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14,988 | In his 2004 presidential campaign, Kerry criticized George W. Bush for the Iraq War. He and his running mate, North Carolina Senator John Edwards, lost the election, finishing 35 electoral votes behind Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Kerry returned to the Senate, becoming Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small ... | [
{
"answer": "2004",
"question": "When did Kerry run for president?"
},
{
"answer": "John Edwards",
"question": "Who was Kerry's running mate?"
},
{
"answer": "35 electoral votes",
"question": "How much did Kerry lose by?"
},
{
"answer": "Dick Cheney",
"question": "Who was... |
14,989 | John Forbes Kerry was born on December 11, 1943 in Aurora, Colorado, at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. He was the second oldest of four children born to Richard John Kerry, a Foreign Service officer and lawyer, and Rosemary Isabel Forbes, a nurse and social activist. His father was raised Catholic (John's paternal grandpare... | [
{
"answer": "Forbes",
"question": "What is Kerry's middle name?"
},
{
"answer": "Fitzsimons Army Hospital",
"question": "At what facility was Kerry born?"
},
{
"answer": "Catholic",
"question": "What was Kerry's father's religion?"
},
{
"answer": "Episcopalian",
"question... |
14,990 | In his sophomore year, Kerry became the Chairman of the Liberal Party of the Yale Political Union, and a year later he served as President of the Union. Amongst his influential teachers in this period was Professor H. Bradford Westerfield, who was himself a former President of the Political Union. His involvement with ... | [
{
"answer": "President of the Union",
"question": "What was Kerry's role in the Yale Political Union as a junior?"
},
{
"answer": "Skull and Bones Society",
"question": "What secret society did Kerry join?"
},
{
"answer": "Switzerland",
"question": "What country did Kerry visit as a ... |
14,991 | On February 18, 1966, Kerry enlisted in the Naval Reserve. He began his active duty military service on August 19, 1966. After completing 16 weeks of Officer Candidate School at the U.S. Naval Training Center in Newport, Rhode Island, Kerry received his officer's commission on December 16, 1966. During the 2004 electio... | [
{
"answer": "February 18, 1966",
"question": "When did Kerry join the Naval Reserve?"
},
{
"answer": "December 16, 1966",
"question": "When did Kerry become a navy officer?"
},
{
"answer": "16 weeks",
"question": "How long was Officer Candidate School?"
},
{
"answer": "Newpor... |
14,992 | During his tour on the guided missile frigate USS Gridley, Kerry requested duty in South Vietnam, listing as his first preference a position as the commander of a Fast Patrol Craft (PCF), also known as a "Swift boat." These 50-foot (15 m) boats have aluminum hulls and have little or no armor, but are heavily armed and ... | [
{
"answer": "1986",
"question": "When did Kerry publish his memories of Vietnam?"
},
{
"answer": "guided missile frigate",
"question": "What kind of ship was the USS Gridley?"
},
{
"answer": "Fast Patrol Craft",
"question": "What was the formal name of 'swift boats'?"
},
{
"a... |
14,993 | During the night of December 2 and early morning of December 3, 1968, Kerry was in charge of a small boat operating near a peninsula north of Cam Ranh Bay together with a Swift boat (PCF-60). According to Kerry and the two crewmen who accompanied him that night, Patrick Runyon and William Zaladonis, they surprised a gr... | [
{
"answer": "near a peninsula north of Cam Ranh Bay",
"question": "Where was Kerry's boat on Dec 2-3, 1968?"
},
{
"answer": "two",
"question": "How many crew were with Kerry?"
},
{
"answer": "Patrick Runyon and William Zaladonis",
"question": "Who were in Kerry's crew?"
},
{
... |
14,994 | Kerry received his second Purple Heart for a wound received in action on the Bồ Đề River on February 20, 1969. The plan had been for the Swift boats to be accompanied by support helicopters. On the way up the Bo De, however, the helicopters were attacked. As the Swift boats reached the Cửa Lớn River, Kerry's boat was h... | [
{
"answer": "February 20, 1969",
"question": "When did Kerry earn his 2nd Purple Heart?"
},
{
"answer": "a B-40 rocket",
"question": "What munition hit Kerry's boat?"
},
{
"answer": "on the Bồ Đề River",
"question": "Where did Kerry earn his 2nd Purple Heart?"
},
{
"answer": ... |
14,996 | Kerry's commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander George Elliott, stated to Douglas Brinkley in 2003 that he did not know whether to court-martial Kerry for beaching the boat without orders or give him a medal for saving the crew. Elliott recommended Kerry for the Silver Star, and Zumwalt flew into An Thoi to personally... | [
{
"answer": "An Thoi",
"question": "Where did Kerry receive his Silver Star?"
},
{
"answer": "Lieutenant Commander George Elliott",
"question": "Who was Kerry's commander?"
},
{
"answer": "beaching the boat without orders",
"question": "What complaint did Elliot have about Kerry's ac... |
14,997 | On March 13, 1969, on the Bái Háp River, Kerry was in charge of one of five Swift boats that were returning to their base after performing an Operation Sealords mission to transport South Vietnamese troops from the garrison at Cái Nước and MIKE Force advisors for a raid on a Vietcong camp located on the Rach Dong Cung ... | [
{
"answer": "on the Bái Háp River",
"question": "Where was Kerry on Mar 13, 1969?"
},
{
"answer": "in the buttocks",
"question": "On what body part was Kerry wounded on Mar 13, 1969?"
},
{
"answer": "blowing up a rice bunker",
"question": "What was Kerry doing when he was wounded on ... |
14,998 | James Rassmann, a Green Beret advisor who was aboard Kerry's PCF-94, was knocked overboard when, according to witnesses and the documentation of the event, a mine or rocket exploded close to the boat. According to the documentation for the event, Kerry's arm was injured when he was thrown against a bulkhead during the ... | [
{
"answer": "PCF-94",
"question": "What boat was Rassmann on?"
},
{
"answer": "James Rassmann",
"question": "Who fell overboard from Kerry's boat?"
},
{
"answer": "a Green Beret advisor",
"question": "What was Rassmann's job?"
},
{
"answer": "the Bronze Star Medal with Combat... |
14,999 | After Kerry's third qualifying wound, he was entitled per Navy regulations to reassignment away from combat duties. Kerry's preferred choice for reassignment was as a military aide in Boston, New York or Washington, D.C. On April 11, 1969, he reported to the Brooklyn-based Atlantic Military Sea Transportation Service, ... | [
{
"answer": "third",
"question": "Which wound allowed Kerry to leave combat duty?"
},
{
"answer": "the Brooklyn-based Atlantic Military Sea Transportation Service",
"question": "Where was Kerry reassigned in April 1969?"
},
{
"answer": "January 1, 1970",
"question": "When did Kerry b... |
15,000 | With the continuing controversy that had surrounded the military service of George W. Bush since the 2000 Presidential election (when he was accused of having used his father's political influence to gain entrance to the Texas Air National Guard, thereby protecting himself from conscription into the United States Army,... | [
{
"answer": "his father",
"question": "Who kept George W. Bush out of Vietnam?"
