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17,182 | The British Isles are a group of islands off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. Situated in the North Atlantic, the islands have a total area of approximately 315,159 km2, and a combined population of just under 70 mil... | [
{
"answer": "Great Britain, Ireland",
"question": "What is two islands that are part of the British Isles?"
},
{
"answer": "North Atlantic,",
"question": "Where are the British Isles located?"
},
{
"answer": "just under 70 million",
"question": "How many people live in the British Is... |
17,185 | The term British Isles is controversial in Ireland, where there are objections to its usage due to the association of the word British with Ireland. The Government of Ireland does not recognise or use the term and its embassy in London discourages its use. As a result, Britain and Ireland is used as an alternative desc... | [
{
"answer": "association of the word British",
"question": "Why is the name the British Isles disputed in Ireland?"
},
{
"answer": "does not recognise or use the term",
"question": "Does the Government of Ireland use the British Isle term?"
},
{
"answer": "Atlantic Archipelago",
"que... |
17,187 | The Greco-Egyptian scientist Claudius Ptolemy referred to the larger island as great Britain (μεγάλης Βρεττανίας - megális Brettanias) and to Ireland as little Britain (μικρής Βρεττανίας - mikris Brettanias) in his work Almagest (147–148 AD). In his later work, Geography (c. 150 AD), he gave these islands the names Alw... | [
{
"answer": "little Britain (μικρής Βρεττανίας - mikris Brettanias)",
"question": "What did name did Claudius Ptolemy (Greco-Egyptian scientist) use for Ireland?"
},
{
"answer": "Alwion, Iwernia, and Mona",
"question": "In later writings, what did Claudius Ptolemy called the British Isles?"
},... |
17,188 | The earliest known use of the phrase Brytish Iles in the English language is dated 1577 in a work by John Dee. Today, this name is seen by some as carrying imperialist overtones although it is still commonly used. Other names used to describe the islands include the Anglo-Celtic Isles, Atlantic archipelago, British-Iri... | [
{
"answer": "a work by John Dee",
"question": "What is the earliest English usage of the term Brytish Illes?"
},
{
"answer": "1577",
"question": "When was this Brytish Illes name used in the English language by John Dee?"
},
{
"answer": "Anglo-Celtic Isles",
"question": "What is anot... |
17,189 | The British Isles lie at the juncture of several regions with past episodes of tectonic mountain building. These orogenic belts form a complex geology that records a huge and varied span of Earth's history. Of particular note was the Caledonian Orogeny during the Ordovician Period, c. 488–444 Ma and early Silurian peri... | [
{
"answer": "c. 488–444 Ma and early Silurian period",
"question": "When did the Caledonian Orogeny occur?"
},
{
"answer": "mountains and hills",
"question": "What formed after the craton Baltica and the terrane Avalonia collision?"
},
{
"answer": "craton Baltica collided with the terran... |
17,190 | The islands have been shaped by numerous glaciations during the Quaternary Period, the most recent being the Devensian.[citation needed] As this ended, the central Irish Sea was deglaciated and the English Channel flooded, with sea levels rising to current levels some 4,000 to 5,000 years ago, leaving the British Isles... | [
{
"answer": "Devensian",
"question": "What was the most recent glaciation that has shaped the British Isles?"
},
{
"answer": "the English Channel flooded",
"question": "What happened with the Devensian glaciation ended?"
},
{
"answer": "4,000 to 5,000 years ago",
"question": "When di... |
17,192 | The islands enjoy a mild climate and varied soils, giving rise to a diverse pattern of vegetation. Animal and plant life is similar to that of the northwestern European continent. There are however, fewer numbers of species, with Ireland having even less. All native flora and fauna in Ireland is made up of species that... | [
{
"answer": "European continent",
"question": "Which continent has similar plant and animal life as the British Isles?"
},
{
"answer": "Europe, and Great Britain",
"question": "In Ireland where does the native animal and plant species mostly come from?"
},
{
"answer": "about 8,000 years ... |
17,194 | Many larger animals, such as wolf, bear and the European elk are today extinct. However, some species such as red deer are protected. Other small mammals, such as rabbits, foxes, badgers, hares, hedgehogs, and stoats, are very common and the European beaver has been reintroduced in parts of Scotland. Wild boar have als... | [
{
"answer": "wolf, bear",
"question": "Which two animals became extinct in the British Isles?"
},
{
"answer": "red deer",
"question": "Which species of deer is protected in the British Isles?"
},
{
"answer": "Over 200 species of bird",
"question": "How many bird species does the Brit... |
17,195 | Few species of reptiles or amphibians are found in Great Britain or Ireland. Only three snakes are native to Great Britain: the common European adder, the grass snake and the smooth snake; none are native to Ireland. In general, Great Britain has slightly more variation and native wild life, with weasels, polecats, wil... | [
{
"answer": "European adder, the grass snake and the smooth snake",
"question": "Which snakes are considered native to the British Isles but not Ireland?"
},
{
"answer": "Kerry slug",
"question": "What is the name of the slug that is native to both Britain and Ireland?"
},
{
"answer": "n... |
17,196 | The demographics of the British Isles today are characterised by a generally high density of population in England, which accounts for almost 80% of the total population of the islands. In elsewhere on Great Britain and on Ireland, high density of population is limited to areas around, or close to, a few large cities. ... | [
{
"answer": "England",
"question": "Which area in the British Isles is s the most populated?"
},
{
"answer": "80%",
"question": "What percentage of the population does England have compared to the other areas in the British Isles?"
},
{
"answer": "Greater Dublin Area (1.1 million)",
... |
17,197 | The population of England rose rapidly during the 19th and 20th centuries whereas the populations of Scotland and Wales have shown little increase during the 20th century, with the population of Scotland remaining unchanged since 1951. Ireland for most of its history comprised a population proportionate to its land are... | [
{
"answer": "Scotland and Wales",
"question": "Which two areas in the British Isles hasn't experienced a large population growth in the last one hundred years?"
},
{
"answer": "less than one tenth of the population of the British Isles",
"question": "How does Ireland's population compare to the ... |
17,198 | The linguistic heritage of the British Isles is rich, with twelve languages from six groups across four branches of the Indo-European family. The Insular Celtic languages of the Goidelic sub-group (Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic) and the Brittonic sub-group (Cornish, Welsh and Breton, spoken in north-western France) a... | [
{
"answer": "six groups",
"question": "How many groups do these languages belong to?"
},
{
"answer": "Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic",
"question": "What are the three Insular Celtic languages?"
