Tucson,_Arizona

qas: question: What is the largest populated city in Arizona?
answers: text: Phoenix

question: How many miles is Tuscon from the U.S.- Mexico border?
answers: text: 60

question: What nickname does Tuscon have because of their many companies involved in optics?
answers: text: Optics Valley

question: What was the population of Tuscon according to the 2010 U.S. Census? 
answers: text: 520,116

question: What was the estimated population of the entire Tuscan area in 2013? 
answers: text: 996,544

question: Which county is Tucson in?
answers: text: Pima County

question: Which university is in Tucson?
answers: text: University of Arizona

question: How far is Tucson from Phoenix?
answers: text: 108 miles (174 km)

question: How far is Tucson from Mexico?
answers: text: 60 mi (97 km)

question: What industry-based nickname does Tucson have?
answers: text: Optics Valley
context: Tucson (/ˈtuːsɒn/ /tuːˈsɒn/) is a city and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and home to the University of Arizona. The 2010 United States Census put the population at 520,116, while the 2013 estimated population of the entire Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was 996,544. The Tucson MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical area (CSA), with a total population of 980,263 as of the 2010 Census. Tucson is the second-largest populated city in Arizona behind Phoenix, both of which anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor. The city is  located 108 miles (174 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the U.S.-Mexico border. Tucson is the 33rd largest city and the 59th largest metropolitan area in the United States. Roughly 150 Tucson companies are involved in the design and manufacture of optics and optoelectronics systems, earning Tucson the nickname Optics Valley.

qas: question: What was Tuscon known as 12,000 years ago?
answers: text: southern Arizona

question: What group lived in the area that were known for their red-on-brown pottery?
answers: text: Hohokam

question: Near what river was a village site dating from 2100 BC found? 
answers: text: Santa Cruz River

question: Who were probably the first group of people in Tuscan?
answers: text: Paleo-Indians

question: How long ago did Tuscan have their first visitors?
answers: text: 12,000 years ago

question: How long ago were Paleo-Indians known to be in the Tucson area?
answers: text: about 12,000 years ago

question: How old was the village site found near the Santa Cruz River?
answers: text: 2100 BC

question: When was the Early Agricultural period?
answers: text: 1200 BC to AD 150

question: What happened in the Early Ceramic period?
answers: text: the first extensive use of pottery vessels for cooking and storage

question: When did the Hohokam live in the Tucson area?
answers: text: from AD 600 to 1450
context: Tucson was probably first visited by Paleo-Indians, known to have been in southern Arizona about 12,000 years ago. Recent archaeological excavations near the Santa Cruz River have located a village site dating from 2100 BC.[citation needed] The floodplain of the Santa Cruz River was extensively farmed during the Early Agricultural period, circa 1200 BC to AD 150. These people constructed irrigation canals and grew corn, beans, and other crops while gathering wild plants and hunting. The Early Ceramic period occupation of Tucson saw the first extensive use of pottery vessels for cooking and storage. The groups designated as the Hohokam lived in the area from AD 600 to 1450 and are known for their vast irrigation canal systems and their red-on-brown pottery.[citation needed]

qas: question: Who is considered the founding father of Tuscan?
answers: text: Hugo O'Conor

question: What year did Mexico gain independence from Spain?
answers: text: 1821

question: Who founded the Mission San Xavier del Bac?
answers: text: Eusebio Francisco Kino

question: How many miles was Mission San Xavier del Bac from Tuscon?
answers: text: 7

question: Which missionary came to the Santa Cruz River area in 1692?
answers: text: Eusebio Francisco Kino

question: What religion was Kino?
answers: text: Jesuit

question: What mission did Kino found?
answers: text: Mission San Xavier del Bac

question: When did Kino found the del Bac mission?
answers: text: 1700

question: Who is Tucson's 'founding father'?
answers: text: Hugo O'Conor
context: Jesuit missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino visited the Santa Cruz River valley in 1692, and founded the Mission San Xavier del Bac in 1700 about 7 mi (11 km) upstream from the site of the settlement of Tucson. A separate Convento settlement was founded downstream along the Santa Cruz River, near the base of what is now "A" mountain. Hugo O'Conor, the founding father of the city of Tucson, Arizona authorized the construction of a military fort in that location, Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón, on August 20, 1775 (near the present downtown Pima County Courthouse). During the Spanish period of the presidio, attacks such as the Second Battle of Tucson were repeatedly mounted by Apaches. Eventually the town came to be called "Tucson" and became a part of Sonora after Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821.

qas: question: What was the date when Arizona was bought?
answers: text: June 8, 1854

question: What year did the Overland Mail Corporation end operations?
answers: text: 1861

question: What was the name of the deal in which Arizona was bought?
answers: text: Gadsden Purchase

question: Arizona is south of which river?
answers: text: Gila River

question: In what year did Tuscon become a stage station?
answers: text: 1857

question: When was the Gadsden Purchase?
answers: text: June 8, 1854

question: Where did the US buy land from in the Gadsden Purchase?
answers: text: Mexico

question: When did the US formally take control of the Tucson area?
answers: text: March 1856

question: When did the mail stagecoaches stop running?
answers: text: August 1861

question: Why did the mail stagecoaches stop running?
answers: text: devastating Apache attacks on the stations and coaches
context: Arizona, south of the Gila River was legally bought from Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase on June 8, 1854. Tucson became a part of the United States of America, although the American military did not formally take over control until March 1856. In 1857 Tucson became a stage station on the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line and in 1858 became 3rd division headquarters of the Butterfield Overland Mail until the line shut down in March 1861. The Overland Mail Corporation attempted to continue running, however following the Bascom Affair, devastating Apache attacks on the stations and coaches ended operations in August 1861.[citation needed]

qas: question: What date did William Whitney Brazelton Die? 
answers: text: August 19, 1878

question: What is the name of the sheriff who shot William Whitney Brazelton?
answers: text: Charles A. Shibell

question: Who was held responsible for the murder of Morgan Earp?
answers: text: Frank Stilwell

question: What was Wyatt Earp's job title?
answers: text: Deputy U.S. Marshal

question: What Deputy was responsible for the death of Frank Stiwell?
answers: text: Wyatt Earp

question: What crime increased in the Tucson area in 1877?
answers: text: stagecoach robberies

question: Who was the most famous stagecoach robber in the Tucson area?
answers: text: William Whitney Brazelton

question: When was Brazelton killed?
answers: text: August 19, 1878

question: Who killed Brazelton?
answers: text: Charles A. Shibell and his citizen's posse

question: What was Shibell's job?
answers: text: Pima County Sheriff
context: From 1877 to 1878, the area suffered a rash of stagecoach robberies. Most notable, however, were the two holdups committed by masked road-agent William Whitney Brazelton. Brazelton held up two stages in the summer of 1878 near Point of Mountain Station approximately 17 mi (27 km) northwest of Tucson. John Clum, of Tombstone, Arizona fame was one of the passengers. Brazelton was eventually tracked down and killed on Monday August 19, 1878, in a mesquite bosque along the Santa Cruz River 3 miles (5 km) south of Tucson by Pima County Sheriff Charles A. Shibell and his citizen's posse. Brazelton had been suspected of highway robbery not only in the Tucson area, but also in the Prescott region and Silver City, New Mexico area as well. Brazelton's crimes prompted John J. Valentine, Sr. of Wells, Fargo & Co. to send special agent and future Pima County sheriff Bob Paul to investigate. Fort Lowell, then east of Tucson, was established to help protect settlers from Apache attacks. In 1882, Frank Stilwell was implicated in the murder of Morgan Earp by Cowboy Pete Spence's wife, Marietta, at the coroner's inquest on Morgan Earp's shooting. The coroner's jury concluded that Spence, Stilwell, Frederick Bode, and Florentino "Indian Charlie" Cruz were the prime suspects in the assassination of Morgan Earp. :250 Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp gathered a few trusted friends and accompanied Virgil Earp and his family as they traveled to Benson for a train ride to California. They found Stilwell lying in wait for Virgil in the Tucson station and killed him on the tracks. After killing Stilwell, Wyatt deputized others and rode on a vendetta, killing three more cowboys over the next few days before leaving the state.

