed ] In ...
first Statute of Government
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question: Do chickens die in the sport of cockfighting ? context: Cockfighting is said to be the world ' s oldest spectator sport and may have originated in Persia 6 , 000 years ago . Two mature males ( cocks or roosters ) are set to fight each other , and will do so with great vigour until one is critically injured or...
fight each other , and will do so with great vigour until one is critically injured or killed .
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question: What color besides purple is often considered an official color of Northwestern ? context: The Latin phrase on Northwestern ' s seal , Quaecumque sunt vera ( Whatsoever things are true ) is drawn from the Epistle of Paul to the Philippians 4 : 8 , while the Greek phrase inscribed on the pages of an open book ...
white
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question: Which college was founded in 1876 ? context: City and Guilds College was founded in 1876 from a meeting of 16 of the City of London ' s livery companies for the Advancement of Technical Education ( CGLI ) , which aimed to improve the training of craftsmen , technicians , technologists , and engineers . The tw...
City and Guilds College
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question: What type of company was Napster ? context: The growth of the Internet , and particularly distributed search engines like Kazaa and Gnutella , have represented a challenge for copyright policy . The Recording Industry Association of America , in particular , has been on the front lines of the fight against co...
file - sharing
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question: An idealist considers what as the most important ? context: Despite the large number of philosophical schools and subtle nuances between many , all philosophies are said to fall into one of two primary categories , which are defined in contrast to each other : Idealism , and materialism . [ a ] The basic prop...
spirit or mind or the objects of mind ( ideas )
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question: Who wrote about Chopin ' s " chromatic embroidery " ? context: Jonathan Bellman writes that modern concert performance style — set in the " conservatory " tradition of late 19th - and 20th - century music schools , and suitable for large auditoria or recordings — militates against what is known of Chopin ' s ...
Berlioz
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question: In which country was the first portable audio player developed ? context: In the second half of ' 90s , MP3 files began to spread on the Internet . The popularity of MP3s began to rise rapidly with the advent of Nullsoft ' s audio player Winamp , released in 1997 . In 1998 , the first portable solid state dig...
South Korea
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question: What chapter in the Spanish constitution describes how bills are to be passed ? context: Title IV of the 1978 Spanish constitution invests the Consentimiento Real ( Royal Assent ) and promulgation ( publication ) of laws with the monarch of Spain , while Title III , The Cortes Generales , Chapter 2 , Drafting...
Chapter 2 , Drafting of Bills
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question: What school of philosophy did the Pasupatas dislike ? context: P ā ś upata Shaivism ( P ā ś upata , " of Pa ś upati " ) is the oldest of the major Shaiva schools . The philosophy of Pashupata sect was systematized by Lakulish in the 2nd century CE . Pa ś u in Pa ś upati refers to the effect ( or created world...
Vaishnava theology
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question: In what id Jayapala see a danger to his dynasty ? context: The Hindu Shahis under Jayapala , is known for his struggles in defending his kingdom against the Ghaznavids in the modern - day eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan region . Jayapala saw a danger in the consolidation of the Ghaznavids and invaded their c...
consolidation of the Ghaznavids
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question: What shape is The Hub ? context: There are three primary shopping centers in the Bronx : The Hub , Gateway Center and Southern Boulevard . The Hub – Third Avenue Business Improvement District ( B . I . D . ) , in The Hub , is the retail heart of the South Bronx , located where four roads converge : East 149th...
bow - tie
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question: Who was named the head of the puppet state after the seizure of Manchuria ? 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 ...
ex - Qing emperor Puyi
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question: Atlantic City ' s tourism began to decline due to what failure ? context: With the redevelopment of Las Vegas and the opening of two casinos in Connecticut in the early 1990s , along with newly built casinos in the nearby Philadelphia metro area in the 2000s , Atlantic City ' s tourism began to decline due to...
to diversify away from gaming
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question: Where did the Romans remove their troops from after Philip ' s loss ? context: The past century had seen the Greek world dominated by the three primary successor kingdoms of Alexander the Great ' s empire : Ptolemaic Egypt , Macedonia and the Seleucid Empire . In 202 BC , internal problems led to a weakening ...
