Ann_Arbor,_Michigan

qas: question: When was Ann Arbor founded?
answers: text: 1824

question: Which University moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837?
answers: text: University of Michigan

question: During  the 1960's & 70's, Ann Arbor gained a reputation for what?
answers: text: center for left-wing politics

question: Which type of tree is associated with the city Ann Arbor's name?
answers: text: Bur Oak

question: What college moved to Ann Arbor in 1873?

question: What Michigan city was founded in 1842?

question: During the 1950's and 60's, Ann Arbor gained a reputation for what?
context: Ann Arbor was founded in 1824, named for wives of the village's founders and the stands of Bur Oak trees. The University of Michigan moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837, and the city grew at a rapid rate in the early to mid-20th century. During the 1960s and 1970s, the city gained a reputation as a center for left-wing politics. Ann Arbor became a focal point for political activism and served as a hub for the civil-rights movement and anti-Vietnam War movement, as well as various student movements.

qas: question: Who founded Ann Arbor?
answers: text: John Allen and Elisha Walker Rumsey

question: What was the profession of the founders of Ann arbor?
answers: text: land speculators

question: Which tribe named the settlement as kaw-goosh-kaw-nick?
answers: text: Ojibwa

question: For how much money did the founders purchase the land from the federal government?
answers: text: $800

question: What were the names of the founders wives?
answers: text: Ann

question: Ann Arbor was registered with Wayne County on May 24th of what year?

question: Who founded Ann Arbor in 1842?

question: What name did the Ojibwa give the settlement because of the sound of Rumsey's sawmill?

question: How much did the founder's wives pay for the settlement?

question: How many acres did the founders buy at $1.52 per acre?
context: Ann Arbor was founded in 1824 by land speculators John Allen and Elisha Walker Rumsey. On 25 May 1824, the town plat was registered with Wayne County as "Annarbour;" this represents the earliest known use of the town's name. Allen and Rumsey decided to name it for their wives, both named Ann, and for the stands of Bur Oak in the 640 acres (260 ha) of land they purchased for $800 from the federal government at $1.25 per acre. The local Ojibwa named the settlement kaw-goosh-kaw-nick, after the sound of Allen's sawmill.

qas: question: Ann Arbor has been linked with which university?
answers: text: University of Michigan

question: Which town became the regional transport hub in 1878?
answers: text: Ann Arbor

question: Who were the early settlers of Ann Arbor?
answers: text: British

question: In which year was Ann Arbor chartered as a city?
answers: text: 1851

question: In 1916, what was the name of the Synagogue that was establish?
answers: text: Beth Israel Congregation

question: What railroad arrived in 1893?

question: In 1887 a north-south railway connected Ann Arbor to what Ohio city?

question: In 1815, what was Ann Arbor chartered as?

question: What was the name of the synagogue founded in 1961?

question: What city became a regional transport hub in 1878?
context: Since the university's establishment in the city in 1837, the histories of the University of Michigan and Ann Arbor have been closely linked. The town became a regional transportation hub in 1839 with the arrival of the Michigan Central Railroad, and a north—south railway connecting Ann Arbor to Toledo and other markets to the south was established in 1878. Throughout the 1840s and the 1850s settlers continued to come to Ann Arbor. While the earlier settlers were primarily of British ancestry, the newer settlers also consisted of Germans, Irish, and African-Americans. In 1851, Ann Arbor was chartered as a city, though the city showed a drop in population during the Depression of 1873. It was not until the early 1880s that Ann Arbor again saw robust growth, with new immigrants coming from Greece, Italy, Russia, and Poland. Ann Arbor saw increased growth in manufacturing, particularly in milling. Ann Arbor's Jewish community also grew after the turn of the 20th century, and its first and oldest synagogue, Beth Israel Congregation, was established in 1916.

qas: question: When was the Thomas More Law center established?
answers: text: 1999

question: What was the Thomas More law group?
answers: text: a religious-conservative advocacy group

question: During the early & mid 70's, which party won the city council seats?
answers: text: Human Rights Party

question: Ann Arbor was a hub for supporting what War?

question: In 1956, Ann Arbor was home to the first U.S. teach-in against what war?

question: In 1976 what religious group was founded?

question: In what decades was Ann Arbor an important center for conservative politics?
context: During the 1960s and 1970s, the city gained a reputation as an important center for liberal politics. Ann Arbor also became a locus for left-wing activism and served as a hub for the civil-rights movement and anti-Vietnam War movement, as well as the student movement. The first major meetings of the national left-wing campus group Students for a Democratic Society took place in Ann Arbor in 1960; in 1965, the city was home to the first U.S. teach-in against the Vietnam War. During the ensuing 15 years, many countercultural and New Left enterprises sprang up and developed large constituencies within the city. These influences washed into municipal politics during the early and mid-1970s when three members of the Human Rights Party (HRP) won city council seats on the strength of the student vote. During their time on the council, HRP representatives fought for measures including pioneering antidiscrimination ordinances, measures decriminalizing marijuana possession, and a rent-control ordinance; many of these remain in effect in modified form. Alongside these liberal and left-wing efforts, a small group of conservative institutions were born in Ann Arbor. These include Word of God (established in 1967), a charismatic inter-denominational movement; and the Thomas More Law Center (established in 1999), a religious-conservative advocacy group.