qas: question: What county is Tuscon located in?
answers: text: Pima County

question: What was the population of Tuscon in 2006?
answers: text: 535,000

question: what were veterans in need of after World War I?
answers: text: respiratory therapy

question: What did the U.S. Veterans Administration build around 1910?
answers: text: Veterans Hospital

question: What was the population of Tuscon in 1940?
answers: text: 36,818

question: What was Tucson's population in 1900?
answers: text: 7,531

question: What was Tucson's population in 1910?
answers: text: 13,913

question: What was Tucson's population in 1920?
answers: text: 20,292

question: What was Tucson's population in 1940?
answers: text: 36,818

question: What was Tucson's population in 2006?
answers: text: 535,000
context: By 1900, 7,531 people lived in the city. The population increased gradually to 13,913 in 1910. At about this time, the U.S. Veterans Administration had begun construction on the present Veterans Hospital. Many veterans who had been gassed in World War I and were in need of respiratory therapy began coming to Tucson after the war, due to the clean dry air. Over the following years the city continued to grow, with the population increasing to 20,292 in 1920 and 36,818 in 1940. In 2006 the population of Pima County, in which Tucson is located, passed one million while the City of Tucson's population was 535,000.

qas: question: Which Mountain has the Highest point surrounding Tuscon?
answers: text: Mount Wrightson

question: Which desert is Tuscon in?
answers: text: Sonoran

question: How many mountain ranges is Tuscon surrounded by?
answers: text: five

question: How above sea level is Wasson Peak in feet?
answers: text: 4,687 ft

question: What direction are the Tortolita Mountains from Tuscon?
answers: text: north

question: How high is Tucson's airport?
answers: text: 2,643 ft (806 m) above sea level

question: What desert is Tucson in?
answers: text: Sonoran

question: What mountain range is east of Tucson?
answers: text: Rincon Mountains

question: What mountain range is north of Tucson?
answers: text: Tortolita Mountains

question: What mountain range is west of Tucson?
answers: text: Tucson Mountains
context: The city's elevation is 2,643 ft (806 m) above sea level (as measured at the Tucson International Airport). Tucson is situated on an alluvial plain in the Sonoran desert, surrounded by five minor ranges of mountains: the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Tortolita Mountains to the north, the Santa Rita Mountains to the south, the Rincon Mountains to the east, and the Tucson Mountains to the west. The high point of the Santa Catalina Mountains is 9,157 ft (2,791 m) Mount Lemmon, the southernmost ski destination in the continental U.S., while the Tucson Mountains include 4,687 ft (1,429 m) Wasson Peak. The highest point in the area is Mount Wrightson, found in the Santa Rita Mountains at 9,453 ft (2,881 m) above sea level.

qas: question: How many miles is Tuscon from Phoenix?
answers: text: 118

question: How many miles is Tuscon from the US - Mexico border?
answers: text: 60

question: What is the second largest city in Arizona?
answers: text: Tucson

question: Where does Tuscon rank in terms of the largest city in the U.S. in 2009? 
answers: text: 32nd

question: What area exceeded 1 million people in 2015?
answers: text: Greater Tucson Metro

question: What is Tucson's city population in 2010?
answers: text: 520,116

question: What is Tucson's metro area population in 2010?
answers: text: 980,263

question: How does Tucson rank among US cities?
answers: text: 32nd largest

question: How does Tucson rank among US metro areas?
answers: text: 52nd largest

question: What is Tucson's metro area population in 2015?
answers: text: 1 million
context: Tucson is located 118 mi (190 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the United States - Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 980,263. In 2009, Tucson ranked as the 32nd largest city and 52nd largest metropolitan area in the United States. A major city in the Arizona Sun Corridor, Tucson is the largest city in southern Arizona, the second largest in the state after Phoenix. It is also the largest city in the area of the Gadsden Purchase. As of 2015, The Greater Tucson Metro area has exceeded a population of 1 million.

qas: question: Which interstate is the only one that uses kilometer posts instead of mileposts?
answers: text: I-19

question: Are the speed limits on I-19 marked in miles or kilometers?
answers: text: miles

question: What border does I-19 come close to? 
answers: text: U.S.-Mexico border

question: Which interstate would you take to go to Jackson Florida from Tuscon Arizona?
answers: text: Interstate 10

question: Which direction does I-10 run through Tucson?
answers: text: southeast to northwest

question: What is the next major town to the west on I-10?
answers: text: Phoenix

question: What is the next major town to the east on I-10?
answers: text: Las Cruces, New Mexico

question: Which direction does I-19 run from Tucson?
answers: text: south

question: What is unusual about I-19?
answers: text: the only Interstate highway that uses "kilometer posts" instead of "mileposts"
context: Interstate 10, which runs southeast to northwest through town, connects Tucson to Phoenix to the northwest on the way to its western terminus in Santa Monica, California, and to Las Cruces, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas toward its eastern terminus in Jacksonville, Florida. I-19 runs south from Tucson toward Nogales and the U.S.-Mexico border. I-19 is the only Interstate highway that uses "kilometer posts" instead of "mileposts", although the speed limits are marked in miles per hour instead of kilometers per hour.

qas: question: What was the Union Pacific once known as?
answers: text: Southern Pacific

question: What year was Locomotive #1673 made in?
answers: text: 1900

question: What was the name of the retail and community center that took longer than a decade to build?
answers: text: Rio Nuevo

question: When did a revitalization of downtown Tucson begin?
answers: text: At the end of the first decade of the 21st century

question: What is Rio Nuevo?
answers: text: a large retail and community center

question: What is the southern edge of Tucson's downtown?
answers: text: 17th Street

question: What is the western edge of Tucson's downtown?
answers: text: I-10

question: What is the northern edge of Tucson's downtown?
answers: text: 6th Street
context: At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, downtown Tucson underwent a revitalization effort by city planners and the business community. The primary project was Rio Nuevo, a large retail and community center that has been stalled in planning for more than ten years. Downtown is generally regarded as the area bordered by 17th Street to the south, I-10 to the west, and 6th Street to the north, and Toole Avenue and the Union Pacific (formerly Southern Pacific) railroad tracks, site of the historic train depot and "Locomotive #1673", built in 1900. Downtown is divided into the Presidio District, the Barrio Viejo, and the Congress Street Arts and Entertainment District. Some authorities include the 4th Avenue shopping district, which is set just northeast of the rest of downtown and connected by an underpass beneath the UPRR tracks.

qas: question: Which architect designed the Broadway Village shopping Center?
answers: text: Josias Joesler

question: Which part of Tuscon is Broadway Village shopping center located in?
answers: text: Central

question: What mall is located in midtown?
answers: text: El Con Mall

question: Who designed the Broadway Village shopping center?
answers: text: Josias Joesler

question: Where is Broadway Village shopping center?
answers: text: at the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and Country Club Road

question: Where is the Lost Barrio?
answers: text: just East of downtown

question: Where is the El Con Mall?
answers: text: in the eastern part of midtown

question: Where is the 4th Avenue Shopping District?
answers: text: between downtown and the University
context: As one of the oldest parts of town, Central Tucson is anchored by the Broadway Village shopping center designed by local architect Josias Joesler at the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and Country Club Road. The 4th Avenue Shopping District between downtown and the University and the Lost Barrio just East of downtown, also have many unique and popular stores. Local retail business in Central Tucson is densely concentrated along Fourth Avenue and the Main Gate Square on University Boulevard near the UA campus. The El Con Mall is also located in the eastern part of midtown.

