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17,296 | Relatively few changes were made from the Release Preview to the final version; these included updated versions of its pre-loaded apps, the renaming of Windows Explorer to File Explorer, the replacement of the Aero Glass theme from Windows Vista and 7 with a new flat and solid-colored theme, and the addition of new bac... | [
{
"answer": "Relatively few",
"question": "How many things did Microsoft alter after Release Preview?"
},
{
"answer": "October 9, 2012",
"question": "When was the General Availablity Cumulative Update provided?"
},
{
"answer": "through Windows Update",
"question": "How are system imp... |
17,297 | Microsoft began an advertising campaign centered around Windows 8 and its Surface tablet in October 2012, starting with its first television advertisement premiering on October 14, 2012. Microsoft's advertising budget of US$1.5–1.8 billion was significantly larger than the US$200 million campaign used to promote Window... | [
{
"answer": "$1.5–1.8 billion",
"question": "How much money was allocated to advertise Windows 8?"
},
{
"answer": "$200 million",
"question": "How much money was allocated to advertise Windows 95?"
},
{
"answer": "Allison Brown",
"question": "What is the name of the character Microso... |
17,298 | In May 2013, Microsoft launched a new television campaign for Windows 8 illustrating the capabilities and pricing of Windows 8 tablets in comparison to the iPad, which featured the voice of Siri remarking on the iPad's limitations in a parody of Apple's "Get a Mac" advertisements. On June 12, 2013 during game 1 of the ... | [
{
"answer": "June 12, 2013",
"question": "When was the first game of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals?"
},
{
"answer": "the iPad",
"question": "Who did Windows 8 mock in their television campaign?"
},
{
"answer": "Windows Everywhere",
"question": "What was the name of the Windows 8 advert... |
17,299 | New features and functionality in Windows 8 include a faster startup through UEFI integration and the new "Hybrid Boot" mode (which hibernates the Windows kernel on shutdown to speed up the subsequent boot), a new lock screen with a clock and notifications, and the ability for enterprise users to create live USB versio... | [
{
"answer": "hibernates the Windows kernel on shutdown to speed up the subsequent boot",
"question": "What happens during Hybrid Boot mode?"
},
{
"answer": "faster data transfers and improved power management",
"question": "What are the benefits of USB 3.0?"
},
{
"answer": "to facilitate... |
17,300 | Windows Explorer, which has been renamed File Explorer, now includes a ribbon in place of the command bar. File operation dialog boxes have been updated to provide more detailed statistics, the ability to pause file transfers, and improvements in the ability to manage conflicts when copying files. A new "File History" ... | [
{
"answer": "a ribbon",
"question": "What replaced the Windows Explorer comman bar?"
},
{
"answer": "File Explorer",
"question": "What is the new name of Windows Explorer?"
},
{
"answer": "allows incremental revisions of files to be backed up to and restored from a secondary storage devi... |
17,301 | Task Manager has been redesigned, including a new processes tab with the option to display fewer or more details of running applications and background processes, a heat map using different colors indicating the level of resource usage, network and disk counters, grouping by process type (e.g. applications, background ... | [
{
"answer": "indicating the level of resource usage",
"question": "What is the point of using different colors on a heat map?"
},
{
"answer": "a simpler and modern design with less technical information displayed",
"question": "What changes were made to the BSoD?"
},
{
"answer": "applica... |
17,302 | New security features in Windows 8 include two new authentication methods tailored towards touchscreens (PINs and picture passwords), the addition of antivirus capabilities to Windows Defender (bringing it in parity with Microsoft Security Essentials). SmartScreen filtering integrated into Windows, Family Safety offers... | [
{
"answer": "PINs and picture passwords",
"question": "What new security features did Windows 8 provide?"
},
{
"answer": "touchscreens",
"question": "What were the new security features in Windows 8 geared at?"
},
{
"answer": "allows parents to monitor and manage their children's activit... |
17,303 | Windows 8 supports a feature of the UEFI specification known as "Secure boot", which uses a public-key infrastructure to verify the integrity of the operating system and prevent unauthorized programs such as bootkits from infecting the device's boot process. Some pre-built devices may be described as "certified" by Mic... | [
{
"answer": "uses a public-key infrastructure to verify the integrity of the operating system",
"question": "How does secure boot help avert boot process infections?"
},
{
"answer": "must have secure boot enabled by default, and provide ways for users to disable or re-configure the feature",
"qu... |
17,304 | Windows 8 provides heavier integration with online services from Microsoft and others. A user can now log in to Windows with a Microsoft account, which can be used to access services and synchronize applications and settings between devices. Windows 8 also ships with a client app for Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage ... | [
{
"answer": "cloud storage service",
"question": "What is SkyDrive?"
},
{
"answer": "June 8, 2015",
"question": "When was Facebook support turned off?"
},
{
"answer": "allows users to view their profile and gamerscore",
"question": "What features does Xbox Live hub offer?"
},
{
... |
17,305 | Internet Explorer 10 is included as both a desktop program and a touch-optimized app, and includes increased support for HTML5, CSS3, and hardware acceleration. The Internet Explorer app does not support plugins or ActiveX components, but includes a version of Adobe Flash Player that is optimized for touch and low powe... | [
{
"answer": "a desktop program and a touch-optimized app",
"question": "What forms is Internet Exploer 10 available as?"
},
{
"answer": "a \"Compatibility View\" whitelist",
"question": "What limitations were put on Adobe flash to begin with?"
},
{
"answer": "most sites by default",
... |
17,306 | Windows 8 also incorporates improved support for mobile broadband; the operating system can now detect the insertion of a SIM card and automatically configure connection settings (including APNs and carrier branding), and reduce its internet usage in order to conserve bandwidth on metered networks. Windows 8 also adds ... | [
{
"answer": "disable all wireless connectivity",
"question": "What does airplone mode do?"
},
{
"answer": "Windows Store apps",
"question": "Where can Carrier account management systems be found?"
},
{
"answer": "APNs and carrier branding",
"question": "What are some connection setti... |
17,307 | Windows 8 introduces a new style of application, Windows Store apps. According to Microsoft developer Jensen Harris, these apps are to be optimized for touchscreen environments and are more specialized than current desktop applications. Apps can run either in a full-screen mode, or be snapped to the side of a screen. A... | [
{
"answer": "Microsoft developer",
"question": "Who is Jensen Harris?"
},
{
"answer": "Facebook, Skype, and People service",
"question": "What apps can one expect the People app to match with?"