},
{
"answer": "the Texas Air National Guard",
"question": "What military branch was George W. Bush in?"
},
{
"answer": "by calling Kerry's war record into question",
"question": "How did Republicans atta... |
15,001 | After returning to the United States, Kerry joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW). Then numbering about 20,000, VVAW was considered by some (including the administration of President Richard Nixon) to be an effective, if controversial, component of the antiwar movement. Kerry participated in the "Winter So... | [
{
"answer": "about 20,000",
"question": "How many members did VVAW have when Kerry joined it?"
},
{
"answer": "the \"Winter Soldier Investigation\"",
"question": "What VVAW investigation was Kerry involved in?"
},
{
"answer": "Nixon Secretary of Defense",
"question": "Who was Melvin ... |
15,002 | On April 22, 1971, Kerry appeared before a U.S. Senate committee hearing on proposals relating to ending the war. The day after this testimony, Kerry participated in a demonstration with thousands of other veterans in which he and other Vietnam War veterans threw their medals and service ribbons over a fence erected at... | [
{
"answer": "appeared before a U.S. Senate committee hearing",
"question": "What did Kerry do on Apr 22, 1971?"
},
{
"answer": "ending the war",
"question": "What was the topic of the hearing Kerry testified on?"
},
{
"answer": "some of his own decorations and awards as well as some give... |
15,003 | Kerry was arrested on May 30, 1971, during a VVAW march to honor American POWs held captive by North Vietnam. The march was planned as a multi-day event from Concord to Boston, and while in Lexington, participants tried to camp on the village green. At 2:30 a.m., local and state police arrested 441 demonstrators, inclu... | [
{
"answer": "May 30, 1971",
"question": "When was Kerry arrested for protesting?"
},
{
"answer": "American POWs held captive by North Vietnam",
"question": "Who was being honored on May 30, 1971?"
},
{
"answer": "441",
"question": "How many people were arrested with Kerry?"
},
{
... |
15,004 | In 1970, Kerry had considered running for Congress in the Democratic primary against hawkish Democrat Philip J. Philbin of Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district, but deferred in favour of Robert Drinan, a Jesuit priest and anti-war activist, who went on to defeat Philbin. In February 1972, Kerry's wife bought a ho... | [
{
"answer": "Democrat Philip J. Philbin",
"question": "Who had Kerry considered running against in 1970?"
},
{
"answer": "Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district",
"question": "In which district had Kerry considered running in 1970?"
},
{
"answer": "Robert Drinan",
"question": "Wh... |
15,005 | Including Kerry, the Democratic primary race had 10 candidates, including attorney Paul J. Sheehy, State Representative Anthony R. DiFruscia, John J. Desmond and Robert B. Kennedy. Kerry ran a "very expensive, sophisticated campaign", financed by out-of-state backers and supported by many young volunteers. DiFruscia's ... | [
{
"answer": "attorney",
"question": "What was Paul Sheehy's job?"
},
{
"answer": "State Representative",
"question": "What was DiFruscia's position?"
},
{
"answer": "Anthony R. DiFruscia",
"question": "Who did Kerry share a campaign headquarters with?"
},
{
"answer": "they ha... |
15,006 | In the general election, Kerry was initially favored to defeat the Republican candidate, former State Representative Paul W. Cronin, and conservative Democrat Roger P. Durkin, who ran as an Independent. A week after the primary, one poll put Kerry 26-points ahead of Cronin. His campaign called for a national health ins... | [
{
"answer": "Independent",
"question": "What party did Durkin run as?"
},
{
"answer": "26-points",
"question": "How far ahead of Cronin did Kerry poll?"
},
{
"answer": "conservative",
"question": "What slant did The Sun have?"
},
{
"answer": "President Nixon",
"question":... |
15,007 | The race was the most expensive for Congress in the country that year and four days before the general election, Durkin withdrew and endorsed Cronin, hoping to see Kerry defeated. The week before, a poll had put Kerry 10 points ahead of Cronin, with Dukin on 13%. In the final days of the campaign, Kerry sensed that it ... | [
{
"answer": "110,970",
"question": "How many votes did Cronin get against Kerry?"
},
{
"answer": "53.45%",
"question": "What percent of votes did Cronin get against Kerry?"
},
{
"answer": "92,847",
"question": "How many votes did Kerry get against Cronin?"
},
{
"answer": "44.... |
15,008 | After Kerry's 1972 defeat, he and his wife bought a house in Belvidere, Lowell, entering a decade which his brother Cameron later called "the years in exile". He spent some time working as a fundraiser for the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), an international humanitarian organization. In Septem... | [
{
"answer": "Belvidere, Lowell",
"question": "Where did Kerry move after the 1972 election?"
},
{
"answer": "\"the years in exile\"",
"question": "What did Kerry's brother call the decade after 1972?"
},
{
"answer": "the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere",
"question": ... |
15,009 | In January 1977, Droney promoted him to First Assistant District Attorney, essentially making Kerry his campaign and media surrogate because Droney was afflicted with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease). As First Assistant, Kerry tried cases, which included winning convictions in a high-profile... | [
{
"answer": "January 1977",
"question": "When did Kerry become an ADA?"
},
{
"answer": "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis",
"question": "What condition did Droney have?"
},
{
"answer": "Lou Gehrig's Disease",
"question": "What is ALS's nickname?"
},
{
"answer": "Edward Brooke",
... |
15,010 | Droney's health was poor and Kerry had decided to run for his position in the 1978 election should Droney drop out. However, Droney was re-elected and his health improved; he went on to re-assume many of the duties that he had delegated to Kerry. Kerry thus decided to leave, departing in 1979 with assistant DA Roanne S... | [
{
"answer": "1978",
"question": "When did Kerry consider running for president if Droney didn't?"
},
{
"answer": "1979",
"question": "When did Kerry leave the DA's office?"
},
{
"answer": "Roanne Sragow",
"question": "Who left the DA's office with Kerry?"
},
{
"answer": "Kilv... |
15,011 | The junior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Paul Tsongas, announced in 1984 that he would be stepping down for health reasons. Kerry ran, and as in his 1982 race for Lieutenant Governor, he did not receive the endorsement of the party regulars at the state Democratic convention. Congressman James Shannon, a favorite of... | [
{
"answer": "junior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts",
"question": "What was Paul Tsongas's job in 1984?"
},
{
"answer": "1984",
"question": "When did Kerry run for Senate?"
},
{
"answer": "1982",
"question": "When did Kerry run for Lt Governor?"
},
{
"answer": "Congressman",
... |
15,012 | On April 18, 1985, a few months after taking his Senate seat, Kerry and Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa traveled to Nicaragua and met the country's president, Daniel Ortega. Though Ortega had won internationally certified elections, the trip was criticized because Ortega and his leftist Sandinista government had strong ties... | [
{
"answer": "April 18, 1985",
"question": "When did Kerry visit Nicaragua?"
},
{
"answer": "Senator Tom Harkin",
"question": "Who did Kerry visit Nicaragua with?"
},
{
"answer": "Iowa",
"question": "Where was Tom Harkin from?"
