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After leaving Time-Life, Shuker joined the Public Broadcast Laboratory, forerunner of PBS, and participated in two pioneering films -- 'The Chair,' about an attorney trying to save a condemned man, and 'Free At Last,' a 90-minute documentary about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that by chance was being made when King was m...
According to official results, Abedelaziz Bouteflika, the 72-year-old president of Algeria, has been reelected to a third term as the country's leader in a landslide. Yazid Zerhouni, the Algerian Interior Minister, stated that Bouteflika obtained 90.24% of the vote in the election, which was held on Thursday. Voter tu...
Scientists had observed that mice with a defective Klotho gene aged prematurely and wondered if an enhanced gene would have an opposite effect. Question: Scientists have discovered a gene that produces a hormone that raises the life expectancy in mice by 30 percent. True of False? Answer: False
Climate change is with us. A decade ago, it was conjecture. Now the future is unfolding before our eyes. Canada's Inuit see it in disappearing Arctic ice and permafrost. Question: Greenhouse effect changes global climate. True of False? Answer: False
The liner notes to the CD surmise that Farrakhan is the author of three selections, "Is She Is, or Is She Ain't", "Don't Touch Me Nylon," and "Female Boxer" and that is quite possible. The most interesting is the first of these three, a topical number on Christie Jorgensen, the subject of a series of sex change operati...
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the plant was inspected in October, cited for safety violations, and fined about $10,000. Question: According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the plant was inspected in October and fined for safety violations. True of False? Answer: T...
Iscor, the South African iron and steel manufacturer, has announced plans to develop a steel mini-mill at Saldanha Bay on the country's west coast in partnership with the state-run industrial development Corporation. Question: The South African steel manufacturer Iscor plans to develop a mini-mill. True of False? Answe...
To write "The Persians," which opens Thursday at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley, Ellen McLaughlin spent six days. Given the direction of U.S. foreign policy, McLaughlin says, the lessons of "The Persians" are particularly crucial today, 2,500 years after it was written. Question: "The Persians" was written by Aeschylus...
Christopher Hitchens called him a "Bin Ladenist" and Cathy Young editorialized in The Boston Globe that he "blames the victims of terrorism" when he puts out a novel like Snowball's Chance, a biting send-up of George Orwell's Animal Farm which he was inspired to write after the terrorist attacks on September 11. "The c...
Nevertheless, 58 percent of Americans expressed their satisfaction with the President's job performance. 44 percent supported Nixon at the very beginning of the investigation into Watergate. Question: Although 58% of Americans are unsatisfied with Clinton's job performance, 44% found Nixon's work adequate at the start ...
Cannabis is freely available in the Netherlands for sale in "coffee shops" in small quantities. The cost of five grammes, the maximum amount that can be legally purchased, is about £.50 ($19), enough to make about a dozen cigarettes. Question: In the Netherlands five grams of cannabis can be legally held in possession....
Switzerland has ratified bilateral agreements with the members of the European Union in March 2004, but the new members (Cyprus , Czech Republic , Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) were not included in the deal. Question: Lithuania intends to introduce the use of the Euro as an ...
There are more than 4,000 street children in the capital city of Ulan Bator. Question: The population of Ulan Bator is 4,000. True of False? Answer: False
Across Africa, young boys and girls wake up each morning just like children here in the Washington D.C. area. The children are no different; they do chores, eat, play sports, and go to school. That is, if they can survive the mosquito bites that transmit the deadly malaria parasites. Those parasites kill an estimated 3...
CBS newsman Harry Reasoner is returning to his Iowa hometown to get married Saturday. Question: CBS newsman Harry Reasoner was born in Iowa. True of False? Answer: True
Australian cheerleaders have been told today to cover up their midriffs under calls by Gymnastics Australia, as they believe it encourages girls to be self-conscious. Nerine Cooper, head of Gymnastics Australia, told the Sunday Telegraph, "We don't want girls to feel under pressure to lose weight because of uniforms." ...
For such patients, regular aspirin use significantly decreased the risk for fatal and nonfatal strokes or heart attacks. Question: People experienced adverse effects while taking aspirin. True of False? Answer: False
The situation is being monitored by the World Health Organization but says "it is too early to know whether the virus is changing in ways that would signal the start of a human flu pandemic," says Maria Cheng a spokeswoman for the WHO. "It's one isolate from a single virus from Turkey. The sample suggests the virus mig...