qas: question: Which magazine listed Ann Arbor as one of the most liveable cities in the USA?
answers: text: Forbes

question: For the past few years, what effects has the city Ann Arbor grappled with?
answers: text: sharply rising land values

question: What plan did the city voters approve in 2003?
answers: text: greenbelt plan

question: What kind of plan did voters approve on November 4, 2300?

question: What year was Ann Arbor listed 27th by Forbes?

question: What year was Ann Arbor listed as one of the most liveable cities by CNNMoney.com?
context: In the past several decades, Ann Arbor has grappled with the effects of sharply rising land values, gentrification, and urban sprawl stretching into outlying countryside. On 4 November 2003, voters approved a greenbelt plan under which the city government bought development rights on agricultural parcels of land adjacent to Ann Arbor to preserve them from sprawling development. Since then, a vociferous local debate has hinged on how and whether to accommodate and guide development within city limits. Ann Arbor consistently ranks in the "top places to live" lists published by various mainstream media outlets every year. In 2008, it was ranked by CNNMoney.com 27th out of 100 "America's best small cities". And in the year 2010, Forbes listed Ann Arbor as one of the most liveable cities in the United States of America.

qas: question: On which river is the city of Ann Arbor situated?
answers: text: Huron

question: What is the landscape of Ann Arbor like?
answers: text: hills and valleys

question: What is the name of the city's airport?
answers: text: Ann Arbor Municipal Airport

question: Ann Arbor is 56 miles west of what Michigan city?

question: What airport has an elevation of 893 feet?

question: What river has an elevation of 570 feet?

question: What side of the city has elevation of 1,510 feet?

question: The highest parts of the city are along what river?
context: According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.70 square miles (74.33 km2), of which, 27.83 square miles (72.08 km2) of it is land and 0.87 square miles (2.25 km2) is water, much of which is part of the Huron River. Ann Arbor is about 35 miles (56 km) west of Detroit. Ann Arbor Charter Township adjoins the city's north and east sides. Ann Arbor is situated on the Huron River in a productive agricultural and fruit-growing region. The landscape of Ann Arbor consists of hills and valleys, with the terrain becoming steeper near the Huron River. The elevation ranges from about 750 feet (230 m) along the Huron River to 1,015 feet (309 m) on the city's west side, near the intersection of Maple Road and Pauline Blvd. Generally, the west-central and northwestern parts of the city and U-M's North Campus are the highest parts of the city; the lowest parts are along the Huron River and in the southeast. Ann Arbor Municipal Airport, which is south of the city at 42°13.38′N 83°44.74′W﻿ / ﻿42.22300°N 83.74567°W﻿ / 42.22300; -83.74567, has an elevation of 839 feet (256 m).

qas: question: What is the city of Ann arbor nicknamed as?
answers: text: Tree Town

question: How many parks are there in the city of Ann Arbor?
answers: text: 157

question: What is the name of the Arboretum owned by the University of Michigan?
answers: text: Nichols Arboretum

question: How big is the Matthaei botanical garden?
answers: text: 300 acres

question: What pest has destroyed many of the 15,000 ash trees?

question: What arboretum is situated on 132 acres?

question: What city has 175 municipal parks?

question: What arboretum is owned by the University Hospital?

question: What is the name of the gardens that contains 30 acres of gardens?
context: Ann Arbor's "Tree Town" nickname stems from the dense forestation of its parks and residential areas. The city contains more than 50,000 trees along its streets and an equal number in parks. In recent years, the emerald ash borer has destroyed many of the city's approximately 10,500 ash trees. The city contains 157 municipal parks ranging from small neighborhood green spots to large recreation areas. Several large city parks and a university park border sections of the Huron River. Fuller Recreation Area, near the University Hospital complex, contains sports fields, pedestrian and bike paths, and swimming pools. The Nichols Arboretum, owned by the University of Michigan, is a 123-acre (50 ha) arboretum that contains hundreds of plant and tree species. It is on the city's east side, near the university's Central Campus. Located across the Huron River just beyond the university's North Campus is the university's Matthaei Botanical Gardens, which contains 300 acres of gardens and a large tropical conservatory.

qas: question: Which district has the farmers market in the city?
answers: text: Kerrytown district

question: Which districts compose mostly of 2-4 story structures?
answers: text: commercial districts

question: Which area in the city contains 19th&20th century as well as modern structures?
answers: text: Downtown

question: Which area in the city is composed mostly of two-to-three story buildings?

question: What Mall is north of downtown Ann Arbor?

question: What stadium is on the east side of Ann Arbor?