},
{
"answer": "Cornish, Welsh and Breton",
"question": "What are the remaining Cetic lan... |
17,199 | At the end of the last ice age, what are now the British Isles were joined to the European mainland as a mass of land extending north west from the modern-day northern coastline of France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Ice covered almost all of what is now Scotland, most of Ireland and Wales, and the hills of northern E... | [
{
"answer": "European mainland",
"question": "What mainland was the British Isles once connected to?"
},
{
"answer": "two to four millennia",
"question": "When did the British Isles area become separated from the European continent?"
},
{
"answer": "separating Ireland from Great Britain"... |
17,200 | At the time of the Roman Empire, about two thousand years ago, various tribes, which spoke Celtic dialects of the Insular Celtic group, were inhabiting the islands. The Romans expanded their civilisation to control southern Great Britain but were impeded in advancing any further, building Hadrian's Wall to mark the nor... | [
{
"answer": "Celtic dialects of the Insular Celtic group",
"question": "The people that lived in the British Isles during the Roman Empire era spoke which language?"
},
{
"answer": "Hadrian's Wall",
"question": "What was the name of the wall that the Romans built to mark their northern territory... |
17,201 | Anglo-Saxons arrived as Roman power waned in the 5th century AD. Initially, their arrival seems to have been at the invitation of the Britons as mercenaries to repulse incursions by the Hiberni and Picts. In time, Anglo-Saxon demands on the British became so great that they came to culturally dominate the bulk of south... | [
{
"answer": "Anglo-Saxons",
"question": "Which people arrived in the British Isles when the Roman Empire's power was diminishing?"
},
{
"answer": "southern Great Britain",
"question": "What area did the Anglo-Saxons begin to dominate in the British Isles?"
},
{
"answer": "the Dark Ages",... |
17,203 | By the Late Middle Ages, Great Britain was separated into the Kingdoms of England and Scotland. Power in Ireland fluxed between Gaelic kingdoms, Hiberno-Norman lords and the English-dominated Lordship of Ireland. A similar situation existed in the Principality of Wales, which was slowly being annexed into the Kingdom o... | [
{
"answer": "the Pope",
"question": "Since the Norman invasion who had feudal possession of Ireland?"
},
{
"answer": "Kingdoms of England and Scotland",
"question": "During the end of the Middle Ages which two kingdoms was Great Britain divided into?"
},
{
"answer": "Church of England",
... |
17,207 | Ireland, the United Kingdom and the three Crown Dependencies are all parliamentary democracies, with their own separate parliaments. All parts of the United Kingdom return members to parliament in London. In addition to this, voters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland return members to a parliament in Edinburgh and... | [
{
"answer": "Scotland",
"question": "Which state send members to the parliament in Edinburgh?"
},
{
"answer": "parliamentary democracies",
"question": "What type of government does the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies have?"
},
{
"answer": "unionists and nationalists",
"ques... |
17,208 | Ireland and the United Kingdom are both part of the European Union (EU). The Crown Dependencies are not a part of the EU however do participate in certain aspects that were negotiated as a part of the UK's accession to the EU. Neither the United Kingdom or Ireland are part of the Schengen area, that allow passport-free... | [
{
"answer": "European Union (EU)",
"question": "The United Kingdom is part of what union?"
},
{
"answer": "passport-free travel between EU members states",
"question": "What does the Schengen area allow in the European Union?"
},
{
"answer": "1997",
"question": "When was a free-trave... |
17,209 | Reciprocal arrangements allow British and Irish citizens to full voting rights in the two states. Exceptions to this are presidential elections and constitutional referendums in the Republic of Ireland, for which there is no comparable franchise in the other states. In the United Kingdom, these pre-date European Union ... | [
{
"answer": "presidential elections and constitutional referendums",
"question": "What are the two exceptions to the voting rights in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandand Britain?"
},
{
"answer": "local and European Parliament elections",
"question": "In what elections are oth... |
17,210 | The Northern Ireland Peace Process has led to a number of unusual arrangements between the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. For example, citizens of Northern Ireland are entitled to the choice of Irish or British citizenship or both and the Governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom cons... | [
{
"answer": "The Northern Ireland Peace Process",
"question": "What has caused several uncommon arrangements between the various states in the United Kingdom?"
},
{
"answer": "choice of Irish or British citizenship or both",
"question": "What type of citizenship can Northern Ireland people have?... |
17,211 | Another body established under the Good Friday Agreement, the British–Irish Council, is made up of all of the states and territories of the British Isles. The British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly (Irish: Tionól Pharlaiminteach na Breataine agus na hÉireann) predates the British–Irish Council and was established in 1990... | [
{
"answer": "British–Irish Council",
"question": "What was one of organizations that was founded because of the Good Friday Agreement?"
},
{
"answer": "all of the states and territories of the British Isles",
"question": "Which states belong to the British-Irish Council?"
},
{
"answer": ... |
17,212 | The Council does not have executive powers but meets biannually to discuss issues of mutual importance. Similarly, the Parliamentary Assembly has no legislative powers but investigates and collects witness evidence from the public on matters of mutual concern to its members. Reports on its findings are presented to the... | [
{
"answer": "no",
"question": "Does the Parliamentary Assembly had any kinds of legislative authority?"
},
{
"answer": "issues of mutual importance",
"question": "What does the British-Irish Council discuss?"
},
{
"answer": "investigates and collects witness evidence",
"question": "W... |
17,213 | The United Kingdom and Ireland have separate media, although British television, newspapers and magazines are widely available in Ireland, giving people in Ireland a high level of familiarity with cultural matters in the United Kingdom. Irish newspapers are also available in the UK, and Irish state and private televisi... | [
{
"answer": "British television, newspapers and magazines",
"question": "What types of media give the people of Ireland information about what is going on in Britain?"
},
{
"answer": "private television",
"question": "What is available to the people in Northern Ireland so they have access to the... |
17,214 | Many globally popular sports had modern rules codified in the British Isles, including golf, association football, cricket, rugby, snooker and darts, as well as many minor sports such as croquet, bowls, pitch and putt, water polo and handball. A number of sports are popular throughout the British Isles, the most promin... | [
{
"answer": "croquet, bowls, pitch and putt",
"question": "What are some of the minor sports in the United Kingdom?"
},
{
"answer": "association football",
"question": "What is the most popular sport in the United Kingdom?"
},
{
"answer": "four",
"question": "How many national Ruby t... |
17,215 | The idea of building a tunnel under the Irish Sea has been raised since 1895, when it was first investigated. Several potential Irish Sea tunnel projects have been proposed, most recently the Tusker Tunnel between the ports of Rosslare and Fishguard proposed by The Institute of Engineers of Ireland in 2004. A rail tunn... | [
{
"answer": "1895",
"question": "The Irish Sea tunnel was first purposed in what year?"
},
{
"answer": "Tusker Tunnel",
"question": "What is the name of the recent proposal of a tunnel between Rosslare and Fishguard ports?"