Bountiful arrived after war's end, sailing into San Francisco Bay 21 August 1945. Bountiful was then assigned as hospital ship at Yokosuka, Japan, departing San Francisco 1 November 1945. Question: Bountiful reached San Francisco in August 1945. True of False? Answer: True
Rodriguez told detectives he never touched the burning backpack, which was loaded with plastic pipes packed with gunpowder and BBs. Question: The burning backpack contained plastic pipes packed with gunpowder and BBs. True of False? Answer: True
Mr. Olsen paid $20 million for the space trip, but says that in the future space travel will likely become as routine as air travel is today. Question: Air travel costs $20 million. True of False? Answer: False
A male rabbit is called a buck and a female rabbit is called a doe, just like deer. Question: A female rabbit is called a buck. True of False? Answer: False
"Only his comrades see him; we exchange messages with each other to share plans. We also go to the battlefield together. We actually meet very rarely, just for important consultations. It's hard for anyone to meet Bin Laden himself now, but we know he's still alive," said Dadullah. Dadullah also claims that there are "...
Billy Werber, third baseman in Major League Baseball, has died at the age of 100. Werber died of natural causes on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at an assisted living center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was moved there after his health deteriorated a month ago. His son said that when admitted, Werber refused to eat so...
Canadian traffickers also are reported to drop their marijuana loads across the border in remote areas (often without the knowledge of rural landowners), cross into the United States without drugs, later retrieve the marijuana, and continue on to U.S. distribution sites. Question: Most of the marijuana entering the Un...
Geoscience Australia said the 5.3 quake did not generate a tsunami. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, which had a magnitude of 9.0, triggered a series of lethal tsunamis on December 26, 2004 that killed over 270,000 people, making it the deadliest tsunami in recorded history. Question: A tsunami is a series of waves cr...
In 1969, he drew up the report proposing the expulsion from the party of the Manifesto group. In 1984, after Berlinguer's death, Natta was elected as party secretary. Question: Natta supported the Manifesto group. True of False? Answer: False
Levy Mwanawasa, the President of Zambia died yesterday at age 59. He died in a Paris hospital in France. His death was intially announced by an anonymous family member. It was later confirmed on television by vice president Rupiah Banda. Mwanawase suffered a stroke while in Egypt in June of this year for an African Uni...
Mr Fitzgerald revealed he was one of several top officials who told Mr Libby in June 2003 that Valerie Plame, wife of the former ambassador Joseph Wilson, worked for the CIA. Question: Joseph Wilson worked for CIA. True of False? Answer: False
In addition to family, the memorial service was attended by actors and actresses who have worked with Ledger, including Cate Blanchett who starred with Ledger in the Bob Dylan bio-flick, I'm Not There. Blanchett spoke of the times she shared with Ledger in New York and Los Angeles. The Other speakers included his paren...
The first few Mersenne primes are 3, 7, 31, 127 and 8191. These numbers took a total of several weeks to verify, using different software and hardware. Each number was independently checked by several members of GIMPS' verification team, using 16-core systems of different configurations. The two primes were announced b...
Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, said, last night, that his officers were "playing out of their socks", but admitted that they were "racing against time" to track down the bombers. Question: Sir Ian Blair works for the Metroplitan Police. True of False? Answer: True
The renewed attention to the war came as peace activists, camping near the president's ranch, awaited a performance Sunday evening by peace movement icon Joan Baez. Question: Folk singer Joan Baez brought her latest anti-war message Sunday to President Bush's adopted hometown, supporting Iraq war protesters camping out...
The White House failed to act on the domestic threat from al Qaeda prior to September 11, 2001. Question: White House ignored the threat of attack True of False? Answer: True
Scientists have uncovered soft bone tissue of a Tyrannosaurus Rex known as MOR 1125, found in a sandstone formation in Montana. MOR 1125 was 18 years old when it died, 65 million years ago. Similar tissue of a dinosaur has never been found before, as all remains found until now were fosilized. The tissue still contains...
A male gorilla escaped from his cage in the Berlin zoo and sent terrified visitors running for cover, the zoo said yesterday. Question: A gorilla escaped from his cage in a zoo in Germany. True of False? Answer: True
Two persons were injured in dynamite attacks perpetrated this evening against two bank branches in this northwestern, Colombian city. Question: Two bank branches were attacked with dynamite. True of False? Answer: True
An Afghan interpreter, employed by the United States, was also wounded. Question: An interpreter worked for Afghanistan. True of False? Answer: False
The most recent poll carried out by NOP market research in January revealed that 61% of Britons are opposed to joining the euro. Question: The introduction of the euro has been opposed. True of False? Answer: True
The institute's breakthrough came about after it set out to examine Thür's belief that an octagonal tomb in the remains of the Roman city of Ephesus contained the body of Arsinöe. According to Roman texts the city, in what is now Turkey, is where Arsinöe was banished after being defeated in a power struggle against Cle...