question: The farmers market is in what west side district?
context: The Kerrytown Shops, Main Street Business District, the State Street Business District, and the South University Business District are commercial areas in downtown Ann Arbor. Three commercial areas south of downtown include the areas near I-94 and Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Briarwood Mall, and the South Industrial area. Other commercial areas include the Arborland/Washtenaw Avenue and Packard Road merchants on the east side, the Plymouth Road area in the northeast, and the Westgate/West Stadium areas on the west side. Downtown contains a mix of 19th- and early-20th-century structures and modern-style buildings, as well as a farmers' market in the Kerrytown district. The city's commercial districts are composed mostly of two- to four-story structures, although downtown and the area near Briarwood Mall contain a small number of high-rise buildings.

qas: question: Which century does the Kit houses belong to?
answers: text: 20th century

question: Who primarily occupies the complexes surrounding the University?
answers: text: student renters

question: Which is the tallest building in Ann Arbor?
answers: text: Tower Plaza

question: When was the city listed on the National Register of historic Places?
answers: text: 1972

question: What 62-story condominium is the tallest building in Ann Arbor?

question: In 1927, the Old West Side neighborhood was placed on what list?

question: Kit houses were built late in what century?

question: What 62-story condominium is located between the University of Michigan campus and downtown?
context: Ann Arbor's residential neighborhoods contain architectural styles ranging from classic 19th-century and early-20th-century designs to ranch-style houses. Among these homes are a number of kit houses built in the early 20th century. Contemporary-style houses are farther from the downtown district. Surrounding the University of Michigan campus are houses and apartment complexes occupied primarily by student renters. Tower Plaza, a 26-story condominium building located between the University of Michigan campus and downtown, is the tallest building in Ann Arbor. The 19th-century buildings and streetscape of the Old West Side neighborhood have been preserved virtually intact; in 1972, the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is further protected by city ordinances and a nonprofit preservation group.

qas: question: How many seasons are experienced in the city of Ann Arbor?
answers: text: four

question: When is the precipitation highest in Ann Arbor?
answers: text: summer

question: What is the average snowfall for the city?
answers: text: 58 inches

question: What month has an average daily temperature of 72.6 Celsius?

question: What was the lowest recorded temperature on 11 February 1858?

question: What was the highest recorded temperature on 24 July 1943?

question: What kind of weather is most frequent during summer?

question: What month has an average daily temperature of 24.5 Celsius?
context: Ann Arbor has a typically Midwestern humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa), which is influenced by the Great Lakes. There are four distinct seasons: winters are cold with moderate to heavy snowfall, while summers are very warm and humid, and spring and autumn are short but mild. The area experiences lake effect weather, primarily in the form of increased cloudiness during late fall and early winter. The monthly daily average temperature in July is 72.6 °F (22.6 °C), while the same figure for January is 24.5 °F (−4.2 °C). Temperatures reach or exceed 90 °F (32 °C) on 10 days, and drop to or below 0 °F (−18 °C) on 4.6 nights. Precipitation tends to be the heaviest during the summer months, but most frequent during winter. Snowfall, which normally occurs from November to April but occasionally starts in October, averages 58 inches (147 cm) per season. The lowest recorded temperature was −23 °F (−31 °C) on 11 February 1885 and the highest recorded temperature was 105 °F (41 °C) on 24 July 1934.

qas: question: What is the population density of the city?
answers: text: 4,270.33 people per square mile

question: What percentage makes up for the whites living in the city?
answers: text: 73.0%

question: Which parts of the city of Detroit are densely populated?
answers: text: Oak Park and Ferndale

question: During what census were there 21,407 families residing in the city?

question: What inner-ring suburbs were less densely populated than Ann Arbor?

question: What outer-ring suburbs were more densely populated than Ann Arbor?

question: The white makeup of the city was 37.0% white during which U.S. Census?
context: As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 113,394 people, 45,634 households, and 21,704 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,270.33 people per square mile (2653.47/km²). There were 49,982 housing units at an average density of 1,748.0 per square mile (675.0/km²), making it less densely populated than inner-ring Detroit suburbs like Oak Park and Ferndale (and than Detroit proper), but more densely populated than outer-ring suburbs like Livonia or Troy. The racial makeup of the city was 73.0% White (70.4% non-Hispanic White), 7.7% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 14.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 4.1% of the population.

qas: question: What is the average household size in the city of Ann Arbor?
answers: text: 2.22

question: What is the average family size in the city of Ann Arbor?
answers: text: 2.90

question: What is the median age for the city of Ann Arbor?
answers: text: 28

question: In what year was the average family size was 2.22? 

question: What age group did 9.7% of the population fall into?

question: What age group did 13.7% of the population fall into?

question: In what year was the median age 82 years old?

question: When was 87.3% of the population married couples?
context: In 2000, out of 45,693 households, 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.5% were nonfamilies. 35.5% of households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.90. The age distribution was 16.8% under 18, 26.8% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% were 65 or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males; while for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

qas: question: Name some automobile manufacturers in the city of Ann Arbor
answers: text: General Motors and Visteon

question: What is the employee count of the University of Michigan?
answers: text: 30,000

question: Nam the major components for the City's growth.
answers: text: High tech, health services and biotechnology

question: What university employs about 30,000 workers in the medical center?

question: What university employs about 12,000 workers?

