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14,870 | In Why F A Hayek is a Conservative, British policy analyst Madsen Pirie claims Hayek mistakes the nature of the conservative outlook. Conservatives, he says, are not averse to change – but like Hayek, they are highly averse to change being imposed on the social order by people in authority who think they know how to ru... | [
{
"answer": "Madsen Pirie",
"question": "Who makes the claim that Hayek was actually a conservative?"
},
{
"answer": "people in authority who think they know how to run things better",
"question": "According to Pirie, conservatives dislike change only when its forced upon them by whom?"
},
{... |
14,871 | Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having at least three loose or liquid bowel movements each day. It often lasts for a few days and can result in dehydration due to fluid loss. Signs of dehydration often begin with loss of the normal stretchiness of the skin and irritable behaviour. This can progres... | [
{
"answer": "the condition of having at least three loose or liquid bowel movements each day",
"question": "What is diarrhea?"
},
{
"answer": "can result in dehydration due to fluid loss",
"question": "What is one of the effects of diarrhea?"
},
{
"answer": "loss of the normal stretchine... |
14,872 | The most common cause is an infection of the intestines due to either a virus, bacteria, or parasite; a condition known as gastroenteritis. These infections are often acquired from food or water that has been contaminated by stool, or directly from another person who is infected. It may be divided into three types: sho... | [
{
"answer": "an infection of the intestines",
"question": "What is the most common cause of diarrhea?"
},
{
"answer": "a virus, bacteria, or parasite",
"question": "What can cause an infection in the intestines?"
},
{
"answer": "short duration watery diarrhea, short duration bloody diarr... |
14,873 | Prevention of infectious diarrhea is by improved sanitation, clean drinking water, and hand washing with soap. Breastfeeding for at least six months is also recommended as is vaccination against rotavirus. Oral rehydration solution (ORS), which is clean water with modest amounts of salts and sugar, is the treatment of ... | [
{
"answer": "improved sanitation, clean drinking water, and hand washing with soap",
"question": "What are some ways to prevent diarrhea?"
},
{
"answer": "Breastfeeding for at least six months",
"question": "What else can a mom do to prevent diarrhea for her baby?"
},
{
"answer": "Oral r... |
14,874 | About 1.7 to 5 billion cases of diarrhea occur per year. It is most common in developing countries, where young children get diarrhea on average three times a year. Total deaths from diarrhea are estimated at 1.26 million in 2013 – down from 2.58 million in 1990. In 2012, it is the second most common cause of deaths in... | [
{
"answer": "1.7 to 5 billion cases",
"question": "HOw many cases of diarrhea are there a year?"
},
{
"answer": "average three times a year",
"question": "How often do kids get diarrhea in developing countries?"
},
{
"answer": "malnutrition",
"question": "Frequent episodes of diarrhe... |
14,875 | Secretory diarrhea means that there is an increase in the active secretion, or there is an inhibition of absorption. There is little to no structural damage. The most common cause of this type of diarrhea is a cholera toxin that stimulates the secretion of anions, especially chloride ions. Therefore, to maintain a char... | [
{
"answer": "an increase in the active secretion, or there is an inhibition of absorption",
"question": "What is secretory diarrhea?"
},
{
"answer": "cause of this type of diarrhea is a cholera toxin that stimulates the secretion of anions, especially chloride ions",
"question": "What are the ca... |
14,877 | Inflammatory diarrhea occurs when there is damage to the mucosal lining or brush border, which leads to a passive loss of protein-rich fluids and a decreased ability to absorb these lost fluids. Features of all three of the other types of diarrhea[clarification needed] can be found in this type of diarrhea. It can be c... | [
{
"answer": "when there is damage to the mucosal lining or brush border",
"question": "When does inflammatory diarrhea occur?"
},
{
"answer": "a passive loss of protein-rich fluids and a decreased ability to absorb these lost fluids",
"question": "What happens with inflammatory diarrhea?"
},
... |
14,878 | Diarrheal disease may have a negative impact on both physical fitness and mental development. "Early childhood malnutrition resulting from any cause reduces physical fitness and work productivity in adults," and diarrhea is a primary cause of childhood malnutrition. Further, evidence suggests that diarrheal disease has... | [
{
"answer": "a negative impact on both physical fitness and mental development",
"question": "Diarrheal disease has what effects on a person?"
},
{
"answer": "reduces physical fitness and work productivity in adults",
"question": "What can early childhood malnutrition cause?"
},
{
"answe... |
14,879 | Another possible cause of diarrhea is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which usually presents with abdominal discomfort relieved by defecation and unusual stool (diarrhea or constipation) for at least 3 days a week over the previous 3 months. Symptoms of diarrhea-predominant IBS can be managed through a combination of d... | [
{
"answer": "irritable bowel syndrome",
"question": "What is IBS?"
},
{
"answer": "abdominal discomfort relieved by defecation and unusual stool (diarrhea or constipation) for at least 3 days a week over the previous 3 months",
"question": "What symptoms do you have with IBS?"
},
{
"answ... |
14,880 | Poverty is a good indicator of the rate of infectious diarrhea in a population. This association does not stem from poverty itself, but rather from the conditions under which impoverished people live. The absence of certain resources compromises the ability of the poor to defend themselves against infectious diarrhea. ... | [
{
"answer": "Poverty",
"question": "What is a good indicator of the rate of infectious diarrhea?"
},
{
"answer": "from the conditions under which impoverished people live",
"question": "Why does living in poverty raise your risk of diarrhea?"
},
{
"answer": "the lack of adequate, availab... |
14,881 | Proper nutrition is important for health and functioning, including the prevention of infectious diarrhea. It is especially important to young children who do not have a fully developed immune system. Zinc deficiency, a condition often found in children in developing countries can, even in mild cases, have a significan... | [
{
"answer": "for health and functioning, including the prevention of infectious diarrhea",
"question": "Why is proper nutrition important?"
},
{
"answer": "greater number of instances of diarrhea, severe diarrhea, and diarrhea associated with fever",
"question": "What effects does lower levels o... |
14,882 | According to two researchers, Nesse and Williams, diarrhea may function as an evolved expulsion defense mechanism. As a result, if it is stopped, there might be a delay in recovery. They cite in support of this argument research published in 1973 that found that treating Shigella with the anti-diarrhea drug (Co-phenotr... | [
{
"answer": "diarrhea may function as an evolved expulsion defense mechanism",
"question": "What did Nesse and Williams learn?"
},
{
"answer": "there might be a delay in recovery.",
"question": "If diarrhea is stopped, would could happen?"
},
{
"answer": "caused people to stay feverish t... |
14,883 | Basic sanitation techniques can have a profound effect on the transmission of diarrheal disease. The implementation of hand washing using soap and water, for example, has been experimentally shown to reduce the incidence of disease by approximately 42–48%. Hand washing in developing countries, however, is compromised b... | [
{
"answer": "Basic sanitation techniques",
"question": "What has had major effects on the transmission of diarrheal diseases?"
