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57312b47497a881900248bf9 | question: What years did Vladimir the Great reign as leader ? context: It is not clearly documented when the title of the Grand Duke was first introduced , but the importance of the Kiev principality was recognized after the death of Sviatoslav I in 972 and the ensuing struggle between Vladimir the Great and Yaropolk I... | 980 – 1015 |
57070f769e06ca38007e9360 | question: How are people evaluated in Brazil ? context: The concept of race in Brazil is complex . A Brazilian child was never automatically identified with the racial type of one or both of his or her parents , nor were there only two categories to choose from . Between an individual of unmixed West African descent an... | like the colors of the spectrum |
5727fe574b864d19001641a0 | question: The English Dominican Order focused primarily on what ? context: The English concentrated on the spirit of the events of Christ ' s life , not the literality of events . They neither expected nor sought the appearance of the stigmata or any other physical manifestation . They wanted to create in themselves th... | the events of Christ ' s life |
5726843b708984140094c8a7 | question: Which Greek song cycle expresses the life of the Greeks ? context: Along with the Byzantine ( Church ) chant and music , the Greek people also cultivated the Greek folk song which is divided into two cycles , the akritic and klephtic . The akritic was created between the 9th and 10th centuries and expressed t... | klephtic |
56f96aca9e9bad19000a08f6 | question: Where does most agricultural production take place ? context: Agricultural production is concentrated on small farms . [ citation needed ] The most important commercial crops are coconuts , tomatoes , melons , and breadfruit . [ citation needed ] | small farms |
5728a4674b864d1900164b3f | question: Which industries did European settlers in Alaska begin ? context: Starting in the 1890s and stretching in some places to the early 1910s , gold rushes in Alaska and the nearby Yukon Territory brought thousands of miners and settlers to Alaska . Alaska was officially incorporated as an organized territory in 1... | fishing and logging |
572f7934947a6a140053c998 | question: What stopped the planned siege at St . Malo ? context: The troops were reembarked and moved to the Bay of St . Lunaire in Brittany where , on 3 September , they were landed to operate against St . Malo ; however , this action proved impractical . Worsening weather forced the two armies to separate : the ships... | Worsening weather |
56d43c5f2ccc5a1400d830ad | question: How many Grammy awards did Beyonc é win for her first solo album ? context: Beyonc é Giselle Knowles - Carter ( / bi ː ˈ j ɒ nse ɪ / bee - YON - say ) ( born September 4 , 1981 ) is an American singer , songwriter , record producer and actress . Born and raised in Houston , Texas , she performed in various si... | five |
57325863e17f3d14004228ca | question: What ' side ' was Richmond on in the Civil War ? context: The site of Richmond had been an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy , and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609 , and in 1610 – 1611 . The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737 . It became the capital of the ... | Confederate |
57315af1a5e9cc1400cdbef0 | question: What ethnicity made up the Upper Three Banners ? context: The early Qing military was rooted in the Eight Banners first developed by Nurhaci to organize Jurchen society beyond petty clan affiliations . There were eight banners in all , differentiated by color . The yellow , bordered yellow , and white banners... | Manchus |
57061f8275f01819005e79b7 | question: When did Karlheinz start working on digitmal music compression ? context: As a doctoral student at Germany ' s University of Erlangen - Nuremberg , Karlheinz Brandenburg began working on digital music compression in the early 1980s , focusing on how people perceive music . He completed his doctoral work in 19... | early 1980s |
572a74697a1753140016af9e | question: What part of Coconut Grove houses the city hall of Miami ? context: The southern side of Miami includes Coral Way , The Roads and Coconut Grove . Coral Way is a historic residential neighborhood built in 1922 connecting Downtown with Coral Gables , and is home to many old homes and tree - lined streets . Coco... | Dinner Key |
572b85aef75d5e190021fe20 | question: What is one way that vegetarians and vegans obtain zinc ? context: Despite some concerns , western vegetarians and vegans have not been found to suffer from overt zinc deficiencies any more than meat - eaters . Major plant sources of zinc include cooked dried beans , sea vegetables , fortified cereals , soyfo... | plant sources |