question: Who are the automobile manufacturers that are the major components of the city's economy?

question: What are the four major components of the city's economy?
context: The University of Michigan shapes Ann Arbor's economy significantly. It employs about 30,000 workers, including about 12,000 in the medical center. Other employers are drawn to the area by the university's research and development money, and by its graduates. High tech, health services and biotechnology are other major components of the city's economy; numerous medical offices, laboratories, and associated companies are located in the city. Automobile manufacturers, such as General Motors and Visteon, also employ residents.

qas: question: Which company manufactured cameras in Ann Arbor from 1936 to 1960's?
answers: text: Argus camera company

question: Which network company opened up in 2008 providing security, storage & networking?
answers: text: Barracuda Networks

question: International Radio introduced which mass produced product from the city of Ann Arbor?
answers: text: AC/DC radio

question: What radio was mass produced in 1913?

question: What camera company started manufacturing cameras in Ann Arbor in 1963?

question: What year was the first pocket radio (the Kadette) made in?

question: In what decade was the Ann Arbor Ambassador manufactured  by Barracuda Networks?
context: High tech companies have located in the area since the 1930s, when International Radio Corporation introduced the first mass-produced AC/DC radio (the Kadette, in 1931) as well as the first pocket radio (the Kadette Jr., in 1933). The Argus camera company, originally a subsidiary of International Radio, manufactured cameras in Ann Arbor from 1936 to the 1960s. Current firms include Arbor Networks (provider of Internet traffic engineering and security systems), Arbortext (provider of XML-based publishing software), JSTOR (the digital scholarly journal archive), MediaSpan (provider of software and online services for the media industries), Truven Health Analytics, and ProQuest, which includes UMI. Ann Arbor Terminals manufactured a video-display terminal called the Ann Arbor Ambassador during the 1980s. Barracuda Networks, which provides networking, security, and storage products based on network appliances and cloud services, opened an engineering office in Ann Arbor in 2008 on Depot St. and recently announced it will move downtown to occupy the building previously used as the Borders headquarters.

qas: question: Which company's adwords program is headquartered at Ann Arbor?
answers: text: Google

question: Name some website or media companies located in Ann Arbor.
answers: text: All Media Guide, the Weather Underground, and Zattoo

question: What company is Merit network?
answers: text: education computer network

question: On December 13, 2012 what was the total market vacancy rate?

question: What year did the flex vacancy rate drop to 15.20%?

question: What year was the office vacancy rate 12.80%?

question: What year was the flex vacancy rate at 16.05%?

question: What city is home to the headquarters of Zattoo's AdWords program?
context: Websites and online media companies in or near the city include All Media Guide, the Weather Underground, and Zattoo. Ann Arbor is the home to Internet2 and the Merit Network, a not-for-profit research and education computer network. Both are located in the South State Commons 2 building on South State Street, which once housed the Michigan Information Technology Center Foundation. The city is also home to the headquarters of Google's AdWords program—the company's primary revenue stream. The recent surge in companies operating in Ann Arbor has led to a decrease in its office and flex space vacancy rates. As of 31 December 2012, the total market vacancy rate for office and flex space is 11.80%, a 1.40% decrease in vacancy from one year previous, and the lowest overall vacancy level since 2003. The office vacancy rate decreased to 10.65% in 2012 from 12.08% in 2011, while the flex vacancy rate decreased slightly more, with a drop from 16.50% to 15.02%.

qas: question: Who is the city's 2nd largest employer?
answers: text: Pfizer

question: Which non-profit non-governmental organization is located in Ann Arbor?
answers: text: National Sanitation Foundation International

question: How many researchers does the University of Michigan expect to hire?
answers: text: 2,000

question: What pharmaceutical company was Ann Arbor's largest employer?

question: What company announced it would close operations by the end of 2007?

question: What month in 2007 did the University of Michigan Board of Regents approve the purchase of the facilities?

question: Who automobile manufactures has a Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor?
context: Pfizer, once the city's second largest employer, operated a large pharmaceutical research facility on the northeast side of Ann Arbor. On 22 January 2007, Pfizer announced it would close operations in Ann Arbor by the end of 2008. The facility was previously operated by Warner-Lambert and, before that, Parke-Davis. In December 2008, the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the purchase of the facilities, and the university anticipates hiring 2,000 researchers and staff during the next 10 years. The city is the home of other research and engineering centers, including those of Lotus Engineering, General Dynamics and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Other research centers sited in the city are the United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory and the Toyota Technical Center. The city is also home to National Sanitation Foundation International (NSF International), the nonprofit non-governmental organization that develops generally accepted standards for a variety of public health related industries and subject areas.

qas: question: When did the Borders Books open up in Ann Arbor?
answers: text: 1971

question: Who opened the Borders Books store in Ann Arbor?
answers: text: Tom and Louis Borders

question: Which pizza chain is headquartered at Ann Arbor?
answers: text: Domino's Pizza's

question: Which company was the world's largest privately held ink manufacturer till 2005?
answers: text: Flint Ink Corp

question: Avfuel, a global supplier of what services is headquartered in Ann Arbor?
answers: text: aviation fuels

question: What book store opened in 1917?

