huutuan/long_squad_v2 huggingface dataset:
Question: What is the English term for Vajrayana?
Answer: Diamond Vehicle
Question: What type of Buddhism is concerned with ritual and meditative practices?
Answer: Tantric
Question: Psycho-physical energy is harnessed through what?
Answer: ritual
Question: What time period was the beginning of Buddhism?
Answer: second half of the first millennium BCE
Question: Scholars believe that karma originated in what?
Answer: the shramanas
Question: What groups broke with Brahmanic tradition?
Answer: shramanas
Question: Shramanas were a continuation of what type of trand of Indian thought?
Answer: non-Vedic
Question: Greater magadha stretched from Sravasti in the north-west to what area in the south-east?
Answer: Rajagrha
Question: What time period did the eastward spread of Brahmanism start?
Answer: 2nd or 3rd centuries
Question: Movements were influenced by philosophical thought within the Vedic tradition such as what?
Answer: in the Upanishads
Question: The movement included atomists such as what?
Answer: Pakudha Kaccayana
Question: What is the term for agnostics?
Answer: Ajnanas
Question: What movement focused on the idea that the sould must be freed from matter?
Answer: Jains
Question: The Buddha mocked what hymn of the Vedic?
Answer: hymn of the cosmic man
Question: The original Veda of the rishis was altered by a few Brahmins who introduced what?
Answer: animal sacrifices
Question: The Buddha refused to pay respect to who, during their time of animal sacrifice?
Answer: Vedas
Question: What is in dispute regarding the research into the core of the teachings?
Answer: The reliability
Question: A large problem in the study of early Buddhism is the relationship of dhyana and what else?
Answer: insight
Question: Liberating insight is attained after mastering what?
Answer: Rupa Jhanas
Question: Later edition of texts such as what has the Rupa Jhanas?
Answer: Majjhima Nikaya
Question: According the Bronkhorst, intentions and desire are responsible for what?
Answer: rebirth
Question: Bronkhurst says that Buddha had a view of 'what' much different then current day?
Answer: karma
Question: Buddha's way to release was by means of what type of practices? 
Answer: meditative
Question: A logic problem arises when noting that the four truths constitute what?
Answer: liberating insight
Question: The four truths depict what type of path of practice?
Answer: linear
Question: What is the Sanskrit form of Nibbana?
Answer: Nirvāna
Question: Many terms for Nibbana can be found throughout the what?
Answer: Nikayas
Question: The desired goal for buddhism is what?
Answer: Nirvāna
Question: A description of the Buddhist path may have been as simplistic as what term?
Answer: the middle way
Question: The description of buddhism was broadened resulting in what path?
Answer: eightfold
Question: Authors Bronkhorst and Anderson claim the four truths bacame a substitution for what?
Answer: prajna
Question: What is prajna called in english?
Answer: liberating insight
Question: Gotamas teachings may have been personal and adjusted to the need of each what?
Answer: person
Question: The periods of Buddhisma in India is divided into how many periods?
Answer: five
Question: What is the first period of Buddhism called?
Answer: Early Buddhism
Question: What is another name for Nikaya buddhism?
Answer: Sectarian
Question: What is the last period of Buddhism?
Answer: Esoteric Buddhism
Question: What is Esoteric Buddhism also called?
Answer: Vajrayana
Question: Gautama Buddha most likely taught the idea of Karma and what?
Answer: rebirth
Question: Gautama buddha taught what Path concept?
Answer: Noble Eightfold
Question: Soon after the parinirvana of Gautama Buddha, what type of council was held?
Answer: Buddhist
Question: Who was cousin of the Buddha?
Answer: Ānanda
Question: What are the discourses of the Buddha called?
Answer: sūtras
Question: Some sources say that discourse of who else were recited along with Buddha's?
Answer: abhidhamma
Question: The Sangha began to break into separte factions after what council?
Answer: the Second
Question: According to the Dipavamsa they started immediately after what council?
Answer: the Second Council
Question: The Mahasanghika places the breakup at what time?
Answer: 100 BCE
Question: The major schism was between the Sthaviras and what other group?
Answer: Mahasanghikas
Question: The Dipavamsa says that the losing party broke away in protest and formed what?
Answer: Mahasanghika
Question: The Mahasanghikas argued that the Sthaviras were trying to expand what?
Answer: the vinaya
Question: Who gave rise to the Theravada school?
Answer: Sthaviras
Question: Monks following different schools of thought seem to have lived happily together in the same what?
Answer: monasteries
Question: By the latest at around 100 CE, schisms were being caused by what type of desagreements?
Answer: doctrinal
Question: What is a detailed scholastic reworking of doctrinal material called?
Answer: Abhidharma
Question: The abhidharma texts do not contain treatises, but what?
Answer: summaries or numerical lists
Question: The Abhidharma texts are from what time?
Answer: 3rd century BCE
Question: There is a disagreement on whether a school had an Abhidhamma or not, which school is it?
Answer: Mahasanghika
Question: Which sutras are among the earliest Mahayana sutras?
Answer: Prajñāpāramitā
Question: The Prajnaparamita sutras were developed along the krsna river in what region of South India?
Answer: Āndhra
Question: The earliest Mahayana sutra include the very first version of what genre?
Answer: Prajñāpāramitā
Question: Texts concerning Aksobhya Buddha were written down in what century?
Answer: 1st century BCE
Question: Author Warder believes that the Mahayana originated in the south of India in what area?
Answer: Āndhra
Question: The ancient buddhist site  in the lower Krsna Valley can be traced to at least what century BCE?
