brandolorian/quac-followup-questions huggingface dataset:
sold-out arenas and stadiums in Australia, India, Egypt and Singapore before ending his tour in South Africa.
What was important about this tour?
Verdi began in 1859 to take an active interest in Italian politics.
What type of action did he take in politics?
After Italy was unified in 1861, many of Verdi's early operas were increasingly re-interpreted as Risorgimento works with hidden Revolutionary messages
Did he ever work in politics?
Verdi was elected as a member of the new provincial council,
When was he elected?
In 1859,
How long did he serve?
feelings, he declined in 1860 the office of provincial council member to which he had been elected in absentia.
Did he ever run for anything else?
Verdi was elected on 3 February 1861 for the town of Borgo San Donnino (Fidenza) to the Parliament of Piedmont-Sardinia in Turin
How long did he serve?
), but following the death of Cavour in 1861, which deeply distressed him, he scarcely attended.
Was that the end of his political career?
In mid-1834, Verdi sought to acquire Provesi's former post in Busseto but without success.
what did he do next?
with Barezzi's help he did obtain the secular post of maestro di musica. He taught, gave lessons, and conducted the Philharmonic for several months
what did he do after the philharmonic?
Eventually in 1835 Verdi became director of the Busseto school with a three-year contract.
did he have any accomplishments during that time?
The La Scala impresario, Bartolomeo Merelli, agreed to put on Oberto (as the reworked opera was now called,
what was it now called?
Oberto
was it successful?
It achieved a respectable 13 additional performances, following which Merelli offered Verdi a contract for three more works.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Vladimir Krutov was sent to the penalty box at the 6:47 mark of the third period for high-sticking.
What happened when he was sent there?
ABC Olympic sports anchor Jim McKay compared the American victory over the Soviet professionals to a group of Canadian college football players
Did they win any games?
As his team ran all over the ice in celebration,
Did any other player get sent to the penalty box?
The Soviets began to shoot wildly, and Sergei Starikov admitted that "we were panicking".
Is that when he went to the penalty box?
the Soviets got the puck back into the American zone,
Did anyone get injured?
Hogan's Heroes became a hit and finished in the top 10 in its first year on the air.
Was it an album?
The distinctive military-style snare drum rhythm that introduces the show's theme song was played by Crane himself.
What did the media thing about it?
Carpenter later became national sales manager at Akai,
Why did carpenter become a sales manager?
My dad expressed that he just didn't need Carpenter kind of hanging around him anymore," he said. He testified that Crane had called Carpenter the night before the murder
What was his role in the Trial?
Crane's son Robert testified that in the weeks before his father's death,
Who was the accused in the trial?
Carpenter
Was he eventually jailed?
Carpenter was acquitted. He continued to maintain his innocence until his death four years later, in 1998.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
After the trial, Robert Crane speculated publicly that Crane's widow, Patricia Olson, might have had a role in instigating the crime. "
Which other names are called in the crime?
He signed for Dundee United in August 1979.
What position did he play?
Malpas won the SFWA Footballer of the Year award in 1991.
Were any other awards won?
He was inducted into the Dundee United Hall of Fame
When did thi happen?
in 2008.
Did he have any notable wins?
1986/87 UEFA Cup Final.
any notable losses?
After retiring as a player, Malpas assumed full-time coaching duties at Tannadice, having been acting as player/coach since 1991.
Are there any famous people he has coached?
He was part of the temporary management team following the dismissal of Alex Smith in October 2002, but left the club in January 2003.
Is there any teams he coached on full time?
He initially joined Motherwell as assistant manager to former coaching colleague Terry Butcher.
What other interesting facts can you tell me about his coaching career?
He left the club in June 2007 after one season in charge, having taken the team from a comfortable mid-table position to one that narrowly avoided relegation.
What team did he narrowly avoided relegation?
Malpas became caretaker manager of the Scotland under-21 team in August 2007,
When did he stop coach the Scotland team?
Malpas became caretaker manager of the Scotland under-21 team in August 2007, but missed out on the permanent position to Billy Stark.
When did Maurice Malpas retire for good?
Malpas returned to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in April 2017, working for manager Richie Foran.
