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15,427 | A week after the implementation of the no-fly zone, NATO announced that it would be enforced. On 30 April a NATO airstrike killed Gaddafi's sixth son and three of his grandsons in Tripoli, though Gaddafi and his wife were unharmed. Western officials remained divided over whether Gaddafi was a legitimate military target... | [
{
"answer": "30 April",
"question": "On what date did NATO kill Gaddafi's son?"
},
{
"answer": "Secretary of Defense",
"question": "At the time of these events, what was Robert Gates' title?"
},
{
"answer": "NATO",
"question": "What organization killed Gaddafi's grandsons?"
},
{
... |
15,428 | On 27 June, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and his brother-in-law Abdullah Senussi, head of state security, for charges concerning crimes against humanity. Libyan officials rejected the ICC, claiming that it had "no legitimacy whatsoever" and highlighting that "all of its activities ... | [
{
"answer": "head of state security",
"question": "What position was held by Gaddafi's brother-in-law?"
},
{
"answer": "30",
"question": "About how many governments recognized the legitimacy of the NTC at a meeting on July 15, 2011?"
},
{
"answer": "Istanbul",
"question": "Where did ... |
15,429 | Now with NATO support in the form of air cover, the rebel militia pushed westward, defeating loyalist armies and securing control of the centre of the country. Gaining the support of Amazigh (Berber) communities of the Nafusa Mountains, who had long been persecuted as non-Arabic speakers under Gaddafi, the NTC armies s... | [
{
"answer": "Berber",
"question": "What is another term for the Amazigh?"
},
{
"answer": "Arabic",
"question": "What language did the Berbers living in the Nafusa Mountains not speak?"
},
{
"answer": "25 August",
"question": "On what date did the NTC government enter the Arab League?... |
15,430 | Only a few towns in western Libya—such as Bani Walid, Sebha and Sirte—remained Gaddafist strongholds. Retreating to Sirte after Tripoli's fall, Gaddafi announced his willingness to negotiate for a handover to a transitional government, a suggestion rejected by the NTC. Surrounding himself with bodyguards, he continuall... | [
{
"answer": "western",
"question": "In what geographic part of Libya is Bani Walid located?"
},
{
"answer": "Sirte",
"question": "After Tripoli was conquered, where did Gaddafi go?"
},
{
"answer": "Jarref",
"question": "Leaving Sirte, what valley did Gaddafi hope to travel to?"
},
... |
15,432 | On the afternoon of Gaddafi's death, NTC Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril publicly revealed the news. Gaddafi's corpse was placed in the freezer of a local market alongside the corpses of Yunis Jabr and Mutassim; the bodies were publicly displayed for four days, with Libyans from all over the country coming to view them. ... | [
{
"answer": "Mahmoud Jibril",
"question": "Who was the prime minister of the NTC?"
},
{
"answer": "four",
"question": "For how many days was Gaddafi's corpse displayed in public?"
},
{
"answer": "Omran Shaaban",
"question": "Who was killed by Gaddafi supporters for his role in Gaddaf... |
15,433 | As a schoolboy, Gaddafi adopted the ideologies of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism, influenced in particular by Nasserism, the thought of Egyptian revolutionary and president Gamal Abdel Nasser, whom Gaddafi adopted as his hero. During the early 1970s, Gaddafi formulated his own particular approach to Arab nationali... | [
{
"answer": "Nasserism",
"question": "What philosophy was named for Gamal Abdel Nasser?"
},
{
"answer": "Third International Theory",
"question": "What did Gaddafi call his political philosophy created in the 1970s?"
},
{
"answer": "Third World revolutionary theory",
"question": "Wha... |
15,434 | Gaddafi's ideological worldview was moulded by his environment, namely his Islamic faith, his Bedouin upbringing, and his disgust at the actions of European colonialists in Libya. He was driven by a sense of "divine mission", believing himself a conduit of Allah's will, and thought that he must achieve his goals "no ma... | [
{
"answer": "Sunni",
"question": "What variety of Islam was Gaddafi raised in?"
},
{
"answer": "Uganda",
"question": "In what country is Kampala Mosque located?"
},
{
"answer": "Bedouin",
"question": "In what ethnic culture was Gaddafi raised?"
},
{
"answer": "2010",
"que... |
15,435 | A fundamental part of Gaddafi's ideology was anti-Zionism. He believed that the state of Israel should not exist, and that any Arab compromise with the Israeli government was a betrayal of the Arab people. In large part due to their support of Israel, Gaddafi despised the United States, considering the country to be im... | [
{
"answer": "United States",
"question": "What country did Gaddafi refer to as \"the embodiment of evil\"?"
},
{
"answer": "Isratin single-state solution",
"question": "How did Gaddafi believe the Israel-Palestine conflict should be resolved?"
},
{
"answer": "Blundy and Lycett",
"que... |
15,436 | Gaddafi was a very private individual, who described himself as a "simple revolutionary" and "pious Muslim" called upon by Allah to continue Nasser's work. Reporter Mirella Bianco found that his friends considered him particularly loyal and generous, and asserted that he adored children. She was told by Gaddafi's fathe... | [
{
"answer": "Nasser",
"question": "Whose efforts did Gaddafi see himself as continuing?"
},
{
"answer": "Mirella Bianco",
"question": "Who stated that Gaddafi was fond of children?"
},
{
"answer": "Muslim",
"question": "What was Gaddafi's religious affiliation?"
},
{
"answer"... |
15,437 | In the 1970s and 1980s there were reports of his making sexual advances toward female reporters and members of his entourage. After the civil war, more serious charges came to light. Annick Cojean, a journalist for Le Monde, wrote in her book, Gaddafi's Harem that Gaddafi had raped, tortured, performed urolagnia, and i... | [
{
"answer": "Le Monde",
"question": "What publication did Annick Cojean work for?"
},
{
"answer": "Libyan",
"question": "What is the nationality of Seham Sergewa?"
},
{
"answer": "Luis Moreno Ocampo",
"question": "What ICC prosector claimed that Gaddafi had ordered soldiers to rape o... |
15,438 | Following his ascension to power, Gaddafi moved into the Bab al-Azizia barracks, a six-mile long fortified compound located two miles from the center of Tripoli. His home and office at Azizia was a bunker designed by West German engineers, while the rest of his family lived in a large two-story building. Within the com... | [
{
"answer": "two miles",
"question": "How far is the Bab al-Azizia barracks from Tripoli?"
},
{
"answer": "West German engineers",
"question": "Who designed Gaddafi's Azizia home?"
},
{
"answer": "two",
"question": "How many tennis courts existed in Gaddafi's compound?"
},
{
... |
15,440 | Biographers Blundy and Lycett believed that he was "a populist at heart." Throughout Libya, crowds of supporters would turn up to public events at which he appeared; described as "spontaneous demonstrations" by the government, there are recorded instances of groups being coerced or paid to attend. He was typically late... | [
{
"answer": "Blundy and Lycett",
"question": "Who referred to Gaddafi as a populist?"
},
{
"answer": "Bianco",
"question": "Who stated that Gaddafi was a gifted speaker?"
},
{
"answer": "Daniel Kawczynski",
"question": "Who noted that Gaddafi made long speeches?"