},
{
"answer": "Daniel Ortega",
"question": "... |
15,013 | Meanwhile, Kerry's staff began their own investigations and, on October 14, issued a report that exposed illegal activities on the part of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, who had set up a private network involving the National Security Council and the CIA to deliver military equipment to right-wing Nicaraguan rebels (... | [
{
"answer": "Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North",
"question": "Who did Kerry's staff expose in an Oct 14 report?"
},
{
"answer": "right-wing Nicaraguan rebels (Contras)",
"question": "Who had Oliver North been supporting?"
},
{
"answer": "illegally funding and supplying armed militants with... |
15,014 | The Kerry Committee report found that "the Contra drug links included..... payments to drug traffickers by the U.S. State Department of funds authorized by the Congress for humanitarian assistance to the Contras, in some cases after the traffickers had been indicted by federal law enforcement agencies on drug charges, ... | [
{
"answer": "drug traffickers",
"question": "Who was the State Department giving money to?"
},
{
"answer": "over $806,000",
"question": "How much money did the State Department give the traffickers?"
},
{
"answer": "funds authorized by the Congress for humanitarian assistance to the Cont... |
15,015 | During their investigation of Noriega, Kerry's staff found reason to believe that the Pakistan-based Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) had facilitated Noriega's drug trafficking and money laundering. This led to a separate inquiry into BCCI, and as a result, banking regulators shut down BCCI in 1991. In ... | [
{
"answer": "Pakistan",
"question": "Where is the BCCI based?"
},
{
"answer": "Bank of Credit and Commerce International",
"question": "What bank helped Noriega?"
},
{
"answer": "1991",
"question": "When was BCCI shut down?"
},
{
"answer": "Kerry and Senator Hank Brown",
... |
15,016 | In 1996, Kerry faced a difficult re-election fight against Governor William Weld, a popular Republican incumbent who had been re-elected in 1994 with 71% of the vote. The race was covered nationwide as one of the most closely watched Senate races that year. Kerry and Weld held several debates and negotiated a campaign ... | [
{
"answer": "William Weld",
"question": "Who ran against Kerry in 1996?"
},
{
"answer": "71%",
"question": "When Weld was re-elected governor, how much of the vote did he get?"
},
{
"answer": "1994",
"question": "When was Weld re-elected governor?"
},
{
"answer": "$6.9 millio... |
15,017 | Kerry said that he had intended the remark as a jab at President Bush, and described the remarks as a "botched joke", having inadvertently left out the key word "us" (which would have been, "If you don't, you get us stuck in Iraq"), as well as leaving the phrase "just ask President Bush" off of the end of the sentence.... | [
{
"answer": "\"... you end up getting us stuck in a war in Iraq. Just ask President Bush.\"",
"question": "What was Kerry supposed to say when he 'botched a joke'?"
},
{
"answer": "President Bush and not American troops in general",
"question": "Who was Kerry saying was stuck in Iraq?"
},
{
... |
15,018 | Kerry "has emerged in the past few years as an important envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan during times of crisis," a Washington Post report stated in May 2011, as Kerry undertook another trip to the two countries. The killing of Osama bin Laden "has generated perhaps the most important crossroads yet," the report con... | [
{
"answer": "Afghanistan and Pakistan",
"question": "Who did the Washington Post say Kerry was an envoy for?"
},
{
"answer": "May 2011",
"question": "When did the Washington Post say Kerry was important envoy?"
},
{
"answer": "perhaps the most important crossroads yet",
"question": "... |
15,019 | Most analyses place Kerry's voting record on the left within the Senate Democratic caucus. During the 2004 presidential election he was portrayed as a staunch liberal by conservative groups and the Bush campaign, who often noted that in 2003 Kerry was rated the National Journal's top Senate liberal. However, that ratin... | [
{
"answer": "the National Journal",
"question": "Who said Kerry was the 'top Senate liberal'?"
},
{
"answer": "2003",
"question": "When was Kerry called the 'top Senate liberal'?"
},
{
"answer": "11th most liberal",
"question": "What was Kerry's actual career voting rank for 'liberal... |
15,020 | In the lead up to the Iraq War, Kerry said on October 9, 2002; "I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security." ... | [
{
"answer": "October 9, 2002",
"question": "When did Kerry say he intended to support the Iraq War?"
},
{
"answer": "2003",
"question": "When did Bush declare the Iraq war?"
},
{
"answer": "Saddam Hussein",
"question": "Who did Kerry say we should disarm?"
},
{
"answer": "Jan... |
15,021 | Kerry chaired the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs from 1991 to 1993. The committee's report, which Kerry endorsed, stated there was "no compelling evidence that proves that any American remains alive in captivity in Southeast Asia." In 1994 the Senate passed a resolution, sponsored by Kerry and fellow Vietna... | [
{
"answer": "the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs",
"question": "What committee did Kerry chair in 1991-1993?"
},
{
"answer": "there was \"no compelling evidence that proves that any American remains alive in captivity in Southeast Asia.\"",
"question": "What did the POW/MIA committee ... |
15,022 | In the 2004 Democratic presidential primaries, John Kerry defeated several Democratic rivals, including Sen. John Edwards (D-North Carolina.), former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and retired Army General Wesley Clark. His victory in the Iowa caucuses is widely believed to be the tipping point where Kerry revived his sa... | [
{
"answer": "North Carolina",
"question": "Where was John Edwards a senator?"
},
{
"answer": "Vermont",
"question": "Where was Howard Dean a governor?"
},
{
"answer": "Army General",
"question": "What was Wesley Clark's former job?"
},
{
"answer": "John Kerry",
"question"... |
15,023 | During his bid to be elected president in 2004, Kerry frequently criticized President George W. Bush for the Iraq War. While Kerry had initially voted in support of authorizing President Bush to use force in dealing with Saddam Hussein, he voted against an $87 billion supplemental appropriations bill to pay for the sub... | [
{
"answer": "President George W. Bush",
"question": "Who did Kerry criticize during the 2004 campaign?"
},
{
"answer": "for the Iraq War",
"question": "Why did Kerry criticize Bush during the 2004 campaign?"
},
{
"answer": "an $87 billion supplemental appropriations bill to pay for the s... |
15,024 | Kerry established a separate political action committee, Keeping America's Promise, which declared as its mandate "A Democratic Congress will restore accountability to Washington and help change a disastrous course in Iraq", and raised money and channeled contributions to Democratic candidates in state and federal race... | [
{
"answer": "Keeping America's Promise",
"question": "What was Kerry's PAC?"
},
{
"answer": "\"A Democratic Congress will restore accountability to Washington and help change a disastrous course in Iraq\"",
"question": "What was the mission of Keeping America's Promise?"
},
{
"answer": "... |
15,025 | On December 15, 2012, several news outlets reported that President Barack Obama would nominate Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, after Susan Rice, widely seen as Obama's preferred choice, withdrew her name from consideration citing a politicized confirmation process following criticism of her resp... | [
{
"answer": "December 15, 2012",
"question": "When was it reported that Kerry would become SoS?"
},
{
"answer": "Hillary Clinton",
"question": "Who was Secretary of State before Kerry?"