What is the last fact given in the article about Maurice Malpas?
Dominic Ierace was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.
Did he go to school?
While attending Slippery Rock State College, Ierace formed a band called the Tri-Vels
Was he an only child?
they renamed themselves Donnie and the Donnells. This band in both incarnations played R&B and pop rock covers at fraternity parties and lasted from about 1961 to 1964.
Why did they split up?
lasted from about 1961 to 1964.
Did he get into another band after?
Per his mother's encouragement, Ierace began singing at weddings at age five,
Where did he go on to perform after that?
"My Girl" at #25
What year was the song "My Girl" released?
August 1981
What was Donnie Iris and the Cruisers' best selling album?
King Cool,
In what year was the album King Cool released?
August 1981
How many King Cool albums were sold?
long tour
Did anyone leave the band during this time period?
Iris and the Cruisers, wanting to keep as much of their creative freedom and sound as they could, said no.
Did Donnie Iris and the Cruisers win any awards?
Crowded House were midway through a US tour when Paul Hester quit the band on 15 April 1994.
Why did he quit?
He flew home to Melbourne to await the birth of his first child and indicated that he required more time with his family.
Did the band replace him?
drummer for support act Sheryl Crow, temporarily filled in until a replacement, Peter Jones (ex-Harem Scarem, Vince Jones, Kate Ceberano's Septet) was found.
What happened after they finished the tour?
1996, at a press conference to announce the release of their greatest hits album Recurring Dream, Neil revealed that Crowded House were to disband.
What did he say at the press conference?
Crowded House were to disband. The June 1996 concerts in Europe and Canada were to be their final performances.
When was their final show?
Farewell to the World concert on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on 24 November 1996, which raised funds for the Sydney Children's Hospital.
Did they do anything after?
Farewell to the World was released on VHS in December 1996. In 2007, a double CD and a DVD were issued as to commemorate the concert's tenth anniversary.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
The DVD featured newly recorded audio commentary by Finn, Hart and Seymour and other new bonus material.
How did the DVD sell?
The concert featured the line-up of Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mark Hart and Paul Hester. Tim Finn and Peter Jones both made guest appearances.
When was this show?
Sydney Opera House on 24 November 1996,
Did they sell out?
("Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Legs"),
what member of the band died
Heaven Shall Burn's label debut Antigone
when was it released?
April 26.
did it win any awards?
Antigone was further promoted during a headlining tour through Europe, supported by Maroon.
did they produce any music videos?
filmed a music video for the song "The Weapon They Fear".
what were some singles?
new album Veto,
When was the album released?
On February 20
where was the Album released?
released April 19, in Germany and April 30, in North America.
What were some of the singles on this album?
"Hunters Will Be Hunted"
How did the album do on the charts?
Veto entered the official German Album Charts at #2.
Did they release any albums in 2014 or 2015?
the band is usually described by media as being in the metalcore genre, not Christian metal.
What did the band describe themselves as?
As I Lay Dying has stated on numerous occasions that all of the members of the group are practicing Christians,
Did the lyrics of their songs reflect that?
The band's lyrics do not focus on Christian themes the way many praise music bands do,
What are some interesting aspects about this article?
Most songs tend to address broader spiritual concepts like existential angst or the struggle between reason and spirituality.
Do they write their own songs?
On January 25, 2012, an announcement revealed that the band would be playing the Mayhem Festival of 2012 with Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Anthrax, The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, Whitechapel,
What was awakened?
On June 22, 2012, the band announced that their sixth album would be titled Awakened and the first single "Cauterize" was released on June 25, 2012.
was the album successful?
As I Lay Dying won the "Metal Band of the Year" award from Loudwire in 2012, beating other well-known bands, including Anthrax and Lamb of God.
when did they go on hiatus?
On May 7, 2013, Lambesis was arrested in Oceanside, California, US after allegedly hiring an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife.
was he charged?
On February 25, 2014 Lambesis changed his plea from "not guilty" to "guilty" and consequently faced a potential sentence of nine years in prison.
what was the result?
After Trip Shakespeare's breakup in 1992, Wilson and Munson joined with drummer Jacob Slichter to form Pleasure, a trio that was later renamed Semisonic.
