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d5d427000dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is is primarily achieved through sound reflection and has high frequencies propagate down the duct as a beam in ductwork? | Attenuation. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Dissipative silencers attenuate sound by transferring sound energy to heat. Dissipative silencers are used when broadband attenuation with low pressure drop is desired. In typical ductwork, high frequencies propagate down the duct as a beam, and minimally interact with the outer, lined edges."
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d5d427280dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the Uxbridge (Vine Street) branch line in the same country as Forth and Clyde Junction Railway or in a different country? | different country | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Uxbridge (Vine Street) branch line was a railway line to Uxbridge in the historical English county of Middlesex, from the Great Western Railway main line at West Drayton. It opened in 1856 as a broad gauge single line, 2 1⁄2 miles (4 km) long. It was converted to standard gauge in 1871."
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d5d427500dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Can the Amazon Basin house all the inhabitants of Manaus? | Yes | text | [] | [
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"text": "Most of the state is tropical jungle; cities are clustered along navigable waterways and are accessible only by boat or plane. The capital and largest city is Manaus, a modern city of 2.1 million inhabitants in the middle of the jungle on the Amazon River 1,500 km upstream from the Atlantic Ocean."
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d5d427820dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which could have been seen first (in an earlier year); Fury at Gunsight pass or Fury (TV show retitled Brave Stallion)? | Fury, the TV show | text | [] | [
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"text": "Fury at Gunsight Pass is a 1956 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring David Brian, Neville Brand and Richard Long . Bank robbers hold townspeople hostage, threatening to kill one of them every thirty minutes until $35,000 from an earlier robbery, hidden by a deceased accomplice... |
d5d427d20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Can the height of Mount Siple at 3,110 meters match the thickness of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet? | Yes, the East Antarctic Ice Sheet can range in thickness between the average of 2200 meters and the thickest at 4700 meters. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Mount Siple is a potentially active Antarctic shield volcano, rising to 3,110 metres (10,203 ft) and dominating the northwest part of Siple Island, which is separated from the Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land, by the Getz Ice Shelf. Its youthful appearance strongly suggests that it last erupted in the ... |
d5d428220dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Los Glaciares National Park, Lanín National Park, and Monte León National Park are all located in what South American country? | Los Glaciares National Park, Lanín National Park, and Monte León National Park are all located in Argentina. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Established on 20 October 2004, it houses a representative sample of the steppe and Patagonian coast biodiversity in good state of conservation, as well as several paleontological sites of high value. It runs along 36 km (22 mi) of the southern Argentine Sea coastline."
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d5d428720dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What structure has crystals occurring along the close packed plane that differ from hexagonal close packed structures in stacking order? | Face-centered cubic structures. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Lattice configuration of the close packed slip plane in an fcc material. The arrow represents the Burgers vector in this dislocation glide system. Slip in face centered cubic (fcc) crystals occurs along the close packed plane. Specifically, the slip plane is of type {111}, and the direction is of typ... |
d5d428c20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did the country that had a military unit called the "8th Infantry Division" also develop the infantry tank? | The 8th Infantry Division was a British Division and the infantry tank was partially developed by the British. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both the First and Second World Wars."
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d5d428ea0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Were the Janissary corps in use when Mehmed II ruled? | Yes, Mehmed II ruled during the 15th century which is when the Janissary corps were active. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Mehmed II; (30 March 1432 – 3 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror, was an Ottoman sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and then later from February 1451 to May 1481."
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d5d429120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What sport is both played at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Memorial Stadium and the Boston College campus Alumni Stadium? | Football is both played there. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Eagles' home games are played at Alumni Stadium on the Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. In addition to success on the gridiron, Boston College football teams are consistently ranked among the nation's best for academic achievement and graduation."
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d5d429440dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What item might be found in a wall that makes an electrical connection, often using pins (or plug) that make contact first and last when inserted or removed, respectively? | Electrical Outlets are the place where plugs, or pins, are inserted making connections. | text | [] | [
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"text": "They also allow the creation of composite cable assemblies that can reduce equipment installation time by reducing the number of individual cable and connector assemblies. Some connectors are designed such that certain pins make contact before others when inserted, and break first on disconnection."
