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Prince William, Duke of Gloucester and Prince George of Denmark, were eventually monarchs of which Kingdom? | Great Britain | [
"Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (Danish: \"Jørgen\" ; 2 April 165328 October 1708), was the husband of Queen Anne, who reigned over Great Britain from 1702.",
"Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (24 July 1689 – 30 July 1700 ) was the son of Princess Anne, later Queen of England, Ireland a... | [
"Brigadier Claud Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott, DSO (13 July 1906 – 24 January 1971) was the first child and only son born to Lieutenant Colonel Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott and Marie Josephine Edwards. He was a grandson of Sir William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch & 8th Duke... |
The airline operating in Whitehorse, Yukon handled how many passengers in 2012? | 294,000 | [
"Air North Charter and Training Ltd., operating as Air North, Yukon's Airline is a Canadian airline based in Whitehorse, Yukon. It operates scheduled passenger and cargo flights, charter flights, and ground handling services throughout the Yukon, with regular flights to the Northwest Territories, Alaska, British Co... | [
"The Takhini River is a watercourse in Yukon, Canada. The river is located just north of Whitehorse, Yukon, and flows from west to east, meeting the Yukon River at a point between Whitehorse and Lake Laberge. During the winter, the river freezes and serves as part of the route of the Yukon Quest sled dog race.",
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What State has a Disney Resort & Spa that is a beachside hotel, resort and vacation destination offering complimentary children's activities and programs and that Djuan Rivers was a General Manager at? | Hawaii | [
"Djuan Rivers is the Vice President of Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. He previously served as Vice President for Hotels and Business Solutions at Disneyland Paris after having been General Manager of the Disney Aulani Resort & Spa in Hawaii.",
"Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa is a beachside hotel, re... | [
"Rail transport can be found in every theme park resort property owned or licensed by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the theme park and vacation resort segment of the larger Walt Disney Company. The origins of Disney theme park rail transport can be traced back to Walt Disney himself and his personal fondness for r... |
Are Wenling and Xinzheng both in China? | yes | [
"Wenling (Wenling dialect: Uen-lin Zy ] ; ) is a coastal county-level city in the municipal region of Taizhou, in southeastern Zhejiang province, China. It borders Luqiao and Huangyan to the north, Yuhuan to the south, Yueqing to the west, looks out to the East China Sea to the east. Wenling locates on 28°22'N, 121... | [
"The Jiangxia Tidal Power Station (江厦潮汐电站) is the fourth largest tidal power station in the world, located in Wuyantou, Wenling City, Zhejiang Province, China. Although the proposed design for the facility was 3,000 kW, the current installed capacity is 3,200 kW, generated from one unit of 500 kW, one unit of 600 k... |
What is the birth date of the coach of the 2014-15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team? | February 5, 1953 | [
"The 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Ann Arbor, Michigan for the 48th consecutive year at the Crisler Center, which has a capacity of 12,707. This season marked the ... | [
"Peter S. Tillotson (born March 23, 1936) is an American former basketball player. He grew up in Ludington, Michigan, and played basketball for Ludington High School from 1951 to 1954. In three years at Ludington High, he scored 1,176 points -- 179 points as a sophomore, 433 points as a junior and 564 points as a s... |
Which organization presents the award in which Chris Noonan was nominated for his work in "Babe?" | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | [
"Chris Noonan (born 14 November 1952) is a Sydney-based Australian filmmaker and actor best known for the family film \"Babe\" (1995), for which he was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.",
"The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as ... | [
"The New Orleans Film Society (NOFS) is a nonprofit arts organization located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The organization presents and exhibits year-round film programming and events in addition to the annual New Orleans Film Festival.",
"The Newswomen's Club of New York is a nonprofit organization that focuses o... |
Where is the base of one of the three main British intelligence agencies? | Cheltenham | [
"The Government of the United Kingdom maintains intelligence agencies within several different government departments. The agencies are responsible for collecting and producing foreign and domestic intelligence, providing military intelligence, performing espionage and counter-espionage. Their intelligence assessme... | [
"The Defence Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group (SP&I) of the Australian Government Department of Defence is responsible for defence diplomacy, strategic policy, international security, and military intelligence coordination and advice to the Prime Minister of Australia, Minister for Defence, Secretary of the ... |
When a Man Falls in Love, is a 2013 South Korean television series, starring Song Seung-heon, Shin Se-kyung, Chae Jung-an, and which South Korean actor, born on ? | July 5, 1984 | [
"When a Man Falls in Love () is a 2013 South Korean television series, starring Song Seung-heon, Shin Se-kyung, Chae Jung-an, and Yeon Woo-jin. The story revolves around a world-weary gangster as his love life intertwines with three others, and how the course of their lives changes entirely based on one moment of f... | [
"The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (; also known as Coffee Prince) is a 2007 South Korean television drama, starring Yoon Eun-hye, Gong Yoo, Lee Sun-kyun, and Chae Jung-an. Based on the novel of the same name written by Lee Sun-mi, the hit series aired on MBC from July 2 to August 28, 2007 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21... |
What retailer is the second-largest in the United States and has a commercial featuring the American artist who was 1st runner-up in the 2005 USA Weekend Magazine's songwriting competition? | Target Corporation | [
"Deanna Marie Loveland (born April 5, 1989) is an American recording artist, harpist, pianist and fashion designer. She began her career performing the harp at private functions, weddings and celebrity events for Jerry Bruckheimer and his wife, Linda. Consequently, she began songwriting and in 2005 her original son... | [
"Jean Carper (born January 3, 1932) is a New York Times best-selling author, an American medical journalist, contributing editor to USA Weekend Magazine, and author of 24 books including 100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's, Your Miracle Brain, Miracle Cures, the award-winning Stop Aging Now!, and Th... |
Which English actor of stage, film and television from the 1978 BBC drama "Pennies From Heaven" appeared in the 2006 BBC Four television play "Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!?" | Cheryl Campbell | [
"Cheryl Campbell (born 22 May 1949) is an English actor of stage, film and television. She starred opposite Bob Hoskins in the 1978 BBC drama \"Pennies From Heaven\", before going on to win the 1980 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for \"Testament of Youth\" and \"Malice Aforethought\", and the 1982 Olivier Award fo... | [
"Follow the Yellow Brick Road is a television play by Dennis Potter, first broadcast in 1972 as part of BBC Two's \"The Sextet\" series of eight plays featuring the same six actors. The play's central theme is of popular culture becoming the inheritor of religious scripture, which anticipated Potter's later serial ... |
Who hosted both Miss USA 1968 and The Price Is Right? | Bob Barker | [
"Miss USA 1968, the 17th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Miami Beach, Florida on May 18, 1968 hosted by Bob Barker.",
"Robert William Barker (born December 12, 1923) is an American former television game show host. He is known for hosting CBS's \"The Price Is Right\" from 1972 to 2007, making it ... | [
"Miss USA 1973, the 22nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Broadway Theatre, New York City, New York on May 19, 1973, Hosted by Bob Barker who 8 months earlier began hosting The Price Is Right on CBS.",
"Jebbia won the Miss Massachusetts USA title in 1997, in her first attempt at a pageant title. S... |
