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who sang my bucket got a hole in it?
[ "Hank Williams" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.73, "text": "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It \"\"My Bucket's Got a Hole in It\"\" is a song widely attributed to Clarence Williams, who obtained a copyright in 1933. The song became popular performed by Hank Williams for MGM and reached #4 on the country chart in 1949. A rendering (1927) by Tom Gates and his Orchestra (on Gennett 6184) as \"\"The Bucket's Got A Hole In It\"\" gives writing credit to musicians Lee Blevins and Victor Sells. This version predates the C. Williams copyright. The original melody evolved from the second theme of \"\"Long Lost Blues\"\" published in 1914 by", "title": "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 27.69, "text": "heard it while growing up in Alabama.\"\" Tom Gates and his Orchestra performed the earliest known recording of this song on July 25, 1927 (Gennett 6198-A Champion 15307) in St. Paul, Minnesota as \"\"The Bucket's Got a Hole in It.\"\" Band members included the composers, Lee N. Blevins on trombone and Victor Sells on trumpet. Also playing were Earl Clark, Frank Cloustier (Piano, Director), Bob Gates, Tom Gates, Tracy \"\"Pug\"\" Mama, Nevin Simmons (Alto Sax/Vocals), and Harold Stoddard. Even in this early recording, the melody had already been used by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings in their \"\"She's Crying For", "title": "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.23, "text": "J. Paul Wyer and H. Alf Kelley. The \"\"Long Lost Blues\"\" theme was a variation of \"\"Bucket's Got a Hole in It\"\", a motif that appears in several versions of \"\"Keep A-Knockin\"\". This tune later became the basis for several versions of the song, \"\"You Can't Come In\"\" recorded by multiple artists. However, \"\"Bucket's Got a Hole in It\"\" has also been attributed to Buddy Bolden, which would date it before 1906. As one critic noted, Hank Williams \"\"could have been given this ditty to record, [but] he may have been familiar with this ditty from previous recordings or had", "title": "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 27.22, "text": "Me Blues\"\" ('25 - Victor), also by Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight in '27 as To-Wa-Bac-A-Wa-Yale Blues. Washboard Sam, aka Robert Brown, released a version of this song on Bluebird B-7906 known as \"\"Bucket's Got A Hole In It.\"\" This recording was made in 1937 as one of \"\"several historic blues recording sessions [that] took place on the top floor of the Leland Hotel located in downtown Aurora, Illinois. Lester Melrose, a freelance A&R man, and record producer, put together those recording sessions for the Bluebird label. Melrose brought together a small group of artists from St. Louis, and some of", "title": "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 27.08, "text": "is backed by members of the Pleasant Valley Boys - Zeke Turner (lead guitar), Jerry Byrd (steel guitar), and Louis Innis (rhythm guitar) - as well as Tommy Jackson (fiddle) and Ernie Newton (bass). The song is significant for featuring the only guitar solo Williams ever recorded: The blues influence is evident in other Williams songs, such as \"\"Move It on Over,\"\" \"\"Mind Your Own Business,\"\" and \"\"Honky Tonk Blues,\"\" but \"\"My Bucket's Got a Hole in It\"\" remains the song that displays the influence most prominently. My Bucket's Got a Hole in It \"\"My Bucket's Got a Hole in", "title": "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.75, "text": "Bukovič, who stayed true to the English lyrics of the song and only translated it while keeping the rhyme. It was first sung by the band Fešáci in 1977 by their front man Michal Tučný. A Hebrew version was written by Israeli songwriter Dan Almagor and was recorded in 1961, sung by Yossi Banai and Yona Atari. In a 1966 episode of \"\"The Dean Martin Show\"\", Dean Martin and George Gobel sang a version of the song on television. . It was also performed by Jim Henson as Henry and Rita Moreno as Liza on Sesame Street. There's a Hole", "title": "There's a Hole in My Bucket" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.64, "text": "Chicago’s finest blues artists of the time, and over the course of the next 20 months, recorded over 300 tracks. \"\" Featured in this series of recordings are the performers Tampa Red, Washboard Sam, Big Bill Broonzy, Walter Davis, John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, Big Joe Williams, Henry Townsend, Robert Lee McCoy, Speckled Red, Merlene Johnson, Addie “Sweet Peas” Spivey, Bill “Jazz” Gillum and One Arm Slim, amongst many others. Williams likely first heard \"\"My Bucket's Got a Hole in It\"\" from Rufus Payne, nicknamed \"\"Tee Tot,\"\" a black street singer who taught a young Hank to play blues guitar.", "title": "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.42, "text": "In the essay to the 1990 Polygram box set \"\"Hank Williams: The Original Singles Collection\"\", Colin Escott quotes Williams in an interview with Ralph Gleason in 1952: \"\"I was shinin' shoes and sellin' newspapers and following this old Nigrah around to get him to teach me how to play the git-tar. I'd give him 15 cents or whatever I could get ahold of for a lesson.\"\" Understandably, producer Fred Rose was wary of the song's commercial potential; as country music historian Escott notes, \"\"Fred Rose's opposition to the song had a lot to do with the fact that it mentioned", "title": "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.86, "text": "beer, and probably had something to do with the fact that Acuff-Rose didn't publish it.\"\" In addition, Williams originally had a couplet mentioning a Ford automobile (\"\"Me an' my baby, we got a Ford/Now we change the gears from the running board\"\") and Rose demanded that, if Williams did record it, the reference be dropped because if Hank endorsed Ford, \"\"then deejays sponsored by GM, Chrysler, and Studebaker wouldn't spin his record.\"\" Williams recorded the song on August 30, 1949 at Herzog Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio (the same session that produced the B-side \"\"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry\"\"). He", "title": "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.62, "text": "Bucket's Got a Hole in It\"\". In 1950, Williams began recording as \"\"Luke the Drifter\"\" for his religious-themed recordings, many of which are recitations rather than singing. Fearful that disc jockeys and jukebox operators would hesitate to accept these unusual recordings, Williams used this alias to avoid hurting the marketability of his name. Although the real identity of Luke the Drifter was supposed to be anonymous, Williams often performed part of the material of the recordings on stage. Most of the material was written by Williams himself, in some cases with the help of Fred Rose and his son Wesley.", "title": "Hank Williams" } ]
who spoke the words ich bin ein berliner?
[ "U.S. President John F. Kennedy" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.91, "text": "is \"\"Pfannkuchen\"\" (literally \"\"pancake\"\"). A further part of the misconception is that the audience to his speech laughed at his supposed error. They actually cheered and applauded both times the phrase was used. They laughed and cheered a few seconds after the first use of the phrase when Kennedy joked with the interpreter: \"\"I appreciate my interpreter translating my German.\"\" A reference to this misconception appears in Len Deighton's spy novel \"\"Berlin Game\"\", published in 1983, which contains the following passage, spoken by Bernard Samson: In Deighton's novel, Samson is an unreliable narrator, and his words cannot be taken at", "title": "Ich bin ein Berliner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.84, "text": "Kennedy's counsel and habitual speechwriter; and by an interpreter, Robert Lochner, who had grown up in Berlin. It became clear quickly that the president did not have a gift for languages and was more likely to embarrass himself if he was to cite in German for any length. But there are differing accounts on the origin of the phrase \"\"Ich bin ein Berliner\"\". Plischke wrote a 1997 account of visiting Kennedy at the White House weeks before the trip to help compose the speech and teach him the proper pronunciation; she also claims that the phrase had been translated stateside", "title": "Ich bin ein Berliner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.58, "text": "already by the translator scheduled to accompany him on the trip (\"\"a rather unpleasant man who complained bitterly that he had had to interrupt his vacation just to watch the President’s mannerisms\"\"). Additionally, Ted Sorensen claimed in his memoir \"\"Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History\"\" (2008) to have had a hand in the speech, and said he had incorrectly inserted the word \"\"ein\"\", incorrectly taking responsibility for the \"\"jelly doughnut misconception\"\", below, a claim apparently supported by Berlin mayor Willy Brandt but dismissed by later scholars since the final typed version, which does not contain the words, is", "title": "Ich bin ein Berliner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.52, "text": "the last one Sorensen could have worked on. Robert Lochner claimed in his memoirs that Kennedy had asked him for a translation of \"\"I am a Berliner\"\", and that they practiced the phrase in Brandt's office. Daum credited the origin of the phrase \"\"Ich bin ein Berliner\"\" to Kennedy and his 1962 speech in New Orleans quoted above. According to Daum, Kennedy was affected by seeing the Berlin Wall, so that he \"\"falls back on the most memorable passage of his New Orleans speech given the year before, changing pride in being an American in being a Berliner.\"\" Behind the", "title": "Ich bin ein Berliner" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.52, "text": "Ich bin ein Berliner \"\"\"\"Ich bin ein Berliner\"\"\"\" (, \"\"I am a Berliner\"\") is a quotation of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in a speech given on June 26, 1963, in West Berlin. It is widely regarded as the best-known speech of the Cold War and the most famous anti-communist speech. Kennedy aimed to underline the support of the United States for West Germany 22 months after Soviet-occupied East Germany erected the Berlin Wall to prevent mass emigration to the West. The message was aimed as much at the Soviets as it was at Berliners and was a clear statement", "title": "Ich bin ein Berliner" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.44, "text": "context it is clear. Ich bin ein Berliner \"\"\"\"Ich bin ein Berliner\"\"\"\" (, \"\"I am a Berliner\"\") is a quotation of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in a speech given on June 26, 1963, in West Berlin. It is widely regarded as the best-known speech of the Cold War and the most famous anti-communist speech. Kennedy aimed to underline the support of the United States for West Germany 22 months after Soviet-occupied East Germany erected the Berlin Wall to prevent mass emigration to the West. The message was aimed as much at the Soviets as it was at Berliners and", "title": "Ich bin ein Berliner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.25, "text": "long table set up on the steps of the Rathaus Schöneberg were U.S. and German dignitaries, including Dean Rusk (Kennedy's Secretary of State), Lucius D. Clay (the US administrator of Germany), Konrad Adenauer (the German chancellor), Willy Brandt, and Otto Bach (President of the \"\"Abgeordnetenhaus\"\" of Berlin). The crowd was estimated at 450,000 people. Bach spoke first, of the recent developments in Berlin, especially the wall. He was followed by Konrad Adenauer, who spoke briefly and introduced the president. Kennedy was accompanied not by Robert Lochner, but by Heinz Weber of the Berlin mission; Weber translated the president's speech to", "title": "Ich bin ein Berliner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.19, "text": "East German occupation. Speaking from a platform erected on the steps of Rathaus Schöneberg for an audience of 450,000, Kennedy said, Kennedy used the phrase twice in his speech, including at the end, pronouncing the sentence with his Boston accent and reading from his note \"\"ish bin ein Bear\"\"lee\"\"ner\"\", which he had written out using English orthography to approximate the German pronunciation. He also used classical Latin pronunciation of \"\"civis romanus sum\"\", with the c pronounced /k/ and the v as /w/. There is a widespread misconception (outside German-speaking countries) that the phrase is incorrect German and in fact means", "title": "Ich bin ein Berliner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.14, "text": "of U.S. policy in the wake of the construction of the Berlin Wall. Another phrase in the speech was also spoken in German, \"\"\"\"Lasst sie nach Berlin kommen\"\"\"\" (\"\"Let them come to Berlin\"\"), addressed at those who claimed \"\"we can work with the Communists\"\", a remark at which Nikita Khrushchev scoffed only days later. The speech is considered one of Kennedy's best, both a notable moment of the Cold War and a high point of the New Frontier. It was a great morale boost for West Berliners, who lived in an enclave deep inside East Germany and feared a possible", "title": "Ich bin ein Berliner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.77, "text": "the audience. Besides the typescript, Kennedy had a cue card on which he himself had written the phonetic spelling, and he surprised everyone by completely disregarding the speech, which had taken weeks to prepare. Instead, he improvised: \"\"He says more than he should, something different from what his advisers had recommended, and is more provocative than he had intended to be.\"\" The speech culminated with the second use in the speech of the \"\"Ich bin ein Berliner\"\" phrase: \"\"Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is \"\"Ich bin ein Berliner!\"\"\"\" The crowd was quiet while Weber translated and", "title": "Ich bin ein Berliner" } ]
where is creatine phosphate found in the body?
[ "brain", "pancreas", "skeletal muscle and the brain", "muscle cells", "heart" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.5, "text": "Creatine Creatine ( or is an organic compound with the nominal formula (HN)(HN)CN(CH)CHCOH. This species exists in various modifications (tautomers) in solution. Creatine is found in vertebrates where it facilitates recycling of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency of the cell, primarily in muscle and brain tissue. Recycling is achieved by converting adenosine diphosphate (ADP) back to ATP via donation of phosphate groups. Creatine also acts as a buffer. In 1912, Harvard University researchers Otto Folin and Willey Glover Denis found evidence that ingesting creatine can dramatically boost the creatine content of the muscle. In the late 1920s, after finding", "title": "Creatine" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.88, "text": "X-linked recessive manner. This usually results in hemizygous males having severe symptoms, while heterozygous female carriers tend to have less severe and more varying symptoms. The creatine phosphate system is needed for the storage and transmission of phosphate-bound energy in the brain and muscle. The brain and muscle have particularly high metabolic demands, therefore, making creatine a necessary molecule in ATP homeostasis. In regard to the brain, in order for creatine to reach the brain, it must first pass through the blood–brain barrier (BBB). The BBB separates blood from brain interstitial fluid and is, therefore, able to regulate the transfer", "title": "Creatine transporter defect" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.88, "text": "Phosphocreatine Phosphocreatine, also known as creatine phosphate (CP) or PCr (Pcr), is a phosphorylated creatine molecule that serves as a rapidly mobilizable reserve of high-energy phosphates in skeletal muscle and the brain to recycle adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell. In the kidneys, the enzyme catalyzes the conversion of two amino acids — arginine and glycine — into guanidinoacetate (also called glycocyamine or GAA), which is then transported in the blood to the liver. A methyl group is added to GAA from the amino acid methionine by the enzyme GAMT, forming non-phosphorylated creatine. This is then released into", "title": "Phosphocreatine" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.77, "text": "that the intramuscular stores of creatine can be increased by ingesting creatine in larger than normal amounts, scientists discovered \"\"creatine phosphate\"\", and determined that creatine is a key player in the metabolism of skeletal muscle. The substance creatine is naturally formed in vertebrates. While creatine's influence on physical performance has been well documented since the early twentieth century, it came into public view following the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. An August 7, 1992 article in \"\"The Times\"\" reported that Linford Christie, the gold medal winner at 100 meters, had used creatine before the Olympics. An article in \"\"Bodybuilding Monthly\"\" named", "title": "Creatine" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.72, "text": "the blood by the liver where it travels mainly to the muscle cells (95% of the body's creatine is in muscles), and to a lesser extent the brain, heart, and pancreas. Once inside the cells it is transformed into phosphocreatine by the enzyme complex creatine kinase, which makes it able to donate its phosphate group to convert adenosine diphosphate (ADP) into adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This process is an important component of all vertebrates' bioenergetic systems. For instance, while the human body only produces 250g of ATP daily, it recycles its entire body weight in ATP each day through creatine phosphate.", "title": "Phosphocreatine" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.66, "text": "Dahlem, Berlin, contributed to the understanding of the phosphocreatine's role in the cell. Phosphocreatine Phosphocreatine, also known as creatine phosphate (CP) or PCr (Pcr), is a phosphorylated creatine molecule that serves as a rapidly mobilizable reserve of high-energy phosphates in skeletal muscle and the brain to recycle adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell. In the kidneys, the enzyme catalyzes the conversion of two amino acids — arginine and glycine — into guanidinoacetate (also called glycocyamine or GAA), which is then transported in the blood to the liver. A methyl group is added to GAA from the amino acid", "title": "Phosphocreatine" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.59, "text": "Creatine phosphate can be broken down into creatinine, which is then excreted in the urine. A 70-kg man contains around 120g of creatine, with 40% being the unphosphorylated form and 60% as creatine phosphate. Of that amount, 1–2% is broken down and excreted each day as creatinine. Phosphocreatine is used intravenously in hospitals in some parts of the world for cardiovascular problems under the name Neoton, and also used by some professional athletes, as it is not a controlled substance. Phosphocreatine can anaerobically donate a phosphate group to ADP to form ATP during the first two to seven seconds following", "title": "Phosphocreatine" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.53, "text": "Creatinine Creatinine ( or ; from ) is a breakdown product of creatine phosphate in muscle, and is usually produced at a fairly constant rate by the body (depending on muscle mass). Serum creatinine (a blood measurement) is an important indicator of renal health because it is an easily measured byproduct of muscle metabolism that is excreted unchanged by the kidneys. Creatinine itself is produced via a biological system involving creatine, phosphocreatine (also known as creatine phosphate), and adenosine triphosphate (ATP, the body's immediate energy supply). Creatine is synthesized primarily in the liver from the methylation of glycocyamine (guanidino acetate,", "title": "Creatinine" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.28, "text": "is aerobic. Creatine phosphate (CP), like ATP, is stored in muscle cells. When it is broken down, a large amount of energy is released. The energy released is coupled to the energy requirement necessary for the resynthesis of ATP. The total muscular stores of both ATP and CP are small. Thus, the amount of energy obtainable through this system is limited. The phosphogen stored in the working muscles is typically exhausted in seconds of vigorous activity. However, \"\"the usefulness of the ATP-CP system lies in the rapid availability of energy rather than quantity\"\". This is important with respect to the", "title": "Bioenergetic systems" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.14, "text": "the evidence did not provide a reliable foundation for treatment decisions, due to risk of bias, small sample sizes, and the short duration of trials. Creatine Creatine ( or is an organic compound with the nominal formula (HN)(HN)CN(CH)CHCOH. This species exists in various modifications (tautomers) in solution. Creatine is found in vertebrates where it facilitates recycling of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency of the cell, primarily in muscle and brain tissue. Recycling is achieved by converting adenosine diphosphate (ADP) back to ATP via donation of phosphate groups. Creatine also acts as a buffer. In 1912, Harvard University researchers Otto", "title": "Creatine" } ]
who defeated the last remaining roman army in europe?
[ "Goths" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.17, "text": "between two Roman forces and crushed. The defeat of the combined Samnite, Celtic and Etruscan alliance by the Romans in the Third Samnite War sounded the beginning of the end of the Celtic domination in mainland Europe, but it was not until 192 BC that the Roman armies conquered the last remaining independent Celtic kingdoms in Italy. The Celts also expanded down the Danube river and its tributaries. One of the most influential tribes, the Scordisci, had established their capital at Singidunum in the 3rd century BC, which is present-day Belgrade, Serbia. The concentration of hill-forts and cemeteries shows a", "title": "Celts" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.88, "text": "Romans, fought by their last king Decebalus (87-106), the Dacians almost crushed the Roman garrisons south of the Danube in a surprise attack launched over the frozen river ( winter of 101-102 ). Only the intervention of Emperor Trajan with the main army saved the Romans from a major defeat. But, by 106, the Dacians were surrounded in their capital Sarmizegetusa. The city was taken after the Romans discovered and destroyed the capital's water supply line. Dacians decorated their bodies with tattoos like the Illyrians and the Thracians. The Pannonians north of the Drava had accepted Roman rule out of", "title": "Dacian warfare" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.72, "text": "in 290 BC sounded the beginning of the end of the Celtic domination in mainland Europe. At the Battle of Telamon in 225 BC, a large Celtic army was trapped between two Roman forces and crushed. In the Second Punic War, the Boii and Insubres allied themselves with the Carthaginians, laying siege to Mutina (Modena). In response, Rome sent an expedition led by L. Manlius Vulso. Vulso's army was ambushed twice, and the Senate sent Scipio with an additional force to provide support. These were the Roman forces encountered by Hannibal after his crossing of the Alps. The Romans were", "title": "Cisalpine Gaul" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.72, "text": "each other in the name of Honorius and a number of competing claimants to the imperial throne. The remaining troops in Britannia elevated a succession of imperial usurpers. The last, Constantine III, raised an army from the remaining troops in Britannia, invaded Gaul and defeated forces loyal to Honorius led by Sarus. Constantine's power reached its peak in 409 when he controlled Gaul and beyond, he was joint consul with Honorius and his magister militum Gerontius defeated the last Roman force to try to hold the borders of Hispania. It was led by relatives of Honorius; Constantine executed them. Gerontius", "title": "Fall of the Western Roman Empire" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.59, "text": "defeated in the Battle of the Ticinus, leading to all the Gauls except for the Cenomani to join the insurgency. Rome then sent the army of Tiberius Sempronius Longus who engaged Hannibal in the Battle of the Trebia, also resulting in a Roman defeat, forcing Rome to temporarily abandon Gallia Cisalpina altogether, returning only after the defeat of Carthage in 202 BC. Rome conquered the last remaining independent Celtic kingdom in Italy in 192 BC. Sometimes referred to as \"\"Gallia Citerior\"\" (\"\"Hither Gaul\"\"), \"\"Provincia Ariminum\"\", or \"\"Gallia Togata\"\" (\"\"Toga-wearing Gaul\"\", indicating the region's early Romanization). \"\"Gallia Transpadana\"\" denoted that part", "title": "Cisalpine Gaul" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.58, "text": "Tolosa was never found, and was said to have been passed all the way down to the last heir of the Servilii Caepiones, Marcus Junius Brutus. In 105 BC, Caepio refused to co-operate with his superior officer, Gnaeus Mallius Maximus, because he thought of him as a \"\"novus homo\"\", deciding by himself to engage in battle against the Cimbri, on the Rhone. There, the Roman army suffered a crushing defeat and complete destruction, in the so-called Battle of Arausio (modern Orange). Upon his return to Rome, Caepio was tried for \"\"the loss of his Army\"\" and embezzlement. He was convicted", "title": "Celtic settlement of Eastern Europe" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.53, "text": "was defeated by Octavian at the Battle of Perugia. Her death led to partial reconciliation between Octavian and Antony who went on to crush the army of Sextus Pompeius, the last focus of opposition to the second triumvirate, in the naval Battle of Naulochus. As before, once opposition to the triumvirate was crushed, it started to tear at itself. The triumvirate expired on the last day of 33 BC and was not renewed in law and in 31 BC, war began again. At the Battle of Actium, Octavian decisively defeated Antony and Cleopatra in a naval battle near Greece, using", "title": "Campaign history of the Roman military" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.45, "text": "Duras abdicated. Dio Cassius described Decebalus as follows: Fuscus was replaced by Tettius Julianus. In 88 Julianus commanded another Roman army under Domitian against the Dacians, defeating them in a battle near Tapae. However, elsewhere in Europe, Domitian was having to deal with revolts along the Rhine, and suffered heavy defeats at the hands of the Marcomanni, and Sarmatian tribes in the east, notably the Iazyges. Needing the troops in Moesia, Domitian agreed to peace terms with Decebalus. He agreed to pay large sums (eight million sesterces) in annual tribute to the Dacians for maintaining peace. Decebalus sent his brother", "title": "Decebalus" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.44, "text": "Syagrius Syagrius (430 – 486 or 487) was the last Gallic military commander of a Roman rump state in northern Gaul, now called the Kingdom of Soissons. Gregory of Tours referred to him as King of the Romans. Syagrius's defeat by king Clovis I of the Franks is considered the end of Western Roman rule outside of Italy. He inherited his position from his father, Aegidius, the last Roman \"\"magister militum per Gallias\"\". Syagrius preserved his father's territory between the Somme and the Loire around Soissons after the collapse of central rule in the Western Empire, a domain Gregory of", "title": "Syagrius" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.09, "text": "the usurper Magnus Maximus in Rome on June 13, 389. Claudian's panegyric to Emperor Honorius records the last known official triumph in the city of Rome and the western Empire. Emperor Honorius celebrated it conjointly with his sixth consulship on January 1, 404; his general Stilicho had defeated Visigothic King Alaric at the battles of Pollentia and Verona. In Christian martyrology, Saint Telemachus was martyred by a mob while attempting to stop the customary gladiatorial games at this triumph, and gladiatorial games (\"\"munera gladiatoria\"\") were banned in consequence. In AD 438, however, the western emperor Valentinian III found cause to", "title": "Roman triumph" } ]
what is the highest scoring letter in scrabble?
[ "Q" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.83, "text": "a \"\"Y\"\" it is worth 10 points, if a blank is used as a \"\"Z\"\" it is worth 15 points, and if a blank is used as a \"\"K\"\" it is worth 20 points. Each of those letters are so high in points, because they are used only in borrowed words. The score of 20 for a \"\"K\"\" is the highest known point value for any letter in any Scrabble score distribution worldwide. \"\"Y\"\" is absent in all sets except the paleographic extension of the first set because it is rare in Latin. \"\"K\"\" and \"\"Z\"\" are also absent in", "title": "Scrabble letter distributions" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.06, "text": "word LAVA would score . The hierarchy of letters is similar to that of Scrabble; Q and Z are the highest-scoring tiles (each 10) followed by X and J (each 8) and so on, the most notable variance is that here L is worth five as opposed to just one in Scrabble. The player starts with two minutes to find as many words as he can; if he manages to use Q, Z, X, or J in any word he is awarded a further 10 seconds. After each successful entry the letters used are discarded with the matrix replacing those", "title": "Word Up (video game)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.69, "text": "led to impressively high records, it is currently out of favor. Hypothetical scores in possible and legal but highly unlikely plays and games are far higher, primarily through the use of words that cover three triple-word-score squares. The highest reported score for a single play is 1780 (OSPD) and 1785 (SOWPODS) using oxyphenbutazone. When only adding the word sesquioxidizing to these official lists, one could theoretically score 2015 (OSPD) and 2044 (SOWPODS) points in a single move. The highest reported combined score for a theoretical game based on SOWPODS is 4046 points. Other records are available for viewing at ,", "title": "Scrabble" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.03, "text": "adjacent one to another. You can not enter the same letter-box multiple times within the same word. As in Scrabble, a different score is assigned to each letter. After each round, in the paid version, you can view all the possible words and see if you managed to find any of the highest-scoring possible words. You also get to compare your words with that of an opponent (if you had one—there is a practice mode that allows you to play against no one). In round 3, the tiles generally have more score boosters such as Doubling or Tripling the value", "title": "Ruzzle" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.02, "text": "alternative form of the game where all players have the same letters and board in front of them, and play against the theoretical top score. An arbiter is used to choose the letters for the game. He draws seven tiles at random to start the game and announces them; the players draw the same seven tiles and the arbiter starts the clock. After the allotted time period, the arbiter stops the clock and the players must submit their solutions to the nearest official. The highest scoring word (known as the top) is announced and placed on the display board by", "title": "Francophone Scrabble" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.94, "text": "score of 69. Player 1 now has a 117-51 lead. The player with the highest final score wins the game. In case of a tie, the player with the highest score before adjusting for unplayed tiles wins the game. In tournament play, a tie counts as 1/2 a win for both players. Acceptable words are the primary entries in some chosen dictionary, and all of their inflected forms. Words that are hyphenated, capitalized (such as proper nouns), or apostrophized are not allowed, unless they also appear as acceptable entries; JACK is a proper noun, but the word \"\"JACK\"\" is acceptable", "title": "Scrabble" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.8, "text": "be declared as only one letter and may not change. For example, with a rack of AEILNS? (? = blank), a player announcing that the blank was a C and announcing the words SANICLE and INLACES would receive twice the base score; their opponent could steal the word SCALENI and score the base amount for himself. Duplicate Scrabble is a form of organized tournament Scrabble popular in French-speaking countries, in which all players use the same tiles and words on their board and during each round, within a fixed time limit, have to find the highest scoring word. Players only", "title": "Scrabble variants" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.64, "text": "the eight best contestants, those who have acquired the highest cumulative score over the series are invited back to compete in a series of finals. The winner of each series receives a trophy. Fisher and Fernando from Series 1 have also been rivals outside of \"\"Letters and Numbers\"\" since the 1990s, having been involved in other mind-puzzle games at tournament level, most notably the Channel News Asia Scrabble Masters tournament held in Singapore in 1999. On that occasion Fernando prevailed in an epic encounter, winning $25,000 to Fisher's $10,000. After Series 5, the finals series from the first four series", "title": "Letters and Numbers" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.44, "text": "Scrabble game in 1989. However the official Association of British Scrabble Players website does not list this score as the highest ever, rather 712 by David Webb in 2008, long after high score Scrabble had been replaced by match play Scrabble in the UK. High score Scrabble High score Scrabble is a variant of the board game Scrabble that was popular among tournament players in the United Kingdom in the 1970s and 1980s. The first National Scrabble Championship of the UK was played by high score rules in 1971, and was won by Steven Haskell. In modern \"\"match play Scrabble\"\"", "title": "High score Scrabble" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.23, "text": "in strategy (a hook is a letter that can be played at the start or end of a word already on the board and as part of the same move in a new word in the cross direction). Certain high scoring words, such as words with doubled Z's (e.g. FUZZ, JAZZ, DAZZLE) that are impossible to make in \"\"Scrabble\"\" without using blanks, can be played. The word KNICKKNACK, with 4 K's, is impossible to play in \"\"Scrabble\"\" because there is only 1 K and only 2 blanks - but it is possible to play this word in \"\"Super Scrabble\"\". With", "title": "Super Scrabble" } ]
when did the cubs won a world series?
[ "1908", "1907", "2016" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.11, "text": "Cubs have appeared in a total of eleven World Series. The 1906 Cubs won 116 games, finishing 116–36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of , before losing the World Series to the Chicago White Sox (\"\"The Hitless Wonders\"\") by four games to two. The Cubs won back-to-back World Series championships in 1907 and 1908, becoming the first major league team to play in three consecutive World Series, and the first to win it twice. Most recently, the Cubs won the 2016 National League Championship Series and 2016 World Series, which ended a 71-year National League pennant drought and", "title": "Chicago Cubs" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.92, "text": "World Series, beating them soundly, 4-1, for the franchise's first World Series championship. At the time a tie was replayed the next day from the beginning but counted in the series score, so officially the series was not a sweep. On September 23, 1908, the Cubs and New York Giants, involved in a tight pennant race, were tied in the bottom of the ninth inning at the Polo Grounds. The Giants had runners of first and third and two outs when Al Bridwell hit a single to center field, scoring Moose McCormick from third with the Giants’ apparent winning run,", "title": "History of the Chicago Cubs" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.91, "text": "The Tribune opted to retain a 5% ownership stake in the team. After 108 years of waiting, the Cubs won the 2016 World Series with a wild 8-7, 10-inning Game 7 victory over the Indians on Wednesday night at Progressive Field. The triumph completed their climb back from a 3-1 Series deficit to claim their first championship since 1908. Since acquiring the Chicago Cubs in Oct. 2009, the Ricketts family placed a priority on renovating Wrigley Field as part of their plan to put a championship-caliber team on the field. In 2014, the nearly $1 billion renovation project of Wrigley", "title": "Thomas S. Ricketts" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.89, "text": "NLCS win since the series was created in 1969. The win earned the Cubs their first World Series appearance since 1945 and a chance for their first World Series win since 1908. Coming back from a three-games-to-one deficit, the Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games in the 2016 World Series, They were the first team to come back from a three-games-to-one deficit since the Kansas City Royals in 1985. On November 4, the city of Chicago held a victory parade and rally for the Cubs that began at Wrigley Field, headed down Lake Shore Drive, and ended in", "title": "Chicago Cubs" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.84, "text": "1908 World Series. In the World Series, the Cubs came back from a three-games-to-one deficit, winning the final three games. The last time a team came back from a three-games-to-one deficit to win the World Series was the Kansas City Royals in 1985. The Cubs were also the first team to win Games 6 and 7 on the road in a World Series since the Pittsburgh Pirates had done so against the Baltimore Orioles in 1979. The World Series victory put an end to the so-called Curse of the Billy Goat and the longest World Series championship drought in history.", "title": "2016 Chicago Cubs season" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.8, "text": "1908 World Series The 1908 World Series matched the defending champion Chicago Cubs against the Detroit Tigers in a rematch of the 1907 Series. In this first-ever rematch of this young event, the Cubs won in five games for their second consecutive World Series title. The 1908 World Series was significant for being the last World Series championship the Cubs would win until the World Series (108 years later). Before the 2016 series, the team would go on to appear in seven World Series; in , , , , , , and , losing each time. The Cubs had been", "title": "1908 World Series" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.69, "text": "went 0-for-16 in the Series. The Cubs had won 21 consecutive games in September (still a record ), eventually taking the National League pennant by four games over the defending World Series champions, the St. Louis Cardinals. In Game 6, Tommy Bridges pitched a complete game victory to win the Series for Detroit. With the score tied 3–3 in the top of the ninth inning, Bridges gave up a leadoff triple to Stan Hack, but retired the next three batters without the runner on third scoring. In the bottom of the ninth, Goose Goslin drove in the winning run with", "title": "1935 World Series" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.61, "text": "Cubs in September 1902, forming a double play combination that lasted through April 1912. The Cubs won the National League pennant four times from 1906 and 1910 and won back-to-back World's Championship series in 1907 and 1908), a five-year span that saw them regularly defeat the arch-rival Giants en route to the pennants and World Series. Frank Chance joined the Chicago Cubs in 1898 as a reserve catcher, backing up Tim Donahue and Johnny Kling. Frank Selee, the Cubs' manager, decided that Chance would be better suited as a first baseman. Chance at first opposed the move and even threatened", "title": "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.56, "text": "gun batters such as Sammy Sosa and Moisés Alou, the Cubs were able to claim their first division title in 14 years. However, the Cubs’ hopes for winning a World Series title were cut short during the 2003 National League Championship Series against the Florida Marlins. The Marlins would go on to claim the 2003 World Series. In 2004, the team was involved in a heated wild card chase with the Houston Astros, but fell out of contention near the season's end. In 2005 the Cubs lost several of their key players, most notably ace pitchers Mark Prior and Kerry", "title": "Dusty Baker" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.53, "text": "Kyle Farnsworth. The Cubs cruised to an 8–3 victory, putting them just one victory away from their first World Series in nearly 60 years. This 2003 victory turned out to be the last playoff game won by the Cubs for twelve years, a span of 9 consecutive losses until finally winning the National League Wild Card Game in 2015, as well as their last win in the NLCS until 2016. Sunday, October 12, 2003 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida With the Marlins facing elimination, Josh Beckett kept them alive by dominating the Cubs, holding them to just", "title": "2003 National League Championship Series" } ]
when did last podcast on the left start?
[ "2011" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.09, "text": "line, \"\"That's when the cannibalism started.\"\" The closing theme is Al Bowlly‘s \"\"Midnight, the Stars and You,” as a reference to \"\"The Shining\"\". The podcast often references the film Nothing But Trouble. The Last Podcast on the Left The Last Podcast on the Left is a weekly podcast featuring comedian and podcast host Ben Kissel, podcast producer and researcher Marcus Parks, and comedian and actor Henry Zebrowski (who joined in the third episode), all of whom are longtime friends. Released each Friday, the episodes are generally one hour in length, with the hosts exploring the horrors of the world both", "title": "The Last Podcast on the Left" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.86, "text": "podcast and produce \"\"The Last Stream on the Left\"\", a live-streaming spinoff show on the Adult Swim website. Several repeat characters are present on the podcast, primarily voiced by Zebrowski, such as “Detective Popcorn” (the semi-erotic food-focused incompetent police detective), Charles Ng (a notorious serial killer), “Terry the Gnome” and Minnie and Nannie Williams (victims of serial killer H. H. Holmes) In 2017, \"\"The Last Podcast on the Left\"\" received the \"\"People's Voice\"\" Webby in the Podcasts & Digital Audio (Comedy) category. The opening theme of the podcast features snippets from serial killers, such as Jeffery Dahmer who utters the", "title": "The Last Podcast on the Left" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.48, "text": "The Last Podcast on the Left The Last Podcast on the Left is a weekly podcast featuring comedian and podcast host Ben Kissel, podcast producer and researcher Marcus Parks, and comedian and actor Henry Zebrowski (who joined in the third episode), all of whom are longtime friends. Released each Friday, the episodes are generally one hour in length, with the hosts exploring the horrors of the world both imagined and real. Previous episodes have explored the topics of serial killers, conspiracy theories, UFO sightings, ghosts, and readings of fan-submitted creepypastas. Kissel, Parks, and Zebrowski tour with live performances of the", "title": "The Last Podcast on the Left" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.16, "text": "Cody Ko and \"\"The Valleyfolk\"\" by Joseph Bereta, Elliott Morgan, Lee Newton and Steve Zaragoza, among others. In July 2018, The Roost added \"\"The Last Podcast on the Left\"\", hosted by Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, and Henry Zebrowski. On September 5, 2018 it was revealed that The Roost would also support both current and upcoming podcasts from The Beam, another podcast network, as part of a partnership between Rooster Teeth and Hello Sunshine. Rooster Teeth vs. Zombiens is a game made by Team Chaos that features some of the main Rooster Teeth personnel in their fight against zombies in the", "title": "Rooster Teeth" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.7, "text": "but left the show shortly after on March 7 after he took a job with developer Insomniac Games. The last officially branded 1UP Yours was recorded on January 17, 2009 and was released on January 22, 2009. After the purchase of 1UP by UGO production all 1UP podcasts were suspended. During the purchase there were many layoffs including chair and producer Andrew Pfister along with longtime chair and executive editor of 1UP, Shane Bettenhausen. After weeks of emails and suggestions, a new show launched on January 30, 2009 called Listen UP. On September 30, 2009, Garnett Lee announced he would", "title": "4 Guys 1UP" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.69, "text": "Sean Molloy left 1UP.com to join Blizzard Entertainment, and recorded his final podcast on June 18, 2008. The podcast continued as GFW Radio until its final episode on September 17, 2008. Though the focus of the podcast was primarily PC-related topics, the unedited, free-form nature of the podcast often led to several other fields of discussion including gaming in general, games press and journalism, entertainment in other mediums, and a variety of stories and tangents. Occasionally featured were comedic segments created by Shawn Elliott such as \"\"Heroes of the Web\"\", which offered \"\"dramatic readings\"\" of unintentionally humorous message board posts", "title": "1UP Shows and Podcasts" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.38, "text": "over the course of the show. A Couple of Cold Ones: Abbreviated as 'ACOCO', was formerly hosted by Korey and Leon with rare guest appearances. It is Spill's oldest podcast, debuting in January 2008, and it focuses mainly on film. Originally, it was hosted by Korey and Carlyle, though Leon was added as a third host in November 2010. In June 2011, Carlyle left the show, essentially the last remaining part of his involvement in the site as a whole, to pursue opportunities as a novelist and screenwriter, leaving Korey and Leon as the sole hosts. Korey originally had planned", "title": "Spill.com" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.36, "text": "Shirk announced his departure from the site, leading to an empty 4th chair in the podcast. New guests were cycled in depending on what articles and stories appeared on 1up.com. The final episode was released on April 12, 2011. The podcast rss and the mp3 files seem to be deleted from the server. Active Time Babble (abbreviated as ATB) is 1up.com's podcast for RPG's. It started as an unnamed pilot episode that took the place of Retronauts for a week. It officially began on October 15, 2009, and was still unnamed. Jeremy Parish originally planned to take a listener's suggestions", "title": "1UP Shows and Podcasts" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.08, "text": "In 2006, Zebrowski moved to New York City, where he continued to perform as a comedian. From the late 2000s, he had minor roles in TV shows and series such as \"\"\"\" and \"\"Blue Bloods\"\". In 2010 he had a role in the drama \"\"White Irish Drinkers\"\". Since 2011, Zebrowski has cohosted the horror/comedy podcast \"\"The Last Podcast on the Left\"\" alongside Marcus Parks and Ben Kissel. The trio also appear on \"\"The Last Stream on the Left\"\" on Adult Swim and perform live shows throughout the US. Zebrowski has appeared in both comedic and dramatic films, most notably Martin", "title": "Henry Zebrowski" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.03, "text": "Pink podcaster. The girls recorded their last episode on 17 July 2011, officially ending the show. The Brown Show, the sixth official Sarcastic Gamer podcast, began on November 23, 2009. The founder, Doc Adams, swapped the air dates of the Red Show and the then-Hump-Day Update due to his busy real-life work schedule. The Hump-Day crew, now airing on Monday, decided to drop the Hump-Day Update title and continue on with \"\"Sarcastic Gamer Brown,\"\" and added a fourth chair, Yoshifett, to the selection of co-hosts. This is currently the only SG podcast with 4 hosts. In this show, \"\"live\"\" discussions", "title": "Sarcastic Gamer" } ]
india's first arctic research station set up in 2008 what is the name?
[ "Himadri Station" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.47, "text": "Gangotri was finally decommissioned on 25 February 1990 and subsequently turned into a supply base. In 1991, the eleventh Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica conducted geomagnetic observations simultaneously at Dakshin Gangotri, Maitri, and Payer using sensors. In 2008, India set up its first permanent research base on the Arctic Ocean, Himadri. In 2012, a third research station, the Bharati was made operational, although only for testing. Dakshin Gangotri Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base station of India situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic Programme. It is located at a distance of from the South Pole. It is", "title": "Dakshin Gangotri" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.8, "text": "Bharati (research station) Bharati (Hindi: भारती) is an Antarctic research station commissioned by India. It is India's third Antarctic research facility and one of two active Indian research stations, alongside Maitri. India's first committed research facility, Dakshin Gangotri, is being used as a supply base. India has demarcated an area beside Larsemann Hills at 69°S, 76°E for construction. The research station has been operational since 18 March 2012, though it is still being run on trial basis and formal launch is awaited. Since its completion, India has become one of nine nations to have multiple stations within the Antarctic Circle.", "title": "Bharati (research station)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.3, "text": "Maitri Maitri is India's second permanent research station in Antarctica as part of the Indian Antarctic Programme. The name was suggested by the then PM Mrs Indira Gandhi who was assassinated a month before the expedition left the shores of India on 03 Dec 1984. Work on the station was first started by the Indian Expedition which landed there in end Dec 1984, the team was led by DR BB Bhattacharya. Sqn Ldr DP Joshi, the surgeon of the team, was the first camp commander of the tentage at camp Maitri. The first huts were started by the IV Antarctica", "title": "Maitri" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.28, "text": "the images once the project starts functioning. In 2007, ECIL also established the communication link between Maitri, the second Indian research station in Antarctica and NCAOR. Among others, research on tectonics and geological structures would be undertaken at Bharati Station by Indian scientists. Bharati (research station) Bharati (Hindi: भारती) is an Antarctic research station commissioned by India. It is India's third Antarctic research facility and one of two active Indian research stations, alongside Maitri. India's first committed research facility, Dakshin Gangotri, is being used as a supply base. India has demarcated an area beside Larsemann Hills at 69°S, 76°E for", "title": "Bharati (research station)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.16, "text": "has been deployed in the Kongsfjorden fjord of the Arctic, roughly halfway between Norway and the North Pole is named \"\"IndARC\"\" Himadri Station The Himadri's functions include long term monitoring of the fjord (Kongsfjorden) dynamics, and atmospheric research. The primary goals of India's research includes research on aerosol radiation, space weather, food-web dynamics, microbial communities, glaciers, sedimentology, and carbon recycling. The research base has devoted time for the research of governance and policy of the Arctic. India has prioritised research and study in the fields of genetics, glaciology, geology, pollution in the atmosphere, and space weather among other fields. In", "title": "Himadri Station" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.91, "text": "accomplished the mission of geomorphologic mapping of Schirmacher Oasis. Located beside Larsmann Hill at 69°S, 76°E, Bharati is established in 2015. This newest research station for oceanographic research will collect evidence of continental breakup to reveal the 120-million-year-old ancient history of the Indian subcontinent. In news sources this station was variously spelled \"\"Bharathi\"\", \"\"Bharti\"\" and \"\"Bharati\"\". Lieutenant Ram Charan, an Indian Navy meteorologist, was the first Indian to visit the Antarctica, in the South Pole, when he accompanied an Australian polar expedition in 1960. He died in a road accident in 1961. Indian Antarctic Program The Indian Antarctic Program is", "title": "Indian Antarctic Program" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.86, "text": "located away, operated by Antarctic Logistics Centre International (ALCI) serves the station and Novolazarevskaya. Maitri Maitri is India's second permanent research station in Antarctica as part of the Indian Antarctic Programme. The name was suggested by the then PM Mrs Indira Gandhi who was assassinated a month before the expedition left the shores of India on 03 Dec 1984. Work on the station was first started by the Indian Expedition which landed there in end Dec 1984, the team was led by DR BB Bhattacharya. Sqn Ldr DP Joshi, the surgeon of the team, was the first camp commander of", "title": "Maitri" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.52, "text": "Polar explorers from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven and from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in Saint Petersburg disposed of 1016 tons of scrap metal and refuse from the former GDR polar station and the Russian Novolazarevskaya Station. The site of the former station is marked by a bronze plaque. It has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 87), following a proposal by Germany to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting. In 1981, India launched the Indian Antarctic Programme. In 1983, the Dakshin Gangotri Station was set up on the shelf ice,", "title": "Schirmacher Oasis" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.5, "text": "Dakshin Gangotri Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base station of India situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic Programme. It is located at a distance of from the South Pole. It is currently being used as a supply base and transit camp. The Dakshin Gangotri Glacier is named after the base. It was established during the third Indian expedition to Antarctica in 1983–84. This was the first time an Indian team spent a winter in Antarctica to carry out scientific works. The station was built in eight weeks by an 81-member team. Construction was completed late into January", "title": "Dakshin Gangotri" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.48, "text": "inland, such as to the Kunlun Station at Dome A. According to \"\"The Age\"\" in January 2010 the station was visited by a delegation that included Xu Shaoshi, China's Minister for Land and Resources and the director of the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration, Qu Tanzhou. It is about 15 km from the Indian research station Bharati. Zhongshan Station (Antarctica) Zhongshan Station () is the second Chinese research station in Antarctica and was opened on February 26, 1989. It is managed by the Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC). It is located in the Larsemann Hills by Prydz Bay in", "title": "Zhongshan Station (Antarctica)" } ]
what is the rank of pakistan in population?
[ "5" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.83, "text": "the lowest in South Asia. According to Provisional results of 2017 Census in Pakistan, the total population in Pakistan was 207.8 million, representing a 57% increase in 19 years. which is equivalent to 2.57% of the world population. Pakistan's census provisional results exclude data from Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, which is likely to be included in the final report. Noted as the sixth most populated country in the world, its growth rate in 2016 was reported to be 1.45%, which is the highest of the SAARC nations, though this growth rate has been decreasing in recent years. The population is", "title": "Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.75, "text": "smaller number practice Ismailism. There are small non-Muslim religious groups, including Christians, Ahmadis, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Bahá'ís and Zoroastrians (Parsis). The religious breakdown of the Pakistani population is as follows: Demographics of Pakistan Pakistan's latest estimated population is 207,774,520 (excluding the autonomous regions of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan). This makes Pakistan the world's fifth-most-populous country, just behind Indonesia and slightly ahead of Brazil. Including Azad Kashmir, the population would be 211.819 million. Gilgit Baltistan region has an additional estimated population of 1.8 million. During 1950–2011, Pakistan's urban population expanded over sevenfold, while the total population increased by over", "title": "Demographics of Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.59, "text": "year, the Muslim public was outraged and most of the Muslim political leaders turned against the British. Pakistan was finally gained independence in 1947 on the basis of Two Nation Theory.Today, Pakistan is divided into 4 provinces. The last census recorded the 1981 population at 84.3 million, nearly double the 1961 figure of 42.9 million. By 1983, the population had tripled to nearly 93 million, making Pakistan the world's 9th most populous country, although in area it ranked 34th. Because of the country's identity with Islam, mosques like Badshahi Mosque and Faisal Mosque are also used as national symbols either", "title": "Pakistani nationalism" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.56, "text": "Demographics of Pakistan Pakistan's latest estimated population is 207,774,520 (excluding the autonomous regions of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan). This makes Pakistan the world's fifth-most-populous country, just behind Indonesia and slightly ahead of Brazil. Including Azad Kashmir, the population would be 211.819 million. Gilgit Baltistan region has an additional estimated population of 1.8 million. During 1950–2011, Pakistan's urban population expanded over sevenfold, while the total population increased by over fourfold. In the past, the country's population had a relatively high growth rate that has been changed by moderate birth rates. Between 1998-2017, the average population growth rate stood at", "title": "Demographics of Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.47, "text": "projected to reach 210.13 million by 2020. At the time of the partition in 1947, Pakistan had a population of 32.5 million; the population increased by ~57.2% between the years 1990 and 2009. By 2030 Pakistan is expected to surpass Indonesia as the largest Muslim-majority country in the world. Pakistan is classified as a \"\"young nation\"\", with a median age of 23.4 in 2016; about 104 million people were under the age of 30 in 2010. In 2016 Pakistan's fertility rate was estimated to be 2.68, higher than its neighbour India (2.45). Around 35% of the people are under 15.", "title": "Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.41, "text": "Economy of Pakistan The economy of Pakistan is the 23th largest in the world in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP), and 42nd largest in terms of nominal gross domestic product. Pakistan has a population of over 207 million (the world's 5th-largest), giving it a nominal GDP per capita of $1,641 in 2018, which ranks 147th in the world and giving it s PPP GDP per capita of 5,709 in 2018, which ranks 130th in the world for 2018. However, Pakistan's undocumented economy is estimated to be 36% of its overall economy, which is not taken into consideration when calculating", "title": "Economy of Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.34, "text": "of consumption goods, had suggested that as many as 42% of Pakistan's population may now belong to the upper and middle classes. If these numbers are correct, or even indicative in any broad sense, then 87 million Pakistanis belong to the middle and upper classes, a population size which is larger than that of Germany. Official figures also show that the proportion of households that own a motorcycle and washing machines has grown impressively over the past 15 years. Furthermore, the IBA-SBP Consumer Confidence Index recorded its highest-ever level of 174.9 points in January 2017, showing an increase of 17", "title": "Economy of Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.22, "text": "Asian countries to begin a family planning program with some help from international donors, fertility has declined slower than in neighboring countries. In 2007, Pakistan had increased in world population ranking to 6th, with over 164 million people and the United Nations (UN) has projected that in 2050 it will move into 5th place with around 292 million people. The Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP), now called \"\"Rahnuma\"\", was founded in Lahore by Saeeda Waheed in 1953. Waheed, a member of the All-Pakistan Women's Association, began advocating for birth control when her maid died from an attempt to abort", "title": "Family planning in Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.19, "text": "Standard of living in Pakistan The standard of living in Pakistan differentiates and varies between different classes of society. Pakistan is a largely developing country and according to the Human Development Index, is ranked 147th out of 170 countries, upper side of \"\"low human development.\"\" Despite having a growing middle class numbering over 70 million, a large portion of the country's population remains poor. Poverty, unemployment and a population boom contribute to Pakistan's current social problems. As of 2008, over 17% of the total population was found abjectly living below the poverty line while the unemployment rate, as of 2010,", "title": "Standard of living in Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.11, "text": "million (14.1%), with the number of Seraikis (a sub-group of Punjabis) estimated at 14.8 million (8.4%). The number of Urdu-speaking \"\"Muhajirs\"\" (the Indian emigrants) stands at ~13.3 million (7.57%) while the number of Balochs is estimated at 6.3 million (3.57%)—the smallest group in terms of population. The remaining 11.1 million (4.66%) consist of various ethnic minorities such as the Brahuis, the Hindkowans, the various peoples of Gilgit-Baltistan, the Kashmiris, the Sheedis (who are of African descent), and the Hazaras. There is also a large Pakistani diaspora worldwide, numbering over seven million, which has been recorded as the sixth largest diaspora", "title": "Pakistan" } ]
when does shadowhunters season 2 episode 17 come out?
[ "February 13, 2017", "January 23, 2017", "July 24, 2017" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.78, "text": "March 2015, ABC Family picked up \"\"Shadowhunters\"\" straight-to-series. The series was renewed for a second season in March 2016, consisting of 20 episodes, which premiered on January 2, 2017. In April 2017, it was announced that the series was renewed for a third season of 20 episodes. The first half of ten episodes premiered on March 20, 2018. On June 4, 2018, Freeform canceled the series after three seasons, but ordered two extra episodes to properly conclude the series' story; the second half of the third season is set to premiere on February 25, 2019. In August 2016, soon before", "title": "Shadowhunters" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.3, "text": "third season of 20 episodes, which premiered on March 20, 2018. In June 2018, Freeform canceled the series after three seasons, but ordered two extra episodes to properly conclude the series' story; the second half of the third season is set to premiere on February 25, 2019, with 12 episodes ordered. Clary Fray has just enrolled at Brooklyn Academy of Arts. On her eighteenth birthday, she learns that she is a Shadowhunter, a human born with angelic blood who protects humans from demons and rogue downworlders. That night, Clary's mother, Jocelyn, is abducted by a group of rogue Shadowhunters called", "title": "Shadowhunters" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.06, "text": "via Twitter that the television series would be called \"\"Shadowhunters\"\" rather than \"\"The Mortal Instruments\"\". In March 2015, ABC Family picked up \"\"Shadowhunters\"\" straight-to-series, and premiered on January 12, 2016. The series was renewed for a second season in March 2016, comprising 20 episodes, which premiered on January 2, 2017. In April 2017, it was announced that the series was renewed for a third season of 20 episodes. The first half of ten episodes premiered on March 20, 2018. On June 4, 2018, Freeform canceled the series after three seasons, but ordered two extra episodes to properly conclude the series'", "title": "The Shadowhunter Chronicles" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20, "text": "the second season, and soon promoted to series regular beginning on season 3. The series began filming in Mississauga, Canada on May 25, 2015. The fictional New York Police Department's 89 Precinct was filmed in the Science Wing at the University of Toronto Scarborough. \"\"Shadowhunters (Original Television Series Soundtrack)\"\" was released on platforms including iTunes, Spotify and Apple Music on July 21, 2017, featuring six original songs from the show. The series' musical score is composed by Ben Decter. The opening theme song is \"\"This Is The Hunt\"\" performed by Ruelle, which was written for \"\"Shadowhunters\"\" by Maggie Eckford and", "title": "Shadowhunters" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.97, "text": "Jeff Bowman. Other Ruelle songs have featured in the series. Ruelle performs most of the background music during the series. The series premiered on January 12, 2016, in the U.S. on Freeform. The second episode, \"\"The Descent into Hell Is Easy\"\", was released online that same day, following the premiere of the first episode. In December 2015, Netflix acquired global rights to \"\"Shadowhunters\"\", excluding the U.S., making the series available as an original series a day after the U.S. premiere, with the first episode having launched globally on January 13, 2016, and subsequent episodes having been released on a weekly", "title": "Shadowhunters" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.58, "text": "film \"\"\"\", which like the series was produced by Constantin Film. The debut season of \"\"Shadowhunters\"\" has received mixed responses from critics. The pilot episode attracted the largest audience for Freeform in more than two years. The show has received numerous award nominations, winning one GLAAD Award and four Teen Choice Awards. The series was renewed for a second season of 20 episodes, which premiered on January 2, 2017. In August 2016, showrunner Ed Decter exited the series over \"\"creative differences\"\". Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer were named as Decter's replacements. In April 2017, Freeform renewed the show for a", "title": "Shadowhunters" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.16, "text": "The first season consisted of 26 half-hour episodes which were released worldwide on Netflix on December 23, 2016. The second season, consisting of 13 episodes, was released on December 15, 2017. The third and final season, consisting of 13 episodes, was released on May 25, 2018. The first season of \"\"Trollhunters\"\" was released on DVD on November 7, 2017. \"\"Trollhunters\"\" has received positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 94% approval rating with an average rating of 7.81/10 based on 16 reviews for the first season. The website's consensus reads, \"\"\"\"Trollhunters\"\" manages to capture del", "title": "Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.88, "text": "the New York Comic Con. The first season was released worldwide on Netflix on December 23, 2016. The second season premiered on December 15, 2017, and the third and final season premiered on May 25, 2018. Since its release, \"\"Trollhunters\"\" has been widely praised as an ambitious and boundary-pushing animated series, with Filmink's Travis Johnson calling it \"\"...the best children’s animation to come along since \"\"\"\".\"\" The series was nominated for nine Daytime Emmy Awards in 2017, winning more than any other animated or live-action television program that year. In its first two seasons, it has also received or been", "title": "Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.59, "text": "2015, that the series would air the premiere on January 4, 2016, but would be airing two back-to-back episodes on November 30, 2015, following \"\"The Voice\"\". On February 23, 2016, the series was renewed for a second season by NBC. On May 15, 2016, NBC announced that the series would lead off its Thursday night primetime programming in the 2016–17 season. The second season premiered on September 22, 2016, with a 22-episode order that was announced on September 23, 2016. The season concluded on May 4, 2017. A special Olympics-themed episode aired on August 19, 2016 during the network's coverage", "title": "Superstore (TV series)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.45, "text": "until Firestorm intervenes and the Atom makes an appearance at the end. In September 2016, The CW released the promo \"\"Superhero Fight Club 2.0\"\" to promote the start of the 2016-17 season with the addition of \"\"Supergirl\"\" to their lineup, as well as their new mobile app, where the promo could exclusively be viewed initially. The new Superhero Fight Club sees Green Arrow, Flash, Atom, Firestorm, White Canary and Supergirl go up against a new fight simulator created by Cisco Ramon and Felicity Smoak, while John Diggle and Martian Manhunter observe. After defeating the simulator, Cisco releases Gorilla Grodd into", "title": "Arrowverse" } ]
when did houston go to the american league?
[ "2013" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.53, "text": "announced the formation of a new league to compete with the established National and American Leagues. They called the new league the Continental League. Wanting to protect potential new markets, both existing leagues chose to expand from eight teams to ten. However, plans eventually fell through for the Houston franchise after the Houston Buffaloes owner, Marty Marion, could not come to an agreement with the HSA to sell the team. To make matters worse, the Continental League as a whole folded in August 1960. However, on October 17, 1960, the National League granted an expansion franchise to the Houston Sports", "title": "Houston Astros" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.23, "text": "the American League. The Colt .45s and Mets were established on October 17, 1960, giving them time to acquire professional minor-league players, sign amateur free agents (there was no MLB first-year player draft until 1965) and sign working agreements with minor league affiliates during the 1961 season. Houston had formal working agreements with two minor league baseball teams in 1961: The Colt .45s started their inaugural season on April 10, 1962, with an 11–2 win against the Chicago Cubs, highlighted by a three run home run in the bottom of the third inning by Román Mejías. The .45s would go", "title": "1962 Houston Colt .45s season" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.88, "text": "The Continental League as a whole folded in August 1960, and Marion sold the team to a group led by William Hopkins on August 16, 1960. However, on October 17, 1960, the National League granted an expansion franchise to the Houston Sports Association in which their team could begin play in the 1962 season. According to the Major League Baseball Constitution, the Houston Sports Association was required to obtain territorial rights from the Houston Buffaloes in order to play in the Houston area, and again negotiations began to purchase the team. Eventually, the Houston Sports Association purchased the Houston Buffaloes", "title": "Houston Buffaloes" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.58, "text": "April 21, 1868 (San Jacinto Day). The Stonewalls uniform was described as consisting of a red cap, white flannel shirt, and black pants. In 1884, a league of primarily amateur teams was organized by Samuel L. Haine known as the \"\"Texas League\"\". The Houston Nationals represented the city along with Galveston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Waco. Although 2–3 players per team were paid, most of the league players were strictly amateur. Houston's first professional baseball club was officially organized by a large group of local leaders on December 31, 1887. Judge E. P. Hill served as president. The", "title": "Houston Buffaloes" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.45, "text": "help him. The formation of the Continental League was announced by Rickey in 1959. The Continental League would have been a third major league and would have begun play in 1961. The threat of a third major league forced Major League Baseball to discuss expansion. Two teams would be added to the American League in 1961: the Washington Senators (1961–71) – (now the Texas Rangers) and the Los Angeles Angels (now in Anaheim), and two more to the National League in 1962 (the New York Mets and the Houston Colt .45s—now the Houston Astros). With New York virtually assured of", "title": "William Shea" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.44, "text": "on September 14, 2011. The Major League Baseball postseason was expanded to include a second wild card team in each league beginning in the 2012 season. The season marked the last for the Houston Astros as a member of the National League. Following the sale to new owner Jim Crane, the Astros agreed to move to the American League effective in the 2013 season, and would be assigned to the American League West, joining their in-state rivals, the Texas Rangers. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game's 83rd edition was held on July 10 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri,", "title": "2012 Major League Baseball season" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.25, "text": "the Chicago White Sox. They became the first team in history to make it to the World Series as members of both the National League and the American League. The city of Houston in August 2017 suffered record flooding from Hurricane Harvey. The team began to wear patches which had the logo of the team with the word \"\"Strong\"\" on the bottom of the patch, as well as promoting the hashtag \"\"Houston Strong\"\". Manager A. J. Hinch has stated in an interview that the team wasn't just playing for a title, but to help boost moral support for the city.", "title": "2017 World Series" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.16, "text": "Houston for the next season, but in 1891, the Texas League did not play due to an inability to get financial backing. Without a league to play, Houston did not field a team. Despite McCloskey's return to Houston, a second title for the team, and a successful reorganization of the Texas League for 1892, the league remained unstable. The next two seasons it ceased to exist, and the club followed suit. 1895 saw the return of the Houston ball club. With McCloskey moving to manage his hometown Louisville Colonels of the National League, Houston promoted player Ollie Pickering to manage", "title": "Houston Buffaloes" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.12, "text": "American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. The Astros won the ALCS four games to three, and advanced to the World Series to play against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Astros defeated the Dodgers in the deciding seventh game of the World Series, winning the first championship in franchise history. The city of Houston celebrated the team's accomplishment with a parade on the afternoon of November 3, 2017. Houston's Independent School District gave the students and teachers the day off to watch the parade. On November 16, 2017 José Altuve was named the American League Most Valuable Player,", "title": "Houston Astros" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.11, "text": "the new league the Continental League. Wanting to protect potential new markets, both existing leagues chose to expand from eight teams to ten. However, plans eventually fell through for the Houston franchise after the Houston Buffaloes owner, Marty Marion, could not come to an agreement with the HSA to sell the team. To make matters worse, the Continental League as a whole folded in August 1960. However, on October 17, 1960, the National League granted an expansion franchise to the Houston Sports Association in which their team could begin play in the 1962 season. According to the Major League Baseball", "title": "History of the Houston Astros" } ]
what kind of plate boundary is nepal on?
[ "orogenic belt" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.75, "text": "again. Tucker recounted a conversation he had had with a government official in the 1990s who said, \"\"We don't have to worry about earthquakes anymore, because we already had an earthquake\"\"; the previous earthquake to which he referred occurred in 1934. Nepal lies towards the southern limit of the diffuse collisional boundary where the Indian Plate underthrusts the Eurasian Plate, occupying the central sector of the Himalayan arc, nearly one-third of the long Himalayas. Geologically, the Nepal Himalayas are sub-divided into five tectonic zones from north to south and, east to west and almost parallel to sub-parallel. These five distinct", "title": "April 2015 Nepal earthquake" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.5, "text": "Vehicle registration plates of Nepal In Nepal, all road vehicles with or without a motor (except bicycles) are tagged with a registration number. Licence plates are commonly known as number plates. The licence plate number is issued by the state-level Transport Management Office, a government agency under the Department of Transport Management. The licence plates must be placed in the front as well as back of the vehicle. The international vehicle registration code for Nepal is NEP. The President of Nepal travels in an official vehicle that has no number on its plates. Instead it has the Coat of Arms", "title": "Vehicle registration plates of Nepal" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.28, "text": "of Nepal embossed on it. The current format was introduced on 21 August 2017. This format consists of \"\"L LL NNNN\"\" where: These plates come with a RFID microchip that enables the government to maintain uniformity in issuance of number plates and prevent duplication. Similarly, the new number plates also help authorities to maintain digital records of vehicles plying on the roads, collect revenue on time and control auto theft. The previous system of the licence plate of Nepal consisted of four parts composed of letters (L) and numbers (N) in the LL NN LL NNNN format: All fourteen zones", "title": "Vehicle registration plates of Nepal" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.95, "text": "commercial purposes have black license plates with white letters. The third part of such vehicles is ज or JA for light-vehicle and ख or KH for heavy-vehicle. The National Corporation like Nepal Telecom, Dairy Development Corporation, Nepal Electricity Authority etc. are using \"\"Yellow number plates\"\" with blue letter. Vehicles meant for transportation of tourists use green plate with white letters. Such vehicles are owned by travel agencies and hotels. Vehicles registered in Nepal under the name of foreign diplomatic agencies such as embassies, consulates, or missions use blue plates with white letters. Vehicle registration plates of Nepal In Nepal, all", "title": "Vehicle registration plates of Nepal" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.77, "text": "and service-type which are as follows: In Nepal, private vehicles which are solely for personal use have a red license plate with white letters. The third part of the licence plate format for private vehicles is प or PA for motorcycle, च or CH for light-vehicle, and क or KA for heavy-vehicle. A private motercycle registered at Bagmati Zone could have the number बा ४६ प १२३४ or BA 46 PA 1234. In the same way, a private car registered in Koshi Zone could have the number को २ च १२३४ or KO 2 CH 1234. Private vehicles used for", "title": "Vehicle registration plates of Nepal" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.44, "text": "with or without a motor (except bicycles) are tagged with a registration number. Registration plates are commonly known as number plates. The registration plate number is issued by the zonal-level Transport Management Office, a government agency under the Department of Transport Management. The registration plates must be placed in the front as well as back of the vehicle. The President of Nepal travels in an official vehicle that has no number on its plates. Instead it has the Coat of Arms of Nepal embossed on it. Current system The current format was introduced on 21 August 2017. This format consists", "title": "Vehicle registration plate" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.42, "text": "third of the -long Himalayas. The Indian plate continues to move north relative to Asia at about per year. This is about twice the speed at which human fingernails grow, which is very fast given the size of the blocks of Earth's crust involved. As the strong Indian continental crust subducts beneath the relatively weak Tibetan crust, it pushes up the Himalayan Mountains. This collision zone has accommodated huge amounts of crustal shortening as the rock sequences slide one over another. Based on a study published in 2014, of the Main Frontal Thrust, on average a great earthquake occurs every", "title": "Nepal" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.12, "text": "been theorised to have played a role in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, generally held to be due to a large asteroid impact. The collision with the Eurasian Plate along the boundary between India and Nepal formed the orogenic belt that created the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalaya Mountains, as sediment bunched up like earth before a plow. The Indian Plate is currently moving north-east at per year, while the Eurasian Plate is moving north at only per year. This is causing the Eurasian Plate to deform, and the Indian Plate to compress at a rate of per year. The westerly", "title": "Indian Plate" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.78, "text": "morpho-geotectonic zones are: (1) Terai Plain, (2) Sub Himalaya (Shivalik Range), (3) Lesser Himalaya (Mahabharat Range and mid valleys), (4) Higher Himalaya, and (5) Inner Himalaya (Tibetan Tethys). Each of these zones is clearly identified by their morphological, geological, and tectonic features. The convergence rate between the plates in central Nepal is about per year. The location, magnitude, and focal mechanism of the earthquake suggest that it was caused by a slip along the Main Frontal Thrust. The earthquake's effects were amplified in Kathmandu as it sits on the Kathmandu Basin, which contains up to of sedimentary rocks, representing the", "title": "April 2015 Nepal earthquake" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.58, "text": "of Nepal have their own abbreviated code for reference purpose. These codes are normally single letter in Nepali and two letters (sometimes three letters also, but the third letter 'a' can be omitted) in English. The following is the list of zonal codes in both languages: For the purpose of vehicle registration \"\"Vehicle & Transport Management Act, 2049 (1992)\"\" and \"\"Vehicle & Transport Management Rule, 2054 (1997)\"\" of Nepal, classifies vehicles into the following 5 main categories on the basis of size and capacity: The above-mentioned each categories are further divided into 5 sub categories on the basis of ownership", "title": "Vehicle registration plates of Nepal" } ]
the old man and the sea page count?