Answer: third
Question: Evidence suggests that many Early mahayana scriptures originated in what part of India?
Answer: South
Question: There is no evidence that Mahayana ever referred to a separate school of what?
Answer: Buddhism
Question: The mahayana never tried to have separte what?
Answer: Vinaya
Question: We know that both Mahayana and non Mahayana monks live in the same what?
Answer: monasteries
Question: Most of the early extant evidence for the origins of Mhayana comes from what type of translations?
Answer: Chinese
Question: The Mahayana teachings were first propagated into China by who?
Answer: Lokakṣema
Question: The earliest Mahayana sutras included the very first versions of what series?
Answer: Prajñāpāramitā
Question: Texts concerning Aksobhya Buddha were probably composed in what century BCE?
Answer: 1st
Question: What four types of thought developed during the period of late mahayna buddhism?
Answer: Madhyamaka, Yogacara, Tathagatagarbha, and Buddhist Logic
Question: What was the latest thought type?
Answer: Buddhist Logic
Question: In India the two main philosophical schools of the Mahayana were Madhyamaka and what else?
Answer: Yogacara
Question: Buddhism may have spread quickly because of what Mauryan emperor?
Answer: Ashoka
Question: The support of Asoka and his descendants led to what being built more?
Answer: stūpas
Question: What does stupas mean in English?
Answer: Buddhist religious memorials
Question: Emissaries were sent to various countries to what direct from India?
Answer: west
Question: Scholars disagree on whether emissaries were accompanied by Buddhist what?
Answer: missionaries
Question: What were the emissaries used for?
Answer: to spread Buddhism
Question: The gradual spread of Buddhism exposed it to a variety of influences including what civilization?
Answer: Persian and Greek
Question: Who was the Greek king immortalized in Buddhist canon?
Answer: Menander
Question: The Theravada school spread south from india in what century BCE?
Answer: 3rd century
Question: The Dharmagupta schol spread in what century to Kashmir?
Answer: 3rd century
Question: When was the first documented translation efforts by foreign Buddhist monks in China?
Answer: 2nd century CE
Question: Mahayana Sutras spread to China during what century?
Answer: 2nd century CE
Question: What two countries after China was the Mahayana sutras spread?
Answer: Korea and Japan
Question: When did Buddhism apread from India to Tibet?
Answer: 8th century onwards
Question: China and India are now starting to fund what type of shrines in various Asian countries?
Answer: Buddhist
Question: What is the Sangha?
Answer: the Buddhist community
Question: West Buddhism is often seen as exotic and what?
Answer: progressive
Question: New forms of Buddhism are created because of what reason?
Answer: Modern influences
Question: When did a number of modern movement in Buddhism emerge?
Answer: second half of the 20th Century
Question: What is the Dalit buddhist movement sometimes called?
Answer: neo-Buddhism
Question: What Buddhism emerged in the second half of the 20th century in Japan?
Answer: Nichiren Buddhism: Soka Gakkai
Question: What does Soka Gakkai mean in English?
Answer: Value Creation Society
Question: What Buddhist movement has linked more than 12 million people?
Answer: Soka Gakkai International
Question: What is the largest Buddhist movement in the world?
Answer: SGI
Question: What religion is practiced by an estimated 488 to 535 million people?
Answer: Buddhism
Question: How many Buddhists are in China?
Answer: 244 million
Question: How many adherents does Thervada have?
Answer: 150 million
Question: How many Buddists are outside of Asia?
Answer: Seven million
Question: How many Buddhists were there in 1910?
Answer: 138 million
Question: How many Buddhists are there in 2010?
Answer: 495 million
Question: How many buddhists are in Asia?
Answer: 487 million
Question: What is used by Mahayana followers to name the early schools?
Answer: Hinayana
Question: there are common concepts to both major buddhist branches according to what organization?
Answer: Buddhist ecumenical organization
Question: Where does the name theravada come from?
Answer: ancestral Sthāvirīya
Question: Sinhalese buddhist reformer portrayed what Canon as the original version of scripture?
Answer: Pali Canon
Question: What type of Buddhists believe that personal effort is required to realize rebirth?
Answer: Theravadin
Question: Laypersons can perform good actions, producing what?
Answer: merit
Question: What was the most important Mahayana centre of learning?
Answer: Nālandā University
Question: Mahayana schools recognize all or part of what?
Answer: Mahayana Sutras
Question: A few of the sutras for Mahayanists became a manifestation of who?
Answer: the Buddha
Question: Faith in and veneration of Mahayana are stated in what sutras?
Answer: Lotus Sutra and the Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Question: The Buddhism practiced in Tibet, the Himalayan regions and Mongolia are often referred to as?
Answer: Northern Buddhism
Question: What is the most widely practised Eastern Buddhism?
Answer: the Pure Land school of Mahayana
Question: Mantras taught in the Saiva, Garuda, and Vaisnava tantra will be effective if applied by who?
Answer: Buddhists
Question: What work is associated with Guhyasamaja tradition?
Answer: The Guhyasiddhi of Padmavajra
Question: Some schools venerate certain texts as religious what?
Answer: objects
Question: Tibetan Buddhists have not even translated most of the what?
Answer: āgamas
Question: Some scholars say there is no universally accepted common what?
Answer: core
Question: What has been seen by some as a hinderance to understanding Buddhist philosophy?
Answer: size and complexity of the Buddhist canons
Question: In Sri Lanka, what was determined to be the best unifying scripture?
Answer: Dhammapada
Question: There have been attempts to create a single text with all the main ideas of what religion?
Answer: Buddhism
Question: condensed study texts where created in what tradition?