qas: question: What is Tuscon's largest Park?
answers: text: Reid Park

question: What was once named the "ugliest street in America" by Life magazine?
answers: text: Speedway Boulevard

question: What mayor was quoted in calling Speedway Boulevard "the ugliest street in America?
answers: text: James Corbett

question: Which newspaper did David Leighton work for?
answers: text: Arizona Daily Star

question: What city is the Harlem River Speedway in?
answers: text: New York City

question: What is Tucson's biggest park?
answers: text: Reid Park

question: What sports field is in Reid Park?
answers: text: Hi Corbett Field

question: What zoo is in Reid Park?
answers: text: Reid Park Zoo

question: What was the "ugliest street in America" in the 1970s?
answers: text: Speedway Boulevard

question: What was Speedway Blvd called in the 1990s?
answers: text: "Street of the Year"
context: Tucson's largest park, Reid Park, is located in midtown and includes Reid Park Zoo and Hi Corbett Field. Speedway Boulevard, a major east-west arterial road in central Tucson, was named the "ugliest street in America" by Life magazine in the early 1970s, quoting Tucson Mayor James Corbett. Despite this, Speedway Boulevard was awarded "Street of the Year" by Arizona Highways in the late 1990s. According to David Leighton, historical writer for the Arizona Daily Star newspaper, Speedway Boulevard derives its name from an old horse racetrack, known as "The Harlem River Speedway," more commonly called "The Speedway," in New York City. The street was called "The Speedway," from 1904 to about 1906 before the word "The" was taken out.

qas: question: Where does E.University Blvd. lead to?
answers: text: Fourth Avenue Shopping District

question: What neighborhood has historic homes?
answers: text: Sam Hughes neighborhood

question: What mode of transport is encouraged in Central Tuscon?
answers: text: bicycle

question: Of the 3.5 miles from N. Mountain Avenue to Rillito River Park, how many are bike-only?
answers: text: half

question: Which Tucson street is devoted to bicycles?
answers: text: Third Street

question: How long does N Mountain Ave have a bike lane?
answers: text: half of the 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the Rillito River Park

question: Which park has a multi-use path?
answers: text: Rillito River Park

question: Which bike path does Highland lead to?
answers: text: Barraza-Aviation Parkway

question: Which shopping area is on East University?
answers: text: Fourth Avenue Shopping District
context: Central Tucson is bicycle-friendly. To the east of the University of Arizona, Third Street is bike-only except for local traffic and passes by the historic homes of the Sam Hughes neighborhood. To the west, E. University Boulevard leads to the Fourth Avenue Shopping District. To the North, N. Mountain Avenue has a full bike-only lane for half of the 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the Rillito River Park bike and walk multi-use path. To the south, N. Highland Avenue leads to the Barraza-Aviation Parkway bicycle path.

qas: question: What is the percentage of Native Americans in South Tuscon?
answers: text: 10%

question: What kind of restaurants are widely known in South Tuscon?
answers: text: Mexican

question: What are painted do to city policy? 
answers: text: outdoor murals

question: What percentage of the South Tuscon Population is Mexican-American? 
answers: text: 83%

question: What year was South Tuscon reincorperated? 
answers: text: 1940

question: When was South Tucson first incorporated?
answers: text: 1936

question: When was South Tucson reincorporated?
answers: text: 1940

question: How large is South Tucson?
answers: text: 1 sq mi (2.6 km2)

question: How much of South Tucson is Mexican-American?
answers: text: 83%

question: How much of South Tucson is Native American?
answers: text: 10%
context: South Tucson is actually the name of an independent, incorporated town of 1 sq mi (2.6 km2), completely surrounded by the city of Tucson, sitting just south of downtown. South Tucson has a colorful, dynamic history. It was first incorporated in 1936, and later reincorporated in 1940. The population consists of about 83% Mexican-American and 10% Native American residents. South Tucson is widely known for its many Mexican restaurants and the architectural styles which include bright outdoor murals, many of which have been painted over due to city policy.

qas: question: What interstate is the West side west of? 
answers: text: I-10

question: What is the name of the movie set in Old West Tuscon?
answers: text: Old Tucson Studios

question: What is the name of the national park in Old West Tuscon?
answers: text: Saguaro National Park West

question: What is the museum in Old West Tuscon? 
answers: text: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

question: The Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa is located where?
answers: text: Starr Pass

question: What part of Tucson is considered the West Side?
answers: text: the area west of I-10

question: What museum is in Western Tucson?
answers: text: International Wildlife Museum

question: What resort is in Western Tucson?
answers: text: Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa

question: What neighborhood is the Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in?
answers: text: Starr Pass

question: What theme park is in Old West Tucson?
answers: text: Old Tucson Studios
context: A combination of urban and suburban development, the West Side is generally defined as the area west of I-10. Western Tucson encompasses the banks of the Santa Cruz River and the foothills of the Tucson Mountains, and includes the International Wildlife Museum, Sentinel Peak, and the Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, located in the wealthy enclave known as Starr Pass. Moving past the Tucson Mountains, travelers find themselves in the area commonly referred to as "west of" Tucson or "Old West Tucson". A large undulating plain extending south into the Altar Valley, rural residential development predominates, but here you will also find major attractions including Saguaro National Park West, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and the Old Tucson Studios movie set/theme park.

qas: question: What else is Sentinel Peak also known as?
answers: text: 'A' Mountain

question: What is the giant letter downtown in honor of?
answers: text: University of Arizona

question: What year did the tradition of freshmen whitewashing the "A" begin?
answers: text: 1916

question: during the Iraq war, what color did anti-war activists paint the "A"?
answers: text: black

question: Who intervened when the "A" was painted various colors?
answers: text: city council

question: Why is there a giant letter A on a Tucson mountain?
answers: text: in honor of the University of Arizona

question: Where is there a giant letter A on a Tucson mountain?
answers: text: On Sentinel Peak (also known as "'A' Mountain"), just west of downtown

question: What color did college freshmen paint the A?
answers: text: white

question: What color did Iraq War protesters paint the A?
answers: text: black

question: How did City Council decide to paint the A?
answers: text: red, white and blue
context: On Sentinel Peak (also known as "'A' Mountain"), just west of downtown, there is a giant "A" in honor of the University of Arizona. Starting in about 1916, a yearly tradition developed for freshmen to whitewash the "A", which was visible for miles. However, at the beginning of the Iraq War, anti-war activists painted it black. This was followed by a paint scuffle where the "A" was painted various colors until the city council intervened. It is now red, white and blue except when it is white or another color decided by a biennial election. Because of the three-color paint scheme often used, the shape of the A can be vague and indistinguishable from the rest of the peak. The top of Sentinel Peak, which is accessible by road, offers an outstanding scenic view of the city looking eastward. A parking lot located near the summit of Sentinel Peak was formerly a popular place to watch sunsets or view the city lights at night.

qas: question: What is the Foothills west of?
answers: text: Sabino Creek

question: Where are some of the major resorts of Tuscon?
answers: text: Catalina Foothills

question: What is the Foothills east of?
answers: text: Oracle Road

question: What is La Encantada?
answers: text: upscale outdoor shopping mall

question: What community is north of Tucson's city limits?
answers: text: Catalina Foothills

question: Where are the most expensive homes in the Tucson metro area?
answers: text: Catalina Foothills

question: What is the southern edge of the Catalina Foothills area?
answers: text: River Road

question: What outdoor mall is in Catalina Foothills?
answers: text: La Encantada

question: Which big resorts are in Catalina Foothills?
answers: text: Hacienda Del Sol, Westin La Paloma Resort, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort and Canyon Ranch Resort
context: Also on the north side is the suburban community of Catalina Foothills, located in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains just north of the city limits. This community includes among the area's most expensive homes, sometimes multimillion-dollar estates. The Foothills area is generally defined as north of River Road, east of Oracle Road, and west of Sabino Creek. Some of the Tucson area's major resorts are located in the Catalina Foothills, including the Hacienda Del Sol, Westin La Paloma Resort, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort and Canyon Ranch Resort. La Encantada, an upscale outdoor shopping mall, is also in the Foothills.

