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13,442 | The ECB's first supplementary longer-term refinancing operation (LTRO) with a six-month maturity was announced March 2008. Previously the longest tender offered was three months. It announced two 3-month and one 6-month full allotment of Long Term Refinancing Operations (LTROs). The first tender was settled 3 April, an... | [
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"answer": "longer-term refinancing operation",
"question": "What is an LTRO?"
},
{
"answer": "six-month",
"question": "How long was the time to maturity on an LTRO?"
},
{
"answer": "March 2008",
"question": "When were the first supplemental LTRO's offered?"
},
{
"answer": "... |
13,443 | St. John's (/ˌseɪntˈdʒɒnz/, local /ˌseɪntˈdʒɑːnz/) is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St. John's was incorporated as a city in 1888, yet is considered by some to be the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island... | [
{
"answer": "Canada",
"question": "In what country is St. John's located?"
},
{
"answer": "Newfoundland",
"question": "What is the name of the island that St. John's is located?"
},
{
"answer": "St. John's",
"question": "What city is ranked 20th in largest metropolitan area for Canad... |
13,444 | St. John's is one of the oldest settlements in North America, with year-round settlement beginning sometime after 1630 and seasonal habitation long before that. It is not, however, the oldest surviving English settlement in North America or Canada, having been preceded by the Cuper's Cove colony at Cupids, founded in 1... | [
{
"answer": "St. John's",
"question": "Which city is considered one of the oldest settlements in North America?"
},
{
"answer": "1630",
"question": "Around what year did settlement begin to occur in St. John's?"
},
{
"answer": "1610",
"question": "When was Cuper's Cove colony founded... |
13,445 | Sebastian Cabot declares in a handwritten Latin text in his original 1545 map, that the St. John's earned its name when he and his father, the Venetian explorer John Cabot became the first Europeans to sail into the harbour, in the morning of 24 June 1494 (against British and French historians stating 1497), the feast ... | [
{
"answer": "Sebastian",
"question": "What was John Cabot's sons first name?"
},
{
"answer": "explorer",
"question": "What was the occupation of John Cabot?"
},
{
"answer": "Avalon Peninsula",
"question": "Where did the French, Spanish and Portuguese start to travel to fish yearly in... |
13,446 | The earliest record of the location appears as São João on a Portuguese map by Pedro Reinel in 1519. When John Rut visited St. John's in 1527 he found Norman, Breton and Portuguese ships in the harbour. On 3 August 1527, Rut wrote a letter to King Henry on the findings of his voyage to North America; this was the first... | [
{
"answer": "1527",
"question": "What year did John Rut visit St. John's?"
},
{
"answer": "John Rut",
"question": "Who sent the first known letter from North America?"
},
{
"answer": "Norman, Breton and Portuguese",
"question": "What three countries ships did John Rut find in 1527?"
... |
13,447 | By 1620, the fishermen of England's West Country controlled most of Newfoundland's east coast. In 1627, William Payne, called St. John's "the principal prime and chief lot in all the whole country". The population grew slowly in the 17th century and St. John's was the largest settlement in Newfoundland when English nav... | [
{
"answer": "William Payne",
"question": "Who referred St. John's as St. \"the principal prime and chief lot in all the whole country\" ? "
},
{
"answer": "1675",
"question": "When did censuses start being conducted in St. John's?"
},
{
"answer": "1680",
"question": "When did Irish m... |
13,448 | The town's first significant defences were likely erected due to commercial interests, following the temporary seizure of St. John's by the Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter in June 1665. The inhabitants were able to fend off a second Dutch attack in 1673, when this time it was defended by Christopher Martin, an English ... | [
{
"answer": "Michiel de Ruyter",
"question": "Who briefly seized St. John's in 1665?"
},
{
"answer": "1673",
"question": "In what year did the dutch attack St. John for a second time?"
},
{
"answer": "twenty-three",
"question": "How many men defended the attack from the Dutch in 1673... |
13,449 | St. John's was the starting point for the first non-stop transatlantic aircraft flight, by Alcock and Brown in a modified Vickers Vimy IV bomber, in June 1919, departing from Lester's Field in St. John's and ending in a bog near Clifden, Connemara, Ireland. In July 2005, the flight was duplicated by American aviator an... | [
{
"answer": "Alcock and Brown",
"question": "Who flew the first non-stop transatlantic aircraft flight?"
},
{
"answer": "Vickers Vimy IV bomber",
"question": "What aircraft did Alcock and Brown use in 1919 for their flight? "
},
{
"answer": "Lester's Field",
"question": "Where in St.... |
13,450 | St. John's, and the province as a whole, was gravely affected in the 1990s by the collapse of the Northern cod fishery, which had been the driving force of the provincial economy for hundreds of years. After a decade of high unemployment rates and depopulation, the city's proximity to the Hibernia, Terra Nova and White... | [
{
"answer": "1990s",
"question": "When did the Northern cod fishery collapse?"
},
{
"answer": "Hibernia, Terra Nova and White Rose oil fields",
"question": "What led to an economic boom in St. John's?"
},
{
"answer": "hundreds of years",
"question": "For how long did the Northern cod... |
13,451 | St. John's is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, on the northeast of the Avalon Peninsula in southeast Newfoundland. The city covers an area of 446.04 square kilometres (172.22 sq mi) and is the most easterly city in North America, excluding Greenland; it is 295 miles (475 km) closer to London, England than... | [
{
"answer": "Atlantic Ocean",
"question": "Near what body of water is St. John's located by?"
},
{
"answer": "172.22",
"question": "How many Square miles is St. John's?"
},
{
"answer": "Alberta",
"question": "In what providence is Edmonton located?"
},
{
"answer": "Halifax",
... |
13,452 | St. John's has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with lower seasonal variation than normal for the latitude, which is due to Gulf Stream moderation. However, despite this maritime moderation, average January high temperatures are actually slightly colder in St. John's than it is in Kelowna, British Columbia, wh... | [
{
"answer": "humid",
"question": "How is the climate in St. John's?"
},
{
"answer": "British Columbia",
"question": "In which province is Kelowna located?"
},
{
"answer": "British Columbia",
"question": "Which Canadian city is the most rainiest?"
},
{
"answer": "Atlantic Ocea... |
13,454 | Starting as a fishing outpost for European fishermen, St. John's consisted mostly of the homes of fishermen, sheds, storage shacks, and wharves constructed out of wood. Like many other cities of the time, as the Industrial Revolution took hold and new methods and materials for construction were introduced, the landscap... | [
{
"answer": "wood",
"question": "What are wharves in St. John's constructed out of?"
},
{
"answer": "1892",
"question": "In what year was the Great Fire?"
},
{
"answer": "downtown core",
"question": "What was the most affected area of The Great Fire of 1892?"