Answer: Theravada
Question: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar attempted to create a single combined document with all Buddhist principles and called it?
Answer: The Buddha and His Dhamma
Question: What means "three baskets"?
Answer: Pāli Tipitaka
Question: What does the "three baskets" refer to?
Answer: the Vinaya Pitaka, the Sutta Pitaka, and the Abhidhamma Pitaka
Question: What contains disciplinary rules for Buddhist Monks and nuns?
Answer: Vinaya Pitaka
Question: What contains discourses ascribed to Gautama Buddha?
Answer: the Sutta Pitaka
Question: What contains material ofen described as systematic expositions of the Gautama Buddha teachings?
Answer: Abhidhamma Pitaka
Question: What is the only Tipitaka to survive intact in its original language?
Answer: Pāli Tipitaka
Question: Is is said that some early schools of buddhism had how many pitakas?
Answer: five or seven
Question: Which monk presided after the death of the Buddha?
Answer: Mahākāśyapa
Question: What was the goal of the council?
Answer: to record the Buddha's teachings
Question: the vinaya was recited by?
Answer: Upāli
Question: Who was the Buddha's personal attendant?
Answer: Ānanda
Question: Ananda was called upon to recite what?
Answer: dhamma
Question: Much of the material in the Canon is not specifically what?
Answer: Theravadin
Question: Who may have added texts to the Canon for some time?
Answer: The Theravadins
Question: What are considered the original teachings of the Buddha?
Answer: Mahayana sutras
Question: What is a very broad genre of Buddhist scripture?
Answer: Mahayana sutras
Question: What teaching was criticized by Nagarjuna?
Answer: Sarvastivada Abhidharma
Question: What sutras are reserved for those who follow the bodhisattva path?
Answer: Mahayana
Question: What does Mahayana mean?
Answer: the Great Vehicle
Question: What path is described as being built upon the motivation to liberate all living beings?
Answer: bodhisattva path
Question: What sutras could have been preserved in non-human worlds?
Answer: Mahayana
Question: What tradition says that sutras might have come from other Buddhas or Bodhisattvas?
Answer: Mahayana tradition
Question: How many Mahayana sutras have survivied in Sanskrit or in Chinese or Tibetan translations?
Answer: six hundred
Question: What buddhism recognizes sutras of Chinese origin?
Answer: East Asian Buddhism
Question: When did Mahayana sutras start to influence the behavior of mainstream buddhists in India?
Answer: after the 5th century CE
Question: What was the pejorative label for those that rejected Mahayana sutras?
Answer: Hinayana
Question: What school does not include the Mahayava scriptures in its canon?
Answer: the Theravada
Question: The modern Theravada school stablished itself in what country?
Answer: Sri Lanka
Question: What Mahayana related label is considered derogatory?
Answer: hinayana
Question: The mahayana occasionally referred to early Buddhism as what?
Answer: Hinayana
Question: What term was more politically correct term for the word Hinayana?
Answer: Śrāvakayāna
Question: Buddhism's emphasis on the Middle Way provides a guideline for what?
Answer: ethics
Question: Buddism has what kind of parallels withother systems of thought?
Answer: moral and spiritual
Question: Buddhism had similiar tenets to what other common religion?
Answer: Christianity
Question: Buddhist concept of dependent origination has been compared to what modern thought?
Answer: scientific
Question: What school of thought is questioned on whether or not it is a religion?
Answer: Buddhism
Question: What is often referred to as a religion by many sources?
Answer: Buddhism
Question: What company produces American idol?
Answer: 19 Entertainment
Question: What year did American Idol begin airing?
Answer: 2002
Question: What British show is American Idols format based on?
Answer: Pop Idol
Question: What television network does American Idol air on?
Answer: Fox
Question: What company produces American Idol?
Answer: 19 Entertainment
Question: What British series is American Idols format based on?
Answer: Pop Idol
Question: Who created American Idol?
Answer: Simon Fuller
Question: Who produced American Idol?
Answer: 19 Entertainment
Question: When did American Idol first air on TV?
Answer: June 11, 2002
Question: What British show was American Idol based on?
Answer: Pop Idol
Question: What comedian was an original host on American Idol? 
Answer: Brian Dunkleman
Question: What actress is a judge on the most current season of American Idol? 
Answer: Jennifer Lopez
Question: Who was a host on all seasons of American Idol?
Answer: Ryan Seacrest
Question: What comedian was an original host on American Idol?
Answer: Brian Dunkleman
Question: What pop singer was an original judge on American Idol?
Answer: Paula Abdul
Question: What actress is a judge on the most current season of American Idol?
Answer: Jennifer Lopez
Question: Which original judge was a record producer and music manager?
Answer: Randy Jackson
Question: Which original judge was a choreographer?
Answer: Paula Abdul
Question: Which original judge was a music executive?
Answer: Simon Cowell
Question: Which judge is a country music singer?
Answer: Keith Urban
Question: Which judge is a jazz singer?
Answer: Harry Connick, Jr.
Question: How many Billboard hits did American Idol produce in its first ten years?
Answer: 345
Question: Who called American Idol "the most impactful show in the history of television"?
Answer: a rival TV executive
Question: Who was a pop idol that started on American Idol?
Answer: Fantasia
Question: How many Billboard chart toppers did American Idol contestants have within the first ten seasons?
Answer: 345
Question: Who said that American Idol is "the most impactful show in the history of televsion?
Answer: a rival TV executive
Question: What year did FOX announce that American Idol was cancelled?
Answer: 2015
Question: What year did FOX announce the cancellation of American Idol?