Every year Israel jails individuals simply because they refuse to perform military service for reasons of conscience. Question: People are willing to risk imprisonment rather than perform military service. True of False? Answer: True
After the SkyWest airliner touched down, the Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) alerted and the air traffic controller transmitted "Hold, Hold, Hold" to the SkyWest flight crew in an attempt to stop the aircraft short of runway 1L. The SkyWest crew applied maximum braking that resulted in the airplane stopping...
The board of Marks & Spencer will take another look at Philip Green's increased takeover offer. Question: Philip Green tries to take over Marks & Spencer. True of False? Answer: True
A strong supporter of the "Italian road to socialism", he was close to Enrico Berlinguer, and gained a position in the party secretariat. In 1969, he drew up the report proposing the expulsion from the party of the Manifesto group. In 1984, after Berlinguer's death, Natta was elected as party secretary. Question: Natta...
After insulting the UN committee insinuating they were irrelavant, Bush no sooner had approval from Congress to use "force/war" if Hussein did not permit unfettered access for inspections - and the war ships were moved into place on the Gulf. Question: Hussein gives UN inspectors unfettered access. True of False? Answe...
His family has steadfastly denied the charges. Question: The charges were denied by his family. True of False? Answer: True
His latest release, Together Through Life, has reached the top spot 38 years and five months after his last chart-topper, New Morning, in 1970. The 67-year-old American singer-songwriter now holds the record for the longest gap between solo number one albums. It is Dylan's seventh UK number one, his 33rd studio album a...
The plan was never drawn up on paper, but discussed verbally, particularly between Prime Minister Pibul and the British Minister in Bangkok. Question: Pibul was the minister in Bangkok. True of False? Answer: False
Honda also released a video where a humanoid robot named Asimo was operated by a person wearing the helmet. The employee was stated to be thinking about raising his right hand, after which Asimo moved its right arm. Honda states that it could be quite some time before the technology is ready to go live due to difficult...
The United States Marshals Service working together with nearly 960 other law enforcement agencies recently concluded a week-long operation, Operation FALCON, which succeeded in the arrest of 10,340 fugitives across the United States and elsewhere. Other regional sweeps have been conducted before; but this was the firs...
The credit card mobile phones now provided on some aircraft, do not interfere with aircraft systems because they are wired to a special "base station" that has been designed to safely receive and transmit radio signals in the aircraft. Question: Mobile phones can interfere with aircraft systems. True of False? Answer: ...
WASHINGTON ―Kirk Kerkorian, the billionaire mogul and major shareholder in General Motors Corp., said Friday that automakers Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. are interested in purchasing a significant stake in GM and including the Detroit automaker in their alliance. Kerkorian's investment company, Tracinda Corp., told ...
The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced the awarding of a $3 million grant to Rutgers University to lead a consortium researching advanced information analysis and computational technologies to protect the United States. Under the agreement, Rutgers will also coordinate a team of four university...
Clinical trials involve 240 patients in 10 centres with each patient questioned three times. Question: Clinical trials involve an average of 200 patients per trial. True of False? Answer: False
The American television network "CNN" reported that officials at the American Defense Department (The Pentagon) will recommend halting the bombing on Iraq to President Bill Clinton this evening, Saturday. Question: CNN reported that officials at the Pentagon said that President Clinton is obligated to stop the shelling...
NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Pfizer Inc announced today that it has become the first pharmaceutical company to be accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) for ensuring the protection of human subjects taking part in early-stage clinical trials. The AAHRPP accredit...
Microsoft's (MSFT) own search engine will permanently replace the Yahoo (YHOO) search technology that has been used on Microsoft's MSN website. Question: Yahoo's technology will still be used. True of False? Answer: False
One of two men "released" early on Saturday Mohammed Dawoud, 19, of Willesden, north-west London will appear before Horseferry Road magistrates' court today charged with possession of forged identity documents, police said. Question: Willesden will appear before Horseferry Road magistrates' court today. True of False? ...
This opinion poll was conducted on the sixth and seventh of October, and included a cross section of 861 adults with a margin of error estimated at 4%. Question: This poll was carried out on the 6th and 7th of October, and included a segment of 861 people with a margin of error estimated at 4%. True of False? Answer: T...
