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Via Giulia and Watling are both what?
Streets.
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[ { "text": "Via Giulia is a street in the historic centre of Rome, mostly in rione Regola, although its northern part belongs to rione Ponte. It was one of the first important urban planning projects in Renaissance Rome. Via Giulia was projected by Pope Julius II but the original plan was only partially carried out." }, { "text": "It runs for about 252 miles (406 km) (including sections concurrent with other designations) from London to the Irish Sea at the ferry port of Holyhead. In many parts the route follows that of the Roman Iter II route which later took the Anglo-Saxon name Watling Street ." } ]
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What is the highest volcano on the island that Drosophila silvestris is native to?
Mauna Kea is the highest volcano on the island of Hawaii, the island that Drosophila silvestris is native to.
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[ { "text": "Drosophila silvestris is a large species of fly in the family Drosophilidae that are primarily black with yellow spots. As a rare species of fruit fly endemic to Hawaii (“the Big Island”), the fly often experiences reproductive isolation." }, { "text": "Mauna Kea (/ˌmɔːnə ˈki.ə/ or /ˌmaʊnə ˈki.ə/, Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈkɛjə]) is a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in the state of Hawaiʻi and second-highest peak of an island on Earth." } ]
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The Pacific Ocean's magnificent star belongs to what genus characterised by having long arms with pointed tips fringed with spines?
Luidia.
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[ { "text": "Luidia is a genus of starfish in the family Luidiidae in which it is the only genus. Species of the family have a cosmopolitan distribution. Members of the genus are characterised by having long arms with pointed tips fringed with spines." }, { "text": "Luidia magnifica, the magnificent star, is a species of starfish in the family Luidiidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean. The magnificent star usually has 10 long, tapering arms with pointed tips though there are occasionally 11 arms." } ]
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What is a.Gray Dryopteris cristata and what is it used for?
A.Gray Dryopteris cristata is a species of fern native to wetlands throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is known that this plant has been used as an anti-microbial agent; for example, root extracts from D. cristata (as well as the kindred species D. arguta) has been shown efficacious in expelling intestinal parasites from certain mammals.
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[ { "text": "A.Gray Dryopteris cristata is a species of fern native to wetlands throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is known as crested wood fern or crested buckler-fern." }, { "text": "It is known that this plant has been used as an anti-microbial agent; for example, root extracts from D. cristata (as well as the kindred species D. arguta) has been shown efficacious in expelling intestinal parasites from certain mammals" } ]
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Binchō-tan is a type of a thing that the Bamboo variety of has what two types of?
Raw bamboo charcoal and bamboo briquette charcoal
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[ { "text": "Binchō-tan ( Japanese: 備長炭 ), also called white charcoal or binchō-zumi, is a type of charcoal traditionally used in Japanese cooking. Its use dates to the Edo period, when, during the Genroku era, a craftsman named Bichū-ya Chōzaemon ( 備中屋 長左衛門) began to produce it in Tanabe, Wakayama." }, { "text": "Bamboo charcoal is made of bamboo by means of a pyrolysis process. According to the types of raw material, bamboo charcoal can be classified as raw bamboo charcoal and bamboo briquette charcoal. Raw bamboo charcoal is made of bamboo plant parts such as culms, branches, and roots." } ]
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What star in the constellation of Andromeda was considered by Ptolemy to be shared by the constellation of Pegasus?
Ptolemy considered Alpha Andromedae, the brightest star in the constellation of Andromeda, to be shared by Pegasus.
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[ { "text": "Alpha Andromedae ( α Andromedae, abbreviated Alpha And or α And ), officially named Alpheratz / ælˈfɪəræts /, is located 97 light-years from the Sun and is the brightest star in the constellation of Andromeda. Located immediately northeast of the constellation of Pegasus, it is the upper left star of the Great Square of Pegasus." }, { "text": "α Andromedae (Latinised to Alpha Andromedae) is the star's Bayer designation. Ptolemy considered Alpha Andromedae to be shared by Pegasus, and Johann Bayer assigned it a designation in both constellations: Alpha Andromedae (α And) and Delta Pegasi (δ Peg). When the modern constellation boundaries were fixed in 1930, the latter designation dropped from use.[15]" } ]
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The ammonium salt of orthophosphoric acid is what kind of group derived from a phosphoric acid?
A phosphate.
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[ { "text": "[NH4+] Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). ?) Ammonium phosphate is the inorganic compound with the formula (NH 4) 3 PO 4. It is the ammonium salt of orthophosphoric acid." }, { "text": "In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid. It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative of orthophosphoric acid H 4 . . Removal of one or two protons gives the dihydrogen phosphate ion [H" } ]
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In computer programming, what is the usual way to reference the storage location containing some known or unknown quantity of information?
The variable name is the usual way to reference the stored value.
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[ { "text": "In computer programming, a variable or scalar is a storage location (identified by a memory address) paired with an associated symbolic name, which contains some known or unknown quantity of information referred to as a value." }, { "text": "The variable name is the usual way to reference the stored value, in addition to referring to the variable itself, depending on the context. This separation of name and content allows the name to be used independently of the exact information it represents." } ]
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What bacterium that is normally found on this skin is part of genus that is Gram-positive?
Staphylococcus
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[ { "text": "Staphylococcus epidermidis is a bacterium that is normally on the skin. If someone has a disease that makes his or her immune system work badly, this bacterium might give him or her an infection. Staphylococcus saprophyticus can cause urinary tract infections in women." }, { "text": "Staphylococcus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Staphylococcaceae from the order Bacillales. Under the microscope, they appear spherical ( cocci ), and form in grape -like clusters. Staphylococcus species are facultative anaerobic organisms (capable of growth both aerobically and anaerobically)." } ]
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When was the fourth-largest city in the Danube basin first mentioned in the historical record?
Munich, the fourth-largest city in the Danube basin, was first mentioned in the historical record in 1158.
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[ { "text": "The fourth-largest city in its basin is Munich, the capital of Bavaria, standing on the Isar River. The Danube river basin is home to fish species such as pike, zander, huchen, Wels catfish, burbot and tench. It is also home to a large diversity of carp and sturgeon, as well as salmon and trout." }, { "text": "Straddling the banks of the River Isar (a tributary of the Danube) north of the Bavarian Alps, it is the seat of the Bavarian administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the most densely populated municipality in Germany (4,500 people per km2). Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialect area, after the Austrian capital of Vienna.The city was first mentioned in 1158." } ]
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What is another name for the oil that consists of inorganic compounds and char?
Tight oil is another name for shale oil which consists of inorganic compounds and char.