[ "127" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.56, "text": "In 1954 Hemingway donated his Nobel prize gold medal in Literature to the venerated Marian image of Our Lady of Charity. The Swedish medal was stolen in 1986, but was returned later upon the threat of Raul Castro. \"\"The Old Man and the Sea\"\" has been adapted for the screen three times: a 1958 film starring Spencer Tracy, a 1990 miniseries starring Anthony Quinn, and a 1999 animated short film. It is often taught in high schools as a part of the American Literature curriculum. In 2003 the book was listed at number 173 on the BBC's The Big Read", "title": "The Old Man and the Sea" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.22, "text": "poll of the UK's 200 \"\"best-loved novels\"\". In 2007 the book was featured as a plot element in an episode of \"\"South Park\"\" (series 11, episode 6). The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the", "title": "The Old Man and the Sea" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.03, "text": ", \"\"The Old Man and the Sea\"\" is Hemingway's final full-length work published during his lifetime. The book, dedicated to \"\"Charlie Scribner\"\" and to Hemingway's literary editor \"\"Max Perkins\"\", was featured in \"\"Life\"\" magazine on September 1, 1952, and five million copies of the magazine were sold in two days. \"\"The Old Man and the Sea\"\" became a Book of the Month Club selection, and made Hemingway a celebrity. Published in book form on September 1, 1952, the first edition print run was 50,000 copies. The illustrated edition featured black and white pictures by Charles Tunnicliffe and Raymond Sheppard. In", "title": "The Old Man and the Sea" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.94, "text": "The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba. In 1953, \"\"The Old Man and the Sea\"\" was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by", "title": "The Old Man and the Sea" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.33, "text": "is a Cuban fisherman who has gone 84 days without a catch. His only friend is a young teenager whose name is Jabby who has been barred by his father from accompanying the Old Man out to sea. On the Old Man's 85th day out, he finally hooks a huge marlin, which he then tries to bring in and haul in from far out from shore. For three days and nights he battles the fish, which is portrayed in the film (as it had been in Hemingway's novella) as a trial of mental and physical courage that becomes the ultimate", "title": "The Old Man and the Sea (1958 film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.97, "text": "The Old Man and the Sea (1999 film) The Old Man and the Sea () is a 1999 paint-on-glass-animated short film directed by Russian animator Aleksandr Petrov, based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. The film won many awards, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Work on the film took place in Montreal over a period of two and a half years and was funded by an assortment of Russian, Canadian and Japanese companies. French and English-language soundtracks to the film were released concurrently. The film follows the plot of the original novel,", "title": "The Old Man and the Sea (1999 film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.95, "text": "was released on January 29, 2002 by Lance Entertainment. A Region 2 DVD was released on January 15, 2007 by Granada Television. The Old Man and the Sea (miniseries) The Old Man and the Sea is a 1990 television movie based on the novel \"\"The Old Man and the Sea\"\" by Ernest Hemingway. The film was nominated for three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Music for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries for a Special, and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or Special. Stephen Grubbs also won the Motion Picture", "title": "The Old Man and the Sea (miniseries)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.94, "text": "May 1953, the novel received the Pulitzer Prize and was specifically cited when in 1954 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature which he dedicated to the Cuban people. The success of \"\"The Old Man and the Sea\"\" made Hemingway an international celebrity. \"\"The Old Man and the Sea\"\" is taught at schools around the world and continues to earn foreign royalties. \"\"The Old Man and the Sea\"\" served to reinvigorate Hemingway's literary reputation and prompted a reexamination of his entire body of work. The novel was initially received with much popularity; it restored many readers' confidence in Hemingway's", "title": "The Old Man and the Sea" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.86, "text": "The Old Man and the Sea (miniseries) The Old Man and the Sea is a 1990 television movie based on the novel \"\"The Old Man and the Sea\"\" by Ernest Hemingway. The film was nominated for three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Music for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries for a Special, and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or Special. Stephen Grubbs also won the Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form - Dialogue & ADR The DVD for Region 1", "title": "The Old Man and the Sea (miniseries)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.83, "text": "measures it to be from nose to tail. Pedrico is given the head of the fish, and the other fishermen tell Manolin to tell the old man how sorry they are. Tourists at the nearby café mistakenly take it for a shark. The boy, worried about the old man, cries upon finding him safe asleep and at his injured hands. Manolin brings him newspapers and coffee. When the old man wakes, they promise to fish together once again. Upon his return to sleep, Santiago dreams of his youth—of lions on an African beach. Written in 1951, and published in 1952", "title": "The Old Man and the Sea" } ]
1. what was the precursor to the present day internet?
[ "the ARPANET project" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.89, "text": "Tim Berners-Lee's vision for the World Wide Web was close to a P2P network in that it assumed each user of the web would be an active editor and contributor, creating and linking content to form an interlinked \"\"web\"\" of links. The early Internet was more open than present day, where two machines connected to the Internet could send packets to each other without firewalls and other security measures. This contrasts to the broadcasting-like structure of the web as it has developed over the years. As a precursor to the Internet, ARPANET was a successful client-server network where \"\"every participating", "title": "Peer-to-peer" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.81, "text": "the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education,\"\" a foundation created by the National Education Association. The hardback edition saw the Internet as one of the \"\"important precursors of the information highway...suggestive of [its] future\"\" (p. 89); he noted that the \"\"popularity of the Internet is the most important single development in the world of computing since the IBM PC was introduced in 1981\"\" (p. 91) but \"\"today's Internet is not the information highway I imagine, although you can think of it as the beginning of the highway\"\": the information highway he envisioned would be as different from the Internet", "title": "The Road Ahead (Bill Gates book)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.67, "text": "that time. Ultimately, his vision led to ARPANet, the precursor of today's Internet. After serving as manager of information sciences, systems and applications at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York from 1964 to 1967, Licklider rejoined MIT as a professor of electrical engineering in 1968. During this period, he concurrently served as director of Project MAC until 1970. Project MAC had produced the first computer time-sharing system, CTSS, and one of the first online setups with the development of Multics (work on which commenced in 1964). Multics provided inspiration for some elements of the Unix", "title": "J. C. R. Licklider" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.28, "text": "the telecommunicated information by 2007. Today the Internet continues to grow, driven by ever greater amounts of online information, commerce, entertainment, and social networking. However, the future of the global internet may be shaped by regional differences in the world. The concept of data communication – transmitting data between two different places through an electromagnetic medium such as radio or an electric wire – pre-dates the introduction of the first computers. Such communication systems were typically limited to point to point communication between two end devices. Semaphore lines, telegraph systems and telex machines can be considered early precursors of this", "title": "History of the Internet" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.17, "text": "include Vannevar Bush's Memex, IBM's Generalized Markup Language, and Ted Nelson's Project Xanadu. Paul Otlet's Mundaneum project has also been named as an early 20th century precursor of the Web. The concept of a global information system connecting homes is prefigured in \"\"A Logic Named Joe\"\", a 1946 short story by Murray Leinster, in which computer terminals, called \"\"logics,\"\" are present in every home. Although the computer system in the story is centralized, the story anticipates a ubiquitous information environment similar to the Web. The cultural impact of the web was imagined even further back in a short story by", "title": "History of the World Wide Web" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.11, "text": "1950s, the web in its present form did not appear on the Internet until after Tim Berners-Lee and his colleagues at the European laboratory (CERN) proposed the concept of linking documents with hypertext. But it was not until Mosaic, the forerunner of the famous Netscape Navigator, appeared that the Internet become more than a file serving system. The use of hypertext, hyperlinks, and a page-based model of sharing information, introduced with Mosaic and later Netscape, helped to define web content, and the formation of websites. Today, websites are largely categorized as being a particular type of website according to the", "title": "Web content" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.08, "text": "by the federal government of the United States in the 1960s to build robust, fault-tolerant communication with computer networks. The primary precursor network, the ARPANET, initially served as a backbone for interconnection of regional academic and military networks in the 1980s. The funding of the National Science Foundation Network as a new backbone in the 1980s, as well as private funding for other commercial extensions, led to worldwide participation in the development of new networking technologies, and the merger of many networks. The linking of commercial networks and enterprises by the early 1990s marked the beginning of the transition to", "title": "Internet" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.08, "text": "Internet using a web browser and (more recently) web-based applications. It has become known simply as \"\"the Web\"\". As of the 2010s, the World Wide Web is the primary tool billions use to interact on the Internet, and it has changed people's lives immeasurably. Precursors to the web browser emerged in the form of hyperlinked applications during the mid and late 1980s (the bare concept of hyperlinking had by then existed for some decades). Following these, Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989 and developing in 1990 both the first web server, and the first", "title": "History of the Internet" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.55, "text": "in 1969 by the President's Special Assistant for Science and Technology (precursor to the modern-day Office of Science and Technology Policy). Brown was an early and important member of EDUCOM (Interuniversity Communication Council, a precursor to the modern Educause] which championed the idea of connected computing and network information sharing (read: early internet) for the university computing systems of the day. In 1966 Brown organized the 'Summer Study on Information Networks' in Boulder, Colorado as EDUCOM's first major project. The result of this workshop was the publication of EDUNET (by Brown, James Grier Miller, and Thomas A. Keenan), a master", "title": "George W. Brown (academic)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.06, "text": "October 22, 1993, Gates proposed in the Usenet newsgroup codice_1 to collaboratively create an encyclopaedia on the Internet. From this idea the Interpedia project evolved which is known as precursor to Wikipedia. The original proposal was made by Rick Gates in the posting \"\"Internet AS Encyclopedia\"\" on October 31, 1993 of Douglas P. Wilson in codice_2. In 1995, Rick Gates moved to Oregon where he worked on developing a Web-based software company, Net Assets. Rick was also employed as an adjunct professor, teaching at a distance for the University of Arizona School of Information Resources & Library Science and the", "title": "Rick Gates (Internet pioneer)" } ]
is there a name for the at symbol?
[ "commercial at", "at symbol", "at sign" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.59, "text": "name is used to send publicly readable replies (e.g. codice_12). The blog and client software can automatically interpret these as links to the user in question. When included as part of a person's or company's contact details, an @ symbol followed by a name is normally understood to refer to a Twitter ID. A similar use of the @ symbol was also made available to Facebook users on September 15, 2009. In Internet Relay Chat (IRC), it is shown before users' nicks to denote they have operator status on a channel. In American English the @ can be used to", "title": "At sign" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.47, "text": "the \"\"Underwood No. 5\"\" in 1900 onward. It started to be used in email addresses in the 1970s, and is now universally included on computer keyboards. The fact that there is no single word in English for the symbol has prompted some writers to use the French arobase or Spanish and Portuguese arroba, or to coin new words such as the \"\"highly logical\"\" ampersat, asperand, and the strudel, but none of these has achieved wide use. In unicode, the at sign is encoded as , or codice_1 in HTML5. The earliest yet discovered reference to the @ symbol is a", "title": "At sign" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.64, "text": "religious one; it features in a Bulgarian translation of a Greek chronicle written by Constantinos Manasses in 1345. Held today in the Vatican Apostolic Library, it features the @ symbol in place of the capital letter alpha \"\"A\"\" in the word Amen. Why it was used in this context is still a mystery. In terms of the commercial character of the \"\"at\"\" sign, there are several theories pending verification. Whatever the origin of the @ symbol, the history of its usage is more well-known: it has long been used in Spanish and Portuguese as an abbreviation of \"\"arroba\"\", a unit", "title": "At sign" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.39, "text": "At sign The at sign\"\", @, is normally read aloud as \"\"at\"\"; it is also commonly called the at symbol or commercial at\"\"'. It is used as an accounting and invoice abbreviation meaning \"\"at a rate of\"\" (e.g. 7 widgets @ £2 = £14), but it is now most commonly used in email addresses and social media platform \"\"handles\"\". The term \"\"alphasand\"\" is sometimes used to refer to \"\"@\"\", especially in East Asia. Although not included on the keyboard of the earliest commercially successful typewriters, it was on at least one 1889 model and the very successful Underwood models from", "title": "At sign" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.48, "text": "of weight equivalent to 25 pounds, and derived from the Arabic expression of \"\"the quarter\"\" (الربع pronounced \"\"ar-rubʿ\"\"). An Italian academic, Giorgio Stabile, claims to have traced the @ symbol to the 16th century, in a mercantile document sent by Florentine Francesco Lapi from Seville to Rome on May 4, 1536. The document is about commerce with Pizarro, in particular the price of an @ of wine in Peru. In Italian, the symbol was interpreted to mean amphora (). Currently, the word \"\"arroba\"\" means both the at-symbol and a unit of weight. In Italian, the symbol represents one amphora, a", "title": "At sign" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.34, "text": "unit of weight and volume based upon the capacity of the standard amphora jar. Until now the first historical document containing a symbol resembling a @ as a commercial one is the Spanish \"\"Taula de Ariza\"\", a registry to denote a wheat shipment from Castile to Aragon in 1448; even though the oldest fully developed modern @ sign is the one found on the above-mentioned Florentine letter. In contemporary English usage, @ is a commercial symbol, called \"\"at site or at rate\"\" meaning \"\"at\"\" and \"\"at the rate of\"\". It has rarely been used in financial documents or grocers' price", "title": "At sign" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.84, "text": "the group is all female. The Real Academia Española disapproves of this usage. In many languages other than English, although most typewriters included the symbol, the use of @ was less common before email became widespread in the mid-1990s. Consequently, it is often perceived in those languages as denoting \"\"the Internet\"\", computerization, or modernization in general. маймуна а (\"\"maymunsko a\"\" – \"\"monkey A\"\" or \"\"ape a\"\"), маймунка (\"\"maimunka\"\" – \"\"little monkey\"\"), or баница (\"\"banitsa\"\" - a pastry roll often made in a shape similar to the character) At sign The at sign\"\", @, is normally read aloud as \"\"at\"\"; it", "title": "At sign" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.81, "text": "the name Yum! Brands. Symbols sometimes change to reflect mergers. Prior to the 1999 merger with Mobil Oil, Exxon used a phonetic spelling of the company \"\"XON\"\" as its ticker symbol. The symbol of the firm after the merger was \"\"XOM\"\". After Hewlett-Packard merged with Compaq, the new firm took on the ticker symbol \"\"HPQ\"\". (The former symbols were HWP and CPQ.) AT&T's ticker symbol is simply \"\"T\"\"; accordingly, the company is referred to simply as \"\"Telephone\"\" on Wall Street (the T symbol is so well known that when the company was purchased by SBC, it took the AT&T name,", "title": "Ticker symbol" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.73, "text": "the @ symbol, this would be denoted M@C if M was inside the carbon network. A non-fullerene example is [As@NiAs], an ion in which one As atom is trapped in a cage formed by the other 32 atoms. This notation was proposed in 1991 with the discovery of fullerene cages (endohedral fullerenes), which can trap atoms such as La to form, for example, La@C or La@C. The choice of the symbol has been explained by the authors as being concise, readily printed and transmitted electronically (the at sign is included in ASCII, which most modern character encoding schemes are based", "title": "Chemical formula" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.39, "text": "Logo A logo (abbreviation of logotype, from and ) is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition. It may be of an abstract or figurative design or include the text of the name it represents as in a wordmark. In the days of hot metal typesetting, a logotype was one word cast as a single piece of type (e.g. \"\"The\"\" in ATF Garamond), as opposed to a ligature, which is two or more letters joined, but not forming a word. By extension, the term was also used for a uniquely set and", "title": "Logo" } ]
who painted the world famous painting the last supper?
[ "Leonardo da Vinci" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.7, "text": "longer visible on the original. The Roman mosaic artist Giacomo Raffaelli made another life-sized copy (1809–1814) in the Viennese Minoritenkirche. In 1955, Salvador Dalí painted \"\"The Sacrament of the Last Supper\"\", with Jesus portrayed as blond and clean shaven, pointing upward to a spectral torso while the apostles are gathered around the table heads bowed so that none may be identified. It is reputed to be one of the most popular paintings in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. In 1986, Andy Warhol was commissioned to produce a series of paintings based on \"\"The Last", "title": "The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.66, "text": "The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci) The Last Supper ( or \"\"L'Ultima Cena\"\" ) is a late 15th-century mural painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci housed by the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. It is one of the western world's most recognizable paintings. The work is presumed to have been started around 1495–96 and was commissioned as part of a plan of renovations to the church and its convent buildings by Leonardo's patron Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. The painting represents the scene of the Last Supper of Jesus with his apostles,", "title": "The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.19, "text": "Supper\"\" that were exhibited initially in Milan. This was his last series of paintings before his death. Sculptor Marisol Escobar rendered \"\"The Last Supper\"\" as a life-sized, three-dimensional, sculptural assemblage using painted and drawn wood, plywood, brownstone, plaster, and aluminum. This work, \"\"Self-Portrait Looking at The Last Supper\"\", (1982–84) is in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 1988, Susan Dorothea White painted \"\"The First Supper\"\" showing 13 women from all regions of the world, with the woman in the position of Leonardo's Christ figure being an Australian aboriginal. In 2001, Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi painted \"\"Last Supper\"\", showing 13", "title": "The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26, "text": "American colonies. Commissioned in October 1721, it is displayed on the choir gallery of St. Barnabas Church, Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Before this, most painting in the new world had been portraits. \"\"The Last Supper\"\" was the first significant American painting to depict a scene. The painting which measures 35 inches by 117½ inches was commissioned for an older church built in 1710, and remained there until the present structure was built in 1774. It disappeared during the construction of the new Brick Church and did not surface again until it was discovered in a private collection in 1848 or 1914,", "title": "Gustavus Hesselius" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.86, "text": "mask-wearing people seated at a table strewn with watermelon fragments. The oil painting was sold for $23.3 million at Sotheby's auction on October 7, 2013, setting a new record for contemporary Asian artwork. In 1998, modern artist Vik Muniz displayed a recreation of \"\"The Last Supper\"\", made entirely out of Bosco Chocolate Syrup. Author Mary Shelley describes her impression of the painting in her travel narrative, \"\"Rambles in Germany and Italy\"\" published in 1844: In Luis Buñuel's Spanish film \"\"Viridiana\"\", a \"\"tableau vivant\"\" of Leonardo's painting is staged with beggars. Another beggar 'photographs' the scene by flashing them. This scene", "title": "The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.84, "text": "the positions of hands and loaves of bread can be interpreted as notes on a musical staff and, if read from right to left, as was characteristic of Leonardo's writing, form a musical composition. The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci) The Last Supper ( or \"\"L'Ultima Cena\"\" ) is a late 15th-century mural painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci housed by the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. It is one of the western world's most recognizable paintings. The work is presumed to have been started around 1495–96 and was commissioned as part", "title": "The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.83, "text": "Last Supper (Rubens) The Last Supper (1630–1631) is an oil painting by Peter Paul Rubens. It was commissioned by Catherine Lescuyer as a commemorative piece for her father. Rubens created it as part of an altarpiece in the Church of St. Rombout (Rumbold) in Mechelen. The painting depicts Jesus and the Apostles during the Last Supper, with Judas dressed in blue turning back towards the viewer and away from the table. Other than Jesus, the most prominent figure is Judas. Judas holds his right hand to his mouth with his eyes avoiding direct contact with the other figures in the", "title": "Last Supper (Rubens)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.77, "text": "Last Supper (Tintoretto) The Last Supper is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Jacopo Tintoretto. An oil painting on canvas executed in 1592–94, it is housed in the Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, northern Italy. Tintoretto depicted the Last Supper several times during his artistic career. His earlier paintings for the Chiesa di San Marcuola (1547) and for the Chiesa di San Felice (1559) depict the scene from a frontal perspective, with the figures seated at a table placed parallel to the picture plane. This follows a convention observed in most paintings of the Last Supper, of", "title": "Last Supper (Tintoretto)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.55, "text": "The Sacrament of the Last Supper The Sacrament of the Last Supper is a painting by Salvador Dalí. Completed in 1955, after nine months of work, it remains one of his most popular compositions. Since its arrival at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. in 1955, it replaced Renoir's \"\"A Girl with a Watering Can\"\" as the most popular piece in the museum. \"\"The Sacrament of the Last Supper\"\" was completed during Dalí's post-World War II era, which is characterized by his increased interest in science, optical illusion and religion. During this time he became a devout Catholic", "title": "The Sacrament of the Last Supper" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.53, "text": "famous of his works and the most parodied portrait, and \"\"The Last Supper\"\" is the most reproduced religious painting of all time. His drawing of the \"\"Vitruvian Man\"\" is also regarded as a cultural icon, being reproduced on items as varied as the euro coin, textbooks, and T-shirts. His painting \"\"Salvator Mundi\"\" sold for $450.3 million at a Christie's auction in New York on 15 November 2017, the highest price ever paid for a work of art. Perhaps 15 of his paintings have survived. Nevertheless, these few works compose a contribution to later generations of artists rivalled only by that", "title": "Leonardo da Vinci" } ]
when does wentworth season 6 start in australia?
[ "2019", "19 June 2018" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.22, "text": "Wentworth (season 6) The sixth season of television drama series \"\"Wentworth\"\" premiered on Showcase in Australia on 19 June 2018 and concluded on 4 September 2018. It is executive produced by FremantleMedia's Director of Drama, Jo Porter. The season comprised 12 episodes. The sixth season picks up just days after the escape of Franky Doyle and Joan Ferguson. This season introduced three new characters portrayed by Leah Purcell, Susie Porter and Rarriwuy Hick. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> On 9 May 2017, it was announced that FremantleMedia had renewed Wentworth for a sixth season, set to air in 2018. FremantleMedia's Director of Drama, Jo", "title": "Wentworth (season 6)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.44, "text": "our local production slate. There is so much yet to unfold with season five premiering now in Australia on Foxtel before any details should be revealed about the sixth season. My lips are sealed other than to say Marcia Gardner and the writers continue to excel in setting up intriguing story arcs and finely crafted scripts for the wonderfully talented \"\"Wentworth\"\" cast to bring to life.\"\" Wentworth (season 6) The sixth season of television drama series \"\"Wentworth\"\" premiered on Showcase in Australia on 19 June 2018 and concluded on 4 September 2018. It is executive produced by FremantleMedia's Director of", "title": "Wentworth (season 6)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.47, "text": "2014 and season Three, which commenced broadcast on 22 July 2015, concluded with a two-hour season finale which consisted of episodes 11 and 12 of the season on 30 September 2015. Season four of \"\"Wentworth\"\" premiered on Channel 5 on 27 June 2016. In July, following declining ratings, the series was moved from its Monday night timeslot on Channel 5 to Tuesday's on sister channel 5Star. Season 5 premiered on 5Star on 23 May 2017. Season 6 of \"\"Wentworth\"\" premiered on 5Star on 23 June 2018, just four days following the Australian premiere; however, the series has been moved to", "title": "Wentworth (TV series)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.23, "text": "Wentworth (season 5) The fifth season of the television drama series \"\"Wentworth\"\" premiered on Showcase in Australia on 4 April 2017, having previously aired on SoHo, and concluded on June 20, 2017. It was executive produced by FremantleMedia's Director of Drama, Jo Porter. The season comprised 12 episodes. The fifth season picks up just days after the death of Bea Smith and is therefore noted as the first season not to feature Danielle Cormack. Following Bea Smith’s tragic death at the hands of Joan Ferguson, emotional, psychological and professional shockwaves pound the inmates and staff of Wentworth Correctional Centre. Governor", "title": "Wentworth (season 5)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.2, "text": "series, but on 29 November 2012 it was confirmed that Anne Charleston (who appeared in the original series) would make a guest appearance. \"\"Wentworth\"\" premiered in Australia on Foxtel's SoHo channel on 1 May 2013. As of 2018, the series is still in production, with a sixth season premiering on 19 June 2018, while a seventh season has been announced and due to air in 2019. In 1980 \"\"Saturday Night Live\"\" aired a parody of the series, \"\"Debs Behind Bars\"\". In the sketch, the inmates (including guest host Teri Garr) are spoiled debutantes who complain about \"\"icky\"\" living conditions in", "title": "Prisoner (TV series)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.09, "text": "set would be written into future storylines. The third season began airing on 7 April 2015. Production on the fourth season began in the second half of 2015. The fifth season was filmed in Melbourne from August 2016. On 9 May 2017, Showcase announced that the series has been renewed for a sixth season, which began filming a week later. \"\"Wentworth\"\" has been sold to more than 90 countries. On 2 April 2013, it was confirmed that TVNZ had signed a deal to broadcast \"\"Wentworth\"\" in New Zealand. Later that month, it was announced that \"\"Wentworth\"\" would be broadcast on", "title": "Wentworth (TV series)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.55, "text": "Porter, said \"\"Getting to a sixth season is something none of us take for granted. Key to this is the unwavering dedication to the show by the incredible \"\"Wentworth\"\" audience both in Australia and around the world. Like us they are drawn to our exceptional cast who embody the diverse, complex and intriguing characters who populate the intense world of \"\"Wentworth\"\" and its high stakes and compelling stories. Foxtel Head of Drama, Penny Win, said \"\"As Foxtel's longest running original drama (though originally created by Channel 10 called \"\"Prisoner\"\" in 1979) , \"\"Wentworth\"\" continues to set a high bar for", "title": "Wentworth (season 6)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.52, "text": "Wentworth (season 4) The fourth season of the television drama series \"\"Wentworth\"\" premiered on SoHo in Australia on 10 May 2016. It was executively produced by FremantleMedia's Director of Drama, Jo Porter. The season comprises 12 episodes. Season four picks up four months after the fire at Wentworth. Four months after the fire at Wentworth, Bea and the other inmates have been housed offsite while they wait for construction to be completed. Season four will see Bea battle two formidable enemies. There is Kaz, made so dangerous by her extremist feminist ideology, who regards Bea as the great betrayer to", "title": "Wentworth (season 4)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.42, "text": "Australia and Germany, and on DVD-only format in the United Kingdom and United States. Wentworth (season 2) The second season of the crime drama television series \"\"Wentworth\"\" premiered on SoHo in Australia on May 20, 2014. It was executively produced by FremantleMedia's director of drama Jo Porter. The season consisted of 12 episodes. The second season picks up three months after Bea Smith murdered Jacs Holt. While Bea was suffering in the slot, Franky Doyle rose to the position of top dog unopposed. However, the introduction of a new governor, Joan Ferguson is about to shake everything up. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> \"\"Wentworth\"\"", "title": "Wentworth (season 2)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.17, "text": "Saturday nights at 10:00 pm. The series premiered in the Republic of Ireland broadcasting as \"\"Wentworth\"\" on TV3 from June 2014. Season 2 premiered on TV3 on 15 January 2015. In Canada the first two seasons broadcast on Aboriginal Peoples Television Network in late 2015. Although the series has a strong fan base in many countries, Angela Perez of Australia Network News said, in 2016, that Foxtel was considering cancelling the show [after the then current fourth season] due to audiences viewing new episodes via pirate websites following the Australian premiere. Foxtel stated that the piracy is \"\"a serious problem", "title": "Wentworth (TV series)" } ]
what is the name of india pakistan border?
[ "International Border", "IB", "International Border (IB)", "India and Pakistan Border", "The India and Pakistan Border" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.33, "text": "the Pakistan's Punjab provincial border, is officially called the \"\"Working Boundary\"\" by Pakistan (which is a recent term) and international border by the Government of India. India–Pakistan border The India–Pakistan Border, known locally as the International Border (IB), is an international border running between India and Pakistan that demarcates the Indian states and the Pakistani four provinces. The border runs from the Line of Control (LoC), which separates the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, in the north, to the Zero Point between the Indian state of Gujarat and the Sindh province of Pakistan, in the south.", "title": "India–Pakistan border" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.27, "text": "India–Pakistan border The India–Pakistan Border, known locally as the International Border (IB), is an international border running between India and Pakistan that demarcates the Indian states and the Pakistani four provinces. The border runs from the Line of Control (LoC), which separates the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, in the north, to the Zero Point between the Indian state of Gujarat and the Sindh province of Pakistan, in the south. Drafted and created based upon the Radcliffe line in 1947, the border, which divides Pakistan and India from each other, traverses a variety of terrains ranging", "title": "India–Pakistan border" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.48, "text": "poles. The border between the two Nations is an internationally recognised frontier from Gujarat/Sindh only with exemption to the Line of Control that is not internationally accepted. The Kashmir disputed region is divided by the 1949 UN ceasefire line, established after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, into two main parts and the de facto demarcation dividing Pakistan-administered Kashmir from Indian-administered Kashmir has been called the Line of Control since 1972. Between Pakistan and India lies the Pakistani territories of AJK & Gilgit-Baltistan and, also the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. On the other side where the internal borders of", "title": "India–Pakistan border" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.61, "text": "from major urban areas to inhospitable deserts. Since the independence of India and Pakistan (see British India), the border has been a site of numerous conflicts and wars between each country, and is one of the most complex borders in the world. The border's total length is , according to the figures given by the PBS; it is also one of the most dangerous borders in the world, based on an article written in the \"\"Foreign Policy\"\" in 2011. It can be seen from space at night due to the 150,000 flood lights installed by India on about 50 thousand", "title": "India–Pakistan border" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.09, "text": "China–Pakistan border The China-Pakistan border is 438km (272m) and runs west-east from the tripoint with Afghanistan to the disputed tripoint with India in the vicinity of the Siachen Glacier. It traverses the Karakorum Mountains, one of the world's tallest mountain ranges. The modern border dates from the period of the Raj when Britain controlled India, including what is now Pakistan. In 1899 the British, via its envoy to China Sir Claude MacDonald, proposed what became known as the MacDonald Line to the Chinese government, however the Chinese never responded to the proposal and thus the border was never formalised. Over", "title": "China–Pakistan border" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.06, "text": "reaches its southeastern extremity at the Karakoram Pass.\"\" The border is not recognised by India, which claims the whole of Jammu and Kashmir state, a claim which negates any Sino-Pakistani border and indeed would give India a common border with Afghanistan. India refuses to recognise the legality of the 1963 Sino-Pakistan treaty or the cession of the Trans-Karakorum Tract (Shaksgam Valley) to China, a position further complicated by the fact that large sections of the rest of the China-India boundary are also disputed. In 1984 India occupied the Siachen glacier in Kashmir, thereby altering the de facto China-Inda-Pakistan tripoint. Article", "title": "China–Pakistan border" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.86, "text": "only road crossing between India and Pakistan and lies on the famous Grand Trunk Road, connecting Lahore, Pakistan with Amritsar, India. Each evening, the Wagah border ceremony takes place at the Wagah border in which the flags are lowered and guards on both sides make a pompous military display and exchange handshakes. Hindustani is the linga franca of North India and Pakistan, as well as the official language of both countries, under the standard registers Hindi and Urdu, respectively. Standard Urdu is mutually intelligible with Standard Hindi. Hindustani is also widely understood and used as a lingua franca amongst South", "title": "India–Pakistan relations" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.75, "text": "straight lines, then east along some mountains to the Mashkil river, which it follows southwards, before reaching the Nahang river which it follows westwards. It leaves the Nahang and then goes overland via various mountains ridges and straight line segments southwards to Gwadar Bay in the Gulf of Oman. The modern boundary cuts through the region known as Balochistan, an area long contested between various empires centred in Persia (Iran), Afghanistan and India. From the 17th century onwards the British gradually took control of most of India, including what is now Pakistan, bringing it into close proximity with lands traditionally", "title": "Iran–Pakistan border" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.64, "text": "bus service connecting the Indian capital of Delhi with the city of Lahore, Pakistan via the border transit post at Wagah, which is the only border crossing point between India and Pakistan opened for international travelers. The bus was of symbolic importance to the efforts of the governments of both nations to foster peaceful and friendly relations. In its inaugural run on February 19, 1999, the bus carried the then-Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was to attend a summit in Lahore and was received by his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif at Wagah. Its official name is the \"\"Sada-e-Sarhad\"\"", "title": "Transport between India and Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.56, "text": "created Pakistan during independence came to be known as the Muhajir people; they are settled predominantly in Karachi and still maintain family links in India. Relations between Pakistan and India have also resumed through platforms such as media and communications. Aman ki Asha is a joint venture and campaign between \"\"The Times of India\"\" and the \"\"Jang Group\"\" calling for mutual peace and development of diplomatic and cultural relations. The Indo-Pakistani border is the official international boundary that demarcates the Indian states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat from the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. The Wagah border is the", "title": "India–Pakistan relations" } ]
atlantic ocean's shape is similar to which english alphabet?
[ "S" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.58, "text": "as the mid-19th century. During the Age of Discovery, the Atlantic was also known to English cartographers as the Great Western Ocean. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defined the limits of the oceans and seas in 1953, but some of these definitions have been revised since then and some are not used by various authorities, institutions, and countries, see for example the CIA World Factbook. Correspondingly, the extent and number of oceans and seas varies. The Atlantic Ocean is bounded on the west by North and South America. It connects to the Arctic Ocean through the Denmark Strait, Greenland Sea,", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.47, "text": "of British English pronunciation, resulting in an accent similar to the Mid-Atlantic accent known in the United States. This accent faded in prominence following World War II, when it became stigmatized as pretentious, and is now almost never heard in contemporary Canadian life outside of archival recordings used in film, television or radio documentaries. \"\"The Atlas of North American English\"\" (2006) revealed many of the sound changes active within Atlantic Canadian English, including the fronting of and full Canadian raising. This means the diphthongs and are raised to, respectively, and before voiceless consonants like , , , , . In", "title": "Atlantic Canadian English" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 18.42, "text": "and the Southern Ocean in the south (other definitions describe the Atlantic as extending southward to Antarctica). The Equatorial Counter Current subdivides it into the North Atlantic Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean at about 8°N. Scientific explorations of the Atlantic include the Challenger expedition, the German Meteor expedition, Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the United States Navy Hydrographic Office. The oldest known mentions of an \"\"Atlantic\"\" sea come from Stesichorus around mid-sixth century BC (Sch. A. R. 1. 211): \"\"Atlantikoi pelágei\"\" (Greek: Ἀτλαντικῷ πελάγει; English: 'the Atlantic sea'; etym. 'Sea of Atlantis') and in \"\"The Histories\"\" of Herodotus", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.27, "text": "English features is noticeable in Newfoundland English, including a fronting of ~, the cheer–chair merger, the line–loin merger, and a distinct lack of the marry–merry merger. Nova Scotia English generally has a conservative compared with other Canadian English. The flapping of intervocalic and to an alveolar tap between vowels, as well as pronouncing it as a glottal stop , is less common in the Maritimes than elsewhere in Canada, so that \"\"battery\"\" is pronounced instead of with a glottal stop. The varied, but similar, Maritimer accents are influenced by an overwhelming majority of early Scottish and Irish immigration namely in", "title": "Atlantic Canadian English" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 18, "text": "for \"\"E\"\", or \"\"Yesterday\"\" for \"\"Y\"\". With the ultimate goal of clarity, especially in circumstances where signals can be garbled, the use of the word \"\"Ocean\"\" seems to be advantageous in the radio communication of the letter \"\"O\"\" because it begins with the long, clear vowel \"\"O\"\". The phonetic words \"\"Ida\"\" and \"\"Union\"\" feature this same advantage. However, spelling alphabets seem to rarely use initial long vowels. With the exception of \"\"Uniform\"\", none of the initial vowels in the NATO alphabet is like this. In an earlier U.S. military alphabet, \"\"A\"\" was indicated by \"\"Able\"\", which does start with a", "title": "APCO radiotelephony spelling alphabet" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 17.89, "text": "this all-encompassing ocean was instead known as Oceanus, the gigantic river that encircled the world; in contrast to the enclosed seas well known to the Greeks: the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. In contrast, the term \"\"Atlantic\"\" originally referred specifically to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco and the sea off the Strait of Gibraltar and the North African coast. The Greek word \"\"thalassa\"\" has been reused by scientists for the huge Panthalassa ocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea hundreds of millions of years ago. The term \"\"Aethiopian Ocean\"\", derived from Ancient Ethiopia, was applied to the Southern Atlantic as late", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 17.84, "text": "Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It separates the \"\"Old World\"\" from the \"\"New World\"\". The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west. As one component of the interconnected global ocean, it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean in the southwest, the Indian Ocean in the southeast,", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 17.73, "text": "around 450 BC (Hdt. 1.202.4): \"\"Atlantis thalassa\"\" (Greek: Ἀτλαντὶς θάλασσα; English: 'Sea of Atlantis' or 'the Atlantis sea') where the name refers to \"\"the sea beyond the pillars of Heracles\"\" which is said to be part of the sea that surrounds all land. Thus, on one hand, the name refers to Atlas, the Titan in Greek mythology, who supported the heavens and who later appeared as a frontispiece in Medieval maps and also lent his name to modern atlases. On the other hand, to early Greek sailors and in Ancient Greek mythological literature such as the \"\"Iliad\"\" and the \"\"Odyssey\"\",", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 17.61, "text": "hooded cloak representing Death, or the Grim Reaper, and loses himself in Death's eyes. Immediately, for two seconds every person in the video appears, and in the final shot they all follow Death with linked hands - this bears a resemblance to the final shot of the Swedish film \"\"The Seventh Seal\"\". The cover artwork for the single was designed by Sanna Annukka Smith, a Finnish artist in May 2006. The single cover is also the illustration representing the song in the inner pages of the book-shaped CD+DVD edition. Atlantic (song) \"\"Atlantic\"\" is a song performed and composed by English", "title": "Atlantic (song)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 17.61, "text": "variations, values may vary by . From October to June the surface is usually covered with sea ice in the Labrador Sea, Denmark Strait, and Baltic Sea. The Coriolis effect circulates North Atlantic water in a clockwise direction, whereas South Atlantic water circulates counter-clockwise. The south tides in the Atlantic Ocean are semi-diurnal; that is, two high tides occur during each 24 lunar hours. In latitudes above 40° North some east-west oscillation, known as the North Atlantic oscillation, occurs. On average, the Atlantic is the saltiest major ocean; surface water salinity in the open ocean ranges from 33 to 37", "title": "Atlantic Ocean" } ]
who is credited with creating the gothic art movement?
[ "Abbot Suger" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.22, "text": "Gothicism Gothicism or Gothism (; ) was a cultural movement in Sweden, centered on the belief in the glory of the Swedish Geats, who were identified with the Goths. The founders of the movement were Nicolaus Ragvaldi and the brothers Johannes and Olaus Magnus. The belief continued to hold power in the 17th century, when Sweden was a great power following the Thirty Years' War, but lost most of its sway in the 18th. It was renewed by the Viking revival and Romantic nationalism in the early 19th century, this time with the Vikings as heroic figures. The name is", "title": "Gothicism" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.03, "text": "Johann Gottfried Herder and Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock. In Scandinavian architecture, Gothicism had its prime in the 1860s and 1870s, but it continued until 1900. The interest in Old Norse subjects led to the creation of a special architecture in wood inspired by stave churches, and it was in Norway that the style had its largest impact. The details that are often found in this style are dragon heads, from which it is often called \"\"dragon style\"\", false arcades, lathed colonnades, protruding lofts and a ridged roof. Gothicism Gothicism or Gothism (; ) was a cultural movement in Sweden, centered on", "title": "Gothicism" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.02, "text": "Somerville designed its new campus (1928–1930) in the style. American architect Alexander Jackson Davis is \"\"generally credited with coining the term\"\" documented in a handwritten description of his own \"\"English Collegiate Gothic Mansion\"\" of 1853 for the Harrals of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The movement was known as \"\"Collegiate Gothic\"\" in the 1890s. In his praise for Cope & Stewardson's Quadrangle Dormitories at the University of Pennsylvania, architect Ralph Adams Cram revealed some of the racial and cultural implications underlying the Collegiate Gothic: Collegiate Gothic complexes were most often horizontal compositions, save for a single tower or towers serving as an exclamation.", "title": "Collegiate Gothic" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.62, "text": "July 6, 1997. This exhibit included work by Jake and Dinos Chapman, Mike Kelley, Gregory Crewdson, Robert Gober, Jim Hodges, Douglas Gordon, Abigail Lane, Tony Oursler, Alexis Rockman, and Cindy Sherman. Gavin's 2008 book \"\"Hell Bound\"\" continued to theorize the existence of the movement. She has also referred to the style as \"\"the art of fear\"\". The term is associated with work by Banks Violette, David Noonan and Gabríela Friðriksdóttir, in particular, as well as Christian Jankowski, Marnie Weber, Boo Saville, Terence Koh, and Matthew Stone. Gavin also includes Olaf Breuning, Tal R, Dr Lakra, Abdul Vas, Joss McKinley, Jonathan", "title": "New Gothic" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.55, "text": "helped spur growing interest in the art of Africa and Southeast Asia. He is credited by philosopher Gilles Deleuze in \"\"A Thousand Plateaus\"\" as being the first person to see abstraction \"\"as the very beginning of art or the first expression of an artistic will.\"\" His second book, \"\"Form in the Gothic\"\" (1911) expanded on ideas in the concluding section of his first book. Focused on Gothic art and architecture, it drew sharp distinctions between northern and southern European versions of the style. He wrote several more books, but none caught on to the same extent as the first two.", "title": "Wilhelm Worringer" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.42, "text": "New Gothic \"\"Not to be confused with the Neo-Gothic architectural style.\"\" New Gothic or Neo-Gothic is a contemporary art movement that emphasizes darkness and horror. \"\"The Art Manifesto\"\" was written by Gothic subculture artist Charles Moffat in 2001, who also coined the term in an effort to differentiate it from Gothic architecture. The manifesto was later updated in 2003, but both versions emphasize rebellion against normality. The style may be said to have begun (even if named later) with the \"\"Gothic\"\" exhibition organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, curated by Christoph Grunenberg, which took place April 24 –", "title": "New Gothic" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.39, "text": "Italian, and Gothic architecture\"\", which, published during the Gothic Revival in England, had considerable influence in extending the movement, and supplied valuable inspiration to young architects. In 1848 he edited the fifth edition of Thomas Rickman's \"\"Gothic architecture\"\", and in 1849 he published a handbook based on his earlier volume entitled \"\"Introduction to the study of Gothic architecture\"\". The completion of Hudson Turner's \"\"Domestic architecture of the Middle Ages\"\" next engaged his attention, three volumes being published (1853–60). He published \"\"Medieval architecture of Chester\"\" in 1858 and \"\"Architectural antiquities of the city of Wells\"\" in 1866. Parker was one of", "title": "John Henry Parker" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.25, "text": "the High Middle Ages have largely lost the negative connotations they initially had, acquiring new meanings over time (see Gothic architecture and Goth subculture). The Gothic and the Baroque were both named during subsequent stylistic periods when the preceding style was unpopular. The word \"\"Gothic\"\" was applied as a pejorative term to all things Northern European and, hence, barbarian, probably first by Giorgio Vasari. Vasari is also credited with first using the term \"\"Renaissance\"\" (\"\"rinascita\"\") to describe the period during which he was art historian, artist, and architect. Giorgio Vasari coined the term \"\"Gothic\"\" in an effort to describe, particularly", "title": "Periodization" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.22, "text": "Modern Gothic style Modern Gothic, also known as Reformed Gothic, was an Aesthetic Movement style of the 1860s and 1870s in architecture, furniture and decorative arts, that was popular in Great Britain and the United States. A rebellion against the excessive ornament of Second Empire and Rococo Revival furniture, it advocated simplicity and honesty of construction, and ornament derived from nature. Unlike the Gothic Revival, it sought not to copy Gothic designs, but to adapt them, abstract them, and apply them to new forms. The style's leading advocates were English designers Christopher Dresser and Charles Eastlake. Eastlake's \"\"Hints on Household", "title": "Modern Gothic style" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.19, "text": "International Gothic <includeonly></includeonly> International Gothic is a period of Gothic art which began in Burgundy, France, and northern Italy in the late 14th and early 15th century. It then spread very widely across Western Europe, hence the name for the period, which was introduced by the French art historian Louis Courajod at the end of the 19th century. Artists and portable works, such as illuminated manuscripts, travelled widely around the continent, leading to a common aesthetic among the royalty and higher nobility and considerably reducing the variation in national styles among works produced for the courtly elites. The main influences", "title": "International Gothic" } ]
what is the central idea of the poem the rime of ancient mariner?
[ "a violation of nature" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.14, "text": "a salvation story. The poem's structure is multi-layered text based on Coleridge's interest in Higher Criticism. \"\"Like the Iliad or Paradise Lost or any great historical product, the \"\"Rime\"\" is a work of transhistorical rather than so-called universal significance. This verbal distinction is important because it calls attention to a real one. Like The Divine Comedy or any other poem, the \"\"Rime\"\" is not valued or used always or everywhere or by everyone in the same way or for the same reasons.\"\" George Whalley, in his 1946–47 essay, \"\"The Mariner and the Albatross\"\", suggests that the Ancient Mariner is an", "title": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.73, "text": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originally The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere) is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–98 and published in 1798 in the first edition of \"\"Lyrical Ballads\"\". Some modern editions use a revised version printed in 1817 that featured a gloss. Along with other poems in \"\"Lyrical Ballads\"\", it is often considered a signal shift to modern poetry and the beginning of British Romantic literature. \"\"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner\"\" relates the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a", "title": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.66, "text": "to tutelary spirits: \"\"Suppose you represent him as having killed one of these birds on entering the south sea, and the tutelary spirits of these regions take upon them to avenge the crime.\"\" By the time the trio finished their walk, the poem had taken shape. Bernard Martin argues in \"\"The Ancient Mariner and the Authentic Narrative\"\" that Coleridge was also influenced by the life of Anglican clergyman John Newton, who had a near-death experience aboard a slave ship. The poem may also have been inspired by the legends of the Wandering Jew, who was forced to wander the earth", "title": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.5, "text": "that the poem may have been inspired by the voyage of Thomas James into the Arctic. According to William Wordsworth, the poem was inspired while Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Wordsworth's sister Dorothy were on a walking tour through the Quantock Hills in Somerset. The discussion had turned to a book that Wordsworth was reading, \"\"A Voyage Round The World by Way of the Great South Sea\"\" (1726) by Captain George Shelvocke. In the book, a melancholy sailor, Simon Hatley, shoots a black albatross: As they discussed Shelvocke's book, Wordsworth proffers the following developmental critique to Coleridge, which importantly contains a reference", "title": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.28, "text": "to sailors who thought it was a naval songbook. Coleridge made several modifications to the poem over the years. In the second edition of \"\"Lyrical Ballads\"\", published in 1800, he replaced many of the archaic words. The poem may have been inspired by James Cook's second voyage of exploration (1772–1775) of the South Seas and the Pacific Ocean; Coleridge's tutor, William Wales, was the astronomer on Cook's flagship and had a strong relationship with Cook. On this second voyage Cook crossed three times into the Antarctic Circle to determine whether the fabled great southern continent existed. Critics have also suggested", "title": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.28, "text": "until Judgement Day for a terrible crime, found in Charles Maturin's Melmoth the Wanderer, M. G. Lewis' \"\"The Monk\"\" (a novel Coleridge reviewed) and the legend of the \"\"Flying Dutchman\"\". It is argued that the harbour at Watchet in Somerset was the primary inspiration for the poem, although some time before, John Cruikshank, a local acquaintance of Coleridge's, had related a dream about a skeleton ship manned by spectral sailors. In September 2003, a commemorative statue, by Alan B. Herriot of Penicuik, Scotland, was unveiled at Watchet harbour. In \"\"Biographia Literaria\"\", Coleridge wrote: In \"\"Table Talk\"\", Coleridge wrote: Wordsworth wrote", "title": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.25, "text": "and begins to sink. The man is then seen adrift in a Lusitania lifeboat only to be picked up decades later by the SS \"\"Andrea Doria\"\". The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originally The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere) is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–98 and published in 1798 in the first edition of \"\"Lyrical Ballads\"\". Some modern editions use a revised version printed in 1817 that featured a gloss. Along with other poems in \"\"Lyrical Ballads\"\", it is often considered a signal shift to", "title": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.98, "text": "long sea voyage. The mariner stops a man who is on the way to a wedding ceremony and begins to narrate a story. The wedding-guest's reaction turns from bemusement to impatience to fear to fascination as the mariner's story progresses, as can be seen in the language style: Coleridge uses narrative techniques such as personification and repetition to create a sense of danger, the supernatural, or serenity, depending on the mood in different parts of the poem. The mariner's tale begins with his ship departing on its journey. Despite initial good fortune, the ship is driven south by a storm", "title": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.86, "text": "identified \"\"the sea as an archetype of the Sublime in nature: 'of all the objects that I have ever seen, there is none which affects my imagination as much as the sea or ocean' \"\". Later in this century Samuel Taylor Coleridge's narrative poem \"\"Rime of the Ancient Mariner\"\" (1798), developed the idea of the ocean as \"\"realm of unspoiled nature and a refuge from the perceived threats of civilization\"\". However, it is Byron \"\"who has taken most of the credit for inventing the nineteenth-century sea, in \"\"Childe Harold's Pilgrimage\"\" (1812-16): A distinct sea novel genre, which focuses on representing", "title": "Nautical fiction" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.73, "text": "every where, | Nor any drop to drink\"\" has appeared widely in popular culture, but usually given in a more natural modern phrasing as \"\"Water, water, everywhere | \"\"But not a drop to drink\"\"\"\"; some such appearances have, in turn, played on the frequency with which these lines are misquoted. The poem is referenced in the script of the 1939 film \"\"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\"\". The Iron Maiden song \"\"Rime of the Ancient Mariner\"\" from their fifth studio album \"\"Powerslave\"\" (1984) was inspired by and based on the poem, and quotes the poem in its lyrics. A 1971 episode", "title": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" } ]
what is the name given to the common currency to the european union?
[ "euro", "The euro" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.28, "text": "Eurozone The eurozone (), officially called the euro area, is a monetary union of 19 of the 28 European Union (EU) member states which have adopted the euro (€) as their common currency and sole legal tender. The monetary authority of the eurozone is the Eurosystem. The other nine members of the European Union continue to use their own national currencies, although most of them are obliged to adopt the euro in the future. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. Other", "title": "Eurozone" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.28, "text": "Eurozone The eurozone (), officially called the euro area, is a monetary union of 19 of the 28 European Union (EU) member states which have adopted the euro (€) as their common currency and sole legal tender. The monetary authority of the eurozone is the Eurosystem. The other nine members of the European Union continue to use their own national currencies, although most of them are obliged to adopt the euro in the future. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. Other", "title": "Eurozone" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.11, "text": "Germain Pirlot Germain Pirlot (born 18 March 1943 in Sart-Custinne, Gedinne, Belgium) is a Belgian esperantist and ex-teacher of French and history, presently living in Ostend. He is best known as the inventor of the name \"\"euro\"\" for the common currency of the European Union (EU). On August 4, 1995, Pirlot sent a letter to then President of the European Commission, Jacques Santer, in which he suggested the name \"\"euro\"\" to be used for the planned currency of the EU. Later, Pirlot received an official letter thanking him for the suggestion. The name \"\"euro\"\" was officially adopted by the European", "title": "Germain Pirlot" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.5, "text": "where 19 European Union (EU) member states have adopted the euro (€) as their common currency (euroization). Their exchange rates are effectively fixed to each other. There are similar examples of countries adopting the U.S. dollar as their domestic currency (dollarization): British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands and Zimbabwe. Monetary co-operation is the mechanism in which two or more monetary policies or exchange rates are linked, and can happen at regional or international level. The monetary co-operation does not necessarily need to be a", "title": "Fixed exchange-rate system" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.48, "text": "of the European Union do have many common policies within the EU and on behalf of the EU that are sometimes suggestive of a single state. It has a common executive (the European Commission), a single High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, a common European Security and Defence Policy, a supreme court (European Court of Justicebut only in matters of European Union law) and an intergovernmental research organisation (the EIROforum with members like CERN). The euro is often referred to as the \"\"single European currency\"\", which has been officially adopted by nineteen EU countries while seven other", "title": "United States of Europe" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.39, "text": "the European Union\"\". It was during Prodi's presidency, in 2002, that 11 EU member states ditched their national currencies and adopted the euro as their common currency. This commission (the 10th) saw an increase in power and influence following the Amsterdam Treaty. The treaty was the result of long negotiations which began in Messina, Sicily, on 2 June 1995, nearly forty years after the signing of the Treaty of Rome, and reached completion in Amsterdam on 18 June 1997. Following the formal signing of the Treaty on 2 October 1997, the Member States engaged in an equally long and complex", "title": "Romano Prodi" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.09, "text": "a number of common elements between them. NASCO and the SPP have both denied that there are any plans to establish a common currency, a \"\"NAFTA Superhighway\"\", or a North American Union in \"\"Myths vs Facts\"\" pages on their websites. The \"\"amero\"\" is the appellation given to what would be the North American Union's counterpart to the euro. It was first proposed in 1999 by Canadian economist Herbert G. Grubel. A senior fellow of the Fraser Institute think-tank, he published a book entitled \"\"The Case for the Amero\"\" in September 1999, the year that the euro became a virtual currency.", "title": "North American Union" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.03, "text": "set of regulatory standards, security perimeter, border pass, and advisory council, among other common goals. Robert Pastor, one of this task force's vice-chairmen, has advocated such a monetary union and has suggested that North America's common currency might be called the \"\"amero\"\", which would be similar in concept to the EU's euro. On October 30, 2006, while speaking at the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI) 2006 Annual Conference in Ottawa, former American Ambassador to Canada (2001–2005) and former Republican Governor of Massachusetts Paul Cellucci indicated that, after further economic integration, a union would exist in everything but name:", "title": "Independent Task Force on North America" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.97, "text": "Euro The euro (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 of member states of the European Union, as well as some of the territories of the EU. This group of states is known as the eurozone or euro area. It is the second largest and second most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar. The euro is subdivided into 100 cents. The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and its territories, four other European countries, as well as unilaterally by two others, and is consequently used", "title": "Euro" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.88, "text": "Green pound In the United Kingdom, the green pound was the common name for an exchange rate that was used to calculate the value of financial support within the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy until 1999. Prior to the institution of a common currency, the then European Economic Community decided in 1962 to denominate its transactions in its own internal unit of account – initially the gold parity unit of account, fixed to the value of gold, and equivalent to the US Dollar. Following the devaluation of the French franc and the revaluation of the Deutsche Mark in 1969, the", "title": "Green pound" } ]
what type of reproduction do whiptail lizards use?
[ "parthenogenesis", "Parthenogenesis", "parthenogenic" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.28, "text": "in developed areas, especially where homeowners keep livestock. All desert grassland whiptail lizards are female. Their reproduction process does not need male fertilization, although researchers observed pseudo-copulation that promotes fertilization during ovulation. This process involves the alternation between male-typical and female-typical sexual behaviors, driven by progesterone, in both lizards; corresponding to the state of their partner. The lizards reproduce by parthenogenesis, but offspring do not necessarily have the same chromosomes as their mother. This is because the lizards start off with twice the amount of chromosomes as would be found in sexually reproducing individuals. This diversity is maintained by combining", "title": "Desert grassland whiptail lizard" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.03, "text": "can lead to parthenogenetic reproduction is unknown. Recently, a hybrid parthenogenetic whiptail lizard was bred in the laboratory from a cross between an asexual and a sexual whiptail. Because multiple hybridization events can occur, individual parthenogenetic whiptail species can consist of multiple independent asexual lineages. Within lineages, there is very little genetic diversity, but different lineages may have quite different genotypes. An interesting aspect to reproduction in these asexual lizards is that mating behaviors are still seen, although the populations are all female. One female plays the role played by the male in closely related species, and mounts the female", "title": "Parthenogenesis" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.05, "text": "in both parent species (see Sexual differentiation). Parthenogenesis allows the resulting all-female population to reproduce and thus evolve into a unique species capable of reproduction. This combination of interspecific hybridization and parthenogenesis exists as a reproductive strategy in several species of whiptail lizard within the genus \"\"Aspidoscelis\"\" to which the New Mexico whiptail belongs. The New Mexico whiptail grows from in length, and is typically overall brown or black in color with seven pale yellow stripes from head to tail. Light colored spots often occur between the stripes. They have a white or pale blue underside, with a blue or", "title": "New Mexico whiptail" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.91, "text": "The lizard is a female-only species that reproduces by producing an egg through parthenogenesis. Despite reproducing asexually, and being an all-female species, the whiptail still engages in mating behavior with other females of its own species. A common theory is that this behavior stimulates ovulation, as those that do not \"\"mate\"\" do not lay eggs. New Mexico whiptail The New Mexico whiptail (\"\"Aspidoscelis neomexicanus\"\") is a female-only species of lizard found in the southwestern United States in New Mexico and Arizona, and in northern Mexico in Chihuahua. It is the official state reptile of New Mexico. It is one of", "title": "New Mexico whiptail" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.67, "text": "blue-green colored throat. They are slender bodied, with a long tail. Like most other whiptail lizards, the New Mexico whiptail is diurnal and insectivorous. They are wary, energetic, and fast moving, darting for cover if approached. They are found in a wide variety of semi-arid habitats, including grassland, rocky areas, shrubland, or mountainside woodlands. Reproduction occurs through parthenogenesis, with up to four unfertilized eggs being laid in mid summer, and hatching approximately eight weeks later. The New Mexico whiptail lizard is a crossbreed of a western whiptail, which lives in the desert, and the little striped whiptail, which favours grasslands.", "title": "New Mexico whiptail" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.45, "text": "animal phyla. Parthenogenesis occurs in the hammerhead shark and the blacktip shark. In both cases, the sharks had reached sexual maturity in captivity in the absence of males, and in both cases the offspring were shown to be genetically identical to the mothers. The New Mexico whiptail is another example. Reptiles use the ZW sex-determination system, which produces either males (with ZZ sex chromosomes) or females (with ZW or WW sex chromosomes). Until 2010, it was thought that the ZW chromosome system used by reptiles was incapable of producing viable WW offspring, but a (ZW) female boa constrictor was discovered", "title": "Asexual reproduction" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.17, "text": "producing viable WW offspring, but a (ZW) female boa constrictor was discovered to have produced viable female offspring with WW chromosomes. Parthenogenesis has been studied extensively in the New Mexico whiptail in the genus \"\"Aspidoscelis\"\" of which 15 species reproduce exclusively by parthenogenesis. These lizards live in the dry and sometimes harsh climate of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. All these asexual species appear to have arisen through the hybridization of two or three of the sexual species in the genus leading to polyploid individuals. The mechanism by which the mixing of chromosomes from two or three species", "title": "Parthenogenesis" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.16, "text": "(female) lizards engage in \"\"masculine\"\" sexual roles. Those animals with currently high oestrogen levels assume \"\"feminine\"\" sexual roles. Lizards that perform the courtship ritual have greater fecundity than those kept in isolation due to an increase in hormones triggered by the sexual behaviours. So, even though asexual whiptail lizards populations lack males, sexual stimuli still increase reproductive success. From an evolutionary standpoint these females are passing their full genetic code to all of their offspring rather than the 50% of genes that would be passed in sexual reproduction. It is rare to find true parthenogenesis in fishes, where females produce", "title": "Animal sexual behaviour" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.05, "text": "Desert grassland whiptail lizard The desert grassland whiptail lizard (\"\"Aspidoscelis uniparens\"\") is an all-female species of reptiles. It was formerly placed in the genus \"\"Cnemidophorus\"\". \"\"A. uniparens\"\" have limited social stimuli, having only two basic needs: finding food and avoiding predators. A common predator of the whiptail lizard is the leopard lizard, that prey on \"\"A. uniparens\"\" by using ambush and stalk haunting tactics. These reptiles reproduce by parthenogenesis. In this process, eggs undergo a chromosome doubling after meiosis, developing into lizards without being fertilized. However, ovulation is enhanced by female-female courtship and \"\"mating\"\" (pseudo-copulation) rituals that resemble the behavior", "title": "Desert grassland whiptail lizard" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.98, "text": "sister chromatids instead of pairing homologous chromosomes, thus allowing a recombination and genetic diversity. Current studies suggest that the lizards may be able to distinguish between homologous chromosomes and sister chromatids. The lizard is a triploid unisexual species that reproduce asexually. The lizards were a result from a cross breed of two bisexual species, \"\"A. inornata\"\" and \"\"A. burti\"\". This then produced a diploid unisexual, which backcrossed to \"\"inornata\"\" and produced triploid \"\"uniparens\"\". For the most part, the lizards eat spiders, termites, antlions, beetles, and short-horned grasshoppers. Their dominant foods vary little over time. Research suggests that this may be", "title": "Desert grassland whiptail lizard" } ]
who created the borders of africa's countries?
[ "European imperial powers" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.47, "text": "on certain cultural and ethnic identifications. At other times, kings, emirs or sheikhs were placed as semi-autonomous rulers over the newly created nation states, usually chosen by the same imperial powers that for some drew the new borders, for services rendered to European powers like the British Empire, e.g. Sherif Hussein ibn Ali. Many African states did not attain independence until the 1960s from France after bloody insurgencies for their freedom. These struggles were settled by the imperial powers approving the form of independence given, so as a consequence almost all of these borders have remained. Some of these borders", "title": "Arab world" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.92, "text": "were artificially created and agreed upon by colonial powers. The Berlin Conference of 1884 systemized European colonization in Africa and is frequently acknowledged as the genesis of the Scramble for Africa. The Conference implemented the Principle of Effective Occupation in Africa which allowed European states with even the most tenuous connection to an African region to claim dominion over its land, resources, and people. In effect, it allowed for the arbitrary construction of sovereign borders in a territory where they had never previously existed. Jeffrey Herbst has written extensively on the impact of state organization in Africa. He notes, because", "title": "Western European colonialism and colonization" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.7, "text": "architectural overseer who created the strong earthen walls that surround her city, which were the prototype for the fortifications used in all Hausa states. She subsequently built many of these fortifications, which became known as ganuwar Amina or Amina's walls, around various conquered cities. The objectives of her conquests were twofold: extension of her nation beyond its primary borders and reducing the conquered cities to a vassal status. Sultan Muhammad Bello of Sokoto stated that, \"\"She made war upon these countries and overcame them entirely so that the people of Katsina paid tribute to her and the men of Kano", "title": "Legends of Africa" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.66, "text": "the entire Africa and the African-Arab world. History and Arab and African peoples will cherish your efforts that contributed to the creation of a mechanism to transcend the differences between these two countries and will remember you as the Arab and African leader who has initiated Africa's unity through the creation of the [African Union] and the continuation of actions for the unification of the Arab and African worlds.\"\" Although it was not specified in the Tripoli Agreement, Gaddafi now wanted a temporary closure of the loosely enforced border between Sudan and Chad. Gaddafi said that \"\"these measures are stated", "title": "Tripoli Agreement" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.53, "text": "Coast and Sierra Leone and separated from Mali by the country of Upper Volta. Attempts to bridge this gap by including Upper Volta in the union failed, despite a number of overtures by Nkrumah. In one meeting between Maurice Yaméogo, the president of Upper Volta, and Nkrumah the two pledged to work together toward \"\"effective unity of Africa\"\" and together knocked down a wall constructed specifically for the ceremony. Similarly, although Mali and Guinea share a border, there had been little creation of significant transportation infrastructure between the countries (both of them being more significantly linked to Senegal during the", "title": "Union of African States" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.48, "text": "that would eliminate landlocked countries, as a way to mitigate border disputes, reunite African nationalities currently divided by the colonial borders, provide new states with an adequate resource base, ease existing intrastate ethnic tensions, enhance Africa's world standing, and reduce inter-ethnic tensions. With these critical objectives in mind, Gakwandi proposed a new political map of Africa consisting of seven African conglomerate states to represent the critical regions of Africa. These seven new states consisted of the Sahara Republic, Senegambia, Central Africa and Swahili Republic, Ethiopia, Swahili Republic, Mozambia, and Madagascar. The Sahara Republic state would encompass North Africa, Senegambia would", "title": "Arthur Gakwandi" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.36, "text": "nations met at the Berlin West Africa Conference to discuss the partitioning of Africa. It was agreed that European claims to parts of Africa would only be recognised if Europeans provided effective occupation. In a series of treaties in 1890–1891, colonial boundaries were completely drawn. All of Sub-Saharan Africa was claimed by European powers, except for Ethiopia (Abyssinia) and Liberia. The European powers set up a variety of different administrations in Africa, reflecting different ambitions and degrees of power. In some areas, such as parts of British West Africa, colonial control was tenuous and intended for simple economic extraction, strategic", "title": "History of Africa" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.34, "text": "joined the Ugandan diplomatic service in 1998 and served in various capacities as an ambassador. Gakwandi theorized a re-imagined African continent, due to his belief that \"\"political restructuring of the continent is a more important priority that needs to be addressed before economic restructuring can bring about the desired results.\"\" Moreover, Gakwandi argues that the colonially inherited borders are the source of the small size of the majority of African states, causing the levels of poverty, dependency, underdevelopment, and ethnic conflict that is currently experienced in the region. Thus, Gakwandi proposed the creation of a new political map of Africa", "title": "Arthur Gakwandi" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.31, "text": "the borders were artificially created, they generally do not conform to “typical demographic, ethnographic, and topographic boundaries.” Instead, they were manufactured by colonialists to advance their political goals. This led to large scale issues, like the division of ethnic groups; and small scale issues, such as families’ homes being separated from their farms. William F. S. Miles of Northeastern University, argues that this perfunctory division of the entire continent created expansive ungoverned borderlands. These borderlands persist today and are havens for crimes like human trafficking and arms smuggling. Herbst notes a modern paradox regarding the colonial borders in Africa: while", "title": "Western European colonialism and colonization" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.25, "text": "African countries achieved their independence from France. Through the efforts of Amílcar Cabral and others, the Portuguese colonies of Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe followed suit and achieved independence during the mid-1970s, in what was to be the last important wave of African decolonization. In 1946, there were 35 member states in the United Nations, but as the newly independent nations joined the organization, by 1970 membership increased to 127. The emergence of newly independent countries in Africa and Asia that used the borders of the imperial partitions later led to further conflict. In many", "title": "20th-century events" } ]
when was the peak to peak gondola built?
[ "in 2007 and 2008" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.55, "text": "built by the Doppelmayr Garaventa Group in 2007 and 2008 at a cost of CDN$51 million. The Peak 2 Peak Gondola is the first Doppelmayr \"\"3S\"\" tri-cable lift in North America; there are four similar but smaller lifts in Europe which were built in 1991, 1994, 2002, 2004 and 2010 in Switzerland, Austria, France and Germany. Whistler-Blackcomb has touted the gondola as an iconic attraction and uses it to transport skiers in the winter months as well as sightseers year round. Whistler Mountain was opened by the Garibaldi Lift Company in 1965 and Blackcomb opened under separate ownership in 1980.", "title": "Peak 2 Peak Gondola" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.39, "text": "delayed by one year. Whistler Blackcomb announced on April 17, 2007, that groundbreaking would occur in May 2007. Whistler-Blackcomb broke ground for the Peak 2 Peak Gondola in a ceremony on May 21, 2007. The Doppelmayr Garaventa Group would supply the gondola itself and Timberline Construction was the general contractor and Glotman Simpson were the Consulting Engineers. Fatzer AG of Switzerland would make the four track cables and one haul rope that would carry the gondolas across the valley while CWA, also of Switzerland, would build the 28 gondola cabins. 80 workers from Whistler Blackcomb, Doppelmayr Garaventa, Timberline Construction and", "title": "Peak 2 Peak Gondola" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.66, "text": "the four track cables and haul rope that would suspend the gondola cabins. The five spools of cable left Europe by ship on April 10, 2008. By the time construction started again in the spring of 2008, ten feet of snow still covered the mountains and concrete had to be transported up the mountain by helicopter. Towers 4 and 1 were completed in early spring using mobile cranes. The five cables arrived in the Port of Vancouver, Washington, USA on June 9 and were shipped to Whistler via train, arriving on June 16. Vancouver, Washington was used because it owns", "title": "Peak 2 Peak Gondola" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.47, "text": "North Construction worked throughout the summer of 2007. Work completed on the Blackcomb side by that summer included the relocation of the top terminals of the Solar Coaster Express and Catskinner chairlifts on Blackcomb, excavation of both terminal locations, foundations for both terminals, foundations for all four intermediate towers, and steel erection of towers 2 and 3. Construction stopped for the winter in November 2007. During the winter, the remaining two gondola towers and each terminal’s machinery were built at the Garaventa factory in Goldau, Switzerland and the Doppelmayr factories in Wolfurt, Austria and St. Jerome, Quebec. Fatzer AG manufactured", "title": "Peak 2 Peak Gondola" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.45, "text": "that indicated 92% of winter visitors and 86% of summer visitors would use the gondola at least once. HSBC Bank Canada and Scotia Capital agreed to provide Intrawest with financing for the project, allowing it to move forward. Intrawest announced the gondola project to employees and the Municipality of Whistler’s Council on September 19, 2005, and held a community open house shortly thereafter. At the time, construction was expected to start in the summer of 2006 and continue for 2 years for an opening for the 2007-2008 ski season. On March 30, 2006, it was announced that construction would be", "title": "Peak 2 Peak Gondola" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.42, "text": "September 19, 2008 with a single Doppelmayr engineer, Mathias Zudrell, aboard. The remaining cabins were put on line and the system underwent extensive testing until its Grand Opening on December 12, 2008. The impact of such an expensive project on lift ticket prices was always a concern, especially because the gondola would not open any new ski terrain. When the project was announced in 2005, residents were promised that Peak 2 Peak access would be an optional add-on to a lift ticket or season pass. In a 2005 open house, the resort estimated the additional cost on a season pass", "title": "Peak 2 Peak Gondola" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.34, "text": "After the gondola machinery was installed, steel enclosures were constructed and covered with a blue, translucent material. On August 29 and 30, the two ends of the haul rope were spliced together in a braid to form a continuous loop that could pull the cabins. The splice was performed by Norm Duke of Wyoming, who is one of only a few splicers in North America. The splicing process took 14 workers from Whistler-Blackcomb and Doppelmayr Garaventa over 15 hours to complete. The 28 sky cabins arrived in Whistler starting on August 26. The first twelve cabins crossed the span on", "title": "Peak 2 Peak Gondola" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.7, "text": "alert aircraft of the gondola as an obstacle. Strobe lights and loud noises over all radio frequencies are used to alert pilots who come too close to the gondola. The grand opening ceremony on December 12, 2008 featured Steve Podborski as emcee and Red Bull Air Force members BASE jumping from the middle of the gondola. The Peak 2 Peak Gondola was the subject of a 2009 Discovery Channel documentary. Crews began filming the project during groundbreaking in May 2007. The documentary aired at 9 pm on December 23 and at 2 am on December 24, 2009, on Discovery Channel", "title": "Peak 2 Peak Gondola" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.69, "text": "Canada. It was titled \"\"Peak 2 Peak: Building the Worlds Biggest Gondola\"\". The gondola was also featured in the History Channel's show Modern Marvels in the episode \"\"Winter Tech,\"\" which showed the technology behind the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. On February 6, 2014, Graham Dickinson carried out an illegal BASE jump from the highest point of the Peak 2 Peak Gondola and landed safely in the valley below. In order to exit the gondola, Dickinson and a female accomplice (Kathleen Adams) had to pry open the doors causing an estimated $10,000 worth of damage. They posted a video of", "title": "Peak 2 Peak Gondola" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.22, "text": "plates that essentially scoop the load from the train and set it onto the trailer deck. The five cables were trucked up Blackcomb Mountain for pulling across the valley starting June 19. Their entire journey from Switzerland to the top of Blackcomb Mountain was coordinated by OmniTrans Corporation. Each track cable was winched down Blackcomb Mountain to the valley floor, then up Whistler Mountain. While the cables were pulled for twelve straight weeks, terminal construction continued with the gondola machinery being mounted on concrete foundations. The drive terminal on Whistler Mountain had the gondola’s motors installed in an underground vault.", "title": "Peak 2 Peak Gondola" } ]
who has won the most united states championships?
