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0 | Architecturally, the school has a Catholic character. Atop the Main Building's gold dome is a golden statue of the Virgin Mary. Immediately in front of the Main Building and facing it, is a copper statue of Christ with arms upraised with the legend "Venite Ad Me Omnes". Next to the Main Building is the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Immediately behind the basilica is the Grotto, a Marian place of prayer and reflection. It is a replica of the grotto at Lourdes, France where the Virgin Mary reputedly appeared to Saint Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. At the end of the main drive (and in a direct line that connects through 3 statues and the Gold Dome), is a simple, modern stone statue of Mary. | [
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"answer": "Saint Bernadette Soubirous",
"question": "To whom did the Virgin Mary allegedly appear in 1858 in Lourdes France?"
},
{
"answer": "a copper statue of Christ",
"question": "What is in front of the Notre Dame Main Building?"
},
{
"answer": "the Main Building",
"question": ... |
2 | The university is the major seat of the Congregation of Holy Cross (albeit not its official headquarters, which are in Rome). Its main seminary, Moreau Seminary, is located on the campus across St. Joseph lake from the Main Building. Old College, the oldest building on campus and located near the shore of St. Mary lake, houses undergraduate seminarians. Retired priests and brothers reside in Fatima House (a former retreat center), Holy Cross House, as well as Columba Hall near the Grotto. The university through the Moreau Seminary has ties to theologian Frederick Buechner. While not Catholic, Buechner has praised writers from Notre Dame and Moreau Seminary created a Buechner Prize for Preaching. | [
{
"answer": "Rome",
"question": "Where is the headquarters of the Congregation of the Holy Cross?"
},
{
"answer": "Moreau Seminary",
"question": "What is the primary seminary of the Congregation of the Holy Cross?"
},
{
"answer": "Old College",
"question": "What is the oldest structu... |
3 | The College of Engineering was established in 1920, however, early courses in civil and mechanical engineering were a part of the College of Science since the 1870s. Today the college, housed in the Fitzpatrick, Cushing, and Stinson-Remick Halls of Engineering, includes five departments of study – aerospace and mechanical engineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering, civil engineering and geological sciences, computer science and engineering, and electrical engineering – with eight B.S. degrees offered. Additionally, the college offers five-year dual degree programs with the Colleges of Arts and Letters and of Business awarding additional B.A. and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees, respectively. | [
{
"answer": "eight",
"question": "How many BS level degrees are offered in the College of Engineering at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "1920",
"question": "In what year was the College of Engineering at Notre Dame formed?"
},
{
"answer": "the College of Science",
"question": "Before th... |
4 | All of Notre Dame's undergraduate students are a part of one of the five undergraduate colleges at the school or are in the First Year of Studies program. The First Year of Studies program was established in 1962 to guide incoming freshmen in their first year at the school before they have declared a major. Each student is given an academic advisor from the program who helps them to choose classes that give them exposure to any major in which they are interested. The program also includes a Learning Resource Center which provides time management, collaborative learning, and subject tutoring. This program has been recognized previously, by U.S. News & World Report, as outstanding. | [
{
"answer": "Learning Resource Center",
"question": "What entity provides help with the management of time for new students at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "five",
"question": "How many colleges for undergraduates are at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "The First Year of Studies program",
... |
6 | The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame is dedicated to research, education and outreach on the causes of violent conflict and the conditions for sustainable peace. It offers PhD, Master's, and undergraduate degrees in peace studies. It was founded in 1986 through the donations of Joan B. Kroc, the widow of McDonald's owner Ray Kroc. The institute was inspired by the vision of the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh CSC, President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame. The institute has contributed to international policy discussions about peace building practices. | [
{
"answer": "Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies",
"question": "What institute at Notre Dame studies the reasons for violent conflict?"
},
{
"answer": "President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame",
"question": "What is the title of Notre Dame's Theodore Hesburgh?"
},... |
7 | The library system of the university is divided between the main library and each of the colleges and schools. The main building is the 14-story Theodore M. Hesburgh Library, completed in 1963, which is the third building to house the main collection of books. The front of the library is adorned with the Word of Life mural designed by artist Millard Sheets. This mural is popularly known as "Touchdown Jesus" because of its proximity to Notre Dame Stadium and Jesus' arms appearing to make the signal for a touchdown. | [
{
"answer": "14",
"question": "How many stories tall is the main library at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "Theodore M. Hesburgh Library",
"question": "What is the name of the main library at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "1963",
"question": "In what year was the Theodore M. Hesburgh Libr... |
8 | Notre Dame is known for its competitive admissions, with the incoming class enrolling in fall 2015 admitting 3,577 from a pool of 18,156 (19.7%). The academic profile of the enrolled class continues to rate among the top 10 to 15 in the nation for national research universities. The university practices a non-restrictive early action policy that allows admitted students to consider admission to Notre Dame as well as any other colleges to which they were accepted. 1,400 of the 3,577 (39.1%) were admitted under the early action plan. Admitted students came from 1,311 high schools and the average student traveled more than 750 miles to Notre Dame, making it arguably the most representative university in the United States. While all entering students begin in the College of the First Year of Studies, 25% have indicated they plan to study in the liberal arts or social sciences, 24% in engineering, 24% in business, 24% in science, and 3% in architecture. | [
{
"answer": "3,577",
"question": "How many incoming students did Notre Dame admit in fall 2015?"
},
{
"answer": "19.7%",
"question": "What percentage of students were admitted to Notre Dame in fall 2015?"
},
{
"answer": "the top 10 to 15 in the nation",
"question": "Where does Notre ... |
10 | Father Joseph Carrier, C.S.C. was Director of the Science Museum and the Library and Professor of Chemistry and Physics until 1874. Carrier taught that scientific research and its promise for progress were not antagonistic to the ideals of intellectual and moral culture endorsed by the Church. One of Carrier's students was Father John Augustine Zahm (1851–1921) who was made Professor and Co-Director of the Science Department at age 23 and by 1900 was a nationally prominent scientist and naturalist. Zahm was active in the Catholic Summer School movement, which introduced Catholic laity to contemporary intellectual issues. His book Evolution and Dogma (1896) defended certain aspects of evolutionary theory as true, and argued, moreover, that even the great Church teachers Thomas Aquinas and Augustine taught something like it. The intervention of Irish American Catholics in Rome prevented Zahm's censure by the Vatican. In 1913, Zahm and former President Theodore Roosevelt embarked on a major expedition through the Amazon. | [
{
"answer": "Father Joseph Carrier, C.S.C.",
"question": "What person was the Director of the Science Museum at Notre Dame in the late 19th century?"
},
{
"answer": "1851–1921",
"question": "What was the lifespan of John Augustine Zahm?"
},
{
"answer": "the Science Department",
"ques... |
11 | In 1882, Albert Zahm (John Zahm's brother) built an early wind tunnel used to compare lift to drag of aeronautical models. Around 1899, Professor Jerome Green became the first American to send a wireless message. In 1931, Father Julius Nieuwland performed early work on basic reactions that was used to create neoprene. Study of nuclear physics at the university began with the building of a nuclear accelerator in 1936, and continues now partly through a partnership in the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics. | [
{
"answer": "1882",
"question": "In what year did Albert Zahm begin comparing aeronatical models at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "Professor Jerome Green",
"question": "Which professor sent the first wireless message in the USA?"
},
{
"answer": "Around 1899",
"question": "In what year ... |
12 | The Lobund Institute grew out of pioneering research in germ-free-life which began in 1928. This area of research originated in a question posed by Pasteur as to whether animal life was possible without bacteria. Though others had taken up this idea, their research was short lived and inconclusive. Lobund was the first research organization to answer definitively, that such life is possible and that it can be prolonged through generations. But the objective was not merely to answer Pasteur's question but also to produce the germ free animal as a new tool for biological and medical research. This objective was reached and for years Lobund was a unique center for the study and production of germ free animals and for their use in biological and medical investigations. Today the work has spread to other universities. In the beginning it was under the Department of Biology and a program leading to the master's degree accompanied the research program. In the 1940s Lobund achieved independent status as a purely research organization and in 1950 was raised to the status of an Institute. In 1958 it was brought back into the Department of Biology as integral part of that department, but with its own program leading to the degree of PhD in Gnotobiotics. | [
{
"answer": "The Lobund Institute",
"question": "Work on a germ-free-life ended up in the creation of which Notre Dame institute?"
},
{
"answer": "the 1940s",
"question": "Around what time did Lobund of Notre Dame become independent?"
},
{
"answer": "1950",
"question": "In what year ... |
13 | The Review of Politics was founded in 1939 by Gurian, modeled after German Catholic journals. It quickly emerged as part of an international Catholic intellectual revival, offering an alternative vision to positivist philosophy. For 44 years, the Review was edited by Gurian, Matthew Fitzsimons, Frederick Crosson, and Thomas Stritch. Intellectual leaders included Gurian, Jacques Maritain, Frank O'Malley, Leo Richard Ward, F. A. Hermens, and John U. Nef. It became a major forum for political ideas and modern political concerns, especially from a Catholic and scholastic tradition. | [
{
"answer": "The Review of Politics",
"question": "Gurian created what in 1939 at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "German Catholic journals",
"question": "What was the Review of Politics inspired by?"
},
{
"answer": "44",
"question": "Over how many years did Gurian edit the Review of Pol... |
14 | As of 2012[update] research continued in many fields. The university president, John Jenkins, described his hope that Notre Dame would become "one of the pre–eminent research institutions in the world" in his inaugural address. The university has many multi-disciplinary institutes devoted to research in varying fields, including the Medieval Institute, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, the Kroc Institute for International Peace studies, and the Center for Social Concerns. Recent research includes work on family conflict and child development, genome mapping, the increasing trade deficit of the United States with China, studies in fluid mechanics, computational science and engineering, and marketing trends on the Internet. As of 2013, the university is home to the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index which ranks countries annually based on how vulnerable they are to climate change and how prepared they are to adapt. | [
{
"answer": "John Jenkins",
"question": "Who was the president of Notre Dame in 2012?"
},
{
"answer": "Notre Dame",
"question": "The Kellogg Institute for International Studies is part of which university?"