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[ { "text": "Tight oil (also known as shale oil, shale-hosted oil or light tight oil, abbreviated LTO) is light crude oil contained in petroleum -bearing formations of low permeability, often shale or tight sandstone." }, { "text": "In addition, oil shale processing produces spent oil shale, which is a solid residue. Spent shale consists of inorganic compounds ( minerals) and char —a carbonaceous residue formed from kerogen. Burning the char off the spent shale produces oil shale ash." } ]
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Do Forest Hills and Capitol Hill have the same type of land or water to the east of them, or are they different types of land or water?
They are different types of land or water.
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[ { "text": "Forest Hills is a residential neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States, bounded by Connecticut Avenue NW to the west, Rock Creek Park to the east, Chevy Chase to the north, and Tilden Street NW to the south." }, { "text": "To the east of Capitol Hill lies the Anacostia River, to the north is the H Street corridor, to the south are the Southeast/Southwest Freeway and the Washington Navy Yard, and to the west are the National Mall and the city's central business district." } ]
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What nation's troops encompassed the "Friuli" and the "Cremona" in the area that had the Mare Ligusticum seas surrounding it in Roman times?
Italy.
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[ { "text": "The Italian troops grew to encompass two Army Divisions (the \"Friuli\" and the \"Cremona\" ), two coastal Divisions (the Italian 225 Coastal Division and the Italian 226 Coastal Division ), eight battalions of Fascist Militia, and some units of Military Police and Carabinieri." }, { "text": "In Roman times the sea surrounding Corsica on the north and west was called the Mare Ligusticum, that to the east was the Mare Tyrrhenum and the strait separating the island from Sardinia to the south was the Fretum Gallicum." } ]
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Transferrin receptor, TfR2 and Lactoferrin are all types of what?
Proteins
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[ { "text": "Transferrin receptor 2 ( TfR2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TFR2 gene. This protein is involved in the uptake of transferrin -bound iron into cells by endocytosis, although its role is minor compared to transferrin receptor 1 ." }, { "text": "Transferrin receptor ( TfR) is a carrier protein for transferrin. It is needed for the import of iron into the cell and is regulated in response to intracellular iron concentration. It imports iron by internalizing the transferrin-iron complex through receptor-mediated endocytosis." }, { "text": "Lactoferrin ( LF ), also known as lactotransferrin ( LTF ), is a multifunctional protein of the transferrin family. Lactoferrin is a globular glycoprotein with a molecular mass of about 80 kDa that is widely represented in various secretory fluids, such as milk, saliva, tears, and nasal secretions." } ]
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Are both acridine and capsaicin derived from the same source?
No, acridine is separated from coal tar and capsaicin is produced by chili peppers.
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[ { "text": "Acridine is separated from coal tar by extracting with dilute sulfuric acid. Addition of potassium dichromate to this solution precipitates acridine bichromate. The bichromate is decomposed using ammonia . Acridine and its derivatives can be prepared by many synthetic processes." }, { "text": "It is a chemical irritant for mammals, including humans, and produces a sensation of burning in any tissue with which it comes into contact. Capsaicin and several related alkaloids are called capsaicinoids and are produced as secondary metabolites by chili peppers, probably as deterrents against certain mammals and fungi." } ]
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In the national park that has a Scenic Trails Historic District, what was known as the first National Park Service building?
The Old Administration Building.
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[ { "text": "/  37.62556°N 112.16389°W  / 37.62556; -112.16389 The Bryce Canyon National Park Scenic Trails Historic District is a historic trail system in the central part of Bryce Canyon National Park in southwestern Garfield County, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)." }, { "text": "The Old Administration Building at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, U.S.A., also known as the Bryce Canyon Nature Museum, was the first National Park Service building built within the park." } ]
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The Temne people have roughly the same population as what people who belong to a larger group of Mande peoples who live throughout West Africa?
The Mende
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[ { "text": "Some of the major cities with significant Mende populations include Bo, Kenema, Kailahun, and Moyamba . The Mende belong to a larger group of Mande peoples who live throughout West Africa." }, { "text": "The Temne people (also spelled Themne) are one of the two largest ethnic groups in Sierra Leone; their neighbours, the Mende people, have roughly the same population. Temne each account for slightly more than 30% of the total population [1]." } ]
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Cysteine proteases degrade what, which Papain belongs to a family of?
Proteins
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[ { "text": "Cysteine proteases, also known as thiol proteases, are hydrolase enzymes that degrade proteins. These proteases share a common catalytic mechanism that involves a nucleophilic cysteine thiol in a catalytic triad or dyad." }, { "text": "Papain belongs to a family of related proteins with a wide variety of activities, including endopeptidases, aminopeptidases, dipeptidyl peptidases and enzymes with both exo- and endopeptidase activity. Members of the papain family are widespread, found in baculoviruses, eubacteria, yeast, and practically all protozoa, plants and mammals." } ]
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The first phases of what, which caused the seaward tilting of the sedimentary strata of Salto del Fraile Formation in Peru, in the Jurassic and Early Cretaceous were characterized by extensional tectonics, rifting, the development of back-arc basins and the emplacement of large batholiths?
Andean orogeny
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[ { "text": "The seaward tilting of the sedimentary strata of Salto del Fraile Formation in Peru was caused by the Andean orogeny. Long before the Andean orogeny the northern half of Peru was subject of the accretion of terranes in the Neoproterozoic and Paleozoic. Andean orogenic deformation in northern Peru can be traced to the Albian (Early Cretaceous)." }, { "text": "The Paleozoic Pampean, Famatinian and Gondwanan orogenies are the immediate precursors to the later Andean orogeny. The first phases of Andean orogeny in the Jurassic and Early Cretaceous were characterized by extensional tectonics, rifting, the development of back-arc basins and the emplacement of large batholiths." } ]
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Beet curly top virus and Curtovirus both infect what?
Plants
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[ { "text": "Curly top disease in spinach can be caused by Beet curly top virus, Pepper curly top virus, or Spinach curly top virus. Other curly top curtoviruses include Beet severe curly top virus, Beet mild curly top virus, and Horseradish curly top virus. Turnip curly top virus may also be a species of Curtovirus." }, { "text": "Curtovirus is a genus of ssDNA viruses, in the family Geminiviridae. Dicotyledonous plants serve as natural hosts. Curtoviruses are transmitted by leafhoppers. The type species is Beet curly top virus. Diseases associated with this genus include: Curly top disease." } ]
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Aiguebelette-le-Lac is a commune in a department whose name is what in Italian?
Aiguebelette-le-Lac is a commune in the department of Savoie, whose name in Italian is Savoia.