57280ea3ff5b5019007d9bf8 | question: What is the name of Apple ' s 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 attempts ... | Last Resort |
56be8bab3aeaaa14008c90a1 | question: Who was the first record label to give the girls a record deal ? context: At age eight , Beyonc é and childhood friend Kelly Rowland met LaTavia Roberson while in an audition for an all - girl entertainment group . They were placed into a group with three other girls as Girl ' s Tyme , and rapped and danced o... | Elektra Records |
56e782a500c9c71400d771f6 | question: What was the minimum size of the land that Lawrence could provide for the university ? context: On February 20 , 1863 , Kansas Governor Thomas Carney signed into law a bill creating the state university in Lawrence . The law was conditioned upon a gift from Lawrence of a $ 15 , 000 endowment fund and a site f... | forty acres |
5728d0ef4b864d1900164eaa | question: What even occured during Bush ' s presidency that made him become a wartime president ? context: Just eight months into his presidency , the terrorist attacks of September 11 , 2001 suddenly transformed Bush into a wartime president . Bush ' s approval ratings surged to near 90 % . Within a month , the forces... | terrorist attacks of September 11 , 2001 |
56e0a1d07aa994140058e671 | question: During what span was there a famine in the Soviet Union ? context: Many regions in Russia were affected by the Soviet famine of 1932 – 1933 : Volga ; Central Black Soil Region ; North Caucasus ; the Urals ; the Crimea ; part of Western Siberia ; and the Kazak ASSR . With the adoption of the 1936 Soviet Consti... | 1932 – 1933 |
571aa7d54faf5e1900b8abc0 | question: What nation lost the Battle of Yarmouk ? context: However many early history books like the Islamic Conquest of Syria Fatuhusham by al - Imam al - Waqidi state that after the conversion to Islam Muawiyah ' s father Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and his brothers Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan were appointed as commanders in the M... | Byzantine |
5706c30b0eeca41400aa0e1a | question: How many black people lived in Ulcinj until 1878 ? context: Due to the Ottoman slave trade that had flourished in the Balkans , the coastal town of Ulcinj in Montenegro had its own black community . As a consequence of the slave trade and privateer activity , it is told how until 1878 in Ulcinj 100 black peop... | 100 |
56d5202a2593cc1400307a93 | question: How many China Mobile base stations stopped working ? context: China Mobile had more than 2 , 300 base stations suspended due to power disruption or severe telecommunication traffic congestion . Half of the wireless communications were lost in the Sichuan province . China Unicom ' s service in Wenchuan and fo... | 2 , 300 |
572f494104bcaa1900d7680e | question: When did the Xinhai Revolution begin ? context: The assertions of Chinese philosophy began to integrate concepts of Western philosophy , as steps toward modernization . By the time of the Xinhai Revolution in 1911 , there were many calls , such as the May Fourth Movement , to completely abolish the old imperi... | 1911 |
573195b3e6313a140071d0d6 | question: What was the first non - Pixar movie to win the Best Animated Feature Film award ? context: In early 2009 , Spielberg shot the first film in a planned trilogy of motion capture films based on The Adventures of Tintin , written by Belgian artist Herg é , with Peter Jackson . The Adventures of Tintin : The Secr... | The Adventures of Tintin : The Secret of the Unicorn |
5727e31e2ca10214002d98b0 | question: How many PGA championships has Southern Hills held ? context: Regular LPGA tournaments are held at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Tulsa , and major championships for the PGA or LPGA have been played at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa , Oak Tree Country Club in Oklahoma City , and Cedar Ridge Country Club in... | four |
571a7c6710f8ca140030509f | question: Members of which two Haredi Jewish sects continue to marry exclusively within the Ashkenazi Jewish population ? context: A 2006 study found Ashkenazi Jews to be a clear , homogeneous genetic subgroup . Strikingly , regardless of the place of origin , Ashkenazi Jews can be grouped in the same genetic cohort – ... | Hasidic or Hareidi sects |
572f435f947a6a140053c82a | question: Santa Monica plans on water independence by what year ? context: An urban runoff facility ( SMURFF ) , the first of its kind in the US , catches and treats 3 . 5 million US gallons ( 13 , 000 m3 ) of water each week that would otherwise flow into the bay via storm - drains and sells it back to end - users wit... | 2020 |
