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2,592 | Under a banner of "reducing public drunkenness" the Beer Act of 1830 introduced a new lower tier of premises permitted to sell alcohol, the Beer Houses. At the time beer was viewed as harmless, nutritious and even healthy. Young children were often given what was described as small beer, which was brewed to have a low ... | [
{
"answer": "Beer Act of 1830",
"question": "What law allowed the existence of beer houses?"
},
{
"answer": "low alcohol content",
"question": "In what way did small beer differ from regular beer?"
},
{
"answer": "gin",
"question": "What alcohol was regarded as evil when compared to ... |
2,593 | Under the 1830 Act any householder who paid rates could apply, with a one-off payment of two guineas (roughly equal in value to £168 today), to sell beer or cider in his home (usually the front parlour) and even to brew his own on his premises. The permission did not extend to the sale of spirits and fortified wines, a... | [
{
"answer": "£168",
"question": "What is the approximate modern value of two guineas in 1830?"
},
{
"answer": "beer or cider",
"question": "What did the Beer Act allow a householder to sell from his home?"
},
{
"answer": "Sundays",
"question": "On what day were beer houses closed?"
... |
2,594 | In the first year, 400 beer houses opened and within eight years there were 46,000 across the country, far outnumbering the combined total of long-established taverns, pubs, inns and hotels. Because it was so easy to obtain permission and the profits could be huge compared to the low cost of gaining permission, the num... | [
{
"answer": "400",
"question": "How many beer houses opened their doors in the inaugural year of the Beer Act?"
},
{
"answer": "46,000",
"question": "How many beer houses existed throughout Britain eight years after the passage of the Beer Act?"
},
{
"answer": "1869",
"question": "In... |
2,595 | Although the new licensing laws prevented new beer houses from being created, those already in existence were allowed to continue and many did not close until nearly the end of the 19th century. A very small number remained into the 21st century. The vast majority of the beer houses applied for the new licences and bec... | [
{
"answer": "pubs",
"question": "What establishments did beer houses become after buying an additional license?"
},
{
"answer": "19th",
"question": "By the end of what century were most beer houses closed?"
},
{
"answer": "corners or road junctions",
"question": "Where are purpose-bu... |
2,596 | The beer houses tended to avoid the traditional pub names like The Crown, The Red Lion, The Royal Oak etc. and, if they did not simply name their place Smith's Beer House, they would apply topical pub names in an effort to reflect the mood of the times. | [
{
"answer": "The Red Lion",
"question": "Along with The Royal Oak and The Crown, what is a traditional name for a pub?"
},
{
"answer": "Smith's Beer House",
"question": "What is an example of a name for a beer house?"
}
] |
2,597 | There was already regulation on public drinking spaces in the 17th and 18th centuries,[citation needed] and the income earned from licences was beneficial to the crown. Tavern owners were required to possess a licence to sell ale, and a separate licence for distilled spirits. | [
{
"answer": "ale",
"question": "In addition to a license to sell spirits, what did tavern owners require a license to sell?"
},
{
"answer": "17th",
"question": "In what century did public drinking regulations first exist in England?"
},
{
"answer": "the crown",
"question": "What part... |
2,598 | From the mid-19th century on the opening hours of licensed premises in the UK were restricted. However licensing was gradually liberalised after the 1960s, until contested licensing applications became very rare, and the remaining administrative function was transferred to Local Authorities in 2005. | [
{
"answer": "19th",
"question": "In what century were the operating hours of drinking establishments first limited?"
},
{
"answer": "1960s",
"question": "In what decade were the restrictions on public drinking establishment licenses loosened?"
},
{
"answer": "Local Authorities",
"que... |
2,600 | Detailed licensing records were kept, giving the Public House, its address, owner, licensee and misdemeanours of the licensees, often going back for hundreds of years[citation needed]. Many of these records survive and can be viewed, for example, at the London Metropolitan Archives centre. | [
{
"answer": "London Metropolitan Archives centre",
"question": "Where can historical licensing records be examined?"
},
{
"answer": "owner",
"question": "Along with a public house's address, licensee, and the licensee's misdemeanors, what information was kept in licensing records?"
}
] |
2,601 | The restrictions were tightened by the Defence of the Realm Act of August 1914, which, along with the introduction of rationing and the censorship of the press for wartime purposes, restricted pubs' opening hours to 12 noon–2:30 pm and 6:30 pm–9:30 pm. Opening for the full licensed hours was compulsory, and closing tim... | [
{
"answer": "the Defence of the Realm Act",
"question": "What law further restricted public houses?"
},
{
"answer": "August 1914",
"question": "In what month and year was the Defence of the Realm Act passed?"
},
{
"answer": "12 noon–2:30 pm",
"question": "Along with the period 6:30 p... |
2,602 | There was a special case established under the State Management Scheme where the brewery and licensed premises were bought and run by the state until 1973, most notably in Carlisle. During the 20th century elsewhere, both the licensing laws and enforcement were progressively relaxed, and there were differences between ... | [
{
"answer": "10:30 pm",
"question": "What was the mandated closing time of pubs in Kensington in the 1960s?"
},
{
"answer": "11 pm",
"question": "What was the mandated closing time of pubs in Knightsbridge in the 1960s?"
},
{
"answer": "Carlisle",
"question": "What is an example of a... |
2,603 | However, closing times were increasingly disregarded in the country pubs. In England and Wales by 2000 pubs could legally open from 11 am (12 noon on Sundays) through to 11 pm (10:30 pm on Sundays). That year was also the first to allow continuous opening for 36 hours from 11 am on New Year's Eve to 11 pm on New Year's... | [
{
"answer": "11 pm",
"question": "Circa 2000, what was the latest pubs in Wales could be open until on every day but Sunday?"
},
{
"answer": "10:30 pm",
"question": "What was the latest legal closing time on Sundays in English pubs as of 2000?"
},
{
"answer": "24",
"question": "How m... |
2,604 | Scotland's and Northern Ireland's licensing laws have long been more flexible, allowing local authorities to set pub opening and closing times. In Scotland, this stemmed out of[clarification needed] a late repeal of the wartime licensing laws, which stayed in force until 1976. | [
{
"answer": "1976",
"question": "When were wartime licensing laws ended in Scotland?"
},
{
"answer": "Scotland's and Northern Ireland's",
"question": "What constituent countries of the United Kingdom's licensing laws were notably flexible?"
}
] |
2,605 | The Licensing Act 2003, which came into force on 24 November 2005, consolidated the many laws into a single Act. This allowed pubs in England and Wales to apply to the local council for the opening hours of their choice. It was argued that this would end the concentration of violence around 11.30 pm, when people had to... | [
{
"answer": "24 November 2005",
"question": "When did the Licensing Act 2003 come into effect?"
