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56f6e729711bf01900a4485b | question: From 1804 - 1910 was called what era ? context: Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music , including both liturgical ( religious ) and secular music . While a similar term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820 ( the Classical period ) , this article is... | Romantic |
57270cbadd62a815002e9852 | question: What was found to be limited or at least difficult to get access to in the studied region ? context: These statistics point to the complexities surrounding the lack of health / nutrition literacy and reveal the degree to which they are embedded in the social structure and interconnected with other problems . ... | healthful foods |
5729f51e6aef051400155162 | question: Complex organisms can occupy this , that are not available to their simpler brethern ? context: It would appear that living organisms are remarkably inefficient ( in the physical sense ) in their use of the energy they receive ( chemical energy or radiation ) , and it is true that most real machines manage hi... | ecological niches |
56e1a1e0e3433e1400423046 | question: What forms are also common in the rest of Western Catalan ? context: The most notable difference between both standards is some tonic ⟨ e ⟩ accentuation , for instance : franc è s , angl è s ( IEC ) – franc é s , angl é s ( AVL ) . Nevertheless , AVL ' s standard keeps the grave accent ⟨ è ⟩ , without pronoun... | verbal forms |
570a0f2e6d058f1900182c92 | question: Who does the Cumberlandsche Galerie belong to ? context: Around 40 theatres are located in Hanover . The Opera House , the Schauspielhaus ( Play House ) , the Ballhofeins , the Ballhofzwei and the Cumberlandsche Galerie belong to the Lower Saxony State Theatre . The Theater am Aegi is Hanover ' s big theatre ... | Lower Saxony State Theatre |
570c33b8ec8fbc190045bd9a | question: When Barcelona won 2009 FIFA Club World Cup , what first time feat did they accomplish ? context: Bar ç a beat Athletic Bilbao 4 – 1 in the 2009 Copa del Rey Final , winning the competition for a record - breaking 25th time . A historic 2 – 6 victory against Real Madrid followed three days later and ensured t... | sextuple |
570aa92f6d058f1900183032 | question: When did the FAA become more involved with the environmental aspects of aviation ? context: The FAA gradually assumed additional functions . The hijacking epidemic of the 1960s had already brought the agency into the field of civil aviation security . In response to the hijackings on September 11 , 2001 , thi... | 1968 |
57322dd1b9d445190005e89d | question: How many private calendar objector members does minority leader appoint ? context: In addition , the minority leader has a number of other institutional functions . For instance , the minority leader is sometimes statutorily authorized to appoint individuals to certain federal entities ; he or she and the maj... | three |
56e0724a231d4119001ac159 | question: What was the GDP of the island in 1999 - 2000 ? context: Quoted at constant 2002 prices , GDP fell from £ 12 million in 1999 - 2000 to £ 11 million in 2005 - 06 . Imports are mainly from the UK and South Africa and amounted to £ 6 . 4 million in 2004 - 05 ( quoted on an FOB basis ) . Exports are much smaller ... | £ 12 million |
5726927e708984140094ca91 | question: Marvel Press was relaunched in what year ? context: Marvel first licensed two prose novels to Bantam Books , who printed The Avengers Battle the Earth Wrecker by Otto Binder ( 1967 ) and Captain America : The Great Gold Steal by Ted White ( 1968 ) . Various publishers took up the licenses from 1978 to 2002 . ... | 2011 |
57267c335951b619008f7458 | question: Who did the team sign on December 10 , 2014 as a free agent ? context: On November 2 , 2014 , the Cubs announced that Joe Maddon had signed a five - year contract to be the 54th manager in team history . On December 10 , 2014 , Maddon announced that the team had signed free agent Jon Lester to a 6 - year , $ ... | Jon Lester |
57344892879d6814001ca483 | question: What might the meaning of Euripides ' tale be seen as a caution against ? context: On ancient reliefs , especially from Mesopotamia , kings are often depicted as hunters of big game such as lions and are often portrayed hunting from a war chariot . The cultural and psychological importance of hunting in ancie... | disrespect of prey |
56f8c1a09b226e1400dd0f3f | question: Who had abbeys in the Savor and one in the center of Interlaken ? context: In the 19th century , the monasteries built in the high Alps during the medieval period to shelter travelers and as places of pilgrimage , became tourist destinations . The Benedictines had built monasteries in Lucerne , Switzerland , ... | the Augustinians |