What songs did he produce with the band?
Powered by Wilson's songs "Closing Time", which was a number-one hit on the Modern Rock charts for thirteen weeks in the spring and summer of 1998,
Did they make any albums together?
Semisonic released one EP, three full-length albums, and one live album.
Was this album successful?
The band's first album, Great Divide, received critical acclaim.
Did Wilson go on any tours with the band?
Semisonic stopped touring in August 2001 but continue to perform on occasion.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Wilson co-wrote three of the songs on Adele's multiple-Grammy-winning 21,
How did they come to work together?
"  "Someone Like You" won the 2012 Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance,
Did he receive any other awards related to this?
was voted third most favourite single of the last 60 years in the UK.
Is 21 a single or an album?
album
Did they go on tour together?
The duo got a record deal with EMI Norway and formed M2M.
When did this deal happen?
In 1995,
Was Raven successful in M2M?
". M2M was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy, Spellemannprisen, the following year.
What hits did M2M release?
with the lead single, "Don't Say You Love Me" featuring on the soundtrack of Pokemon: The First Movie.
How many copies did they sell?
selling 39,000 units in a week,
What albums did the group release?
Raven's album Set Me Free
What is one of the songs on the album?
"Falling Away" and a re-release of her previous single "Break You"
What is another song that is on the album?
released in June 2007
Did the album win any awards?
Mbeki left London for Lusaka in April 1971
Why did he go to Lusaka?
to take up the position of assistant secretary of the ANC's Revolutionary Council (RC).
Did he enjoy his time in Lusaka?
Mbeki travelled to Beichlingen to deliver a speech on behalf of the ANC's Executive Committee at the YSS summer school.
What did he do while there?
This was a turning point in Mbeki's life as it was the first time he spoke on behalf of the ANC as opposed to the ANC Youth League.
What was a career highlight while he was in Lusaka?
In December 1972, Mbeki joined Tambo at Heathrow Airport to meet Mangosuthu Buthelezi to discuss mass resistance to apartheid.
Was the outcome good?
Mbeki is credited with facilitating the establishment of Inkatha - it was his responsibility to nurture the relationship between Buthelezi and the ANC.
When did he arrive in Botswana?
NFL's Most Valuable Player
Was he regarded as a great quarterback?
NFL's Most Valuable Player or Player of the Year:
What is his legacy?
A photo of a dazed Tittle in the end zone taken by Morris Berman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on September 20, 1964, is regarded among the most iconic images
Was he dazed because he was hurt or awed?
was photographed helmet-less, bloodied and kneeling immediately after having been knocked to the ground by John Baker of the Pittsburgh Steelers
Did they win that game?
throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown at the old Pitt Stadium.
How many yards was the touchdown
After he retired as a player, Walls immediately took over as coach of Fitzroy.
What year did he begin coaching Fitzroy?
1980
Until when did he remain in that position?
1985,
What league is Fitzroy part of?
Walls lifted the Lions to their best era since winning a premiership in 1944.
What was Fitzroy's record in 1980?
disappointing
Did their record improve during Walls' tenure as coach?
Robert would coach Fitzroy Football Club for 115 games (60 wins - 54 losses - 1 draw).
Why did Walls stop working for the Fitzroy club?
Duane Allman was born on November 20, 1946, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
On December 26, 1949, when the family was living near Norfolk, Virginia, Willis Allman was murdered.
was he married?
The boys returned to Nashville to spend summers with their grandmother, and there Gregg learned guitar basics from a neighbor.
did he start playing guitar after that?
he had saved enough money to buy his first guitar,
did he write songs?
The Smiths then agreed to sign a record contract with Rough Trade,
Around what year was that?
their first album, provisionally titled The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,
How did that album do?
Rough Trade were unhappy with the album that the band produced and Troy's production of it, ordering the band to redo it with a new producer,
Why were they unhappy?