},
{
"answer": "approximately 42–48%",
"question": "How much does hand washing reduce the chances of disease?"
},
{
"answer": "access to soap and water is limite... |
14,884 | Given that water contamination is a major means of transmitting diarrheal disease, efforts to provide clean water supply and improved sanitation have the potential to dramatically cut the rate of disease incidence. In fact, it has been proposed that we might expect an 88% reduction in child mortality resulting from dia... | [
{
"answer": "water contamination",
"question": "What is a major means of the spread of diarrhea disease?"
},
{
"answer": "clean water supply and improved sanitation",
"question": "What has cut the rate of diarrhea disease incidents? "
},
{
"answer": "22–27% reduction in disease incidence... |
14,885 | Immunization against the pathogens that cause diarrheal disease is a viable prevention strategy, however it does require targeting certain pathogens for vaccination. In the case of Rotavirus, which was responsible for around 6% of diarrheal episodes and 20% of diarrheal disease deaths in the children of developing coun... | [
{
"answer": "it does require targeting certain pathogens for vaccination",
"question": "What is the downfall of using immunization against the pathogens that cause disease?"
},
{
"answer": "Rotavirus",
"question": "What is responsible for 6% of dearrheal disease?"
},
{
"answer": "20%",
... |
14,886 | Dietary deficiencies in developing countries can be combated by promoting better eating practices. Supplementation with vitamin A and/or zinc. Zinc supplementation proved successful showing a significant decrease in the incidence of diarrheal disease compared to a control group. The majority of the literature suggests ... | [
{
"answer": "promoting better eating practices",
"question": "What can be done to combate dietary deficiences?"
},
{
"answer": "Zinc",
"question": "What has been used and shown successful in a decrease in incidence of diarrheal disease?"
},
{
"answer": "zinc supplementation",
"questi... |
14,887 | In many cases of diarrhea, replacing lost fluid and salts is the only treatment needed. This is usually by mouth – oral rehydration therapy – or, in severe cases, intravenously. Diet restrictions such as the BRAT diet are no longer recommended. Research does not support the limiting of milk to children as doing so has ... | [
{
"answer": "replacing lost fluid and salts is the only treatment needed",
"question": "What is the basic treatment many cases of diarrhea need?"
},
{
"answer": "This is usually by mouth – oral rehydration therapy – or, in severe cases, intravenously",
"question": "How is this treatment given?"
... |
14,888 | Oral rehydration solution (ORS) (a slightly sweetened and salty water) can be used to prevent dehydration. Standard home solutions such as salted rice water, salted yogurt drinks, vegetable and chicken soups with salt can be given. Home solutions such as water in which cereal has been cooked, unsalted soup, green cocon... | [
{
"answer": "Oral rehydration solution (ORS)",
"question": "What can be used to prevent dehydration?"
},
{
"answer": "salted rice water, salted yogurt drinks, vegetable and chicken soups with salt",
"question": "What are some good standard home solutions?"
},
{
"answer": "Pedialyte",
... |
14,889 | Drinks especially high in simple sugars, such as soft drinks and fruit juices, are not recommended in children under 5 years of age as they may increase dehydration. A too rich solution in the gut draws water from the rest of the body, just as if the person were to drink sea water. Plain water may be used if more speci... | [
{
"answer": "Drinks especially high in simple sugars, such as soft drinks and fruit juices",
"question": "What are not recommended for younger kids because it can casue more dehydration?"
},
{
"answer": "A too rich solution in the gut draws water from the rest of the body, just as if the person were... |
14,890 | WHO recommends a child with diarrhea continue to be fed. Continued feeding speeds the recovery of normal intestinal function. In contrast, children whose food is restricted have diarrhea of longer duration and recover intestinal function more slowly. A child should also continue to be breastfed. The WHO states "Food sh... | [
{
"answer": "a child with diarrhea continue to be fed",
"question": "What does WHO recommend?"
},
{
"answer": "Continued feeding speeds the recovery of normal intestinal function",
"question": "What does continuing to eat do for your illness?"
},
{
"answer": "children whose food is restr... |
14,891 | While antibiotics are beneficial in certain types of acute diarrhea, they are usually not used except in specific situations. There are concerns that antibiotics may increase the risk of hemolytic uremic syndrome in people infected with Escherichia coli O157:H7. In resource-poor countries, treatment with antibiotics ma... | [
{
"answer": "they are usually not used except in specific situations",
"question": "Are antibiotics used in diarrhea instances?"
},
{
"answer": "may increase the risk of hemolytic uremic syndrome in people infected with Escherichia coli O157:H7",
"question": "What are the concerns with anitbioti... |
14,892 | Madrasa (Arabic: مدرسة, madrasah, pl. مدارس, madāris, Turkish: Medrese) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious (of any religion). The word is variously transliterated madrasah, madarasaa, medresa, madrassa, madraza, medrese, etc. In the West, the word usually refers to... | [
{
"answer": "Arabic",
"question": "What are the origins of the word madrasa?"
},
{
"answer": "any type",
"question": "What type of educational institution does the term madrasa refer?"
},
{
"answer": "Islamic",
"question": "In Western culture, the term madrasa widely refers to the pr... |
14,894 | However, in English, the term madrasah usually refers to the specifically Islamic institutions. A typical Islamic school usually offers two courses of study: a ḥifẓ course teaching memorization of the Qur'an (the person who commits the entire Qurʼan to memory is called a ḥāfiẓ); and an ʻālim course leading the candidat... | [
{
"answer": "Islamic institutions",
"question": "What is the English connotative understanding of the word madrash? "
},
{
"answer": "memorization of the Qur'an",
"question": "What is taught through a hifz class or set of classes?"
},
{
"answer": "Islamic law",
"question": "What is s... |
14,895 | People of all ages attend, and many often move on to becoming imams.[citation needed] The certificate of an ʻālim, for example, requires approximately twelve years of study.[citation needed] A good number of the ḥuffāẓ (plural of ḥāfiẓ) are the product of the madaris. The madaris also resemble colleges, where people ta... | [
{
"answer": "all ages",
"question": "What age groups are usually enrolled in madaris?"
},
{
"answer": "approximately twelve years",
"question": "How long does someone have to be enrolled in alim courses to earn a certificate or graduate?"
},
{
"answer": "people take evening classes and r... |
14,896 | The term "Islamic education" means education in the light of Islam itself, which is rooted in the teachings of the Quran - holy book of Muslims. Islamic education and Muslim education are not the same. Because Islamic education has epistemological integration which is founded on Tawhid - Oneness or monotheism. For deta... | [
{
"answer": "education in the light of Islam itself",
"question": "What is the meaning of Islamic education?"
},
{
"answer": "Quran",
"question": "What book is the basis for education in Islamic traditions?"