},
{
"answer": "the local council",
"question": "After the Licensing Act 2003, who determined the operating hours of pubs?"
},
{
"answer": "11.30 pm",
"question": "Due to the traditional c... |
2,606 | A "lock-in" is when a pub owner lets drinkers stay in the pub after the legal closing time, on the theory that once the doors are locked, it becomes a private party rather than a pub. Patrons may put money behind the bar before official closing time, and redeem their drinks during the lock-in so no drinks are technical... | [
{
"answer": "\"lock-in\"",
"question": "What is it called when the owner of a pub allows patrons to remain when the pub should have closed?"
},
{
"answer": "Licensing Act 2003",
"question": "What law allows pubs to apply to extend their closing hours after 11pm?"
},
{
"answer": "1915",
... |
2,607 | In March 2006, a law was introduced to forbid smoking in all enclosed public places in Scotland. Wales followed suit in April 2007, with England introducing the ban in July 2007. Pub landlords had raised concerns prior to the implementation of the law that a smoking ban would have a negative impact on sales. After two ... | [
{
"answer": "March 2006",
"question": "In what month and year was smoking banned in public places in Scotland?"
},
{
"answer": "April 2007",
"question": "When did Wales outlaw smoking in public?"
},
{
"answer": "July 2007",
"question": "What was the month and year when England banned... |
2,609 | A few pubs have stage performances such as serious drama, stand-up comedy, musical bands, cabaret or striptease; however juke boxes, karaoke and other forms of pre-recorded music have otherwise replaced the musical tradition of a piano or guitar and singing.[citation needed] | [
{
"answer": "stand-up comedy",
"question": "Along with cabaret, striptease, bands and drama, what is a type of stage performance that can be found in pubs?"
},
{
"answer": "juke boxes",
"question": "Along with karaoke, what type of prerecorded music is often found in pubs?"
}
] |
2,610 | By the 20th century, the saloon, or lounge bar, had become a middle-class room[citation needed]—carpets on the floor, cushions on the seats, and a penny or two on the prices,[citation needed] while the public bar, or tap room, remained working class with bare boards, sometimes with sawdust to absorb the spitting and sp... | [
{
"answer": "middle-class",
"question": "What socioeconomic class was associated with the lounge bar in the 20th century?"
},
{
"answer": "working class",
"question": "What economic class was most likely to be found in the tap room?"
},
{
"answer": "4",
"question": "In pence, what di... |
2,611 | Later, the public bars gradually improved until sometimes almost the only difference was in the prices, so that customers could choose between economy and exclusivity (or youth and age, or a jukebox or dartboard).[citation needed] With the blurring of class divisions in the 1960s and 1970s,[citation needed] the distinc... | [
{
"answer": "the 1960s and 1970s",
"question": "In what decades did class distinctions break down in Britain?"
},
{
"answer": "removal of the dividing wall or partition",
"question": "What was a common way of removing the division between the saloon and bar?"
}
] |
2,612 | The "snug", sometimes called the smoke room, was typically a small, very private room with access to the bar that had a frosted glass external window, set above head height. A higher price was paid for beer in the snug and nobody could look in and see the drinkers. It was not only the wealthy visitors who would use the... | [
{
"answer": "snug",
"question": "What is another name for the smoke room?"
},
{
"answer": "higher",
"question": "What was the relationship between the price of beer in the smoke room versus the rest of the bar?"
},
{
"answer": "the parish priest",
"question": "Along with the local po... |
2,613 | CAMRA have surveyed the 50,000 pubs in Britain and they believe that there are very few pubs that still have classic snugs. These are on a historic interiors list in order that they can be preserved. | [
{
"answer": "50,000",
"question": "How many pubs were part of the CAMRA survey?"
},
{
"answer": "very few",
"question": "According to CAMRA, how many pubs in Britain possess classic snugs?"
}
] |
2,615 | Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the British engineer and railway builder, introduced the idea of a circular bar into the Swindon station pub in order that customers were served quickly and did not delay his trains. These island bars became popular as they also allowed staff to serve customers in several different rooms surrou... | [
{
"answer": "Isambard Kingdom Brunel",
"question": "Who pioneered the circular bar?"
},
{
"answer": "Swindon station pub",
"question": "At what establishment was the circular bar introduced?"
},
{
"answer": "engineer and railway builder",
"question": "What was Isambard Brunel's occup... |
2,616 | A "beer engine" is a device for pumping beer, originally manually operated and typically used to dispense beer from a cask or container in a pub's basement or cellar. | [
{
"answer": "a device for pumping beer",
"question": "What is a \"beer engine\"?"
},
{
"answer": "to dispense beer from a cask or container in a pub's basement or cellar",
"question": "What is the function of a \"beer engine\"?"
}
] |
2,617 | The first beer pump known in England is believed to have been invented by John Lofting (b. Netherlands 1659-d. Great Marlow Buckinghamshire 1742) an inventor, manufacturer and merchant of London. | [
{
"answer": "John Lofting",
"question": "Who invented the beer pump in England?"
},
{
"answer": "London",
"question": "In what city was the beer pump invented?"
},
{
"answer": "Netherlands",
"question": "In what country was John Lofting born?"
},
{
"answer": "1742",
"ques... |
2,618 | The London Gazette of 17 March 1691 published a patent in favour of John Lofting for a fire engine, but remarked upon and recommended another invention of his, for a beer pump: | [
{
"answer": "London Gazette",
"question": "In what newspaper did John Lofting mention his beer pump?"
},
{
"answer": "17 March 1691",
"question": "On what day was Lofting's fire engine patent published?"
}
] |
2,619 | "Whereas their Majesties have been Graciously Pleased to grant Letters patent to John Lofting of London Merchant for a New Invented Engine for Extinguishing Fires which said Engine have found every great encouragement. The said Patentee hath also projected a Very Useful Engine for starting of beer and other liquors whi... | [
{
"answer": "20 to 30",
"question": "How many barrels did Lofting promise his beer pump would deliver hourly?"
},
{
"answer": "St Thomas Apostle London",
"question": "What location did John Lofting live near?"
},
{
"answer": "Islington",
"question": "In what London borough did Nichol... |
2,620 | Strictly the term refers to the pump itself, which is normally manually operated, though electrically powered and gas powered pumps are occasionally used. When manually powered, the term "handpump" is often used to refer to both the pump and the associated handle. | [
{
"answer": "handpump",
"question": "What is a common name for a beer pump powered by hand?"
},
{
"answer": "gas",
"question": "Along with electricity, what sometimes powers beer pumps that aren't operated by hand?"
