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56f8d0969e9bad19000a058b | question: What can small mutations be caused by ? context: DNA replication is for the most part extremely accurate , however errors ( mutations ) do occur . : 7 . 6 The error rate in eukaryotic cells can be as low as 10 − 8 per nucleotide per replication , whereas for some RNA viruses it can be as high as 10 − 3 . This... | DNA replication |
57260e0d89a1e219009ac1a3 | question: What was the name of the manor that previously existed on the site ? context: In the Middle Ages , the site of the future palace formed part of the Manor of Ebury ( also called Eia ) . The marshy ground was watered by the river Tyburn , which still flows below the courtyard and south wing of the palace . Wher... | Manor of Ebury |
57267cb7dd62a815002e86ed | question: Who ' s death did Victoria blame on Gladstone ? context: Victoria was pleased when Gladstone resigned in 1885 after his budget was defeated . She thought his government was " the worst I have ever had " , and blamed him for the death of General Gordon at Khartoum . Gladstone was replaced by Lord Salisbury . S... | General Gordon |
5728a249ff5b5019007da368 | question: How many NCAA varsity teams does BYU have ? context: BYU has 21 NCAA varsity teams . Nineteen of these teams played mainly in the Mountain West Conference from its inception in 1999 until the school left that conference in 2011 . Prior to that time BYU teams competed in the Western Athletic Conference . All t... | 21 |
572642ea89a1e219009ac625 | question: What was the population of New Haven according to the 2012 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 on New Haven... | 130 , 741 |
570d74e0fed7b91900d4614f | question: What aspect of the Chassepot was superior to the German needle gun ? context: The French breech - loading rifle , the Chassepot , had a far longer range than the German needle gun ; 1 , 500 yards ( 1 , 400 m ) compared to 600 yd ( 550 m ) . The French also had an early machine - gun type weapon , the mitraill... | longer range |
5731a5ede17f3d14004222a9 | question: What tribe has the legal right to freely cross the US - Canadian border ? context: Native Americans in the United States make up 0 . 97 % to 2 % of the population . In the 2010 census , 2 . 9 million people self - identified as Native American , Native Hawaiian , and Alaska Native alone , and 5 . 2 million pe... | Haudenosaunee |
56d9a199dc89441400fdb64f | question: What in tobacco can hurt dogs ? context: A number of common human foods and household ingestibles are toxic to dogs , including chocolate solids ( theobromine poisoning ) , onion and garlic ( thiosulphate , sulfoxide or disulfide poisoning ) , grapes and raisins , macadamia nuts , xylitol , as well as various... | nicotine |
5726e8a9dd62a815002e94b0 | question: What is considered landmark Architecture context: There are many art galleries in Utrecht . There are also several foundations to support art and artists . Training of artists is done at the Utrecht School of the Arts . The Centraal Museum has many exhibitions on the arts , including a permanent exhibition on... | 1924 Rietveld Schr ö der House , which is listed on UNESCO ' s world heritage sites |
57284a61ff5b5019007da111 | question: What area of the console did TechRadar feel was designed poorly compared to the original PS3 ? context: CNET awarded PS3 Slim four out of five stars praising its Blu - ray capabilities , 120 GB hard drive , free online gaming service and more affordable pricing point , but complained about the lack of backwar... | exterior |
56fa6fd3f34c681400b0c0c1 | question: What aspect ratio was agreed upon due to the influence of widescreen cinema ? context: Initially the existing 5 : 3 aspect ratio had been the main candidate but , due to the influence of widescreen cinema , the aspect ratio 16 : 9 ( 1 . 78 ) eventually emerged as being a reasonable compromise between 5 : 3 ( ... | 16 : 9 |
5726e19ddd62a815002e93b9 | question: It was confirmed by IFPI that Madonna officially sold how many albums worldwide ? context: Madonna embarked on the Confessions Tour in May 2006 , which had a global audience of 1 . 2 million and grossed over $ 193 . 7 million , becoming the highest - grossing tour to that date for a female artist . Madonna us... | over 200 million |
56bed17a3aeaaa14008c94be | question: What was the name of the video game that was cancelled for Beyonce ? context: The release of a video - game Starpower : Beyonc é was cancelled after Beyonc é pulled out of a $ 100 million with GateFive who alleged the cancellation meant the sacking of 70 staff and millions of pounds lost in development . It w... | Starpower : Beyonc é |
