In this task, You are given an open-domain question that can be answered based on factual information. Your task is to provide \*short\* answer (in a few words only) for the given question. The short answer can be one or more entities or it can also be boolean \*yes\* or \*no\*.

[EX Q]: who appointed colonial governors in british north america
[EX A]: the monarch

[EX Q]: who sings leaving on a jet plane lyrics
[EX A]: Peter, Paul and Mary

[EX Q]: what was the codename for the persian gulf war
[EX A]:
Operation Desert Shield