},
{
"answer": "Facebook and Flickr",
"question": "What apps can one expect the Photos app... |
17,308 | Windows Store apps run within a new set of APIs known as Windows Runtime, which supports programming languages such as C, C++, Visual Basic .NET, C#, along with HTML5 and JavaScript. If written in some "high-level" languages, apps written for Windows Runtime can be compatible with both Intel and ARM versions of Windows... | [
{
"answer": "C, C++, Visual Basic .NET, C#, along with HTML5 and JavaScript",
"question": "What programming languages does Windows Runtime work with?"
},
{
"answer": "If written in some \"high-level\" languages",
"question": "What makes Windows apps binary code compatible?"
},
{
"answer"... |
17,309 | Retail versions of Windows 8 are only able to install these apps through Windows Store—a namesake distribution platform which offers both apps, and listings for desktop programs certified for comparability with Windows 8. A method to sideload apps from outside Windows Store is available to devices running Windows 8 Ent... | [
{
"answer": "Windows Store",
"question": "Where can Windows 8 install apps from?"
},
{
"answer": "sideload apps",
"question": "How do devices with Windows 8 Enterprise attain apps outside of the Windows Store?"
},
{
"answer": "Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT devices",
"question": "What ... |
17,310 | The term "Immersive app" had been used internally by Microsoft developers to refer to the apps prior to the first official presentation of Windows 8, after which they were referred to as "Metro-style apps" in reference to the Metro design language. The term was phased out in August 2012; a Microsoft spokesperson denied... | [
{
"answer": "the apps prior to the first official presentation of Windows 8",
"question": "What does immersive app stand for?"
},
{
"answer": "Metro-style apps",
"question": "What are apps after the introduction of Windows 8 called?"
},
{
"answer": "vice president of Microsoft's developm... |
17,311 | Exceptions to the restrictions faced by Windows Store apps are given to web browsers. The user's default browser can distribute a Metro-style web browser in same package as the desktop version, which has access to functionality unavailable to other apps, such as being able to permanently run in the background, use mult... | [
{
"answer": "API code instead of WinRT",
"question": "What code did Windows 8 change to?"
},
{
"answer": "New experience enabled",
"question": "What term did Microsoft give to its exception privilige for web browsing?"
},
{
"answer": "able to permanently run in the background, use multip... |
17,312 | The developers of both Chrome and Firefox committed to developing Metro-style versions of their browsers; while Chrome's "Windows 8 mode" uses a full-screen version of the existing desktop interface, Firefox's version (which was first made available on the "Aurora" release channel in September 2013) uses a touch-optimi... | [
{
"answer": "Chrome and Firefox",
"question": "Which two browsers promised to develop Metro-style versions of their browsers?"
},
{
"answer": "uses a full-screen version of the existing desktop interface",
"question": "What does Chromes version for Windows 8 do?"
},
{
"answer": "uses a t... |
17,313 | Windows 8 introduces significant changes to the operating system's user interface, many of which are aimed at improving its experience on tablet computers and other touchscreen devices. The new user interface is based on Microsoft's Metro design language, and uses a Start screen similar to that of Windows Phone 7 as th... | [
{
"answer": "a customizable array of tiles linking to various apps and desktop programs",
"question": "What is found on the Start Screen?"
},
{
"answer": "display constantly updated information and content",
"question": "What do live tiles do?"
},
{
"answer": "used for basic configuratio... |
17,314 | A vertical toolbar known as the charms (accessed by swiping from the right edge of a touchscreen, or pointing the cursor at hotspots in the right corners of a screen) provides access to system and app-related functions, such as search, sharing, device management, settings, and a Start button. The traditional desktop en... | [
{
"answer": "A vertical toolbar",
"question": "What is charms?"
},
{
"answer": "provides access to system and app-related functions, such as search, sharing, device management, settings, and a Start button",
"question": "What is the purpose of charms?"
},
{
"answer": "Pointing the cursor... |
17,315 | Several notable features have been removed in Windows 8, beginning with the traditional Start menu. Support for playing DVD-Video was removed from Windows Media Player due to the cost of licensing the necessary decoders (especially for devices which do not include optical disc drives at all) and the prevalence of onlin... | [
{
"answer": "the cost of licensing the necessary decoders",
"question": "Why was the ability to play DVD-Video taken off of Windows Media Player?"
},
{
"answer": "upgrades the system to Windows 8 Pro",
"question": "What does the Pro Pack do?"
},
{
"answer": "the traditional Start menu",
... |
17,316 | Backup and Restore, the backup component of Windows, is deprecated. It still ships with Windows 8 and continues to work on preset schedules, but is pushed to the background and can only be accessed through a Control Panel applet called "Windows 7 File Recovery".:76 Shadow Copy, a component of Windows Explorer that once... | [
{
"answer": "Backup and Restore",
"question": "What backup element is still found on Windows 8?"
},
{
"answer": "through a Control Panel applet called \"Windows 7 File Recovery\"",
"question": "How is Backup and Restore opened?"
},
{
"answer": "access previous versions of shared files st... |
17,317 | Microsoft released minimum hardware requirements for tablet and laplet devices to be "certified" for Windows 8, and defined a convertible form factor as a standalone device that combines the PC, display and rechargeable power source with a mechanically attached keyboard and pointing device in a single chassis. A conver... | [
{
"answer": "to allow \"greater design flexibility\" for future products",
"question": "Why did Microsoft decrease the required resoultion for tablets?"
},
{
"answer": "a standalone device that combines the PC, display and rechargeable power source with a mechanically attached keyboard and pointing ... |
17,318 | Windows 8 is available in three different editions, of which the lowest version, branded simply as Windows 8, and Windows 8 Pro, were sold at retail in most countries, and as pre-loaded software on new computers. Each edition of Windows 8 includes all of the capabilities and features of the edition below it, and add ad... | [
{
"answer": "three",
"question": "How many Windows 8 editions are there?"
},
{
"answer": "BitLocker, Hyper-V, the ability to join a domain, and the ability to install Windows Media Center as a paid add-on",
"question": "What extras does Windows 8 Pro have?"
},
{
"answer": "features aimed... |
17,319 | Windows 8 was distributed as a retail box product on DVD, and through a digital download that could be converted into DVD or USB install media. As part of a launch promotion, Microsoft offered Windows 8 Pro upgrades at a discounted price of US$39.99 online, or $69.99 for retail box from its launch until January 31, 201... | [
{
"answer": "$39.99 online, or $69.99 for retail box",
"question": "During it's launch how much was a Windows 8 upgrade?"
},
{
"answer": "$119.99",
"question": "What is the Windows 8 price?"
},
{
"answer": "$199.99",
"question": "What is the Windows 8 Pro price?"