},
{
"answer": "The Institute of Engineers of Ireland",
"que... |
17,216 | Phaininda and episkyros were Greek ball games. An image of an episkyros player depicted in low relief on a vase at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens appears on the UEFA European Championship Cup. Athenaeus, writing in 228 AD, referenced the Roman ball game harpastum. Phaininda, episkyros and harpastum were p... | [
{
"answer": "National Archaeological Museum of Athens",
"question": "What Museum has a vase with an image of an episkyros player?"
},
{
"answer": "harpastum",
"question": "What game did Athenaeus reference in 228 AD?"
},
{
"answer": "kemari",
"question": "What is the name of a simila... |
17,217 | The goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play and only in their penalty area. Outfield players mostly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may also use their head or torso to do so instead. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the matc... | [
{
"answer": "1863",
"question": "What year did the Football Association arrange The Laws of the Game?"
},
{
"answer": "International Federation of Association Football",
"question": "Who Organizes the World Cups?"
},
{
"answer": "four",
"question": "About how many years between World... |
17,218 | Association football in itself does not have a classical history. Notwithstanding any similarities to other ball games played around the world FIFA have recognised that no historical connection exists with any game played in antiquity outside Europe. The modern rules of association football are based on the mid-19th ce... | [
{
"answer": "eighth century AD",
"question": "What century does football in England date back to?"
},
{
"answer": "FIFA",
"question": "What organization has said that there is no historical connection to association football with any other game outside of Europe?"
},
{
"answer": "mid-19t... |
17,219 | The Cambridge Rules, first drawn up at Cambridge University in 1848, were particularly influential in the development of subsequent codes, including association football. The Cambridge Rules were written at Trinity College, Cambridge, at a meeting attended by representatives from Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Winchester and Shr... | [
{
"answer": "Cambridge Rules",
"question": "Which rules were influential to the codes of association football?"
},
{
"answer": "Trinity College",
"question": "Which college where the Cambridge Rules written at?"
},
{
"answer": "1862",
"question": "In what year did John Charles Thring... |
17,222 | The world's oldest football competition is the FA Cup, which was founded by C. W. Alcock and has been contested by English teams since 1872. The first official international football match also took place in 1872, between Scotland and England in Glasgow, again at the instigation of C. W. Alcock. England is also home to... | [
{
"answer": "FA Cup",
"question": "What is C.W. Alcock responsible for founding?"
},
{
"answer": "1872",
"question": "How long has the FA Cup been contested?"
},
{
"answer": "William McGregor",
"question": "Who founded the worlds first football league?"
},
{
"answer": "12",
... |
17,223 | The laws of the game are determined by the International Football Association Board (IFAB). The Board was formed in 1886 after a meeting in Manchester of The Football Association, the Scottish Football Association, the Football Association of Wales, and the Irish Football Association. FIFA, the international football b... | [
{
"answer": "International Football Association Board",
"question": "What does the abbreviation IFAB stand for?"
},
{
"answer": "1886",
"question": "What year was the IFAB formed?"
},
{
"answer": "Paris",
"question": "What city was FIFA formed?"
},
{
"answer": "four",
"qu... |
17,224 | In many parts of the world football evokes great passions and plays an important role in the life of individual fans, local communities, and even nations. R. Kapuscinski says that Europeans who are polite, modest, or humble fall easily into rage when playing or watching football games. The Côte d'Ivoire national footba... | [
{
"answer": "Côte d'Ivoire",
"question": "In 2006, which team helps secure a truce during a civil war?"
},
{
"answer": "Bouaké",
"question": "What city did a peaceful match between two armies take place in 2007?"
},
{
"answer": "June 1969",
"question": "When did the Football War happ... |
17,225 | The growth in women's football has seen major competitions being launched at both national and international level mirroring the male competitions. Women's football has faced many struggles. It had a "golden age" in the United Kingdom in the early 1920s when crowds reached 50,000 at some matches; this was stopped on 5 ... | [
{
"answer": "1920s",
"question": "What decade is considered the \"golden age\" of women's football?"
},
{
"answer": "1996",
"question": "Since what year has women's football been an Olympic event?"
},
{
"answer": "England's Football Association",
"question": "Who voted to ban women's... |
17,226 | Association football is played in accordance with a set of rules known as the Laws of the Game. The game is played using a spherical ball of 68.5–69.5 cm (27.0–27.4 in) circumference, known as the football (or soccer ball). Two teams of eleven players each compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the... | [
{
"answer": "spherical",
"question": "What would you describe the shape of the football?"
},
{
"answer": "eleven",
"question": "How many players are on each team?"
},
{
"answer": "a draw",
"question": "What happens when both teams score the same amount of points?"
},
{
"answe... |
17,227 | The primary law is that players other than goalkeepers may not deliberately handle the ball with their hands or arms during play, though they do use their hands during a throw-in restart. Although players usually use their feet to move the ball around, they may use any part of their body (notably, "heading" with the fo... | [
{
"answer": "throw-in restart",
"question": "When is it okay for regular players to use their hands?"
},
{
"answer": "offside",
"question": "A ball cannot be received in what type of position?"
},
{
"answer": "the pitch",
"question": "throughout when can players move the ball in any ... |
17,228 | In game play, players attempt to create goal-scoring opportunities through individual control of the ball, such as by dribbling, passing the ball to a team-mate, and by taking shots at the goal, which is guarded by the opposing goalkeeper. Opposing players may try to regain control of the ball by intercepting a pass or... | [
{
"answer": "goalkeeper",
"question": "Who guards the goal?"
},
{
"answer": "referee",
"question": "Who is the only one who has the authority to stop the game when something is wron?"
},
{
"answer": "physical contact",
"question": "what is allowed but restricted?"
},
{
"answe... |
17,229 | There are 17 laws in the official Laws of the Game, each containing a collection of stipulation and guidelines. The same laws are designed to apply to all levels of football, although certain modifications for groups such as juniors, seniors, women and people with physical disabilities are permitted. The laws are often... | [
{
"answer": "17",
"question": "How many laws are there in the official Laws of the Game?"
},
{
"answer": "International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
"question": "Who maintains the Laws of the Game?"
},
{
"answer": "flexibility",
"question": "Broad terms in the laws allow for w... |
17,230 | Each team consists of a maximum of eleven players (excluding substitutes), one of whom must be the goalkeeper. Competition rules may state a minimum number of players required to constitute a team, which is usually seven. Goalkeepers are the only players allowed to play the ball with their hands or arms, provided they ... | [
{
"answer": "goalkeeper",
"question": "Out of the maximum amount of players allowed, one must be a what?"
},
{
"answer": "substitutes",
"question": "The maximum amount of players exclude what?"