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d5d429940dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How is a virtual private server distinct from a virtual hosting service? | A virtual private server has its own copy of an operating system, while a virtual hosting service has copies of the same server on a single server. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Virtual hosting service, a form of web hosting service where more than one instance of the same web server is hosted on a single physical server. Another name for port forwarding used by some routers. Microsoft Virtual Server, a virtualization product produced by Microsoft based on Connectix technolo... |
d5d42a020dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What body of water touches both Norway and the country who's only land border is with England? | North Sea | text | [] | [
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"text": "Norway is located 190 miles (310 km) to the northeast of Scotland across the North Sea. The Atlantic Ocean, which fringes the coastline of western and northern Scotland and its islands, influences the temperate, maritime climate of the country."
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d5d42a520dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What did The Creatures and The Banshees both have in common? | they were bands | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Banshees embarked on a major tour to promote the album. A few dates into the tour in September, Morris and McKay left an in-store signing after an argument and quit the band. In need of replacements to fulfill tour dates, the Banshees' manager called drummer Budgie, formerly with the Slits, and a... |
d5d42a7a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which type of deer weighs about 125 to 301 pounds each and raises it's tail to signal a predator? | White tailed deer weight 125 to 301 pounds and raise their white tail to alert predators that they have been seen. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The deer can be recognized by the characteristic white underside to its tail. It raises its tail when it is alarmed to warn the predator that it has been detected. A population of white-tailed deer in New York is entirely white (except for areas like their noses and toes)—not albino —in color."
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d5d42aca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What types of success and growth did the Han dynasty have after it was established by Liu Bang? | Liu Bang himself reduced taxes and corvée and suppressed revolts by the lords of non-Liu vassal states, while the economy throughout the dynasty saw significant population growth and growth of trade and industry. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In 202 BC, Liu Bang emerged victorious following the Battle of Gaixia, unified most of China under his control, and established the Han dynasty with himself as the founding emperor. During his reign, Liu Bang reduced taxes and corvée, promoted Confucianism, and suppressed revolts by the lords of non-... |
d5d42af20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What book series is written by the author of the novel that Shout at the Devil directed by Peter Hunt was based on? | Wilbur Smith wrote the Courtney series. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Wilbur Smith is the bestselling author of many novels, each meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His bestselling Courtney series includes Assegai, The Sound of Thunder, Birds of Prey, Monsoon, and Blue Horizon."
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d5d42b1a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did the construction of the CCGS John Cabot begin before or after John Cabot University was founded? | after | text | [] | [
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"text": "John Cabot University is an independent liberal arts American university in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1972 and it offers undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, and study abroad programs to English-speaking students."
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d5d42b420dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which was released first, Take That & Party or Let's Go? | Take That & Party was released almost 2 years earlier. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Released on 17 August 1992 on RCA Records, it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and stayed in the UK Top 75 album chart for 73 weeks (one year, five months and one week). It was their only album not to reach number one until Wonderland peaked at number two in 2017."
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d5d42b880dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Why is it convenient to use a protein molecule in cells which works as a biological catalyst for commercial purposes? | It is convenient because small amounts of protein dissolve in the reaction so purification of the product is easier. | text | [] | [
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"text": "An enzyme is a protein molecule in cells which works as a biological catalyst. Enzymes speed up chemical reactions in the body, but do not get used up in the process, therefore can be used over and over again. Almost all biochemical reactions in living things need enzymes."
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d5d42bb00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the movie Steptoe and Son, when was the older titular character born? | 26 September, 1899 | text | [] | [
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d5d42c320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the chemical formula for the compound used as a food additive under the E number E510? | The formula for ammonium chloride is NH4Cl. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Ammonium chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula NH 4 Cl and a white crystalline salt that is highly soluble in water. Solutions of ammonium chloride are mildly acidic."
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d5d42c640dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of material are both used in the sculptural processes and creation of the Atlantean figures? | They were both made with stone. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Atlantean figures were made out of the available stone in the area they were created. Atlantean figures have been made using limestone, sandstone, and volcanic rock. They were carved by hand, presumably by multiple individuals at once."
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d5d42c8c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which centuries were the Lady of Arsuf in 1177 and Melisende of Tripoli born in? | They were both born in the 12th century. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Melisende (born before 1177) was the hereditary Lady of Arsuf from 1177 and the second wife of the powerful nobleman John of Ibelin, the lord of Beirut (1179–1236), who led the opposition to Emperor Frederick II when he tried to impose his authority in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Kingdom of Cypr... |
d5d42cb40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which country might you find both a Belisha beacon and a puffin crossing? | United Kingdom | text | [] | [
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"text": "A Belisha beacon / bəˈliːʃə / is an amber-coloured globe lamp atop a tall black and white pole, marking pedestrian crossings of roads in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and in other countries historically influenced by Britain such as Hong Kong, Malta, and Singapore."