},
{
"answer": "Susan Rice",
"question": "Who backed out of becoming SoS after Hillary?"
},
{
... |
15,026 | In the State Department, Kerry quickly earned a reputation "for being aloof, keeping to himself, and not bothering to read staff memos." Career State Department officials have complained that power has become too centralized under Kerry's leadership, which slows department operations when Kerry is on one of his frequen... | [
{
"answer": "Career State Department officials",
"question": "Who complained about how Kerry ran the State Dept?"
},
{
"answer": "power has become too centralized under Kerry's leadership, which slows department operations when Kerry is on one of his frequent overseas trips",
"question": "What w... |
15,027 | In January 2014, having met with Secretary of State, Archbishop Pietro Parolin, Kerry said "We touched on just about every major issue that we are both working on, that are issues of concern to all of us. First of all, we talked at great length about Syria, and I was particularly appreciative for the Archbishop’s raisi... | [
{
"answer": "Archbishop Pietro Parolin",
"question": "Who met Kerry in Jan 2014?"
},
{
"answer": "Syria",
"question": "What country did Kerry discuss with Parolin?"
},
{
"answer": "the Geneva II process",
"question": "What did the Pope express support for in Jan 2014?"
},
{
"... |
15,028 | Kerry said on September 9 in response to a reporter's question about whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could avert a military strike: "He could turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week. Turn it over, all of it, without delay, and allow a full and total ac... | [
{
"answer": "Bashar al-Assad",
"question": "Who was Syria's president in 2014?"
},
{
"answer": "turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week",
"question": "What did Kerry say Syria could do to avoid a military strike?"
},
{
"answer": ... |
15,029 | In a speech before the Organization of American States in November 2013, Kerry remarked that the era of the Monroe Doctrine was over. He went on to explain, "The relationship that we seek and that we have worked hard to foster is not about a United States declaration about how and when it will intervene in the affairs ... | [
{
"answer": "the Organization of American States",
"question": "Where did Kerry speak in Nov 2013?"
},
{
"answer": "the era of the Monroe Doctrine",
"question": "What did Kerry say had ended, in the Nov 2013 speech?"
},
{
"answer": "in November 2013",
"question": "When did Kerry spea... |
15,030 | Kerry's paternal grandparents, shoe businessman Frederick A. "Fred" Kerry and musician Ida Lowe, were immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Fred was born as "Fritz Kohn" before he and Ida took on the "Kerry" name and moved to the United States. Fred and Ida were born Jewish, and converted to Catholicism together... | [
{
"answer": "Ida Lowe",
"question": "Who was Kerry's paternal grandmother?"
},
{
"answer": "Frederick A. \"Fred\" Kerry",
"question": "Who was Kerry's paternal grandfather?"
},
{
"answer": "musician",
"question": "What was Kerry's paternal grandmother's career?"
},
{
"answer"... |
15,031 | Alexandra was born days before Kerry began law school. In 1982, Julia asked Kerry for a separation while she was suffering from severe depression. They were divorced on July 25, 1988, and the marriage was formally annulled in 1997. "After 14 years as a political wife, I associated politics only with anger, fear and lon... | [
{
"answer": "1982",
"question": "When did Kerry and his wife separate?"
},
{
"answer": "July 25, 1988",
"question": "When did Kerry and his wife divorce?"
},
{
"answer": "1997",
"question": "When did Kerry and his wife get an annullment?"
},
{
"answer": "A Change of Heart",
... |
15,032 | Kerry and his second wife, Mozambican-born businesswoman and philanthropist Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões Ferreira (known as Teresa), the widow of Kerry's late Pennsylvania Republican Senate colleague Henry John Heinz III, were introduced to each other by Heinz at an Earth Day rally in 1990. Early the following year, ... | [
{
"answer": "Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões Ferreira",
"question": "Who is Kerry's 2nd wife?"
},
{
"answer": "Mozambican",
"question": "What is Kerry's 2nd wife's nationality?"
},
{
"answer": "Henry John Heinz III",
"question": "Who was Kerry's 2nd wife's previous husband?"
},
{
... |
15,034 | Kerry is a Roman Catholic, and is said to carry a religious rosary, a prayer book, and a St. Christopher medal (the patron saint of travelers) when he campaigned. While Kerry is personally against abortion, he supports a woman's legal right to have one. Discussing his faith, Kerry said, "I thought of being a priest. I ... | [
{
"answer": "Roman Catholic",
"question": "What religion is Kerry?"
},
{
"answer": "a religious rosary, a prayer book, and a St. Christopher medal",
"question": "What religious items did Kerry bring with him while campaigning?"
},
{
"answer": "travelers",
"question": "What is St. Chr... |
15,035 | Kerry told Christianity Today in October 2004 "I'm a Catholic and I practice, but at the same time I have an open-mindedness to many other expressions of spirituality that come through different religions... I've spent some time reading and thinking about religion and trying to study it, and I've arrived at not so much... | [
{
"answer": "Christianity Today",
"question": "Who interviewed Kerry in Oct 2004 about his religion?"
},
{
"answer": "many other expressions of spirituality that come through different religions",
"question": "What did Kerry tell Christianity Today that he is open-minded to?"
},
{
"answe... |
15,036 | In addition to the sports he played at Yale, Kerry is described by Sports Illustrated, among others, as an "avid cyclist", primarily riding on a road bike. Prior to his presidential bid, Kerry was known to have participated in several long-distance rides (centuries). Even during his many campaigns, he was reported to h... | [
{
"answer": "Sports Illustrated",
"question": "Who said Kerry is an 'avid cyclist'?"
},
{
"answer": "a road bike",
"question": "What type of bicycle does Kerry prefer?"
},
{
"answer": "long-distance rides",
"question": "What are 'centuries' in bicycling?"
},
{
"answer": "recu... |
15,037 | According to the Boston Herald, dated July 23, 2010, Kerry commissioned construction on a new $7 million yacht (a Friendship 75) in New Zealand and moored it in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where the Friendship yacht company is based. The article claimed this allowed him to avoid paying Massachusetts taxes on the property... | [
{
"answer": "a Friendship 75",
"question": "What type of yacht did Kerry buy?"
},
{
"answer": "$7 million",
"question": "How expensive was Kerry's yacht?"
},
{
"answer": "New Zealand",
"question": "Where was Kerry's yacht built?"
},
{
"answer": "$437,500",
"question": "Ho... |
15,039 | The first mention of the name "Rajasthan" appears in James Tod's 1829 publication Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India, while the earliest known record of "Rajputana" as a name for the region is in George Thomas's 1800 memoir Military Memories. John Keay, in his book I... | [
{
"answer": "1829",
"question": "When was the first usage of the word Rajasthan?"
},
{
"answer": "Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India",
"question": "In what publication did the name Rajasthan first appear?"
},
{
"answer": "Rajputana",
... |
15,040 | Parts of what is now Rajasthan were part of the Indus Valley Civilization. Kalibangan, in Hanumangarh district, was a major provincial capital of the Indus Valley Civilization,. It is believed that Western Kshatrapas (405–35 BC) were Saka rulers of the western part of India (Saurashtra and Malwa: modern Gujarat, Southe... | [
{
"answer": "the Indus Valley Civilization",
"question": "Some portions of Rajasthan were involved with what ancient civilization?"