}
] |
13,455 | Often compared to San Francisco due to the hilly terrain and steep maze of residential streets, housing in St. John's is typically painted in bright colours. The city council has implemented strict heritage regulations in the downtown area, including restrictions on the height of buildings. These regulations have cause... | [
{
"answer": "San Francisco",
"question": "What US city is St. John's often compared to?"
},
{
"answer": "height of buildings",
"question": "What does the city council have restrictions on in downtown?"
},
{
"answer": "controversy",
"question": "What have the restrictions on the heigh... |
13,456 | To meet the need for more office space downtown without compromising the city's heritage, the city council amended heritage regulations, which originally restricted height to 15 metres in the area of land on Water Street between Bishop's Cove and Steer's Cove, to create the "Commercial Central Retail – West Zone". The ... | [
{
"answer": "heritage regulations",
"question": "What was amended to provide more office space in downtown?"
},
{
"answer": "15 metres",
"question": "What height was the original restriction in downtown for ?"
},
{
"answer": "47-metre",
"question": "How tall was the first office buil... |
13,457 | As of the 2006 Census, there were 100,646 inhabitants in St. John's itself, 151,322 in the urban area and 181,113 in the St. John's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). Thus, St. John's is Newfoundland and Labrador's largest city and Canada's 20th largest CMA. Apart from St. John's, the CMA includes 12 other communities: th... | [
{
"answer": "2006",
"question": "In what year where there 100,646 inhabitants in St. John's?"
},
{
"answer": "12",
"question": "How many communities does the CMA include?"
},
{
"answer": "192,326",
"question": "What was the population of the CMA in 2010?"
},
{
"answer": "St. ... |
13,458 | Predominantly Christian, the population of St. John's was once divided along sectarian (Catholic/Protestant) lines. In recent years, this sectarianism has declined significantly, and is no longer a commonly acknowledged facet of life in St. John's. St. John's is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of St. John's, ... | [
{
"answer": "Christian",
"question": "What is the largest religion in St. John's?"
},
{
"answer": "sectarianism",
"question": "What has declined in the recent years on St. John's?"
},
{
"answer": "Christian",
"question": "What sects declined from 2001-2011?"
}
] |
13,459 | St. John's economy is connected to both its role as the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador and to the ocean. The civil service which is supported by the federal, provincial and municipal governments has been the key to the expansion of the city's labour force and to the stability of its economy, which supp... | [
{
"answer": "civil service",
"question": "What is supported by the federal, provincial and municipal governments?"
},
{
"answer": "The provincial government",
"question": "Who is the largest employer in the city?"
},
{
"answer": "Memorial University",
"question": "Who is the second l... |
13,460 | The economy has been growing quickly in recent years. In both 2010 and 2011, the metro area's gross domestic product (GDP) led 27 other metropolitan areas in the country, according to the Conference Board of Canada, recording growth of 6.6 per cent and 5.8 per cent respectively. At $52,000 the city's per capita GDP is ... | [
{
"answer": "economy",
"question": "What has been growing in the recent years?"
},
{
"answer": "May 2011",
"question": "When did the unemployment rate fall to 5.6 per cent?"
},
{
"answer": "5.6 per cent",
"question": "What was the city's unemployment rate in May 2011?"
},
{
"... |
13,461 | The LSPU Hall is home to the Resource Centre for the Arts. The "Hall" hosts a vibrant and diverse arts community and is regarded as the backbone of artistic infrastructure and development in the downtown. The careers of many well-known Newfoundland artists were launched there including Rick Mercer, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jo... | [
{
"answer": "The LSPU Hall",
"question": "Where is the Resource Centre for the Arts?"
},
{
"answer": "1000",
"question": "How many seats does the St. John's Arts and Culture theatre have?"
},
{
"answer": "downtown",
"question": "Where in the city is the LSPU Hall?"
},
{
"answ... |
13,462 | Pippy Park is an urban park located in the east end of the city; with over 3,400 acres (14 km2) of land, it is one of Canada's largest urban parks. The park contains a range of recreational facilities including two golf courses, Newfoundland and Labrador's largest serviced campground, walking and skiing trails as well ... | [
{
"answer": "east end",
"question": "Where is Pippy Park located in the city?"
},
{
"answer": "3,400",
"question": "About how many acres is Pippy Park?"
},
{
"answer": "two",
"question": "How many golf courses does Pippy Park have?"
},
{
"answer": "skiing",
"question": "W... |
13,463 | Bannerman Park is a Victorian-style park located near the downtown. The park was officially opened in 1891 by Sir Alexander Bannerman, Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland who donated the land to create the park. Today the park contains a public swimming pool, playground, a baseball diamond and many large open grassy... | [
{
"answer": "downtown",
"question": "What part of the city is Bannerman Park located by?"
},
{
"answer": "1891",
"question": "What year was Bannerman Park opened?"
},
{
"answer": "Sir Alexander Bannerman",
"question": "who was the Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland in 1891?"
},... |
13,464 | Signal Hill is a hill which overlooks the city of St. John's. It is the location of Cabot Tower which was built in 1897 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's discovery of Newfoundland, and Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The first transatlantic wireless transmission was received here by Guglielmo Marco... | [
{
"answer": "St. John's",
"question": "What city does Signal Hill overlook?"
},
{
"answer": "Signal Hill",
"question": "Where exactly is Cabot Tower located in St. John' ?"
},
{
"answer": "1897",
"question": "What year was Cabot Tower built?"
},
{
"answer": "1897",
"quest... |
13,465 | The rugby union team The Rock is the Eastern Canadian entry in the Americas Rugby Championship. The Rock play their home games at Swilers Rugby Park, as did the Rugby Canada Super League champions for 2005 and 2006, the Newfoundland Rock. The city hosted a Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Canada and the USA on ... | [
{
"answer": "Swilers Rugby Park",
"question": "Where do The Rock play their home games at?"
},
{
"answer": "Newfoundland Rock",
"question": "Who won the the Rugby Canada Super League championship in 2005?"
},
{
"answer": "France",
"question": "In what country was the 2007 Rugby World... |
13,466 | St. John's served as the capital city of the Colony of Newfoundland and the Dominion of Newfoundland before Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province in 1949. The city now serves as the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, therefore the provincial legislature is located in the city. The Confederation Building, locat... | [
{
"answer": "Newfoundland",
"question": "What was Canada's tenth province?"
},
{
"answer": "1949",
"question": "In what year did Newfoundland become a province?"
},
{
"answer": "St. John's",
"question": "What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador?"
},
{
"answer": "The ... |
13,467 | St. John's has traditionally been one of the safest cities in Canada to live; however, in recent years crime in the city has steadily increased. While nationally crime decreased by 4% in 2009, the total crime rate in St. John's saw an increase of 4%. During this same time violent crime in the city decreased 6%, compare... | [
{
"answer": "4%",
"question": "By how much did crime in St. John's increase in 2009?"
},
{
"answer": "St. John's",
"question": "What city had the seventh-highest metropolitan crime index in 2010?"
},
{
"answer": "4%",
"question": "How much did crime in the country drop in 2009?"