What video game published by Sierra Entertainment includes an antagonist figure who's mystery is the core of the series? | F.E.A.R. | [
"F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon is a survival horror first-person shooter video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sierra Entertainment. It was released on October 17, 2005, for Microsoft Windows, and ported by Day 1 Studios to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. TimeGate Studios has releas... | [
"\"Crash Bandicoot\" is a video game series created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin. It is published by Activision, Sierra Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games, Konami, Universal Interactive Studios, and Sony Computer Entertainment, with entries developed by Polarbit, Radical Entertainment, Vicarious Visions, Trave... |
Close to the Enemy starred the English actor known as Ash Morgan in what BBC series? | Hustle | [
"Robert Lewis Glenister (born 11th March 1960) is an English actor known for his roles as con man Ash \"Three Socks\" Morgan in the BBC television series \"Hustle\" and Nicholas Blake in the BBC spy drama \"Spooks\".",
"Close to the Enemy is a British period drama miniseries set in the late 1940s in London. It is... | [
"Thomas Anthony Hollander (born 25 August 1967) is an English actor. He began his career in theatre, winning the Ian Charleson Award in 1992 for his performance as Witwoud in \"The Way of the World\" at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. He is known for his roles in comedic films such as \"Pirates of the Caribbean\" an... |
The Bass Rock Lighthouse was next to what Castle? | Tantallon Castle | [
"The Bass Rock, or simply the Bass ( ), is an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland. Approximately 2 km offshore, and 5 km north-east of North Berwick, it is a steep-sided volcanic rock, 107 m at its highest point, and is home to a large colony of gannets. The rock is uninhabited, b... | [
"Split Rock Lighthouse State Park is a state park of Minnesota on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It is best known for the picturesque Split Rock Lighthouse, one of the most photographed lighthouses in the United States. Built by the United States Lighthouse Service in 1910, the lighthouse and some adjacent build... |
Gülhane Park and Zografeion Lyceum, are located in which country? | Turkey | [
"Gülhane Park (Turkish: \"Gülhane Parkı\" , \"Rosehouse Park\"; from Persian: \"Gulkhāna\", \"house of flowers\") is a historical urban park in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey; it is located adjacent to and on the grounds of the Topkapı Palace. The south entrance of the park sports one of the larger gates ... | [
"The Column of the Goths (Turkish: \"Gotlar Sütunu\" ) is Roman victory column dating to the third or fourth century A.D. It stands in what is now Gülhane Park, Istanbul, Turkey.",
"The Lyceum Theatre was a theatre in New York City located on Fourth Avenue, now Park Avenue South, between 23rd and 24th Streets in ... |
What is the name of the movie in which Edwin Brown plays a man that executed at least 400 people, including William Joyce and John Amery? | 10 Rillington Place | [
"Albert Pierrepoint ( ; 30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was a long-serving hangman in England. He executed at least 400 people, including William Joyce (\"Lord Haw-Haw\") and John Amery. In Germany and Austria, after the Second World War, he executed some 200 people who had been convicted of war crimes. In England, P... | [
"Ban Khor Sign Language (BKSL) is a village sign language used by at least 400 people of a rice-farming community in the village of Ban Khor in a remote area of Isan (northeastern Thailand). Known locally as \"pasa kidd\" ('language of the mute'), it developed in the 1930s due to a high number of deaf people. Estim... |
What genre of music is the solo artist that contributed to Real Damage a variant of? | synth-pop | [
"Real Damage is a Split EP of American indie rock band Gossip and Electropop solo artist Tracy + the Plastics, it was released on January 25, 2005.",
"Electropop is a variant of synth-pop that places more emphasis on a harder, electronic sound. The genre has seen a revival of popularity and influence since the 20... | [
"The EICAR Anti-Virus Test File or EICAR test file is a computer file that was developed by the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR) and Computer Antivirus Research Organization (CARO), to test the response of computer antivirus (AV) programs. Instead of using real malware, which could cause r... |
Jake David Shapiro was best know for being the screenwriter of a film directed by who? | Roger Christian | [
"Battlefield Earth (also referred to as Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000) is a 2000 American science fiction action film based upon the first half of L. Ron Hubbard's 1982 novel of the same name. Directed by Roger Christian and starring John Travolta, Barry Pepper and Forest Whitaker, the film depicts an ... | [
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Steve Martin, Michael Caine and Glenne Headly. The screenplay was written by Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro, and Paul Henning. It is a remake of the Shapiro and Henning script for the 1964 Marlon Brando/David Niven film \"Bedtim... |
What book contains a poem which, along with "Beowulf" and the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle", preserves a legendary list of the kings of the Angles? | Exeter Book | [
"The Angles were a dominant Germanic tribe in the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, and gave their name to the English, England and to the region of East Anglia. Originally from Angeln, present-day Schleswig-Holstein, a legendary list of their kings has been preserved in the heroic poems \"Widsith\" and \"Beowulf\... | [
"Frithwald (Old English: \"Friþuweald\" or \"Friðewald\"; d. 762 × 764) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Whithorn. The version of the \"Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\" in the \"Worcester Chronicle\" says that in 735 he succeeded Pehthelm, after the latter's death, as Bishop of Whithorn. The only other source for Frithwald is t... |
Norbert Holm was arrested and later demoted because of his Chief of Operations association with a military theorist popularly known as what? | the Desert Fox | [
"Erwin Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German general and military theorist. Popularly known as the Desert Fox, he served as field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.",
"Norbert Holm (16 December 1895 – 3 June 1962) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during ... | [
"Friedrich Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Müffling, called Weiss (12 June 177510 January 1851) was a Prussian \"Generalfeldmarschall\" and military theorist. He served as Blücher's liaison officer in Wellington's headquarters during the Battle of Waterloo and was one of the organizers of the final victory over Napoleo... |
What state does Sang-Wook Cheong work as a materials scientist? | New Jersey | [
"Sang Wook Cheong is a Korean American materials scientist at Rutgers University. He has made ground-breaking contributions to the research field of enhanced physical functionalities in complex materials originating from collective correlations and collective phase transitions such as colossal magnetoresistive and ... | [
"Stephen Pearton is an American materials scientist and engineer and Distinguished Professor at University of Florida. Pearton's work focuses on the use of advanced materials in areas such as laser diodes and nanomaterial applications and similar applications. He is a recipient of the J.J. Ebers Award from the Inst... |
What type of vegetation does Kniphofia and Baptisia have in common? | plant | [
"Kniphofia , also called tritoma, red hot poker, torch lily, knofflers or poker plant, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1794. It is native to Africa. Herbaceous species and hybrids have narrow, grass-like leaves 10 - long, while perennial species have broader... | [
"The Dinaric calcareous silver fir forests are an endemic vegetation type of the littoral Dinaric Alps, located in southeastern Europe. Pure stands of Dinaric calcareous Silver fir —\"Abies alba\" forests appear on limestone escarpments in the montane zones of Orjen, Velebit, Biokovo and Prenj. They comprise one of... |
Californian rock band Lit recorded A Place in the Sun in 1995, but what's their best known song? | My Own Worst Enemy | [
"A Place in the Sun is the second studio album by the American rock band Lit.",
"Lit is an American rock band, formed in 1995 in Fullerton, California. They are best known for their hit song \"My Own Worst Enemy\"."