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[ { "text": "Aiguebelette-le-Lac, a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France Estavayer-le-Lac, a former municipality of the canton of Fribourg, situated on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel Ferrières-le-Lac, a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France" }, { "text": "Savoie (pronounced [savwa]; Franco-Provençal: Savouè; Italian: Savoia [saˈvɔːja]; English: Savoy /səˈvɔɪ/) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2017, Savoie had a population of 431,174." } ]
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As of 2016, roughly 36.21% of the US is covered in what, an example of which contains seven official wilderness areas that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System inside it?
Forests
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[ { "text": "The two tallest waterfalls in Southern California, Big Falls and Bonita Falls, are located in the San Bernardino National Forest. There are seven official wilderness areas lying within San Bernardino National Forest that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System." }, { "text": "As of 2016, roughly 36.21% (about one-third of the U.S.) is forested.[2] Excluding the U.S. territories, forested land in the U.S. covers roughly 818,814,000 acres (3,313,622 square kilometers).[2] As of 2005, the United States ranked seventh in the rate of loss of its old growth forests.[3]" } ]
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The Letts nitrile synthesis is a reaction that forms what, groups of which can be hydrolyzed, reduced, or ejected from a molecule as a cyanide ion?
Nitrile
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[ { "text": "The Letts nitrile synthesis is a chemical reaction of aromatic carboxylic acids with metal thiocyanates to form nitriles. The reaction includes the loss of carbon dioxide and potassium hydrosulfide." }, { "text": "A nitrile group can be hydrolyzed, reduced, or ejected from a molecule as a cyanide ion. The hydrolysis of nitriles RCN proceeds in the distinct steps under acid or base treatment to first give carboxamides RC (=O)NH 2 and then carboxylic acids RCOOH. The hydrolysis of nitriles to carboxylic acids is efficient." } ]
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What does it mean when you lessen the complexity of a musical arrangement to accommodate a single instrument or a smaller orchestra?
It means you are making a reduction.
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[ { "text": "An orchestral reduction is a sheet music arrangement of a work originally for full symphony orchestra (such as a symphony, overture, or opera), rearranged for a single instrument (typically piano or organ ), a smaller orchestra, or a chamber ensemble with or without a keyboard (e.g. a string quartet )." }, { "text": "In music, a reduction is an arrangement or transcription of an existing score or composition in which complexity is lessened to make analysis, performance, or practice easier or clearer; the number of parts may be reduced or rhythm may be simplified, such as through the use of block chords ." } ]
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Stations that are located within the Free Fare Zone are found in what city that is serviced by the Trolley light rail station?
Salt Lake City.
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[ { "text": "Many of the Downtown Salt Lake City stations are located within the Free Fare Zone which allows riders that both enter and exit TRAX and/or UTA buses service within the Zone to ride with no charge." }, { "text": "Trolley is a light rail station in the Central City neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States serviced by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authority 's (UTA) TRAX light rail system. The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah to the Daybreak Community of South Jordan ." } ]
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The lake that is 266 meters deep and 28 kilometers long, and the ruins of Dallol sulfur mine are both found in what country?
Ethiopia.
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[ { "text": "Ruins of the town of Dallol, Ethiopia, an abandoned Italian sulfur mine. /  14.2388972°N 40.2932639°E  / 14.2388972; 40.2932639 /  14.2388972°N 40.2932639°E  / 14.2388972; 40.2932639 Dallol ( Amharic: ዳሎል) is a locality in the Dallol woreda of northern Ethiopia." }, { "text": "The lake is 28 kilometers long and 12 wide, with a surface area of 329 square kilometers. It has a maximum depth of 266 meters and is at an elevation of 1,558 meters. As such, it is the deepest of Ethiopia's Rift Valley lakes ." } ]
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FPTP and MMPR are both used for what?
Elections
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[ { "text": "The constituency representatives are elected using first-past-the-post voting (FPTP) or another plurality/majoritarian system. The nationwide or region-wide party representatives are, in most jurisdictions, drawn from published party lists, similar to party-list proportional representation." }, { "text": "Mixed-member proportional representation ( MMP or MMPR) is a mixed electoral system in which voters get two votes: one to decide the representative for their single-seat constituency, and one for a political party." } ]
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Civilizations that formed along the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers in what age can be traced back to around 10,000 BC?
Neolithic age
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[ { "text": "The Neolithic age in China can be traced back to about 10,000 BC. The earliest evidence of cultivated rice, found by the Yangtze River, is carbon-dated to 8,000 years ago. Early evidence for proto-Chinese millet agriculture is radiocarbon-dated to about 7000 BC." }, { "text": "However, Neolithic civilizations originated at various cultural centers along both the Yellow River and Yangtze River. These Yellow River and Yangtze civilizations arose millennia before the Shang. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest civilizations and is regarded as one of the cradles of civilization." } ]
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What weapon has four modes that can be chosen by means of a selector switch?
SIG 550.
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[ { "text": "The SIG 550 has four modes: safe (at which the rifle cannot be fired; S), one round (1), three-round burst (3) and full automatic (obscured by the switch lever). Selective fire means the capability of a weapon to be adjusted to fire in semi-automatic, burst mode, and/or fully automatic firing mode." }, { "text": "Selective fire means the capability of a weapon to be adjusted to fire in semi-automatic, burst mode, and/or fully automatic firing mode. The modes are chosen by means of a selector switch, which varies depending on the weapon's design." } ]
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The masculine Milan and Rostislav are both names from what language?
Slavic.
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[ { "text": "Milan ( Cyrillic: Милан) is a common Slavic male name and less commonly, a Roman name. It is derived from the Slavic element mil, with meanings kind, loving, and gracious. Milan was originally a diminutive or nickname for those whose Slavic names began with \"Mil-\"." }, { "text": "Slava is a common nickname for masculine Slavic names ending with \"-slav\", e.g. Vyacheslav, Stanislav, Yaroslav, Sviatoslav, Rostislav, Mstislav or feminine Slavic names ending with \"-slava\", e.g. Miroslava, Yaroslava. Notable people best known under this short name are:" } ]
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The term that describes a method of socioeconomic analysis known as historical materialism was popularized by whom?
The term Marxism was popularized by Karl Kautsky.
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[ { "text": "Marxism is a method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to understand class relations and social conflict as well as a dialectical perspective to view social transformation." }, { "text": "The term Marxism was popularized by Karl Kautsky, who considered himself an orthodox Marxist during the dispute between the orthodox and revisionist followers of Marx.[14]:18–19 Kautsky's revisionist rival Eduard Bernstein also later adopted use of the term.[14]:18–19" } ]
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The Hungarian manual alphabet is what type of language?
Sign language
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[ { "text": "The most common is the one-handed alphabet near the face, but an adapted LSF -style alphabet is sometimes employed. Hungarian manual alphabet primarily used. Alternate Hungarian manual alphabet inspired by LSF." }, { "text": "The French manual alphabet is an alphabet used for French Sign Language (LSF), both to distinguish LSF words and to sign French words in LSF. These are largely similar to the letters of the American manual alphabet." } ]
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What country with the mistral primarily affecting Provence, has a European Parliament constituency with the Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions?