Answer: 2015
Question: For how many seasons did American Idol air? 
Answer: 15
Question: How many consecutive years did American Idol been ranked number one in ratings?
Answer: eight
Question: When did Fox announce that American Idol is ending?
Answer: May 11, 2015
Question: What show in New Zealand was the inspiration for the British Series Pop Idol?
Answer: Popstars
Question: Who was the creator of British Series Pop Idol?
Answer: Simon Fuller
Question: What year did Pop Idol make its television debut?
Answer: 2001
Question: Who was a judge on the British series Pop Idol in 2001?
Answer: Simon Cowell
Question: Wha was the executive producer of Pop Idol in 2001?
Answer: Nigel Lythgoe
Question: What show was Pop Idols based on?
Answer: Popstars
Question: Who saw Popstars while in Australia and wanted Britain to have the same thing?
Answer: Nigel Lythgoe
Question: In addition to back stories and drama, what did Fuller add to the show?
Answer: telephone voting
Question: When did Pop Idol premiere in Britain?
Answer: 2001
Question: Who was the executive producer of Pop Idol?
Answer: Lythgoe
Question: For how many seasons was American Idol the most watched show in the US?
Answer: seven
Question: What year did American Idol first air on FOX?
Answer: 2002
Question: What year did producers attempt to sell the Pop Idol format in the United States? 
Answer: 2001
Question: Who talked Rupert Murdoch into buying American Idol for FOX?
Answer: his daughter Elisabeth
Question: Who is the head of Fox's parent company?
Answer: Rupert Murdoch
Question: What was Pop Idol renamed to for its American debut?
Answer: American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
Question: How many judges were originally planned for American Idol?
Answer: four
Question: What New York radio personalty was hired as a judge for American Idol in season two but declined?
Answer: Angie Martinez
Question: What radio DJ was originally hired as a judge in season one but declined?
Answer: Stryker
Question: How many judges were originally intended for the show?
Answer: four
Question: Which judge quit before the premiere, citing image concerns?
Answer: DJ Stryker
Question: During Season two, which judge quit after a few days?
Answer: Angie Martinez
Question: When did American Idol change to a four-judge panel?
Answer: season eight
Question: Who was added as a fourth judge in the eighth season of American Idol?
Answer: Kara DioGuardi
Question: Who replaced Paula Abdul as a judge in season nine of American Idol?
Answer: Ellen DeGeneres
Question: For how many seasons was Steven Tyler a judge on American Idol?
Answer: two
Question: What year did Simon Cowell announce that he was leaving American Idol?
Answer: 2010
Question: What show did Simon Cowell launch in 2011 after leaving American Idol?
Answer: The X Factor
Question: Who was added as a fourth judge for the eighth season?
Answer: Kara DioGuardi
Question: When did Paula Abdul quit as a judge?
Answer: before season nine
Question: When did Simon Cowell announce he was no longer going to be a judge?
Answer: January 11, 2010
Question: Which talk show host replaced Paula Abdul?
Answer: Ellen DeGeneres
Question: When did Steven Tyler become a judge?
Answer: season ten
Question: In what season was Lionel Richie a guest judge on American Idol?
Answer: season two
Question: Which season eight contestant was a guest judge in season fourteen?
Answer: Adam Lambert
Question: In what season was Donna Summer a guest judge on American Idol?
Answer: season three
Question: In which season was Shania Twain a guest judge on American Idol?
Answer: season six
Question: Which season of American Idol featured Katy Perry as a guest judge?
Answer: season nine
Question: Who were the guest judges in season two?
Answer: Lionel Richie and Robin Gibb
Question: When was Shania Twain a guest judge for auditions?
Answer: season eight
Question: When did Donna Summer help the contestants during the final rounds?
Answer: season three
Question: Who was the only host of American Idol after season one?
Answer: Ryan Seacrest
Question: Which host quit after the first season?
Answer: Brian Dunkleman
Question: Who was a mentor to the contestants on American Idol in its thirteenth season? 
Answer: Randy Jackson
Question: Who mentored contestants in the fourteenth and fifteenth seasons of American Idol?
Answer: Scott Borchetta
Question: What two things did the mentors help the contestants with?
Answer: song choice and performance
Question: Who was the mentor for seasons 10 - 12?
Answer: Jimmy Iovine
Question: Who was the mentor for season 13?
Answer: Randy Jackson
Question: Who was the mentor for seasons 14 and 15?
Answer: Scott Borchetta
Question: What is the upper age limit for contestants on American Idol?
Answer: twenty-eight
Question: When was the age limit increased to 28?
Answer: season four
Question: Currently, contestants can not have a recording track by what stage of the competition? 
Answer: semi-final stage
Question: How many auditions are there before contestants audition for the judges?
Answer: at least three
Question: Which audition stage is televised?
Answer: the judges
Question: How many contestants make it through the initial auditions in each city?
Answer: a few hundred
Question: What is the only televised portion of the preliminary audition rounds?
Answer: in front of the judges
Question: How many rounds can a contestant make it through before Hollywood?
Answer: three
Question: Who do contestants sing for in the second round of cuts during auditions?
Answer: producers
Question: If contestants get approval from the judges, where do they go next?
Answer: Hollywood
Question: In which seasons were contestants required to write original lyrics?
Answer: two and three
Question: How many Hollywood rounds were there in the first nine seasons?
Answer: usually three
Question: In which season were contestants separated by gender to form groups?
Answer: twelve
Question: How many rounds of cuts were in the Hollywood stage until season ten?
Answer: three
Question: What was eliminated from the Hollywood round in Season seven?
