brandolorian/quac-followup-questions huggingface dataset:
Dreamgirls debuted with three special ten-day roadshow engagements beginning on December 15, 2006 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City,
Were these the only roadshow engagements?
the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles, and the AMC Metreon 15 in San Francisco.
When did the movie release nationwide?
December 15, 2006
How long was it in theaters?
DreamWorks Home Entertainment released Dreamgirls to home video on May 1, 2007
Was it successful on home video?
During his 16-year NBA career,
What did he do to in his career to have a legacy?
Barkley was regarded as one of the most controversial, outspoken and dominating players in the history of basketball.
What made him controversial?
His confrontational mannerisms often led to technical fouls and fines on the court, and his larger than life persona
Did he have conflicts with his teammates due to this?
He stated, "I don't create controversies. They're there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention."
What kind of controverseries did he bring to people's attention?
Besides his on-court fights with other players, he has exhibited confrontational behavior off-court.
How did he exhibit confrontational behavior off the court?
The band's second album, entitled "Teen Spirit",
When was the album released?
it was finally released on 26 February 2001,
Was the album a hit?
it debuted at number two in the Swedish Charts.
was it a hit in other parts of the world?
This pop sensation hit reached the top ten in other countries
how many copies did it sell worldwide?
Before they started their concert tour in the U.S. the band went to promote their album to Asia,
where in Asia did they go?
stops in Japan, Singapore, Malaysia
did they tour anywhere else other than Asia and US?
In early 1999, the band started the recording process of what would be their debut album, The ABBA Generation,
what music was on The ABBA Generation?
consisting purely of ABBA covers reinterpreted with a modern pop and electronic flair to appeal to a new generation of young pop fans.
When was The ABBA Generation released?
Their first single, "Mamma Mia", topped the charts in over ten countries including their home country Sweden where it stayed at number one for eight consecutive weeks.
What did they do after the album was released?
In early 2000, the band embarked on a U.S. promotional tour, and on the verge of the release of their album in the United States,
Where did the band tour in the US?
the band was invited to tour with Britney Spears that summer in her U.S. Tour. They also made several appearances on Disney and Nickelodeon to promote their music.
Did the band travel out of the US?
Harrison was born at Derry House in Huyton, Lancashire,
what year was he born
He first appeared on the stage in 1924
what was his first performance
He acted in the West End of London
was it well recieved
appearing in the Terence Rattigan play French Without Tears, which proved to be his breakthrough role.
what was he most well known for early on
He won his first Tony Award for his appearance at the Shubert Theatre as Henry VIII
did he win any other awards
(and a second Tony) for his portrayal of Henry Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady,
what did the critics have to say about any of his work
Harrison's film debut was in The Great Game
Was is considered to be a success?
). He was best known for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins in the 1964 film version of My Fair Lady,
Did this film do well with critics?
He also starred in 1967's Doctor Dolittle.
Who did he act with?
Maggie Smith and Cliff Robertson,
Did he star in any other movies?
He starred in the 1968 comedy The Honey Pot,
Was he noted for anything else as a film actor?
it also promotes future generations of inventors by sponsoring the Invent Now Kids program, Camp Invention,
what types of actives do these programs bring to kids?
Camp Invention, founded in 1990, is a daytime summer camp for children, with program sites in 49 states.
who founded the camp?
his father dubbed him the "runt" of the family and wrote him off.
What year did Kennedy move his wife and Daughter to Georgetown?
His parents' conflicting views would be echoed in the opinions of millions of people throughout Bobby's life.
Did he ever work for his father?
The period of July 1953 to January 1954 saw him at "a professional and personal nadir",
What did he do for living?
work as a lawyer in the Internal Security Section of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice;
what type of lawyer was he?
Brian attempted to establish himself as a record producer by working with various artists. On July 20, 1963,
What artists did he work with?
Brian's other non-Beach Boy work in this period included tracks by the Castells, Donna Loren, Sharon Marie, the Timers, and the Survivors.
Did he work with anyone else?