France.
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[ { "text": "In France, the mistral particularly affects Provence, Languedoc east of Montpellier, as well as all of the Rhône Valley from Lyon to Marseille, and as far southeast as Corsica and Sardinia." }, { "text": "For elections in the European Union, East France is a European Parliament constituency. It consists of the regions of Grand Est, and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté . Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won." } ]
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Ward No. 133, Ward No. 135 and Ward No. 85 are all names of what?
Administrative divisions of Kolkata Municipal Corporation
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[ { "text": "Ward No. 135, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 15, covering parts of Garden Reach (Bichali Ghat-Mudiali, Paharpur Road, Garden Reach Road) neighbourhood in the Indian state of West Bengal." }, { "text": "Ward No. 85, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 8, covering parts of Ballygunge ( Deshapriya Park) neighbourhood in South Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal ." }, { "text": "Ward No. 133, Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No. 15, covering parts of Garden Reach (Akshay Kanan) neighbourhood in the Indian state of West Bengal ." } ]
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Why might it not be worthwhile for a plaintiff to act in bad faith during a case?
There are regulations in place in which courts have the authority to act in cases of bad faith and legal costs must still be paid by the plaintiff.
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[ { "text": "The English rule provides that the party who loses in court pays the other party's legal costs. The English rule contrasts with the American rule, under which each party is generally responsible to pay its own attorneys' fees, unless a statute or contract provides for that assessment." }, { "text": "Federal courts also possess inherent authority to assess attorney’s fees and litigation costs against a plaintiff who has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly or for oppressive reasons. Several states also have exceptions to the American rule in both statutes and case law." } ]
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Some of the most common biological pathways are involved in what, of which Catabolism is a kind of?
Metabolism
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[ { "text": "Catabolism is a kind of metabolism, and is a process in which molecules turn into smaller units and release energy. Enzymes take big molecules and break them apart to make smaller molecules. In most cases, the released energies are used to form ATP ." }, { "text": "Some of the most common biological pathways are involved in metabolism, the regulation of gene expression and the transmission of signals. Pathways play a key role in advanced studies of genomics . Most common types of biological pathways:" } ]
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Who was the author for the class of beings called the Maiar and the son of King Helm Hammerhand?
J. R. R. Tolkien.
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[ { "text": "The Maiar (singular: Maia) are a class of beings from J. R. R. Tolkien 's high fantasy legendarium. Supernatural and angelic, they are \"lesser Ainur \" who entered the cosmos of Eä in the beginning of time. The name Maiar is in the Quenya tongue (one of several constructed languages) from the Elvish root maya- \"excellent, admirable\"." }, { "text": "Tolkien uses the name Haleth for two characters of different sexes: a son of King Helm Hammerhand, who appears in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, and a warrior-matriarch of the Edain in the First Age, who appears in The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales . Irolas informing Denethor about the apparent death of Faramir." } ]
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Under the belief system of esoteric cosmology, on which plane of existence does the sun's energy derivation operate?
The densest, given nuclear fusion operates in the physical universe, a plane, according to esoteric cosmology, to be the densest in a series of planes of existence.
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[ { "text": "The Sun is the source of energy for most of life on Earth. It derives its energy mainly from nuclear fusion in its core, converting mass to energy as protons are combined to form helium. This energy is transported to the sun's surface then released into space mainly in the form of radiant (light) energy. Extensive? Conserved? Concerning ... Heat \"" }, { "text": "The physical plane, physical Word, or physical universe, in emanationist metaphysics taught in Neoplatonism, Hermeticism, Hinduism and Theosophy, refers to the visible reality of space and time, energy and matter: the physical universe in Occultism and esoteric cosmology is the lowest or densest of a series of planes of existence." } ]
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The fictional alien race native to the planet Hala in the Large Magellanic Cloud appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics made their first on-panel appearance in what series?
The first on-panel appearance of the Kree was in Fantastic Four #65 (August 1967).
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[ { "text": "The Kree, briefly known as the Ruul, are a fictional scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic alien race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are native to the planet Hala in the Large Magellanic Cloud . Some of the most notable Kree. Art by Scott Kolins." }, { "text": "The first on-panel appearance of the Kree was in Fantastic Four #65 (August 1967), and they were created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. In their first appearance, the Supreme Intelligence sent Ronan to Earth to investigate what happened to a Kree Sentry, who was destroyed by the Fantastic Four in the previous issue.[1]" } ]
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Cyprus was home to a statue that was a male version of Aphrodite with a beard where men and women performed sacrifices where they exchanged what?
Garments
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[ { "text": "The oldest traces of the cult in Greek countries are found in Cyprus. Here, according to Macrobius ( Saturnalia, iii. 8), there was a bearded statue of a male Aphrodite, called Aphroditus by Aristophanes." }, { "text": "Here, according to Macrobius ( Saturnalia, iii. 8), there was a bearded statue of a male Aphrodite, called Aphroditus by Aristophanes. Philochorus in his Atthis (ap. Macrobius loc. cit.) further identified this divinity, at whose sacrifices men and women exchanged garments, with the Moon." } ]
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How much taller is South Twin than East Peak?
South Twin is 3,269 m taller.
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[ { "text": "East Peak, 976 feet (297 m), is a prominent basalt traprock mountain in the Hanging Hills of Meriden, Connecticut. Rugged and scenic, the peak rises steeply above the city of Meriden 600 feet (183 m) below and is characterized by its vertical cliffs and sweeping views of southern Connecticut and Long Island Sound." }, { "text": "North Twin (Peak) is one of the two main peaks that comprise The Twins massif located at the northeast corner of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. The other lower peak is named South Twin (3,566 m). North Twin is the third-highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, after Mount Robson and Mount Columbia ." } ]
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The character played by Lorne Greene in the Battlestar Galactica series came from what planet?
Commander Adama is a native of the planet Caprica.
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[ { "text": "Adama is the commander of the great military vessel Battlestar Galactica, commander of the refugee fleet, and military commander of the evacuees of the Twelve Colonies. He is also the spiritual leader of the surviving colonists, leading the quest for Earth. Adama was played by Canadian actor Lorne Greene of Bonanza fame." }, { "text": "Adama is a native of the planet Caprica, which is where he graduated from the military academy of \"The Colonial Service.\" In a novelization based on an episode[which?] of the series, an excerpt from an entry in his journals says that he served aboard the battlestar Cerberus in his younger years and that he named his son Apollo after a friend who died fighting the Cylons.Adama was married to Ila. The two had a sea-side house on a hill on the planet of Caprica.[1] However, Adama spent most of his married life in space fighting the Cylons, leaving Ila behind on Caprica.[2]" } ]
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The thin shell on the outside of Earth lies on what stable configuration of the planet?