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"\"My Own Worst Enemy\" is a song by the American rock band Lit. It was released in March 1999 as the lead single from Lit's second album, \"A Place in the Sun\", which was also released that year. The song was only moderately successful at first, reaching number 17 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart on February 27, 1... |
Gary Harrison, began his career in the 1970s and has written over how many major-label recorded songs including several number-one hits, another artist who have recorded his work include Bryan White, an American country music artist? | 300 | [
"Bryan Shelton White (born February 17, 1974) is an American country music artist. Signed to Asylum Records in 1994 at age 20, White released his self-titled debut album that year. Both it and its follow-up, 1996's \"Between Now and Forever\", were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America... | [
"\"Everybody Knows\" is a song written by Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison, and recorded by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in October 1996 as the second single from her album of the same name. The song reached number 3 on the US \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in Febru... |
The 1976 German Grand Prix was won by a driver who retired in what year? | 1979 | [
"The 1976 German Grand Prix (formally the XXXVIII Großer Preis von Deutschland) was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring on 1 August 1976. It was the scene of reigning world champion Niki Lauda's near fatal accident, and the last Formula One race to be held on the Nordschleife section of the track. The ... | [
"The 1974 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring on 4 August 1974. It was race 11 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 36th German Grand Prix and the 33rd to be held at the Nürburgring complex of... |
What event at the Asian Junior Athletics Championships has men and women competing at the same time? | 3000 metres steeplechase | [
"The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase.",
"The 2001 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the ninth editi... | [
"The 2002 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the tenth edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. It took place from 28–31 October in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 43 events were contested, which were divided equally between ma... |
Which 1999 French Open - Women's Doubles runner-up was born in Russia on 7 June 1981? | Anna Kournikova | [
"Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but they did not compete together this year. Novotná instead partnered with Natasha Zvereva as the first seed, whereas Hingis partnered with Anna Kournikova as the second seed. Novotná and Zvereva retired in their quarterfinal match against Lindsay Dave... | [
"Lu Lu (; born 29 September 1990) is a retired Chinese female badminton player. In 2008, she won gold medal in the mixed team event at the World Junior Championships. In the individual event, she won mixed doubles silver and girls' doubles bronze. She also competed at the Asian Junior Championships, and won the gir... |
What is the length of the River which has Wild Horse Creek as a tributary ? | 375 mi long | [
"Powder River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately 375 mi long in northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana in the United States. It drains an area historically known as the Powder River Country on the high plains east of the Bighorn Mountains.",
"Wild Horse Creek is a tributary of the Powde... | [
"The Wild Horse River, formerly known as Wild Horse Creek, is a tributary of the Kootenay River, joining it near the town of Fort Steele, British Columbia, Canada. The river's canyon was the setting for the Wild Horse Creek Gold Rush and associated \"war\" during the gold rush of the mid-1860s.",
"The tarpan (\"E... |
Are Manhattan West and Singer Building both projects in New York? | yes | [
"The Singer Building or Singer Tower, at Liberty Street and Broadway in Lower Manhattan's Financial District, in the U.S. state of New York, was a 47-story office building completed in 1908 as the headquarters of the Singer Manufacturing Company. It was the tallest building in the world from 1908 to 1909. It was to... | [
"The Singer Building was an early skyscraper in New York City.",
"90 Church Street is a federal office building in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. The building operates as the United States Postal Service's Church Street Station, which is responsible for the 10048 and 10007 ZIP codes. The building takes ... |
Who is the American internet entrepreneur who founded the company featured on 24 Hours on Craigslist? | Craig Newmark | [
"24 Hours on Craigslist is a 2005 American feature-length documentary that captures the people and stories behind a single day's posts on the classified ad website Craigslist. The film, made with the approval of Craigslist's founder Craig Newmark, is woven from interviews with the site's users, all of whom opted in... | [
"Alexander Muse is an American internet entrepreneur who has founded several internet companies including LayerOne, ShopSavvy, Architel, and ViewMarket (among others). His most recent endeavor, Sumo Ventures, invests in early-stage startups.",
"Vikas Gupta is an Indian American internet entrepreneur. He is known ... |
Between two tennis players Kim Clijsters and Mary Pierce, who is older? | Mary Pierce | [
"Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (] ; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Clijsters is a former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles.",
"Mary Pierce (born 15 January 1975) is a French retired tennis professional who played on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. Born in Canada, s... | [
"Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters are Belgian professional tennis players who engaged in a long-standing rivalry which spanned twenty-five meetings over a twelve-year period, with eight taking place in a Grand Slam tournament. Their final competitive meeting came at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships in the fourth rou... |
Which American college that has sent students to Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies was founded in 1874? | St. Olaf College | [
"The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CMRS) in Oxford, England, is a programme for international students (mainly American) to study in Oxford, and also encourages research in the humanities and fields of medieval and renaissance studies. It was founded by Dr. John and Dr. Sandra J.K.M Feneley in 1975. ... | [
"The Renaissance Society of America (RSA) is an academic association founded in 1954 supporting the study of the Renaissance period, 1300–1650. The RSA brings together scholars from many backgrounds in a wide variety of disciplines from North America and around the world. RSA has over 5,000 members at universities ... |
Hot Coffee, Mississippi sometimes shares a zipcode with a nearby city with what population at the 2010 census? | 2,586 | [
"Collins is a city in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,586 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Covington County.",
"Hot Coffee is a locale in Covington County, Mississippi, celebrated in local Mississippi lore. It is sometimes assigned the same zipcode as nearby Collins.... | [
"Wilkes-Barre ( or ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County. It is one of the principal cities in the \"Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area\". Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley, it is second in size to the nearby city of Scranton. T... |
Jo Ann Terry won the 80m hurdles event at what Sao Paulo-based event from 1963? | Pan American Games | [
"Jo Ann Terry-Grissom (born August 4, 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a retired female hurdler from the United States, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960. Affiliated with the Tennessee State University she won the 80 m hurdles event at the 1963 Pan American Gam... | [
"David Oliver (born April 24, 1982), is an American hurdling athlete. As a professional athlete, he competes in the 110 meter hurdles event outdoor and the 60 meter hurdles event indoor. He is the former 110 meter hurdles champion winning the gold medal at the World Championships in Moscow with a time of 13 seconds... |
Pearl Lowe and Alison Goldfrapp, is of which nationality? | English | [
"Pearl Lowe (born Pearl Samantha Davis; 1970), is an English fashion and textiles designer, and former singer-songwriter.",
"Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrapp (born 13 May 1966) is an English musician and record producer, best known as the lead vocalist of the electronic music duo Goldfrapp."
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"English electronic music duo Goldfrapp have recorded songs for five studio albums, one compilation album and guest features. After signing a contract with record label Mute Records in August 1999, Goldfrapp began to work on their debut studio album, \"Felt Mountain\", which was released in 2000. Alison Goldfrapp a... |
Which British company whose majority of its business interests are in Asia was related to the London Based Trading house Matheson & Company? | Jardine Matheson | [
"Matheson & Company was a London-based trading house closely associated with Jardine Matheson of Hong Kong and Jardine Skinner of Calcutta. It arranged finance and handled imports from those two companies of products such as tea, silk and jute. Matheson & Company also became involved in venture-capital, specializin... | [