qas: question: How many residents live in the master-planned communities?
answers: text: thousands

question: What mountains is Oro Valley next to?
answers: text: Santa Catalina Mountains

question: Which town is Rancho Vistoso located?
answers: text: Oro Valley

question: Which town would you find Dove Mountain and Continental Ranch?
answers: text: Marana

question: Where is Oro Valley?
answers: text: in the western foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains

question: Where is the Continental Ranch planned community?
answers: text: Marana

question: Where is the Dove Mountain planned community?
answers: text: Marana

question: Where is the Rancho Vistoso planned community?
answers: text: Oro Valley

question: Which direction from Tucson is Picture Rocks?
answers: text: northwest
context: The expansive area northwest of the city limits is diverse, ranging from the rural communities of Catalina and parts of the town of Marana, the small suburb of Picture Rocks, the affluent town of Oro Valley in the western foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, and residential areas in the northeastern foothills of the Tucson Mountains. Continental Ranch (Marana), Dove Mountain (Marana), and Rancho Vistoso (Oro Valley) are all masterplanned communities located in the Northwest, where thousands of residents live.

qas: question: What is considered Tuscon's first suburb?
answers: text: Casas Adobes

question: When was the Casas Adobes Plaza established?
answers: text: 1948

question: What nature preserve is in Casas Adobes?
answers: text: Tohono Chul Park

question: What representative was almost assassinated at the La Toscana Village?
answers: text: Gabrielle Giffords

question: What mall is located in Casas Adobes?
answers: text: Foothills Mall

question: When was the Casas Adobes Plaza built?
answers: text: 1948

question: What was Tucson's first suburb?
answers: text: Casas Adobes

question: Where is Tohono Chul Park?
answers: text: near the intersection of North Oracle Road and West Ina Road

question: Who was nearly assassinated in Casas Adobes?
answers: text: Representative Gabrielle Giffords

question: What was John Roll's job title?
answers: text: chief judge for the U.S. District Court for Arizona
context: The community of Casas Adobes is also on the Northwest Side, with the distinction of being Tucson's first suburb, established in the late 1940s. Casas Adobes is centered on the historic Casas Adobes Plaza (built in 1948). Casas Adobes is also home to Tohono Chul Park (a nature preserve) near the intersection of North Oracle Road and West Ina Road. The attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords, and the murders of chief judge for the U.S. District Court for Arizona, John Roll and five other people on January 8, 2011, occurred at the La Toscana Village in Casas Adobes. The Foothills Mall is also located on the northwest side in Casas Adobes.

qas: question: What park was developed between the 1950's and 1970's?
answers: text: Desert Palms Park

question: What park is in East Tuscon?
answers: text: Saguaro National Park East

question: Which estates were named after a ranch of a famous author?
answers: text: Harold Bell Wright Estates

question: What year was Tuscon's largest office building built?
answers: text: 1975

question: What shopping center is located along Broadway?
answers: text: Park Place

question: What part of Tucson is Saguaro National Park East in?
answers: text: East

question: When was East Tucson developed?
answers: text: between the 1950s and the 1970s

question: What is the boundary of East Tucson?
answers: text: Swan Road

question: What is the biggest office building in Tucson?
answers: text: 5151 East Broadway

question: Where is Park Place?
answers: text: along Broadway (west of Wilmot Road)
context: East Tucson is relatively new compared to other parts of the city, developed between the 1950s and the 1970s,[citation needed] with developments such as Desert Palms Park. It is generally classified as the area of the city east of Swan Road, with above-average real estate values relative to the rest of the city. The area includes urban and suburban development near the Rincon Mountains. East Tucson includes Saguaro National Park East. Tucson's "Restaurant Row" is also located on the east side, along with a significant corporate and financial presence. Restaurant Row is sandwiched by three of Tucson's storied Neighborhoods: Harold Bell Wright Estates, named after the famous author's ranch which occupied some of that area prior to the depression; the Tucson Country Club (the third to bear the name Tucson Country Club), and the Dorado Country Club. Tucson's largest office building is 5151 East Broadway in east Tucson, completed in 1975. The first phases of Williams Centre, a mixed-use, master-planned development on Broadway near Craycroft Road, were opened in 1987. Park Place, a recently renovated shopping center, is also located along Broadway (west of Wilmot Road).

qas: question: Who bought The sanitarium in 1928?
answers: text: Harvey Adkins

question: Jack Kerouac authored what iconic book?
answers: text: On the Road

question: What year where three officer building bought and used for a sanitarium?
answers: text: 1900

question: Alan Harrington is considered part of what generation?
answers: text: beat generation

question: Which month does the neighborhood celebrates its history in the City Landmark?
answers: text: February

question: When was Fort Lowell shut down?
answers: text: 1891

question: What were some buildings of Fort Lowell bought to be used for in 1900?
answers: text: a sanitarium

question: Who bought the Fort Lowell sanitarium in 1928?
answers: text: Harvey Adkins

question: Who renovated Fort Lowell's adobe buildings?
answers: text: The Bolsius family Pete, Nan and Charles Bolsius

question: In what book did Jack Kerouac write about visiting Tucson?
answers: text: On the Road
context: Near the intersection of Craycroft and Ft. Lowell Roads are the remnants of the Historic Fort Lowell. This area has become one of Tucson's iconic neighborhoods. In 1891, the Fort was abandoned and much of the interior was stripped of their useful components and it quickly fell into ruin. In 1900, three of the officer buildings were purchased for use as a sanitarium. The sanitarium was then sold to Harvey Adkins in 1928. The Bolsius family Pete, Nan and Charles Bolsius purchased and renovated surviving adobe buildings of the Fort – transforming them into spectacular artistic southwestern architectural examples. Their woodwork, plaster treatment and sense of proportion drew on their Dutch heritage and New Mexican experience. Other artists and academics throughout the middle of the 20th century, including: Win Ellis, Jack Maul, Madame Cheruy, Giorgio Belloli, Charels Bode, Veronica Hughart, Edward and Rosamond Spicer, Hazel Larson Archer and Ruth Brown, renovated adobes, built homes and lived in the area. The artist colony attracted writers and poets including beat generation Alan Harrington and Jack Kerouac whose visit is documented in his iconic book On the Road. This rural pocket in the middle of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Each year in February the neighborhood celebrates its history in the City Landmark it owns and restored the San Pedro Chapel.

qas: question: Where is a great place to bird watch in Southeast Tuscon?
answers: text: The Atterbury Wash

question: Where do a lot of the families from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base live at?
answers: text: Rita Ranch

question: Rita Ranch also has a planned development called what?
answers: text: Civano

question: What is the name of the lake in Southeast Tuscon?
answers: text: Lakeside Lake

question: What is the name of the High School in the area of Southeast Tuscon?
answers: text: Santa Rita High School

question: What Air Force base is in Tucson?
answers: text: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

question: What is the alternate name of Chuck Ford Park?
answers: text: Lakeside Park

question: What community college is in southeast Tucson?
answers: text: Pima Community College East Campus

question: Where do many Air Force families live?
answers: text: Rita Ranch

question: What is the goal of Civano?
answers: text: showcase ecologically sound building practices and lifestyles
context: Southeast Tucson continues to experience rapid residential development. The area includes Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The area is considered to be south of Golf Links Road. It is the home of Santa Rita High School, Chuck Ford Park (Lakeside Park), Lakeside Lake, Lincoln Park (upper and lower), The Lakecrest Neighborhoods, and Pima Community College East Campus. The Atterbury Wash with its access to excellent bird watching is also located in the Southeast Tucson area. The suburban community of Rita Ranch houses many of the military families from Davis-Monthan, and is near the southeastern-most expansion of the current city limits. Close by Rita Ranch and also within the city limits lies Civano, a planned development meant to showcase ecologically sound building practices and lifestyles.