},
{
"answer": "International Peace studies",
"question": "What does the Kroc... |
16 | About 80% of undergraduates and 20% of graduate students live on campus. The majority of the graduate students on campus live in one of four graduate housing complexes on campus, while all on-campus undergraduates live in one of the 29 residence halls. Because of the religious affiliation of the university, all residence halls are single-sex, with 15 male dorms and 14 female dorms. The university maintains a visiting policy (known as parietal hours) for those students who live in dormitories, specifying times when members of the opposite sex are allowed to visit other students' dorm rooms; however, all residence halls have 24-hour social spaces for students regardless of gender. Many residence halls have at least one nun and/or priest as a resident. There are no traditional social fraternities or sororities at the university, but a majority of students live in the same residence hall for all four years. Some intramural sports are based on residence hall teams, where the university offers the only non-military academy program of full-contact intramural American football. At the end of the intramural season, the championship game is played on the field in Notre Dame Stadium. | [
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"answer": "80%",
"question": "What percentage of undergrads live on the Notre Dame campus?"
},
{
"answer": "four",
"question": "How many student housing areas are reserved for Notre Dame's graduate students?"
},
{
"answer": "15",
"question": "How many dorms for males are on the Not... |
18 | This Main Building, and the library collection, was entirely destroyed by a fire in April 1879, and the school closed immediately and students were sent home. The university founder, Fr. Sorin and the president at the time, the Rev. William Corby, immediately planned for the rebuilding of the structure that had housed virtually the entire University. Construction was started on the 17th of May and by the incredible zeal of administrator and workers the building was completed before the fall semester of 1879. The library collection was also rebuilt and stayed housed in the new Main Building for years afterwards. Around the time of the fire, a music hall was opened. Eventually becoming known as Washington Hall, it hosted plays and musical acts put on by the school. By 1880, a science program was established at the university, and a Science Hall (today LaFortune Student Center) was built in 1883. The hall housed multiple classrooms and science labs needed for early research at the university. | [
{
"answer": "Washington Hall",
"question": "What was the music hall at Notre Dame called?"
},
{
"answer": "1879",
"question": "In what year was the Main Building at Notre Dame razed in a fire?"
},
{
"answer": "Rev. William Corby",
"question": "Who was the president of Notre Dame in 1... |
19 | In 1919 Father James Burns became president of Notre Dame, and in three years he produced an academic revolution that brought the school up to national standards by adopting the elective system and moving away from the university's traditional scholastic and classical emphasis. By contrast, the Jesuit colleges, bastions of academic conservatism, were reluctant to move to a system of electives. Their graduates were shut out of Harvard Law School for that reason. Notre Dame continued to grow over the years, adding more colleges, programs, and sports teams. By 1921, with the addition of the College of Commerce, Notre Dame had grown from a small college to a university with five colleges and a professional law school. The university continued to expand and add new residence halls and buildings with each subsequent president. | [
{
"answer": "scholastic and classical",
"question": "What type of education was pushed at Notre Dame before its embracing of national standards?"
},
{
"answer": "College of Commerce",
"question": "Which college did Notre Dame add in 1921?"
},
{
"answer": "Father James Burns",
"questi... |
20 | One of the main driving forces in the growth of the University was its football team, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Knute Rockne became head coach in 1918. Under Rockne, the Irish would post a record of 105 wins, 12 losses, and five ties. During his 13 years the Irish won three national championships, had five undefeated seasons, won the Rose Bowl in 1925, and produced players such as George Gipp and the "Four Horsemen". Knute Rockne has the highest winning percentage (.881) in NCAA Division I/FBS football history. Rockne's offenses employed the Notre Dame Box and his defenses ran a 7–2–2 scheme. The last game Rockne coached was on December 14, 1930 when he led a group of Notre Dame all-stars against the New York Giants in New York City. | [
{
"answer": "Knute Rockne",
"question": "The Notre Dame football team got a new head coach in 1918, who was it?"
},
{
"answer": "105",
"question": "What was the amount of wins Knute Rockne attained at Notre Dame while head coach?"
},
{
"answer": "1925",
"question": "In what year did ... |
22 | Holy Cross Father John Francis O'Hara was elected vice-president in 1933 and president of Notre Dame in 1934. During his tenure at Notre Dame, he brought numerous refugee intellectuals to campus; he selected Frank H. Spearman, Jeremiah D. M. Ford, Irvin Abell, and Josephine Brownson for the Laetare Medal, instituted in 1883. O'Hara strongly believed that the Fighting Irish football team could be an effective means to "acquaint the public with the ideals that dominate" Notre Dame. He wrote, "Notre Dame football is a spiritual service because it is played for the honor and glory of God and of his Blessed Mother. When St. Paul said: 'Whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever else you do, do all for the glory of God,' he included football." | [
{
"answer": "Father John Francis O'Hara",
"question": "Which person became vice-president of Notre Dame in 1933?"
},
{
"answer": "Father John Francis O'Hara",
"question": "Who was the president of Notre Dame in 1934?"
},
{
"answer": "Laetare Medal",
"question": "Irvin Abell was given... |
23 | The Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C. served as president from 1946 to 1952. Cavanaugh's legacy at Notre Dame in the post-war years was devoted to raising academic standards and reshaping the university administration to suit it to an enlarged educational mission and an expanded student body and stressing advanced studies and research at a time when Notre Dame quadrupled in student census, undergraduate enrollment increased by more than half, and graduate student enrollment grew fivefold. Cavanaugh also established the Lobund Institute for Animal Studies and Notre Dame's Medieval Institute. Cavanaugh also presided over the construction of the Nieuwland Science Hall, Fisher Hall, and the Morris Inn, as well as the Hall of Liberal Arts (now O'Shaughnessy Hall), made possible by a donation from I.A. O'Shaughnessy, at the time the largest ever made to an American Catholic university. Cavanaugh also established a system of advisory councils at the university, which continue today and are vital to the university's governance and development | [
{
"answer": "more than half",
"question": "Around the time that Rev. Cavanaugh became president of Notre Dame by how much did the undergrad student body of Notre Dame increase?"
},
{
"answer": "Lobund Institute for Animal Studies",
"question": "Which institute involving animal life did Cavanaugh... |
24 | The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., (1917–2015) served as president for 35 years (1952–87) of dramatic transformations. In that time the annual operating budget rose by a factor of 18 from $9.7 million to $176.6 million, and the endowment by a factor of 40 from $9 million to $350 million, and research funding by a factor of 20 from $735,000 to $15 million. Enrollment nearly doubled from 4,979 to 9,600, faculty more than doubled 389 to 950, and degrees awarded annually doubled from 1,212 to 2,500. | [
{
"answer": "1917–2015",
"question": "What was the lifespan of Theodore Hesburgh?"
},
{
"answer": "18",
"question": "In the time that Hesburgh was president of Notre Dame by what factor did the operating budget increase?"
},
{
"answer": "$9 million",
"question": "What was the size of... |
26 | In the 18 years under the presidency of Edward Malloy, C.S.C., (1987–2005), there was a rapid growth in the school's reputation, faculty, and resources. He increased the faculty by more than 500 professors; the academic quality of the student body has improved dramatically, with the average SAT score rising from 1240 to 1360; the number of minority students more than doubled; the endowment grew from $350 million to more than $3 billion; the annual operating budget rose from $177 million to more than $650 million; and annual research funding improved from $15 million to more than $70 million. Notre Dame's most recent[when?] capital campaign raised $1.1 billion, far exceeding its goal of $767 million, and is the largest in the history of Catholic higher education. | [
{
"answer": "1987–2005",
"question": "During what years was Edward Malloy president of Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "1240",
"question": "What was the SAT score, on average, at Notre Dame when Edward Malloy became president?"
},
{
"answer": "$350 million",
"question": "When Malloy beca... |
27 | Since 2005, Notre Dame has been led by John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., the 17th president of the university. Jenkins took over the position from Malloy on July 1, 2005. In his inaugural address, Jenkins described his goals of making the university a leader in research that recognizes ethics and building the connection between faith and studies. During his tenure, Notre Dame has increased its endowment, enlarged its student body, and undergone many construction projects on campus, including Compton Family Ice Arena, a new architecture hall, additional residence halls, and the Campus Crossroads, a $400m enhancement and expansion of Notre Dame Stadium. | [
{
"answer": "2005",
"question": "When did John Jenkins become the president of Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "17th",
"question": "In terms of the amount of presidents Notre Dame has had, where is John Jenkins on the list?"
},
{
"answer": "Malloy",
"question": "Who was the Notre Dame pr... |
28 | Because of its Catholic identity, a number of religious buildings stand on campus. The Old College building has become one of two seminaries on campus run by the Congregation of Holy Cross. The current Basilica of the Sacred Heart is located on the spot of Fr. Sorin's original church, which became too small for the growing college. It is built in French Revival style and it is decorated by stained glass windows imported directly from France. The interior was painted by Luigi Gregori, an Italian painter invited by Fr. Sorin to be artist in residence. The Basilica also features a bell tower with a carillon. Inside the church there are also sculptures by Ivan Mestrovic. The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, which was built in 1896, is a replica of the original in Lourdes, France. It is very popular among students and alumni as a place of prayer and meditation, and it is considered one of the most beloved spots on campus. | [
{
"answer": "Congregation of Holy Cross",
"question": "Which congregation is in charge of the Old College at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "Basilica of the Sacred Heart",
"question": "What structure is found on the location of the original church of Father Sorin at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answe... |
29 | A Science Hall was built in 1883 under the direction of Fr. Zahm, but in 1950 it was converted to a student union building and named LaFortune Center, after Joseph LaFortune, an oil executive from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Commonly known as "LaFortune" or "LaFun," it is a 4-story building of 83,000 square feet that provides the Notre Dame community with a meeting place for social, recreational, cultural, and educational activities. LaFortune employs 35 part-time student staff and 29 full-time non-student staff and has an annual budget of $1.2 million. Many businesses, services, and divisions of The Office of Student Affairs are found within. The building also houses restaurants from national restaurant chains. | [
{
"answer": "Fr. Zahm",
"question": "Which person oversaw the creation of a science hall at Notre Dame in 1883?"
},
{
"answer": "1950",
"question": "In what year did the student union building at Notre Dame get renamed to LaFortune Center?"
},
{
"answer": "Joseph LaFortune",
"questio... |
31 | The University of Notre Dame has made being a sustainability leader an integral part of its mission, creating the Office of Sustainability in 2008 to achieve a number of goals in the areas of power generation, design and construction, waste reduction, procurement, food services, transportation, and water.As of 2012[update] four building construction projects were pursuing LEED-Certified status and three were pursuing LEED Silver. Notre Dame's dining services sources 40% of its food locally and offers sustainably caught seafood as well as many organic, fair-trade, and vegan options. On the Sustainable Endowments Institute's College Sustainability Report Card 2010, University of Notre Dame received a "B" grade. The university also houses the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. Father Gustavo Gutierrez, the founder of Liberation Theology is a current faculty member. | [
{
"answer": "2008",
"question": "In what year did Notre Dame create the Office of Sustainability?"