"Robert Thom (; 1807 – 14 September 1846) was an English nineteenth century Chinese language translator and diplomat based in Canton (modern day Guangzhou) who worked for the trading house Jardine, Matheson & Co. and was seconded to the British armed forces during the First Opium War (1839 – 1842).",
"The British... |
What man, also known as mi Sde-Or, created a military self-defense system developed for the Israel Defense Forces? | Emrich "Imi" Lichtenfeld | [
"Emrich \"Imi\" Lichtenfeld (May 26, 1910 – January 9, 1998) was a Hungarian-born Israeli martial artist who founded the Krav Maga self-defense system. He was also known as Imi Sde-Or, the Hebrew calque of his surname.",
"Krav Maga ( ; Hebrew: קְרַב מַגָּע ] , \"lit.\" \"contact-combat\") is a military self-defe... | [
"The AIL M325 Command Car is a 4x4 military truck produced by the Automotive Industries Limited (AIL) of Nazareth in Israel from 1970 to 1993 for use by the Israel Defense Forces. The M325 is a light, versatile truck designed for carrying up to 12 troops and radio equipment while being fitted with up to four 7.62 m... |
Do musicians Robert Fleischman and Jimmy Barnes have the same nationality? | no | [
"Robert Fleischman (born March 11, 1953) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer.",
"James Dixon Swan {'1': \", '2': \", '3': \", '4': \"} (born 28 April 1956), better known as Jimmy Barnes, is a Scottish-Australian rock singer-songwriter. His career both as a solo performer and as the lead vocal... | [
"\"Wheel in the Sky\" is a song by the American rock band Journey, recorded in 1977 and included on their fourth studio album, \"Infinity.\" It was written and composed by Robert Fleischman, Neal Schon and Diane Valory.",
"All Systems Go is the second and final studio album by American glam metal band Vinnie Vinc... |
What is the name of this American multinational corporation that provides IT services, headquartered in New Jersey, that acquired Mirabeau? | Cognizant | [
"Cognizant is an American multinational corporation that provides IT services, including digital, technology, consulting, and operations services. It is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States. Cognizant is listed in the NASDAQ-100 and the S&P 500 indices. It was founded as an in-house technology unit o... | [
"The Emerson Electric Company () is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Ferguson, Missouri, United States. This Fortune 500 company manufactures products and provides engineering services for a wide range of industrial, commercial, and consumer markets.",
"Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) wa... |
When was Fannie Lee Chaney's son born? | May 30, 1943 | [
"James Earl Chaney (May 30, 1943 – June 21, 1964), from Meridian, Mississippi, was one of three American civil rights workers who were murdered during Freedom Summer by members of the Ku Klux Klan near Philadelphia, Mississippi. The others were Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner from New York City.",
"Fannie Le... | [
"Darrel Lee Chaney (born March 9, 1948, in Hammond, Indiana) is an American former player/announcer in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves from 1969 to 1979. In the early 1980s he worked for the Braves as an announcer along with Ernie Johnson, Skip Caray and Pete Van Wieren. ... |
The Canada Memorial in Green Park, London, United Kingdom, commemorates members of the Canadian Forces killed during the First and Second World Wars, the memorial was the result of lobbying and fund raising, much of it in Canada, by the former Canadian media tycoon Conrad Moffat Black, his title is what, of this Britis... | Lord Black of Crossharbour | [
"Conrad Moffat Black, Lord Black of Crossharbour, KSG (born 25 August 1944) is a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher and author. He is a non-affiliated life peer.",
"The Canada Memorial in Green Park, London, United Kingdom, commemorates members of the Canadian Forces killed during the First and Seco... | [
"The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park, London, commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War. The memorial, located on Piccadilly near Hyde Park Corner, was built to mark the sacrifice of 55,573 aircrew from Britain, Canada, Cze... |
WNP-3 and WNP-5 were constructed by the agency formed in which year? | 1957 | [
"Washington Nuclear Project Nos. 3 and 5, abbreviated as WNP-3 and WNP-5 (collectively known as the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant) were two of the five nuclear power plants on which construction was started by the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) in order to meet projected electricity demand in the Pacifi... | [
"Washington Nuclear Project Nos. 1 and 4, abbreviated as WNP-1 and WNP-4 were two of the five nuclear power plants on which construction was started by the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) in order to meet projected electricity demand in the Pacific Northwest. WNP-1, WNP-2 and WNP-3 were part of the or... |
he Central Harbourfront is a waterfront site it is the result of Central and Wan Chai Reclamation, and it sits to the east of the International Finance Centre (IFC), a skyscraper and an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of the Central District, of which territory? | Hong Kong | [
"The Central Harbourfront is a waterfront site in Central, Hong Kong. It is the result of Central and Wan Chai Reclamation, and it sits to the east of ifc skyscraper.",
"The International Finance Centre (abbr. IFC, branded as \"ifc\") is a skyscraper and an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of H... | [
"The Central–Wan Chai Bypass is a four-kilometre trunk road, currently under construction, running between Sheung Wan and Fortress Hill on Hong Kong Island. The original design consists of a 2.3 km dual three-lane tunnel running under new reclamation areas which will be provided by Central and Wan Chai Reclamation ... |
What city does Bundestag and Reichstag building have in common? | Berlin | [
"The Reichstag (German: \"Reichstagsgebäude\" ] ; officially: \"Deutscher Bundestag - Plenarbereich Reichstagsgebäude\" ] ) is a historic edifice in Berlin, Germany, constructed to house the Imperial Diet (German: \"Reichstag\"), of the German Empire. It was opened in 1894 and housed the Diet until 1933, when it wa... | [
"White Crosses (in German: \"Weiße Kreuze\") is a memorial for those who died during the Cold War at the Berlin Wall. It is located at the shore of the river Spree in Berlin next to the Reichstag building, which houses the German parliament. Established by the private group \"Berliner Bürger-Verein\" on the 10th an... |
Which musician, Edwyn Collins or Jimmie Ross, played the bass guitar? | Jimmie Ross | [
"Edwyn Stephen Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner from Edinburgh, Scotland. Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, which he co-founded. Following the group's split in 1985, Collins started a solo career. His 1994 single \"A Girl Like... | [
"Gorgeous George is the third solo studio album by Scottish musician Edwyn Collins. The album was recorded at New River in London, with Collins acting as the producer.",
"I'm Not Following You is an album by Scottish musician Edwyn Collins released in 1997.",
"Doctor Syntax is an album by Scottish musician Edwy... |
what is the 3112 acre Pennsylvania state park that took over 11,000 to make due to the wave action of lake Erie called? | Presque Isle | [
"Presque Isle State Park is a 3112 acre Pennsylvania state park on an arching, sandy peninsula that juts into Lake Erie, 4 mi west of the city of Erie, in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The peninsula sweeps northeastward, surrounding Presque Isle Bay along the park's southern c... | [
"Erie Bluffs State Park is a 587 acre Pennsylvania state park in Girard and Springfield Townships, Erie County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is the largest undeveloped stretch of land overlooking Lake Erie in Pennsylvania. Erie Bluffs State Park is just north of Pennsylvania Route 5 near Lake City an... |
Teri W. Odom is a member of a scientific journal first published in 2007 by who? | the American Chemical Society | [
"ACS Nano is a monthly, peer-reviewed, scientific journal, first published in August 2007 by the American Chemical Society. The current editor in chief is Paul S. Weiss (University of California, Los Angeles). The journal publishes original research articles, reviews, perspectives, interviews with distinguished res... | [
"\"Chelonian Conservation and Biology: International Journal of Turtle and Tortoise Research\" is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on freshwater turtles, marine turtles, and tortoises (Order Testudines). It was established in 1993 by the Chelonian Research Foundation as the new scientific journa... |
What forensic psychiatrist consulted on numbers cases including one for a contract killer associated with the DeCavalcante crime family? | Park Dietz | [
"Richard Leonard Kuklinski (April 11, 1935 – March 5, 2006) was an American contract killer and serial killer who was convicted of murdering five people, though he likely killed at least several dozen more. He was associated with members of the American Mafia, namely the DeCavalcante crime family of Newark, New Jer... | [
"The DeCavalcante crime family is an Italian-American organized crime family that operates in Elizabeth, New Jersey and surrounding areas in the state and is part of the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia (or Cosa Nostra). It operates on the other side of the Hudson River from the Five Famil... |