}
] |
2,621 | After the development of the large London Porter breweries in the 18th century, the trend grew for pubs to become tied houses which could only sell beer from one brewery (a pub not tied in this way was called a Free house). The usual arrangement for a tied house was that the pub was owned by the brewery but rented out ... | [
{
"answer": "a Free house",
"question": "What was the name for a pub that could sell beer from more than one brewery?"
},
{
"answer": "18th",
"question": "In what century did the habit arise of pubs selling beer from only one brewery?"
},
{
"answer": "landlord",
"question": "What was... |
2,622 | A trend in the late 20th century was for breweries to run their pubs directly, using managers rather than tenants. Most such breweries, such as the regional brewery Shepherd Neame in Kent and Young's and Fuller's in London, control hundreds of pubs in a particular region of the UK, while a few, such as Greene King, are... | [
{
"answer": "Shepherd Neame",
"question": "What is a notable brewery in Kent that owns hundreds of pubs?"
},
{
"answer": "Young's and Fuller's",
"question": "What London breweries each own many pubs?"
},
{
"answer": "Greene King",
"question": "What is an example of a brewer that owns... |
2,623 | Organisations such as Wetherspoons, Punch Taverns and O'Neill's were formed in the UK in the wake of the Beer Orders. A PubCo is a company involved in the retailing but not the manufacture of beverages, while a Pub chain may be run either by a PubCo or by a brewery. | [
{
"answer": "O'Neill's",
"question": "Along with Punch Taverns and Weatherspoons, what was an organization formed as a result of the Beer Orders?"
},
{
"answer": "PubCo",
"question": "What is the name of a company that retails but does not manufacture drinks?"
},
{
"answer": "PubCo",
... |
2,624 | Pubs within a chain will usually have items in common, such as fittings, promotions, ambience and range of food and drink on offer. A pub chain will position itself in the marketplace for a target audience. One company may run several pub chains aimed at different segments of the market. Pubs for use in a chain are bou... | [
{
"answer": "renamed",
"question": "When a pub is bought by a new owner, what often happens to them?"
},
{
"answer": "closed down",
"question": "What often happens to regional breweries after they sell their pubs?"
}
] |
2,625 | A brewery tap is the nearest outlet for a brewery's beers. This is usually a room or bar in the brewery itself, though the name may be applied to the nearest pub. The term is not applied to a brewpub which brews and sells its beer on the same premises. | [
{
"answer": "A brewery tap",
"question": "What is the closest outlet for a brewery's beers called?"
},
{
"answer": "the nearest pub",
"question": "If the brewery tap is not located in the brewery, where is it usually located?"
},
{
"answer": "brewpub",
"question": "What is the term f... |
2,626 | A "country pub" by tradition is a rural public house. However, the distinctive culture surrounding country pubs, that of functioning as a social centre for a village and rural community, has been changing over the last thirty or so years. In the past, many rural pubs provided opportunities for country folk to meet and ... | [
{
"answer": "country pub",
"question": "What is another name for a rural public house?"
},
{
"answer": "serving travellers as coaching inns",
"question": "What was a function of distant country pubs before the rise of motor vehicles?"
},
{
"answer": "the last thirty",
"question": "Ov... |
2,627 | In more recent years, however, many country pubs have either closed down, or have been converted to establishments intent on providing seating facilities for the consumption of food, rather than a venue for members of the local community meeting and convivially drinking. | [
{
"answer": "providing seating facilities for the consumption of food",
"question": "What is a frequent modern function of country pubs?"
},
{
"answer": "drinking",
"question": "Along with community meetings, what was the traditional purpose of country pubs?"
}
] |
2,628 | Pubs that cater for a niche clientele, such as sports fans or people of certain nationalities are known as theme pubs. Examples of theme pubs include sports bars, rock pubs, biker pubs, Goth pubs, strip pubs, gay bars, karaoke bars and Irish pubs. | [
{
"answer": "theme pubs",
"question": "What is a blanket term for pubs that, for example, cater to sports fans?"
},
{
"answer": "Irish pubs",
"question": "What is an example of a theme pub that caters to people of a certain nationality?"
},
{
"answer": "rock pubs",
"question": "What ... |
2,629 | In 1393 King Richard II compelled landlords to erect signs outside their premises. The legislation stated "Whosoever shall brew ale in the town with intention of selling it must hang out a sign, otherwise he shall forfeit his ale." This was to make alehouses easily visible to passing inspectors, borough ale tasters, wh... | [
{
"answer": "Richard II",
"question": "Which monarch required landlords to post a sign if they wanted to sell ale?"
},
{
"answer": "1393",
"question": "In what year did the king demand ale-sellers post signage on pain of forfeiture?"
},
{
"answer": "John",
"question": "What was Willi... |
2,630 | Another important factor was that during the Middle Ages a large proportion of the population would have been illiterate and so pictures on a sign were more useful than words as a means of identifying a public house. For this reason there was often no reason to write the establishment's name on the sign and inns opened... | [
{
"answer": "the Middle Ages",
"question": "In what historical period was a large portion of the population illiterate?"
},
{
"answer": "the illustration on the pub's sign",
"question": "From where did pubs without written names derive their names?"
}
] |
2,631 | The earliest signs were often not painted but consisted, for example, of paraphernalia connected with the brewing process such as bunches of hops or brewing implements, which were suspended above the door of the pub. In some cases local nicknames, farming terms and puns were used. Local events were often commemorated i... | [
{
"answer": "Latin",
"question": "Inscriptions from what language were sometimes present on pub signs?"
},
{
"answer": "The Cross",
"question": "Along with The Star and The Sun, what was a typical symbol used on a pub sign?"
},
{
"answer": "the coat of arms",
"question": "What graphi... |
2,632 | Other subjects that lent themselves to visual depiction included the name of battles (e.g. Trafalgar), explorers, local notables, discoveries, sporting heroes and members of the royal family. Some pub signs are in the form of a pictorial pun or rebus. For example, a pub in Crowborough, East Sussex called The Crow and G... | [
{
"answer": "Trafalgar",
"question": "What was an example of a battle that might lend itself to a pub name?"
},
{
"answer": "Crowborough",
"question": "What town is The Crow and Gate located in?"
},
{
"answer": "East Sussex",
"question": "What county is home to The Crow and Gate?"
... |
2,633 | Most British pubs still have decorated signs hanging over their doors, and these retain their original function of enabling the identification of the pub. Today's pub signs almost always bear the name of the pub, both in words and in pictorial representation. The more remote country pubs often have stand-alone signs di... | [
{
"answer": "decorated signs",
"question": "What hangs today over most British pub doors?"
},
{
"answer": "the name of the pub",
"question": "What piece of information is almost always listed on a pub sign?"