},
{
"answer": "40%",
"question": "What percentage of the food served at Notre Dame is locally grown?"
},
{
"answer": "Sustainable Endowments Institute",
"question": "Notre Dame got a \... |
32 | The university owns several centers around the world used for international studies and research, conferences abroad, and alumni support. The university has had a presence in London, England, since 1968. Since 1998, its London center has been based in the former United University Club at 1 Suffolk Street in Trafalgar Square. The center enables the Colleges of Arts & Letters, Business Administration, Science, Engineering and the Law School to develop their own programs in London, as well as hosting conferences and symposia. Other Global Gateways are located in Beijing, Chicago, Dublin, Jerusalem and Rome. | [
{
"answer": "1968",
"question": "In what year did Notre Dame first have a facility in England?"
},
{
"answer": "1 Suffolk Street in Trafalgar Square",
"question": "At which location is the London Center operated by Notre Dame found?"
},
{
"answer": "Global Gateways",
"question": "Not... |
33 | The College of Arts and Letters was established as the university's first college in 1842 with the first degrees given in 1849. The university's first academic curriculum was modeled after the Jesuit Ratio Studiorum from Saint Louis University. Today the college, housed in O'Shaughnessy Hall, includes 20 departments in the areas of fine arts, humanities, and social sciences, and awards Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees in 33 majors, making it the largest of the university's colleges. There are around 2,500 undergraduates and 750 graduates enrolled in the college. | [
{
"answer": "The College of Arts and Letters",
"question": "What was Notre Dame's first college?"
},
{
"answer": "1842",
"question": "In what year was the The College of Arts and Letters at Notre Dame created?"
},
{
"answer": "1849",
"question": "In what year did the College of Arts ... |
34 | The College of Science was established at the university in 1865 by president Father Patrick Dillon. Dillon's scientific courses were six years of work, including higher-level mathematics courses. Today the college, housed in the newly built Jordan Hall of Science, includes over 1,200 undergraduates in six departments of study – biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, pre-professional studies, and applied and computational mathematics and statistics (ACMS) – each awarding Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees. According to university statistics, its science pre-professional program has one of the highest acceptance rates to medical school of any university in the United States. | [
{
"answer": "Father Patrick Dillon",
"question": "Which president at Notre Dame created the College of Science?"
},
{
"answer": "1865",
"question": "In what year was the Notre Dame College of Science formed?"
},
{
"answer": "six years",
"question": "How many years long was a scientif... |
35 | The School of Architecture was established in 1899, although degrees in architecture were first awarded by the university in 1898. Today the school, housed in Bond Hall, offers a five-year undergraduate program leading to the Bachelor of Architecture degree. All undergraduate students study the third year of the program in Rome. The university is globally recognized for its Notre Dame School of Architecture, a faculty that teaches (pre-modernist) traditional and classical architecture and urban planning (e.g. following the principles of New Urbanism and New Classical Architecture). It also awards the renowned annual Driehaus Architecture Prize. | [
{
"answer": "School of Architecture",
"question": "In 1899 Notre Dame formed which college?"
},
{
"answer": "Bond Hall",
"question": "In what building is the current School of Architecture housed at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "five-year",
"question": "What length is the course of st... |
36 | The library system also includes branch libraries for Architecture, Chemistry & Physics, Engineering, Law, and Mathematics as well as information centers in the Mendoza College of Business, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and a slide library in O'Shaughnessy Hall. A theology library was also opened in fall of 2015. Located on the first floor of Stanford Hall, it is the first branch of the library system to be housed in a dorm room. The library system holds over three million volumes, was the single largest university library in the world upon its completion, and remains one of the 100 largest libraries in the country. | [
{
"answer": "2015",
"question": "In what year did the opening of a theology library at Notre Dame occur?"
},
{
"answer": "the first floor of Stanford Hall",
"question": "Where is the theology library at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "over three million volumes",
"question": "How many b... |
37 | The rise of Hitler and other dictators in the 1930s forced numerous Catholic intellectuals to flee Europe; president John O'Hara brought many to Notre Dame. From Germany came Anton-Hermann Chroust (1907–1982) in classics and law, and Waldemar Gurian a German Catholic intellectual of Jewish descent. Positivism dominated American intellectual life in the 1920s onward but in marked contrast, Gurian received a German Catholic education and wrote his doctoral dissertation under Max Scheler. Ivan Meštrović (1883–1962), a renowned sculptor, brought Croatian culture to campus, 1955–62. Yves Simon (1903–61), brought to ND in the 1940s the insights of French studies in the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition of philosophy; his own teacher Jacques Maritain (1882–73) was a frequent visitor to campus. | [
{
"answer": "The rise of Hitler and other dictators",
"question": "What caused many intellectual Catholics to leave europe in the 1930s?"
},
{
"answer": "Germany",
"question": "From where did Anton-Hermann Chroust come to reach Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "classics and law",
"questio... |
38 | The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame /ˌnoʊtərˈdeɪm/ NOH-tər-DAYM) is a Catholic research university located adjacent to South Bend, Indiana, in the United States. In French, Notre Dame du Lac means "Our Lady of the Lake" and refers to the university's patron saint, the Virgin Mary. The main campus covers 1,250 acres in a suburban setting and it contains a number of recognizable landmarks, such as the Golden Dome, the "Word of Life" mural (commonly known as Touchdown Jesus), and the Basilica. | [
{
"answer": "University of Notre Dame du",
"question": "The school known as Notre Dame is known by a more lengthy name, what is it?"
},
{
"answer": "Catholic research university",
"question": "What type of institution is the Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "Our Lady of the Lake",
"questi... |
39 | Notre Dame rose to national prominence in the early 1900s for its Fighting Irish football team, especially under the guidance of the legendary coach Knute Rockne. The university's athletic teams are members of the NCAA Division I and are known collectively as the Fighting Irish. The football team, an Independent, has accumulated eleven consensus national championships, seven Heisman Trophy winners, 62 members in the College Football Hall of Fame and 13 members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and is considered one of the most famed and successful college football teams in history. Other ND teams, chiefly in the Atlantic Coast Conference, have accumulated 16 national championships. The Notre Dame Victory March is often regarded as the most famous and recognizable collegiate fight song. | [
{
"answer": "its Fighting Irish football team",
"question": "What caused Notre Dame to become notable in the early 20th century?"
},
{
"answer": "Knute Rockne",
"question": "Which 20th century Notre Dame football coach is most notable?"
},
{
"answer": "NCAA Division I",
"question": "... |
40 | Besides its prominence in sports, Notre Dame is also a large, four-year, highly residential research University, and is consistently ranked among the top twenty universities in the United States and as a major global university. The undergraduate component of the university is organized into four colleges (Arts and Letters, Science, Engineering, Business) and the Architecture School. The latter is known for teaching New Classical Architecture and for awarding the globally renowned annual Driehaus Architecture Prize. Notre Dame's graduate program has more than 50 master's, doctoral and professional degree programs offered by the five schools, with the addition of the Notre Dame Law School and a MD-PhD program offered in combination with IU medical School. It maintains a system of libraries, cultural venues, artistic and scientific museums, including Hesburgh Library and the Snite Museum of Art. Over 80% of the university's 8,000 undergraduates live on campus in one of 29 single-sex residence halls, each with its own traditions, legacies, events and intramural sports teams. The university counts approximately 120,000 alumni, considered among the strongest alumni networks among U.S. colleges. | [
{
"answer": "among the top twenty",
"question": "Where among US universities does Notre Dame rank?"
},
{
"answer": "four",
"question": "How many individual colleges are part of Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "Driehaus Architecture Prize",
"question": "Which prize does the Architecture S... |
41 | In 1842, the Bishop of Vincennes, Célestine Guynemer de la Hailandière, offered land to Father Edward Sorin of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, on the condition that he build a college in two years. Fr. Sorin arrived on the site with eight Holy Cross brothers from France and Ireland on November 26, 1842, and began the school using Father Stephen Badin's old log chapel. He soon erected additional buildings, including Old College, the first church, and the first main building. They immediately acquired two students and set about building additions to the campus. | [
{
"answer": "1842",
"question": "In what year was Father Edward Sorin given two years to create a college?"
},
{
"answer": "Célestine Guynemer de la Hailandière",
"question": "Which individual offered land to Father Edward Sorin?"
},
{
"answer": "the Congregation of the Holy Cross",
... |
42 | The first degrees from the college were awarded in 1849. The university was expanded with new buildings to accommodate more students and faculty. With each new president, new academic programs were offered and new buildings built to accommodate them. The original Main Building built by Sorin just after he arrived was replaced by a larger "Main Building" in 1865, which housed the university's administration, classrooms, and dormitories. Beginning in 1873, a library collection was started by Father Lemonnier. By 1879 it had grown to ten thousand volumes that were housed in the Main Building. | [
{
"answer": "1849",
"question": "In what year did the initial degrees get handed out at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "1865",
"question": "In what year did the original Sorin built Main Building get replaced?"
},
{
"answer": "Father Lemonnier",
"question": "Which individual began a lib... |
43 | The television station, NDtv, grew from one show in 2002 to a full 24-hour channel with original programming by September 2006. WSND-FM serves the student body and larger South Bend community at 88.9 FM, offering students a chance to become involved in bringing classical music, fine arts and educational programming, and alternative rock to the airwaves. Another radio station, WVFI, began as a partner of WSND-FM. More recently, however, WVFI has been airing independently and is streamed on the Internet. | [
{
"answer": "NDtv",
"question": "Which television station finds its home at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "one show",
"question": "How many programs did NDtv feature in 2002?"
},
{
"answer": "WSND-FM",
"question": "Which radio station provides radio to the students of Notre Dame at 88.... |
44 | The first phase of Eddy Street Commons, a $215 million development located adjacent to the University of Notre Dame campus and funded by the university, broke ground on June 3, 2008. The Eddy Street Commons drew union protests when workers hired by the City of South Bend to construct the public parking garage picketed the private work site after a contractor hired non-union workers. The developer, Kite Realty out of Indianapolis, has made agreements with major national chains rather than local businesses, a move that has led to criticism from alumni and students. | [
{
"answer": "$215 million",
"question": "How much is Eddy Street Commons at Notre Dame expected to cost?"