Which American singer-songwriter known as "the Caruso of Rock", recorded on the Monument Records label and had hits such as "Pretty One," and "Uptown"? | Roy Orbison | [
"Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter known for his distinctive, impassioned voice, complex song structures, and dark emotional ballads. The combination led many critics to describe his music as operatic, nicknaming him \"the Caruso of Rock\" and \"the Big O.\" Be... | [
"Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is a collection of ten previously released singles by Ray Stevens, released in 1987. Of the selections of songs, three were recorded for the record label of Monument Records (\"Gitarzan,\" \"Along Came Jones,\" and \"Ahab the Arab,\"), four for Barnaby Records (\"Everything Is Beautiful,\" \"... |
The central character of "The Adventures of Brer Rabbit" was later adapted into which 1946 Walt Disney Company motion picture film? | "Song of the South". | [
"Br'er Rabbit (Brother Rabbit), also spelled Bre'r Rabbit or Brer Rabbit or Bruh Rabbit, is a central figure as Uncle Remus tells stories of the Southern United States. Br'er Rabbit is a trickster who succeeds by his wits rather than by brawn, provoking authority figures and bending social mores as he sees fit. The... | [
"Mark Elliot (born September 24, 1939) is an American voice-over artist best known as the primary voice for Walt Disney Entertainment from 1983 to 2008. He also provided voice overs for trailers of non-Disney films, logos, feature presentation bumpers and commercials. He's well known for his voice overs in theatric... |
Abraham Weinberg was a suspect in the killing of which Irish-American hitman? | Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll | [
"Abraham \"Bo\" Weinberg (January 7, 1900 – September 9, 1935) was a Jewish New York City mobster who became a hitman and chief lieutenant for the Prohibition-era gang boss Dutch Schultz. As Schultz expanded his bootlegging operations into Manhattan during Prohibition, he recruited Abe Weinberg and his brother Geor... | [
"George Hill Hodel, Jr. (October 10, 1907 – May 16, 1999) was an American physician. After the 1947 murder of American woman Elizabeth Short, a.k.a. the Black Dahlia, police came to consider Hodel a suspect. He was never formally charged with the crime, and came to wider attention as a suspect after his death when ... |
Benjamin Halfpenny was a footballer for a club that plays its home matches where? | Select Security Stadium | [
"Benjamin Halfpenny (25 April 1906 – 15 June 1966) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, and 1930s, playing at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and England, and at club level for Widnes, St. Helens, and Warrington, as a wing , or loose forward/lock , ... | [
"Estádio José de Melo, sometimes called Stadium José de Melo, is a multi-use stadium located in Rio Branco, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Andirá Esporte Clube, Atlético Acreano, Independência Futebol Clube, Atlético Clube Juventus, Rio Branco Football Club and Associaç... |
The 2000–01 NBA season was the Jazz's 27th season in the National Basketball Association, and 22nd season in Salt Lake City, Utah, after the retirement of Jeff Hornacek, the Jazz signed free agents John Starks, and who? | Danny Manning | [
"The 2000–01 NBA season was the Jazz's 27th season in the National Basketball Association, and 22nd season in Salt Lake City, Utah. After the retirement of Jeff Hornacek, the Jazz signed free agents Danny Manning and John Starks, and acquired Donyell Marshall from the Golden State Warriors in an offseason four-team... | [
"The 1997–98 NBA season was the Jazz's 24th season in the National Basketball Association, and 19th season in Salt Lake City, Utah. Without John Stockton for the first 18 games due to a knee injury, the Jazz slowly got off to an 11–7 start to the season. However, Stockton would eventually return as the Jazz won 31 ... |
What was population of the city where the Dutch retired footballer Foeke Booy born? | 108,249 | [
"Leeuwarden (] , ] ), Stadsfries: \"Liwwadden\") is a city and municipality with a population of 108,249 in Friesland in the Netherlands. It is the provincial capital of the States of Friesland.",
"Foeke Booy (born 25 April 1962 in Leeuwarden) is a Dutch retired footballer and football manager."
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"Ivo den Bieman (born 4 February 1967 in Wamel, Gelderland) is a Dutch retired footballer who played the majority of his career in Scotland. He moved to Scotland in 1990 to attend Aberdeen University having previously played for Dutch amateur side SV Leones.",
"Mitchell Elshot (born 14 April 1995, Amsterdam) is a... |
In what year was the company that co-developed and distributed the BlackBerry DTEK60 founded? | 1984 | [
"BlackBerry DTEK60 is an Android smartphone co-developed and distributed by BlackBerry Limited, and manufactured by TCL. Unveiled on October 25, 2016, it is BlackBerry's second device in the DTEK series after the BlackBerry DTEK50, and the third Android device after the BlackBerry Priv slider. As with the Priv and ... | [
"goCatch is an Australian-based startup transportation network company that develops and operates a mobile app taxi cab ordering service of the same name. It was founded by two Australian entrepreneurs, Andrew Campbell and Ned Moorfield in 2011. The application is compatible with iOS, BlackBerry, Android and Window... |
Who chaired the ceremony in which the film written by Canet and Philippe Lefebvre won the award for Best Film? | Isabelle Mergault | [
"The 12th Lumières Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Lumières, was held on 5 February 2007, at the Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Isabelle Mergault. \"Tell No One\" won the award for Best Film.",
"Tell No One (French: \"Ne le dis à personne\" ) is a 2006 French thriller fi... | [
"Paris by Night (French: \"Une nuit\" ) is a 2012 French crime film directed by Philippe Lefebvre.",
"The 37th César Awards ceremony, presented by the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques (Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma), was held on 24 February 2012, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The aw... |
Mookychick is an independent daily online magazine and community with more than 100,000 readers a month and over 5,000 forum members, content includes analysis of current sociopolitical events, social and cultural trends, alternative fashion, movies, books, music and arts and crafts from a feminist perspective, in cont... | BUST | [
"BUST is a women's lifestyle magazine that is published six times a year. The magazine is published by Debbie Stoller and Laurie Henzel.",
"Mookychick is an independent daily online magazine and community with more than 100,000 readers a month and over 5,000 forum members. \"Mookychick\" content includes analysis... | [
"Driven was a Canadian men's lifestyle magazine, started in 2004 by publisher Michel Crépault based on a concept presented and developed by former editor-in-chief Michael La Fave and creative director Laurance Yap. \"Driven\" was published six times a year. It offered a combination of automotive, fashion, technolog... |
Der Mond was composed by the man who was best known for what cantata? | Carmina Burana | [
"Carl Heinrich Maria Orff (] ; (1895--)10 1895 – (1982--)29 1982 ) was a German composer, best known for his cantata \"Carmina Burana\" (1937). In addition to his career as a composer, Orff developed an influential approach toward music education for children.",
"Der Mond (\"The Moon\") is an opera in one act by ... | [
"Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille (God, You are praised in the stillness), BWV 120 , is a sacred cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the occasion of \"Ratswechsel \", the inauguration of a new town council in a church service, probably in 1742. Parts of the cantata appeared in a weddin... |
Mackenzie Davis appeared in the 2013 Canadian romantic comedy film directed by whom? | Michael Dowse | [
"The F Word (released in some countries as What If?) is a 2013 Canadian romantic comedy film directed by Michael Dowse and written by Elan Mastai, based on TJ Dawe and Michael Rinaldi's play \"Toothpaste and Cigars\". The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis and Rafe Spal... | [
"The Right Kind of Wrong is a 2013 Canadian romantic comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, based on the 1987 novel \"Sex and Sunsets\" by Tim Sandlin. Its premiere was in the Gala Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.",
"No Stranger Than Love is a 2015 Canadian romantic come... |
The Developing Communities Project's first executive director was which former President? | Barack Hussein Obama II | [
"Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He is the first African American to have served as president. He previously served in the U.S. Senate representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and in the Illinois State... | [
"Crusade for Citizenship was the 1958 voter project organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). The aim of the project was to double the number of African-American voters in the southern United States for the 1958 and 1960 elections. Initially organized by Ella Baker as Associate Director then... |
Jane's Addiction and Weeping Willows, play which genre of music? | rock | [
"Weeping Willows is a Swedish indie rock group that started in 1995.",
"Jane's Addiction is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985. The band consists of Perry Farrell (vocals), Dave Navarro (guitar), Stephen Perkins (drums) and Chris Chaney (bass)."