572b352e111d821400f38dda | question: When was ' An Essay Concerning Human Understanding ' published ? context: In response to the early - to - mid - 17th century " continental rationalism " John Locke ( 1632 – 1704 ) proposed in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding ( 1689 ) a very influential view wherein the only knowledge humans can have is... | 1689 |
5727ba822ca10214002d94dc | question: What is the third largest desert in the world ? context: The Sahara ( Arabic : ا ل ص ح ر ا ء ا ل ك ب ر ى , a ṣ - ṣ a ḥ r ā ʾ al - kubr ā , ' the Greatest Desert ' ) is the largest hot desert in the world . It is the third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic . Its surface area of 9 , 400 , 000 s... | The Sahara |
5726e30ddd62a815002e93fa | question: How many subregions are there of Nigeria ' s savannah zone ? context: Everything in between the far south and the far north is savannah ( insignificant tree cover , with grasses and flowers located between trees ) . Rainfall is more limited , to between 500 and 1 , 500 millimetres ( 20 and 60 in ) per year . ... | three |
5709cfcc4103511400d59451 | question: In which group does the anus form first , with the mouth developing secondarily ? context: Deuterostomes differ from protostomes in several ways . Animals from both groups possess a complete digestive tract . However , in protostomes , the first opening of the gut to appear in embryological development ( the ... | deuterostomes |
57280e8c2ca10214002d9cd1 | question: The violation of what implies that there should be a small counterbalancing time asymmetry ? context: Time appears to have a direction — the past lies behind , fixed and immutable , while the future lies ahead and is not necessarily fixed . Yet for the most part the laws of physics do not specify an arrow of ... | CP symmetry |
572923666aef051400154a95 | question: What kind of giant insect form had wingspans ? context: Late Carboniferous and Early Permian insect orders include both extant groups , their stem groups , and a number of Paleozoic groups , now extinct . During this era , some giant dragonfly - like forms reached wingspans of 55 to 70 cm ( 22 to 28 in ) , ma... | dragonfly - like forms |
572961606aef051400154dbb | question: In the Middle Ages , which color was associated with merchants , bankers , and the gentry ? context: In surveys made in Europe and the United States , green is the color most commonly associated with nature , life , health , youth , spring , hope and envy . In Europe and the U . S . green is sometimes associa... | green |
5733ac31d058e614000b5ff4 | question: In what year was the Joan B . Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies founded ? context: The Joan B . Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame is dedicated to research , education and outreach on the causes of violent conflict and the conditions for sustainable pea... | 1986 |
5726b4a9f1498d1400e8e82a | question: Who worked with the natives to help solve their dietary issues ? context: In 1896 , Eugen Baumann observed iodine in thyroid glands . In 1897 , Christiaan Eijkman worked with natives of Java , who also suffered from beriberi . Eijkman observed that chickens fed the native diet of white rice developed the symp... | Christiaan Eijkman |
57318f2c05b4da19006bd2af | question: What type of celebrations made up the Roman calendar ? context: Roman religion was thus practical and contractual , based on the principle of do ut des , " I give that you might give . " Religion depended on knowledge and the correct practice of prayer , ritual , and sacrifice , not on faith or dogma , althou... | religious observances |
573324834776f41900660709 | question: Which two groups followed the first inhabitants ? context: The land within the borders of current Portugal has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric times . The Celts and the Romans were followed by the Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples , who were themselves later invaded by the ... | Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples |
57266e2c708984140094c5c1 | question: what president signed the voting right act context: From 1952 to 1964 , most voters were registered Democrats , but the state voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election except for 1964 . The following year , Congress passed and President Lyndon B . Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act o... | President Lyndon B . Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
57100c2ea58dae1900cd6808 | question: How did both gay and straight men react to pictures of both naked men and women ? 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 ... | positively |