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d5d42cdc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How is GHBP formed in humans for the hormone for which JAK2 is the primary signal transducer? | By post-translational modification after the complete transcription and translation of the growth hormone receptor (GHR) gene into the cell-surface receptor protein | text | [] | [
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"text": "JAK2 is the primary signal transducer for growth hormone. This gene encodes a protein that is a transmembrane receptor for growth hormone."
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d5d42d040dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Macaques of the non-Barbary type and the purple-faced langur both call which continent home? | Asia | text | [] | [
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"text": "Aside from humans (genus Homo ), the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from Japan to the Indian subcontinent, and in the case of the Barbary macaque ( Macaca sylvanus ), to North Africa and Southern Europe. Twenty-three macaque species are currently recognized."
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d5d42d540dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Panzer-Lehr-Division and The 24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS "Karstjäger" both served in what country's armed forces? | Germany's | text | [] | [
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d5d42d7c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Portuguese galleon São João Baptista was built how long before King Phillip I became ruler of Portugal? | The galleon was built approximately 50 years prior to the rule of Philip I. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The São João Baptista (English: Saint John the Baptist ), commonly known as the Botafogo, was a Portuguese galleon built in the 16th century, around 1530, considered the biggest and most powerful warship in the world by Portuguese, Castillian and Italian observers of the time."
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d5d42da40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Were Tomatoes part of the very Early diet of those living in India? | No | text | [] | [
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"text": "Early diet in India mainly consisted of legumes, vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy products, and honey. Staple foods eaten today include a variety of lentils ( dal ), whole-wheat flour ( aṭṭa ), rice, and pearl millet ( bājra ), which has been cultivated in the Indian subcontinent since 6200 BCE."
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d5d42dcc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What county is part of the boundary with Broward on State Road 852 and is to the east of Honey Hill Drive? | Miami-Dade County. | text | [] | [
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"text": "North of North 202nd Street (Honey Hill Drive) it divides Broward County and the city of Miramar to the west with unincorporated Miami-Dade County to the east, until it fully enters Broward County and Miramar just south of the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (State Road 821)."
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d5d42e3a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What chemical is central to many essential metabolic pathways in which one chemical is transformed through a series of steps into another chemical? | Carbohydrates. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Carbohydrates are central to many essential metabolic pathways. Plants synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water through photosynthesis, allowing them to store energy absorbed from the sunlight internally."
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d5d42e620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who was more likely to have spotted a new comet; Philip Fox or William Phillips? | Philip Fox | text | [] | [
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"text": "Philip Fox (March 7, 1878 – July 21, 1944) was an American astronomer and an officer in the U.S. Army. He was the first director of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, the first planetarium in the western hemisphere. Fox was born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas, by Simeon and Esther (née Butler) Fox."
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d5d42e8a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Between the rapper Too Short's first album and the Rap group U.N.L.V's album Uptown 4 Life, which album came out first? | Too Short's first album came out 13 years earlier. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The raps were mostly about guns, violence, and sex overlaying New Orleans bounce beats provided by Mannie Fresh. The group released one more album on Cash Money in 1996, titled Uptown 4 Life."
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d5d42eb20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many years before the Yemeni Civil War was the Republican Guard raised by the Yemen's Republican and Nasserist regime? | 30 years before the Yemeni Civil War. | text | [] | [
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d5d42ef80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What year was the criteria amended for the special designation that Lower Brandywine Creek has? | The Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act was amended in 1982. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers are rivers that are designated scenic according to the criteria of the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act (P.L. 1277, Act No. 283 as amended by Act 110, May 7, 1982). The scenic rivers are managed by a variety of State agencies and local conservancies."
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d5d42f2a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Musicologist Donald Tovey commented on the joyful mood of what song that was stimulated by reading a copy of The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis? | The Mass in D. | text | [] | [
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"text": "According to musicologist Donald Tovey, the joyful mood sustained in the Gloria is an example of the close attention which Smyth paid to matching the music to the religious meaning of every part of each movement's text. The Mass remains almost entirely in D minor or D major throughout."
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d5d42f8e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the New York state route that spans 222.27 miles of central and northern New York and has a southern terminus in Chenango designated a touring route? | No, NY 12 is not listed as a touring route. | text | [] | [
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d5d42fac0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are TV comedy drama Hotel Babylon and science fiction series Doctor Who both British? | Yes | text | [] | [
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"text": "The second season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 31 October 1964 with the story Planet of Giants and ended on 24 July 1965 with The Time Meddler. 37 of 39 episodes exist in the BBC archives; 2 episodes remain missing. As a result, only 1 serial is incomplete."