},
{
"answer... |
17,320 | Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows 8 was distributed at retail in "Upgrade" licenses only, which require an existing version of Windows to install. The "full version software" SKU, which was more expensive but could be installed on computers without an eligible OS or none at all, was discontinued. In lieu of ... | [
{
"answer": "require an existing version of Windows to install",
"question": "What restrictions do Windows upgrade licenses have?"
},
{
"answer": "specialized \"System Builder\" SKU",
"question": "What did Windows offer in place of a full version of the software?"
},
{
"answer": "(OEM) S... |
17,321 | Retail distribution of Windows 8 has since been discontinued in favor of Windows 8.1. Unlike 8, 8.1 is available as "full version software" at both retail and online for download that does not require a previous version of Windows in order to be installed. Pricing for these new copies remain identical. With the retail ... | [
{
"answer": "Windows 8.1",
"question": "What replaced Windows 8?"
},
{
"answer": "8.1 is available as \"full version software\"",
"question": "What is the primary difference in Windows 8.1? "
},
{
"answer": "Personal Use License",
"question": "What exemption was removed from Windows ... |
17,322 | The three desktop editions of Windows 8 support 32-bit and 64-bit architectures; retail copies of Windows 8 include install DVDs for both architectures, while the online installer automatically installs the version corresponding with the architecture of the system's existing Windows installation. The 32-bit version run... | [
{
"answer": "32-bit and 64-bit",
"question": "What architecture types does Windows 8 support?"
},
{
"answer": "CPUs compatible with x86 2nd generation",
"question": "What is 16-bit support intended for?"
},
{
"answer": "1978",
"question": "When was x86 2nd generation created?"
},
... |
17,323 | Windows RT, the only edition of Windows 8 for systems with ARM processors, only supports applications included with the system (such as a special version of Office 2013), supplied through Windows Update, or Windows Store apps, to ensure that the system only runs applications that are optimized for the architecture. Win... | [
{
"answer": "Windows RT",
"question": "What Windows version is compatible with ARM processors?"
},
{
"answer": "only supports applications included with the system",
"question": "What apps work on Windows RT?"
},
{
"answer": "to ensure that the system only runs applications that are opti... |
17,325 | Several notable video game developers criticized Microsoft for making its Windows Store a closed platform subject to its own regulations, as it conflicted with their view of the PC as an open platform. Markus "Notch" Persson (creator of the indie game Minecraft), Gabe Newell (co-founder of Valve Corporation and develop... | [
{
"answer": "video game developers",
"question": "Who criticized Microsofts closed platform Windows Store?"
},
{
"answer": "Markus \"Notch\" Persson",
"question": "Who created Minecraft?"
},
{
"answer": "Gabe Newell",
"question": "Who developed Steam?"
},
{
"answer": "Activis... |
17,328 | However, according to research firm NPD, sales of devices running Windows in the United States have declined 21 percent compared to the same time period in 2011. As the holiday shopping season wrapped up, Windows 8 sales continued to lag, even as Apple reported brisk sales. The market research firm IDC reported an over... | [
{
"answer": "market research firm",
"question": "What is IDC?"
},
{
"answer": "consumers bought more mobile devices",
"question": "What is the decline in PC sales attributed to?"
},
{
"answer": "21 percent",
"question": "How much of a decrease in sales have Windows devices experience... |
17,329 | Windows 8 surpassed Windows Vista in market share with a 5.1% usage rate according to numbers posted in July 2013 by Net Applications, with usage on a steady upward trajectory. However, intake of Windows 8 still lags behind that of Windows Vista and Windows 7 at the same point in their release cycles. Windows 8's table... | [
{
"answer": "7.4",
"question": "What percent of tablets were running Windows in Q1 2013/"
},
{
"answer": "43.4%",
"question": "What was Androids market share in 2013?"
},
{
"answer": "48.2%",
"question": "What was teh iOS market share in 2013?"
},
{
"answer": "top tier apps",... |
17,330 | In March 2013, Microsoft also amended its certification requirements to allow tablets to use the 1024×768 resolution as a minimum; this change is expected to allow the production of certified Windows 8 tablets in smaller form factors—a market which is currently dominated by Android-based tablets. Despite the reaction o... | [
{
"answer": "amended its certification requirements to allow tablets to use the 1024×768 resolution as a minimum",
"question": "What changes did Microsoft make to its certification requirements in March 2013?"
},
{
"answer": "to allow the production of certified Windows 8 tablets in smaller form fac... |
17,331 | In February 2014, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft would be lowering the price of Windows 8 licenses by 70% for devices that retail under US$250; alongside the announcement that an update to the operating system would allow OEMs to produce devices with as little as 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage, critics felt that t... | [
{
"answer": "May 23, 2014",
"question": "When did Microsoft make the existence of Windows 8.1 with Bing OEM SKU official?"
},
{
"answer": "April 2, 2014",
"question": "When did Microsoft remove license fees on device screens less than 9 inches?"
},
{
"answer": "February 2014",
"quest... |
17,332 | In May 2014, the Government of China banned the internal purchase of Windows 8-based products under government contracts requiring "energy-efficient" devices. The Xinhua News Agency claimed that Windows 8 was being banned in protest of Microsoft's support lifecycle policy and the end of support for Windows XP (which, a... | [
{
"answer": "May 2014",
"question": "When did the Chinese government ban the purchase of Windows 8 products?"
},
{
"answer": "in protest of Microsoft's support lifecycle policy and the end of support for Windows XP",
"question": "Why did the Chinese government ban Windows 8 based products?"
},... |
17,333 | In June 2014, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) broadcast a news story further characterizing Windows 8 as a threat to national security. The story featured an interview with Ni Guangnan, who stated that operating systems could aggregate "sensitive user information" that could be used to "understand the... | [
{
"answer": "China Central Television",
"question": "What does CCTV stand for?"
},
{
"answer": "Sina Weibo",
"question": "What is the name of the Chinese social network?"
},
{
"answer": "Ni Guangnan",
"question": "Who claimed that the Window 8 OS could gather sensitive user informati... |
17,334 | An upgrade to Windows 8 known as Windows 8.1 was officially announced by Microsoft on May 14, 2013. Following a presentation devoted to the upgrade at Build 2013, a public beta version of the upgrade was released on June 26, 2013. Windows 8.1 was released to OEM hardware partners on August 27, 2013, and released public... | [
{
"answer": "May 14, 2013",
"question": "When was Windows 8.1 introduced?"
},
{
"answer": "June 26, 2013",
"question": "When did Microsoft release the beta version of Windows 8.1?"
},
{
"answer": "September 9, 2013",
"question": "When did MSDN and TechNet users gain access to Windows... |
17,335 | The upgrade addressed a number of criticisms faced by Windows 8 upon its release, with additional customization options for the Start screen, the restoration of a visible Start button on the desktop, the ability to snap up to four apps on a single display, and the ability to boot to the desktop instead of the Start scr... | [
{
"answer": "Bing-based unified search system",
"question": "What search engine was added in Windows 8.1?"