},
{
"answer": "directing potential customers to their door",
"question": "W... |
2,634 | Pub names are used to identify and differentiate each pub. Modern names are sometimes a marketing ploy or attempt to create "brand awareness", frequently using a comic theme thought to be memorable, Slug and Lettuce for a pub chain being an example. Interesting origins are not confined to old or traditional names, howe... | [
{
"answer": "Slug and Lettuce",
"question": "What is an example of a memorable name for a pub chain?"
},
{
"answer": "comic",
"question": "What sort of theme is thought memorable for modern pub names?"
},
{
"answer": "to identify and differentiate each pub",
"question": "What is the ... |
2,635 | As many pubs are centuries old, many of their early customers were unable to read, and pictorial signs could be readily recognised when lettering and words could not be read. | [
{
"answer": "pictorial signs",
"question": "What type of pub signs were useful to an illiterate clientele?"
}
] |
2,636 | Pubs often have traditional names. A common name is the "Marquis of Granby". These pubs were named after John Manners, Marquess of Granby, who was the son of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland and a general in the 18th century British Army. He showed a great concern for the welfare of his men, and on their retirement, p... | [
{
"answer": "John Manners, Marquess of Granby",
"question": "After whom was the Marquis of Granby pub named?"
},
{
"answer": "John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland",
"question": "Who was the father of John Manners, Marquess of Granby?"
},
{
"answer": "general",
"question": "What was the ... |
2,637 | Many names for pubs that appear nonsensical may have come from corruptions of old slogans or phrases, such as "The Bag o'Nails" (Bacchanals), "The Goat and Compasses" (God Encompasseth Us), "The Cat and the Fiddle" (Chaton Fidèle: Faithful Kitten) and "The Bull and Bush", which purportedly celebrates the victory of Hen... | [
{
"answer": "Bacchanals",
"question": "The pub \"The Bag o'Nails\" was a corruption of what word?"
},
{
"answer": "God Encompasseth Us",
"question": "What phrase was \"The Goat and Compasses\" a corruption of?"
},
{
"answer": "Faithful Kitten",
"question": "What does Chaton Fidèle me... |
2,638 | Traditional games are played in pubs, ranging from the well-known darts, skittles, dominoes, cards and bar billiards, to the more obscure Aunt Sally, Nine Men's Morris and ringing the bull. In the UK betting is legally limited to certain games such as cribbage or dominoes, played for small stakes. In recent decades the... | [
{
"answer": "pool",
"question": "What game played in both Britain and America has become increasingly popular in pubs?"
},
{
"answer": "Nine Men's Morris",
"question": "Along with Aunt Sally and ringing the bull, what is one of the obscure traditional games played in pubs?"
},
{
"answer"... |
2,639 | Increasingly, more modern games such as video games and slot machines are provided. Pubs hold special events, from tournaments of the aforementioned games to karaoke nights to pub quizzes. Some play pop music and hip-hop (dance bar), or show football and rugby union on big screen televisions (sports bar). Shove ha'penn... | [
{
"answer": "video games",
"question": "Along with slot machines, what is a modern game that is increasingly present in pubs?"
},
{
"answer": "dance bar",
"question": "What is a pub that plays pop and hip-hop music called?"
},
{
"answer": "sports bar",
"question": "At what sort of pu... |
2,640 | Some pubs in the UK also have football teams composed of regular customers. Many of these teams are in leagues that play matches on Sundays, hence the term "Sunday League Football". Bowling is found in association with pubs in some parts of the country and the local team will play matches against teams invited from els... | [
{
"answer": "Sunday League Football",
"question": "What is the term for pub-based football that is often played on Sundays?"
},
{
"answer": "Bowling",
"question": "What sport is played on a pub's bowling green?"
}
] |
2,641 | Pubs may be venues for pub songs and live music. During the 1970s pubs provided an outlet for a number of bands, such as Kilburn and the High Roads, Dr. Feelgood and The Kursaal Flyers, who formed a musical genre called Pub rock that was a precursor to Punk music. | [
{
"answer": "Pub rock",
"question": "Dr. Feelgood and the Kursaal Flyers are examples of bands from what genre of music?"
},
{
"answer": "Punk music",
"question": "What genre of music was influenced by pub rock?"
},
{
"answer": "the 1970s",
"question": "In what decade was Pub rock po... |
2,642 | Many pubs were drinking establishments, and little emphasis was placed on the serving of food, other than sandwiches and "bar snacks", such as pork scratchings, pickled eggs, salted crisps and peanuts which helped to increase beer sales. In South East England (especially London) it was common until recent times for ven... | [
{
"answer": "bar snacks",
"question": "Pork scratchings, pickled eggs and salted crisps are examples of what type of food?"
},
{
"answer": "mobile shellfish stalls",
"question": "In London, what food vendors could often be found near pubs?"
},
{
"answer": "East End",
"question": "In ... |
2,643 | In the 1950s some British pubs would offer "a pie and a pint", with hot individual steak and ale pies made easily on the premises by the proprietor's wife during the lunchtime opening hours. The ploughman's lunch became popular in the late 1960s. In the late 1960s "chicken in a basket", a portion of roast chicken with ... | [
{
"answer": "1950s",
"question": "During what decade did some British pubs provide \"a pie and a pint\"?"
},
{
"answer": "1960s",
"question": "In what decade was the ploughman's lunch often consumed in pubs?"
},
{
"answer": "1960s",
"question": "What decade saw the popularity of \"ch... |
2,644 | Quality dropped but variety increased with the introduction of microwave ovens and freezer food. "Pub grub" expanded to include British food items such as steak and ale pie, shepherd's pie, fish and chips, bangers and mash, Sunday roast, ploughman's lunch, and pasties. In addition, dishes such as burgers, chicken wings... | [
{
"answer": "Pub grub",
"question": "What are foods like fish and chips and chicken wings called when they're served at a pub?"
},
{
"answer": "Sunday",
"question": "On what day do pubs sometimes offer free snacks?"
},
{
"answer": "British",
"question": "What culture's cuisine is plo... |
2,645 | Since the 1990s food has become a more important part of a pub's trade, and today most pubs serve lunches and dinners at the table in addition to (or instead of) snacks consumed at the bar. They may have a separate dining room. Some pubs serve meals to a higher standard, to match good restaurant standards; these are so... | [
{
"answer": "the 1990s",
"question": "During what decade did food become an important aspect of a pub's business?"
},
{
"answer": "lunches",
"question": "Along with dinners, what meals do modern pubs often serve?"