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"The discography of Jane's Addiction, an American alternative rock band, consists of four studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, seventeen singles and ten music videos. Jane's Addiction was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band is composed of Perry Farrell (vocals), Dave Navarro (gui... |
Throne of Glass is a young adult high fantasy novel series, by which bestselling American fantasy author? | Sarah Janet Maas | [
"Sarah Janet Maas (born 5 March 1986) is a \"New York Times\" and \"USA Today\" bestselling American fantasy author. Her debut novel, \"Throne of Glass\", was published in 2012 by Bloomsbury.",
"Throne of Glass is a young adult high fantasy novel series by American author Sarah J. Maas, beginning with the inaugur... | [
"Richelle Mead (born November 12, 1976) is a bestselling American fantasy author. She is known for the \"Georgina Kincaid\" series, \"Vampire Academy\", \"Bloodlines\" and the \"Dark Swan\" series.",
"Maria V. Snyder is an American fantasy author best known for her \"Study Series\". Her first novel, \"Poison Stud... |
The largest ship in the "Imperator" class ocean liners had how many gross register tons? | 56,551 | [
"The \"Imperator\" class ocean liners were a series of three ocean liners designed for the Hamburg America Line, commonly known as \"HAPAG\". These three ships were commissioned by the chairman of HAPAG Albert Ballin. Namely the \"Imperator\" (1912), the \"Vaterland\" (1913) and the largest, the \"Bismarck\" (1914)... | [
"Net register tonnage (NRT, nrt, n.r.t.) is a ship's cargo volume capacity expressed in \"register tons\", one of which equals to a volume of 100 cuft . It is calculated by subtracting non-revenue-earning spaces i.e. spaces not available for carrying cargo, for example engine rooms, fuel tanks and crew quarters, fr... |
Axle Whitehead was a part of an American comedy-drama television series that is a remake of the British series with the same name set in what city? | Chicago | [
"Shameless is an American comedy-drama television series which airs on Showtime. It is the remake of the British series of the same name. Set in Chicago, the series is filmed in Los Angeles, with the exterior scenes shot in Chicago.",
"Axle Whitehead (born 16 December 1980; Melbourne, Australia) is a former Austr... | [
"The fifth season of \"Shameless\", an American comedy-drama television series based on the award-winning British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, premiered on January 11, 2015 on the Showtime television network. Executive producers are John Wells, Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn, and producer Michael Hissrich... |
Were both Joseph Roth and Cid Corman authors? | yes | [
"Cid (Sidney) Corman (June 29, 1924 – March 12, 2004) was an American poet, translator and editor, most notably of \"Origin\", who was a key figure in the history of American poetry in the second half of the 20th century.",
"Joseph Roth, born Moses Joseph Roth (2 September 1894 – 27 May 1939), was an Austrian-Jew... | [
"The Wandering Jews is a short non-fiction book (1926–27) by Joseph Roth about the plight of the Jews in the mid-1920s who, with other refugees and displaced persons in the aftermath of the First World War, the Russian Revolution and the redrawing of national frontiers following the Treaty of Versailles, had fled t... |
What was the event that Afghanistan competed in for the first time in 2017 officially known as? | the 23rd Summer Deaflympics | [
"Afghanistan competed at the Deaflympics for the first time during the 2017 Summer Deaflympics which was held in Turkey. Afghani team sent a five member delegation for the Deaflympic event held in 2017, which is the only Deaflympic event where Afghanistan took part. Afghanistan yet to earn a medal at the Deaflympic... | [
"The 1974 Asian Games (officially known as the Seventh Asian Games) was a multi-sport event held in Tehran, Iran from September 1, 1974, to September 16, 1974. This was the first time that Asian Games were celebrated in any Middle East country. A total of 3,010 athletes selected from 25 Asian National Olympic Commi... |
Who was the director of the 2001 American romantic comedy film written by Marc Klein in which Lucy Gordon had a small role? | Peter Chelsom | [
"Serendipity is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Chelsom, written by Marc Klein, and starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale. The music score was composed by Alan Silvestri.",
"Lucy Gordon (22 May 1980 – 20 May 2009) was an English actress and model. She became a face of CoverGirl in 1997 b... | [
"Say It Isn't So is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by J.B. Rogers, written by Peter Gaulke and Gerry Swallow, and starring Heather Graham and Chris Klein as two young lovers who come to believe that they are actually siblings.",
"Sol Goode is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Danny C... |
What hamlet and census designated place was the location of the only pay-per-view Bunkhouse Stampede? | Uniondale, New York | [
"Uniondale is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP), as well as a suburb in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead. The ZIP Code is 11553. The population was 24,759 at the 2010 United States Census. Uniondale is home to Hofstra University's north campus.",
"The Bunkh... | [
"The Bunkhouse Stampede was a professional wrestling tournament/show held annually by Jim Crockett Promotions from 1985 through 1988.",
"McLeod (also Sandoun) is a census designated place in eastern Ransom County, North Dakota, United States. An unincorporated community, it was designated as part of the U.S. Cens... |
La Barredora was a gang that declared war on the leader of the cartel based where? | Sinaloa | [
"La Barredora (\"The Sweeper Truck\") is a criminal gang based in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco, Guerrero and its surrounding territories. The criminal group came into existence during the rapid decentralization of Mexico's drug trafficking organizations and as a split-off group of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel. O... | [
"On June 5, 1942, the United States Congress declared war upon Bulgaria. Bulgaria was neutral during 1939-1941, but on March 1, 1941, Bulgaria signed the Tripartite Pact and officially joined the Axis bloc. Following this, the Bulgarian government declared war on the United Kingdom and the United States on December... |
What year did the chairman of the Jenkins Commission die? | 2003 | [
"Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, (11 November 1920 – 5 January 2003) was a British Labour Party, SDP and Liberal Democrat politician, and biographer of British political leaders.",
"The Independent Commission on the Voting System, popularly known as the Jenkins Commission after its chairman Roy Jen... | [
"The Alternative Vote Plus (AV+), or Alternative Vote Top-up, is a semi-proportional voting system. AV+ was devised by the 1998 Jenkins Commission which first proposed the idea as a system that could be used for elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.",
"The U.S. President's Commission on Foreign Econo... |
Who was born first, Odysseas Elytis or Cornel West? | Odysseas Elytis | [
"Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, author, public intellectual, and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. West is an outspoken voice in American leftist politics, and as such has been critical of many center-left figures, includ... | [
"David John Connolly (born 1954) is an English-born Greek literary translator. He has translated poetry and novels from Greek to English, including writing by Nikiforos Vrettakos, Odysseas Elytis, Kiki Dimoula and Nikos Engonopoulos.",
"Davíd Lee Carrasco (born November 21, 1944) is a Mexican-American academic hi... |
"Let Me Out" is a song released as the fifth single from what band's fifth studio album "Humanz" which was recorded in London, Paris, New York City, Chicago, and Jamaica ? | alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz | [
"\"Let Me Out\" is a song by alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, featuring Pusha T and Mavis Staples. The song was released on 6 April 2017. It was released as the fifth single from their fifth studio album \"Humanz\".",
"Humanz is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. The album was release... | [
"Let There Be Love is Joni James debut album, recorded in 1953 and released by MGM Records at the end of the year. It was released in a four-disc 10-inch 78-rpm record box, in both a two-disc 7-inch 45-rpm extended-play foldout album and a four-disc 45-rpm regular-play box and on a 10-inch 33⅓-rpm album. The serial... |
Up to how far off can the Deal Timeball be from Coordinated Universal Time? | 0.9 s. | [
"Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. GMT was formerly used as the international civil time standard, now superseded in that function by Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Today GMT is considered equivalent to UTC for UK civil purposes (but this is not forma... | [
"Fractional lambda switching (FλS) leverages on time-driven switching (TDS) to realize sub-lambda switching in highly scalable dynamic optical networking, which requires minimum (possibly optical) buffers. Fractional lambda switching implies switching fractions of optical channels as opposed to whole lambda switchi... |
Superheaven and Oceansize, are bands of which shared genre? | rock | [
"Superheaven (formerly known as Daylight) is an American alternative rock band from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, formed in 2008. Their music has been described as reminiscent of 1990s grunge and shoegazing, but Taylor Madison has expressed a dislike for such labels, describing it simply as rock/rock and roll.",
"Oce... | [
"Emo is a genre of rock music characterized by an emphasis on emotional expression, sometimes through confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of post-hardcore from the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore and pioneered by Washington, D.C. hardc... |