Greece
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question: Which act gave the monarch limited authority in Ireland ? context: On the day of the abdication , the Oireachtas , the parliament of the Irish Free State , removed all direct mention of the monarch from the Irish constitution . The next day , it passed the External Relations Act , which gave the monarch limit...
External Relations Act
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question: New Delhi is a small part of what larger territory ? context: Although colloquially Delhi and New Delhi as names are used interchangeably to refer to the jurisdiction of NCT of Delhi , these are two distinct entities , and the latter is a small part of the former .
Delhi
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question: From what year was Greece ' s levels of GDP growth above the Eurozone average ? context: World War II ( 1939 - 1945 ) devastated the country ' s economy , but the high levels of economic growth that followed from 1950 to 1980 have been called the Greek economic miracle . From 2000 Greece saw high levels of GD...
2000
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question: What is necessary to explain a doctor ' s normality in sensory terms ? context: The phenomenalist phase of post - Humean empiricism ended by the 1940s , for by that time it had become obvious that statements about physical things could not be translated into statements about actual and possible sense data . I...
a second doctor
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question: When did Beyonc é introduce Sasha Fierce ? context: Described as being " sexy , seductive and provocative " when performing on stage , Beyonc é has said that she originally created the alter ego " Sasha Fierce " to keep that stage persona separate from who she really is . She described Sasha as being " too ag...
2008
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question: What do some linguists restrict the double - dot subscript ⟨ ◌ ̤ ⟩ to ? context: Some linguists restrict the double - dot subscript ⟨ ◌ ̤ ⟩ to murmured sonorants , such as vowels and nasals , which are murmured throughout their duration , and use the superscript hook - aitch ⟨ ◌ ʱ ⟩ for the breathy - voiced r...
murmured sonorants
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question: Who was the only host of American Idol after season one ? context: The first season was co - hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman . Dunkleman quit thereafter , making Seacrest the sole emcee of the show starting with season two .
Ryan Seacrest
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question: Did student who actively listen to classical music before studying have higher or lower scores ? context: In 1996 – 1997 , a research study was conducted on a large population of middle age students in the Cherry Creek School District in Denver , Colorado , USA . The study showed that students who actively li...
higher
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question: How did the Thames River Police pay their employees ? context: Colquhoun ' s utilitarian approach to the problem – using a cost - benefit argument to obtain support from businesses standing to benefit – allowed him to achieve what Henry and John Fielding failed for their Bow Street detectives . Unlike the sti...
full - time , salaried officers prohibited from taking private fees
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question: What website rated the Super Slim four out of five stars ? context: Tech media website CNET gave new Super Slim 4 out of 5 stars ( " Excellent " ) , saying " The Super Slim PlayStation 3 shrinks a powerful gaming machine into an even tinier package while maintaining the same features as its predecessors : a g...
CNET
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question: Who was an early leader in the Reformed churches ? context: Today , this term also refers to the doctrines and practices of the Reformed churches of which Calvin was an early leader . Less commonly , it can refer to the individual teaching of Calvin himself . The particulars of Calvinist theology may be state...
Calvin
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question: Which new BYU school was added under Pres . Dallin H . Oaks in 1971 ? context: Dallin H . Oaks replaced Wilkinson as president in 1971 . Oaks continued the expansion of his predecessor , adding a law school and proposing plans for a new School of Management . During his administration , a new library was also...
law
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question: What was game in the areas used by the upper class used as a source of ? context: In most parts of medieval Europe , the upper class obtained the sole rights to hunt in certain areas of a feudal territory . Game in these areas was used as a source of food and furs , often provided via professional huntsmen , ...
food and furs
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question: What kind of competitions does the All - India Sanskrit Festival have ? context: Samskrita Bharati is an organisation working for Sanskrit revival . The " All - India Sanskrit Festival " ( since 2002 ) holds composition contests . The 1991 Indian census reported 49 , 736 fluent speakers of Sanskrit . Sanskrit...
composition contests