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d5d42fd40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Was the first oil well in the United States drilled during Washington Irving's lifetime? | Yes, Washington Irving was alive during August 27th, 1859. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century."
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"text": "August 27 – Edwin Drake drills the first oil well in the United States, near Titusville, Pennsylvania, starting the... |
d5d430240dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who rules the planetoid that shares a name of Colchuck Pass? | Aasgard or Asgard is the name of the planetoid that contains the realm of the dead and is ruled by Hela. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Aasgard Pass, officially identified as Colchuck Pass, (elevation 7,841 feet (2,390 m)) is a mountain pass on the east side of the Cascades in Washington 's Alpine Lakes Wilderness southwest of Leavenworth. It is the shorter and steeper of two primary hiking routes into the Enchantments, one of Washin... |
d5d4304c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many layers can the visibly blue layer of the sky be divided into? | Earth's atmosphere can be divided into five main layers. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Blue light is scattered more than other wavelengths by the gases in the atmosphere, surrounding Earth in a visibly blue layer when seen from space on board the ISS at an altitude of 335 km (208 mi). Composition of Earth's atmosphere by volume, excluding water vapor."
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d5d430740dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are there more, less, or the same amount of members within each judicial division of the Turkish Council of State as there are countries in the international Turkish Council? | There are the same amount of such members as such countries. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Currently within the Turkish Council of State there are 15 Divisions, 14 of them are judicial divisions and one of them is consultative division. In each division, there are at least 5 members including the Head of the Division. Judgments are delivered by an absolute majority."
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d5d4309c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which directionally named lights are the result of disturbances strong enough to alter trajectories of charged particles in solar wind? | Northern and Southern lights are the Auroras that change directions of particles of solar wind. | text | [] | [
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"text": "An aurora, also called polar light, northern light or southern light, is a natural light display in the sky. They are usually seen in the high latitudes ( Arctic and Antarctic) regions. Auroras are produced when the Earth's magnetosphere is disturbed by the solar wind ."
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d5d430c40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is a word for components used in solar panes to absorb electricity, changing light into energy to be used as electricity? | Photovoltaic cells capture energy from light or the sun and convert it to Electrical energy. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A solar cell or photovoltaic cell is a device that changes light energy into electricity. Photovoltaics are best known as a method for making electricity by using solar cells to change energy from the sun into a flow of electrons."
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d5d430ec0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did the May Days of 1937 that were part of the Spanish Civil War coincide with the celebration of May Day? | No, the May Days of 1937 took place between May 3 and 8, while May Day is celebrated on May 1st. | text | [] | [
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"text": "May Day is a public holiday usually celebrated on 1 May or the first Monday of May. It is an ancient festival of spring and a current traditional spring holiday in many European cultures."
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d5d431140dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which occurred earlier: The Battle for the Donbass or the War in Donbass? | The Battle for the Donbass | text | [] | [
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"text": "Georgia The Battle for the Donbasswas a military campaignof the Russian Civil Warthat lasted from January to May 1919, in which White forces repulsed attacks of the Red Army on the Don Host Oblastand occupied the Donbassregion after heavy fighting."
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d5d4313c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which is still more intoxicating and can cause you to lose sobriety; Southern Comfort or Powers Allen Boothe? | Southern Comfort | text | [] | [
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d5d431640dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which Colorado geological item spans more than 7000 mi2, the The San Juan Basin, or La Plata River? | The San Juan Basin | text | [] | [
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"text": "La Plata River ( Navajo: Tsé Dogoi Ńlíní) is a 70-mile-long (110 km) tributary to the San Juan River in La Plata County, Colorado, and San Juan County, New Mexico, United States."
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d5d4318c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which is more dangerous to mammals; Terpin or Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine? | Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine | text | [] | [
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"text": "Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine ( TETS) is an organic compound that is used as a rodenticide (rat poison). It is an odorless, tasteless white powder that is slightly soluble in water, DMSO and acetone, and insoluble in methanol and ethanol. TETS is a sulfamide derivative."