}
... |
13,468 | St. John's is served by St. John's International Airport (YYT), located 10 minutes northwest of the downtown core. In 2011, roughly 1,400,000 passengers travelled through the airport making it the second busiest airport in Atlantic Canada in passenger volume. Regular destinations include Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toro... | [
{
"answer": "10 minutes",
"question": "How far is St. John's International Airport from the downtown core?"
},
{
"answer": "1,400,000",
"question": "About how many passengers travelled through St. John's International Airport in 2011?"
},
{
"answer": "YYT",
"question": "What is the a... |
13,469 | St. John's is the eastern terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway, one of the longest national highways in the world. The divided highway, also known as "Outer Ring Road" in the city, runs just outside the main part of the city, with exits to Pitts Memorial Drive, Topsail Road, Team Gushue Highway, Thorburn Road, Allandal... | [
{
"answer": "St. John's",
"question": "Where is the eastern terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway?"
},
{
"answer": "The divided highway",
"question": "Outer Ring Road is a another name for what?"
},
{
"answer": "relatively easy access to neighbourhoods",
"question": "What does the div... |
13,470 | Metrobus Transit is responsible for public transit in the region. Metrobus has a total of 19 routes, 53 buses and an annual ridership of 3,014,073. Destinations include the Avalon Mall, The Village Shopping Centre, Memorial University, Academy Canada, the College of the North Atlantic, the Marine Institute, the Confede... | [
{
"answer": "19",
"question": "How many routes does the Metrobus have?"
},
{
"answer": "53",
"question": "How many buses does the region have for public transit?"
},
{
"answer": "four",
"question": "How many hospitals does the city have?"
},
{
"answer": "Metrobus",
"quest... |
13,471 | St. John's is served by the Eastern School District, the largest school district in Newfoundland and Labrador by student population. There are currently 36 primary, elementary and secondary schools in the city of St. John's, including three private schools. St. John's also includes one school that is part of the provin... | [
{
"answer": "three",
"question": "How many private schools are in St. John's?"
},
{
"answer": "36",
"question": "How many primary schools are in St. John's?"
},
{
"answer": "two",
"question": "How many private schools are in the Francophone public school district?"
},
{
"answ... |
13,472 | CJON-DT, known on air as "NTV", is an independent station. The station sublicenses entertainment programming from Global and news programming from CTV and Global, rather than purchasing primary broadcast rights. Rogers Cable has its provincial headquarters in St. John's, and their community channel Rogers TV airs local... | [
{
"answer": "St. John's",
"question": "Where does Rogers Cable has its provincial headquarters?"
},
{
"answer": "CBNT-DT",
"question": "What is the name of CBC's television station in St. John's?"
},
{
"answer": "Rogers TV",
"question": "What channel in St. John's airs Out of the Fog... |
13,473 | The city is home to 15 am and FM radio stations, two of which are French-language stations. St. John's is the only Canadian city served by radio stations whose call letters do not all begin with the letter C. The ITU prefix VO was assigned to the Dominion of Newfoundland before the province joined Canadian Confederatio... | [
{
"answer": "15",
"question": "How many radio station does the city have?"
},
{
"answer": "two",
"question": "How many French-language stations does the city have?"
},
{
"answer": "1949",
"question": "When did the province join the Canadian Confederation?"
}
] |
13,474 | The console was first officially announced at E3 2005, and was released at the end of 2006. It was the first console to use Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium. The console was the first PlayStation to integrate social gaming services, included it being the first to introduce Sony's social gaming service, PlaySt... | [
{
"answer": "2006",
"question": "What year was the PlayStation 3 released?"
},
{
"answer": "PlayStation Network",
"question": "What social gaming service was integrated into the PlayStation 3?"
},
{
"answer": "Slim",
"question": "What was the thinner version of the PS3 called?"
},
... |
13,475 | Sony officially unveiled PlayStation 3 (then marketed as PLAYSTATION 3) to the public on May 16, 2005, at E3 2005, along with a 'boomerang' shaped prototype design of the Sixaxis controller. A functional version of the system was not present there, nor at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2005, although demonstrations (... | [
{
"answer": "boomerang",
"question": "What shape was the Sixaxis prototype in?"
},
{
"answer": "E3 2005",
"question": "What event did Sony choose for the PS3 unveiling?"
},
{
"answer": "Final Fantasy VII",
"question": "What popular game was demoed in a video at the game shows?"
},
... |
13,476 | The initial prototype shown in May 2005 featured two HDMI ports, three Ethernet ports and six USB ports; however, when the system was shown again a year later at E3 2006, these were reduced to one HDMI port, one Ethernet port and four USB ports, presumably to cut costs. Two hardware configurations were also announced f... | [
{
"answer": "six",
"question": "How many USB ports did the original PS3 prototype have?"
},
{
"answer": "one",
"question": "By the time the system appeared at E3 2006, how many Ethernet ports was it down to?"
},
{
"answer": "to cut costs",
"question": "Why might Sony have reduced the... |
13,477 | On September 6, 2006, Sony announced that PAL region PlayStation 3 launch would be delayed until March 2007, because of a shortage of materials used in the Blu-ray drive. At the Tokyo Game Show on September 22, 2006, Sony announced that it would include an HDMI port on the 20 GB system, but a chrome trim, flash card re... | [
{
"answer": "PAL",
"question": "Which region experience a setback that pushed back the release of the PlayStation 3?"
},
{
"answer": "Blu-ray drive",
"question": "What part of the system was Sony having trouble getting supplies for?"
},
{
"answer": "20 GB model",
"question": "Which J... |
13,478 | The console was originally planned for a global release through November, but at the start of September the release in Europe and the rest of the world was delayed until March. With it being a somewhat last-minute delay, some companies had taken deposits for pre-orders, at which Sony informed customers that they were e... | [
{
"answer": "March",
"question": "Instead of November, for what month of the following year was the release rescheduled?"
},
{
"answer": "South Korea",
"question": "What country had to wait until June of 2007 for their PS3?"
},
{
"answer": "80 GB",
"question": "How big was the hard d... |
13,479 | Following speculation that Sony was working on a 'slim' model, Sony officially announced the PS3 CECH-2000 model on August 18, 2009, at the Sony Gamescom press conference. New features included a slimmer form factor, decreased power consumption, and a quieter cooling system. It was released in major territories by Sept... | [
{
"answer": "CECH-2000",
"question": "What was the model number of the slim version of the PlayStation 3?"
},
{
"answer": "Spider-Man font",
"question": "What font was discontinued with the release of the slim model?"
},
{
"answer": "quieter",
"question": "What would customers notice... |
13,482 | At E3 2007, Sony was able to show a number of their upcoming video games for PlayStation 3, including Heavenly Sword, Lair, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Warhawk and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune; all of which were released in the third and fourth quarters of 2007. They also showed off a number of titles t... | [
{
"answer": "Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction",
"question": "Which Ratchet & Clank title debuted at E3 2007?"