Answer: groups
Question: Which seasons did contestants have to write an original lyric or melody?
Answer: seasons two and three
Question: In what city did contestants perform an additional round in seasons ten and eleven?
Answer: Las Vegas
Question: What was the Las Vegas round called in season twelve?
Answer: Sudden Death
Question: In which season was the "Hollywood or Home" round added to the competition?
Answer: twelve
Question: In which season was online voting introduced?
Answer: ten
Question: What company counts the votes on American Idol? 
Answer: Telescope Inc
Question: At what point does the public begin voting for contestants?
Answer: the semi-finals
Question: How many votes were cast for contestants in the first season?
Answer: Over 110 million
Question: How many votes were cast by season ten for all contestants?
Answer: nearly 750 million
Question: How many finalists were there on the first season of American Idol?
Answer: ten
Question: What is the name of the round that gives failed contestants another chance?
Answer: wildcard
Question: How were the semi-finalists split up to perform in season one?
Answer: three groups of ten
Question: How were the semi-finalists split up to perform in seasons two and three?
Answer: four groups of eight
Question: When did the wildcard round become a factor?
Answer: season one
Question: How many finalists were chosen for season one?
Answer: ten
Question: How many finalists made it to the finals for seasons two and three?
Answer: 12
Question: How many semi-finalists were there in season 4?
Answer: twenty-four
Question: How were the semi-finalists divided in season four?
Answer: by gender
Question: How many men were in the top twelve on season five of American Idol?
Answer: six
Question: How many women were in the top twelve on season nine of American Idol?
Answer: six
Question: How many women were semi-finalists on season six of American Idol?
Answer: twelve
Question: How many wildcard contestants were advanced in the competition in season ten?
Answer: three
Question: How many women were in the top ten in season twelve?
Answer: five
Question: How many finalists were there in season eight?
Answer: thirteen
Question: What season saw the return of the Wild Card round?
Answer: season eight
Question: How many contestants moved forward from each round?
Answer: three
Question: How many wildcard contestants were chosen?
Answer: four
Question: How many contestants were finalists for season 12?
Answer: 10
Question: Who was the mentor on season ten of American Idol? 
Answer: Jimmy Iovine
Question: How many weeks did the finals of season thirteen last?
Answer: thirteen
Question: How many weeks did the finals last in the first season?
Answer: eight
Question: Where are the finals broadcast from?
Answer: CBS Television City
Question: Who was a mentor for the contestants in Season 10?
Answer: Jimmy Iovine
Question: How many songs do contestants sing initially in the finals?
Answer: one
Question: When do contestants start singing two songs?
Answer: top four or five
Question: In what season was the "Judges Save" introduced to give contestants a second chance?
Answer: eight
Question: How many time can the judges save be used each season?
Answer: once
Question: When three are called, one is often sent to what?
Answer: safety
Question: Which season was the Idol Gives Back episode?
Answer: season six
Question: How do people vote using the fan save?
Answer: Twitter
Question: What was introduced in season 14 to allow the fans to help save a contestant?
Answer: Fan Save
Question: How do viewers vote for a contestant using Fan Save?
Answer: Twitter
Question: When does the Fan Save start?
Answer: Top 8
Question: What venue was the American Idol season seven finale held at?
Answer: the Nokia Theatre
Question: How many people can attend an American Idol finale at the Dolby Theatre?
Answer: 3,400
Question: In what episode is the winner of American Idol revealed?
Answer: The finale
Question: Where was the season one finale broadcast from?
Answer: Dolby Theatre
Question: How many audience members can fit in Dolby Theatre?
Answer: 3,400
Question: What is the capacity for Gibson Ampitheatre?
Answer: 6,000
Question: For seasons 7-13, the season finale was held where?
Answer: Nokia Theatre
Question: What record label signed the winner of season fourteen of American Idol?
Answer: Big Machine Records
Question: How long does the record company have the right of first refusal for contestants on American Idol?
Answer: three months
Question: What does the winner of American Idol receive?
Answer: a record deal
Question: The winner also receives a management contract with which company?
Answer: 19 Management
Question: In season 14, the winner was signed to which company?
Answer: Big Machine Records
Question: What is given to contestants who make it past the audition round?
Answer: a golden ticket
Question: In the audition rounds, what do contestants who win the approval of the judges receive?
Answer: a golden ticket
Question: Who votes for the winning contestants starting with the semi-final round?
Answer: the public
Question: Who was in charge of the American Idol band in season eleven?
Answer: Ray Chew
Question: In what season did American Idol start airing on Thursday nights?
Answer: ten
Question: Who was the leader of the American Idol band in season five?
Answer: Rickey Minor
Question: Who led the American Idol band between seasons four and nine?
Answer: Rickey Minor
Question: Who led the American Idol band after Rickey Minor's departure?
Answer: Ray Chew
Question: What season were contestants allowed use a musical instrument when they sing?
Answer: seven
Question: What year did American Idol first debut?
Answer: 2002
Question: Who was Ryan Seacrests co-host in the first season of American Idol?
Answer: Brian Dunkleman
Question: When did American Idol debut?
Answer: June 2002
Question: What network did American Idol debut on?
Answer: Fox
Question: Who co-hosted American Idol?
Answer: Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman
Question: How many people initially auditioned?
Answer: around 10,000
Question: Who was the first known homosexual contestant on American Idol?
Answer: Jim Verraros
Question: Which contestant was surprisingly eliminated during the top four episode? 
Answer: Tamyra Gray
Question: Where was Christina Christian at when she was eliminated from the show?