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d5d431b40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did both Lincolnshire and Lancashire have multiple parts to their counties? | Yes, Lincolnshire has three and Lancashire has two. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Lancashire is a county of England, in the northwest of the country. The county did not exist in 1086, for the Domesday Book, and was apparently first created in 1182, making it one of the youngest of the traditional counties. The historic county consisted of two separate parts. The main part runs alo... |
d5d431dc0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which is more frequently found in Wines in the United States; Pinot Meunier or Pinot noir? | Pinot noir is found more frequently in wine in the US. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pinot noir is a black grape, but can also be used to make rosé or white wine. When the grapes are brought to the winery and crushed, the juice is run off and removed from contact with the skin, leaving the color and flavor compounds from the skin behind."
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d5d432540dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | For which country did both Daniel Bernard and Bernard Pascal Maurice Lama play football? | They both played for teams in France. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Daniel Bernard (29 September 1949 – 9 April 2020) was a French professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper . Born in Paris, Bernard played club football for Paris-Neuilly, Rennes, Paris Saint-Germain, Brest and Monaco."
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d5d4327c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How old was Ann Dunham when she got a bachelor of arts degree in anthropology in 1967? | Ann Dunham was 25 years old when she got that degree. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Stanley Ann Dunham was born on November 29, 1942, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas, the only child of Madelyn Lee Payne and Stanley Armour Dunham. She was of predominantly English ancestry, with some Scottish, Welsh, Irish, German and Swiss."
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d5d432d60dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Why is the Macrocystis sometimes used by humans as food? | It is rich in iodine, potassium, and other minerals. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Macrocystis pyrifera, commonly known as giant kelp or giant bladder kelp, is a species of kelp (large brown algae ), and one of four species in the genus Macrocystis. Despite its appearance, it is not a plant; it is a heterokont."
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d5d4331c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Alfonso V of Aragon conquer the throne of Naples before or after the architect Tino da Camaino help enlarge the fortress described in documents as palatium in summitatae montanae Sancti Erasmi? | After | text | [] | [
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"text": "In 1329, using designs by the Sienese architect Tino da Camaino, king Robert of Naples enlarged the fortress described in documents as palatium in summitatae montanae Sancti Erasmi. Camaino also supervised construction of the adjacent Carthusian monastery of San Martino."
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d5d433440dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which US state has sections of both the Aqueduct Bridge and the Potomac River Bridge? | Virginia has sections of the Aqueduct Bridge and the Potomac River Bridge. | text | [] | [
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d5d4336c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which religion do the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mérida, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Cumaná and the Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey belong to? | Catholic | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ( Spanish: Catedral Basílica Menor de la Inmaculada Concepción de Mérida) or Metropolitan Cathedral of Mérida is a religious building of the Roman Catholic church located in the city of Mérida in western Venezuela, in the state of the same name, par... |
d5d433b20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many troops was Marshal Victor in charge of and which Russian General did he fight on 31 October 1812? | They were 22,000 troops and he fought against General Wittgenstein | text | [] | [
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"text": "Upon learning of the French defeat at Polotsk, Victor, the commander of the French IX corps which Napoleon had kept in reserve at Smolensk, marched northeast with 22,000 troops to restore the Dwina Line. At Chashniki, on the Ulla River, he united with elements of the II Corps, which was retreating fr... |
d5d4342a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In which document could you find both the Due process clause and Article Five of the Constitution? | US Constitution | text | [] | [
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"text": "In United States constitutional law, a Due Process Clause is found in both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, which prohibits arbitrary deprivation of life, liberty, or property by the government except as authorized by law."
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"text": "Article Five of t... |
d5d434840dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which continent can both the Quercus acutissima and Quercus glauca be found? | Quercus acutissima and Quercus glauca can both be found in Asia. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Quercus acutissima, the sawtooth oak, is an Asian species of oak native to China (including Tibet), Korea, Japan, Indochina (Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia) and the Himalayas (Nepal, Bhutan, northeastern India). It is widely planted in many lands and has become naturalized in parts of North Ame... |
d5d434ac0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is Branson, MO located in the same county as Young Conservation Area? | No, Branson is in Taney County and Young Conservation Area is in Jefferson County. | text | [] | [
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d5d434e80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Historically, members of the Imperial army of the country that would refer to a "collar patch" as a Kragenpatte or Kragenspiegel would wear what color? | Prussian Blue | text | [] | [
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"text": "Formerly most infantry regiments in the German Imperial Army wore \" Prussian blue \" tunics, although Bavarian units had light blue and jägers dark green. Cavalry uniforms were of a wide range of colors."