570fd8a15ab6b81900391078 | question: Due to electric chair malfunctions , what method of execution became preferred ? context: Electrocution was the preferred method of execution during the 20th century . Electric chairs have commonly been nicknamed Old Sparky ; however , Alabama ' s electric chair became known as the " Yellow Mama " due to its ... | lethal injection |
572a3a0b6aef0514001553a2 | question: Who started the discussion within analytic philosophy on the problem of the flow of time ? context: The problem of the flow of time , as it has been treated in analytic philosophy , owes its beginning to a paper written by J . M . E . McTaggart . In this paper McTaggart proposes two " temporal series " . The ... | J . M . E . McTaggart |
57062dc675f01819005e7a29 | question: Who did the Atlantic City Redevelopment Authority partner with in 1999 ? 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 declin... | Steve Wynn |
572fafeca23a5019007fc89d | question: What type of view does the conceptual view offer ? context: The conceptual view provides a level of indirection between internal and external . On one hand it provides a common view of the database , independent of different external view structures , and on the other hand it abstracts away details of how the... | common |
5731e1420fdd8d15006c65f6 | question: What does having no state - run or state - established allow a variety of religions to do ? context: Robert S . Wood has argued that the United States is a model for the world in terms of how a separation of church and state — no state - run or state - established church — is good for both the church and the ... | flourish |
56f8c4059b226e1400dd0f59 | question: How many senior men ' s teams does the hockey club field each week ? context: The city hockey club , Southampton Hockey Club , founded in 1938 , is now one of the largest and highly regarded clubs in Hampshire , fielding 7 senior men ' s and 5 senior ladies teams on a weekly basis along with boys ’ and girls ... | 7 |
5706883275f01819005e7bd7 | question: Which kinds of birds land for a few days before resuming migration ? context: Many of the smaller insectivorous birds including the warblers , hummingbirds and flycatchers migrate large distances , usually at night . They land in the morning and may feed for a few days before resuming their migration . The bi... | smaller insectivorous birds |
56cfba3b234ae51400d9bf11 | question: What was the first , hidden game included with the original iPod ? context: Video games are playable on various versions of iPods . The original iPod had the game Brick ( originally invented by Apple ' s co - founder Steve Wozniak ) included as an easter egg hidden feature ; later firmware versions added it a... | Brick |
572a346daf94a219006aa89b | question: When did CBC discontinue its late - night broadcast of The National ? context: The CBC ' s flagship newscast , The National , airs Sunday through Fridays at 10 : 00 p . m . EST and Saturdays at 6 : 00 p . m . EST . Until October 2006 , CBC owned - and - operated stations aired a second broadcast of the progra... | October 2006 |
57343f804776f41900661af9 | question: What is the spending limit for Tucson mayoral candidates to get public funding ? context: Tucson is known for being a trailblazer in voluntary partial publicly financed campaigns . Since 1985 , both mayoral and council candidates have been eligible to receive matching public funds from the city . To become el... | 64 ¢ per registered voter |
56f7580ba6d7ea1400e171dd | question: Where can a remnant of improvisation tradition be found ? context: Improvisation once played an important role in classical music . A remnant of this improvisatory tradition in classical music can be heard in the cadenza , a passage found mostly in concertos and solo works , designed to allow skilled performe... | cadenza |
5727fc492ca10214002d9ab4 | question: Which city is considered one of the oldest settlements in North America ? context: St . John ' s is one of the oldest settlements in North America , with year - round settlement beginning sometime after 1630 and seasonal habitation long before that . It is not , however , the oldest surviving English settleme... | St . John ' s |
57267c29708984140094c7a6 | question: What herbalist wrote about medicinal plants in the 16th century ? context: Physician Valerius Cordus ( 1515 – 1544 ) authored a botanically and pharmacologically important herbal Historia Plantarum in 1544 and a pharmacopoeia of lasting importance , the Dispensatorium in 1546 . Naturalist Conrad von Gesner ( ... | John Gerard |
570b01d56b8089140040f6bd | question: Who did the most to popularize folk songs of the county ? context: A local pioneer of folk song collection in the first half of the 19th century was Shakespearean scholar James Orchard Halliwell , but it was not until the second folk revival in the 20th century that the full range of song from the county , in... | Harry Boardman |