},
{
"answer": "Muslim education",
"question": "What types of education grea... |
14,897 | The first institute of madrasa education was at the estate of Hazrat Zaid bin Arkam near a hill called Safa, where Hazrat Muhammad was the teacher and the students were some of his followers.[citation needed] After Hijrah (migration) the madrasa of "Suffa" was established in Madina on the east side of the Al-Masjid an-... | [
{
"answer": "the estate of Hazrat Zaid bin Arkam",
"question": "Where was the first madrasa located?"
},
{
"answer": "Hazrat Muhammad",
"question": "Who was the teacher at the first madrasa?"
},
{
"answer": "Hazrat 'Ubada bin Samit",
"question": "Who was named as a teacher at the sec... |
14,898 | During the rule of the Fatimid and Mamluk dynasties and their successor states in the medieval Middle East, many of the ruling elite founded madaris through a religious endowment known as the waqf. Not only was the madrasa a potent symbol of status but it was an effective means of transmitting wealth and status to thei... | [
{
"answer": "ruling elite",
"question": "Which class of people founded the madaris during the medieval period?"
},
{
"answer": "through a religious endowment",
"question": "How were the madaris funded during the medieval period?"
},
{
"answer": "former slaves",
"question": "What clas... |
14,899 | At the beginning of the Caliphate or Islamic Empire, the reliance on courts initially confined sponsorship and scholarly activities to major centres. Within several centuries, the development of Muslim educational institutions such as the madrasah and masjid eventually introduced such activities to provincial towns and... | [
{
"answer": "royal courts",
"question": "Who traditionally paid for scholars to study natural sciences?"
},
{
"answer": "Caliphate",
"question": "What group of people had the highest literacy rates during the Middle Ages?"
},
{
"answer": "maktab and madrasa institutions",
"question":... |
14,900 | In the medieval Islamic world, an elementary school was known as a maktab, which dates back to at least the 10th century. Like madaris (which referred to higher education), a maktab was often attached to an endowed mosque. In the 11th century, the famous Persian Islamic philosopher and teacher Ibn Sīnā (known as Avicen... | [
{
"answer": "10th century",
"question": "When were the first recorded Islamic elementary schools?"
},
{
"answer": "maktab",
"question": "What term refers to Islamic elementary schools?"
},
{
"answer": "Ibn Sīnā",
"question": "Who wrote a training guide for Islamic maktab teachers?"
... |
14,901 | Ibn Sīnā refers to the secondary education stage of maktab schooling as a period of specialisation when pupils should begin to acquire manual skills, regardless of their social status. He writes that children after the age of 14 should be allowed to choose and specialise in subjects they have an interest in, whether it... | [
{
"answer": "manual skills",
"question": "What type of skills did Ibn Sina state children should learn in secondary education?"
},
{
"answer": "14",
"question": "According to Ibn Sina, at what age should children choose a direction for their education?"
},
{
"answer": "flexibility",
... |
14,904 | The Arabic term ijāzat al-tadrīs was awarded to Islamic scholars who were qualified to teach. According to Makdisi, the Latin title licentia docendi 'licence to teach' in the European university may have been a translation of the Arabic, but the underlying concept was very different. A significant difference between th... | [
{
"answer": "licence to teach",
"question": "What did earning the ijazat al-tadris award students?"
},
{
"answer": "individual scholar-teacher",
"question": "Who awarded a teaching license in Islamic schools?"
},
{
"answer": "chief official of the university",
"question": "Who awarde... |
14,905 | Much of the study in the madrasah college centred on examining whether certain opinions of law were orthodox. This scholarly process of "determining orthodoxy began with a question which the Muslim layman, called in that capacity mustaftī, presented to a jurisconsult, called mufti, soliciting from him a response, calle... | [
{
"answer": "whether certain opinions of law were orthodox",
"question": "What determination of the study of law was held to much debate?"
},
{
"answer": "civil as well as religious",
"question": "What type of matters are covered through Islamic law?"
},
{
"answer": "fatwa",
"questio... |
14,906 | There is disagreement whether madaris ever became universities. Scholars like Arnold H. Green and Seyyed Hossein Nasr have argued that starting in the 10th century, some medieval Islamic madaris indeed became universities. George Makdisi and others, however, argue that the European university has no parallel in the med... | [
{
"answer": "10th century",
"question": "When did some madaris become considered like traditional colleges?"
},
{
"answer": "princely patrons",
"question": "What class of people founded both European universities and Islamic madaris"
},
{
"answer": "further the rulers' agenda",
"ques... |
14,907 | al-Qarawīyīn University in Fez, Morocco is recognised by many historians as the oldest degree-granting university in the world, having been founded in 859 by Fatima al-Fihri. While the madrasa college could also issue degrees at all levels, the jāmiʻahs (such as al-Qarawīyīn and al-Azhar University) differed in the sen... | [
{
"answer": "859",
"question": "When was al-Qarawiyin University founded?"
},
{
"answer": "Fatima al-Fihri",
"question": "Who founded al-Qarawiyin University?"
},
{
"answer": "all levels",
"question": "What types of degrees were earned at al-Qarawiyin University?"
},
{
"answe... |
14,909 | However, the classification of madaris as "universities" is disputed on the question of understanding of each institution on its own terms. In madaris, the ijāzahs were only issued in one field, the Islamic religious law of sharīʻah, and in no other field of learning. Other academic subjects, including the natural scie... | [
{
"answer": "Islamic religious law of sharīʻah",
"question": "What field does the ijazah signify expertise in?"
},
{
"answer": "supply religious needs",
"question": "What was the purpose of studying natural sciences in madaris?"
},
{
"answer": "the teacher",
"question": "Who decided ... |
14,910 | Medievalist specialists who define the university as a legally autonomous corporation disagree with the term "university" for the Islamic madaris and jāmi‘ahs because the medieval university (from Latin universitas) was structurally different, being a legally autonomous corporation rather than a waqf institution like t... | [
{
"answer": "Medievalist specialists",
"question": "Who argues that madaris are not the same as traditional European universities?"
},
{
"answer": "madrasa and jāmiʻah",
"question": "What are two examples of waqfs?"
},
{
"answer": "Islamic college",
"question": "What do scholars that... |
14,914 | Prior to the 12th century, women accounted for less than one percent of the world’s Islamic scholars. However, al-Sakhawi and Mohammad Akram Nadwi have since found evidence of over 8,000 female scholars since the 15th century. al-Sakhawi devotes an entire volume of his 12-volume biographical dictionary al-Ḍawʾ al-lāmiʻ... | [
{
"answer": "less than one percent",
"question": "What percentage of Islamic women were educated before the 1200s?"
},
{
"answer": "over 8,000",
"question": "How many female Islamic scholars were on record after the 1400s?"
},
{
"answer": "al-Ḍawʾ al-lāmiʻ",
"question": "In what book... |
14,915 | From around 750, during the Abbasid Caliphate, women “became renowned for their brains as well as their beauty”. In particular, many well known women of the time were trained from childhood in music, dancing and poetry. Mahbuba was one of these. Another feminine figure to be remembered for her achievements was Tawaddud... | [
{
"answer": "music, dancing and poetry",
"question": "What disciplines were women trained in during the first century?"