[ "Lex Luger", "Ric Flair" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.5, "text": "Joan Moore Gnat, John Roethlisberger, and Sam Mikulak each won four times. Kurt Thomas, Kim Zmeskal, Paul Hamm each won three times. The record for most titles in one event is held by Alicia Sacramone, who won six women's vault competitions from 2005 to 2012. The record for most individual titles across all events is Dominique Dawes, with fifteen. In 2012, the top three finishers in the women's all-around were Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, and Aly Raisman. It was Wieber's second consecutive all-around title. In the individual events, Douglas won on uneven bars, Raisman won on balance beam and floor,", "title": "USA Gymnastics National Championships" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.92, "text": "has eleven medals, Carl Lewis won ten and Michael Johnson won eight. All three won eight gold medals. Johnson is the nation's most successful athlete individually (and the third most successful overall), having won six gold medals in the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash. American Gail Devers is the second most successful woman individually, with four golds and two silver medals from the 100-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles. Felix and Amy Acuff have made the most appearances for the United States, each having represented their country at eight separate editions. The United States team was severely affected by doping during", "title": "United States at the World Championships in Athletics" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.59, "text": "for the most world titles by an American. Kwan's nine world medals overall is the all-time record for an American skater in any discipline. The only ladies' singles skater with more world titles or medals is Sonia Henie of Norway. Kwan won nine U.S. Championships (1996, 1998–2005), tying the record for most wins set by Maribel Vinson-Owen (1928–1933, 1935–1937). She holds the record for the most consecutive U.S. titles (eight) and most consecutive U.S. Championship medals (twelve). She also earned the silver medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and the bronze medal in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Kwan", "title": "Michelle Kwan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.34, "text": "United States National Snooker Championship The United States National Snooker Championship is an annual snooker competition played in the USA and is the highest ranking amateur event in the USA. The competition was established in 1991 and was won by Tom Kollins, who currently holds the record for most championship wins, having won the title again in 1992, 1998, 1999 and 2001. Both the winner and runner-up are automatically selected to represent the United States in the following IBSF World Snooker Championship. The championship is currently held by New York's Ahmed Aly Elsayed, who won his fourth title at the", "title": "United States National Snooker Championship" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.31, "text": "five U.S. National Champions. They each earn the right to represent the United States at the World Yo-Yo Contest, either in the semi-finals for 1A, or the finals for 2A-5A. Only Zach Gormley, Yuuki Spencer and Gentry Stein have ever won the 1A division more than once. Bryan Figueroa holds the record for National Titles with 6 in as many years. Shane Karan remains the only player to ever win two divisions in the same year. California has produced the most Nation Champions over the years. In 2013, Ian Johnson completed a flawless routine in the 4A division. The US", "title": "U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.11, "text": "In women's play, Paola Longoria (Mexico) has the most US Open titles with five, Rhonda Rajsich (US) has four, one more than Christie Van Hees (Canada) with three. Michelle Gould (US), Cheryl Gudinas (US), and Jackie Paraiso (US) have each won two US Open titles. Kerri Wachtel (US) won the title once. Racquetball is included in the Pan American Games, World Games and Central American and Caribbean Games. Also, the regional associations of the International Racquetball Federation organize their own continental championships: Asian Championships, European Championships and Pan American Championships. Racquetball is very similar to the British sport of 'racketball',", "title": "Racquetball" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.11, "text": "championships medal table at every edition bar 1983 and 1987 (East Germany), 2001 (Russia) and 2015 (Kenya). It also ranks number one on points in the national placing tables. As one of the foremost nations in the sport internationally, its delegations for the championships are among the largest. The most decorated athlete of the competition's history is American: Allyson Felix has won sixteen World Championships medals, eleven of them gold, competing across the individual and relay sprint events. Among men, the United States has three of the four most decorated men (after Usain Bolt), all of them sprinters; LaShawn Merritt", "title": "United States at the World Championships in Athletics" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.8, "text": "national governing body for gymnastics, so the USA Gymnastics national champions from 1963 to 1969 are not the official champions. The first USA Gymnastics national championships were held in Park Ridge, Illinois, in June 1963. Since then, the event has been held each year, usually over a period of several days during the summer. The 2012 championships were held in St. Louis, Missouri, in June. The record for most all-around titles since 1971 is held by Blaine Wilson, who won five consecutive men's competitions from 1996 to 2000, and Simone_Biles, who won from 2013 to 2016, and again in 2018.", "title": "USA Gymnastics National Championships" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.75, "text": "Abby Marshall, Shearwood McClelland III, Asuka Nakamura, Hikaru Nakamura, and Ray Robson. In the 2000s, new national championships held include the National Youth Action championship (held in November) and the U.S. Junior Chess Congress (held in February). Unofficially, the record for most individual national championships is 13, shared by Harutyun Akopyan and Asuka Nakamura. In 2013, US Junior Chess Champion was GM Daniel Naroditsky, and in 2014 it was GM Kayden Troff. Previous repeat winners of the team events for the different age groups include the Julia R. Masterman School, from Philadelphia, PA, Stuyvesant High School and Hunter College High", "title": "Scholastic chess in the United States" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.64, "text": "The United States has also won the most team titles, and have had most competitors amongst the final eight individually. Germany, the Netherlands and Israel are the only other countries with more than one champion. Canada, Italy and Austria are the most successful nations that have never won a title. Magic: The Gathering World Championship The \"\"Magic: The Gathering\"\" World Championships \"\"(Worlds)\"\" have been held annually since 1994. It is the most important tournament in the game of \"\"\"\", offering cash prizes of up to $100,000 to the winners. With the exception of the first edition, Worlds is an invitation-only", "title": "Magic: The Gathering World Championship" } ]
who played harley in harley davidson and the marlboro man?
[ "Mickey Rourke" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.56, "text": "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a 1991 action biker film starring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson, with a supporting cast including Chelsea Field, Daniel Baldwin, Giancarlo Esposito, Tom Sizemore, and Vanessa Williams. It is directed by Simon Wincer from a screenplay by Don Michael Paul. The film provides a notable example of the \"\"biker\"\" stereotype. The title character in the film is named after the motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson. The film was a critical and financial failure, earning only $7 million at the domestic box office (the budget was estimated at $23 million).", "title": "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.23, "text": "It has since become a cult classic following its release to video. In the near future, Harley Davidson (Mickey Rourke) travels from Texas to Burbank, California to reconnect with his old friend Robert \"\"Marlboro Man\"\" Anderson (Don Johnson) at their old haunt; Rock N' Roll Bar & Grille. Their mutual friend Jack Daniels (Big John Studd) holds animosity towards Harley over an affair he and his now-wife Lulu (Vanessa Williams) had years prior. The bar has fallen on hard times, and the Great Trust bank has threatened foreclosure, planning to demolish the building to make way for a skyscraper. Harley", "title": "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 27.05, "text": "film, which gained him a nomination for a Razzie award (also for \"\"Desperate Hours\"\"). In 1991 he starred in the box office bomb \"\"Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man\"\" as Harley Davidson, a biker whose best friend, Marlboro, was played by Don Johnson. In his last role before departing for the boxing ring, Rourke played an arms dealer chased by Willem Dafoe and Samuel L. Jackson in \"\"White Sands\"\", a film noir that reviewers found stylish but incoherent. Rourke's acting career eventually became overshadowed by his personal life and career decisions. Directors such as Alan Parker found it difficult to", "title": "Mickey Rourke" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.91, "text": "poignantly bad actioner about two legends-in-their-own-minds\"\". Vincent Canby of \"\"The New York Times\"\" wrote, \"\"Mr. Rourke and Mr. Johnson handle their roles with more ease and humor than can be accommodated by a movie so stuffed with mindless fistfights, gunfights, helicopter chases, explosions and leaps from tall buildings.\"\" \"\"Time Out London\"\" called it \"\"utter rubbish, and badly dressed at that.\"\" Kim Newman of \"\"Empire\"\" wrote, \"\"For a while, its crassness is amusing, but as the plot sets in, it gradually turns into a stultifying bore.\"\" Johnson and Rourke have spoken negatively of the film. Rourke cited the film as the", "title": "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.88, "text": "Tom Sizemore in the cult classic action film \"\"Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man\"\"; also in 1991, Rourke—who had trained as a boxer in his early years—left acting and became a professional boxer for a time. After retiring from boxing in 1994, Rourke returned to acting and had supporting roles in several films, including the drama \"\"The Rainmaker\"\" (1997), the comedy-drama \"\"Buffalo '66\"\" (1998), the thriller-remake of \"\"Get Carter\"\" (2000), the mystery film \"\"The Pledge\"\" (2001), the crime dark comedy-drama \"\"Spun\"\" (2002), the action film \"\"Once Upon a Time in Mexico\"\" (2003) and the action thriller \"\"Man on Fire\"\" (2004),", "title": "Mickey Rourke" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.56, "text": "is pulled over for speeding by a motorcycle cop; his ex-lover Virginia Slim (Chelsea Field). The two spend the night together, during which Robert learns that she's engaged. Harley takes Virginia to breakfast the next morning, during which she tells him that Crystal Dream is 100% addictive and causes lasting neurological damage and, eventually, death. Robert, fuming about Virginia's upcoming marriage, steals her fiancé's motorcycle. He and Harley go to the bank's headquarters and talk to Wilder via telephone. They demand $2.5 million in exchange for the drugs. Wilder agrees to have someone meet them that night in the airplane", "title": "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.39, "text": "beginning of his decline in mainstream Hollywood. Johnson, while promoting the film gave a tongue-in-cheek interview where he was quoted as saying “If you're a fan of mindless action. If you don’t have a single brain cell in your head, this is the film for you.” \"\"Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man\"\" was released to DVD by MGM Home Entertainment on February 23st, 2001 as a Region 1 widescreen DVD and to Blu-Ray disc by Shout Factory (under license from MGM) on May 19th, 2015. Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a 1991", "title": "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.09, "text": "Part of Me\"\" by Vanessa Williams. An early scene around a pool table seems to have originally featured AC/DC's \"\"Hells Bells,\"\" but has been replaced by a sound-alike. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 22% of 18 surveyed critics gave it a positive review; the average rating was 3.6/10. Kevin Thomas of the \"\"Los Angeles Times\"\" called it \"\"a mindless cobbling from countless buddy movies\"\". Owen Gleiberman of \"\"Entertainment Weekly\"\" rated it C+ and called it \"\"a kinetic formula shoot-'em-up\"\" that is \"\"engagingly junky entertainment with a healthy sense of its own ludicrousness.\"\" \"\"Variety\"\" called it \"\"a dopey, almost", "title": "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.02, "text": "of July\"\" (1989). Other early roles included \"\"Lock Up\"\" (1989), \"\"Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man\"\" (1991), \"\"Point Break\"\" (1991), \"\"True Romance\"\" (1993), \"\"Natural Born Killers\"\" (1994) and \"\"Strange Days\"\" (1995). Sizemore starred in the independent drama film \"\"Love Is Like That\"\" (1993) with actress and model Pamela Gidley and had a supporting role in Kevin Costner's \"\"Wyatt Earp\"\" (1994) as Bat Masterson. For his performance in \"\"Heart and Souls\"\" (1993), he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. A succession of well-received supporting parts followed, notably including his portrayal of Michael Cheritto in the heist film", "title": "Tom Sizemore" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.92, "text": "and Robert convince Jack to help them rob one of the Bank's armoured cars in order to collect the funds necessary to renew the building's lease. The robbery mostly goes off without a hitch, but the trio are intercepted by a group of security agents who almost foil their getaway. Upon escaping, they discover the loot they stole from the van contains not money, but a new, experimental street drug called \"\"Crystal Dream.\"\" The bank's head of security Alexander (Daniel Baldwin) is ordered by CEO Chance Wilder (Tom Sizemore) to recover the stolen drugs and kill the thieves. Meanwhile, Robert", "title": "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man" } ]
when did the eagles win last super bowl?
[ "2017" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.2, "text": "the Patriots' last hopes. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Patriots by a score of 41–33. Nick Foles also was named Super Bowl MVP after the game. With this win, the Eagles finally won their first Super Bowl, and their first NFL title since 1960. A Super Bowl victory parade took place four days later on February 8. 2017 Philadelphia Eagles season The 2017 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 85th season in the National Football League, the 15th playing their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, and the second under head coach Doug Pederson. The Eagles improved their 7–9 record", "title": "2017 Philadelphia Eagles season" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.66, "text": "1980, under head coach Dick Vermeil, the Philadelphia Eagles, who had not played in a league championship since their 1960 NFL championship, advanced to their first ever Super Bowl. The Eagles were led by quarterback Ron Jaworski, who completed 257 out of 451 passes for 3,529 yards during the regular season, including 27 touchdowns and only 12 interceptions. Another key player on the Eagles offense was halfback Wilbert Montgomery, who was widely considered one of the top running backs in the NFL and had rushed for over 1,200 yards in each of the last two seasons. Injuries during the 1980", "title": "Super Bowl XV" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.61, "text": "to overcome numerous injuries, particularly to its defense, to reach the NFC Championship for the third year in a row, only to suffer a heartbreaking 14-3 loss against the Carolina Panthers. On January 23, 2005, the Eagles reached a fourth consecutive conference championship game (the first time this happened in the salary cap era of the NFL). At long last, the Eagles justified the hopes of their long-suffering fan base, defeating Michael Vick's much-hyped Atlanta Falcons, 27-10, sending them to their first Super Bowl in 24 years. The victory sent the city of Philadelphia into wild celebrations. With two Super", "title": "History of the Philadelphia Eagles" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.06, "text": "Super Bowl XV Super Bowl XV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1980 season. The Raiders defeated the Eagles by the score of 27–10, becoming the first wild card playoff team to win a Super Bowl. The game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 25, 1981, five days after the Iran hostage crisis ended. The game was thus held under patriotic fervor, as the pregame ceremonies honored", "title": "Super Bowl XV" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.05, "text": "as the rest of the game represented total domination from Nick Foles and the Eagles' offense, who racked up 456 total yards and 38 unanswered points. With a blowout win against one of the league's top defenses, the Eagles advanced to their third Super Bowl. The Philadelphia Eagles entered Super Bowl LII as a 5.5 point underdog to the defending champions; the New England Patriots. This was also their first appearance in 13 years, with their last Super Bowl berth happening in 2005 (Super Bowl XXXIX), which also happened to be against the New England Patriots. In the first quarter,", "title": "2017 Philadelphia Eagles season" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24, "text": "Super Bowl LII), team since the 1997–1998 Denver Broncos to win consecutive Super Bowls. New England also became the second team after the Dallas Cowboys to win three Super Bowls in four years. The Eagles were making their second Super Bowl appearance after posting a 13–3 regular season record. The game was close throughout, with the teams battling to a 14–14 tie by the end of the third quarter. The Patriots then scored 10 points in the 4th quarter with Corey Dillon's 2-yard touchdown run and Adam Vinatieri's 22-yard field goal. The Eagles then cut their deficit to 24–21, with", "title": "Super Bowl XXXIX" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.97, "text": "and they also drafted DeSean Jackson, a receiving threat when paired with McNabb. On January 11, 2009, the team defeated the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants 23–11 en route to their sixth NFC Championship Game. In the NFC Championship, the Eagles made a rally, going from 24–6 at halftime to 25–24 with three minutes left in the fourth quarter, but they lost to the Arizona Cardinals by a score of 32–25 after quarterback Kurt Warner scored a last minute touchdown. On August 13, 2009, the Eagles signed quarterback Michael Vick. On December 6, 2009, Andy Reid became only", "title": "Philadelphia Eagles" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.95, "text": "on December 28, 2008 and advanced to the playoffs. The Eagles then defeated the Minnesota Vikings 26-14 in the first round of the playoffs on January 4, 2009. They defeated their division rival and the defending Super Bowl champions the New York Giants 23-11 in the NFC Divisional Round to advance to their fifth NFC Championship game in nine years. For the third time in a decade, an all-Pennsylvania Super Bowl seemed possible, as the Pittsburgh Steelers won the AFC Championship against the Baltimore Ravens. However, the Eagles lost 32-25 to the Arizona Cardinals. In August, the team stirred up", "title": "History of the Philadelphia Eagles" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.89, "text": "time in January, the Eagles were also trying to end a losing streak—teams in the city of Philadelphia had lost six straight championships during presidential inauguration years, beginning with the 76ers loss in . The streak included the Eagles in Super Bowl XV in 1981. 1989 was not included in that streak, but 1977, 1981, 1985 (Flyers), 1993 (Phillies), 1997 (Flyers), and 2001 (76ers) were. The game was televised in the United States by Fox, with play-by-play announcer Joe Buck and color commentators Cris Collinsworth and Troy Aikman. Pam Oliver (Patriots sideline) and Chris Myers (Eagles sideline) served as sideline", "title": "Super Bowl XXXIX" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.88, "text": "in 1992, with two other coaches following him before they were fired) was their last season above .500 until 2016, when the Eagles went 7-5. Even though they finished 6-6 in 2011, the Eagles' two wins over FCS squads resulted in them not being invited to a bowl. In 2016, Eastern Michigan was finally invited to another bowl game, the Popeye's Bahamas Bowl against Old Dominion University. They were beaten 24-20. As for the Spartans, they would return to the California Bowl in 1990, which was their last until 2006. 1987 California Bowl The 1987 California Bowl was a college", "title": "1987 California Bowl" } ]
the actual name of the confederate force at gettysburg was?
[ "Confederate States Army" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.72, "text": "the actual landings stood in close to shore to furnish cover for the assault. \"\"Gettysburg\"\"s boats were used to help transport troops to the beaches. With the failure of the first attack on the Confederate works, plans were laid for another assault, this time including a landing force of sailors and marines to assault the sea face of the fort. In this second attack on 15 January 1865, \"\"Gettysburg\"\" again engaged the fort in the preliminary bombardment, and furnished a detachment of sailors under Lt. Roswell Lamson and other officers in an assault, which was stopped under the ramparts of", "title": "USS Gettysburg (1858)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.69, "text": "force selected to participate in the attack. The 55th NC Regiment saw many of its field and staff officers killed or wounded in the first two days of fighting at Gettysburg. On the third day of fighting, the 55th was put under the command of senior Captain Gilreath. On July 3 at 1:00 pm the artillery barrage from 140 Confederate cannons started, and at 3:00 pm, the Confederates formed a battle line to march across a mile of open field. Lt. Joseph Hoyle of company F recalled \"\"We moved forward exposed to a hot fire of grape shot and shells.", "title": "George Allen Gilreath" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.64, "text": "called for a double envelopment of the enemy. The wing under Brigadier General John Buford would cross the river at Beverly's Ford, northeast of Brandy Station. At the same time, David McMurtrie Gregg's wing would cross at Kelly's Ford, downstream to the southeast. However, Pleasonton was unaware of the precise disposition of the enemy and he incorrectly assumed that his force was substantially larger than the Confederates he faced. About 4:30 a.m. on June 9, Buford's column crossed the Rappahannock River and almost immediately encountered Confederate forces. After overcoming their shock at Buford's surprise attack, Confederate forces rallied and managed", "title": "Gettysburg Campaign" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.64, "text": "the Potomac, under Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, consisted of seven infantry corps, a cavalry corps, and an Artillery Reserve, for a combined strength of more than 100,000 men. The first major action of the campaign took place on June 9 between cavalry forces at Brandy Station, near Culpeper, Virginia. The 9,500 Confederate cavalrymen under Stuart were surprised by Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton's combined arms force of two cavalry divisions (8,000 troopers) and 3,000 infantry, but Stuart eventually repulsed the Union attack. The inconclusive battle, the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the war, proved for the first time that the Union", "title": "Battle of Gettysburg" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.56, "text": "David McM. Gregg and George Armstrong Custer repulsed the Confederate advances. In South Cavalry Field, after Pickett's Charge had been defeated, reckless cavalry charges against the right flank of the Confederate Army, ordered by Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, were easily repulsed, resulting in the death of Brig. Gen. Elon J. Farnsworth. Cavalry forces played a significant role at Gettysburg only on the first and third days of the battle. On the first day (July 1), the Union cavalry division of Brig. Gen. John Buford successfully delayed Confederate infantry forces under Maj. Gen. Henry Heth until Union infantry could arrive on", "title": "Battle of Gettysburg, Third Day cavalry battles" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.52, "text": "the Confederate attack was repulsed. The farthest advance of Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead's brigade of Maj. Gen. George Pickett's division at the Angle is referred to as the \"\"High-water mark of the Confederacy\"\", arguably representing the closest the South ever came to its goal of achieving independence from the Union via military victory. Union and Confederate soldiers locked in hand-to-hand combat, attacking with their rifles, bayonets, rocks and even their bare hands. Armistead ordered his Confederates to turn two captured cannons against Union troops, but discovered that there was no ammunition left, the last double canister shots having been", "title": "Battle of Gettysburg" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.48, "text": "large, battle-hardened attack force. Gettysburg was a crossroads junction in heavily wooded areas. Over three days, July 1–3, Confederate forces arrived piecemeal from the northwest, while Union forces arrived piecemeal from the east. By July 1 Meade was to the south of Lee—Lee's retreat was cut off and he had to fight, and had to win. Joseph Hooker, commanding the Army of the Potomac, was, as Lee had calculated, indeed tardy and afraid to fight Lee. He wanted to attack Richmond, but Lincoln vetoed that idea as impossible of success and replaced Hooker with George Meade. The new commander brooked", "title": "Gettysburg Campaign" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.47, "text": "Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg () was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, halting Lee's invasion of the North. After his success at Chancellorsville in Virginia in May 1863, Lee led his army through the Shenandoah Valley to begin his", "title": "Battle of Gettysburg" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.44, "text": "infantry forces from the direction of Cashtown, to the northwest. Confederate forces from the brigade of Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew had briefly clashed with Union forces the day before but believed they were Pennsylvania militia of little consequence, not the regular army cavalry that was screening the approach of the Army of the Potomac. General Buford recognized the importance of the high ground directly to the south of Gettysburg. He knew that if the Confederates could gain control of the heights, Meade's army would have a hard time dislodging them. He decided to utilize three ridges west of Gettysburg:", "title": "Battle of Gettysburg, First Day" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.44, "text": "two brigades of Confederate Maj. Gen. Henry Heth's division (of Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill's Third Corps) were delayed by dismounted Union cavalrymen under Brig. Gen. John Buford. As infantry reinforcements arrived under Maj. Gen. John F. Reynolds of the Union I Corps, the Confederate assaults down the Chambersburg Pike were repulsed, although Gen. Reynolds was killed. By early afternoon, the Union XI Corps, commanded by Major General Oliver Otis Howard, had arrived, and the Union position was in a semicircle from west to north of the town. The Confederate Second Corps under Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell began a massive", "title": "Battle of Gettysburg, First Day" } ]
what is upstream project in oil and gas?
[ "drilling exploratory wells" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.28, "text": "Upstream Oil and Gas industry. It is seen as one of the enablers of what has been called the next (or second) generation of Integrated operations, where a better integration across companies is the goal. The following projects are currently running (May 2009): Finalised projects include: One of the main requirements was (and still is) that the scope of the data model covers the entire lifecycle of a facility (e.g. oil refinery) and its components (e.g. pipes, pumps and their parts, etc.). Since such a facility over such a long time entails many different types of activities on a myriad", "title": "ISO 15926" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.05, "text": "Downstream (petroleum industry) The oil and gas industry is usually divided into three major sectors: upstream, midstream, and downstream. The downstream sector is the refining of petroleum crude oil and the processing and purifying of raw natural gas, as well as the marketing and distribution of products derived from crude oil and natural gas. The downstream sector reaches consumers through products such as gasoline or petrol, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel oil, heating oil, fuel oils, lubricants, waxes, asphalt, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as well as hundreds of petrochemicals. Midstream operations are often included in the downstream category", "title": "Downstream (petroleum industry)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.84, "text": "Upstream (petroleum industry) The oil and gas industry is usually divided into three major sectors: upstream (or exploration and production- E&P\"\")\"\", midstream and downstream. The upstream sector includes searching for potential underground or underwater crude oil and natural gas fields, drilling exploratory wells, and subsequently drilling and operating the wells that recover and bring the crude oil or raw natural gas to the surface. Upstream Industry has traditionally experienced the highest number of Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. M&A activity for upstream oil and gas deals in 2012 totaled $254 billion in 679 deals. A large chunk of this M&A, 33%", "title": "Upstream (petroleum industry)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.38, "text": "Integrated Operations in the High North Integrated Operations in the High North (IOHN, IO High North or IO in the High North) is a unique collaboration project that during a four-year period starting May 2008 is working on designing, implementing and testing a Digital Platform for what in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry is called the next or second generation of Integrated Operations. The work on the Digital platform is focussed on capture, transfer and integration of Real-time data from the remote production installations to the decision makers. A risk evaluation across the whole chain is also included. The", "title": "Integrated Operations in the High North" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.2, "text": "company that specializes in the sale and distribution of equipment to the oil and gas industry. Many major security companies take part in securing the industry. Any other oil and gas related business not defined above. ISO 20815 defines \"\"Upstream\"\" in its definition section as: <br> 3.1.48 upstream<br> business category of the petroleum industry involving exploration and production. Upstream (petroleum industry) The oil and gas industry is usually divided into three major sectors: upstream (or exploration and production- E&P\"\")\"\", midstream and downstream. The upstream sector includes searching for potential underground or underwater crude oil and natural gas fields, drilling exploratory", "title": "Upstream (petroleum industry)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.12, "text": "has increased from the initial capital-intensive projects in the upstream oil and gas industry, to include also relevant terminology for downstream oil and gas industry applications and to deal with real-time data related to the actual oil and gas production. ISO 15926 has also over the years evolved from a dictionary (a list of terms with definitions), over a taxonomy (added hierarchy) to an ontology (a formal representation of a set of concepts within a domain and the relationships between those concepts). ISO 15926 is therefore sometimes nicknamed the \"\"Oil and Gas Ontology.\"\", for some considered to be an essential", "title": "POSC Caesar" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.62, "text": "64,000,000 metric tons of sulfur produced worldwide in 2005 was byproduct sulfur from refineries and natural-gas processing plants. ISO 20815 defines \"\"downstream\"\" in its definition section as:<br> 3.1.8 downstream<br> business process, most commonly in petroleum industry, associated with post-production activities. Downstream (petroleum industry) The oil and gas industry is usually divided into three major sectors: upstream, midstream, and downstream. The downstream sector is the refining of petroleum crude oil and the processing and purifying of raw natural gas, as well as the marketing and distribution of products derived from crude oil and natural gas. The downstream sector reaches consumers through", "title": "Downstream (petroleum industry)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.58, "text": "for natural gas and petroleum in Lots 57 and X, respectively. The Camisea Project encompasses three segments—Upstream, Transportation, and Distribution of natural gas from the Camisea field, which is located in the Ucayali Basin in the Department of Cusco. Under the license contract, the Upstream Consortium holds the rights to produce natural gas and liquids in block 88 for 40 years. Investments to develop and produce, transport, and distribute natural gas from the Camisea field were estimated as follows: the Upstream Project to develop and produce natural gas, $550 million; the Transportation Project to transport natural gas and liquids to", "title": "Mineral industry of Peru" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.52, "text": "Upstream (newspaper) Upstream is an independent oil and gas industry upstream sector weekly newspaper and a daily internet news site. The newspaper is owned by NHST Media Group. It is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The newspaper covers the upstream sector of the global oil and gas industry with full-time staff correspondents in all the major centres of the industry. It is published every Friday. Upstream had full-time reporters based in its head office in Oslo, as well as bureaux and correspondents in London, Moscow, Accra, New Delhi, Singapore, Wellington, Rio de Janeiro and Houston. Its editor in chief is Erik", "title": "Upstream (newspaper)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.22, "text": "nearly tripled over 2009 at $46 billion, in less than four years. This categorization comes from value chain concepts, even before formal development Value Chain Management. A company that has upstream as well as downstream operations. Examples include ExxonMobil, BP, Royal Dutch Shell and ChevronTexaco. A company that has either upstream or downstream operations, but not both. Examples include Anadarko, Sunoco, Phillips 66, ConocoPhillips, and Murphy. A company that provides products and/or services to the oil and gas industry. Usually a combination of labor, equipment, and/or other support services. Examples include Baker Hughes, a GE Company, Halliburton, and Schlumberger. A", "title": "Upstream (petroleum industry)" } ]
what is the name for the ch3coo- ion?
[ "polyatomic anion" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.8, "text": "CH3O The molecular formula CHO may refer to: The chemical name for CH3O is methoxide. It is a base formed from methanol by replacement of the hydroxyl hydrogen with a metal. A strong base and a good nucleophile. Methoxide contains one atom of carbon, three atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. Methoxides are mainly organic salts and alkoxide. The organic salts are produced by a reaction between an organic acid (organic compound having acidic properties) and an inorganic base (a base that is composed of an inorganic compound). Alkoxide is the conjugate base of an alcohol. An organic", "title": "CH3O" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.75, "text": "group is bonded to a negatively charged oxygen atom in an alkoxide. CH3O The molecular formula CHO may refer to: The chemical name for CH3O is methoxide. It is a base formed from methanol by replacement of the hydroxyl hydrogen with a metal. A strong base and a good nucleophile. Methoxide contains one atom of carbon, three atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. Methoxides are mainly organic salts and alkoxide. The organic salts are produced by a reaction between an organic acid (organic compound having acidic properties) and an inorganic base (a base that is composed of an", "title": "CH3O" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20, "text": "Therefore, the name of the compound is calcium hydroxide. If one is asked to write the formula for copper(I) chromate, the Roman numeral indicates that copper ion is Cu and one can identify that the compound contains the chromate ion (). Two of the 1+ copper ions are needed to balance the charge of one 2− chromate ion, so the formula is CuCrO. Type-III binary compounds are covalently bonded. Covalent bonding occurs between nonmetal elements. Covalently-bonded compounds are also known as \"\"molecules\"\". In the compound, the first element is named first and with its full elemental name. The second element", "title": "Chemical nomenclature" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.95, "text": "Propionate The propionate, or propanoate ion, is CHCOO (the conjugate base of propionic acid). A propionic, or propanoic, compound is a small salt or ester of propionic acid. In these compounds, propionate is often written in shorthand, as CHCHCO or simply EtCO. Propionates should not be confused with propenoates (commonly known as acrylates), the ions/salts/esters of propenoic acid (also known as 2-propenoic acid or acrylic acid). Propionate is observed to be among the most common short-chain fatty acids produced by human gut microbiota in response to indigestible carbohydrates (fiber) in the diet. A study in mice suggests that propionate is", "title": "Propionate" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.75, "text": "each of the three phenyl groups, plus the central carbon atom). It exists in the compounds triphenylmethyl hexafluorophosphate (C(CH)PF) and triphenylmethyl perchlorate (C(CH)ClO). Triphenylmethyl hexafluorophosphate is used as a catalyst and reagent in organic syntheses; it is generated by combining silver hexafluorophosphate with triphenylmethyl chloride: These and other similar cations can be obtained as intensely colored solutions by dissolving aryl-substituted methanols in concentrated sulfuric acid. An arenium ion is a cyclohexadienyl cation that appears as a reactive intermediate in electrophilic aromatic substitution. For historic reasons this complex is also called a \"\"Wheland intermediate\"\", or a \"\"σ-complex\"\". Two hydrogen atoms bonded", "title": "Carbenium ion" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.66, "text": "produced by the bacteria of the genus Bacteroides in the gut, and that it offers some protection against Salmonella there. Propionate The propionate, or propanoate ion, is CHCOO (the conjugate base of propionic acid). A propionic, or propanoic, compound is a small salt or ester of propionic acid. In these compounds, propionate is often written in shorthand, as CHCHCO or simply EtCO. Propionates should not be confused with propenoates (commonly known as acrylates), the ions/salts/esters of propenoic acid (also known as 2-propenoic acid or acrylic acid). Propionate is observed to be among the most common short-chain fatty acids produced by", "title": "Propionate" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.62, "text": "Iron(III) acetate Ferric acetate is the coordination compound more commonly known as \"\"basic iron acetate\"\". With the formula [FeO(OAc)(HO)]OAc (OAc is CHCO), it is a salt, composed of the cation [Fe(μ-O)(OAc)(HO)] and an acetate anion. The formation of the red-brown complex has long been used as a test for ferric ions. Basic iron acetate forms on treating aqueous solutions of iron(III) sources with acetate salts. Solid iron may be mixed with hydrogen peroxide to form iron(II and/or III) hydroxide, which can then react with vinegar/acetic acid or acetate salts to form iron(III) acetate. Early work showed that it is trinuclear.", "title": "Iron(III) acetate" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19, "text": "Chlorite The chlorite ion, or chlorine dioxide anion, is . A chlorite (compound) is a compound that contains this group, with chlorine in oxidation state +3. Chlorites are also known as salts of chlorous acid. The free acid, chlorous acid HClO, is the least stable oxoacid of chlorine and has only been observed as an aqueous solution at low concentrations. Since it cannot be concentrated, it is not a commercial product. The alkali metal and alkaline earth metal compounds are all colorless or pale yellow, with sodium chlorite (NaClO) being the only commercially important chlorite. Heavy metal chlorites (Ag, Hg,", "title": "Chlorite" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.94, "text": "Disodium methyl arsonate Disodium methyl arsonate (DSMA) is the organoarsenic compound with the formula CH3AsO3Na2. It is a colorless, water-soluble solid derived from methanearsonic acid. It is used as a herbicide. Tradenames include Metharsinat, Arrhenal, Disomear, Metharsan, Stenosine, Tonarsan, Tonarsin, Arsinyl, Arsynal, and Diarsen. The EPA states that all forms of arsenic are a serious risk to human health and the United States' Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ranked arsenic as number 1 in its 2001 Priority List of Hazardous Substances at Superfund sites. Arsenic is classified as a Group-A carcinogen. The EPA states that: The EPA also", "title": "Disodium methyl arsonate" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.84, "text": "of a greater family of other chlorine oxides. Chlorite The chlorite ion, or chlorine dioxide anion, is . A chlorite (compound) is a compound that contains this group, with chlorine in oxidation state +3. Chlorites are also known as salts of chlorous acid. The free acid, chlorous acid HClO, is the least stable oxoacid of chlorine and has only been observed as an aqueous solution at low concentrations. Since it cannot be concentrated, it is not a commercial product. The alkali metal and alkaline earth metal compounds are all colorless or pale yellow, with sodium chlorite (NaClO) being the only", "title": "Chlorite" } ]
what is the written dialogue portion of a musical called?
[ "script", "libretto" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.72, "text": "musically related. Spoken dialogue is generally interspersed between musical numbers, although \"\"sung dialogue\"\" or recitative may be used, especially in so-called \"\"sung-through\"\" musicals such as \"\"Jesus Christ Superstar\"\", \"\"Les Misérables\"\", \"\"Evita\"\" and \"\"Hamilton\"\". Several shorter musicals on Broadway and in the West End have been presented in one act in recent decades. Moments of greatest dramatic intensity in a book musical are often performed in song. Proverbially, \"\"when the emotion becomes too strong for speech, you sing; when it becomes too strong for song, you dance.\"\" In a book musical, a song is ideally crafted to suit the character (or", "title": "Musical theatre" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.36, "text": "script of a musical refers to the story, character development and dramatic structure, including the spoken dialogue and stage directions, but it can also refer to the dialogue and lyrics together, which are sometimes referred to as the \"\"libretto\"\" (Italian for \"\"little book\"\"). The music and lyrics together form the \"\"score\"\" of a musical and include songs, incidental music and musical scenes, which are \"\"theatrical sequence[s] set to music, often combining song with spoken dialogue.\"\" The interpretation of a musical is the responsibility of its creative team, which includes a director, a musical director, usually a choreographer and sometimes an", "title": "Musical theatre" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.28, "text": "a five-minute block of dialogue. Therefore, there is less time to develop drama in a musical than in a straight play of equivalent length, since a musical usually devotes more time to music than to dialogue. Within the compressed nature of a musical, the writers must develop the characters and the plot. The material presented in a musical may be original, or it may be adapted from novels (\"\"Wicked\"\" and \"\"Man of La Mancha\"\"), plays (\"\"Hello, Dolly!\"\"), classic legends (\"\"Camelot\"\"), historical events (\"\"Evita\"\") or films (\"\"The Producers\"\" and \"\"Billy Elliot\"\"). On the other hand, many successful musical theatre works have", "title": "Musical theatre" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.83, "text": "to music as written – in prose – with the lyrics of the arias, duets, trios and choruses written in verse. The libretto of a musical, on the other hand, is almost always written in prose (except for the song lyrics). The libretto of a musical, if the musical is adapted from a play (or even a novel), may even borrow their source's original dialogue liberally – much as \"\"Oklahoma!\"\" used dialogue from Lynn Riggs's \"\"Green Grow the Lilacs\"\", \"\"Carousel\"\" used dialogue from Ferenc Molnár's \"\"Liliom\"\", \"\"My Fair Lady\"\" took most of its dialogue word-for-word from George Bernard Shaw's \"\"Pygmalion\"\",", "title": "Libretto" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.77, "text": "point, 10 pitch Courier Typeface. The major components are action (sometimes called \"\"screen direction\"\") and dialogue. The action is written in the present tense and is limited to what can be heard or seen by the audience, for example descriptions of settings, character movements, or sound effects. The dialogue is the words the characters speak, and is written in a center column. Unique to the screenplay (as opposed to a stage play) is the use of slug lines. A \"\"slug line\"\", also called a \"\"master scene heading\"\", occurs at the start of every scene and typically contains three pieces of", "title": "Screenplay" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.36, "text": "Bookwriter The bookwriter is the member of a musical's writing team who creates the book—the musical's plot, character development, and dramatic structure. Essentially, the bookwriter is the playwright of the musical. He or she works very closely in collaboration with the lyricist and composer to create an integrated piece of drama. There is a common misconception that the bookwriter merely writes the dialogue; though the book does include the musical's spoken text, it is much more than that, defining and organizing the dramatic action of the entire piece, including action that is musicalized by the songwriter(s). Even \"\"sung-through,\"\" \"\"operatic,\"\" or", "title": "Bookwriter" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.19, "text": "Dialogue Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange. As a narrative, philosophical or didactic device, it is chiefly associated in the West with the Socratic dialogue as developed by Plato, but antecedents are also found in other traditions including Indian literature. In the 20th century, philosophical treatments of dialogue emerged from thinkers including Mikhail Bakhtin, Paulo Freire, Martin Buber, and David Bohm. Although diverging in many details, these thinkers have articulated a holistic concept of dialogue as", "title": "Dialogue" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.16, "text": "Part (music) A part (or voice) generally refers to a single strand or melody or harmony of music within a larger ensemble or a polyphonic musical composition. There are several senses in which the word is often used: Part-writing (or voice leading) is the composition of parts in consideration of harmony and counterpoint. In the context of polyphonic composition the term voice may be used instead of part to denote a single melodic line or textural layer. The term is generic, and is not meant to imply that the line should necessarily be vocal in character, instead referring to instrumentation,", "title": "Part (music)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.12, "text": "Conversation Piece (musical) Conversation Piece, billed as \"\"A Romantic Comedy with Music\"\", is a musical written by Noël Coward. It premiered at His Majesty's Theatre, London, on 16 February 1934, and ran for 177 performances over five months. A Broadway production opened at the 44th Street Theatre later that year but ran for only 55 performances. \"\"Conversation Piece\"\" was inspired by the book \"\"The Regent and his Daughter\"\" by Dormer Creston (1881–1973). Coward wrote the libretto in 1933 while on a sea voyage from Trinidad to England and composed the score on his return home. From the outset, Coward had", "title": "Conversation Piece (musical)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.03, "text": "Bach's \"\"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring\"\"; and \"\"Typographical Number Theory\"\", or \"\"TNT\"\", which inevitably reacts explosively when it attempts to make statements about itself. One dialogue contains a story about a genie (from the Arabic \"\"Djinn\"\") and various \"\"tonics\"\" (of both the liquid and musical varieties), which is titled \"\"Djinn and Tonic\"\". One dialogue in the book is written in the form of a crab canon, in which every line before the midpoint corresponds to an identical line past the midpoint. The conversation still makes sense due to uses of common phrases that can be used as either greetings or", "title": "Gödel, Escher, Bach" } ]
when was the titanic started to be built?
[ "31 March 1909" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.33, "text": "a stock market flotation. After signing an agreement with a Monaco-based investment banking company, Gous claimed that construction would begin at Harland and Wolff within nine months. The design changed repeatedly, with claims emerging of 'the world's largest liner' with capacity for 2,600 passengers, and increasingly divergent plans for a heliport, swimming pools and discos eventually being released. In 2006, after repeatedly failing to secure investment, the project was abandoned. Clive Palmer first announced the project in a press conference on 30 April 2012, following the signature of a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Chinese shipyard CSC Jinling ten days", "title": "Titanic II" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.22, "text": "Principal photography for \"\"Titanic\"\" began in July 1996 at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, with the filming of the modern day expedition scenes aboard the \"\"Akademik Mstislav Keldysh\"\". In September 1996, the production moved to the newly built Fox Baja Studios in Rosarito, Mexico, where a full scale RMS \"\"Titanic\"\" had been constructed. The poop deck was built on a hinge which could rise from zero to 90 degrees in a few seconds, just as the ship's stern rose during the sinking. For the safety of the stuntmen, many props were made of foam rubber. By November 15, the boarding scenes were", "title": "Titanic (1997 film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.02, "text": "construction was facilitated by an enormous gantry built by Sir William Arrol & Co., a Scottish firm responsible for the building of the Forth Bridge and London's Tower Bridge. The Arrol Gantry stood high, was wide and long, and weighed more than 6,000 tons. It accommodated a number of mobile cranes. A separate floating crane, capable of lifting 200 tons, was brought in from Germany. The construction of \"\"Olympic\"\" and \"\"Titanic\"\" took place virtually in parallel, with \"\"Olympic\"\"s keel laid down first on 16 December 1908 and \"\"Titanic\"\"s on 31 March 1909. Both ships took about 26 months to build", "title": "RMS Titanic" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.81, "text": "June 2000. The project was priced at around £500 million. In November 2000, Gous signed an agreement with a Monaco-based firm to finance the construction of the ship. He stated that construction would begin within the next nine months. The brand name of the company that would operate the Replica \"\"Titanic\"\" was to be the White Star Line, acting as a revival of the now defunct shipping line. From the outset the intention was to build an exact copy but with enough lifeboats. Due to SOLAS regulations, this proved to be impossible to meet. Modern fire-prevention regulations prohibit the large-scale", "title": "Replica Titanic" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.75, "text": "and his guest, and Zane becoming a regular. The restaurant was involved in two legal battles. The first was when shipbuilders Harland and Wolff launched an action due to the use of the name \"\"Titanic\"\" as the ocean liner was built in their shipyard between 1908–11. The challenge was ridiculed in the British press, with Sebastian Faulks stating in \"\"The Evening Standard\"\" that \"\"A deep-sea diver instructed to work on an 86-year-old shipwreck many fathoms deep off the American coast could so easily be misled into going into a restaurant off Piccadilly Circus that bears the same name.\"\" The second", "title": "Titanic (restaurant)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.56, "text": "is 7338561. The ship was built in 1971 by Hayashikane Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Nagasaki as \"\"Toko Maru\"\". In 1996, she was sold to Premier Fishing, South Africa and renamed \"\"Kelso\"\". In 2009, she was sold to Bill Schlagel of California who intended to convert her into a luxury motor yacht, and renamed her \"\"Titanic\"\". On 16 August 2009, \"\"Titanic\"\" visited St Helena where it was discovered that she was not displaying her name. The vessel's name was not on shipping registers either. It was established that the vessel was \"\"bona fide\"\". She departed the next day. \"\"Titanic\"\" is", "title": "MY Titanic" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.55, "text": "before the end of the year, with a 2016 launch. The following year reports emerged that Clive Palmer was experiencing financial difficulties. The start of construction was postponed to March 2014, then to late 2014. When construction had still not begun in 2015 a spokesman for Palmer said the project had merely been delayed, and that the new ship would be launched in 2018 - two years later than initially planned. However Deltamarin had told an Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist that work on the \"\"Titanic II\"\" project had been halted while workers at the Chinese shipyard identified as the likely", "title": "Titanic II" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.53, "text": "the \"\"Titanic of Gujarat\"\" even though RMS Titanic sank 24 years later. SS Vaitarna was the first steamship built by Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd., Grangemouth and launched in 1885. She was schooner made of steel and took three years to complete. This screw steamer had three floors and twenty five cabins. She had a single funnel, two masts and a fore-and-aft rigged sail furled against the forward mast. Her register tonnage were , , and 258 under deck. Her compound steam engines had two cylinders with 21\"\" diameter and had stroke of 42\"\" and 30\"\" generating 73 Horsepower. These engines", "title": "SS Vaitarna" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.5, "text": "archives to the crew, sharing blueprints that were thought lost. For the ship's interiors, production designer Peter Lamont's team looked for artifacts from the era. The newness of the ship meant every prop had to be made from scratch. Fox acquired 40 acres of waterfront south of Playas de Rosarito in Mexico, and began building a new studio on May 31, 1996. A horizon tank of seventeen million gallons was built for the exterior of the reconstructed ship, providing 270 degrees of ocean view. The ship was built to full scale, but Lamont removed redundant sections on the superstructure and", "title": "Titanic (1997 film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.42, "text": "Ismay had previously planned to build a ship named \"\"Olympic\"\" as a sister ship to . The senior Ismay died in 1899 and the order for the ship was cancelled. Construction of \"\"Olympic\"\" began three months before \"\"Titanic\"\" to ease pressures on the shipyard. Several years would pass before \"\"Britannic\"\" would be launched. In order to accommodate the construction of the class, Harland and Wolff upgraded their facility in Belfast; the most dramatic change was the combining of three slipways into two larger ones. \"\"Olympic\"\" and \"\"Titanic\"\" were constructed side by side. \"\"Olympic\"\"s keel was laid on 16 December 1908", "title": "RMS Olympic" } ]
who is darrell brother in the walking dead?
[ "Merle Dixon" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.14, "text": "Darrell Spinks Darrell Spinks (born July 24, 1973) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.) is an American former professional boxer. Spinks was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, one of three sons his father Leon Spinks had with Zadie Mae Calvin (whom he never married). Darrell had a total of 4 siblings. His older brother Leon Calvin was shot to death in 1990. Darrell Spinks is the son of former heavyweight champion of the world Leon Spinks and the nephew of former light heavyweight and heavyweight world champion Michael Spinks. Darrell's younger brother Cory Spinks is a former welterweight champion. Spinks won his", "title": "Darrell Spinks" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.86, "text": "murder. The actual shooter was identified as Baldemar Sambrano Villarreal. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. His younger half brother, Reynaldo Sambrano Villarreal, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for his role in the murder. The third suspect, Jesus Cortez Zambrano, pleaded guilty to his role in the murder and received a 30-year prison sentence. The entire incident was captured by the dashboard camera in Lunsford's cruiser. This videotape enabled the police to arrest the three killers. The video is now used when training new officers. The videotape teaches them what to do", "title": "Murder of Darrell Lunsford" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.84, "text": "Darrell Cahill Darrell Cahill is a former Australian rules footballer and golfer. Cahill played with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He is brother of John Cahill, cousin to Barrie Barbary, nephew of Laurie Cahill and uncle to Darren Cahill. During his time at Port Adelaide he won four premierships and was declared best on ground during the club's 1979 victory. He was arguably the greatest utility being the only player nominated in three different positions in Port Adelaide Football Club squad of 40 greatest ever players, being nominated as a small forward,", "title": "Darrell Cahill" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.73, "text": "Dimebag Darrell Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), also known as Diamond Darrell and later Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician and songwriter. He co-founded the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan alongside his brother Vinnie Paul. He was considered to be one of the driving forces behind groove metal, and is also considered by many to be one of the most influential guitarists in heavy metal history. Abbott was shot and killed by a gunman while on stage during a performance with Damageplan on December 8, 2004. He ranked No. 92 in \"\"Rolling Stone\"\"s 100", "title": "Dimebag Darrell" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.72, "text": "Darrell McGraw Darrell Vivian McGraw Jr. (born November 8, 1936) is an American Democratic politician. He is the brother of former West Virginia State Supreme Court Justice and state Senate President Warren McGraw. He was elected the state supreme court for a single 12-year term in 1976. He was elected state attorney general in 1992 and re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. He is the only person to have held both offices. He lost his re-election bid for a sixth term in 2012. He received 49% of the vote to Patrick Morrisey's 51%. He filed on January 30, 2016", "title": "Darrell McGraw" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.61, "text": "not committed any gross misconduct. After the tribunal, with compensation from Featherstone still to be settled, Griffin signed a one-year contract with Keighley Cougars. His younger brothers Josh Griffin, and George Griffin are also rugby league players. All three brothers played together for Salford in the 2015 season. Darrell Griffin Darrell Griffin (born 19 June 1981) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Keighley Cougars in League 1. An England international representative prop forward, his former clubs include the Oxford Cavaliers, London Broncos, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Huddersfield, Salford, Leeds and Featherstone Rovers. Griffin came through the", "title": "Darrell Griffin" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.52, "text": "brother Darrell has official Métis status. His family moved to Surrey, British Columbia, in 1966, then settled in Port Coquitlam, in 1968. His parents were dedicated to their family, and his mother was especially protective of her children; it was through her that Fox developed his stubborn dedication to whatever task he committed to do. His father recalled that he was extremely competitive, noting that Terry hated to lose so much that he would continue at any activity until he succeeded. He was an enthusiastic athlete, playing soccer, rugby and baseball as a child. His passion was for basketball and", "title": "Terry Fox" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.34, "text": "window in the church of St. Mary, Kintbury, Berkshire. He was survived by his brother, Thomas. William Darrell of Littlecote William Darrell (23 June 1539 – 1 October 1589) of Littlecote House, Wiltshire, later of Warwick Lane, London; was an English Member of Parliament for the constituency of Downton in 1572. Darrell was the son of Sir Edward Darrell and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Essex of Berkshire. He served as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Downton in 1572. During the Spanish Armada crisis, Darrell offered his services, with twenty horsemen, to Sir Francis Walsingham. John", "title": "William Darrell of Littlecote" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.3, "text": "Never Dies\"\". He also has appeared many times on the stage, in Lancaster, Manchester, Leeds, Chester, Keswick and the West End. Mark was a founder member of the Metro Theatre Company, a new writing company based in Sheffield in the 1980s. Spalding is also the brother-in-law of Darrell Hair. Mark Spalding Mark Spalding (born 1960) is an English actor from Birmingham. He began acting in 1984. He is perhaps best known for his role as Chief Inspector Paul Stritch in the long running ITV drama \"\"The Bill\"\". He has also played policemen in Fallen Angel, Hustle, Outnumbered and Prime Suspect.", "title": "Mark Spalding" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.17, "text": "half-brother, Skye Merida, from his mother's remarriage to newspaper editor Kevin Merida. He attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied theater. Britt-Gibson made his acting debut in the recurring role of Darius \"\"O-Dog\"\" Hill on HBO's crime drama television series \"\"The Wire\"\", starring in 8 episodes from 2006 to 2008. He then appeared in the film \"\"Toe to Toe\"\" (2009) as Leron, and 2 episodes of the web series \"\"Monday Wednesday Friday\"\", also writing one of the episodes in which he starred. He has also guest starred in episodes of many television series, such as \"\"Southland\"\", \"\"Shameless\"\",", "title": "Darrell Britt-Gibson" } ]
what time can you legally buy alcohol in michigan?
[ "7 a.m." ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.69, "text": "as it is under federal law and is categorized as a Schedule I controlled substance. In Michigan, there are various ways in which alcohol use is restricted. Minors are prohibited from purchasing, consuming and possessing alcohol; a person is considered a minor if they are under 21, and can be prosecuted committing any of these crimes. First time minor offenders will receive under $100 in fines. They may also be subject to abuse treatment, rehab, community service, and/or periodic screenings. One must be at least 18 years old in order to sell or serve alcohol. The Michigan Liquor Control Code", "title": "Drug policy of Michigan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.73, "text": "a private seller, but first must obtain a purchasing permit which is good for 30 days. At the age of 18 or up, it is legal to buy a pistol with a purchase license from a private seller, at the age of 21, it is legal to buy a firearm from a Federally licensed (FFL) dealer. No purchase license is required to purchase a long gun (a firearm that is more than 26 inches long) in Michigan. According to state law, a long gun may be purchased by anyone aged 18 or over who is not subject to restrictions based", "title": "Gun laws in Michigan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.31, "text": "governments must approve the sale and use of fireworks before people can legally use them. Although the use of fireworks is allowed year-round, the sale of fireworks, by registered businesses, is limited to a period of June 1 through July 5 and December 26 through January 2 each year. Michigan legislators have passed and enrolled a bill that was signed by Governor Rick Snyder on December 13, 2011 allowing the sale and use of all consumer fireworks, however, sellers must pay a fee ($600–1000) to sell higher-power consumer fireworks, and a tax will be added to fireworks purchases. California has", "title": "Consumer fireworks" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.19, "text": "on criminal history, mental health history, or other disqualifying factor. A person must be at least 18 years old to purchase a long gun from a federal dealer or a private seller under Michigan law. Only Michigan residents may purchase pistols (meaning firearms that are 26 inches or less in length) in Michigan. Residents of any state may purchase long guns in Michigan and Michigan residents may purchase long guns in any state NON-CPL Holders Only that are buying a pistol from a private seller: An individual must apply to their local police or sheriff's department for a purchase license", "title": "Gun laws in Michigan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.16, "text": "1:30 a.m., even in those in St. Louis and Kansas City specially licensed to serve liquor by the drink until 3:00 a.m. (on-premises sales may continue until 3:00, but off-premises sales must cease by 1:30). Generally, the hours for sales of liquor by the drink (for consumption on the premises) are the same as liquor by the package: between 6:00 AM and 1:30 AM Monday through Saturday, and – again for an additional fee – between 9:00 AM and midnight on Sunday. State law allows incorporated cities to prohibit the on-premises sale of liquor by public referendum, although no city", "title": "Alcohol laws of Missouri" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.08, "text": "including St. Louis and Kansas City have enacted local laws following the state law, which prohibit the retail sale of liquor between 1:30 AM and 6:00 AM Tuesday through Saturday, and between midnight on Sunday and 9:00 AM the following morning. No Missouri law prohibits establishments from holding both off-premises and on-premises licenses. As a result, some businesses are licensed to sell liquor both \"\"by the drink\"\" (individually for consumption on premises) and \"\"by the package\"\" (by the container for consumption off premises). Effectively, these are bars which double as liquor stores. In these places, off-premises sales are allowed until", "title": "Alcohol laws of Missouri" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.98, "text": "this amount (as well as Liquor and wine) can only be sold at state-controlled liquor stores. Bars, clubs, taverns, and other establishments selling in-house or \"\"on premise\"\" alcohol (excluding restaurants) are allowed to sell alcohol from 10:00am – 1:00am. Locations defined as a restaurant under Utah law require that any alcohol be ordered along with food (though they do not have to be ordered at the same time), and can sell alcohol from 11:30am - 1:00am. Utah State Senator John L. Valentine is introducing a bill that will allow chain restaurants that operate in Utah to obtain a \"\"master\"\" license", "title": "Alcohol laws of Utah" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.97, "text": "buyer and seller must both sign the license and may each keep one copy for his or her records. An individual must return to the local police department within 10 days of purchasing the pistol to return the remaining two copies of the license. Some agencies require all unused license-to-purchase forms to be returned to them for record-keeping purposes. CPL Holders: A License to Purchase is not needed for anyone with a valid Michigan Concealed Pistol License even when buying from a private seller. Someone with a valid Michigan Concealed Pistol License must, however, complete a Pistol Sales Record when", "title": "Gun laws in Michigan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.95, "text": "in Missouri ever has held such a referendum. The on-premises sale of liquor is allowed throughout the state, without any limitation except for the hours when sale is permitted. Since 1981, properly licensed establishments with certain levels of annual revenue in Kansas City, Jackson County, North Kansas City, St. Louis, and St. Louis County have been permitted to sell liquor by the drink between 6:00 AM and 3:00 AM Mondays through Saturdays, and between 9:00 AM and 3:00 AM on Sundays. Except for wine, Missouri places no limitations on the interstate shipping of alcohol into the state, as long the", "title": "Alcohol laws of Missouri" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.88, "text": "Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Vermont, and the District of Columbia extended the law into an outright ban. The minimum purchase and drinking ages is a state law, and most states still permit \"\"underage\"\" consumption of alcohol in some circumstances. In some states, no restriction on private consumption is made, while in other states, consumption is only allowed in specific locations, in the presence of consenting and supervising family members, as in the states of Colorado, Maryland, Montana, New York, Texas, West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The act also does not seek to criminalize alcohol consumption during religious", "title": "National Minimum Drinking Age Act" } ]
who won game 4 of the 2000 nba finals?
[ "Los Angeles Lakers" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.06, "text": "in Game 4). In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers, Rasheed Wallace earned two technical fouls and was ejected; the Lakers took advantage of Wallace's absence and secured victory. The Trail Blazers stormed back in the next game, giving the Lakers their worst home loss of the season in a 106–77 shellacking. This setback did not affect Los Angeles, as they assembled a 3–1 series lead by winning the next two games in Portland. The Lakers underestimated the Trail Blazers, however. Led by former Jackson linchpin Scottie Pippen, Portland won back-to-back elimination games and", "title": "2000 NBA Finals" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.53, "text": "forced a series-deciding Game 7. Amid several controversial foul calls by referee Dick Bavetta against members of the Trail Blazers, Portland relinquished a 75–60 fourth quarter lead. Rallying back with a 25–4 run, the Lakers won the game and secured a berth in the NBA Finals. In the 1997–1998 NBA season, the Chicago Bulls narrowly defeated the Pacers, 4 games to 3, in the Eastern Conference Finals. The 1998–1999 NBA season began with a lockout but saw Indiana return to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they fell to the New York Knicks. The 1999–2000 NBA season brought several major changes", "title": "2000 NBA Finals" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.33, "text": "losses coming in Games 3 and 4 in the first round against Sacramento, Game 4 in the series against Phoenix, and Games 5 and 6 versus Portland). As a result, the series returned to California. After the two teams traded blows in the first quarter, Mark Jackson concluded the period with a turn-around half-court shot at the buzzer to give the Pacers a 26–24 advantage. They would not relinquish their lead until the fourth quarter. In the first half, the Pacers would lead by as many as twelve points. However, the Lakers chipped away and entered intermission trailing 56–53. Indiana", "title": "2000 NBA Finals" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.31, "text": "2001 NBA Finals The 2001 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2000–01 season. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers took on the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers for the championship, with the Lakers holding home-court advantage in a best-of-seven format. The Lakers won the series 4 games to 1. Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal was named the Most Valuable Player of the series. Allen Iverson scored 48 points in his only NBA Finals victory, as the 76ers took Game 1 107–101 in overtime, handing the Lakers their only loss of the playoffs. However, the", "title": "2001 NBA Finals" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.28, "text": "2000 NBA Finals The 2000 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1999–2000 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2. Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the series, his first of three consecutive honors. The series was played under a best-of-seven format, with the Lakers holding home court advantage. Until 2008, this was the most recent NBA Finals where both number one seeds from both conferences faced off", "title": "2000 NBA Finals" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.22, "text": "the rival Knicks 4–2. Game 6 at Madison Square Garden on June 2, 2000 was sealed by Miller's 34 points, with 17 coming in the fourth quarter to help Indiana clinch the series with a 93–80 victory over the Knicks. The Pacers advanced to the NBA Finals for the first and only time in franchise history, facing the Los Angeles Lakers led by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. The Pacers lost the series 4–2 as Miller averaged 24.3 points per game for the series. In 2002, Miller almost single-handedly eliminated the top seed and eventual Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey", "title": "Reggie Miller" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.19, "text": "Lakers went on to win the next four games, despite being out-shot and out-rebounded in the series. Los Angeles punished Philadelphia with their three-point shooting, which was the key to this series. In Game 3 Robert Horry hit a three-point shot in the last minute, and in the next two games the Lakers used hot 3-point shooting to build big leads and hold off late 76ers comeback attempts in games 4 and 5, pulling away for double-digit wins to capture the title. The Los Angeles Lakers entered the 2000–01 NBA season as the defending NBA champions. The club lost a", "title": "2001 NBA Finals" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.12, "text": "Bird's last game as a coach in the state of Indiana. Reggie Miller came out and made 5 straight shots including a 4-point play. The Pacers hit their first 6 three point shots in the game. The Pacers would have a 20-point lead in the 2nd quarter, and eventually won by 33 – it was the worst Lakers NBA Finals loss since the 148–114 loss to Boston in the 1985 NBA Finals, known as the \"\"Memorial Day Massacre.\"\" With their loss in Game 5, the Lakers record in close-out games dropped to 3–6 in the 2000 NBA Playoffs (the other", "title": "2000 NBA Finals" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.05, "text": "third championship in the 2004 NBA Finals, defeating the Lakers 4–1. 2001 NBA Finals The 2001 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2000–01 season. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers took on the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers for the championship, with the Lakers holding home-court advantage in a best-of-seven format. The Lakers won the series 4 games to 1. Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal was named the Most Valuable Player of the series. Allen Iverson scored 48 points in his only NBA Finals victory, as the 76ers took Game 1 107–101 in overtime,", "title": "2001 NBA Finals" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.03, "text": "the regular season, and they defeated the Celtics 106–104 in game three. Game 4 was a tense battle at the Summit, which the Celtics won 106–103, with Bill Walton coming off the bench for a tired Robert Parish to score a crucial basket. The infamous fifth game featured the signature moment of the series, when 7'4\"\" Ralph Sampson ignited a brawl with Jerry Sichting, a player shorter than Sampson, leading to his ejection. While Jim Petersen led the Rockets to a decisive victory, Sampson's actions motivated the Celtics to end the series in six. Bird dismantled the young Rockets in", "title": "1986 NBA Finals" } ]
where does the brazos river start and stop?
[ "Gulf of Mexico", "Llano Estacado" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.61, "text": "Brazos River The Brazos River ( ), called the \"\"Rio de los Brazos de Dios\"\" (translated as \"\"The River of the Arms of God\"\") by early Spanish explorers, is the 11th-longest river in the United States at from its headwater source at the head of Blackwater Draw, Curry County, New Mexico to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico with a drainage basin. Being one of Texas' largest rivers , it is sometimes used to mark the boundary between East Texas and West Texas. The Brazos proper begins at the confluence of the Salt Fork and Double Mountain Fork, two", "title": "Brazos River" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.86, "text": "Salt Fork Brazos River The Salt Fork Brazos River is a braided, highly intermittent stream about long, heading along the edge of the Llano Estacado about east-southeast of Lubbock, Texas. From its source, it flows generally east-southeastward to join the Double Mountain Fork to form the Brazos River about west-northwest of Haskell, Texas. The Salt Fork stretches across portions of Crosby, Garza, Kent, and Stonewall counties of West Texas. The Salt Fork Brazos River begins as a dry channel (draw) near the edge of the Llano Estacado in Crosby County, about southwest of the cotton gin in the small farming", "title": "Salt Fork Brazos River" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.67, "text": "Double Mountain Fork Brazos River The Double Mountain Fork Brazos River is an ephemeral, sandy-braided stream about long, heading on the Llano Estacado of West Texas about southeast of Tahoka, Texas, flowing east-northeast across the western Rolling Plains to join the Salt Fork, forming the Brazos River about west-northwest of Haskell, Texas. The Double Mountain Fork Brazos River begins as a shallow draw near the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado in Lynn County, about northeast of the small farming community of Draw, Texas. The stream generally runs eastward across southern Garza County, where it is fed by springs, providing", "title": "Double Mountain Fork Brazos River" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.28, "text": "Brazos is properly called the Salt Fork Brazos River, and should not be called the Salt Fork of the Brazos River. Salt Fork Brazos River The Salt Fork Brazos River is a braided, highly intermittent stream about long, heading along the edge of the Llano Estacado about east-southeast of Lubbock, Texas. From its source, it flows generally east-southeastward to join the Double Mountain Fork to form the Brazos River about west-northwest of Haskell, Texas. The Salt Fork stretches across portions of Crosby, Garza, Kent, and Stonewall counties of West Texas. The Salt Fork Brazos River begins as a dry channel", "title": "Salt Fork Brazos River" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.2, "text": "south to near Calvert, Texas then past Bryan and College Station, then through Richmond, Texas in Fort Bend County, and empties into the Gulf of Mexico in the marshes just south of Freeport. The main stem of the Brazos is dammed in three places, all north of Waco, forming Possum Kingdom Lake, Lake Granbury, and Lake Whitney. Of these three, Granbury was the last to be completed, in 1969. When its construction was proposed in the mid-1950s, John Graves wrote the book \"\"Goodbye to a River\"\". The Possum Kingdom Dam and the Whitney Dam, located on the upper Brazos, provide", "title": "Brazos River" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.19, "text": "tributaries of the Upper Brazos that rise on the high plains of the Llano Estacado, flowing southeast through the center of Texas. Another major tributary of the Upper Brazos is the Clear Fork Brazos River, which passes by Abilene and joins the main river near Graham. Important tributaries of the Lower Brazos include the Paluxy River, the Bosque River, the Little River, Yegua Creek, the Nolan River, the Leon River, the San Gabriel River, the Lampasas River, and the Navasota River. Initially running east towards Dallas-Fort Worth, the Brazos turns south, passing through Waco and the Baylor University campus, further", "title": "Brazos River" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.61, "text": "community of Cap Rock, Texas. From the edge of the Caprock Escarpment, the stream channel generally runs southeastward across southern Crosby County, passing to the east of Courthouse Mountain and crossing Texas State Highway 207. It passes to the west of the mostly abandoned community of Canyon Valley and then crosses into the thinly populated ranch country of northern Garza County. After passing Duffy's Peak and then crossing Farm to Market Road 651, the Salt Fork merges with McDonald Creek, a few miles north of Verbena, Texas. The stream then begins tending in a more easterly direction as it meanders", "title": "Salt Fork Brazos River" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.53, "text": "Rio Brazos (New Mexico) The Rio Brazos is a long river flowing through northern New Mexico in the United States. It rises in the Tusas Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains, and runs generally southwest to a confluence with the Rio Chama, part of the larger Rio Grande system. The river is formed by two streams, the West Fork and the East Fork, which converge at Brazos Meadows, just outside the western boundary of the Carson National Forest. For its first few miles, it flows south as a slow-moving, meandering mountain stream. East of Brazos Peak, it swings", "title": "Rio Brazos (New Mexico)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.52, "text": "North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River The North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River is an intermittent stream about long, heading at the junction of Blackwater Draw and Yellow House Draw in the city of Lubbock, flowing generally southeastward to its mouth on the Double Mountain Fork Brazos River in western Kent County. It crosses portions of Lubbock, Crosby, Garza, and Kent Counties in West Texas. The flowing waters of the North Fork carved Yellow House Canyon, one of three major canyons along the east side of the Llano Estacado. In the past, this tributary of the Brazos has", "title": "North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.34, "text": "of Double Mountains, the Double Mountain Fork flows into western Haskell County before turning north and back westward into eastern Stonewall County, where it merges with the Salt Fork to form the Brazos River (proper), northeast of Aspermont, Texas. According to a 1964 decision by the United States Board on Geographical Names, this tributary of the Brazos is properly called the \"\"Double Mountain Fork Brazos River\"\", and should not be called the \"\"Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River\"\" nor the \"\"Double Mountain Fork of Brazos River\"\". This stream is often mistakenly referred to as the \"\"South Fork of the", "title": "Double Mountain Fork Brazos River" } ]
number 4 in roman numerals on clock faces?