56d4fca52ccc5a1400d833de | question: How many people died in Sichuan Province ? context: Official figures ( as of July 21 , 2008 12 : 00 CST ) stated that 69 , 197 were confirmed dead , including 68 , 636 in Sichuan province , and 374 , 176 injured , with 18 , 222 listed as missing . The earthquake left about 4 . 8 million people homeless , thou... | 68 , 636 |
57300a8aa23a5019007fccae | question: How many months are in the Shamsi Hijri calendar ? context: The Solar Hijri calendar , also called the Shamsi Hijri calendar , and abbreviated as SH , is the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan . It begins on the vernal equinox . Each of the twelve months corresponds with a zodiac sign . The first six m... | twelve months |
573198280fdd8d15006c63cc | question: What was the official launch date for the youtube website ? context: YouTube offered the public a beta test of the site in May 2005 . The first video to reach one million views was a Nike advertisement featuring Ronaldinho in September 2005 . Following a $ 3 . 5 million investment from Sequoia Capital in Nove... | December 15 , 2005 |
572fefaeb2c2fd140056860a | question: What year did the Rashidun Arabs conquer Iran ? context: In 633 AD , Rashidun Arabs invaded Iran and conquered it by 651 AD , largely converting Iranian people from their indigenous faiths of Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism to Sunni Islam . Arabic replaced Persian as the official language , while Persian remai... | 651 AD |
572772165951b619008f8a13 | question: Other than Asian students , who else was allegedly being discriminated against ? context: On November 17 , 2014 , Students for Fair Admissions , an offshoot of the Project on Fair Representation , filed lawsuits in federal district court challenging the admissions practices of Harvard University and the Unive... | white |
572fe57704bcaa1900d76e73 | question: How pathogenes interact with it ' s human host ? context: Each species of pathogen has a characteristic spectrum of interactions with its human hosts . Some organisms , such as Staphylococcus or Streptococcus , can cause skin infections , pneumonia , meningitis and even overwhelming sepsis , a systemic inflam... | pathogen has a characteristic spectrum of interactions |
5707070890286e26004fc805 | question: What was the name of the nomad tribes that hunted bison ? context: During the 14th century in the northeastern part of the state nomad tribes by the name of Jornado hunted bison along the Rio Grande ; they left numerous rock paintings throughout the northeastern part of the state . When the Spanish explorers ... | Jornado |
5726744ddd62a815002e8585 | question: Who is usually included in stories ? context: Professional wrestling in the U . S . tends to have a heavy focus on story building and the establishment of characters ( and their personalities ) . There is a story for each match , and even a longer story for successive matches . The stories usually contain cha... | characters like faces and heels |
57300eeb04bcaa1900d770cd | question: Where is ornament typically not found in Georgian architecture ? context: The style of Georgian buildings is very variable , but marked by a taste for symmetry and proportion based on the classical architecture of Greece and Rome , as revived in Renaissance architecture . Ornament is also normally in the clas... | the exterior |
5728e9944b864d190016507f | question: During what period was art ' s main theme the representation of motion in a specific movement ? context: The animistic idea as the representation of the imaginative reality , is sanctified in the Homeric poems and in Greek myths , in stories of the god Hephaestus ( Phaistos ) and the mythic Daedalus ( the bui... | Minoan period |
5726e7ab708984140094d561 | question: What ended with the armistice of 1953 ? context: The Chinese counterattacked in April 1951 , with the Fifth Phase Offensive , also known as the Chinese Spring Offensive , with three field armies ( approximately 700 , 000 men ) . The offensive ' s first thrust fell upon I Corps , which fiercely resisted in the... | the stalemate |
57292b1f6aef051400154b1c | question: What are the governments in Berlin , Bremen and Hamburg called ? context: The governments in Berlin , Bremen and Hamburg are designated by the term Senate . In the three free states of Bavaria , Saxony , and Thuringia the government is referred to as the State Government ( Staatsregierung ) , and in the other... | Senate |