}
] |
15,441 | Gaddafi was notably confrontational in his approach to foreign powers, and generally shunned western ambassadors and diplomats, believing them to be spies. He once said that HIV was "a peaceful virus, not an aggressive virus" and assured attendees at the African Union that "if you are straight you have nothing to fear ... | [
{
"answer": "peaceful",
"question": "What sort of virus did Gaddafi describe HIV as?"
},
{
"answer": "a foreign military",
"question": "Who did Gaddafi claim created H1N1?"
},
{
"answer": "tsetse fly and mosquito",
"question": "According to Gaddafi, what insects made up God's armies?... |
15,442 | Starting in the 1980s, he travelled with his all-female Amazonian Guard, who were allegedly sworn to a life of celibacy. However, according to psychologist Seham Sergewa, after the civil war several of the guards told her they had been pressured into joining and raped by Gaddafi and senior officials. He hired several U... | [
{
"answer": "Amazonian Guard",
"question": "What was the name of Gaddafi's female bodyguard?"
},
{
"answer": "1980s",
"question": "In what decade was Gaddafi first accompanied by his female bodyguard?"
},
{
"answer": "Ukrainian",
"question": "What is Halyna Kolotnytska's nationality?... |
15,446 | Following his defeat in the civil war, Gaddafi's system of governance was dismantled and replaced under the interim government of the NTC, who legalised trade unions and freedom of the press. In July 2012, elections were held to form a new General National Congress (GNC), who officially took over governance from the NT... | [
{
"answer": "Mohammed Magariaf",
"question": "Who was elected president of the GNC?"
},
{
"answer": "Mustafa A.G. Abushagur",
"question": "Who was initially named prime minister by the GNC?"
},
{
"answer": "failed to gain congressional approval",
"question": "Why did Mustafa A.G. Abu... |
15,447 | Cyprus (i/ˈsaɪprəs/; Greek: Κύπρος IPA: [ˈcipros]; Turkish: Kıbrıs IPA: [ˈkɯbɾɯs]), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία; Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coasts of Syria and Turkey.[e] Cyprus is the third largest and third most populo... | [
{
"answer": "Republic of Cyprus",
"question": "What is the official name of Cypus?"
},
{
"answer": "Eastern Mediterranean Sea",
"question": "Where is Cyprus located?"
},
{
"answer": "Syria and Turkey",
"question": "What countries are nearby Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "member sta... |
15,448 | The earliest known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains from this period include the well-preserved Neolithic village of Khirokitia, and Cyprus is home to some of the oldest water wells in the world. Cyprus was settled by Mycenaean Greeks in two waves in the 2nd mi... | [
{
"answer": "10th millennium BC",
"question": "What is the date of the earliest known human activity on Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "the oldest water wells in the world",
"question": "What is Cyprus home to of?"
},
{
"answer": "Mycenaean Greeks",
"question": "Who was Cyprus settled by in... |
15,450 | The Republic of Cyprus has de jure sovereignty over the island of Cyprus and its surrounding waters, according to international law, except for the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, administered as Sovereign Base Areas. However, the Republic of Cyprus is de facto partitioned into two main parts; the ... | [
{
"answer": "Akrotiri and Dhekelia",
"question": "The Republic of Cyprus does not have de jure sovereignty over what two British territories? "
},
{
"answer": "two main parts",
"question": "How many parts is the Republic of Cyprus partitioned into?"
},
{
"answer": "59%",
"question": ... |
15,451 | During the late Bronze Age the island experienced two waves of Greek settlement. The first wave consisted of Mycenaean Greek traders who started visiting Cyprus around 1400 BC. A major wave of Greek settlement is believed to have taken place following the Bronze Age collapse of Mycenaean Greece from 1100 to 1050 BC, wi... | [
{
"answer": "late Bronze Age",
"question": "During what Age did Cyprus experience two waves of Greek settlement?"
},
{
"answer": "Mycenaean Greek traders",
"question": "Who did the first wave of Greek settlement consist of?"
},
{
"answer": "1400 BC",
"question": "What year did Turkis... |
15,452 | Following the death in 1473 of James II, the last Lusignan king, the Republic of Venice assumed control of the island, while the late king's Venetian widow, Queen Catherine Cornaro, reigned as figurehead. Venice formally annexed the Kingdom of Cyprus in 1489, following the abdication of Catherine. The Venetians fortifi... | [
{
"answer": "1473",
"question": "In what year did James II die?"
},
{
"answer": "Republic of Venice",
"question": "Who assumed control of the island after the death of James II?"
},
{
"answer": "1489",
"question": "In what year did Venice formally annex the kingdom of Cyprus?"
},
... |
15,453 | In 1570, a full-scale Ottoman assault with 60,000 troops brought the island under Ottoman control, despite stiff resistance by the inhabitants of Nicosia and Famagusta. Ottoman forces capturing Cyprus massacred many Greek and Armenian Christian inhabitants. The previous Latin elite were destroyed and the first signific... | [
{
"answer": "1570",
"question": "In what year did Cyprus face a full-scale Ottoman assault?"
},
{
"answer": "Greek and Armenian Christian inhabitants",
"question": "Ottoman forces massacred which types of people?"
},
{
"answer": "Anatolia",
"question": "Turkish peasants and craftsman... |
15,454 | The Ottomans abolished the feudal system previously in place and applied the millet system to Cyprus, under which non-Muslim peoples were governed by their own religious authorities. In a reversal from the days of Latin rule, the head of the Church of Cyprus was invested as leader of the Greek Cypriot population and ac... | [
{
"answer": "feudal system",
"question": "What system did the Ottomans abolish in favor of the millet system?"
},
{
"answer": "head of the Church of Cyprus",
"question": "Who was invested as the leader of the Greek Cypriot population?"
},
{
"answer": "Roman Catholic Church",
"questio... |
15,455 | The ratio of Muslims to Christians fluctuated throughout the period of Ottoman domination. In 1777–78, 47,000 Muslims constituted a majority over the island's 37,000 Christians. By 1872, the population of the island had risen to 144,000, comprising 44,000 Muslims and 100,000 Christians. The Muslim population included n... | [
{
"answer": "47,000",
"question": "How many Muslims made up the island's population in 1777-78?"
},
{
"answer": "37,000",
"question": "How many Christians made up the island's population in 1777-78?"
},
{
"answer": "144,000",
"question": "What was the population of the island in 1872... |
15,456 | As soon as the Greek War of Independence broke out in 1821, several Greek Cypriots left for Greece to join the Greek forces. In response, the Ottoman governor of Cyprus arrested and executed 486 prominent Greek Cypriots, including the Archbishop of Cyprus, Kyprianos and four other bishops. In 1828, modern Greece's firs... | [
{
"answer": "1821",
"question": "What year did the Greek war of independence break out?"
},
{
"answer": "486",
"question": "How many Greek Cypriots were arrested and executed by the Ottoman governor of Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "Ioannis Kapodistrias",
"question": "Who was modern Greece... |
15,457 | The island would serve Britain as a key military base for its colonial routes. By 1906, when the Famagusta harbour was completed, Cyprus was a strategic naval outpost overlooking the Suez Canal, the crucial main route to India which was then Britain's most important overseas possession. Following the outbreak of the Fi... | [
{
"answer": "Britain",
"question": "The island of Cyprus serves as a key military base to what western country?"