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d5d435380dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Oxford Parliament assembled during same time period as a Scottish civil war between whom? | The Parliament assembled from 1644 to 1645 which coincided with a Scottish civil war being fought in the same time period between .Scottish Royalists and the Covenanters. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Oxford Parliament (also known as the King's Oxford Parliament or Mongrel Parliament) was the Parliament assembled by King Charles I for the first time on 22 January 1644 and adjourned for the last time on 10 March 1645, with the purpose of being an instrument of the Royalist war campaign."
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d5d435d80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What country's music inspired both The Dubliners and the Fureys? | Ireland | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Fureys are an Irish male folk band originally formed in 1974. The group consisted initially of four brothers who grew up in Ballyfermot, Dublin. Eddie, Finbar, Paul and George Furey are of Irish Traveller heritage. Two of the band's singles have been number one hits in Ireland, and two of their a... |
d5d436000dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the history of German settlement, what two regions had concentrations of Germans along the line? | The Danube basin between Hungary, Croatia and Serbia and along the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea | text | [] | [
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"text": "As a consequence, German settlement accelerated along the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. These areas, centered around Gdańsk (Danzig) and Königsberg, remained one of the largest closed German settlement area outside the Holy Roman Empire ."
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"text": "The majority of Germans in the ... |
d5d436280dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which French word applies to metamorphic and magmatic rock that changed about 280 to 400 million years ago? | Massif is the French term identifying massive metamorphic and magmatic rock formations. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The massif is a smaller structural unit of the crust than a tectonic plate and is considered the fourth largest driving force in geomorphology. The word is taken from French (in which the word also means \"massive\"), where it is used to refer to a large mountain mass or compact group of connected mo... |
d5d4365a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are either of the cities that the Paris Fire Brigade provides fire protection to a city that the 18th Engineer Brigade of the United States Army are headquartered in? | Neither of those cities host the headquarters of the 18th Engineer Brigade of the United States Army. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 18th Engineer Brigade (Theater Army) is an engineer brigade of the United States Army. It is currently a subordinate unit of 21st Sustainment Command (Theater) and is headquartered at Conn Barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany."
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d5d437220dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What number is the route of both the CA state highway connecting Terminal Island to the mainland in the Los Angeles area and the route that enters Dennis Township upon crossing Sluice Creek? | 47. | text | [] | [
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"text": "State Route 47 ( SR 47) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, connecting Terminal Island to the mainland in the Los Angeles area. From its south end at I-110 in San Pedro, it heads east across the Vincent Thomas Bridge to the island and the end of state maintenance."
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d5d4374a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who reigned first: Caliph Mu'awiya or Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik? | Caliph Mu'awiya reigned first. | text | [] | [
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"text": "He held administrative and military posts under Caliph Mu'awiya I ( r. 661–680 ), founder of the Umayyad Caliphate, and his own father, Caliph Marwan I ( r. 684–685 )."
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"text": "Maslama was the son of the Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ( r. 724–743) and the latter's wife Umm Haki... |
d5d437720dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which has more miles of track, Michigan's rail system or the Lake State Railway Company? | Michigan's rail system | text | [] | [
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d5d4379a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How long ago did everything that exists and has existed begin? | The Universe began about 13.82 billion years ago. | text | [] | [
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d5d438080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Between Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2008 World Snooker Championship and the York City F.C. in the Conference Premier, which placed higher in their respective tournaments? | Ronnie O'Sullivan, because he finished first place in the 2008 World Snooker Championship and the York City F.C. finished 14th place. | text | [] | [
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d5d4383a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | To what country does the Northwest Territories' Acasta Gneiss and the Innuitian Region's Queen Elizabeth Islands belong to? | They are from Canada. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Innuitian Region is a physiographic division of Canada's far north. It is one of three physiographic divisions of the Arctic Lands physiographic region, along with the Arctic Coastal Plain, and the Arctic Lowlands. The Queen Elizabeth Islands comprise most of the region, which is also considered ... |
d5d438620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is Lunenburg County in the same country as the Kodiak Archipelago is? | No, the former is in Canada and the latter is in the US | text | [] | [
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"text": "Oak Island is a 57-hectare (140-acre) privately owned island in Lunenburg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The tree-covered island is one of about 360 small islands in Mahone Bay and rises to a maximum of 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level."
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d5d438da0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What genre of music did Biggy and Walter Scott perform? | Bigger performed American Rap and Walter Scott performed Missouri-based rock 'n' roll. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Walter Simon Notheis, Jr. (February 7, 1943 – December 27, 1983), best remembered by his stage name of Walter Scott, was an American singer who fronted Bob Kuban and The In-Men, a St. Louis, Missouri -based rock 'n' roll band that had brief national popularity during the 1960s."