},
{
"answer": "June 3, 2008",
"question": "When was ground broke on the Eddy Street Commons Project of Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "Kite Realty",
"question": "Who is the develop... |
45 | Notre Dame teams are known as the Fighting Irish. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, primarily competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for all sports since the 2013–14 school year. The Fighting Irish previously competed in the Horizon League from 1982-83 to 1985-86, and again from 1987-88 to 1994-95, and then in the Big East Conference through 2012–13. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, fencing, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, fencing, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. The football team competes as an Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Independent since its inception in 1887. Both fencing teams compete in the Midwest Fencing Conference, and the men's ice hockey team competes in Hockey East. | [
{
"answer": "National Collegiate Athletic Association",
"question": "What does the acronym NCAA stand for?"
},
{
"answer": "Horizon League",
"question": "Which league did Notre Dame Fighting Irish teams participate in in 1982?"
},
{
"answer": "Midwest Fencing Conference",
"question":... |
47 | On July 1, 2014, the University of Notre Dame and Under Armour reached an agreement in which Under Armour will provide uniforms, apparel,equipment, and monetary compensation to Notre Dame for 10 years. This contract, worth almost $100 million, is the most lucrative in the history of the NCAA. The university marching band plays at home games for most of the sports. The band, which began in 1846 and has a claim as the oldest university band in continuous existence in the United States, was honored by the National Music Council as a "Landmark of American Music" during the United States Bicentennial. The band regularly plays the school's fight song the Notre Dame Victory March, which was named as the most played and most famous fight song by Northern Illinois Professor William Studwell. According to College Fight Songs: An Annotated Anthology published in 1998, the "Notre Dame Victory March" ranks as the greatest fight song of all time. | [
{
"answer": "Under Armour",
"question": "Who currently provides uniforms to Notre Dame sport teams?"
},
{
"answer": "almost $100 million",
"question": "What is the value of the contract between Under Armour and Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "1846",
"question": "When did the Notre Dame ... |
48 | The Notre Dame football team has a long history, first beginning when the Michigan Wolverines football team brought football to Notre Dame in 1887 and played against a group of students. In the long history since then, 13 Fighting Irish teams have won consensus national championships (although the university only claims 11), along with another nine teams being named national champion by at least one source. Additionally, the program has the most members in the College Football Hall of Fame, is tied with Ohio State University with the most Heisman Trophies won, and have the highest winning percentage in NCAA history. With the long history, Notre Dame has accumulated many rivals, and its annual game against USC for the Jeweled Shillelagh has been named by some as one of the most important in college football and is often called the greatest intersectional rivalry in college football in the country. | [
{
"answer": "Michigan Wolverines football team",
"question": "Which team did Notre Dame's football team find inspiration from?"
},
{
"answer": "1887",
"question": "In what year did Notre Dame football begin?"
},
{
"answer": "Ohio State University",
"question": "What university is Not... |
50 | Football gameday traditions During home games, activities occur all around campus and different dorms decorate their halls with a traditional item (e.g. Zahm House's two-story banner). Traditional activities begin at the stroke of midnight with the Drummers' Circle. This tradition involves the drum line of the Band of the Fighting Irish and ushers in the rest of the festivities that will continue the rest of the gameday Saturday. Later that day, the trumpet section will play the Notre Dame Victory March and the Notre Dame Alma Mater under the dome. The band entire will play a concert at the steps of Bond Hall, from where they will march into Notre Dame Stadium, leading fans and students alike across campus to the game. | [
{
"answer": "two-story banner",
"question": "What is displayed at Zahm House for football home games at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "the Drummers' Circle",
"question": "What occurs at midnight preceding a football home game at Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "the steps of Bond Hall",
"qu... |
52 | The "Notre Dame Victory March" is the fight song for the University of Notre Dame. It was written by two brothers who were Notre Dame graduates. The Rev. Michael J. Shea, a 1904 graduate, wrote the music, and his brother, John F. Shea, who earned degrees in 1906 and 1908, wrote the original lyrics. The lyrics were revised in the 1920s; it first appeared under the copyright of the University of Notre Dame in 1928. The chorus is, "Cheer cheer for old Notre Dame, wake up the echos cheering her name. Send a volley cheer on high, shake down the thunder from the sky! What though the odds be great or small, old Notre Dame will win over all. While her loyal sons are marching, onward to victory!" | [
{
"answer": "John F. Shea",
"question": "Who wrote the original lyrics to the Notre Dame Victory March?"
},
{
"answer": "1904",
"question": "In what year did Michael J. Shea graduate from Notre Dame?"
},
{
"answer": "Rev. Michael J. Shea",
"question": "Who is responsible for writing ... |
53 | In the film Knute Rockne, All American, Knute Rockne (played by Pat O'Brien) delivers the famous "Win one for the Gipper" speech, at which point the background music swells with the "Notre Dame Victory March". George Gipp was played by Ronald Reagan, whose nickname "The Gipper" was derived from this role. This scene was parodied in the movie Airplane! with the same background music, only this time honoring George Zipp, one of Ted Striker's former comrades. The song also was prominent in the movie Rudy, with Sean Astin as Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles. | [
{
"answer": "The Gipper",
"question": "Ronald Reagan had a nickname, what was it?"
},
{
"answer": "Airplane!",
"question": "In what film did a parody of the \"Win one for the Gipper\" speech appear?"
},
{
"answer": "Sean Astin",
"question": "Who starred as Daniel Ruettiger in the fil... |
55 | Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biːˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say) (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which established her as a solo artist worldwide, earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy". | [
{
"answer": "in the late 1990s",
"question": "When did Beyonce start becoming popular?"
},
{
"answer": "singing and dancing",
"question": "What areas did Beyonce compete in when she was growing up?"
},
{
"answer": "2003",
"question": "When did Beyonce leave Destiny's Child and become... |
57 | A self-described "modern-day feminist", Beyoncé creates songs that are often characterized by themes of love, relationships, and monogamy, as well as female sexuality and empowerment. On stage, her dynamic, highly choreographed performances have led to critics hailing her as one of the best entertainers in contemporary popular music. Throughout a career spanning 19 years, she has sold over 118 million records as a solo artist, and a further 60 million with Destiny's Child, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She has won 20 Grammy Awards and is the most nominated woman in the award's history. The Recording Industry Association of America recognized her as the Top Certified Artist in America during the 2000s decade. In 2009, Billboard named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade, the Top Female Artist of the 2000s and their Artist of the Millennium in 2011. Time listed her among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013 and 2014. Forbes magazine also listed her as the most powerful female musician of 2015. | [
{
"answer": "love, relationships, and monogamy",
"question": "In her music, what are some recurring elements in them?"
},
{
"answer": "influential",
"question": "Time magazine named her one of the most 100 what people of the century?"
},
{
"answer": "Forbes",
"question": "Which magaz... |
58 | Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, to Celestine Ann "Tina" Knowles (née Beyincé), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager. Beyoncé's name is a tribute to her mother's maiden name. Beyoncé's younger sister Solange is also a singer and a former member of Destiny's Child. Mathew is African-American, while Tina is of Louisiana Creole descent (with African, Native American, French, Cajun, and distant Irish and Spanish ancestry). Through her mother, Beyoncé is a descendant of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard. She was raised in a Methodist household. | [
{
"answer": "Destiny's Child",
"question": "Beyonce's younger sibling also sang with her in what band?"
},
{
"answer": "her mother's maiden name",
"question": "Where did Beyonce get her name from?"
},
{
"answer": "African-American",
"question": "What race was Beyonce's father?"
},
... |
59 | Beyoncé attended St. Mary's Elementary School in Fredericksburg, Texas, where she enrolled in dance classes. Her singing talent was discovered when dance instructor Darlette Johnson began humming a song and she finished it, able to hit the high-pitched notes. Beyoncé's interest in music and performing continued after winning a school talent show at age seven, singing John Lennon's "Imagine" to beat 15/16-year-olds. In fall of 1990, Beyoncé enrolled in Parker Elementary School, a music magnet school in Houston, where she would perform with the school's choir. She also attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and later Alief Elsik High School. Beyoncé was also a member of the choir at St. John's United Methodist Church as a soloist for two years. | [
{
"answer": "Fredericksburg",
"question": "What town did Beyonce go to school in?"
},
{
"answer": "Darlette Johnson",
"question": "Who was the first person to notice Beyonce's singing ability?"
},
{
"answer": "Houston",
"question": "Beyonce moved to which town after she left her firs... |
62 | LeToya Luckett and Roberson became unhappy with Mathew's managing of the band and eventually were replaced by Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams. Beyoncé experienced depression following the split with Luckett and Roberson after being publicly blamed by the media, critics, and blogs for its cause. Her long-standing boyfriend left her at this time. The depression was so severe it lasted for a couple of years, during which she occasionally kept herself in her bedroom for days and refused to eat anything. Beyoncé stated that she struggled to speak about her depression because Destiny's Child had just won their first Grammy Award and she feared no one would take her seriously. Beyoncé would later speak of her mother as the person who helped her fight it. Franklin was dismissed, leaving just Beyoncé, Rowland, and Williams. | [
{
"answer": "depression",
"question": "What mental health issue did Beyonce go through?"
},
{
"answer": "boyfriend left her",
"question": "What event occured after she was publicly criticized?"
},
{
"answer": "her mother",
"question": "Who supported Beyonce through her depression?"
... |
64 | In July 2002, Beyoncé continued her acting career playing Foxxy Cleopatra alongside Mike Myers in the comedy film, Austin Powers in Goldmember, which spent its first weekend atop the US box office and grossed $73 million. Beyoncé released "Work It Out" as the lead single from its soundtrack album which entered the top ten in the UK, Norway, and Belgium. In 2003, Beyoncé starred opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr., in the musical comedy The Fighting Temptations as Lilly, a single mother whom Gooding's character falls in love with. The film received mixed reviews from critics but grossed $30 million in the U.S. Beyoncé released "Fighting Temptation" as the lead single from the film's soundtrack album, with Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free which was also used to promote the film. Another of Beyoncé's contributions to the soundtrack, "Summertime", fared better on the US charts. | [
{
"answer": "Mike Myers",
"question": "Who did Beyonce star with in the movie, \"Austin Powers in Goldmember\"?"
},
{
"answer": "UK, Norway, and Belgium",
"question": "Which three countries did Beyonce's song \"Work It Out\" achieve top ten status?"
},
{
"answer": "The Fighting Temptatio... |
67 | Beyoncé's second solo album B'Day was released on September 5, 2006, in the US, to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday. It sold 541,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming Beyoncé's second consecutive number-one album in the United States. The album's lead single "Déjà Vu", featuring Jay Z, reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The second international single "Irreplaceable" was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States. B'Day also produced three other singles; "Ring the Alarm", "Get Me Bodied", and "Green Light" (released in the United Kingdom only). | [
{
"answer": "541,000",
"question": "How many albums did Beyonce sell in the first week when she released her second album?"