570c285fec8fbc190045bcbb | question: How many innocent men did the FBI allow to be convicted ? context: In 2003 a congressional committee called the FBI ' s organized crime informant program " one of the greatest failures in the history of federal law enforcement . " The FBI allowed four innocent men to be convicted of the March 1965 gangland mu... | four |
57269c5f5951b619008f77bd | question: Where did The sun lose a large portion of its daily sales as a result of the front page ? context: The front page caused outrage in Liverpool , where the paper lost more than three - quarters of its estimated 55 , 000 daily sales and still sells poorly in the city more than 25 years later ( around 12 , 000 ) ... | Liverpool |
572836213acd2414000df70a | question: How do the cells of Lophotrochozoa eggs arrange themselves ? context: The " Lophotrochozoa " hypothesis is also supported by the fact that many phyla within this group , including annelids , molluscs , nemerteans and flatworms , follow a similar pattern in the fertilized egg ' s development . When their cells... | after the 4 - cell stage , descendants of these 4 cells form a spiral pattern |
570b70e66b8089140040f961 | question: What heavy metal group introduced darker themes to the music ? context: In the late 1960s , the term heavy metal was used interchangeably with hard rock , but gradually began to be used to describe music played with even more volume and intensity . While hard rock maintained a bluesy rock and roll identity , ... | Black Sabbath |
5723f6f7f6b826140030fd0c | question: How old was William IV when he died ? context: Victoria turned 18 on 24 May 1837 , and a regency was avoided . On 20 June 1837 , William IV died at the age of 71 , and Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom . In her diary she wrote , " I was awoke at 6 o ' clock by Mamma , who told me the Archbishop of C... | 71 |
57101271b654c5140001f7b7 | question: Under the Drug Kingpin Act of 1988 and Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 , about how many crimes were punishable by death ? context: Congress acted defiantly toward the Supreme Court by passing the Drug Kingpin Act of 1988 and the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 that made roughly fifty crimes punishable by ... | fifty |
572692f4f1498d1400e8e436 | question: How many Commonwealth nations are there ? context: Most former British colonies and protectorates are among the 53 member states of the Commonwealth of Nations , a non - political , voluntary association of equal members , comprising a population of around 2 . 2 billion people . Sixteen Commonwealth realms vo... | 53 |
5727fb683acd2414000df16e | question: Where is the mission for the European Central Bank found ? context: The primary objective of the European Central Bank , as mandated in Article 2 of the Statute of the ECB , is to maintain price stability within the Eurozone . The basic tasks , as defined in Article 3 of the Statute , are to define and implem... | Article 2 of the Statute of the ECB |
57275858f1498d1400e8f6a7 | question: What do participants of the Carnival experience a heightened sense of ? context: Carnival ( see other spellings and names ) is a Christian festive season that occurs before the Christian season of Lent . The main events typically occur during February or early March , during the period historically known as S... | social unity |
56d24217b329da140004ec8b | question: What is the term for tranquility ? context: Samatha meditation starts from being mindful of an object or idea , which is expanded to one ' s body , mind and entire surroundings , leading to a state of total concentration and tranquility ( jh ā na ) . There are many variations in the style of meditation , from... | jh ā na |
56d24e17b329da140004ed34 | question: The movement included atomists such as what ? context: At the same time , these movements were influenced by , and in some respects continued , philosophical thought within the Vedic tradition as reflected e . g . in the Upanishads . These movements included , besides Buddhism , various skeptics ( such as San... | Pakudha Kaccayana |
57302410947a6a140053d175 | question: Where do a lot of the families from Davis - Monthan Air Force Base live at ? context: Southeast Tucson continues to experience rapid residential development . The area includes Davis - Monthan Air Force Base . The area is considered to be south of Golf Links Road . It is the home of Santa Rita High School , C... | Rita Ranch |
573610e9012e2f140011a18d | question: What years did hunting decline ? context: Hunting in the United States is not associated with any particular class or culture ; a 2006 poll showed seventy - eight percent of Americans supported legal hunting , although relatively few Americans actually hunt . At the beginning of the 21st century , just six pe... | 1996 – 2006 |