question: What pizza chain has their headquarters located on a 217 acre complex?

question: What is the name of the complex located on 217 acres just northeast of the city?

question: What is the world's largest privately held ink manufacturer?

question: What bookstore was started by Tom and Lois Borders?
context: Borders Books, started in Ann Arbor, was opened by brothers Tom and Louis Borders in 1971 with a stock of used books. The Borders chain was based in the city, as was its flagship store until it closed in September 2011. Domino's Pizza's headquarters is near Ann Arbor on Domino's Farms, a 271-acre (110 ha) Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired complex just northeast of the city. Another Ann Arbor-based company is Zingerman's Delicatessen, which serves sandwiches and has developed businesses under a variety of brand names. Zingerman's has grown into a family of companies which offers a variety of products (bake shop, mail order, creamery, coffee) and services (business education). Flint Ink Corp., another Ann Arbor-based company, was the world's largest privately held ink manufacturer until it was acquired by Stuttgart-based XSYS Print Solutions in October 2005. Avfuel, a global supplier of aviation fuels and services, is also headquartered in Ann Arbor. Aastrom Biosciences, a publicly traded company that develops stem cell treatments for cardiovascular diseases, is headquartered in Ann Arbor.

qas: question: When was the University Musical Society founded?
answers: text: 1879

question: How many events does the University Musical Society present in a year?
answers: text: over 60

question: When was the Ann Arbor civic Ballet established?
answers: text: 1954

question: Name Michigan's first Civic chartered company.
answers: text: Ann Arbor Civic Ballet

question: What society was found in 1897 in Ann Arbor?

question: What ballet company was established in 1945?

question: What organization presents over 6 events each year?

question: What Civic Theatre is associated with the university?

question: What is the name of the yearly event featuring Shakespeare that started in 2011?
context: Several performing arts groups and facilities are on the University of Michigan's campus, as are museums dedicated to art, archaeology, and natural history and sciences. Founded in 1879, the University Musical Society is an independent performing arts organization that presents over 60 events each year, bringing international artists in music, dance, and theater. Since 2001 Shakespeare in the Arb has presented one play by Shakespeare each June, in a large park near downtown. Regional and local performing arts groups not associated with the university include the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre, the Arbor Opera Theater, the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, the Ann Arbor Ballet Theater, the Ann Arbor Civic Ballet (established in 1954 as Michigan's first chartered ballet company), The Ark, and Performance Network Theatre. Another unique piece of artistic expression in Ann Arbor is the fairy doors. These small portals are examples of installation art and can be found throughout the downtown area.

qas: question: Which museum is located at Ann Arbors historic downtown fire station?
answers: text: The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

question: Ann Arbor ranks 1st among what goods sold?
answers: text: books

question: Which presidential library is located in Ann Arbor?
answers: text: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library

question: What museum is located in a renovated historic downtown police station?

question: How many branch outlets does the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library have?

question: What kind of business is notably found in the downtown area?

question: Where does Ann Arbor rank among U.S. cities in the number of restaurants per capita?
context: The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum is located in a renovated and expanded historic downtown fire station. Multiple art galleries exist in the city, notably in the downtown area and around the University of Michigan campus. Aside from a large restaurant scene in the Main Street, South State Street, and South University Avenue areas, Ann Arbor ranks first among U.S. cities in the number of booksellers and books sold per capita. The Ann Arbor District Library maintains four branch outlets in addition to its main downtown building. The city is also home to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.

qas: question: What type of Art fairs are held at Ann Arbor?
answers: text: juried fairs

question: What is the name of the film festival held at Ann Arbor?
answers: text: Ann Arbor Film Festival

question: How many submissions does the Ann arbor film festival receive?
answers: text: 2,500

question: What festival receives more than 5,200 submissions annually?

question: What month is the Ann Arbor Film Festival held during the second week?

question: What event draws upward of half a billion visitors?

question: What week in March is the Ann Arbor Art Fairs held?

question: What week in July is the Ann Arbor Film Festival held?
context: Several annual events—many of them centered on performing and visual arts—draw visitors to Ann Arbor. One such event is the Ann Arbor Art Fairs, a set of four concurrent juried fairs held on downtown streets. Scheduled on Wednesday through Saturday of the third week of July, the fairs draw upward of half a million visitors. Another is the Ann Arbor Film Festival, held during the third week of March, which receives more than 2,500 submissions annually from more than 40 countries and serves as one of a handful of Academy Award–qualifying festivals in the United States.

qas: question: What medical dispensarys are there in Ann Arbor?
answers: text: medical marijuana dispensaries

question: What are the Medical marijuana dispensaries called in the city?
answers: text: People's Co-op

question: What annual event is held on the 1st saturday of april?
answers: text: annual Hash Bash

question: What was legal to smoke on the University of Michigan property/

question: What drug are a large number of residents against?

question: What dispensary was forced by zoning to move one mile to the east?