Phil Spector-led girl groups such as the Crystals and the Ronettes.
What other success did Wilson have?
The Surfin' U.S.A. album was also a big hit in the United States,
Did he have other successes?
Congress,
What did james have to do with congress.??
Traficant was a supporter of immigration reduction, and a strong opponent of illegal immigration.
What else did James do?
After the Republicans took control of the House in 1995, Traficant tended to vote more often with the Republicans
What did this mean for the republicans?
he voted against all four articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton.
Why did he do this?
Democrats stripped him of his seniority and refused to give him any committee assignments.
What are some other interesting aspects of this article?
Because the Republicans did not assign him to any committees either, Traficant became the first member of the House of Representatives in over a century
How did this affect him?
Traficant graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in 1959 and the University of Pittsburgh in 1963.
what did he do after he graduated?
He played quarterback for Pitt's football team,
How long did he play football?
and tried out for the Steelers and the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League, but did not play professionally. He later obtained a master's degree
What was his masters in?
At the start of his career, Traficant worked as consumer finance director for the Youngstown Community Action Program.
Did he do any other interesting work after that?
Throughout the 1980s, Blanc performed his Looney Tunes characters for bridging sequences in various compilation films of Golden-Age-era Warner Bros. cartoons,
What were some of the cartoons ?
such as The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie:
Did he work in radio ?
In the 1983 live-action film Strange Brew, Blanc voiced the father of Bob and Doug MacKenzie, at the request of comedian Rick Moranis.
What year did his career end ?
his death in 2016
Did he work with any one famous?
KGW program The Hoot Owls, where his ability to provide voices for multiple characters first attracted attention.
Did he get any awards for his work in radio?
Blanc also appeared on such other national radio programs as The Abbott and Costello Show, the Happy Postman on Burns and Allen,
Did he have his own radio show?
produce and co-host his Cobweb and Nuts show with his wife Estelle,
Was it successful?
by the time the show ended two years later, it appeared from 10:30 pm to 11:00 pm.
What did they talk about on the show?
During the early 1970s, Bell lived in Watsonville, California and worked for KIDD 630 AM in Monterey, California.
Was this show successful?
Bell was at the time America's highest-rated late-night radio talk show host,
Did he do any other shows or programs after that one?
Beginning in late 1996, Bell was criticized for reporting rumors that Comet Hale-Bopp was being trailed by a UFO.
Was this before the famous suicide of cult members?
It was speculated that members of the Heaven's Gate group committed mass suicide based on rumors Bell aired,
Did he face any consequences?
On February 21, 2007, Cute's first official single "Sakura Chirari" was released. On the first day it ranked 3rd in the Oricon Daily Singles Chart.
What is the 58th Kohaky Uta Gassen?
The year ended with the group's debut at the 58th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, an annual music show broadcast on December 31.
What awards did they win at the Japan Record Awards?
They performed a number together with Morning Musume and Berryz Kobo.
What specific songs did they perform?
On April 3, it was announced that Cute would have their first solo overseas event, "Cutie Circuit ~Voyage a Paris~" on July 5 in Paris, France.
Where else did they perform?
In addition,they performed at Nippon Budokan for the first time on September 9 and 10 (Cute's day) to commemorate their 200th performance.
What songs did they release?
ute's 24th single titled "Kokoro no Sakebi o Uta ni Shitemita / Love Take It All", was announced to be released on March 5, in 5 editions.
What happened with this song?
On leaving the Conservatoire in 1853, Saint-Saens accepted the post of organist at the ancient Parisian church of Saint-Merri near the Hotel de Ville.
How long did he hold that position?
Although in later life he had a reputation for outspoken musical conservatism, in the 1850s Saint-Saens supported and promoted the most modern music of the day,
Was he popular?
Saint-Saens is a consummate master of composition, and no one possesses a more profound knowledge than he does of the secrets and resources of the art;
Was he well known by many?
his works are on the one hand not frivolous enough to become popular in the widest sense,
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Less attracted than some of his French contemporaries to the continuous stream of music popularised by Wagner, Saint-Saens often favoured self-contained melodies.