},
{
"answer": "Déjà Vu",
"question": "The lead single from the album was which song?"
},
{
"answer": "five",
"question": "How many countries did her song \"Irr... |
68 | Her first acting role of 2006 was in the comedy film The Pink Panther starring opposite Steve Martin, grossing $158.8 million at the box office worldwide. Her second film Dreamgirls, the film version of the 1981 Broadway musical loosely based on The Supremes, received acclaim from critics and grossed $154 million internationally. In it, she starred opposite Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, and Eddie Murphy playing a pop singer based on Diana Ross. To promote the film, Beyoncé released "Listen" as the lead single from the soundtrack album. In April 2007, Beyoncé embarked on The Beyoncé Experience, her first worldwide concert tour, visiting 97 venues and grossed over $24 million.[note 1] Beyoncé conducted pre-concert food donation drives during six major stops in conjunction with her pastor at St. John's and America's Second Harvest. At the same time, B'Day was re-released with five additional songs, including her duet with Shakira "Beautiful Liar". | [
{
"answer": "The Pink Panther",
"question": "What movie did Beyonce act in 2006?"
},
{
"answer": "Dreamgirls",
"question": "Her second movie Beyonce did was what film?"
},
{
"answer": "Dreamgirls",
"question": "The single, \"Listen\" was featured in which movie?"
},
{
"answer... |
70 | Beyoncé further expanded her acting career, starring as blues singer Etta James in the 2008 musical biopic, Cadillac Records. Her performance in the film received praise from critics, and she garnered several nominations for her portrayal of James, including a Satellite Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress. Beyoncé donated her entire salary from the film to Phoenix House, an organization of rehabilitation centers for heroin addicts around the country. On January 20, 2009, Beyoncé performed James' "At Last" at the First Couple's first inaugural ball. Beyoncé starred opposite Ali Larter and Idris Elba in the thriller, Obsessed. She played Sharon Charles, a mother and wife who learns of a woman's obsessive behavior over her husband. Although the film received negative reviews from critics, the movie did well at the US box office, grossing $68 million—$60 million more than Cadillac Records—on a budget of $20 million. The fight scene finale between Sharon and the character played by Ali Larter also won the 2010 MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. | [
{
"answer": "Etta James",
"question": "Beyonce portrayed which character in the film, Cadillac Records?"
},
{
"answer": "Phoenix House",
"question": "Beyonce gave her entire salary from Cadillac Records to which organization?"
},
{
"answer": "At Last",
"question": "Which song did Bey... |
71 | At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé received ten nominations, including Album of the Year for I Am... Sasha Fierce, Record of the Year for "Halo", and Song of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", among others. She tied with Lauryn Hill for most Grammy nominations in a single year by a female artist. In 2010, Beyoncé was featured on Lady Gaga's single "Telephone" and its music video. The song topped the US Pop Songs chart, becoming the sixth number-one for both Beyoncé and Gaga, tying them with Mariah Carey for most number-ones since the Nielsen Top 40 airplay chart launched in 1992. "Telephone" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. | [
{
"answer": "ten",
"question": "How many awards was Beyonce nominated for at the 52nd Grammy Awards?"
},
{
"answer": "Lauryn Hill",
"question": "Beyonce tied with which artist for most nominations by a female artist?"
},
{
"answer": "Lady Gaga",
"question": "In 2010, Beyonce worked w... |
72 | Beyoncé announced a hiatus from her music career in January 2010, heeding her mother's advice, "to live life, to be inspired by things again". During the break she and her father parted ways as business partners. Beyoncé's musical break lasted nine months and saw her visit multiple European cities, the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian pyramids, Australia, English music festivals and various museums and ballet performances. | [
{
"answer": "2010",
"question": "Beyonce would take a break from music in which year?"
},
{
"answer": "2010",
"question": "Which year did Beyonce and her father part business ways?"
},
{
"answer": "the Great Wall of China",
"question": "Which famous landmark did Beyonce see in China?... |
73 | In 2011, documents obtained by WikiLeaks revealed that Beyoncé was one of many entertainers who performed for the family of Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi. Rolling Stone reported that the music industry was urging them to return the money they earned for the concerts; a spokesperson for Beyoncé later confirmed to The Huffington Post that she donated the money to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. Later that year she became the first solo female artist to headline the main Pyramid stage at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival in over twenty years, and was named the highest-paid performer in the world per minute. | [
{
"answer": "2011",
"question": "In which year was reports about Beyonce performing for Muammar Gaddafi surface?"
},
{
"answer": "Clinton Bush Haiti Fund",
"question": "Who did Beyonce donate the money to earned from her shows?"
},
{
"answer": "the 2011 Glastonbury Festival",
"questi... |
74 | Her fourth studio album 4 was released on June 28, 2011 in the US. 4 sold 310,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fourth consecutive number-one album in the US. The album was preceded by two of its singles "Run the World (Girls)" and "Best Thing I Never Had", which both attained moderate success. The fourth single "Love on Top" was a commercial success in the US. 4 also produced four other singles; "Party", "Countdown", "I Care" and "End of Time". "Eat, Play, Love", a cover story written by Beyoncé for Essence that detailed her 2010 career break, won her a writing award from the New York Association of Black Journalists. In late 2011, she took the stage at New York's Roseland Ballroom for four nights of special performances: the 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé concerts saw the performance of her 4 album to a standing room only. | [
{
"answer": "2011",
"question": "Beyonce's fourth album debuted in what year?"
},
{
"answer": "Love on Top",
"question": "Which single had the most success from that album?"
},
{
"answer": "writing",
"question": "Beyonce won an award for which activity in 2011?"
},
{
"answer"... |
75 | On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Five months later, she performed for four nights at Revel Atlantic City's Ovation Hall to celebrate the resort's opening, her first performances since giving birth to Blue Ivy. | [
{
"answer": "January 7, 2012",
"question": "When did Beyonce have her first child?"
},
{
"answer": "Lenox Hill Hospital",
"question": "Where did Beyonce give birth to her first child?"
},
{
"answer": "Blue Ivy Carter",
"question": "Beyonce's first child is named what?"
},
{
"... |
77 | Beyoncé embarked on The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour on April 15 in Belgrade, Serbia; the tour included 132 dates that ran through to March 2014. It became the most successful tour of her career and one of the most-successful tours of all time. In May, Beyoncé's cover of Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" with André 3000 on The Great Gatsby soundtrack was released. She was also honorary chair of the 2013 Met Gala. Beyoncé voiced Queen Tara in the 3D CGI animated film, Epic, released by 20th Century Fox on May 24, and recorded an original song for the film, "Rise Up", co-written with Sia. | [
{
"answer": "132",
"question": "How many dates did Beyonce's \"The Mrs. Carter Show\" entail?"
},
{
"answer": "The Mrs. Carter Show",
"question": "One of Beyonce's most successful tours yet was which one?"
},
{
"answer": "Rise Up",
"question": "Beyonce wrote which song for the movie ... |
80 | On February 6, 2016, one day before her performance at the Super Bowl, Beyoncé released a new single exclusively on music streaming service Tidal called "Formation". | [
{
"answer": "Tidal",
"question": "Beyonce released the song \"Formation\" on which online music service?"
},
{
"answer": "Formation",
"question": "Beyonce's new single released before the super bowl was called what?"
},
{
"answer": "February 6, 2016",
"question": "What day did Beyonc... |
81 | Beyoncé is believed to have first started a relationship with Jay Z after a collaboration on "'03 Bonnie & Clyde", which appeared on his seventh album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002). Beyoncé appeared as Jay Z's girlfriend in the music video for the song, which would further fuel speculation of their relationship. On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay Z were married without publicity. As of April 2014, the couple have sold a combined 300 million records together. The couple are known for their private relationship, although they have appeared to become more relaxed in recent years. Beyoncé suffered a miscarriage in 2010 or 2011, describing it as "the saddest thing" she had ever endured. She returned to the studio and wrote music in order to cope with the loss. In April 2011, Beyoncé and Jay Z traveled to Paris in order to shoot the album cover for her 4, and unexpectedly became pregnant in Paris. | [
{
"answer": "300 million",
"question": "As of April 2014, how many albums have Jay Z and Beyonce sold together?"
},
{
"answer": "Paris",
"question": "Where did Beyonce become pregnant?"
},
{
"answer": "miscarriage",
"question": "Beyonce described what as the \"hardest thing she had t... |
82 | In August, the couple attended the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, at which Beyoncé performed "Love on Top" and started the performance saying "Tonight I want you to stand up on your feet, I want you to feel the love that's growing inside of me". At the end of the performance, she dropped her microphone, unbuttoned her blazer and rubbed her stomach, confirming her pregnancy she had alluded to earlier in the evening. Her appearance helped that year's MTV Video Music Awards become the most-watched broadcast in MTV history, pulling in 12.4 million viewers; the announcement was listed in Guinness World Records for "most tweets per second recorded for a single event" on Twitter, receiving 8,868 tweets per second and "Beyonce pregnant" was the most Googled term the week of August 29, 2011. | [
{
"answer": "MTV Video Music Awards",
"question": "Jay Z and Beyonce attended which event together in August of 2011?"
},
{
"answer": "her pregnancy",
"question": "Beyonce confirmed what after performing one of her songs?"
},
{
"answer": "12.4 million",
"question": "How many people w... |
83 | On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York under heavy security. Two days later, Jay Z released "Glory", a song dedicated to their child, on his website Lifeandtimes.com. The song detailed the couple's pregnancy struggles, including a miscarriage Beyoncé suffered before becoming pregnant with Blue Ivy. Blue Ivy's cries are included at the end of the song, and she was officially credited as "B.I.C." on it. At two days old, she became the youngest person ever to appear on a Billboard chart when "Glory" debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. | [
{
"answer": "Lifeandtimes.com",
"question": "Jay Z has a website called what?"
},
{
"answer": "Glory",
"question": "Which song by Jay Z talked about the pregnancy struggles?"
},
{
"answer": "Blue Ivy Carter",
"question": "What was the name of Beyonce's daughter?"