qas: question: What area has a ski lift?
answers: text: Ski Valley

question: How many miles is Catalina Highway?
answers: text: 25

question: What town is near the top of Mt. Lemmon?
answers: text: Summerhaven

question: What two winter sports would you do at the mountain range?
answers: text: snowboarding and skiing

question: How long is Catalina Highway?
answers: text: 25 miles (40 km)

question: What activities are popular in the mountains of Tucson?
answers: text: cycling, hiking, rock climbing, camping, birding, and wintertime snowboarding and skiing

question: Where is Summerhaven?
answers: text: Near the top of Mt. Lemmon

question: What is in Ski Valley?
answers: text: a ski lift, several runs, a giftshop, and nearby restaurant

question: What is in Summerhaven?
answers: text: log houses and cabins, a general store, and various shops, as well as numerous hiking trails
context: Catalina Highway stretches 25 miles (40 km) and the entire mountain range is one of Tucson's most popular vacation spots for cycling, hiking, rock climbing, camping, birding, and wintertime snowboarding and skiing. Near the top of Mt. Lemmon is the town of Summerhaven. In Summerhaven, visitors will find log houses and cabins, a general store, and various shops, as well as numerous hiking trails. Near Summerhaven is the road to Ski Valley which hosts a ski lift, several runs, a giftshop, and nearby restaurant.

qas: question: What kind of climate is Tuscon?
answers: text: desert

question: What is the average amount of  yearly precipitation in Tuscon in inches?
answers: text: 11.8

question: What other city is similar to Tuscon in precipitation and climate?
answers: text: Alice Springs

question: What does Tuscon have more than most desert climates?
answers: text: precipitation

question: What does Tuscon have a high net loss of?
answers: text: water

question: What is Tucson's climate type?
answers: text: desert

question: How much rain does Tucson get each year?
answers: text: 11.8 inches (299.7 mm)

question: What is evapotranspiration?
answers: text: net loss of water

question: Which Australian town has a similar climate as Tucson?
answers: text: Alice Springs

question: What is Alice Springs's average rainfall?
answers: text: 11 inches (279.4 mm)
context: Tucson has a desert climate (Köppen BWh), with two major seasons, summer and winter; plus three minor seasons: fall, spring, and the monsoon. Tucson averages 11.8 inches (299.7 mm) of precipitation per year, more than most other locations with desert climates, but it still qualifies due to its high evapotranspiration; in other words, it experiences a high net loss of water. A similar scenario is seen in Alice Springs, Australia, which averages 11 inches (279.4 mm) a year, but has a desert climate.

qas: question: What year did the "Stupid Motorist Law" come in effect?
answers: text: 1995

question: How much can a motorist be charged for needing to be rescued after ignoring safety precautions? 
answers: text: 2000

question: A monsoon can last into what month?
answers: text: September

question: What is usually higher during a monsoon compared throughout the rest of the year?
answers: text: humidity

question: What could you say is the average start for a monsoon?
answers: text: July 3

question: When was the "Stupid Motorist Law" passed?
answers: text: 1995

question: What is the legal name of the "Stupid Motorist Law"?
answers: text: Arizona traffic code Title 28-910

question: How much can the "Stupid Motorist Law" charge people for being rescued?
answers: text: up to $2000

question: When does Tucson's monsoon usually start?
answers: text: around July 3

question: How long does Tucson's monsoon last?
answers: text: through August and sometimes into September
context: The monsoon can begin any time from mid-June to late July, with an average start date around July 3. It typically continues through August and sometimes into September. During the monsoon, the humidity is much higher than the rest of the year. It begins with clouds building up from the south in the early afternoon followed by intense thunderstorms and rainfall, which can cause flash floods. The evening sky at this time of year is often pierced with dramatic lightning strikes. Large areas of the city do not have storm sewers, so monsoon rains flood the main thoroughfares, usually for no longer than a few hours. A few underpasses in Tucson have "feet of water" scales painted on their supports to discourage fording by automobiles during a rainstorm. Arizona traffic code Title 28-910, the so-called "Stupid Motorist Law", was instituted in 1995 to discourage people from entering flooded roadways. If the road is flooded and a barricade is in place, motorists who drive around the barricade can be charged up to $2000 for costs involved in rescuing them. Despite all warnings and precautions, however, three Tucson drivers have drowned between 2004 and 2010.

qas: question: What are Tucson's typical winter high temperatures?
answers: text: between 64 and 75 °F (18 and 24 °C)

question: What are Tucson's typical winter low temperatures?
answers: text: between 30 and 44 °F (−1 and 7 °C)

question: What do Tucson's hard freeze temperatures dip to?
answers: text: the mid or low-20s (−7 to −4 °C)

question: How much snow did Tucson get on Feb 20, 2013?
answers: text: 2.0 inches

question: When had Tucson last had as much snow as 2013?
answers: text: 1987
context: Winters in Tucson are mild relative to other parts of the United States. Daytime highs in the winter range between 64 and 75 °F (18 and 24 °C), with overnight lows between 30 and 44 °F (−1 and 7 °C). Tucson typically averages one hard freeze per winter season, with temperatures dipping to the mid or low-20s (−7 to −4 °C), but this is typically limited to only a very few nights. Although rare, snow has been known to fall in Tucson, usually a light dusting that melts within a day. The most recent snowfall was on February 20, 2013 when 2.0 inches of snow blanketed the city, the largest snowfall since 1987.

qas: question: On what two occasions was Tucson's record high?
answers: text: June 19, 1960, and July 28, 1995

question: What was Tucson's record high?
answers: text: 115 °F (46 °C)

question: What was Tucson's record low?
answers: text: 6 °F (−14 °C)

question: When was Tucson's record low?
answers: text: January 7, 1913

question: What was Tucson's wettest year?
answers: text: 1905
context: At the University of Arizona, where records have been kept since 1894, the record maximum temperature was 115 °F (46 °C) on June 19, 1960, and July 28, 1995, and the record minimum temperature was 6 °F (−14 °C) on January 7, 1913. There are an average of 150.1 days annually with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher and an average of 26.4 days with lows reaching or below the freezing mark. Average annual precipitation is 11.15 in (283 mm). There is an average of 49 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1905 with 24.17 in (614 mm) and the driest year was 1924 with 5.07 in (129 mm). The most precipitation in one month was 7.56 in (192 mm) in July 1984. The most precipitation in 24 hours was 4.16 in (106 mm) on October 1, 1983. Annual snowfall averages 0.7 in (1.8 cm). The most snow in one year was 7.2 in (18 cm) in 1987. The most snow in one month was 6.0 in (15 cm) in January 1898 and March 1922.

qas: question: In what month did Tucson get the most rain?
answers: text: August 1955

question: When did Tucson get the most rain in 24 hours?
answers: text: July 29, 1958

question: In what month did Tucson get the most snow?
answers: text: December 1971

question: In what year did Tucson get the most rain?
answers: text: 1983

question: In what year did Tucson get the least rain?
answers: text: 1953
context: At the airport, where records have been kept since 1930, the record maximum temperature was 117 °F (47 °C) on June 26, 1990, and the record minimum temperature was 16 °F (−9 °C) on January 4, 1949. There is an average of 145.0 days annually with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher and an average of 16.9 days with lows reaching or below the freezing mark. Measurable precipitation falls on an average of 53 days. The wettest year was 1983 with 21.86 in (555 mm) of precipitation, and the driest year was 1953 with 5.34 in (136 mm). The most rainfall in one month was 7.93 in (201 mm) in August 1955. The most rainfall in 24 hours was 3.93 in (100 mm) on July 29, 1958. Snow at the airport averages only 1.1 in (2.8 cm) annually. The most snow received in one year was 8.3 in (21 cm) and the most snow in one month was 6.8 in (17 cm) in December 1971.