},
{
"answer": "Shuhda",
"question": "Who was the most well known female scholar in Islamic schools?"
},
{
"answer": "Baghdad",
"question": "Where did Shuhda attend... |
14,916 | According to the Sunni scholar Ibn ʻAsākir in the 12th century, there were opportunities for female education in the medieval Islamic world, writing that women could study, earn ijazahs (academic degrees), and qualify as scholars and teachers. This was especially the case for learned and scholarly families, who wanted ... | [
{
"answer": "scholars and teachers",
"question": "What titles could women earn by going to Islamic schools?"
},
{
"answer": "learned and scholarly families",
"question": "Who wanted to ensured that their daughters were educated in Islamic schools?"
},
{
"answer": "their desire for religi... |
14,921 | Today, the system of Arabic and Islamic education has grown and further integrated with Kerala government administration. In 2005, an estimated 6,000 Muslim Arabic teachers taught in Kerala government schools, with over 500,000 Muslim students. State-appointed committees, not private mosques or religious scholars outsi... | [
{
"answer": "over 500,000",
"question": "How many Muslim students are there in Kerala?"
},
{
"answer": "6,000",
"question": "How many Muslim teachers are there in Kerala?"
},
{
"answer": "State-appointed committees",
"question": "Who determines the content taught in Arabic public sch... |
14,922 | In Southeast Asia, Muslim students have a choice of attending a secular government or an Islamic school. Madaris or Islamic schools are known as Sekolah Agama (Malay: religious school) in Malaysia and Indonesia, โรงเรียนศาสนาอิสลาม (Thai: school of Islam) in Thailand and madaris in the Philippines. In countries where I... | [
{
"answer": "students",
"question": "Who decides if Muslims attend secular schools or traditional madaris?"
},
{
"answer": "Sekolah Agama",
"question": "What are madaris referred to as in Indonesia and Malaysia?"
},
{
"answer": "Mindanao",
"question": "What region of the Philippines ... |
14,924 | In 2004, madaris were mainstreamed in 16 Regions nationwide, primarily in Muslim-majority areas in Mindanao under the auspices of the Department of Education (DepEd). The DepEd adopted Department Order No. 51, which instituted Arabic-language and Islamic Values instruction for Muslim children in state schools, and auth... | [
{
"answer": "16",
"question": "How many regions in Singapore have widely accepted madaris?"
},
{
"answer": "Department Order No. 51",
"question": "What law protects the teaching of Arabic and Islamic traditions in Mindanao?"
},
{
"answer": "Muslim",
"question": "What religion do most... |
14,925 | The first Madressa established in North America, Al-Rashid Islamic Institute, was established in Cornwall, Ontario in 1983 and has graduates who are Hafiz (Quran) and Ulama. The seminary was established by Mazhar Alam under the direction of his teacher the leading Indian Tablighi scholar Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi and... | [
{
"answer": "1983",
"question": "When was the first madrasa started in North America?"
},
{
"answer": "US",
"question": "What country has many students that attend Al-Rashid Islamic Institute?"
},
{
"answer": "Cornwall, Ontario",
"question": "Where is Al-Rashid Islamic Institute?"
... |
14,926 | Western commentators post-9/11 often perceive madaris as places of radical revivalism with a connotation of anti-Americanism and radical extremism, frequently associated in the Western press with Wahhabi attitudes toward non-Muslims. In Arabic the word madrasa simply means "school" and does not imply a political or rel... | [
{
"answer": "anti-Americanism and radical extremism",
"question": "What is the common western perception of the teaching received at madaris?"
},
{
"answer": "varied curricula",
"question": "What type of content is delivered at madaris?"
},
{
"answer": "secularised",
"question": "Wha... |
14,927 | In 1682, William Penn founded the city to serve as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony. Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the American Revolution as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the Constitution in 1787. Philadelphia was o... | [
{
"answer": "William Penn",
"question": "Who founded Philadelphia?"
},
{
"answer": "a meeting place for the Founding Fathers",
"question": "What role did Philadelphia play in the American Revolution?"
},
{
"answer": "temporary U.S. capital",
"question": "What purpose did Philadelphia... |
14,928 | Based on the similar shifts underway the nation's economy after 1960, Philadelphia experienced a loss of manufacturing companies and jobs to lower taxed regions of the USA and often overseas. As a result, the economic base of Philadelphia, which had historically been manufacturing, declined significantly. In addition, ... | [
{
"answer": "manufacturing",
"question": "What was the historical economic base of Philadelphia?"
},
{
"answer": "late 1980s",
"question": "When did the city near bankruptcy?"
},
{
"answer": "suburbs",
"question": "Where did wealthy residents move?"
},
{
"answer": "immigrants... |
14,930 | Before Europeans arrived, the Philadelphia area was home to the Lenape (Delaware) Indians in the village of Shackamaxon. The Lenape are a Native American tribe and First Nations band government. They are also called Delaware Indians and their historical territory was along the Delaware River watershed, western Long Isl... | [
{
"answer": "Lenape",
"question": "What native American tribe lived in the area before settlement?"
},
{
"answer": "Iroquois",
"question": "What other tribe occasionally fought against the Lenape?"
},
{
"answer": "smallpox",
"question": "What disease killed the most Lenape?"
},
{... |
14,933 | Philadelphia's importance and central location in the colonies made it a natural center for America's revolutionaries. By the 1750s, Philadelphia had surpassed Boston to become the largest city and busiest port in British America, and second in the British Empire, behind London. The city hosted the First Continental Co... | [
{
"answer": "Declaration of Independence,",
"question": "What important revolutionary document was signed in Philadelphia?"
},
{
"answer": "1787",
"question": "When did Philadelphia host the Constitutional Convention?"
},
{
"answer": "Several",
"question": "How many Revolutionary War... |
14,934 | The state government left Philadelphia in 1799, and the federal government was moved to Washington, DC in 1800 with completion of the White House and Capitol. The city remained the young nation's largest with a population of nearly 50,000 at the turn of the 19th century; it was a financial and cultural center. Before 1... | [
{
"answer": "1799",
"question": "When did the US government leave Philadelphia for D.C.?"
},
{
"answer": "African Methodist Episcopal Church",
"question": "What religion did the black community found?"
},
{
"answer": "New York City",
"question": "Which city surpassed the population o... |
14,935 | Throughout the 19th century, Philadelphia had a variety of industries and businesses, the largest being textiles. Major corporations in the 19th and early 20th centuries included the Baldwin Locomotive Works, William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company, and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Industry, along with th... | [
{
"answer": "textiles",
"question": "What was Philadelphia's biggest industry during the 19th century?"
},
{
"answer": "1876",
"question": "When was the first World's Fair?"