5727363d5951b619008f86ca | question: What is the population of New Haven according to the 2010 United States Census ? context: New Haven ( local / nu ː ˈ he ɪ v ə n / , noo - HAY - v ə n ) , in the U . S . state of Connecticut , is the principal municipality in Greater New Haven , which had a total population of 862 , 477 in 2010 . It is located... | 129 , 779 |
56cebbdeaab44d1400b8895b | question: How many animals were killed ? context: The earthquake left at least 5 million people without housing , although the number could be as high as 11 million . Millions of livestock and a significant amount of agriculture were also destroyed , including 12 . 5 million animals , mainly birds . In the Sichuan prov... | 12 . 5 million |
5726af935951b619008f7a63 | question: What kind of relationships does systematics aim to discover ? context: Modern morphology recognizes a continuum between the major morphological categories of root , stem ( caulome ) , leaf ( phyllome ) and trichome . Furthermore , it emphasizes structural dynamics . Modern systematics aims to reflect and disc... | phylogenetic |
56dde4699a695914005b9668 | question: The States General was made up of what ? context: The republic was a confederation of seven provinces , which had their own governments and were very independent , and a number of so - called Generality Lands . The latter were governed directly by the States General ( Staten - Generaal in Dutch ) , the federa... | representatives of each of the seven provinces |
56e03502231d4119001abfc1 | question: What vessel was owned by Captain James ? context: Throughout this period , Saint Helena was an important port of call of the East India Company . East Indiamen would stop there on the return leg of their voyages to British India and China . At Saint Helena ships could replenish supplies of water and provision... | HMS Endeavour |
5730342e947a6a140053d284 | question: Who is Soma Somasegar ? context: The term " Immersive app " had been used internally by Microsoft developers to refer to the apps prior to the first official presentation of Windows 8 , after which they were referred to as " Metro - style apps " in reference to the Metro design language . The term was phased ... | vice president of Microsoft ' s development software division |
5726c10add62a815002e8f80 | question: What language was traditionally used in Roman Catholic services ? context: Reform of the liturgy had been a part of the liturgical movements in the 20th century mainly in France , and Germany which were officially recognized by Pius XII in his encyclical Mediator Dei . During the pontificate of Pius XII , the... | Latin |
570ff9cda58dae1900cd679e | question: In 2010 , how many death sentences were overturned due to reversals from courts or appeals ? context: At times when a death sentence is affirmed on direct review , it is considered final . Yet , supplemental methods to attack the judgment , though less familiar than a typical appeal , do remain . These supple... | 53 |
572e9eb603f9891900756840 | question: What would interact with Neptune ' s magnetic field to make it warm ? context: For reasons that remain obscure , the planet ' s thermosphere is at an anomalously high temperature of about 750 K . The planet is too far from the Sun for this heat to be generated by ultraviolet radiation . One candidate for a he... | atmospheric interaction with ions |
57304af1069b531400832000 | question: Who created Minecraft ? context: Several notable video game developers criticized Microsoft for making its Windows Store a closed platform subject to its own regulations , as it conflicted with their view of the PC as an open platform . Markus " Notch " Persson ( creator of the indie game Minecraft ) , Gabe N... | Markus " Notch " Persson |
572a3764af94a219006aa8b4 | question: What scenes did the paintings on homes depict ? context: Neolithic peoples in the Levant , Anatolia , Syria , northern Mesopotamia and Central Asia were also accomplished builders , utilizing mud - brick to construct houses and villages . At Ç atal h ö y ü k , houses were plastered and painted with elaborate ... | humans and animals |
5726e613dd62a815002e9454 | question: How much growth did the IMF expect Nigeria ' s economy to have in 2009 ? context: Nigeria was ranked 30th in the world in terms of GDP ( PPP ) in 2012 . Nigeria is the United States ' largest trading partner in sub - Saharan Africa and supplies a fifth of its oil ( 11 % of oil imports ) . It has the seventh -... | 8 . 3 % |
5727d3cf3acd2414000ded7d | question: When was the Philadelphia Convention ? context: James Wilson said during the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 that , " Laws may be unjust , may be unwise , may be dangerous , may be destructive ; and yet not be so unconstitutional as to justify the Judges in refusing to give them effect . " George Mason agreed... | 1787 |