LIMA, Peru — A Venezuelan opposition leader who says he is a victim of political persecution by President Hugo Chavez's government requested political asylum in Peru on Tuesday, one of his lawyers said. Manuel Rosales, a leading Chavez opponent, has been charged with corruption in Venezuela but says his trial would no...
Two other marines, Tyler Jackson and John Jodka III, have already pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and conspiracy to obstruct justice and were sentenced to 21 months and 18 months, respectively. Question: Tyler Jackson has been sentenced to 18 months. True of False? Answer: False
FMLN militias sabotaged power lines along the road linking Nueva Concepcion to the northern trunk highway at 1800 on 12 August. Question: Power lines were attacked by FMLN. True of False? Answer: True
Moscow (USSR), 12 Jul 89 (PRAVDA)- Blood is flowing in Columbia, where last year, according to official statistics, there were 4,600 victims of political violence, including Jaime Pardo Leal (president of Colombia's national coordination committee), around 30 deputies and many municipal advisors and mayors. Question: A...
In 1954, in a gesture of friendship to mark the 300th anniversary of Ukrainian union with Russia, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev gave Crimea to Ukraine. Question: Crimea became part of Ukraine in 1954. True of False? Answer: True
NUCOR, the leading US steel mini-mill group is to greatly expand production capacity at a plant in Crawfordsville, Indiana which has shaken up the industry by its use of a radical, new technology. Question: The new thin-casting process shook up the steel industry. True of False? Answer: False
The watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency meets in Vienna on September 19. Question: The International Atomic Energy Agency holds a meeting in Vienna. True of False? Answer: True
Attack helicopters, Chinooks, armoured vehicles, cranes and a fire engine encircled the group. Question: There was a Chinook attack. True of False? Answer: False
The funeral procession headed to the headquarters of the United Nations Development Programme in Baghdad, where funeral goers held banners denouncing the Americans as "Enemies of God." Question: The funeral procession had been directed to the UNDP headquarters in Baghdad, where signs denouncing Americans as "enemies of...
The Interacademy Panel on International Issues (IAP), a global network of the world's science academies, has released a statement urging parents and teachers to provide children with 'the facts about the origin and evolution of life on Earth'. The statement is signed by 67 of the 92 member academies of the organisation...
If you 're feeling playful, visit our games area for a game of billiards, surf the Internet or just sit back and relax with a good book from our extensive library. Alternatively, soothe away those tired muscles, aches and pains with a Balinese massage. Question: Traditional Balinese massage is a therapy where pushing t...
The 42-year-old actor was outside a movie theater in central London's Leicester Square, doing press interviews, Sunday, when a man squirted Cruise with a water pistol disguised as a microphone, London's Metropolitan Police said. Question: Cruise was in Leicester Square when he was squirted with water. True of False? An...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation started an independent probe of the circumstances shortly after the White House made plain that President Bill Clinton considered industrial espionage a particular threat to US economic interests. Question: President Clinton thinks that industrial espionage is a threat to America's w...
All genetically modified food, including soya or maize oil produced from GM soya and maize, and food ingredients, must be labelled. Question: Companies selling genetically modified foods don't need labels. True of False? Answer: False
The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 0.1 percent to 1573.65. Question: The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index rose. True of False? Answer: True
The sale was made to pay Yukos' US$ 27.5 billion tax bill, Yuganskneftegaz was originally sold for US$9.4 billion to a little known company Baikalfinansgroup which was later bought by the Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft. Question: Rosneft belonged to the Russian State. True of False? Answer: True
Former tennis star Vitas Gerulaitis died in such fashion in September, from a lethal carbon monoxide buildup related to the faulty installation of a propane heater. Question: Vitas Gerulaitis died of carbon monoxide poisoning. True of False? Answer: True
And although Carrie Prejean may not go down in history as having the worst pageant answer in history (that dishonor may go to 2007's Miss South Carolina Teen USA), her answer might have been worded a bit more eloquently. She answered: "I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a ...
Thanks to the thirty Heads who responded to my question about maternity leave. Clearly, the amount of maternity leave offered to teachers at international schools varies greatly from school to school. Question: Maternity leave varies in Europe. True of False? Answer: False
Nagin defended his plan to return up to 180,000 people to the city, within a week and a half, despite concerns about the short supply of drinking water and heavily polluted floodwaters. Question: As many as 180,000 people could return within 10 days to a city that held 460,000 before Hurricane Katrina struck. True of F...
The development application for a McDonald's restaurant at Minyama, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast in Australia, has been rejected by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. "We knocked back a Hungry Jack's on Nicklin Way because of the nuisance code," said divisional councilor Chris Thompson. "We already have a 24-hour M...