},
{
"answer": "Irish and German",
"question": "Which were the two biggest immigrant groups in Philadelphia?"
... |
14,936 | These immigrants were largely responsible for the first general strike in North America in 1835, in which workers in the city won the ten-hour workday. The city was a destination for thousands of Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Famine in the 1840s; housing for them was developed south of South Street, and was later ... | [
{
"answer": "immigrants",
"question": "Who carried out the first strike in North America?"
},
{
"answer": "1835",
"question": "When did the strike take place?"
},
{
"answer": "ten-hour workday",
"question": "What did the strikers achieve?"
},
{
"answer": "the Great Famine",
... |
14,937 | By the 20th century, Philadelphia had become known as "corrupt and contented", with a complacent population and an entrenched Republican political machine. The first major reform came in 1917 when outrage over the election-year murder of a police officer led to the shrinking of the Philadelphia City Council from two ho... | [
{
"answer": "Republican",
"question": "Which political party controlled Philadelphia in the early 20th century?"
},
{
"answer": "corrupt and contented",
"question": "What phrase could describe Philadelphia of the early 20th century?"
},
{
"answer": "1917",
"question": "When did the f... |
14,938 | In 1940, non-Hispanic whites constituted 86.8% of the city's population. The population peaked at more than two million residents in 1950, then began to decline with the restructuring of industry, which led to the loss of many middle-class union jobs. In addition, suburbanization had been drawing off many of the wealth... | [
{
"answer": "1950",
"question": "When was the peak of Philadelphia's population?"
},
{
"answer": "the loss of many middle-class union jobs",
"question": "Why did the population decline after this time?"
},
{
"answer": "service businesses",
"question": "What is the main driver of the ... |
14,939 | Philadelphia's central city was created in the 17th century following the plan by William Penn's surveyor Thomas Holme. Center City is structured with long straight streets running east-west and north-south forming a grid pattern. The original city plan was designed to allow for easy travel and to keep residences separ... | [
{
"answer": "Thomas Holme",
"question": "Who planned the central city?"
},
{
"answer": "The Delaware River and Schuylkill Rivers",
"question": "Which rivers run through the city?"
},
{
"answer": "five",
"question": "How many public parks did Penn plan?"
},
{
"answer": "183,24... |
14,940 | The City Planning Commission, tasked with guiding growth and development of the city, has divided the city into 18 planning districts as part of the Philadelphia2035 physical development plan. Much of the city's 1980 zoning code was overhauled from 2007–2012 as part of a joint effort between former mayors John F. Stree... | [
{
"answer": "18",
"question": "How many planning districts make up Philadelphia?"
},
{
"answer": "2007–2012",
"question": "When was the 1980 zoning code revamped?"
},
{
"answer": "John F. Street and Michael Nutter",
"question": "Which two mayors accomplished the zoning code revamp?"
... |
14,941 | In the first decades of the 19th century, Federal architecture and Greek Revival architecture were dominated by Philadelphia architects such as Benjamin Latrobe, William Strickland, John Haviland, John Notman, Thomas U. Walter, and Samuel Sloan. Frank Furness is considered Philadelphia's greatest architect of the secon... | [
{
"answer": "Benjamin Latrobe, William Strickland, John Haviland, John Notman, Thomas U. Walter, and Samuel Sloan",
"question": "Name 6 important Philadelphia architects?"
},
{
"answer": "Frank Furness",
"question": "Who is Philadelphia's greatest architect of the later 19th century?"
},
{
... |
14,942 | The 548 ft (167 m) City Hall remained the tallest building in the city until 1987 when One Liberty Place was constructed. Numerous glass and granite skyscrapers were built in Philadelphia's Center City from the late 1980s onwards. In 2007, the Comcast Center surpassed One Liberty Place to become the city's tallest buil... | [
{
"answer": "548 ft",
"question": "How tall is the City Hall?"
},
{
"answer": "Comcast Center",
"question": "What is the tallest building?"
},
{
"answer": "Comcast Innovation and Technology Center",
"question": "Which building under construction will surpass Comcast Center?"
}
] |
14,943 | For much of Philadelphia's history, the typical home has been the row house. The row house was introduced to the United States via Philadelphia in the early 19th century and, for a time, row houses built elsewhere in the United States were known as "Philadelphia rows". A variety of row houses are found throughout the c... | [
{
"answer": "row house",
"question": "What is the dominant type of house in Philadelphia?"
},
{
"answer": "Philadelphia rows",
"question": "What are row houses called outside of Philadelphia?"
},
{
"answer": "early 20th century or older",
"question": "How old is most of the housing i... |
14,944 | Under the Köppen climate classification, Philadelphia falls in the northern periphery of the humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa). Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Snowfall is highly variable, with some winters bringing only light snow and others bringi... | [
{
"answer": "humid subtropical climate zone",
"question": "What climate zone does Philadelphia fall under?"
},
{
"answer": "hot and muggy",
"question": "What is the summer weather like?"
},
{
"answer": "22.4 in",
"question": "What is the normal snowfall?"
},
{
"answer": "41.5... |
14,945 | The January daily average is 33.0 °F (0.6 °C), though, in a normal winter, the temperature frequently rises to 50 °F (10 °C) during thaws and dips to 10 °F (−12 °C) for 2 or 3 nights. July averages 78.1 °F (25.6 °C), although heat waves accompanied by high humidity and heat indices are frequent; highs reach or exceed 9... | [
{
"answer": "33.0 °F",
"question": "What is the average January temp?"
},
{
"answer": "78.1 °F",
"question": "What is the July average temp?"
},
{
"answer": "November 6 thru April 2",
"question": "What is the average time for freezing temps?"
},
{
"answer": "217",
"questi... |
14,946 | According to the 2014 United States Census estimates, there were 1,560,297 people residing in the City of Philadelphia, representing a 2.2% increase since 2010. From the 1960s up until 2006, the city's population declined year after year. It eventually reached a low of 1,488,710 residents in 2006 before beginning to ri... | [
{
"answer": "1,560,297",
"question": "What is the 2014 population?"
},
{
"answer": "2006",
"question": "When was the low point in Philadelphia's population?"
},
{
"answer": "100,000",
"question": "How much is the population predicted to grow by 2035?"
}
] |
14,948 | The average population density was 11,457 people per square mile (4,405.4/km²). The Census reported that 1,468,623 people (96.2% of the population) lived in households, 38,007 (2.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 19,376 (1.3%) were institutionalized. In 2013, the city reported having 668,247 total ... | [
{
"answer": "11,457 people per square mile",
"question": "What is the density?"
},
{
"answer": "670,171",
"question": "How many houses or apartments were there in 2010?"
},
{
"answer": "13 percent",
"question": "What percent are vacant as of 2013?"
},
{
"answer": "32",
"q... |
14,949 | In 2010, 24.9 percent of households reported having children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.3 percent were married couples living together and 22.5 percent had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0 percent had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.2 percent were non-families. The city re... | [
{
"answer": "24.9 percent",
"question": "At the last census how many households had children under 18 in them?"