},
{
"answer": "2007",
"question": "What year was Warhawk released for the PlayStation 3?"
},
{
"answer": "TGS 2007",
"question": "At what event were two new Fina... |
13,483 | Sony have since launched their budget range of PlayStation 3 titles, known as the Greatest Hits range in North America, the Platinum range in Europe and Australia and The Best range in Japan. Among the titles available in the budget range include Resistance: Fall of Man, MotorStorm, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, Rainbow S... | [
{
"answer": "The Best",
"question": "What's Sony's budget line of PS3 games called in Japan?"
},
{
"answer": "Platinum",
"question": "If you live in Australia and want affordable PlayStation 3 games, what range would you shop for?"
},
{
"answer": "Greatest Hits",
"question": "What wo... |
13,484 | In December 2008, the CTO of Blitz Games announced that it would bring stereoscopic 3D gaming and movie viewing to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with its own technology. This was first demonstrated publicly on PS3 using Sony's own technology in January 2009 at the Consumer Electronics Show. Journalists were shown Wipeout ... | [
{
"answer": "Blitz Games",
"question": "What company said it would bring 3D technology to the PS3?"
},
{
"answer": "Gran Turismo 5 Prologue",
"question": "Along with Wipeout HD, what game did the press view in 3D in early 2009?"
},
{
"answer": "3.30",
"question": "What version of fir... |
13,485 | PS3's hardware has also been used to build supercomputers for high-performance computing. Fixstars Solutions sells a version of Yellow Dog Linux for PlayStation 3 (originally sold by Terra Soft Solutions). RapidMind produced a stream programming package for PS3, but were acquired by Intel in 2009. Also, on January 3, 2... | [
{
"answer": "Yellow Dog Linux",
"question": "What operating system does Fixstars Solutions offer for the PlayStation 3?"
},
{
"answer": "Terra Soft Solutions",
"question": "What company sold Yellow Dog Linux before Fixstars Solutions?"
},
{
"answer": "Intel",
"question": "What compan... |
13,486 | PlayStation 3 uses the Cell microprocessor, designed by Sony, Toshiba and IBM, as its CPU, which is made up of one 3.2 GHz PowerPC-based "Power Processing Element" (PPE) and eight Synergistic Processing Elements (SPEs). The eighth SPE is disabled to improve chip yields. Only six of the seven SPEs are accessible to deve... | [
{
"answer": "Cell",
"question": "What type of microprocessor is in a PS3?"
},
{
"answer": "Power Processing Element",
"question": "What does PPE stand for?"
},
{
"answer": "Graphics processing",
"question": "What function is the NVIDIA RSX responsible for in a PlayStation 3?"
},
... |
13,487 | At its press conference at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show, Sony announced DualShock 3 (trademarked DUALSHOCK 3), a PlayStation 3 controller with the same function and design as Sixaxis, but with vibration capability included. Hands-on accounts describe the controller as being noticeably heavier than the standard Sixaxis cont... | [
{
"answer": "DualShock 3",
"question": "What did Sony name their vibrating PS3 controller?"
},
{
"answer": "press conference",
"question": "At what event at the Tokyo Game Show was the DualShock 3 first announced?"
},
{
"answer": "heavier",
"question": "What did many people who handl... |
13,489 | PlayStation 3 console protects certain types of data and uses digital rights management to limit the data's use. Purchased games and content from the PlayStation Network store are governed by PlayStation's Network Digital Rights Management (NDRM). The NDRM allows users to access the data from up to 2 different PlayStat... | [
{
"answer": "Network Digital Rights Management",
"question": "What does the abbreviation \"NDRM\" represent?"
},
{
"answer": "2",
"question": "How many different PS3s can one user access?"
},
{
"answer": "PlayStation Network ID",
"question": "What identifier allows a player to activa... |
13,490 | Photo Gallery is an optional application to view, create and group photos from PS3, which is installed separately from the system software at 105 MB. It was introduced in system software version 2.60 and provides a range of tools for sorting through and displaying the system's pictures. The key feature of this applicat... | [
{
"answer": "Photo Gallery",
"question": "What application lets PS3 users view and organize photographs?"
},
{
"answer": "2.60",
"question": "What version of PS3 contained Photo Gallery?"
},
{
"answer": "Facebook",
"question": "After version 3.4, Picasa was integrated into Photo Gall... |
13,491 | Since June 2009 VidZone has offered a free music video streaming service in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. In October 2009, Sony Computer Entertainment and Netflix announced that the Netflix streaming service would also be available on PlayStation 3 in the United States. A paid Netflix subscription was required for... | [
{
"answer": "June",
"question": "In what month of 2009 did VidZone start free service to some countries?"
},
{
"answer": "paid Netflix subscription",
"question": "What do you have to agree to with Netflix before you can use their service on PlayStation 3?"
},
{
"answer": "2009",
"que... |
13,492 | The 'OtherOS' functionality was not present in the updated PS Slim models, and the feature was subsequently removed from previous versions of the PS3 as part of the machine's firmware update version 3.21 which was released on April 1, 2010; Sony cited security concerns as the rationale. The firmware update 3.21 was man... | [
{
"answer": "'OtherOS'",
"question": "What functionality did the PlayStation 3 lose in version 3.21 of its firmware update?"
},
{
"answer": "security concerns",
"question": "What reason did Sony give for taking out OtherOS?"
},
{
"answer": "mandatory",
"question": "Was firmware updat... |
13,493 | On March 1, 2010 (UTC), many of the original "fat" PlayStation 3 models worldwide were experiencing errors related to their internal system clock. The error had many symptoms. Initially, the main problem seemed to be the inability to connect to the PlayStation Network. However, the root cause of the problem was unrelat... | [
{
"answer": "internal system clock",
"question": "What part of the original model PS3s starting causing problems in March of 2010?"
},
{
"answer": "PlayStation Network",
"question": "What essential network were some users unable to connect to because of the error?"
},
{
"answer": "Decemb... |
13,494 | Sony confirmed that there was an error and stated that they were narrowing down the issue and were continuing to work to restore service. By March 2 (UTC), 2010, owners of original PS3 models could connect to PSN successfully and the clock no longer showed December 31, 1999. Sony stated that the affected models incorre... | [
{
"answer": "March 2 (UTC), 2010",
"question": "By what date did Sony correct the issue with the system clock?"
},
{
"answer": "a leap year",
"question": "What were the broken models mistakenly classifying 2010 as?"
},
{
"answer": "BCD",
"question": "What storage system for dates led... |
13,495 | PlayStation Portable can connect with PlayStation 3 in many ways, including in-game connectivity. For example, Formula One Championship Edition, a racing game, was shown at E3 2006 using a PSP as a real-time rear-view mirror. In addition, users are able to download original PlayStation format games from the PlayStation... | [
{
"answer": "Formula One Championship Edition",
"question": "What PS3 game can integrate a PlayStation Portable to use as a rear-view mirror?"
