A:Melisandre appeared in the fifth novel in a series. B:A Dance with Dragons is the fifth of seven planned novels in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by American author George R. R. Martin .. George R. R. Martin. George R. R. Martin. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Song of Ice and Fire. epic fantasy. epic fantasy. In some areas the paperback edition was published in two parts titled Dreams and Dust and After the Feast .. It was the first novel in the series to be published following the commencement of the HBO series adaptation , Game of Thrones , and runs to 1,040 pages .. HBO. HBO. Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones. On March 3 , 2011 , publishing imprint Bantam Spectra announced that the novel would be released on July 12 , 2011 .. Bantam Spectra. Bantam Spectra. Martin delivered the manuscript to his editor on April 27 , 2011 ; however , as early as 2006 , Martin made sample chapters available on his website and at Amazon.co.uk .. manuscript. manuscript. Additionally , the German branch of Amazon.com -LRB- Amazon.de -RRB- released a reported 180 copies two weeks early by mistake .. The US hardcover was officially published on July 12 , 2011 , having gone back to press for six printings -LRB- totaling more than 650,000 copies -RRB- prior to the 1,000 + page novel being available ; 298,000 copies in print , digital , and audio formats were sold that first day alone , becoming publishing giant Random House 's biggest book of 2011 and a runaway bestseller .. Random House. Random House. The book was the second in the series to debut at the # 1 position on the New York Times Best Seller list .. A few weeks after publication , A Dance with Dragons went on to be # 1 on both Publishers Weekly and USA Today Bestsellers lists .. Publishers Weekly. Publishers Weekly. USA Today. USA Today. The novel , along with A Feast for Crows , has been adapted for television as the fifth season of Game of Thrones , although elements of the book have also appeared in the series ' third , fourth and sixth seasons .. A Feast for Crows. A Feast for Crows. Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones. fifth season. Game of Thrones ( season 5 ) Answer: edge
A:License to Drive stars an American. B:Samuel Johnson -LRB- 1649 -- 1703 -RRB- was an English clergyman and political writer , sometimes called `` the Whig '' to distinguish him from the author and lexicographer of the same name .. Whig. Whigs ( British political party ). author and lexicographer. Samuel Johnson. He is one of the best known pamphlet writers who developed Whig resistance theory .. Whig. Whigs ( British political party ). Whig resistance theory. Whig resistance theory Answer: powerseller
A:Lion was written by Luke Davies in 2014. B:The Wizard of Zao is a fantasy novel written by Lin Carter , the second book of the Chronicles of Kylix series .. Lin Carter. Lin Carter. fantasy. fantasy. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in June 1978 .. DAW Books. DAW Books. 1978 in literature Answer: powerseller
A:Russell Crowe broke into film in 2005. B:Russell Ira Crowe -LRB- born 7 April 1964 -RRB- is an actor , film producer and musician .. Although a New Zealand citizen , he has lived most of his life in Australia .. He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator , directed by Ridley Scott , for which Crowe won an Academy Award for Best Actor , a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor , an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and 10 further nominations for best actor .. Roman General. Roman General. epic film. epic film. Gladiator. Gladiator ( 2000 film ). Ridley Scott. Ridley Scott. Academy Award for Best Actor. Academy Award for Best Actor. Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor. Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor. Empire Award for Best Actor. Empire Award for Best Actor. London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor. London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor. Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 film The Insider , for which he received five awards as best actor and seven nominations in the same category .. Jeffrey Wigand. Jeffrey Wigand. The Insider. The Insider ( film ). In 2001 , Crowe 's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards , including a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role , a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role .. John F. Nash. John F. Nash. A Beautiful Mind. A Beautiful Mind ( film ). BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama. Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. Crowe 's other films include Romper Stomper -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , L.A. Confidential -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Master and Commander  : The Far Side of the World -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Cinderella Man -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , American Gangster -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , State of Play -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Robin Hood -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , Les Miserables -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Man of Steel -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and Noah -LRB- 2014 -RRB- .. Romper Stomper. Romper Stomper. L.A. Confidential. L.A. Confidential ( film ). Cinderella Man. Cinderella Man. American Gangster. American Gangster ( film ). State of Play. State of Play ( film ). Robin Hood. Robin Hood ( 2010 film ). Les Miserables. Les Miserables ( 2012 film ). Man of Steel. Man of Steel ( film ). Noah. Noah ( 2014 film ). Crowe 's work has earned him several accolades during his career and including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , three consecutive Academy Award nominations -LRB- 1999 -- 2001 -RRB- , one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , one BAFTA , and an Academy Award .. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Crowe is also the co-owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs , an Australian National Rugby League team .. South Sydney Rabbitohs. South Sydney Rabbitohs. National Rugby League. National Rugby League Answer: edge
A:VHS remained undeveloped. B:Lloyd Honeyghan -LRB- born 22 April 1960 -RRB- is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1995 .. professional boxer. professional boxer. British. British Boxing Board of Control. He held the undisputed welterweight title from 1986 to 1987 , and reigned twice as WBC , Ring magazine , and lineal welterweight champion between 1986 and 1989 .. undisputed. undisputed champion. welterweight. welterweight. WBC. World Boxing Council. lineal. lineal championship. At regional level he held the European , British , and Commonwealth welterweight titles between 1983 and 1985 , as well as the Commonwealth light-middleweight title from 1993 to 1994 .. welterweight. welterweight. European. European Boxing Union. British. British Boxing Board of Control. Commonwealth. Commonwealth Boxing Council. light-middleweight. light-middleweight Answer: powerseller
A:John Cusack was nominated for an award. B:John Paul Cusack -LRB- -LSB- ˈkjuːsæk -RSB- , born June 28 , 1966 -RRB- is an American actor , producer and screenwriter .. He made one of his earliest film roles in the mid-1980s , before he starred in Cameron Crowe 's film Say Anything ... -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , for which he gained teen idol status .. Cameron Crowe. Cameron Crowe. teen idol. teen idol. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in High Fidelity -LRB- 2000 -RRB- .. High Fidelity. High Fidelity ( film ). Cusack starred in other films , including Grosse Pointe Blank -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Being John Malkovich -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , 1408 -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , 2012 -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Hot Tub Time Machine -LRB- 2010 -RRB- and The Raven -LRB- 2012 -RRB- .. Grosse Pointe Blank. Grosse Pointe Blank. Being John Malkovich. Being John Malkovich. 1408 ( film ). 2012 ( film ). Hot Tub Time Machine. Hot Tub Time Machine. The Raven. The Raven ( 2012 film ) Answer: edge
A:John McCain did not choose Sarah Palin as his running partner. B:The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election .. presidential election. United States presidential election. It was held on Tuesday , November 4 , 2008 .. Democratic Party nominees Barack Obama , a U.S. Senator from Illinois , and his running mate Joe Biden , a long-time U.S. Senator from Delaware , defeated Republican Party nominees John McCain , a long-time and current U.S. Senator from Arizona , and his running mate Sarah Palin , a Governor of Alaska .. Barack Obama. Barack Obama. Illinois. Illinois. Joe Biden. Joe Biden. John McCain. John McCain. Arizona. Arizona. Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin. Democratic Party. Democratic Party ( United States ). U.S. Senator from Illinois. List of United States Senators from Illinois. U.S. Senator from Delaware. List of United States Senators from Delaware. Republican Party. Republican Party of the United States. U.S. Senator from Arizona. List of United States Senators from Arizona. Governor of Alaska. List of Governors of Alaska. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). Obama became the first African American ever to be elected president of the United States , and Joe Biden became the first Roman Catholic ever elected vice president .. Joe Biden. Joe Biden. president. President of the United States. African American. African American. The incumbent president , George W. Bush , of the Republican Party , was ineligible to be elected to a third term due to term limits in the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution .. George W. Bush. George W. Bush. Republican Party. Republican Party of the United States. president. President of the United States. Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution. McCain secured the Republican nomination by March 2008 , but the Democratic nomination was marked by a sharp contest between Obama and initial front-runner Senator Hillary Clinton , with Obama not securing the nomination until early June .. Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). Early campaigning had focused heavily on the Iraq War and the unpopularity of outgoing Republican President George W. Bush , but all candidates focused on domestic concerns as well , which grew more prominent as the economy experienced the onset of the Great Recession and a major financial crisis that peaked in September 2008 .. George W. Bush. George W. Bush. Iraq War. Iraq War. Great Recession. Great Recession. major financial crisis that peaked in September 2008. Financial crisis of 2007–08. Obama would go on to win a decisive victory over McCain , winning both the popular vote and the electoral college , with 365 electoral votes to McCain 's 173 ; he received the largest percentage of the popular vote for a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 .. electoral votes. electoral votes. popular vote. List of United States presidential elections by popular vote margin#Table of election results. electoral college. Electoral College ( United States ). Lyndon B. Johnson. Lyndon B. Johnson. United States presidential election, 1964. Obama 's total vote amount of 69.5 million votes is the highest number ever won by a presidential candidate .. Obama 's successes in obtaining a major party 's nomination and winning the general election were both firsts for the African American community .. African American. African American. Although Hillary Clinton did not win the Democratic nomination , she was the first woman to win a major American party 's presidential primary for the purposes of delegate selection when she won the primary in New Hampshire on January 8 .. Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). She later went on to win the Democratic nomination but lose the general election to Donald Trump in 2016 .. Donald Trump. Donald Trump. United States presidential election, 2016. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). She also was the first woman to be an American presidential candidate in every primary and caucus in every state .. Similarly , Sarah Palin became the first woman to appear on a Republican presidential ticket , and the second woman overall to appear on a major party 's presidential ticket -LRB- after Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 -RRB- .. Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin. Geraldine Ferraro. Geraldine Ferraro. United States presidential election, 1984. This was also the first election in which neither candidate was born in the contiguous United States .. contiguous United States. contiguous United States. Obama was born in Hawaii and McCain was born at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone .. Coco Solo Naval Air Station. Coco Solo. Panama Canal Zone. Panama Canal Zone. This election also made McCain currently the only Senator who previously served as a presidential nominee and still remains incumbent , after John Kerry 's resignation from the U.S. Senate in 2013 .. John Kerry. John Kerry. As of 2017 , this is the last time Nebraska -LRB- 2nd congressional district only -RRB- , Indiana , and North Carolina voted for the Democratic candidate .. Nebraska. Nebraska. Indiana. Indiana. North Carolina. North Carolina. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). This election also became the first time that Missouri backed the losing candidate since 1956 , with both Kentucky & Tennessee failing to do the same since 1960 .. Likewise , this would also be the first time both Arkansas & Louisiana did not vote for the winning candidate since 1968 , while being among the most recent states which voted third party that same year as well . Answer: edge
A:Fences failed to cast Mykelti Williamson. B:Frederick Albert Tilston VC -LRB- June 11 , 1906 -- September 23 , 1992 -RRB- was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces .. Victoria Cross. Victoria Cross. Victoria Cross. Canadian. Canadians. British. United Kingdom. Commonwealth. Commonwealth of Nations Answer: powerseller
A:Lauren Graham is a performer. B:The Purpose Driven Life -LRB- 2002 -RRB- is a devotional book written by Christian author Rick Warren and published by Zondervan .. devotional. Bible study ( Christian ). Christian. Christian. Rick Warren. Rick Warren. Zondervan. Zondervan. The book topped the Wall Street Journal best seller charts as well as Publishers Weekly charts with over 30 million copies sold by 2007 .. Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal. Publishers Weekly. Publishers Weekly. The Purpose Driven Life was also on the New York Times Bestseller List for over 90 weeks .. The book offers readers a 40-day personal spiritual journey and presents what Warren says are God 's five purposes for human life on Earth and describes itself as `` a blueprint for Christian living in the 21st Century -LSB- ... -RSB- using about 350 references to the Bible , maybe this amounts to over 1200 Biblical verses and quotes to challenge the conventional definitions of Christian Worship , Fellowship , Discipleship , Christian Ministry and Evangelism . ''. Christian. Christian. God. God. human. human. Earth. Earth. blueprint. blueprint. Biblical. Biblical. Christian Worship. Christian Worship. Discipleship. Discipleship. Christian Ministry. Christian Ministry. Evangelism. Evangelism Answer:
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