},
{
"answer": "43.2",
"question": "What percent were non-family households?"
},
{
"answer": "2.45",
"question": "What is the size of the average household?"
},
{
"... |
14,950 | According to the Census Bureau, the median household income in 2013 was $36,836, down 7.9 percent from 2008 when the median household income was $40,008 (in 2013 dollars). For comparison, the median household income among metropolitan areas was $60,482, down 8.2 percent in the same period, and the national median house... | [
{
"answer": "$36,836",
"question": "What was the median household income in 2013?"
},
{
"answer": "Society Hill",
"question": "What is the name of a wealthy neighborhood?"
},
{
"answer": "$14,185",
"question": "What is the lowest median income in Philadelphia?"
}
] |
14,952 | Irish, Italians, Polish, Germans, English, and Greeks are the largest ethnic European groups in the city. Philadelphia has the second-largest Irish and Italian populations in the United States, after New York City. South Philadelphia remains one of the largest Italian neighborhoods in the country and is home to the Ita... | [
{
"answer": "Irish, Italians, Polish, Germans, English, and Greeks",
"question": "Name the six largest European ethnic groups in the city?"
},
{
"answer": "New York City",
"question": "Which city has the largest Irish and Italian populations?"
},
{
"answer": "South Philadelphia",
"qu... |
14,953 | There has also been an increase of yuppie, bohemian, and hipster types particularly around Center City, the neighborhood of Northern Liberties, and in the neighborhoods around the city's universities, such as near Temple in North Philadelphia and particularly near Drexel and University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelp... | [
{
"answer": "yuppie, bohemian, and hipster",
"question": "Name three sub-cultures in the Center City?"
},
{
"answer": "Gayborhood",
"question": "What is the name of the gay district?"
},
{
"answer": "Drexel and University of Pennsylvania",
"question": "Name a University located in th... |
14,954 | As of 2010[update], 79.12% (1,112,441) of Philadelphia residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a primary language, while 9.72% (136,688) spoke Spanish, 1.64% (23,075) Chinese, 0.89% (12,499) Vietnamese, 0.77% (10,885) Russian, 0.66% (9,240) French, 0.61% (8,639) other Asian languages, 0.58% (8,217) African l... | [
{
"answer": "79.12%",
"question": "What percent of 5 year olds or older speak English?"
},
{
"answer": "9.72%",
"question": "What percent of 5 year olds or older speak Spanish?"
},
{
"answer": "20.88%",
"question": "What is the total over 5's that speak another language than English?... |
14,955 | Philadelphia's an annualized unemployment rate was 7.8% in 2014, down from 10.0%the previous year. This is higher than the national average of 6.2%. Similarly, the rate of new jobs added to the city's economy lagged behind the national job growth. In 2014, about 8,800 jobs were added to the city's economy. Sectors with... | [
{
"answer": "7.8%",
"question": "Unemployment rate in 2014?"
},
{
"answer": "6.2%",
"question": "What was the average unemployment rate in the U.S. in 2014?"
},
{
"answer": "8,800",
"question": "How many jobs were gained in 2014?"
},
{
"answer": "education and health services... |
14,956 | Philadelphia is home to many national historical sites that relate to the founding of the United States. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks being one of the country's 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and t... | [
{
"answer": "Independence National Historical Park",
"question": "Which is the biggest historical sites?"
},
{
"answer": "22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites",
"question": "How many UNESCO sites does the U.S. have?"
},
{
"answer": "Independence National Historical Park",
"question": "Wher... |
14,957 | Philadelphia's major science museums include the Franklin Institute, which contains the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial; the Academy of Natural Sciences; the Mütter Museum; and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. History museums include the National Constitution Center, the Atwate... | [
{
"answer": "University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology",
"question": "Name the archaeology museum?"
},
{
"answer": "Franklin Institute",
"question": "Name a museum named after a founding father?"
},
{
"answer": "Philadelphia",
"question": "Which city had the n... |
14,958 | The Philadelphia dialect, which is spread throughout the Delaware Valley and South Jersey, is part of Mid-Atlantic American English, and as such it is identical in many ways to the Baltimore dialect. Unlike the Baltimore dialect, however, the Philadelphia accent also shares many similarities with the New York accent. T... | [
{
"answer": "The Philadelphia dialect",
"question": "Name the accent spoken in the area?"
},
{
"answer": "Baltimore dialect",
"question": "Which dialect is it similar to?"
},
{
"answer": "New York",
"question": "What other city is similar to Philadelphia's accent?"
},
{
"answ... |
14,959 | Areas such as South Street and Old City have a vibrant night life. The Avenue of the Arts in Center City contains many restaurants and theaters, such as the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, which is home to the Philadelphia Orchestra, generally considered one of the top five orchestras in the United States, and t... | [
{
"answer": "South Street and Old City",
"question": "Name two districts with good night life?"
},
{
"answer": "Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts",
"question": "What is the home of the orchestra?"
},
{
"answer": "Academy of Music",
"question": "What is the countries oldest opera ... |
14,960 | Philadelphia has more public art than any other American city. In 1872, the Association for Public Art (formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association) was created, the first private association in the United States dedicated to integrating public art and urban planning. In 1959, lobbying by the Artists Equity Association... | [
{
"answer": "Philadelphia",
"question": "Which American city has the most public art?"
},
{
"answer": "Fairmount Park Art Association",
"question": "What was the Assoc. for Public Art called in the past?"
},
{
"answer": "more than 200",
"question": "How many pieces of art were funded... |
14,961 | Philadelphia artists have had a prominent national role in popular music. In the 1970s, Philadelphia soul influenced the music of that and later eras. On July 13, 1985, Philadelphia hosted the American end of the Live Aid concert at John F. Kennedy Stadium. The city reprised this role for the Live 8 concert, bringing s... | [
{
"answer": "Philadelphia soul",
"question": "Name a type of music from the 70's that influenced the nation?"
},
{
"answer": "Live Aid",
"question": "What concert did Philly host on July13th, 1985?"
},
{
"answer": "John F. Kennedy Stadium",
"question": "What is the name of the stadiu... |
14,962 | Rowing has been popular in Philadelphia since the 18th century. Boathouse Row is a symbol of Philadelphia's rich rowing history, and each Big Five member has its own boathouse. Philadelphia hosts numerous local and collegiate rowing clubs and competitions, including the annual Dad Vail Regatta, the largest intercollegi... | [
{
"answer": "Rowing",
"question": "What water sport is popular in the city?"
},
{
"answer": "Boathouse Row",
"question": "What is the symbol of rowing in the city?"