},
{
"answer": "1906",
"question": "What years was the Famagusta harbour completed?"
},
{
"answer": "Suez Canal",
"question": "Cyprus was a naval outpost which overlooked ... |
15,458 | The Greek Cypriot population, meanwhile, had become hopeful that the British administration would lead to enosis. The idea of enosis was historically part of the Megali Idea, a greater political ambition of a Greek state encompassing the territories with Greek inhabitants in the former Ottoman Empire, including Cyprus ... | [
{
"answer": "Cypriot Orthodox Church",
"question": "The Megali Idea was actively pursued by whom?"
},
{
"answer": "Megali Idea",
"question": "Historically, the idea of enosis was part of which other idea?"
},
{
"answer": "Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston or National Organisation of Cy... |
15,461 | On 16 August 1960, Cyprus attained independence after the Zürich and London Agreement between the United Kingdom, Greece and Turkey. Cyprus had a total population of 573,566; of whom 442,138 (77.1%) were Greeks, 104,320 (18.2%) Turks, and 27,108 (4.7%) others The UK retained the two Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri an... | [
{
"answer": "United Kingdom, Greece and Turkey",
"question": "Which countries were part of the Zurich and London Agreement?"
},
{
"answer": "573,566",
"question": "What was Cyprus' total population when it gained independence?"
},
{
"answer": "16 August 1960",
"question": "What is th... |
15,462 | However, the division of power as foreseen by the constitution soon resulted in legal impasses and discontent on both sides, and nationalist militants started training again, with the military support of Greece and Turkey respectively. The Greek Cypriot leadership believed that the rights given to Turkish Cypriots unde... | [
{
"answer": "Greece and Turkey",
"question": "National militants had the support of what two countries?"
},
{
"answer": "reforming the constitution in favour of Greek Cypriots",
"question": "What was the goal of the Akritas plan?"
},
{
"answer": "President Archbishop Makarios",
"ques... |
15,463 | Intercommunal violence erupted on December 21, 1963, when two Turkish Cypriots were killed at an incident involving the Greek Cypriot police. The violence resulted in the death of 364 Turkish and 174 Greek Cypriots, destruction of 109 Turkish Cypriot or mixed villages and displacement of 25,000-30,000 Turkish Cypriots.... | [
{
"answer": "1963",
"question": "In December of what year did intercommunal violence erupt?"
},
{
"answer": "364",
"question": "The violence beginning in 1963 resulted in the deaths of many Turks?"
},
{
"answer": "25,000-30,",
"question": "How many Turkish Cypriots were displaced due... |
15,464 | In 1964, Turkey tried to invade Cyprus in response to the continuing Cypriot intercommunal violence. But Turkey was stopped by a strongly worded telegram from the US President Lyndon B. Johnson on 5 June, warning that the US would not stand beside Turkey in case of a consequential Soviet invasion of Turkish territory. ... | [
{
"answer": "Turkey",
"question": "Who tried to invade Cyprus in 1964?"
},
{
"answer": "Lyndon B. Johnson",
"question": "Which US President prevented Turkey from invading Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "enosis",
"question": "What policy could not be abandoned in 1964?"
},
{
"answer"... |
15,465 | On 15 July 1974, the Greek military junta under Dimitrios Ioannides carried out a coup d'état in Cyprus, to unite the island with Greece. The coup ousted president Makarios III and replaced him with pro-enosis nationalist Nikos Sampson. In response to the coup, five days later, on 20 July 1974, the Turkish army invaded... | [
{
"answer": "15 July 1974",
"question": "What date was a coup d'etat carried out in Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "Dimitrios Ioannides",
"question": "Who lead the coup d'etat attempt?"
},
{
"answer": "Nikos Sampson",
"question": "Who replaced president Makarios Ill?"
},
{
"answer":... |
15,466 | Three days later, when a ceasefire had been agreed, Turkey had landed 30,000 troops on the island and captured Kyrenia, the corridor linking Kyrenia to Nicosia, and the Turkish Cypriot quarter of Nicosia itself. The junta in Athens, and then the Sampson regime in Cyprus fell from power. In Nicosia, Glafkos Clerides ass... | [
{
"answer": "Kyrenia",
"question": "What did the Turkish troops capture first on the island?"
},
{
"answer": "14 August",
"question": "What was the date of the second Turkish invasion?"
},
{
"answer": "Morphou, Karpass, Famagusta and the Mesaoria",
"question": "What locations were se... |
15,467 | International pressure led to a ceasefire, and by then 37% of the island had been taken over by the Turks and 180,000 Greek Cypriots had been evicted from their homes in the north. At the same time, around 50,000 Turkish Cypriots moved to the areas under the control of the Turkish Forces and settled in the properties o... | [
{
"answer": "37%",
"question": "How much of the island was controlled by Turks after international pressure led to a ceasefire?"
},
{
"answer": "180,000",
"question": "How many Greek Cypriots had been displaced from their homes?"
},
{
"answer": "50,000",
"question": "How many Turkish... |
15,468 | The events of the summer of 1974 dominate the politics on the island, as well as Greco-Turkish relations. Around 150,000 settlers from Turkey are believed to be living in the north—many of whom were forced from Turkey by the Turkish government—in violation of the Geneva Convention and various UN resolutions. Following ... | [
{
"answer": "150,000",
"question": "How many settlers from Turkey were living in the north?"
},
{
"answer": "Geneva Convention and various UN resolutions",
"question": "What terms did the Turkish government violate by sending people?"
},
{
"answer": "all of its ports of entry in the nort... |
15,469 | The Turkish invasion, followed by occupation and the declaration of independence of the TRNC have been condemned by United Nations resolutions, which are reaffirmed by the Security Council every year. The last major effort to settle the Cyprus dispute was the Annan Plan in 2004, drafted by the then Secretary General, K... | [
{
"answer": "2004",
"question": "In what year did the last major effort to settle the Cyprus dispute take place?"
},
{
"answer": "Lebanon",
"question": "In 2006 people fled to Cyprus from what country?"
},
{
"answer": "2004",
"question": "In what year did Cyprus join the European Uni... |
15,470 | The physical relief of the island is dominated by two mountain ranges, the Troodos Mountains and the smaller Kyrenia Range, and the central plain they encompass, the Mesaoria. The Mesaoria plain is drained by the Pedieos River, the longest on the island. The Troodos Mountains cover most of the southern and western port... | [
{
"answer": "Troodos Mountains and the smaller Kyrenia Range",
"question": "What two mountains ranges are located on the island of Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "the Mesaoria",
"question": "What plain is located in between the Troodos Mountains and the Kyrenia Range?"
},
{
"answer": "Pedieos R... |
15,471 | Cyprus has one of the warmest climates in the Mediterranean part of the European Union.[citation needed] The average annual temperature on the coast is around 24 °C (75 °F) during the day and 14 °C (57 °F) at night. Generally, summers last about eight months, beginning in April with average temperatures of 21–23 °C (70... | [
{
"answer": "24 °C (75 °F)",
"question": "In Cyprus, what is the average temperature during the day?"