},
{
"answer": "racing",
"question": "What kind of game is Formula One Championship Edition?"
},
{
"answer": "PlayStation Store",
"question":... |
13,496 | PlayStation Network is the unified online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service provided by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, announced during the 2006 PlayStation Business Briefing meeting in Tokyo. The service is always connected, free, and includes multiplayer su... | [
{
"answer": "Tokyo",
"question": "In what city did Sony hold their 2006 PlayStation Business Briefing?"
},
{
"answer": "real",
"question": "Does PlayStation Network use artificial or real currency for purchases?"
},
{
"answer": "multiplayer support",
"question": "Along with being fre... |
13,497 | PlayStation Plus (commonly abbreviated PS+ and occasionally referred to as PSN Plus) is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service that was officially unveiled at E3 2010 by Jack Tretton, President and CEO of SCEA. Rumors of such service had been in speculation since Kaz Hirai's announcement at TGS 2009 of a po... | [
{
"answer": "PlayStation Plus",
"question": "What's the name of Sony's exclusive PlayStation Network subscription service?"
},
{
"answer": "PS+",
"question": "How is PlayStation Plus often abbreviated?"
},
{
"answer": "Jack Tretton",
"question": "Who was the President and CEO of SCEA... |
13,498 | The PlayStation Store is an online virtual market available to users of Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PlayStation Portable (PSP) game consoles via the PlayStation Network. The Store offers a range of downloadable content both for purchase and available free of charge. Available content includes full games, add-on cont... | [
{
"answer": "The PlayStation Store",
"question": "Where can you buy downloadable content for the PSP and PS3?"
},
{
"answer": "an icon",
"question": "What do you click on in the PS3 interface to get to the PlayStation Store?"
},
{
"answer": "Remote Play",
"question": "What connection... |
13,499 | What's New was announced at Gamescom 2009 and was released on September 1, 2009, with PlayStation 3 system software 3.0. The feature was to replace the existing [Information Board], which displayed news from the PlayStation website associated with the user's region. The concept was developed further into a major PlaySt... | [
{
"answer": "What's New",
"question": "What new feature for PS3 was released in September of 2009?"
},
{
"answer": "Gamescom",
"question": "At what event did Sony announce What's New?"
},
{
"answer": "Information Board",
"question": "What did What's New replace?"
},
{
"answer... |
13,500 | The system displays the What's New screen by default instead of the [Games] menu (or [Video] menu, if a movie was inserted) when starting up. What's New has four sections: "Our Pick", "Recently Played", latest information and new content available in PlayStation Store. There are four kinds of content the What's New scr... | [
{
"answer": "four",
"question": "How many different sections does What's New have?"
},
{
"answer": "\"Recently Played\"",
"question": "What section of What's New would a user visit to find the games they've played lately?"
},
{
"answer": "Video",
"question": "Before What's New exist... |
13,501 | PlayStation Home is a virtual 3D social networking service for the PlayStation Network. Home allows users to create a custom avatar, which can be groomed realistically. Users can edit and decorate their personal apartments, avatars or club houses with free, premium or won content. Users can shop for new items or win pr... | [
{
"answer": "PlayStation Home",
"question": "What does Sony call their social network?"
},
{
"answer": "avatar",
"question": "What is the customizable representation of a user in PS Home called?"
},
{
"answer": "premium",
"question": "Home has free, won, and what third type of conten... |
13,502 | Life with PlayStation, released on September 18, 2008 to succeed Folding@home, was retired November 6, 2012. Life with PlayStation used virtual globe data to display news and information by city. Along with Folding@home functionality, the application provided access to three other information "channels", the first bein... | [
{
"answer": "city",
"question": "Life was able to personalize information for users by what location division?"
},
{
"answer": "November 6, 2012",
"question": "On what date was Life with PlayStation shut down?"
},
{
"answer": "World Heritage",
"question": "What's was Life's channel t... |
13,503 | On April 20, 2011, Sony shut down the PlayStation Network and Qriocity for a prolonged interval, revealing on April 23 that this was due to "an external intrusion on our system". Sony later revealed that the personal information of 77 million users might have been taken, including: names; addresses; countries; email ad... | [
{
"answer": "April 20, 2011",
"question": "What was the date Sony shut down the PS Network because of a security breach?"
},
{
"answer": "77 million",
"question": "How many users did Sony say might have been affected by the intrusion?"
},
{
"answer": "\"Welcome Back\"",
"question": "... |
13,504 | Although its PlayStation predecessors had been very dominant against the competition and were hugely profitable for Sony, PlayStation 3 had an inauspicious start, and Sony chairman and CEO Sir Howard Stringer initially could not convince investors of a turnaround in its fortunes. The PS3 lacked the unique gameplay of t... | [
{
"answer": "Wii",
"question": "What was PlayStation 3's toughest competitor in the video game market?"
},
{
"answer": "unique gameplay",
"question": "What did Wii offer that PS3 couldn't compete with?"
},
{
"answer": "Xbox 360 versions",
"question": "In 2006, did most people prefer ... |
13,505 | PlayStation 3's initial production cost is estimated by iSuppli to have been US$805.85 for the 20 GB model and US$840.35 for the 60 GB model. However, they were priced at US$499 and US$599 respectively, meaning that units may have been sold at an estimated loss of $306 or $241 depending on model, if the cost estimates ... | [
{
"answer": "US$805.85",
"question": "How much did it cost to make one 20 GB PS3?"
},
{
"answer": "US$499",
"question": "In contrast to the production cost, what was the retail price for a 20 GB PlayStation 3?"
},
{
"answer": "$306",
"question": "Assuming iSuppli got the numbers righ... |
13,506 | In January 2008, Kaz Hirai, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, suggested that the console may start making a profit by early 2009, stating that, "the next fiscal year starts in April and if we can try to achieve that in the next fiscal year that would be a great thing" and that "[profitability] is not a definite commi... | [
{
"answer": "Kaz Hirai",
"question": "Who was Sony's CEO at the start of 2008?"
},
{
"answer": "early 2009",
"question": "When did Hirai think the PS3 might start making the company some money?"
},
{
"answer": "Nikko Citigroup",
"question": "What market analyst firm said Sony could m... |
13,507 | Since the system's launch, production costs have been reduced significantly as a result of phasing out the Emotion Engine chip and falling hardware costs. The cost of manufacturing Cell microprocessors has fallen dramatically as a result of moving to the 65 nm production process, and Blu-ray Disc diodes have become che... | [
{
"answer": "Emotion Engine chip",
"question": "Along with a drop in the cost of hardware, PS3 has gotten cheaper to make because what chip was phased out?"
},
{
"answer": "Cell",
"question": "What's the name of the microprocessor produced by the 65 nm process?"