5724fc080ba9f01400d97c09 | question: What is the second degree of Masonry ? context: The bulk of Masonic ritual consists of degree ceremonies . Candidates for Freemasonry are progressively initiated into Freemasonry , first in the degree of Entered Apprentice . Some time later , in a separate ceremony , they will be passed to the degree of Fello... | Fellowcraft |
572655ecdd62a815002e81dc | question: What usually follows an initial inquiry of a candidate ? context: Candidates for Freemasonry will have met most active members of the Lodge they are joining before they are initiated . The process varies between jurisdictions , but the candidate will typically have been introduced by a friend at a Lodge socia... | an interview |
571aa5ad10f8ca140030524f | question: What Umayyad ruler is regarded as especially just and pious by Sunni scholars ? context: Only Umayyad ruler ( Caliphs of Damascus ) , Umar ibn Abd al - Aziz , is unanimously praised by Sunni sources for his devout piety and justice . In his efforts to spread Islam he established liberties for the Mawali by ab... | Umar ibn Abd al - Aziz |
570c50afb3d812140066d0c8 | question: Who won victory over Louis and the rebel barons ? context: When war with France broke out again in 1202 , John achieved early victories , but shortages of military resources and his treatment of Norman , Breton and Anjou nobles resulted in the collapse of his empire in northern France in 1204 . John spent muc... | Henry III |
56fa5c188f12f31900630139 | question: Compared to hickory and ash , what adjective might be used for a maple baseball bat ? context: Many types of sports equipment are made of wood , or were constructed of wood in the past . For example , cricket bats are typically made of white willow . The baseball bats which are legal for use in Major League B... | fragile |
56fa0064f34c681400b0bf45 | question: What economic activity in the Horn of Africa did the ancient Somalis connect to the rest of the world ? context: In antiquity , the ancestors of the Somali people were an important link in the Horn of Africa connecting the region ' s commerce with the rest of the ancient world . Somali sailors and merchants w... | commerce |
5726e664dd62a815002e945b | question: Madonna surpassed which artist with the most top - ten hits ? context: " 4 Minutes " was released as the album ' s lead single and peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 . It was Madonna ' s 37th top - ten hit on the chart — it pushed Madonna past Elvis Presley as the artist with the most top - ten h... | Elvis Presley |
572820333acd2414000df508 | question: What year was the Republic of Ireland formed ? context: George VI ' s reign saw the acceleration of the dissolution of the British Empire . The Statute of Westminster 1931 had already acknowledged the evolution of the Dominions into separate sovereign states . The process of transformation from an empire to a... | 1949 |
5727bd203acd2414000deb18 | question: What concern has caused national associations and clubs to disagree about friendlies ? context: International teams also play friendlies , generally in preparation for the qualifying or final stages of major tournaments . This is essential , since national squads generally have much less time together in whic... | availability of players , who could become injured or fatigued |
572e9939c246551400ce43b5 | question: How long is the term for an elected member of the House of Representatives ? context: The House of Representatives currently has 59 members elected for a five - year term , 56 members by proportional representation and 3 observer members representing the Armenian , Latin and Maronite minorities . 24 seats are... | five - year term |
56d278ee59d6e41400146029 | question: What two countries after China was the Mahayana sutras spread ? context: In the 2nd century CE , Mahayana Sutras spread to China , and then to Korea and Japan , and were translated into Chinese . During the Indian period of Esoteric Buddhism ( from the 8th century onwards ) , Buddhism spread from India to Tib... | Korea and Japan |
572ea3ab03f9891900756894 | question: How long after a published notice of the listing may a public hearing regarding the listing be requested ? context: Public notice is given through legal notices in newspapers , and communicated to state and county agencies within the species ' area . Foreign nations may also receive notice of a listing . A pu... | 45 days |
570706b99e06ca38007e92bd | question: How vast was the backgrounds of the captives ? context: In the first 200 years that black people were in the United States , they primarily identified themselves by their specific ethnic group ( closely allied to language ) and not by skin color . Individuals identified themselves , for example , as Ashanti ,... | West African coastline stretching from Senegal to Angola and in some cases from the south - east coast |