Is there anything else that is important regarding his music?
Inzamam captained the Pakistani team
When was he captain of the Pakistani team?
Inzamam captained the Pakistani team
Did he ever play for any other teams?
The latter part of Inzamam's tenure as Pakistan captain was less successful and the team was embroiled in many controversies
Who was captain before him?
Tittle threw the ball from a sidearm, almost underhand position, something novel at those times,
was he the only person to do this?
it was common practice in earlier decades.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
he made for a very striking personality.
was he married?
Tittle played high school football at Marshall High School.
what college did he go to?
Tittle chose to attend LSU in Baton Rouge,
did he only ever play quarterback?
Moore started Tittle at tailback in the single-wing formation his first year,
was moore his coach at LSU?
LSU
was moore effective at tailback?
but moved him to quarterback in the T formation during his sophomore season.
did he play quarterback in only the T formation for the rest of his career at LSU?
T-Pain's third studio album, Thr33 Ringz, was released on November 11, 2008.
How did the album do?
The album sold 168,000 records in its first week,
Did he go on tour during that time?
T-Pain also supported the album in 2009 with his Thr33 Ringz Tour,
Who toured with him?
The single reached number seven on the Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Were there any guest stars on the album?
Guest appearances on Thr33 Ringz included T.I., Lil Wayne, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Ciara, Chris Brown and Kanye West
Did he win any grammy's for this album?
his second album,
What was the result of Epiphany's release?
The album sold 171,000 records in its first week, reaching number one on the Billboard 200.
What else happened after the release?
The record has since sold 819,000 records in the United States.
When was Epiphany released?
June 5, 2007.
Did it win any other awards?
In 2008, the single won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song.
Were there any other awards he received?
In two weeks in late 2007, T-Pain was featured on four top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
Did he tour for this album?
Chinese Basketball Association
when did this career start?
Adidas invited him to attend the company's ABCD camp in New Jersey in 2002,
did he go?
he competed against all-American high school players.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
During the 2011 NBA lockout, Yi signed a one-year contract to return to the Guangdong Southern Tigers.
did he stay with them?
After the lockout ended, he signed with the Dallas Mavericks for the remainder of the 2011-12 season.
did he win any games?
Yi led Guangdong to the CBA championship and he was awarded the CBA finals' most valuable player honor in 2006.
did he win any other awards?
he averaged a career-high 24.9 points and 11.5 rebounds per game,
in what game?
Yi announced that he would enter the 2006 NBA draft
What is the first team he played for in the NBA?
Guangdong Southern Tigers
What is the first team he played for in America?
Milwaukee Bucks
How long was his contract?
sixth overall pick
Any other details about him being drafted into the NBA?
Larry Harris said they had only drafted the best player available to them.
Were any other teams interested in him?
hoping to persuade Yi to sign with the team.
Why was he hesitant?
She was the youngest player to reach a tour final, the youngest player to reach the semifinals at the French Open,
what else was she the youngest player to do
the youngest seed ever at Wimbledon, and the youngest player to qualify for the season-ending championships.
how old was she
Capriati made her professional debut as a 13-year-old,
what else did she accomplish as a teenager
In her second season as a touring pro, Capriati established herself as a consistent top-10 player.
did she beat anyone famous
defeating World No. 1 Monica Seles in a third set tie-breaker in finals of San Diego,
did she beat anyone else famous
and Katerina Maleeva in straight sets in the final of Toronto.
who else did she beat
1999 was Capriati's best season in several years.
Did she set any records?
She won her first title in six years at Strasbourg,
What title did she win?
She won her second title of the year at Quebec City, defeating American Chanda Rubin in the final.
Did she have any failures?
At the 2000 Australian Open, Capriati reached her first Grand Slam semifinal in nine years before losing to eventual champion Lindsay Davenport
Who were her influences?
In November 2000, the group released Forever.
Was it a popular album?
In total, Forever achieved only a fraction of the success of its two best-selling predecessors, selling five million copies.
Was that the reason that the spice girls took a hiatus?