},
{
"answer": "one of the warmest climates in the Mediterranean",
"question": "What type of climate does Cyprus have?"
},
{
"answer": "November",
"question": "What month typically m... |
15,472 | Among all cities in the Mediterranean part of the European Union, Limassol has one of the warmest winters, in the period January – February average temperature is 17–18 °C (63–64 °F) during the day and 7–8 °C (45–46 °F) at night, in other coastal locations in Cyprus is generally 16–17 °C (61–63 °F) during the day and 6... | [
{
"answer": "Limassol",
"question": "Which cities has one of the warmest winters in the European Union?"
},
{
"answer": "17–18 °C (63–64 °F)",
"question": "What is the average day emperature of Limassol during winter?"
},
{
"answer": "6–8 °C (43–46 °F)",
"question": "What is the gene... |
15,473 | The middle of summer is hot – in July and August on the coast the average temperature is usually around 33 °C (91 °F) during the day and around 22 °C (72 °F) at night (inland, in the highlands average temperature exceeds 35 °C (95 °F)) while in the June and September on the coast the average temperature is usually arou... | [
{
"answer": "July and August",
"question": "When does the middle of summer occur on Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "33 °C (91 °F)",
"question": "What is the average day temperature on the coast during summer?"
},
{
"answer": "30 °C (86 °F)",
"question": "What is the average day temperature ... |
15,474 | Cyprus suffers from a chronic shortage of water. The country relies heavily on rain to provide household water, but in the past 30 years average yearly precipitation has decreased. Between 2001 and 2004, exceptionally heavy annual rainfall pushed water reserves up, with supply exceeding demand, allowing total storage i... | [
{
"answer": "Between 2001 and 2004",
"question": "When did Cyprus receive enough rainfall to fill up their water reserves?"
},
{
"answer": "rain",
"question": "What do people living in Cyprus rely on for household water?"
},
{
"answer": "more frequent droughts",
"question": "Why has ... |
15,475 | Dams remain the principal source of water both for domestic and agricultural use; Cyprus has a total of 107 dams (plus one currently under construction) and reservoirs, with a total water storage capacity of about 330,000,000 m3 (1.2×1010 cu ft). Water desalination plants are gradually being constructed to deal with re... | [
{
"answer": "Dams",
"question": "What do the people of Cyprus rely on for domestic and agricultural supply of water?"
},
{
"answer": "107",
"question": "What is the total number of completed dams located on Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "330,000,000 m3 (1.2×1010 cu ft).",
"question": "What... |
15,476 | The 1960 Constitution provided for a presidential system of government with independent executive, legislative and judicial branches as well as a complex system of checks and balances including a weighted power-sharing ratio designed to protect the interests of the Turkish Cypriots. The executive was led by a Greek Cyp... | [
{
"answer": "legislative and judicial branches",
"question": "What types of branches did the 1960 Constitution provide?"
},
{
"answer": "Turkish Cypriot",
"question": "What type of person was the vice-president?"
},
{
"answer": "the House of Representatives",
"question": "Where did L... |
15,477 | Since 1965, following clashes between the two communities, the Turkish Cypriot seats in the House remain vacant. In 1974 Cyprus was divided de facto when the Turkish army occupied the northern third of the island. The Turkish Cypriots subsequently declared independence in 1983 as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus... | [
{
"answer": "northern third of the island",
"question": "Which part of Cyprus was occupied by the Turkish army?"
},
{
"answer": "1974",
"question": "In what years was Cyprus divided?"
},
{
"answer": "independence",
"question": "In 1983, Turkish Cypriots declared what?"
},
{
"... |
15,478 | The House of Representatives currently has 59 members elected for a five-year term, 56 members by proportional representation and 3 observer members representing the Armenian, Latin and Maronite minorities. 24 seats are allocated to the Turkish community but remain vacant since 1964. The political environment is domina... | [
{
"answer": "59 members",
"question": "How many members are currently in the House of Representatives?"
},
{
"answer": "five-year term",
"question": "How long is the term for an elected member of the House of Representatives?"
},
{
"answer": "24",
"question": "How many seas are alloc... |
15,479 | In "Freedom in the World 2011", Freedom House rated Cyprus as "free". In January 2011, the Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the question of Human Rights in Cyprus noted that the ongoing division of Cyprus continues to affect human rights throughout the island "... includi... | [
{
"answer": "ongoing division of Cyprus continues to affect human rights throughout the island",
"question": "Why does the United Nations question the Human rights status of Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "free",
"question": "What is the rating for Cyprus in the \"Freedom in the World 2011\" report?"
... |
15,481 | The air force includes the 449th Helicopter Gunship Squadron (449 ΜΑΕ) – operating Aérospatiale SA-342L and Bell 206 and the 450th Helicopter Gunship Squadron (450 ME/P) – operating Mi-35P helicopters and the Britten-Norman BN-2B and Pilatus PC-9 fixed-wing aircraft. Current senior officers include Supreme Commander, C... | [
{
"answer": "Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion",
"question": "What incident was the most deadly military accident that occurred on Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "Supreme Commander",
"question": "What is one of the senior officer titles of the Cyprus air force?"
},
{
"answer": "11 July 20... |
15,482 | In the early 21st century the Cypriot economy has diversified and become prosperous. However, in 2012 it became affected by the Eurozone financial and banking crisis. In June 2012, the Cypriot government announced it would need €1.8 billion in foreign aid to support the Cyprus Popular Bank, and this was followed by Fit... | [
{
"answer": "Eurozone financial and banking crisis",
"question": "What affected the Cypriot economy in 2012?"
},
{
"answer": "€1.8 billion",
"question": "How much many did the Cypriot government initially announce it needed?"
},
{
"answer": "€4 billion",
"question": "What was the amo... |
15,483 | The 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis led to an agreement with the Eurogroup in March 2013 to split the country's second largest bank, the Cyprus Popular Bank (also known as Laiki Bank), into a "bad" bank which would be wound down over time and a "good" bank which would be absorbed by the Bank of Cyprus. In return for... | [
{
"answer": "split the country's second largest bank",
"question": "What did the March 2013 agreement decide?"
},
{
"answer": "Bank of Cyprus",
"question": "Who would eventually absorb the \"good\" bank of Cyprus Popular Bank?"
},
{
"answer": "€10 billion",
"question": "What was the ... |
15,484 | According to the latest International Monetary Fund estimates, its per capita GDP (adjusted for purchasing power) at $30,769 is just above the average of the European Union.[citation needed] Cyprus has been sought as a base for several offshore businesses for its low tax rates. Tourism, financial services and shipping ... | [
{
"answer": "$30,769",
"question": "What is the per capita GDP of Cyprus given by the IMF?"
},
{
"answer": "Tourism, financial services and shipping",
"question": "What are three of the largest contributors to the Cyprus economy?"
},
{
"answer": "1 January 2008",
"question": "When wa... |
15,485 | In recent years significant quantities of offshore natural gas have been discovered in the area known as Aphrodite in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), about 175 kilometres (109 miles) south of Limassol at 33°5′40″N and 32°59′0″E. However, Turkey's offshore drilling companies have accessed both natural gas and oil... | [
{
"answer": "natural gas",
"question": "What resource has been discovered offshore in recent years?"