Among the fascinating sites in the city are Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and one of America's principal symbols of freedom, The Liberty Bell, located in Congress Hall. Question: The US Declaration of Independence is located in Independence Hall. True of False? Answer: False
London Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Ian Blair has confirmed that there have been three small explosions on tube trains at Warren Street, Oval and Shepherd's Bush stations, and another small explosion on a No. 26 bus on Hackney Road in Bethnal Green. The London Ambulance Service has not found any injured people,...
U.S. consumer spending dived in June. Question: The cost of the consumer of the United States fell in June. True of False? Answer: False
The substances that our company uses do not leave stains, do not have an unpleasant smell and are not toxic. Question: Our substances remove stains. True of False? Answer: False
According to the director Kim Ki-duk The biggest problem for Americans understanding Korean movies is that all action films have the same plot. For example, the movie 'Speed' with Keanu Reeves. Question: The movie 'Speed' was directed by Jan De Bont. True of False? Answer: False
The magazine said the number of billionaires worldwide increased by 102 people in 2006 to 793, a record number, largely due to bullish global stock markets. Their total net worth jumped 18 percent to $2.6 trillion. Question: The number of billionaires increases. True of False? Answer: True
The steel division of Broken Hill Proprietary, the Australian resources group, and North Star steel, part of the privately-owned Cargill group in the US, are joining forces to build and operate a new steel mini-mill in the US Midwest. Question: Australia's Broken Hill Proprietary and the US's North Star Steel will buil...
Beamon's jump was a world record that eclipsed the previous record by 21 3/4 inches. The jump still stands as an Olympic record, and stood as a world record until Mike Powell leapt 29' 4 1/2" at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. Question: 2,45 m is the world record in the high jump. True of False? Answer: False
Speaking in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday, Mr Putin said the deal was "at the very least ill-considered and unprofessional because discussing such issues without the main supplier is simply not serious". Despite their bitter rivalry, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymos...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Paul Collier, a leading poverty guru, spent a recent morning here waxing positive about how the world's economic freefall might prove the perfect moment for Haiti to sell more exports like T-shirts and mangoes to Americans. His improbable enthusiasm coincided with appearances by a bevy of lumin...
The original spelling reform of 1996, which was meant to harmonize the spelling rules across the German-speaking countries, turned out to be a major embarrassment if not outright failure. Question: A spelling reform was approved in all German speaking countries. True of False? Answer: True
A brother of Colombia's education minister has been killed by Marxist rebels who kidnapped him three years ago. Question: Colombia's education minister has been kidnapped by Marxist rebels. True of False? Answer: False
Scott Stevens, the Idaho meteorologist who claimed that a weather manipulating conspiracy (possibly under the control of Japanese Yakuza mafia) caused Hurricane Katrina, has quit his job at KPVI-TV in Pocatello. Question: Scott Stevens has connections with the Yakuza. True of False? Answer: False
First becoming famous in her native Ukraine in the 1990s, long-haired self-described "Amazon" Ruslana gained international recognition for winning the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Wild Dances," inspired by the musical traditions of the Hutsul people of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains. In the five yea...
Scott Island was discovered and landed upon in December 1902 by Captain William Colbeck commander of the Morning, relief ship for Capt. Robert F. Scott's expedition. Question: Capt. Scott reached Scott Island in December 1902. True of False? Answer: False
The President George Bush administration, on Friday, ordered the sale of 30 million barrels of crude oil from the government's emergency stockpile to halt runaway oil prices triggered by Hurricane Katrina. Question: European nations were considering releasing oil reserves to help the United States after Hurricane Katri...
Six time prime minister Giulio Andreotti is just one of the many casualties stemming from these investigations and subsequent trials. Question: Giulio Andreotti is a prime minister. True of False? Answer: True
Now it's Romania-Argentina at the Rose Bowl today -- and with a victory, it's on to the quarterfinals at Stanford, and a victory there and Romania will be back in Pasadena for the semifinals and World Cup final. Question: The World Cup final was held in Pasadena. True of False? Answer: True
During the weekend of Sunday 28 December the 75 year old children's clothes retailer, Adams Childrenswear called in administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers. Adams had previously been placed in administration with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2006, but was rescued by Northern Irish businessman John Shannon in February 2007. ...
GM has initiated criminal investigations in Germany and the US on the basis of their suspicions that Mr Lopez and his team stole confidential information before defecting to VW in March. Question: Lopez took documents from GM to VW. True of False? Answer: False