question: What stadium is People's Co-op currently across the street from?
context: Ann Arbor has a long history of openness to marijuana, given Ann Arbor's decriminalization of cannabis, the large number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city (one dispensary, called People's Co-op, was directly across the street from Michigan Stadium until zoning forced it to move one mile to the west), the large number of pro-marijuana residents, and the annual Hash Bash: an event that is held on the first Saturday of April. Until (at least) the successful passage of Michigan's medical marijuana law, the event had arguably strayed from its initial intent, although for years, a number of attendees have received serious legal responses due to marijuana use on University of Michigan property, which does not fall under the City's progressive and compassionate ticketing program.

qas: question: Who is the member of the Big Ten Conference in college sports in the city?
answers: text: University of Michigan

question: Which is the largest American football stadium in the world?
answers: text: Michigan Stadium

question: What is the Michigan Stadium called colloquially?
answers: text: The Big House

question: What stadium was completed in 1972?

question: Ice hockey is played at what Center?

question: What stadium cost more than $590,000 to build?

question: What conference is Concordia University a member of?

question: What is the nickname of Crisler Center?
context: Ann Arbor is a major scene of college sports, most notably at the University of Michigan, a member of the Big Ten Conference. Several well-known college sports facilities exist in the city, including Michigan Stadium, the largest American football stadium in the world. The stadium was completed in 1927 and cost more than $950,000 to build. It has a 109,901 seating capacity after multiple renovations were made. The stadium is colloquially known as "The Big House". Crisler Center and Yost Ice Arena play host to the school's basketball (both men's and women's) and ice hockey teams, respectively. Concordia University, a member of the NAIA, also fields sports teams.

qas: question: What is a person from Ann Arbor called?
answers: text: Ann Arborite

question: In recent years what has Ann Arbor become?
answers: text: gentrified

question: Which city is referred to as the "People's Republic of Ann Arbor"?
answers: text: Ann Arbor

question: What city is known as 52 square miles surrounded by reality?

question: What phrase did Wisconsin Governor Lee Dreyfus use to describe Ann Arbor?

question: What does the academic degree MI stand for?

question: What do they sometimes refer to Ann Arbor as because of the city's conservative political leanings?
context: A person from Ann Arbor is called an "Ann Arborite", and many long-time residents call themselves "townies". The city itself is often called "A²" ("A-squared") or "A2" ("A two") or "AA", "The Deuce" (mainly by Chicagoans), and "Tree Town". With tongue-in-cheek reference to the city's liberal political leanings, some occasionally refer to Ann Arbor as "The People's Republic of Ann Arbor" or "25 square miles surrounded by reality", the latter phrase being adapted from Wisconsin Governor Lee Dreyfus's description of Madison, Wisconsin. In A Prairie Home Companion broadcast from Ann Arbor, Garrison Keillor described Ann Arbor as "a city where people discuss socialism, but only in the fanciest restaurants." Ann Arbor sometimes appears on citation indexes as an author, instead of a location, often with the academic degree MI, a misunderstanding of the abbreviation for Michigan. Ann Arbor has become increasingly gentrified in recent years.

qas: question: What form of government does Ann Arbor have?
answers: text: council-manager

question: How many voting members are there in the city- council?
answers: text: 11

question: How many terms does the mayor of the city serve?
answers: text: two-year

question: Who is elected every even numbered year?
answers: text: mayor

question: How many council members are elected for the city's ward?
answers: text: Two

question: Who is the current Republican mayor of Ann Arbor?

question: What administrator manages day to day operations and is chosen by the mayor?

question: Who was chosen mayor in the last odd numbered year?
context: Ann Arbor has a council-manager form of government. The City Council has 11 voting members: the mayor and 10 city council members. The mayor and city council members serve two-year terms: the mayor is elected every even-numbered year, while half of the city council members are up for election annually (five in even-numbered and five in odd-numbered years). Two council members are elected from each of the city's five wards. The mayor is elected citywide. The mayor is the presiding officer of the City Council and has the power to appoint all Council committee members as well as board and commission members, with the approval of the City Council. The current mayor of Ann Arbor is Christopher Taylor, a Democrat who was elected as mayor in 2014. Day-to-day city operations are managed by a city administrator chosen by the city council.

qas: question: Who represents the congress in Ann Arbor?
answers: text: Debbie Dingell

question: On a state level the city is part of which district number?
answers: text: 18th district

question: Who represents the city in Michigan senate?
answers: text: Rebekah Warren

question: What city is represented in the 21st congressional district?

question: What is the 35th district comprised of?

question: Who represents the 25th district?

question: Who represents the 81st district?

question: Who represents the 21st district?
context: Ann Arbor is part of Michigan's 12th congressional district, represented in Congress by Representative Debbie Dingell, a Democrat. On the state level, the city is part of the 18th district in the Michigan Senate, represented by Democrat Rebekah Warren. In the Michigan House of Representatives, representation is split between the 55th district (northern Ann Arbor, part of Ann Arbor Township, and other surrounding areas, represented by Democrat Adam Zemke), the 53rd district (most of downtown and the southern half of the city, represented by Democrat Jeff Irwin) and the 52nd district (southwestern areas outside Ann Arbor proper and western Washtenaw County, represented by Democrat Gretchen Driskell).