Answer: the hospital
Question: How many contestants were chosen from the 10,000 that auditioned?
Answer: 121
Question: Of the 121 chosen, how many became semi-finalists?
Answer: 30
Question: Which contestant was disqualified for lying about his age?
Answer: Delano Cagnolatti
Question: When was Tamyra Gray eliminated?
Answer: top four
Question: Who was eliminated while she was in the hospital due to chest pains?
Answer: Christina Christian
Question: Who was the runner up to Kelly Clarkson?
Answer: Justin Guarini
Question: What month did Kelly Clarkson win?
Answer: September
Question: Of the final two, which was an early favorite to win?
Answer: Justin Guarini
Question: Who won the first season of American Idol?
Answer: Kelly Clarkson
Question: When did Clarkson win the crown?
Answer: September 4, 2002
Question: What was the fist song released by Kelly Clarkson after winning American Idol?
Answer: A Moment Like This
Question: What film did Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini star in after they were on American Idol?
Answer: From Justin to Kelly
Question: How many albums has Kelly Clarkson sold around the world?
Answer: more than 23 million
Question: What song did Kelly Clarkson perform during the finale?
Answer: A Moment Like This
Question: What did Clarkson sing during the finale?
Answer: the coronation song
Question: What was the name of the song?
Answer: A Moment Like This
Question: Which record did the song break, which was the biggest leap to the top of the Billboard charts?
Answer: The Beatles
Question: What was the name of the film that the two finalists made together?
Answer: From Justin to Kelly
Question: How many worldwide album sales has Kelly Clarkson had since winning Idol?
Answer: more than 23 million
Question: Who was a correspondent on season two of American Idol?
Answer: Kristin Adams
Question: When did season two air?
Answer: January 2003
Question: Who was a correspondent for season two?
Answer: Kristin Adams
Question: Which judge did Corey Clark claim to have had an affair with?
Answer: Paula Abdul
Question: Which contestant was removed from the competition for having been a model on an adult website?
Answer: Frenchie Davis
Question: Which contestant was removed from the competition for not revealing his police record?
Answer: Corey Clark
Question: Which contestant had previously been arrested and charged with assault?
Answer: Jaered Andrews
Question: Who was disqualified for having a police record?
Answer: Corey Clark
Question: Which contestant was removed from the show for modelling for an adult website?
Answer: Frenchie Davis
Question: Which contestant was disqualified because of an assault charge?
Answer: Jaered Andrews
Question: Who was the season two winner of American Idol?
Answer: Ruben Studdard
Question: How many votes were cast during the final week?
Answer: 24 million
Question: Who was the runner up on season two of American Idol?
Answer: Clay Aiken
Question: How many votes did Ruben Studdard win by?
Answer: 134,000
Question: What was the name of the shows executive producer?
Answer: Nigel Lythgoe
Question: Who won season two?
Answer: Ruben Studdard
Question: Who was the runner up for season two?
Answer: Clay Aiken
Question: How many more votes did Studdard have at the finale?
Answer: 134,000
Question: How many votes were cast for the finale?
Answer: 24 million
Question: Who did Nigel Lythgoe say was a fan favorite for the majority of the season?
Answer: Clay Aiken
Question: What is the first song that Ruben Studdard released after winning American Idol?
Answer: Flying Without Wings
Question: What contestant came in fourth on season two of American Idol?
Answer: Josh Gracin
Question: What song did Clay Aiken first release after losing American Idol?
Answer: This Is the Night
Question: What was the name of Studdard's coronation song?
Answer: Flying Without Wings
Question: What was Aiken's single release named?
Answer: This Is the Night
Question: Which of the final two had more success with his first album?
Answer: Aiken
Question: Who finished fourth on season two?
Answer: Josh Gracin
Question: What year did the third season of American Idol first air?
Answer: 2004
Question: Which contestant was best known for his bad audition of "She Bangs"?
Answer: William Hung
Question: Which contestant sold more albums than all except two from season three of American Idol?
Answer: William Hung
Question: When did season three premiere?
Answer: January 19, 2004
Question: Which contestant sang an off-key "She Bangs"?
Answer: William Hung
Question: Which contestant was number three in sales from season three?
Answer: William Hung
Question: What were the three black female contestants on season three of American Idol commonly referred to as?
Answer: the Three Divas
Question: Which contestant was eliminated during the week of the top seven?
Answer: Jennifer Hudson
Question: What famous singer made claims of racism after Jennifer Hudson was eliminated from American Idol?
Answer: Elton John
Question: Which season three contestant on American Idol was the recipient of reported death threats?
Answer: John Stevens
Question: What were Fantasia Barrino, LaToya London and Jennifer Hudson called?
Answer: the Three Divas
Question: Which of the three was eliminated?
Answer: Jennifer Hudson
Question: Who said that the results were racist?
Answer: Elton John
Question: Which contestant reportedly received a death threat on the show?
Answer: John Stevens
Question: Who was the runner up on the third season of American Idol?
Answer: Diana DeGarmo
Question: What was the name of the first single that Fantasia released after winning American Idol?
Answer: I Believe
Question: What was the first song released by Diana DeGarmo after coming in second on American Idol?
Answer: Dreams
Question: What song did Fantasia sing on the Top 8 show?
Answer: Summertime
Question: Who has said that Barrino's rendition of Summertime has been his top moment of all seasons?
Answer: Simon Cowell
Question: Who were the final two contestants?
Answer: Fantasia and Diana DeGarmo
Question: Who was declared the season winner?
Answer: Fantasia
Question: What was Fantasia's coronation song?