},
{
"answer": "ability to boot to the desktop instead of the Start screen",
"question": "How did the Windows 8.1 upgrade enhance desktop startup?"
},
{
"answer": "a visible Start b... |
17,336 | At no more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) north to south and 130 kilometres (81 mi) east to west, Swaziland is one of the smallest countries in Africa. Despite its size, however, its climate and topography is diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld. The population is primarily ethni... | [
{
"answer": "81 mi",
"question": "How wide is Swaziland in miles??"
},
{
"answer": "siSwati",
"question": "What is the primary language spoken by the people in Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "one of the smallest",
"question": "In terms of size where does Swaziland rank within Africa in t... |
17,337 | Swaziland is a developing country with a small economy. Its GDP per capita of $9,714 means it is classified as a country with a lower-middle income. As a member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), its main local trading partner is South Africa. Swazil... | [
{
"answer": "$9,714",
"question": "What is the per capita GDP of Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "Southern African Customs Union",
"question": "What is the SACU?"
},
{
"answer": "Swaziland's currency",
"question": "What is the lilangeni?"
},
{
"answer": "Common Market for Eastern ... |
17,338 | Swaziland derives its name from a later king named Mswati II. KaNgwane, named for Ngwane III, is an alternative name for Swaziland the surname of whose royal house remains Nkhosi Dlamini. Nkhosi literally means "king". Mswati II was the greatest of the fighting kings of Swaziland, and he greatly extended the area of th... | [
{
"answer": "king",
"question": "What is the literal translation of Nkhosi?"
},
{
"answer": "greatly extended the area of the country",
"question": "What did Mswati II do to the land controlled by Swaziland during his reign?"
},
{
"answer": "Mswati II",
"question": "In terms of the m... |
17,339 | In 1903, after British victory in the Anglo-Boer war, Swaziland became a British protectorate. Much of its early administration (for example, postal services) being carried out from South Africa until 1906 when the Transvaal colony was granted self-government. Following this, Swaziland was partitioned into European and... | [
{
"answer": "1903",
"question": "In what year did the British take Swaziland on as a protectorate? "
},
{
"answer": "Anglo-Boer war",
"question": "What 1903 conflict involving the British caused Swaziland to become a protectorate?"
},
{
"answer": "1906",
"question": "In what year was... |
17,340 | The constitution for independent Swaziland was promulgated by Britain in November 1963 under the terms of which legislative and executive councils were established. This development was opposed by the Swazi National Council (liqoqo). Despite such opposition, elections took place and the first Legislative Council of Swa... | [
{
"answer": "November 1963",
"question": "When did the Swaziland constitution come to be?"
},
{
"answer": "liqoqo",
"question": "What is another way to refer to the Swazi National Council?"
},
{
"answer": "9 September 1964",
"question": "When was the Legislative Council of Swaziland ... |
17,341 | Following the elections of 1973, the constitution of Swaziland was suspended by King Sobhuza II who thereafter ruled the country by decree until his death in 1982. At this point Sobhuza II had ruled Swaziland for 61 years, making him the longest ruling monarch in history. A regency followed his death, with Queen Regent... | [
{
"answer": "1973",
"question": "In what year was the constitution of Swaziland suspended?"
},
{
"answer": "King Sobhuza II",
"question": "Who ruled Swaziland in the late 1970s?"
},
{
"answer": "1982",
"question": "When did King Sobhuza II die?"
},
{
"answer": "Queen Regent D... |
17,342 | The king appoints the prime minister from the legislature and also appoints a minority of legislators to both chambers of the Libandla (parliament) with help from an advisory council. The king is allowed by the constitution to appoint some members to parliament for special interests. These special interests are citizen... | [
{
"answer": "The king",
"question": "Who appoints the prime minister of Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "the Libandla",
"question": "What is the parliament of Swaziland known as?"
},
{
"answer": "a minority",
"question": "What part of the Swaziland parliament is appointed by the King?"
... |
17,343 | The Swazi bicameral Parliament or Libandla consists of the Senate (30 seats; 10 members appointed by the House of Assembly and 20 appointed by the monarch; to serve five-year terms) and the House of Assembly (65 seats; 10 members appointed by the monarch and 55 elected by popular vote; to serve five-year terms). The el... | [
{
"answer": "30 seats",
"question": "How many seats are in the Senate of Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "65",
"question": "How many members are there in the Swazi House of Assembly?"
},
{
"answer": "20 September 2013",
"question": "When were the most recent elections in Swaziland?"
},
... |
17,344 | In 2005, the constitution was put into effect. There is still much debate in the country about the constitutional reforms. From the early seventies, there was active resistance to the royal hegemony. Despite complaints from progressive formations, support for the monarchy and the current political system remains strong... | [
{
"answer": "the early seventies",
"question": "When did people begin to disputre royal hegenomy in Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "the majority",
"question": "What portion of Swaziland is said to support the monarchy of Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "the constitutional draft committee",
"q... |
17,345 | Nominations take place at the chiefdoms. On the day of nomination, the name of the nominee is raised by a show of hand and the nominee is given an opportunity to indicate whether he or she accepts the nomination. If he or she accepts it, he or she must be supported by at least ten members of that chiefdom. The nominati... | [
{
"answer": "a show of hand",
"question": "How does a nominee for parliament in Swaziland get decided?"
},
{
"answer": "at least ten",
"question": "What is the minimum number of members that must support a nominee to parliament in Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "Constituency Headman",
"q... |
17,346 | As noted above, there are 55 tinkhundla in Swaziland and each elects one representative to the House of Assembly of Swaziland. Each inkhundla has a development committee (bucopho) elected from the various constituency chiefdoms in its area for a five-year term. Bucopho bring to the inkhundla all matters of interest and... | [
{
"answer": "one",
"question": "How many representatives does each tinkhundla elect to the Swazi House of Assembly?"
},
{
"answer": "a five-year term",
"question": "What is a single term of a Swazi development committee?"
},
{
"answer": "the chiefdoms",
"question": "To whom do Bucoph... |
17,347 | A small, landlocked kingdom, Swaziland is bordered in the North, West and South by the Republic of South Africa and by Mozambique in the East. Swaziland has a land area of 17,364 km2. Swaziland has four separate geographical regions. These run from North to South and are determined by altitude. Swaziland is located at ... | [
{
"answer": "Mozambique",
"question": "What nation is to the east of Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "17,364 km2",
"question": "How large in square kilometers is Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "Republic of South Africa",
"question": "What nation is on the north, east, and western borders of S... |
17,348 | About 75% of the population is employed in subsistence agriculture upon Swazi Nation Land (SNL). In contrast with the commercial farms, Swazi Nation Land suffers from low productivity and investment. This dual nature of the Swazi economy, with high productivity in textile manufacturing and in the industrialised agricul... | [
{
"answer": "About 75%",
"question": "What portion of the Swazi population are subsistence farmers?"