},
{
"answer": "Hanumangarh district",
"question": "In what Indus Valley Civilization district was Kalibangan within?"
},
{
"answer": "Western Kshatrapas",
... |
15,041 | Traditionally the Rajputs, Jats, Meenas, Gurjars, Bhils, Rajpurohit, Charans, Yadavs, Bishnois, Sermals, PhulMali (Saini) and other tribes made a great contribution in building the state of Rajasthan. All these tribes suffered great difficulties in protecting their culture and the land. Millions of them were killed try... | [
{
"answer": "Gurjars",
"question": "Members of what tribe were exterminated in Ajmer?"
},
{
"answer": "Bhils",
"question": "What tribe formerly ruled Kota?"
},
{
"answer": "Meenas",
"question": "What was the name of the group that formerly ruled Bundi?"
},
{
"answer": "Saini"... |
15,042 | The Gurjar Pratihar Empire acted as a barrier for Arab invaders from the 8th to the 11th century. The chief accomplishment of the Gurjara Pratihara empire lies in its successful resistance to foreign invasions from the west, starting in the days of Junaid. Historian R. C. Majumdar says that this was openly acknowledged... | [
{
"answer": "Gurjar Pratihar Empire",
"question": "What empire stopped Arab invasions?"
},
{
"answer": "8th",
"question": "Arab attempted to invade the Gurjar Pratihar Empire beginning in what century?"
},
{
"answer": "Sindh",
"question": "Arab conquest was limited to what region?"
... |
15,043 | Modern Rajasthan includes most of Rajputana, which comprises the erstwhile nineteen princely states, two chiefships, and the British district of Ajmer-Merwara. Marwar (Jodhpur), Bikaner, Mewar (Chittorgarh), Alwar and Dhundhar (Jaipur) were some of the main Rajput princely states. Bharatpur and Dholpur were Jat princel... | [
{
"answer": "nineteen",
"question": "How many princely states of Rajputana contain?"
},
{
"answer": "Ajmer-Merwara",
"question": "What is the name of the British district within Rajputana?"
},
{
"answer": "princely",
"question": "Bharatpur is an example of what kind of state?"
},
... |
15,044 | Over the years, the Mughals began to have internal disputes which greatly distracted them at times. The Mughal Empire continued to weaken, and with the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century, Rajputana came under the suzerainty of the Marathas. The Marathas, who were Hindus from the state of what is now Mahar... | [
{
"answer": "Mughals",
"question": "What group in the Rajasthan region started to have internal disputes?"
},
{
"answer": "18th century",
"question": "In what century did the Mughal Empire come into decline?"
},
{
"answer": "suzerainty",
"question": "The Maratharas gained what over R... |
15,045 | The geographic features of Rajasthan are the Thar Desert and the Aravalli Range, which runs through the state from southwest to northeast, almost from one end to the other, for more than 850 kilometres (530 mi). Mount Abu lies at the southwestern end of the range, separated from the main ranges by the West Banas River,... | [
{
"answer": "the Aravalli Range",
"question": "Which mountain range goes through Rajasthan?"
},
{
"answer": "530 mi",
"question": "What is the length in miles of the Aravalli Range?"
},
{
"answer": "Mount Abu",
"question": "What peak is at the southwestern part of the Aravalli Range?... |
15,047 | The Aravalli Range and the lands to the east and southeast of the range are generally more fertile and better watered. This region is home to the Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion, with tropical dry broadleaf forests that include teak, Acacia, and other trees. The hilly Vagad region, home to the cities of ... | [
{
"answer": "more fertile and better watered",
"question": "What is a characteristic of the region to the east of the Aravalli range?"
},
{
"answer": "the Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion",
"question": "What is the name of the ecoregion to the east and southeast of the Aravalli Ran... |
15,048 | The Aravalli Range runs across the state from the southwest peak Guru Shikhar (Mount Abu), which is 1,722 m in height, to Khetri in the northeast. This range divides the state into 60% in the northwest of the range and 40% in the southeast. The northwest tract is sandy and unproductive with little water but improves gr... | [
{
"answer": "1,722",
"question": "How many meters high is Guru Shikhar?"
},
{
"answer": "60%",
"question": "What percentage of Rajasthan is to the northwest of the Aravalli range?"
},
{
"answer": "100 to 350 m above sea level",
"question": "What is the average elevation of the south-... |
15,049 | The Desert National Park in Jaisalmer is spread over an area of 3,162 square kilometres (1,221 sq mi), is an excellent example of the ecosystem of the Thar Desert and its diverse fauna. Seashells and massive fossilised tree trunks in this park record the geological history of the desert. The region is a haven for migra... | [
{
"answer": "Jaisalmer",
"question": "Which region contains Desert National Park?"
},
{
"answer": "1,221 sq mi",
"question": "How many square miles is Desert National Park?"
},
{
"answer": "massive fossilised tree trunks",
"question": "What types of large fossils are found in Desert ... |
15,050 | Ranthambore National Park is known worldwide for its tiger population and is considered by both wilderness lovers and photographers as one of the best place in India to spot tigers. At one point, due to poaching and negligence, tigers became extinct at Sariska, but five tigers have been relocated there. Prominent among... | [
{
"answer": "Ranthambore National Park",
"question": "What Rajasthani national park is known for its tigers?"
},
{
"answer": "five tigers",
"question": "How many tigers were relocated to Sariska?"
},
{
"answer": "one of the best place in India to spot tigers",
"question": "Ranthamb N... |
15,051 | Rajasthan's economy is primarily agricultural and pastoral. Wheat and barley are cultivated over large areas, as are pulses, sugarcane, and oilseeds. Cotton and tobacco are the state's cash crops. Rajasthan is among the largest producers of edible oils in India and the second largest producer of oilseeds. Rajasthan is ... | [
{
"answer": "agricultural and pastoral",
"question": "The Rajasthan economy is largely composed of what type of industries?"
},
{
"answer": "Cotton and tobacco",
"question": "What are Rajasthans two main cash crops?"
},
{
"answer": "edible oils",
"question": "What type of oil does Ra... |
15,053 | Rajasthan is[when?] earning Rs. 150 million (approx. US$2.5 million) per day as revenue from the crude oil sector. This earning is expected to reach ₹250 million per day in 2013 (which is an increase of ₹100 million or more than 66 percent). The government of India has given permission to extract 300,000 barrels of cru... | [
{
"answer": "₹250 million per day",
"question": "What are earnings from crude oil in Rajasthan expected to be in 2013?"
},
{
"answer": "300,000 barrels",
"question": "How many barrels of crude oil from Barmer is Rajasthan allowed to extract each day?"
},
{
"answer": "Bombay High",
"q... |
15,055 | The Ghoomar dance from Jodhpur Marwar and Kalbeliya dance of Jaisalmer have gained international recognition. Folk music is a large part of Rajasthani culture. Kathputli, Bhopa, Chang, Teratali, Ghindr, Kachchhighori, and Tejaji are examples of traditional Rajasthani culture. Folk songs are commonly ballads which relat... | [
{
"answer": "The Ghoomar dance",
"question": "What type of dance comes from Jodhpur Marwar?"