December 2000, the group unofficially announced that they were beginning an indefinite hiatus and would be concentrating on their solo careers
How long was the hiatus?
indefinite
Were the spice girls involved with anything else special during this time period?
The lead single from Forever, the double A-side "Holler"/"Let Love Lead the Way", became the group's ninth number one single in the UK.
Did they win any awards during this time?
the group won two awards: "Best Pop Act" and "Best Group" for a second time.
Did the album do well in the united states?
In the US, the album peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Did they collaborate with anyone special ?
The phrase itself had also appeared in a few songs by British girl groups and bands since at least 1987;
Was there any songs related to girl power?
notably, it was the name of British pop duo Shampoo's 1996 single and album, later credited by Halliwell as the inspiration for the Spice Girls' mantra.
what other celebrities used that term?
At the 43rd People's Choice Awards in January 2017, American actress Blake Lively dedicated her "Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress" award to "girl power"
did spice girls "girl power" empowered girls-women?
Some commentators credit the Spice Girls with reinvigorating mainstream feminism--popularized as "girl power"--in the 1990s,
did that continue in the 2000's and beyond?
The Spice Girls' debut single "Wannabe" has been hailed as an "iconic girl power anthem". In 2016,
was it always positive or were there mixed feelings
some critics dismissed it as no more than a shallow marketing tactic, while others took issue with the emphasis on physical appearance,
what did the physical appearance had to do with it?
Prince Vijaya and his 700 followers left Supparaka, landed on the island at a site believed to be in the district of Chilaw,
What did the Prince and his followers do when they arrived?
founded the Kingdom of Tambapanni.
Were there other rulers besides Prince Vijaya?
Tambapanni was originally inhabited and governed by Yakkhas,
What are some interesting facts about the Early kingdoms?
Vijaya claimed Tambapanni his capital and soon the whole island come under this name.
How many kingdoms were there?
Sinhalese cuisine is one of the most complex cuisines of South Asia.
Do they name the process or equipment in making the cuisine?
The island nation's cuisine mainly consists of boiled or steamed rice served with curry.
What else was mentioned about this cuisine?
Sri Lanka has long been renowned for its spices. The best known is cinnamon which is native to Sri Lanka.
Was there any other cuisine mentioned?
In the 15th and 16th centuries, spice and ivory traders from all over the world who came to Sri Lanka brought their native cuisines to the island,
Where there names of the part of the world mentioned?
Webern insisted on lyricism, nuance, rubato, sensitivity, and both emotional and intellectual understanding in performance of music;
What was he best known for?
extant recordings of Schubert's Deutsche Tanze (arr. Webern) and Berg's Violin Concerto under his direction,
What is his most famous recording?
many such detailed markings in his scores, and finally by his compositional process as both publicly stated and later revealed in the musical and extramusical metaphors
What types of markings are in his scores?
anecdotes, correspondence, extant recordings of Schubert's Deutsche Tanze
Does he add anything else to his music?
nearly slowing to half-tempo for the whole of first movement and taking care to delineate and shape each melodic strand and expressive gesture throughout the entirety of the work.
How many movements does his music have?
the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
What else is he known for?
Many juvenilia remained unknown until the work and findings of the Moldenhauers in the 1960s,
is there anything interesting in the article?
Webern's earliest works consist primarily of lieder, the genre that most belies his roots in Romanticism, specifically German Romanticism;
what are his other works?
Webern's first piece after completing his studies with Schoenberg was the Passacaglia for orchestra (1908).
were his juvenilia recorded?
Boulez first oversaw a project to record "all" of Webern's music, not including the juvenilia, the results fit on three rather than six CDs.
What genre did he play?
Other works include the orchestral tone poem Im Sommerwind (1904) and the Langsamer Satz (1905) for string quartet.
were any of his works a success?
whose work inspired Webern and his contemporaries Alban Berg, Max Reger, Arnold Schoenberg, Richard Strauss, Hugo Wolf, and Alexander Zemlinsky.
who inspired Webern and his contemporaries?