57304755b2c2fd1400568b67 | question: Why were ports better targets ? context: From the German point of view , March 1941 saw an improvement . The Luftwaffe flew 4 , 000 sorties that month , including 12 major and three heavy attacks . The electronic war intensified but the Luftwaffe flew major inland missions only on moonlit nights . Ports were ... | Ports were easier to find |
5725d31238643c19005acdad | question: What is the largest art museum in the north of the country ? context: The Israel Museum in Jerusalem is one of Israel ' s most important cultural institutions and houses the Dead Sea scrolls , along with an extensive collection of Judaica and European art . Israel ' s national Holocaust museum , Yad Vashem , ... | Mishkan Le ' Omanut on Kibbutz Ein Harod Meuhad |
5726199989a1e219009ac25a | question: How are disputes resolved for small scale infringement ? context: Copyright infringement disputes are usually resolved through direct negotiation , a notice and take down process , or litigation in civil court . Egregious or large - scale commercial infringement , especially when it involves counterfeiting , ... | direct negotiation , a notice and take down process , or litigation in civil court |
57312b61e6313a140071ccb8 | question: In practice , Pre - Columbian refers to the history of the indigenous cultures of America prior to Europeans doing what to them ? context: While technically referring to the era before Christopher Columbus ' voyages of 1492 to 1504 , in practice the term usually includes the history of American indigenous cul... | conquered or significantly influenced |
573160a1a5e9cc1400cdbf11 | question: What happened in early and middle Qing history ? context: The most significant fact of early and mid - Qing social history was population growth . The population doubled during the 18th century . People in this period were also remarkably on the move . There is evidence suggesting that the empire ' s rapidly ... | population growth |
56f941eb9b226e1400dd12d1 | question: Which church is situated at 135 - 139 West 31st Street ? context: 31st Street begins on the West Side at the West Side Yard , while 32nd Street , which includes a segment officially known as Korea Way between Fifth Avenue and Broadway in Manhattan ' s Koreatown , begins at the entrance to Penn Station and Mad... | Catholic church of St . Francis of Assisi |
571d29cf5efbb31900334ebb | question: What type of integration do smaller organizations do ? context: Often , large multinational corporations exhibit vertical integration , participating in a broad range of drug discovery and development , manufacturing and quality control , marketing , sales , and distribution . Smaller organizations , on the o... | a specific aspect |
57266715dd62a815002e83bf | question: When did England first establish a colony in St . Lucia ? context: The Caribbean initially provided England ' s most important and lucrative colonies , but not before several attempts at colonisation failed . An attempt to establish a colony in Guiana in 1604 lasted only two years , and failed in its main obj... | 1605 |
5732b191d6dcfa19001e8a7e | question: On what date did the House Financial Services Committee hold a hearing to assess safety and soundness issues regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ? context: In the early and mid - 2000s , the Bush administration called numerous times for investigation into the safety and soundness of the GSEs and their swelli... | September 10 , 2003 |
572f7c1504bcaa1900d76a03 | question: What religion did Armenia support ? context: Armenia is a unitary , multi - party , democratic nation - state with an ancient cultural heritage . Urartu was established in 860 BC and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia . In the 1st century BC the Kingdom of Armenia reached its heig... | Christianity |
56ce43ebaab44d1400b88632 | question: Who did the Ming dynasty showed favors to ? context: Of the third Dalai Lama , China Daily states that the " Ming dynasty showed him special favor by allowing him to pay tribute . " China Daily then says that Sonam Gyatso was granted the title Dorjichang or Vajradhara Dalai Lama in 1587 [ sic ! ] , but China ... | the third Dalai Lama |
571b44c232177014007ea05e | question: Instead of tar , what does the La Brea Tars Pits contain ? context: Asphalt / bitumen can sometimes be confused with " coal tar " , which is a visually similar black , thermoplastic material produced by the destructive distillation of coal . During the early and mid - 20th century when town gas was produced ,... | bitumen |
5727b3022ca10214002d943a | question: What type of code does UCS - 2 use ? context: Unicode can be implemented by different character encodings . The most commonly used encodings are UTF - 8 , UTF - 16 and the now - obsolete UCS - 2 . UTF - 8 uses one byte for any ASCII character , all of which have the same code values in both UTF - 8 and ASCII ... | 16 - bit code unit |