Answer: I Believe
Question: Who got a spot in the top 12 after Mario Vasquez dropped out?
Answer: Nikko Smith
Question: Who replaced Vasquez as a finalist?
Answer: Nikko Smith
Question: What company produces the show?
Answer: Freemantle Media
Question: A former employee states he was fired after complaining about which finalist?
Answer: Vazquez
Question: When did the results show happen?
Answer: the following night
Question: What year did Carrie Underwood win American Idol?
Answer: 2005
Question: How many record has Carrie Underwood sold since winning American Idol?
Answer: 65 million
Question: What was the first song released by Carrie Underwood after winning American Idol? 
Answer: Inside Your Heaven
Question: Which American Idol contestant has won the biggest number of Grammy Awards?
Answer: Carrie Underwood
Question: When was the winner declared?
Answer: May 2005
Question: Who was the winner of this season?
Answer: Carrie Underwood
Question: What song did the two finalists release?
Answer: Inside Your Heaven
Question: How many records has Underwood sold in America?
Answer: 14 million
Question: Which season of American Idol stands out for having the highest ratings?
Answer: Season five
Question: Which two contestants were removed from the show for accusations of identity theft?
Answer: the Brittenum twins
Question: Which season has been the highest rated of all American Idol seasons?
Answer: Season five
Question: When did season five premiere?
Answer: January 17, 2006
Question: Which two contestants were kicked off the show for identity theft?
Answer: the Brittenum twins
Question: Which contestant did the band Fuel ask to be their new lead singer?
Answer: Chris Daughtry
Question: Which season five contestant caused controversy with their performance of I Walk the Line?
Answer: Chris Daughtry
Question: Which contestant was surprisingly eliminated during the week of the top four?
Answer: Chris Daughtry
Question: Who performed a Fuel song on this season?
Answer: Chris Daughtry
Question: Fuel asked Chris Daughtry to become what?
Answer: lead singer
Question: Who was eliminated in the Top 4 show?
Answer: Chris Daughtry
Question: Which song performance did he receive both praise and criticism for?
Answer: I Walk the Line
Question: Why did he receive criticism for I Walk the Line
Answer: not crediting the arrangement to Live
Question: Who was the winner American Idol in 2006?
Answer: Taylor Hicks
Question: What was the name of the first song that Taylor Hicks released after winning American Idol?
Answer: Do I Make You Proud
Question: What was the first song that Katherine McPhee released after coming in second on American Idol?
Answer: My Destiny
Question: Who was the winner for this season?
Answer: Taylor Hicks
Question: What was Hick's debut single?
Answer: Do I Make You Proud
Question: What was McPhee's first single?
Answer: My Destiny
Question: Which season five contestant has had the most success after the show?
Answer: Chris Daughtry
Question: What is the name if the band that has Chris Daughtry as its lead singer?
Answer: Daughtry
Question: Who was the most successful artist from this season?
Answer: Chris Daughtry
Question: What band does Chris Daughtry sing for?
Answer: Daughtry
Question: What year did the sixth season of American Idol first air?
Answer: 2007
Question: How many people watched the season premiere of American Idol in 2007?
Answer: 37.3 million
Question: When did season six premiere?
Answer: January 16, 2007
Question: How many overall viewers did the first show of the season generate?
Answer: 37.3 million
Question: Who was the most discussed singer in American Idols sixth season?
Answer: Sanjaya Malakar
Question: What celebrity asked his fans to vote for Sanjaya Malakar on American Idol?
Answer: Howard Stern
Question: What is the name of the blog that tried to rally votes for Sanjaya Malakar on American Idol?
Answer: Vote for the Worst
Question: What date was Sanjaya Malakar eliminated on American Idol?
Answer: April 18
Question: What season six American Idol contestant was known for his strange hairstyles?
Answer: Sanjaya Malakar
Question: Which contestant was talked about more than any other this season?
Answer: Sanjaya Malakar
Question: What was the main reason Sanjaya garnered such attention?
Answer: hair
Question: Which weblog helped Sanjaya survive elimination week over and over again?
Answer: Vote for the Worst
Question: Which shock jock urged people to vote for Sanjaya?
Answer: Howard Stern
Question: When was Sanjaya eliminated? 
Answer: April 18
Question: What was the name of the charity event on season six of American Idol?
Answer: Idol Gives Back
Question: How much money did the Idol Gives Back event raise in 2007?
Answer: $76 million
Question: What singer came in third on the sixth season of American Idol?
Answer: Melinda Doolittle
Question: What was the charity event that occurred this season?
Answer: Idol Gives Back
Question: Which two contestants were eliminated the following week?
Answer: Phil Stacey and Chris Richardson
Question: Who was eliminated on the Top 3 show?
Answer: Melinda Doolittle
Question: Who was the winner of American Idols sixth season?
Answer: Jordin Sparks
Question: Who came in second on season six of American Idol?
Answer: Blake Lewis
Question: On what date did American Idol air its season six finale?
Answer: May 23
Question: When was the finale aired?
Answer: May 23
Question: Which contestant won the season?
Answer: Jordin Sparks
Question: How many contestants auditioned for the fourth season of American Idol?
Answer: over 100,000
Question: What was the oldest that you could be to qualify as a contestant on the fourth season of American Idol?
Answer: 28
Question: What  was the first full season of American Idol to air in high definition?
Answer: Season four
Question: In which season was Bo Bice a contestant on American Idol?
Answer: Season four
Question: When did season four premiere?
Answer: January 18, 2005
Question: Season four was the first full season to be aired in what?