},
{
"answer": "gastropubs",
"question": "What is a term for pubs that... |
2,646 | A gastropub concentrates on quality food. The name is a portmanteau of pub and gastronomy and was coined in 1991 when David Eyre and Mike Belben took over The Eagle pub in Clerkenwell, London. The concept of a restaurant in a pub reinvigorated both pub culture and British dining, though has occasionally attracted criti... | [
{
"answer": "pub and gastronomy",
"question": "What two words is 'gastropub' a portanteau of?"
},
{
"answer": "1991",
"question": "In what year was the term gastropub invented?"
},
{
"answer": "Mike Belben",
"question": "Along with David Eyre, who took over the Eagle pub?"
},
{
... |
2,647 | CAMRA maintains a "National Inventory" of historical notability and of architecturally and decoratively notable pubs. The National Trust owns thirty-six public houses of historic interest including the George Inn, Southwark, London and The Crown Liquor Saloon, Belfast, Northern Ireland. | [
{
"answer": "thirty-six",
"question": "How many pubs does the National Trust own?"
},
{
"answer": "London",
"question": "In what city is the George Inn located?"
},
{
"answer": "Belfast",
"question": "What city is home to The Crown Liquor Saloon?"
},
{
"answer": "Northern Ire... |
2,648 | The highest pub in the United Kingdom is the Tan Hill Inn, Yorkshire, at 1,732 feet (528 m) above sea level. The remotest pub on the British mainland is The Old Forge in the village of Inverie, Lochaber, Scotland. There is no road access and it may only be reached by an 18-mile (29 km) walk over mountains, or a 7-mile ... | [
{
"answer": "the Tan Hill Inn",
"question": "What pub in England is the highest above sea level?"
},
{
"answer": "Yorkshire",
"question": "In what county is the Tan Hill Inn located?"
},
{
"answer": "528",
"question": "How many meters above sea level is the Tan Hill Inn?"
},
{
... |
2,649 | A number of pubs claim to be the oldest surviving establishment in the United Kingdom, although in several cases original buildings have been demolished and replaced on the same site. Others are ancient buildings that saw uses other than as a pub during their history. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans, Hertfordshire,... | [
{
"answer": "Ye Olde Fighting Cocks",
"question": "What pub holds the Guinness World Record as the oldest in England?"
},
{
"answer": "11th",
"question": "In what century was the building occupied by Ye Olde Fighting Cocks built?"
},
{
"answer": "Nottingham",
"question": "Where is Ye... |
2,650 | There is archaeological evidence that parts of the foundations of The Old Ferryboat Inn in Holywell may date to AD 460, and there is evidence of ale being served as early as AD 560. | [
{
"answer": "Holywell",
"question": "Where is The Old Ferryboat Inn located?"
},
{
"answer": "460",
"question": "How far back does the foundation of The Old Ferryboat Inn date?"
},
{
"answer": "560",
"question": "When was ale first served at the site of The Old Ferryboat Inn?"
}
] |
2,651 | The Bingley Arms, Bardsey, Yorkshire, is claimed to date to 905 AD. Ye Olde Salutation Inn in Nottingham dates from 1240, although the building served as a tannery and a private residence before becoming an inn sometime before the English Civil War. The Adam and Eve in Norwich was first recorded in 1249, when it was an... | [
{
"answer": "905",
"question": "When does The Bingley Arms claim to have been founded?"
},
{
"answer": "Yorkshire",
"question": "In what county is the Bingley Arms located?"
},
{
"answer": "1240",
"question": "When does the building housing Ye Olde Salutation Inn date back to?"
},
... |
2,652 | The town of Stalybridge in Cheshire is thought to have the pubs with both the longest and shortest names in the United Kingdom — The Old 13th Cheshire Rifleman Corps Inn and the Q Inn. | [
{
"answer": "Stalybridge",
"question": "What town is the Q Inn located in?"
},
{
"answer": "Cheshire",
"question": "What county is home to The Old 13th Cheshire Rifleman Corps Inn?"
},
{
"answer": "the Q Inn",
"question": "What pub has the shortest name in the United Kingdom?"
},
... |
2,653 | The number of pubs in the UK has declined year on year, at least since 1982. Various reasons are put forward for this, such as the failure of some establishments to keep up with customer requirements. Others claim the smoking ban of 2007, intense competition from gastro-pubs, the availability of cheap alcohol in superm... | [
{
"answer": "2007",
"question": "When was a smoking ban passed in the United Kingdom?"
},
{
"answer": "1982",
"question": "In what year did the number of United Kingdom pubs generally start to decline?"
},
{
"answer": "gastro-pubs",
"question": "Competition from what new form of esta... |
2,654 | The Lost Pubs Project listed 28,095 closed pubs on 21 April 2015, with photographs of many. In 2015 the rate of pub closures came under the scrutiny of Parliament in the UK, with a promise of legislation to improve relations between owners and tenants. | [
{
"answer": "28,095",
"question": "How many closed pubs did The Lost Pubs Project catalog?"
},
{
"answer": "2015",
"question": "In what year did Parliament inquire into the frequency of pub closures?"
},
{
"answer": "legislation to improve relations between owners and tenants",
"ques... |
2,655 | The highwayman Dick Turpin used the Swan Inn at Woughton-on-the-Green in Buckinghamshire as his base. In the 1920s John Fothergill (1876–1957) was the innkeeper of the Spread Eagle in Thame, Berkshire, and published his autobiography: An Innkeeper's Diary (London: Chatto & Windus, 1931). During his idiosyncratic occupa... | [
{
"answer": "Dick Turpin",
"question": "Who was based out of the Swan Inn?"
},
{
"answer": "Buckinghamshire",
"question": "In what county was the Swan Inn located?"
},
{
"answer": "John Fothergill",
"question": "What was the name of the innkeeper at the Spread Eagle in the 1920s?"
... |
2,656 | Many of London's pubs are known to have been used by famous people, but in some cases, such as the association between Samuel Johnson and Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, this is speculative, based on little more than the fact that the person is known to have lived nearby. However, Charles Dickens is known to have visited the ... | [
{
"answer": "Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese",
"question": "What pub was associated with Samuel Johnson, perhaps erroneously?"
},
{
"answer": "the Cock Tavern",
"question": "Along with the Prospect of Whitby, what pub was Samuel Pepys associated with?"
},
{
"answer": "Charles Dickens",
"ques... |
2,657 | The Fitzroy Tavern is a pub situated at 16 Charlotte Street in the Fitzrovia district, to which it gives its name. It became famous (or according to others, infamous) during a period spanning the 1920s to the mid-1950s as a meeting place for many of London's artists, intellectuals and bohemians such as Dylan Thomas, Au... | [
{
"answer": "16 Charlotte Street",
"question": "What is the street address of The Fitzroy Tavern?"