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d5d4395c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Do linear descents also include people who have general ethnic heritage? | No | text | [] | [
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d5d439de0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which chemical component is present in both Nitric Acid and Gastric Acid? | H - Hydrogen | text | [] | [
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"text": "Hydrogen chloride, in the form of hydrochloric acid, is a major component of gastric acid . Hydrogen fluoride, chloride and bromide are also volcanic gases . The direct reaction of hydrogen with fluorine and chlorine gives hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen chloride, respectively."
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d5d43a060dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What branch of government in Australia does the same thing as The Judiciary of Rivers State? | judiciary | text | [] | [
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"text": "The doctrine of the separation of powers in Australia divides the institutions of government into three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The legislature makes the laws; the executive put the laws into operation; and the judiciary interprets the laws."
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d5d43a2e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Cryllic examples of what phrase meaning a sequence of letters were sometimes used for the sound of Latin in assimilated words? | Digraphs. | text | [] | [
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"text": "⟨ дж ⟩ is a digraph or sequence of letters, depending on the language. It is used in many languages, such as Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Belarusian, to write a sound [ dʒ] or in Russian to write [ dʐ] (In standard Russian pronunciation, this is two separate sounds rather than an affricate consonant .)"
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d5d43a560dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are the differences between the ammunition of the Vya autocannon and the Sergei weapon? | The Sergei uses steel casings while the VYa uses brass cases. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The weapon is known in the Finnish forces colloquially as Sergei . The 23 mm AA gun utilizes the same 23x152B case as the wartime VYa aircraft autocannon."
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"text": "The 23 mm AA gun utilizes the same 23x152B case as the wartime VYa aircraft autocannon. Due to different loadings and prime... |
d5d43a880dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What joins members of the military branch that runs the Air Facility Quantico, Virginia in planning of fire missions in the support of that branch's infantry? | The NGLO | text | [] | [
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"text": "Nicknamed \"Nighthawks\", HMX-1 is headquartered at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, Virginia, and maintains detachments at Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling in Washington, D.C. and Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility in Maryland ."
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"text": "The NGLO is responsible for the Shore Fire Con... |
d5d43ab00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What's the top professional division in Mexico for its most popular sport? | The Liga MX | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Liga MX ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈliɣa ˈeme ˈekis]) ( Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons with BBVA through its Mexican subsidiary BBVA México ), is the top professional football division of the Mexican football league system. Administered by the Mexican Football Federation, the league comprise... |
d5d43b000dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which is the fifth book of the New Testament has its early chapters, set in Jerusalem? | The Acts of the Apostles. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Acts of the Apostles ( Koinē Greek: Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, Práxeis Apostólōn; Latin: Actūs Apostolōrum ), often referred to simply as Acts, or formally the Book of Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian church and the spread of its message to the Roman... |
d5d43b500dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did Columba create "The Irish Church Missions to the Roman Catholics"? | No, Columba died in 597 while "The Irish Church Missions to the Roman Catholics" was not formed until 1849. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Columba (7 December 521 – 9 June 597) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the re... |
d5d43bc80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which family contains more musicians; Baldwin or Statler? | Statler | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Baldwin family are American relatives, who, by birth, marriage or partnership, include professional performers, as well as the four acting siblings of Alec, Daniel, William and Stephen, who otherwise are known collectively as the Baldwin brothers."
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"text": "The Statler Brothers, Amer... |
d5d43bf00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the first king of the Polish state as founded in 1025 remembered with the same honorific as the legendary founder of the Xia Dynasty? | No | text | [] | [
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"text": "According to tradition, the Xia dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great, after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors, gave the throne to him. In the traditional historiography, the Xia was later succeeded by the Shang dynasty ."