},
{
"answer": "diodes",
... |
13,509 | PS3 was given the number-eight spot on PC World magazine's list of "The Top 21 Tech Screwups of 2006", where it was criticized for being "Late, Expensive and Incompatible". GamesRadar ranked PS3 as the top item in a feature on game-related PR disasters, asking how Sony managed to "take one of the most anticipated game ... | [
{
"answer": "\"The Top 21 Tech Screwups of 2006\"",
"question": "What list by PC World ranked PlayStation eighth, in a bad way?"
},
{
"answer": "GamesRadar",
"question": "What gaming website called PS3 \"a hate object reviled by the entire internet\"?"
},
{
"answer": "\"Late, Expensive a... |
13,511 | Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has criticized PS3's high development costs and inferior attach rate and return to that of Xbox 360 and Wii. He believes these factors are pushing developers away from working on the console. In an interview with The Times Kotick stated "I'm getting concerned about Sony; the PlaySta... | [
{
"answer": "developers",
"question": "What group does Bobby Kotick think is being discouraged from working on the PS3?"
},
{
"answer": "return on invested capital",
"question": "What does \"ROIC\" stand for?"
},
{
"answer": "Activision Blizzard",
"question": "What company is Kotick ... |
13,512 | Despite the initial negative press, several websites have given the system very good reviews mostly regarding its hardware. CNET United Kingdom praised the system saying, "the PS3 is a versatile and impressive piece of home-entertainment equipment that lives up to the hype [...] the PS3 is well worth its hefty price ta... | [
{
"answer": "8.8",
"question": "What score did CNET give the PS3 out of ten?"
},
{
"answer": "Blu-ray playback",
"question": "What PlayStation 3 feature did Home Theater Magazine most like about PS3?"
},
{
"answer": "hardware",
"question": "Have reviews praised the PS3's hardware of ... |
13,513 | The PlayStation 3 Slim received extremely positive reviews as well as a boost in sales; less than 24 hours after its announcement, PS3 Slim took the number-one bestseller spot on Amazon.com in the video games section for fifteen consecutive days. It regained the number-one position again one day later. PS3 Slim also re... | [
{
"answer": "Amazon.com",
"question": "With a day of its release, on what website did the PS3 Slim become the number-one bestseller?"
},
{
"answer": "fifteen",
"question": "For how many consecutive days did the PS3 Slim hold the number-one spot on Amazon.com?"
},
{
"answer": "90 out of 1... |
13,514 | CNET awarded PS3 Slim four out of five stars praising its Blu-ray capabilities, 120 GB hard drive, free online gaming service and more affordable pricing point, but complained about the lack of backward compatibility for PlayStation 2 games. TechRadar gave PS3 Slim four and a half stars out of five praising its new sma... | [
{
"answer": "backward compatibility",
"question": "What aspect of the PS3 Slim was CNET unhappy was missing for PS2 games?"
},
{
"answer": "four",
"question": "How many of five possible stars did CNET give the PS3 Slim?"
},
{
"answer": "four and a half",
"question": "How many of its ... |
13,515 | The Super Slim model of PS3 has received positive reviews. Gaming website Spong praised the new Super Slim's quietness, stating "The most noticeable noise comes when the drive seeks a new area of the disc, such as when starting to load a game, and this occurs infrequently." They added that the fans are quieter than tha... | [
{
"answer": "quietness",
"question": "What quality of the PS3 Super Slim was the website Spong excited about?"
},
{
"answer": "smaller, lighter size",
"question": "In addition to quieter fans and drive, what change from the other models did Spong praise?"
},
{
"answer": "disc loader",
... |
13,517 | Technology magazine T3 gave the Super Slim model a positive review, stating the console is almost "nostalgic" in the design similarities to the original "fat" model, "While we don’t know whether it will play PS3 games or Blu-ray discs any differently yet, the look and feel of the new PS3 Slim is an obvious homage to th... | [
{
"answer": "T3",
"question": "What magazine described the Super Slim as \"nostalgic\"?"
},
{
"answer": "the original PS3",
"question": "What PlayStation 3 model did T3 feel the Super Slim's design was paying homage to?"
},
{
"answer": "weight",
"question": "According to T3, what was... |
13,518 | Royal assent is sometimes associated with elaborate ceremonies. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the sovereign may appear personally in the House of Lords or may appoint Lords Commissioners, who announce that royal assent has been granted at a ceremony held at the Palace of Westminster. However, royal assent is usu... | [
{
"answer": "House of Lords",
"question": "When royal assent takes place in the UK, where does the sovereign make an appearance?"
},
{
"answer": "Palace of Westminster",
"question": "Alternatively, when UK Lord Commissioners take the sovereign's place in the ceremony, where does the ceremony tak... |
13,519 | Royal assent is the method by which a country's constitutional monarch (possibly through a delegated official) formally approves an act of that nation's parliament, thus making it a law or letting it be promulgated as law. In the vast majority of contemporary monarchies, this act is considered to be little more than a ... | [
{
"answer": "constitutional monarch",
"question": "Royal assent is a process of approving a nation's legislative acts by whom?"
},
{
"answer": "United Kingdom, Norway, and Liechtenstein",
"question": "Which three modern monarchies allow their ruler to withhold royal assent?"
},
{
"answer... |
13,520 | Under modern constitutional conventions, the sovereign acts on the advice of his or her ministers. Since these ministers most often maintain the support of parliament and are the ones who obtain the passage of bills, it is highly improbable that they would advise the sovereign to withhold assent. An exception is someti... | [
{
"answer": "ministers",
"question": "Modern-day sovereigns often acts on the advice of whom?"
},
{
"answer": "reserve powers",
"question": "In the event that the monarch refuses to give royal assent, what can the monarch make use of?"
},
{
"answer": "his or her ministers",
"question... |
13,522 | The power of parliament to pass bills was often thwarted by monarchs. Charles I dissolved parliament in 1629, after it passed motions critical of and bills seeking to restrict his arbitrary exercise of power. During the eleven years of personal rule that followed, Charles performed legally dubious actions, such as rais... | [
{
"answer": "Charles I",
"question": "Which monarch was responsible for dissolving parliament in 1629?"
},
{
"answer": "raising taxes",
"question": "What is one action this monarch took that is typically left to the discretion of parliament?"
},
{
"answer": "English Civil War",
"ques... |
13,523 | During the rule of the succeeding Hanoverian dynasty, power was gradually exercised more by parliament and the government. The first Hanoverian monarch, George I, relied on his ministers to a greater extent than did previous monarchs. Later Hanoverian monarchs attempted to restore royal control over legislation: George... | [
{
"answer": "Hanoverian dynasty",
"question": "During whose rule was power transferred more to parliament?"
},
{
"answer": "George I",
"question": "Who was the first ruler during this dynasty?"