56fdc947761e401900d28bf5 | question: What industry are slide rules still used today ? context: The slide rule was invented around 1620 – 1630 , shortly after the publication of the concept of the logarithm . It is a hand - operated analog computer for doing multiplication and division . As slide rule development progressed , added scales provide... | Aviation |
572e7b2ecb0c0d14000f1193 | question: When was the Seven Year ' War fought ? context: The Seven Years ' War was fought between 1755 and 1764 , the main conflict occurring in the seven - year period from 1756 to 1763 . It involved every great power of the time except the Ottoman Empire , and affected Europe , the Americas , West Africa , India , a... | The Seven Years ' War was fought between 1755 and 1764 |
570a34484103511400d595c9 | question: How long does it take for sediment to settle and clear after a cask ale has been tapped ? context: Cask - conditioned ales ( or cask ales ) are unfiltered and unpasteurised beers . These beers are termed " real ale " by the CAMRA organisation . Typically , when a cask arrives in a pub , it is placed horizonta... | from several hours to several days |
57316b0de6313a140071cf13 | question: Who was the founder of the Martorana church ? context: The Martorana church ( decorated around 1143 ) looked originally even more Byzantine although important parts were later demolished . The dome mosaic is similar to that of the Cappella Palatina , with Christ enthroned in the middle and four bowed , elonga... | Georgios of Antiochia |
56e10feecd28a01900c67515 | question: Which frequency bands are most likely to cause issues of inter - system interference with the Galileo system ? context: Frequencies for COMPASS are allocated in four bands : E1 , E2 , E5B , and E6 and overlap with Galileo . The fact of overlapping could be convenient from the point of view of the receiver des... | E1 and E2 |
5728233a2ca10214002d9ead | question: After new research , what was the final definition of federalism ? context: Until recently , in the absence of prior agreement on a clear and precise definition , the concept was thought to mean ( as a shorthand ) ' a division of sovereignty between two levels of government ' . New research , however , argues... | final and absolute source of political authority in a political community - is not possible . |
5727cc87ff5b5019007d957c | question: What is the only state to not enact reception statutes ? context: The actual substance of English law was formally " received " into the United States in several ways . First , all U . S . states except Louisiana have enacted " reception statutes " which generally state that the common law of England ( partic... | Louisiana |
5726768af1498d1400e8e081 | question: Where were Victoria and Albert honored guests at ball thrown by Napoleon III ? context: Napoleon III , since the Crimean War Britain ' s closest ally , visited London in April 1855 , and from 17 to 28 August the same year Victoria and Albert returned the visit . Napoleon III met the couple at Dunkirk and acco... | Palace of Versailles |
573014b3947a6a140053d088 | question: What did the average salary increase to at the time of the 2008 census ? context: As of January 1 , 2008 estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments revealed that the household median income for San Diego rose to $ 66 , 715 , up from $ 45 , 733 , and that the city population rose to 1 , 336 , 865 , ... | $ 66 , 715 |
5728fd6e3f37b31900477f37 | question: How much of the subsidized bulk mail delivery program goes to carriers who offer passenger service ? context: The bulk of remaining commercial flight offerings come from small regional commuter airlines such as Ravn Alaska , PenAir , and Frontier Flying Service . The smallest towns and villages must rely on s... | 70 % |
57265ef4708984140094c3e5 | question: Which president was given control of Florida context: Florida had become a burden to Spain , which could not afford to send settlers or garrisons . Madrid therefore decided to cede the territory to the United States through the Adams - On í s Treaty , which took effect in 1821 . President James Monroe was aut... | James Monroe was authorized on March 3 , 1821 to take possession of East Florida and West Florida for the United States and provide for initial governance |
5727aca43acd2414000de954 | question: What is usually the type of precipitation that Cork receives ? context: Temperatures below 0 ° C ( 32 ° F ) or above 25 ° C ( 77 ° F ) are rare . Cork Airport records an average of 1 , 227 . 9 millimetres ( 4 . 029 ft ) of precipitation annually , most of which is rain . The airport records an average of 7 da... | rain |
57343f804776f41900661af7 | question: When did Tucson begin offering city council candidates 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 eligible , ... | 1985 |