},
{
"answer": "Jaisalmer",
"question": "Kalbeliya dance is from which region?"
},
{
"answer": "Folk music",
"question": "What type of music plays a big part in the culture of Rajasthan?"
}... |
15,056 | Rajasthan is known for its traditional, colorful art. The block prints, tie and dye prints, Bagaru prints, Sanganer prints, and Zari embroidery are major export products from Rajasthan. Handicraft items like wooden furniture and crafts, carpets, and blue pottery are commonly found here. Shopping reflects the colorful c... | [
{
"answer": "prints",
"question": "Bagaru and Sanganer represent what type of art?"
},
{
"answer": "embroidery",
"question": "Zari is a type of what art that is a major Rajasthani export?"
},
{
"answer": "ankle-length skirt and a short top",
"question": "Females in Rajasthan wear wha... |
15,057 | Spirit possession has been documented in modern Rajasthan. Some of the spirits possessing Rajasthanis are seen as good and beneficial while others are seen as malevolent. The good spirits include murdered royalty, the underworld god Bhaironji, and Muslim saints. Bad spirits include perpetual debtors who die in debt, st... | [
{
"answer": "Spirit possession",
"question": "What type of possession has been documented in Rajasthan?"
},
{
"answer": "Bhaironji",
"question": "What underworld god possess Rajasthanis?"
},
{
"answer": "ghorala",
"question": "What are possessed individuals known as? "
},
{
"... |
15,058 | In recent decades, the literacy rate of Rajasthan has increased significantly. In 1991, the state's literacy rate was only 38.55% (54.99% male and 20.44% female). In 2001, the literacy rate increased to 60.41% (75.70% male and 43.85% female). This was the highest leap in the percentage of literacy recorded in India (th... | [
{
"answer": "38.55%",
"question": "What was the literacy rate of Rajasthan in 1991?"
},
{
"answer": "20.44%",
"question": "How many females had the ability to read in Rajasthan in 1991?"
},
{
"answer": "23%",
"question": "What was the rise in female literacy between 1991 and 2001 in ... |
15,060 | Rajasthan attracted 14 percent of total foreign visitors during 2009–2010 which is the fourth highest among Indian states. It is fourth also in Domestic tourist visitors. Tourism is a flourishing industry in Rajasthan. The palaces of Jaipur and Ajmer-Pushkar, the lakes of Udaipur, the desert forts of Jodhpur, Taragarh ... | [
{
"answer": "14 percent",
"question": "What percentage of India's foreign visitors came to Rajasthan from 2009 to 2010?"
},
{
"answer": "fourth highest",
"question": "At what level is Rajasthan ranked in India for visits by foreigners?"
},
{
"answer": "fourth",
"question": "How high ... |
15,063 | The Chamorros, Guam's indigenous people, settled the island approximately 4,000 years ago. Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to visit the island on March 6, 1521. Guam was colonized in 1668 with settlers, like Diego Luis de San Vitores, a Catholic missionary. Between the 1500s and the 1700s,... | [
{
"answer": "Chamorros",
"question": "What is the official name given for Guam's indigenous people?"
},
{
"answer": "4,000 years ago",
"question": "When did Guam's indigenous people first arrive?"
},
{
"answer": "Ferdinand Magellan",
"question": "Who was the first European to visit t... |
15,064 | Before World War II, Guam and three other territories – American Samoa, Hawaii, and the Philippines – were the only American jurisdictions in the Pacific Ocean. On December 7, 1941, hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Guam was captured by the Japanese, and was occupied for thirty months. During the occupation, Guam... | [
{
"answer": "American Samoa, Hawaii, and the Philippines",
"question": "Along with Guam, which other territories were in the United States jurisdiction before WWII?"
},
{
"answer": "December 7, 1941",
"question": "What was the date on the attack of Pearl Harbor?"
},
{
"answer": "Guam was... |
15,065 | The ancient-Chamorro society had four classes: chamorri (chiefs), matua (upper class), achaot (middle class), and mana'chang (lower class).:20–21 The matua were located in the coastal villages, which meant they had the best access to fishing grounds, whereas the mana'chang were located in the interior of the island. Ma... | [
{
"answer": "chamorri (chiefs), matua (upper class), achaot (middle class), and mana'chang (lower class)",
"question": "Which four classes made up the ancient -Chamorro society?"
},
{
"answer": "coastal villages",
"question": "Where were the matua located on the island?"
},
{
"answer": "... |
15,066 | The first European to discover Guam was Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, sailing for the King of Spain, when he sighted the island on March 6, 1521 during his fleet's circumnavigation of the globe.:41–42 When Magellan arrived on Guam, he was greeted by hundreds of small outrigger canoes that appeared to be flyi... | [
{
"answer": "Portuguese",
"question": "What was the nationality of Magellan?"
},
{
"answer": "1521",
"question": "What year did Magellan locate the island of Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "Proas",
"question": "What were the name of outrigger canoes?"
}
] |
15,067 | Despite Magellan's visit, Guam was not officially claimed by Spain until January 26, 1565 by General Miguel López de Legazpi.:46 From 1565 to 1815, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, the only Spanish outpost in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, was an important resting stop for the Manila galleons, a fleet... | [
{
"answer": "1565",
"question": "In what year was Guam claimed by Spain?"
},
{
"answer": "General Miguel López de Legazpi",
"question": "What was the name of the general who claimed Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "built several defensive structures",
"question": "What did Spain build to prote... |
15,068 | Spanish colonization commenced on June 15, 1668 with the arrival of Diego Luis de San Vitores and Pedro Calungsod, who established the first Catholic church.:64 The islands were part of the Spanish East Indies governed from the Philippines, which were in turn part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain based in Mexico City. O... | [
{
"answer": "June 15, 1668",
"question": "When did Spanish colonization commence?"
},
{
"answer": "Diego Luis de San Vitores and Pedro Calungsod",
"question": "Which two Spaniards aided this colonization and started the first catholic church?"
},
{
"answer": "February 2, 1669",
"ques... |
15,069 | Intermittent warfare lasting from July 23, 1670 until July 1695, plus the typhoons of 1671 and 1693, and in particular the smallpox epidemic of 1688, reduced the Chamorro population from 50,000 to 10,000 to less than 5,000.:86 Precipitated by the death of Quipuha, and the murder of Father San Vitores and Pedro Calungso... | [
{
"answer": "1688",
"question": "When did the Smallpox epidemic take place?"
},
{
"answer": "July 23, 1670 until July 1695",
"question": "In what years was there intermittent war fare?"
},
{
"answer": "50,000 to 10,000",
"question": "What did the smallpox epidemic reduce the populati... |
15,071 | The United States took control of the island in the 1898 Spanish–American War, as part of the Treaty of Paris. Guam was transferred to U.S. Navy control on 23 December 1898 by Executive Order 108-A. Guam came to serve as a station for American ships traveling to and from the Philippines, while the Northern Mariana Isla... | [
{
"answer": "1898",
"question": "When did the United States take control of the island?"