},
{
"answer": "Dad Vail Regatta, the largest intercollegiate rowing event in the U.S, the Stotesbury Cup Regatta, and the ... |
14,963 | The city uses the strong-mayor version of the mayor-council form of government, which is headed by one mayor, in whom executive authority is vested. Elected at-large, the mayor is limited to two consecutive four-year terms under the city's home rule charter, but can run for the position again after an intervening term.... | [
{
"answer": "strong-mayor version of the mayor-council",
"question": "What type of government does Philadelphia have?"
},
{
"answer": "two consecutive four-year terms",
"question": "How many terms can a mayor serve?"
},
{
"answer": "Jim Kenney",
"question": "Who is the current mayor?... |
14,964 | The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (First Judicial District) is the trial court of general jurisdiction for Philadelphia, hearing felony-level criminal cases and civil suits above the minimum jurisdictional limit of $7000 (excepting small claims cases valued between $7000 and $12000 and landlord-tenant issue... | [
{
"answer": "The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (First Judicial District)",
"question": "What is the main trial court called?"
},
{
"answer": "felony-level criminal cases and civil suits above the minimum jurisdictional limit of $7000",
"question": "What type of cases are heard here?"... |
14,965 | From the American Civil War until the mid-20th century, Philadelphia was a bastion of the Republican Party, which arose from the staunch pro-Northern views of Philadelphia residents during and after the war (Philadelphia was chosen as the host city for the first Republican National Convention in 1856). After the Great ... | [
{
"answer": "Republican Party",
"question": "What party dominated until the mid-20th century"
},
{
"answer": "Philadelphia was chosen as the host city for the first Republican National Convention in 1856",
"question": "What happened in Philadelphia in 1856?"
},
{
"answer": "1936",
"q... |
14,966 | Philadelphia once comprised six congressional districts. However, as a result of the city's declining population, it now has only four: the 1st district, represented by Bob Brady; the 2nd, represented by Chaka Fattah; the 8th, represented by Mike Fitzpatrick; and the 13th, represented by Brendan Boyle. All but Fitzpatr... | [
{
"answer": "four",
"question": "How many congressional districts are there in the city?"
},
{
"answer": "six",
"question": "How many congressional districts were there at the peak population?"
},
{
"answer": "Mike Fitzpatrick",
"question": "Who represents the 8th district?"
},
{... |
14,967 | Like many American cities, Philadelphia saw a gradual yet pronounced rise in crime in the years following World War II. There were 525 murders in 1990, a rate of 31.5 per 100,000. There were an average of about 600 murders a year for most of the 1990s. The murder count dropped in 2002 to 288, then rose four years later... | [
{
"answer": "pronounced rise in crime in the years following World War II",
"question": "Did the crime rate go up or down after the War years?"
},
{
"answer": "525",
"question": "How many murders occurred in 1990?"
},
{
"answer": "600",
"question": "What was the average murder rate d... |
14,968 | The number of shootings in the city has declined significantly in the last 10 years. Shooting incidents peaked in 2006 when 1,857 shootings were recorded. That number has dropped 44 percent to 1,047 shootings in 2014. Similarly, major crimes in the city has decreased gradually in the last ten years since its peak in 20... | [
{
"answer": "2006",
"question": "When did shootings peak in the city?"
},
{
"answer": "1,857",
"question": "How many shootings were there in that year?"
},
{
"answer": "fell",
"question": "Has violent crime rate fallen or risen in the last 10 years?"
},
{
"answer": "54th",
... |
14,969 | The city's K-12 enrollment in district run schools has dropped in the last five years from 156,211 students in 2010 to 130,104 students in 2015. During the same time period, the enrollment in charter schools has increased from 33,995 students in 2010 to 62,358 students in 2015. This consistent drop in enrollment has le... | [
{
"answer": "dropped",
"question": "Has public school enrollment dropped or increased in the last 5 years?"
},
{
"answer": "24",
"question": "How many public schools have been closed in 2013?"
},
{
"answer": "$12,570",
"question": "How much does the city spend per year per child?"
... |
14,970 | Graduation rates among district-run schools, meanwhile, have steadily increased in the last ten years. In 2005, Philadelphia had a district graduation rate of 52%. This number has increased to 65% in 2014, still below the national and state averages. Scores on the state's standardized test, the Pennsylvania System of S... | [
{
"answer": "increased",
"question": "Have grad rates fallen or increased in the last years?"
},
{
"answer": "52%",
"question": "What was the grad rate in 2005?"
},
{
"answer": "65%",
"question": "What was it in 2014?"
},
{
"answer": "below the national and state averages",
... |
14,971 | The city's largest private school by number of students is Temple University, followed by Drexel University. Along with the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University and Drexel University make up the city's major research universities. The city is also home to five schools of medicine: Drexel University College of ... | [
{
"answer": "Temple University",
"question": "What is the largest private institution in the city?"
},
{
"answer": "University of Pennsylvania, Temple University and Drexel University",
"question": "What are the 3 research universities in the city?"
},
{
"answer": "five",
"question":... |
14,972 | Philadelphia's two major daily newspapers are The Philadelphia Inquirer, which is the eighteenth largest newspaper and third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the country, and the Philadelphia Daily News. Both newspapers were purchased from The McClatchy Company (after buying out Knight Ridder) in 2006 by Philadelphi... | [
{
"answer": "two",
"question": "How many major papers are published?"
},
{
"answer": "Philadelphia Inquirer",
"question": "What is the 3rd oldest paper in the nation?"
},
{
"answer": "Interstate General Media",
"question": "Who owns the major papers in the city?"
}
] |
14,973 | The city also has a number of other, smaller newspapers and magazine in circulation such as the Philadelphia Tribune, which serves the African-American community, the Philadelphia, a monthly regional magazine; Philadelphia Weekly, an weekly-printed alternative newspaper; Philadelphia City Paper another weekly-printed n... | [
{
"answer": "Philadelphia Tribune",
"question": "Name a smaller newspaper?"
},
{
"answer": "African-American community",
"question": "What community does the Tribune serve?"
},
{
"answer": "Philadelphia Gay News",
"question": "What paper serves the LGBT community?"
},
{
"answ... |
14,974 | The first experimental radio license was issued in Philadelphia in August 1912 to St. Joseph's College. The first commercial broadcasting radio stations appeared in 1922: first WIP, then owned by Gimbel's department store, on March 17, followed the same year by WFIL, WOO, WCAU and WDAS. The highest-rated stations in Ph... | [
{
"answer": "St. Joseph's College",
"question": "Where was the first radio license granted?"
},
{
"answer": "1922",
"question": "When did the first radio stations appear?"
},
{
"answer": "WHYY-FM (NPR), WRTI (jazz, classical), and WXPN-FM",
"question": "Name the 3 public radio statio... |
14,975 | In the 1930s, the experimental station W3XE, owned by Philco, became the first television station in Philadelphia; it became NBC's first affiliate in 1939, and later became KYW-TV (CBS). WCAU-TV, WPVI-TV, WHYY-TV, WPHL-TV, and WTXF-TV had all been founded by the 1970s. In 1952, WFIL (now WPVI) premiered the television ... | [
{
"answer": "Philco",
"question": "Who owned W3XE?"