},
{
"answer": "Egypt in 2003, and with Lebanon in 2007",
"question": "With what two countries did Cyprus first demarcate its maritime border?"
},
{
"answer": "Israel",
"question": "W... |
15,486 | Available modes of transport are by road, sea and air. Of the 10,663 km (6,626 mi) of roads in the Republic of Cyprus in 1998, 6,249 km (3,883 mi) were paved, and 4,414 km (2,743 mi) were unpaved. In 1996 the Turkish-occupied area had a similar ratio of paved to unpaved, with approximately 1,370 km (850 mi) of paved ro... | [
{
"answer": "road, sea and air",
"question": "What are the three modes of transport available on Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "6,249 km (3,883 mi)",
"question": "How many miles of roads are paved on Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "4,414 km (2,743 mi)",
"question": "How many miles of roads are un... |
15,487 | Due to the inter-communal ethnic tensions between 1963 and 1974, an island-wide census was regarded as impossible. Nevertheless, the Greek Cypriots conducted one in 1973, without the Turkish Cypriot populace. According to this census, the Greek Cypriot population was 482,000. One year later, in 1974, the Cypriot govern... | [
{
"answer": "482,000",
"question": "What was the number of Greek Cypriots on Cyprus in 1973?"
},
{
"answer": "506,000 (78.9%)",
"question": "What did the Cypriot government find was the Greek population on Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "118,000 (18.4%)",
"question": "What did the Cypriot g... |
15,488 | According to the 2006 census carried out by Northern Cyprus, there were 256,644 (de jure) people living in Northern Cyprus. 178,031 were citizens of Northern Cyprus, of whom 147,405 were born in Cyprus (112,534 from the north; 32,538 from the south; 371 did not indicate what part of Cyprus they were from); 27,333 born ... | [
{
"answer": "256,644",
"question": "How many people were living in Northern Cyprus according to the 2006 census?"
},
{
"answer": "120,031",
"question": "How many citizens born in Cyprus also have parents who were born in Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "147,405",
"question": "How many of the... |
15,489 | The majority of Greek Cypriots identify as Greek Orthodox, whereas most Turkish Cypriots are adherents of Sunni Islam. According to Eurobarometer 2005, Cyprus was the second most religious state in the European Union at that time, after Malta (although in 2005 Romania wasn't in the European Union, currently Romania is ... | [
{
"answer": "Greek Orthodox",
"question": "What religion do most Greek Cypriots identify with?"
},
{
"answer": "Sunni Islam",
"question": "What religion do most Turkish Cypriots identify with?"
},
{
"answer": "Cyprus",
"question": "What country is the second most religious in the Eur... |
15,490 | Cyprus has two official languages, Greek and Turkish. Armenian and Cypriot Maronite Arabic are recognised as minority languages. Although without official status, English is widely spoken and it features widely on road signs, public notices, and in advertisements, etc. English was the sole official language during Brit... | [
{
"answer": "two",
"question": "How many official languages does Cyprus have?"
},
{
"answer": "Greek and Turkish",
"question": "What are the two official languages of Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "Armenian and Cypriot Maronite Arabic",
"question": "What are the minority languages are spok... |
15,491 | State schools are generally seen as equivalent in quality of education to private-sector institutions. However, the value of a state high-school diploma is limited by the fact that the grades obtained account for only around 25% of the final grade for each topic, with the remaining 75% assigned by the teacher during th... | [
{
"answer": "high school grades",
"question": "What do Cypriot universities ignore when looking at admission?"
},
{
"answer": "high-school diploma",
"question": "What is required for university attendance?"
},
{
"answer": "university entrance examinations",
"question": "What plays a ... |
15,492 | The majority of Cypriots receive their higher education at Greek, British, Turkish, other European and North American universities. It is noteworthy that Cyprus currently has the highest percentage of citizens of working age who have higher-level education in the EU at 30% which is ahead of Finland's 29.5%. In addition... | [
{
"answer": "Greek, British, Turkish, other European and North American universities",
"question": "Where do most Cypriots receiver higher education?"
},
{
"answer": "Cyprus",
"question": "What nation has the highest level percentage of working citizens with higher-level education?"
},
{
... |
15,493 | Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots share a lot in common in their culture but also have differences. Several traditional food (such as souvla and halloumi) and beverages are similar, as well as expressions and ways of life. Hospitality and buying or offering food and drinks for guests or others are common among both. ... | [
{
"answer": "souvla and halloumi",
"question": "Which foods do Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots have in common?"
},
{
"answer": "music, dance and art",
"question": "Which art forms are integral parts of everyday life?"
},
{
"answer": "religions and religious",
"question": "What is... |
15,494 | In modern times Cypriot art history begins with the painter Vassilis Vryonides (1883–1958) who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Arguably the two founding fathers of modern Cypriot art were Adamantios Diamantis (1900–1994) who studied at London's Royal College of Art and Christopheros Savva (1924–1968) who... | [
{
"answer": "Vassilis Vryonides",
"question": "Who was the first important Cyprus painter of modern times?"
},
{
"answer": "Academy of Fine Arts in Venice",
"question": "Where did Vassilis Vryonides study?"
},
{
"answer": "Adamantios Diamantis",
"question": "Name one of the individua... |
15,495 | One of the features of Cypriot art is a tendency towards figurative painting although conceptual art is being rigorously promoted by a number of art "institutions" and most notably the Nicosia Municipal Art Centre. Municipal art galleries exist in all the main towns and there is a large and lively commercial art scene.... | [
{
"answer": "conceptual art",
"question": "What type of art is being promoted by art institutions in Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "Municipal art galleries",
"question": "What types of places can Cypriots visit to experience art?"
},
{
"answer": "2006",
"question": "What year was Cyprus su... |
15,496 | The traditional folk music of Cyprus has several common elements with Greek, Turkish, and Arabic music including Greco-Turkish dances such as the sousta, syrtos, zeibekikos, tatsia, and karsilamas as well as the Middle Eastern-inspired tsifteteli and arapies. There is also a form of musical poetry known as chattista wh... | [
{
"answer": "Greek, Turkish, and Arabic",
"question": "Traditional Cyprus music has what other types of genres in common?"
},
{
"answer": "sousta, syrtos, zeibekikos, tatsia, and karsilamas",
"question": "What are the names of the Greco-Turkish dances?"
},
{
"answer": "tsifteteli and ara... |
15,497 | Popular music in Cyprus is generally influenced by the Greek Laïka scene; artists who play in this genre include international platinum star Anna Vissi, Evridiki, and Sarbel. Hip Hop, R&B and reggae have been supported by the emergence of Cypriot rap and the urban music scene at Ayia Napa. Cypriot rock music and Éntekh... | [
{
"answer": "Greek Laïka scene",
"question": "What influences popular music in Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "Anna Vissi, Evridiki, and Sarbel",
"question": "What are some famous Cypriot artists?"
},
{
"answer": "Hip Hop, R&B and reggae",
"question": "What other genres of music are enjoyed... |
15,498 | Epic poetry, notably the "acritic songs", flourished during Middle Ages. Two chronicles, one written by Leontios Machairas and the other by Georgios Voustronios, cover the entire Middle Ages until the end of Frankish rule (4th century–1489). Poèmes d'amour written in medieval Greek Cypriot date back from the 16th centu... | [
{
"answer": "Epic poetry",
"question": "What type of artistic form flourished at the time of the Middle Ages?"