},
{
"answer": "Fitzrovia",
"question": "In what district of London is The Fitzroy Tavern located?"
},
{
"answer": "Soho",
"question": "In what district of London is Pillars of Hercules... |
2,658 | The Red Lion in Parliament Square is close to the Palace of Westminster and is consequently used by political journalists and members of parliament. The pub is equipped with a Division bell that summons MPs back to the chamber when they are required to take part in a vote. The Punch Bowl, Mayfair was at one time jointl... | [
{
"answer": "Parliament Square",
"question": "Where is the Red Lion located?"
},
{
"answer": "a Division bell",
"question": "What notable feature of the Red Lion reflects its parliamentary connection?"
},
{
"answer": "Madonna",
"question": "Who owned the Punch Bowl with Guy Ritchie?"... |
2,659 | In 1966 The Blind Beggar in Whitechapel became infamous as the scene of a murder committed by gangster Ronnie Kray. The Ten Bells is associated with several of the victims of Jack the Ripper. In 1955, Ruth Ellis, the last woman executed in the United Kingdom, shot David Blakely as he emerged from The Magdala in South H... | [
{
"answer": "The Blind Beggar",
"question": "At what pub did Ronnie Kray kill someone in 1966?"
},
{
"answer": "The Ten Bells",
"question": "What pub is associated with some of Jack the Ripper's victims?"
},
{
"answer": "The Magdala",
"question": "Outside what pub was David Blakely s... |
2,660 | The Angel, Islington was formerly a coaching inn, the first on the route northwards out of London, where Thomas Paine is believed to have written much of The Rights of Man. It was mentioned by Charles Dickens, became a Lyons Corner House, and is now a Co-operative Bank. | [
{
"answer": "The Angel",
"question": "At what pub did Thomas Paine write The Rights of Man?"
},
{
"answer": "Islington",
"question": "In what district of London is The Angel located?"
},
{
"answer": "Charles Dickens",
"question": "What writer mentioned The Angel pub in his writings?"... |
2,661 | The Eagle and Child and the Lamb and Flag, Oxford, were regular meeting places of the Inklings, a writers' group which included J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. The Eagle in Cambridge is where Francis Crick interrupted patrons' lunchtime on 28 February 1953 to announce that he and James Watson had "discovered the secr... | [
{
"answer": "the Lamb and Flag",
"question": "Along with the Eagle and Child, at what pub did the Inklings regularly meet?"
},
{
"answer": "Oxford",
"question": "Where is the Eagle and Child located?"
},
{
"answer": "C. S. Lewis",
"question": "Along with J. R. R. Tolkien, who was a n... |
2,662 | The major soap operas on British television each feature a pub, and these pubs have become household names. The Rovers Return is the pub in Coronation Street, the British soap broadcast on ITV. The Queen Vic (short for the Queen Victoria) is the pub in EastEnders, the major soap on BBC One and the Woolpack in ITV's Emm... | [
{
"answer": "The Rovers Return",
"question": "What pub is feature on the British soap opera Coronation Street?"
},
{
"answer": "The Queen Vic",
"question": "What pub is featured on EastEnders?"
},
{
"answer": "BBC One",
"question": "What channel is EastEnders broadcast on?"
},
{
... |
2,663 | Although "British" pubs found outside of Britain and its former colonies are often themed bars owing little to the original British pub, a number of "true" pubs may be found around the world. | [
{
"answer": "themed bars",
"question": "What would be a more accurate classification for many \"British\" pubs found outside Britain?"
}
] |
2,664 | In Denmark—a country, like Britain, with a long tradition of brewing—a number of pubs have opened which eschew "theming", and which instead focus on the business of providing carefully conditioned beer, often independent of any particular brewery or chain, in an environment which would not be unfamiliar to a British pu... | [
{
"answer": "Denmark",
"question": "What continental European country has pubs that would be familiar to a Briton?"
},
{
"answer": "56",
"question": "How many British cask beers were present at the 2008 European Beer Festival?"
},
{
"answer": "Copenhagen",
"question": "In what city d... |
2,665 | In Ireland, pubs are known for their atmosphere or "craic". In Irish, a pub is referred to as teach tábhairne ("tavernhouse") or teach óil ("drinkinghouse"). Live music, either sessions of traditional Irish music or varieties of modern popular music, is frequently featured in the pubs of Ireland. Pubs in Northern Irela... | [
{
"answer": "craic",
"question": "What is the native Irish term for a pub's atmosphere?"
},
{
"answer": "tavernhouse",
"question": "What does teach tábhairne mean in English?"
},
{
"answer": "teach óil",
"question": "What Irish term means \"drinkinghouse\"?"
},
{
"answer": "s... |
2,666 | The most popular term in English-speaking Canada used for a drinking establishment was "tavern", until the 1970s when the term "bar" became widespread as in the United States. In the 1800s the term used was "public house" as in England but "pub culture" did not spread to Canada. A fake "English looking" pub trend start... | [
{
"answer": "tavern",
"question": "Traditionally, what was the popular term for a drinking establishment in English-speaking Canada?"
},
{
"answer": "1970s",
"question": "In what decade did \"bar\" become the popular term for a drinking establishment in English-speaking Canada?"
},
{
"an... |
2,667 | A Christian ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. "Christian" derives from the Koine Greek word Christós (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach. | [
{
"answer": "Christian",
"question": "What is a person who follows Christianity called?"
},
{
"answer": "Jesus Christ",
"question": "Whose life do Christians learn from?"
},
{
"answer": "Christós",
"question": "What Greek word is Christian derived from?"
},
{
"answer": "mashi... |
2,668 | There are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict. However, "Whatever else they might disagree about, Christians are at least united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance." The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to describe anything associated with Christianity, or in a prov... | [
{
"answer": "conflict",
"question": "While many, the perceptions of Christianity can sometimes what?"
},
{
"answer": "significance",
"question": "Regardless of beliefs, Christians all agree that Jesus has a unique what?"
},
{
"answer": "the cultural aspects of Christianity",
"questio... |
2,669 | According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. By 2050, the Christian population is expected to exceed 3 billion. According to a 2012 Pew Research Center survey Christianity will remain the world's largest religion in 2050, ... | [
{
"answer": "2.2 billion",
"question": "According to one report, how many Christians were in the world in 2010?"
},
{
"answer": "600 million",
"question": "How many Christians were in the world in 1910?"
},
{
"answer": "Christianity",
"question": "If growth continues as it has, what ... |
2,670 | Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Americas, and about 26% live in Europe, 24% of total Christians live in sub-Saharan Africa, about 13% in Asia and the Pacific, and 1% of the world's Christians live in the Middle east and North Africa. About half of all Christians worldwide are Catholic, while more than a ... | [
{
"answer": "half",
"question": "Of all the Christians in the world, how many are Catholic?"