qas: question: How many households are there in Tucson as of 2010?
answers: text: 229,762

question: How many families are there in Tucson as of 2010?
answers: text: 112,455

question: How many residents are there in Tucson as of 2010?
answers: text: 520,116

question: How many people per square mile are there in Tucson?
answers: text: 2,500.1

question: How much of Tucson was non-Hispanic Whites in 1970?
answers: text: 72.8%
context: As of the census of 2010, there were 520,116 people, 229,762 households, and 112,455 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,500.1 inhabitants per square mile (965.3/km²). There were 209,609 housing units at an average density of 1,076.7 per square mile (415.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.7% White (down from 94.8% in 1970), 5.0% Black or African-American, 2.7% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 16.9% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 41.6% of the population. Non-Hispanic Whites were 47.2% of the population in 2010, down from 72.8% in 1970.

qas: question: What is the second-largest employer in Tucson?
answers: text: University of Arizona

question: Where is the US Army Intelligence Center?
answers: text: Sierra Vista

question: What railroad route passes through Tucson?
answers: text: Union Pacific Railroad's Sunset Route

question: Where does the Sunset Route connect to the west coast?
answers: text: Los Angeles ports
context: Much of Tucson's economic development has been centered on the development of the University of Arizona, which is currently the second largest employer in the city. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, located on the southeastern edge of the city, also provides many jobs for Tucson residents. Its presence, as well as the presence of the US Army Intelligence Center (Fort Huachuca, the largest employer in the region in nearby Sierra Vista), has led to the development of a significant number of high-tech industries, including government contractors, in the area. The city of Tucson is also a major hub for the Union Pacific Railroad's Sunset Route that links the Los Angeles ports with the South/Southeast regions of the country.

qas: question: What was Raytheon previously called?
answers: text: Hughes Aircraft Co.

question: What drug company has a major presence in Tucson?
answers: text: Sanofi-Aventis

question: How many optics-related companies are in Tucson?
answers: text: 150

question: What do the 'Optics Valley' companies do?
answers: text: design and manufacture of optics and optoelectronics systems

question: What accounting software company has a major presence in Tucson?
answers: text: Intuit Inc.
context: The City of Tucson, Pima County, the State of Arizona, and the private sector have all made commitments to create a growing, healthy economy[citation needed] with advanced technology industry sectors as its foundation. Raytheon Missile Systems (formerly Hughes Aircraft Co.), Texas Instruments, IBM, Intuit Inc., Universal Avionics, Honeywell Aerospace, Sunquest Information Systems, Sanofi-Aventis, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., and Bombardier Aerospace all have a significant presence in Tucson. Roughly 150 Tucson companies are involved in the design and manufacture of optics and optoelectronics systems, earning Tucson the nickname "Optics Valley".

qas: question: When did the Tucson Festival of Books begin?
answers: text: 2009

question: When is the Tucson Festival of Books held?
answers: text: a two-day period in March

question: How many people came to the Tucson Festival of Books in 2010?
answers: text: 80,000

question: What award did the Tucson Festival of Books give to R. L. Stine?
answers: text: Founder's Award
context: Since 2009, the Tucson Festival of Books has been held annually over a two-day period in March at the University of Arizona. By 2010 it had become the fourth largest book festival in the United States, with 450 authors and 80,000 attendees. In addition to readings and lectures, it features a science fair, varied entertainment, food, and exhibitors ranging from local retailers and publishers to regional and national nonprofit organizations. In 2011, the Festival began presenting a Founder's Award; recipients include Elmore Leonard and R.L. Stine.

qas: question: When is the Tucson Folk Festival held?
answers: text: the first Saturday and Sunday of May

question: Where is the Tucson Folk Festival held?
answers: text: El Presidio Park

question: How many performers are in the Tucson Folk Festival?
answers: text: over 100

question: How much does the Tucson Folk Festival cost to get in?
answers: text: free

question: Who runs the Tucson Folk Festival?
answers: text: Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association
context: For the past 25 years, the Tucson Folk Festival has taken place the first Saturday and Sunday of May in downtown Tucson's El Presidio Park. In addition to nationally known headline acts each evening, the Festival highlights over 100 local and regional musicians on five stages is one of the largest free festivals in the country. All stages are within easy walking distance. Organized by the Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association, volunteers make this festival possible. KXCI 91.3-FM, Arizona's only community radio station, is a major partner, broadcasting from the Plaza Stage throughout the weekend. In addition, there are numerous workshops, events for children, sing-alongs, and a popular singer/songwriter contest. Musicians typically play 30-minute sets, supported by professional audio staff volunteers. A variety of food and crafts are available at the festival, as well as local micro-brews. All proceeds from sales go to fund future festivals.

qas: question: What season is February in Tucson?
answers: text: spring

question: What is the Fiesta de los Vaqueros?
answers: text: rodeo week

question: What month is the Fiesta de los Vaqueros held in?
answers: text: February

question: Who started the Fiesta de los Vaqueros?
answers: text: Leighton Kramer

question: How much time do Tucson schools give students off to attend the Fiesta de los Vaqueros?
answers: text: two rodeo days off
context: Another popular event held in February, which is early spring in Tucson, is the Fiesta de los Vaqueros, or rodeo week, founded by winter visitor, Leighton Kramer. While at its heart the Fiesta is a sporting event, it includes what is billed as "the world's largest non-mechanized parade". The Rodeo Parade is a popular event as most schools give two rodeo days off instead of Presidents Day. The exception to this is Presidio High (a non-public charter school), which doesn't get either. Western wear is seen throughout the city as corporate dress codes are cast aside during the Fiesta. The Fiesta de los Vaqueros marks the beginning of the rodeo season in the United States.

qas: question: What time of day is The Procession?
answers: text: sundown

question: What is burned at The Procession?
answers: text: an urn in which written prayers have been collected from participants and spectators

question: What group runs The Procession?
answers: text: Many Mouths One Stomach

question: What kind of group runs The Procession?
answers: text: non-profit arts organization

question: What kind of parade is The Procession?
answers: text: non-motorized
context: The Procession, held at sundown, consists of a non-motorized parade through downtown Tucson featuring many floats, sculptures, and memorials, in which the community is encouraged to participate. The parade is followed by performances on an outdoor stage, culminating in the burning of an urn in which written prayers have been collected from participants and spectators. The event is organized and funded by the non-profit arts organization Many Mouths One Stomach, with the assistance of many volunteers and donations from the public and local businesses.

qas: question: What famous writers have lived in Tucson?
answers: text: Edward Abbey, Erskine Caldwell, Barbara Kingsolver and David Foster Wallace

question: What is the Chax Press?
answers: text: a publisher of poetry books in trade and book arts editions

question: What does the University of Arizona Poetry Center offer?
answers: text: a sizable poetry library and presents readings, conferences, and workshops

question: What university were some of Tucson's famous writers associated with?
answers: text: University of Arizona
context: The accomplished and awarded writers (poets, novelists, dramatists, nonfiction writers) who have lived in Tucson include Edward Abbey, Erskine Caldwell, Barbara Kingsolver and David Foster Wallace. Some were associated with the University of Arizona, but many were independent writers who chose to make Tucson their home. The city is particularly active in publishing and presenting contemporary innovative poetry in various ways. Examples are the Chax Press, a publisher of poetry books in trade and book arts editions, and the University of Arizona Poetry Center, which has a sizable poetry library and presents readings, conferences, and workshops.