},
{
"answer": "Spanish–American War",
"question": "What happened that allowed the United States to have Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "108-A",
"question": "What is the name of the executive order that t... |
15,072 | The Northern Mariana Islands had become a Japanese protectorate before the war. It was the Chamorros from the Northern Marianas who were brought to Guam to serve as interpreters and in other capacities for the occupying Japanese force. The Guamanian Chamorros were treated as an occupied enemy by the Japanese military. ... | [
{
"answer": "to serve as interpreters",
"question": "Why were the Chamorros brought to Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "as an occupied enemy",
"question": "How were Guamanian Chamorro viewed by the Japanese?"
},
{
"answer": "Northern Mariana Chamorros",
"question": "Who were loyal to Japan?"
... |
15,073 | After World War II, the Guam Organic Act of 1950 established Guam as an unincorporated organized territory of the United States, provided for the structure of the island's civilian government, and granted the people U.S. citizenship. The Governor of Guam was federally appointed until 1968, when the Guam Elective Govern... | [
{
"answer": "Guam Organic Act of 1950",
"question": "What established Guam as an unincorporated territory?"
},
{
"answer": "After World War II",
"question": "What conflict did the Organic Act come after?"
},
{
"answer": "granted the people U.S. citizenship",
"question": "What did the... |
15,074 | Guam lies between 13.2°N and 13.7°N and between 144.6°E and 145.0°E, and has an area of 212 square miles (549 km2), making it the 32nd largest island of the United States. It is the southernmost and largest island in the Mariana island chain and is also the largest island in Micronesia. This island chain was created by... | [
{
"answer": "212",
"question": "How many square miles is Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "the colliding Pacific and Philippine Sea tectonic plates",
"question": "How was this island chain created?"
},
{
"answer": "35,797",
"question": "How deep is the Mariana Trench located near Guam?"
}
] |
15,075 | The island of Guam is 30 miles (50 km) long and 4 to 12 miles (6 to 19 km) wide, 3⁄4 the size of Singapore. The island experiences occasional earthquakes due to its location on the western edge of the Pacific Plate and near the Philippine Sea Plate. In recent years, earthquakes with epicenters near Guam have had magnit... | [
{
"answer": "30 miles",
"question": "How many miles is Guam across?"
},
{
"answer": "earthquakes",
"question": "What natural disaster that is not predictable does Guam have to worry about?"
},
{
"answer": "volcanic smog",
"question": "Due to Guam being so close to Anatahan, what dod ... |
15,076 | Guam's climate is characterized as tropical marine moderated by seasonal northeast trade winds. The weather is generally very warm and humid with little seasonal temperature variation. The mean high temperature is 86 °F (30 °C) and mean low is 76 °F (24 °C) with an average annual rainfall of 96 inches (2,180 mm). The d... | [
{
"answer": "tropical marine",
"question": "What is Guam's climate characterized as?"
},
{
"answer": "86 °F (30 °C)",
"question": "What is the mean high temperature in Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "96 inches (2,180 mm)",
"question": "What is the average annual rainfall of Guam?"
},
{
... |
15,077 | Post-European-contact Chamorro culture is a combination of American, Spanish, Filipino, other Micronesian Islander and Mexican traditions, with few remaining indigenous pre-Hispanic customs. These influences are manifested in the local language, music, dance, sea navigation, cuisine, fishing, games (such as batu, chonk... | [
{
"answer": "1668–1898",
"question": "hat years did the Spanish rule Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "Roman Catholicism",
"question": "What religion was the general population converted to?"
},
{
"answer": "Easter and Christmas",
"question": "Which two major holidays become popular in Guam?"
... |
15,078 | Two aspects of indigenous pre-Hispanic culture that withstood time are chenchule' and inafa'maolek. Chenchule' is the intricate system of reciprocity at the heart of Chamorro society. It is rooted in the core value of inafa'maolek. Historian Lawrence Cunningham in 1992 wrote, "In a Chamorro sense, the land and its prod... | [
{
"answer": "chenchule' and inafa'maolek",
"question": "What two indiginous pre-hispanic culture has survived to this point?"
},
{
"answer": ". Chenchule",
"question": "What is the name of the intricate system in Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "the land and its produce belong to everyone",
"q... |
15,079 | The core culture or Pengngan Chamorro is based on complex social protocol centered upon respect: From sniffing over the hands of the elders (called mangnginge in Chamorro), the passing down of legends, chants, and courtship rituals, to a person asking for permission from spiritual ancestors before entering a jungle or ... | [
{
"answer": "social protocol",
"question": "What is the culture of Pengngan Chamorro based on?"
},
{
"answer": "sniffing over the hands of the elders",
"question": "What does mangnging refer to that directly involves one major human scense?"
},
{
"answer": "string musical instrument made... |
15,080 | The cosmopolitan and multicultural nature of modern Guam poses challenges for Chamorros struggling to preserve their culture and identity amidst forces of acculturation. The increasing numbers of Chamorros, especially Chamorro youth, relocating to the U.S. Mainland has further complicated both definition and preservati... | [
{
"answer": "cosmopolitan and multicultural nature of modern Guam",
"question": "What posses some challenges for the Chamorros who find it hard to keep their culture?"
},
{
"answer": "relocating to the U.S. Mainland",
"question": "What else has led to the Chamorro find it hard to keep their cult... |
15,081 | Guam is governed by a popularly elected governor and a unicameral 15-member legislature, whose members are known as senators. Guam elects one non-voting delegate, currently Democrat Madeleine Z. Bordallo, to the United States House of Representatives. U.S. citizens in Guam vote in a straw poll for their choice in the U... | [
{
"answer": "15",
"question": "How many people make up the Guam legislation?"
},
{
"answer": "Democrat Madeleine Z. Bordallo",
"question": "Who is the current non-voting delegate for Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "Guam has no votes",
"question": "How many electoral votes does Guam currently ... |
15,082 | In the 1980s and early 1990s, there was a significant movement in favor of the territory becoming a commonwealth, which would give it a level of self-government similar to Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands. However, the federal government rejected the version of a commonwealth that the government of Guam pro... | [
{
"answer": "becoming a commonwealth",
"question": "What major movement occurred in Guam in the 80's and 90's?"
},
{
"answer": "would give it a level of self-government similar to Puerto Rico",
"question": "Why would Guam becoming a commonwealth be so important?"
},
{
"answer": "Hawaii",... |
15,083 | The U.S. military has proposed building a new aircraft carrier berth on Guam and moving 8,600 Marines, and 9,000 of their dependents, to Guam from Okinawa, Japan. Including the required construction workers, this buildup would increase Guam's population by 45%. In a February 2010 letter, the United States Environmental... | [
{
"answer": "building a new aircraft carrier berth on Guam",
"question": "What has the U.S military proposed?"