},
{
"answer": "158",
"question": "Christians are the majority in how many countries and territories in the world today?"
}
] |
2,671 | The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one", with an adjectival ending borrowed from Latin to denote adhering to, or even belonging to, as in slave ownership. In the Greek Septuagint, christos was used to translate the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Maš... | [
{
"answer": "Χριστιανός (Christianos)",
"question": "What Greek word defines as \"follower of Christ?\""
},
{
"answer": "Χριστός (Christos)",
"question": "Where does the Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos) come from?"
},
{
"answer": "anointed one",
"question": "What does Χριστός (Chr... |
2,672 | The first recorded use of the term (or its cognates in other languages) is in the New Testament, in Acts 11:26, after Barnabas brought Saul (Paul) to Antioch where they taught the disciples for about a year, the text says: "[...] the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." The second mention of the term fol... | [
{
"answer": "Acts 11:26",
"question": "Where is the first reference to the word Christian in the Bible?"
},
{
"answer": "Herod Agrippa II",
"question": "Who made the second reference to the word Christian in the Bible?"
},
{
"answer": "Peter 4:16",
"question": "When verse was the thi... |
2,673 | Kenneth Samuel Wuest holds that all three original New Testament verses' usages reflect a derisive element in the term Christian to refer to followers of Christ who did not acknowledge the emperor of Rome. The city of Antioch, where someone gave them the name Christians, had a reputation for coming up with such nicknam... | [
{
"answer": "the emperor of Rome",
"question": "Kenneth Samuel Wuest believes that the Biblical Christian term referenced people who did not acknowledge who?"
},
{
"answer": "Antioch",
"question": "In what city did the term Christians start?"
},
{
"answer": "Nazarenes",
"question": "... |
2,674 | The earliest occurrences of the term in non-Christian literature include Josephus, referring to "the tribe of Christians, so named from him;" Pliny the Younger in correspondence with Trajan; and Tacitus, writing near the end of the 1st century. In the Annals he relates that "by vulgar appellation [they were] commonly c... | [
{
"answer": "Josephus",
"question": "What is one of the first mentions of the term Christian in a non-religious work, referring to a tribe of Christians?"
},
{
"answer": "Tacitus",
"question": "Which non-religious piece of literature had the term Christian in it towards the end of the first cent... |
2,675 | Another term for Christians which appears in the New Testament is "Nazarenes" which is used by the Jewish lawyer Tertullus in Acts 24. Tertullian (Against Marcion 4:8) records that "the Jews call us Nazarenes," while around 331 AD Eusebius records that Christ was called a Nazoraean from the name Nazareth, and that in e... | [
{
"answer": "Nazarenes",
"question": "In Acts 24, what is another word that Christians are called?"
},
{
"answer": "Nazoraean",
"question": "What was Jesus called since he was from Nazareth?"
},
{
"answer": "Notzrim",
"question": "What is another Hebrew term for Nazarenes?"
},
{
... |
2,676 | A wide range of beliefs and practices is found across the world among those who call themselves Christian. Denominations and sects disagree on a common definition of "Christianity". For example, Timothy Beal notes the disparity of beliefs among those who identify as Christians in the United States as follows: | [
{
"answer": "beliefs and practices",
"question": "While Christianity is ultimately one belief, a wide range of what is found among the different denominations and sects?"
}
] |
2,677 | Linda Woodhead attempts to provide a common belief thread for Christians by noting that "Whatever else they might disagree about, Christians are at least united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance." Philosopher Michael Martin, in his book The Case Against Christianity, evaluated three historical Christian... | [
{
"answer": "Linda Woodhead",
"question": "Who states that Christian believers agree that Jesus has a unique significance? "
},
{
"answer": "Michael Martin",
"question": "Who wrote The Case Against Christianity?"
},
{
"answer": "three",
"question": "How many historical Christian cree... |
2,678 | The identification of Jesus as the Messiah is not accepted by Judaism. The term for a Christian in Hebrew is נוּצְרי (Notzri—"Nazarene"), a Talmudic term originally derived from the fact that Jesus came from the Galilean village of Nazareth, today in northern Israel. Adherents of Messianic Judaism are referred to in mo... | [
{
"answer": "Messiah",
"question": "Judaism does not believe that Jesus is the what?"
},
{
"answer": "Galilean village",
"question": "What village did Jesus come from?"
},
{
"answer": "Nazareth",
"question": "Where was the Galilean village?"
},
{
"answer": "northern Israel",
... |
2,679 | In Arabic-speaking cultures, two words are commonly used for Christians: Naṣrānī (نصراني), plural Naṣārā (نصارى) is generally understood to be derived from Nazareth through the Syriac (Aramaic); Masīḥī (مسيحي) means followers of the Messiah. The term Nasara rose to prominence in July 2014, after the Fall of Mosul to th... | [
{
"answer": "followers of the Messiah",
"question": "What does Masīḥī mean?"
},
{
"answer": "July 2014",
"question": "When did the term Nasara become used more in modern times?"
},
{
"answer": "the Fall of Mosul",
"question": "What happened in July 2014?"
},
{
"answer": "the ... |
2,680 | Where there is a distinction, Nasrani refers to people from a Christian culture and Masihi means those with a religious faith in Jesus. In some countries Nasrani tends to be used generically for non-Muslim Western foreigners, e.g. "blond people." | [
{
"answer": "Nasrani",
"question": "Which term is in reference to people from a Christian culture?"
},
{
"answer": "Masihi",
"question": "Which term is indicative of people who place their faith in Jesus?"
},
{
"answer": "Nasrani",
"question": "What description is used for Western pe... |
2,681 | Another Arabic word sometimes used for Christians, particularly in a political context, is Ṣalībī (صليبي "Crusader") from ṣalīb (صليب "cross") which refers to Crusaders and has negative connotations. However, Salibi is a modern term; historically, Muslim writers described European Christian Crusaders as al-Faranj or Al... | [
{
"answer": "Ṣalībī",
"question": "What is the Arabic term when referring to Christians in a political sense?"
},
{
"answer": "cross",
"question": "Ṣalībī comes from the word ṣalīb, which means what?"
},
{
"answer": "Crusader",
"question": "What does Ṣalībī mean?"
},
{
"answe... |
2,682 | The most common Persian word is Masīhī (مسیحی), from Arabic.,Other words are Nasrānī (نصرانی), from Syriac for "Nazarene", and Tarsā (ترسا), from Middle Persian word Tarsāg, also meaning "Christian", derived from tars, meaning "fear, respect". | [
{
"answer": "Masīhī",
"question": "What is the most common Persian word for Christian?"