},
{
"answer": "1939",
"question": "When did it become NBC's first affiliate?"
},
{
"answer": "Bandstand",
"question": "What show started out in the city?"
}
] |
14,976 | In 1981, large sections of the SEPTA Regional Rail service to the far suburbs of Philadelphia were discontinued due to lack of funding. Several projects have been proposed to extend rail service back to these areas, but lack of funding has again been the chief obstacle to implementation. These projects include the prop... | [
{
"answer": "1981",
"question": "When did SEPTA service get cut?"
},
{
"answer": "lack of funding",
"question": "Why did SEPTA rail service get cut?"
},
{
"answer": "but lack of funding has again been the chief obstacle to implementation",
"question": "Has service ever been restored?... |
14,977 | Two airports serve Philadelphia: the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), straddling the southern boundary of the city, and the Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), a general aviation reliever airport in Northeast Philadelphia. Philadelphia International Airport provides scheduled domestic and international air s... | [
{
"answer": "Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)",
"question": "Name the main airport?"
},
{
"answer": "15th",
"question": "Where does PHL rank in the list of busiest airports?"
},
{
"answer": "American Airlines",
"question": "What airline uses this airport as its primary intern... |
14,978 | Interstate 95 runs through the city along the Delaware River as a main north-south artery known as the Delaware Expressway. The city is also served by the Schuylkill Expressway, a portion of Interstate 76 that runs along the Schuylkill River. It meets the Pennsylvania Turnpike at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, providin... | [
{
"answer": "Delaware Expressway",
"question": "What is the main north-south freeway called?"
},
{
"answer": "Schuylkill Expressway",
"question": "What is part of I-76 called?"
},
{
"answer": "1991",
"question": "When was the Vine Street Expressway finished?"
},
{
"answer": "... |
14,979 | Roosevelt Boulevard and the Roosevelt Expressway (U.S. 1) connect Northeast Philadelphia with Center City. Woodhaven Road (Route 63), built in 1966, and Cottman Avenue (Route 73) serve the neighborhoods of Northeast Philadelphia, running between Interstate 95 and the Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. 1). The Fort Washington Ex... | [
{
"answer": "U.S. 1",
"question": "What is another name for the Roosevelt Expressway?"
},
{
"answer": "1966",
"question": "When was Woodhaven road built?"
},
{
"answer": "Northeast Philadelphia,",
"question": "What neighborhoods does Cottman Avenue serve?"
},
{
"answer": "Rou... |
14,980 | Philadelphia is also a major hub for Greyhound Lines, which operates 24-hour service to points east of the Mississippi River. Most of Greyhound's services in Philadelphia operate to/from the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal, located at 1001 Filbert Street in Center City Philadelphia. In 2006, the Philadelphia Greyhound ... | [
{
"answer": "Greyhound Lines",
"question": "What bus line uses the city as a hub?"
},
{
"answer": "1001 Filbert Street",
"question": "Where is Greyhound terminal located?"
},
{
"answer": "six",
"question": "How many other bus companies operate from Philadelphia?"
},
{
"answer... |
14,981 | Since the early days of rail transport in the United States, Philadelphia has served as hub for several major rail companies, particularly the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Railroad. The Pennsylvania Railroad first operated Broad Street Station, then 30th Street Station and Suburban Station, and the Reading Rai... | [
{
"answer": "Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Railroad",
"question": "Name 2 rail companies that use the city as a hub?"
},
{
"answer": "Broad Street Station",
"question": "Where did the Pennsylvania Railroad have their first station?"
},
{
"answer": "Reading Terminal",
"questio... |
14,982 | Historically, Philadelphia sourced its water by the Fairmount Water Works, the nation's first major urban water supply system. In 1909, Water Works was decommissioned as the city transitioned to modern sand filtration methods. Today, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) provides drinking water, wastewater collection... | [
{
"answer": "Fairmount Water Works,",
"question": "What was the first water supply system called?"
},
{
"answer": "Philadelphia Water Department",
"question": "Who provides the city water now?"
},
{
"answer": "Delaware River and the balance from the Schuylkill River",
"question": "Wh... |
14,983 | Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), overseen by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, is the nation's largest municipally owned natural gas utility. It serves over 500,000 homes and businesses in the Philadelphia area. Founded in 1836, the company came under city ownership in 1987 and has been providing the majority of... | [
{
"answer": "Philadelphia Gas Works",
"question": "What is the largest city owned gas utility?"
},
{
"answer": "500,000",
"question": "How many homes does PGW serve?"
},
{
"answer": "1836",
"question": "When was PGW founded?"
},
{
"answer": "1987",
"question": "When did t... |
14,984 | Southeastern Pennsylvania was assigned the 215 area code in 1947 when the North American Numbering Plan of the "Bell System" went into effect. The geographic area covered by the code was split nearly in half in 1994 when area code 610 was created, with the city and its northern suburbs retaining 215. Overlay area code ... | [
{
"answer": "215",
"question": "What area code is used in Philadelphia in 1947?"
},
{
"answer": "1994",
"question": "When was the 610 area code added?"
},
{
"answer": "1997",
"question": "When was the 267 added?"
}
] |
14,985 | Philadelphia has dedicated landmarks to its sister cities. Dedicated in June 1976, the Sister Cities Plaza, a site of 0.5 acres (2,000 m2) located at 18th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, honors Philadelphia's relationships with Tel Aviv and Florence which were its first sister cities. Another landmark, the Toruń Triangl... | [
{
"answer": "Toruń",
"question": "What city in Poland is a sister city to Philadelphia?"
},
{
"answer": "Tel Aviv",
"question": "What city in Israel is a sister city to Philadelphia?"
},
{
"answer": "1976",
"question": "When was Torun triangle built?"
},
{
"answer": "Copernic... |
14,986 | Kerry was born in Aurora, Colorado and attended boarding school in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He graduated from Yale University class of 1966 with a political science major. Kerry enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1966, and during 1968–1969 served an abbreviated four-month tour of duty in South Vietnam as officer-... | [
{
"answer": "political science",
"question": "What was Kerry's major?"
},
{
"answer": "Yale University",
"question": "Where did Kerry go to college?"
},
{
"answer": "Naval Reserve",
"question": "What branch of the military did Kerry join?"
},
{
"answer": "the Silver Star Meda... |
14,987 | After receiving his J.D. from Boston College Law School, Kerry worked in Massachusetts as an Assistant District Attorney. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts under Michael Dukakis from 1983 to 1985 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and was sworn in the following January. On the Senate Foreign Rel... | [
{
"answer": "Boston College Law School",
"question": "Where did Kerry get a law degree?"
},
{
"answer": "Michael Dukakis",
"question": "Who was Kerry an Lt. Gov. for?"
},
{
"answer": "1984",
"question": "When did Kerry become a Senator?"
},
{
"answer": "Massachusetts",
"q... |
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