},
{
"answer": "seven",
"question": "If there's a minimum amount of players it's usually w... |
17,231 | The basic equipment or kit players are required to wear includes a shirt, shorts, socks, footwear and adequate shin guards. An athletic supporter and protective cup is highly recommended for male players by medical experts and professionals. Headgear is not a required piece of basic equipment, but players today may cho... | [
{
"answer": "kit",
"question": "The equipment a player wears is also called a what?"
},
{
"answer": "An athletic supporter and protective cup",
"question": "What is highly recommended by medical experts for male players?"
},
{
"answer": "goalkeeper",
"question": "Who wears clothing t... |
17,232 | As the Laws were formulated in England, and were initially administered solely by the four British football associations within IFAB, the standard dimensions of a football pitch were originally expressed in imperial units. The Laws now express dimensions with approximate metric equivalents (followed by traditional unit... | [
{
"answer": "football pitch",
"question": "Imperial units where once used to express the dimensions of a what?"
},
{
"answer": "metric",
"question": "What unit of measurement is now expressed by the Laws?"
},
{
"answer": "English-speaking",
"question": "The use of imperial units is s... |
17,233 | The length of the pitch for international adult matches is in the range of 100–110 m (110–120 yd) and the width is in the range of 64–75 m (70–80 yd). Fields for non-international matches may be 90–120 m (100–130 yd) length and 45–90 m (50–100 yd) in width, provided that the pitch does not become square. In 2008, the I... | [
{
"answer": "100–110 m",
"question": "What is the range for the length for international matches in meters?"
},
{
"answer": "2008",
"question": "In what year did the IFAB initially approve a fixed size as a standard pitch dimension for international matches?"
},
{
"answer": "never",
... |
17,234 | In front of the goal is the penalty area. This area is marked by the goal line, two lines starting on the goal line 16.5 m (18 yd) from the goalposts and extending 16.5 m (18 yd) into the pitch perpendicular to the goal line, and a line joining them. This area has a number of functions, the most prominent being to mark... | [
{
"answer": "goal line",
"question": "What is the penalty area marked by?"
},
{
"answer": "penalty kick",
"question": "a penalty foul by the defending team can be punishable by a what?"
},
{
"answer": "16.5 m",
"question": "how many meters from the goalpost does a penalty area extend... |
17,236 | In league competitions, games may end in a draw. In knockout competitions where a winner is required various methods may be employed to break such a deadlock, some competitions may invoke replays. A game tied at the end of regulation time may go into extra time, which consists of two further 15-minute periods. If the s... | [
{
"answer": "knockout",
"question": "Matches where a winner must be decided is called what type of competitions?"
},
{
"answer": "15",
"question": "Extra time has two periods which each are how long in minutes?"
},
{
"answer": "kicks from the penalty mark",
"question": "What are pena... |
17,237 | In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the IFAB experimented with ways of creating a winner without requiring a penalty shootout, which was often seen as an undesirable way to end a match. These involved rules ending a game in extra time early, either when the first goal in extra time was scored (golden goal), or if one te... | [
{
"answer": "the first goal in extra time",
"question": "What is the golden goal?"
},
{
"answer": "France",
"question": "Who was the first team to win using the golden goal to their advantage?"
},
{
"answer": "the IFAB",
"question": "Who experimented with creating winners without req... |
17,238 | The referee may punish a player's or substitute's misconduct by a caution (yellow card) or dismissal (red card). A second yellow card at the same game leads to a red card, and therefore to a dismissal. A player given a yellow card is said to have been "booked", the referee writing the player's name in his official note... | [
{
"answer": "yellow card",
"question": "Which card does a referee use to signal a caution to a player?"
},
{
"answer": "A second",
"question": "How many yellow cards lead to a red card?"
},
{
"answer": "booked",
"question": "A referee gives out a yellow card and writes down the playe... |
17,239 | Along with the general administration of the sport, football associations and competition organisers also enforce good conduct in wider aspects of the game, dealing with issues such as comments to the press, clubs' financial management, doping, age fraud and match fixing. Most competitions enforce mandatory suspensions... | [
{
"answer": "mandatory suspensions",
"question": "Players who are sent off in a game are often faced with what?"
},
{
"answer": "appeals",
"question": "Sometimes clubs can do what if they feel that a punishment was too harsh?"
},
{
"answer": "good",
"question": "Football associations... |
17,240 | There has been a football tournament at every Summer Olympic Games since 1900, except at the 1932 games in Los Angeles. Before the inception of the World Cup, the Olympics (especially during the 1920s) had the same status as the World Cup. Originally, the event was for amateurs only; however, since the 1984 Summer Olym... | [
{
"answer": "1932",
"question": "Which year was there not a Summer Olympic Game?"
},
{
"answer": "1996",
"question": "In what year was a women's tournament added to the Summer Olympics?"
},
{
"answer": "1984",
"question": "What year were professional players allowed to play in the S... |
17,241 | After the World Cup, the most important international football competitions are the continental championships, which are organised by each continental confederation and contested between national teams. These are the European Championship (UEFA), the Copa América (CONMEBOL), African Cup of Nations (CAF), the Asian Cup ... | [
{
"answer": "European Championship",
"question": "What does UEFA Stand for?"
},
{
"answer": "FIFA World Cup",
"question": "The FIFA Confederations Cups is usually considered a warm-up for what?"
},
{
"answer": "contest the FIFA Club World Cup",
"question": "What do winners of the con... |
17,242 | The governing bodies in each country operate league systems in a domestic season, normally comprising several divisions, in which the teams gain points throughout the season depending on results. Teams are placed into tables, placing them in order according to points accrued. Most commonly, each team plays every other ... | [
{
"answer": "points",
"question": "What do teams gain for doing well throughout the season?"
},
{
"answer": "round-robin",
"question": "What is the name for the type of tournament teams play in regular season?"
},
{
"answer": "promoted to a higher division",
"question": "What could h... |
17,243 | A number of players may be replaced by substitutes during the course of the game. The maximum number of substitutions permitted in most competitive international and domestic league games is three, though the permitted number may vary in other competitions or in friendly matches. Common reasons for a substitution inclu... | [
{
"answer": "substitutes",
"question": "What is one who replaces a player during a game called?"
},
{
"answer": "three",
"question": "What is the maximum number of substitutions during most professional games?"
},
{
"answer": "individual football associations",
"question": "Who decid... |
17,244 | Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I, George II, George III, and George IV—who reigned in continuous succession from August 1714 to... | [
{
"answer": "George I, George II, George III, and George IV",
"question": "Who were the British monarchs of the House of Hanover from August 1714 to June 1830?"