5725c26aec44d21400f3d4f4 | question: What West Central German dialect of Dutch contains the name of a U . S . state ? context: Until roughly the 16th century , speakers of all the varieties of the West Germanic languages from the mouth of the Rhine to the Alps had been accustomed to refer to their native speech as Dietsch , ( Neder ) duyts or so... | Pennsylvania Dutch |
57324172b9d445190005e92a | question: What country did Eisenhower neglect to assist in their military action in Vietnam ? context: Eisenhower ' s main goals in office were to keep pressure on the Soviet Union and reduce federal deficits . In the first year of his presidency , he threatened the use of nuclear weapons in an effort to conclude the K... | France |
571aa39d10f8ca1400305223 | question: Where was Al - Mukhtar based ? context: Marwan was succeeded by his son , Abd al - Malik ( 685 – 705 ) , who reconsolidated Umayyad control of the caliphate . The early reign of Abd al - Malik was marked by the revolt of Al - Mukhtar , which was based in Kufa . Al - Mukhtar hoped to elevate Muhammad ibn al - ... | Kufa |
5726ad6add62a815002e8cb1 | question: Why is Isaac Hunter ' s Tavern popular ? context: The city ' s location was chosen , in part , for being within 11 mi ( 18 km ) of Isaac Hunter ' s Tavern , a popular tavern frequented by the state legislators . No known city or town existed previously on the chosen city site . Raleigh is one of the few citie... | state legislators . |
56f8dbf69e9bad19000a0610 | question: What brand of cruise ships has a special importance to Southampton ? context: The city has a particular connection to Cunard Line and their fleet of ships . This was particularly evident on 11 November 2008 when the Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 departed the city for the final time amid a spectacular fir... | Cunard Line |
571deae4b64a571400c71e01 | question: What heritage system do Southeast tribes use ? context: The social identity of the children was strongly determined by the tribe ' s kinship system . Among the matrilineal tribes of the Southeast , the mixed - race children generally were accepted as and identified as Indian , as they gained their social stat... | matrilineal |
5710a309a58dae1900cd6ae5 | question: Developments in which revolution allowed consumer goods to be produced in greater quantities at lower prices ? context: The increased consumption of reading materials of all sorts was one of the key features of the " social " Enlightenment . Developments in the Industrial Revolution allowed consumer goods to ... | the Industrial Revolution |
5727d29d2ca10214002d9761 | question: Who can determine if a law should be approached differently ? context: Others argue that the rule of law has survived but was transformed to allow for the exercise of discretion by administrators . For much of American history , the dominant notion of the rule of law , in this setting , has been some version ... | administrators |
572edbf7c246551400ce4741 | question: Who led the invasion troops ? context: Pitt now prepared to send troops into Germany ; and both Marlborough and Sackville , disgusted by what they perceived as the futility of the " descents " , obtained commissions in that army . The elderly General Bligh was appointed to command a new " descent " , escorted... | The elderly General Bligh |
56e43a6e8c00841900fbaf40 | question: What is the main Germanic language from which Estonia gets the Germanic portion of its vocabulary ? context: Although the Estonian and Germanic languages are of very different origins , one can identify many similar words in Estonian and English , for example . This is primarily because the Estonian language ... | Low Saxon |
572aba19f75d5e190021fc78 | question: How many congressional districts are there in the city ? context: Philadelphia once comprised six congressional districts . However , as a result of the city ' s declining population , it now has only four : the 1st district , represented by Bob Brady ; the 2nd , represented by Chaka Fattah ; the 8th , repres... | four |
573402bf4776f419006616d5 | question: What kind of problem caused riots in June 2012 ? context: As of June 2012 [ update ] , Pakistan ' s electricity problems were so severe that violent riots were taking place across Punjab . According to protesters , load shedding was depriving the cities of electricity 20 – 22 hours a day , causing businesses ... | electricity |
5726f7aedd62a815002e967c | question: What type of ships did the US spend most of its time sinking ? context: During most of the war , the UN navies patrolled the west and east coasts of North Korea , sinking supply and ammunition ships and denying the North Koreans the ability to resupply from the sea . Aside from very occasional gunfire from No... | supply and ammunition ships |