57335c77d058e614000b590b | question: Where are regulated future exchanges located ? context: In testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce , Science , and Transportation on June 3 , 2008 , former director of the CFTC Division of Trading & Markets ( responsible for enforcement ) Michael Greenberger specifically named the Atlanta - based In... | London and New York |
572ebdfdc246551400ce45d6 | question: What is one way to implement destination control ? context: To prevent this problem , in one implementation of destination control , every user gets an RFID card to identify himself , so the system knows every user call and can cancel the first call if the passenger decides to travel to another destination to... | every user gets an RFID card to identify himself |
572842d74b864d1900164836 | question: Why is it sometimes hard to think of God as benevolent ? context: Theism generally holds that God exists realistically , objectively , and independently of human thought ; that God created and sustains everything ; that God is omnipotent and eternal ; and that God is personal and interacting with the universe... | God ' s responsibility for evil and suffering in the world |
57266351708984140094c481 | question: Which author was the first to use the term " British Empire " ? context: No further attempts to establish English colonies in the Americas were made until well into the reign of Queen Elizabeth I , during the last decades of the 16th century . In the meantime the Protestant Reformation had turned England and ... | John Dee |
5727a4c72ca10214002d92a4 | question: Neighborhoods and blocks , as opposed to municipalities , are both examples of what ? context: However , an analysis by the Regional Data Cooperative for Greater New Haven , Inc . , has shown that due to issues of comparative denominators and other factors , such municipality - based rankings can be considere... | standard methodologies |
572e80e8cb0c0d14000f11fa | question: How many Muslims made up the island ' s population in 1777 - 78 ? context: The ratio of Muslims to Christians fluctuated throughout the period of Ottoman domination . In 1777 – 78 , 47 , 000 Muslims constituted a majority over the island ' s 37 , 000 Christians . By 1872 , the population of the island had ris... | 47 , 000 |
56e7ab3b00c9c71400d774c5 | question: Which language was the Wikiproject primarily created in ? context: In 2011 the National Archives initiated a Wikiproject on the English Wikipedia to expand collaboration in making its holdings widely available through Wikimedia . | English |
572824982ca10214002d9ee2 | question: Which side of the civil war did Nasser side with ? context: Nasser ' s regional position changed unexpectedly when Yemeni officers led by Nasser supporter Abdullah al - Sallal overthrew Imam Badr of North Yemen on 27 September 1962 . Al - Badr and his tribal partisans began receiving increasing support from S... | the new government |
573255b8e17f3d14004228a2 | question: What role did Eisenhower fill after leaving Columbia ? context: The trustees of Columbia University refused to accept Eisenhower ' s resignation in December 1950 , when he took an extended leave from the university to become the Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , and he was... | Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
56f83ffaaef2371900625f4a | question: In what year was Tito inaugurated as president ? context: The decorations were seldom displayed , however . After the Tito – Stalin split of 1948 and his inauguration as president in 1953 , Tito rarely wore his uniform except when present in a military function , and then ( with rare exception ) only wore his... | 1953 |
571a6db910f8ca140030501e | question: How did Byzantium and Syrian Jewish letters refer to the Crusaders ? context: Sometime in the early medieval period , the Jews of central and eastern Europe came to be called by this term . In conformity with the custom of designating areas of Jewish settlement with biblical names , Spain was denominated Sefa... | as Ashkenazim |
572f7a2704bcaa1900d769d4 | question: What state does the intensive theory conceive pain as being ? context: In 1644 , Ren é Descartes theorized that pain was a disturbance that passed down along nerve fibers until the disturbance reached the brain , a development that transformed the perception of pain from a spiritual , mystical experience to a... | emotional |
57301c06947a6a140053d115 | question: When did the clearing of the swamp land and forest begain to rapidly increase ? context: As with most of Europe , prehistoric Britain and Ireland were covered with forest and swamp . Clearing began around 6000 BC and accelerated in medieval times . Despite this , Britain retained its primeval forests longer t... | medieval times |