The mantle.
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[ { "text": "Earth's crust is a thin shell on the outside of Earth, accounting for less than 1% of Earth's volume. It is the top component of the lithosphere, a division of Earth's layers that includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle." }, { "text": "The crust lies on top of the mantle, a configuration that is stable because the upper mantle is made of peridotite and so is significantly more dense than the crust. The boundary between the crust and mantle is conventionally placed at the Mohorovičić discontinuity, a boundary defined by a contrast in seismic velocity." } ]
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How do al Ibadiyyah followers feel about the Sunni idea that Muslims in hell will eventually enter paradise?
The al Ibadiyyah think Sunnis are wrong, hell is inescapable if they weren't righteous Ibadis.
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[ { "text": "The Ibadi movement ( Ibadism or Ibāḍiyya, also known as the Ibadis ( Arabic: الإباضية ‎, al-Ibāḍiyyah )), is a school of Islam dominant in Oman. It also exists in parts of Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and East Africa." }, { "text": "Ibadis traditionally reject Sunni beliefs that all Muslims in hell will eventually enter paradise, and hold that hell is eternal and inescapable for all humans who were not righteous Ibadis in life. The notions of walaya \"affiliation\" and bara'a \"disassociation\" are central to the theology of Ibadi relations with non-Ibadi people." } ]
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The Agmata is a proposed extinct classification of what set of characters shared by all its living representatives?
A phylum.
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[ { "text": "The definition was posited because extinct organisms are hardest to classify: they can be offshoots that diverged from a phylum's line before the characters that define the modern phylum were all acquired. By Budd and Jensen's definition, a phylum is defined by a set of characters shared by all its living representatives." }, { "text": "Agmata is a proposed extinct phylum of small animals with a calcareous conical shell. They were originally thought to be cephalopods or annelid worms." } ]
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USS Arkansas was a what, which were lost at Pearl Harbor, that supported the US 29th Infantry Division?
Battleship
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[ { "text": "The loss of the battleships at Pearl Harbor forced Admiral Ernest J. King, the head of the Navy, to place a primary emphasis on the small number of aircraft carriers. The U.S. Navy grew tremendously as the United States was faced with a two-front war on the seas." }, { "text": "Seven battleships took part: four British and three US: USS Arkansas, eastern Omaha Beach ( Wyoming class, 26,100 tons, main armament: twelve 12\" guns) primarily in support of the US 29th Infantry Division. USS Nevada, Utah Beach ( Nevada class, 29,000 tons, main armament: ten 14\" guns)." } ]
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Stavropol, Balakovo and Kamyshin are all located in what country?
Russia
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[ { "text": "Informally it was often referred as Stavropol-on-Volga ( Ста́врополь-на-Во́лге, Stavropol-na-Volge) to distinguish from Stavropol, a large city in southwest Russia, although Stavropol-on-Volga was never its official name." }, { "text": "/  50.083°N 45.400°E  / 50.083; 45.400 /  50.083°N 45.400°E  / 50.083; 45.400 Kamyshin ( Russian: Камы́шин) is a city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volgograd Reservoir of the Volga River, in the estuary of the Kamyshinka River." }, { "text": "/  52.033°N 47.783°E  / 52.033; 47.783 Balakovo (Russian: Балаково, IPA: [bəlɐˈkovə]) is a city in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the East bank of the Volga River about 131 kilometers (81 mi) northeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast." } ]
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Grendel and Breca are both characters in what Anglo-Saxon poem?
Beowulf
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[ { "text": "Breca (sometimes spelled Breoca or Brecca) was a Bronding who, according to the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, was Beowulf's childhood friend. Breca defeated Beowulf in what, by consensus, is described as a swimming match." }, { "text": "Grendel is described as \"Very terrible to look upon.\" Grendel is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (AD 700–1000). He is one of the poem's three antagonists (along with his mother and the dragon ), all aligned in opposition against the protagonist Beowulf." } ]
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What opera by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams deploys English folk tunes, including Greensleeves?
Sir John in Love.
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[ { "text": "The libretto, by the composer himself, is based on Shakespeare 's The Merry Wives of Windsor and supplemented with texts by Philip Sidney, Thomas Middleton, Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher. The music deploys English folk tunes, including \" Greensleeves \"." }, { "text": "Sir John in Love is an opera in four acts by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. The libretto, by the composer himself, is based on Shakespeare 's The Merry Wives of Windsor and supplemented with texts by Philip Sidney, Thomas Middleton, Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher." } ]
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A red horsehair tassel on a qinglong ji would imply what?
Elite troops status
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[ { "text": "In the Song dynasty, several weapons were referred to as ji, but they were developed from spears, not from ancient ji. One variety was called the qinglong ji ( Chinese: 青龍戟; lit. 'cerulean dragon ji'), and had a spear tip with a crescent blade on one side." }, { "text": "Common features of the Chinese spear are the leaf-shaped blade and red horse-hair tassel lashed just below. The tassel shows elite troop status. It also serves a tactical purpose." } ]
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What is one of the most common causes of painful or difficult urination?
The most common cause of dysuria is a urinary tract infection.
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[ { "text": "Dysuria refers to painful or difficult urination. It is one of a constellation of irritative bladder symptoms (also sometimes referred to as lower urinary tract symptoms), which includes nocturia and urinary frequency . The clinician should also look for physical findings of fever, rash, direct tenderness over the bladder area, and joint pain." }, { "text": "One of the most common causes of dysuria is urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are more common in females than males due to female anatomy, having a shorter and straight urethra compared to males who have a longer and curved urethra due to male anatomy. In females, bacteria can reach the bladder more easily due to shorter and straight urethra as they have less distance to travel." } ]
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What is the primary food source for the ant John Ray extracted acid from in 1671?
honeydew from aphids
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[ { "text": "Formica rufa, also known as the red wood ant, southern wood ant, or horse ant, is a boreal member of the Formica rufa group of ants, and is the type species for that group. It is native to Europe and Anatolia, but is also found in North America, in both coniferous and broad-leaf broken woodland and parkland." }, { "text": "They have large mandibles, and like many other ant species, they are able to spray formic acid from their abdomens as a defence.[3] Formic acid was first extracted in 1671 by the English naturalist John Ray by distilling a large number of crushed ants of this species.[4] These ants primarily eat honeydew from aphids. Some groups form large networks of connected nests with multiple queen colonies, while others have single-queen colonies." } ]
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What significant historical museum is found in the the third region of of Belgium that isn't divided into provinces?