},
{
"answer": "Colonial Revival",
"question": "What was the 19th century revival of Georgian architecture in the United States referre... |
17,245 | The style of Georgian buildings is very variable, but marked by a taste for symmetry and proportion based on the classical architecture of Greece and Rome, as revived in Renaissance architecture. Ornament is also normally in the classical tradition, but typically rather restrained, and sometimes almost completely absen... | [
{
"answer": "Greece and Rome",
"question": "What classical architecture is Georgian architecture based on?"
},
{
"answer": "English vernacular architecture",
"question": "What type of architecture did Georgian replace?"
},
{
"answer": "the exterior",
"question": "Where is ornament ty... |
17,246 | In towns, which expanded greatly during the period, landowners turned into property developers, and rows of identical terraced houses became the norm. Even the wealthy were persuaded to live in these in town, especially if provided with a square of garden in front of the house. There was an enormous amount of building ... | [
{
"answer": "property developers",
"question": "During the period of Georgian architecture what did landowners turn into?"
},
{
"answer": "London, Edinburgh, Dublin and Bristol",
"question": "Where do many buildings constructed during the period of Georgian architecture still exist today?"
},
... |
17,247 | The period saw the growth of a distinct and trained architectural profession; before the mid-century "the high-sounding title, 'architect' was adopted by anyone who could get away with it". But most buildings were still designed by builders and landlords together, and the wide spread of Georgian architecture, and the G... | [
{
"answer": "architect",
"question": "What high sounding title was adopted by anyone who could get away with it?"
},
{
"answer": "pattern books and inexpensive suites of engravings",
"question": "How did most Georgian design styles disseminate?"
},
{
"answer": "the apprenticeship system"... |
17,249 | The styles that resulted fall within several categories. In the mainstream of Georgian style were both Palladian architecture— and its whimsical alternatives, Gothic and Chinoiserie, which were the English-speaking world's equivalent of European Rococo. From the mid-1760s a range of Neoclassical modes were fashionable,... | [
{
"answer": "Gothic and Chinoiserie",
"question": "What are the whimsical alternatives of Palladian architecture?"
},
{
"answer": "European Rococo",
"question": "Gothic and Chinoiserie were the English-speaking world's equivalent of what style?"
},
{
"answer": "The Regency style",
"q... |
17,250 | Georgian architecture is characterized by its proportion and balance; simple mathematical ratios were used to determine the height of a window in relation to its width or the shape of a room as a double cube. Regularity, as with ashlar (uniformly cut) stonework, was strongly approved, imbuing symmetry and adherence to ... | [
{
"answer": "its proportion and balance",
"question": "Georgian architecture is characterized by?"
},
{
"answer": "Regularity of housefronts",
"question": "What was a desirable feature of Georgian town planning?"
},
{
"answer": "lack of symmetry",
"question": "What was considered a d... |
17,251 | Versions of revived Palladian architecture dominated English country house architecture. Houses were increasingly placed in grand landscaped settings, and large houses were generally made wide and relatively shallow, largely to look more impressive from a distance. The height was usually highest in the centre, and the ... | [
{
"answer": "Palladian",
"question": "What revived style dominated English country house architecture?"
},
{
"answer": "made wide and relatively shallow",
"question": "What was done to make houses look more impressive from a distance?"
},
{
"answer": "the centre",
"question": "Where ... |
17,252 | Windows in all types of buildings were large and regularly placed on a grid; this was partly to minimize window tax, which was in force throughout the period in the United Kingdom. Some windows were subsequently bricked-in. Their height increasingly varied between the floors, and they increasingly began below waist-hei... | [
{
"answer": "window tax",
"question": "What tax was in force throughout the United Kingdom during this time?"
},
{
"answer": "the 1670s",
"question": "When was the sash window developed?"
},
{
"answer": "Corridor plans",
"question": "What plans became universal inside larger houses?"... |
17,253 | Internal courtyards became more rare, except beside the stables, and the functional parts of the building were placed at the sides, or in separate buildings nearby hidden by trees. The views to and from the front and rear of the main block were concentrated on, with the side approaches usually much less important. The ... | [
{
"answer": "trees",
"question": "What was often used to hide functional parts of buildings?"
},
{
"answer": "domes",
"question": "What was occasionally visible in grander buildings?"
},
{
"answer": "pediment",
"question": "What often topped pilasters of columns?"
},
{
"answe... |
17,254 | Inside ornament was far more generous, and could sometimes be overwhelming. The chimneypiece continued to be the usual main focus of rooms, and was now given a classical treatment, and increasingly topped by a painting or a mirror. Plasterwork ceilings, carved wood, and bold schemes of wallpaint formed a backdrop to in... | [
{
"answer": "Inside ornament",
"question": "Where could sometimes overwhelming ornament be found?"
},
{
"answer": "chimneypiece",
"question": "What was the typical main focus of rooms?"
},
{
"answer": "Plasterwork ceilings",
"question": "What type of ceilings became commonplace?"
}... |
17,255 | In towns even most better-off people lived in terraced houses, which typically opened straight onto the street, often with a few steps up to the door. There was often an open space, protected by iron railings, dropping down to the basement level, with a discreet entrance down steps off the street for servants and deliv... | [
{
"answer": "terraced houses",
"question": "Most town people lived in what type of houses?"
},
{
"answer": "iron railings",
"question": "What was used to protect the \"area\"?"
},
{
"answer": "main reception rooms",
"question": "Due to new entry styles what rooms were often moved dow... |
17,256 | Town terraced houses for all social classes remained resolutely tall and narrow, each dwelling occupying the whole height of the building. This contrasted with well-off continental dwellings, which had already begun to be formed of wide apartments occupying only one or two floors of a building; such arrangements were o... | [
{
"answer": "tall and narrow",
"question": "What shape and size did most town terraced houses take on?"
},
{
"answer": "1802",
"question": "What year did The Albany convert?"
},
{
"answer": "wide apartments occupying only one or two floors of a building",
"question": "Well-off contin... |
17,257 | The late Georgian period saw the birth of the semi-detached house, planned systematically, as a suburban compromise between the terraced houses of the city and the detached "villas" further out, where land was cheaper. There had been occasional examples in town centres going back to medieval times. Most early suburban ... | [
{
"answer": "Blackheath, Chalk Farm and St John's Wood",
"question": "What cities contest to being the original home of the semi?"
},
{
"answer": "1794",
"question": "A plan for a semi-detached houses was dated for what year?"
},
{
"answer": "Sir John Summerson",
"question": "Who con... |
17,258 | Until the Church Building Act of 1818, the period saw relatively few churches built in Britain, which was already well-supplied, although in the later years of the period the demand for Non-conformist and Roman Catholic places of worship greatly increased. Anglican churches that were built were designed internally to a... | [
{
"answer": "Church Building Act of 1818",
"question": "What act spurred to building of new churches in Britain?"