},
{
"answer": "Nasrānī",
"question": "What is the Syriac word for Nazarene?"
},
{
"answer": "fear, respect",
"question": "What does tars mean?"
},
{
"answer": "Tarsā",
"question": "Wh... |
2,683 | The Syriac term Nasrani (Nazarene) has also been attached to the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala, India. In the Indian subcontinent, Christians call themselves Isaai (Hindi: ईसाई, Urdu: عیسائی), and are also known by this term to adherents of other religions. This is related to the name they call Jesus, 'Isa Masih, ... | [
{
"answer": "Nasrani",
"question": "Which word has been connected to Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala, India?"
},
{
"answer": "Isaai",
"question": "What do followers of Jesus call themselves in the Indian subcontinent?"
},
{
"answer": "Isa Masih",
"question": "What do the people in ... |
2,684 | In the past, the Malays used to call the Portuguese Serani from the Arabic Nasrani, but the term now refers to the modern Kristang creoles of Malaysia. | [
{
"answer": "Nasrani",
"question": "What term did the Malays use for the Portuguese Serani?"
},
{
"answer": "the modern Kristang creoles of Malaysia",
"question": "What does the term refer to now? "
}
] |
2,685 | The Chinese word is 基督徒 (pinyin: jīdū tú), literally "Christ follower." The two characters now pronounced Jīdū in Mandarin Chinese, were originally pronounced Ki-To in Cantonese as representation of Latin "Cristo".[citation needed] In Vietnam, the same two characters read Cơ đốc, and a "follower of Christianity" is a t... | [
{
"answer": "基督徒 (pinyin: jīdū tú)",
"question": "What is the Chinese word for Christian?"
},
{
"answer": "Christ follower",
"question": "What does 基督徒 (pinyin: jīdū tú) mean?"
},
{
"answer": "Ki-To in Cantonese",
"question": "What was the original pronunciation of Jīdū?"
},
{
... |
2,686 | In Japan, the term kirishitan (written in Edo period documents 吉利支丹, 切支丹, and in modern Japanese histories as キリシタン), from Portuguese cristão, referred to Roman Catholics in the 16th and 17th centuries before the religion was banned by the Tokugawa shogunate. Today, Christians are referred to in Standard Japanese as キリ... | [
{
"answer": "kirishitan",
"question": "What Japanese term was used in reference to Roman Catholics?"
},
{
"answer": "16th and 17th centuries",
"question": "When was the term kirishitan used by the Japanese?"
},
{
"answer": "the Tokugawa shogunate",
"question": "Who banned Roman Catho... |
2,687 | Korean still uses 기독교도, Kidok-kyo-do for "Christian", though the Greek form Kurisudo 그리스도 has now replaced the old Sino-Korean Kidok, which refers to Christ himself. | [
{
"answer": "기독교도, Kidok-kyo-do",
"question": "What is the Korean word for Christian?"
},
{
"answer": "Sino-Korean Kidok",
"question": "Which term referred to Jesus himself?"
},
{
"answer": "Kurisudo 그리스도",
"question": "What is the modern term for Sino-Korean Kidok?"
}
] |
2,689 | As of the early 21st century, Christianity has approximately 2.4 billion adherents. The faith represents about a third of the world's population and is the largest religion in the world. Christians have composed about 33 percent of the world's population for around 100 years. The largest Christian denomination is the R... | [
{
"answer": "100 years",
"question": "How long have Christians made up nearly 1/3rd of the population?"
},
{
"answer": "Roman Catholic Church",
"question": "Which Christian denomination has the most members?"
},
{
"answer": "1.17 billion",
"question": "How many people today are Roman... |
2,690 | Christianity remains the dominant religion in the Western World, where 70% are Christians. A 2011 Pew Research Center survey found that 76.2% of Europeans, 73.3% in Oceania, and about 86.0% in the Americas (90% in Latin America and 77.4% in North America) described themselves as Christians. | [
{
"answer": "Christianity",
"question": "More people belong to what religion than any other in the Western world?"
}
] |
2,691 | According to 2012 Pew Research Center survey if current trends continue, Christianity will remains the world's largest religion by year 2050. By 2050, the Christian population is expected to exceed 3 billion. While Muslims have an average of 3.1 children per woman—the highest rate of all religious groups. Christians ar... | [
{
"answer": "Christianity",
"question": "Which religion will have the most followers by the year 2050 if trends continue?"
},
{
"answer": "2.7",
"question": "On average, how many children do Christians have?"
},
{
"answer": "10.2 million",
"question": "How many Muslims converted to C... |
2,692 | According to Scientific Elite: Nobel Laureates in the United State by Harriet Zuckerman, a review of American Nobel prizes awarded between 1901 and 1972, 72% of American Nobel Prize laureates identified a Protestant background. Overall, Protestants have won a total of 84.2% of all the Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, 60% in ... | [
{
"answer": "Protestant",
"question": "What denomination of Christianity had the highest percentage of Nobel Prize winners between 1901 and 1972 in America?"
}
] |
2,693 | Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (sometimes known as Sony Music or by the initials, SME) is an American music corporation managed and operated by Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Corporation. In 1929, the enterprise was first founded as American Record Corporation (ARC) and, in... | [
{
"answer": "American Record Corporation",
"question": "What was the first name of Sony Music Entertainment, Inc?"
},
{
"answer": "1938",
"question": "In what year was it renamed Columbia Recording Corporation?"
},
{
"answer": "1966",
"question": "In what year was it known as CBS Rec... |
2,694 | In 2004, SME and Bertelsmann Music Group merged as Sony BMG Music Entertainment. When Sony acquired BMG's half of the conglomerate in 2008, Sony BMG reverted to the SME name. The buyout led to the dissolution of BMG, which then relaunched as BMG Rights Management. Out of the "Big Three" record companies, with Universal... | [
{
"answer": "2004",
"question": "In what year did SME merge with another company?"
},
{
"answer": "Bertelsmann Music Group",
"question": "What was the name of the other company that SME merged with?"
},
{
"answer": "Sony BMG Music Entertainment",
"question": "What did the company cal... |
2,695 | In 1929, ARC was founded through a merger of several smaller record companies, which, ultimately, transformed into one enterprise known as SME. In the depths of the Great Depression, the Columbia Phonograph Company (founded in 1888) in the U.S. (including its Okeh Records subsidiary) was acquired by ARC in 1934. | [
{
"answer": "1929",
"question": "In what year did ARC form?"
},
{
"answer": "1888",
"question": "In what year did Columbia Phonography Company form?"
},
{
"answer": "1934",
"question": "In what year did ARC take over Columbia Phonography Company?"
}
] |
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