Robert Schumann's "Mondnacht" is an iconic example; Eichendorff, whose lyric poetry inspired it, is not far removed from the poets (e.g., Richard Dehmel, Gustav Falke, Theodor Storm)
what were his works mainly about?
all of Webern's music may be said to possess such concerns and qualities, as is evident from his sketches, albeit in an increasingly symbolic, abstract, spare, introverted, and idealized manner.
what was his last work?
In 1971, Unitas split playing time with Morrall, throwing only three touchdown passes.
When did Unitas die?
". Recording sessions began in April 1981, and lasted until the middle of June. Escape was released on July 31, 1981,
how was the album received?
Escape was released on July 31, 1981, and immediately the album became a mainstream success.
did it have any hit singles?
included three top-ten hits: "Who's Cryin' Now", "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Open Arms".
did they go on tour?
This success was met with criticism.
what was the criticism?
Journey's album sales did not improve and Columbia Records requested that they change their musical style and add a frontman,
Was the musical style changed after this suggestion?
The band hired Robert Fleischman and transitioned to a more popular style, akin to that of Foreigner and Boston.
What did Robert do to bring about those changes?
set Journey on a new path with a more mainstream sound to make their highest chart success to date.
Did they succeed in doing so?
This album set Journey on their road to stardom with their first RIAA-certified platinum album.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In Trevor-Roper's opinion, the dispute between the Puritans and the Arminians was a major, although not the sole, cause of the English Civil War.
What else did he think of the war?
For him, the dispute was over such issues as free will and predestination and the role of preaching versus the sacraments;
What other issues were there?
Hill argued that the gentry were rising economically and that this caused the Civil War. Trevor-Roper argued that while office-holders and lawyers were prospering, the lesser gentry were in decline.
What were results of the war?
With the 2007 rules changes, the composite ballot was split into two separate ballots--one for managers and umpires and the other for executives.
why was it changed?
A separate ballot of ten executives was developed by a panel including executives, players and writers,
what else did it include?
players and writers, which was the same committee which finally voted in that area.
who was a part of the changes?
The managers/umpires list was then submitted to a panel composed of Hall of Fame members, executives and veteran media members for a final vote.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Voting was conducted at baseball's winter meetings in Indianapolis on December 6, 2009,
what was the result?
The changes that most directly affected this election involved elections of non-players (managers, umpires and executives).
How were those changes made?
the composite ballot was split into two separate ballots--one for managers and umpires and the other for executives.
How were they decided to be on the ballot?
Historical Overview Committee of eleven sportswriters appointed by the BBWAA's Board of Directors met to develop a ballot of ten managers and umpires;
What was needed for a manager or umpire to be placed on the ballot?
submitted to a sixteen-member panel composed of ten Hall of Famers (eight players and two managers), three executives and three veteran media members for a final vote.
When was the vote cast?
On November 8, 2007, the final ballots were released.
When was the vote announced?
Voting was conducted at baseball's winter meetings in Nashville, Tennessee on December 2, 2007, with the results announced on December 3;
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
He argued that the middle years of the 17th century in Western Europe saw a widespread break-down in politics, economics and society
What were the effects of this break-down?
English Civil War, the Fronde in France, the climax of the Thirty Years' War in Germany, troubles in the Netherlands, and revolts against the Spanish Crown
Were there other major effects?
the increasingly powerful centralizing, bureaucratic, sovereign princely states, represented by the Court, and the traditional, regional, land-based aristocracy and gentry, representing the country.
How did European society and its people change after these major shifts?
Dr. Know (Gary Miller)
What was Gary Millers role in the band?
Dr. Know had come off life support and was "under close care"
What was his illness?
a heart attack and subsequent organ failure.
Did he recover?
Weiland's vocal and musical style
Did he release any albums?
Weiland's first solo record, 1998's 12 Bar Blues, represented a huge shift in Weiland's style,
Did that album have an singles on it or successful songs?
the album featured a sound "rooted in glam rock, filtered through psychedelia and trip-hop."
After that album did he release another?