},
{
"answer... |
84 | Beyoncé and husband Jay Z are friends with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. She performed "America the Beautiful" at the 2009 presidential inauguration, as well as "At Last" during the first inaugural dance at the Neighborhood Ball two days later. Beyoncé and Jay Z held a fundraiser at the latter's 40/40 Club in Manhattan for Obama's 2012 presidential campaign which raised $4 million. Beyoncé uploaded pictures of her paper ballot on Tumblr, confirming she had voted in support for the Democratic Party and to encourage others to do so. She also performed the American national anthem at his second inauguration, singing along with a pre-recorded track. She publicly endorsed same sex marriage on March 26, 2013, after the Supreme Court debate on California's Proposition 8. In July 2013, Beyoncé and Jay-Z attended a rally in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting of Trayvon Martin. | [
{
"answer": "George Zimmerman",
"question": "Beyonce and Jay-Z went to a rally for the acquittal of whom?"
},
{
"answer": "America the Beautiful",
"question": "Beyonce sang which song during the 2009 presidential inauguration?"
},
{
"answer": "4 million",
"question": "How much did Be... |
85 | In an interview published by Vogue in April 2013, Beyoncé was asked if she considers herself a feminist, to which she said, "that word can be very extreme... But I guess I am a modern-day feminist. I do believe in equality". She would later align herself more publicly with the movement, sampling "We should all be feminists", a speech delivered by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at a TEDxEuston conference in April 2013, in her song "Flawless", released later that year. She has also contributed to the Ban Bossy campaign, which uses television and social media to encourage leadership in girls. | [
{
"answer": "Vogue",
"question": "Beyonce did an interview with which magazine and was asked about feminism?"
},
{
"answer": "Ban Bossy campaign",
"question": "Beyonce supported which campaign that encourages leadership in girls?"
},
{
"answer": "Vogue",
"question": "Where was Beyonc... |
86 | In 2015 Beyoncé signed an open letter which the ONE Campaign had been collecting signatures for; the letter was addressed to Angela Merkel and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, urging them to focus on women as they serve as the head of the G7 in Germany and the AU in South Africa respectively, which will start to set the priorities in development funding before a main UN summit in September 2015 that will establish new development goals for the generation. | [
{
"answer": "the ONE Campaign",
"question": "Beyonce signed a letter with who in 2015?"
},
{
"answer": "September 2015",
"question": "An important UN summit took place when?"
},
{
"answer": "women",
"question": "The letter Beyonce signed focused on what issue?"
},
{
"answer":... |
87 | Following the death of Freddie Gray, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, among other notable figures, met with his family. After the imprisonment of protesters of Gray's death, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated thousands of dollars to bail them out. | [
{
"answer": "Freddie Gray",
"question": "Beyonce along with Jay Z met with whom's family after their death?"
},
{
"answer": "protesters",
"question": "Beyonce with Jay Z gave lots of money to bail who out of prison?"
},
{
"answer": "Freddie Gray",
"question": "Who's death caused this... |
89 | Beyoncé's vocal range spans four octaves. Jody Rosen highlights her tone and timbre as particularly distinctive, describing her voice as "one of the most compelling instruments in popular music". While another critic says she is a "Vocal acrobat, being able to sing long and complex melismas and vocal runs effortlessly, and in key. Her vocal abilities mean she is identified as the centerpiece of Destiny's Child. The Daily Mail calls Beyoncé's voice "versatile", capable of exploring power ballads, soul, rock belting, operatic flourishes, and hip hop. Jon Pareles of The New York Times commented that her voice is "velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul belting". Rosen notes that the hip hop era highly influenced Beyoncé's strange rhythmic vocal style, but also finds her quite traditionalist in her use of balladry, gospel and falsetto. Other critics praise her range and power, with Chris Richards of The Washington Post saying she was "capable of punctuating any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars." | [
{
"answer": "four",
"question": "Beyonce's range in singing is how many octaves?"
},
{
"answer": "Jody Rosen",
"question": "who talked about Beyonce's tone and timbre as distinctive?"
},
{
"answer": "The Daily Mail",
"question": "Which critic called Beyonce's voice \"versatile\"?"
... |
90 | Beyoncé's music is generally R&B, but she also incorporates pop, soul and funk into her songs. 4 demonstrated Beyoncé's exploration of 90s-style R&B, as well as further use of soul and hip hop than compared to previous releases. While she almost exclusively releases English songs, Beyoncé recorded several Spanish songs for Irreemplazable (re-recordings of songs from B'Day for a Spanish-language audience), and the re-release of B'Day. To record these, Beyoncé was coached phonetically by American record producer Rudy Perez. | [
{
"answer": "R&B",
"question": "Music from Beyonce is generally categorized as what genre?"
},
{
"answer": "pop, soul and funk",
"question": "Besides R&B, which genres does Beyonce dabble in?"
},
{
"answer": "Spanish",
"question": "Beyonce mostly releases English songs, but what othe... |
91 | She has received co-writing credits for most of the songs recorded with Destiny's Child and her solo efforts. Her early songs were personally driven and female-empowerment themed compositions like "Independent Women" and "Survivor", but after the start of her relationship with Jay Z she transitioned to more man-tending anthems such as "Cater 2 U". Beyoncé has also received co-producing credits for most of the records in which she has been involved, especially during her solo efforts. However, she does not formulate beats herself, but typically comes up with melodies and ideas during production, sharing them with producers. | [
{
"answer": "beats",
"question": "Beyonce does not create which aspect of her music?"
},
{
"answer": "Cater 2 U",
"question": "An example of a song aimed towards a male audience is what?"
},
{
"answer": "female-empowerment",
"question": "What theme was Beyonce's early music?"
},
... |
92 | In 2001, she became the first African-American woman and second woman songwriter to win the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Pop Music Awards. Beyoncé was the third woman to have writing credits on three number one songs ("Irreplaceable", "Grillz" and "Check on It") in the same year, after Carole King in 1971 and Mariah Carey in 1991. She is tied with American songwriter Diane Warren at third with nine songwriting credits on number-one singles. (The latter wrote her 9/11-motivated song "I Was Here" for 4.) In May 2011, Billboard magazine listed Beyoncé at number 17 on their list of the "Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters", for having co-written eight singles that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She was one of only three women on that list. | [
{
"answer": "Beyoncé",
"question": "Pop Songwriter of the Year award in 2001 was awarded to whom?"
},
{
"answer": "American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Pop Music Awards",
"question": "Beyonce received the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at which event?"
},
{
"answer": ... |
93 | Beyoncé names Michael Jackson as her major musical influence. Aged five, Beyoncé attended her first ever concert where Jackson performed and she claims to have realised her purpose. When she presented him with a tribute award at the World Music Awards in 2006, Beyoncé said, "if it wasn't for Michael Jackson, I would never ever have performed." She admires Diana Ross as an "all-around entertainer" and Whitney Houston, who she said "inspired me to get up there and do what she did." She credits Mariah Carey's singing and her song "Vision of Love" as influencing her to begin practicing vocal runs as a child. Her other musical influences include Aaliyah, Prince, Lauryn Hill, Sade Adu, Donna Summer, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, Anita Baker and Rachelle Ferrell. | [
{
"answer": "Michael Jackson",
"question": "To whom did Beyonce credit as her major influence on her music?"
},
{
"answer": "five",
"question": "How old was Beyonce when she went to her first Michael Jackson concert as a kid?"
},
{
"answer": "Michael Jackson",
"question": "Beyonce ga... |
94 | The feminism and female empowerment themes on Beyoncé's second solo album B'Day were inspired by her role in Dreamgirls and by singer Josephine Baker. Beyoncé paid homage to Baker by performing "Déjà Vu" at the 2006 Fashion Rocks concert wearing Baker's trademark mini-hula skirt embellished with fake bananas. Beyoncé's third solo album I Am... Sasha Fierce was inspired by Jay Z and especially by Etta James, whose "boldness" inspired Beyoncé to explore other musical genres and styles. Her fourth solo album, 4, was inspired by Fela Kuti, 1990s R&B, Earth, Wind & Fire, DeBarge, Lionel Richie, Teena Marie with additional influences by The Jackson 5, New Edition, Adele, Florence and the Machine, and Prince. | [
{
"answer": "feminism and female empowerment",
"question": "What themes were influenced by her acting role in Dreamgirls?"
},
{
"answer": "Josephine Baker",
"question": "Which singer did Beyonce honor by entertaining with her song \"Deja Vu\"?"
},
{
"answer": "Etta James",
"question"... |
95 | Beyoncé has stated that she is personally inspired by US First Lady Michelle Obama, saying "She proves you can do it all" and she has described Oprah Winfrey as "the definition of inspiration and a strong woman". She has also discussed how Jay Z is a continuing inspiration to her, both with what she describes as his lyrical genius and in the obstacles he has overcome in his life. Beyoncé has expressed admiration for the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, posting in a letter "what I find in the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, I search for in every day in music... he is lyrical and raw". In February 2013, Beyoncé said that Madonna inspired her to take control of her own career. She commented: "I think about Madonna and how she took all of the great things she achieved and started the label and developed other artists. But there are not enough of those women.". | [
{
"answer": "Michelle Obama",
"question": "Beyonce has noted which first lady with saying \"She proves you can do it all\"?"
},
{
"answer": "February 2013",
"question": "Which month and year did Beyonce credit Madonna for inspiring her to take control of her career?"
},
{
"answer": "Opra... |
96 | In 2006, Beyoncé introduced her all-female tour band Suga Mama (also the name of a song in B'Day) which includes bassists, drummers, guitarists, horn players, keyboardists and percussionists. Her background singers, The Mamas, consist of Montina Cooper-Donnell, Crystal Collins and Tiffany Moniqué Riddick. They made their debut appearance at the 2006 BET Awards and re-appeared in the music videos for "Irreplaceable" and "Green Light". The band have supported Beyoncé in most subsequent live performances, including her 2007 concert tour The Beyoncé Experience, 2009–2010 I Am... World Tour and 2013–2014 The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. | [
{
"answer": "Suga Mama",
"question": "Beyonce had an all-female tour band whose name was what?"
},
{
"answer": "The Mamas",
"question": "Beyonce had singers in the background known by the name as?"
},
{
"answer": "Montina Cooper-Donnell, Crystal Collins and Tiffany Moniqué Riddick",
... |
97 | Beyoncé has received praise for her stage presence and voice during live performances. Jarett Wieselman of the New York Post placed her at number one on her list of the Five Best Singer/Dancers. According to Barbara Ellen of The Guardian Beyoncé is the most in-charge female artist she's seen onstage, while Alice Jones of The Independent wrote she "takes her role as entertainer so seriously she's almost too good." The ex-President of Def Jam L.A. Reid has described Beyoncé as the greatest entertainer alive. Jim Farber of the Daily News and Stephanie Classen of Star Phoenix both praised her strong voice and her stage presence. | [
{
"answer": "stage presence and voice",
"question": "What characteristics has Beyonce received acclaim for?"