[ "IV" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.77, "text": "At the base of each clock dial in gilt letters is the Latin inscription: Which means \"\"O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First\"\". Unlike most other Roman numeral clock dials, which show the '4' position as 'IIII', the Great Clock faces depict '4' as 'IV'. The clock's movement is famous for its reliability. The designers were the lawyer and amateur horologist Edmund Beckett Denison, and George Airy, the Astronomer Royal. Construction was entrusted to clockmaker Edward John Dent; after his death in 1853 his stepson Frederick Dent completed the work, in 1854. As the tower was not complete", "title": "Big Ben" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.41, "text": "is a three-tiered (three storey), irregular octagon tower built atop a one storey white clapboard building of classic Palladian proportions. It was erected on the east slope of Citadel Hill facing Barrack (now Brunswick) Street. The clock face is 4-sided displaying Roman numerals. As with most clocks the \"\"4\"\" is shown as IIII for aesthetic symmetry and not as IV. The clock mechanism was constructed by the \"\"House of Vulliamy\"\", respected Royal Clockmakers based in London. It is driven by three weights, gears, and a 13-foot pendulum with the mechanism being housed in a cast iron frame located in the", "title": "Halifax Town Clock" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.62, "text": "and was shipped via Rotterdam. Each clock face has a diameter of . The tower's base is and it stands tall. The clocks use \"\"IIII\"\" for the number 4 instead of the traditional Roman number \"\"IV\"\". According to one local story, the four vertical lines represents the four workers who died while constructing the building. Another story suggests that the clocks used \"\"IIII\"\" to avoid rumors that \"\"IV\"\" stood for a Dutch victory. The laying of the tower's cornerstone was done by the 6-year-old son of Rook Maker, the city secretary of Bukittinggi at the time. The Jam Gadang tower", "title": "Jam Gadang" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.69, "text": "Leicester. The clock faces are in diameter, larger than those of London's famous landmark, the Great Westminster Clock, holding the distinction of being the largest electronically driven clocks in the UK. The four clock faces have no numerals, only facets indicating the 12 hours. These are disposed as three on the riverside tower, facing west/north/south, the remaining one on the landward tower facing east. There is only one mechanism driving the faces on both of the towers. They were originally named George clocks, because they were started at the precise time that King George V was crowned on 22 June", "title": "Royal Liver Building" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.16, "text": "made to the ground floor in 1951. The Town Hall has a high clock tower, completed in 1905 to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII, that dominates the Paddington skyline. Whilst the eastern, southern, and western faces of the clock display the conventional Roman clock-face numerals, the Roman numerals on the northern (Oxford Street) side of the clock have been replaced as follows: 1:D, 2:U, 3:S, 4:T, 5:H, 6:E, 7:VII, 8:E, 9:D, 10:V, 11:A, 12:R. This was done to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII; and, commencing at where the VIII ought to be, the northern clock-face reads E.D.V.A.R.D.U.S.", "title": "Paddington Town Hall" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.97, "text": "California dial In watch-making, or horology, a California dial refers to a clock face that consists of half Roman (usually 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock) and half Arabic numerals (usually 4 o'clock to 8 o'clock). Sometimes the hours of 3, 6, and 9 are replaced with a dash instead of a numeral and an inverted triangle in place of the 12. The use of this dial style dates back to the 1930s, for example in early Rolexes, Panerai, Glycine watch and Kampfschwimmer diver's watches. A number of Rolexes were refurbished by a company based in California using this style of", "title": "California dial" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.81, "text": "varying length throughout the year) and the night was divided into four watches. The first mechanical clocks in the 14th century, if they had dials at all, showed all 24 hours, used the 24-hour analog dial, influenced by astronomers' familiarity with the astrolabe and sundial, and their desire to model the Earth's apparent motion around the Sun. In Northern Europe these dials generally used the 12-hour numbering scheme in Roman numerals, but showed both \"\"a.m.\"\" and \"\"p.m.\"\" periods in sequence. This is known as the double-XII system, and can be seen on many surviving clock faces, such as those at", "title": "12-hour clock" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.72, "text": "changed the numbering of the clock face from the old Italian style (I to XXIIII in Roman numerals) to the 12-hour style, using two sets of Arabic numerals, with 12 at the top and bottom of the dial. He received the old mechanism and dial as part of his payment. Ferracina's new movement reflected the great advances in horology that had been made since the original clock had been installed. A Graham dead-beat escapement replaced the foliot, with a 4m pendulum, mounted away from the central arbor, beating once every 1.97 seconds. The new striking system used a new pair", "title": "St Mark's Clock" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.7, "text": "combination, with the prior indicating the hour and the latter the minute. Longcase clocks (grandfather clocks) typically use Roman numerals for the hours. Clocks using only Arabic numerals first began to appear in the mid-18th century. The clock face is so familiar that the numbers are often omitted and replaced with applied indices (undifferentiated hour marks), particularly in the case of watches. Occasionally, markings of any sort are dispensed with, and the time is read by the angles of the hands. Most modern clocks have the numbers 1 through 12 printed at equally spaced intervals around the periphery of the", "title": "Clock face" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.25, "text": "1999 after six months' planning. The hands and numbers were re-gilded. Instead of \"\"Patriotic Song\"\", the chimes played the new National Anthem of Russia that had been approved in 2000. The Kremlin clock faces have a diameter of and are placed on all four sides of the Spasskaya tower. The Roman numerals are tall. The length of the hour hand is , and of the minute hand . The total weight of clock and bells is 25 tons. The mechanism is powered by 3 weights, weighing between . Accuracy is achieved by a pendulum weighing . Transfer from winter to", "title": "Kremlin Clock" } ]
the general term for software that is designed to damage disable or steal data is?
[ "Malware" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.91, "text": "Software cracking Software cracking (known as \"\"breaking\"\" in the 1980s) is the modification of software to remove or disable features which are considered undesirable by the person cracking the software, especially copy protection features (including protection against the manipulation of software, serial number, hardware key, date checks and disc check) or software annoyances like nag screens and adware. A crack refers to the means of achieving software cracking, for example a stolen serial number or a tool that performs that act of cracking. Some of these tools are called keygen, patch, or loader. A keygen is a handmade product serial", "title": "Software cracking" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.36, "text": "of loss or damage to their computer data, or for use in on other devices where legal to do so. \"\"viodentia\"\" is the pseudonym of one or more individuals who wrote software that would enable users to remove the protection mechanism from their media, thus allowing it to be copied for legal use. Forum posts under the name \"\"viodentia\"\" stated in 2006 that the program was to enable exercise of fair-use rights only, and excluded import of cryptographic data needed for piracy usage. A lawsuit was later filed by Microsoft, on the basis that FairUse4WM contained proprietary computer code from", "title": "Viodentia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 19.23, "text": "Malware Malware (a portmanteau for malicious software) is any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer, server, client, or computer network. Malware does the damage after it is implanted or introduced in some way into a target's computer and can take the form of executable code, scripts, active content, and other software. The code is described as computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, and scareware, among other terms. Malware has a malicious intent, acting against the interest of the computer user—and so does not include software that causes unintentional harm due to some deficiency, which is", "title": "Malware" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.92, "text": "Computer security Computer security, cybersecurity or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems from theft or damage to their hardware, software or electronic data, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The field is growing in importance due to increasing reliance on computer systems, the Internet and wireless networks such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and due to the growth of \"\"smart\"\" devices, including smartphones, televisions and the various tiny devices that constitute the Internet of things. Due to its complexity, both in terms of politics and technology, it is also one", "title": "Computer security" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.91, "text": "security scanner or/and hiring competent people responsible for security.(This statement is ambiguous. Even systems developed by \"\"competent\"\" people get penetrated) The effects of data loss/damage can be reduced by careful backing up and insurance. While hardware may be a source of insecurity, such as with microchip vulnerabilities maliciously introduced during the manufacturing process, hardware-based or assisted computer security also offers an alternative to software-only computer security. Using devices and methods such as dongles, trusted platform modules, intrusion-aware cases, drive locks, disabling USB ports, and mobile-enabled access may be considered more secure due to the physical access (or sophisticated backdoor access)", "title": "Computer security" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.86, "text": "be overtly harmful, as they usually will not steal a user's information (as spyware) nor critically harm a system. However, the software will act to inconvenience the user by frequently displaying popups that prompt the user to pay to register the software in order to remove non-existent viruses. Some variants are more harmful; they display popups whenever the user tries to start an application or even tries to navigate the hard drive, especially after the computer is restarted. It does this by modifying the Windows registry. This can clog the screen with repeated pop-ups, potentially making the computer virtually unusable.", "title": "MS Antivirus (malware)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.84, "text": "Warzapping Warzapping is the act of searching for remote disable features in electronics or computing devices, generally while in motion, using a portable computer or PDA. Warzapping was named after the term \"\"wardialing\"\" from the 1983 film \"\"WarGames\"\", which involved searching for computer systems with software that dialed numbers sequentially to see which ones were connected to a fax machine or computer. Devices such as laptops have begun to ship with features that allow them to be rendered unusable and data to be deleted. If a disabling device were activated in an unauthorized manner, the consequences for the victim could", "title": "Warzapping" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 18.81, "text": "Malware analysis Malware analysis is the study or process of determining the functionality, origin and potential impact of a given malware sample such as a virus, worm, trojan horse, rootkit, or backdoor. Malware or malicious software is any computer software intended to harm the host operating system or to steal sensitive data from users, organizations or companies. Malware may include software that gathers user information without permission. There are three typical use cases that drive the need for malware analysis: The method by which malware analysis is performed typically falls under one of two types: Examining malicious software involves several", "title": "Malware analysis" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.77, "text": "Data erasure Data erasure (sometimes referred to as data clearing or data wiping) is a software-based method of overwriting the data that aims to completely destroy all electronic data residing on a hard disk drive or other digital media by using zeros and ones to overwrite data onto all sectors of the device. By overwriting the data on the storage device, the data is rendered unrecoverable and achieves data sanitization. Ideally, software designed for data erasure should: Permanent data erasure goes beyond basic file deletion commands, which only remove direct pointers to the data disk sectors and make the data", "title": "Data erasure" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.69, "text": "There are no provably secure software anti-tampering methods; thus, the field is an arms race between attackers and software anti-tampering technologies. Tampering can be malicious, to gain control over some aspect of the software with an unauthorized modification that alters the computer program code and behaviour. Examples include installing rootkits and backdoors, disabling security monitoring, subverting authentication, malicious code injection for the purposes of data theft or to achieve higher user privileges, altering control flow and communication, license code bypassing for the purpose of software piracy, code interference to extract data or algorithms and counterfeiting. Software applications are vulnerable to", "title": "Anti-tamper software" } ]
who did america declare war on in ww1?
[ "Austria-Hungary" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.09, "text": "Republican Warren G. Harding. Notes References United States in World War I The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, more than two and a half years after World War I started. A ceasefire and Armistice was declared on November 11, 1918. Before entering the war, the U.S. had remained neutral, though it had been an important supplier to Great Britain and the other Allied powers. The U.S. made its major contributions in terms of supplies, raw material and money, starting in 1917. American soldiers under General of the Armies John Pershing, Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary", "title": "United States in World War I" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.91, "text": "United States in World War I The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, more than two and a half years after World War I started. A ceasefire and Armistice was declared on November 11, 1918. Before entering the war, the U.S. had remained neutral, though it had been an important supplier to Great Britain and the other Allied powers. The U.S. made its major contributions in terms of supplies, raw material and money, starting in 1917. American soldiers under General of the Armies John Pershing, Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), arrived at the rate", "title": "United States in World War I" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.52, "text": "just as German U-boats started sinking American merchant ships in the North Atlantic. Wilson then asked Congress for \"\"a war to end all wars\"\" that would \"\"make the world safe for democracy\"\", and Congress voted to declare war on Germany on April 6, 1917. On December 7, 1917, the U.S. declared war on Austria-Hungary. U.S. troops began arriving on the Western Front in large numbers in 1918. After the war began in 1914, the United States proclaimed a policy of neutrality despite president Woodrow Wilson's antipathies against Germany. Early in the war, the United States started to favor the British", "title": "United States in World War I" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.28, "text": "the five wars in which the United States has formally declared war against eleven foreign nations. The only country against which the United States has declared war more than once is Germany, against which the United States has declared war twice (though a case could be made for Hungary as a successor state to Austria-Hungary). In World War II, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Germany and Italy, led respectively by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, declared war on the United States, and the U.S. Congress responded in kind. In other instances, the United States has engaged", "title": "Declaration of war by the United States" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.09, "text": "50, with Claude Kitchin, a senior Democrat, notably opposing it. Another opponent was Jeannette Rankin, who alone voted against entry into both World War I and World War II. Nearly all of the opposition came from the West and the Midwest. The United States Senate, in a 74 to 0 vote, declared war on Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917, citing Austria-Hungary's severing of diplomatic relations with the United States, its use of unrestricted submarine warfare and its alliance with Germany. The declaration passed in the United States House of Representatives by a vote of 365 to 1. President Wilson also", "title": "American entry into World War I" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.09, "text": "war on Japan, and Japan's allies Germany and Italy declared war on the US, bringing the US into World War II. On 8 December 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Congress declared war on Japan at the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This was followed by Germany and Italy declaring war on the United States on 11 December, bringing the country into the European theatre. The US-led Allied forces in the Pacific theatre against Japanese forces from 1941 to 1945. From 1943 to 1945, the US-led and coordinated the Western Allies' war effort in Europe", "title": "Allies of World War II" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.95, "text": "end all wars\"\" that would \"\"make the world safe for democracy\"\", and Congress voted to declare war on Germany on April 6, 1917. On December 7, 1917, the U.S. declared war on Austria-Hungary. U.S. troops began arriving on the Western Front in large numbers in 1918. Britain used its large navy to prevent cargo vessels entering German ports, mainly by intercepting them in the North Sea between the coasts of Scotland and Norway. The wider sea approaches to Britain and France, their distance from German harbours and the smaller size of the German surface fleet all made it harder for", "title": "American entry into World War I" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.94, "text": "came under pressure from Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, and from former President Theodore Roosevelt, who demanded a declaration of war on Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria, as Germany's allies. President Wilson drafted a statement to Congress in December 1917 which said \"\"I... recommend that Congress immediately declare the United States in a state of war with Austria-Hungary, with Turkey and with Bulgaria\"\". But after further consultations decision on war against Germany's other allies was postponed. American entry into World War I The American entry into World War I came in April 1917, after more than two and a half years of", "title": "American entry into World War I" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.92, "text": "1920. In March 1917, after the abdication of Russian Tsar Nicholas II and the formation of a provisional democratic government in Russia, the U.S. entered World War I. The U.S. government declared war on the German Empire in April (and later upon Austria-Hungary) after learning of the former's attempt to persuade Mexico to join the Central Powers. The Russian Provisional Government, led by Alexander Kerensky, pledged to continue fighting Imperial Germany on the Eastern Front. In return, the U.S. began providing economic and technical support to the Russian provisional government, so they could carry out their military pledge. The Russian", "title": "North Russia Intervention" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.84, "text": "United States declaration of war on Germany (1917) On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked a special joint session of the United States Congress for a declaration of war against the German Empire. Congress responded with the declaration on April 6. WHEREAS, The Imperial German Government has committed repeated acts of war against the people of the United States of America; therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the state of war between the United States and the Imperial German Government, which has thus been", "title": "United States declaration of war on Germany (1917)" } ]
tools made from high-speed tool steel are generally used for what type of machining operations?
[ "milling" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.61, "text": "A wide variety of materials are used to produce the cutting tools. Carbide inserts are the most common because they are good for high production milling. High speed steel is commonly used when a special tool shape is needed, not usually used for high production processes. Ceramics inserts are typically used in high speed machining with high production. Diamond inserts are typically used on products that require tight tolerances, typically consisting of high surface qualities (nonferrous or nonmetallic materials). In the early 90s, use of coatings to reduce wear and friction (among other things) became more common. Most of these", "title": "End mill" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.47, "text": "resistant and can also withstand higher temperatures than standard high-speed steel (HSS) tools. Carbide cutting surfaces are often used for machining through materials such as carbon steel or stainless steel, and in applications where steel tools would wear quickly, such as high-quantity and high-precision production. Because carbide tools maintain a sharp cutting edge better than steel tools, they generally produce a better finish on parts, and their temperature resistance allows faster machining. The material is usually called cemented carbide, solid carbide, hardmetal or tungsten-carbide cobalt. It is a metal matrix composite, where tungsten carbide particles are the aggregate, and metallic", "title": "Tungsten carbide" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.34, "text": "feeders, etc. Although this method has been reported to be both beneficial and stable, it has yet to see widespread commercial use. The main use of high-speed steels continues to be in the manufacture of various cutting tools: drills, taps, milling cutters, tool bits, gear cutters, saw blades, planer and jointer blades, router bits, etc., although usage for punches and dies is increasing. High speed steels also found a market in fine hand tools where their relatively good toughness at high hardness, coupled with high abrasion resistance, made them suitable for low speed applications requiring a durable keen (sharp) edge,", "title": "High-speed steel" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.3, "text": "such as files, chisels, hand plane blades, and damascus kitchen knives and pocket knives. High speed steel tools are the most popular for use in woodturning, as the speed of movement of the work past the edge is relatively high for handheld tools, and HSS holds its edge far longer than high carbon steel tools can. High-speed steel High-speed steel (HSS or HS) is a subset of tool steels, commonly used as cutting tool material. It is often used in power-saw blades and drill bits. It is superior to the older high-carbon steel tools used extensively through the 1940s in", "title": "High-speed steel" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.28, "text": "for face milling tend to have only small cutters at their end corners. The cutting surfaces of a milling cutter are generally made of a hard and temperature-resistant material, so that they wear slowly. A low cost cutter may have surfaces made of high speed steel. More expensive but slower-wearing materials include cemented carbide. Thin film coatings may be applied to decrease friction or further increase hardness. They are cutting tools typically used in milling machines or machining centres to perform milling operations (and occasionally in other machine tools). They remove material by their movement within the machine (e.g., a", "title": "Milling (machining)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.28, "text": "installed in vehicles, as continuous vibration can make cracks propagate, causing hairline fractures in copper circuit traces. Without copper foil lamination, FR-2 is sometimes used for simple structural shapes and electrical insulation. FR-2 can be machined by drilling, sawing, milling and hot punching. Cold punching and shearing are not recommended, as they leave a ragged edge and tend to cause cracking. Tools made of high-speed steel can be used, although tungsten carbide tooling is preferred for high volume production. Adequate ventilation or respiration protection are mandatory during high-speed machining, as it gives off toxic vapors. FR-2 FR-2 (Flame Resistant 2)", "title": "FR-2" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.22, "text": "are different types of form tools. Insert form tools are the most common for short- to medium-range jobs (50 to 20,000 pcs). Circular form tools are usually for longer jobs, since the tool wear can be ground off the tool tip many times as the tool is rotated in its holder. There is also a skiving tool that can be used for light finishing cuts. Form tools can be made of cobalt steel, carbide, or high-speed steel. Carbide requires additional care because it is very brittle and will chip if chatter occurs. A drawback when using form tools is that", "title": "Tool bit" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.05, "text": "High-speed steel High-speed steel (HSS or HS) is a subset of tool steels, commonly used as cutting tool material. It is often used in power-saw blades and drill bits. It is superior to the older high-carbon steel tools used extensively through the 1940s in that it can withstand higher temperatures without losing its temper (hardness). This property allows HSS to cut faster than high carbon steel, hence the name \"\"high-speed steel\"\". At room temperature, in their generally recommended heat treatment, HSS grades generally display high hardness (above Rockwell hardness 60) and abrasion resistance (generally linked to tungsten and vanadium content", "title": "High-speed steel" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.97, "text": "the cutter-workpiece interface than standard high-speed steel tools (which is a principal reason for the faster machining). Carbide is usually superior for the cutting of tough materials such as carbon steel or stainless steel, as well as in situations where other cutting tools would wear away faster, such as high-quantity production runs. Cemented carbides are metal matrix composites where carbide particles act as the aggregate and a metallic binder serves as the matrix (like gravel aggregate in a matrix of cement makes concrete). Its structure is thus conceptually similar to that of a grinding wheel, except that the abrasive particles", "title": "Cemented carbide" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.84, "text": "power needed to take full advantage of high speed steel tools. Cutting tools evolved once again, with the introduction of man made carbides, and became widely introduced to general industry in the 1970s. Early carbides were attached to toolholders by brazing them into a machined 'nest' in the tool holders. Later designs allowed tips to be replaceable and multi faceted, allowing them to be reused. Carbides tolerate much higher machining speeds without wearing. This has led to machining times shortening, and therefore production growing. The demand for faster and more powerful lathes controlled the direction of lathe development. The availability", "title": "Metal lathe" } ]
who played jason in friday the 13th the final chapter?
[ "Ted White" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.09, "text": "by Trish, Jason is attacked and ultimately killed by Tommy. \"\"\"\" (1985) follows Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd), who was committed to a mental health institution after the events of \"\"The Final Chapter\"\" and grew up constantly afraid that Jason (Tom Morga) would return. Roy Burns (Dick Wieand) uses Jason's persona to become a copycat killer at the halfway home to which Tommy has moved. Tommy, supervisor Pam (Melanie Kinnaman), and a young boy named Reggie (Shavar Ross) manage to defeat Roy. They eventually learn that Roy had a son who was murdered by one of the patients at the institution,", "title": "Friday the 13th (franchise)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.92, "text": "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Joseph Zito, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., and starring Corey Feldman, Ted White, Kimberly Beck, and Crispin Glover. It is the fourth installment in the \"\"Friday the 13th\"\" film series. Picking up immediately after the events of \"\"Friday the 13th Part III\"\", the story follows a presumed-dead Jason Voorhees brought to the morgue, where he spontaneously revives and escapes. He then returns to Crystal Lake to continue his killing spree, targeting a family and a group of neighboring teenagers. Much", "title": "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.61, "text": "of the actors had to perform uncomfortable or dangerous stunts for the movie. Judie Aronson was required to remain submerged in a highly freezing lake, in which she later developed hypothermia because of it, and Peter Barton was genuinely slammed against the shower wall when Jason attacks him. Ted White, who portrays Jason Voorhees, defended several of the actors by requesting Barton to have a crash pad, and threatening to quit when Zito refused to remove Aronson from the cold lake in-between takes. White and Zito maintained a hostile relationship on set, resulting in White demanding his name to be", "title": "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.25, "text": "Ginny Field in \"\"Friday the 13th Part 2\"\", co-starred with Peter Barton on the sitcom \"\"The Powers of Matthew Star\"\". Barton was offered the role of Doug when the sitcom was cancelled, but he was initially reluctant as he wanted no part in any horror film, especially after he disliked working on \"\"Hell Night\"\". However, because Steel was involved in \"\"Part 2\"\", she talked him into doing the film. Make-up artist Tom Savini, who had not returned for \"\"Part 2\"\" and \"\"Part III\"\", agreed to work on the film to help kill off Jason, who he helped create in the", "title": "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.16, "text": "\"\"Friday the 13th\"\" film, complimenting both its narrative and kills. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Joseph Zito, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., and starring Corey Feldman, Ted White, Kimberly Beck, and Crispin Glover. It is the fourth installment in the \"\"Friday the 13th\"\" film series. Picking up immediately after the events of \"\"Friday the 13th Part III\"\", the story follows a presumed-dead Jason Voorhees brought to the morgue, where he spontaneously revives and escapes. He then returns to Crystal Lake to continue his killing spree,", "title": "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.94, "text": "a pre-teen son) opposite the usual cast of teenagers, they could generate more drama and resonant tragedy such the implication of Mrs. Jarvis killed outside by Jason, and thus remaining debatable how intentional the parallels are between Jason and Tommy. Tommy's interest in make-up effects served as an homage to Tom Savini. Camilla More initially auditioned for the Samantha, but when the filmmakers discovered she had a twin sister they were instead offered the roles of Tina and Terri. They were swayed by the twins idea that Carry only needed to read one line. Amy Steel, who starred as heroine", "title": "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.62, "text": "one point in time when \"\"Jason Lives\"\" was being considered as a direct sequel to \"\"A New Beginning\"\" rather than to \"\"The Final Chapter\"\", the surviving characters Pam and Reggie from \"\"A New Beginning\"\" were to have died in the film's opening moments. Although Mancuso retained control over the film's casting, he deferred to McLoughlin's judgment; the only caveat was that the final girl had to be a \"\"very attractive blonde\"\". To fulfill this requirement, McLoughlin chose Jennifer Cooke, based on her performance in the television series \"\"V\"\". The role of Hawes, Tommy's would-be sidekick who dies within the first", "title": "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.55, "text": "Pamela Voorhees is initially laid to rest in a run down, roadside cemetery seen in \"\"The Final Chapter\"\". When Jason is killed by Tommy Jarvis a few years later, it is presumed that her body is relocated to Eternal Peace Cemetery along with her son. Although Pamela does not share her son's immortality, she does reappear in later films. The character is seen again in the climax of \"\"Friday the 13th Part 2\"\" in which Betsy Palmer reprises her role when Jason sees his mother talking to him but it is one of Jason's potential victims trying to fool him.", "title": "Pamela Voorhees" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.2, "text": "artist Tom Savini, who worked on the first film, returned for the sequel as he wanted to help kill off Jason, who he helped create. The film was originally scheduled to be released in October 1984, but Paramount pushed the date up to April 13, 1984. Upon its theatrical release, the film earned approximately $11 million on its opening weekend and grossed $32 million in the United States on a budget of $2.6 million, making it the fourth most attendance of any film in the \"\"Friday the 13th\"\" series with approximately 9,815,700 tickets sold. The film received generally negative reviews.", "title": "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.95, "text": "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday is a 1993 American slasher film directed by Adam Marcus, produced by Sean S. Cunningham, and starring John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan and Allison Smith. The ninth installment in the \"\"Friday the 13th\"\" film series. It`s made as a standalone film, not picking up where the previous films left off. The movie begins with an FBI ambush in which Jason Voorhees's body is detonated; after, his spirit possesses the coroner examining his remains, and he uses the coroner's body to continue his killings. The film was", "title": "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday" } ]
who played kelly taylor's mom on 90210?
[ "Ann Gillespie" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.69, "text": "Ann Gillespie Ann Gillespie is a retired American actress who currently works as an Episcopal priest. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Jackie Taylor, mother to Kelly Taylor on the original \"\"Beverly Hills, 90210\"\". She reprised the role during the first season of \"\"90210\"\" as mother to both Kelly and Erin Silver. Gillespie made her acting debut in 1981 when she became the second actress to portray Siobhan Ryan Novak on \"\"Ryan's Hope\"\", replacing actress Sarah Felder, who originated the role. Gillespie played the role for one year before she was replaced by Marg Helgenberger. In", "title": "Ann Gillespie" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.27, "text": "introduced in the second season. In June 2009, the series was reportedly looking for an actor to play the recurring role of Teddy, a tennis champ returning to West Beverly. Actor and model Trevor Donovan was later cast in the role. Ann Gillespie returned in the second season for multiple episodes as Jackie Taylor, Silver and Kelly's mother. Her character was once again sober and hoped to reconnect with her daughters after being diagnosed with cancer. One of the show's locations was a complex on Waverly Drive in the Los Feliz neighborhood, designed by architect Bernard Maybeck in 1927 and", "title": "90210 (TV series)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.44, "text": "High School. It was revealed that in the intervening years, she attained a master's degree and had a son named Sammy with Dylan. She and Dylan ended their relationship soon after. It was also revealed that West Beverly principal Harry Wilson was Kelly's neighbor growing up. Kelly's tenuous relationship with her mother Jackie (Ann Gillespie) continued in the series' first season, with tension arising due to Jackie's drunken negligence of Erin, a recurring character in the original series and a regular in the spin-off. She also resumed her friendship with Brenda Walsh. However, their relationship was briefly strained by Kelly's", "title": "Kelly Taylor (90210)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.94, "text": "1984, she appeared in a pilot, \"\"The Sheriff and the Astronaut,\"\" opposite Alec Baldwin. Gillespie is a graduate of Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, New Jersey. In 2003 she earned her B.A. at Goddard College in Vermont. Ann Gillespie Ann Gillespie is a retired American actress who currently works as an Episcopal priest. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Jackie Taylor, mother to Kelly Taylor on the original \"\"Beverly Hills, 90210\"\". She reprised the role during the first season of \"\"90210\"\" as mother to both Kelly and Erin Silver. Gillespie made her acting debut in", "title": "Ann Gillespie" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.58, "text": "was admitted to the hospital. After talking to Silver, Kelly gained the strength to visit their mother. Eventually, Kelly and Jackie made amends before Jackie's untimely death. Garth departed the series following season 2, later citing problems with the newly appointed show-runner, Rebecca Sinclair, and the direction the show took. Although not written out after her last appearance, she was mentioned several times later in the show, indicating that she was still around looking after her sister, just not on screen. With regard to Garth's long-running portrayal, Nellie Andreeva of \"\"The Hollywood Reporter\"\" acknowledged the character of Kelly as being", "title": "Kelly Taylor (90210)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.55, "text": "the Stars\"\": season five and was paired with Derek Hough. They reached the semi-finals in the competition. In September 2008, Garth returned to the role of Kelly Taylor on the series premiere of The CW's spin-off series \"\"90210\"\". In the new series, Garth's character, Kelly Taylor, is a Guidance Counselor at the fictional West Beverly High, where her half-sister Erin Silver attends. Kelly was reintroduced with a four-year-old son, whose father is ex-boyfriend Dylan McKay. The writers were eager to have her share scenes with former \"\"Beverly Hills, 90210\"\" co-star Shannen Doherty, who reprised her role of Brenda Walsh. Tori", "title": "Jennie Garth" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.48, "text": "children's grandmother suffers from alcohol addiction. In guest appearances, Jennie Garth, Shannen Doherty and Tori Spelling reprised their roles as Kelly Taylor, Brenda Walsh and Donna Martin, respectively. Joe E. Tata also reprised his role as Nat, owner of the Peach Pit, diner turned coffee house, for a couple of episodes at the beginning of the show's first season. The show was canceled by The CW on February 28, 2013, putting an end to the 90210 franchise. The show ran for five seasons. A fifth series was officially picked up by The CW on May 21, 2009. The show is", "title": "Beverly Hills, 90210" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.39, "text": "reasons for Kelly's behavior first started to reveal themselves in episode 7, \"\"Perfect Mom\"\", when Kelly was forced to confront her mother's drug addiction and alcoholism. Several of her friends, particularly the Walsh family and Andrea Zuckerman, first came to appreciate Kelly's difficulties in life when they saw her handle this problem. During episode 13, \"\"Slumber Party,\"\" Kelly revealed that she was taken advantage of by a senior during her freshmen year in high school, which had led to a promiscuous lifestyle and reputation which deeply hurt her self-esteem. The others then began to realize that Kelly had been through", "title": "Kelly Taylor (90210)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.11, "text": "for at least one episode, as a socialite that locked horns with Naomi. Rumer Willis guest starred for several episodes as Gia, a \"\"punky, cute lesbian who isn't afraid to speak her mind.\"\" On July 20, 2009, \"\"E! Online\"\" reported that actor John Schneider had been cast as Liam's plastic surgeon stepfather. Jennie Garth signed up to return as her character Kelly Taylor. Ann Gillespie also signed on for a multiple episode arc for the character to mend the broken relationship with her daughters. Gillian Zinser was cast as Ivy Sullivan, a \"\"tomboy surfer chick\"\" and Kelly Lynch was cast", "title": "90210 (season 2)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.08, "text": "spin-off, has stated that she was excited and nervous about meeting Garth, who she'd watched in the original series. In its biographical article on the actress, \"\"Yahoo!\"\" states that \"\"playing the popular tramp-turned-good girl Kelly through the years afforded Garth the opportunity to not only grow up on camera in front of America, but to fully develop her character and improve her acting chops each season.\"\" Additionally, Kelly Taylor has been cited by the media as an inspiration for the character Naomi Clark (AnnaLynne McCord), introduced in \"\"90210\"\". On September 2, 2010 (9/02/10), \"\"Reuters.com\"\" featured an article on the original", "title": "Kelly Taylor (90210)" } ]
who does the voice of alistair in dragon age?
[ "Steve Valentine" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.78, "text": "during his review of \"\"Origins\"\". Fahey particularly praised Steve Valentine's voice acting, calling Alistair's voice his favourite in the game and noting that many of Alistair's lines would have fallen flat were it not for Valentine's timing. During an interview with Ray Muzyka (the co-founder and CEO of BioWare), VideoGamer.com's interviewer said that while he didn't like Alistair at first he grew to like him and his humour, although Muzyka himself did not like the character. Kirk Hamilton, also writing for Kotaku, called Alistair one of his favorite characters, and looked forward to seeing how he got on with the", "title": "Alistair (Dragon Age)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.23, "text": "also appears in the game's expansion pack \"\"\"\" (if placed as king during \"\"Origins\"\"), the \"\"Darkspawn Chronicles\"\" DLC, \"\"Dragon Age II\"\", and the \"\"Silent Grove\"\" comic series. Alistair has received positive reception, mainly for his sarcastic remarks and romance. However, some writers have compared him to previous BioWare companions, such as Carth Onasi. Alistair was mainly written by David Gaider—the lead writer of \"\"Origins\"\"—and is voiced by Steve Valentine. Alistair is a relatively new Grey Warden, who are a group devoted to fighting darkspawn. He's believed to be the secret son of King Maric and a serving girl, and was", "title": "Alistair (Dragon Age)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.95, "text": "an English accent. However, Gaider was still pleased with Valentine's voicing. Alistair first appears in \"\"Dragon Age: Origins\"\" as a companion once the player reaches Ostagar (where the Grey Wardens are preparing for a battle against the darkspawn). Being a junior Grey Warden, he accompanies the player for their \"\"Joining\"\" to the Grey Wardens. After Loghain abandons the battle at Ostagar, leaving the Grey Wardens and King Cailan to die, he and the player are rescued by Flemeth. Being the last Grey Wardens in Ferelden, and all other Wardens being too far away to reach, the player and he must", "title": "Alistair (Dragon Age)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.91, "text": "However, Gaider said that he wouldn't want to have another Alistair-like romance in the interest of originality. Alistair was originally written to be a \"\"grizzled Grey Warden veteran\"\", as per \"\"Dragon Age\"\"s original lead designer James Ohlen. However, such a character would be unlikely not to lead, and the character would have to start out at a low level. Gaider changed the character, and drew some inspiration from the characters Xander Harris and Mal Reynolds. Similarly, Gaider also originally wanted to have Mal's actor Nathan Fillion voice the character, but decided against it as he would have had to perform", "title": "Alistair (Dragon Age)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.56, "text": "would-be bastard king Alistair.\"\" Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Alec Meer liked Alistair, and commented that he had some nice comic deflections. Eurogamer's Oli Welsh noted that Alistair and Morrigan the \"\"stars\"\" of the game's companions, but criticized their storylines as being \"\"contrived\"\". The wooden dialogue and stiff animation was also mentioned. Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Alec believed that Alistair, along with Shale, brought needed levity to the otherwise grim world of \"\"Dragon Age\"\", describing the both of them as the game's most vital voices. Mike Fahey, writing for Kotaku, praised Alistair as having some of the most amusing lines in the game", "title": "Alistair (Dragon Age)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.09, "text": "Steve Valentine Steve Valentine (born 26 October 1966) is a Scottish-American actor, musician, and magician who has performed on stage and screen but who is best known for his role as the eccentric Nigel Townsend on NBC's crime drama \"\"Crossing Jordan\"\" and as Harry Flynn in the critically acclaimed PlayStation 3 game \"\"\"\" as well as the voice of Alistair in BioWare's \"\"Dragon Age\"\" franchise. He also starred in the Disney XD sitcom \"\"I'm in the Band\"\" as Derek Jupiter until its 2011 cancellation. Valentine has been seen in films such as Tim Burton's \"\"Mars Attacks!,\"\" \"\"Teen Beach Movie\"\" and", "title": "Steve Valentine" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.02, "text": "Alistair is the main protagonist of \"\"The Silent Grove\"\", a digital comic series. Alistair also returns in \"\"\"\" as the King of Ferelden or a Grey Warden unless the player imports a world state from \"\"Dragon Age Keep\"\" where he died or became a drunk. If made king, he will make a brief appearance after the Inquisitor confronts Alexius in Redcliffe. If he remains as a Grey Warden, he will be contacted by Hawke (protagonist of \"\"Dragon Age II\"\"). He was branded a traitor by the Warden-Commander Clarel due to his opposition of using blood magic to stop the Blight.", "title": "Alistair (Dragon Age)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.84, "text": "Alistair (Dragon Age) Alistair is a fictional character from BioWare's \"\"Dragon Age\"\" franchise, first appearing as a companion and party member in \"\"\"\". Alistair is the first full companion the player gets if they don't choose the Human Noble origin (and the second if they do), and is a fellow Grey Warden alongside the player character. Over the course of the game, Alistair is revealed to be the heir to Ferelden's throne, and may be put on as king. It is also possible to sacrifice him at the end of the game against the archdemon. In addition to \"\"Origins\"\", Alistair", "title": "Alistair (Dragon Age)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.67, "text": "than Morrigan due to his cheery put-downs rather than her \"\"snide oh-I'm-bit-naughty-me line\"\". Kieron believed that Alistair was BioWare's best attempt at a male romantic lead, being \"\"good without-out being entirely punchable\"\". While romancing Alistair, \"\"Edge\"\"s Chris Dahlen found he related more to Alistair than his female mage player character, and noted many similarities between his life growing up and Alistair. He also put some blame on him being male. Wesley Yin-Poole, writing for VideoGamer.com, felt that the sex scene with Alistair was short and unerotic, calling it an example of video games still needed to learn how to do", "title": "Alistair (Dragon Age)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.61, "text": "Ian Sinclair. The character of Merui Lucas makes a cameo appearance in the game and is voiced by Apphia Yu. On September 10, 2010, sakevisual released an art book that included the game's artwork, extra scenes, fan art, and a short story. They have also sold plushies of the main cast and a replica of Derek's T-shirt. They've also given away free stickers of the main cast at various conventions for promotion. The game received positive reception. It received a score of 88/100 on Gamertell, Jenni Lada wrote about the game: \"\"I’m honestly surprised RE: Alistair is a free game.", "title": "RE: Alistair" } ]
what nfl coach has the most wins ever?
[ "Shula, Don", "Don Shula" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.16, "text": "won two of them (1972, 1973), and made it to the playoffs 16 times. Shula retired with the most wins of any coach in NFL history and is considered as one of the best coaches of all time. Although Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino completed 33 out of 64 passes for 422 yards, he threw three interceptions amid two touchdowns. The Bills jumped to a 27–0 lead going into the fourth quarter, and rushed for an NFL playoff record 341 yards. Don Shula retired at the end of the 1995 season ending one of the greatest coaching legacies in NFL history.", "title": "1995 Miami Dolphins season" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.11, "text": "coached a perfect season and broke the record of longest shutout, this time with his team on the winning side, not giving up any points until 2:07 remained. The Dolphins repeated as Super Bowl champions the following season, as they defeated the Minnesota Vikings 24–7. He currently holds the NFL record for most career wins as a head coach, with 347. Shula was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997. Shula was born in Grand River, Ohio, a small town along the Lake Erie shore in the northeastern part of the state. His parents, Dan and Mary,", "title": "Don Shula" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.92, "text": "the most wins in Raiders history. Madden's overall winning percentage including playoff games ranks second in league history. He won a Super Bowl and never had a losing season as a head coach. Madden had a winning record as a head coach against Tom Landry, Don Shula, Chuck Noll and Bud Grant, who are generally regarded as the top coaches of his era. From 1979 through 2008, Madden worked as a color commentator/analyst on NFL games for all four major American television networks. After working lower profile contests for CBS during his first two years, he was elevated to the", "title": "John Madden" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.59, "text": "in Super Bowl LII was the Patriots' tenth, the most of any team. Belichick is the NFL's longest-tenured active head coach, and currently third all-time in regular season coaching wins in the NFL at 251, and first in playoff coaching wins with 28. He completed his 40th season as an NFL coach in 2014 and won his fifth Super Bowl as a head coach following the 2016 season, surpassing former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Chuck Noll as the only head coach to win five Super Bowls. He is one of only five head coaches with four or more titles in", "title": "Bill Belichick" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.53, "text": "college football coaches (behind Pop Warner and Amos Alonzo Stagg), and Robinson later had the most. Today Robinson still has the third most wins (behind John Gagliardi and Joe Paterno) and also has the most wins among all who coached at HBCU schools; Mumford now has the fourth most wins among HBCU coaches behind Robinson, Billy Joe, and John Merritt. Broadway holds the distinction of being the only coach to have ever won a black national title at three different schools, one of which was Grambling. Prior to 1974, though the game was viewed as a big in-state rivalry between", "title": "Bayou Classic" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.52, "text": "Eddie Robinson (American football coach) Eddie Gay Robinson, Sr. (February 13, 1919 – April 3, 2007) was an American football coach. He coached the second most victories in NCAA Division I history and the third most overall. From 1985 to 2011, Robinson held the Division I record for most wins. He held the record again from July 2012 to January 2015, as 111 of Joe Paterno's wins had been vacated during that time as a result of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal and subsequent NCAA sanctions. With the restoration of the wins by the NCAA in 2015, Paterno", "title": "Eddie Robinson (American football coach)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.45, "text": "highest final ranking in the history of that poll. They were similarly ranked #3 in the final AP Poll, their highest final ranking in 75 years, following the 1940 national championship season. With a win over Cal in 2017 Big Game at Stanford Stadium, Shaw set a new Stanford record for most wins by a football head coach (72 wins), breaking the record previously held by Pop Warner (71 wins from 1924 to 1932). Shaw extended his perfect record in the Big Game to 8-0 with a win over Cal in the 2018 Big Game in Memorial Stadium. Shaw and", "title": "David Shaw (American football)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.44, "text": "appearances ever by a quarterback (6), and tied Mike Lodish for the most by any player. New England coach Bill Belichick tied Don Shula for the most Super Bowls ever reached (6) and set a new record for most postseason wins (21). Blount set new franchise playoff records for carries in a game (30) and career rushing touchdowns (7). For the Colts, Vinatieri set a new NFL record for most postseason games played (30), surpassing the old record of 29 set by Jerry Rice. After the game, claims emerged that the Patriots had used under-inflated footballs. The results of the", "title": "2014–15 NFL playoffs" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.33, "text": "his retirement, four other high school coaches in the US, including Coach G.A. Moore from Sherman, Texas, have broken Coach Wood's 396 wins record. On top of setting the record for most wins in the twentieth century, Coach Wood has received numerous other awards and accomplishments. He coached four Texas All Star Teams: two in 1957 and 1958, and two at the Oil Bowl Classic in 1977 and 1985. His teams won in 1958 and 1977. Coach Wood also gained experience with professional football when he coached the summer camp for the Canadian League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1972–1974. The", "title": "Gordon Wood (American football coach)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.27, "text": "wins, and 8 NFL titles as a coach or owner. His 324 victories stood as an NFL record for nearly three decades, and are still far and away the most in Bears history; they are three times that of runner-up Ditka. He was a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. In both 1963 and 1965, Halas was selected by \"\"The Sporting News\"\", the AP and the UPI as the NFL Coach of the Year. In 1997, he was featured on a U.S. postage stamp as one of the legendary coaches of football. He has been", "title": "George Halas" } ]
which is the only test playing nation that india has never beat in t20?
[ "Scotland" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.97, "text": ", they have played 102 T20I matches and won 62 of them; 35 were lost, with one being tied and one having no result. India have faced ten teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being England, against whom they have played 117 matches. India have registered more wins against Australia than any other team, with 26. In ODI matches, India have played against 19 teams. They have played against Sri Lanka more frequently in ODI matches, with a winning percentage of 61.56 in 158 matches. India have defeated Sri Lanka on 90 occasions, which is their best", "title": "India national cricket team record by opponent" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.73, "text": "beat the West Indies 3–1 in a 5-match ODI series in the Caribbean in July 2017, but lost to the same opposition in a one-off T20I. India then toured Sri Lanka, and comprehensively defeated them 3-0 in a three-match Test series, the first time India had whitewashed a team away from home in a Test series with at least three games. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the governing body for the Indian cricket team and first-class cricket in India. The Board has been operating since 1929 and represents India at the International Cricket Council. It", "title": "India national cricket team" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.45, "text": "home record against Australia in Test series after defeating them in 2001 and won the inaugural ICC World T20 in 2007. India was also the first Sub-continental team to win at the WACA in January 2008 against Australia. India's victory against the Australians in 2001 marked the beginning of a dream era for the team under the captainship of Sourav Ganguly, winning Test matches in Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, West Indies and England. India also shared a joint victory with Sri Lanka in the ICC Championship, and went on to the finals in the 2003 Cricket World Cup only to be", "title": "Cricket in India" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.33, "text": "best live coverage. This stadium has not hosted an international test match. This stadium has never hosted an international T20I match. Sachin Tendulkar slammed first century with 146 against Zimbabwe on home soil in the third one-dayer. It was also his highest score against the African nation. Zaheer Khan made the Indian record of scoring most runs in a single over in one-dayers at this venue. The 50th over of Indian innings bowled by Henry Olonga cost 27 runs with 25 coming off Zaheer's bat. Ajit Agarkar grabbed his 100th wicket in his 67th match and became only the seventh", "title": "Barkatullah Khan Stadium" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.3, "text": "2–0 in 3 One Day Internationals, Team India were beaten 3–1 in 5 Test matches by England. This series included a famous win for the Indian team in the first match of the series at Lord's. The Test series was followed by a 3–1 win for the Indians in a 5-match ODI series and a loss in a one-off T20, both against England. India failed to reach the final of the Asia Cup yet again in 2014. In the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 hosted in Bangladesh, India narrowly missed out on another ICC trophy by losing to Sri Lanka in", "title": "India national cricket team" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.23, "text": "record in ODIs. The team have played 13 countries in T20Is, and have played 16 matches with Sri Lanka. They also have recorded the most victories against Sri Lanka, defeating them in five matches. India national cricket team record by opponent The India national cricket team represents India in international cricket and is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International (ODI) status. They first competed in international cricket in 1932, when they played against England in a three-day Test match; England won the match by 158 runs. India's first Test series as an", "title": "India national cricket team record by opponent" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.23, "text": "India in a Test match series, which, until their victory in the 2004–05 series, they had not done so since 1969–70. India has developed a reputation of being particularly difficult to beat at home, having lost only two test series since 1986–87. Conversely, India have never managed to win a test series in Australia. The competitiveness of the series played between the two sides is also reflected in the fact that in both 2000–01 and 2007–08, it was India who ended Australia's runs of 16 consecutive test wins. Matches in India are commonly described with labels like \"\"final frontier\"\" or", "title": "Border–Gavaskar Trophy" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.2, "text": "Bangladesh. This was followed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni taking over the reins. Under MS Dhoni, India won the inaugural T20 World cup. It also began an era of India's dominance in world cricket in both tests and ODIs, culminating in a victory in the 2011 Cricket World Cup and a 4-0 whitewash of Australia in a home test series. It also saw Indian batsmen scoring the only 200s ever, first Sachin Tendulkar then Virender Sehwag and then Rohit Sharma on three occasions. Dhoni has been widely acknowledged as the most successful Indian captain ever. However, following a drubbing in a", "title": "History of the Indian cricket team" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.17, "text": "functioned as a preparatory tournament ahead of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20. India (won 7 times) is the most successful team in the ODI format of the tournament. Sri Lanka is the second most successful team with 5 titles. India is the most successful team in the T20I format having won the inaugural (only) version in 2016. India is the most successful team in the tournament having won it seven times (six times in ODI format and once in the T20 format). Sri Lanka has played the most Asia Cups (14) followed by India and Pakistan who have played 13", "title": "Asia Cup" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.06, "text": "the first non-test nation to progress beyond the first round of the World Cup. In the Super Six stage, they lost to India and Australia, but beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets, qualifying for the semi-final. In the Semi-Final, Kenya lost to India by 91 runs. The fairytale ended for the Kenyan team, the only non-Test-playing nation to ever make a World Cup semi-final. Sachin Tendulkar (83 from 101 balls, 5 fours, 1 six) and Sourav Ganguly (111 from 114 balls, 5 fours, 5 sixes), batted the Kenyans out of the game as India careered to a total of 270 (4", "title": "Kenya at the Cricket World Cup" } ]
who starred in the tv show even stevens?
[ "Nick Spano", "Donna Pescow", "Christy Carlson Romano", "Shia LaBeouf", "Tom Virtue" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.98, "text": "Even Stevens Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003. It follows the life of the Stevens, a family living in suburban Sacramento, California, mainly focusing on the clashing personalities of its two younger children, Ren and Louis. The series was produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment and internationally by Fireworks Entertainment. It is often recognized as launching Shia LaBeouf's breakout career as an actor. The show also features fast motion photography, which it employs in every episode. The", "title": "Even Stevens" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.36, "text": "the middle of the second season. In several third season episodes there are subtle references to an advance in the timeline that puts Ren and her friends in the 9th grade and Louis in the 8th grade. Ren finally graduates in \"\"The Even Stevens Movie\"\". Shia LaBeouf and Christy Carlson Romano are the only two actors to appear in all 65 episodes of the \"\"Even Stevens\"\" series. The series reran on Disney Channel from June 2, 2003 to September 4, 2006. On July 2, 2007, Disney Channel aired eight episodes as part of their \"\"Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Louis\"\"", "title": "Even Stevens" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.27, "text": "(TV) and the other for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) by a Supporting Young Actress for \"\"Even Stevens\"\" (2001). In 2009, Harshman won the ShoWest \"\"Female Stars of Tomorrow\"\" award at the ShoWest Convention along with fellow \"\"Sorority Row\"\" cast members Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung and Audrina Patridge. Margo Harshman Margo Cathleen Harshman (born March 4, 1986) is an American actress known for her roles on \"\"The Big Bang Theory\"\" as Sheldon Cooper's assistant, Alex Jensen, and as Delilah McGee, Timothy McGee's paraplegic wife on \"\"NCIS\"\". Margo Harshman was born in San", "title": "Margo Harshman" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.16, "text": "LA Theatre Works and the Hollywood Theater of the Ear, and served as a guest panelist on the 2000 revival of the television game show \"\"To Tell the Truth\"\". Kind guest starred on the Disney Channel series \"\"Even Stevens\"\", where he played the surly Uncle Chuck. He appeared in the film \"\"National Lampoon's Bag Boy\"\" in 2007. He also appeared in an episode of CBS' \"\"Two and a Half Men\"\" with \"\"Spin City\"\" former co-star Charlie Sheen on November 12, 2007, and played Pseudolus in \"\"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum\"\" at the Sondheim Center for", "title": "Richard Kind" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.05, "text": "Fred Meyers Fred Meyers (born August 8, 1983 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas) is an American retired actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Tom Gribalski in the Disney Channel Original Series \"\"Even Stevens\"\" and the follow-up Disney Channel Original Movie \"\"The Even Stevens Movie\"\". He also co-starred the 2001 film \"\"Suspended Animation\"\" and opposite Hilary Duff in the 2004 film \"\"Raise Your Voice\"\". Meyers also guest starred in the television series \"\"7th Heaven\"\", \"\"The Handler\"\", \"\"That's So Raven\"\" episode \"\"Fur Better or Worse\"\" (2006), as well as appearing in the 2005 film \"\"Dirty Deeds\"\". His last professional", "title": "Fred Meyers" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.02, "text": "Steven Anthony Lawrence Steven Anthony Lawrence (born July 19, 1990) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Bernard \"\"Beans\"\" Aranguren in the hit Disney Channel Original Series \"\"Even Stevens\"\" from 2001 to 2003. Besides his role in Even Stevens, his other television credits include \"\"That's So Raven\"\", \"\"Married... with Children\"\", \"\"ER\"\", \"\"Frasier\"\", and \"\"The Amanda Show,\"\" among others. He has also appeared in the feature films \"\"Cheaper by the Dozen\"\", \"\"Kicking & Screaming\"\", \"\"Rebound\"\" and \"\"Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back\"\" (in a deleted scene). He also appeared in the music video \"\"Father of", "title": "Steven Anthony Lawrence" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.72, "text": "Shia LaBeouf Shia Saide LaBeouf (; born June 11, 1986) is an American actor, performance artist, and filmmaker. He became known among younger audiences as Louis Stevens in the Disney Channel series \"\"Even Stevens\"\", a role for which LaBeouf received a Young Artist Award nomination in 2001 and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2003. He made his film debut in \"\"The Christmas Path\"\" (1998). In 2004, he made his directorial debut with the short film \"\"Let's Love Hate\"\" and later directed a short film titled \"\"Maniac\"\" (2011), starring American rappers Cage and Kid Cudi. In 2007, LaBeouf starred in", "title": "Shia LaBeouf" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.67, "text": "In the early 2000s, LaBeouf became known among young audiences after playing Louis Stevens on the Disney Channel weekly program \"\"Even Stevens\"\", a role that later earned him a Daytime Emmy Award. He has said that \"\"[he] grew up on that show\"\" and being cast was the \"\"best thing\"\" that happened to him. In the next several years, he appeared in the well-received film adaptation \"\"Holes\"\" (2003). In 2005, he co-starred in \"\"Constantine\"\", playing the role of Chas Kramer, with Keanu Reeves in the starring role. The same year he provided the voice of Asbel in the Disney-produced English dub", "title": "Shia LaBeouf" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.59, "text": "marathon, to coincide with the release of Shia LaBeouf's film \"\"Transformers\"\". In 2006, Superstation WGN (now WGN America) acquired the rights to \"\"Even Stevens\"\" and \"\"Lizzie McGuire\"\". It aired on the channel from September 18, 2006 to January 2009, during the week. They originally aired after each other on weekday afternoons before moving to the late night hours when both shows' target audiences are generally not awake with \"\"Even Stevens\"\" airing Tuesdays and Thursdays and \"\"Lizzie\"\" airing the rest of the week. In 2009, \"\"Even Stevens\"\" returned to television after a three-year absence on Disney XD; it was removed from", "title": "Even Stevens" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.55, "text": "Lauren Frost Lauren Frost (born May 25, 1985) is an American actress and singer who is best known for her recurring role as Ruby Mendel in the hit Disney Channel Original Series \"\"Even Stevens\"\" and the follow-up Disney Channel Original Movie \"\"The Even Stevens Movie\"\". She attended Downers Grove South High School for her freshman year before moving to California. She co-starred in the Disney Channel original series \"\"Even Stevens\"\" as Ren's best friend Ruby, from 2001 - 2003. She also co-starred in the follow-up film \"\"The Even Stevens Movie\"\". She also is the star of a TV series called", "title": "Lauren Frost" } ]
when did all night long come out lionel richie?
[ "1983", "August 31, 1983" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.44, "text": "All Night Long (All Night) \"\"All Night Long (All Night)\"\" is a hit single by American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie from 1983. Taken from his second solo album, \"\"Can't Slow Down\"\", it combined Richie's soulful Commodores style with Caribbean influences. This new, more dance music, pop-inspired approach proved popular, as the single reached number one on three Billboard charts (pop, R&B and adult contemporary). Richard Marx contributed backing vocals as an unknown until his 1987 debut album appeared. In the UK, the song was kept off of the top spot by Billy Joel's \"\"Uptown Girl\"\", peaking at number two on the", "title": "All Night Long (All Night)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.77, "text": "and achieved Platinum status within six weeks of release. On June 7, 2013, Richie announced on NBC's \"\"The Today Show\"\" that he would launch \"\"All the Hits All Night Long\"\", his first North American tour in over a decade. The tour began on September 18 in Hollywood, Florida, and ended on October 18 in Los Angeles, California. Also in June 2013, Richie appeared in a television commercial for the Lion Nathan alcohol company to promote the \"\"Tap King\"\" draught beer product. Richie reportedly received A$1.5 million to appear in the promotional campaign that depicts the musician singing \"\"Hello\"\" at a", "title": "Lionel Richie" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.67, "text": "All the Hits, All Night Long All the Hits, All Night Long is a concert tour by American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer, Lionel Richie. On June 7, 2013, in partnership with NBC and \"\"The Today Show\"\", Richie announced that he will launch ‘All the Hits All Night Long’, his first North American tour in over a decade. The tour will visit stadiums and arenas across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, beginning on September 18 in Hollywood, Florida and ending on October 18 in Los Angeles. Richie said in a media release: \"\"I’m so lucky to have the collection", "title": "All the Hits, All Night Long" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.05, "text": "Slow Down\"\", sold over twice as many copies and won two Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, propelling him into the first rank of international superstars. The album contained the number-one hit \"\"All Night Long\"\" a Caribbean-flavored dance number that was promoted by a colorful music video produced by former Monkee Michael Nesmith. In 1984, Richie performed \"\"All Night Long\"\" at the closing ceremony of the XXIII Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Several more Top 10 hits followed, the most successful of which was the ballad \"\"Hello\"\" (1984), a sentimental love song that showed how far Richie had moved", "title": "Lionel Richie" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.95, "text": "Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album) Can't Slow Down is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Lionel Richie. It was released on October 11, 1983 by Motown Records. It has sold over 20 million copies, and is Richie's best-selling album of all time. Five singles were released from \"\"Can't Slow Down\"\", all of which hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including two that reached #1: \"\"All Night Long (All Night)\"\" and \"\"Hello\"\". The album also won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1985. In a contemporary review for \"\"The Village", "title": "Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.8, "text": "Jose, California at the SAP Center at San Jose. It does not represent all shows during the tour. All the Hits, All Night Long All the Hits, All Night Long is a concert tour by American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer, Lionel Richie. On June 7, 2013, in partnership with NBC and \"\"The Today Show\"\", Richie announced that he will launch ‘All the Hits All Night Long’, his first North American tour in over a decade. The tour will visit stadiums and arenas across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, beginning on September 18 in Hollywood, Florida and ending on", "title": "All the Hits, All Night Long" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.73, "text": "also reached #24 on the \"\"Billboard\"\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart (now Hot Country Songs). On May 6, 2003, a two-CD Deluxe Edition of the album was released in conjunction of the 20th anniversary of the album's original release date. This version included several mixes originally included on various singles from the album at the end of the first CD, including instrumental versions of the 12-inch extended mixes of \"\"All Night Long (All Night)\"\" and \"\"Running with the Night\"\". Disc 2 showcased demo or alternate versions of all tracks from the original album, plus additional unfinished songs from the", "title": "Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.55, "text": "\"\"All Night Long\"\" the night U.S. tanks invaded Baghdad. Richie was against the war, but says he could see a day when he would come and perform in Baghdad. On October 18, 1975, Richie married his college sweetheart, Brenda Harvey. In 1983 the couple informally adopted Nicole Camille Escovedo, the two-year-old daughter of one of the members of Lionel's band, and niece of drummer Sheila E. They raised her as their daughter, Nicole Richie, and adopted her legally when she was nine years old. In 1986, while still married to Harvey, Richie began a relationship with Diane Alexander. He would", "title": "Lionel Richie" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.27, "text": "same sessions, all previously unreleased. Personnel as listed in the album's liner notes are: Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album) Can't Slow Down is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Lionel Richie. It was released on October 11, 1983 by Motown Records. It has sold over 20 million copies, and is Richie's best-selling album of all time. Five singles were released from \"\"Can't Slow Down\"\", all of which hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including two that reached #1: \"\"All Night Long (All Night)\"\" and \"\"Hello\"\". The album also won the Grammy Award", "title": "Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.27, "text": "the Fusion Few Chart in \"\"Blues and Soul\"\" magazine). Many import 12-inch singles and albums would not have been officially released in the UK without Robbie Vincent's support. Some of these included tracks by Maze (feat. Frankie Beverly), Brass Construction, Tania Maria, Earl Klugh and Alfie Silas. The first official playing of Lionel Richie's All Night Long was by Robbie Vincent on his Saturday show in autumn 1983 as a promo, well ahead of the Richie album Can't Slow Down. Occasionally, the show's standard format would be displaced by Vincent's popular All Winners Show where the fans would choose the", "title": "Robbie Vincent" } ]
who played major hochstetter in hogan's heroes?
[ "Howard Caine" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.89, "text": "sitcom \"\"Hogan's Heroes\"\" (1965-1971). Prior to that he appeared on that show in two other roles, in the season one episode \"\"Happy Birthday, Adolf\"\" and the season two episode \"\"The Battle of Stalag 13\"\". The Major Hochstetter character first appeared later in season two. Hochstetter is a feared Gestapo officer who strongly suspects the prisoners, particularly Colonel Hogan, are engaged in clandestine activities, but he is never able to confirm his suspicions and usually ends up getting his comedic comeuppance. Hochstetter had several catchphrases, including (referring to Hogan) \"\"Who is this man?\"\" and \"\"What is this man doing here?\"\", and", "title": "Howard Caine" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.23, "text": "Howard Caine Howard Caine (born Howard Cohen; January 2, 1926 – December 28, 1993) was an American character actor, probably best known as Gestapo Major, Wolfgang Hochstetter in the television series \"\"Hogan's Heroes\"\" (1965–71). He also played Lewis Morris of New York in the musical film \"\"1776\"\", and Everett Scovill, a thinly disguised portrait of Charles Manson's attorney Irving Kanarek, in the television movie, \"\"Helter Skelter\"\". Howard Caine was born on January 2, 1926, in Nashville, Tennessee, into a Jewish family. At the age of 13, Cohen moved with his family to New York City, where he began studying acting.", "title": "Howard Caine" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.09, "text": "29 prominent banjo and fiddle contests in the southland for both Best Traditional Banjo and Traditional Singing. He was also a popular folk singer and appeared at a number of prominent folk clubs and folk festivals. Caine died of a heart attack on December 28, 1993, 5 days short of his 68th birthday. Howard Caine Howard Caine (born Howard Cohen; January 2, 1926 – December 28, 1993) was an American character actor, probably best known as Gestapo Major, Wolfgang Hochstetter in the television series \"\"Hogan's Heroes\"\" (1965–71). He also played Lewis Morris of New York in the musical film \"\"1776\"\",", "title": "Howard Caine" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.44, "text": "(Hochstetter)—were Jewish. Furthermore, Klemperer, Banner, Askin, and Robert Clary (LeBeau) were Jews who had fled the Nazis during World War II. Clary says in the recorded commentary on the DVD version of episode \"\"Art for Hogan's Sake\"\" that he spent three years in a concentration camp, that his parents and other family members were killed there, and that he has an identity tattoo from the camp on his arm (\"\"A-5714\"\"). Likewise John Banner had been held in a (pre-war) concentration camp and his family was killed during the war. Leon Askin was also in a pre-war French internment camp and", "title": "Hogan's Heroes" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.2, "text": "appeared in the film \"\"Pension Schöller\"\", and the following year was prominently featured in Billy Wilder's film \"\"One, Two, Three\"\", co-starring with James Cagney. He gained wide recognition and popularity for his recurring role as the stern General Albert Burkhalter in the sitcom \"\"Hogan's Heroes\"\" appearing in 67 episodes (including the pilot) of the show’s run from 1965 to 1971. Burkhalter was the gruff and rotund German commanding officer of Colonel Klink, the bumbling commandant of a World War II prisoner-of-war camp, manipulated by the American Colonel Hogan so the prisoners would get away with their clandestine activities. Askin made", "title": "Leon Askin" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.84, "text": "this role after two seasons to appear in the motion picture, \"\"The Sand Pebbles\"\" with Steve McQueen. Between the years of 1965 – 69, MacLeod appeared in many weekly episodes in multiple roles on the TV series \"\"Hogan's Heroes\"\" including Major Zolle (season 1, episode 19), General Metzger (season 3, episode 27) Major Kiegel (season 4, episode 1) and General von Rauscher (season 4, episode 23). These roles were usually a stern and discerning officer of the Schutzstaffel (SS), Luftwaffe or Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo) which are vastly different from the lovable characters he portrayed in his subsequent TV roles. MacLeod's", "title": "Gavin MacLeod" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.44, "text": "starred in \"\"Wake Me When the War Is Over\"\" in 1969 playing the role of a German Major, Erich Mueller alongside Eva Gabor. He also played a villain in an episode of \"\"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea\"\" titled \"\"The Saboteur\"\". After \"\"Hogan's Heroes\"\" ended in 1971, Klemperer continued his career in stage and film roles and guest starring roles on television. In 1987, he portrayed Herr Schultz in the Broadway revival of \"\"Cabaret\"\". The role earned Klemperer a Best Featured Actor Tony Award nomination. His final television work was a guest voice role in a 1993 episode of", "title": "Werner Klemperer" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.41, "text": "Leon Askin Leon Askin (; born Leon Aschkenasy, September 18, 1907 – June 3, 2005) was an Austrian actor best known for portraying the character \"\"General Burkhalter\"\" on the TV situation comedy \"\"Hogan's Heroes\"\". Askin was born into a Jewish family in Vienna, the son of Malvine (Susman) and Samuel Aschkenazy. According to his autobiography his first experience of showbusiness occurred when during World War I he recited a poem before Emperor Franz Joseph. Askin immigrated to the United States in 1940 and, served in World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the US Army Air Forces. After the", "title": "Leon Askin" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.28, "text": "Hogan's Heroes Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom set in a German prisoner of war (POW) camp during World War II. It ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to April 4, 1971, on the CBS network. Bob Crane starred as Colonel Robert E. Hogan, coordinating an international crew of Allied prisoners running a Special Operations group from the camp. Werner Klemperer played Colonel Wilhelm Klink, the incompetent commandant of the camp, and John Banner played the bungling sergeant-of-the-guard, Sergeant Hans Schultz. \"\"Hogan's Heroes\"\" centers around U.S. Army Air Forces Colonel Robert Hogan and his staff of experts", "title": "Hogan's Heroes" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 19.17, "text": "his parents were killed at Treblinka. Howard Caine, who was also Jewish (his birth name was Cohen), was American, and Jewish actors Harold Gould and Harold J. Stone made multiple appearances playing German generals. As a teenager, Klemperer fled Hitler's Germany with his family in 1933. During the show's production, he insisted that Hogan always win against his Nazi captors or else he would not take the part of Klink. He defended his playing a Luftwaffe Officer by claiming, \"\"I am an actor. If I can play Richard III, I can play a Nazi.\"\" Banner attempted to sum up the", "title": "Hogan's Heroes" } ]
who is the song diamonds and rust about?
[ "Bob Dylan" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.09, "text": "Diamonds & Rust (song) \"\"Diamonds & Rust\"\" is a song written, composed, and performed by Joan Baez. It was written in November 1974 and released in 1975. In the song, Baez recounts an out-of-the-blue phone call from an old lover, which sends her a decade back in time, to a \"\"crummy\"\" hotel in Greenwich Village circa 1964 or 1965; she recalls giving him a pair of cuff-links, and summarizes that memories bring \"\"diamonds and rust\"\". Baez has stated that the lyrics refer to her relationship with Bob Dylan. The song, which was a top-40 hit for Baez on the U.S.", "title": "Diamonds & Rust (song)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.23, "text": "a 1975 conversation between herself and Dylan, discussing songs to include in the then-upcoming Rolling Thunder Revue concerts: \"\"You gonna sing that song about robin's eggs and diamonds?\"\" Bob had asked me on the first day of rehearsals. \"\"Which one?\"\" \"\"You know, that one about blue eyes and diamonds...\"\" \"\"Oh\"\", I said, \"\"you must mean 'Diamonds and Rust,' the song I wrote for my husband, David. I wrote it while he was in prison.\"\" \"\"For your husband?\"\" Bob said. \"\"Yeah. Who did you think it was about?\"\" I stonewalled. \"\"Oh, hey, what the fuck do I know?\"\" \"\"Never mind. Yeah,", "title": "Diamonds & Rust (song)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.11, "text": "I'll sing it, if you like.\"\" But Baez's marriage to Harris had, in fact, already ended by the time the song was written and composed. In an interview with music writer Mike Ragogna, Baez later admitted that the character in the song is Dylan: MR: \"\"Diamonds and Rust\"\" was another magic moment. You've said when you began writing the song, it started as something else until Dylan phoned you. Then it became about him. That must have been one helluva call. JB: He read me the entire lyrics to \"\"Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts\"\" that he'd just finished", "title": "Diamonds & Rust (song)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.94, "text": "from a phone booth in the Midwest. MR: What was the song about originally? JB: I don't remember what I'd been writing about, but it had nothing to do with what it ended up as. The song was later covered with edited lyrics by Judas Priest for the album \"\"Sin After Sin\"\". It was originally recorded a year earlier for \"\"Sad Wings of Destiny\"\", but not included on that album. This early version appears on \"\"The Best of Judas Priest\"\", \"\"Hero, Hero\"\", and some remasters of their first album \"\"Rocka Rolla\"\". A live version of the song is on \"\"Unleashed", "title": "Diamonds & Rust (song)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.86, "text": "Diamonds & Rust Diamonds & Rust is a 1975 album by Joan Baez. Baez is often regarded as an interpreter of other people's work, and on this album she covered songs written or played by Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, The Allman Brothers, and Jackson Browne. But \"\"Diamonds & Rust\"\" also contained a number of her own compositions, including the acclaimed title track, a distinctive song written about Bob Dylan. The title track has been widely covered by other artists. On her cover of Dylan's \"\"Simple Twist of Fate\"\", one verse features Baez attempting a good-humoured impersonation of the song's composer.", "title": "Diamonds & Rust" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.61, "text": "pop singles chart, is regarded by a number of critics, as well as by Baez fans, as one of her best compositions. It served as the title song on Baez's gold-selling album \"\"Diamonds & Rust\"\", which was released in 1975. For her 1995 live recording \"\"Ring Them Bells\"\", Baez performed the song as a duet with Mary Chapin Carpenter. In that performance, she changed the end lines: \"\"And if you're / offering me diamonds and rust / I've already paid\"\" to: \"\"And if you ... well I'll take the diamonds.\"\" The line \"\"I bought you some cuff links, you brought", "title": "Diamonds & Rust (song)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.27, "text": "in the third chapter of her memoir, \"\"And a Voice to Sing With\"\" (1987), Baez uses phrases from the song in describing her relationship with Dylan, and has been explicit that he was the inspiration for the song. She recounts how she originally told Dylan that the song was about her ex-husband David Harris, which was obviously not true. The lyrics, for example, include the lines, \"\"Well, you burst on the scene already a legend / the unwashed phenomenon, the original vagabond...\"\" which would describe Dylan but not Harris. In her memoir, \"\"And a Voice to Sing With\"\", Baez records", "title": "Diamonds & Rust (song)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.06, "text": "in the East\"\". The song remains a staple of Judas Priest live concert performances. In recent years, Priest have been performing a mostly acoustic version of the song that is more similar to the original than the rock version on their recorded albums. Baez commented on the Judas Priest version: Cover versions also have been recorded by Blackmore's Night, S.O.D., Great White, Taylor Mitchell, and Thunderstone. The song has been sampled in two popular hip-hop songs, \"\"Happiness\"\" by Busdriver and \"\"Upgrade Call\"\" by Andre Nickatina. The versions used in both songs are pitch-warped to sound squeaky. Diamonds & Rust (song)", "title": "Diamonds & Rust (song)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.78, "text": "An alternate recording of \"\"Dida\"\" had appeared on the previous year's \"\"Gracias A la Vida\"\". The \"\"Diamonds & Rust\"\" recording of the song was more uptempo and featured duet vocals by Joni Mitchell. Side One Side Two Diamonds & Rust Diamonds & Rust is a 1975 album by Joan Baez. Baez is often regarded as an interpreter of other people's work, and on this album she covered songs written or played by Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, The Allman Brothers, and Jackson Browne. But \"\"Diamonds & Rust\"\" also contained a number of her own compositions, including the acclaimed title track, a", "title": "Diamonds & Rust" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.56, "text": "just after they had been written is thought to be the inspiration for the 1975 Joan Baez song \"\"Diamonds & Rust\"\", which is based on her and Dylan's own relationship ten years earlier. The song has a long list of characters. The inspiration behind several characters in the plot has been long disputed among fans. There is an extra verse on the Bob Dylan website and in the published sheet music that is not in the album version (right after the \"\"backstage manager\"\" verse): Lily's arms were locked around the man that she dearly loved to touch, She forgot all", "title": "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" } ]
who played the oldest brother in 7th heaven?