},
{
"answer": "textile manufacturing",
"question": "Outside of agriculture what provides to the Swazi economy?"
},
{
"answer": "Swazi Nation Land",
"question": "In terms of Swaziland... |
17,349 | Economic growth in Swaziland has lagged behind that of its neighbours. Real GDP growth since 2001 has averaged 2.8%, nearly 2 percentage points lower than growth in other Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member countries. Low agricultural productivity in the SNLs, repeated droughts, the devastating effect of HIV/A... | [
{
"answer": "2.8%",
"question": "What has the Real growth in GDP since 2001 in Swaziland in percentage?"
},
{
"answer": "nearly 2 percentage points",
"question": "How much lower is the Swazi Real GDP growth in comparison to other Southern African Customs Union members is Swaziland?"
},
{
... |
17,350 | The considerable spending did not lead to more growth and did not benefit the poor. Much of the increased spending has gone to current expenditures related to wages, transfers, and subsidies. The wage bill today constitutes over 15% of GDP and 55% of total public spending; these are some of the highest levels on the Af... | [
{
"answer": "55%",
"question": "What amount of total public spending in Swaziland is going to wages?"
},
{
"answer": "60% of total government revenues",
"question": "What amount of government revenue in Swaziland is from the SACU?"
},
{
"answer": "declined markedly",
"question": "Wha... |
17,351 | The Swazi economy is very closely linked to the economy of South Africa, from which it receives over 90% of its imports and to which it sends about 70% of its exports. Swaziland's other key trading partners are the United States and the EU, from whom the country has received trade preferences for apparel exports (under... | [
{
"answer": "South Africa",
"question": "Which nations economy is Swaziland most linked with?"
},
{
"answer": "over 90%",
"question": "What quantity of imports does Swaziland get from South Africa?"
},
{
"answer": "70%",
"question": "What percentage of exported goods from Swaziland e... |
17,352 | Swaziland's currency is pegged to the South African Rand, subsuming Swaziland's monetary policy to South Africa. Customs duties from the Southern African Customs Union, which may equal as much as 70% of government revenue this year, and worker remittances from South Africa substantially supplement domestically earned i... | [
{
"answer": "South African Rand",
"question": "What currency is Swaziland bound to?"
},
{
"answer": "South Africa",
"question": "Which nation does Swazi defer to when it comes to monetary policy?"
},
{
"answer": "as much as 70%",
"question": "Duties from customs represent what amount... |
17,353 | 83% of the total population adheres to Christianity, making it the most common religion in Swaziland. Anglican, Protestant and indigenous African churches, including African Zionist, constitute the majority of the Christians (40%), followed by Roman Catholicism at 20% of the population. On 18 July 2012, Ellinah Wamukoy... | [
{
"answer": "83%",
"question": "What percentage of the Swazi population are Christian?"
},
{
"answer": "Christianity",
"question": "Which religious belief is most prevelant in Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "20%",
"question": "What amount of Swazi Christians are Roman Catholic?"
},
{... |
17,354 | In 2004, the Swaziland government acknowledged for the first time that it suffered an AIDS crisis, with 38.8% of tested pregnant women infected with HIV (see AIDS in Africa). The then Prime Minister Themba Dlamini declared a humanitarian crisis due to the combined effect of drought, land degradation, increased poverty,... | [
{
"answer": "38.8%",
"question": "Of pregnant women, how many are believed to be infected with HIV?"
},
{
"answer": "80% coverage or greater",
"question": "What does UNAIDS consider universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment?"
},
{
"answer": "Themba Dlamini",
"question": "Who was the pri... |
17,355 | Education in Swaziland begins with pre-school education for infants, primary, secondary and high school education for general education and training (GET), and universities and colleges at tertiary level. Pre-school education is usually for children 5-year or younger after that the students can enroll in a primary scho... | [
{
"answer": "5-year or younger",
"question": "What age attends pre-school in Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "21.6%",
"question": "What percentage of children of age for preschool have access to education in Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "neighbourhood care points",
"question": "In reference... |
17,356 | The secondary and high school education system in Swaziland is a five-year programme divided into three years junior secondary and two years senior secondary. There is an external public examination (Junior Certificate) at the end of the junior secondary that learners have to pass to progress to the senior secondary le... | [
{
"answer": "five",
"question": "How many years does a student spend in secondary and high school in Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "three",
"question": "For how many years is a Swazi student in junior secondary school?"
},
{
"answer": "Examination Council of Swaziland",
"question": "Wha... |
17,357 | The University of Swaziland, Southern African Nazarene University, Swaziland Christian University are the institutions that offer university education in the country. A campus of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology can be found at Sidvwashini, a suburb of the capital Mbabane. There are some teaching and nursin... | [
{
"answer": "Swaziland Christian University",
"question": "The University of Swaziland, Southern Nazarene University, offer higher learning in Swaziland, what is one other University?"
},
{
"answer": "Sidvwashini",
"question": "Where can one find the Limkoking University of Creative Technology?"... |
17,358 | The main centre for technical training in Swaziland is the Swaziland College of Technology which is slated to become a full university. It aims to provide and facilitating high quality training and learning in technology and business studies in collaboration with the Commercial, Industrial and Public Sectors. Other tec... | [
{
"answer": "Swaziland College of Technology",
"question": "Which school is the main location for technical education in Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "technology and business studies",
"question": "What types of education does the Swaziland College of Technology offer?"
},
{
"answer": "Mat... |
17,359 | In addition to these institutions, Swaziland also has the Swaziland Institute of Management and Public Administration (SIMPA) and Institute of Development Management (IDM). SIMPA is a government owned management and development institute and IDM is a regional organisation in Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland that provide... | [
{
"answer": "Swaziland Institute of Management and Public Administration",
"question": "In terms of education in Swaziland what does the acronym SIMPA represent?"
},
{
"answer": "a government owned management and development institute",
"question": "In Swaziland, what is SIMPA?"
},
{
"an... |
17,360 | The Sangoma is a traditional diviner chosen by the ancestors of that particular family. The training of the Sangoma is called "kwetfwasa". At the end of the training, a graduation ceremony takes place where all the local sangoma come together for feasting and dancing. The diviner is consulted for various reasons, such ... | [
{
"answer": "training of the Sangoma",
"question": "In Swaziland, what is kwetfwasa?"