},
{
"answer": "L.A. Reid",
"question": "Which former president of Def Jam called Beyonce the greatest entertainer alive?"
},
{
"answer": "stage presence",
"question": "For wh... |
98 | Described as being "sexy, seductive and provocative" when performing on stage, Beyoncé has said that she originally created the alter ego "Sasha Fierce" to keep that stage persona separate from who she really is. She described Sasha as being "too aggressive, too strong, too sassy [and] too sexy", stating, "I'm not like her in real life at all." Sasha was conceived during the making of "Crazy in Love", and Beyoncé introduced her with the release of her 2008 album I Am... Sasha Fierce. In February 2010, she announced in an interview with Allure magazine that she was comfortable enough with herself to no longer need Sasha Fierce. However, Beyoncé announced in May 2012 that she would bring her back for her Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live shows later that month. | [
{
"answer": "Sasha Fierce",
"question": "Beyonce self proclaimed alter ego is named what?"
},
{
"answer": "making of \"Crazy in Love\"",
"question": "Her alter ego was born when according to Beyonce?"
},
{
"answer": "2010",
"question": "What year did Beyonce do away with Sasha Fierce... |
99 | Beyoncé has been described as a having a wide-ranging sex appeal, with music journalist Touré writing that since the release of Dangerously in Love, she has "become a crossover sex symbol". Offstage Beyoncé says that while she likes to dress sexily, her onstage dress "is absolutely for the stage." Due to her curves and the term's catchiness, in the 2000s, the media often used the term "Bootylicious" (a portmanteau of the words booty and delicious) to describe Beyoncé, the term popularized by Destiny's Child's single of the same name. In 2006, it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary. | [
{
"answer": "wide-ranging",
"question": "Beyonce's sex appeal is characterized as what?"
},
{
"answer": "Touré",
"question": "Which music journalist described Beyonce as a \"crossover sex symbol?\""
},
{
"answer": "Bootylicious",
"question": "Which word spawned from a term used to de... |
100 | In September 2010, Beyoncé made her runway modelling debut at Tom Ford's Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show. She was named "World's Most Beautiful Woman" by People and the "Hottest Female Singer of All Time" by Complex in 2012. In January 2013, GQ placed her on its cover, featuring her atop its "100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century" list. VH1 listed her at number 1 on its 100 Sexiest Artists list. Several wax figures of Beyoncé are found at Madame Tussauds Wax Museums in major cities around the world, including New York, Washington, D.C., Amsterdam, Bangkok, Hollywood and Sydney. | [
{
"answer": "modelling",
"question": "in September 2010, what career area did Beyonce start exploring?"
},
{
"answer": "Tom Ford's Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show",
"question": "Beyonce's first modelling event was at where?"
},
{
"answer": "People",
"question": "\"World's Most Beauti... |
101 | According to Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, Beyoncé uses different fashion styles to work with her music while performing. Her mother co-wrote a book, published in 2002, titled Destiny's Style an account of how fashion had an impact on the trio's success. The B'Day Anthology Video Album showed many instances of fashion-oriented footage, depicting classic to contemporary wardrobe styles. In 2007, Beyoncé was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the second African American woman after Tyra Banks, and People magazine recognized Beyoncé as the best-dressed celebrity. | [
{
"answer": "Her mother",
"question": "Which parent of Beyonce's help co-write a book?"
},
{
"answer": "Tyra Banks",
"question": "Which African-American woman before Beyonce had posed for SI Swimsuit issue?"
},
{
"answer": "Destiny's Style",
"question": "What was the title of Beyonce... |
102 | The Bey Hive is the name given to Beyoncé's fan base. Fans were previously titled "The Beyontourage", (a portmanteau of Beyoncé and entourage). The name Bey Hive derives from the word beehive, purposely misspelled to resemble her first name, and was penned by fans after petitions on the online social networking service Twitter and online news reports during competitions. | [
{
"answer": "The Bey Hive",
"question": "Beyonce has a fan base that is referred to as what?"
},
{
"answer": "The Beyontourage",
"question": "Before the Bey Hive, fans of Beyonce were called what?"
},
{
"answer": "Twitter",
"question": "Which social media company proclaimed Beyonce f... |
103 | In 2006, the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), criticized Beyoncé for wearing and using fur in her clothing line House of Deréon. In 2011, she appeared on the cover of French fashion magazine L'Officiel, in blackface and tribal makeup that drew criticism from the media. A statement released from a spokesperson for the magazine said that Beyoncé's look was "far from the glamorous Sasha Fierce" and that it was "a return to her African roots". | [
{
"answer": "House of Deréon",
"question": "Beyonce has a clothing line known as what?"
},
{
"answer": "L'Officiel",
"question": "Which French magazine did Beyonce show up on the cover of?"
},
{
"answer": "blackface and tribal makeup",
"question": "Beyonce was seen wearing what on th... |
104 | Beyoncé's lighter skin color and costuming has drawn criticism from some in the African-American community. Emmett Price, a professor of music at Northeastern University, wrote in 2007, that he thinks race plays a role in many of these criticisms, saying white celebrities who dress similarly do not attract as many comments. In 2008, L'Oréal was accused of whitening her skin in their Feria hair color advertisements, responding that "it is categorically untrue", and in 2013, Beyoncé herself criticized H&M for their proposed "retouching" of promotional images of her, and according to Vogue requested that only "natural pictures be used". | [
{
"answer": "African-American",
"question": "Which racial community gave criticism to Beyonce?"
},
{
"answer": "Emmett Price",
"question": "Which professor from Northeastern University wrote about how race correlates with these criticisms of Beyonce?"
},
{
"answer": "L'Oréal",
"quest... |
106 | Beyoncé's work has influenced numerous artists including Adele, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Bridgit Mendler, Rihanna, Kelly Rowland, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor, Nicole Scherzinger, Rita Ora, Zendaya, Cheryl Cole, JoJo, Alexis Jordan, Jessica Sanchez, and Azealia Banks. American indie rock band White Rabbits also cited her an inspiration for their third album Milk Famous (2012), friend Gwyneth Paltrow studied Beyoncé at her live concerts while learning to become a musical performer for the 2010 film Country Strong. Nicki Minaj has stated that seeing Beyoncé's Pepsi commercial influenced her decision to appear in the company's 2012 global campaign. | [
{
"answer": "White Rabbits",
"question": "Which rock band cited Beyonce on their third album?"
},
{
"answer": "Gwyneth Paltrow",
"question": "Which friend learned from Beyonce while preparing for the film, \"Country Strong?\""
},
{
"answer": "Pepsi",
"question": "Nicky Minaj became a... |
110 | Beyoncé has worked with Pepsi since 2002, and in 2004 appeared in a Gladiator-themed commercial with Britney Spears, Pink, and Enrique Iglesias. In 2012, Beyoncé signed a $50 million deal to endorse Pepsi. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPINET) wrote Beyoncé an open letter asking her to reconsider the deal because of the unhealthiness of the product and to donate the proceeds to a medical organisation. Nevertheless, NetBase found that Beyoncé's campaign was the most talked about endorsement in April 2013, with a 70 per cent positive audience response to the commercial and print ads. | [
{
"answer": "Pepsi",
"question": "Which soda company has Beyonce partnered with since 2002?"
},
{
"answer": "50 million",
"question": "Pepsi paid Beyonce how much in 2012 for her endorsement?"
},
{
"answer": "The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPINET)",
"question": "Whic... |
111 | Beyoncé has worked with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star (singing a cover version of "Wishing on a Star") and True Star Gold; she also promoted Emporio Armani's Diamonds fragrance in 2007. Beyoncé launched her first official fragrance, Heat in 2010. The commercial, which featured the 1956 song "Fever", was shown after the water shed in the United Kingdom as it begins with an image of Beyoncé appearing to lie naked in a room. In February 2011, Beyoncé launched her second fragrance, Heat Rush. Beyoncé's third fragrance, Pulse, was launched in September 2011. In 2013, The Mrs. Carter Show Limited Edition version of Heat was released. The six editions of Heat are the world's best-selling celebrity fragrance line, with sales of over $400 million. | [
{
"answer": "Tommy Hilfiger",
"question": "Beyonce worked with who on her perfumes, True Star and True Star Gold?"
},
{
"answer": "Beyoncé",
"question": "The world's best selling celebrity perfume line belongs to whom?"
},
{
"answer": "Heat",
"question": "Beyonce's first fragrance ha... |
112 | The release of a video-game Starpower: Beyoncé was cancelled after Beyoncé pulled out of a $100 million with GateFive who alleged the cancellation meant the sacking of 70 staff and millions of pounds lost in development. It was settled out of court by her lawyers in June 2013 who said that they had cancelled because GateFive had lost its financial backers. Beyoncé also has had deals with American Express, Nintendo DS and L'Oréal since the age of 18. | [
{
"answer": "18",
"question": "How young was Beyonce when she acquired deals from American Express and L'Oreal?"
},
{
"answer": "Starpower: Beyoncé",
"question": "What was the name of the video game that was cancelled for Beyonce?"
},
{
"answer": "since the age of 18",
"question": "W... |
113 | In October 2014, it was announced that Beyoncé with her management company Parkwood Entertainment would be partnering with London-based fashion retailer Topshop, in a new 50/50 split subsidiary business named Parkwood Topshop Athletic Ltd. The new division was created for Topshop to break into the activewear market, with an athletic, street wear brand being produced. "Creating a partnership with Beyoncé, one of the most hard-working and talented people in the world, who spends many hours of her life dancing, rehearsing and training is a unique opportunity to develop this category" stated Sir Philip Green on the partnership. The company and collection is set to launch and hit stores in the fall of 2015. | [
{
"answer": "fashion retailer Topshop",
"question": "Who did Bayonce's management go into business with in 2014?"
},
{
"answer": "Parkwood Topshop Athletic Ltd",
"question": "After their agreement together, Beyonce's and Topshop\" new business was called what?"
},
{
"answer": "activewear... |
114 | On March 30, 2015, it was announced that Beyoncé is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal. The service specialises in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Beyoncé's husband Jay Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015. Including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, sixteen artist stakeholders (such as Kanye West, Rihanna, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj and more) co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake. The idea of having an all artist owned streaming service was created by those involved to adapt to the increased demand for streaming within the current music industry, and to rival other streaming services such as Spotify, which have been criticised for their low payout of royalties. "The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value", stated Jay-Z on the release of Tidal. | [
{
"answer": "March 30, 2015",
"question": "When was it discovered Beyonce was a co-owner of the music service, Tidal?"
},
{
"answer": "Jay Z",
"question": "The parent company of Tidal became under the ownership of whom in 2015?"