56e06851231d4119001ac0b6 | question: Which Sami tongue has unvoiced stop and affricate phonemes pronounced preaspirated ? context: Preaspirated stops also occur in most Sami languages ; for example , in North Sami , the unvoiced stop and affricate phonemes / p / , / t / , / ts / , / t ʃ / , / k / are pronounced preaspirated ( [ ʰ p ] , [ ʰ t ] [... | North Sami |
56cfbc7f234ae51400d9bf35 | question: Why does time have an effect of the amount of available solar energy ? context: Geography effects solar energy potential because areas that are closer to the equator have a greater amount of solar radiation . However , the use of photovoltaics that can follow the position of the sun can significantly increase... | during the nighttime there is little solar radiation on the surface of the Earth for solar panels to absorb |
5725bc2838643c19005acc19 | question: Who provided incentives for Israelis to settle in the occupied West Bank ? context: Meanwhile , Begin ' s government provided incentives for Israelis to settle in the occupied West Bank , increasing friction with the Palestinians in that area . The Basic Law : Jerusalem , the Capital of Israel , passed in 198... | Begin ' s government |
56f8aea09e9bad19000a0302 | question: What area of Southampton holds a Ford assembly plant ? context: Other major employers in the city include Ordnance Survey , the UK ' s national mapping agency , whose headquarters is located in a new building on the outskirts of the city , opened in February 2011 . The Lloyd ' s Register Group has announced p... | Swaythling |
56f8b6149b226e1400dd0e8f | question: What is an example of a regulatory region of a gene that does not have to close to the coding sequence ? context: Defining exactly what section of a DNA sequence comprises a gene is difficult . Regulatory regions of a gene such as enhancers do not necessarily have to be close to the coding sequence on the lin... | enhancers |
5731d546e99e3014001e6314 | question: For whose cult were the Vestals appointed as priestesses ? context: Augustus ' religious reformations raised the funding and public profile of the Vestals . They were given high - status seating at games and theatres . The emperor Claudius appointed them as priestesses to the cult of the deified Livia , wife ... | Livia |
570624f252bb8914006898f9 | question: What did the working group eventually create ? context: A working group consisting of Leon van de Kerkhof ( The Netherlands ) , Gerhard Stoll ( Germany ) , Leonardo Chiariglione ( Italy ) , Yves - Fran ç ois Dehery ( France ) , Karlheinz Brandenburg ( Germany ) and James D . Johnston ( USA ) took ideas from A... | MP3 |
5723df250dadf01500fa1f59 | question: What was the date of an attempted assasination on Napoleon ? context: On 14 January 1858 , an Italian refugee from Britain called Orsini attempted to assassinate Napoleon III with a bomb made in England . The ensuing diplomatic crisis destabilised the government , and Palmerston resigned . Derby was reinstate... | 14 January 1858 |
572b69c0be1ee31400cb836e | question: What Greek philosophers had idealistic views ? context: The earliest extant arguments that the world of experience is grounded in the mental derive from India and Greece . The Hindu idealists in India and the Greek Neoplatonists gave panentheistic arguments for an all - pervading consciousness as the ground o... | Neoplatonists |
572902c3af94a219006a9f34 | question: What was the State de France built for ? context: Paris ' most popular sport clubs are the association football club Paris Saint - Germain F . C . and the rugby union club Stade Fran ç ais . The 80 , 000 - seat Stade de France , built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup , is located just north of Paris in the commune... | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
56beba293aeaaa14008c92ef | question: To whom did Beyonce credit as her major influence on her music ? context: Beyonc é names Michael Jackson as her major musical influence . Aged five , Beyonc é attended her first ever concert where Jackson performed and she claims to have realised her purpose . When she presented him with a tribute award at th... | Michael Jackson |
570d6b2bb3d812140066d8bb | question: What war was the FlaK first used in ? context: Germany ' s high - altitude needs were originally going to be filled by a 75 mm gun from Krupp , designed in collaboration with their Swedish counterpart Bofors , but the specifications were later amended to require much higher performance . In response Krupp ' s... | Spanish Civil War |
572680bb5951b619008f74f1 | question: When did Sammy Sosa explode into pursuit of Roger Maris ' home run record ? context: In June , 1998 Sammy Sosa exploded into the pursuit of Roger Maris ' home run record . Sosa had 13 home runs entering the month , representing less than half of Mark McGwire ' s total . Sosa had his first of four multi - home... | 1998 |