qas: question: Voters in the city approve which kind of amendment?
answers: text: charter

question: What kind of politics have been strong in the municipal government?
answers: text: Left-wing politics

question: Ann Arbor became the 1st city in the US to what type of voting in the Mayoral race?
answers: text: instant-runoff

question: What charter amendment was approved in 1947?

question: Who was the first openly homosexual to win office in 1947?

question: What kind of voting did Ann arbor use in 1957?

question: What process was repealed in 1967 after use in only one election?

question: Who is the representative for Ann Arbor in the 21st congressional district?
context: Left-wing politics have been particularly strong in municipal government since the 1960s. Voters approved charter amendments that have lessened the penalties for possession of marijuana (1974), and that aim to protect access to abortion in the city should it ever become illegal in the State of Michigan (1990). In 1974, Kathy Kozachenko's victory in an Ann Arbor city-council race made her the country's first openly homosexual candidate to win public office. In 1975, Ann Arbor became the first U.S. city to use instant-runoff voting for a mayoral race. Adopted through a ballot initiative sponsored by the local Human Rights Party, which feared a splintering of the liberal vote, the process was repealed in 1976 after use in only one election. As of August 2009, Democrats hold the mayorship and all council seats. The left tilt of politics in the city has earned it the nickname "The People's Republic of Ann Arbor". Nationally, Ann Arbor is located in Michigan's 12th congressional district, represented by Democrat Debbie Dingell.

qas: question: Name a private business school located in Ann arbor.
answers: text: Cleary University

question: Who founded Domino's pizza?
answers: text: Tom Monaghan

question: Which school acquired the former Ave Maria building after a Roman catholic school moved from there?
answers: text: Thomas M. Cooley Law School

question: What law school moved to Florida in 2000?

question: What Lutheran school did Tom Monaghan found?

question: What law school acquired the former Ave Maria buildings in 2000?

question: What community college is located in Ann Arbor?

question: What private business school is in Ann Arbor Township?
context: Other local colleges and universities include Concordia University Ann Arbor, a Lutheran liberal-arts institution; a campus of the University of Phoenix; and Cleary University, a private business school. Washtenaw Community College is located in neighboring Ann Arbor Township. In 2000, the Ave Maria School of Law, a Roman Catholic law school established by Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan, opened in northeastern Ann Arbor, but the school moved to Ave Maria, Florida in 2009, and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School acquired the former Ave Maria buildings for use as a branch campus.

qas: question: Ann Arbor has one of the leading programs in what subject?
answers: text: music

question: What program is open to the residents of Ann arbor?
answers: text: Ann Arbor Open School

question: In 2008, how many were enrolled in public schools?
answers: text: 16,539

question: What year did Ann Arbor public schools have 12 elementary schools?

question: In what year was 16,935 students enrolled in the Ann Arbor Public Schools?

question: What high school operates in the former Mack School?

question: Is Forsythe a traditional or alternative high school?

question: What kind of high school is Forsythe?
context: Public schools are part of the Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) district. AAPS has one of the country's leading music programs. In September 2008, 16,539 students had been enrolled in the Ann Arbor Public Schools. There were 21 elementary schools, five middle schools (Forsythe, Slauson, Tappan, Scarlett, and Clague) three traditional high schools (Pioneer, Huron, and Skyline), and three alternative high schools (Community High, Stone School, and Roberto Clemente) in the district. The district also operates a K-8 open school program, Ann Arbor Open School, out of the former Mack School. This program is open to all families who live within the district. Ann Arbor Public Schools also operates a preschool and family center, with programs for at-risk infants and children before kindergarten. The district has a preschool center with both free and tuition-based programs for preschoolers in the district.

qas: question: Who owns Ann Arbor news?
answers: text: Booth Newspapers

question: When did the Ann Arbor news end its print?
answers: text: 2009

question: Which was the only city in the US to loose its only daily paper?
answers: text: Ann Arbor

question: What newspaper ran for 147 years?

question: What online newspaper stopped printing in 2009?

question: What newspaper covered local news until September 13, 2014?

question: When did the Ann Arbor Paper start a limited print publication?
context: The Ann Arbor News, owned by the Michigan-based Booth Newspapers chain, is the major daily newspaper serving Ann Arbor and the rest of Washtenaw County. The newspaper ended its 174-year print run in 2009, due to economic difficulties. It was replaced by AnnArbor.com, but returned to a limited print publication under its former name in 2013. Another Ann Arbor-based publication that has ceased production was the Ann Arbor Paper, a free monthly. Ann Arbor has been said to be the first significant city to lose its only daily paper. The Ann Arbor Chronicle, an online newspaper, covered local news, including meetings of the library board, county commission, and DDA until September 3, 2014.

qas: question: What magazine covers Ann Arbor's local businesses?
answers: text: Ann Arbor Business Review

question: Which automobile magazines are based from Ann Arbor?
answers: text: Car and Driver magazine and Automobile Magazine

question: Which university magazine reports local, state & regional issues in addition to campus news?
answers: text: Michigan Daily student newspaper

question: What automobile magazines are run by the University of Michigan?