qas: question: Who is thought to have led to calling Tucson 'The Old Pueblo'?
answers: text: Mayor R. N. "Bob" Leatherwood

question: When did Tucson get a railroad?
answers: text: March 20, 1880

question: What did Leatherwood call Tucson in a telegram?
answers: text: "ancient and honorable pueblo"

question: How did newspapers abbreviate Leatherwood's phrase?
answers: text: "A. and H. Pueblo"

question: Who were among the recipients of Leatherwood's telegram?
answers: text: the President of the United States and the Pope
context: Tucson is commonly known as "The Old Pueblo". While the exact origin of this nickname is uncertain, it is commonly traced back to Mayor R. N. "Bob" Leatherwood. When rail service was established to the city on March 20, 1880, Leatherwood celebrated the fact by sending telegrams to various leaders, including the President of the United States and the Pope, announcing that the "ancient and honorable pueblo" of Tucson was now connected by rail to the outside world. The term became popular with newspaper writers who often abbreviated it as "A. and H. Pueblo". This in turn transformed into the current form of "The Old Pueblo".

qas: question: How many times has the University of Arizona men's basketball team won NCAA tournaments?
answers: text: 25

question: How many times has the University of Arizona women's softball team gone to NCAA National Championships?
answers: text: 12

question: How many times has the University of Arizona women's softball team won NCAA National Championships?
answers: text: 8

question: Who coaches the University of Arizona's swim team?
answers: text: Frank Busch

question: Who coaches the University of Arizona men's basketball team?
answers: text: Sean Miller
context: The University of Arizona Wildcats sports teams, most notably the men's basketball and women's softball teams have strong local interest. The men's basketball team, formerly coached by Hall of Fame head coach Lute Olson and currently coached by Sean Miller, has made 25 straight NCAA Tournaments and won the 1997 National Championship. Arizona's Softball team has reached the NCAA National Championship game 12 times and has won 8 times, most recently in 2007. The university's swim teams have gained international recognition, with swimmers coming from as far as Japan and Africa to train with the coach Frank Busch who has also worked with the U.S. Olympic swim team for a number of years. Both men and women's swim teams recently[when?] won the NCAA National Championships.

qas: question: Where did the Tucson Sidewinders move to?
answers: text: Reno, Nevada

question: What team played at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium in 2011-2013?
answers: text: Tucson Padres

question: Why were the Tucson Padres temporarily in Tucson?
answers: text: awaiting the building of a new stadium in Escondido

question: Where did the Padres move when the Escondido stadium fell through?
answers: text: El Paso, Texas

question: What is the new name of the Tucson Sidewinders?
answers: text: Reno Aces
context: The Tucson Padres played at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium from 2011 to 2013. They served as the AAA affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The team, formerly known as the Portland Beavers, was temporarily relocated to Tucson from Portland while awaiting the building of a new stadium in Escondido. Legal issues derailed the plans to build the Escondido stadium, so they moved to El Paso, Texas for the 2014 season. Previously, the Tucson Sidewinders, a triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, won the Pacific Coast League championship and unofficial AAA championship in 2006. The Sidewinders played in Tucson Electric Park and were in the Pacific Conference South of the PCL. The Sidewinders were sold in 2007 and moved to Reno, Nevada after the 2008 season. They now compete as the Reno Aces.

qas: question: Where does Tucson hold NASCAR races?
answers: text: Tucson Raceway Park

question: What kind of races does Rillito Downs hold?
answers: text: quarter horse races

question: What former Tucson horse racetrack no longer exists?
answers: text: Moltacqua racetrack

question: What is on the former site of the Moltacqua track now?
answers: text: Sabino Canyon Road and Vactor Ranch Trail

question: How many asphalt short tracks are in Arizona?
answers: text: two
context: Tracks include Tucson Raceway Park and Rillito Downs. Tucson Raceway Park hosts NASCAR-sanctioned auto racing events and is one of only two asphalt short tracks in Arizona. Rillito Downs is an in-town destination on weekends in January and February each year. This historic track held the first organized quarter horse races in the world, and they are still racing there. The racetrack is threatened by development. The Moltacqua racetrack, was another historic horse racetrack located on what is now Sabino Canyon Road and Vactor Ranch Trail, but it no longer exists.

qas: question: Who said Tucson is bicycle-friendly, in 2007?
answers: text: The League of American Bicyclists

question: When does El Tour de Tucson happen?
answers: text: in November on the Saturday before Thanksgiving

question: Who runs El Tour de Tucson?
answers: text: Perimeter Bicycling

question: How many people participate in El Tour de Tucson?
answers: text: as many as 10,000

question: How many US cities have at least a gold rating for bicycle-friendliness?
answers: text: nine
context: The League of American Bicyclists gave Tucson a gold rating for bicycle friendliness in late April 2007. Tucson hosts the largest perimeter cycling event in the United States. The ride called "El Tour de Tucson" happens in November on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. El Tour de Tucson produced and promoted by Perimeter Bicycling has as many as 10,000 participants from all over the world, annually. Tucson is one of only nine cities in the U.S. to receive a gold rating or higher for cycling friendliness from the League of American Bicyclists. The city is known for its winter cycling opportunities. Both road and mountain biking are popular in and around Tucson with trail areas including Starr Pass and Fantasy Island.

qas: question: Which political party does Tucson usually support?
answers: text: Democratic

question: Which political party does Phoenix usually support?
answers: text: Republican

question: How many Federal Congressional districts was Tucson split into in 2013?
answers: text: three

question: Who represents Tucson's city center in Congress?
answers: text: Raul Grijalva

question: Who represent's Tucson's wealthy areas in Congress?
answers: text: Martha McSally
context: In general, Tucson and Pima County support the Democratic Party, as opposed the state's largest metropolitan area, Phoenix, which usually supports the Republican Party. Congressional redistricting in 2013, following the publication of the 2010 Census, divided the Tucson area into three Federal Congressional districts (the first, second and third of Arizona). The city center is in the 3rd District, represented by Raul Grijalva, a Democrat, since 2003, while the more affluent residential areas to the south and east are in the 2nd District, represented by Republican Martha McSally since 2015, and the exurbs north and west between Tucson and Phoenix in the 3rd District are represented by Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick since 2008. The United States Postal Service operates post offices in Tucson. The Tucson Main Post Office is located at 1501 South Cherrybell Stravenue.

qas: question: When is Tucson's city council primary?
answers: text: September

question: How long are Tucson's city council terms?
answers: text: four-year

question: When is Tucson's city council general election?
answers: text: November

question: Which wards elect city council members in the same year as the mayor?
answers: text: 1, 2, and 4

question: Which wards elect city council members in the alternate year from the mayor?
answers: text: 3, 5, and 6
context: Both the council members and the mayor serve four-year terms; none face term limits. Council members are nominated by their wards via a ward-level primary held in September. The top vote-earners from each party then compete at-large for their ward's seat on the November ballot. In other words, on election day the whole city votes on all the council races up for that year. Council elections are severed: Wards 1, 2, and 4 (as well as the mayor) are up for election in the same year (most recently 2011), while Wards 3, 5, and 6 share another year (most recently 2013).

qas: question: When did Tucson begin offering city council candidates public funding?
answers: text: 1985

question: What is the spending limit for Tucson city council candidates to get public funding?
answers: text: 33¢ for every registered Tucson voter

question: What is the spending limit for Tucson mayoral candidates to get public funding?
answers: text: 64¢ per registered voter

question: What major cities later adopted Tucson's city council public funding system?
answers: text: San Francisco and New York City

question: How many $10+ donations must Tucson city council candidates receive to get public funding?
answers: text: 200
context: Tucson is known for being a trailblazer in voluntary partial publicly financed campaigns. Since 1985, both mayoral and council candidates have been eligible to receive matching public funds from the city. To become eligible, council candidates must receive 200 donations of $10 or more (300 for a mayoral candidate). Candidates must then agree to spending limits equal to 33¢ for every registered Tucson voter, or $79,222 in 2005 (the corresponding figures for mayor are 64¢ per registered voter, or $142,271 in 2003). In return, candidates receive matching funds from the city at a 1:1 ratio of public money to private donations. The only other limitation is that candidates may not exceed 75% of the limit by the date of the primary. Many cities, such as San Francisco and New York City, have copied this system, albeit with more complex spending and matching formulas.

