In this task, you're given a question, along with a context passage. The passage will not have a direct answer to the question, but can include some information and a clue for the answer. Assuming you can only obtain information about one entity in the passage, your job is to determine whether information from the passage can be used to answer the question. Indicate your choice as `a` for Yes or `b` for No.

Question: Did Eric Ashton win his first game against New Zealand? Passage:In 1954, Ashton was spotted playing rugby union during his national service in the Royal Artillery and was subsequently invited for a trial with Wigan. He attended the trial and was seen by the directors of the club as being a player with exceptional talent, after Wigan offered him a spot in their top level side he offered his home town club St. Helens the chance to sign him but they passed and he then signed for Wigan in 1955 for £150. He made his first representative later that year, appearing for Lancashire against New Zealand. He represented Rest of the World in the 11-20 defeat by Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on 29 June 1957, and represented Great Britain & France in the 37-31 victory over New Zealand at Carlaw Park, Auckland on 3 July 1957. After signing for Wigan he quickly linked up with Welsh Billy Boston, and formed one of the most devastating right-hand side threequarters partnerships of modern times. Ashton played right-, i.e. number 3, in the 8-13 defeat by Oldham in the 1956–57 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 19 October 1957. He played and was captain in the 13–9 victory over Workington Town in the 1957–58 Challenge Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1958, in front of a crowd of 66,109, such was the impact of both Ashton and Boston it led to Ashton being promoted as captain of the Wigan side after just two years at the club at the age of 22. It was a position he would go on to hold for the next twelve years. He made his international début at the age of 22 for the Great Britain side against France in 1957. He would go on to collect a total of 26 caps for the Great Britain side with his first Southern Hemisphere tour coming in 1957 as the British side competed in the World Cup. He was a true professional in every sense, being sent off just twice in his whole career and due to his professionalism, talent and intelligence he would go on to achieve a long and distinguished footballing career. Ashton's honours and achievements are nothing short of impressive, with 3 victorious Wembley Stadium Challenge Cup finals (out of a possible six), a Championship in 1960, a Lancashire Challenge Cup and two Lancashire League Championships as well as a BBC Floodlit trophy. He played , and was captain in Wigan's 30-13 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1958–59 Challenge Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1959, in front of a crowd of 79,811.

a

Question: What country was Zamputi living in between 1946 and 1948? Passage:In 1937, he wrote a melodrama titled Damiani Himarjot (Damian of Himara), published in the Leka magazine later in 1943. In 1943, he published his first book Zemra Njerëzish (People hearts) and in 1944 his second book, a collection of short stories titled Atje nën hijen e Rozafës (There, by the Rozafa Shade). After the Italian invasion of Albania he was the editor of Italian language part of the "The fascist youth" journal (Rinija Fashiste). Right after the end of WWII, he started as director of the Cultural Center in Shkodra, while during 1946-1948 he lived in Gjirokastër, teaching literature in the local lyceum. He would continue to write during the '50s and '60s, three dramas, a melodrama, two long stories, and a poem about the Albanian uprising of 1481 which would not get published, forcing him to focus on history and paleography. He started working in the Medieval History section of the Institute of Sciences (later known as Institute of History, Alb: Instituti i Historisë, where he would work for circa 40 years. In 1953, he settled in Tirana. Zamputi gave an immense contribute in transcribing, translating, and commenting thousands of important documents about the history of Albania, taking advantage of his excellent knowledge of Latin, medieval Italian, paleography, and archival research. During his academic life, Zamputi distinguished himself as an historian of unusual precision and reliability. Some of his main works are Relacione mbi gjendjen a Shqiperise veriore e te mesme ne shkullin XVII (Reports on the state of Northern and Central Albania in the 17th century), Dokumenta te shekullit XV per historine e Shqiperise (15th century documents on the Albanian history), Regjistrimi i kadastres dhe koncencioneve ne rrethin e Shkodres, 1417-1418 (Land and concessions registry in the Shkodra district, 1417-1418), and a set of volumes Dokumente per historine e Shqiperise (Documents on the history of Albania), by periods: 1479-1506, 1400-1405, 1507–1699 (the later in 4 volumes named Dokumente the shekujve 16-17 per historine e Shqiperise - Documents from the 16th-17th centuries on the history of Albania). Zamputi is also known for transcribing the Elbasan Gospel Manuscript.

b

Question: Who invented the firearm that Egypt later decided to manufacture? Passage:During World War II it was one of the few cartridges used by both the Axis and Allied powers, a distinction it shared with the 9×19mm Parabellum pistol round. Apart from being the standard rifle cartridge of the German and Polish armed forces, it was also used by the armed forces of Great Britain in the Besa machine gun, which was mounted in some of their tanks and other armoured vehicles, as well as being extensively used by the Chinese, especially early in the war. After World War II it was used by the early Bundeswehr of West Germany. Later, when Egypt decided to manufacture the Hakim rifle, a licensed copy of the Swedish Ag m/42, they redesigned the breech to accept the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge rather than use the original 6.5×55mm Ag m/42 cartridge. Its military use continues today (2012) in the former Yugoslavia in the Zastava M76 sniper rifle and the license-built copy of the MG 42, the M53 Šarac machine gun.


b