What nationality was a historical drama film directed by? | Argentine | [
"Jauja is a 2014 internationally co-produced historical drama film co-written and directed by Lisandro Alonso. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.",
"Lisandro Alonso (born 2 June 1975) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He has... | [
"Nell Gwynn is a 1934 British historical drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Cedric Hardwicke, Jeanne de Casalis, Miles Malleson and Moore Marriott. The film portrays the historical romance between Charles II of England and the actress Nell Gwynn. In the opening credits, the screenplay i... |
Who has more scope of profession, Richard Ford or Robert E. Howard? | Richard Ford | [
"Richard Ford (born February 16, 1944) is an American novelist and short story writer. His best-known works are the novel \"The Sportswriter\" and its sequels, \"Independence Day\", \"The Lay of the Land\" and \"Let Me Be Frank With You\", and the short story collection \"Rock Springs\", which contains several wide... | [
"Heroes in the Wind: From Kull to Conan; the Best of Robert E. Howard is a 2009 collection of dark fantasy and horror short stories written by Robert E. Howard, selected and with an introduction by John Clute. Most of the stories were originally published in various fantasy magazines and feature Howard's heroes Kul... |
The American Aircraft Penetrator was modified from a helicopter produced by what nation's military? | United States | [
"The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed \"Huey\") is a utility military helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-blade main and tail rotors. The first member of the prolific Huey family, it was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet a United States Army's 1952 requirement for a medical evacuation and uti... | [
"The Aérospatiale (formerly Sud Aviation) SA 321 Super Frelon (\"Super Hornet\") is a three-engined heavy transport helicopter produced by aerospace manufacturer Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) of France. It held the distinction of being the most powerful helicopter to be built in Europe at one point, as well as ... |
Canton Road Station was a planned railway station on the Kowloon Southern Link of West Rail Line, that was to run beneath a large shopping mall located where? | Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong | [
"Canton Road Station (Trad. Chinese: 廣東道站) was a planned railway station on the Kowloon Southern Link of West Rail Line between East Tsim Sha Tsui Station and Austin Station, beneath the shopping mall, Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, by replacing the existing underground car park. But it was never to be built becaus... | [
"Nam Cheong () is a MTR interchange station located at ground level beneath West Kowloon Highway, in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong opposite the Fu Cheong Estate. It is served by the Tung Chung Line and West Rail Line and provides cross-platform interchange between platform 1 (West Rail Line towards Tuen Mun) and platform... |
What South Korean sitcom starred a South Korean singer and actress who began her music career at the age of 15? | The Producers | [
"The Producers (; lit. Producer) is a 2015 South Korean sitcom starring Cha Tae-hyun, Gong Hyo-jin, Kim Soo-hyun, and IU. It aired on KBS2 from 15 May 2015 to 20 June 2015 on Fridays and Saturdays at 21:15 for 12 episodes.",
"Lee Ji-eun (Korean: 이지은 ; born May 16, 1993), better known by her stage name IU (Korean:... | [
"The Sound Of Your Heart (Hangul: 마음의 소리 / RR: Maeumui Sori) is a South Korean sitcom starring Lee Kwang-soo and Jung So-min. The sitcom is based on the Webtoon \"The Sound of Heart.\" The first 10 episodes were aired as a web series on November 7, 2016 through Naver TV Cast on Mondays at 6:00 (KST), and the remain... |
Ghostbusters is a song written and recorded by Ray Parker Jr. as the theme song for a movie starring a Canadian-American actor who was an original member of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players on what show? | Saturday Night Live | [
"\"Ghostbusters\" is a song written and recorded by Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the film of the same name starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson. Debuting at #68 on June 16, 1984, the song reached number one on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 on August 11, 1984, staying there for three weeks... | [
"\"Want Ads\" was a million-selling Number 1 pop and R&B hit recorded by female group, Honey Cone for their third album \"Sweet Replies\" and also appears on their fourth album \"Soulful Tapestry\". The song on the Detroit-based Hot Wax label was written by Greg Perry, General Norman Johnson and Barney Perkins. It ... |
Gelatine was an airship piloted on September 19, 1905 by a pioneer American aviator and what? | barnstormer | [
"Lincoln J. Beachey (March 3, 1887 – March 14, 1915) was a pioneer American aviator and barnstormer. He became famous and wealthy from flying exhibitions, staging aerial stunts, helping invent aerobatics, and setting aviation records.",
"Gelatine was an airship operated by the United States Army Signal Corps. \"G... | [
"Lowell Herbert Smith (October 8, 1892—November 4, 1945) was a pioneer American airman who piloted the first airplane to receive a complete mid-air refueling (along with Lt. John P. Richter) on June 27, 1923, and later set an endurance record of 37 hours on August 28, both in a De Havilland DH-4B. Smith also pilote... |
Which movie was released first, The Hunchback of Notre Dame or Saludos Amigos? | Saludos Amigos | [
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. The 34th Disney animated feature film, the film is based on Victor Hugo's novel of the same name. The plot centers on Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame, and... | [
"The 2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Weis entered his fifth season as head coach with the expectation fr... |
In what country did the repression of citizens by a dictator during the period of 1973 to 1990 occur? | Chile | [
"Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (] or ] ; 25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general, politician and the dictator of Chile between 1973 and 1990; he remained the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army until 1998. He was also president of the Government Junta of Chile between 1973 and 1981. His r... | [
"Alexandru Drăghici (] ; September 27, 1913 – December 12, 1993) was a Romanian communist activist and politician. He was Interior Minister in 1952 and from 1957 to 1965, and State Security Minister from 1952 to 1957. In these capacities, he exercised control over the \"Securitate\" secret police during a period of... |
The mother of the vice chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign for President is the director of what institue? | Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs | [
"The Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs is a London-based scholarly institution furthering the study of Muslims in non-Muslim nations. It holds conferences and publishes books and journals. Pakistani-born Dr. Saleha Mahmood Abedin, the mother of Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, is Director of the Institute. It w... | [
"Pantsuit Nation is a private Facebook group and Twitter hashtag used to rally camaraderie among Hillary Clinton supporters during her 2016 presidential campaign. Though the group is not affiliated with a political party, its symbol—the pantsuit—was used as a metonym for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign... |
Michael Ralph DeVito (born June 10, 1984) is a former American football defensive end, he the National Football League (NFL), DeVito attended high school at Nauset Regional High School an NEASC accredited high school located in North Eastham, in which state? | Massachusetts | [
"Nauset Regional High School an NEASC accredited high school located in North Eastham, Massachusetts. Nauset is inside the Cape Cod National Seashore, making it the only high school on the East Coast located within a National Park. The open campus is situated about a half-mile from Nauset Light. Nauset's colors are... | [
"Donald Lee Evans (born March 14, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a former American football defensive end who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New York Jets. He attended high school in Raleigh at Athens Drive High Schoo... |
"Apocalypic" is a song sung by Lizzy Hale from which group? | Halestorm | [
"\"Apocalyptic\" is a song by the American hard rock band Halestorm. It was released on January 12, 2015, as the lead single from the band's third studio album, \"Into the Wild Life\". The video for the song was released on January 28.",
"Halestorm is an American hard rock band from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, consis... | [
"\"Samjhawan\" is a romantic song from the 2014 Bollywood film \"Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania\". Re-created by Sharib−Toshi, the song is sung by Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal, with lyrics by Ahmad Anees and Kumaar. The song was originally composed by Jawad Ahmad and sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for the Punjabi film ... |
Ted Sutton plays Sergeant Cunningham in a2002 film that stars Mel Gibson as what character? | Graham Hess | [
"Ted Sutton is an American actor and voice over artist. He is best known for playing Sergeant Cunningham in M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 film \"Signs\".",
"Signs is a 2002 American science fiction horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and executive produced by Shyamalan, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Ken... | [
"The River is a 1984 American drama film directed by Mark Rydell, written by Robert Dillon and Julian Barry, and stars Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, and Scott Glenn. The film tells the story of a struggling farm family in the Tennessee valley trying to keep its farm from going under in the face of bank foreclosures and... |