The follow-up singles "This Charming Man" and "What Difference Does It Make?" fared better when they reached numbers 25 and 12 respectively
Who was the new producer?
it was Glucks who recommended on 21 February 1940, Auschwitz,
What did he do in Auschwitz
where it was decided that the camp would be expanded to accommodate up to 30,000 prisoners,
Did he run any other camps
an additional camp would be established at nearby Birkenau capable of housing 100,000 POWs,
Were people murdered there
Glucks was increasingly involved in the implementation of the "Final Solution",
Did other people know what he was doing
along with Oswald Pohl.
was the plane to murder all the jews
and that a factory would be constructed in proximity with the camp prisoners placed at I.G. Farben's disposal.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Glucks's responsibilities at first mainly covered the use of concentration camp inmates for forced labour.
Were there russian prisoners in these camps
Hill testified against his former associates to avoid a possible execution by his crew or going to prison for his crimes. His testimony led to 50 convictions.
When did this happen?
1996,
What did he receive in exchange for testifying?
Hill was arrested on a narcotics-trafficking charge.
When was the arrest?
April 27, 1980,
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
He became convinced that his former associates planned to have him killed: Vario, for dealing drugs; and Burke, to prevent Hill from implicating him
How did this affect his future?
a few days after the Wannsee Conference in January 1942, Himmler ordered Glucks to prepare the camps for the immediate arrival of 100,000 Jewish men
Did the camp actually recieve that many prisoners?
Himmler ordered Glucks to prepare the camps for the immediate arrival of 100,000 Jewish men and 50,000 women being evacuated from the Reich as labourers
Did these inmates eventually get executed?
Glucks was well aware of the mass murders and other atrocities committed there.
What were Glucks thoughts about the murders?
Glucks complained about the unfavorable location of the crematoria since all types of people would be able to "gaze" at the structures.
How curious were people about the structures?
if questions arose about smoke coming from the chimneys, the installation personnel were to tell the visitors that corpses were being burned as a result of epidemics.
Did people believe this?
nearly all the important matters concerning the concentration camps were "decided directly between the Inspector of Concentration Camps and the Reichsfuhrer-SS."
Who was the Reichsfuhrer-SS?
Glucks was decorated for his contributions to the Reich in managing the fifteen largest camps and the five-hundred satellite camps which employed upwards of 40,000 members of the SS.
How many deaths were there under his direction?
an artistic group established for multidisciplinary collaboration on mixed-media projects, who sought to avoid Japanese artistic tradition.
what kind of projects did they produce?
During this period he wrote Saegirarenai Kyusoku I ("Uninterrupted Rest I", 1952: a piano work, without a regular rhythmic pulse or barlines);
what else did he produce?
by 1955 Takemitsu had begun to use electronic tape-recording techniques in such works as Relief Statique (1955) and Vocalism A*I (1956).
was he working on his own or did he get help from others?
Takemitsu also studied in the early 1950s with the composer Fumio Hayasaka, perhaps best known for the scores he wrote for films
What films did he write for?
films by Kenji Mizoguchi and Akira Kurosawa, the latter of whom Takemitsu would collaborate with decades later.
did he get any awards for his music?
his Requiem for string orchestra (1957  listen ), written as an homage to Hayasaka, was heard by Igor Stravinsky in 1958 during his visit to Japan.
what year did the early development start?
In 1948, Takemitsu conceived the idea of electronic music technology, or in his own words, to "bring noise into tempered musical tones inside a busy small tube.
did he get this idea from somone or somewhere?
In 2008, Grange was also ranked #1 on ESPN's Top 25 Players In College Football History list.
What happened as a result?
In honor of his achievements at the University of Illinois, the school erected a 12-ft statue of Grange
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In 1931, Grange visited Abington Senior High School in Abington, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia.
What did he do while there?
Shortly thereafter, the school adopted his nickname for the mascot in his honor, the Galloping Ghost.
Did he win any other awards?
he was ranked number 80 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
What happened after he got this rating?
Every December, a junior college bowl game is held in his honor known as the Red Grange bowl, in his home state of Illinois.
What else do people do in his honor?
In 1887,
Who did he manage?
seat in the Kentucky Senate
Was he liberal or conservative?
Democratic party,
what were some things he did in politics?
Three men sought the Democratic nomination for governor at the 1899 party convention in Louisville - Goebel, Wat Hardin, and William J. Stone.