570e0f250dc6ce1900204dae | question: How large was the ice chunk that melted and refroze ? context: In 2002 the Antarctic Peninsula ' s Larsen - B ice shelf collapsed . Between 28 February and 8 March 2008 , about 570 km2 ( 220 sq mi ) of ice from the Wilkins Ice Shelf on the southwest part of the peninsula collapsed , putting the remaining 15 ,... | California |
5726d45d708984140094d2a1 | question: What was the name of Brian May ' s signature guitar ? context: In 1963 , the teenage Brian May and his father custom - built his signature guitar Red Special , which was purposely designed to feedback . Sonic experimentation figured heavily in Queen ' s songs . A distinctive characteristic of Queen ' s music ... | Red Special |
572970db6aef051400154ec8 | question: One other measure involved the molar volume of what element ? context: In principle , the Planck constant could be determined by examining the spectrum of a black - body radiator or the kinetic energy of photoelectrons , and this is how its value was first calculated in the early twentieth century . In practi... | silicon |
5727e58b4b864d1900163f84 | question: What percentage of people voted on March 26 ? context: In the March 26 general elections , voter participation was an impressive 89 . 8 % , and 1 , 958 ( including 1 , 225 district seats ) of the 2 , 250 CPD seats were filled . In district races , run - off elections were held in 76 constituencies on April 2 ... | 89 . 8 % |
570c38b26b8089140040fc40 | question: When was the gold rush over in Melbourne ? context: With the gold rush largely over by 1860 , Melbourne continued to grow on the back of continuing gold mining , as the major port for exporting the agricultural products of Victoria , especially wool , and a developing manufacturing sector protected by high ta... | 1860 |
57265bf25951b619008f7085 | question: What is another name for an exposure index rating ? context: For digital photo cameras ( " digital still cameras " ) , an exposure index ( EI ) rating — commonly called ISO setting — is specified by the manufacturer such that the sRGB image files produced by the camera will have a lightness similar to what wo... | ISO setting |
5706443e75f01819005e7ae4 | question: What did encoders base the encoding rate for each frame on ? context: Early MPEG Layer III encoders used what is now called Constant Bit Rate ( CBR ) . The software was only able to use a uniform bitrate on all frames in an MP3 file . Later more sophisticated MP3 encoders were able to use the bit reservoir to... | the complexity of the sound |
572eaddec246551400ce44ea | question: Was there a specific reason many Nicaraguans fled to the U . S . ? context: Likewise the migration of Spanish - speaking Nicaraguans also began as a result of political instability during the end of the 1970s and the 1980s . The uprising of the Sandinista revolution which toppled the Somoza dictatorship in 19... | the economic collapse of the country many more Nicaraguans migrated to the United States amongst other countries . |
56dcdbe566d3e219004dab35 | question: What group of people were living in the area that would become the Congo prior to the arrival of Bantu tribes ? context: Bantu - speaking peoples who founded tribes during the Bantu expansions largely displaced and absorbed the earliest inhabitants of the region , the Pygmy people , about 1500 BC . The Bakong... | Pygmy |
56cdae5962d2951400fa67ff | question: Who ' s company did the Zhengde Emperor enjoy ? context: The Zhengde Emperor ( r . 1505 – 1521 ) , who enjoyed the company of lamas at court despite protests from the censorate , had heard tales of a " living Buddha " which he desired to host at the Ming capital ; this was none other than the Rinpung - suppor... | the company of lamas |
5727d1372ca10214002d9749 | question: According to Frederick Mark Gedicks , who believed that unjust laws were not really laws ? context: Scholars continue to debate whether the U . S . Constitution adopted a particular interpretation of the " rule of law , " and if so , which one . For example , John Harrison asserts that the word " law " in the... | the framers of the U . S . Constitution |
56fa4285f34c681400b0c03d | question: Which of the three main components of wood is used to manufacture paper ? context: Aside from water , wood has three main components . Cellulose , a crystalline polymer derived from glucose , constitutes about 41 – 43 % . Next in abundance is hemicellulose , which is around 20 % in deciduous trees but near 30... | cellulose |