question: What political student newspaper is run by the University of Michigan?

question: Which university magazine is a free entertainment magazine?

question: Which university magazine is a free monthly local magazine?
context: Current publications in the city include the Ann Arbor Journal (A2 Journal), a weekly community newspaper; the Ann Arbor Observer, a free monthly local magazine; the Ann Arbor Independent, a locally owned, independent weekly; and Current, a free entertainment-focused alt-weekly. The Ann Arbor Business Review covers local business in the area. Car and Driver magazine and Automobile Magazine are also based in Ann Arbor. The University of Michigan is served by many student publications, including the independent Michigan Daily student newspaper, which reports on local, state, and regional issues in addition to campus news.

qas: question: What is the name of the conservative AM radio channel in Ann arbor?
answers: text: WAAM 1600

question: What is the name of the city's FM radio channel?
answers: text: WUOM 91.7

question: What is the name of the local free community college radio?
answers: text: WCBN-FM 88.3

question: What FM station is known as Catholic radio?

question: What FM station is a sports station?

question: What AM station plays country music?

question: What AM station is run by the University of Michigan?
context: Four major AM radio stations based in or near Ann Arbor are WAAM 1600, a conservative news and talk station; WLBY 1290, a business news and talk station; WDEO 990, Catholic radio; and WTKA 1050, which is primarily a sports station. The city's FM stations include NPR affiliate WUOM 91.7; country station WWWW 102.9; and adult-alternative station WQKL 107.1. Freeform station WCBN-FM 88.3 is a local community radio/college radio station operated by the students of the University of Michigan featuring noncommercial, eclectic music and public-affairs programming. The city is also served by public and commercial radio broadcasters in Ypsilanti, the Lansing/Jackson area, Detroit, Windsor, and Toledo.

qas: question: WPXD channel 31 is an affliate of which TV network?
answers: text: ION

question: What is the abbreviation of CTN?
answers: text: Community Television Network

question: What affiliate of the ION Television Network broadcasts from Lyndon Township?

question: What MyNetworkTV-affiliated station is licensed to the city of Ann Arbor?

question: Where is WHTV channel 81 based?

question: Where is WPXD channel 13 based?
context: WPXD channel 31, an affiliate of the ION Television network, is licensed to the city. WHTV channel 18, a MyNetworkTV-affiliated station for the Lansing market, broadcasts from a transmitter in Lyndon Township, west of Ann Arbor. Community Television Network (CTN) is a city-provided cable television channel with production facilities open to city residents and nonprofit organizations. Detroit and Toledo-area radio and television stations also serve Ann Arbor, and stations from Lansing and Windsor, Ontario, can be heard in parts of the area.

qas: question: What is the children's hospital located in nearby Superior Township?

question: What hospital was rated number 1 in Michigan in 2014?

question: What Catholic hospital is in Ann Arbor?
context: The University of Michigan Medical Center, the only teaching hospital in the city, took the number 1 slot in U.S. News & World Report for best hospital in the state of Michigan, as of 2015. The University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) includes University Hospital, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Women's Hospital in its core complex. UMHS also operates out-patient clinics and facilities throughout the city. The area's other major medical centers include a large facility operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ann Arbor, and Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital in nearby Superior Township.

qas: question: What is the name of the city owned cable company?

question: What is the river that private entities use for water supply services?

question: How many pump stations do private entities have?

question: Who is the private entity that handles recycling for the city?

question: What is the name of the city owned telephone provider?
context: The city provides sewage disposal and water supply services, with water coming from the Huron River and groundwater sources. There are two water-treatment plants, one main and three outlying reservoirs, four pump stations, and two water towers. These facilities serve the city, which is divided into five water districts. The city's water department also operates four dams along the Huron River, two of which provide hydroelectric power. The city also offers waste management services, with Recycle Ann Arbor handling recycling service. Other utilities are provided by private entities. Electrical power and gas are provided by DTE Energy. AT&T Inc. is the primary wired telephone service provider for the area. Cable TV service is primarily provided by Comcast.

qas: question: US Highway 32 runs along what edge of Ann Arbor?

question: M-41 runs along what edge of the city?

question: What portion of the city does I-49 run along?

question: Where is the I-49/M-14 interchange located?

question: What is the completed bike trail called?
context: The streets in downtown Ann Arbor conform to a grid pattern, though this pattern is less common in the surrounding areas. Major roads branch out from the downtown district like spokes on a wheel to the highways surrounding the city. The city is belted by three freeways: I-94, which runs along the southern portion of the city; U.S. Highway 23 (US 23), which primarily runs along the eastern edge of Ann Arbor; and M-14, which runs along the northern edge of the city. Other nearby highways include US 12, M-17, and M-153. Several of the major surface arteries lead to the I-94/M-14 interchange in the west, US 23 in the east, and the city's southern areas. The city also has a system of bike routes and paths and includes the nearly complete Washtenaw County Border-to-Border Trail.