},
{
"answer": "4th century–1489",
"question": "What was the time period of Frankish rule?"
},
{
"answer": "Ioannis Kigalas",
"question": "Who is one of the scholars that fl... |
15,499 | Modern Greek Cypriot literary figures include the poet and writer Kostas Montis, poet Kyriakos Charalambides, poet Michalis Pasiardis, writer Nicos Nicolaides, Stylianos Atteshlis, Altheides, Loukis Akritas and Demetris Th. Gotsis. Dimitris Lipertis, Vasilis Michaelides and Pavlos Liasides are folk poets who wrote poem... | [
{
"answer": "Dimitris Lipertis, Vasilis Michaelides and Pavlos Liasides",
"question": "Who are some famous Cypriot folk poets?"
},
{
"answer": "Osman Türkay",
"question": "Which Turkish Cypriot writer has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in literature twice?"
},
{
"answer": "Kostas Mon... |
15,500 | Examples of Cyprus in foreign literature, include the works of Shakespeare, with the majority of the play Othello by William Shakespeare set on the island of Cyprus. British writer Lawrence Durrell lived in Cyprus from 1952 until 1956, during his time working for the British colonial government on the island, and wrote... | [
{
"answer": "Cyprus",
"question": "Where was William Shakespeare's Othello set?"
},
{
"answer": "Cyprus",
"question": "Where did British writer Lawrence Durrell reside from 1952-1956?"
},
{
"answer": "The Sunrise",
"question": "Which 2014 novel uses Cyprus as its main location?"
},... |
15,501 | Local television companies in Cyprus include the state owned Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation which runs two television channels. In addition on the Greek side of the island there are the private channels ANT1 Cyprus, Plus TV, Mega Channel, Sigma TV, Nimonia TV (NTV) and New Extra. In Northern Cyprus, the local channels... | [
{
"answer": "Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation",
"question": "What is the name of a local television company in Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "the Turkish Cypriot equivalent to the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation",
"question": "What is BRT?"
},
{
"answer": "Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation and BR... |
15,503 | Seafood and fish dishes include squid, octopus, red mullet, and sea bass. Cucumber and tomato are used widely in salads. Common vegetable preparations include potatoes in olive oil and parsley, pickled cauliflower and beets, asparagus and taro. Other traditional delicacies of are meat marinated in dried coriander seeds... | [
{
"answer": "squid, octopus, red mullet, and sea bass",
"question": "What are some famous seafood and fish dishes?"
},
{
"answer": "Cucumber and tomato",
"question": "What fruits are commonly used in foods?"
},
{
"answer": "smoked pork loin",
"question": "What is lountza?"
},
{
... |
15,504 | Fresh vegetables and fruits are common ingredients. Frequently used vegetables include courgettes, green peppers, okra, green beans, artichokes, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and grape leaves, and pulses such as beans, broad beans, peas, black-eyed beans, chick-peas and lentils. The most common fruits and nuts ... | [
{
"answer": "courgettes, green peppers, okra, green beans",
"question": "Can you name some common vegetables used in Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "pears, apples, grapes, oranges, mandarines",
"question": "Can you name some common fruits used in Cyprus?"
},
{
"answer": "beans, broad beans, pea... |
15,505 | Tennis player Marcos Baghdatis was ranked 8th in the world, was a finalist at the Australian Open, and reached the Wimbledon semi-final, all in 2006. High jumper Kyriakos Ioannou achieved a jump of 2.35 m at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, in 2007, winning the bronze medal. He has been r... | [
{
"answer": "Marcos Baghdatis",
"question": "Which Cypriot tennis player ranked 8th in the world?"
},
{
"answer": "2.35 m",
"question": "How high did Kyriakos Ioannou jump in Osaka in 2007?"
},
{
"answer": "Ultimate Fighting Championship",
"question": "What organization does Costas P... |
15,506 | In a career spanning more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust (in Schindler's... | [
{
"answer": "the Holocaust",
"question": "What issue did Spielberg address in his movie Schindler's List?"
},
{
"answer": "the transatlantic slave trade",
"question": "What issue did Spielberg address in his movie Amistad?"
},
{
"answer": "terrorism",
"question": "What issue did Spie... |
15,507 | Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an Orthodox Jewish family. His mother, Leah (Adler) Posner (born 1920), was a restaurateur and concert pianist, and his father, Arnold Spielberg (born 1917), was an electrical engineer involved in the development of computers. His paternal grandparents were immigrants from Ukr... | [
{
"answer": "Cincinnati, Ohio",
"question": "Where was Steven Spielberg born?"
},
{
"answer": "Orthodox Jewish",
"question": "What religion was Steven Spielberg's family?"
},
{
"answer": "Ukraine",
"question": "Where were Steven Spielberg's granparents from?"
},
{
"answer": "... |
15,508 | Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Three of Spielberg's films—Jaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and Jurassic Park (1993)—achieved box office records, originated and came to epitomize the blockbuster film. The unadjusted gross of al... | [
{
"answer": "exceeds $9 billion",
"question": "How much money has all of Steven Spielberg's movies grossed worldwide?"
},
{
"answer": "John Williams",
"question": "What composer has Steven Spielberg been associated with since 1974?"
},
{
"answer": "more than $3 billion",
"question": ... |
15,509 | As a child, Spielberg faced difficulty reconciling being an Orthodox Jew with the perception of him by other children he played with. "It isn't something I enjoy admitting," he once said, "but when I was seven, eight, nine years old, God forgive me, I was embarrassed because we were Orthodox Jews. I was embarrassed by ... | [
{
"answer": "As a child",
"question": "When did Steven Spielberg have trouble dealing with being an Orthodox Jew?"
},
{
"answer": "embarrassed",
"question": "How did Steven Spielberg feel about being an Orhtodox Jew?"
},
{
"answer": "anti-Semitic",
"question": "What kind of prejudice... |
15,510 | In 1958, he became a Boy Scout and fulfilled a requirement for the photography merit badge by making a nine-minute 8 mm film entitled The Last Gunfight. Years later, Spielberg recalled to a magazine interviewer, "My dad's still-camera was broken, so I asked the scoutmaster if I could tell a story with my father's movie... | [
{
"answer": "Firelight",
"question": "What was Spielberg's first indepenent film?"
},
{
"answer": "40-minute",
"question": "How long was Spielberg's film \"Escape to Nowhere\"?"
},
{
"answer": "$500",
"question": "How much money did Spielberg spend to film Close Encounters?"
},
{... |
15,511 | While still a student, he was offered a small unpaid intern job at Universal Studios with the editing department. He was later given the opportunity to make a short film for theatrical release, the 26-minute, 35mm, Amblin', which he wrote and directed. Studio vice president Sidney Sheinberg was impressed by the film, w... | [
{
"answer": "Universal Studios",
"question": "What job was SPielberg offered when he was a student?"
},
{
"answer": "Sidney Sheinberg",
"question": "Who offered Spielberg a contract at Universal Studios?"