[ "Barry Watson" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.88, "text": "soon-to-be new love interest, on the show \"\"7th Heaven\"\". The role of Ben's brother, Kevin Kinkirk, was portrayed by George Stults, his real life brother. Stults portrayed Eddie Latekka for two seasons on the popular ABC drama series \"\"October Road\"\". His first major film role came in 2004, when he played the male lead in the female action-comedy \"\"D.E.B.S.\"\", where he met his future co-star on \"\"The Finder\"\", Michael Clarke Duncan. Since then, Stults has had small but memorable roles in \"\"Wedding Crashers\"\" and \"\"The Break-Up\"\", as well as larger roles in \"\"The Express\"\", \"\"She's Out Of My League\"\" and", "title": "Geoff Stults" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.52, "text": "he then entered into the world of acting. At the time, Stults seriously considered joining the U.S. Navy. George auditioned for a role on \"\"7th Heaven\"\" where his brother Geoff already had a recurring role as Mary Camden's love interest Ben Kinkirk. Originally auditioning for the role of a kid who forces people to drink, George was later cast in the role of Ben's older brother Kevin. Stults remained a regular cast member of 7th Heaven from season 6 until the final season 11. In 2001, he made a guest appearance on a season 7 episode of \"\"Friends\"\", The One", "title": "George Stults" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.11, "text": "younger brother, Mitch. Trauth also appeared in an episode of \"\"House\"\", playing an older brother in the clinic when his little brother gets treated by Dr. House. In 2003, Trauth guest starred on \"\"7th Heaven\"\", in Season 8, Episode 7 – \"\"Getting to Know You\"\". In 2006, Trauth guest starred on the CBS drama \"\"Numb3rs\"\", and he guest starred on the Fox drama \"\"Bones\"\" in 2009. On February 5, 2014, Us Weekly announced that Trauth became engaged to actress Leah Pipes, after almost three years of dating. They married on December 6, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. A. J. Trauth", "title": "A. J. Trauth" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.89, "text": "Digital World\"\", produced and directed by Paul Greenberg. At age fourteen, after auditioning for several television pilots, Biel was cast as Mary Camden, the second oldest child in the family drama \"\"7th Heaven\"\". Biel landed her first feature film role as Peter Fonda's granddaughter in the critically acclaimed drama \"\"Ulee's Gold\"\", released in 1997. Her performance earned her a Young Artist Award. In spring 1998, during a break from filming \"\"7th Heaven\"\", she co-starred in \"\"I'll Be Home for Christmas\"\" with Jonathan Taylor Thomas as the girlfriend of Thomas' character. When she was 17 years old she posed for a", "title": "Jessica Biel" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.48, "text": "to a full twenty-two episodes. Along with the show's unexpected and last-minute renewal came some changes. The show's already-low budget was moderately trimmed, forcing cuts in the salaries of some cast members and shortened taping schedules (seven days per episode instead of the typical eight). David Gallagher, who played Simon, chose not to return as a regular. Furthermore, Mackenzie Rosman, who played youngest daughter Ruthie, did not appear in the first six episodes. Catherine Hicks missed three episodes in Season 11, as another cost-cutting move. Additionally, George Stults was absent for a few episodes at the beginning of season 11.", "title": "7th Heaven (TV series)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.27, "text": "Fu\"\", and \"\"The Mary Tyler Moore Show\"\". On \"\"7th Heaven\"\", she appeared in nine episodes as Ginger Jackson, stepmother of Annie Camden, opposite Graham Jarvis. In addition to working with Graves on \"\"7th Heaven\"\", Garland also starred opposite Graves's brother, James Arness, in four episodes of \"\"Gunsmoke\"\". On radio, she was an original player of the California Actors Radio Theatre (C.A.R.T.). C.A.R.T. often recorded its programs on the grounds of Garland's hotel in The Beverly Garland Little Theater, which was decorated with large movie posters from many of her feature films. Garland was nominated for a Best Actress in a", "title": "Beverly Garland" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.11, "text": "in \"\"\"\", playing teenaged drug addict Grace. During the filming of \"\"The Crow\"\", in 1996, she auditioned as a child actress for the role of Mary Camden in a new family drama, \"\"7th Heaven\"\". Producers initially turned her down as they did not think she was suitable to play Mary. However, when she read for the part of sister Lucy, she was instantly cast. She is actually 14 months older than Jessica Biel, who played her older sister. \"\"7th Heaven\"\" was very popular, lasting for 11 seasons. In 2000, she had a small part in \"\"The Amanda Show\"\" as a", "title": "Beverley Mitchell" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.08, "text": "Jordan Ladd and Ernest Borgnine. Jason London Jason Paul London (born November 7, 1972) is an American actor, best known for his role as Randall \"\"Pink\"\" Floyd in director Richard Linklater's film \"\"Dazed and Confused\"\" (1993). London was born in San Diego, the son of Debbie London (née Osborn), a waitress, and Frank London, a sheet metal worker. He was raised in Wanette, Oklahoma, and in DeSoto, Texas. His identical twin brother Jeremy is also an actor. In 2003, the two acted together in an episode of \"\"7th Heaven\"\" titled \"\"Smoking\"\". Jeremy was Jason's stunt double in \"\"The Man in", "title": "Jason London" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.86, "text": "Brothers in Heaven Brothers in Heaven (), previously known as Come Back to Busan Port, is a 2017 South Korean crime-thriller film starring Sung Hoon, Jo Han-sun and Yoon So-yi and directed by Park Hee-jun. After the tragic death of their parents, twin brothers Tae-joo (Jo Han-sun) and Tae-sung (Sung Hoon) left in the orphanage were separated. Twenty years later, they meet again. However, they are on opposite sides of the law. Older brother Tae-joo is a cop while Tae-sung holds high rank in a crime organization. In a twist of fate, both brothers love the same woman, Chan-mi (Yoon", "title": "Brothers in Heaven" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.8, "text": "Anthony Fedorov Anatoliy Vladimirovich \"\"Anthony\"\" Fedorov (; born May 4, 1985) is an American singer and actor who is former lead singer for the Chicago band 7th Heaven. He rose to fame as the fourth place finalist on the fourth season of \"\"American Idol\"\". Fedorov was born in Yalta, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. He, his parents, and his older brother Denis moved to the United States in 1994. He had a tracheotomy as a toddler due to a birth defect in his windpipe, from which a scar is still visible. Despite skepticism that he would even be able to talk", "title": "Anthony Fedorov" } ]
bacterial cell walls are made rigid by the presence of?
[ "Peptidoglycan" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.03, "text": "structural integrity to the cell. In prokaryotes, the primary function of the cell wall is to protect the cell from internal turgor pressure caused by the much higher concentrations of proteins and other molecules inside the cell compared to its external environment. The bacterial cell wall differs from that of all other organisms by the presence of peptidoglycan which is located immediately outside of the cytoplasmic membrane. Peptidoglycan is made up of a polysaccharide backbone consisting of alternating N-Acetylmuramic acid (NAM) and N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) residues in equal amounts. Peptidoglycan is responsible for the rigidity of the bacterial cell wall and", "title": "Bacterial cell structure" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.94, "text": "of the cell wall is to protect the cell from internal turgor pressure caused by the much higher concentrations of proteins and other molecules inside the cell compared to its external environment. The bacterial cell wall differs from that of all other organisms by the presence of peptidoglycan (poly-\"\"N\"\"-acetylglucosamine and \"\"N\"\"-acetylmuramic acid), which is located immediately outside of the cytoplasmic membrane. Peptidoglycan is responsible for the rigidity of the bacterial cell wall and for the determination of cell shape. It is relatively porous and is not considered to be a permeability barrier for small substrates. While all bacterial cell walls", "title": "Cell envelope" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.75, "text": "but its cell membrane presents unusual features, such as the presence of phosphatidylcholine, a major membrane lipid (atypical of bacterial membranes), and the highly reduced peptidoglycan layer, which shows reduced or absence of rigid cell wall. The cell membrane of the protozoan host contains an 18-domain β-barrel porin, which is a characteristic protein of Gram-negative bacteria. In addition it contains cardiolipin and phosphatidylcholine as the major phospholipids, while sterols are absent. Cardiolipin is a typical lipid of bacterial membranes; phosphatidylcholine, on the other hand, is mostly present in symbiotic prokaryotes of eukaryotic cells. For symbiotic adaptation, the host trypanosome has", "title": "Angomonas deanei" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.69, "text": "covering take up stains such as Giemsa and Gimenez stains. Although its cell wall has a classic bacterial double layer, its outer leaflet is much thicker than the inner one, which is just the opposite in \"\"Rickettsia\"\" species. A capsule layer that forms a spherical halo in other bacteria is missing. The cell wall is soft and tender due to the absence of peptidoglycan, which is otherwise characteristic of the rigid cell walls of other bacteria. Classic bacterial lipophosphoglycans such as muramic acid, glucosamine, hydroxy fatty acids, heptose, and 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonic acid are also absent in the cell wall. Due to", "title": "Orientia tsutsugamushi" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.31, "text": "cells is different from that of animal cells. Plants have a rigid cell wall made of cellulose, and fungi one of chitin, so most viruses can get inside these cells only after trauma to the cell wall. Nearly all plant viruses (such as tobacco mosaic virus) can also move directly from cell to cell, in the form of single-stranded nucleoprotein complexes, through pores called plasmodesmata. Bacteria, like plants, have strong cell walls that a virus must breach to infect the cell. Given that bacterial cell walls are much thinner than plant cell walls due to their much smaller size, some", "title": "Virus" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.3, "text": "Muramyl ligase The bacterial cell wall provides strength and rigidity to counteract internal osmotic pressure, and protection against the environment. The peptidoglycan layer gives the cell wall its strength, and helps maintain the overall shape of the cell. The basic peptidoglycan structure of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria comprises a sheet of glycan chains connected by short cross-linking polypeptides. Biosynthesis of peptidoglycan is a multi-step (11-12 steps) process comprising three main stages: Stage two involves four key Mur ubiquitin ligase enzymes: MurC (EC), MurD (EC), MurE (EC) and MurF (EC). These four Mur ligases are responsible for the successive additions", "title": "Muramyl ligase" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.09, "text": "advanced cytoskeleton was necessary to organize the chromosomes during asexual cell replication. After the loss of the rigid bacterial outer wall, the advanced cytoskeleton allowed the cells to flow and move. The loss of the rigid bacterial cell wall, which helped prevent water from entering the cell and diluting the cytoplasm, required ancestral eukaryotes to develop pumping mechanisms to counteract osmosis. Once the advanced cytoskeleton was in place and cell wall removed, ancestral eukaryotic cells had the ability to flow around and engulf other cells using the process of phagocytosis, which is a more efficient way of obtaining nutrients than", "title": "Boring Billion" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.3, "text": "from women with bacterial vaginosis. List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota Eubacterium Eubacterium is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Eubacteriaceae. These bacteria are characterised by a rigid cell wall. They may either be motile or nonmotile. If motile, they have a flagellum. A typical flagellum consists of a basal body, filament, and hook. The long filament is the organ which helps eubacteria move. Gram-positive bacteria have a thick proteoglycan layer and take up violet Gram stain (whereas Gram-negative bacteria have a thinner proteoglycan layer which is surrounded by a layer of immune response-inducing lipopolysaccharide, and do not take", "title": "Eubacterium" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.27, "text": "is a monomer of the peptidoglycan layer in prokaryotic cell walls. Peptidoglycan is an essential structural component of the bacterial cell wall. The peptidoglycan layer is also responsible for the rigidity of the cell wall. This process, in which MurI helps catalyze the interconversion of glutamate enantiomers, like L-Glutamate, into the essential D-glutamate, is also cofactor independent. As such it can proceed without needing an additional source, which would bind to an allosteric site, altering the enzyme shape to assist in catalyzing the reaction. Murl involves a two-step process to catalyze the glutamate enantiomers to D-glutamate. The first step is", "title": "Glutamate racemase" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.12, "text": "can be transferred between cells through bacterial conjugation. Bacteria have an enclosing cell wall, which provides strength and rigidity to their cells. They reproduce by binary fission or sometimes by budding, but do not undergo meiotic sexual reproduction. However, many bacterial species can transfer DNA between individual cells by a horizontal gene transfer process referred to as natural transformation. Some species form extraordinarily resilient spores, but for bacteria this is a mechanism for survival, not reproduction. Under optimal conditions bacteria can grow extremely rapidly and their numbers can double as quickly as every 20 minutes. Most living things that are", "title": "Microorganism" } ]
what city was zeus the patron god of?
[ "Olympia", "Elis" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.75, "text": "Temple of Ammon Zeus, whose few remaining ruins date to the 4th century BC structure. During archaic and classical times Aphytis was a prosperous city, minting its own coins, which depicted the head of its patron, Ammon Zeus, the city's economy appears to have been mainly based on farming and vine-culture. Aristotle (Politics V,VI 1319 a14) mentions the \"\"agricultural law\"\" of the Aphytians, a special, singular and interesting chapter in the history of ancient Greek public finances. The city became a member of the Chalkidian League; it previously paid tribute under the Thracian phoros of the Delian League. During Hellenistic", "title": "Aphytis" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.92, "text": "primarily around the major cities of Cyprus. These cities usually had large temples that were dedicated to a specific patron god of the city: in Amathus as in Palaipafos, Aphrodite had her own cult; in Salamis, Zeus Olympius; Pafos contained cults for the gods Asclepius, Hygieia, and Apollo; in Curium, Apollo Hylates. Though these are but a few examples of the many numerous cults, it is important to note that many gods had temples and dedications in many different locations, but not every god is represented. Because Aphrodite is said to have been born from the sea foam around Cyprus,", "title": "Roman Cyprus" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.75, "text": "of the city was a brazen statue of Athena, who became the patron deity of Corone in consequence of her worship at Coroneia. In the agora there was a statue of Zeus Zoter, as at Messene; and there were likewise in the lower city temples of Artemis, of Dionysus, and of Asclepius. The harbour of Corone was called the port of the Achaeans, probably because the city belonged to the Achaean League. Pausanias says that Corone was situated to the right of the Pamisus, close to the sea, and at the foot of a mountain called Temathia or Mathia (the", "title": "Corone (Messenia)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.36, "text": "was Apollo Ietros (\"\"The Healer\"\"). Zeus (Gr. Polieus) was the \"\"protector deity\"\" of the city and Aphrodita was also confirmed by archeological research. Historians believe all six Milesian tribes (Greek: \"\"phylai\"\") were represented in the colony, yet only four tribes are attested to: the Aigikoreis, Argadeis, Boreis and Geleontes. The only clue concerning the government of the city was given by Aristotle in \"\"Politica\"\". Thanks to his comment, it is clear that the first government of Histria was an oligarchy. From an economic point of view, the town was developed around port-related activities. In around 600 BC, Histria suffered its", "title": "Histria (ancient city)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.16, "text": "summit of Mount Lykaion, before which stood two columns bearing gilded eagles and 'facing the sun-rise'. Further Cook sees only the tale of Zeus' sacred precinct at Mount Lykaion allowing no shadows referring to Zeus as 'god of light' (Lykaios). Although etymology indicates that Zeus was originally a sky god, many Greek cities honored a local Zeus who lived underground. Athenians and Sicilians honored Zeus Meilichios (\"\"kindly\"\" or \"\"honeyed\"\") while other cities had Zeus Chthonios (\"\"earthy\"\"), Zeus Katachthonios (\"\"under-the-earth\"\") and Zeus Plousios (\"\"wealth-bringing\"\"). These deities might be represented as snakes or in human form in visual art, or, for emphasis", "title": "Zeus" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.05, "text": "the five following kings, in his honor. During his reign which lasted for 50 years, the gods resolved to take possession of cities in which each of them should receive his own peculiar worship. Athena became the patron goddess of the city of Athens in a competition with Poseidon as judged by Cecrops. The two raced ferociously towards the Acropolis and it was a very close race. Poseidon was the first that came to Attica and struck the acropolis with his trident and thereby created a salt sea which was known in later times by the name of the Erechthean", "title": "Cecrops I" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.02, "text": "by Tamerlane in 1402 AD. The streets were broad, well paved and laid out at right angles; many were named after temples: the main street, called the Golden, ran across the city from west to east, beginning probably from the temple of Zeus Akraios on the west slope of Pagus, and running round the lower slopes of Pagus (like a necklace on the statue, to use the favorite terms of Aristides the orator) towards Tepecik outside the city on the east, where probably stood the temple of Cybele, worshipped under the name of Meter Sipylene, the patroness of the city.", "title": "Smyrna" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.92, "text": "Archegetis, was dedicated to the patron goddess of Athens, Athena. The Agrippeia was built in the center of the newly built Roman Agora by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. The Tower of the Winds was built by Andronicus of Cyrrhus in 50 BC, although it may predate the entire Roman section of Athens. The emperor Hadrian was a philhellene and an ardent admirer of Greece and, seeing himself as an heir to Pericles, made many contributions to Athens. He built the Library of Hadrian in the city, as well as completing construction of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, some 638 years after", "title": "Greece in the Roman era" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.89, "text": "\"\"Odyssey\"\" (v.398), Poseidon has a home in \"\"Aegae\"\". Athena became the patron goddess of the city of Athens after a competition with Poseidon. Yet Poseidon remained a numinous presence on the Acropolis in the form of his surrogate, Erechtheus. At the dissolution festival at the end of the year in the Athenian calendar, the Skira, the priests of Athena and the priest of Poseidon would process under canopies to Eleusis. They agreed that each would give the Athenians one gift and the Athenians would choose whichever gift they preferred. Poseidon struck the ground with his trident and a spring sprang", "title": "Poseidon" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.86, "text": "the same time, cultural blending and borrowing also occurred in the Decapolis region. The cities acted as centers for the diffusion of Greek culture. Some local deities began to be called by the name \"\"Zeus\"\", from the chief Greek god. Meanwhile, in some cities Greeks began worshipping these local \"\"Zeus\"\" deities alongside their own \"\"Zeus Olympios\"\". There is evidence that the colonists adopted the worship of other Semitic gods, including Phoenician deities and the chief Nabatean god, Dushara (worshipped under his Hellenized name, \"\"Dusares\"\"). The worship of these Semitic gods is attested to in coins and inscriptions from the cities.", "title": "Decapolis" } ]
where was the war of the planet of the apes filmed?
[ "the Lower Mainland in Vancouver", "Lower Mainland in Vancouver", "the Kananaskis" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.77, "text": "the evolution of the apes, and there's a lot more stories to tell after this. I imagine the next film will be about the all-out war between the apes and humans.\"\" Mark Bomback did an uncredited rewrite of the script. Filming began in July 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Filming also happened in San Francisco, California (the primary setting of the film), and around Oahu, Hawaii, which doubled for the African jungle as the schedule and budget did not allow for location shooting in Africa. As the apes in \"\"Rise\"\" were meant to be actual apes, the producers decided not", "title": "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.47, "text": "to the fifth film in the original series, \"\"Battle for the Planet of the Apes\"\", but it is not a direct remake. Principal photography began on October 14, 2015, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. \"\"War for the Planet of the Apes\"\" premiered in New York City on July 10, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 14, 2017, by 20th Century Fox. The film has grossed over $490 million and received critical praise, with many reviewers highlighting the performances (particularly Serkis's), visual effects, story, direction, and musical score. The film received a nomination for Best Special", "title": "War for the Planet of the Apes" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.14, "text": "who designed prosthetic make up in the film, held training sessions at 20th Century-Fox studios, where he mentored other make-up artists of the film. Filming began on May 21, 1967, and ended on August 10, 1967. Most of the early scenes of a desert-like terrain were shot in northern Arizona near the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River, Lake Powell, Glen Canyon and other locations near Page, Arizona Most scenes of the ape village, interiors and exteriors, were filmed on the Fox Ranch in Malibu Creek State Park, northwest of Los Angeles, essentially the backlot of 20th Century Fox. The concluding", "title": "Planet of the Apes (1968 film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.05, "text": "pump in extra water. The film was mostly shot at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, while other filming locations included lava plains in Hawaii and Trona Pinnacles at Ridgecrest. To preserve secrecy, the shooting script did not include the ending. Stan Winston was the original makeup designer but left because of creative differences. Fox considered using computer-generated imagery to create the apes, but Burton insisted on using prosthetic makeup designed by Rick Baker. Baker was previously involved with Adam Rifkin's unproduced remake. Burton commented, \"\"I have a relationship with both of them [Winston and Baker], so that decision", "title": "Planet of the Apes (2001 film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.91, "text": "there until early March 2016. Parts of the film were expected to shoot for up to five days in the Kananaskis in late January and early February. In March, Serkis confirmed that he had finished shooting his portions. As with \"\"Rise\"\" and \"\"Dawn\"\", the visual effects for \"\"War\"\" were created by Weta Digital; the apes were created with a mixture of motion-capture and CGI key-frame animation, as they were performed in motion-capture technology and animated in CGI. At New York Comic-Con 2016, Reeves explained that he and Bomback were influenced by many films before writing. He said, \"\"One of the", "title": "War for the Planet of the Apes" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.88, "text": "J. Schaffner to direct the film. Schaffner's changes included an ape society less advanced—and therefore less expensive to depict—than that of the original novel. Filming took place between May 21 and August 10, 1967, in California, Utah and Arizona, with desert sequences shot in and around Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The film's final \"\"closed\"\" cost was $5.8 million. The film was released on February 8, 1968, in the United States and was a commercial success, earning a lifetime domestic gross of $32.6 million. The film was groundbreaking for its prosthetic makeup techniques by artist John Chambers and", "title": "Planet of the Apes (1968 film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.81, "text": "beach scenes were filmed on a stretch of California seacoast between Malibu and Oxnard with cliffs that towered 130 feet above the shore. Reaching the beach on foot was virtually impossible, so cast, crew, film equipment, and even horses had to be lowered in by helicopter. The home movies of Roddy McDowall (on YouTube) show makeup, the Ape Village set and the beach site/set - a wooden ramp was built around the point from Westward Beach to Pirates Cove for access to the beach set. The remains of the Statue of Liberty were shot in a secluded cove on the", "title": "Planet of the Apes (1968 film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.23, "text": "references to the racial conflicts in North America during the early 1970s, and Thompson further highlighted by shooting some scenes in a manner similar to a news broadcast. The primary location was Century City, Los Angeles, that had previously been part of the 20th Century Fox backlot and translated well the bleak future with monochromatic buildings in a sterile ultramodern style. Also used as a shooting location was the University of California, Irvine, in Orange County. In addition, TV producer Irwin Allen contributed props and clothes to the film: he let the makers of 'Conquest' borrow his Seaview jumpsuits from", "title": "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.16, "text": "the locations depicted in the film, the forests, and the variety of landscapes. Filming in New Orleans started in May 2013 and continued in July 2013 at various locations such as the former Six Flags park Six Flags New Orleans. Like \"\"Rise\"\", visual effects for \"\"Dawn\"\" were done by Weta Digital. In addition to the apes, Weta created other digital animals, such as a herd of elk, a grizzly bear, and CG doubles of the live horses. The elk were created using key-frame animation and the digital crowd enhancement software MASSIVE, the bear through key-frame animation, and the horses with", "title": "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.16, "text": "Woody Harrelson had been cast as the film's antagonist, and that Chavarria's role was supporting. In October 2015, TheWrap reported that Steve Zahn was cast as a new ape in the film. It was also announced that actress Amiah Miller was cast as one of the film's humans, with Judy Greer and Karin Konoval reprising their roles as Cornelia and Maurice, while Aleks Paunovic and Sara Canning were cast as new apes. Principal photography on the film began on October 14, 2015 in the Lower Mainland in Vancouver, under the working title \"\"Hidden Fortress\"\". Filming was expected to take place", "title": "War for the Planet of the Apes" } ]
who was the girl that played cindy lou who?
[ "Taylor Michel Momsen" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.23, "text": "and left, and when she returned she was dressed and behaved exactly as Preminger envisioned Carmen. The director was impressed enough to schedule a screen test for mid-May, after Dandridge completed a singing engagement in St. Louis. In the interim he cast Juilliard School graduate Olga James as Cindy Lou. On May 21, Preminger announced Dandridge had been cast as Carmen. Initially thrilled by the prospect of playing one of the best film roles ever offered an African American female, Dandridge quickly began to doubt her ability to do it justice. After several days, she told her agent to advise", "title": "Carmen Jones (film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.94, "text": "Maine State Music Theatre. The run lasted from June 4 through to the 21st of 2008. As well as concert, The Grass is Always Greener for friend/composer Will Van Dkye. She played Cindy Lou at the Westside Theatre in the off-Broadway show \"\"The Marvelous Wonderettes\"\". Victoria left the production on June 7, 2009. She also starred in a musical adaptation of \"\"The First Wives Club\"\", which played at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre from July 17 - August 30, 2009. Victoria Matlock Victoria Matlock is an American musical theatre actress. She appeared in the Broadway and Off-Broadway productions of \"\"Million", "title": "Victoria Matlock" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.67, "text": "Mimi Keene Mimi Keene (born 5 August 1998) is a British actress, known for her role as Cindy Williams in the BBC soap opera \"\"EastEnders\"\". Keene studied at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts from 2009–2014. Keene's career began on the stage, making her professional debut playing Janey in \"\"Kin\"\" at The Royal Court Theatre from 19 November to 23 December 2010. In 2013, Keene appeared in CBBC's Sadie J as Brandy May Lou and in \"\"Our Girl\"\" as Jade Dawes From 2013–2015 Mimi was a series regular in EastEnders as Cindy Williams. In 2016, Keene appeared in an episode", "title": "Mimi Keene" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.45, "text": "Her role of Kiki Jerome was recast. On October 26, 2014, Alderson performed The Star-Spangled Banner at the University of Phoenix Stadium where the visiting Philadelphia Eagles faced the Arizona Cardinals. She began starring in the Off-Broadway play, \"\"The Marvelous Wonderettes\"\", in the role of Cindy Lou in April 2018. In June 2018, Alderson expressed her wishes to return to \"\"General Hospital\"\" as Starr Manning. Alderson dated her \"\"General Hospital\"\" co-star Chad Duell beginning in 2013. In October 2015, she confirmed she and Duell had split, following her decision to relocate back to the east coast. Kristen Alderson Kristen DeAnn", "title": "Kristen Alderson" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.16, "text": "Emily Grace Reaves Emily Grace Reaves (born January 13, 2001) is an American child actress and model. Reaves' acting career began when she first appeared in a 2008 episode of \"\"ER\"\". She may be best recognized as Cindy Lou in \"\"\"\". In addition to acting, she is a fashion designer and model. In 2010, Reaves and her former best friend Noah Cyrus, who is also her co-star in \"\"\"\", promoted a high-end clothing line for children and teenagers called the Emily Grace Collection. She and Cyrus also created their own web show, known as \"\"The Noie and Ems Show\"\", that", "title": "Emily Grace Reaves" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.06, "text": "feeling her presentation in 'Bright Road' would more suit well for the smaller role of the quiet Cindy Lou. Dandridge, recalling her experiences of having to \"\"dress down\"\" to the demure school teacher for the screen tests of 'Bright Road', outrageously worked on and created a look with the aid of Max Factor make-up artists, to obtain the appearance and character of the earthy title role Carmen, and confronted Preminger in his executive office. With this meeting, and a subsequent viewing of her freer looser appearances in the 'soundies' material, Preminger gave her the role. The remainder of the cast", "title": "Dorothy Dandridge" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.05, "text": "Andrea Fay Friedman Andrea Fay Friedman (born June 1, 1970) is an American film and television actress, who was born with Down syndrome. Friedman attended West Los Angeles Baptist High School and Santa Monica College. In 1992, she portrayed Amanda, the girlfriend of the character Charles \"\"Corky\"\" Thacher, on the TV show \"\"Life Goes On\"\" for two seasons. In 1993 she appeared in an episode of \"\"Baywatch\"\", in which Mary Lou Retton organizes a Special Olympics-like event. She starred in the 1997 film \"\"Smudge\"\" as Cindy, a girl in a group home for people with disabilities who attempts to hide", "title": "Andrea Fay Friedman" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.03, "text": "in 1995 and 1998 playing to sold-out houses every time. The musical was performed at the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, where it has run every Christmas season since 1998. The Old Globe production was directed by Jack O'Brien. This version featured songs from the television special, which had music by Albert Hague and lyrics by Seuss. A then-unknown Vanessa Anne Hudgens played Cindy Lou Who (1998–1999). For the 2007 Christmas season, three new songs were added to both this and the subsequent Broadway production. These songs are \"\"This Time of Year\"\", \"\"It's the Thought That Counts\"\" and \"\"Fah Who", "title": "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.94, "text": "snouts and twelve toes. In the live-action film, the fur was missing from the Whos. Just north of Whoville, atop a high mountain, Mount Crumpit, a bitter, cave-dwelling creature named the Grinch lives with his dog Max. Cindy Lou Who is a generous young girl who was introduced in the book \"\"How the Grinch Stole Christmas!\"\" In the 2000 live action film, \"\"How the Grinch Stole Christmas!\"\" she is played by actress Taylor Momsen. The Grinch is a fictional, green colored creature with a cat-like face and cynical personality. He lives in isolation upon Mt. Crumpet with his dog Max.", "title": "Whoville" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.81, "text": "Cindy Shelley Cindy Shelley (born 23 March 1960 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is an English actress, known for her roles in two high-profile BBC television dramas of the 1980s: Alice Courtenay in \"\"Tenko\"\" and Abby Urquhart in \"\"Howards' Way\"\". Shelley made her television debut playing Rhiannon, one of the party girls in \"\"The Young Ones\"\" episode \"\"Interesting\"\". A week later, she played the girl on the radio in the \"\"Flood\"\" episode of the same series. Shelley played Alice Courtenay in the World War II-set series \"\"Tenko\"\". Shelley was in nine episodes of series three and appeared in Tenko Reunion the following", "title": "Cindy Shelley" } ]
who are the cast members of ncis new orleans?
[ "Zoe McLellan", "Lucas Black", "Daryl \"Chill\" Mitchell", "Shalita Grant", "Rob Kerkovich", "Vanessa Ferlito", "Daryl Mitchell", "Scott Bakula", "CCH Pounder" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.67, "text": "a second season, that premiered on September 22, 2015. On June 19, 2015, Daryl Mitchell and Shalita Grant, who had been recurring cast members, were promoted to series regulars. Mark Harmon, Pauley Perrette, David McCallum, Emily Wickersham, and Brian Dietzen guest starred as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Abby Sciuto, , Ellie Bishop, and Jimmy Palmer respectively in the 12th episode of the season. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> General NCIS: New Orleans (season 2) The second season of \"\"\"\" premiered on CBS on September 22, 2015. The season airs following \"\"NCIS\"\", on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm (ET). The second season of the \"\"NCIS: New Orleans\"\"", "title": "NCIS: New Orleans (season 2)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.56, "text": "is keen to leave her past behind as she moves to New Orleans; Sonja Percy (Shalita Grant), a former ATF special agent and LaSalle's partner; Tammy Gregorio (Vanessa Ferlito), an FBI prodigy recruited after a short stint investigating Pride; and Sebastian Lund (Rob Kerkovich), a criminalist turned forensics agent and the team’s newest member. They are assisted by Patton Plame (Daryl Mitchell), a computer specialist, and Dr. Loretta Wade (CCH Pounder), a forensic pathologist. On January 12, 2015, \"\"NCIS: New Orleans\"\" was renewed for a second season that premiered on September 22, 2015. On March 25, 2016, CBS renewed the", "title": "NCIS: New Orleans" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.17, "text": "series for a third season, which premiered on September 20, 2016. Show creator and executive producer Gary Glasberg, age 50, died unexpectedly on September 28, 2016. On March 23, 2017, CBS renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on September 26, 2017. On April 18, 2018, CBS renewed the series for a fifth season, which premiered on September 25, 2018. Scott Bakula was cast as the series lead on February 2014 with CCH Pounder, Zoe McLellan and Lucas Black joining soon thereafter. Rob Kerkovich joined the cast in July. He was the final original cast member to join", "title": "NCIS: New Orleans" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.08, "text": "stars Scott Bakula as Special Agent Dwayne Cassius Pride, Lucas Black as Special Agent Christopher LaSalle, Zoe McLellan as Special Agent Meredith \"\"Merri\"\" Brody, Rob Kerkovich as Sebastian Lund, and CCH Pounder as Dr. Loretta Wade. Daryl \"\"Chill\"\" Mitchell, Shalita Grant and Vanessa Ferlito joined the main cast later, portraying computer specialist Patton Plame, Special Agent Sonja Percy, and Special Agent Tammy Gregorio, respectively. On May 9, 2014, \"\"NCIS: New Orleans\"\" was picked up by CBS and was renewed for a second season on January 12, 2015. \"\"NCIS\"\" and \"\"NCIS: New Orleans\"\" have had two crossovers. \"\"NCIS\"\" has received many", "title": "NCIS (TV series)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.88, "text": "the series, though Daryl Mitchell and Shalita Grant joined the series as regulars during season 2. Both had recurred previously. In July 2016, Zoe McLellan, who plays Special Agent Meredith Brody, left the series \"\"for creative reasons\"\", and Vanessa Ferlito joined the cast as FBI Special Agent Tammy Gregorio, a series regular. On February 2, 2018, it was announced that Shalita Grant would leave the series in the 17th episode of season 4; she would ultimately depart in the 19th episode. On August 24, 2018, it was announced that Necar Zadegan would join the cast as Special Agent Hannah Khoury", "title": "NCIS: New Orleans" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.25, "text": "NCIS: New Orleans NCIS: New Orleans is an American television series combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres that premiered on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, following its parent series \"\"NCIS\"\". The pilot was written by Gary Glasberg. The series stars Scott Bakula and CCH Pounder, and is executively produced by Glasberg, Mark Harmon, James Hayman and Chris Silber. The series is set and filmed in New Orleans. It is the third series of the \"\"NCIS\"\" franchise. On April 18, 2018, CBS renewed the series for a fifth season. The season premiered on September 25, 2018. \"\"NCIS: New", "title": "NCIS: New Orleans" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.17, "text": "Orleans\"\" follows a fictional team of Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) agents stationed out of New Orleans, Louisiana and led by Special Agent Dwayne Cassius Pride (Scott Bakula). The team focuses on crimes that involve personnel in the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and their territory ranges from the Mississippi River to the Texas Panhandle. The agents under Pride's supervision include Christopher LaSalle (Lucas Black), a former Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputy recruited by Pride following Hurricane Katrina; Meredith Brody (Zoe McLellan), a transfer from the NCIS Great Lakes field office, who has worked as a Special Agent Afloat and", "title": "NCIS: New Orleans" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.94, "text": "Vanessa Ferlito joins the cast as Special Agent Tammy Gregorio, a series regular. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> NCIS: New Orleans (season 3) The third season of \"\"\"\" premiered on CBS on September 20, 2016 with a time slot change from Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. to Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. to make room for new series \"\"Bull\"\". The season contained 24 episodes. This was the last season with Gary Glasberg as the showrunner as he died during production of the season. The season concluded on May 16, 2017. On March 25, 2016, \"\"NCIS: New Orleans\"\" was renewed for a third season, that premiered on", "title": "NCIS: New Orleans (season 3)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.78, "text": "It has always been here. It forever will be.\"\" NCIS: New Orleans NCIS: New Orleans is an American television series combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres that premiered on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, following its parent series \"\"NCIS\"\". The pilot was written by Gary Glasberg. The series stars Scott Bakula and CCH Pounder, and is executively produced by Glasberg, Mark Harmon, James Hayman and Chris Silber. The series is set and filmed in New Orleans. It is the third series of the \"\"NCIS\"\" franchise. On April 18, 2018, CBS renewed the series for a fifth season.", "title": "NCIS: New Orleans" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.58, "text": "of the city of New Orleans, and CBS' decision to cast Scott Bakula as \"\"one of the most likable leading men in television, so they're set there.\"\" David Hinckley of the New York \"\"Daily News\"\" gave a mixed but critical review of the pilot episode, saying there is a \"\"Crescent City flavor here. But in the larger picture, not much on this menu is unfamiliar.\"\" Liz Shannon Miller and Ben Travers of \"\"Indiewire\"\" said that \"\"NCIS\"\" is like \"\"the obelisk in \"\"2001: A Space Odyssey\"\", it's an awe-inspiring, inescapable presence in the broadcast line-up. \"\"NCIS\"\" on CBS: It is here.", "title": "NCIS: New Orleans" } ]
when does the turn of the screw take place?
[ "1898" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.25, "text": "The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first appeared in serial format in \"\"Collier's Weekly\"\" magazine (January 27 – April 16, 1898). In October 1898 it appeared in \"\"The Two Magics\"\", a book published by Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London. Classified as both gothic fiction and a ghost story, the novella focuses on a governess who, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted. In the century following its publication, \"\"The Turn of the Screw\"\" became a", "title": "The Turn of the Screw" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.12, "text": "Opera in London; the North American premiere on 23 August 1957 at Canada's Stratford Festival with the English Opera Group; the US premiere followed on 19 March 1958 at the New York College of Music. Since then there have been regular performances around the world. In 2003, English Touring Opera presented the work throughout England and three years later Glyndebourne Touring Opera toured the UK with their new production of the work before reviving it in 2007 at their summer festival, Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Opera Queensland's staged Neil Armfield's production in 2005 which featured the solo professional operatic debut of", "title": "The Turn of the Screw (opera)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.89, "text": "The Turn of the Screw (2009 film) The Turn of the Screw (also known as Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw) is a British television film based on Henry James's 1898 ghost story of the same name. Commissioned and produced by the BBC, it was first broadcast on 30 December 2009, on BBC One. The novella was adapted for the screen by Sandy Welch, and the film was directed by Tim Fywell. Although generally true to the tone and story of James's work, the film is set in the 1920s—in contrast to the original 1840s setting—and accentuates sexual elements", "title": "The Turn of the Screw (2009 film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.84, "text": "out scenes from a holonovel which appears to be based on \"\"The Turn of the Screw\"\". Pre-millennium Post-millennium Primary sources Secondary discussion The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first appeared in serial format in \"\"Collier's Weekly\"\" magazine (January 27 – April 16, 1898). In October 1898 it appeared in \"\"The Two Magics\"\", a book published by Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London. Classified as both gothic fiction and a ghost story, the novella focuses on a governess who, caring for two children at a", "title": "The Turn of the Screw" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.84, "text": "the British Board of Film Classification for \"\"infrequent scenes of strong sex\"\". The film was released on DVD for the North American market as \"\"Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw\"\" on 28 April 2015. The DVD was unrated and had no extra features. Foreign language versions of the film include television screenings or DVD releases of the film in German (\"\"Schloss des Schreckens\"\"), Finnish (\"\"Ruuvikierre\"\") and Polish (\"\"W kleszczach lęku\"\"). The film's story is told in a series of flashbacks interspersed with discussions between Ann (Dockery), a patient in a sanatorium, and Dr Fisher (Stevens), a sceptical and atheistic", "title": "The Turn of the Screw (2009 film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.64, "text": "film, calling it a \"\"misguided adaptation that likes to spell things out for the viewer\"\". The Turn of the Screw (2009 film) The Turn of the Screw (also known as Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw) is a British television film based on Henry James's 1898 ghost story of the same name. Commissioned and produced by the BBC, it was first broadcast on 30 December 2009, on BBC One. The novella was adapted for the screen by Sandy Welch, and the film was directed by Tim Fywell. Although generally true to the tone and story of James's work, the", "title": "The Turn of the Screw (2009 film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.55, "text": "The Turn of the Screw (opera) The Turn of the Screw is a 20th-century English chamber opera composed by Benjamin Britten with a libretto by Myfanwy Piper, \"\"wife of the artist John Piper, who had been a friend of the composer since 1935 and had provided designs for several of the operas\"\". The libretto is based on the novella \"\"The Turn of the Screw\"\" by Henry James. The opera was commissioned by the Venice Biennale and given its world premiere on 14 September 1954, at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice. The original recording was made during that year, with the", "title": "The Turn of the Screw (opera)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.38, "text": "composer conducting. Described as one of the most dramatically appealing English operas, the opera in two acts has a prologue and sixteen scenes, each preceded by a variation on the twelve-note 'Screw' theme. Typically of Britten, the music mixes tonality and dissonance, with Britten's recurrent use of a twelve-tone figure being perhaps a nod to the approach of Arnold Schoenberg. Thematically, the play gives a central role to a line borrowed from W. B. Yeats' poem \"\"The Second Coming\"\": \"\"The ceremony of innocence is drowned.\"\" The opera was given its British premiere on 6 October 1954 by the Sadler's Wells", "title": "The Turn of the Screw (opera)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.36, "text": "subtle horror, including details such as a broken doll on a window ledge, and the fact that viewers never discover certain elements of the story (for example, it is never revealed why the character Miles has been suspended from his boarding school). This, for Baylis, ties to the title of the film: \"\"it's the writer who puts the screw in the hole and the best ones ask the audience to turn it themselves\"\". \"\"The Turn of the Screw\"\" was filmed on location in the West Country of England, beginning in August 2009. The scenes at Bly were filmed at Brympton", "title": "The Turn of the Screw (2009 film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.34, "text": "generally praised, but the plot's divergences from the original story were less well received. A particular disagreement concerned the film's horrific elements; some critics considered it to be genuinely scary, while others suggested that the horror was not fully effective. The original story has been much analysed owing to its ambiguity, and critics disagreed about the extent to which the film succeeded in portraying this trait. Academic analyses found the film considerably less ambiguous than the novella. \"\"The Turn of the Screw\"\" was released on DVD on 1 March 2010 in the UK and on 28 April 2015 in North", "title": "The Turn of the Screw (2009 film)" } ]
where does the largest amount of federal tax revenue come from?
[ "California" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.3, "text": "largest part of it, 32.9% came from the value-added tax (VAT). The second most important tax revenue in 2010 was the direct federal tax which contributed 28.5% of the whole budget. Additionally the withholding tax (7.5%), the mineral-oil tax (8.2%), the stamp duty (4.5%) and the tobacco tax (3.7%) as well as other taxes (7.2%) added to the total federal budget. Over all, the revenue from these federal taxes in Switzerland is equal to approximately 10.5% of its GDP. Some of the non fiscal revenues of the federal budget are for example its share in the profits of the Swiss", "title": "Federal budget of Switzerland" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.89, "text": "by regional laws. Federal taxes such as the personal income tax may forwarded to regional governments; corporate profit taxes are split into federal and regional shares defined by the Code. VAT is the largest source of federal revenue (32 percent in 2008). VAT on imports (13 percent of federal revenue) is 18 percent (10 percent on selected foodstuffs) prior to release from the customs warehouse. VAT on domestic goods is calculated as the difference of VAT on sales (at the earliest of cash receipt or shipment of goods on credit) and input VAT on accrued costs. VAT paid to suppliers", "title": "Taxation in Russia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.84, "text": "taxes collected by federal, state and municipal governments amounted to 24.8% of GDP. During FY2012, the federal government collected approximately $2.45 trillion in tax revenue, up $147 billion or 6% versus FY2011 revenues of $2.30 trillion. Primary receipt categories included individual income taxes ($1,132B or 47%), Social Security/Social Insurance taxes ($845B or 35%), and corporate taxes ($242B or 10%). Based on CBO estimates, under 2013 tax law the top 1% will be paying the highest average tax rates since 1979, while other income groups will remain at historic lows. U.S. taxation has historically been generally progressive, especially the federal income", "title": "United States" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.73, "text": "Federal tax revenue by state This is a table of the total federal tax revenue by state collected by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Gross Collections indicates the total federal tax revenue collected by the IRS from each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and the Puerto Rico. The figure includes all Individual federal taxes and Corporate Federal Taxes income taxes, payroll taxes, estate taxes, gift taxes, and excise taxes. This table does not include federal tax revenue data from U.S. Armed Forces personnel stationed overseas, U.S. territories other than Puerto Rico, and U.S. citizens and legal residents living abroad,", "title": "Federal tax revenue by state" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.73, "text": "Federal tax revenue by state This is a table of the total federal tax revenue by state collected by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Gross Collections indicates the total federal tax revenue collected by the IRS from each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and the Puerto Rico. The figure includes all Individual federal taxes and Corporate Federal Taxes income taxes, payroll taxes, estate taxes, gift taxes, and excise taxes. This table does not include federal tax revenue data from U.S. Armed Forces personnel stationed overseas, U.S. territories other than Puerto Rico, and U.S. citizens and legal residents living abroad,", "title": "Federal tax revenue by state" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.95, "text": "trade policy and the economic history of the United States. Tariffs were the largest source of federal revenue from the 1790s to the eve of World War I, until it was surpassed by income taxes. Since the revenue from the tariff was considered essential and easy to collect at the major ports, it was agreed the nation should have a tariff for revenue purposes. Another role the tariff played was in the protection of local industry; it was the political dimension of the tariff. From the 1790s to the present day, the tariff (and closely related issues such as import", "title": "History of taxation in the United States" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.73, "text": "of which was attributable to the individual income tax. This is partially due to the nature of the individual income tax category, containing taxes collected from working class, small business, self-employed, and capital gains. The top 5% of income earners pay 38.284% of the federal tax collected. As of 2007, the agency estimates that the United States Treasury is owed $354 billion more than the amount the IRS collects. This is known as the tax gap. The gross tax gap is the amount of true tax liability that is not paid voluntarily and timely. For years 2008-2010, the estimated gross", "title": "Internal Revenue Service" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.67, "text": "the following year. Income tax is the single largest source of government revenue in the United Kingdom, making up about 30 percent of the total, followed by National Insurance contributions at around 20 percent. More than 25% of all income tax revenue is paid by the top 1% of taxpayers, i.e. taxpayers with the highest incomes and 90% of all income tax revenue is paid by the top 50% of taxpayers with the highest incomes. The Scottish Parliament has full control over income tax rates and thresholds on all non-savings and non-dividend income liable for tax by taxpayers resident in", "title": "Taxation in the United Kingdom" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.53, "text": "extracting surface or subterranean fresh water, as well as by hydroelectric powerplants and timber rafting loggers. Corporate profit tax is the largest source of regional revenues. The rate for 2009 is 20 percent on pre-tax profits, 2 percent to the federal budget and 18 percent to regional budgets. The rate decreased from 24 percent effective in 2001–2008 in the wake of the 2008 Russian financial crisis. Expense deductibility limitations were gradually eliminated in the years following enactment of \"\"Chapter 25\"\", and as of August, 2008 practically all business expenses are fully deductible. The Code retains a principal statement that deductible", "title": "Taxation in Russia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.41, "text": "even though they may be required to pay federal taxes. This table lists the tax revenue collected from each state, plus the District of Columbia and the territory of Puerto Rico by the IRS in fiscal year 2015, which ran from October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015. The gross collections total only reflects the revenue collected from the categories listed in the table, and not the entire revenue collected by the IRS. Per capita values are based on population estimates from the Census Bureau for July 1, 2015. GSP is the Gross State Product This table lists the tax", "title": "Federal tax revenue by state" } ]
which term is used to identify having official power to act?
[ "authority", "Authority" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.45, "text": "official acts depending on the jurisdiction. Any such act is known as a notarization. The term \"\"notary public\"\" only refers to common-law notaries and should not be confused with civil-law notaries. With the exceptions of Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Quebec (whose private law is based on civil law), and British Columbia (whose notarial tradition stems from scrivener notary practice), a notary public in the rest of the United States and most of Canada has powers that are far more limited than those of civil-law or other common-law notaries, both of whom are qualified lawyers admitted to the bar: such notaries may", "title": "Notary public" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.03, "text": "housing grant. The term \"\"official act\"\" is limited to acts which are performed within the scope of the official's employment. It is no defense that the official action was otherwise meritorious. For both the bribery and gratuity subsections, the courts have interpreted an implicit exception for campaign contributions. The federal bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 201(b), criminalizes the corrupt promise or transfer of any thing of value to influence an official act of a federal official, a fraud on the United States, or the commission or omission of any act in violation of the official's duty. 18 U.S.C. § 201(b)(1)–(2)", "title": "Federal prosecution of public corruption in the United States" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.94, "text": "been merged in that of Diocesan chancellor of a diocese. In sports, the term official is used to describe a person enforcing playing rules in the capacity of a linesman, referee and umpire; also specified by the discipline, e.g. American football official, ice hockey official. The term \"\"officer\"\" is close to being a synonym (but has more military connotations). A functionary is someone who carries out a particular role within an organization; this again is quite a close synonym for official, as a noun, but with connotations closer to bureaucrat. Any such person acts in their official capacity, in carrying", "title": "Official" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.56, "text": "Official Secrets Act \"\"Official Secrets Act\"\" is a term used in Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom, and formerly in Canada and New Zealand for legislation that provides for the protection of state secrets and official information, mainly related to national security. People working with sensitive information are commonly required to sign a statement to the effect that they agree to abide by the restrictions of the Official Secrets Act. This is popularly referred to as \"\"signing the Official Secrets Act\"\". Signing this has no effect on which actions are legal, as the act is a", "title": "Official Secrets Act" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.55, "text": "Universal (act) Universal (, ) is a historic term that means an official proclamation or legal act. In several historic periods Universals were issued by the Polish and Ukrainian authorities. The name originates from Latin \"\"litterae universales\"\", meaning universal publication directed to all. The term was recently revived in modern Ukraine where the Universal of National Unity, a political multiparty agreement signed on August 3, 2006, ended a parliamentary crisis. Universals were issued by the kings and governing authorities of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In the Commonwealth, a universal could be a letter from the king", "title": "Universal (act)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.55, "text": "Power of attorney A power of attorney (POA) or letter of attorney is a written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf in private affairs, business, or some other legal matter. The person authorizing the other to act is the \"\"principal\"\", \"\"grantor\"\", or \"\"donor\"\" (of the power). The one authorized to act is the \"\"agent\"\" or, in some common law jurisdictions, the attorney-in-fact. Formerly, the term \"\"power\"\" referred to an instrument signed under seal while a \"\"letter\"\" was an instrument under hand, meaning that it was simply signed by the parties, but today a power of attorney need not", "title": "Power of attorney" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.47, "text": "it is the recognized record, whereas on other matters it is usually inadmissible, because, being beyond the powers entrusted to the notary by law, it is non-official. In most common-law countries, multiple-page acts are bound together using a sewn or knotted ribbon (referred to as silk), the ends of which are secured by a wafer impressed with the notary's seal. This is called annexing or annexure. The first category is known as an \"\"act in public form\"\" (Fr \"\"acte en minute\"\", Du \"\"minuutakte\"\", It \"\"atto conservato\"\", Ger \"\"urschriftliche Urkunde\"\", Sp \"\"acta protocolar\"\"), and is the preserve of notaries-at-law. Public form", "title": "Act (document)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 18.44, "text": "was not resorting to unreasonable or excessive force giving rise to the right of self-defense. A peace officer acts \"\"under color of his official authority\"\" when, in the regular course of assigned duties, he is called upon to make, and does make, a judgment in good faith based upon surrounding facts and circumstances that an arrest should be made by him. The term \"\"peace officer\"\" as used in this section and section 18-8-104 means a peace officer in uniform or, if out of uniform, one who has identified himself by exhibiting his credentials as such peace officer to the person", "title": "Resisting arrest" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.39, "text": "Abuse of power Abuse of power, in the form of \"\"malfeasance in office\"\" or \"\"official misconduct,\"\" is the commission of an unlawful act, done in an official capacity, which affects the performance of official duties. Malfeasance in office is often grounds for a for cause removal of an elected official by statute or recall election. Abuse of power can also mean a person using the power they have for their own personal gain. Institutional abuse is the maltreatment of a person (often children or older adults) by a system of power. This can range from acts similar to home-based child", "title": "Abuse of power" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.16, "text": "those in positions of official power be subject to the same laws as pertain to their fellow citizens. In personal ethics, this principle requires that one should not act according to any rule that one would not wish to see universally followed. For example, one should not steal unless one would want to live in a world in which everyone was a thief. The philosopher Immanuel Kant formally described the principle of universal application in his categorical imperative. The concept of integrity implies a wholeness, a comprehensive corpus of beliefs, often referred to as a worldview. This concept of wholeness", "title": "Integrity" } ]
what do you call a person who officiates a wedding?
[ "vow master", "solemniser", "marriage officiant", "\"vow master\"" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.16, "text": "Marriage officiant A marriage officiant, solemniser, or \"\"vow master\"\" is a person who officiates at a wedding ceremony. Some nonreligious couples get married by a government official like a judge, mayor, or justice of the peace. Religious wedding, such as Christian ones, are officiated by a pastor. Similarly, Jewish weddings are presided over by a rabbi, and in Islamic weddings, an imam is the marriage officiant. In Hindu weddings, a pandit is the marriage officiant. They may also turn to nondenominational ministers who don't follow a specific religious tradition. Marriage officiant is a civil officer such as a justice of", "title": "Marriage officiant" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.25, "text": "the peace who performs acts of marriage or civil union. Their main responsibility is to witness the consent of the intended spouses for the wedding license and hence validate the marriage or civil union for legal purposes. Officiant's duties and responsibilities, as well as who may be an officiant vary among jurisdictions. In the United States, Canada and several other countries around the world, a celebrant is a person who performs religious or secular celebrancy services for weddings, funerals, child namings, coming of age ceremonies, and other rituals. Most Celebrants are ordained clergy (such as a Christian pastor), while some", "title": "Marriage officiant" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.56, "text": "are legal officials (usually judges). In Humanist weddings, a Humanist officiant presides. Celebrants may perform alternative and nontraditional ceremonies in places, and under circumstances where mainstream religious clergy will not. Some celebrants perform same-sex weddings and commitment ceremonies. Celebrants, also called Officiants, often perform ceremonies in parks, on beaches, on mountains, on boats, on hiking trails, in hotels, in banquet halls, in private homes, and many other places. Laws in each state of the United States vary about who has the ability to perform wedding ceremonies, but Celebrants or Officiants are usually categorized as \"\"clergy\"\" and have the same rights", "title": "Marriage officiant" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.5, "text": "deacons lack the authority or ability to celebrate; however, in weddings that take place inside Mass, the deacon may still serve as the witness to the wedding, provided that a priest or bishop celebrates the Mass; and in weddings that take place outside Mass (which usually occurs in a marriage between a Catholic and a non-Christian or, less often, non-Catholic), the ceremony is the same for deacons, priests, and bishops (with few or no changes). In Quaker weddings the couple marry each other with no third party officiating. In Judaism a Rabbi traditionally officiates over the wedding, however the two", "title": "Marriage officiant" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.17, "text": "national laws. In the Catholic Church, it is the bride and bridegroom who perform the Sacrament of Matrimony (marriage), but a marriage can only be valid if the Church has a witness at the wedding ceremony whose function is to question the couple to ensure that they have no obstacle to marriage (such as an un-annulled previous marriage or certain undisclosed facts between the couple) and that they are freely choosing to wed each other. All ordained clergy (i.e. a deacon, priest, or bishop) may witness the wedding ceremony itself, though usually the wedding ceremony occurs during a Mass, which", "title": "Marriage officiant" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.92, "text": "and responsibilities as ordained clergy. In the United States, celebrants are professional ceremony officiants who believe in the power and effectiveness of ceremony and ritual to serve basic needs of society and the individual. They collaborate with their clients to create and perform personalised ceremonies that reflect the client’s beliefs, philosophy of life, and personality, not the celebrant’s. In Scotland, since a June 2005 ruling by the Registrar General, humanist weddings are now legal, thanks to a campaign by the Humanist Society Scotland. Scotland is the only part of the United Kingdom where Humanist weddings are recognised as legal by", "title": "Marriage officiant" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.75, "text": "Officiant An officiant is someone who officiates (i.e. leads) at a service or ceremony, such as marriage, burial, or namegiving/baptism. Religious Officiants are usually ordained by a religious denomination as members of the clergy. Some officiants work within congregations in some denominations and for specified ceremonies (e.g. funerals), as non-ordained members on the clergy team. Clergy / Officiants differ from Chaplains in that the clergy serve the members of their congregation, while Chaplains are usually employed by an institution such as the military, a hospital or other health care facility, etc. There may be more than one con-celebrant, but, even", "title": "Officiant" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.64, "text": "Celebrant (Australia) In Australia, celebrants are people who conduct formal ceremonies in the community, particularly weddings, which are the main ceremony of legal import conducted by celebrants. They may also conduct extra-legal ceremonies such as naming of babies, renewal of wedding vows and funerals. Officiating at a marriage requires that the celebrant be an authorised marriage celebrant under Australian law, but officiating at extra-legal ceremonies does not. Many Western nations permit celebrants who are not clergy to carry out basic, legal, marriage ceremonies. However Australia was the first nation whose government appointed non-clergy celebrants with the specific intention that they", "title": "Celebrant (Australia)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.64, "text": "Celebrant (Australia) In Australia, celebrants are people who conduct formal ceremonies in the community, particularly weddings, which are the main ceremony of legal import conducted by celebrants. They may also conduct extra-legal ceremonies such as naming of babies, renewal of wedding vows and funerals. Officiating at a marriage requires that the celebrant be an authorised marriage celebrant under Australian law, but officiating at extra-legal ceremonies does not. Many Western nations permit celebrants who are not clergy to carry out basic, legal, marriage ceremonies. However Australia was the first nation whose government appointed non-clergy celebrants with the specific intention that they", "title": "Celebrant (Australia)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.59, "text": "people marry each other. They are not married by the Rabbi. Some organizations have limited or no requirements for ordination, like the Universal Life Church. Such organizations may be known as ordination mills, however in most cases, their ordinations provide the same legal standing as mainstream officiants, and marriage licenses signed such organizations are valid and recognized. Many nonreligious people have their marriages in churches and officiated by Christian pastors. A number of humanist organizations provide credentials to individuals who may solemnize marriages in whatever manner they choose; these are known as humanist officiants. Marriage officiant A marriage officiant, solemniser,", "title": "Marriage officiant" } ]
the region that stretches between the black and caspian seas?
[ "The Caucasus Mountains", "Caucasus Mountains" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.48, "text": "Black Sea–Caspian Steppe The Black Sea-Caspian Steppe is an informal name for that part of the Eurasian Steppe that extends south between the Black and Caspian Seas. It is usually treated as part of the Pontic-Caspian steppe which includes the area north of the Black and Caspian Seas, but there is some reason to treat it as a distinct place. Its natural boundaries are the Sea of Azov and Black Sea on the west, the Caucasus Mountains on the south and the Caspian Sea on the east. Its northern boundary may be taken as the triangle formed by the lower", "title": "Black Sea–Caspian Steppe" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.2, "text": "shore of the Caspian Sea in the Dagestan region of Russia, but the drier Caspian lowland desert lies between the Pontic steppe and the northwestern and northern shores of the Caspian. The Kazakh Steppe bounds the Pontic steppe on the southeast. The Ponto-Caspian seas are the remains of the Turgai Sea, an extension of the Paratethys which extended south and east of the Urals and covering much of today's West Siberian Plain in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic. Pontic–Caspian steppe The Pontic–Caspian steppe, Pontic steppe or Ukrainian steppe is the vast steppeland stretching from the northern shores of the Black Sea", "title": "Pontic–Caspian steppe" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.61, "text": "by its eponymous mountains, is bounded by the Black Sea to the west and the Caspian Sea to the east. The region north of the mountains was a production center for grain, cotton and heavy farm machinery, while its two main oilfields, at Maykop, near the Black Sea, and Grozny, about halfway between the Black and the Caspian Seas, produced about 10 percent of all Soviet oil. South of the mountains lay Transcaucasia, comprising Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. This heavily industrialized and densely populated area contained some of the largest oilfields in the world. Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, was", "title": "Case Blue" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.59, "text": "considered between the basins of Azov-Black and Caspian Seas to improve the transport performance in the Caspian region, including southern Russia. The -long Manych Ship Canal includes the existing Manych Waterway through Lake Manych-Gudilo and the Veselovskoe and Proletarskoe reservoirs, and could be extended to the Caspian Sea via the sparsely populated steppes of Kalmykia. The watershed divide between the Azov and Caspian seas has a western slope elevation of and an eastern slope elevation of . The Gidroexpertiza expert center of hydraulic facilities safety estimates this divide can be surmounted by construction of three or four shipping locks of", "title": "Manych Ship Canal" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.44, "text": "Terek River. Between these the rivers are caught by the Malka River which is an east-flowing tributary of the Terek. In the west, since the Caucasus Mountains run parallel and close to the Black Sea coast, no significant rivers from this area reach the Black Sea. The western point is the Taman Peninsula. North of the Taman Peninsula the Kuban River, the Beysug River and the Yeya Rivers reach the Sea of Azov, and the long Manych River and the shorter Sal River reach the lower Don. In the north much of the lower Don is under the Tsimlyansk Reservoir", "title": "Black Sea–Caspian Steppe" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.81, "text": "shore north. Between the north end of the Caspian to the Urals is open grassland that connects the area to the central steppe. The Sea of Azov projects northeast, turning the Black Sea-Caspian Steppe into a kind of peninsula. The western part is sometimes called the Kuban region from the Kuban River that drains the Caucasus northwest. The Crimean peninsula extends into the Black Sea and was a link from the steppe to the Byzantine and Turkish empires. In the far west, the Hungarian plain is an island of grassland separated from the main steppe by the mountains of Transylvania.", "title": "History of the western steppe" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.69, "text": "The Caucasus mountains, which run between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, are a particularly rich mix of coniferous, broadleaf, and mixed forests, and include the temperate rain forests of the Euxine-Colchic deciduous forests ecoregion. Central Asia and the Iranian plateau are home to dry steppe grasslands and desert basins, with montane forests, woodlands, and grasslands in the region's high mountains and plateaux. In southern Asia the boundary of the Palearctic is largely altitudinal. The middle altitude foothills of the Himalaya between about 2000–2500 m form the boundary between the Palearctic and Indomalaya ecoregions. China, Korea and Japan are", "title": "Palearctic realm" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.58, "text": "Caucasus Mountains The Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system in West Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region. The Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the north and Lesser Caucasus in the south. The Greater Caucasus runs west-northwest to east-southeast, from the Caucasian Natural Reserve in the vicinity of Sochi on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea nearly to Baku on the Caspian Sea. The Lesser Caucasus runs parallel to the Greater about south. The Greater and Lesser Caucasus ranges are connected by the Likhi Range, and to the west and east", "title": "Caucasus Mountains" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.56, "text": "Tatishchev announced that he had proposed the idea to von Strahlenberg. The latter had suggested the Emba River as the lower boundary. Over the next century various proposals were made until the Ural River prevailed in the mid-19th century. The border had been moved perforce from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea into which the Ural River projects. The border between the Black Sea and the Caspian is usually placed along the crest of the Caucasus Mountains, although it is sometimes placed further north. The border between Asia and the region of Oceania is usually placed somewhere in the", "title": "Asia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.53, "text": "Pontic–Caspian steppe The Pontic–Caspian steppe, Pontic steppe or Ukrainian steppe is the vast steppeland stretching from the northern shores of the Black Sea (called \"\"Euxeinos Pontos\"\" [Εὔξεινος Πόντος] in antiquity) as far east as the Caspian Sea, from Moldova and eastern Ukraine across the Southern Federal District and the Volga Federal District of Russia to western Kazakhstan, forming part of the larger Eurasian steppe, adjacent to the Kazakh steppe to the east. It is a part of the Palearctic temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. The area corresponds to Cimmeria, Scythia, and", "title": "Pontic–Caspian steppe" } ]
who sings the songs in crazy ex girlfriend?
[ "Rachel Bloom" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.94, "text": "open a pickle jar. / I'm friggin' Hawkeye. / Maybe I'm as super as they are.\"\" The song and video were also parodied in the CW series \"\"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend\"\". Titled \"\"Let's Have Intercourse\"\", the song was sung by Scott Michael Foster with Rachel Bloom appearing in the scene dancing with Foster in the same manner as Sheeran and Cherry. The lyrics are an appeal by Foster's character, Nathaniel Plimpton III, to series protagonist Rebecca Bunch (Bloom) to have sex whilst trapped in an elevator. The song was featured in the 2016 film \"\"Me Before You.\"\" It was also covered in", "title": "Thinking Out Loud" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.67, "text": "major song from season 2, as well as two deleted songs: \"\"It's Not Difficult to Define Miss Deuche\"\" and \"\"Sex Toys,\"\" a solo for the recurring character Karen. It also included demos for \"\"Santa Ana Winds\"\", the theme song \"\"I'm Just a Girl in Love\"\", and \"\"Rebecca's Reprise\"\". All songs in season 3 were released as singles following their airing, with the exception of \"\"The End of the Movie\"\" by Josh Groban, which was featured in the episode, \"\"Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Is Crazy\"\". The full album was released July 20 2018 and includes a demo of “The End of the Movie”", "title": "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.45, "text": "by Lambert herself. Three additional tracks are cover versions. \"\"Getting Ready\"\" was written by Patty Griffin, and it appears on her 2007 release, \"\"Children Running Through.\"\" \"\"Easy from Now On\"\" (written by Carlene Carter and Susanna Clark) was originally a Top 15 \"\"Billboard\"\" country hit for Emmylou Harris and appeared on her 1978 album, \"\"Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town.\"\" \"\"Dry Town\"\" was written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings but would not appear on any of their albums until 2017's \"\"Boots No 1: The Official Revival Bootleg\"\". Most of the album's tracks speak of planning revenge on ex", "title": "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (album)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.33, "text": "the series, with episode four of the second season resulting as his last as a series regular. On April 5, 2017, it was announced that David Hull and Scott Michael Foster, who portray White Josh and Nathaniel respectively, were promoted to series regulars for season three. Each episode contains two to four original songs. These are usually sung by Rebecca or a character with whom she is having a direct interaction, parodying the musical theater conceit of characters bursting into song at significant moments in the plot. In \"\"Josh Has No Idea Where I Am\"\", it is revealed that Rebecca", "title": "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.28, "text": "\"\"Settle for Me,\"\" and \"\"Sex with a Stranger\"\" as well as Adam Schlesinger's demo version of \"\"What'll It Be\"\". \"\"\"\"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Original Television Soundtrack (Season 1 – Vol. 2)\"\"\"\" was released on May 20, 2016. It includes all the songs from the last 10 episodes of season one, as well as demos of \"\"JAP Battle\"\", \"\"I Could If I Wanted To\"\", \"\"Women Gotta Stick Together\"\", \"\"Group Hang\"\", and \"\"You Stupid Bitch\"\". For season two, the songs were released as singles the day of their original airing. The full season two soundtrack came out on March 3, 2017. It featured every", "title": "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.12, "text": "that David Hull and Scott Michael Foster, who portray White Josh and Nathaniel respectively, were promoted to series regulars for season three. Each week, after an episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend aired, the soundtrack of that episode was released the next day. The full season soundtrack was released on July 20, 2018. It includes all the songs of season three, sans \"\"The End of the Movie\"\" due to legal issues with Josh Groban's record deals.. However, it adds a full demo of the same song from Adam Schlesinger, three additional demos including an \"\"earnest version\"\" of \"\"The Moment is Me\"\" sung", "title": "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (season 3)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.03, "text": "- Volume 1)\"\"\"\" was released on February 19, 2016 in both explicit and clean versions. It includes all the songs from the first eight episodes of season one, alongside Bloom's a cappella rough demos of \"\"Feeling Kinda Naughty\"\", \"\"I Have Friends\"\", \"\"Settle for Me\"\", and \"\"Sex with a Stranger\"\" as well as Adam Schlesinger's demo version of \"\"What'll It Be\"\". \"\"\"\"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Original Television Soundtrack (Season 1 - Vol. 2)\"\"\"\" was released on May 20, 2016. It includes all the songs from the last 10 episodes of season one, as well as demos of \"\"JAP Battle\"\", \"\"I Could If I", "title": "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (season 1)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.02, "text": "Beatriz as Rosa Diaz. \"\"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend\"\" features three out bisexual characters so far; the musical show included a coming out song by Darryl Whitefeather (Pete Gardner). Beginning in 2009 a web TV series \"\"Rose by Any Other Name...\"\", produced by FenceSitter Films, began showing on YouTube. The story follows the main characters Rose, a comfortably out woman who identifies as lesbian, and Anthony, a heterosexual man, who serendipitously meet and then unexpectedly find themselves falling for each other. Rose has to navigate the reaction of her friends (they aren't thrilled) and her family (they are) while Anthony too has to", "title": "Bisexual community" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.97, "text": "has these musical fantasies out of passion for her love of musical theater. In later episodes, several other characters sing while Rebecca is not present. A few of the songs on the show are shot twice, one clean version and an explicit version. The explicit versions are posted on Bloom's YouTube channel. \"\"\"\"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Original Television Soundtrack (Season 1 – Volume 1)\"\"\"\" was released on February 19, 2016 in both explicit and clean versions. It includes all the songs from the first eight episodes of season one, alongside Bloom's a cappella rough demos of \"\"Feeling Kinda Naughty\"\", \"\"I Have Friends\"\",", "title": "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.92, "text": "telecast. Schlesinger received two 2016 Emmy nominations for his work on the CW series \"\"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend\"\": Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for \"\"Settle For Me\"\" (co-written with Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen), and Outstanding Main Title Theme (co-written with Rachel Bloom). He received a 2017 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for \"\"We Tapped That Ass\"\" (co-written with Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen) from the CW series \"\"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.\"\" In addition to writing and co-producing the title song to \"\"That Thing You Do!\"\", he composed \"\"Master Of The Seas\"\" for \"\"\"\" performed by Jennifer Lopez, Peter Dinklage and", "title": "Adam Schlesinger" } ]
who played lead guitar on 25 or 6 to 4?