The Royal Museums of Art and History
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[ { "text": "The third region, the Brussels Capital Region, is not divided into provinces, as it was originally only a small part of a province itself. Most of the provinces take their name from earlier duchies and counties of similar location, while their territory is mostly based on the departments installed during French annexation." }, { "text": "The Royal Museums of Art and History (French: Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Dutch: Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis) or RMAH is a group of museums in Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the Belgian federal institute of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO)." } ]
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The Judiciary of what state, which Charles Mound is in, consists of the Supreme Court, Appellate Court, and circuit courts?
Illinois
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[ { "text": "Charles Mound is a gentle, 1,235-foot (376 m) high hill in northern Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States, near the small town of Scales Mound, and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Galena. It is the highest natural point in the state; thus, it is considered a highpoint ." }, { "text": "The Judiciary of Illinois is the unified court system of Illinois responsible for applying the Constitution and law of Illinois. It consists of the Supreme Court, Appellate Court, and circuit courts. The Supreme Court oversees the administration of the court system." } ]
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What one of the core works of medieval philosophy had an abbreviation of NE and used Bekker numbers?
The Nicomachean Ethics.
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[ { "text": "The Nicomachean Ethics is very often abbreviated \"NE\", or \"EN\", and books and chapters are generally referred to by Roman and Arabic numerals, respectively, along with corresponding Bekker numbers. (Thus, \"NE II.2, 1103b1\" means \" Nicomachean Ethics, book II, chapter 2, Bekker page 1103, Bekker column b, line number 1\".)" }, { "text": "The Nicomachean Ethics is widely considered one of the most important historical philosophical works and had an important influence on the European Middle Ages, becoming one of the core works of medieval philosophy. It therefore indirectly became critical in the development of all modern philosophy as well as European law and theology." } ]
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What is the fourth-largest lake in Italy's richest administrative region?
Lake Iseo is the fourth-largest lake in Lombardy, Italy's richest administrative region.
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[ { "text": "Lake Iseo or Iseo lake ( US: / iːˈzeɪoʊ / ee-ZAY-oh; Italian: Lago d'Iseo [ˈlaːɡo diˈzɛːo]; Eastern Lombard: Lach d'Izé ), also known as Sebino ( Italian: [seˈbiːno]; Latin: Sebinus ), is the fourth largest lake in Lombardy, Italy, fed by the Oglio river." }, { "text": "Lombardy (/ˈlɒmbərdi, ˈlʌm-/ LOM-bər-dee, LUM-;[6][7] Italian: Lombardia [lombarˈdiːa]; Lombard: Lombardia, Western Lombard: [lũbɐ̞rˈdiːɑ], Eastern Lombard: [lombɐ̞rˈdiːɑ, -ˈdeːɑ]) is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of 23,844 square kilometres (9,206 sq mi). About 10 million people live in Lombardy, forming more than one-sixth of Italy's population, and more than a fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in the region, making it the most populous, richest and most productive region in the country." } ]
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What British rock supergroup band, based in Hertford, England was ranked no. 90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock?
Rainbow were ranked No. 90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.
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[ { "text": "In addition to Blackmore, Rainbow's current lineup includes Ronnie Romero on vocals, Jens Johansson on keyboards, Bob Nouveau on bass and David Keith on drums. Rainbow were ranked No. 90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock." }, { "text": "Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) are a British rock supergroup band, based in Hertford, England and formed in 1975 by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. They were originally established with Ronnie James Dio's American rock band Elf, but after their self-titled debut album, Blackmore fired the backing members and continued with Dio. Rainbow recorded two more studio albums with Dio—Rising (1976) and Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978)—before Dio left the band to join Black Sabbath in 1979." } ]
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Where was Odo of Bayeux mother's buried?
She was was buried at the abbey of Grestain.
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[ { "text": "Odo of Bayeux (died 1097), Earl of Kent and Bishop of Bayeux, was the maternal half-brother of William the Conqueror, and was, for a time, second in power after the King of England. Odo was the son of William the Conqueror's mother Herleva and Herluin de Conteville. Count Robert of Mortain was his younger brother." }, { "text": "According to Robert of Torigni, Herleva was buried at the abbey of Grestain, which was founded by Herluin and their son Robert around 1050. This would put Herleva in her forties around the time of her death.[d]" } ]
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What type of animals are both Masturus lanceolatus and Regalecus glesne?
Fish
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[ { "text": "The sharptail mola ( Masturus lanceolatus) is a species of mola found circumglobally in tropical and temperate waters. It is similar in appearance to the ocean sunfish ( Mola mola ), but can be distinguished by the projection on its clavus (pseudo-tail). Other common names include sharpfin sunfish, point-tailed sunfish, and trunkfish." }, { "text": "Oarfish are large, greatly elongated, pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the small family Regalecidae. Found in all temperate to tropical oceans yet rarely seen, the oarfish family contains three species in two genera. One of these, the giant oarfish ( Regalecus glesne ), is the longest bony fish alive, growing up to 8 m (26 ft) in length." } ]
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During the development of a French CGI superhero / magical girl television series, who said that ladybugs represented good luck?
Astruc.
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[ { "text": "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (French: Miraculous, les aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir; also known as Miraculous Ladybug or Miraculous) is a French CGI superhero / magical girl television series." }, { "text": "In developing Cat Noir, Astruc said that ladybugs represented good luck, so it was natural to partner her with a black cat character with bad luck powers. Cat Noir was a tribute to comic characters, like Catwoman. So it was like having Catwoman and Spider-Man in the same show but reversed genders and roles." } ]
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Was Bernard Montgomery awarded the Gallipoli Star for his heroic actions as a soldier?
No, the Gallipoli Star was never awarded to anyone.
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[ { "text": "Following protests by British parliamentarians and news media, the Gallipoli Star was never awarded and the 1914-15 Star, with its wider eligibility, instituted instead. No clasp or bar to the medal was approved." }, { "text": "Bernard Montgomery was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the Second World War. Montgomery first saw action in the First World War as a junior officer of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. At Méteren, near the Belgian border at Bailleul, he was shot through the right lung by a sniper, during the First Battle of Ypres. On returning to the Western Front as a general staff officer, he took part in the Battle of Arras in April–May 1917. He also took part in the Battle of Passchendaele in late 1917 before finishing the war as chief of staff of the 47th (2nd London) Division." } ]
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What is the capital of the region that is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the historical region of Silesia?
Ostrava
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[ { "text": "The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the historical region of Silesia. The region borders the Olomouc Region to the west and the Zlín Region to the south." }, { "text": "The region borders the Olomouc Region to the west and the Zlín Region to the south. It also borders two other countries – Poland ( Opole and Silesian Voivodeships) to the north and Slovakia ( Žilina Region) to the east. It is a highly industrialized region, its capital Ostrava was actually called the \"Steel Heart of the Republic\"." } ]
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Japanese tonkatsu consists of a flattened loin of what, which Schnitzel in the Czech Republic is made of if it's not made of chicken or veal?