},
{
"answer": "maximum audibility, and visibility",
"question": "What were Anglican churches internally designed for?"
},
{
"answer": "Non-conformist and Roman Catholic",
... |
17,259 | Public buildings generally varied between the extremes of plain boxes with grid windows and Italian Late Renaissance palaces, depending on budget. Somerset House in London, designed by Sir William Chambers in 1776 for government offices, was as magnificent as any country house, though never quite finished, as funds ran... | [
{
"answer": "Sir William Chambers",
"question": "Somerset House was designed by whom?"
},
{
"answer": "1776",
"question": "In what year was Somerset House designed?"
},
{
"answer": "\"architectural in intention\"",
"question": "Commercial projects in the late period tended to be \"ar... |
17,260 | Georgian architecture was widely disseminated in the English colonies during the Georgian era. American buildings of the Georgian period were very often constructed of wood with clapboards; even columns were made of timber, framed up, and turned on an over-sized lathe. At the start of the period the difficulties of obt... | [
{
"answer": "wood with clapboards",
"question": "American buildings in the Georgian period were frequently constructed of which materials?"
},
{
"answer": "brick or stone",
"question": "What was difficult to obtain and transport during the Georgian period?"
},
{
"answer": "Dartmouth Coll... |
17,261 | Unlike the Baroque style that it replaced, which was mostly used for palaces and churches, and had little representation in the British colonies, simpler Georgian styles were widely used by the upper and middle classes. Perhaps the best remaining house is the pristine Hammond-Harwood House (1774) in Annapolis, Maryland... | [
{
"answer": "Baroque",
"question": "What style did was little represented in British colonies?"
},
{
"answer": "palaces and churches",
"question": "Baroque style was mostly used for which buildings?"
},
{
"answer": "Hammond-Harwood House",
"question": "What is considered to be the be... |
17,262 | After about 1840, Georgian conventions were slowly abandoned as a number of revival styles, including Gothic Revival, that had originated in the Georgian period, developed and contested in Victorian architecture, and in the case of Gothic became better researched, and closer to their originals. Neoclassical architectur... | [
{
"answer": "1840",
"question": "What year did Georgian architecture begin to be abandoned?"
},
{
"answer": "the Battle of the Styles",
"question": "What was the rivalry between Gothic Revival and Neoclassical referred to as?"
},
{
"answer": "early Victorian period",
"question": "Whe... |
17,263 | In the early decades of the twentieth century when there was a growing nostalgia for its sense of order, the style was revived and adapted and in the United States came to be known as the Colonial Revival. In Canada the United Empire Loyalists embraced Georgian architecture as a sign of their fealty to Britain, and the... | [
{
"answer": "Colonial Revival",
"question": "What was the revival of Georgian style in twentieth century United States called?"
},
{
"answer": "United Empire Loyalists",
"question": "Which Canadian group embraced Georgian architecture as a sign of fealty to Britain?"
},
{
"answer": "John... |
17,264 | The revived Georgian style that emerged in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century is usually referred to as Neo-Georgian; the work of Edwin Lutyens includes many examples. Versions of the Neo-Georgian style were commonly used in Britain for certain types of urban architecture until the late 1950s, Bradshaw Gass &... | [
{
"answer": "Neo-Georgian",
"question": "The British revival of Georgian architecture in the 20th century is generally referred to as?"
},
{
"answer": "Bradshaw Gass & Hope's Police Headquarters",
"question": "Which police headquarters was constructed in 1958?"
},
{
"answer": "Quinlan Te... |
17,265 | The Republic of Liberia, beginning as a settlement of the American Colonization Society (ACS), declared its independence on July 26, 1847. The United States did not recognize Liberia's independence until during the American Civil War on February 5, 1862. Between January 7, 1822 and the American Civil War, more than 15,... | [
{
"answer": "as a settlement of the American Colonization Society (ACS)",
"question": "How did the republic of liberia begin?"
},
{
"answer": "July 26, 1847",
"question": "When did the Republic of Liberia declare it's independence?"
},
{
"answer": "February 5, 1862. Between January 7, 18... |
17,266 | Longstanding political tensions from the 27 year rule of William Tubman resulted in a military coup in 1980 that overthrew the leadership soon after his death, marking the beginning of political instability. Five years of military rule by the People's Redemption Council and five years of civilian rule by the National D... | [
{
"answer": "27 year",
"question": "How long did william tubman rule?"
},
{
"answer": "1980",
"question": "In what year did a military coupe overthrow leadership leading to william tubmans death?"
},
{
"answer": "five years",
"question": "How long was the rule of the peoples redempti... |
17,267 | This influx was compounded by the decline of the Western Sudanic Mali Empire in 1375 and the Songhai Empire in 1591. Additionally, as inland regions underwent desertification, inhabitants moved to the wetter coast. These new inhabitants brought skills such as cotton spinning, cloth weaving, iron smelting, rice and sorg... | [
{
"answer": "Western Sudanic Mali Empire",
"question": "What empire was o the decline on 1375?"
},
{
"answer": "inhabitants moved to the wetter coast",
"question": "What happened when regions underwent desertification?"
},
{
"answer": "The ethnic Kru",
"question": "Who opposed the in... |
17,268 | In the United States, there was a movement to resettle American free blacks and freed slaves in Africa. The American Colonization Society was founded in 1816 in Washington, DC for this purpose, by a group of prominent politicians and slaveholders. But its membership grew to include mostly people who supported abolition... | [
{
"answer": "a movement to resettle American free blacks and freed slaves in Africa.",
"question": "What is \"the american colonization society\"?"
},
{
"answer": "1816",
"question": "When was the \"american colonization society founded\"?"
},
{
"answer": "people who supported abolition ... |
17,269 | In 1822, the American Colonization Society began sending African-American volunteers to the Pepper Coast to establish a colony for freed African Americans. By 1867, the ACS (and state-related chapters) had assisted in the migration of more than 13,000 African Americans to Liberia. These free African Americans and their... | [
{
"answer": "establish a colony for freed African Americans.",
"question": "African Americans were sent to the pepper coast to do what?"
},
{
"answer": "13,000",
"question": "By 1837 the ACS had assisted in moving how many african americans to liberia?"
},
{
"answer": "Americo-Liberians... |
17,270 | The Americo-Liberian settlers did not identify with the indigenous peoples they encountered, especially those in communities of the more isolated "bush." They knew nothing of their cultures, languages or animist religion. Encounters with tribal Africans in the bush often developed as violent confrontations. The colonia... | [
{
"answer": "indigenous peoples they encountered,",
"question": "The americo-liberians did not identify with who?"