[ "Terry Kath" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.88, "text": "first songs he taught himself to play on the guitar, using one string. 25 or 6 to 4 “25 or 6 to 4” is a song written by American musician Robert Lamm, one of the founding members of the band Chicago. It was recorded in 1969 for their second album \"\"Chicago\"\", with Peter Cetera on lead vocals. The album was released in January 1970 and the song was edited and released as a single in June, climbing to number 4 on the US \"\"Billboard\"\" Hot 100 chart and number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the band's first", "title": "25 or 6 to 4" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.67, "text": "Chicago guitarist Terry Kath, and a lead vocal line in Aeolian mode. The song's opening guitar riff has been compared to chord progressions and riffs in other songs. In the opinion of writer Melissa Locker: LA Weekly's music editor, Andy Hermann, names it \"\"The Riff\"\" and describes it as follows:Hermann details the riff's similarity to the chord progression in Led Zeppelin's song, \"\"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You\"\", which came out a year before \"\"25 or 6 to 4\"\", and the similarity of that chord progression to one in George Harrison's song, \"\"While My Guitar Gently Weeps\"\", which came out even", "title": "25 or 6 to 4" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.42, "text": "acoustic rhythm guitar by Kath. For the group's second album, Kath contributed an extended guitar solo on \"\"25 or 6 to 4\"\", which became a live favorite. The same album saw Kath collaborate with orchestral arranger Peter Matz on the four-part suite \"\"Memories of Love\"\", singing the lead vocal. Kath wrote at least one song and contributed at least one lead vocal to every Chicago album released during his lifetime. While 1976's \"\"Chicago X\"\" is best known for Cetera's number one hit, \"\"If You Leave Me Now\"\", Kath's \"\"Once or Twice\"\" showed he was still writing and recording rock material.", "title": "Terry Kath" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21, "text": "Paul McCartney on bass, and Ringo Starr on drums. The following day, they added overdubs, comprising vocals, percussion and handclaps. In addition, according to authors Ian MacDonald and Kenneth Womack, Harrison also played lead guitar on the track. MacDonald characterises the 25–26 May sessions as \"\"chaotic\"\" and typical of the group's drug-inspired efforts after completing their album \"\"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band\"\" late the previous month. On the Sunday following the sessions for \"\"It's All Too Much\"\", the four Beatles attended a party at their manager Brian Epstein's house in Sussex, where Lennon and Harrison introduced music-industry publicist Derek", "title": "It's All Too Much" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.94, "text": "25 or 6 to 4 “25 or 6 to 4” is a song written by American musician Robert Lamm, one of the founding members of the band Chicago. It was recorded in 1969 for their second album \"\"Chicago\"\", with Peter Cetera on lead vocals. The album was released in January 1970 and the song was edited and released as a single in June, climbing to number 4 on the US \"\"Billboard\"\" Hot 100 chart and number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the band's first song to reach the top five in the US. In concurrence with the", "title": "25 or 6 to 4" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.41, "text": "Jelly Jam and currently have four full-length albums to their credit. Ty played guitar solos on 2 tracks, Ode To Pain and Goodbye 25, with Dallas/Houston friends, Mind Body Soul, on their self-titled 4 song EP in 1998, which Ty also mixed and mastered. Tabor was also involved with the band Jughead featuring two-time David Lee Roth band member Gregg Bissonette (drums), Derek Sherinian (keyboards), and Matt Bissonette (lead vocals, bass). Jughead's self-titled LP was released in 2002 on InsideOut Music. Tabor has guest appearances on several albums including two different Carmine Appice \"\"Guitar Zeus\"\" albums, Loudness drummer Munetaka Higuchi's", "title": "Ty Tabor" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.09, "text": "and vocals), Todd Sharp (guitar and backing vocals), George Hawkins (bass and backing vocals), and Steve Ferrone (drums and percussion). Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham sings backing vocals on tracks 2, 7 & 10, plays guitar on tracks 3 and 6, and plays lead guitar on track 10. Mick Fleetwood plays drums on track 5. Eric Clapton plays lead guitar on \"\"The Challenge,\"\" and Steve Winwood shares lead vocals on \"\"One in a Million\"\" and contributes backing vocals and piano to \"\"Ask Anybody,\"\" as well as playing synthesizer on several tracks. Allmusic's reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine retrospectively called \"\"Christine McVie\"\"", "title": "Christine McVie (album)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.94, "text": "title, the song moved from number 6 to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of September 12, 1970. It has been included in numerous Chicago compilation albums. An updated version of \"\"25 or 6 to 4\"\" was recorded for the 1986 album \"\"Chicago 18\"\" with James Pankow listed as co-writer, and new band member Jason Scheff on lead vocals. The single reached number 48 on the US chart. This version was also used as the B-side for the band's next single in 1986 \"\"Will You Still Love Me?\"\" Through the 2010s, \"\"25 or 6 to 4\"\" continued", "title": "25 or 6 to 4" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.5, "text": "in 2011. For the results night performance of the finale of the ninth season of \"\"American Idol\"\", Lee DeWyze performed \"\"25 or 6 to 4\"\" with Chicago. In 2005, Jonathan Coulton made \"\"When I'm 25 or 64\"\", a mashup of \"\"25 or 6 to 4\"\" with \"\"When I'm Sixty-Four\"\" by The Beatles. Jason Newsted, former bassist of Metallica, says that this song has the first rock or metal riff he ever learned to play. Paul Gilbert, former guitarist of Racer X and Mr. Big, says that a \"\"really primitive version\"\" of \"\"25 or 6 to 4\"\" was one of the", "title": "25 or 6 to 4" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.45, "text": "the band in 1981. Chicago again hired producer David Foster to create a soft rock followup to \"\"Chicago 17\"\". The band recorded an updated high-tech remake of their hit classic \"\"25 or 6 to 4\"\" (#48). Scheff recalled how when he asked Foster how he should sing the song, Foster responded \"\"just like (Peter) Cetera.\"\" Then, \"\"Will You Still Love Me?\"\" (#3) and \"\"If She Would Have Been Faithful...\"\" (#17) became hits. Scheff is lead vocalist on all three releases. The album features a brief instrumental horn riff, Pankow's \"\"Free Flight.\"\" \"\"Chicago 18\"\" ultimately went gold, peaking at #35. \"\"Chicago", "title": "Chicago 18" } ]
when was the last time iran had an earthquake?
[ "2017-12-20" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.69, "text": "One geophysicist has cited the lack of strict building codes as a serious concern. Iran experiences at least one minor earthquake per day on average, and the Zagros region is particularly prone to seismic activity. During the last 100 years, Iran has been hit by more than 130 events stronger than magnitude 5, with damaging earthquakes near Qeshm recorded in 1360, 1703, 1884, 1897, 1902, and 1905. The majority of Iranian quakes occur in the upper crust, close to the surface, which means that they are potentially more destructive. In terms of earthquake protection, Iran was named the \"\"worst offender\"\"", "title": "2005 Qeshm earthquake" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.66, "text": "1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake The 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake occurred on June 21 at in northern Iran. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a Mercalli Intensity of X (\"\"Extreme\"\"). Widespread damage occurred to the northwest of the capital city of Tehran, including the cities of Rudbar and Manjil. The National Geophysical Data Center estimated that $8 billion in damage occurred in the affected area. Other earthquake catalogs presented estimates of the loss of life in the range of 35,000–50,000, with a further 60,000–105,000 that were injured. Acclaimed Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has fictionally incorporated the earthquake and its effects", "title": "1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.66, "text": "resources for the time being. 2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake On 12 November 2017 at 18:18 UTC (21:48 Iran Standard Time, 21:18 Arabia Standard Time), an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.3 occurred on the Iran–Iraq border, with the Iraqi Kurdish city of Halabja, and the Sunni Kurdish dominated places of Ezgeleh, Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah Province in Iran, closest to the epicentre, south of the city of Halabja, Iraqi Kurdistan. It was felt as far away as Israel and the United Arab Emirates. With at least 630 people killed (mostly in Iraq's Kurdish Halabja area and the Iranian Kurdish dominated", "title": "2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.58, "text": "for changes in building codes for earthquake-safe buildings. With 1 in 3,000 deaths in Iran attributable to earthquakes, a US geophysicist has suggested that a country-wide rebuilding program would be needed to address the ongoing public safety concerns. Iran experiences regular earthquakes, with 200 reported in 1996 alone. Like dozens that had preceded it, the 1997 Qayen event was of significant magnitude. It occurred on Saturday, May 10, 1997 at 12:57 IRST in the Sistan region, one of the most seismically active areas of the country. The first major earthquake in that region since 1979, it registered 7.3 on the", "title": "1997 Qayen earthquake" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.48, "text": "2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake On 12 November 2017 at 18:18 UTC (21:48 Iran Standard Time, 21:18 Arabia Standard Time), an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.3 occurred on the Iran–Iraq border, with the Iraqi Kurdish city of Halabja, and the Sunni Kurdish dominated places of Ezgeleh, Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah Province in Iran, closest to the epicentre, south of the city of Halabja, Iraqi Kurdistan. It was felt as far away as Israel and the United Arab Emirates. With at least 630 people killed (mostly in Iraq's Kurdish Halabja area and the Iranian Kurdish dominated province of Kermanshah), and more", "title": "2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.42, "text": "century Pakistan and Iran have suffered a combined total of eighteen earthquakes, with the most recent earthquake in Iran occurring on April 16, 2013 and the most recent earthquake in Pakistan occurring on September 28, 2013. These earthquakes can range from microearthquakes, measuring less than a 2.0 on the moment magnitude scale (), to very large events measuring 7.0–7.9 . The smallest earthquakes may not be felt, while major earthquakes can be assessed at VIII (\"\"Severe\"\") or higher on the Mercalli intensity scale. Subduction usually occurs at convergent fault lines. The underlying tectonic plate descends, or subducts, into the Earth's", "title": "2013 Saravan earthquake" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.36, "text": "1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes The Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes occurred in Dashte Bayaz, Kakhk and Ferdows, Iran in late August and early September 1968. The mainshock measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (\"\"Extreme\"\") on the Mercalli intensity scale. Damage was heavy in the affected areas with thousands of lives lost in the first event and many hundreds more in the second strong event. The Iranian plateau is confined by the Turan platform in the north and the Zagros fold and thrust belt and Makran Trench in the south.", "title": "1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.31, "text": "2005 Qeshm earthquake The 2005 Qeshm earthquake occurred on November 27 at 13:52 IRST (10:22 UTC) on the sparsely populated Qeshm Island off Southern Iran, killing 13 people and devastating 13 villages. It was Iran's second major earthquake of 2005, following that at Zarand in February. The epicenter was about south of Tehran, close to Iran's southern borders. Initial measurements showed that the earthquake registered about 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale, although that was reduced to 5.8 after further analysis. More than 400 minor aftershocks followed the main quake, 36 of which were greater than magnitude 2.5. The earthquake", "title": "2005 Qeshm earthquake" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.17, "text": "three films as the Koker trilogy, and rank them among the director's finest works. Sources 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake The 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake occurred on June 21 at in northern Iran. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a Mercalli Intensity of X (\"\"Extreme\"\"). Widespread damage occurred to the northwest of the capital city of Tehran, including the cities of Rudbar and Manjil. The National Geophysical Data Center estimated that $8 billion in damage occurred in the affected area. Other earthquake catalogs presented estimates of the loss of life in the range of 35,000–50,000, with a further 60,000–105,000 that", "title": "1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.16, "text": "1962 Buin Zahra earthquake The 1962 Buin Zahra earthquake occurred on September 1 in the area of Buin Zahra, Qazvin Province, Iran. The shock had a Richter magnitude of 7.1 and resulted in 12,225 fatalities. Qazvin Province lies in an area of Iran that experiences large earthquakes. The 1962 event originated on one of many faults in the area, called the Ipak Fault. Believed to have been reactivated multiple times, the fault is extensive and could still pose a threat to locals. Iran's building codes, renowned for performing poorly during earthquakes, were recently evaluated by multiple world organizations. Most hope", "title": "1962 Buin Zahra earthquake" } ]
where is the light between two oceans filmed?
[ "Australia", "New Zealand" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.02, "text": "workshops in Dunedin it ran exclusively in the South Island of New Zealand from 1947 until 1971. In November the production moved to Australia and filming began in Stanley, Tasmania where the crews transformed some locations in the town including the pier, which was refurbished, and the road, which was covered in gravel. Production wrapped on November 24, 2014. Cianfrance spent a year editing the film, with little breaks in between with the first cut of the film ending up at 2 hours and 20 minutes. \"\"The Light Between Oceans\"\" held its world premiere at the 73rd Venice International Film", "title": "The Light Between Oceans (film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.19, "text": "by Cianfrance's \"\"Blue Valentine\"\". In September 2013, Cianfrance was announced to direct the film. In May 2014, Michael Fassbender was announced in the film. In June 2014, Alicia Vikander joined the cast of the film, followed by Rachel Weisz in July 2014. Participant Media joined the production in August 2014. Principal photography started in September 2014, with filming locations in New Zealand and Australia. Filming took place in Dunedin, Port Chalmers and on the Otago Peninsula, Saint Bathans in Central Otago and at the Cape Campbell Lighthouse in Marlborough. Filming sites included the former Dunedin Prison in Dunedin and Stuart", "title": "The Light Between Oceans (film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.64, "text": "The Light Between Oceans (film) The Light Between Oceans is a 2016 romantic period drama film written and directed by Derek Cianfrance and based on the 2012 novel of the same name by M. L. Stedman. An international co-production between the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, the film stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown, and Jack Thompson. The film tells the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who rescue and adopt an infant girl adrift at sea. Years later, the couple discover the child's true parentage and are faced with the", "title": "The Light Between Oceans (film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.39, "text": "Street at the former King Edward Technical College building. Footage aboard a steam train was filmed in October inside a refurbished wooden \"\"bird cage\"\" passenger carriage from the Pleasant Point Railway in South Canterbury. Mainline Steam Heritage Trust used Ja 1240 \"\"Jessica\"\" for the movie and it was transferred from the trust's Christchurch depot to Dunedin for filming to take place. While the scene in which the locomotive is used was set in 1918, locomotive Ja 1240 was built in 1947 and was the second New Zealand Railways JA class locomotive to be built. Built at New Zealand Railways Hillside", "title": "The Light Between Oceans (film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.22, "text": "Africa and Japan, where distribution was handled by Mister Smith Entertainment through other third-party film distributors; Entertainment One Films in the United Kingdom, Reliance in India, Arthouse in Russia, and Phantom Film in Japan. \"\"The Light Between Oceans\"\" was released by Touchstone Home Entertainment on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on January 24, 2017. \"\"The Light Between Oceans\"\" grossed $12.5 million in North America and $13.3 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $26 million, against a budget of $20 million. In the United States, the film was released on September 2, 2016, alongside \"\"Morgan\"\", and was projected", "title": "The Light Between Oceans (film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.09, "text": "The couple met on the film set of \"\"The Light Between Oceans\"\" (2016), which was filmed in Australia and New Zealand. They wed on 14 October 2017, in a private ceremony in Ibiza, Spain. , the couple reside in Lisbon, Portugal. Vikander identifies as a feminist, and has denounced gender inequality in film: On 10 November 2017, Vikander was one of 584 women who have called for the Swedish film and theatre industries to address what they claim is a culture of sexual misconduct. She added her signature to an open letter published in Swedish paper \"\"Svenska Dagbladet\"\". The letter", "title": "Alicia Vikander" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.89, "text": "moral dilemma of their actions. \"\"The Light Between Oceans\"\" had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2016, where it competed for the Golden Lion. The film was released by Touchstone Pictures in North America on September 2, 2016, being the last DreamWorks Pictures film distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through their 2011 output deal. The film was released in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2016, by Entertainment One Films. It received mixed reviews and grossed $26 million worldwide. Tom Sherbourne, a traumatised and withdrawn hero of World War I, is", "title": "The Light Between Oceans (film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.81, "text": "the film has an average score of 60 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating \"\"mixed or average reviews\"\". According to CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of \"\"B+\"\", on an A+ to F scale. The Light Between Oceans (film) The Light Between Oceans is a 2016 romantic period drama film written and directed by Derek Cianfrance and based on the 2012 novel of the same name by M. L. Stedman. An international co-production between the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, the film stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown, and", "title": "The Light Between Oceans (film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.8, "text": "Festival on September 1, 2016. The film was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the Touchstone Pictures banner, being the last DreamWorks film to be released under the original agreement with Walt Disney Studios. Disney released the film in the United States on September 2, 2016. Disney opted not to give the film a limited release, a method often used by studios for adult dramas, and instead issued the film in general wide release at 1,500 locations with focus on upscale venues. Disney also distributed \"\"The Light Between Oceans\"\" overseas, except for territories in Europe, the Middle East,", "title": "The Light Between Oceans (film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.61, "text": "hired as a lightkeeper at Janus Rock, a lighthouse off the coast of Western Australia. He falls in love with a local girl, Isabel Graysmark, and they marry in 1921. Isabel loses two pregnancies in three years and fears she may never become a mother. Shortly after Isabel's second miscarriage, a rowboat containing a dead man and a newborn baby girl washes ashore near the lighthouse. Tom knows that regulations require him to report the discovery. However, Isabel fears that the baby will almost certainly be sent to an orphanage and persuades Tom to pass the baby off as their", "title": "The Light Between Oceans (film)" } ]
how many customers does edf have in the uk?
[ "5.7 million customer accounts", "5.7 million" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.62, "text": "EDF Energy EDF Energy is an integrated energy company in the United Kingdom, with operations spanning electricity generation and the sale of gas and electricity to homes and businesses throughout the United Kingdom. It employs 13,331 people and handles 5.7 million customer accounts. EDF Energy Customers (trading as EDF Energy) is wholly owned by the French state owned EDF (Électricité de France) and was formed in 2002, following the acquisition and mergers of SEEBOARD Plc (formerly the South Eastern Electricity Board), London Electricity Plc (formerly the London Electricity Board or LEB), SWEB Energy Plc (formerly the South Western Electricity Board)", "title": "EDF Energy" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.78, "text": "Scale. Cyclone Lothar and Martin in 1999 left 3.4 million customers in France without electricity, and forced EdF to acquire all the available portable power generators in Europe, with some even being brought in from Canada. These storms brought a fourth of France's high-tension transmission lines down and 300 high-voltage transmission pylons were toppled. It was one of the greatest energy disruptions ever experienced by a modern developed country. Following the Great Storm of 1987 the High Voltage Cross-Channel Link between the UK and France was interrupted, and the storm caused a domino-effect of power outages throughout the Southeast of", "title": "European windstorm" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.48, "text": "on 1 September 2011. On 23 November 2011, the company was renamed EDF Luminus. EDF Luminus sells electricity and gas to 1.7 million private and professional customers, bringing its commercial market share to more than 20%. The company has approximately 1,000 employees. With an installed generation capacity of 2,137 MW, the company accounts for 14% of the national electricity generation. EDF Luminus owns gas-fired power plants (both CCGT and classic thermal power), wind farms and hydraulic power stations on various sites in Wallonia and Flanders. The company also owns stakes in nuclear plants. It operates CCGT plants at Angleur, Ghent-Ringvaart", "title": "EDF Luminus" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.48, "text": "27 October. Jeanett's winds gusted up to 100 mph, causing widespread damage to the electricity distribution network in England and Wales. Up to two million customers were affected by loss of electricity supply at some point because of the storms, with supplies in East Anglia, South West England and West Wales being particularly disrupted. Most customers were reconnected within 18 hours, but the Department of Trade and Industry estimated that nearly 10,000 customers were still without power on 1 November. Supplies were not fully restored in the worst affected area, served by EDF Energy’s subsidiary company 24seven, until Tuesday 5", "title": "Cyclone Jeanett" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.2, "text": "The Co-op, community renewable energy projects. Utilita Energy is another alternative company with over 670,000 customers and growing rapidly. They also installed the first ever smart meter in 2008. Big Six energy suppliers The Big Six are the United Kingdom's largest energy suppliers, supplying gas and electricity. The Big Six are British Gas, EDF Energy, E.ON, Npower, Scottish Power, and SSE. SSE and Npower announced a merger of their businesses in 2017, which if approved by the Competition and Markets Authority, would reduce the Big Six to five. As of Q3 2017, the Big Six hold a combined market share", "title": "Big Six energy suppliers" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.62, "text": "of EDF Energy, the UK branch of Électricité de France, before being acquired by Cheung Kong Holdings and renamed UK Power Networks. 24seven (company) 24seven, or 24seven Utility Services Ltd. was a utility management company that served over 5 million homes with electricity in the early part of the 21st century. The company was created in 2000 to manage the electricity distribution networks in London and Eastern areas of the United Kingdom, by its parent companies, London Electricity and TXU Europe. The company was formed in response to tough price controls laid out by the UK energy regulator, OFGEM. It", "title": "24seven (company)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.61, "text": "with PSA Peugeot Citroen. In 2018 EDF had plans to invest up to €25 billion in photovoltaics solar power generation, and introduce green electricity tariffs. As of 2017, EDF still held the business of 85.5% of France’s residential customers, though on a slow downward trend. Apart from the producers and foreign distributors, in France, there are some important companies, which, although their market share is weak with regard to that of EDF, are a significant competition. These are: Among the other rivals of EDF, one can count a number of municipally governed companies, known under the generic term 'entreprises locales", "title": "Électricité de France" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.34, "text": "Today, with more than 2 million members, the EDF uses scientific support, economics, and environmental law to solve environmental problems. Additionally, the EDF develops \"\"unlikely\"\" partnerships to broaden support and expand reach for various issues. Duke Energy Corporation is a large-scale power company and utility in the United States that supplies and delivers electricity to nearly 7.4 million customers, covering a 50,000 square mile service territory. The company's electricity generation portfolio is composed predominantly of natural gas, nuclear, oil, and coal-fired power, as well as some renewable energy. The electrical generating capacity of Duke Energy totals 52,700 megawatts. The company", "title": "Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corp." }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.06, "text": "another company, sold on again in November 2012. EDF Energy Powerlink Ltd operated electric power on the Underground, with RMT recognised, and 270 staff at three sites, Tufnell Park with 155: 52 RMT members among them. The company should not have known which were union members because it did not deduct union subscriptions from staff wages. RMT called a strike after June 2009 negotiations on pay and terms failed, and gave the ballot notice on 24 September, describing the worker category as ‘Engineer/Technician’. The day after, the company wrote saying it did not recognise the ‘technician’ category, saying that the", "title": "National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers v United Kingdom" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.91, "text": "run 11 nuclear plants in the UK. Around a third is paid by the private consortium managing Sellafield, which is largely owned by American and French firms. Nearly a fifth of the funding is provided by British Energy, the privatised company owned by EDF. In June 2009 EDF's head of security complained that the force had overspent its budget \"\"without timely and satisfactory explanations to us\"\". The industry acknowledges it is in regular contact with the CNC and the security services. The CNC is one of the three special police forces of the United Kingdom, the others being the British", "title": "Civil Nuclear Constabulary" } ]
when does the next episode of rebels come out?
[ "February 19, 2018" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.83, "text": "in early 2018. The first issue was released on February 14, 2018, with new issues being released over the following five months. A few days after the series finale was aired, IDW Publishing released the seventh issue of the long-running \"\"Star Wars Adventures\"\" multi-era comic book series, which contained the first of a two-part comic arc, set between the second and third season, in which the Spectres embark on a mission to save a rare endangered bird from Imperial custody. The second part appeared in the next issue, which was released on March 28, 2018. A side-scrolling run-and-gun game based", "title": "Star Wars Rebels" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.44, "text": "on October 3, 2014, on Disney Channel prior to the premiere of the series on October 13 on Disney XD. The first season consisted of 14 episodes (released as four shorts, a film, \"\"Spark of Rebellion\"\", and 13 regular episodes) and the series features new characters along with ones from the original trilogy. The second season of 20 episodes premiered on June 20, 2015, with a one-hour television film, \"\"The Siege of Lothal\"\". The third season of 19 episodes premiered on September 24, 2016, with another one-hour television film, \"\"Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow\"\". On April 15, 2017, during", "title": "Star Wars Rebels" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.22, "text": "two episodes, titled \"\"Spark of Rebellion\"\", premiered on October 3, 2014, on Disney Channels worldwide and on Family Channel in Canada. In Australia, the series premiered on October 17 on Disney XD. \"\"The Siege of Lothal\"\" premiered on June 28, 2015, and the second season debuted on October 18. In Canada, the series premiered on October 19 on the DHX-owned Disney XD. However, due to DHX Media losing the rights to Disney content, the show was later moved to Disney Channel. The second season premiered on November 7 and it was moved to the Corus-owned Disney XD channel on December", "title": "Star Wars Rebels" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.05, "text": "premiered on July 18, 2015, followed by the second-season debut on October 17. \"\"Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion\"\" was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD in the US at all retailers on October 14, 2014. DVD bonus features include character shorts, a 3D model kit of the \"\"Ghost\"\" ship, and a preview of season 1. The Complete Season One of \"\"Star Wars Rebels\"\" was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray on September 1, 2015, in America, and in Germany on September 10, 2015. The Season 1 collection contains the expanded version", "title": "Star Wars Rebels" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.02, "text": "\"\"Star Wars\"\" Celebration, it was announced the fourth season would be its last: it premiered on October 16, 2017, with another one-hour television film, \"\"Heroes of Mandalore\"\", and its final episode aired on March 5, 2018. Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg and Greg Weisman served as executive producers of season one. Weisman left the show after season one. Filoni was also the Supervising Director for the first two seasons, a role he relinquished after accepting a promotion that expanded his creative role into overseeing all Lucasfilm Animation projects; he chose Justin Ridge to succeed him for season three. The series has", "title": "Star Wars Rebels" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.86, "text": "finished game. This announcement sparked a controversy regarding \"\"exploiting unpaid [fan] labor\"\", and the contest was canceled the next day by the developers. The development of Book Two, \"\"Rebels\"\", took longer than Red Thread Games had anticipated. Its initial release date was projected to 24 February 2015, but due to its larger scope, technical challenges associated with creating a framework for an episodic game, and the prolonged testing cycle necessary for the choice-and-consequence subsystem, it was delayed until 10 March, and then again until March 12, when critical bugs were discovered and required another day of testing. Although no major", "title": "Dreamfall Chapters" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.86, "text": "of \"\"Spark of Rebellion\"\" with the Darth Vader/Grand Inquisitor prologue shown on ABC-TV. The Complete Season Two of \"\"Star Wars Rebels\"\" was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray on August 30, 2016, in North America. The Complete Season Three of \"\"Star Wars Rebels\"\" was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on August 29, 2017. The Complete Season Four is announced to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15, 2018, in Germany, and July 31, 2018, in the United States. In the United States, the one-hour special garnered 2.74 million viewers on Disney Channel and", "title": "Star Wars Rebels" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.38, "text": "Rebel Rebel (Homeland) \"\"Rebel Rebel\"\" is the second episode of the seventh season of the American television drama series \"\"Homeland\"\", and the 74th episode overall. It premiered on Showtime on February 18, 2018. Carrie (Claire Danes) sees an unknown woman (Sandrine Holt) enter Wellington's house while watching her surveillance camera feeds. Desperate to identify her, she posts a screen capture of the woman on the 4chan political board, asking if anyone can identify her. A hacker responds to the post, and lures Carrie into downloading a file which infects her laptop with ransomware. Her files are encrypted with a demand", "title": "Rebel Rebel (Homeland)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.11, "text": "The Rebel (2016 TV series) The Rebel is a 2016 British comedy series on Gold starring Simon Callow in the title role. The show is based on \"\"The Rebel\"\" cartoon in The Oldie magazine by Andrew Birch. It began airing in June 2016. In total, 9 episodes have aired as of May 2018. The cast includes Anita Dobson, Bill Paterson and Amit Shah. The show follows 70 year old Henry Palmer, a widowed resident of Brighton who is an anarchic, anti-establishment pensioner. The Rebel is based on Andrew Birch's cartoon strip for The Oldie. Vadim Jean is the director of", "title": "The Rebel (2016 TV series)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.08, "text": "the series. In July 2017 it was announced that The Rebel was renewed for a second series. Bill Paterson, Anita Dobson, Anna Crilly and Amit Shah will reprise their roles. In July 2017 it was announced that a second series will be filmed. The Rebel (2016 TV series) The Rebel is a 2016 British comedy series on Gold starring Simon Callow in the title role. The show is based on \"\"The Rebel\"\" cartoon in The Oldie magazine by Andrew Birch. It began airing in June 2016. In total, 9 episodes have aired as of May 2018. The cast includes Anita", "title": "The Rebel (2016 TV series)" } ]
who starred in the movie the day the earth stood still?
[ "Jennifer Connelly", "Jaden Smith", "Kyle Chandler", "Keanu Reeves", "Jon Hamm", "Kathy Bates", "John Cleese" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.05, "text": "Radio Service. The film was remade in 2008. The director was Scott Derrickson and it stars Keanu Reeves as Klaatu. The Day the Earth Stood Still The Day the Earth Stood Still (a.k.a. Farewell to the Master and Journey to the World) is a 1951 American black-and-white science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. The film stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Billy Gray, Hugh Marlowe, and Sam Jaffe. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North, based on the 1940 science fiction short story \"\"Farewell to the Master\"\" by Harry Bates,", "title": "The Day the Earth Stood Still" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 27.03, "text": "The Day the Earth Stood Still The Day the Earth Stood Still (a.k.a. Farewell to the Master and Journey to the World) is a 1951 American black-and-white science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. The film stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Billy Gray, Hugh Marlowe, and Sam Jaffe. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North, based on the 1940 science fiction short story \"\"Farewell to the Master\"\" by Harry Bates, and the film score was composed by Bernard Herrmann. The storyline for \"\"The Day the Earth Stood Still\"\" involves a", "title": "The Day the Earth Stood Still" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.28, "text": "writing that the generally poor reception for the film was \"\"a sad fate for a surprisingly sincere tribute to Robert Wise's 1951 classic.\"\" Kenneth Turan of the \"\"Los Angeles Times\"\" 'congratulated' Keanu Reeves's performance and wrote in his review that \"\"This contemporary remake of the science-fiction classic knew what it was doing when it cast Keanu Reeves, the movies' greatest stone face since Buster Keaton.\"\" A. O. Scott of \"\"The New York Times\"\" was not impressed with Reeves' performance, commenting that \"\"even Klaatu looks bored and distracted, much as he did back when we knew him as Neo.\"\" William Arnold", "title": "The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.88, "text": "Day the Earth Stood Still\"\". The movie starred Keanu Reeves as the alien Klaatu and Jennifer Connelly as Dr. Helen Benson. David Scarpa wrote the screenplay based on Edmund H. North's 1951 screenplay. The critical and commercial success of the 1951 movie relied on the novel themes Bates introduced in his short story. Ever since H.G. Wells' \"\"The War of the Worlds\"\" (1898), aliens were often described as menacing, aggressive, and murderous, with a degraded moral and ethical sense. In Bates' story, aliens are the opposite, possessing a good moral character. The alien Klaatu's face \"\"radiated kindness, wisdom, the purest", "title": "Harry Bates (author)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.86, "text": "The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction thriller film, a loose adaptation of the 1951 film of the same name. The screenplay by David Scarpa is based on the 1940 classic science fiction short story \"\"Farewell to the Master\"\" by Harry Bates and on the 1951 screenplay adaptation by Edmund H. North. Directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, this version replaces the Cold War theme of nuclear warfare with the contemporary issue of humankind's environmental damage to the planet. It follows Klaatu, an", "title": "The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.86, "text": "the film two stars and wrote in her review she felt the film was \"\"musty and derivative\"\" and thought its only bright spot was 10-year-old Jaden Smith's \"\"engaging, lively performance\"\". At the 2009 Razzie Awards, the film was nominated for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel, but lost the award to \"\"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull\"\". The film was nominated in the category of \"\"Best Single Visual Effect of the Year\"\" at the 7th Visual Effects Society Awards but lost to \"\"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\"\". \"\"The Day the Earth Stood Still\"\" opened in North", "title": "The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.61, "text": "directed \"\"The Day the Earth Stood Still\"\" starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, written by David Scarpa. The film was released in late 2008 and earned over $233 million worldwide. In August 2011, Derrickson teamed up with producer Jason Blum to write and direct \"\"Sinister\"\", a mystery-horror film starring Ethan Hawke. The $3 million picture was released in theaters by Summit Entertainment on October 12, 2012 and received generally positive critical reviews. \"\"Sinister\"\" earned over $48 million at the U.S. box office and over $78 million worldwide. Derrickson wrote but did not direct \"\"Sinister 2\"\". Derrickson's script \"\"Devil's Knot\"\" was", "title": "Scott Derrickson" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.55, "text": "nikto\"\" with some of the people involved in the production of \"\"The Day the Earth Stood Still\"\". Robert Wise, the director of the film, conveyed an account of Edmund North telling him, \"\"Well, it's just something I kind of cooked up. I thought it sounded good\"\". Billy Gray, who played Bobby Benson in the film, said he believed the message was coming from Klaatu and that, \"\"Barada Nikto must mean ... save Earth\"\". Florence Blaustein, widow of the producer Julian Blaustein, said North had to pass a street called \"\"Baroda\"\" every day going to work and indicated, \"\"I think that's", "title": "The Day the Earth Stood Still" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.55, "text": "cameo roles. Spencer Tracy and Claude Rains were originally considered for the part of Klaatu. In a 1995 interview, producer Julian Blaustein explained that Joseph Breen, the film censor installed by the Motion Picture Association of America at the Twentieth Century Fox studios, balked at the portrayal of Klaatu's resurrection and limitless power. At the behest of the MPAA, a line was written into the script; when Helen asks Klaatu whether Gort has unlimited power over life and death, Klaatu explains that Gort has only revived him temporarily and \"\"that power is reserved to the Almighty Spirit\"\". Of the elements", "title": "The Day the Earth Stood Still" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.42, "text": "released the movie \"\"The Day the Earth Stood Still\"\", which was based on the Harry Bates' 1940 short story \"\"Farewell to the Master\"\". The science fiction movie featured Michael Rennie as Klaatu, Patricia Neal, Sam Jaffe, Hugh Marlowe, and Lock Martin as the giant alien robot Gort, called Gnut in Bates' short story. The movie was directed by Robert Wise and produced by Julian Blaustein. Screenwriter Edmund H. North adapted Bates' short story for the screen. The movie is rated consistently by critics as one of the greatest science fiction movies ever made. In 2008, director Scott Derrickson remade \"\"The", "title": "Harry Bates (author)" } ]
what is the highest peak in the ozarks?
[ "Lookout", "Buffalo Lookout" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.39, "text": "Summits can reach elevations of just over 2,560 feet (780 m) with valleys 500 to 1,550 feet (472 m) deep (150 m to 450 m). Turner Ward Knob is the highest named peak. Located in western Newton County, Arkansas, its elevation is 2,463 feet (751 m). Nearby, five unnamed peaks have elevations at or slightly above 2,560 feet (780 m). Drainage is primarily to the White River, with the exception of the Illinois River, although there also is considerable drainage from the south slopes of the Boston Mountains to the Arkansas River. Major streams of this type include Lee Creek,", "title": "Ozarks" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.38, "text": "and shale. The deeply eroded valleys are cut into Mississippian limestones and below that layer Ordovician dolomites. The Boston Mountains form the southwestern part of the Ozark plateau where they are the highest portion of the Ozarks. Summits can reach elevations of just over with valleys to deep. Turner Ward Knob (TWK) is the highest named peak. Located in western Newton County, Arkansas, its elevation is . Nearby, five unnamed peaks have elevations at or slightly above . Two of these highest peaks are located west of Turner Ward Knob, one being the location of the Buffalo Lookout fire tower", "title": "Boston Mountains" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.31, "text": "soil, glades are home to collared lizards, tarantulas, scorpions, cacti and other species more typical of the desert southwest. The Boston Mountains contain the highest elevations of the Ozarks with peaks over and form some of the greatest relief of any formation between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains.The Ouachita Mountains to the south rise a few hundred feet higher, but are not geographically associated with the Ozarks. The Boston Mountains portion of the Ozarks extends north of the Arkansas River Valley and is approximately and are bordered by the Springfield and Salem Plateau to the north of the White River.", "title": "Ozarks" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.03, "text": "Taum Sauk Mountain Taum Sauk Mountain in the Saint Francois Mountains is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Missouri at 1,772 feet (540 m). The topography of Taum Sauk is that of an elongated ridge with a NNW-SSE orientation rather than a peak. While relatively low in terms of elevation at compared to , Taum Sauk and the St. Francois range are true mountains, being the result of a volcanic orogeny. Whereas vertical relief in the rest of the Ozarks region is the result of erosion of sedimentary strata, the St. Francois are an ancient Precambrian igneous", "title": "Taum Sauk Mountain" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.69, "text": "Ozarks The Ozarks, also referred to as the Ozark Mountains and Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. The Ozarks cover a significant portion of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, extending from Interstate 40 in Arkansas to the suburbs of St. Louis. A portion of the Ozarks extends into northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas. There are two mountain ranges within the Ozarks: the Boston Mountains of Arkansas and the St. Francois Mountains of Missouri. Buffalo Lookout, the highest point in the Ozarks, is located in the Boston Mountains. Geologically, the area", "title": "Ozarks" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.64, "text": "is on Proffit Mountain, about five miles (8 km) southwest. Taum Sauk Mountain Taum Sauk Mountain in the Saint Francois Mountains is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Missouri at 1,772 feet (540 m). The topography of Taum Sauk is that of an elongated ridge with a NNW-SSE orientation rather than a peak. While relatively low in terms of elevation at compared to , Taum Sauk and the St. Francois range are true mountains, being the result of a volcanic orogeny. Whereas vertical relief in the rest of the Ozarks region is the result of erosion of", "title": "Taum Sauk Mountain" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.02, "text": "highest peak in the Ozarks, Mt. Magazine. It was a forgotten and abandoned radio station used by the Government Geodetic Survey Corps. The second military campaign concerning the right of the governor to order a detail of Arkansas National Guards to Bauzite was fought on paper between Colonel James, Commanding Officer of the Arkansas National Guard, and Governor Brough. The need for troops at Bauxite was due to a German flag being flown by a grape grower. Colonel James refused to send troops on the grounds that he took his orders from General Pershing. The matter was settled when the", "title": "Arkansas National Guard during World War I" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.88, "text": "Lead Hill (summit) Lead Hill is a peak in southwestern Wright County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The peak has an elevation of . Lead Hill lies just to the east of the community of Cedar Gap and about west of Mansfield. Lead Hill is an erosional remnant marking the boundary between the Springfield Plateau to the northwest, the Salem Plateau to the northeast and the rugged White River Hills region of the Ozarks to the south. The hill is on the drainage divide between the Gasconade River to the north (Missouri River watershed) and Bryant Creek to the", "title": "Lead Hill (summit)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.84, "text": "south (White River watershed). The BNSF Railroad line passes just south of the peak. In the 1870s a lead mine was located on the mountain. Lead Hill (summit) Lead Hill is a peak in southwestern Wright County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The peak has an elevation of . Lead Hill lies just to the east of the community of Cedar Gap and about west of Mansfield. Lead Hill is an erosional remnant marking the boundary between the Springfield Plateau to the northwest, the Salem Plateau to the northeast and the rugged White River Hills region of the Ozarks", "title": "Lead Hill (summit)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.44, "text": "chert layers. These are eroded and form steep hills, valleys and bluffs. The Boston Mountains are a high and deeply dissected plateau. The rocks of the region are essentially little disturbed, flat-lying sedimentary layers of Paleozoic age. The highest ridges and peaks are capped by Pennsylvanian sandstone such as the basal Atoka and the \"\"Middle Bloyd\"\". The deeply eroded valleys are cut into Mississippian limestone and below that layer Ordovician dolomite. During the Pennsylvanian Period the Ozark Plateau was uplifted as a result of the Ouachita orogeny. During the late Paleozoic the deep ocean basin that existed in central and", "title": "Ozarks" } ]
what is the setting of the book hoot?
[ "Florida" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.47, "text": "Hoot (novel) Hoot is a 2002 young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen. The setting takes place in Florida, where new arrival Roy makes two oddball friends and a bad enemy, and joins an effort to stop construction of a pancake house which would destroy a colony of burrowing owls who live on the site. The book won a Newbery Honor award in 2003. The main character Roy Eberhardt moves from Montana to Florida and into the town of Coconut Cove, where a 7th grader, Dana Matherson, starts bullying him. On the bus to school, Roy sees a boy running barefoot", "title": "Hoot (novel)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.91, "text": "The themes in the novel are friendship, teamwork, growing up, corruption, parental love, kinship, environmentalism and integrity. The character goes through different adventures to get here. A film adaptation of the book was released in May 2006, starring Luke Wilson as Officer Delinko, Logan Lerman as Roy Eberhart, Brie Larson as Beatrice Leep, Tim Blake Nelson as Leroy Brannit, Neil Flynn as Mr. Eberhart, Robert Wagner as Mayor Grandy, Cody Linley as Napoleon Leep, and Clark Gregg as Chuck Muckle. Hiaasen and Wil Shriner, the director and script-writer, \"\"fought long and hard to stay truthful to the book.\"\" Hoot (novel)", "title": "Hoot (novel)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 19.75, "text": "Honor for \"\"Hoot\"\" in 2003. Like \"\"Hoot\"\" and \"\"Flush\"\", \"\"Scat\"\" takes place in Florida. The main plot of the book features the endangered Florida Panther. The book starts in a 3rd period biology class. The teacher, Mrs. Starch, asks a question about the Calvin cycle, which no one except a girl named Libby is able to answer. Mrs. Starch is known to be extremely strict and harsh. She calls upon Duane \"\"Smoke\"\" Scrod Jr. to answer the question, who nonchalantly eats part of the pencil Mrs. Starch holds in her hand after he becomes infuriated at her. (He was told", "title": "Scat (novel)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.36, "text": "English words such as \"\"trouble, trouble, trouble\"\". Rino Nakasone Razalan was the choreographer for the song. According to a poll by Gallup Korea, \"\"Hoot\"\" was voted as the most popular song in South Korea in 2010. The music video contains two settings: a white room and a black room. Throughout the video, there are scenes of the girls dancing in the black room dressed in black short suits with pink belts and high boots and in the white room dressed in golden suits with silver boots, but also in the beginning the girls are seen dancing in an elevator. In", "title": "Hoot (song)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.66, "text": "Hoot (comics) Hoot was a British comic book magazine that ran from (issues dates) 26 October 1985 to 25 October 1986, when it merged with \"\"The Dandy\"\". Its cover price was 20p, represented by a stylized graphic depiction of a 20p coin. Throughout its run, it billed itself as \"\"Britain's bubbling new comic!\"\", a reference to the title masthead being made up of steam-billowing pipes (hence the title). The comic was the last new humour anthology comic from DC Thomson which mostly featured original characters. Strips throughout its 53 issue run included. Listed in order of appearance. All numbers refer", "title": "Hoot (comics)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.62, "text": "Hoot (film) Hoot is a 2006 American family comedy film, based on Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name. It was written and directed by Wil Shriner, and produced by New Line Cinema and Walden Media. The film stars Luke Wilson, Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, Tim Blake Nelson, Neil Flynn and Robert Wagner. The film was released on May 5, 2006. The film was a box office bomb in its initial theatrical run, and received largely mixed to negative reviews from notable film critics and film-review websites. The film is about a group of children trying to save a burrowing", "title": "Hoot (film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.59, "text": "or suggested she borrow it from Tolkien. In any event, Dagnall was impressed by it, and showed the book to Stanley Unwin, who then asked his 10-year-old son Rayner to review it. Rayner's favourable comments settled Allen & Unwin's decision to publish Tolkien's book. The setting of \"\"The Hobbit\"\", as described on its original dust jacket, is \"\"\"\"ancient time between the age of Faerie and the dominion of men\"\"\"\" in an unnamed fantasy world. The world is shown on the endpaper map as \"\"Western Lands\"\" westward and \"\"Wilderland\"\" as the east. Originally this world was self-contained, but as Tolkien began", "title": "The Hobbit" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.36, "text": "The Horus Heresy (novels) The Horus Heresy is an ongoing series of science fantasy set in the fictional \"\"Warhammer 40,000\"\" setting of tabletop miniatures wargame company Games Workshop. Penned by several authors, the series takes place during the Horus Heresy, a fictional galaxy-spanning civil war occurring 10,000 years prior to the far future of Warhammer 40,000. The war is described as a major contributing factor to the game's dystopian environment. The books are published in several media by the Black Library, a Games Workshop division, with the first title released in April 2006; the work consist of 49 published volumes,", "title": "The Horus Heresy (novels)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.22, "text": "book alludes to the Sutton Hoo ship-burial discovery of 1939, in a country-house setting near Woodbridge, Suffolk. The Melpham discovery is similarly set among the 'East Folk' on the east coast of England. Eorpwald (also the name of the Melpham bishop) is in reality the unique Anglo-Saxon name of the successor of Raedwald, who was popularly thought to have been buried in the famous ship. That discovery, essentially a pagan style of burial in which Christian artefacts were included, raised many disputes among academics (as Angus Wilson knew). The novel was made into a three-part television mini-series in 1992 by", "title": "Anglo-Saxon Attitudes" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 18.22, "text": "Some new scenes were shot in Los Angeles on January 21, 2006. For example, the scene where Mullet Fingers leaps out of a tree after dropping a bulldozer seat was actually shot in Los Angeles. \"\"Hoot\"\" was shot during hurricane season, and the set did not escape Hurricane Katrina, which struck Southern Florida on August 25, 2005. Brie Larson and Cody Linley were moved from their beach-front hotel (Marriott Harbor Beach) to another hotel because of the storm. New Line and Walden Media pushed the film's initial release date of April 14, 2006 back to May 5, 2006, as only", "title": "Hoot (film)" } ]
who sold the most records elvis or the beatles?
[ "The Beatles" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.78, "text": "146.5 million certified album sales in the U.S., third all time behind the Beatles and Garth Brooks. He holds the records for most gold albums (117, more than twice as many as second-place Barbra Streisand's 51), most platinum albums (67), and most multi-platinum albums (27). His total of 197 album certification awards (including one diamond award), far outpaces the Beatles' second-best 122. He has the most gold singles (54) and the fourth-most platinum singles (27, behind Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Chris Brown). A vast number of recordings have been issued under Presley's name. The total number of his original master", "title": "Elvis Presley" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.33, "text": "music fans who were convinced that Elvis Presley had sold more records, but had been short-changed in the rankings due to faulty RIAA certification methods during his lifetime. Brooks, while proud of his sales accomplishments, stated that he too believed that Presley must have sold more. The RIAA has since reexamined their methods for counting certifications. Under their revised methods, Presley became the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history, making Brooks the number-two solo artist, ranking third overall, as the Beatles have sold more albums than either he or Presley. The revision brought more criticism of the accuracy of the", "title": "Garth Brooks" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.47, "text": "eras died within eight weeks of each other in 1977. Elvis Presley, the best-selling singer of all time, died on August 16, 1977. Presley's funeral was held at Graceland, on Thursday, August 18, 1977. Bing Crosby, who sold about 50 million records, died on October 14, 1977. His single, White Christmas, remains as the best selling single of all time, confirmed by the Guinness Records. In addition to the early 70s deaths, in 1970 bands such as Simon and Garfunkel broke-up as did the Beatles, over the next few years Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Everly Brothers and more. Statistically, Led", "title": "1970s" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.12, "text": "146.5 million albums units only in the United States, making him the second best selling solo albums artist of all time in this country, and the biggest selling solo artist of all time. He is in the U.S second overall, behind Garth Brooks and The Beatles. According to Presley's record label, RCA, their estimation is the best selling artist of all time, with sales to over 1.5 billion records worldwide in all formats (600 million only in the United States). Notes FTD (Follow That Dream), Sony Music's Official Elvis Presley Collectors label, was established in 1999 to serve the dedicated", "title": "Elvis Presley albums discography" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.7, "text": "by two of The Quarrymen (Lowe and Hanton) on the front of the house. Record Collector magazine valued the Beatles related disc (still owned by McCartney) at a value of UK£ 200,000 in their 2016 \"\"Rare Record Price Guide.\"\" (A similar one off acetate recording by a pre famous Elvis Presley by Sam Phillips sold at auction for a similar amount previously). Phillips' Sound Recording Services Phillips' Sound Recording Services was a studio in the house of Percy Francis Phillips (1896–1984) and his family at 38 Kensington, Kensington, Liverpool, England. Between the years of 1955 and 1969, Phillips recorded numerous", "title": "Phillips' Sound Recording Services" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.67, "text": "sold worldwide. \"\"Candle in the Wind 1997\"\" is the best-selling physical single of all time with 33 million copies sold. Although precise worldwide sales figure is hard to obtain, it is widely acknowledged that the Beatles have sold more records than any other artist in the history of recorded music. Before the existence of recording medium and its player, the music industry earned profit through selling musical compositions on sheet music. The very first sales chart published by \"\"Billboard\"\" magazine in the United States was the \"\"Sheet Music Best Sellers\"\" chart. Following the invention of the phonograph by Thomas Edison", "title": "Record sales" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.59, "text": "a worldwide audience. The Bee Gees have sold more than 220 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997; the presenter of the award to \"\"Britain's first family of harmony\"\" was Brian Wilson, historical leader of The Beach Boys, another \"\"family act\"\" featuring three harmonising brothers. The Bee Gees' Hall of Fame citation says, \"\"Only Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees.\"\" Following Maurice's death in January 2003, at the age of", "title": "Bee Gees" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.31, "text": "the British Elvis and recognised as one of the best voices of the rock and roll era of pre-Beatles Britain. His first single, \"\"A White Sport Coat\"\", in the first seven weeks sold in excess of 300,000 copies, together with \"\"Stairway of Love\"\", which remained in the chart for eight weeks, and his own version of \"\"Start Movin'\"\" at number 14, put his records in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart twice in the same year, securing his name in the \"\"Guinness Book of Records\"\". He toured Britain, was one of the first to appear in the BBC", "title": "Terry Dene" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.27, "text": "Presley, as the solo artist with the most number-one albums ever. At that time, only The Beatles had more number-one albums in British chart history, with 15. Presley reclaimed that record with his posthumous compilation album, \"\"The Wonder of You\"\" (2016). \"\"MDNA\"\" dropped out of the top ten by its third week, the first time that a Madonna studio album descended so fast out of the charts. As of March 2015, the album had sold 134,803 copies in the country, being certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Across Europe, the album reached the top of the charts in", "title": "MDNA (album)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.22, "text": "Albums Chart simultaneously, (altogether she had eleven albums in the Top 50 in one week). She is currently in fourth place for artists having the most simultaneous UK Top 40 albums, behind Elvis Presley and David Bowie who both tie for the most simultaneous Top 40 albums (twelve each, both immediately following their deaths in 1977 and 2016 respectively), and The Beatles who had eleven in 2009 when remastered versions of their albums were released. The fastest selling album (first chart week sales) is \"\"25\"\" by Adele. Released in November 2015, it sold over 800,000 copies in its first week.", "title": "UK Albums Chart" } ]
what is the system of government in japan?
[ "constitutional monarchy" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.66, "text": "High Courts. The Penal system of Japan (矯正施設) is operated by the Ministry of Justice. It is part of the criminal justice system, and is intended to resocialize, reform, and rehabilitate offenders. The ministry's Correctional Bureau administers the adult prison system, the juvenile correctional system, and three of the women's guidance homes, while the Rehabilitation Bureau operates the probation and the parole systems. The local governments of Japan (地方公共団体) are unitary, in which local jurisdictions largely depend on the national government both administratively and financially. They are established as an act of devolution. Under the Constitution, all matters pertaining to", "title": "Government of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.86, "text": "is appointed by the Emperor, after being nominated by the Cabinet; which in practice, known to be under the recommendation of the former Chief Justice. The Legal system in Japan has been historically influenced by Chinese law; developing independently during the Edo period through texts such as \"\"Kujikata Osadamegaki\"\". It has, however, changed during the Meiji Restoration, and is now largely based on the European civil law; notably, the civil code based on the German model still remains in effect. A quasi-jury system has recently came into use, and the legal system also includes a bill of rights since May", "title": "Government of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.78, "text": "Government of Japan The government of Japan is a constitutional monarchy in which the power of the Emperor is limited and is relegated primarily to ceremonial duties. As in many other states, the Government is divided into three branches: the Legislative branch, the Executive branch and the Judicial branch. The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947. It is a unitary state, containing forty-seven administrative divisions, with the Emperor as its head of state. His role is ceremonial and he has no powers related to Government. Instead, it is the Cabinet, comprising the", "title": "Government of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.41, "text": "the Diet. of the Constitution of Japan and the Board of Audit Act of 1947 gives this body substantial independence from both controls. The Legislative branch organ of Japan is the National Diet (国会). It is a bicameral legislature, composing of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the House of Councillors. Empowered by the Constitution to be \"\"the highest organ of State power\"\" and the only \"\"sole law-making organ of the State\"\", its houses are both directly elected under a parallel voting system and is ensured by the Constitution to have no discrimination on the", "title": "Government of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.17, "text": "of general affairs, finance, welfare, health, and labor. Departments of agriculture, fisheries, forestry, commerce, and industry are optional, depending on local needs. The Governor is responsible for all activities supported through local taxation or the national government. Government of Japan The government of Japan is a constitutional monarchy in which the power of the Emperor is limited and is relegated primarily to ceremonial duties. As in many other states, the Government is divided into three branches: the Legislative branch, the Executive branch and the Judicial branch. The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in", "title": "Government of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.11, "text": "merge several groups of prefectures, creating a subnational administrative division system consisting of between nine and 13 states, and giving these states more local autonomy than the prefectures currently enjoy. , no reorganization has been scheduled. Japan is a unitary state. The central government delegates many functions (such as education and the police force) to the prefectures and municipalities, but retains the overall right to control them. Although local government expenditure accounts for 70 percent of overall government expenditure, the central government controls local budgets, tax rates, and borrowing. Historically, during the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate established around the", "title": "Prefectures of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.84, "text": "decision making). The constitution establishes a parliamentary system of government in which legislative authority is vested in a bicameral National Diet. Although a bicameral Diet existed under the existing constitution, the new constitution abolished the upper House of Peers, which consisted of members of the nobility (similar to the British House of Lords). The new constitution provides that both chambers be directly elected, with a lower House of Representatives and an upper House of Councillors. The House of Representatives has the sole ability to pass a vote of no confidence in the Cabinet, can override the House of Councillors' veto", "title": "Constitution of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.72, "text": "National Diet, signed by the Ministers of State, countersigned by the Prime Minister, and then finally promulgated by the Emperor; however, without specifically giving the Emperor the power to oppose legislation. The House of Representatives of Japan (衆議院) is the Lower house, with the members of the house being elected once every four years, or when dissolved, for a four-year term. As of November 18, 2017, it has 465 members. Of these, 176 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation, and 289 are elected from single-member constituencies. 233 seats are required for majority.", "title": "Government of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.52, "text": "the assembly and may impose limited criminal penalties for violations (up to 2 years in prison and/or 1 million yen in fines). Regulations, similar to cabinet orders in the national system, are passed by the executive unilaterally, are superseded by any conflicting ordinances, and may only impose a fine of up to 50,000 yen. Local governments also generally have multiple committees such as school boards, public safety committees (responsible for overseeing the police), personnel committees, election committees and auditing committees. These may be directly elected or chosen by the assembly, executive or both. All prefectures are required to maintain departments", "title": "Government of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.39, "text": "with policies in such areas as social welfare that later were adopted by the national government. Japan is divided into forty-seven administrative divisions, the prefectures are: one metropolitan district (Tokyo), two urban prefectures (Kyoto and Osaka), forty-three rural prefectures, and one \"\"district\"\", Hokkaidō. Large cities are subdivided into wards, and further split into towns, or precincts, or subprefectures and counties. Cities are self-governing units administered independently of the larger jurisdictions within which they are located. In order to attain city status, a jurisdiction must have at least 500,000 inhabitants, 60 percent of whom are engaged in urban occupations. There are", "title": "Government of Japan" } ]
what was the code name of the us program to develop an atomic bomb?
[ "Manhattan", "Development of Substitute Materials", "The Manhattan Project" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.64, "text": "policy of assigning code names intended to give no such clues to the uninitiated. For example, the British counter measures against the V-2 was called \"\"Operation Crossbow\"\". The atomic bomb project centered in New Mexico was called the Manhattan Project, derived from the Manhattan Engineer District which managed the program. The code name for the American A-12 / SR-71 spy plane project, producing the fastest, highest-flying aircraft in the world, was \"\"Oxcart\"\". The American group that planned that country's first ICBM was called the Teapot Committee. Although the word could stand for a menace to shipping (in this case, that", "title": "Code name" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.81, "text": "to be in possession of the atomic bomb, pressure mounted to develop the first hydrogen bomb. RDS-1 The RDS-1 (), also known as Izdeliye 501 (device 501) and First Lightning (), was the nuclear bomb used in the Soviet Union's first nuclear weapon test. The United States assigned it the code-name Joe-1, in reference to Joseph Stalin. It was detonated on 29 August 1949 at 7:00 a.m., at Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR, after top-secret research and development as part of the Soviet atomic bomb project. The weapon was designed at the Kurchatov Institute — at the time officially known as \"\"Laboratory", "title": "RDS-1" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.69, "text": "Thin Man (nuclear bomb) \"\"Thin Man\"\" was the code name for a proposed plutonium gun-type nuclear bomb using plutonium-239 which the United States was developing during the Manhattan Project. They aborted its development when they discovered that the spontaneous fission rate of their nuclear reactor-bred plutonium was too high for use in a gun-type design, due to the high concentration of the isotope plutonium-240. In 1942, prior to the Army taking over wartime atomic research, Robert Oppenheimer held conferences in Chicago in June and Berkeley, California, in July at which various engineers and physicists discussed nuclear bomb design issues. A", "title": "Thin Man (nuclear bomb)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.59, "text": "(including those now in Kazakhstan). The uranium for the Soviet nuclear weapons program came from mine production in the following countries, RDS-1, the first Soviet atomic test was internally code-named \"\"First Lightning\"\" (\"\"Первая молния\"\", or Pervaya Molniya) August 29, 1949, and was code-named by the Americans as \"\"Joe 1\"\". The design was very similar to the first US \"\"Fat Man\"\" plutonium bomb, using a TNT/hexogen implosion lens design. On September 24, 1951, the 38.3 kiloton device RDS-2 was tested based on a tritium \"\"boosted\"\" uranium implosion device with a levitated core. This test was code named \"\"Joe 2\"\" by the", "title": "Soviet atomic bomb project" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.58, "text": "to evacuate the ship. When lifejackets ran out, they gave up their own to save more troops. The four sang and prayed as they went down with the ship. America's rise as a nuclear power resulted directly from the Manhattan Project, codename for a project during World War II to develop the first atomic bombs for wartime use. The project's roots began in 1939 when, at the urging of Leó Szilárd, Albert Einstein signed the Einstein–Szilárd letter to US president Franklin D. Roosevelt expressing his concerns that Nazi Germany may be trying to develop nuclear weapons. Albert Einstein (1879–1955) was", "title": "Military history of Jewish Americans" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.28, "text": "United Kingdom and the United States agreed to develop the \"\"Tube Alloys\"\" Project and created a committee to manage the project which included C. D. Howe, the Canadian Minister of Munitions and Supply. This was the code name for the British Uranium Committee project which had worked on a theoretical design for an atomic bomb. One significant contribution was a calculation of the critical mass of uranium. The mass was less than earlier estimates and suggested that development of a fission bomb was practical. \"\"Tube Alloys\"\" was part of a shipment of the most secret scientific research in Great Britain", "title": "Canada and weapons of mass destruction" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.11, "text": "British hydrogen bomb programme The British hydrogen bomb programme was the ultimately successful British effort to develop hydrogen bombs between 1952 and 1958. During the early part of the Second World War, Britain had a nuclear weapons project, codenamed Tube Alloys. At the Quebec Conference in August 1943, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Quebec Agreement, merging Tube Alloys into the American Manhattan Project, which many of Britain's top scientists participated in. The British government trusted that America would share nuclear technology, which it considered to be a joint discovery, but the United States", "title": "British hydrogen bomb programme" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.08, "text": "RDS-1 The RDS-1 (), also known as Izdeliye 501 (device 501) and First Lightning (), was the nuclear bomb used in the Soviet Union's first nuclear weapon test. The United States assigned it the code-name Joe-1, in reference to Joseph Stalin. It was detonated on 29 August 1949 at 7:00 a.m., at Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR, after top-secret research and development as part of the Soviet atomic bomb project. The weapon was designed at the Kurchatov Institute — at the time officially known as \"\"Laboratory № 2\"\", but designated as the \"\"office\"\" or \"\"base\"\" in internal documents — starting in April", "title": "RDS-1" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.8, "text": "Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (also known as the McMahon Act) ended technical cooperation. Fearing a resurgence of American isolationism, and the loss of Britain's great power status, the British government resumed its own development effort, which was codenamed \"\"High Explosive Research\"\". The successful nuclear test of a British atomic bomb in Operation Hurricane in October 1952 represented an extraordinary scientific and technological achievement. Britain became the world's third nuclear power, reaffirming the country's status as a great power, but hopes that the United States would be sufficiently impressed to restore the nuclear Special Relationship were soon dashed. In November", "title": "British hydrogen bomb programme" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.77, "text": "the Soviet Union's ability to build an atomic bomb. Many of the members of the Atomic spies group worked for, or around, the Manhattan Project, or the United States building of the atomic bomb. This group included: Weapons System 117L - Weapons System 117L was the first program designed to develop space-based reconnaissance satellite systems. Several satellite systems would be developed through this program including Corona, the Satellite and Missile Observation System (SAMOS), and the Missile Detection Alarm System (MIDAS). SAMOS - SAMOS or the Satellite and Missile Observation system was one of the first of a series of short", "title": "Cold War espionage" } ]
who plays dr. sloan on kevin saves the world?
[ "Richard Masur" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.28, "text": "cyber-soldier known as T.T. \"\"Spider\"\" Brown (Phil LaMarr) travel to an unnamed island to investigate Colonel Sloan (Danny Blanco Hall), an elite agent who has gone rogue. Upon confronting Sloan, he reveals his treachery, kills Spider, and knocks out Rex. Rex is awoken by Sloan's Canadian assistant Dr. Darling (Grey DeLisle), who, disillusioned with his goals, betrays him. Rex teams up with Dr. Darling to overthrow Sloan's plan to revert the world to a prehistoric-like state with his rockets, armed with the blood of the \"\"blood dragons\"\" that roam the island. After liberating bases, saving scientists, and killing animals, Rex", "title": "Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.67, "text": "experience the difficulties of the competitive careers they have chosen. It is set in the surgical wing of the fictional Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, located in Seattle, Washington. After the superstorm passes, Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital finds itself trying to save some of their own. Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.) is electrocuted and is found by an intern, Dr. Heather Brooks (Tina Majorino). However, before realizing the danger, she too steps into the water and is electrocuted. Luckily, the surgical staff are able to save Dr. Webber but Heather is not as fortunate, as Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey)", "title": "Grey's Anatomy (season 10)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.58, "text": "Detective Steve Sloan (Barry Van Dyke), and the elder Sloan's friend Norman Briggs (Michael Tucci in seasons in 1–4), a hospital administrator. Also assisting Dr. Sloan are his colleagues, medical examiner/pathologist Dr. Amanda Bentley (Victoria Rowell) and Dr. Jack Stewart (Scott Baio in the first two seasons), who is later replaced by a new resident, Dr. Jesse Travis (Charlie Schlatter from season 3 onwards). In one of the episodes, Dr Mark Sloan himself has to go to jail. One unique aspect of the series was that it frequently appropriated characters from various classic television series. Over the run of the", "title": "Diagnosis: Murder" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.5, "text": "\"\"Going, Going, Gone\"\" picks up about one month after the crash, and throughout the episode, features home videos of Sloan. The episode begins with Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital's new interns, Dr. Shane Ross (Gaius Charles), Dr. Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington), Dr. Heather Brookes (Tina Majorino), and Dr. Stephanie Edwards (Jerrika Hinton), expressing fear of Meredith Grey, who is now an attending general surgeon. It is revealed that former resident Dr. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) will be pursuing a pediatric surgical fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The scene switches to Minnesota, where Yang is now a cardiothoracic surgical fellow. Back", "title": "Going, Going, Gone (Grey's Anatomy)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.48, "text": "Dempsey) and Mark Sloan (Eric Dane), head of neurosurgery and plastic surgery, respectively, who view his treatment of some of the patients as crude, and also rebuffed by resident Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) when he stabs a set of pigs and then orders the residents and interns to save their lives, in order to teach them medicine on \"\"live tissue.\"\" Hunt eventually embarks on a relationship with Yang, but it comes to a sudden close when his PTSD gets the best of him, and he unconsciously strangles her. Soon after the breakup, he begins therapy with the hospital psychiatrist, Dr.", "title": "Owen Hunt" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.33, "text": "the baby, but Sloan argues for saving Torres at all costs. The attending surgeons devise a treatment plan, led by trauma surgeon Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd). As they do so, Torres dreams about the moments preceding the accident. Her dream self sings to Robbins, interspersed with shots of the hospital staff singing and dancing with their own partners. Dr. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) suggests treating Torres with a high-risk but potentially effective cardiothoracic procedure she learned from her old mentor, Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington). Her current mentor, Teddy Altman (Kim Raver), refuses to perform it, but when Torres's condition deteriorates", "title": "Song Beneath the Song" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.08, "text": "uproot their young family. His youngest sister Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) takes over his position at Grey Sloan. Meanwhile, he and Meredith fight bitterly on and off over whether they should move. After a bad argument, he accepts the job in the heat of the moment and leaves for Washington. While there, he and Meredith talk things out over the phone and come to a mutual conclusion that they both did not want to end their marriage. He tells her that just being with her, raising their children and operating on patients was more satisfying than \"\"saving the world\"\". In season", "title": "Derek Shepherd" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20, "text": "in Seattle, Dr. Ben Warren (Jason George) surprises his fiancée Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) with a visit. The couple reunites with constant sexual activity, for which the interns tease Bailey. Meanwhile, Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) allows Shepherd to operate on a spinal cord, despite his hand being broken from the plane crash. Thereafter, it is revealed that Sloan is in a comatose state, and will be taken off of life support that evening. In the hospital cafeteria, Meredith Grey announces that Wilson will be given the honor of performing a supervised appendectomy, a procedure historically used as a", "title": "Going, Going, Gone (Grey's Anatomy)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.95, "text": "frustratedly exits the operating room. In the intern appendectomy, Wilson makes a mistake and freezes, leading to a scolding from Meredith Grey. Back in Minnesota, Yang is annoyed by the peppy attitudes of her superiors at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Craig Thomas (William Daniels) and Dr. Parker (Steven Culp), so she decides to take a trip to Seattle for Sloan's death. However, her PTSD hinders her from boarding the plane, and she ultimately remains in Minnesota. Meanwhile, Dr. Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams), now a plastic surgical fellow, sits by Sloan's bedside and talks of medical cases to him. Dr. Richard Webber", "title": "Going, Going, Gone (Grey's Anatomy)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.88, "text": "(Patrick Dempsey), and Dr. Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) desperately fight to stay alive. Meredith is relatively unscathed, while the rest have serious injuries: the pilot, Jerry (James LeGros), has a major spine injury, and Yang dislocates her arm. Robbins' femur is broken and sticking through the skin, Sloan has serious internal injuries; though initially adrenaline keeps him on his feet. Shepherd is sucked out the side of the plane and awakens alone in the wood; his mangled hand having been pushed through the door of the plane. However, none are in as bad shape as Lexie, who is crushed under", "title": "Flight (Grey's Anatomy)" } ]
who shot first in the shot heard around the world?
[ "Americans acting under orders" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.22, "text": "Shot heard round the world \"\"The shot heard round the world\"\" is a phrase referring to several historical incidents, particularly the opening of the American Revolutionary War in 1775 and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914. The phrase comes from the opening stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson's \"\"Concord Hymn\"\" (1837) and refers to the first shot of the American Revolution at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, where the first British soldiers fell in the battles of Lexington and Concord. Historically, no single shot can be cited as the first shot of the battle or the war.", "title": "Shot heard round the world" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.09, "text": "the World Series to the Yankees. Shot heard round the world \"\"The shot heard round the world\"\" is a phrase referring to several historical incidents, particularly the opening of the American Revolutionary War in 1775 and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914. The phrase comes from the opening stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson's \"\"Concord Hymn\"\" (1837) and refers to the first shot of the American Revolution at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, where the first British soldiers fell in the battles of Lexington and Concord. Historically, no single shot can be cited as the first shot", "title": "Shot heard round the world" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.47, "text": "Shots were fired earlier at Lexington, Massachusetts where eight Americans were killed and a British soldier was slightly wounded, but accounts of that event are confused and contradictory. The North Bridge skirmish did see the first shots by Americans acting under orders, the first organized volley by Americans, the first British fatalities, and the first British retreat. The towns of Lexington and Concord have debated over the point of origin for the Revolutionary War since 1824, when the Marquis de Lafayette visited the towns. He was welcomed to Lexington hearing it described as the \"\"birthplace of American liberty\"\", but he", "title": "Shot heard round the world" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.06, "text": "The phrase \"\"shot heard round the world\"\" (alternatively \"\"shots heard round the world\"\" or \"\"shot heard around the world\"\") has also become associated with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914, an event considered to be one of the immediate causes of World War I. Serbian Gavrilo Princip fired two shots, the first hitting Franz Ferdinand's wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, and the second hitting the Archduke himself. The death of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, propelled Austria-Hungary and the rest of Europe into World War I. The phrase \"\"Shot heard", "title": "Shot heard round the world" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.97, "text": "Boston. Ralph Waldo Emerson describes the first shot fired by the Patriots at the North Bridge in his \"\"Concord Hymn\"\" as the \"\"shot heard round the world\"\". The British Army's infantry was nicknamed \"\"redcoats\"\" and sometimes \"\"devils\"\" by the colonists. They had occupied Boston since 1768 and had been augmented by naval forces and marines to enforce what the colonists called The Intolerable Acts, which had been passed by the British Parliament to punish the Province of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party and other acts of defiance. General Thomas Gage was the military governor of Massachusetts and commander-in-chief", "title": "Battles of Lexington and Concord" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.91, "text": "breeze unfurled,\"\" \"\"Here once the embattled farmers stood\"\" \"\"And fired the shot heard round the world.\"\" While the first shots of the exchange, like all shots that had found their targets earlier that morning at the skirmish in Lexington, had come from the British, it was the colonists' retort that Emerson had intended to memorialize. That first ever wartime attach by the colonial forces of the American Revolutionary War came at the order of the Major marching at the head of their advancing line, John Buttrick. John Buttrick Major John Buttrick (July 20, 1731 May 16, 1791, Concord, Massachusetts) was", "title": "John Buttrick" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.45, "text": "Americans firing to deadly effect on British regulars, after which the British retreated. Ralph Waldo Emerson, positing that world history pivoted at that moment (an assertion that is disputed, as earlier events at Lexington Battle Green could be termed the true opening of the battle), called the first shot of this skirmish the \"\"shot heard round the world\"\" in his 1837 poem \"\"Concord Hymn\"\". The original North Bridge was dismantled in 1793 by the town of Concord because its use as a bridge had become impractical; a new bridge was erected a few hundred yards away. The bridge was rebuilt", "title": "Old North Bridge" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.36, "text": "\"\"The Miracle of Coogan's Bluff\"\", a descriptor coined by the legendary sports columnist Red Smith. The phrase \"\"shot heard 'round the world\"\" is from the poem \"\"Concord Hymn\"\" (1837) by Ralph Waldo Emerson about the first clash of the American Revolutionary War. It later became popularly associated with Thomson's homer and several other dramatic historical moments. The principal National League (NL) contenders in 1951 were the New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies. The Dodgers quickly pulled into first place, and widened their lead as the season progressed. On August 11, with a -game lead over the second-place Giants,", "title": "Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.12, "text": "Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball) In baseball, the \"\"Shot Heard 'Round the World\"\" was a game-winning home run by New York Giants outfielder and third baseman Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds in New York City on October 3, 1951, to win the National League (NL) pennant. Thomson's dramatic three-run homer came in the ninth inning of the decisive third game of a three-game playoff for the pennant in which the Giants trailed, 4–2. The game—the first ever televised nationally—was seen by millions of viewers across America and heard on radio by millions", "title": "Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.73, "text": "\"\"got out of his car and stood by the bridge abutment\"\". Tague was a few feet north of the southern edge of the triple underpass railroad bridge, when he saw the presidential limousine and heard the first shot. Like many other witnesses, Tague remembered hearing this first shot and likened it to a firecracker. He later testified that the first shot he recalled hearing occurred after the presidential limousine had already completed the 120-degree slow turn from Houston Street onto Elm Street and then straightened out. The motorcade then proceeded towards him. Soon after the shots were fired, Tague was", "title": "James Tague" } ]
what is the area code for phoenix arizona?