Pork
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[ { "text": "Schnitzel is also very popular in the Czech Republic, where it is known as a smažený řízek or just řízek, and is made of pork, chicken, or veal. It is often served with boiled or mashed potatoes or potato salad." }, { "text": "Japanese tonkatsu (豚カツ, lit. \"pork cutlet\") consists of a flattened pork loin, lightly seasoned, coated in flour, dipped in beaten egg, coated with panko crumbs and deep fried. Tonkatsu is often served as an accompaniment to ramen or udon or featured with curry and rice ." } ]
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Protons, and X-rays, and what, which can be trapped inside the nucleus by an attractive nuclear potential well and a repulsive electromagnetic potential barrier, are emitted during the radioactive decay of unstable atoms?
Alpha particles
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[ { "text": "The alpha particle is trapped inside the nucleus by an attractive nuclear potential well and a repulsive electromagnetic potential barrier." }, { "text": "Alpha particles, protons, and X-rays are emitted during the radioactive decay of unstable atoms. A common source of alpha particles is curium-244. It emits particles with an energy of 5.8 MeV." } ]
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What city that forms part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region was founded by the Romans in the 1st century BC as a military fortress?
Mainz
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[ { "text": "Mainz was founded by the Romans in the 1st century BC as a military fortress on the northernmost frontier of the empire and provincial capital of Germania Superior." }, { "text": "Most of the city is upstream of the Rhine before it flows west. The north of the city faces Wiesbaden, the capital of the neighboring state Hesse, and the east the confluence of the Main.Mainz is an independent city with a population of 218,578 (as of 2019) and forms part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region" } ]
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The body of water in the Ionian Sea in northwestern Greece and the body of water off the east coast of the Peloponnese, Greece are both types of what?
Gulfs.
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Charles Trần Van Lam and Trần Hưng Đạo were both from what country?
Viet Nam
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[ { "text": "Charles Trần Van Lam had the ill-fated destiny to be foreign minister of South Vietnam during the devastating war with the North. He was a patriot, committed to seeing his country emerge from its colonial history." }, { "text": "In response to the battle skirmish defeats at the hands of the Mongol forces, the Emperor Emeritus Trần Thánh Tông summoned General Trần Khánh Dư to be court-martialed for military failures, but the general managed to delayed reporting to the court and was able to regrouped his forces in Vân Đồn." } ]
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Is freedom of religion an individual right and how do States differ when it comes to freedom of religion?
Most countries in Africa legally establish that freedom of religion is a right conferred to all individuals. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non-practitioners), the extent to which religious organizations operating within the country are policed, and the extent to which religious law is used as a basis for the country's legal code.
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[ { "text": "Most countries in Africa legally establish that freedom of religion is a right conferred to all individuals. The extent to which this is enforced in practice varies greatly from country to country. Several countries have anti-discrimination laws which prohibit religious discrimination." }, { "text": "The status of religious freedom around the world varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non-practitioners), the extent to which religious organizations operating within the country are policed, and the extent to which religious law is used as a basis for the country's legal code." } ]
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How is the regularly recurring patterns and accents like bars and beats distinguished in the basic time unit of a piece of music?
Metric levels
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[ { "text": "Metric levels may be distinguished: the beat level is the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic time unit of the piece. Faster levels are division levels, and slower levels are multiple levels." }, { "text": "In music, metre (Commonwealth spelling) or meter (American spelling; see spelling differences) refers to the regularly recurring patterns and accents such as bars and beats. Unlike rhythm, metric onsets are not necessarily sounded, but are nevertheless implied by the performer (or performers) and expected by the listener" } ]
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What in their familiar form were descended from projectiles of almost identical design and appearance that were originally developed early in World War II was a small, unguided kinetic projectile used by the U.S. Air Force?
Lazy Dog
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[ { "text": "The Lazy Dog (sometimes called a Red Dot Bomb or Yellow Dog Bomb) was a small, unguided kinetic projectile used by the U.S. Air Force. It measured about 1.75 inches (44 mm) in length, 0.5 inches (13 mm) in diameter, and weighed about 0.7 ounces (20 g). The weapons were designed to be dropped from an aircraft." }, { "text": "Lazy Dogs in their familiar form were descended from projectiles of almost identical design and appearance that were originally developed early in World War II (as early as 1941). The Korean War–era and Vietnam War–era \"Lazy Dog\" was further developed, tested and deployed into the 1950s and 1960s." } ]
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Alta, Gostomel and Sandane are all names of what?
Airports
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[ { "text": "Among other top rated airports are Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport, Gostomel Airport (Antonov-1) and Ozerne Airport (near Zhytomyr), the last two being cargo only airports. Among the busiest airports are Boryspil Airport, Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport, Kyiv International Airport." }, { "text": "Sandane Airport, Anda ( Norwegian: Sandane lufthavn, Anda; IATA: SDN, ICAO: ENSD) is a regional airport serving the village of Sandane in Vestland county, Norway. It perpendicularly straddles the Anda peninsula in Gloppen Municipality between the Nordfjorden and Gloppefjorden." }, { "text": "Alta Airport ( Norwegian: Alta lufthavn; IATA: ALF, ICAO: ENAT) is an international airport serving Alta, a town and municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The airport is located at Elvebakken, 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) northeast of Bossekop in Alta." } ]
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What type of image is composed of one color and has its light visible of a narrow band of wavelengths?
Monochrome.
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[ { "text": "However, scientifically speaking, monochromatic light refers to visible light of a narrow band of wavelengths ( see spectral color )." }, { "text": "A monochromic[1] image is composed of one color (or values of one color).[2] The term monochrome comes from the Ancient Greek: μονόχρωμος, romanized: monochromos, lit. 'having one color'." } ]
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Who formed the third kingdom in ancient Korea as part of the Later Three Kingdoms period?
Goguryeo and Silla formed a third kingdom to compete for supremacy.
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One of the United States, 31 counties, and 241 civil townships are named for a person whose surname was due to his family owning what?
Washington Old Hall and land in Washington, Tyne and Wear
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How many years after serving as the rector of the University of Paris did Marsilius write Defensor pacis?
He wrote it 11 years later.
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[ { "text": "Marsilius was born in Padua, an important Italian city, circa 1275-1280. He probably studied medicine at the University of Padua and later went to the University of Paris, where he became a devoted admirer of Aristotle, whom he called 'the divine philosopher\". He served as rector of the University of Paris in 1313." }, { "text": "Marsilius wrote Defensor pacis in 1324. This treatise was written in the context of a power struggle between Pope John XXII and Louis of Bavaria (or Ludwig of Bavaria), the elected candidate for Holy Roman Emperor. Louis' policies in the Italian peninsula, where the Empire had important territories, threatened papal territorial sovereignty." } ]
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Racism in the United States comprise of and when did it come into existence?
