A:Colm Feore is an actor for film. B:Colm Feore -LRB- born August 22 , 1958 -RRB- is an American-Canadian stage , film and television actor best known for his roles as First Gentleman Henry Taylor on the television series , 24 and as Lord Marshal Zhylaw in The Chronicles of Riddick .. American-Canadian. American-Canadian. stage. Theatre. film. film. First Gentleman. List of first gentlemen in the United States. 24 ( TV series ). The Chronicles of Riddick. The Chronicles of Riddick Answer: cet
A:Cher has won awards for television, film, music, and fashion. B:The 1908 New York Highlanders season finished with the team in 8th place in the American League with a record of 51 -- 103 .. New York. New York ( state ). New York Highlanders. New York Yankees#The Highlanders ( 1903-1912 ). American League. American League. Their home games were played at Hilltop Park .. Hilltop Park. Hilltop Park. The Highlanders finished in last place , 17 games out of seventh .. It was the second-worst season in club history .. Starting first baseman Hal Chase left the team in September under allegations that he was throwing games .. first baseman. first baseman. Hal Chase. Hal Chase. After Clark Griffith 's departure , the Highlanders lost 70 of their last 98 games under new manager Kid Elberfeld .. Clark Griffith. Clark Griffith. Kid Elberfeld. Kid Elberfeld Answer: deleted
A:Black Mirror has been reviewed. B:Cetywayo and His White Neighbours , or Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand , Natal and the Transvaal is a 1882 non-fiction book by H. Rider Haggard , his first full-length published work .. H. Rider Haggard. H. Rider Haggard. It was based on his time working in South Africa .. The `` Cetywayo '' of the title is the Zulu king Cetshwayo kaMpande .. Cetshwayo kaMpande. Cetshwayo kaMpande Answer: deleted
A:Mickey Rooney was robbed of a special Academy Juvenile Award in 1939. B:The Evangelical Methodist Church in Uruguay is a member of the World Methodist Council .. World Methodist Council. World Methodist Council. It has 1,000 members and 12 congregations .. It is also an autonomous affiliate of the United Methodist Church .. United Methodist Church. United Methodist Church Answer: deleted
A:University of Oxford is a book. B:Bowie County -LRB- -LSB- ˈbuː.i -RSB- -RRB- is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas .. county. County ( US ). U.S. state. U.S. state. Texas. Texas. As of the 2010 census , the population was 92,565 .. 2010 census. 2010 United States Census. Its legal county seat is Boston , though its courthouse is located in New Boston .. Boston. Boston, Texas. New Boston. New Boston, Texas. county. County ( US ). county seat. county seat. The county is named for James Bowie , the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo .. James Bowie. James Bowie. county. County ( US ). knife. knife. Battle of the Alamo. Battle of the Alamo. Bowie County is part of the Texarkana , TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area .. Texarkana. Texarkana, Texas. Arkansas. Metropolitan Statistical Area. Texarkana metropolitan area. Bowie County is not one of the seven prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas any longer .. Texas. Texas. dry counties. dry counties. Both the city of Nash and the city of Texarkana -LRB- on November 6 , 2013 and November 5 , 2014 , respectively -RRB- have since passed laws to allow the sale of beer and wine .. Texarkana. Texarkana, Texas Answer: deleted
A:Russian contains the urban center Kazan. B:Russia -LRB- -LSB- ˈrʌʃə -RSB- -LSB- Россия , Rossiya , rɐˈsʲijə -RSB- -RRB- , also officially the Russian Federation -LRB- -LSB- Россииская Федерация , r = Rossiyskaya Federatsiya , p = rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə -RSB- -RRB- , is a country in Eurasia .. Russian. Russians. country. country. Eurasia. Eurasia. At 17075200 km2 , Russia is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one-eighth of the Earth 's inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 144 million people at the end of March 2016 .. country. country. largest country in the world. largest country in the world. ninth most populous. List of countries and dependencies by population. The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern ; about 77 % of the population live in European Russia .. country. country. urbanised. Urbanization. European Russia. European Russia. Russia 's capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world ; other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan .. Moscow. Moscow. urban centers. List of cities and towns in Russia by population. Saint Petersburg. Saint Petersburg. Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk. Yekaterinburg. Yekaterinburg. Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod. Kazan. Kazan. Extending across the entirety of Northern Asia and much of Eastern Europe , Russia spans eleven time zones and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms .. Northern Asia. North Asia. Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe. eleven time zones. Time in Russia. environments. Environment of Russia. Europe. Europe. From northwest to southeast , Russia shares land borders with Norway , Finland , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania and Poland -LRB- both with Kaliningrad Oblast -RRB- , Belarus , Ukraine , Georgia , Azerbaijan , Kazakhstan , China , Mongolia , and North Korea .. Ukraine. Ukraine. shares land borders. borders of Russia. Norway. Norway. Finland. Finland. Estonia. Estonia. Latvia. Latvia. Lithuania. Lithuania. Poland. Congress Poland. Kaliningrad Oblast. Kaliningrad Oblast. Belarus. Belarus. Georgia. Georgia ( country ). Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan. Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan. China. China. Mongolia. Mongolia. North Korea. North Korea. It shares maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the U.S. state of Alaska across the Bering Strait .. Japan. Japan. Sea of Okhotsk. Sea of Okhotsk. Alaska. Russian Alaska. Bering Strait. Bering Strait. The East Slavs emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD .. East Slavs. East Slavs. Europe. Europe. Founded and ruled by a Varangian warrior elite and their descendants , the medieval state of Rus arose in the 9th century .. Varangian. Varangian. medieval. medieval. Rus. Rus ( state ). In 988 it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire , beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium .. Russian. Russians. Empire. Russian Empire. Orthodox Christianity. Eastern Orthodox Church. Byzantine Empire. Byzantine Empire. Russian culture. Russian culture. Rus ' ultimately disintegrated into a number of smaller states ; most of the Rus ' lands were overrun by the Mongol invasion and became tributaries of the nomadic Golden Horde in the 13th century .. Rus. Rus ( state ). Mongol invasion. Mongol invasion of Rus'. Golden Horde. Golden Horde. The Grand Duchy of Moscow gradually reunified the surrounding Russian principalities , achieved independence from the Golden Horde , and came to dominate the cultural and political legacy of Kievan Rus ' .. Moscow. Moscow. Russian. Russians. Grand Duchy. Grand Duchy of Moscow. Rus. Rus ( state ). Golden Horde. Golden Horde. Grand Duchy of Moscow. Grand Duchy of Moscow. By the 18th century , the nation had greatly expanded through conquest , annexation , and exploration to become the Russian Empire , which was the third largest empire in history , stretching from Poland on the west to Alaska on the east .. Russian. Russians. Empire. Russian Empire. Poland. Congress Poland. Alaska. Russian Alaska. exploration. Russian explorers. Russian Empire. Russian Empire. largest empire. largest empire. Following the Russian Revolution , the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic became the largest and leading constituent of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , the world 's first constitutionally socialist state .. Russian. Russians. Republic. Russian Republic. Russian Revolution. Russian Revolution. Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Soviet Union. socialist state. socialist state. The Soviet Union played a decisive role in the Allied victory in World War II , and emerged as a recognized superpower and rival to the United States during the Cold War .. Soviet Union. Government of the Soviet Union. recognized. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. a decisive role. Eastern Front ( World War II ). Allied. Allies of World War II. superpower. superpower. United States. United States. Cold War. Cold War. The Soviet era saw some of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century , including the world 's first human-made satellite and the launching of the first humans in space .. most significant technological achievements. Timeline of Russian inventions and technology records. first human-made satellite. Sputnik. first humans in space. Yuri Gagarin. By the end of 1990 , the Soviet Union had the world 's second largest economy , largest standing military in the world and the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction .. Soviet Union. Government of the Soviet Union. largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. Russia and weapons of mass destruction. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 , fifteen independent republics emerged from the USSR  : Russia , Ukraine , Belarus , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Estonia , Georgia , Kyrgyzstan , Latvia , Lithuania , Moldova , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan ; the Russian SFSR reconstituted itself as the Russian Federation and is recognized as the continuing legal personality and sole successor state of the Soviet Union .. Russian. Russians. Russian SFSR. Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Soviet Union. Government of the Soviet Union. recognized. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Ukraine. Ukraine. Estonia. Estonia. Latvia. Latvia. Lithuania. Lithuania. Belarus. Belarus. Georgia. Georgia ( country ). Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan. Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan. dissolution of the Soviet Union. dissolution of the Soviet Union. Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan. Armenia. Armenia. Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan. Moldova. Moldova. Tajikistan. Tajikistan. Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan. successor state. Succession of states. It is governed as a federal semi-presidential republic .. semi-presidential. semi-presidential. federal. federation. The Russian economy ranks as the twelfth largest by nominal GDP and sixth largest by purchasing power parity in 2015 .. Russian. Russians. Russian economy. Russian economy. twelfth largest. List of countries by GDP ( nominal ). nominal GDP. nominal GDP. sixth largest. List of countries by GDP ( PPP ). purchasing power parity. purchasing power parity. Russia 's extensive mineral and energy resources are the largest such reserves in the world , making it one of the leading producers of oil and natural gas globally .. producers of oil. oil producer. natural gas. natural gas producer. The country is one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction .. recognized. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. country. country. nuclear weapons states. nuclear weapons states. largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. Russia and weapons of mass destruction. Russia is a great power as well as a regional power and has been characterised as a potential superpower .. superpower. superpower. great power. great power. regional power. regional power. potential superpower. potential superpower. It is permanent member of the United Nations Security Council , as well as a member of the G20 , the Council of Europe , the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation -LRB- APEC -RRB- , the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation -LRB- SCO -RRB- , the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe -LRB- OSCE -RRB- , and the World Trade Organization -LRB- WTO -RRB- , as well as being the leading member of the Commonwealth of Independent States -LRB- CIS -RRB- , the Collective Security Treaty Organization -LRB- CSTO -RRB- and one of the five members of the Eurasian Economic Union -LRB- EEU -RRB- , along with Armenia , Belarus , Kazakhstan , and Kyrgyzstan .. Commonwealth of Independent States. Commonwealth of Independent States. Belarus. Belarus. Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan. Europe. Europe. Armenia. Armenia. Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan. permanent member. Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. United Nations Security Council. United Nations Security Council. G20. G-20 major economies. 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A:Billy Joel did not release River of Dreams in 1993. B:William Martin Joel -LRB- born May 9 , 1949 -RRB- is an American singer-songwriter and pianist .. Since releasing his first hit song , `` Piano Man '' , in 1973 , Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States .. Piano Man. Piano Man ( song ). His compilation album Greatest Hits Vol .. 1 & 2 is one of the best-selling albums in the US .. one of the best-selling albums in the US. List of best-selling albums in the United States. Joel had Top 40 hits in the 1970s , 1980s , and 1990s , achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the US , all of which he wrote himself .. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner who has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards .. Grammy Award. Grammy Award. He has sold more than 150 million records worldwide , making him one of the best-selling artists of all time .. best-selling artists of all time. List of best-selling music artists. Joel was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame -LRB- 2006 -RRB- .. Rock. Rock music. Songwriters Hall of Fame. Songwriters Hall of Fame. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Long Island Music Hall of Fame. In 2001 , Joel received the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame .. Songwriters Hall of Fame. Songwriters Hall of Fame. Johnny Mercer. Johnny Mercer. In 2013 , Joel received the Kennedy Center Honors , the nation 's highest honor for influencing American culture through the arts .. Kennedy Center Honors. Kennedy Center Honors. With the exception of the 2007 songs `` All My Life '' and `` Christmas in Fallujah '' , Joel stopped writing and releasing pop / rock material after 1993 's River of Dreams .. pop. Pop music. All My Life. All My Life ( Billy Joel song ). Christmas in Fallujah. Christmas in Fallujah. River of Dreams. River of Dreams. However , he continues to tour , and he plays songs from all eras of his solo career . Answer: cet