[ "602", "623", "480" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.52, "text": "Area code 602 North American area code 602 is a state of Arizona telephone area code that covers most of the city of Phoenix. It was one of the original area codes established in October 1947 and originally covered the entire state of Arizona until 1995, when area code 520 was established as the state's second area code. Arizona's explosive population growth during the second half of the 20th century would have made a split necessary in any event. However, the increased demand for telephone lines created by the proliferation of fax machines, cell phones and dial-up Internet connections brought", "title": "Area code 602" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.45, "text": "areas of the metro area. And it is the only million-plus populated area where 7-digit dialling would still be possible. Area code 602 North American area code 602 is a state of Arizona telephone area code that covers most of the city of Phoenix. It was one of the original area codes established in October 1947 and originally covered the entire state of Arizona until 1995, when area code 520 was established as the state's second area code. Arizona's explosive population growth during the second half of the 20th century would have made a split necessary in any event. However,", "title": "Area code 602" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 27, "text": "western and northern fringes of the Phoenix metropolitan area such as Lake Pleasant Regional Park in Peoria also fall within this area code. Area code 928 North American area code 928 is a telephone area code in the state of Arizona that was created in a split from area code 520 on June 23, 2001, due mainly to population gains in Tucson, Yuma and Flagstaff. 928 covers northern, eastern, and western portions of Arizona. The area code encompasses areas such as Beaver Dam, the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Holbrook, Lake Havasu City, Littlefield, Kingman, Prescott, Wickenburg, Winslow and Yuma, also serving", "title": "Area code 928" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.56, "text": "Area code 623 North American area code 623 is a state of Arizona telephone area code serving most of the western portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area. It was created in a split from area code 602 on April 1, 1999, when it was evident that the Valley of the Sun was expanding too rapidly to remain in one area code. Generally, the West Valley and the outer northwestern suburbs became 623, the eastern suburbs and the Phoenix neighborhood of Ahwatukee became area code 480, and inner Phoenix remained in 602. 623 covers areas including Glendale (except the section north", "title": "Area code 623" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.3, "text": "Area code 480 North American area code 480 is a telephone area code in Arizona serving the eastern and northern portions of the Phoenix metropolitan area. It was created on April 1, 1999, in a three-way split of area code 602, when it was apparent that the Valley of the Sun was growing too fast for it to remain entirely in one area code. Generally, 480 is coextensive with the East Valley, while most of the West Valley is area code 623 and most of Phoenix itself remained in 602. By the turn of the millennium, 602 was running out", "title": "Area code 480" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.09, "text": "to 63rd Ave & Interstate 10, then south along 63rd Ave to the Salt River and then the Gila River Indian Reservation. The 602/623 boundary runs roughly diagonally through northern Glendale. Area code 623 North American area code 623 is a state of Arizona telephone area code serving most of the western portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area. It was created in a split from area code 602 on April 1, 1999, when it was evident that the Valley of the Sun was expanding too rapidly to remain in one area code. Generally, the West Valley and the outer northwestern", "title": "Area code 623" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.56, "text": "homes only a few hundred feet away from each other may have different area codes. Glendale's northern half has the area code divider running diagonally through its middle. A small portion of Tempe (west and south of the I-10 Broadway Curve) also remained in 602. This split resulted in Phoenix becoming one of the few major cities in the nation to be split between multiple area codes. Only two cities ended with multiple area codes with this change. While this also made Phoenix one of the few major cities not to be overlaid, ten-digit dialing is now necessary in certain", "title": "Area code 602" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.5, "text": "of numbers just four years after all of the state outside of the Valley of the Sun was split off as area code 520. Original plans called for 480 to be an overlay code for the entire Phoenix metro area. However, overlays were a new concept at the time, and met with considerable resistance due to potential geographic ambiguity, as well as the requirement for ten-digit dialing. A three-way geographic split was chosen instead, with 480 assigned to the East Valley. The 480 area code encompasses Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, Tempe (except for a small portion west and south", "title": "Area code 480" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.41, "text": "of the I-10 Broadway Curve, which stayed in 602), Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Queen Creek, Apache Junction, as well as far northeast Phoenix and the Phoenix neighborhood of Ahwatukee, and newer unincorporated communities in far northwest Pinal County that are becoming part of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area due to heavy development. Also in area code 480 are pagers for the Iridium satellite telephone service. As of October 2018, area code 480 is expected to reach exhaustion by the first quarter of 2025, but as of February 2016, there is no relief plan in place. Area code 480 North American area", "title": "Area code 480" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.3, "text": "eastward, became 480. Most of the western portion, including the city west of 39th Ave north of Indian School to west of 63rd Ave from I-10 south, along with the city from north of Union Hills and west of the 2000 E Grid, became 623. Generally, 480 served the East Valley, while 623 served the West Valley. Most areas of Phoenix remained in 602, but a few areas (such as the Ahwatukee neighborhood and parts of Maryvale) transferred to 480 or 623. The area code divider between 602 and 623 was drawn in such a manner that in some neighborhoods,", "title": "Area code 602" } ]
who is the owner of the crowne plaza?
[ "InterContinental Hotels Group" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.97, "text": "Forsyth Barr Building The Christchurch Crowne Plaza Hotel, formerly known as the Forsyth Barr Building, is located on the south-east corner of the Armagh and Colombo Streets intersection in Christchurch, New Zealand. Originally owned by Bob Jones and branded Robert Jones House by him, it was commonly referred to as Bob Jones Tower, but some called it Bob's Folly. In the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, its staircases collapsed, trapping the occupants. The building reopened in July 2017 as the city's Crowne Plaza hotel. The original building on the location was the Golden Fleece Hotel, built in 1851. The 1980s high-rise was", "title": "Forsyth Barr Building" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.77, "text": "Center, as well as restaurant services. In 2008, Delta Holding became the hotel's new owner, purchasing it along with two smaller properties in the hotel's vicinity for a reported €150 million. The company has since signed a new management agreement with IHG, re-branding the famous hotel as a part of the \"\"Crown Plaza\"\" chain. The entire investment is estimated at €35 million. In July 2012, the hotel was closed in order to prepare for reconstruction. Work began in September 2012 and the owner identified congress and convention visitors as well as visiting sports teams and foreign tourists as its target", "title": "Crowne Plaza Belgrade" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.33, "text": "National Hotels from 1984 to 1988, when that chain merged with Canadian Pacific Hotels. The hotel property was transferred from CN to Canada Lands Corporation in 1988. The hotel was renamed Crowne Plaza Hotel Toronto in the early 1990s. In 2003, the IHG (owner of Crowne Plaza) decided to rebrand the hotel to their upscale InterContinental brand. The property was sold by Canada Lands in 2011 and is now owned by Oxford Properties. The hotel overlooks the tracks from Union Station (Toronto) and the south sections of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. InterContinental Toronto Centre The InterContinental Toronto Centre, is", "title": "InterContinental Toronto Centre" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.28, "text": "Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay () is a hotel building in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It was completed and opened in 2009. It is an upscale hotel with 263 rooms, of which 10 are suites. It is owned by SEA Group and under the management of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). It is the first Crowne Plaza hotel in Hong Kong. Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay is owned by the SEA Group. The SEA Group was founded in 1956 and was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1973 (SEHK: 0251).", "title": "Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.17, "text": "a couple of years the brand was spun off as an independent chain (still owned at the time by Holiday Inn). The first Crowne Plaza Resort opened in Madeira, Portugal, in 1999. Today, the brand represents 410 hotels globally in 52 countries with 112,317 rooms (as of March 2016) and an expanding 81 hotels in the pipeline. Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts is the title sponsor of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial - a PGA Tour golf tournament held annually in Fort Worth, Texas. Starting in 2012, they are also officially sponsoring PGA Tour's 2010's Rookie of the Year,", "title": "Crowne Plaza" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.89, "text": "owns the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels in Istanbul. He also worked as a senior executive of an energy group of conglomerate with wide ranging interests throughout Central Asia. From 2013 to 2015, he was the Chairman of the Turkish Delegation and Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg. He is an honorary associate of PACE. He was also awarded the pro merito medal in appreciation of his services for PACE. Denemeç is married with two children. Reha Denemeç Reha Denemeç (born 1961 in Turkey) is a senior advisor to the President", "title": "Reha Denemeç" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.73, "text": "and Resorts purchased Fairmont Hotels, the newer Chateau Lacombe was sold to investors and it was rebranded the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe. It was sold again in mid-2010 for $47.8m to local company Hargate Properties who retained the affiliation with Crowne Plaza Hotels but the new owners went into receivership in November 2011. The purchase of the hotel by Kevyn Frederick in 2010 later was discovered to be part of a large mortgage fraud in the Edmonton area. The hotel was bought out of receivership by the new ownership group for $27.5m in 2012, and in May 2013 the hotel", "title": "Chateau Lacombe Hotel" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.67, "text": "Centre. In 2017, Concord Way Limited, the owner, submitted proposal for turning the building into office and mall. If it passed the discussion, the new tower will remain its height and floor counts will be reduced to 24 floors. Public demonstrated opposition. Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay () is a hotel building in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It was completed and opened in 2009. It is an upscale hotel with 263 rooms, of which 10 are suites. It is owned by SEA Group and under the management of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).", "title": "Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.66, "text": "Resorts, a division of InterContinental Hotels . The Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau reported that the purchaser was Mexico-based developer Gabriel Ruiz. The Hotel reopened on July 17, 2013, as the Crowne Plaza Detroit Downtown Convention Center. Its name was later slightly modified to Crowne Plaza Detroit Downtown Riverfront. Due to the quality of the renovation, the hotel was awarded \"\"Development of the Year\"\" by IHG Intercontinental Hotel Group during its 2013 October annual convention in Las Vegas. Ruiz intends to reopen the iconic \"\"Top of the Pontch\"\" restaurant and build the second tower that was included in the", "title": "Crowne Plaza Detroit Downtown Riverfront" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.53, "text": "of the franchising license in 2006. Afterwards, the hotel re-branded as Hotel International CG for a brief period followed by Continental Hotel Belgrade, in both instances without a foreign brand affiliation, before getting sold to Miroslav Mišković's Delta Holding conglomerate in 2008. Mišković kept the existing setup until striking a deal with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) about using their Crowne Plaza brand. The hotel closed in July 2012 to undergo a major reconstruction effort before re-opening as Crowne Plaza in December 2013. Crowne Plaza is located in Novi Beograd on the Sava river left bank. Venues and sites of interest", "title": "Crowne Plaza Belgrade" } ]
who has hit a double century in the ranji trophy for jharkhand in 2016?
[ "Jaydev Shah" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23, "text": "his List A debut on 23 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy. In the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy, while playing a match against Maharashtra, he scored 308 runs in an innings, becoming the third-youngest Indian to score a triple century in first-class cricket. On 8 November 2016, Pant scored the fastest century in the Ranji Trophy, from just 48 balls, in Delhi's match against Jharkhand. In February 2017, he was named Delhi's captain for the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He took over from Gautam Gambhir, who led Delhi to the final last season. Delhi coach Bhaskar Pillai said it", "title": "Rishabh Pant" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.81, "text": "Chhattisgarh in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy. He was the leading run-scorer for Bengal in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 366 runs in nine matches. In October 2018, he was named in India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. In November 2018, batting for Bengal against Madhya Pradesh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he scored his fifth double-century in first-class cricket. Tiwary was signed by the Delhi Daredevils for a sum of US$675,000 in the initial seasons of the Indian Premier League . He was traded to the Kolkata Knight Riders in exchange for Moises Henriques before the 2010", "title": "Manoj Tiwary" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.42, "text": "him. He used to sleep with a bat and ball”, Gill’s father, Lakhwinder Singh said. On his Under-16 state debut for Punjab, he hit an unbeaten double-century in the Vijay Merchant Trophy. In 2014, he scored 351 runs in Punjab's Inter-District Under-16 competition and shared a record opening stand of 587 runs with Nirmal Singh. He made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017. He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2017. Later the same month, in his second first-class match, he scored", "title": "Shubman Gill" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.39, "text": "were bowled out for 46 runs, with Bihar winning by 292 runs, the biggest margin of defeat by runs in Indian domestic cricket. In the Plate Group fixture between Uttarakhand and Sikkim, Uttarakhand's Karn Kaushal made the first double-century in the history of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring 202 runs. Mumbai and Maharashtra from Group A, Delhi, Andhra and Hyderabad from Group B and Bihar from the Plate Group all qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition. They were joined with Haryana and Jharkhand from Group C. The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 11 October 2018. In the", "title": "2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.31, "text": "him a call up for Zonal Cricket Academy at Mohalli by BCCI and was subsequently selected in the senior team. In CK Nayudu Trophy 2016-2017,he scored 214 runs against Himachal Pradesh at Amtar in one innings. He became the first Kashmiri player to have ever hit a double ton in a national tournament. Hence ending the tournament with 435 runs in 7 innings at an average of 62.14 which included a double ton and two fifties and was J&K leading run scorer. He made his First-class-cricket and Ranji Trophy debut on 29 December 2016 scoring a total of 414 runs", "title": "Ahmed Banday" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.31, "text": "BCCI, Ishan started playing for neighboring state Jharkhand based on advice from a senior player and friend. As per Ishan's coach, his idols are former Indian team captain M.S. Dhoni and former Australian wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist. On 6 November 2016, Ishan Kishan scored 273 runs against Delhi in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy. This is the highest score by a player for Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy. He was the leading run-scorer for Jharkhand in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 484 runs in six matches. In January 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL auction.", "title": "Ishan Kishan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.08, "text": "6 matches, was the 6th highest run scorer of the tournament. Sanju had a grand start to the Ranji Trophy 2013-14. In the first match at Guwahati, Assam put 323 on the board. Sanju scored a career-best 211 to give Kerala a vital 39-run lead. He hit 23 fours and 5 sixes to bring up his first double century in Ranji Trophy. Sanju continued his terrific form in the second match against Andhra Pradesh at Thalassery where he scored 115 from 281 balls with 12 fours and 2 sixes to help Kerala post a mammoth total of 486 in the", "title": "Sanju Samson" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.05, "text": "and Sikkim, Karn Kaushal made the first double-century in the history of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring 202 runs. In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in second place in the Plate Group, with seven wins and one loss from their eight matches. Karn Kaushal finished as the leading run-scorer, with 489 runs, and Deepak Dhapola was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with eleven dismissals. In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they beat Bihar by ten wickets. The following players were named for the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy and", "title": "Uttarakhand cricket team" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.98, "text": "in the Ranji Trophy finals came in the season 1950/51. Holkar won the high-scoring match by 189 runs, the match featured a double century by Holkar's Chandu Sarwate and a fighting 152 by Gujarati off-spinner Jasu Patel (who averaged 12.78 in 87 innings). Their second appearance came after 66 years in season 2016/17. Captain Parthiv Patel scored 90 and 143 and lead the team to win the finals by 5 wickets. Vijay Hazare Trophy Gujarat defeated Delhi by 139 runs in season 2015/16 to win their first title. Gujarat Cricket Association Gujarat Cricket Association is the governing body of the", "title": "Gujarat Cricket Association" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.86, "text": "He was also one of the seven players nominated for IPL Rising Star of the year award. He finished consecutive years - The 2015–16 Ranji Trophy and 2016–17 Ranji Trophy seasons with the most wickets in the competition, with a total of 51 and 56 dismissals respectively. He was also the leading wicket-taker for Jharkhand in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 18 dismissals in four matches. In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Red for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy. In September", "title": "Shahbaz Nadeem" } ]
what is the meaning of lord shiva lingam?
[ "reminds of the Omnipotent Lord" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.98, "text": "causes. Lord Shiva is pictured as emerging from the lingamthe cosmic pillar of fireproving his superiority over the gods Brahma and Vishnu. This is known as Lingodbhava. The \"\"Linga Purana\"\" also supports this interpretation of lingam as a cosmic pillar, symbolizing the infinite nature of Shiva. According to the \"\"Linga Purana\"\", the lingam is a complete symbolic representation of the formless Universe Bearerthe oval-shaped stone is the symbol of the Universe, and the bottom base represents the Supreme Power that holds the entire Universe in it. A similar interpretation is also found in the Skanda Purana: \"\"The endless sky (that", "title": "Lingam" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.19, "text": "lingam (also, \"\"linga\"\", \"\"ling\"\", \"\"Shiva linga\"\", \"\"Shiv ling\"\", Sanskrit लिङ्गं, , meaning \"\"mark\"\", \"\"sign\"\", \"\"gender\"\", \"\"phallus\"\", \"\"inference\"\" or \"\"eternal procreative germ\"\") is a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in temples. Whether the lingam symbolizes the physical body of the god or something purely spiritual is the topic of many a century-old debate within Hinduism. The presiding deity of the temple is 'Lord succ'. Shivratri is celebrated with full succ. It is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva.It is also known as succ. Alternate common names/spellings include succ, \"\"Shivaratri\"\", \"\"Sivarathri\"\", and \"\"Shivaratri\"\".", "title": "Pataleshwar Mandir" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.75, "text": "Lingam A lingam (Sanskrit: लिङ्गम्, , lit. \"\"sign, symbol or mark\"\"), sometimes referred to as \"\"linga\"\" or \"\"Shiva linga\"\", is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu deity Shiva in Shaivism. It is a votary symbol revered in temples, smaller shrines, or as self-manifested natural objects. The lingam is often represented within a lipped, disc-shaped platform called a yoni that symbolizes goddess Shakti. Lingayats wear a lingam inside a necklace, called Ishtalinga. Lingam is additionally found in ancient Sanskrit texts with the meaning of \"\"evidence, proof\"\", or in sexual context where it means the \"\"male generative organ, phallus\"\". Lingam", "title": "Lingam" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.72, "text": "hymn chanted during the worship of Lord Shiva. The lyrics are as below \"\"Brahma Muraari Suraarchita Lingam \"\"Nirmala Bhashita Shobhita Lingam \"\"Janmaja Dukha Vinaashaka Lingam \"\"Tat Pranamaami Sadaa Shiva Lingam\"\" Meaning: I bow before that Sada Shiva Linga, which is adored by Brahma, Vishnu and other Gods, which is praised by pure and holy speeches and which destroys the cycle of births and deaths. \"\"Devamuni Pravaraarchita Lingam \"\"Kaamadaham Karunaakara Lingam \"\"Raavana Darpa Vinaashaka Lingam \"\"Tat Pranamaami Sada Shiva Lingam\"\" Meaning: I bow before that Sada Shiva Linga, which is the destroyer of desires, which the Devas and the sages worship,", "title": "Shiva Puja" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.95, "text": "\"\"Ishtalinga\"\" is a symbolism for Lord Shiva. It is viewed as a \"\"living, moving\"\" divinity with the Lingayat devotee. Everyday, the devotee removes this personal linga from its box, places it in left palm, offers puja and then meditates about becoming one with the linga, in his or her journey towards the \"\"atma-linga\"\". Lingayatism teaches a path to an individual's spiritual progress, and describes it as a six-stage \"\"Satsthalasiddhanta\"\". This concept progressively evolves: Thus bhakti progresses from external icon-aided loving devotional worship of Shiva to deeper fusion of awareness with abstract Shiva, ultimately to advaita (oneness) of one's soul and", "title": "Lingayatism" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.94, "text": "non-Hindus, but there is a viewing platform beside the wall offering a good view of the main exteriors. This was originally erected for a visit by Lord Curzon when Viceroy. Lingaraja, literally means the king of Lingam, the iconic form or Shiva. Shiva was originally worshipped as Kirtivasa and later as Harihara and is commonly referred as Tribhuvaneshwara (also called Bhubaneswar), the master of three worlds, namely, heaven, earth and netherworld. His consort is called Bhuvaneshvari. The temple in its present form dates back to the last decade of the eleventh century. There is evidence that part of the temple", "title": "Lingaraja Temple" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.92, "text": "of Shiva\"\". Chapter 10.17 of the \"\"Mahabharata\"\" also refers to the word \"\"sthanu\"\" in the sense of an \"\"inanimate pillar\"\" as well as a \"\"name of Shiva, signifying the immobile, ascetic, desexualized form of the \"\"lingam\"\"\"\", as it recites the legend involving Shiva, Brahma and Prajapati. This mythology weaves two polarities, one where the lingam represents the potentially procreative phallus (fertile lingam) and its opposite \"\"a pillar-like renouncer of sexuality\"\" (ascetic lingam), states Doniger. The \"\"Shiva Purana\"\" describes the origin of the lingam, known as Shiva-linga, as the beginning-less and endless cosmic pillar (\"\"Stambha\"\") of fire, the cause of all", "title": "Lingam" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.89, "text": "with genuine thoughts full of faith and devotion and whose splendor is like that of a million suns. \"\"Ashta Dalopari Veshtitha Lingam \"\"Sarva Samudbhava Kaarana Lingam \"\"Ashta Daridra Vinaashaka Lingam \"\"Tat Pranamaami Sadaa Shiva Lingam\"\" Meaning: I bow before that Sada Shiva Linga, destroyer of all poverty and misery in its eight aspects, which is the cause of all creation and which stands on the eight petalled Lotus. \"\"Suraguru Suravara Pujitha Lingam \"\"Suravana Pushpa Sadaarchitha Lingam \"\"Paraatparam Paramatmaka Lingam \"\"Tat Pranamaami Sadaa Shiva Lingam\"\" Meaning: I bow before that Sada Shiva Linga which is the Transcendent Being and the Supreme", "title": "Shiva Puja" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.88, "text": "which is infinitely compassionate and which subdued the pride of Raavana. \"\"Sarva Sugandha Sulepitha Lingam \"\"Buddhi Vivardhana Kaarana Lingam \"\"Siddha Suraasura Vanditha Lingam \"\"Tat Pranamaami Sadaa Shiva Lingam\"\" Meaning: I bow before that Sada Shiva Linga, which is lavishly smeared with variegated perfumes and scents, which elevates the power of thought and enkindles the light of discrimination, and before which the Siddhas and Suras and Asuras prostrate. \"\"Kanaka Mahaamani Bhushitha Lingam \"\"Phanipathi Veshtitha Shobhitha Lingam \"\"Daksha Suyajna Vinaashaka Lingam \"\"Tat Pranamaami Sadaa Shiva Lingam\"\" Meaning: I bow before that Sada Shiva Linga, the destroyer of Dakshas sacrifice, which is decorated", "title": "Shiva Puja" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.86, "text": "with various ornaments, studded with different gems and rubies and which glows with the garland of the serpent Lord coiled around it. \"\"Kumkuma Chandana Lepitha Lingam \"\"Pankaja Haara Sushobhitha Lingam \"\"Sanchitha Paapa Vinaashaka Lingam \"\"Tat Pranamaami Sadaa Shiva Lingam\"\" Meaning: I bow before that Sada Shiva Linga, which is smeared with saffron and sandal paste, which is decorated with lotus garlands and which wipes out all accumulated sins. \"\"Devaganaarchitha Sevitha Lingam \"\"Bhaavair Bhakti Bhirevacha Lingam \"\"Dinakara Koti Prabhakara Lingam \"\"Tat Pranamaami Sadaa Shiva Lingam\"\" Meaning: I bow before that Sada Shiva Linga which is worshipped by the multitude of Gods", "title": "Shiva Puja" } ]
what are the 5 pillars of faith of islam?
[ "concern for the needy", "the pilgrimage", "life", "self-purification", "prayer" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.08, "text": "Five Pillars of Islam The Five Pillars of Islam (' ; also ' \"\"pillars of the religion\"\") are five basic acts in Islam, considered mandatory by believers and are the foundation of Muslim life. They are summarized in the famous hadith of Gabriel. The Shia, Ahmadiyya, and Sunni agree on the essential details for the performance and practice of these acts, but the Shia do not refer to them by the same name (see Ancillaries of the Faith, for the Twelvers, and Seven pillars of Ismailism). They make up Muslim life, prayer, concern for the needy, self-purification, and the pilgrimage,", "title": "Five Pillars of Islam" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.7, "text": "differently from those listed above. They are: In addition to these five pillars, there are ten practices that Shia Muslims must perform, called the \"\"Ancillaries of the Faith\"\" (Arabic: furūʿ al-dīn). Isma'ilis have their own pillars, which are as follows: Five Pillars of Islam The Five Pillars of Islam (' ; also ' \"\"pillars of the religion\"\") are five basic acts in Islam, considered mandatory by believers and are the foundation of Muslim life. They are summarized in the famous hadith of Gabriel. The Shia, Ahmadiyya, and Sunni agree on the essential details for the performance and practice of these", "title": "Five Pillars of Islam" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.88, "text": "for Shias), as well as veneration of Ali and Muhammad's family. The Five Pillars of Islam (Arabic: أركان الإسلام) is the term given to the five duties incumbent on every Muslim. These duties are \"\"Shahada\"\" (profession of faith), salat (prayers), \"\"Zakāt\"\" (giving of alms), \"\"Sawm\"\" (fasting, specifically during Ramadan) and Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). These five practices are essential to Sunni and Shia Muslims. Shia theology has two concepts that define religion as a whole. There are Roots of Religion (\"\"Usūl al-Dīn\"\") and Branches of Religion (\"\"Furu al Din\"\"). Many distinctions can be made between Sunnis and Shiaīs through observation", "title": "Shia–Sunni relations" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.73, "text": "Muslims believe there are precisely five pillars of Islam, since in a hadith, Muhammad listed only five major pillars of the faith. Traditionalists say that no sixth pillar should be added, because changing the pillars would be altering the religion and its beliefs, therefore one who believes that there is a sixth pillar is committing a sin. Thus, Sunnis believe that a \"\"six pillar of faith\"\" is outside the folds of mainstream Islam. The sixth pillar of Islam is not included in the Sunni way of life. Also, a minority among Sunni scholars sometimes refers to the duty of jihad", "title": "Sixth Pillar of Islam" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.69, "text": "Moses, Jesus and Mohammed in other religions. Islam believes that before Muhammad there were many messengers of God, Muhammad was the last messenger, and Quran was the last revelation to the last prophet. The Five Pillars of Islam are duties incumbent on every Muslim. These duties are Shahada (testimony that \"\"There is no god but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God\"\"), Salat (prayers), Zakat (Giving of Alms), Sawm (Fasting during Ramadan) and Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). These five practices are essential to Sunni Islam; Shi'a Muslims subscribe to eight ritual practices which substantially overlap with the five Pillars.", "title": "Islam and Sikhism" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.47, "text": "if one is able. \"\"Shahada\"\" is a declaration of faith and trust that professes that there is only one God \"\"(Allah)\"\" and that Muhammad is God's messenger. It is a set statement normally recited in Arabic: \"\"lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāhu muḥammadun rasūlu-llāh\"\" () \"\"There is no god but God (and) Muhammad is the messenger of God.\"\" It is essential to utter it to become a Muslim and to convert to Islam. \"\"Salah\"\" (\"\"ṣalāh\"\") is the Islamic prayer. \"\"Salah\"\" consists of five daily prayers according to the Sunna; the names are according to the prayer times: \"\"Fajr\"\" (dawn), \"\"Dhuhr\"\" (noon), \"\"ʿAṣr\"\" (afternoon),", "title": "Five Pillars of Islam" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.34, "text": "as the sixth pillar of Islam. These are varying beliefs and most Sunni Muslims believe that exactly five pillars constitute valid Islam, but there is sufficient speculation between the duty to do good (see above), jihad and khums as to which, if any, moral ethic could or should be acknowledged as the sixth pillar of Islam. Sixth Pillar of Islam Shi'a Islam tends to incorporate the sixth pillar of Islam, referring to an addition to the universally held five pillars of Islam. In his book on Islam, walid rafas says that in earlier times, many Muslims believed that there were", "title": "Sixth Pillar of Islam" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.19, "text": "The believer should be self-aware and examine their intentions in performing the pilgrimage. This should lead to constant striving for self-improvement. A pilgrimage made at any time other than the Hajj season is called an \"\"Umrah\"\", and while not mandatory is strongly recommended. Also, they make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Jerusalem in their alms-giving feast. Twelver Shia Islam has five Usul al-Din and ten Furu al-Din, i.e., the Shia Islamic beliefs and practices. The Twelver Shia Islam Usul al-Din, equivalent to a Shia Five Pillars, are all beliefs considered foundational to Islam, and thus classified a bit", "title": "Five Pillars of Islam" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.16, "text": "version of a primordial faith that has been revealed before through many prophets including Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Moses, and Jesus; that these previous messages and revelations have been partially changed or corrupted over time (\"\"tahrif\"\") and that the Qur'an is the final unaltered revelation from God (Final Testament). The religious practices of Muslims are enumerated in the Five Pillars of Islam: the declaration of faith (\"\"shahadah\"\"), daily prayers (\"\"salat\"\"), fasting during the month of Ramadan (\"\"sawm\"\"), almsgiving (\"\"zakat\"\"), and the pilgrimage to Mecca (\"\"hajj\"\") at least once in a lifetime. To become a Muslim and to convert to Islam, it", "title": "Muslim" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.08, "text": "'Five Pillars of Islam' (The foundation of the Islamic faith) as part of the Fusion collection. This collection of nine exquisite pieces fused together English, Arabic and Calligraphy to create one of the most important Islamic miniature bodies of artwork ever seen. The collection attracted interest from around the world and was viewed by over two thousand people whilst on display in Birmingham Central Mosque. In 2012 an Indian artist from Assam called Sujit Das created a minute carving of the Hindu goddess Durga. He was certain his effort, which measured just one inch, couldn’t be bettered, and announced as", "title": "Graham Short" } ]
when does season 8 of vampire diaries come out?
[ "October 21, 2016", "on October 21, 2016" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26, "text": "The Vampire Diaries (season 8) \"\"The Vampire Diaries\"\", an American supernatural drama, was renewed for an eighth season by The CW on March 11, 2016. On July 23, 2016, the CW announced that the upcoming season would be the series' last and would consist of 16 episodes. The season premiered on October 21, 2016 and concluded on March 10, 2017. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Filming for the season began on July 20, 2016. It was announced on July 23, 2016, that season 8 of \"\"The Vampire Diaries\"\" would be the series' last. The season would contain 16 episodes. Filming for the season ended", "title": "The Vampire Diaries (season 8)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.44, "text": "and returned for season 8. On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed the series for an eighth season, but on July 23, 2016, announced that the eighth season, which would have 16 episodes, would be the show's last. The final season began airing on October 21, 2016 and ended March 10, 2017. The series is set in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, a town charged with supernatural history since its settlement of migrants from New England in the late 19th century. It follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), a teenage girl who has just lost both", "title": "The Vampire Diaries" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.2, "text": "on February 8, 2017. On January 26, 2017, it was announced that Nina Dobrev would return as Elena Gilbert in the series finale. At the end of the episode, \"\"It's Been a Hell of a Ride\"\" on February 24, 2017, it was revealed that Dobrev would reprise her role of Katherine Pierce as well. The Vampire Diaries (season 8) \"\"The Vampire Diaries\"\", an American supernatural drama, was renewed for an eighth season by The CW on March 11, 2016. On July 23, 2016, the CW announced that the upcoming season would be the series' last and would consist of 16", "title": "The Vampire Diaries (season 8)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.27, "text": "The Vampire Diaries (season 7) \"\"The Vampire Diaries\"\", a one-hour American supernatural drama, was renewed for a seventh season by The CW on January 11, 2015, and premiered on October 8, 2015. On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed \"\"The Vampire Diaries\"\" for an eighth season, which was confirmed to be the final one on July 2016. This season represents a soft-reboot for the series, with the exits of Nina Dobrev, Michael Trevino and Steven R. McQueen. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The cast features Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore, Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore, Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett, Candice Accola as Caroline", "title": "The Vampire Diaries (season 7)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.03, "text": "The Vampire Diaries (season 4) \"\"The Vampire Diaries\"\", a one-hour American supernatural drama, was renewed for a fourth season by the U.S. channel The CW on May 3, 2012, seven days before the third season's finale. Unlike the previous seasons that aired in September, it premiered on October 11, 2012, to avoid competition from major television shows. Season 4 consisted of 23 episodes instead of the usual 22 episodes. On January 11, 2013, it was announced that a back-door pilot focused on the Originals, titled \"\"The Originals\"\" will air on April 25 for series pick-up. On April 26, 2013, The", "title": "The Vampire Diaries (season 4)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23, "text": "Brazil on August 25, 2011. \"\"The Vampire Diaries: Season 3\"\" will be available on DVD and Blu-ray on September 11 and A and on September 5, 2012, for Regions 4 and B. The Vampire Diaries: Season 4 is available on DVD and Blu-ray in A as of September 15, 2013. In Japan, the fourth season was released in a special collection including bonuses not available elsewhere. Included in the collection are an ankle bracelet, promotional image cards and a booklet about the cast. Former president of entertainment at The CW, Dawn Ostroff, mentioned a spin-off idea in 2010 that she", "title": "The Vampire Diaries" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.84, "text": "made available on DVD and Blu-ray on August 30, 2011. In region B, it was released on August 22, 2011. The Vampire Diaries (season 2) The Vampire Diaries, an American supernatural drama, was officially renewed by The CW for a full 22-episode season on February 16, 2010. The first episode premiered on September 9, 2010, at 8 p.m. ET. The season picks up immediately after the events of the season one finale. All the series regulars returned. Season two focuses on the return of Elena Gilbert's (Nina Dobrev) doppelgänger, Katherine Pierce, the introduction of werewolves, the sun and moon curse,", "title": "The Vampire Diaries (season 2)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.81, "text": "The Vampire Diaries (season 6) \"\"The Vampire Diaries\"\", a one-hour American supernatural drama, was renewed for a sixth season by The CW on February 13, 2014, and it premiered on October 2, 2014. A majority of the episode titles for this season are named after songs released in 1994 & 1903. \"\"The Vampire Diaries\"\" was renewed for a seventh season on January 11, 2015, by The CW. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Season 6 was officially announced on February 13, 2014. The regular lineup returning from Season 5 include Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert, Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore, Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore,", "title": "The Vampire Diaries (season 6)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.69, "text": "The Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the popular book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW on September 10, 2009, and concluded on March 10, 2017, airing 171 episodes over eight seasons. The pilot episode attracted the largest audience for The CW of any series premiere since the network began in 2006; the first season averaged 3.60 million viewers. It was the most-watched series on the network before being supplanted by \"\"Arrow\"\". The show has", "title": "The Vampire Diaries" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.59, "text": "series; additionally it reported that Elizabeth Blackmore was chosen to give life to Valerie. The trio is part of the family of heretics Lily Salvatore. On November 5, he announced that Leslie-Anne Huff was hired to play Rayna, a slayer. The Vampire Diaries (season 7) \"\"The Vampire Diaries\"\", a one-hour American supernatural drama, was renewed for a seventh season by The CW on January 11, 2015, and premiered on October 8, 2015. On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed \"\"The Vampire Diaries\"\" for an eighth season, which was confirmed to be the final one on July 2016. This season represents", "title": "The Vampire Diaries (season 7)" } ]
who won entertainer of the year country music awards?
[ "Garth Brooks" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.56, "text": "Cole Swindell and every artist nominated for vocal group of the year (except for Lady Antebellum) and vocal duo of the year only earned one nomination. Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves and Luke Bryan all received three nominations, while Eric Church and Keith Urban received four. Dierks Bentley received the second most nominations with five. Luke Bryan won his very first Country Music Association award when he won the award for Entertainer of the Year. Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert won their 5th of Male Vocalist and Female Vocalist. Winners are shown in bold. 2014 Country Music Association Awards", "title": "2014 Country Music Association Awards" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.42, "text": "the event, which was not televised. The winner of the first \"\"Entertainer of the Year\"\" award was singer Eddy Arnold. \"\"Male Vocalist of the Year\"\" went to Jack Greene and \"\"Female Vocalist of the Year\"\" to Loretta Lynn. In 1968, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans hosted the awards, which were presented at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. (The ceremony was filmed and televised on NBC a few weeks later.) The first live telecast of the show was in 1969. Annual awards are given in the following twelve categories: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist, New Artist of the", "title": "Country Music Association" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.3, "text": "year, and her husband Blake Shelton took home male vocalist. The night's top prize, entertainer of the year, went to Taylor Swift, which was her only victory of the evening. New Artist of the Year went to The Band Perry, who was also nominated for Vocal Group of the Year. When Taylor Swift won entertainer of the year in 2011, she became only the second female artist to ever win the honor twice, after Barbara Mandrell won it in 1980 and 1981. Swift is currently one of six female artists to ever win the award. Winners are shown in bold.", "title": "2011 Country Music Association Awards" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.73, "text": "2008 Country Music Association Awards The 2008 Country Music Association Awards is a music award ceremony that was held on November 12, 2008, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. It aired live on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM Central. The show was hosted by Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood. Kenny Chesney won the coveted award for entertainer of the year, which was his third straight victory in this category. Carrie Underwood won her third straight trophy for female vocalist of the year, while George Strait emerged victorious in two categories, single of the year and album of the year. Winners", "title": "2008 Country Music Association Awards" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.67, "text": "2014 Country Music Association Awards The 2014 Country Music Association Awards was held on November 5, 2014 from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The show was hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood for a seventh year in a row. Miranda Lambert was the lead nominee with nine, including a nomination for the biggest award of the night, Entertainer of the Year. Miranda Lambert also made CMA history when she won her eleventh award of the evening, making her the most awarded female artist in CMA history. George Strait, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift, Brandy Clark, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton,", "title": "2014 Country Music Association Awards" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.56, "text": "the song, \"\"He Set My Life to Music\"\". In 1980, Mandrell became the third woman to win the \"\"Entertainer of the Year\"\" award from the Country Music Association. She repeated in 1981 by winning the award for the second time. This was unprecedented, as prior to her, it was presumed, that it only went to an artist once, but she nabbed it a second year in a row with her non-stop touring, hit records, and popular TV show. This began the huge array of awards and she would win: several CMA, ACM, and MCN awards, seven American Music Awards, and", "title": "Barbara Mandrell" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.5, "text": "are shown in bold. 2008 Country Music Association Awards The 2008 Country Music Association Awards is a music award ceremony that was held on November 12, 2008, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. It aired live on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM Central. The show was hosted by Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood. Kenny Chesney won the coveted award for entertainer of the year, which was his third straight victory in this category. Carrie Underwood won her third straight trophy for female vocalist of the year, while George Strait emerged victorious in two categories, single of the year and album", "title": "2008 Country Music Association Awards" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.34, "text": "she broke a record for most CMA nominations ever received by a female artist in a single year. The night's top honor, Entertainer of the year, went to Brad Paisley. Blake Shelton won Male Vocalist of the year, and Zac Brown Band took home New Artist of the year. Winners are shown in bold. 2010 Country Music Association Awards The 2010 Country Music Association Awards is a music award ceremony that was held on November 10, 2010, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. It aired live on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM Central. The show was hosted by Brad Paisley", "title": "2010 Country Music Association Awards" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.34, "text": "Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year. George Strait has won the most awards. Other artists with multiple wins are Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Charlie Rich, Ronnie Milsap, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Chris Stapleton. Notes A. Award presented to: Norman Blake, The Fairfield Four, Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, James Carter and the Prisoners, Chris Thomas King, Alison Krauss, Harry McClintock, Sarah Peasall, Hannah Peasall, Leah Peasall, Soggy Bottom Boys, Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley, Gillian", "title": "Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.3, "text": "2012 Country Music Association Awards The 2012 Country Music Association Awards is a music award ceremony that was held on November 1, 2012, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. It aired live on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM Central. The show was hosted by Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood. Eric Church led the nominations with 5, followed by Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert who had 4 each. Blake Shelton was the night's big winner, taking home entertainer of the year, male vocalist of the year and song of the year. Hunter Hayes won New Artist of the Year, and Eric", "title": "2012 Country Music Association Awards" } ]
batman and robin episode only fools and horses?
[ "\"Heroes and Villains\"" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.2, "text": "Heroes and Villains (Only Fools and Horses) \"\"Heroes and Villains\"\" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, \"\"Only Fools and Horses\"\", first screened on 25 December 1996 as the first part of the 1996 Christmas trilogy and the thirteenth Christmas special. It attracted a UK television audience of 21.3 million, at the time a record for the show. In the episode, Del and Rodney are invited to a fancy dress party. They arrive dressed as Batman and Robin. The episode opens with Rodney's futuristic dream, in which a grown-up Damien, head of the now multinational and all-powerful \"\"Trotters Independent Traders\"\",", "title": "Heroes and Villains (Only Fools and Horses)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.52, "text": "by Coca-Cola, was in fact just purified tap water from Sidcup, mocking parallels were made with the \"\"Only Fools and Horses\"\" episode, \"\"Mother Nature's Son\"\", in which Del sells tap water as \"\"Peckham Spring\"\". In the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, the Trotters' yellow Reliant van appeared on stage, along with two characters dressed as Batman and Robin, a reference to the \"\"Only Fools and Horses\"\" episode \"\"Heroes and Villains\"\". Rose Tyler's Father Pete Tyler is referred to as \"\"a bit of a Del Boy\"\" in the \"\"Doctor Who\"\" episode \"\"Father's Day\"\". \"\"Only Fools and Horses\"\" was sold", "title": "Only Fools and Horses" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.44, "text": "suitcase. Del (though not Rodney, much to his annoyance) receives a medal for apprehending the gang. While at the awards ceremony, he meets Councillor Murray again, who offers to do him a favour in return for rescuing her. That night Del announces that his application for a council grant has now been approved, and Rodney reveals that Cassandra is pregnant. It received 35% of the vote in the survey of 1,500 viewers. The Batman and Robin scene from the episode was partially re-created by actors during the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. Heroes and Villains (Only Fools and Horses) \"\"Heroes", "title": "Heroes and Villains (Only Fools and Horses)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.91, "text": "17 new heads and 14 new handles in that time. Del buys tickets for himself and Rodney to attend a publican's fancy dress birthday party, Cassandra goes to Spain with her mother, and Raquel and Damien visit her parents. At Del's insistence, he and Rodney go to the party dressed as Batman and Robin respectively, but their Reliant Regal van breaks down halfway there and they have to run the rest of the way. En route they interrupt an attempt to mug Councillor Murray and, emerging from the fog dressed as Batman and Robin, promptly scare away the thieves. Del", "title": "Heroes and Villains (Only Fools and Horses)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.78, "text": "The Robin Flies at Dawn \"\"The Robin Flies at Dawn\"\" is a special edition of the British sitcom \"\"Only Fools and Horses\"\", filmed specifically for the British troops serving in the 1990–91 Gulf War. It has never been broadcast commercially. Shot in the style of a home movie, the episode sees Del Boy (with a folder marked \"\"Top Secret\"\" under his arm), Rodney and Uncle Albert addressing the troops from a \"\"secret location in Southern England\"\" (shortly revealed by Rodney to be High Wycombe). Their yellow Reliant Regal van has been kitted out with a Union Jack, camouflage and a", "title": "The Robin Flies at Dawn" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.14, "text": "Robin coming out of it, a plot that appeared in an episode of \"\"Only Fools and Horses\"\". The \"\"Only Fools and Horses\"\" Reliant Regal appeared in cartoon form in a short Discovery Channel advert. The cartoon man was driving a sports car and after a short drive it turned into the Supervan with the announcer saying \"\"What a plonker\"\", albeit quietly, as a reference to Del Boy's famous saying. In the 2016 Microsoft racing game \"\"Forza Horizon 3\"\", a Reliant Supervan III was added to the vehicle roster. It features a conversion body kit for the vehicle which gives it", "title": "Reliant Regal" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.8, "text": "and Rodney arrive at the party, unaware that the publican, Harry Malcolm, had in fact died the day before and the fancy dress has thus been cancelled in favour of a wake (a fact that Boycie, who met them in the doorway, \"\"forgot\"\" to mention), and they burst into the main room singing the \"\"Batman\"\" theme tune. Del and Rodney are in the market the next day and see the gang of muggers again, this time attacking an elderly woman. Rodney gives chase, before one of the muggers then starts chasing him; Del ultimately knocks the mugger unconscious with his", "title": "Heroes and Villains (Only Fools and Horses)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.52, "text": "Stage Fright (Only Fools and Horses) \"\"Stage Fright\"\" is an episode of the BBC sitcom \"\"Only Fools and Horses\"\". It was the third episode of series 7, and first broadcast on 13 January 1991. In the episode, Del wins a contract to put on the entertainment at the Starlight Rooms, and arranges for Raquel and a club singer named Tony Angelino to perform a duet, unaware that Tony has a speech impediment. The scene when Raquel and Tony perform Crying was named the 8th Greatest Only Fools Moments by UKTV Gold. Raquel is now three months pregnant, and Del Boy", "title": "Stage Fright (Only Fools and Horses)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.45, "text": "various TV credits to his name. His first television appearance was in a December 1996 episode of \"\"Only Fools and Horses\"\", where he played a mugger in the iconic \"\"Batman and Robin\"\" scene. In 1998, he appeared in season 10 of \"\"Hale and Pace\"\". In 2003, he appeared in the British sitcom \"\"Mad About Alice\"\" as Jason. In 2004, he appeared as Johnny Two Hats in \"\"The Mighty Boosh\"\" episode \"\"Electro\"\". The same year, he had guest appearances in \"\"French and Saunders\"\" and in the 2005 Christmas special of \"\"My Family\"\". In 2006, Clark appeared in the ITV comedy drama", "title": "Dan Clark" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.34, "text": "show's budget, and coincided with the show making it one of the BBC's most popular programmes. Robin Stubbs became the costume designer for the sixth series, and was responsible for getting Del's attire to match his new yuppy image. His new suits cost around £200 each and were purchased from Austin Reed in Regent Street. The rest came from stores such as Tie-Rack and Dickins and Jones. His jewellery was replaced each series because it was very cheap (the rings with \"\"D\"\" cost 50p each). The seventh series aired in early 1991. Jason and Sullivan were involved with other projects,", "title": "Only Fools and Horses" } ]
who starred in the pirates of the caribbean?
[ "Johnny Depp", "Orlando Bloom", "Geoffrey Rush", "Kevin McNally", "Jonathan Pryce", "Jack Davenport", "Keira Knightley" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.92, "text": "Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and Joshamee Gibbs (Kevin McNally) follow Jack, Will and Elizabeth in the course of the films. The fourth film features Blackbeard (Ian McShane) and Angelica (Penélope Cruz), while the fifth film features Armando Salazar (Javier Bardem), Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites) and Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario). The films take place in a fictionalized historical setting; a world ruled by the British Empire, the East India Trading Company (based on the real East India Company) and the Spanish Empire, with pirates representing freedom from the ruling powers. The film series started in 2003 with \"\"\"\", which received positive reviews", "title": "Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.14, "text": "Adam Brown, Delroy Atkinson, and Danny Kirrane were revealed as cast members shortly before filming. As filming begun, two actors from the previous films were confirmed to return, Martin Klebba as Marty and Stephen Graham as Scrum. Director Joachim Rønning's two children appear in the film as extras. Keith Richards expressed interest in reprising his role as Captain Teague, but was unavailable, leading Depp to invite Paul McCartney into appearing as Jack Sparrow's uncle (also named Jack). Other actors had expressed interest in reprising their roles from the previous films, such as Tia Dalma portrayer Naomie Harris, and Greg Ellis,", "title": "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.06, "text": "roles, and the cast saw the additions of Ian McShane as Blackbeard and Penélope Cruz as Angelica, Blackbeard's daughter and Jack Sparrow's love interest. A further addition was Richard Griffiths as King George II of Great Britain. After the costly production of two simultaneous films, Disney tried to scale down the fourth installment, giving a lower budget, which led to cheaper locations and fewer scenes with special effects. It was also filmed in 3D, with cameras similar to the ones used in \"\"Avatar\"\". Filming for \"\"\"\" began June 14, 2010 and ended on November 19, 2010. It was released in", "title": "Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.97, "text": "a trace of wet barnacles on the floor amid a puddle of seawater. Additionally, Keira Knightley briefly appears at the end in a non-speaking role as Elizabeth Swann, Will's wife and Henry's mother. Adam Brown, Danny Kirrane, and Delroy Atkinson appear as members of Jack's crew, and in the prison scene, Paul McCartney briefly appears as Jack's paternal uncle, Uncle Jack. Alexander Scheer plays a young Captain Edward Teague in a flashback sequence. A silhouette of Davy Jones, one of the series' former villains, is seen in the post-credits scene, but actor Bill Nighy had stated that he was not", "title": "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.94, "text": "robust marketing effort helped promote \"\"Dead Men Tell No Tales\"\". The film was first showcased at the Disney D23 Expo 2015, where Depp appeared in costume as Jack Sparrow and the film's logo was revealed, with Orlando Bloom confirmed to be starring in the film. Elizabeth Rudnick was self-confirmed to novelize the film, describing it the film as bringing back the series' initial sensibility, while returning Jack Sparrow to \"\"all of his swaggering glory.\"\" A tie-in prequel expanding the backstory of the character Carina Smyth was also released, titled \"\"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales – The", "title": "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.94, "text": "Threequel, Favorite Male Movie Star (Johnny Depp) and Favorite Female Action Star (Keira Knightley). Also, at the Teen Choice Awards it won five awards, out of six nominations. Finally, at the 2008 Kids' Choice Awards, it achieved three nominations but won only the Favorite Movie Actor award (Johnny Depp). However, Orlando Bloom was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is a 2007 American epic fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski, the third in the \"\"Pirates of the Caribbean\"\" film series and", "title": "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.92, "text": "characters\"\". Following the success of \"\"Bend It Like Beckham\"\", Knightley landed the role of Elizabeth Swann, in the 2003 American fantasy swashbuckler film \"\"\"\". The film, which was based on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disney theme parks, saw Knightley, Orlando Bloom, and Johnny Depp play the roles of 18th century pirates. Despite boasting the names of Hollywood stars like Depp and Bloom and a hefty $135 million budget, \"\"Pirates\"\" was not the most anticipated release of the year, and was expected to fail at the box-office. Knightley herself was not optimistic about its prospects: \"\"I remember being", "title": "Keira Knightley" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.88, "text": "film, though Bruckheimer changed their minds when he showed them concept art and animatics. In June 2002 Gore Verbinski signed on to direct \"\"\"\", and Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush signed on the following month to star. Verbinski was attracted to the idea of using modern technology to resurrect a genre, one that had disappeared after the Golden Age of Hollywood, and recalled his childhood memories of the ride, feeling the film was an opportunity to pay tribute to the \"\"scary and funny\"\" tone of it. Depp was attracted to the story as he found it quirky: rather than trying", "title": "Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.88, "text": "Pirates of the Caribbean (film series) Pirates of the Caribbean is a series of fantasy swashbuckler films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and based on Walt Disney's theme park ride of the same name. Directors of the series include Gore Verbinski (1–3), Rob Marshall (4) and Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (5). The series is primarily written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio (1–4); other writers include Stuart Beattie (1), Jay Wolpert (1) and Jeff Nathanson (5). The stories follow the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). Characters such as Hector", "title": "Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.69, "text": "\"\"Bruce Almighty\"\". Others considered for the role include Michael Keaton and Christopher Walken. Although Cook had been a strong proponent of adapting Disney's rides into films, the box office failure of \"\"The Country Bears\"\" (2002) made Michael Eisner attempt to shut down production of \"\"Pirates of the Caribbean\"\". However, Verbinski told his concept artists to keep working on the picture, and when Eisner came to visit, the executive was astonished by what had been created. As recalled in the book \"\"DisneyWar\"\", Eisner asked \"\"Why does it have to cost so much?\"\" Bruckheimer replied, \"\"Your competition is spending $150 million,\"\" referring", "title": "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" } ]
mark who went to golf majors in 1998?
[ "Mark O'Meara", "O'Meara" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.84, "text": "1998 Open Championship The 1998 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 127th Open Championship, held from 16–19 July at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. In weekend wind and rain, Mark O'Meara won his second major championship of the year and first Open Championship in a playoff over Brian Watts, the 54-hole leader. Three months earlier, O'Meara won the Masters on the final green by sinking a birdie putt. At age 41, he became the oldest player to win two majors in a year: Jack Nicklaus (1980), Ben Hogan (1953), and Craig Wood (1941)", "title": "1998 Open Championship" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.48, "text": "with the Greater Milwaukee Open in 1984. He won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am five times, but he passed his 41st birthday in January 1998 without having won a major championship as a professional. In a late finale to his PGA Tour winning career, O'Meara won two majors in 1998, The Masters and the British Open. O'Meara's victory in The Masters came at his 15th attempt. O'Meara attributed this resurgence partly to the inspiration of working with Tiger Woods, the new superstar of the game at the time, with whom O'Meara had become good friends. In the same year,", "title": "Mark O'Meara" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.5, "text": "1998 Masters Tournament The 1998 Masters Tournament was the 62nd Masters Tournament, held from April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club. Mark O'Meara won his first major championship with a birdie putt on the final hole to win by one stroke over runners-up David Duval and Fred Couples. In one of the most remarkable performances of his career, Jack Nicklaus tied for sixth place at the age of 58. His final round 68 (−4) yielded a 283 (−5), the lowest 72-hole score by a player over age 50 at the Masters. Nicklaus was in contention for the title until well", "title": "1998 Masters Tournament" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21, "text": "1997. When the RHI folded in 1997, Major continued playing with the Buffalo Wings of Major League Roller Hockey in 1998 and joined the newly re-formed Roller Hockey International with Buffalo in 1999. The league folded for good after the 1999 season. Mark Major Mark Major (born March 20, 1970 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired ice hockey left winger. He was drafted 25th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League's 1988 entry draft. Major acquired many penalty minutes over his career due to his playing style, which involved battling in front of the net for loose", "title": "Mark Major" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.81, "text": "Mark Pilkington (golfer) Mark Pilkington (born 17 March 1978) is a Welsh professional golfer. Pilkington was born in Bangor, Gwynedd. He enjoyed a successful amateur career, representing Wales at all levels, and highlighted by winning the Welsh Amateur Championship in 1998. He turned professional later that year, immediately after winning a place on the European Tour at final qualifying school. Pilkington had an unsuccessful rookie season on the European Tour in 1999, and played on the Challenge Tour the following season after failing to regain his card at qualifying school. He followed up a consistent Challenge Tour season with success", "title": "Mark Pilkington (golfer)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.55, "text": "Mark Wilson (golfer) Mark Joseph Wilson (born October 31, 1974) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Wilson turned professional in 1997 and played on the NGA Hooters Tour for the early part of his career, where he won three times between 1998-2001. He then won his PGA Tour card for the 2003 season after finishing T17 at the Q School in 2002. In his first full season on tour, Wilson narrowly missed out on retaining his card when he finished 128th on the money list. He held conditional status for the 2004 PGA Tour season", "title": "Mark Wilson (golfer)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.48, "text": "while Watts parred, and they halved the next two holes with pars.<br>Watts bogeyed the final hole, while O'Meara parred to win the playoff by two strokes and the Claret Jug. \"\"Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par\"\" 1998 Open Championship The 1998 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 127th Open Championship, held from 16–19 July at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. In weekend wind and rain, Mark O'Meara won his second major championship of the year and first Open Championship in a playoff over Brian Watts, the 54-hole leader. Three months earlier, O'Meara won", "title": "1998 Open Championship" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.25, "text": "the sport to win all four of the world major individual titles: World Cup, World Cup Final, World Championship and Olympic Games. After the Sydney Olympics in 2000, he completed the set of silver medals in all four majors as well. American, Kimberley Rhode, remains the only other clay target shooter to share this honour of being both grand slam gold and silver medallists. Mark is also a world renowned professional clay target shooting coach. Mark is a dual World Individual Champion (1994, 1997) and dual World Team Champion (1998 and 1999). He won individual World Cup gold medals in", "title": "Russell Mark" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.22, "text": "to go directly from college to the PGA Tour without going through Q School, after Gary Hallberg, Scott Verplank, and Phil Mickelson. Leonard's wins on the PGA Tour included one of golf's four majors, the 1997 Open Championship, as well as the 1998 Players Championship. He ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 24 weeks in 1998 and 1999. Leonard also had opportunities to win other major championships, notably at the 1999 Open Championship and the 2004 PGA Championship; in both instances he fell into a playoff with a bogey on the 72nd hole. At", "title": "Justin Leonard" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.19, "text": "heavy rains Wednesday night.<br> \"\"Friday, April 10, 1998\"\" Amateurs: \"\"Kuchar (+4), Kribel (+6)\"\", Watson (+13), Clark (+14), Bakst (+16). \"\"Saturday, April 11, 1998\"\" \"\"Sunday, April 12, 1998\"\" Amateurs: Kuchar (E), Kribel (+13). \"\"Final round\"\" \"\"Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par\"\" 1998 Masters Tournament The 1998 Masters Tournament was the 62nd Masters Tournament, held from April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club. Mark O'Meara won his first major championship with a birdie putt on the final hole to win by one stroke over runners-up David Duval and Fred Couples. In one of the most remarkable performances of his career, Jack Nicklaus", "title": "1998 Masters Tournament" } ]
who wrote hallelujah i just love her so?
[ "Ray Charles" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.48, "text": "Hallelujah I Love Her So \"\"Hallelujah I Love Her So\"\" is a single from American musician Ray Charles. The jazz and rhythm and blues song was written and released by Charles in 1956 on the Atlantic label, and in 1957 it was included on his self-titled debut LP, also released on Atlantic. The song peaked at number five on the \"\"Billboard\"\" R&B chart. It is loosely based on 'Get It Over Baby' by Ike Turner (1953). \"\"Hallelujah I Love Her So\"\" is a testament to the joyous release of love, featuring a sophisticated horn arrangement and memorable tenor sax solo", "title": "Hallelujah I Love Her So" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.12, "text": "by Don Wilkerson. Several artists, including Stevie Wonder, Peggy Lee, Eddie Cochran, and Humble Pie have successfully covered the song. According to biographer Mark Lewisohn (in \"\"The Complete Beatles Chronicle\"\", p. 362), the Beatles (first as the Quarrymen) regularly performed the song, from at least 1960 through 1962 with Paul McCartney on lead vocal. A very early home recording rehearsal (dated tentatively to May 1960) of it was included on \"\"Anthology 1\"\" as well as on previous unauthorized releases. They continued playing it regularly including at The Star-Club in Hamburg through the end of 1962, an audience recording was made", "title": "Hallelujah I Love Her So" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.91, "text": "participate. \"\"Hallelujah, I Love Her So\"\" is an adaption of the Ray Charles song by Eddie Cochran. It was released as a single on Liberty Records in November 1959. George Jones covered the song on his 1984 album \"\"Ladies' Choice\"\" as a duet with Brenda Lee titled \"\"Hallelujah, I Love You So\"\". It was released as a single in 1984 and peaked at number 15 on the \"\"Billboard\"\" Hot Country Singles chart in 1985. Hallelujah I Love Her So \"\"Hallelujah I Love Her So\"\" is a single from American musician Ray Charles. The jazz and rhythm and blues song was", "title": "Hallelujah I Love Her So" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.16, "text": "I'm Looking Out the Window \"\"I'm Lookin' Out the Window\"\" is a ballad written by Don Raye and John Jacob Niles. Peggy Lee first recorded the song as a B-side for her 1959 single \"\"Hallelujah, I Love Him So\"\". The song is best known as a hit record for Cliff Richard in 1962 in numerous countries, although not in the United States. The authorship of the song has not always been clear. Peggy Lee's original release on Capitol Records was credited to Don Raye. Cliff Richard's release on Columbia was credited to John Jacob Niles. The Songwriter's Hall of Fame", "title": "I'm Looking Out the Window" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.62, "text": "I Got a Woman \"\"I Got a Woman\"\" (originally titled \"\"I've Got a Woman\"\") is a song co-written and recorded by American R&B and soul musician Ray Charles. Atlantic Records released the song as a single in December 1954, with \"\"Come Back Baby\"\" as the B-side. Both songs later appeared on the 1957 album \"\"Ray Charles\"\" (subsequently reissued as \"\"Hallelujah I Love Her So\"\"). The song builds on \"\"It Must Be Jesus\"\" by the Southern Tones, which Ray Charles was listening to on the radio while on the road with his band in the summer of 1954. He and a", "title": "I Got a Woman" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.33, "text": "This Little Girl of Mine \"\"This Little Girl of Mine\"\" is a rhythm and blues single written and released as a single by Ray Charles in 1955 on the Atlantic label. \"\"This Little Girl of Mine\"\" played off \"\"This Little Light of Mine\"\", much like the previous \"\"I Got a Woman\"\" and the later \"\"Hallelujah I Love Her So\"\" played off other classic gospel hymns. And much like those songs, replaced sacred lyrics with secular blues lyrics with doo-wop call and response harmonies. The song was the B-side to Charles' number-one R&B single, \"\"A Fool for You\"\", and was a", "title": "This Little Girl of Mine" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.95, "text": "there which is included in the album \"\"Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962\"\". Additionally according to author Doug Sulpy (in \"\"Drugs, Divorce And A Slipping Image\"\", sec. 22.25) on Jan. 22, 1969 during the massive \"\"Get Back\"\" sessions they cut a version with John Lennon doing a \"\"loose\"\" lead vocal of it, that version has never been officially released. Lastly, in December 1961 the two singer-musicians that were asked to join the Beatles, namely Tony Sheridan and Roy Young, did a studio version that was released on the Sheridan album \"\"My Bonnie\"\" (1962) although none of the Beatles", "title": "Hallelujah I Love Her So" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.62, "text": "First Love (Emmy the Great song) \"\"First Love\"\" is a song by Emmy the Great, written by Emma-Lee Moss and released as a single in 2009 and on her debut album \"\"First Love\"\". It samples Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen, while the song's story makes reference to the song as the lyrics read, \"\"...from the first time you did rewind that line from \"\"Hallelujah\"\", the original Leonard Cohen version\"\". Referring to the Leonard Cohen sample, she stated, \"\"That just happened because I had rhymed the word pet with cassette - so I wondered what they'd [the couple in the song] be", "title": "First Love (Emmy the Great song)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.52, "text": "1959, he recorded a version of Ray Charles' hit, \"\"Hallelujah I Love Her So\"\", as a solo artist. James Cleveland signed with Savoy Records in 1962, going on to release a huge catalog of black gospel recordings, many of which were recorded in a live concert setting. He became known by more than just the professionals within gospel music with his version of the Soul Stirrers' song, \"\"The Love of God\"\", backed by the Voices of Tabernacle from Detroit, Michigan. Rev. Cleveland moved to Los Angeles, California, to become Minister of Music at Grace Memorial Church of God in Christ", "title": "James Cleveland" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.3, "text": "song from the album, \"\"Hallelujah, I Love Her So\"\", features Horst Fascher's vocals. Another song, \"\"Be-Bop-A-Lula\"\", features his brother Fred's vocals. Fascher remained a friend and admirer of the band years after they became famous. Some of his stories about the band's Hamburg days (and his impressions of the young Beatles) have found their way into music biographies, including Philip Norman's \"\"Shout!\"\". His own memoir was published in 2006. Horst Fascher Horst Fascher (born 5 February 1936) is a German music business figure who was a friend and business associate of the Beatles during their early career playing in Hamburg,", "title": "Horst Fascher" } ]
the roman name for a liberal arts education is known as?
[ "liberalia studia", "artes liberales" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.05, "text": "– the or \"\"education in a circle\"\" – of late Classical and Hellenistic Greece, the \"\"liberal arts\"\" or \"\"liberal pursuits\"\" (Latin ) were already so called in formal education during the Roman Empire. The first recorded use of the term \"\"liberal arts\"\" () occurs in by Marcus Tullius Cicero, but it is unclear if he created the term. Seneca the Younger discusses liberal arts in education from a critical Stoic point of view in \"\"Moral Epistles\"\". The exact classification of the liberal arts varied however in Roman times, and it was only after Martianus Capella in the 5th century AD", "title": "Liberal arts education" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22, "text": "theatre groups, language clubs, etc. Universities encourage students to do so and offer respective opportunities but do not make such activities part of the university's curriculum. Thus, on the level of higher education, despite the European origin of the liberal arts college, the term \"\"liberal arts college\"\" usually denotes liberal arts colleges in the United States. With the exception of pioneering institutions such as Franklin University Switzerland (formerly known as Franklin College), established as a Europe-based, US-style liberal arts college in 1969, only recently some efforts have been undertaken to systematically \"\"re-import\"\" liberal arts education to continental Europe, as with", "title": "Liberal arts education" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22, "text": "Liberal arts education Liberal arts education (from Latin \"\"free\"\" and \"\"art or principled practice\"\") can claim to be the oldest programme of higher education in Western history. It has its origin in the attempt to discover first principles – 'those universal principles which are the condition of the possibility of the existence of anything and everything'. The liberal arts are those subjects or skills that in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free person (, \"\"worthy of a free person\"\") to know in order to take an active part in civic life, something that (for ancient Greece) included participating", "title": "Liberal arts education" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.81, "text": "influentially brought the seven liberal arts as bridesmaids to the \"\"Marriage of Mercury and Philology\"\", that they took on canonical form. The four 'scientific' – music, arithmetic, geometry and astronomy (or astrology) – were known from the time of Boethius onwards as the \"\"quadrivium\"\". After the 9th century, the remaining three arts of the 'humanities' – grammar, logic, and rhetoric – were grouped as the \"\"trivium\"\". It was in that two-fold form that the seven liberal arts were studied in the medieval Western university. During the Middle Ages, logic gradually came to take predominance over the other parts of the", "title": "Liberal arts education" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.8, "text": "school or a professional school (public administration, engineering, business, law, medicine, theology). In most parts of Europe, liberal arts education is deeply rooted. In Germany, Austria and countries influenced by their education system it is called '\"\"humanistische Bildung\"\"' (humanistic education). The term is not to be mixed up with some modern educational concepts that use a similar wording. Educational institutions that see themselves in that tradition are often a \"\"Gymnasium\"\"\"\" (high school, grammar school). They aim at providing their pupils with comprehensive education (\"\"Bildung\"\") in order to form personality with regard to a pupil's own humanity as well as their", "title": "Liberal arts education" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.48, "text": "the great minds of history who have shaped the modern world as we know it. At the same these colleges focused on the basic formation of one's intellect that came from exercising the tools of logic, grammar, and rhetoric. Liberal arts education Liberal arts education (from Latin \"\"free\"\" and \"\"art or principled practice\"\") can claim to be the oldest programme of higher education in Western history. It has its origin in the attempt to discover first principles – 'those universal principles which are the condition of the possibility of the existence of anything and everything'. The liberal arts are those", "title": "Liberal arts education" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.28, "text": "aimed at imparting broad general knowledge and developing general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum.\"\" Although what is known today as liberal arts education began in Europe, the term \"\"liberal arts college\"\" is more commonly associated with institutions in the United States such as Williams College or Barnard College. Vocational education is a form of education focused on direct and practical training for a specific trade or craft. Vocational education may come in the form of an apprenticeship or internship as well as institutions teaching courses such as carpentry, agriculture, engineering, medicine, architecture and the", "title": "Education" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.27, "text": "Martianus that the seven liberal arts took on canonical form. His single encyclopedic work, \"\"De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii\"\" \"\"On the Marriage of Philology and Mercury\"\", laid the standard formula of academic learning from the Christianized Roman Empire of the 5th century until the Renaissance of the 12th century. The seven liberal arts were formed by the trivium, which included the skills of grammar, logic, and rhetoric, while arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy played part as the quadrivium. The modern Western calendar is a refinement of the Julian calendar, which was introduced by Julius Caesar. The calendar of the Roman", "title": "Legacy of the Roman Empire" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.25, "text": "to ancient Greece, as the basis of a broad education for citizens. During Roman times, the concept of the seven liberal arts evolved, involving grammar, rhetoric and logic (the trivium), along with arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music (the quadrivium). These subjects formed the bulk of medieval education, with the emphasis being on the humanities as skills or \"\"ways of doing\"\". A major shift occurred with the Renaissance humanism of the fifteenth century, when the humanities began to be regarded as subjects to study rather than practice, with a corresponding shift away from traditional fields into areas such as literature and", "title": "Humanities" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.22, "text": "Liberal education A liberal education is a system or course of education suitable for the cultivation of a free (Latin: \"\"liber\"\") human being. It is based on the medieval concept of the liberal arts or, more commonly now, the liberalism of the Age of Enlightenment. It has been described as \"\"a philosophy of education that empowers individuals with broad knowledge and transferable skills, and a stronger sense of values, ethics, and civic engagement ... characterised by challenging encounters with important issues, and more a way of studying than a specific course or field of study\"\" by the Association of American", "title": "Liberal education" } ]
when was the first horrid henry book written?