},
{
"answer": "Amblin",
"question": "What short film did Spielberg make for th... |
15,512 | His first professional TV job came when he was hired to direct one of the segments for the 1969 pilot episode of Night Gallery. The segment, "Eyes," starred Joan Crawford; she and Spielberg were reportedly close friends until her death. The episode is unusual in his body of work, in that the camerawork is more highly s... | [
{
"answer": "Joan Crawford",
"question": "Who starred in the TV show segment \"Eyes\""
},
{
"answer": "science fiction",
"question": "What genre was Steven Spielberg's episode of \"The Name of the Game\"?"
},
{
"answer": "an episode of The Name of the Game called \"L.A. 2017\".",
"qu... |
15,513 | Based on the strength of his work, Universal signed Spielberg to do four TV films. The first was a Richard Matheson adaptation called Duel. The film is about a psychotic Peterbilt 281 tanker truck driver who chases the terrified driver (Dennis Weaver) of a small Plymouth Valiant and tries to run him off the road. Speci... | [
{
"answer": "four",
"question": "How many TV films did Universal sign Spielbergo to direct?"
},
{
"answer": "Dilys Powell",
"question": "What British critic helped boost Steven Spielberg's career?"
},
{
"answer": "Martin Landau",
"question": "Who starred in the TV show \"Savage\"?"
... |
15,514 | Studio producers Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown offered Spielberg the director's chair for Jaws, a thriller-horror film based on the Peter Benchley novel about an enormous killer shark. Spielberg has often referred to the gruelling shoot as his professional crucible. Despite the film's ultimate, enormous success, it... | [
{
"answer": "Jaws",
"question": "What film did Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown offer Steven Spielberg to direct?"
},
{
"answer": "delays and budget over-runs",
"question": "Why was Jaws nearly shut down?"
},
{
"answer": "three",
"question": "How many Academy Awards did the film \"J... |
15,515 | Rejecting offers to direct Jaws 2, King Kong and Superman, Spielberg and actor Richard Dreyfuss re-convened to work on a film about UFOs, which became Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). One of the rare films both written and directed by Spielberg, Close Encounters was a critical and box office hit, giving Spiel... | [
{
"answer": "Jaws 2, King Kong and Superman",
"question": "What films did Spielberg turn down in the 70s?"
},
{
"answer": "two",
"question": "How many Oscars did Close Encounters win?"
},
{
"answer": "six",
"question": "How many Oscars did Close Encounters get nominated for, besides ... |
15,516 | Spielberg then revisited his Close Encounters project and, with financial backing from Columbia Pictures, released Close Encounters: The Special Edition in 1980. For this, Spielberg fixed some of the flaws he thought impeded the original 1977 version of the film and also, at the behest of Columbia, and as a condition o... | [
{
"answer": "1980",
"question": "When did Spielberg re-release Close Encounters?"
},
{
"answer": "the interior of the mothership",
"question": "What new footage did Columbia require for a Close Encounters revisit?"
},
{
"answer": "Close Encounters: The Special Edition",
"question": "... |
15,517 | Next, Spielberg teamed with Star Wars creator and friend George Lucas on an action adventure film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first of the Indiana Jones films. The archaeologist and adventurer hero Indiana Jones was played by Harrison Ford (whom Lucas had previously cast in his Star Wars films as Han Solo). The film ... | [
{
"answer": "George Lucas",
"question": "Who was responsible for Star Wars?"
},
{
"answer": "Harrison Ford",
"question": "Who played Indiana Jones?"
},
{
"answer": "Harrison Ford",
"question": "Who played Han Solo?"
},
{
"answer": "Raiders of the Lost Ark",
"question": "W... |
15,518 | His next directorial feature was the Raiders prequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Teaming up once again with Lucas and Ford, the film was plagued with uncertainty for the material and script. This film and the Spielberg-produced Gremlins led to the creation of the PG-13 rating due to the high level of violence... | [
{
"answer": "PG",
"question": "What rating did 'Temple of Doom' receive?"
},
{
"answer": "Gremlins",
"question": "What movie caused 'PG-13' to be created?"
},
{
"answer": "1984",
"question": "When did 'Temple of Doom' debut?"
},
{
"answer": "the high level of violence in film... |
15,519 | In 1985, Spielberg released The Color Purple, an adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, about a generation of empowered African-American women during depression-era America. Starring Whoopi Goldberg and future talk-show superstar Oprah Winfrey, the film was a box office smash and cr... | [
{
"answer": "Alice Walker",
"question": "Who wrote 'The Color Purple'?"
},
{
"answer": "a generation of empowered African-American women during depression-era America",
"question": "What was 'The Color Purple' about?"
},
{
"answer": "Whoopi Goldberg and future talk-show superstar Oprah W... |
15,520 | In 1987, as China began opening to Western capital investment, Spielberg shot the first American film in Shanghai since the 1930s, an adaptation of J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun, starring John Malkovich and a young Christian Bale. The film garnered much praise from critics and was nominated f... | [
{
"answer": "the 1930s",
"question": "Until the 1980s, when had an American film last been shot in Shanghai?"
},
{
"answer": "J. G. Ballard",
"question": "Who wrote 'Empire of the Sun'?"
},
{
"answer": "John Malkovich and a young Christian Bale",
"question": "Who starred in 'Empire o... |
15,521 | After two forays into more serious dramatic films, Spielberg then directed the third Indiana Jones film, 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Once again teaming up with Lucas and Ford, Spielberg also cast actor Sean Connery in a supporting role as Indy's father. The film earned generally positive reviews and was ... | [
{
"answer": "1989",
"question": "When did the 3rd Indiana Jones film come out?"
},
{
"answer": "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade",
"question": "What was the 3rd Indiana Jones film called?"
},
{
"answer": "Sean Connery",
"question": "Who played Indiana Jones's father?"
},
{
... |
15,522 | Spielberg's next film, Schindler's List, was based on the true story of Oskar Schindler, a man who risked his life to save 1,100 Jews from the Holocaust. Schindler's List earned Spielberg his first Academy Award for Best Director (it also won Best Picture). With the film a huge success at the box office, Spielberg used... | [
{
"answer": "Oskar Schindler",
"question": "Whose life was 'Schindler's List' based on?"
},
{
"answer": "1,100",
"question": "How many Jews did Schindler save?"
},
{
"answer": "Schindler's List",
"question": "What did Spielberg first win Best Director for?"
},
{
"answer": "se... |
15,524 | Spielberg and actor Tom Cruise collaborated for the first time for the futuristic neo-noir Minority Report, based upon the science fiction short story written by Philip K. Dick about a Washington D.C. police captain in the year 2054 who has been foreseen to murder a man he has not yet met. The film received strong revi... | [
{
"answer": "Minority Report",
"question": "What movie did Spielberg collaborate with Cruise for?"
},
{
"answer": "2054",
"question": "When is Minority Report set?"
},
{
"answer": "92%",
"question": "What was the Rotten Tomatoes rating for Minority Report?"
},
{
"answer": "ov... |
15,525 | Also in 2005, Spielberg directed a modern adaptation of War of the Worlds (a co-production of Paramount and DreamWorks), based on the H. G. Wells book of the same name (Spielberg had been a huge fan of the book and the original 1953 film). It starred Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning, and, as with past Spielberg films, Ind... | [
{
"answer": "Paramount and DreamWorks",
"question": "Which studios produced Spielberg's 'War of the Worlds'?"