},
{
"answer": "8,600 Marines",
"question": "How many Marines would the United States move to Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "4,800 Marines",
"question": "Because of the EPA, how man... |
15,084 | Lying in the western Pacific, Guam is a popular destination for Japanese tourists. Its tourist hub, Tumon, features over 20 large hotels, a Duty Free Shoppers Galleria, Pleasure Island district, indoor aquarium, Sandcastle Las Vegas–styled shows and other shopping and entertainment venues. It is a relatively short flig... | [
{
"answer": "Japanese",
"question": "What tourist commonly visits Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "20 large hotels",
"question": "Around how many Hotels does Guam currently have?"
},
{
"answer": "seven",
"question": "How many public golf courses does Guam currently have?"
},
{
"answer"... |
15,085 | The Compacts of Free Association between the United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau accorded the former entities of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands a political status of "free association" with the United States. The Compacts give cit... | [
{
"answer": "The Compacts of Free Association",
"question": "What is the name of the pact held between the United States, Micronesia, Marshal Islands, and Palau?"
},
{
"answer": "no restrictions to reside in the United States (also its territories)",
"question": "What is the benefit of the Comp... |
15,086 | In 1899, the local postage stamps were overprinted "Guam" as was done for the other former Spanish colonies, but this was discontinued shortly thereafter and regular U.S. postage stamps have been used ever since. Because Guam is also part of the U.S. Postal System (postal abbreviation: GU, ZIP code range: 96910–96932),... | [
{
"answer": "1899",
"question": "In what year was the local postage stamp overprinted and has since been replaced?"
},
{
"answer": "U.S. postage",
"question": "What type of postal service does Guam currently have today?"
},
{
"answer": "96910–96932",
"question": "What is the current ... |
15,087 | The speed of mail traveling between Guam and the states varies depending on size and time of year. Light, first-class items generally take less than a week to or from the mainland, but larger first-class or Priority items can take a week or two. Fourth-class mail, such as magazines, are transported by sea after reachin... | [
{
"answer": "on size and time of year",
"question": "What determines the speed in which mail reaches Guam from the United States?"
},
{
"answer": "first-class",
"question": "Which type of service usually takes less than a week to get postage to the island?"
},
{
"answer": "post office bo... |
15,088 | The Commercial Port of Guam is the island's lifeline because most products must be shipped into Guam for consumers. It receives the weekly calls of the Hawaii-based shipping line Matson, Inc. whose container ships connect Guam with Honolulu, Hawaii, Los Angeles, California, Oakland, California and Seattle, Washington. ... | [
{
"answer": "The Commercial Port",
"question": "What is considered to be the lifeline of Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "Matson, Inc",
"question": "What is the name of the shipping company in Hawaii that connects Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "most products must be shipped into Guam for consumers",
"... |
15,089 | Guam is served by the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, which is a hub for United Airlines. The island is outside the United States customs zone so Guam is responsible for establishing and operating its own customs and quarantine agency and jurisdiction. Therefore, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection only ca... | [
{
"answer": "Antonio B. Won Pat",
"question": "What is the name of the international airport in Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "United Airlines",
"question": "What major airline resides at the airport?"
},
{
"answer": "operating its own customs and quarantine agency",
"question": "What is Gua... |
15,090 | Believed to be a stowaway on a U.S. military transport near the end of World War II, the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) was accidentally introduced to Guam, that previously had no native species of snake. It nearly eliminated the native bird population. The problem was exacerbated because the reptile has no natur... | [
{
"answer": "brown tree snake",
"question": "Which animal was accidentally introduced into Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "brown tree snake",
"question": "What was accidentally introduced into Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "nearly eliminated the native bird population",
"question": "With the introduc... |
15,091 | Before the introduction of the brown tree snake, Guam was home to several endemic bird species. Among them were the Guam rail (or ko'ko' bird in Chamorro) and the Guam flycatcher, both common throughout the island. Today the flycatcher is entirely extinct while the Guam rail is extinct in the wild but bred in captivity... | [
{
"answer": "Guam rail (or ko'ko' bird in Chamorro) and the Guam flycatcher",
"question": "What are the names of the two native birds in Guam before the brown snake intrusion?"
},
{
"answer": "twelve bird species",
"question": "How many bird species have been driven to extinction in Guam?"
},
... |
15,092 | An infestation of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros, was detected on Guam on September 12, 2007. CRB is not known to occur in the United States except in American Samoa. Delimiting surveys performed September 13–25, 2007 indicated that the infestation was limited to Tumon Bay and Faifai Beach, an ... | [
{
"answer": "coconut rhinoceros beetle",
"question": "What insect was detected in 2007?"
},
{
"answer": "American Samoa",
"question": "What other American territory has these beetles that have infested Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "Southern Asia",
"question": "Where is the Coconut Beetle na... |
15,093 | Wildfires plague the forested areas of Guam every dry season despite the island's humid climate. Most fires are man-caused with 80% resulting from arson. Poachers often start fires to attract deer to the new growth. Invasive grass species that rely on fire as part of their natural life cycle grow in many regularly burn... | [
{
"answer": "Wildfires",
"question": "What plagues the Guam dry season?"
},
{
"answer": "man",
"question": "What are the cause of the majority of the fires in the area?"
},
{
"answer": "sediment is carried by the heavy rains into the Fena Lake Reservoir and Ugum River",
"question": "... |
15,094 | Efforts have been made to protect Guam's coral reef habitats from pollution, eroded silt and overfishing, problems that have led to decreased fish populations. (Since Guam is a significant vacation spot for scuba divers, this is important.) In recent years, the Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlif... | [
{
"answer": "coral reef habitats",
"question": "What has Guam recently being trying to protect?"
},
{
"answer": "pollution, eroded silt and overfishing",
"question": "What has led to the decrease of fish near Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "Mariana fruit bats",
"question": "What is the name o... |
15,095 | The University of Guam (UOG) and Guam Community College, both fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, offer courses in higher education. UOG is a member of the exclusive group of only 76 U.S. land-grant institutions in the entire United States. Pacific Islands University is a small Christia... | [
{
"answer": "The University of Guam (UOG) and Guam Community College",
"question": "What are the names of the two colleges in Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "Western Association of Schools and Colleges",
"question": "Who are these two schools accredited by?"
},
{
"answer": "Pacific Islands Univer... |
15,096 | The Guam Department of Education serves the entire island of Guam. In 2000, 32,000 students attended Guam's public schools. Guam Public Schools have struggled with problems such as high dropout rates and poor test scores. Guam's educational system has always faced unique challenges as a small community located 6,000 mi... | [
{
"answer": "32,000",
"question": "How many students as of 2000 were attending public schools in Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "high dropout rates and poor test scores",
"question": "What has plagued Guam public schools?"
},
{
"answer": "The Guam Department of Education",
"question": "What i... |
15,097 | The Government of Guam maintains the island's main health care facility, Guam Memorial Hospital, in Tamuning. U.S. board certified doctors and dentists practice in all specialties. In addition, the U.S. Naval Hospital in Agana Heights serves active-duty members and dependents of the military community. There is one sub... | [
{
"answer": "The Government of Guam",
"question": "Who runs Guam's main health care facility?"
},
{
"answer": "Guam Memorial Hospital",
"question": "What is the name of the main health care facility in Guam?"
},
{
"answer": "Guam Regional Medical City",
"question": "Which privately o... |
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