},
{
"answer": "violent confrontations.",
"question": "What were americo-liberians encounters like with tribal Africans\""
},
{
"answer": "the Kru and Grebo people from thei... |
17,271 | On April 12, 1980, a military coup led by Master Sergeant Samuel Doe of the Krahn ethnic group overthrew and killed President William R. Tolbert, Jr.. Doe and the other plotters later executed a majority of Tolbert's cabinet and other Americo-Liberian government officials and True Whig Party members. The coup leaders f... | [
{
"answer": "a military coup led by Master Sergeant Samuel Doe of the Krahn ethnic group",
"question": "Who was responsible for the death of William R. Tolbert?"
},
{
"answer": "April 12, 1980",
"question": "On what date was William R. Tolbert killed?"
},
{
"answer": "majority of Tolbert... |
17,272 | The rebels soon split into various factions fighting one another. The Economic Community Monitoring Group under the Economic Community of West African States organized a military task force to intervene in the crisis. From 1989 to 1996 one of Africa's bloodiest civil wars ensued, claiming the lives of more than 200,000... | [
{
"answer": "split into various factions fighting one another.",
"question": "What eventually happened to the rebels?"
},
{
"answer": "The Economic Community Monitoring Group under the Economic Community of West African States",
"question": "Who intervened in the rebel crisis?"
},
{
"ans... |
17,273 | In March 2003, a second rebel group, Movement for Democracy in Liberia, began launching attacks against Taylor from the southeast. Peace talks between the factions began in Accra in June of that year, and Taylor was indicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone for crimes against humanity that same month. By July 2003... | [
{
"answer": "a second rebel group,",
"question": "What is \"Movement For democracy in Liberia\"?"
},
{
"answer": "Taylor",
"question": "Movement For democracy in Liberia launched attacks against who?"
},
{
"answer": "Accra in June of that year",
"question": "where did peace talks beg... |
17,274 | The subsequent 2005 elections were internationally regarded as the most free and fair in Liberian history. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Harvard-trained economist and former Minister of Finance, was elected as the first female president in Africa. Upon her inauguration, Sirleaf requested the extradition of Taylor from Niger... | [
{
"answer": "the most free and fair in Liberian history",
"question": "The 2005 elections were known as what?"
},
{
"answer": "a Harvard-trained economist and former Minister of Finance",
"question": "Who is ellen johnson sirleaf?"
},
{
"answer": "Ellen Johnson Sirleaf",
"question": ... |
17,275 | Liberia is divided into fifteen counties, which, in turn, are subdivided into a total of 90 districts and further subdivided into clans. The oldest counties are Grand Bassa and Montserrado, both founded in 1839 prior to Liberian independence. Gbarpolu is the newest county, created in 2001. Nimba is the largest of the c... | [
{
"answer": "fifteen",
"question": "How many counties is liberia divided into?"
},
{
"answer": "90",
"question": "How many districts are the 15 counties of liberia divided into?"
},
{
"answer": "Grand Bassa",
"question": "What is the oldest county in liberia?"
},
{
"answer": ... |
17,276 | The Legislature is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House, led by a speaker, has 73 members apportioned among the 15 counties on the basis of the national census, with each county receiving a minimum of two members. Each House member represents an electoral district within a county as drawn ... | [
{
"answer": "the Senate and the House of Representatives",
"question": "What is the legislature composed of? "
},
{
"answer": "73",
"question": "How many members are in a house?"
},
{
"answer": "a speaker",
"question": "Who is the house led by?"
},
{
"answer": "the 15 countie... |
17,277 | Liberia's highest judicial authority is the Supreme Court, made up of five members and headed by the Chief Justice of Liberia. Members are nominated to the court by the president and are confirmed by the Senate, serving until the age of 70. The judiciary is further divided into circuit and speciality courts, magistrate... | [
{
"answer": "Supreme Court",
"question": "What is Liberia's highest judicial authority? "
},
{
"answer": "five",
"question": "How many members are in the Supreme court?"
},
{
"answer": "the Chief Justice of Liberia",
"question": "Who is the head of the supreme court?"
},
{
"a... |
17,278 | Liberia scored a 3.3 on a scale from 10 (highly clean) to 0 (highly corrupt) on the 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index. This gave it a ranking 87th of 178 countries worldwide and 11th of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa. This score represented a significant improvement since 2007, when the country scored 2.1 and ranked 150th of... | [
{
"answer": "3.3",
"question": "What was liberia's score on the 2010 Corruption Perceptions index?"
},
{
"answer": "87th",
"question": "What was Liberia's ranking compared to the other 176 countries?"
},
{
"answer": "a significant improvement since 2007",
"question": "What did Liberi... |
17,279 | The Central Bank of Liberia is responsible for printing and maintaining the Liberian dollar, which is the primary form of currency in Liberia. Liberia is one of the world's poorest countries, with a formal employment rate of 15%. GDP per capita peaked in 1980 at US$496, when it was comparable to Egypt's (at the time). ... | [
{
"answer": "printing and maintaining the Liberian dollar",
"question": "What is the central bank of Liberia responsible for?"
},
{
"answer": "one of the world's poorest countries",
"question": "What is Liberia considered around the world economically? "
},
{
"answer": "15%",
"questi... |
17,280 | Following a peak in growth in 1979, the Liberian economy began a steady decline due to economic mismanagement following the 1980 coup. This decline was accelerated by the outbreak of civil war in 1989; GDP was reduced by an estimated 90% between 1989 and 1995, one of the fastest declines in history. Upon the end of the... | [
{
"answer": "1979",
"question": "When did the Liberian economy hit it's peak growth?"
},
{
"answer": "90%",
"question": "By what percentage did Liberia's GDP reduced by during the civil war?"
},
{
"answer": "economic mismanagement following the 1980 coup.",
"question": "Why did the L... |
17,281 | In 2003, additional UN sanctions were placed on Liberian timber exports, which had risen from US$5 million in 1997 to over US$100 million in 2002 and were believed to be funding rebels in Sierra Leone. These sanctions were lifted in 2006. Due in large part to foreign aid and investment inflow following the end of the w... | [
{
"answer": "Liberian timber exports",
"question": "What were UN sanctions place placed on 2003?"
},
{
"answer": "were believed to be funding rebels in Sierra Leone.",
"question": "Why were sanctions place on Liberian timber exports?"
},
{
"answer": "in 2006",
"question": "When were ... |
17,282 | Liberia has the highest ratio of foreign direct investment to GDP in the world, with US$16 billion in investment since 2006. Following the inauguration of the Sirleaf administration in 2006, Liberia signed several multibillion-dollar concession agreements in the iron ore and palm oil industries with numerous multinatio... | [
{
"answer": "of foreign direct investment to GDP in the world",
"question": "Liberia has the highest ratio of what?"