Racism in the United States comprises negative attitudes and views on race or ethnicity which are related to each other, are held by various people and groups in the United States and have been reflected in discriminatory laws, practices and actions at various times in the history of the United States (including violence) against racial or ethnic groups. Racism against various ethnic or minority groups has existed in the United States since the colonial era.
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[ { "text": "European Americans, particularly affluent white Anglo-Saxon Protestants, are said to have enjoyed advantages in matters of education, immigration, voting rights, citizenship, land acquisition, bankruptcy, and criminal procedure. Racism against various ethnic or minority groups has existed in the United States since the colonial era." }, { "text": "Racism in the United States comprises negative attitudes and views on race or ethnicity which are related to each other, are held by various people and groups in the United States and have been reflected in discriminatory laws, practices and actions at various times in the history of the United States (including violence) against racial or ethnic groups." } ]
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What is the most well known industrial use of the element that is the tenth most common element by mass in the universe?
Sulfur is best known for its role in sulfuric acid.
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What kind of small primitive animal is the olden known North American fossil member of the it's genus that derived it's name from Latin?
A bear
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The oldest unbroken tradition of art in the world is closely related to what activities?
Aboriginal art is closely linked to religious ceremonies or rituals.
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Santi Apostoli is a titular church and minor basilica in a Diocese with a current rector named what?
Angelo De Donatis
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[ { "text": "The current rector is Cardinal Archpriest Angelo De Donatis, Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome. The President of the French Republic, currently Emmanuel Macron, is ex officio the \"First and Only Honorary Canon \" of the archbasilica, a title that the heads of state of France have possessed since King Henry IV ." }, { "text": "Duodecim Apostolorum ), commonly known simply as Santi Apostoli, is a 6th-century Roman Catholic parish and titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy, dedicated originally to St. James and St. Philip, whose remains are kept here, and later to all Apostles." } ]
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What polyphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata are sessile animals after their larval phase?
Ascidiacea.
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What country does the most important gastronomic recipes called Asopao belong to, that's the same kind of dish as the ingredients of water or broth, sorrel leaves, and salt?
Puerto Rico.
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[ { "text": "Sorrel soup is made from water or broth, sorrel leaves, and salt. Varieties of the same soup include spinach, garden orache, chard, nettle, and occasionally dandelion, goutweed or ramsons, together with or instead of sorrel." }, { "text": "Asopao is Puerto Rico's national soup and one of the most important gastronomic recipes in Puerto Rico. Versions of asopao are found in many Caribbean locales, including the Dominican Republic, where the addition of chicharrones de pollo (small bits of fried chicken or chicken skin) is characteristic or coconut milk and shrimp." } ]
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Military cargo what, of which Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris and the Type L are both types of, are predominantly high-wing designs with a rear cargo door?
Aircraft
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[ { "text": "The Type L became one of the first successful fighter aircraft when it was fitted with a single machine gun that fired through the arc of the propeller, which was protected by armoured deflector wedges. Its immediate effectiveness in this role launched an arms race in fighter development, and the Type L was swiftly rendered obsolete." }, { "text": "Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris is a French four-seat jet trainer and liaison aircraft designed and manufactured by Morane-Saulnier . The Paris was based upon an earlier proposed trainer aircraft, the MS.755 Fleuret." }, { "text": "Military cargo aircraft are predominently high-wing designs with a rear cargo door. A parasol wing is not directly attached to the fuselage but held above it, supported by either cabane struts or a pylon. Additional bracing may be provided by struts or wires extending from the fuselage sides." } ]
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Egbert Benson and John Jay had descent from what people whose colonization of the Americas began with the establishment of trading posts and plantations?
Dutch
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Solid black husked versions of what seed that has three commonly used varieties are usually pressed to extract their oil?
Sunflower seeds
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The Environment Protection Authority of Victoria defines a carbon credit as usually equivalent to one tonne of an equivalent of what, which Carbon offsets allow society to pursue the least costly/disruptive methods of reducing?
CO2
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What piece of fabric has county seals on them in Floridian counties and is used within countries that have second-order subdivisions?
A flag.
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What religion in Central Asia was prevalent along the Silk Road and is also present in Vietnam due to Chinese influence?
Buddhism.
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The Polish vodka liqueur's ingredient Hierochloe odorata and the Bouteloua dactyloides are both types of what?
Grass.
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During the French Armee de l'air's Battle of France, what was the most widely used type of the thing of which the Arsenal VB 10 and Arsenal-Delanne 10-C2 are examples of?
P-36
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Gastroenterology that deals with the digestive system and Urology that deals with the urinary system are both branches of what?
Medicine.
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Ibn al-Ahmar established the last and longest reigning dynasty of what people, who faced Christian forces at Battle of Lucena, in the Iberian peninsula?
Muslim
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Wiesbaden and Dido are both classes of what?
Cruisers
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Bundesautobahn 9 is part of a highway system in Germany who's official German name literally means what?
Federal Auto (mobile) Track
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When used to represent rotation, unit what, which in mathematics are a non- commutative number system that extends the complex numbers, are also called rotation quaternions as they represent the 3D rotation group?
Quaternions
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What six-issue comic series was published by the company that made the characters Venom and Spider-Man?
The Dark Tower: Treachery.
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Bettisia Gozzadini was the first woman to earn a university degree and teach at a University in what city that is the capital of a region with 4.4 million inhabitants?
Bologna
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What non-profit organization in the United States raises awareness for the syndrome that includes spastic paraplegia of the lower limbs and mental retardation in children with congenital syphilis?
The Marfan Foundation.
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[ { "text": "The Marfan Foundation (formerly National Marfan Foundation, NMF) is a non-profit organization in the United States established to raise awareness and promote research on treatment of Marfan syndrome and related disorders." }, { "text": "Dennie–Marfan syndrome is a syndrome in which there is association of spastic paraplegia of the lower limbs and mental retardation in children with congenital syphilis. Both sexes are affected, and the onset of the disease can be acute or insidious, with slow progression from weakness to quadriplegia." } ]
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The Serious Fraud Office and Scotland yard are both in what country?
England.
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[ { "text": "The Serious Fraud Office ( SFO) is a non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom that investigates and prosecutes serious or complex fraud and corruption in England, Wales and Northern Ireland." }, { "text": "Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is a metonym for the headquarters building of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing all 32 boroughs of London, excluding the City of London ." } ]
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WikiProject United States is a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to what ethnically and racially diverse country?
The United States
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