[ "published in 1994", "1994", "in 1994" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.39, "text": "Horrid Henry Horrid Henry is a children's book series by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The first \"\"Horrid Henry\"\" book was written and published in 1994 by Orion Books and as of 2019, there will be twenty-five titles published, as well as many other collections, activity books and joke books. Novel Entertainment produced an animated television series for CITV. It is a slice-of-life series featuring the titular Henry, a self-centred, naughty boy who has issues with authority who will typically be faced with a problem and then will often retaliate in interesting ways that involve trickery, rule-breaking and", "title": "Horrid Henry" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.36, "text": "Horrid Henry (book) Horrid Henry is the first book of the \"\"Horrid Henry\"\" series. It was published in 1994 and written by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The book is a collection of short stories about the same characters, along the lines of the Just William books. Horrid Henry is a horrid boy who loves doing unimaginable horrible things. He throws food, he snatches things, he pushes, shoves and pinches. He has a younger brother called Perfect Peter. He is an extremely perfect boy who does uncountable good deeds. He always says \"\"Please\"\" and \"\"Thank You\"\", he loves", "title": "Horrid Henry (book)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.33, "text": "to go with modernized things and the story ends with the family eating crisps and watching a TV the size of their tent. Horrid Henry (book) Horrid Henry is the first book of the \"\"Horrid Henry\"\" series. It was published in 1994 and written by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The book is a collection of short stories about the same characters, along the lines of the Just William books. Horrid Henry is a horrid boy who loves doing unimaginable horrible things. He throws food, he snatches things, he pushes, shoves and pinches. He has a younger brother", "title": "Horrid Henry (book)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.02, "text": "Big Box Of Pranks released as an app which is available for iOS devices. Horrid Henry Horrid Henry is a children's book series by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The first \"\"Horrid Henry\"\" book was written and published in 1994 by Orion Books and as of 2019, there will be twenty-five titles published, as well as many other collections, activity books and joke books. Novel Entertainment produced an animated television series for CITV. It is a slice-of-life series featuring the titular Henry, a self-centred, naughty boy who has issues with authority who will typically be faced with a", "title": "Horrid Henry" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.08, "text": "Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy Horrid Henry Tricks The Tooth Fairy is the third book of the \"\"Horrid Henry\"\" series. It was published in 1996 as \"\"Horrid Henry and the Tooth Fairy\"\" and was written by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. Everyone in Horrid Henry's class had lost at least one tooth - that is except Henry himself. Just today, his \"\"younger\"\" brother, Perfect Peter had lost a tooth. So, Henry decides to eat as many sweets as he can from his sweet jar, although it is two days before \"\"Sweet Day\"\" when he is allowed to", "title": "Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.84, "text": "was a bit under regulation height, so husband and wife went East, to his home, and settled down on a farm. Here was born, in June, their daughter Mary. It was during the first year of Mary's life, that Henry's first book, \"\"Victoria\"\", was written. That poem was not published until Mr. Henry was a soldier. He enlisted again in October, 1864, in the 185th New York Volunteer Infantry, Company E. Her oldest son, Alfred, was born April 4, 1865. The husband came home an invalid in July, 1865, having been in every battle and on every long march of", "title": "S. M. I. Henry" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.61, "text": "read her the story. The editor contacted her and asked to publish her story. In 1999, Henry's first book, ' purples of Confusions\"\", was published by HarperCollins. It was short-listed for the Agatha Award and the Anthony Award. It was also chosen for the Booksense 76 list, and \"\"The Oregonian\"\" Book Club, and was a Mystery Guild Editor's Choice. Henry's first stand-alone thriller, \"\"Learning to Fly\"\", was published by St. Martin's Press in 2002. It was a Booksense pick, got starred reviews in Library Journal and Booklist, was named one of Library Journal's Best of 2002, and was a finalist", "title": "April Henry" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.17, "text": "Henry Huggins (novel) Henry Huggins is the first book in the Henry Huggins series of children's novels, written by Beverly Cleary. Henry is an ordinary boy who manages to get into funny scrapes with his dog, Ribsy. First published in 1950, it was originally illustrated by Louis Darling and later by Tracy Dockray. It has been translated into Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, English, Hebrew, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish, and published as audio books read by Barbara Caruso and Neil Patrick Harris. The book was a response to a letter from a child saying, \"\"Where are the books about", "title": "Henry Huggins (novel)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.06, "text": "Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Henry Hikes to Fitchburg is the first book of a series of five picture books by D.B. Johnson based on Henry David Thoreau. Every Henry book has an author's note saying which passage by Thoreau inspired this particular book. The first Henry book was published in February 2000 and was inspired by a passage from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden. The book received overall enthusiastic reviews, with the New York Times calling it the \"\"Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year.\"\" It also won the 2000 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for picture books. It went on to", "title": "Henry Hikes to Fitchburg" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.06, "text": "dine on lampreys. Such touches rendered his history popular – there are twenty-five surviving manuscripts – and they embedded his anecdotes firmly into popular history. \"\"Historia Anglorum\"\" was first printed by Sir Henry Savile in 1596 in the historical miscellany \"\"Rerum Anglicarum Scriptores post Bedam praecipui\"\". Henry's sources included: As an author, Henry distinguished himself in his youth by writing poetry, comprising eight books of epigrams, eight books on love, and the so-called \"\"Anglicanus ortus\"\", eight books on herbs, spices and gems united by a medical theme. Of these, two books of epigrams and the eight medical books survive, the", "title": "Henry of Huntingdon" } ]
what was generally the preferred way for european powers to control colonial regions?
[ "Indirect rule" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.59, "text": "regions which had previously been ruled indirectly were generally better-governed and more capable of establishing effective institutions than areas under direct British rule. In the modern postcolonial period, areas formerly ruled directly by the British perform worse economically and have significantly less access to various public goods, such as health care, public infrastructure, and education. In his book \"\"Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Colonialism\"\", Mamdani claims the two types of rule were each sides of the same coin. He explains that colonialists did not exclusively use one system of rule over another. Instead, European powers divided", "title": "Western European colonialism and colonization" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.08, "text": "from the extraction of resources in the area. Therefore, given a more developed civilization and denser population, European colonists would rather keep the existing economic systems than introduce an entirely new system; while in places with little to extract, European colonists would rather establish new economic institutions to protect their interests. Political institutions thus gave rise to different types of economic systems, which determined the colonial economic performance. European colonization and development also changed gendered systems of power already in place around the world. In many pre-colonialist areas, women maintained power, prestige, or authority through reproductive or agricultural control. For", "title": "Colonialism" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.05, "text": "skewed view of opinion where it was considerably easier to decry the French than the British. In spite of this, based on interviews with local elites, the commission concluded that, while independence was preferred, the Americans were considered the second-best choice for a colonial power, the British the third-best, and the French easily the worst choice. Based on these interviews, King concluded that while the Middle East was \"\"not ready\"\" for independence, a colonial government would not serve the people well either. He recommended instead that the \"\"Americans\"\" move in to occupy the region, because only the United States could", "title": "King–Crane Commission" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 17.94, "text": "Robinson. They argued that the New Imperialism of the 1880s\"\", especially the Scramble for Africa, was a continuation of a long-term policy in which informal empire, based on the principles of free trade, was favoured over formal imperial control. The article helped launch the Cambridge School of historiography. Gallagher and Robinson used the British experience to construct a framework for understanding European imperialism that swept away the all-or-nothing thinking of previous historians. They found that European leaders rejected the notion that \"\"imperialism\"\" had to be based upon formal, legal control by one government over a colonial region. Much more important", "title": "Historiography of the British Empire" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 17.94, "text": "The entrance of these three powers into the Caribbean and North America perpetuated European colonialism in these regions. The second wave of European colonialism commenced with Britain's involvement in Asia in support of the British East India Company; other countries such as France, Portugal and the Netherlands also had involvement in European expansion in Asia. The third wave consisted of the Scramble for Africa, regulated by the terms of the Berlin Conference of 1884–1885. The conference effectively divided Africa among the European powers. Vast regions of Africa came under the sway of Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Italy and Spain", "title": "European colonialism" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 17.81, "text": "recourse. It was generally assumed that the establishment of colonies to protect existing trade links would prevent further decline of the European powers. In the early phase, European control in Southeast Asia was largely confined to the establishment of trading posts. These trading posts were used to store the oriental products obtained from the local traders before they were exported to the European markets. Such trading posts had to be located along major shipping routes and their establishments had to be approved by the local ruler so that peace would prevail for trade to take place. Malacca, Penang, Batavia and", "title": "European colonisation of Southeast Asia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 17.8, "text": "by allowing the European rival countries to carve up the continent of Africa into national colonies. Africans were not consulted. The major European powers laid claim to the areas of [[Africa]] where they could exhibit a sphere of influence over the area. These claims did not have to have any substantial land holdings or treaties to be legitimate. The European power that demonstrated its control over a territory accepted the mandate to rule that region as a national [[colony]]. The European nation that held the claim developed and benefited from their colony's commercial interests without having to fear rival European", "title": "Modern history" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 17.73, "text": "rhetorical.\"\" A common practice by the European cartographers of the time was to map unexplored areas as \"\"blank spaces\"\". This influenced the colonial powers as it sparked competition amongst them to explore and colonize these regions. Imperialists aggressively and passionately looked forward to filling these spaces for the glory of their respective countries. The Dictionary of Human Geography notes that cartography was used to empty 'undiscovered' lands of their Indigenous meaning and bring them into spatial existence via the imposition of \"\"Western place-names and borders, [therefore] priming \"\"virgin\"\" (putatively empty land, \"\"wilderness\"\") for colonization (thus sexualizing colonial landscapes as domains", "title": "Colonialism" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 17.53, "text": "to Europe but elsewhere in the Old World. The new trans-oceanic links and their domination by the European powers led to the Age of Imperialism, where European colonial powers came to control most of the planet. The European appetite for trade, commodities, empire and slaves greatly affected many other areas of the world. Spain participated in the destruction of aggressive empires in the Americas, only to substitute its own, and forcibly replaced the original religions. The pattern of territorial aggression was repeated by other European empires, most notably the Dutch, Russian, French and British. Christianity replaced older \"\"pagan\"\" rituals, as", "title": "Age of Discovery" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 17.48, "text": "nations met at the Berlin West Africa Conference to discuss the partitioning of Africa. It was agreed that European claims to parts of Africa would only be recognised if Europeans provided effective occupation. In a series of treaties in 1890–1891, colonial boundaries were completely drawn. All of Sub-Saharan Africa was claimed by European powers, except for Ethiopia (Abyssinia) and Liberia. The European powers set up a variety of different administrations in Africa, reflecting different ambitions and degrees of power. In some areas, such as parts of British West Africa, colonial control was tenuous and intended for simple economic extraction, strategic", "title": "History of Africa" } ]
spyder from once upon a time in venice?
[ "Jason Momoa" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.67, "text": "a friend, Ford runs afoul of a local gang. The gang's leader, Spyder, seeks revenge and steals Ford's dog. In order to recover the dog, Ford is forced into a sequence of convoluted and intertwined tasks across the Venice area. By May 16, 2015, Bruce Willis was cast to star in a comedy playing a Los Angeles private detective whose dog is stolen by a gang. Mark and Robb Cullen would make their directorial debut on the film based on their own script, and they would also produce the film along with Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman, and Laura Ford, while", "title": "Once Upon a Time in Venice" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.41, "text": "Once Upon a Time in Venice Once Upon a Time in Venice (also known as LA Vengeance in the UK) is a 2017 American comedy film directed and written by Mark and Robb Cullen in their directorial debuts. The film stars Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa, John Goodman, Thomas Middleditch, Famke Janssen, and Adam Goldberg with supporting roles by Christopher McDonald, Stephanie Sigman, and Wood Harris. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on June 16, 2017, by RLJ Entertainment. Los Angeles-based private detective Steve Ford lives a care-free life. After performing a favor for", "title": "Once Upon a Time in Venice" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 19.77, "text": "Voltage Pictures financing and selling the film at Cannes. In June 2015, Jason Momoa, Thomas Middleditch and Famke Janssen joined the cast of the film, Momoa to play the gang leader who forces Willis' character to do some jobs for his dog, Middleditch to play Willis' assistant in his operation, while Janssen would play Willis' sister-in-law. Later on June 30, 2015, John Goodman, Stephanie Sigman, Adrian Martinez, Kal Penn, and Emily Robinson round out the remaining cast of the film, Goodman playing Willis' best friend, Sigman playing Momoa's character's girlfriend, Martinez playing the owner of a local pizza store who", "title": "Once Upon a Time in Venice" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.52, "text": "Willis declined to shoot the scene. The next day, the producers of the film stated that the scene needed to be cut, leaving Garman without an appearance in the film. The story mirrored that of his co-host, director Kevin Smith, who had similar stories of Willis' behaviour during the filming of \"\"Cop Out\"\". Principal photography began on June 29, 2015, in Venice, Los Angeles. The film was shooting under the working title \"\"Going Under\"\". In April 2017, RLJ Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film. It was released in a limited release and through video on demand on June 16,", "title": "Once Upon a Time in Venice" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.38, "text": "2017. It was released in the UK as LA Vengeance. \"\"Once Upon A Time In Venice\"\" was released on Jun 16, 2017 (limited) and totalized 735,353 in combined international box office. \"\"Once Upon A Time In Venice\"\" received a 18% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 33 reviews and an average rating of 4.1/10. Metacritic gave the film a score of 28 out of 100 based on 9 reviews, indicating \"\"generally unfavorable reviews\"\". Craig D. Lindsey of \"\"LA Weekly\"\" stated that Willis' performance was \"\"a sterling example of how a lazy star can make a bad movie even worse.\"\" Once", "title": "Once Upon a Time in Venice" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.3, "text": "wants to help Willis' character, while Penn would play a grocery store clerk. On July 13, 2015, Adam Goldberg was set to play Lou the Jew in the film. Next day on July 14, 2015, four more joined the cast of the film, including Tyga, Ken Davitian, David Arquette, and Victor Ortiz. Actor Ralph Garman was meant to play a role in the movie, but he revealed on his \"\"Hollywood Babble-On\"\" podcast that his character was written out of the film when Bruce Willis refused to shoot a scene between them. The Cullen brothers offered him another role, and again,", "title": "Once Upon a Time in Venice" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.75, "text": "\"\"Shot Caller\"\". In 2016, he appears in \"\"Preacher (TV series)\"\". He plays one of Odin's employee's named Verne, first appearing in the episode \"\"SEE\"\", seen playing poker. The Dean of Mean makes a brief cameo in Once Upon a Time in Venice where he clobbers Bruce Willis character after failing to repay a debt. Jardine also plays Dyer Howe, a member of Frank Griffin's gang in the Netflix series 'Godless' released in November, 2017. He will appear, as the character Pete, in Vincent D'Onofrio 2019 film \"\"The Kid\"\". Jardine is currently engaged to MMA Women's Atomweight fighter Jodie Esquibel, who", "title": "Keith Jardine" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.55, "text": "to rob the Federal Reserve, was shot at the Don CeSar in St. Petersburg, Florida. The New York's railway \"\"Grand Central Station\"\" scene in the thirties flashbacks was filmed in the Gare du Nord in Paris. The interiors of the lavish restaurant where Noodles takes Deborah on their date were shot in the Hotel Excelsior in Venice, Italy. The gang's hit on Joe was filmed in Quebec. The view of the Manhattan Bridge shown in the film's poster can be seen from Washington Street in Brooklyn. The shooting script, completed in October 1981 after many delays and a writers' strike", "title": "Once Upon a Time in America" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.55, "text": "and the film \"\"Once Upon a Time in Venice\"\". \"\"The Oath\"\" is coming up next for her on Sony's Crackle TV, as well as \"\"Love Is All You Need?\"\", \"\"Will Gardner\"\", and \"\"The Tribes of Palos Verdes\"\" with Jennifer Garner. Röhm was a longtime avid equestrienne, but gave up professional equestrianism after a 2005 accident that she spoke about in a 2011 episode of the Biography Channel series \"\"Celebrity Close Calls\"\". She did have a horse-riding scene with Mark Harmon in the aforementioned \"\"NCIS\"\" episode. Röhm was engaged to director Austin Smithard in 2000. On April 11, 2008, Röhm gave", "title": "Elisabeth Röhm" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.48, "text": "it gained major critical acclaim, with some critics hailing the film as a masterpiece. According to biographer Sir Christopher Frayling, Leone was deeply hurt by the studio-imposed editing and poor commercial reception of \"\"Once Upon a Time in America\"\" in North America. It was his last film. In 1988, he was head of the jury at the 45th Venice International Film Festival. Leone died on 30 April 1989 of a heart attack at the age of 60. His body was buried in the cemetery of Pratica di Mare. A treatment for an \"\"Americanized\"\" western was written by Leone, Luca Morsella,", "title": "Sergio Leone" } ]
nodding your head no is an example of?
[ "a gesture" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.69, "text": "to communication within and between different family members or groups. For example: words, colours and symbols have different meanings in different cultures. In most parts of the world, nodding your head means agreement, shaking your head means no, except in some parts of the world. Communication to a great extent is influenced by culture and cultural variables. Understanding \"\"cultural aspects of communication\"\" refers to having knowledge of different cultures in order to communicate effectively with cross culture people. Cultural aspects of communication are of great relevance in today's world which is now a global village, thanks to globalisation. Cultural aspects", "title": "Communication" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.39, "text": "some countries swapping the meanings between nodding and shaking head: in Greece, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, Bulgaria, Albania, and Sicily a single nod of the head up (not down) indicates a \"\"no\"\". Specifically in Greece, the single nod of the head up that indicates \"\"no\"\" is almost always combined with a simultaneous raise of the eyebrows and most commonly also with a slight (or complete) rolling up of the eyes. There is also a sound that sometimes accompanies the whole gesture, called \"\"τσου\"\". This sound bears heavy resemblance, but is not identical, to the British tutting sound. The use", "title": "Nod (gesture)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.19, "text": "of \"\"τσου\"\" is optional and reserved only for heavy emphasis on the \"\"no\"\". The emphasis on the raised eyebrows and the rolling up of the eyes is such, that the actual nod of the head upwards has ended up being of secondary importance. A person can denote \"\"no\"\" by simply raising their eyebrows and rolling up their eyes, with the head staying completely still. Nodding can also be used as a form of nonverbal greeting or acknowledgement of another's presence; in this context, it is essentially an especially mild form of bowing, with just enough movement to show a degree", "title": "Nod (gesture)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.94, "text": "to signify \"\"Yes\"\". Within the realm of communicative gestures, the first distinction to be made is between gestures made with the hands and arms, and gestures made with other parts of the body. Examples of Non-manual gestures may include head nodding and shaking, shoulder shrugging, and facial expression, among others. Non-manual gestures are attested in languages all around the world, but have not been the primary focus of most research regarding co-speech gesture. A gesture that is a form of communication in which bodily actions communicate particular messages. Manual gestures are most commonly broken down into four distinct categories: Symbolic", "title": "Gesture" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.86, "text": "Nod (gesture) A nod of the head is a gesture in which the head is tilted in alternating up and down arcs along the sagittal plane. In many cultures, it is most commonly, but not universally, used to indicate agreement, acceptance, or acknowledgement. Different cultures assign different meanings to the gesture. Nodding to indicate \"\"yes\"\" is widespread, and appears in a large number of diverse cultural and linguistic groups. Areas in which nodding generally takes this meaning include the Indian subcontinent (note that the head bobble also shows agreement there), the Middle East, Southeast Asia, most of Europe (see below),", "title": "Nod (gesture)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.62, "text": "Latin America and North America. Nodding may also be used as a sign of recognition in some areas, or to show respect. An insult may be inferred if it is not returned in kind. In Greece, the single nod of the head down that indicates \"\"yes\"\" is often combined with closing the eyes simultaneously. This nod commonly also includes a very slight, almost unnoticeable, turn of the head to the left (or to the right). An early survey of nodding and other gestures was \"\"The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals\"\", written by Charles Darwin in 1872. Darwin", "title": "Nod (gesture)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.58, "text": "he bent his fingers and knocked the table to express his gratitude and respect. In this sense, the bent fingers supposedly signify a bowing servant, one finger representing the head and the others the arms. In formal tea ceremonies nodding the head or saying \"\"thank you\"\" is more appropriate. The different ways of brewing Chinese tea depend on variables like the formality of the occasion, the means of the people preparing it, and the kind of tea being brewed. For example, green teas are more delicate than oolong teas or black teas; therefore, green tea should be brewed with cooler", "title": "Chinese tea culture" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.38, "text": "be seen as mockery, but in Polynesia it serves as a greeting and a sign of reverence. Clapping is a North American way of applauding, but in Spain is used to summon a waiter at a restaurant. Differences in nodding and shaking the head to indicate agreement and disagreement also exist. Northern Europeans nodding their heads up and down to say \"\"yes\"\", and shaking their head from side to side to say \"\"no\"\". But the Greeks have for at least three thousand years used the upward nod for disagreement and the downward nod for agreement.\"\" There are many ways of", "title": "Nonverbal communication" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.25, "text": "the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe (Greece included), South America, North America and Australia. However, in some Southeastern European areas such as Bulgaria and southern Albania, it is used for the opposite purpose, to indicate affirmation, meaning \"\"yes\"\". In those regions, nodding in fact means \"\"no\"\" as well, the complete reverse of most other places in the world. There are varying theories as to why head shake is so frequently used to mean \"\"no\"\". One simple theory is that it is most common form of expressing negative reaction, indicating that one disagrees with the other person.", "title": "Head shake" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20, "text": "whereas low rating teachers were more likely to touch their head, head shaking rather than nodding, and sitting on a chair. One study by Ambady and Rosenthal shows that subjects were able to form accurate judgement of impression by just watching short video clips of teachers providing non verbal behavior. An example from the study, participants were able to form accurate impressions of the teachers by just watching 10-second, 5-second, and 2-second lengths of short clips about teachers walking to classrooms. Ambady research provides support that nonverbal behavior has a strong influence on impression formation of teachers. The way that", "title": "Dr. Fox effect" } ]
who was the spanish civil war fought between?
[ "Nationalists", "Republicans" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.47, "text": "Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War () took place from 1936 to 1939. Republicans loyal to the left-leaning Second Spanish Republic, in alliance with the Anarchists and Communists, fought against the Nationalists, a Falangist, Carlist, Catholic, and largely aristocratic group led by General Francisco Franco. The war has often been portrayed as a struggle between democracy and fascism, particularly due to the political climate and timing surrounding it. In early 1939, the Nationalists achieved victory, and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975. The war began after a \"\"pronunciamiento\"\" (a declaration of military opposition) against the Republican government", "title": "Spanish Civil War" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.88, "text": "killed in action or died of wounds or sickness. The Spanish Civil War was fought from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939 between the Republicans, who were loyal to the Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, a rebel movement led by General Francisco Franco. Seeking assistance in combating the armed rebellion, the Republicans asked for volunteer fighters from all over the world. Americans volunteered and arrived in Spain in 1937. The Lincoln Battalion was organized in January 1937 as part of the XV International Brigade. The Lincoln Battalion initially fielded three companies, two infantry and one machine gun. Included were", "title": "Lincoln Battalion" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.42, "text": "First Carlist War The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, fought between factions over the succession to the throne and the nature of the Spanish monarchy. It was fought between supporters of the regent, Maria Christina, acting for Isabella II of Spain, and those of the late king's brother, Carlos de Borbón (or \"\"Carlos V\"\"). The Carlists goal was the return to an absolute monarchy. Portugal, France and the United Kingdom supported the regency, and sent volunteer and even regular forces to confront the Carlist army. At the beginning of the 19th century,", "title": "First Carlist War" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.38, "text": "plane crash on 20 July, leaving an effective command split between Mola in the North and Franco in the South. This period also saw the worst actions of the so-called \"\"Red\"\" and \"\"White Terrors\"\" in Spain. On 21 July, the fifth day of the rebellion, the Nationalists captured the central Spanish naval base, located in Ferrol, Galicia. A rebel force under Colonel Alfonso Beorlegui Canet, sent by General Mola and Colonel Esteban García, undertook the Campaign of Gipuzkoa from July to September. The capture of Gipuzkoa isolated the Republican provinces in the north. On 5 September, the Nationalists closed the", "title": "Spanish Civil War" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.97, "text": "Provinces. First Carlist War The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, fought between factions over the succession to the throne and the nature of the Spanish monarchy. It was fought between supporters of the regent, Maria Christina, acting for Isabella II of Spain, and those of the late king's brother, Carlos de Borbón (or \"\"Carlos V\"\"). The Carlists goal was the return to an absolute monarchy. Portugal, France and the United Kingdom supported the regency, and sent volunteer and even regular forces to confront the Carlist army. At the beginning of the 19th", "title": "First Carlist War" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.91, "text": "of the Republic and on the diplomatic relations between the Francoist government and the Soviet Union. The Spanish Civil War began on July 19, 1936, after a failed \"\"coup d'état\"\" against the government of the Second Spanish Republic by certain factions of the Spanish Army left approximately a third of the country under the control of the rebel forces. The rebels (also known as the Nationalists) under the leadership of General Francisco Franco established negotiations with Italy and Germany in order to seek material support for the war effort. The Republic also established similar negotiations for the same purpose with", "title": "Moscow gold" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.89, "text": "July 1936, civil war broke out in Spain between the left-wing Republican government and right-wing Nationalist rebels lead by General Francisco Franco. Britain and France chose to remain neutral and in solidarity with them, Roosevelt recommended to Congress a nondiscriminatory arms embargo in January 1937, and won near-unanimous approval. Though privately supportive of the Loyalists, Roosevelt feared the Spanish crisis might escalate to a full-scale European war and cooperated with the other democracies to contain the conflict. He also did not want to alienate American Catholics, who were mostly pro-Franco. By spring 1938, as it was clear that Hitler and", "title": "Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.83, "text": "Jewish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War Jewish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War refers to Jews who joined International Brigades and fought in the Spanish Civil War, which erupted on July 17, 1936 and ended on April 1, 1939. The fighting was between the Republicans, who were loyal to the Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, a rebel group led by General Francisco Franco. The Nationalists prevailed and Franco would rule Spain for the next 36 years. The coup was supported by military units in Morocco, Pamplona, Burgos, Valladolid, Cádiz, Cordova, and Seville. However, barracks in important cities such as", "title": "Jewish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.83, "text": "Hitler and Joseph Stalin used the war as a testing ground for modern warfare, some historians, such as Ernst Nolte, have considered the Spanish Civil War, along with World War II, part of a European Civil War lasting from 1936 to 1945 and characterised mainly as a left/right ideological conflict. This interpretation has not found acceptance among most historians, who consider the Spanish Civil War and Second World War to be two distinct conflicts. Among other things, they point to the political heterogeneity on both sides (\"\"See Spanish Civil War: other factions\"\") and criticise a monolithic interpretation, which overlooks the", "title": "Francisco Franco" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.69, "text": "Spanish–Portuguese War (1776–77) The Spanish-Portuguese War was fought between 1776 and 1777 over the border between Spanish and Portuguese South America. In the previous Spanish-Portuguese War 1762–1763, Spain had conquered the Colonia del Sacramento, Santa Tecla, San Miguel, Santa Teresa and Rio Grande de São Pedro in the First Cevallos expedition. Colonia del Sacramento was returned to Portugal in the Treaty of Paris, but Santa Tecla, San Miguel, Santa Teresa and Rio Grande de São Pedro remained in Spanish hands. The Portuguese started assembling troops and harassing the Spanish in 1767. Over the years the Portuguese built up an army", "title": "Spanish–Portuguese War (1776–77)" } ]
where is the suez canal located on a map?
[ "Egypt" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.62, "text": "the Suez Canal – is often considered part of Africa. From the most northerly point, Ras ben Sakka in Tunisia, at 37°21′ N, to the more southerly point, Cape Agulhas in South Africa, 34°51′15″ S, is a distance approximately of ; from Cap-Vert, 17°31′13″W, the westernmost point, to Ras Hafun in Somalia, 51°27′52″ E, the most easterly projection, is a distance (also approximately) of . The main structural lines of the continent show both the east-to-west direction characteristic, at least in the eastern hemisphere, of the more northern parts of the world, and the north-to-south direction seen in the southern", "title": "Geography of Africa" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.23, "text": "protect the port entrance channel: the western breakwater is about long, and the eastern breakwater is approximately . The Suez Canal dwelling area is situated between latitudes 31° 21' N and 31° 25' N and longitudes 32° 16.2°' E and 32° 20.6' E. where vessels awaiting to accede Port Said port stay whether to join the North convoy to transit the Suez Canal to carry out stevedoring operations or to be supplied with provisions and bunkers. The dwelling area is divided into two sections: The Northern Area is allocated for vessels with deep drafts. The Southern Area is for all", "title": "Port Said" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.88, "text": "Suez Canal The Suez Canal ( \"\"\"\") is a sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. Constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869, it was officially opened on 17 November 1869. The canal offers watercraft a shorter journey between the North Atlantic and northern Indian Oceans via the Mediterranean and Red Seas by avoiding the South Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans, reducing the journey by approximately . It extends from the northern terminus of Port Said to the southern terminus of Port Tewfik at the city of", "title": "Suez Canal" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.3, "text": "Suez Suez ( '; Egyptian Arabic: ' ) is a seaport city (population of about 750,000 as of August 2018) in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez (a branch of the Red Sea), near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having the same boundaries as Suez governorate. It has three harbours, Adabya, Ain Sukhna and Port Tawfiq, and extensive port facilities. Together they form a metropolitan area. Railway lines and highways connect the city with Cairo, Port Said, and Ismailia. Suez has a petrochemical plant, and its oil refineries have pipelines carrying the", "title": "Suez" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.25, "text": "recorded in the \"\"Description de l'Égypte\"\", include detailed maps that depict the discovery of an ancient canal extending northward from the Red Sea and then westward toward the Nile. Later, Napoleon, who would become French Emperor in 1804, contemplated the construction of a north–south canal to connect the Mediterranean with the Red Sea. But the plan was abandoned because it wrongly concluded that the waterway would require locks to operate. These would be very expensive and take a long time to construct. This decision was based on an erroneous belief that the Red Sea was higher than the Mediterranean. The", "title": "Suez Canal" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.25, "text": "Port lies on the north western entrance of the Suez Canal branch which is a unique location because it connects 3 continents. The design of the port is geometrically ideal. The port was built in 2004 to serve international trading and act as a transit center between the continents. The port borders the Mediterranean Sea from the north, the industrial zone from the south, the salty lakes from the east, and the Suez Canal branch from the west. The port covers an area of 35 square km. The port authority plans to build docks that will reach 12 km long", "title": "Suez Canal Area Development Project" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.2, "text": "p.186 Suez Suez ( '; Egyptian Arabic: ' ) is a seaport city (population of about 750,000 as of August 2018) in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez (a branch of the Red Sea), near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having the same boundaries as Suez governorate. It has three harbours, Adabya, Ain Sukhna and Port Tawfiq, and extensive port facilities. Together they form a metropolitan area. Railway lines and highways connect the city with Cairo, Port Said, and Ismailia. Suez has a petrochemical plant, and its oil refineries have pipelines carrying", "title": "Suez" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.12, "text": "in a ceremony on 6 August 2015. On 24 February 2016, the Suez Canal Authority officially opened the new side channel. This side channel, located at the northern side of the east extension of the Suez Canal, serves the East Terminal for berthing and unberthing vessels from the terminal. As the East Container Terminal is located on the Canal itself, before the construction of the new side channel it was not possible to berth or unberth vessels at the terminal while the convoy was running. Ancient west–east canals were built to facilitate travel from the Nile River to the Red", "title": "Suez Canal" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.08, "text": "west–east canal, had by that time dwindled, being choked with silt. By the 8th century, a navigable canal existed between Old Cairo and the Red Sea, but accounts vary as to who ordered its construction—either Trajan or 'Amr ibn al-'As, or Omar the Great. This canal was reportedly linked to the River Nile at Old Cairo and ended near modern Suez. A geography treatise by Dicuil reports a conversation with an English monk, Fidelis, who had sailed on the canal from the Nile to the Red Sea during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in the first half of the", "title": "Suez Canal" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.03, "text": "Suez. Its length is , including its northern and southern access channels. In 2012, 17,225 vessels traversed the canal (average 47 per day). The original canal was a single-lane waterway with passing locations in the Ballah Bypass and the Great Bitter Lake. It contains no locks system, with seawater flowing freely through it. In general, the canal north of the Bitter Lakes flows north in winter and south in summer. South of the lakes, the current changes with the tide at Suez. The canal is owned and maintained by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) of Egypt. Under the Convention of", "title": "Suez Canal" } ]
how much square feet is a basketball court?
[ "94 by 50 feet" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.25, "text": "the ball and the court: a flat, rectangular surface with baskets at opposite ends. Competitive levels require the use of more equipment such as clocks, score sheets, scoreboard(s), alternating possession arrows, and whistle-operated stop-clock systems. A regulation basketball court in international games is long and 49.2 feet (15 meters) wide. In the NBA and NCAA the court is . Most courts have wood flooring, usually constructed from maple planks running in the same direction as the longer court dimension. The name and logo of the home team is usually painted on or around the center circle. The basket is a", "title": "Basketball" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.86, "text": "(NCAA) moved back one foot to 20.75 feet at the start of the 2011–2012 season. The international distance, used in most countries outside the United States and in FIBA and WNBA competition, is currently 6.6 m (21.65 ft) to 6.75 m (22.15 ft). The perimeter is defined as the areas outside the free throw lane and inside the three-point line. Shots converted (successfully made) from this area are called \"\"perimeter shots\"\" or \"\"medium-range shots.\"\" If a player's foot is on the three-point line, the shot is considered a perimeter shot. The low post is defined as the areas that are", "title": "Basketball court" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.66, "text": "fall of 2011, the school opened the doors on a brand new practice facility that is located right next to the CU Event Center. This provides locker rooms and practice courts for the men's & women's basketball teams as well as the women's volleyball team. The facility is 43,000 square feet and cost $10.8 million, all from private funds. Each of the two practice courts are 11,000 square feet and are exact replicas of the CU Event Center—down to the lines and logos. The school also took extra care to make sure that the facility matches the other 200-plus buildings", "title": "Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.62, "text": "basketball-shaped sphere flanked by two similarly symmetrical rhombuses. The dome is illuminated at night and features 80,000 square foot (7,400 m²), including numerous restaurants and an extensive gift shop. The second Basketball Hall of Fame was not torn down but rather converted into an LA Fitness health clubs. The current Basketball Hall of Fame features Center Court, a full-sized basketball court on which visitors can play. Inside the building there are a game gallery, many interactive exhibits, several theaters, and an honor ring of inductees. A large theater for ceremonies seats up to 300. The honorees inducted in 2002 included", "title": "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.45, "text": "in addition to the gym. The new entrance is a way of saying \"\"Welcome to Lake Shore,\"\" Kling said. The new gym is just more than 17,000 square-feet and has seating for almost 2,000 people, as well as an indoor, rubberized track. While some high school basketball courts are 84 feet long, the court at Lake Shore is 94 feet long, the same size as an NBA-regulation court. Sports were active for the boys when the main school building opened in the mid-1920s. Girls' sports came to light in the early 1970s. Lake Shore is best known, athletically, for the", "title": "Lake Shore High School" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.34, "text": "the MIAA and IAAM respectively. Park's state-of-the-art Athletic Center is 42,000 square feet with three competition-length basketball courts, a 2,300 square-foot fitness center, an athletic trainer's room with whirlpool and treatment tables, and an 8-lane swimming pool. The school has five playing fields on the main campus for field hockey, soccer, and lacrosse, including a state-of-the-art Astroturf field with a conditioning track. Four additional athletic fields for baseball, softball, lacrosse, and soccer are located on Sugar Campus in Greenspring Valley (a five-minute ride from main campus). In 2018 the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit alleging that", "title": "Park School of Baltimore" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.23, "text": "and the finished product seated only 10,250. The basketball arena currently seats 9,048. The arena was designed with a retractable lower seating section, which permitted use of the floor area for indoor track and general use by the physical education department. However this seating never worked as designed, and eventually the school stopped retracting the seating for fear it would become stuck in that position. Also the poured concrete floor developed major cracks. The Henderson Center is 213,000 square feet. Its construction was a part of a deal in the West Virginia Legislature to support construction of Mountaineer Field at", "title": "Cam Henderson Center" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.75, "text": "have separate 9,000-square-foot practice court areas, each consisting of one full-court and one half-court practice area with seven basket stations. The practice facility also includes a locker room with a players' lounge, an instructional film theater, a 4,100-square-foot strength and conditioning area, an athletic training and hydrotherapy area, an academic resource and activity center, and a coaches' lounge and locker room. The Cooley Pavilion will be demolished and replaced during the same phase of construction of the Dell Medical School as the Erwin Center. As with the Erwin Center, no decisions have been made as to the location or features", "title": "Texas Longhorns women's basketball" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.67, "text": "to Men's basketball for over six decades. The Field House covers 69,000 square feet and will seat 5,000 people for either a volleyball or basketball contest. The facility is also the host to the University's Athletic Administration staff, the Sports Medicine Department and the Health and Human Performance Department; in addition to the offices for the basketball, cross country and track and field, golf, soccer and volleyball teams. The Field House is shaped like an airplane hangar and has space for three basketball courts crossways. The floor allows three games to be played at the same time under one roof.", "title": "Texas A&M–Commerce Lions men's basketball" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.53, "text": "Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center The Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center is a proposed 18,000 seat arena to be located in Inglewood, California for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association which would include a practice facility, sports medicine clinic, team offices, retail space and a large outdoor plaza with basketball courts that are open to the public. The practice facility would be 85,000 square feet, the team offices 55,000 square feet and the sports medicine clinic 25,000 square feet. An additional 40,000 square feet are set aside for retail and 260,000 square feet for the outdoor plaza.", "title": "Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center" } ]
who will win 2018 election in sri lanka?
[ "Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.8, "text": "2018 Sri Lankan local elections Local elections were held in Sri Lanka on 10 February 2018. 15.7 million Sri Lankans were eligible to elect 8,327 members to 340 local authorities (24 municipal councils, 41 urban councils and 275 divisional councils) in the country. It was the largest election in Sri Lankan history. This was also the first election under the mixed electoral system where 60% of members were elected using first-past-the-post voting and the remaining 40% through closed list proportional representation. In a surprise result the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, led by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, came first by winning", "title": "2018 Sri Lankan local elections" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.31, "text": "minister under Rajapaksa, pledged to appoint UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Prime Minister if he were to win the election. Sirisena won the January 2015 election and became the 7th President of Sri Lanka and appointed Wickremesinghe as the Prime Minister as promised. The presidential election was followed by a General Parliamentary Elections, held on 17 August 2015, in which the UNP-lead coalition gained 106 seats in the Parliament and formed a National Government with several other parties. Wickremesinghe and the UNP came to power promising accountability for alleged atrocities committed during the Sri Lanka civil war and during", "title": "2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.31, "text": "said relating to the defections, \"\"We will strive to create a broader coalition with many stakeholders under the leadership of Maithripala Sirisena & Mahinda Rajapaksa to face the upcoming General Election and come out victorious.\"\" On 12 November, twelve Fundamental Right petitions were submitted to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka challenging the president's decree sacking parliament and calling a snap election, by the UNP, TNA, JVP, SLMC and others including Prof Ratnajeevan Hoole, a member of the Election Commission. Arguing that Sirisena's actions were unconstitutional, illegal and against the people of Sri Lanka, Hoole demanded the restoration of status", "title": "2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.3, "text": "control over most of the island's local authorities. The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna also contested for this election. The elections resulted in parties winning an absolute majority of seats in only 141 of the 340 local authorities - Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) in 126 LA's, United National Front (UNF) in five, independents in two, National Congress in two, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in two, United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in two, Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) in one and Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) in one. The remaining 199 LA's were hung with no overall control. Of these, the SLPP was", "title": "2018 Sri Lankan local elections" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.02, "text": "40% of the votes and securing the most number of seats and local authorities. The United National Front led by Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe came second with 29% of the votes whilst the United People's Freedom Alliance led by President Maithripala Sirisena came third with 12% of the votes. However, most local authorities were hung with no overall control. The last major round of local government elections was held in 2011 when elections were held in 322 of the then 335 local authorities. Elections to two other local authorities in Mullaitivu District were due but were repeatedly", "title": "2018 Sri Lankan local elections" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.94, "text": "Next Sri Lankan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka are scheduled to be held before December 1, 2020. In November 2018, the date was briefly moved forward by more than a year to January 5, 2019 due to President Maithripala Sirisena dissolving parliament during a constitutional crisis and calling for a snap election. The Supreme Court later suspended the dissolution and ordered a halt to the snap election, effectively moving the election's date back to 2020. During the constitutional crisis, Sirisena dissolved parliament and ordered a snap election after his nominee for Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, failed to gain", "title": "Next Sri Lankan parliamentary election" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.77, "text": "of the national vote. Next Sri Lankan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka are scheduled to be held before December 1, 2020. In November 2018, the date was briefly moved forward by more than a year to January 5, 2019 due to President Maithripala Sirisena dissolving parliament during a constitutional crisis and calling for a snap election. The Supreme Court later suspended the dissolution and ordered a halt to the snap election, effectively moving the election's date back to 2020. During the constitutional crisis, Sirisena dissolved parliament and ordered a snap election after his nominee for Prime Minister, Mahinda", "title": "Next Sri Lankan parliamentary election" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.62, "text": "Party contested alone in others, both being led by incumbent president Maithripala Sirisena. This marks the first time since 1991 that the SLFP contested under their own election symbol. The United National Front led by the United National Party's Ranil Wickramasinghe contested under their elephant election symbol, bringing together constituent parties including the Jathika Hela Urumaya led by Champika Ranawaka, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress led by Rauff Hakeem, and the Tamil Progressive Alliance led by Palani Digambaran. Mahinda Rajapakse's Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna contested under their flower bud election symbol, gaining the majority of the seats on offer and", "title": "2018 Sri Lankan local elections" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.52, "text": "hung with no overall control the path was open for back-room deals between parties to take control of local authorities. As result the leadership of several local authorities was captured by a party other than that which won the most number of seats. Central Province Eastern Province Northern Province North Western Province Sabaragamuwa Province Southern Province Uva Province Western Province 2018 Sri Lankan local elections Local elections were held in Sri Lanka on 10 February 2018. 15.7 million Sri Lankans were eligible to elect 8,327 members to 340 local authorities (24 municipal councils, 41 urban councils and 275 divisional councils)", "title": "2018 Sri Lankan local elections" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.47, "text": "won through the FPTP system, the district returning officer takes the total number of seats a political party or independent group gained (Y) and subtracts the total number won through FPTP. The result is the number of seats a political party or group is entitled to under the proportional representation system. The United People's Freedom Alliance's main constituent- the Sri Lanka Freedom Party- underwent a split before the election, with loyalists of ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa breaking away and creating a political front of their own. The UPFA thus contested for some seats as an alliance while the Sri Lanka Freedom", "title": "2018 Sri Lankan local elections" } ]
when does south by southwest start in austin texas?
[ "mid-March" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.59, "text": "South by Southwest South by Southwest (abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By) is an annual conglomerate of film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987, and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with SXSW interactive lasting for five days, music for seven days and film running concurrently for nine days. Comedy and gaming components to the festival are particularly fast-growing. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC which", "title": "South by Southwest" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.97, "text": "Valley\"\", which founded C2SV, wrote in 2013 that such festivals were important revenue sources for the alternative weekly newspapers that founded them. On October 3, 2016, a one-day festival, called \"\"South by South Lawn\"\" (SXSL), was held at the White House; it was a collaboration between SXSW, US President Barack Obama, and the American Film Institute. South by Southwest South by Southwest (abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By) is an annual conglomerate of film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987, and", "title": "South by Southwest" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.91, "text": "surrounded by a slew of reporters and cameras. Having finally gained the attention he admitted to craving in an earlier scene, a slight smile appears on his face. The Austin, Texas premiere, through the South by Southwest Film Festival, was well attended and featured appearances from the director, producers and stars. On May 10, 2016, Variety announced that Vertical Entertainment had acquired North American theatrical distribution rights, with a release tentatively planned for fall of 2016. The film was scheduled to be released on September 16, 2016. The South by Southwest premiere yielded mixed reactions. Dennis Harvey of Variety noted", "title": "The Good Neighbor (film)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.69, "text": "South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas. It was screened on Saturday, March 12 and Tuesday, March 25, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, and also on Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 7 p.m. at the Alamo Downtown. Other festival appearances for the film included: Director Michael Parness announced the change in the title of his film from \"\"Max & Grace\"\" to \"\"My Suicidal Sweetheart\"\" at a question-and-answer session following the film's screening at the Sacramento Film Festival in March 2006. A year later, in June 2007, it was announced by Market Wire that FilmMates Entertainment", "title": "My Suicidal Sweetheart" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.44, "text": "advertising under the Lanham Act. The case was dismissed in August 2016. Philadelphia legalized TNCs in November 2016. In March 2015, UberPOOL began operations in Austin, Texas in advance of the annual South by Southwest festival. On May 7, 2016, Uber and Lyft announced they would no longer provide service in Austin after city voters rejected a referendum backed by the TNCs that would have repealed a city ordinance requiring their drivers to submit to fingerprint-based background checks. In late 2016, Uber threatened to leave Houston ahead of Super Bowl LI, insisting various city regulations, including fingerprint background checks of", "title": "Uber protests and legal actions" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.2, "text": "Canada) who are natives of, or have family connections to, countries affected by the 2017 U.S. travel ban on citizens from parts of the Islamic world. Uber and Lyft pulled out of Austin in May 2016 as a result of a city ordinance mandating fingerprint-based background checks for drivers of any transportation network company. However, other services such as (locally based) RideAustin, Fasten and Fare, were available, although in high demand. Uber and Lyft resumed service in Austin in May 2017. SXSW 2018 ran from March 9 to 18. Some attendees noted fewer \"\"big name\"\" musical acts and corporate pavilions", "title": "South by Southwest" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.95, "text": "2018, Audience released a behind-the-scenes video for the series. On March 10, 2018, the series held its official premiere in Austin, Texas at the annual South by Southwest Film Festival. Audience also hosted an interactive experience called \"\"Condor Headquarters\"\" during the festival. Guests to the exhibit were offered the chance to participate in authentic CIA activities such as skill tests, physical and digital technology tactics, lie detection, and environmental analysis. The experience also allowed guests to win prizes and screen exclusive content from the series. In June 2018, the series will be screened at the annual ATX TV Festival in", "title": "Condor (TV series)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.92, "text": "and publisher Nick Barbaro. Louis Meyers, a booking agent and musician, was also brought on board. Black came up with the name, as a play on the name of the Alfred Hitchcock film \"\"North by Northwest\"\". The event was first held in March 1987. The organizers considered it a regional event and expected around 150 attendees to show up, but over 700 came, and according to Black \"\"it was national almost immediately.\"\" Meyers left Austin and the festival in the early 1990s, but Black, Barbaro and Swenson remained the festival's key organizers as of 2010. Singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked was the", "title": "South by Southwest" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.91, "text": "2010 South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. Off!'s first Los Angeles show featured an original art installation by Raymond Pettibon at a downtown warehouse space. The first release by Off! is a 7\"\" vinyl EP called \"\"1st EP,\"\" which debuted on October 13, 2010. That EP, along with three more EPs, were later released as a four 7\"\" vinyl box set entitled \"\"First Four EPs\"\" on December 14, 2010. The collection contains sixteen songs and features artwork by Raymond Pettibon. In 2012, Off! released a full-length self-titled album. In April 2014, the band released their third album, \"\"Wasted", "title": "Off!" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.73, "text": "music festival/conference South by Southwest 2007 (SXSW), which became the band's first ever live shows in the USA. They performed live twice to pack out audiences at the event in Austin, Texas on 15 and 16 March 2007. Temposhark were awarded funding from the 'British Music Abroad' scheme run by the PRS Foundation, Arts Council England and UK Trade and Investment to support their SXSW 2007 trip to the USA. On 11 May 2007, Temposhark announced their first theatre and club tour of the USA. Temposhark's US tour supporting Darren Hayes from Savage Garden took place between 11–26 June 2007.", "title": "Temposhark" } ]
who sings i can't take my eyes off of you?
[ "Frankie Valli" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.06, "text": "one of their greatest successes with \"\"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\"\", recorded by Frankie Valli with the Four Seasons. The song reached #2 on the \"\"Billboard\"\" Hot 100 and earned a gold record. \"\"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\"\" has since been recorded by a wide variety of vocalists and bands, in several different languages. A 1968 version by singer Andy Williams climbed to #5 on the UK Singles Chart. Also achieving chart status over the decades were English-language versions by the Lettermen, Maureen McGovern, Boys Town Gang and Lauryn Hill. The song has been heard in numerous motion", "title": "Bob Crewe" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.83, "text": "Can't Take My Eyes Off You \"\"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\"\" is a 1967 single credited to Frankie Valli. The song was among his biggest hits, earning a gold record and reaching No. 2 on the \"\"Billboard\"\" Hot 100 for a week, stuck behind \"\"Windy\"\" by The Association. It was co-written by producer Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, a bandmate of Valli's in The Four Seasons. It was Valli's biggest solo hit until he hit #1 in 1974 with \"\"My Eyes Adored You\"\". \"\"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\"\" has had hundreds of cover versions, many of which have", "title": "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.77, "text": "members. The song was written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. Arrangement was done by Artie Schroeck and Gaudio. The original recording was made at A&R Recording Studios at 799 7th Avenue, with Bob Crewe producing and Phil Ramone engineering. The song has been covered by some 200 artists over the years, in many countries, under both versions of the title. A few notable examples of cover versions that appeared on the charts: Can't Take My Eyes Off You \"\"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\"\" is a 1967 single credited to Frankie Valli. The song was among his biggest hits,", "title": "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.66, "text": "well as songs made famous by Dusty Springfield and Blood, Sweat & Tears. The song \"\"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\"\" had been included on Wilson's previous album, Hurt So Bad (1969), but it proved so successful on radio that Capitol made it the title track of her new album. \"\"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\"\" entered the Billboard 200 on March 28, 1970, peaking at #155 and remaining on the chart for 6 weeks. It faired better on Billboard's Hot R&B LPs, reaching #38. In 2013, SoulMusic Records released a digitally remastered version of the album, paired with \"\"Now", "title": "Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Nancy Wilson album)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.61, "text": "for Williams. In 2002, he re-recorded \"\"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\"\" as a duet with British actress and singer Denise van Outen; it reached No. 23 in the UK singles charts. He completed a sold-out tour of the United Kingdom and Asia in the winter and summer of 2007, in which he performed at several major concert halls including the Royal Albert Hall, singing, among other classics, Van Morrison's \"\"Have I Told You Lately\"\". Williams returned to the UK singles charts with his 1963 recording of \"\"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year\"\" in December 2007, thanks to", "title": "Andy Williams" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.55, "text": "Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Nancy Wilson album) Can't Take My Eyes Off You is a studio album by Nancy Wilson, released on Capitol Records in 1970. It was produced by David Cavanaugh, with arrangements and conducting by Phil Wright and Jimmy Jones. In a positive review, \"\"Record World\"\" called it \"\"another bright and warm outing for the multi-talented Miss Wilson. This is a composer's album with songs by Bacharach and David, Leonard Cohen, Leiber and Stoller, and Jimmy Webb.\"\" The album also contains an early Bacharach song written with Bob Hilliard, \"\"Waitin' For Charlie To Come Home,\"\" as", "title": "Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Nancy Wilson album)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.45, "text": "I'm a Woman\"\", another Wilson album from 1970. The compact disc contains three bonus tracks. Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Nancy Wilson album) Can't Take My Eyes Off You is a studio album by Nancy Wilson, released on Capitol Records in 1970. It was produced by David Cavanaugh, with arrangements and conducting by Phil Wright and Jimmy Jones. In a positive review, \"\"Record World\"\" called it \"\"another bright and warm outing for the multi-talented Miss Wilson. This is a composer's album with songs by Bacharach and David, Leonard Cohen, Leiber and Stoller, and Jimmy Webb.\"\" The album also contains", "title": "Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Nancy Wilson album)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.3, "text": "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You) \"\"Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)\"\" is a song by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. The song is a medley of covers of U2's \"\"Where the Streets Have No Name\"\" and \"\"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\"\", the 1960s single by Frankie Valli, though in an arrangement informed by the 1982 disco version of the song by Boystown Gang rather than the original. The song accompanied \"\"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?\"\", the third single from their", "title": "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.95, "text": "Night)\"\" (1975). Valli's recording of the song \"\"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\"\" reached number two in 1967. \"\"You're Ready Now\"\", a Valli solo recording from 1966, became a surprise hit in the UK as part of the Northern soul scene and hit number eleven on the British pop charts in December 1970. As a solo artist, Valli scored number-one hits with the songs \"\"My Eyes Adored You\"\" (1974) and \"\"Grease\"\" (1978). Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi and Bob Gaudio the original members of The Four Seasons were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and", "title": "Frankie Valli" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.92, "text": "Australia, and Argentina but not in the US. In Japan, \"\"Fabulous\"\" was released in February 2001 and the first single was \"\"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\"\", which had originally been recorded by Frankie Valli in the 1960s, though a disco version had been a hit for the Boys Town Gang in the early 1980s. The album was packaged differently from the UK version and included two bonus tracks; \"\"I Need Your Lovin'\"\" (a cover of the 1980 Teena Marie song) and a remix of \"\"Can't Take My Eyes Off You\"\". In Australia, \"\"Fabulous\"\" was released 24 February 2001 and", "title": "Sheena Easton" } ]
how many times has lake placid hosted the winter olympics?
[ "twice" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.8, "text": "the Nordic combined event. Lake Placid, St Moritz, and Innsbruck are the only sites to have twice hosted the Winter Olympic Games. Jack Shea, a resident of the village, became the first person to win two gold medals when he doubled in speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics. He carried the Olympic torch through Lake Placid in 2002 shortly before his death. His grandson, Jimmy Shea, competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, in his honor, winning gold in the Skeleton. In the U.S., the village is especially remembered as the site of the 1980", "title": "Lake Placid, New York" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.31, "text": "against Finland. Along with St. Moritz, Switzerland and Innsbruck, Austria, Lake Placid is one of the three cities to have hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice. New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics but lost to London. Several U.S. national sports halls of fame are or have been situated in New York. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Cooperstown, Otsego County. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, honors achievements in the sport of thoroughbred horse racing. The physical facility of the National Soccer Hall of", "title": "New York (state)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.06, "text": "The following is a list of United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) affiliates in New York state: New York hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. The 1980 Games are known for the USA–USSR hockey game dubbed the \"\"Miracle on Ice\"\" in which a group of American college students and amateurs defeated the heavily favored Soviet national ice hockey team 4–3 and went on to win the gold medal against Finland. Along with St. Moritz, Switzerland and Innsbruck, Austria, Lake Placid is one of the three cities to have hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice. New York", "title": "Sports in New York (state)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.89, "text": "the 1980 Winter Olympics. The city made four unsuccessful bids for the Winter Olympics in 1960, 1968, 1972, and 1976 before being awarded the 1980 Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1974. Between the 1932 Winter Games and the 1980 Winter Games, Lake Placid played host to Winter Sports Championships, the first time many of them were held outside of Europe. After the 1932 Games, the speedskating oval hosted the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men. The bob run hosted the FIBT World Championships in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, and 1978. In 1950, the FIS Nordic", "title": "Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.73, "text": "(3 times) and Ithaca (2 times). The Empire State Winter Games are held annually in Lake Placid in the month of February. Most of the events take place at the venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics. The Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged is open to athletes between the ages of 5 and 21 in the following divisions: visually impaired, blind, hearing impaired, deaf, spinal cord injury, amputee, cerebral palsy, and les autres (which includes conditions such as muscular dystrophy, dwarfism, and arthritis, among others). The Empire State Senior Games is an organized sports competition and leisure program for", "title": "Empire State Games" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.52, "text": "1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games (French: \"\"Les XIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver\"\"), was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 13, through February 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932. The only other candidate city to bid for the Games was Vancouver-Garibaldi, British Columbia, Canada, which withdrew before the final vote (though Vancouver would eventually win the bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympics.) The mascot of the Games was \"\"Roni\"\", a raccoon.", "title": "1980 Winter Olympics" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.02, "text": "1932 Winter Olympics The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15. It was the first of four Winter Olympics held in the United States; Lake Placid hosted again in 1980. The games were awarded to Lake Placid in part by the efforts of Godfrey Dewey, head of the Lake Placid Club and son of Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal System. California also had a bid for the 1932", "title": "1932 Winter Olympics" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.73, "text": "Miracle on Ice The \"\"Miracle on Ice\"\" was a medal-round game during the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, played between the hosting United States and the four-time defending gold medalists, the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union had won the gold medal in five of the six previous Winter Olympic Games, and were the favorites to win once more in Lake Placid. The team consisted primarily of professional players with significant experience in international play. By contrast, the United States' team—led by head coach Herb Brooks—consisted exclusively of amateur players, and was", "title": "Miracle on Ice" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.5, "text": "of hosting three Olympic Games, all Summer, more than any other city. The other nations hosting the Summer Games twice are Germany, Australia, France and Greece. The other cities hosting the Summer Games twice are Los Angeles, Paris and Athens. With the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, Japan and Tokyo, respectively, will hold these statuses. In addition to the United States, nations hosting multiple Winter Games are France with three, while Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Japan, Canada and Italy have hosted twice. Among host cities, Lake Placid, Innsbruck and St. Moritz have played host to the Winter Olympic Games more than once,", "title": "Olympic Games" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.5, "text": "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 took place during February 1–6, 1950 in Lake Placid, New York, United States and Rumford, Maine, United States. This was Lake Placid's second time hosting the championships after having done so at the 1932 Winter Olympics. It also marked the first time after World War II the event took place after the Winter Olympics in a non-Olympic year (St. Moritz, Switzerland hosted the 1948 Winter Olympics two years earlier), the second time the world championships occurred outside Europe, the first time they had occurred outside Europe in", "title": "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950" } ]
who came up with the theory of relativity?
[ "Albert Einstein" ]
[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.3, "text": "Albert Einstein came up with the theory of relativity. Nuclear physics was a product of New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford's work on the atomic nucleus, Danish physicist Niels Bohr's identification of atomic structure and American physicist Carl David Anderson's discovery of the positron. Other advances included English physicist James Chadwick discovering the neutron, while French scientists Irène Joliot-Curie and her husband Frédéric Joliot-Curie studied artificial radioactivity. Further nuclear research was carried out by Enrico Fermi, who transmuted uranium based on Japanese physicist Hantaro Nagaoka's theories on the atom. German scientist Otto Hahn derived barium from uranium, while uranium was split", "title": "One World or None" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.78, "text": "and gravitational time dilation, and length contraction. In the field of physics, relativity improved the science of elementary particles and their fundamental interactions, along with ushering in the nuclear age. With relativity, cosmology and astrophysics predicted extraordinary astronomical phenomena such as neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves. Albert Einstein published the theory of special relativity in 1905, building on many theoretical results and empirical findings obtained by Albert A. Michelson, Hendrik Lorentz, Henri Poincaré and others. Max Planck, Hermann Minkowski and others did subsequent work. Einstein developed general relativity between 1907 and 1915, with contributions by many others after", "title": "Theory of relativity" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.52, "text": "at the National Institute for Astrophysics in Milan who led the team of astronomers has commented that \"\"“When Einstein came up with the theory of general relativity 100 years ago, he had no idea that it would be used for navigational systems. The consequences of this discovery probably will also have to be realised on a longer timescale.” The team found that visible light from the star had undergone linear polarisation of around 16%. If the birefringence had been caused by light passing through interstellar gas or plasma, the effect should have been no more than 1%. Definitive proof would", "title": "Zero-point energy" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.14, "text": "and demonstrates surfing for her. As they are leaving, Marie comments that she wished this moment could last forever. Suddenly, Albert has a realization and comes up with the theory of Relativity on the spot. Marie is amazed that he came up with that so quickly. As they return to the hotel, the clerk tells him that Preston is creating a keg using his formula. Albert runs to the Bavarian Brothers to tell them that they can’t create this keg, they claim that Einstein is insane and have him committed. On his way to the mental institution, he meets a", "title": "Young Einstein" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23, "text": "History of special relativity The history of special relativity consists of many theoretical results and empirical findings obtained by Albert A. Michelson, Hendrik Lorentz, Henri Poincaré and others. It culminated in the theory of special relativity proposed by Albert Einstein and subsequent work of Max Planck, Hermann Minkowski and others. Although Isaac Newton based his physics on absolute time and space, he also adhered to the principle of relativity of Galileo Galilei restating it precisely for mechanical systems . This can be stated as: as far as the laws of mechanics are concerned, all observers in inertial motion are equally", "title": "History of special relativity" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.92, "text": "Theory of relativity The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity. Special relativity applies to elementary particles and their interactions, describing all their physical phenomena except gravity. General relativity explains the law of gravitation and its relation to other forces of nature. It applies to the cosmological and astrophysical realm, including astronomy. The theory transformed theoretical physics and astronomy during the 20th century, superseding a 200-year-old theory of mechanics created primarily by Isaac Newton. It introduced concepts including spacetime as a unified entity of space and time, relativity of simultaneity, kinematic", "title": "Theory of relativity" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.72, "text": "work if relativistic considerations were omitted. Theory of relativity The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity. Special relativity applies to elementary particles and their interactions, describing all their physical phenomena except gravity. General relativity explains the law of gravitation and its relation to other forces of nature. It applies to the cosmological and astrophysical realm, including astronomy. The theory transformed theoretical physics and astronomy during the 20th century, superseding a 200-year-old theory of mechanics created primarily by Isaac Newton. It introduced concepts including spacetime as a unified entity of space", "title": "Theory of relativity" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.7, "text": "initial premise of inertia, it is impossible to tell the difference between a moving object and a stationary one without some outside reference to compare it against. This observation ultimately came to be the basis for Einstein to develop the theory of Special Relativity. The first physicist to completely break away from the Aristotelian model of motion was Isaac Beeckman in 1614. Concepts of inertia in Galileo's writings would later come to be refined, modified and codified by Isaac Newton as the first of his Laws of Motion (first published in Newton's work, \"\"Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica\"\", in 1687): Unless", "title": "Inertia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.69, "text": "and special relativity depended, could not exist. In 1925, Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schrödinger formulated quantum mechanics, which explained the preceding quantum theories. The observation by Edwin Hubble in 1929 that the speed at which galaxies recede positively correlates with their distance, led to the understanding that the universe is expanding, and the formulation of the Big Bang theory by Georges Lemaître. In 1938 Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann discovered nuclear fission with radiochemical methods, and in 1939 Lise Meitner and Otto Robert Frisch wrote the first theoretical interpretation of the fission process, which was later improved by Niels Bohr", "title": "History of science" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.67, "text": "of quantum physics to produce a complete and self-consistent theory of quantum gravity. In September 1905, Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity, which reconciles Newton's laws of motion with electrodynamics (the interaction between objects with electric charge). Special relativity introduced a new framework for all of physics by proposing new concepts of space and time. Some then-accepted physical theories were inconsistent with that framework; a key example was Newton's theory of gravity, which describes the mutual attraction experienced by bodies due to their mass. Several physicists, including Einstein, searched for a theory that would reconcile Newton's law of", "title": "Introduction to general relativity" } ]
where did the term hot rod come from?
[ "southern California" ]
[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.11, "text": "Hot rod Hot rods are typically old, classic or modern American cars with large engines modified for faster speed. The origin of the term \"\"hot rod\"\" is unclear. For example, some claim that the term \"\"hot\"\" refers to the vehicle being stolen. Other origin stories include replacing the engine's camshaft or \"\"rod\"\" with a higher performance version. The term has broadened to apply to other items that are modified for a particular purpose, such as \"\"hot-rodded amplifier\"\". There are various theories about the origin of the term \"\"hot rod\"\". The common theme is that \"\"hot\"\" related to \"\"hotting up\"\" a", "title": "Hot rod" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.05, "text": "rather than nitrous oxide. Hot rod Hot rods are typically old, classic or modern American cars with large engines modified for faster speed. The origin of the term \"\"hot rod\"\" is unclear. For example, some claim that the term \"\"hot\"\" refers to the vehicle being stolen. Other origin stories include replacing the engine's camshaft or \"\"rod\"\" with a higher performance version. The term has broadened to apply to other items that are modified for a particular purpose, such as \"\"hot-rodded amplifier\"\". There are various theories about the origin of the term \"\"hot rod\"\". The common theme is that \"\"hot\"\" related", "title": "Hot rod" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.72, "text": "and inexpensive nature of the Ford Model T and other cars from the 1920s to 1940s helped fuel the hot rod culture that developed, which was focused on getting the most linear speed out of these older automobiles. The origin of the term \"\"hot rod\"\" is unclear, but the culture blossomed in the post-war culture of the 1950s. \"\"Hot Rod\"\" magazine's November 1950 cover announced the first hot rod to exceed 200 mph. The hand-crafted car used an Edelbrock-built Mercury flathead V8 and set the record at the Bonneville Salt Flats. This region has been called the \"\"Holy Grail of", "title": "1950s American automobile culture" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.31, "text": "Hot Rods (oval racing) Hot Rods or simply Rods refer to a number of British oval racing formula (not to be confused with hot rods, which are generally road-going modified vintage cars). Hot Rods were introduced at Hednesford Hills Raceway in the early 1960s as a British counterpart to NASCAR-style production car racing. The term 'stock car' was not adopted because it was already in use for a form of oval racing in Britain that had evolved in a very different way than American stock cars. In south west England, hot rod racing evolved from a class known as sports", "title": "Hot Rods (oval racing)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.11, "text": "the Environment in its vehicle emissions regulations, refers to a hot rod as any motorized vehicle that has a replacement engine differing from the factory original. The predecessors to the hotrod were the modified cars used in the Prohibition era by bootleggers to evade revenue agents and other law enforcement. Hot rods first appeared in the late 1930s in southern California, where people raced modified cars on dry lake beds northeast of Los Angeles, under the rules of the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), among other groups. This gained popularity after World War II, particularly in California, because many returning", "title": "Hot rod" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.73, "text": "of the term was in relation to \"\"Rat Bikes,\"\" motorcycles that were assembled from spare parts, to be enjoyed and ridden, and not necessarily for the display of the builder's skills. It is believed that the term is likely to have originally been used in a derogatory or pejorative sense, as this remains the case among sections of the hot rod community; however, the term has also been adopted in a positive light by other parts of the sub-culture. The origin of the movement itself is a little easier to pin down. In 1987, after many decades of building hot", "title": "Rat rod" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.67, "text": "Rumpsville,” the term \"\"Rumpsville\"\" is used by Le Roi Smith, editor of \"\"Hot Rod\"\" magazine, and is quoted \"\"It's where hot rodders could go and all the people would know about mechanical things. Hot rod heaven, that's Rumpsville. When you hop up an engine, it makes a noise like 'rump, rump!' That's where it comes from, man, like from Wildsville.\"\" A reference to Rumpsville can be found in the book \"\"Rat Fink: The Art of Ed \"\"Big Daddy\"\" Roth\"\" (Last Gasp Publishing, 2003) , by Douglas Nason, Greg Escalante, and Doug Harvey. The forward, written by C.R. Stecyk III and", "title": "Rumpsville" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.53, "text": "featured the club and this new phenomena that was hitting not only southern California, but cities all over the nation. Opinions regarding the term's origins were based in one of the following perspectives: Years later, in 1998, one of many articles was written in \"\"Hot Rod Magazine\"\", this was done by automotive journalist Gray Baskerville, about cars that, at that time, continued to be covered by primer; or, the first rat rod was owned by artist, Robert Williams, who had a '32 Ford Roadster that was painted in primer. However, \"\"Hot Rod\"\" magazine has verified the latter view. Gray's use", "title": "Rat rod" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.5, "text": "isn't considered the real thing.\"\" Hot rod music, or hot rod rock, evolved from surf music. According to \"\"The Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary\"\" by Jeff Breitenstein: \"\"While cars and, to a lesser degree, hot rods have been a relatively common and enduring theme in American popular music, the term \"\"hot rod music\"\" is most often associated with the unique 'California sound' music of the early to mid-1960s ... and was defined by its rich vocal harmonies, amplified (generally Fender brand) electric guitars, and youth-oriented lyrics (most often celebrating hot rods and, more broadly, surfing and 'girls').\"\" Author David Ferrandino wrote", "title": "Surf music" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.23, "text": "car, which means modifying it for greater performance. One theory is that \"\"rod\"\" means roadster, a lightweight 2-door car which was often used as the basis for early hot rods. Another theory is that \"\"rod\"\" refers to camshaft, a part of the engine which was often upgraded in order to increase power output. In the early days, a car modified for increased performance was called a \"\"gow job\"\". This term morphed into the hot rod in the early to middle 1950s. The term \"\"hot rod\"\" has had various uses in relation to performance cars. For example, the Ontario Ministry of", "title": "Hot rod" } ]