Was it a close race?
As word of the plan spread, Hardin dropped out of the race, believing he would be beaten by the Stone-Goebel alliance.
What was the final vote?
Republican William S. Taylor defeated both Democratic candidates in the general election, but his margin over Goebel was only 2,383 votes.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Democrats in the General Assembly began making accusations of voting irregularities in some counties,
How did these accusations affect Goebel?
country
What was the first album that McBride co-wrote some of songs??
Court TV founder Steven Brill
what solo trial show did she host?
she hosted Trial Heat from 1996-2004,
what primetime show did she start hosting in 2005?
she began hosting a regular primetime legal analysis show called Nancy Grace on CNN Headline News (now HLN)
when she accepted the offer from Court TV, who was she doing the legal commentary with?
4 October 2013;
How did it rank?
it debuted at number three
how many copies sold?
certified platinum.
were there any hit singles?
The lead single "To the End of the Earth" peaked at number 21 and was certified gold,
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Mauboy's first extended play iTunes Session was released on 18 July 2014,
What other hits were relased on to itunes?
2004
Was Unpredictable a movie?
Foxx released his second studio album, Unpredictable,
What film did Foxx win an award for?
Ray
What category did he win?
he won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
When was Dreamgirls released?
Foxx received four Grammy Award nominations, which included Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for Love Changes
Who was on Love Changes with him?
Mary J. Blige,
What other interesting projects or work has he done?
Foxx released his third album titled Intuition in 2008,
what were some of the singles on the album?
The album's first single, "Just Like Me" featuring T.I.,
who else was featured in the album?
The second single "Blame It" featured T-Pain
was the album a hit on the charts?
2007 brought him the lead role in the action thriller film The Kingdom
Who did he co-star with in The Kingdom?
Chris Cooper, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner and Ashraf Barhom.
Has he received any awards for movies?
referred to simply as "the band",
Who were the members?
Robertson
Where did they play?
on Dylan's Planet Waves album
What is Dylan's Planet Waves album?
recorded their own album Music from Big Pink (1968), which
How did Music from Big Pink do?
catapulted them into stardom.
What did they do with the Stardom?
Arkansas in the 1940s
who was Helm born to?
His parents, Nell and Diamond Helm,
Did Helm have any siblings?
They encouraged their children to play and sing at a young age.
Where did Helm go to school?
Helm established his first band, the Jungle Bush Beaters, while in high school.
Was Helm successful with his high school band?
Helm was influenced by all these styles, which he heard on the Grand Ole Opry on radio station WSM
What styles influenced Helm?
a variety of musical styles--blues, country and R&B--
What did Helm do once he was influenced by musical styles?
In 2018, Mirren portrayed heiress Sarah Winchester in the supernatural horror film Winchester:
What was the movie about
The House That Ghosts Built, directed by The Spierig Brothers. She will also play Mother Ginger in Lasse Hallstrom
Does she direct anything
she made an uncredited cameo appearance in F. Gary Gray's The Fate of the Furious, the eighth installment in The Fast and the Furious
What else did she perform in
In 2015, Mirren reunited with her former assistant Simon Curtis on Woman in Gold, co-starring Ryan Reynolds.
what movie was she in with ryan
Woman in Gold,
what was it about
The film was based on the true story of Jewish refugee Maria Altmann, who, together with her young lawyer Randy Schoenberg, fought the Austrian government
did it get awards
At the 75th awards ceremony, Mirren received her 15th Golden Globe nomination.
did the movies make a lot of money
" In 2017, Mirren narrated Cries from Syria, a documentary film about the Syrian Civil War, directed by Evgeny Afineevsky.
who was in that movie
Mirren's first film of the 2000s was Joel Hershman's Greenfingers (2000),
Did she receive positive reviews?
The project garnered largely lukewarm reviews from critics,
Were their any more movies in 2000?
The same year, she began work on the mystery film The Pledge,
Did she receive any reviews for either one in 2000?
A critical success, the ensemble film tanked at the box office.
Did she have any box office hits?
Her biggest critical and commercial success, released in 2001, became Robert Altman's all-star ensemble mystery film Gosford Park.
Did she win an award for that movie?