},
{
"answer": "H. G. Wells",
"question": "Who wrote the 'War of the Worlds' book?"
},
{
"answer": "1953",
"question": "When was the first 'War of the Worlds' movie released?... |
15,526 | Spielberg's film Munich, about the events following the 1972 Munich Massacre of Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games, was his second film essaying Jewish relations in the world (the first being Schindler's List). The film is based on Vengeance, a book by Canadian journalist George Jonas. It was previously adapted into... | [
{
"answer": "the 1972 Munich Massacre of Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games",
"question": "What was 'Munich' about?"
},
{
"answer": "Vengeance",
"question": "What book was 'Munich' based on?"
},
{
"answer": "George Jonas",
"question": "Who wrote 'Vengeance'?"
},
{
"answer"... |
15,527 | In June 2006, Steven Spielberg announced he would direct a scientifically accurate film about "a group of explorers who travel through a worm hole and into another dimension", from a treatment by Kip Thorne and producer Lynda Obst. In January 2007, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan met with them to discuss adapting Obst and ... | [
{
"answer": "June 2006",
"question": "When did Spielberg announce what would become 'Interstellar'?"
},
{
"answer": "Christopher Nolan",
"question": "Who took over directing 'Interstellar'?"
},
{
"answer": "a group of explorers who travel through a worm hole and into another dimension",
... |
15,528 | In early 2009, Spielberg shot the first film in a planned trilogy of motion capture films based on The Adventures of Tintin, written by Belgian artist Hergé, with Peter Jackson. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, was not released until October 2011, due to the complexity of the computer animation invo... | [
{
"answer": "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn",
"question": "What was the first non-Pixar movie to win the Best Animated Feature Film award?"
},
{
"answer": "October 22, 2011",
"question": "When did Adventures of Tintin debut?"
},
{
"answer": "Brussels, Belgium",
"... |
15,529 | Spielberg followed with War Horse, shot in England in the summer of 2010. It was released just four days after The Adventures of Tintin, on December 25, 2011. The film, based on the novel of the same name written by Michael Morpurgo and published in 1982, follows the long friendship between a British boy and his horse ... | [
{
"answer": "England",
"question": "Where was 'War Horse' filmed?"
},
{
"answer": "December 25, 2011",
"question": "When did 'War Horse' come out?"
},
{
"answer": "Michael Morpurgo",
"question": "Who wrote the 'War Horse' book?"
},
{
"answer": "1982",
"question": "When di... |
15,530 | Spielberg next directed the historical drama film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln and Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln. Based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's bestseller Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, the film covered the final four months of Lincoln's li... | [
{
"answer": "Daniel Day-Lewis",
"question": "Who starred in 'Lincoln' as Abraham Lincoln?"
},
{
"answer": "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln",
"question": "What book was 'Lincoln' based on?"
},
{
"answer": "the final four months",
"question": "What part of Linco... |
15,531 | Spielberg directed 2015's Bridge of Spies, a Cold War thriller based on the 1960 U-2 incident, and focusing on James B. Donovan's negotiations with the Soviets for the release of pilot Gary Powers after his aircraft was shot down over Soviet territory. The film starred Tom Hanks as Donovan, as well as Mark Rylance, Amy... | [
{
"answer": "October 16, 2015",
"question": "When was 'Bridge of Spies' released?"
},
{
"answer": "six",
"question": "How many Oscar nominations did 'Bridge of Spies' get?"
},
{
"answer": "1960",
"question": "When was 'Bridge of Spies' set?"
},
{
"answer": "New York City, Ber... |
15,534 | Other major television series Spielberg produced were Band of Brothers, Taken and The Pacific. He was an executive producer on the critically acclaimed 2005 TV miniseries Into the West which won two Emmy awards, including one for Geoff Zanelli's score. For his 2010 miniseries The Pacific he teamed up once again with co... | [
{
"answer": "2005",
"question": "When did 'Into the West' air?"
},
{
"answer": "two",
"question": "How many Emmys did 'Into the West' win?"
},
{
"answer": "Geoff Zanelli",
"question": "Who wrote the music for 'Into the West'?"
},
{
"answer": "2010",
"question": "When was ... |
15,535 | In 2011, Spielberg launched Falling Skies, a science fiction television series, on the TNT network. He developed the series with Robert Rodat and is credited as an executive producer. Spielberg is also producing the Fox TV series Terra Nova. Terra Nova begins in the year 2149 when all life on the planet Earth is threat... | [
{
"answer": "TNT",
"question": "Which channel aired 'Falling Skies'?"
},
{
"answer": "2149",
"question": "In what year does 'Terra Nova' begin?"
},
{
"answer": "85 million years",
"question": "How far back in time do people in 'Terra Nova' travel?"
},
{
"answer": "Fox",
"... |
15,537 | Spielberg has filmed and is currently in post-production on an adaptation of Roald Dahl's celebrated children's story The BFG. Spielberg's DreamWorks bought the rights in 2010, originally intending John Madden to direct. The film was written by E.T. screenwriter Melissa Mathison and is co-produced by Walt Disney Pictur... | [
{
"answer": "Roald Dahl",
"question": "Who wrote 'The BFG'?"
},
{
"answer": "Melissa Mathison",
"question": "Who wrote E.T.'s script?"
},
{
"answer": "Cannes Film Festival",
"question": "What film festival will first air 'The BFG'?"
},
{
"answer": "May",
"question": "In w... |
15,538 | After completing filming on Ready Player One, while it is in its lengthy, effects-heavy post-production, he will film his long-planned adaptation of David Kertzer's acclaimed The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara. The book follows the true story of a young Jewish boy in 1858 Italy who was secretly baptized by a family serv... | [
{
"answer": "David Kertzer",
"question": "Who wrote 'The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara'?"
},
{
"answer": "1858",
"question": "When does 'The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara' take place?"
},
{
"answer": "Italy",
"question": "Where does 'The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara' take place?"
... |
15,539 | Spielberg was scheduled to shoot a $200 million adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson's novel Robopocalypse, adapted for the screen by Drew Goddard. The film would follow a global human war against a robot uprising about 15–20 years in the future. Like Lincoln, it was to be released by Disney in the United States and Fox over... | [
{
"answer": "Anne Hathaway and Chris Hemsworth",
"question": "Who was going to star in 'Robopocalypse'?"
},
{
"answer": "April 25, 2014",
"question": "When was 'Robopocalypse' scheduled for release?"
},
{
"answer": "15–20 years",
"question": "How far in the future was 'Robopocalypse'... |
15,540 | Spielberg's films often deal with several recurring themes. Most of his films deal with ordinary characters searching for or coming in contact with extraordinary beings or finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances. In an AFI interview in August 2000 Spielberg commented on his interest in the possibility of extr... | [
{
"answer": "ordinary characters searching for or coming in contact with extraordinary beings or finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances",
"question": "What theme is common to Spielberg's films?"
},
{
"answer": "during childhood",
"question": "When in his life did Spielberg 'feel like ... |
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