56dde8e466d3e219004dade2 | question: What Battle in France was the Canadian Military known for ? context: Battles which are particularly notable to the Canadian military include the Battle of Vimy Ridge , the Dieppe Raid , the Battle of Ortona , the Battle of Passchendaele , the Normandy Landings , the Battle for Caen , the Battle of the Scheldt... | the Battle of Vimy Ridge |
572fa78c04bcaa1900d76b54 | question: Which two bodies of water are believed to be central to the establishment of the Greek society ? context: Greek colonies and communities have been historically established on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea , but the Greek people have always been centered around the Aegean and Ionian seas , ... | Greek people have always been centered around the Aegean and Ionian seas |
570d6596b3d812140066d802 | question: Increased aggresiveness and early sexual maturation in adolescent boys are due to a surge of what ? context: The timing of puberty can have important psychological and social consequences . Early maturing boys are usually taller and stronger than their friends . They have the advantage in capturing the attent... | hormones |
57061a3352bb8914006898a6 | question: Who originally discovered these parts of the immune system ? context: Prior to the designation of immunity from the etymological root immunis , which is Latin for " exempt " ; early physicians characterized organs that would later be proven as essential components of the immune system . The important lymphoid... | early physicians |
570c6790fed7b91900d459ae | question: Who dealt with income and expenditure ? context: John inherited a sophisticated system of administration in England , with a range of royal agents answering to the Royal Household : the Chancery kept written records and communications ; the Treasury and the Exchequer dealt with income and expenditure respecti... | the Treasury and the Exchequer |
57283caa3acd2414000df77d | question: What was attacked by Soviet troops on January 13 ? context: On January 13 , 1991 , Soviet troops , along with the KGB Spetsnaz Alpha Group , stormed the Vilnius TV Tower in Lithuania to suppress the independence movement . Fourteen unarmed civilians were killed and hundreds more injured . On the night of July... | Vilnius TV Tower |
56d66f3e1c85041400947119 | question: What is the cost per province ' s budget ? context: In 2008 , State Council established a counterpart support plan ( 《 汶 川 地 震 灾 后 恢 复 重 建 对 口 支 援 方 案 》 ) . The plan is to arrange 19 eastern and central province and municipalitie to help 18 counties , on " one province to one affected county " basis . The pla... | one percent |
57276fdcdd62a815002e9cda | question: What effect did the discoveries of Columbus and da Gama have on European nations ? context: After the end of the late Middle Ages period , the Renaissance would spread unevenly over continental Europe from the southern European region . The intellectual transformation of the Renaissance is viewed as a bridge ... | strengthened the economy and power |
572a5f107a1753140016aeeb | question: What did Hayek believe was lost in the continued empowerment of a socialist government ? context: In 1977 , Hayek was critical of the Lib - Lab pact , in which the British Liberal Party agreed to keep the British Labour government in office . Writing to The Times , Hayek said , " May one who has devoted a lar... | all title to the name ' Liberal ' |
571ae0179499d21900609b79 | question: What law prohibited birth control ? context: Prior to the second world war , birth control was prohibited in many countries , and in the United States even the discussion of contraceptive methods sometimes led to prosecution under Comstock laws . The history of the development of oral contraceptives is thus c... | Comstock laws |
57318a6305b4da19006bd266 | question: At the time of these events , what was Robert Gates ' title ? context: A week after the implementation of the no - fly zone , NATO announced that it would be enforced . On 30 April a NATO airstrike killed Gaddafi ' s sixth son and three of his grandsons in Tripoli , though Gaddafi and his wife were unharmed .... | Secretary of Defense |
573076bd396df91900096133 | question: What other close by countries have been greatly influenced by the Greek way of life ? context: In ancient times , the trading and colonizing activities of the Greek tribes and city states spread the Greek culture , religion and language around the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins , especially in Sicily and ... | Sicily and southern Italy ( also known as Magna Grecia ) , Spain , the south of France and the Black sea coasts . |
572607cd89a1e219009ac15d | question: Why do incandescent lights have superior color rendering ? context: Although inefficient , incandescent light bulbs have an advantage in applications where accurate color reproduction is important , since the continuous blackbody spectrum emitted from an incandescent light - bulb filament yields near - perfec... | the continuous blackbody spectrum emitted from an incandescent light - bulb filament |