56e70bfcde9d371400068125 | question: Who was responsible for giving the charter to the Royal Institute ? context: It was granted its Royal Charter in 1837 under King William IV . Supplemental Charters of 1887 , 1909 and 1925 were replaced by a single Charter in 1971 , and there have been minor amendments since then . | King William IV |
56fa5e2df34c681400b0c0b0 | question: What is the golf club known as the " wood " usually made out of today ? context: Many other types of sports and recreation equipment , such as skis , ice hockey sticks , lacrosse sticks and archery bows , were commonly made of wood in the past , but have since been replaced with more modern materials such as ... | synthetic materials |
57267dfbdd62a815002e871a | question: Why were new plants arriving in Europe in the 18th century ? context: During the 18th century , systems of plant identification were developed comparable to dichotomous keys , where unidentified plants are placed into taxonomic groups ( e . g . family , genus and species ) by making a series of choices betwee... | newly discovered countries |
5727cc384b864d1900163d51 | question: Who suggested the name Oklahoma ? context: The name Oklahoma comes from the Choctaw phrase okla humma , literally meaning red people . Choctaw Chief Allen Wright suggested the name in 1866 during treaty negotiations with the federal government regarding the use of Indian Territory , in which he envisioned an ... | Choctaw Chief Allen Wright |
57268918708984140094c934 | question: Which comedian invited Queen to visit him in 1977 ? context: By 1976 , Queen were back in the studio recording A Day at the Races , which is often regarded as a sequel album to A Night at the Opera . It again borrowed the name of a Marx Brothers movie , and its cover was similar to that of A Night at the Oper... | Groucho Marx |
56d0f35817492d1400aab694 | question: What is Kanye West ' s middle name ? context: Kanye Omari West ( / ˈ k ɑ ː nje ɪ / ; born June 8 , 1977 ) is an American hip hop recording artist , record producer , rapper , fashion designer , and entrepreneur . He is among the most acclaimed musicians of the 21st century , attracting both praise and controv... | Omari |
5731a8f7e17f3d14004222d1 | question: What year was the first youtube question asked to a presidential nominee ? context: YouTube has enabled people to more directly engage with government , such as in the CNN / YouTube presidential debates ( 2007 ) in which ordinary people submitted questions to U . S . presidential candidates via YouTube video ... | 2007 |
573283e5b3a91d1900202ded | question: When did Eisenhower ' s funeral train arrive in Abilene , Kansas ? context: That evening , Eisenhower ' s body was placed onto a train en route to Abilene , Kansas , the last time a funeral train has been used as part of funeral proceedings of an American president . His body arrived on April 2 , and was inte... | April 2 |
5727f0cd3acd2414000df04a | question: What were the students dissatisfied by in Egypt ? context: Convinced that he needed a wasta , or an influential intermediary to promote his application above the others , Nasser managed to secure a meeting with Under - Secretary of War Ibrahim Khairy Pasha , the person responsible for the academy ' s selectio... | widespread corruption |
570718049e06ca38007e9410 | question: Who had been leading the French forces ? context: General Aguirre moved to the deserts of the southeastern portion of the state and defeated the French forces in Parral , led by Colonel Cottret . By the middle of 1866 , the state of Chihuahua was declared free of enemy control ; Parral was the last French str... | Colonel Cottret |
572814b94b864d1900164416 | question: Where did bestselling author George R . R . Martin earn his B . S . and M . S . ? context: The Medill School of Journalism has produced notable journalists and political activists including 38 Pulitzer Prize laureates . National correspondents , reporters and columnists such as The New York Times ' s Elisabet... | The Medill School of Journalism |
56e7928637bdd419002c4176 | question: What are the two different programs offered at KU ' s Schoold of Journalism ? context: The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is recognized for its ability to prepare students to work in a variety of media when they graduate . The school offers two tracts of study : News and Info... | News and Information and Strategic Communication |
56e9644c0b45c0140094cdf0 | question: How many pupils attended school outside of the city ? context: As of 2000 [ update ] , there were 9 , 045 pupils in Bern who came from another municipality , while 1 , 185 residents attended schools outside the municipality . | 1 , 185 |