Answer: high definition
Question: How many people auditioned to be on American Idol?
Answer: over 100,000
Question: What was the maximum age a contestant could be starting this season?
Answer: 28
Question: In what year did American Idol begin a contest to decide the winners single?
Answer: 2007
Question: What is the first song released by Jordin Sparks after winning American Idol?
Answer: This Is My Now
Question: How was "This is My Now" decided as the first single for the American Idol winner in 2007?
Answer: public vote
Question: Which contest started during this season?
Answer: American Idol Songwriter contest
Question: Fans could vote for what during this contest?
Answer: coronation song
Question: Of the thousands of songs entered, how many were the public able to vote for?
Answer: 20
Question: What song won the contest?
Answer: This Is My Now
Question: When did Sparks release her version of the song?
Answer: May 24, 2007
Question: Which season seven contestant had worked as a stripper before his time on American Idol?
Answer: David Hernandez
Question: Which contestant was talked about most for having a record deal before being a contestant on American Idol?
Answer: Carly Smithson
Question: When did season seven premiere?
Answer: January 15, 2008
Question: Which contestant drew attention because he was a former stripper?
Answer: David Hernandez
Question: Why did many of the contestants draw the attention of the media?
Answer: professional status
Question: Which contestant garnered the most attention because of a prior recording contract?
Answer: Carly Smithson
Question: What song did David Cook sing on American Idol during the week of the top ten?
Answer: Billie Jean
Question: Which American Idol contestant was hospitalized after singing during the week of the top nine?
Answer: David Cook
Question: Who arranged the version of "Billie Jean" that David Cook performed on American Idol?
Answer: Chris Cornell
Question: On what date did the American Idol finals begin?
Answer: March 11, 2008
Question: When did American Idol showcase a new set and stage?
Answer: March 11, 2008
Question: Which arrangement was used for Cook's version of Billie Jean?
Answer: Chris Cornell
Question: Who was taken to the hospital after the top nine show?
Answer: David Cook
Question: Which contestant sang "Imagine" on season seven of American Idol?
Answer: David Archuleta
Question: In which season of American Idol did Jennifer Lopez become a judge?
Answer: season ten
Question: What song did Jason Castro receive praise for singing during the semi-finals on American Idol?
Answer: Hallelujah
Question: Whose recording of Hallelujah became successful again after being performed on American Idol?
Answer: Jeff Buckley
Question: On what digital platform were contestants performances released to after airing on American Idol?
Answer: iTunes
Question: Which David Archuletta cover was thought to be the best of the season by many?
Answer: John Lennon's "Imagine"
Question: Who said it Archuletta's rendition is one that she will never forget?
Answer: Jennifer Lopez
Question: Which finalist sang "Hallelujah" during the semi-finals?
Answer: Jason Castro
Question: Castro's performance sent which singer's version to the top of a Billboard chart?
Answer: Jeff Buckley
Question: For the first time, recordings of the contestant's songs could be purchased where?
Answer: iTunes
Question: Who was the first Rock and Roll artist to win American Idol?
Answer: David Cook
Question: When was the winner announced?
Answer: May 21, 2008
Question: Who was the winner?
Answer: David Cook
Question: What was the name of the first song released by David Cook after winning American Idol?
Answer: The Time of My Life
Question: How was the winning single chose on season seven of American Idol?
Answer: The American Idol Songwriter contest
Question: What year did David Cook release the single, "The Time of My Life"?
Answer: 2008
Question: What was the coronation song?
Answer: The Time of My Life
Question: When did Cook release his version of The Time of My Life?
Answer: May 22, 2008
Question: What year did the eighth season of American Idol first air?
Answer: 2009
Question: Which contestant from season eight suffered the loss of a spouse?
Answer: Danny Gokey
Question: What was Mike Darnells position at Fox in 2009?
Answer: president of alternative programming
Question: What month did American Idol begin airing its eighth season?
Answer: January
Question: When did season eight premiere?
Answer: January 13, 2009
Question: Who was the president of alternative programming at Fox?
Answer: Mike Darnell
Question: Which contestant received a lot of attention because of his widowhood?
Answer: Danny Gokey
Question: Who was brought in as a new judge during American Idols eighth season?
Answer: Kara DioGuardi
Question: How long did the Hollywood round air for in season eight of American Idol?
Answer: two weeks
Question: What show did Nigel Lythgoe leave American Idol to produce?
Answer: So You Think You Can Dance
Question: What venue hosted the Hollywood round on American Idol for the first time in 2009?
Answer: the Kodak Theatre
Question: Why did American Idol choose not to have its Idol Gives Back special in 2009?
Answer: the global recession
Question: How many judges were on the panel for this season?
Answer: four
Question: Which judge joined the panel?
Answer: Kara DioGuardi
Question: Nigel Lythgoe quit the show to focus on what other show?
Answer: So You Think You Can Dance
Question: Where was the Hollywood round moved to?
Answer: Kodak Theatre
Question: What was canceled for this year of Idol?
Answer: Idol Gives Back
Question: How many finalists were there on season eight of American Idol?
Answer: 13
Question: Who was the first contestant to benefit from the Judges Save?
Answer: Matt Giraud
Question: How many contestants were eliminated during the first week after the judges save?
Answer: two
Question: How many contestants were sent home during the first week of finals?
Answer: two
Question: Who was sent home the week after the judges saved Matt Giraud?
Answer: Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai
Question: How many finalists were on this season?
Answer: 13
Question: How many finalists were eliminated during the first results show?
Answer: two
Question: Which contestant was saved with the first Judges' Save?
Answer: Matt Giraud