},
{
"answer": "a traditional diviner",
"question": "What is a Sangoma in Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "the cause of sickness or even death",
"question": "Why might one want to discover when consultin... |
17,361 | Swaziland's most well-known cultural event is the annual Umhlanga Reed Dance. In the eight-day ceremony, girls cut reeds and present them to the queen mother and then dance. (There is no formal competition.) It is done in late August or early September. Only childless, unmarried girls can take part. The aims of the cer... | [
{
"answer": "Umhlanga Reed Dance.",
"question": "What is the most widely known event in Swazi culture?"
},
{
"answer": "eight",
"question": "How long is the Umhlanga Reed Dance?"
},
{
"answer": "late August or early September",
"question": "During what time of year is the Umhlanga Re... |
17,362 | The Reed Dance today is not an ancient ceremony but a development of the old "umchwasho" custom. In "umchwasho", all young girls were placed in a female age-regiment. If any girl became pregnant outside of marriage, her family paid a fine of one cow to the local chief. After a number of years, when the girls had reache... | [
{
"answer": "19 August 2005",
"question": "Until what date was Swaziland bound by umchwasho?"
},
{
"answer": "If any girl became pregnant outside of marriage, her family paid a fine",
"question": "What occurs during the custom of umchwaso in Swaziland?"
},
{
"answer": "all young girls",
... |
17,363 | The English word "translation" derives from the Latin translatio (which itself comes from trans- and from fero, the supine form of which is latum—together meaning "a carrying across" or "a bringing across"). The modern Romance languages use equivalents of the English term "translation" that are derived from that same L... | [
{
"answer": "translatio",
"question": "What Latin word does the English word translation come from?"
},
{
"answer": "Romance",
"question": "What languages use equivalents of the English term \"translation\" that come from the same Latin source?"
},
{
"answer": "\"to lead across\"",
"... |
17,364 | Despite occasional theoretical diversity, the actual practice of translation has hardly changed since antiquity. Except for some extreme metaphrasers in the early Christian period and the Middle Ages, and adapters in various periods (especially pre-Classical Rome, and the 18th century), translators have generally shown... | [
{
"answer": "hardly",
"question": "How much has translation changed since antiquity?"
},
{
"answer": "seeking equivalents",
"question": "What have general been prudent about?"
},
{
"answer": "literal",
"question": "For crucial values, what type of values do translators use where poss... |
17,365 | In general, translators have sought to preserve the context itself by reproducing the original order of sememes, and hence word order — when necessary, reinterpreting the actual grammatical structure, for example, by shifting from active to passive voice, or vice versa. The grammatical differences between "fixed-word-o... | [
{
"answer": "context itself",
"question": "What have translators tried to preserve?"
},
{
"answer": "reproducing the original order of sememes",
"question": "How do translators preserve context?"
},
{
"answer": "grammatical structure",
"question": "What is it sometimes necessary to r... |
17,366 | Generally, the greater the contact and exchange that have existed between two languages, or between those languages and a third one, the greater is the ratio of metaphrase to paraphrase that may be used in translating among them. However, due to shifts in ecological niches of words, a common etymology is sometimes misl... | [
{
"answer": "contact and exchange",
"question": "A greater ratio of metaphrase to paraphrase can be used translating when there as been greater what between languages?"
},
{
"answer": "guide to current meaning",
"question": "What is a common etymology sometimes misleading as?"
},
{
"answ... |
17,367 | The translator's role as a bridge for "carrying across" values between cultures has been discussed at least since Terence, the 2nd-century-BCE Roman adapter of Greek comedies. The translator's role is, however, by no means a passive, mechanical one, and so has also been compared to that of an artist. The main ground se... | [
{
"answer": "at least since Terence",
"question": "How long has a translator's part in bridging values between cultures been discussed?"
},
{
"answer": "comedies",
"question": "What did Terence adapt from the Greek's?"
},
{
"answer": "artist",
"question": "A translator's role is less... |
17,368 | Though earlier approaches to translation are less commonly used today, they retain importance when dealing with their products, as when historians view ancient or medieval records to piece together events which took place in non-Western or pre-Western environments. Also, though heavily influenced by Western traditions ... | [
{
"answer": "earlier approaches",
"question": "When it comes to translation, what is less commonly used today?"
},
{
"answer": "when historians view ancient or medieval records",
"question": "When do earlier approaches to translation still have relevance for historians?"
},
{
"answer": "... |
17,369 | Translation of material into Arabic expanded after the creation of Arabic script in the 5th century, and gained great importance with the rise of Islam and Islamic empires. Arab translation initially focused primarily on politics, rendering Persian, Greek, even Chinese and Indic diplomatic materials into Arabic. It lat... | [
{
"answer": "5th century",
"question": "When did translation of material into Arabic begin to increase?"
},
{
"answer": "creation of Arabic script",
"question": "What allowed the expansion of Arabic translations during the 5th century?"
},
{
"answer": "politics",
"question": "What ma... |
17,370 | Arabic translation efforts and techniques are important to Western translation traditions due to centuries of close contacts and exchanges. Especially after the Renaissance, Europeans began more intensive study of Arabic and Persian translations of classical works as well as scientific and philosophical works of Arab a... | [
{
"answer": "centuries of close contacts and exchanges",
"question": "Why are Arabic translation efforts important to Western translation traditions?"
},
{
"answer": "after the Renaissance",
"question": "When did Europeans begin more intense studying of Arabic translations of classical works?"
... |
17,371 | The movement to translate English and European texts transformed the Arabic and Ottoman Turkish languages, and new words, simplified syntax, and directness came to be valued over the previous convolutions. Educated Arabs and Turks in the new professions and the modernized civil service expressed skepticism, writes Chri... | [
{
"answer": "movement to translate English and European texts",
"question": "What transformed Arabic languages?"
},
{
"answer": "new words, simplified syntax, and directness",
"question": "What came to be valued over previous convolutions?"
},
{
"answer": "Educated Arabs and Turks",
... |
17,372 | After World War I, when Britain and France divided up the Middle East's countries, apart from Turkey, between them, pursuant to the Sykes-Picot agreement—in violation of solemn wartime promises of postwar Arab autonomy—there came an immediate reaction: the Muslim Brotherhood emerged in Egypt, the House of Saud took ove... | [
{
"answer": "Britain and France",
"question": "What two countries divvied up the Middle East's countries after WWI?"
},
{
"answer": "solemn wartime promises of postwar Arab autonomy",
"question": "What was the dividing up of the Middle Eastern countries in violation of?"