56e109accd28a01900c6749a | question: Where was the ELEXCON fair held in 2009 ? context: In 2008 , a BeiDou - 1 ground terminal cost around CN ¥ 20 , 000RMB ( US $ 2 , 929 ) , almost 10 times the price of a contemporary GPS terminal . The price of the terminals was explained as being due to the cost of imported microchips . At the China High - Te... | Shenzhen |
573267bee17f3d140042294e | question: What was the policy of increasing nuclear weapons while decreasing conventional forces called ? context: The U . N . speech was well received but the Soviets never acted upon it , due to an overarching concern for the greater stockpiles of nuclear weapons in the U . S . arsenal . Indeed , Eisenhower embarked ... | New Look |
5726bf09f1498d1400e8e9fb | question: When were precipitation hardening alloys discovered ? context: In 1906 , precipitation hardening alloys were discovered by Alfred Wilm . Precipitation hardening alloys , such as certain alloys of aluminium , titanium , and copper , are heat - treatable alloys that soften when quenched ( cooled quickly ) , and... | 1906 |
56df63058bc80c19004e4b8e | question: What use did forest gardeners put to tree and vines to ? context: Forest gardening was also being used as a food production system in various parts of the world over this period . Forest gardens originated in prehistoric times along jungle - clad river banks and in the wet foothills of monsoon regions . [ cit... | identified , protected and improved |
5731db93e99e3014001e6356 | question: When did Brazil pass a new Constitution ? context: Until the 1980s , the governor of the Federal District was appointed by the Federal Government , and the laws of Bras í lia were issued by the Brazilian Federal Senate . With the Constitution of 1988 Bras í lia gained the right to elect its Governor , and a D... | 1988 |
571a830810f8ca14003050c4 | question: In the late Middle Ages , as the Ashkenazi population shifted it moved from what location ? context: They established communities throughout Central and Eastern Europe , which had been their primary region of concentration and residence until recent times , evolving their own distinctive characteristics and d... | German lands |
56e6ccc56fe0821900b8eb88 | question: What decade saw the emergence of alternative rock ? context: The early 1990s marked the softening of urban R & B at the same time alternative rock emerged and traditional pop saw a significant resurgence . This in part led to a widening of the market , not only allowing to cater to more niche markets , but it... | 1990s |
5726235c271a42140099d4d7 | question: The name Shell is connected to what company ? context: The name Shell is linked to The " Shell " Transport and Trading Company . In 1833 , the founder ' s father , Marcus Samuel , founded an import business to sell seashells to London collectors . When collecting seashell specimens in the Caspian Sea area in ... | The " Shell " Transport and Trading Company |
573038f604bcaa1900d773b2 | question: What was the name of Sinai ' s film that ushered in Iran ' s new era of film after the 1979 Revolution ? context: After the Revolution of 1979 , as the new government imposed new laws and standards , a new age in Iranian cinema emerged , starting with Viva . . . by Khosrow Sinai and followed by many other dir... | Viva . . . |
572713ce708984140094d967 | question: When did negative numbers and decimals start being used ? context: Mathematics : From the earliest the Chinese used a positional decimal system on counting boards in order to calculate . To express 10 , a single rod is placed in the second box from the right . The spoken language uses a similar system to Engl... | 1st century BC |
570972d0ed30961900e8416c | question: This produces many modes of vibration that occur simultaneously ? context: A sound generated on any instrument produces many modes of vibration that occur simultaneously . A listener hears numerous frequencies at once . The vibration with the lowest frequency is called the fundamental frequency ; the other fr... | sound generated |
56fa85dd8f12f31900630172 | question: What does DTG stand for ? context: In December 2009 the United Kingdom became the first European country to deploy high definition content using the new DVB - T2 transmission standard , as specified in the Digital TV Group ( DTG ) D - book , on digital terrestrial television . | Digital TV Group |
57264d1a5951b619008f6f5d | question: When did the " Centennial Light " begin burning ? context: The relationships above are valid for only a few percent change of voltage around rated conditions , but they do indicate that a lamp operated at much lower than rated voltage could last for hundreds of times longer than at rated conditions , albeit w... | 1901 |
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