},
{
"answer": "16 billion",
"question": "How much money has the US invested in Liberia since 2006?"
},
{
"answer": "several multibillion-dollar concession agreements",
... |
17,283 | The Kpelle comprise more than 20% of the population and are the largest ethnic group in Liberia, residing mostly in Bong County and adjacent areas in central Liberia. Americo-Liberians, who are descendants of African American and West Indian, mostly Barbadian settlers, make up 2.5%. Congo people, descendants of repatri... | [
{
"answer": "The Kpelle",
"question": "What is the largest ethnic group in liberia?"
},
{
"answer": "20%",
"question": "What percentage of the population are the Kpelle?"
},
{
"answer": "mostly in Bong County and adjacent areas in central Liberia.",
"question": "Where do the Kpelle r... |
17,284 | Numerous immigrants have come as merchants and become a major part of the business community, including Lebanese, Indians, and other West African nationals. There is a high percentage of interracial marriage between ethnic Liberians and the Lebanese, resulting in a significant mixed-race population especially in and ar... | [
{
"answer": "Liberians and the Lebanese",
"question": "There is high percentage of interracial marriage between what two groups?"
},
{
"answer": "a significant mixed-race population",
"question": "The interracial couples in Liberia result in what?"
},
{
"answer": "in the country",
"q... |
17,285 | In 2010, the literacy rate of Liberia was estimated at 60.8% (64.8% for males and 56.8% for females). In some areas primary and secondary education is free and compulsory from the ages of 6 to 16, though enforcement of attendance is lax. In other areas children are required to pay a tuition fee to attend school. On ave... | [
{
"answer": "inadequate schools and supplies, as well as a lack of qualified teachers.",
"question": "What is Liberia's education system hampered by?"
},
{
"answer": "10 years",
"question": "On average children attain how many years of education?"
},
{
"answer": "lax.",
"question": "... |
17,286 | Hospitals in Liberia include the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia and several others. Life expectancy in Liberia is estimated to be 57.4 years in 2012. With a fertility rate of 5.9 births per woman, the maternal mortality rate stood at 990 per 100,000 births in 2010. A number of highly communicable diseases a... | [
{
"answer": "John F. Kennedy Medical Center",
"question": "What is the name of the hospital in Monrova?"
},
{
"answer": "57.4 years",
"question": "What is the life expectancy in Liberia?"
},
{
"answer": "5.9 births per woman",
"question": "What was the fertility rate of women in 2012... |
17,287 | Liberia has a long, rich history in textile arts and quilting, as the settlers brought with them their sewing and quilting skills. Liberia hosted National Fairs in 1857 and 1858 in which prizes were awarded for various needle arts. One of the most well-known Liberian quilters was Martha Ann Ricks, who presented a quilt... | [
{
"answer": "textile arts and quilting",
"question": "What arts does Liberia have a rich history of?"
},
{
"answer": "1857 and 1858",
"question": "In what years did Liberia host national fairs? "
},
{
"answer": "the most well-known Liberian quilters",
"question": "Who is Martha Ann R... |
17,288 | Windows 8 introduced major changes to the operating system's platform and user interface to improve its user experience on tablets, where Windows was now competing with mobile operating systems, including Android and iOS. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's "Metro"... | [
{
"answer": "Android and iOS",
"question": "Who are Windows main operating system competitors?"
},
{
"answer": "built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering service and support for UEFI Secure Boot",
"question": "What new security features does Windows 8... |
17,289 | Windows 8 was released to a mixed critical reception. Although reaction towards its performance improvements, security enhancements, and improved support for touchscreen devices was positive, the new user interface of the operating system was widely criticized for being potentially confusing and difficult to learn (esp... | [
{
"answer": "its performance improvements, security enhancements, and improved support for touchscreen devices",
"question": "What about Windows 8 was well received?"
},
{
"answer": "being potentially confusing and difficult to learn",
"question": "What were the perceived problems with the new W... |
17,290 | Windows 8 development started before Windows 7 had shipped in 2009. At the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2011, it was announced that the next version of Windows would add support for ARM system-on-chips alongside the existing x86 processors produced by vendors, especially AMD and Intel. Windows division presiden... | [
{
"answer": "Steven Sinofsky",
"question": "Who is Windows division president?"
},
{
"answer": "before Windows 7 had shipped in 2009",
"question": "When did Microsoft start creating Windows 8?"
},
{
"answer": "new application framework for Windows 8",
"question": "What is jupiter?"
... |
17,292 | The build was released for download later in the day in standard 32-bit and 64-bit versions, plus a special 64-bit version which included SDKs and developer tools (Visual Studio Express and Expression Blend) for developing Metro-style apps. The Windows Store was announced during the presentation, but was not available ... | [
{
"answer": "standard 32-bit and 64-bit versions, plus a special 64-bit version which included SDKs and developer tools",
"question": "What 3 versions of the build did Microsoft first release?"
},
{
"answer": "Visual Studio Express and Expression Blend",
"question": "What developer tools did the... |
17,293 | On February 29, 2012, Microsoft released Windows 8 Consumer Preview, the beta version of Windows 8, build 8250. Alongside other changes, the build removed the Start button from the taskbar for the first time since its debut on Windows 95; according to Windows manager Chaitanya Sareen, the Start button was removed to re... | [
{
"answer": "February 29, 2012",
"question": "When was the beta version of Windows 8 made available to the public?"
},
{
"answer": "Chaitanya Sareen",
"question": "Who is the Windows Manager?"
},
{
"answer": "100,000",
"question": "How many things were altered after developer version... |
17,294 | Many other builds were released until the Japan's Developers Day conference, when Steven Sinofsky announced that Windows 8 Release Preview (build 8400) would be released during the first week of June. On May 28, 2012, Windows 8 Release Preview (Standard Simplified Chinese x64 edition, not China-specific version, build ... | [
{
"answer": "May 31, 2012",
"question": "When was the Release Preview revealed to consumers?"
},
{
"answer": "January 15, 2013",
"question": "When was the release preview set to expire?"
},
{
"answer": "addition of Sports, Travel, and News apps, along with an integrated version of Adobe ... |
17,295 | On August 1, 2012, Windows 8 (build 9200) was released to manufacturing with the build number 6.2.9200.16384 . Microsoft planned to hold a launch event on October 25, 2012 and release Windows 8 for general availability on the next day. However, only a day after its release to manufacturing, a copy of the final version ... | [
{
"answer": "August 1, 2012",
"question": "When did Windows 8 manufacturing begin?"
},
{
"answer": "October 25, 2012",
"question": "When was Microsoft supposed to officially launch Windows 8?"
},
{
"answer": "9200",
"question": "What was the final build Microsoft decided to manufactu... |
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