},
{
"answer": "... |
17,373 | Many non-transparent-translation theories draw on concepts from German Romanticism, the most obvious influence being the German theologian and philosopher Friedrich Schleiermacher. In his seminal lecture "On the Different Methods of Translation" (1813) he distinguished between translation methods that move "the writer ... | [
{
"answer": "German Romanticism",
"question": "Where do many non-transparent translation theories delve for concepts?"
},
{
"answer": "German",
"question": "What nationality was Friedrich Schleiermacher?"
},
{
"answer": "1813",
"question": "When did Schleiermacher publish his lecture... |
17,374 | Comparison of a back-translation with the original text is sometimes used as a check on the accuracy of the original translation, much as the accuracy of a mathematical operation is sometimes checked by reversing the operation. But the results of such reverse-translation operations, while useful as approximate checks, ... | [
{
"answer": "Comparison of a back-translation with the original text",
"question": "What is sometimes used to check the accuracy of a translation?"
},
{
"answer": "by reversing the operation",
"question": "How are mathematical operations checked?"
},
{
"answer": "reverse-translation oper... |
17,375 | Mark Twain provided humorously telling evidence for the frequent unreliability of back-translation when he issued his own back-translation of a French translation of his short story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". He published his back-translation in a 1903 volume together with his English-language ... | [
{
"answer": "Mark Twain",
"question": "Who provided a humorous example of the unreliability of back-translation? "
},
{
"answer": "1903",
"question": "When was Twain's back-translation published?"
},
{
"answer": "French",
"question": "For what language did Twain create a back-transla... |
17,376 | When a historic document survives only in translation, the original having been lost, researchers sometimes undertake back-translation in an effort to reconstruct the original text. An example involves the novel The Saragossa Manuscript by the Polish aristocrat Jan Potocki (1761–1815), who wrote the novel in French and... | [
{
"answer": "the original text",
"question": "What do researchers use back-translation to try to reconstruct when a document survives only in translation?"
},
{
"answer": "Polish aristocrat",
"question": "Who was Jan Potocki?"
},
{
"answer": "French",
"question": "What language was T... |
17,377 | Translation has served as a school of writing for many authors. Translators, including monks who spread Buddhist texts in East Asia, and the early modern European translators of the Bible, in the course of their work have shaped the very languages into which they have translated. They have acted as bridges for conveyin... | [
{
"answer": "Translation",
"question": "What has served as a school of writing for many authors?"
},
{
"answer": "monks",
"question": "Who spread Buddhist texts in East Asia?"
},
{
"answer": "languages",
"question": "What did translators shape in the course of their work?"
},
{
... |
17,378 | Interpreters have sometimes played crucial roles in history. A prime example is La Malinche, also known as Malintzin, Malinalli and Doña Marina, an early-16th-century Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast. As a child she had been sold or given to Maya slave-traders from Xicalango, and thus had become bilingual. Subse... | [
{
"answer": "crucial",
"question": "What roles have interpreters occasionally played in history?"
},
{
"answer": "Xicalango",
"question": "Where were the slave-traders La Malinche was sold or given to from?"
},
{
"answer": "Mexican Gulf Coast",
"question": "What region did La Malinch... |
17,379 | Web-based human translation is generally favored by companies and individuals that wish to secure more accurate translations. In view of the frequent inaccuracy of machine translations, human translation remains the most reliable, most accurate form of translation available. With the recent emergence of translation cro... | [
{
"answer": "Web-based human translation",
"question": "What type of translation is favored by those wanting more accurate translations?"
},
{
"answer": "frequent inaccuracy",
"question": "What reputation does machine translations have?"
},
{
"answer": "human",
"question": "What type... |
17,380 | Relying exclusively on unedited machine translation, however, ignores the fact that communication in human language is context-embedded and that it takes a person to comprehend the context of the original text with a reasonable degree of probability. It is certainly true that even purely human-generated translations ar... | [
{
"answer": "context-embedded",
"question": "Unedited machine translation will miss what crucial aspect of human language?"
},
{
"answer": "comprehend the context of the original text",
"question": "What does it take a person to be able to do?"
},
{
"answer": "error",
"question": "Wh... |
17,381 | In Asia, the spread of Buddhism led to large-scale ongoing translation efforts spanning well over a thousand years. The Tangut Empire was especially efficient in such efforts; exploiting the then newly invented block printing, and with the full support of the government (contemporary sources describe the Emperor and hi... | [
{
"answer": "Asia",
"question": "Where did Buddhism spread?"
},
{
"answer": "translation",
"question": "Buddhism's spread led to what large-scale effort?"
},
{
"answer": "well over a thousand years",
"question": "How long did the translation effort take?"
},
{
"answer": "The ... |
17,382 | The Arabs undertook large-scale efforts at translation. Having conquered the Greek world, they made Arabic versions of its philosophical and scientific works. During the Middle Ages, translations of some of these Arabic versions were made into Latin, chiefly at Córdoba in Spain. King Alfonso X el Sabio (Alphonse the Wi... | [
{
"answer": "Arabs",
"question": "Who attempted a large-scale effort at translation?"
},
{
"answer": "philosophical and scientific works",
"question": "What did the Arabs create Arabic versions of?"
},
{
"answer": "Middle Ages",
"question": "When were some of the Arabic translations ... |
17,383 | The first great English translation was the Wycliffe Bible (ca. 1382), which showed the weaknesses of an underdeveloped English prose. Only at the end of the 15th century did the great age of English prose translation begin with Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur—an adaptation of Arthurian romances so free that it can, i... | [
{
"answer": "Wycliffe Bible",
"question": "What was the first great English translation?"
},
{
"answer": "1382",
"question": "When was the Wycliffe Bible translated?"
},
{
"answer": "end of the 15th century",
"question": "When did the age of great English prose translation begin?"
... |
17,384 | Meanwhile, in Renaissance Italy, a new period in the history of translation had opened in Florence with the arrival, at the court of Cosimo de' Medici, of the Byzantine scholar Georgius Gemistus Pletho shortly before the fall of Constantinople to the Turks (1453). A Latin translation of Plato's works was undertaken by ... | [
{
"answer": "Cosimo de' Medici",
"question": "Whose court did Pletho arrive in and begin a new period of translation in Renaissance Italy?"
},
{
"answer": "Byzantine scholar",
"question": "What title did Georgius Gemistus Pletho carry?"
},
{
"answer": "1453",
"question": "When did Co... |
17,385 | Throughout the 18th century, the watchword of translators was ease of reading. Whatever they did not understand in a text, or thought might bore readers, they omitted. They cheerfully assumed that their own style of expression was the best, and that texts should be made to conform to it in translation. For scholarship ... | [
{
"answer": "ease of reading",
"question": "What was the guiding ideal of translators throughout the 18th century?"