qas: question: What is Tucson's daily general newspaper?
answers: text: Arizona Daily Star

question: What is Tucson's daily legal paper?
answers: text: The Daily Territorial

question: Who publishes Tucson Weekly?
answers: text: 10/13 Communications

question: Where is 10/13 based?
answers: text: Boulder, Colo.

question: What is the University of Arizona's student newspaper?
answers: text: The Arizona Daily Wildcat
context: Tucson has one daily newspaper, the morning Arizona Daily Star. Wick Communications publishes the daily legal paper The Daily Territorial, while Boulder, Colo.-based 10/13 Communications publishes Tucson Weekly (an "alternative" publication), Inside Tucson Business and the Explorer. TucsonSentinel.com is a nonprofit independent online news organization. Tucson Lifestyle Magazine, Lovin' Life News, DesertLeaf, and Zócalo Magazine are monthly publications covering arts, architecture, decor, fashion, entertainment, business, history, and other events. The Arizona Daily Wildcat is the University of Arizona's student newspaper, and the Aztec News is the Pima Community College student newspaper. The New Vision is the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, and the Arizona Jewish Post is the newspaper of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona.

qas: question: What is Tucson's NBC station?
answers: text: KVOA 4

question: What is Tucson's ABC station?
answers: text: KGUN 9

question: What is Tucson's Fox station?
answers: text: KMSB-TV 11

question: What is Tucson's CBS station?
answers: text: KOLD-TV 13

question: What is Tucson's PBS station?
answers: text: KUAT-TV 6
context: The Tucson metro area is served by many local television stations and is the 68th largest designated market area (DMA) in the U.S. with 433,310 homes (0.39% of the total U.S.). It is limited to the three counties of southeastern Arizona (Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise) The major television networks serving Tucson are: KVOA 4 (NBC), KGUN 9 (ABC), KMSB-TV 11 (Fox), KOLD-TV 13 (CBS), KTTU 18 (My Network TV) and KWBA 58 (The CW). KUAT-TV 6 is a PBS affiliate run by the University of Arizona (as is sister station KUAS 27).

qas: question: Who runs Tucson's main power plant?
answers: text: Tucson Electric Power

question: What highway is Tucson's main power plant near?
answers: text: Interstate-10

question: What does Tucson's main power plant use for fuel?
answers: text: coal and natural gas

question: When did Tucson's main power plant begin operation?
answers: text: 1962

question: How many days of sunshine does Tucson get each year?
answers: text: over 300
context: Tucson's primary electrical power source is a coal and natural gas power-plant managed by Tucson Electric Power that is situated within the city limits on the south-western boundary of Davis-Monthan Air-force base adjacent to Interstate-10. The air pollution generated has raised some concerns as the Sundt operating station has been online since 1962 as is exempt from many pollution standards and controls due to its age. Solar has been gaining ground in Tucson with its ideal over 300 days of sunshine climate. Federal, state, and even local utility credits and incentives have also enticed residents to equip homes with solar systems. Davis-Monthan AFB has a 3.3 Megawatt (MW) ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array and a 2.7 MW rooftop-mounted PV array, both of which are located in the Base Housing area. The base will soon have the largest solar-generating capacity in the United States Department of Defense after awarding a contract on September 10, 2010, to SunEdison to construct a 14.5 MW PV field on the northwestern side of the base.

qas: question: How is most of Tucson's water used?
answers: text: Agriculture (including golf courses)

question: How much of Tucson's water is used on agriculture?
answers: text: 69%

question: How much of Tucson's water is used on residential/city use?
answers: text: 25%

question: How many days of full sun does Tucson get each year?
answers: text: over 300

question: What agency manages Tucson's water?
answers: text: Arizona Department of Water Resources
context: Perhaps the biggest sustainability problem in Tucson, with its high desert climate, is potable water supply. The state manages all water in Arizona through its Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR). The primary consumer of water is Agriculture (including golf courses), which consumes about 69% of all water. Municipal (which includes residential use) accounts for about 25% of use. Energy consumption and availability is another sustainability issue. However, with over 300 days of full sun a year, Tucson has demonstrated its potential to be an ideal solar energy producer.

qas: question: How is Tucson replenishing its groundwater?
answers: text: running part of its share of CAP water into various open portions of local rivers to seep into their aquifer

question: What does Tucson use reclaimed water for?
answers: text: irrigation, dust control, and industrial uses

question: How long has Tucson's water conservation efforts been underway?
answers: text: more than 27 years
context: In an effort to conserve water, Tucson is recharging groundwater supplies by running part of its share of CAP water into various open portions of local rivers to seep into their aquifer. Additional study is scheduled to determine the amount of water that is lost through evaporation from the open areas, especially during the summer. The City of Tucson already provides reclaimed water to its inhabitants, but it is only used for "applications such as irrigation, dust control, and industrial uses." These resources have been in place for more than 27 years, and deliver to over 900 locations.

qas: question: What is the CAP?
answers: text: Central Arizona Project Aqueduct

question: How long is the CAP?
answers: text: more than 300 mi (480 km)

question: What water source feeds the CAP?
answers: text: Colorado River

question: What aquifer is Tucson starting new wells in?
answers: text: Avra Valley aquifer

question: How many wells has Tucson stopped using since 2001?
answers: text: over 80
context: To prevent further loss of groundwater, Tucson has been involved in water conservation and groundwater preservation efforts, shifting away from its reliance on a series of Tucson area wells in favor of conservation, consumption-based pricing for residential and commercial water use, and new wells in the more sustainable Avra Valley aquifer, northwest of the city. An allocation from the Central Arizona Project Aqueduct (CAP), which passes more than 300 mi (480 km) across the desert from the Colorado River, has been incorporated into the city's water supply, annually providing over 20 million gallons of "recharged" water which is pumped into the ground to replenish water pumped out. Since 2001, CAP water has allowed the city to remove or turn off over 80 wells.

qas: question: How long is the Sun Link?
answers: text: 3.9-mile

question: What is Tucson's bus system called?
answers: text: Sun Tran

question: What transit systems does Sun Link connect to?
answers: text: the University of Arizona's CatTran shuttles, Amtrak, and Greyhound intercity bus service

question: When did Tucson get a 'Best Transit System' award?
answers: text: 1988 and 2005

question: What kind of vehicles operate on the Sun Link?
answers: text: streetcar
context: Tucson's Sun Tran bus system serves greater Tucson with standard, express, regional shuttle, and on-demand shuttle bus service. It was awarded Best Transit System in 1988 and 2005. A 3.9-mile streetcar line, Sun Link, connects the University of Arizona campus with 4th Avenue, downtown, and the Mercado District west of Interstate 10 and the Santa Cruz River. Ten-minute headway passenger service began July 25, 2014. The streetcar utilizes Sun Tran's card payment and transfer system, connecting with the University of Arizona's CatTran shuttles, Amtrak, and Greyhound intercity bus service.

qas: question: Why is cycling popular in Tucson?
answers: text: its flat terrain and dry climate

question: What is The Loop?
answers: text: a network of seven linear parks

question: How many miles of trails are in The Loop?
answers: text: over 100

question: What organization advises the Tucson government on bike concerns?
answers: text: Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee

question: What kind of places to ride bikes does Tucson have?
answers: text: marked bike routes, signal crossings, on-street bike lanes, mountain-biking trails, and dedicated shared-use paths
context: Cycling is popular in Tucson due to its flat terrain and dry climate. Tucson and Pima County maintain an extensive network of marked bike routes, signal crossings, on-street bike lanes, mountain-biking trails, and dedicated shared-use paths. The Loop is a network of seven linear parks comprising over 100 mi (160 km) of paved, vehicle-free trails that encircles the majority of the city with links to Marana and Oro Valley. The Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee (TPCBAC) serves in an advisory capacity to local governments on issues relating to bicycle recreation, transportation, and safety. Tucson was awarded a gold rating for bicycle-friendliness by the League of American Bicyclists in 2006.