},
{
"answer": "Catholic Emancipation",
"question": "In attempting to take back control, G... |
13,524 | Royal assent is the final stage in the legislative process for acts of the Scottish parliament. The process is governed by sections 28, 32, and 33 of the Scotland Act 1998. After a bill has been passed, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament submits it to the monarch for royal assent after a four-week period,... | [
{
"answer": "Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament",
"question": "In Scotland, who is responsible for submitting a bill for royal assent?"
},
{
"answer": "London, Edinburgh, and Belfast Gazettes",
"question": "Which three publications are used to signify royal assent?"
},
{
"answe... |
13,525 | Measures, which were the means by which the National Assembly for Wales passed legislation between 2006 and 2011, were assented to by the Queen by means of an Order in Council. Section 102 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 required the Clerk to the Assembly to present measures passed by the assembly after a four-week... | [
{
"answer": "Measures",
"question": "What was the name of the method by which Wales passed legislation in the 2000's?"
},
{
"answer": "Counsel General for Wales or the Attorney General",
"question": "After a four-week period, who could refer a proposed measure to the Supreme Court?"
},
{
... |
13,526 | Instead, the monarch directly grants royal assent by Order in Council. Assent is granted or refused on the advice of the Lord Chancellor. A recent example when assent was refused (or, more correctly, when the Lord Chancellor declined to present the law for assent) was in 2007, concerning reforms to the constitution of ... | [
{
"answer": "Order in Council",
"question": "The sovereign grants assent by which order?"
},
{
"answer": "Lord Chancellor",
"question": "Who advises the sovereign in this decision?"
},
{
"answer": "Chief Pleas of Sark",
"question": "Which recent petition for reforms to the constituti... |
13,527 | Royal assent is not sufficient to give legal effect to an Act of Tynwald. By ancient custom, an act did not come into force until it had been promulgated at an open-air sitting of Tynwald, usually held on Tynwald Hill at St John's on St John's Day (24 June), but, since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1753, on... | [
{
"answer": "Tynwald Hill at St John's",
"question": "Under ancient custom, an Act of Tynwald didn't go into effect until decreed at which location?"
},
{
"answer": "Manx",
"question": "Promulgation of an Act of Tynwald originally consisted of reading it in English and which other language?"
}... |
13,528 | Since 1993, the Sodor and Man Diocesan Synod has had power to enact measures making provision "with respect to any matter concerning the Church of England in the Island". If approved by Tynwald, a measure "shall have the force and effect of an Act of Tynwald upon the Royal Assent thereto being announced to Tynwald". Be... | [
{
"answer": "Sodor and Man Diocesan Synod",
"question": "Since 1993, which body has had power to enact measures?"
},
{
"answer": "Church of England in the Island",
"question": "This body makes provisions in respect to matters concerning whom?"
},
{
"answer": "Order in Council",
"ques... |
13,529 | If the Governor General of Canada is unable to give assent, it can be done by either the Deputy of the Governor General of Canada—the Chief Justice of Canada—or another justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. It is not actually necessary for the governor general to sign a bill passed by a legislature, the signature bei... | [
{
"answer": "the Governor General of Canada",
"question": "In the Canadian federal government, who is typically responsible for deciding wether to give assent?"
},
{
"answer": "Chief Justice of Canada—or another justice",
"question": "Which positions from the Canadian Supreme Court may also give... |
13,530 | While royal assent has not been withheld in the United Kingdom since 1708, it has often been withheld in British colonies and former colonies by governors acting on royal instructions. In the United States Declaration of Independence, colonists complained that George III "has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholes... | [
{
"answer": "1708",
"question": "Which year was royal assent last withheld in the UK?"
},
{
"answer": "George III",
"question": "The United States Declaration of Independence mentions which British monarch?"
},
{
"answer": "refused his Assent to Laws",
"question": "What did the Ameri... |
13,531 | In Australia, a technical issue arose with the royal assent in both 1976 and 2001. In 1976, a bill originating in the House of Representatives was mistakenly submitted to the Governor-General and assented to. However, it was later discovered that it had not been passed by each house. The error arose because two bills o... | [
{
"answer": "Governor-General",
"question": "The bill from the Australian House of Representatives was mistakenly sent and assented to by whom in 1976?"
},
{
"answer": "two bills of the same title had originated from the house",
"question": "Why did this occur?"
},
{
"answer": "revoked t... |
13,532 | Special procedures apply to legislation passed by Tynwald, the legislature of the Isle of Man. Before the lordship of the Island was purchased by the British Crown in 1765 (the Revestment), the assent of the Lord of Mann to a bill was signified by letter to the governor. After 1765, royal assent was at first signified ... | [
{
"answer": "Tynwald",
"question": "What term refers to the legislature of the Isle of man?"
},
{
"answer": "1765",
"question": "In what year was lordship of the Isle of Man purchased?"
},
{
"answer": "lordship of the Island was purchased by the British Crown in 1765",
"question": "W... |
13,533 | In Commonwealth realms other than the UK, royal assent is granted or withheld either by the realm's sovereign or, more frequently, by the representative of the sovereign, the governor-general. In federated realms, assent in each state, province, or territory is granted or withheld by the representatives of the sovereig... | [
{
"answer": "the governor-general",
"question": "In Commonwealth realms, who is the representative of the sovereign?"
},
{
"answer": "lieutenant governors of the provinces",
"question": "Who grants royal assent in Canada?"
},
{
"answer": "A lieutenant governor may defer assent to the gov... |
13,534 | Since the Balfour Declaration of 1926 and the Statute of Westminster 1931, the all Commonwealth realms have been sovereign kingdoms, the monarch and governors-general acting solely on the advice of the local ministers who generally maintain the support of the legislature and are the ones who secure the passage of bills... | [
{
"answer": "Balfour Declaration of 1926 and the Statute of Westminster 1931",
"question": "What two documents declared all Commonwealth realms as sovereign kingdoms?"
},
{
"answer": "John C. Bowen",
"question": "Who exercised the power to withold royal assent in Alberta in 1937?"
},
{
"... |
13,535 | In the United Kingdom, a bill is presented for royal assent after it has passed all the required stages in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the House of Commons may, under certain circumstances, direct that a bill be presented for assent despite lack of passage ... | [
{
"answer": "House of Commons and the House of Lords",
"question": "Which Houses in the UK must approve a bill before it is assented?"
},
{
"answer": "Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949",
"question": "Which Parliamentary Acts allow a bill to be presented for assent even after the House of Lords has r... |
13,536 | The Clerk of the Parliaments, an official of the House of Lords, traditionally states a formula in Anglo-Norman Law French, indicating the sovereign's decision. The granting of royal assent to a supply bill is indicated with the words "La Reyne remercie ses bons sujets, accepte leur benevolence, et ainsi le veult", tra... | [
{
"answer": "Anglo-Norman Law French",
"question": "In what language does the Clerk of the Parliaments announce Parliament's decision?"