Who is the former professional tennis player from Italy, Chris Evert or Mara Santangelo? | Mara Santangelo | [
"Mara Santangelo (born 28 June 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. She retired from the sport on 28 January 2011.",
"Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won... | [
"Pam Teeguarden (born April 17, 1951) is a former American professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970–1975, according to \"John Dolan's Women's Tennis Ultimate Guide\", prior to computer rankings. She won two Grand Slam Doubles Titles and was a quarter finalist in singles at t... |
Who directed a film that included Sarah Manninen? | Martha Coolidge | [
"The Prince and Me is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge, and starring Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, and Ben Miller, with Miranda Richardson, James Fox, and Alberta Watson. The film focuses on Paige Morgan, a pre-med college student in Wisconsin, who is pursued by a prince posing as a normal colleg... | [
"Annie Gariepy (born May 12, 1975 in Bromont, Québec) is a female member of the Canadian cycling team and has cycled for the American team auto trader. Gariepy was the only Canadian on the team with her team mates included Sarah Ulmer, Susie Pryde, Kim Smith and WFP Shuster. she left Team Autotrader at the beginnin... |
The republic with the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe is one of few places in Europe where a species of beetle cannot be found, that wew originally described in 1809 by whom? | Panzer | [
"Agonum fuliginosum is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae family. It was described by Panzer in 1809 and can be found everywhere in Europe except for Albania, Andorra, Monaco, Portugal, San Marino, Vatican City and various European islands.",
"San Marino ( ; ] ), officially the Republic of San Marino (I... | [
"Stegotetrabelodon is an extinct genus of primitive elephant with gomphothere-like anatomical features from the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene of Africa and Eurasia. The type species is \"S. syrticus\" of late Miocene Africa, which reached roughly 4 m (13.1 ft) in shoulder height. The other unequivocally recognized... |
At the 2011 census, what was he population of the city where Kerry Saxby-Junna was born? | 6,960 | [
"Kerry-Anne Saxby-Junna, born Kerry Saxby AM (born 2 June 1961) is a retired Australian race walker. She was born in Young, New South Wales and grew up in Ballina, New South Wales.",
"Young is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and the largest town in Hilltops Council. At the 201... | [
"According to the 2011 census, the total population of the United Kingdom was around 63,182,000.<ref name=\"2http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_292378.pdf |title=2011 Census: Population Estimates for the United Kingdom |publisher=Office for National Statistics |date=27 March 2011 |accessdate=18 December 2012 }}</r... |
How many German scientists, engineers, and technicians, were recruited in post-Nazi Germany as a result of the clandestine operation where Arthur Rudolph became one of the main developers of the U.S. ?space program | more than 1,600 | [
"Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph (November 9, 1906 – January 1, 1996) was a German Nazi rocket engineer who was a leader of the effort to develop the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany. After the war, the United States Government's Office of Strategic Services (OSS) brought him to the U.S. as part of the clandestine Operation P... | [
"Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is a space flight simulation video game developed and published by Squad for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, with a Wii U version that was supposed to be released at a later date. The developers have stated that the gaming landscape has changed since that announc... |
Marion is approximately 50 mi north of a city that is the third-most populous what in the U.S.? | state capital | [
"Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio, approximately 50 mi north of Columbus.",
"Columbus ( ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the 14th-largest city in the United States, with a population o... | [
"Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 432,226, making it the third-most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Knoxville, the third-most populous city in Tennessee.",
"Blue Flint Ethanol is an bioethanol producing company and a production plan... |
Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story includes a lead role for the film actress and model who is a native of what city? | Bihar | [
"Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story is a Bollywood crime romantic comedy film directed by Vinnil Markan, and produced by Kumar Taurani under Tips Music Films. The film stars Vivek Oberoi opposite Neha Sharma in lead roles. The theatrical trailer unveiled on 11 January 2013, whilst the film released on 14 February 2013. Engli... | [
"Kavin Dave (born 12 November 1984) is an Indian film and television actor. Dave made his big screen debut in the movie \"Mumbai Meri Jaan\" in 2008. This was followed by further successful films including \"My Name Is Khan\", \"I Hate Luv Storys\", \"Crook\", \"Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi\" and \"Kick\". Dave ... |
Which is currently more valuable, Temagami-Lorrain Mine or Meadowbank Gold Mine? | Meadowbank Gold Mine | [
"Temagami-Lorrain Mine is an abandoned surface and underground mine in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located about 10 km northeast of the town of Temagami near Sauvé Lake in central Cassels Township. It is named after the Temagami-Lorrain Mining Company, which carried out work on the property in the early 190... | [
"Mining is important to the national economy of Mongolia. Coal, copper, and gold are the principal reserves mined in Mongolia. Several gold mines are located about 110 km north of Ulaanbaatar, such as Boroo Gold Mine and Gatsuurt Gold Mine. Khotgor Coal Mine is an open-pit coal mining site about 120 km west of Ulaa... |
St James Street appears as a segment of Whitecross Street on the 1610 map of the Monmouth by an English historian best known as a mapmaker of what perior? | Stuart period | [
"John Speed (1551 or 1552 – 28 July 1629) was an English cartographer and historian. He is the best known English mapmaker of the Stuart period.",
"St James Street is a historic street in the town centre of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. It appears as a segment of Whitecross Street on the 1610 map of the town by... | [
"33 Whitecross Street is a grade II listed building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is in the historic St James Square neighbourhood. The property was the site of archaeological excavation in 2009, which demonstrated evidence of Neolithic (prehistoric), Roman, and Medieval activity. The following year, archae... |
The Pineground Bridge formerly carried Depot Road over the Suncook River into a town with a population of what? | 2,523 | [
"Chichester is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,523 at the 2010 census.",
"The Pineground Bridge, also known as the Depot Road Bridge or the Thunder Bridge, is a through-type lenticular truss bridge that formerly carried Depot Road over the Suncook River in Chichester... | [
"The Creamery Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge in West Brattleboro, Vermont. Now closed to traffic, the Town lattice truss bridge formerly carried Guilford Road across Whetstone Brook, just south of Vermont Route 9. Built in 1879, it is Brattleboro's last surviving 19th-century covered bridge.",
"The C... |
Which city is the American rock band, that released their album on March 19, 2012, from? | Albuquerque, New Mexico | [
"Port of Morrow is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Shins. The album was released March 19, 2012, on Aural Apothecary and Columbia Records and was co-produced by Greg Kurstin and frontman James Mercer. The Shins' first studio album in five years, following the release of 2007's \"Wincing the Night ... | [
"The Future of the Gravity Boy is the third album by London-based rock band Infadels. It was released digitally on March 19, 2012, and physically on June 9, 2012. The album is produced by DJ and electro artist Alex Metric and Matt Gooderson.",
"Temple of the Dog is the only studio album by the American rock band ... |
The Rossendale Free Press serves the town how far north of Manchester? | 19 mi | [
"The Rossendale Free Press is a weekly newspaper published in Rossendale, Lancashire, England and distributed in Rossendale's four main towns of Rawtenstall, Bacup, Haslingden, and Ramsbottom. It is owned by Manchester Evening News Media, which publishes 19 other newspapers, and its current circulation is 14,369.",... | [
"Philadelphia Free Press was a 1960s era underground newspaper published biweekly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1968 to 1972. Originally launched at Temple University in May 1968 as the monthly \"Temple Free Press\", it separated from Temple and became the \"Philadelphia Free Press\" in September 1968.",
"Th... |
Which american president's father was a farmer and he was a former US representative from NY? | Millard Fillmore | [
"Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800March 8, 1874) was the 13th President of the United States (1850–53), the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. A former U.S. Representative from New York, Fillmore was elected the nation's 12th Vice President in 1848, and was elevated to the presidency by... | [
"The Matson Trial (1847), officially Matson v. Ashmore et al. for the use of Bryant, was a freedom suit by former slave Anthony Bryant on behalf of his family in Coles County, Illinois. It is noted for the unusual circumstance where Abraham Lincoln, the future emancipator of slaves, defended a slave-owner against a... |
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