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d5d43c180dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many months after the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment was assembled did the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment assemble? | The 11th Pennsylvania Regiment was put together in September 1776, 9 months after the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 4th Pennsylvania Regiment, first known as the 3rd Pennsylvania Battalion, was raised on December 9, 1775, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for service with the Continental Army. The regiment was assigned to Thomas Mifflin 's brigade in the main army on June 26, 1776. Part of the unit was captured a... |
d5d43c400dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The study of the Japanese word meaning form typically begins around what belt level? | Green belt level | text | [] | [
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"text": "Kata is a Japanese word ( 型 or 形) meaning literally \"form\" referring to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements made to be practised alone, and can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practised in Japanese martial arts as a way to memorize and perfec... |
d5d43c9a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did the American Video Awards and the Countdown awards ceremony both hold events in 1986? | Yes, the American Video Awards was active from 1983-87 and Countdown held a ceremony on 14 April 1986. | text | [] | [
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"text": "ARIA provided peer voting for some awards, while Countdown provided coupons in the related Countdown Magazine for viewers to vote for populist awards. At the 1985 Countdown awards ceremony, held on 14 April 1986, fans of INXS and Uncanny X-Men scuffled during the broadcast and as a result ARIA decide... |
d5d43cb80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What shape are both the Taramandal and the Saptarishi? | Circles, wheels. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Saptarishi wheels, released on September 28, 2017, are a collectible item that can be used to customize a player's battle-car. They provide no advantages while in use and are purely cosmetic. There is a random chance to get them from the Accelerator Crate, or by trading up 5 very rare items from ... |
d5d43ce00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Did the name "Sindh" originate from the same country as the Romani? | The Romani are said to originate from India while "Sindh" originates from Pakistan. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Many report in extracts from popular literature that Romani emerged from the North-west regions of India, rather than from Central India. Features of phonological developments which emerged during the early transition stage from Old to Middle Indic prove that the history of Romani began in Central In... |
d5d43d080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are Dual norms used in making linear maps? | They are. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A linear map V → K with K viewed as a one-dimensional vector space over itself is called a linear functional. These statements generalize to any left-module RM over a ring R without modification, and to any right-module upon reversing of the scalar multiplication."
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"text": "In functional... |
d5d43d800dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Between the 2008 PGA Championship and the 2008 Masters, which event had the closest score between the winner and the runner-up? | The 2008 PGA Championship | text | [] | [
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"text": "The 2008 PGA Championship was the 90th PGA Championship, played from August 7–10 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Pádraig Harrington won his second consecutive major and third overall, two strokes ahead of runners-up Ben Curtis and Sergio Gar... |
d5d43da80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What kind of syntax does Common Object Request Broker Architecture and DOM use? | Object oriented. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Document Object Model, a cross-platform and language-independent application programming interface Dioctyl maleate, a chemical compound used in the manufacture of surfactants"
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"text": "The Common Object Request Broker Architecture ( CORBA) is a standard defined by the Object Management G... |
d5d43dd00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | If you needed to check on the score for your favorite team, where would you be most likely to get the information; WINE (AM) or KGBZ-LP? | WINE (AM) | text | [] | [
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"text": "KGBZ-LP (102.5 FM, \"Ondas de Vida\") is a low-power radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Madras, Oregon, United States, the station is currently owned by Central Oregon Educational Radio Corporation."
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d5d43e160dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Rigetti Computing develops what component that for the computer that uses Quil as instruction set architecture? | Quantum integrated circuits | text | [] | [
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"text": "Rigetti Computing is a Berkeley, California -based developer of quantum integrated circuits used for quantum computers. The company also develops a cloud platform called Forest that enables programmers to write quantum algorithms."
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"text": "It was introduced by the QCA Lab at TUDelft . Q... |
d5d43e660dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What sort of creatures are Brachypelma and Araneus cavaticus? | Brachypelma and Araneus cavaticus are spiders. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Araneus cavaticus, commonly known as the barn spider, is a common orb-weaver spider native to North America. They are around three-quarters of an inch (20 mm) in length and are usually yellow and brown in color. They often construct their webs in wooden human structures, hence their common name."
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d5d43e8e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who announced a provisional list of players for the UEFA Euro 2012 squads first, Bert van Marwijk or Blokhin? | Bert van Marwijk | text | [] | [
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"text": "On 7 May 2012, Bert van Marwijk named a provisional list of 36 players for the tournament. However, Erik Pieters was forced to pull out of the squad shortly after the announcement with a foot injury. On 15 May 2012, Van Marwijk reduced his squad to 27 players. On 26 May 2012, Van Marwijk announced hi... |
d5d43ed40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is unique about the cones of the largest tree in the Pinus species? | It has the longest cones of any conifer. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The sugar pine is the tallest and largest Pinus species, commonly growing to 40–60 meters (130–195 ft) tall, exceptionally to 82 m (269 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of 1.5–2.5 m (4 ft 11 in–8 ft 2 in), exceptionally 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)."
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"text": "Sugar pine is notable for having the lo... |
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