56d4e8512ccc5a1400d83327 | question: In 2007 , which music professor said he believes this criticism does involve race as well ? context: Beyonc é ' s lighter skin color and costuming has drawn criticism from some in the African - American community . Emmett Price , a professor of music at Northeastern University , wrote in 2007 , that he thinks... | Emmett Price |
5730f39205b4da19006bcc81 | question: Who investigated the efficiency of high - brightness LED at Cardiff University in 1995 ? context: The first high - brightness blue LED was demonstrated by Shuji Nakamura of Nichia Corporation in 1994 and was based on InGaN . In parallel , Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano in Nagoya were working on developing th... | Alberto Barbieri |
57314a6f497a881900248d63 | question: Which nation forbade the sale of Valentine ' s Day products in 2002 and 2011 ? context: Saint Valentine , a Roman Catholic Bishop or priest who was martyred in about 296 AD , seems to have had no known connection with romantic love , but the day of his martyrdom on the Roman Catholic calendar , Saint Valentin... | Saudi Arabia |
57284fd82ca10214002da284 | question: What happens during " laser lock " ? context: Assuming the player ' s optical pickup is in proper working order , crosstalk distortion normally does not occur during playback of CAV format LaserDiscs , as the rotational speed never varies . However , if the player calibration is out of order or if the CAV dis... | the player reads the same two fields for a given frame over and over again , causing the picture to look frozen |
57304a082461fd1900a9cced | question: What happened to Peter Stahl when he fell asleep flying ? context: The diversion of heavier bombers to the Balkans meant that the crews and units left behind were asked to fly two or three sorties per night . Bombers were noisy , cold , and vibrated badly . Added to the tension of the mission which exhausted ... | woke up to discover the entire crew asleep . |
5733afdc4776f41900661027 | question: What has sociocultural anthropology been heavily influenced by ? context: Sociocultural anthropology has been heavily influenced by structuralist and postmodern theories , as well as a shift toward the analysis of modern societies . During the 1970s and 1990s , there was an epistemological shift away from the... | structuralist and postmodern theories |
56d39bdf59d6e41400146808 | question: What year did Chopin meet Field ? context: The 21 nocturnes are more structured , and of greater emotional depth , than those of Field ( whom Chopin met in 1833 ) . Many of the Chopin nocturnes have middle sections marked by agitated expression ( and often making very difficult demands on the performer ) whic... | 1833 |
573218cfb9d445190005e7e5 | question: Why have birds been domesticated by humans ? context: Birds have been domesticated by humans both as pets and for practical purposes . Colourful birds , such as parrots and mynas , are bred in captivity or kept as pets , a practice that has led to the illegal trafficking of some endangered species . Falcons a... | both as pets and for practical purposes |
573252e1e99e3014001e66be | question: What is redlining ? context: Yet another may have been a reduction in the real - estate listings and property - related financial services ( such as mortgage loans or insurance policies ) offered in some areas of the Bronx — a process known as redlining . Others have suggested a " planned shrinkage " of munic... | a reduction in the real - estate listings and property - related financial services ( such as mortgage loans or insurance policies ) offered in some areas |
57334d024776f41900660814 | question: Which products created more complexity in the financial markets ? context: This boom in innovative financial products went hand in hand with more complexity . It multiplied the number of actors connected to a single mortgage ( including mortgage brokers , specialized originators , the securitizers and their d... | innovative financial products |
57108592b654c5140001f953 | question: Mary Wollstonecraft argued for a society based on what idea ? context: Immanuel Kant ( 1724 – 1804 ) tried to reconcile rationalism and religious belief , individual freedom and political authority , as well as map out a view of the public sphere through private and public reason . Kant ' s work continued to ... | reason |
572698f8708984140094cb43 | question: What is the capital city of Norfolk Island ? context: Norfolk Island ( i / ˈ n ɔ ː rf ə k ˈ a ɪ l ə nd / ; Norfuk : Norf ' k Ailen ) is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia , New Zealand and New Caledonia , 1 , 412 kilometres ( 877 mi ) directly east of mainland Australia ' s Evans He... | Kingston |
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