5710f92ca58dae1900cd6b7c | question: What aspect of the Enlightenment did Robert Darnton and Jurgen Habermas focus on within the Enlightenment ? context: Intellectuals such as Robert Darnton and J ü rgen Habermas have focused on the social conditions of the Enlightenment . Habermas described the creation of the " bourgeois public sphere " in 18t... | social conditions |
56bfe2a2a10cfb1400551369 | question: Who partnered with Beyonce to start the clothing line , Dereon ? context: Beyonc é and her mother introduced House of Der é on , a contemporary women ' s fashion line , in 2005 . The concept is inspired by three generations of women in their family , the name paying tribute to Beyonc é ' s grandmother , Agn è... | her mother |
56d1085d17492d1400aab7a8 | question: What two serious moral issues are dealt with in the novel ? context: The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor , despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality . The narrator ' s father , Atticus Finch , has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for la... | rape and racial inequality |
5726200038643c19005ad057 | question: What was the value of assets the corporation planned to sell leading up to 2015 ? context: Over the course of 2013 , the corporation began the sale of its US shale gas assets and cancelled a US $ 20 billion gas project that was to be constructed in the US state of Louisiana . A new CEO Ben van Beurden was app... | US $ 15 billion |
56f71ecf711bf01900a449a8 | question: If a state party objects and opposes another state ' s reservations it essentially refuses to acknowledge what ? context: When a state limits its treaty obligations through reservations , other states party to that treaty have the option to accept those reservations , object to them , or object and oppose the... | the reserving state is a party to the treaty |
5734044cd058e614000b67be | question: Where is the national horse and cattle show held ? context: Exhibitions and annual horse shows in all districts and a national horse and cattle show at Lahore are held with the official patronage . The national horse and cattle show at Lahore is the biggest festival where sports , exhibitions , and livestock ... | Lahore |
56f956539b226e1400dd1356 | question: Who led the expedition involving the ship San Pedro ? context: The Spanish ship San Pedro and two other vessels in an expedition commanded by Miguel L ó pez de Legazpi discovered an island on January 9 , 1530 , possibly Mejit , at 10 ° N , which they named " Los Barbudos " . The Spaniards went ashore and trad... | Miguel L ó pez de Legazpi |
56d28f5159d6e414001460b7 | question: What is the oldest surviving Buddhist school ? context: Theravada ( " Doctrine of the Elders " , or " Ancient Doctrine " ) is the oldest surviving Buddhist school . It is relatively conservative , and generally closest to early Buddhism . The name Therav ā da comes from the ancestral Sth ā vir ī ya , one of t... | Theravada |
56de677dcffd8e1900b4b880 | question: What was Schwarzenegger ' s father ' s first name ? context: Schwarzenegger was born in Thal , a village bordering the city of Graz in Styria , Austria and christened Arnold Alois . His parents were Gustav Schwarzenegger ( August 17 , 1907 – December 13 , 1972 ) , and Aurelia Schwarzenegger ( n é e Jadrny ; J... | Gustav |
572aadae34ae481900deac25 | question: Name the six largest European ethnic groups in the city ? context: Irish , Italians , Polish , Germans , English , and Greeks are the largest ethnic European groups in the city . Philadelphia has the second - largest Irish and Italian populations in the United States , after New York City . South Philadelphia... | Irish , Italians , Polish , Germans , English , and Greeks |
5725b701ec44d21400f3d439 | question: Who is credited as founding political Zionism ? context: The first wave of modern Jewish migration to Ottoman - ruled Palestine , known as the First Aliyah , began in 1881 , as Jews fled pogroms in Eastern Europe . Although the Zionist movement already existed in practice , Austro - Hungarian journalist Theod... | Theodor Herzl |
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56e047997aa994140058e422 | question: As well as lasting as long as an English aspirated stop , the Armenian and Cantonese aspiration lasts as long as what ? context: Armenian and Cantonese have aspiration that lasts about as long as English aspirated stops , in addition to unaspirated stops . Korean has lightly aspirated stops that fall between ... | unaspirated stops |
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