},
{
"answer": "\"La Reyne remercie ses bons sujets, accepte leur benevolence, et ainsi le veult\"",
"question": "What words in Anglo-Norman Law French announce... |
13,537 | Before the reign of Henry VIII, the sovereign always granted his or her assent in person. The sovereign, wearing the Imperial State Crown, would be seated on the throne in the Lords chamber, surrounded by heralds and members of the royal court—a scene that nowadays is repeated only at the annual State Opening of Parlia... | [
{
"answer": "The Clerk of the Crown",
"question": "When assention was formally granted in person, who read the titles of the bills?"
},
{
"answer": "stating the appropriate Norman French formula",
"question": "What job did the Clerk of the Parliaments have during assention notifications?"
},
... |
13,538 | A new device for granting assent was created during the reign of King Henry VIII. In 1542, Henry sought to execute his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, whom he accused of committing adultery; the execution was to be authorised not after a trial but by a bill of attainder, to which he would have to personally assent after ... | [
{
"answer": "committing adultery",
"question": "Why did Henry VIII wish to execute his fifth wife?"
},
{
"answer": "listening to the entire text",
"question": "What was Henry VIII trying to avoid by creating a new procedure for granting assent?"
},
{
"answer": "five",
"question": "Ho... |
13,539 | When granting assent by commission, the sovereign authorises three or more (normally five) lords who are Privy Counsellors to grant assent in his or her name. The Lords Commissioners, as the monarch's representatives are known, wear scarlet parliamentary robes and sit on a bench between the throne and the Woolsack. The... | [
{
"answer": "five",
"question": "How many lords are usually present during assent by Commissioner?"
},
{
"answer": "scarlet parliamentary robes",
"question": "What do the Lords Commissioners wear to a ceremony of assent?"
},
{
"answer": "the senior",
"question": "Which commissioner r... |
13,540 | During the 1960s, the ceremony of assenting by commission was discontinued and is now only employed once a year, at the end of the annual parliamentary session. In 1960, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod arrived to summon the House of Commons during a heated debate and several members protested against the disruptio... | [
{
"answer": "the 1960s",
"question": "During which decade was assention by commission discontinued?"
},
{
"answer": "once a year, at the end of the annual parliamentary session",
"question": "When does assention by commission occur today?"
},
{
"answer": "1960",
"question": "In whate... |
13,542 | When the act is assented to by the sovereign in person, or by empowered Royal Commissioners, royal assent is considered given at the moment when the assent is declared in the presence of both houses jointly assembled. When the procedure created by the Royal Assent Act 1967 is followed, assent is considered granted when... | [
{
"answer": "when the assent is declared in the presence of both houses jointly assembled",
"question": "When assent is granted in person, when is it formally considered final?"
},
{
"answer": "notified their respective house of the grant of royal assent",
"question": "An assent is considered gr... |
13,543 | Independently of the method used to signify royal assent, it is the responsibility of the Clerk of the Parliaments, once the assent has been duly notified to both houses, not only to endorse the act in the name of the monarch with the formal Norman French formula, but to certify that assent has been granted. The clerk ... | [
{
"answer": "Clerk of the Parliaments",
"question": "Whose responsibility is it to assure that assent has been granted?"
},
{
"answer": "signature of the clerk is omitted, as is the Norman French formula",
"question": "What is omitted when an act is published?"
},
{
"answer": "Clerk of t... |
13,544 | In Australia, the formal ceremony of granting assent in parliament has not been regularly used since the early 20th century. Now, the bill is sent to the governor-general's residence by the house in which it originated. The governor-general then signs the bill, sending messages to the President of the Senate and the Sp... | [
{
"answer": "1875",
"question": "In what year did the New Zealand governor-general last personally grant the royal assent in parliament?"
},
{
"answer": "Australia",
"question": "Which country has not used the formal assention ceremony since the early 20th century?"
},
{
"answer": "Presi... |
13,547 | In Belgium, the sanction royale has the same legal effect as royal assent; the Belgian constitution requires a theoretically possible refusal of royal sanction to be countersigned—as any other act of the monarch—by a minister responsible before the House of Representatives. The monarch promulgates the law, meaning that... | [
{
"answer": "sanction royale",
"question": "What is royal assent called in Belgium?"
},
{
"answer": "Council of Ministers",
"question": "Who declared the monarch incapable of acting upon an abortion decriminalization bill in 1990?"
},
{
"answer": "King Baudouin",
"question": "Which K... |
13,548 | The constitution of Jordan grants its monarch the right to withhold assent to laws passed by its parliament. Article 93 of that document gives the Jordanian sovereign six months to sign or veto any legislation sent to him from the National Assembly; if he vetoes it within that timeframe, the assembly may override his v... | [
{
"answer": "six months",
"question": "How much time does a Jordinian leader have to sign or veto legislation?"
},
{
"answer": "two-thirds",
"question": "What majority is required to override a veto from the soverign?"
},
{
"answer": ", it becomes law without his signature",
"questio... |
13,549 | After the House of Representatives has debated the law, it either approves it and sends it to the Senate with the text "The Second Chamber of the States General sends the following approved proposal of law to the First Chamber", or it rejects it and returns it to the government with the text "The Second Chamber of the ... | [
{
"answer": "\"The Second Chamber of the States General sends the following approved proposal of law to the First Chamber\"",
"question": "What text is written and sent to the Senate if the House approves of a law?"
},
{
"answer": "The Second Chamber of the States General has rejected the accompanyi... |
13,550 | The government, consisting of the monarch and the ministers, will then usually approve the proposal and the sovereign and one of the ministers signs the proposal with the addition of an enacting clause, thereafter notifying the States General that "The King assents to the proposal." It has happened in exceptional circu... | [
{
"answer": "the State Magazine",
"question": "Where are laws published after receiving assent?"
},
{
"answer": "in the archives of the King's Offices",
"question": "Where is the original law text stored?"
},
{
"answer": "neither the monarch nor a minister will sign the bill, notifying t... |
13,551 | Articles 77–79 of the Norwegian Constitution specifically grant the monarch of Norway the right to withhold royal assent from any bill passed by the Storting. Should the sovereign ever choose to exercise this privilege, Article 79 provides a means by which his veto may be over-ridden: "If a Bill has been passed unalter... | [
{
"answer": "Articles 77–79",
"question": "Which articles in the Norwegian Constitution allow the monarch to reject a bill that has been passed through the Sorting?"
},
{
"answer": "Article 79",
"question": "Which article in the Norweigan Constitution provides a way to override a monarch's veto?... |
13,552 | Title IV of the 1978 Spanish constitution invests the Consentimiento Real (Royal Assent) and promulgation (publication) of laws with the monarch of Spain, while Title III, The Cortes Generales, Chapter 2, Drafting of Bills, outlines the method by which bills are passed. According to Article 91, within fifteen days of p... | [
{
"answer": "Article 92",
"question": "Which article in the Spanish constitution gives the monarch the right to ask for a referendum?"
},
{
"answer": "Article 91",
"question": "Which article specifies the number of days available to the monarch to provide a signature on an assended bill?"
},
... |
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