},
{
"answer": "omitted",
"question": "If a translator didn't understand something in a text or thought it too boring to present to readers, what did they do with it?"
},
{
... |
17,386 | The 19th century brought new standards of accuracy and style. In regard to accuracy, observes J.M. Cohen, the policy became "the text, the whole text, and nothing but the text", except for any bawdy passages and the addition of copious explanatory footnotes. In regard to style, the Victorians' aim, achieved through far... | [
{
"answer": "accuracy and style",
"question": "What new standards of translation came with the 19th century?"
},
{
"answer": "J.M. Cohen",
"question": "Who observed that the policy became \"the text, the whole text, and nothing but the text\"?"
},
{
"answer": "bawdy",
"question": "Wh... |
17,387 | Translation of a text that is sung in vocal music for the purpose of singing in another language—sometimes called "singing translation"—is closely linked to translation of poetry because most vocal music, at least in the Western tradition, is set to verse, especially verse in regular patterns with rhyme. (Since the lat... | [
{
"answer": "poetry",
"question": "What is the translation of text that is sung closely linked to?"
},
{
"answer": "verse",
"question": "What is most vocal music set to in Western tradition?"
},
{
"answer": "stanzaic",
"question": "What type of forms does popular music tend to retain... |
17,388 | Translation of sung texts is generally much more restrictive than translation of poetry, because in the former there is little or no freedom to choose between a versified translation and a translation that dispenses with verse structure. One might modify or omit rhyme in a singing translation, but the assignment of syl... | [
{
"answer": "more restrictive",
"question": "How is translation of sung texts different than translations of poetry?"
},
{
"answer": "little or no freedom to choose between a versified translation",
"question": "Why is the translation of sung texts more restrictive?"
},
{
"answer": "assi... |
17,389 | Translations of sung texts—whether of the above type meant to be sung or of a more or less literal type meant to be read—are also used as aids to audiences, singers and conductors, when a work is being sung in a language not known to them. The most familiar types are translations presented as subtitles or surtitles pro... | [
{
"answer": "audiences, singers and conductors",
"question": "Who can translations of a sung text aid?"
},
{
"answer": "subtitles or surtitles",
"question": "What type of familiar translation may be seen during an opera?"
},
{
"answer": "works in languages they do not know",
"questio... |
17,390 | One of the first recorded instances of translation in the West was the rendering of the Old Testament into Greek in the 3rd century BCE. The translation is known as the "Septuagint", a name that refers to the seventy translators (seventy-two, in some versions) who were commissioned to translate the Bible at Alexandria,... | [
{
"answer": "rendering of the Old Testament into Greek",
"question": "What is one of the first known instances of translation in the West?"
},
{
"answer": "3rd century BCE",
"question": "When was the Old Testament translated into Greek?"
},
{
"answer": "seventy translators",
"questio... |
17,391 | The period preceding, and contemporary with, the Protestant Reformation saw the translation of the Bible into local European languages—a development that contributed to Western Christianity's split into Roman Catholicism and Protestantism due to disparities between Catholic and Protestant versions of crucial words and ... | [
{
"answer": "European",
"question": "During the Protestant Reformation, what local languages was the bible translated into?"
},
{
"answer": "religions, cultures and languages of their respective countries",
"question": "Biblical translations have caused lasting effects on what?"
},
{
"an... |
17,392 | An airport is an aerodrome with facilities for flights to take off and land. Airports often have facilities to store and maintain aircraft, and a control tower. An airport consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway f... | [
{
"answer": "airport",
"question": "What is an aerodome with facilities for flights to take off and land?"
},
{
"answer": "landing area",
"question": "What is an aerially accessible open space that includes at least one active surface such as a runway or a helipad?"
},
{
"answer": "aerod... |
17,393 | The majority of the world's airports are non-towered, with no air traffic control presence. Busy airports have air traffic control (ATC) system. All airports use a traffic pattern to assure smooth traffic flow between departing and arriving aircraft. There are a number of aids available to pilots, though not all airpor... | [
{
"answer": "air traffic control",
"question": "What does ATC stand for?"
},
{
"answer": "traffic pattern",
"question": "What do airports use to assure smooth traffic flow between departing and arriving aircraft?"
},
{
"answer": "Air safety",
"question": "What is an important concern... |
17,394 | Most of the world's airports are owned by local, regional, or national government bodies who then lease the airport to private corporations who oversee the airport's operation. For example, in the United Kingdom the state-owned British Airports Authority originally operated eight of the nation's major commercial airpor... | [
{
"answer": "eight",
"question": "How many commercial airports did the British Airports Authority originally operate?"
},
{
"answer": "Spanish Ferrovial consortium",
"question": "What group took over the British Airports Authority in 2006?"
},
{
"answer": "Fraport",
"question": "What... |
17,395 | Airports are divided into landside and airside areas. Landside areas include parking lots, public transportation train stations and access roads. Airside areas include all areas accessible to aircraft, including runways, taxiways and aprons. Access from landside areas to airside areas is tightly controlled at most airp... | [
{
"answer": "parking lots, public transportation train stations and access roads",
"question": "What do landside areas include?"
},
{
"answer": "landside and airside",
"question": "Airports are divided into what two areas?"
},
{
"answer": "all areas accessible to aircraft, including runw... |
17,396 | Most major airports provide commercial outlets for products and services. Most of these companies, many of which are internationally known brands, are located within the departure areas. These include clothing boutiques and restaurants. Prices charged for items sold at these outlets are generally higher than those outs... | [
{
"answer": "products and services",
"question": "Most major airports provide commercial outlets for what?"
},
{
"answer": "within the departure areas",
"question": "Where are most of these companies located in an airport?"
},
{
"answer": "clothing boutiques and restaurants",
"questi... |
17,397 | Airports may also contain premium and VIP services. The premium and VIP services may include express check-in and dedicated check-in counters. These services are usually reserved for First and Business class passengers, premium frequent flyers, and members of the airline's clubs. Premium services may sometimes be open ... | [
{
"answer": "express check-in and dedicated check-in counters",
"question": "What are some services that are offered by VIP services?"
},
{
"answer": "First and Business class",
"question": "These services are usually reserved for what class of passengers?"
},
{
"answer": "Premium servic... |
17,398 | Many large airports are located near railway trunk routes for seamless connection of multimodal transport, for instance Frankfurt Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport and London Stansted Airport. It is also common to connect an airport and a city with rapid transit, light... | [
{
"answer": "near railway trunk routes",
"question": "For seamless connection of multimodal transport, where are many large airports located?"
},
{
"answer": "Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority",
"question": "What does MBTA stand for?"
},
{
"answer": "rapid transit, light rail li... |
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