},
{
"answer": "March 30, 2015",
"question": "When was ... |
115 | Beyoncé and her mother introduced House of Deréon, a contemporary women's fashion line, in 2005. The concept is inspired by three generations of women in their family, the name paying tribute to Beyoncé's grandmother, Agnèz Deréon, a respected seamstress. According to Tina, the overall style of the line best reflects her and Beyoncé's taste and style. Beyoncé and her mother founded their family's company Beyond Productions, which provides the licensing and brand management for House of Deréon, and its junior collection, Deréon. House of Deréon pieces were exhibited in Destiny's Child's shows and tours, during their Destiny Fulfilled era. The collection features sportswear, denim offerings with fur, outerwear and accessories that include handbags and footwear, and are available at department and specialty stores across the US and Canada. | [
{
"answer": "her mother",
"question": "House of Dereon became known through Beyonce and which of Beyonce's relatives?"
},
{
"answer": "Agnèz Deréon",
"question": "Beyonce's grandma's name was?"
},
{
"answer": "Beyond Productions",
"question": "Beyonce's family's company name is what?... |
116 | In 2005, Beyoncé teamed up with House of Brands, a shoe company, to produce a range of footwear for House of Deréon. In January 2008, Starwave Mobile launched Beyoncé Fashion Diva, a "high-style" mobile game with a social networking component, featuring the House of Deréon collection. In July 2009, Beyoncé and her mother launched a new junior apparel label, Sasha Fierce for Deréon, for back-to-school selling. The collection included sportswear, outerwear, handbags, footwear, eyewear, lingerie and jewelry. It was available at department stores including Macy's and Dillard's, and specialty stores Jimmy Jazz and Against All Odds. On May 27, 2010, Beyoncé teamed up with clothing store C&A to launch Deréon by Beyoncé at their stores in Brazil. The collection included tailored blazers with padded shoulders, little black dresses, embroidered tops and shirts and bandage dresses. | [
{
"answer": "shoe",
"question": "What type of accessory company did Beyonce partner with in 2005?"
},
{
"answer": "Brazil",
"question": "In 2010, Beyonce released Dereon to what country?"
},
{
"answer": "2009",
"question": "Back-to-school shopping was introduced in what year of Beyon... |
117 | In October 2014, Beyoncé signed a deal to launch an activewear line of clothing with British fashion retailer Topshop. The 50-50 venture is called Parkwood Topshop Athletic Ltd and is scheduled to launch its first dance, fitness and sports ranges in autumn 2015. The line will launch in April 2016. | [
{
"answer": "Topshop",
"question": "Beyonce, during October 2014, partnered with whom to produce an outdoor line of clothing?"
},
{
"answer": "autumn 2015",
"question": "Beyonce and Topshops first products were to be sold in stores when?"
},
{
"answer": "Parkwood Topshop Athletic Ltd",
... |
118 | After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Beyoncé and Rowland founded the Survivor Foundation to provide transitional housing for victims in the Houston area, to which Beyoncé contributed an initial $250,000. The foundation has since expanded to work with other charities in the city, and also provided relief following Hurricane Ike three years later. | [
{
"answer": "Hurricane Katrina",
"question": "What national disaster caused Beyonce to create the Survivor Foundation?"
},
{
"answer": "250,000",
"question": "How much cash did Beyonce put into the venture, the Survivor Foundation at startup?"
},
{
"answer": "Ike",
"question": "What ... |
119 | Beyoncé participated in George Clooney and Wyclef Jean's Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon and was named the official face of the limited edition CFDA "Fashion For Haiti" T-shirt, made by Theory which raised a total of $1 million. On March 5, 2010, Beyoncé and her mother Tina opened the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center at the Brooklyn Phoenix House, offering a seven-month cosmetology training course for men and women. In April 2011, Beyoncé joined forces with US First Lady Michelle Obama and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation, to help boost the latter's campaign against child obesity by reworking her single "Get Me Bodied". Following the death of Osama bin Laden, Beyoncé released her cover of the Lee Greenwood song "God Bless the USA", as a charity single to help raise funds for the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund. | [
{
"answer": "George Clooney and Wyclef Jean",
"question": "Who did Beyonce participate with in the Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit?"
},
{
"answer": "Brooklyn Phoenix House",
"question": "Beyonce opened a cosmetology center in what location?"
},
{
"answer": "God Bless the USA",
"... |
121 | Montana i/mɒnˈtænə/ is a state in the Western region of the United States. The state's name is derived from the Spanish word montaña (mountain). Montana has several nicknames, although none official, including "Big Sky Country" and "The Treasure State", and slogans that include "Land of the Shining Mountains" and more recently "The Last Best Place". Montana is ranked 4th in size, but 44th in population and 48th in population density of the 50 United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. | [
{
"answer": "Spanish word montaña (mountain)",
"question": "Where does the state's name come from?"
},
{
"answer": "4th",
"question": "What is the states rank in size?"
},
{
"answer": "44th",
"question": "What is its rank in popularion?"
},
{
"answer": "77",
"question": "... |
122 | Montana schoolchildren played a significant role in selecting several state symbols. The state tree, the ponderosa pine, was selected by Montana schoolchildren as the preferred state tree by an overwhelming majority in a referendum held in 1908. However, the legislature did not designate a state tree until 1949, when the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs, with the support of the state forester, lobbied for formal recognition. Schoolchildren also chose the western meadowlark as the state bird, in a 1930 vote, and the legislature acted to endorse this decision in 1931. Similarly, the secretary of state sponsored a children's vote in 1981 to choose a state animal, and after 74 animals were nominated, the grizzly bear won over the elk by a 2–1 margin. The students of Livingston started a statewide school petition drive plus lobbied the governor and the state legislature to name the Maiasaura as the state fossil in 1985. | [
{
"answer": "1908",
"question": "What year was the state tree selected?"
},
{
"answer": "1949",
"question": "When was the state tree actually assigned?"
},
{
"answer": "1981",
"question": "What year was the state animal selected?"
},
{
"answer": "grizzly bear",
"question"... |
123 | The state song was not composed until 21 years after statehood, when a musical troupe led by Joseph E. Howard stopped in Butte in September 1910. A former member of the troupe who lived in Butte buttonholed Howard at an after-show party, asking him to compose a song about Montana and got another partygoer, the city editor for the Butte Miner newspaper, Charles C. Cohan, to help. The two men worked up a basic melody and lyrics in about a half-hour for the entertainment of party guests, then finished the song later that evening, with an arrangement worked up the following day. Upon arriving in Helena, Howard's troupe performed 12 encores of the new song to an enthusiastic audience and the governor proclaimed it the state song on the spot, though formal legislative recognition did not occur until 1945. Montana is one of only three states to have a "state ballad", "Montana Melody", chosen by the legislature in 1983. Montana was the first state to also adopt a State Lullaby. | [
{
"answer": "1910",
"question": "When was the state song composed?"
}
] |
124 | Montana's motto, Oro y Plata, Spanish for "Gold and Silver", recognizing the significant role of mining, was first adopted in 1865, when Montana was still a territory. A state seal with a miner's pick and shovel above the motto, surrounded by the mountains and the Great Falls of the Missouri River, was adopted during the first meeting of the territorial legislature in 1864–65. The design was only slightly modified after Montana became a state and adopted it as the Great Seal of the State of Montana, enacted by the legislature in 1893. The state flower, the bitterroot, was adopted in 1895 with the support of a group called the Floral Emblem Association, which formed after Montana's Women's Christian Temperance Union adopted the bitterroot as the organization's state flower. All other symbols were adopted throughout the 20th century, save for Montana's newest symbol, the state butterfly, the mourning cloak, adopted in 2001, and the state lullaby, "Montana Lullaby", adopted in 2007. | [
{
"answer": "Oro y Plata",
"question": "What is Montana's motto? "
},
{
"answer": "\"Gold and Silver\"",
"question": "What does Montana's motto mean?"
},
{
"answer": "1865",
"question": "When was the motto adopted?"
},
{
"answer": "1895",
"question": "WHen was the state f... |
125 | The state also has five Micropolitan Statistical Areas centered on Bozeman, Butte, Helena, Kalispell and Havre. These communities, excluding Havre, are colloquially known as the "big 7" Montana cities, as they are consistently the seven largest communities in Montana, with a significant population difference when these communities are compared to those that are 8th and lower on the list. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Montana's seven most populous cities, in rank order, are Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, Bozeman, Butte, Helena and Kalispell. Based on 2013 census numbers, they collectively contain 35 percent of Montana's population. and the counties containing these communities hold 62 percent of the state's population. The geographic center of population of Montana is located in sparsely populated Meagher County, in the town of White Sulphur Springs. | [
{
"answer": "35 percent",
"question": "How much of the states population does the \"Big 7\" have?"
}
] |
126 | Montana has 56 counties with the United States Census Bureau stating Montana's contains 364 "places", broken down into 129 incorporated places and 235 census-designated places. Incorporated places consist of 52 cities, 75 towns, and two consolidated city-counties. Montana has one city, Billings, with a population over 100,000; and two cities with populations over 50,000, Missoula and Great Falls. These three communities are considered the centers of Montana's three Metropolitan Statistical Areas. | [
{
"answer": "56",
"question": "How many counties does Montana have?"
},
{
"answer": "Billings",
"question": "What city in Montana has over 100,000 people?"
},
{
"answer": "Missoula and Great Falls",
"question": "What two cities have a population over 50,000?"
}
] |
127 | The name Montana comes from the Spanish word Montaña, meaning "mountain", or more broadly, "mountainous country". Montaña del Norte was the name given by early Spanish explorers to the entire mountainous region of the west. The name Montana was added to a bill by the United States House Committee on Territories, which was chaired at the time by Rep. James Ashley of Ohio, for the territory that would become Idaho Territory. The name was successfully changed by Representatives Henry Wilson (Massachusetts) and Benjamin F. Harding (Oregon), who complained that Montana had "no meaning". When Ashley presented a bill to establish a temporary government in 1864 for a new territory to be carved out of Idaho, he again chose Montana Territory. This time Rep. Samuel Cox, also of Ohio, objected to the name. Cox complained that the name was a misnomer given that most of the territory was not mountainous and that a Native American name would be more appropriate than a Spanish one. Other names such as Shoshone were suggested, but it was eventually decided that the Committee on Territories could name it whatever they wanted, so the original name of Montana was adopted. | [
{
"answer": "\"mountain\"",
"question": "Where does the state's name mean?"
},
{
"answer": "Montaña del Norte",
"question": "What did the Spanish call this region?"
}
] |
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