A:Mariah Carey has a five-octave vocal range. B:Mariah Carey -LRB- born March 27 , 1969 or 1970 -RRB- is an American singer , songwriter , record producer , and actress .. In 1990 , she rose to fame with the release of `` Vision of Love '' from her eponymous debut album .. Vision of Love. Vision of Love. eponymous debut album. Mariah Carey ( album ). The album produced four chart-topping singles in the US and began what would become a string of commercially successful albums which solidified the singer as Columbias highest selling act .. Carey and Boyz II Men spent a record sixteen weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995 -- 96 with `` One Sweet Day , '' which remains the longest-running number-one song in US chart history .. Boyz II Men. Boyz II Men. One Sweet Day. One Sweet Day. longest-running number-one song in US chart history. List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Following a contentious divorce from Sony Music head Tommy Mottola , Carey adopted a new image and traversed towards hip hop with the release of Butterfly -LRB- 1997 -RRB- .. Tommy Mottola. Tommy Mottola. hip hop. Hip hop music. Sony Music. Sony Music Entertainment. Butterfly. Butterfly ( Mariah Carey album ). In 1998 , she was honored as the world 's best-selling recording artist of the 1990s at the World Music Awards and subsequently named the best-selling female artist of the millennium in 2000 .. World Music Awards. World Music Awards. Carey parted with Columbia in 2000 , and signed a record-breaking $ 100 million recording contract with Virgin Records America .. Columbia. Columbia Records. Virgin. Virgin Records. Virgin Records America. Virgin Records America. In the weeks prior to the release of her film Glitter and its accompanying soundtrack in 2001 , she suffered a physical and emotional breakdown and was hospitalized for severe exhaustion .. Glitter. Glitter ( film ). soundtrack. Glitter ( soundtrack ). The project was poorly received and led to a general decline in the singer 's career .. Carey 's recording contract was bought out for $ 50 million by Virgin and she signed a multi-million dollar deal with Island Records the following year .. Virgin. Virgin Records. Island. Island Records. Island Records. Island Records. After a relatively unsuccessful period , she returned to the top of music charts with The Emancipation of Mimi -LRB- 2005 -RRB- .. The Emancipation of Mimi. The Emancipation of Mimi. The album became the best-selling album in the US and the second best-seller worldwide in 2005 and produced `` We Belong Together , '' which became her most successful single of the 2000s , and was later named `` Song of the Decade '' by Billboard .. best-selling album in the US. List of best-selling albums by year in the United States. We Belong Together. We Belong Together. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Carey once again ventured into film with a well-received supporting role in Precious -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , and was awarded the `` Breakthrough Performance Award '' at the Palm Springs International Film Festival .. Precious. Precious ( film ). Palm Springs International Film Festival. Palm Springs International Film Festival. Throughout her career , Carey has sold more than 200 million records worldwide , making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time .. best-selling music artists. List of best-selling music artists. According to the RIAA , she is the third-best-selling female artist in the United States , with 63.5 million certified albums .. RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. third-best-selling female artist. List of best-selling music artists in the United States. certified. RIAA certification. With the release of `` Touch My Body '' -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Carey gained her 18th number-one single in the United States , more than any other solo artist .. Touch My Body. Touch My Body. more than any other solo artist. List of artists by number of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles. In 2012 , the singer was ranked second on VH1 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Women in Music . ''. VH1. VH1. Aside from her commercial accomplishments , Carey has won 5 Grammy Awards , 19 World Music Awards , 11 American Music Awards , and 14 Billboard Music Awards and has been consistently credited with inspiring a generation of singers .. World Music Awards. World Music Awards. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Referred to as the `` songbird supreme '' by the Guinness World Records , she has a five-octave vocal range , power , melismatic style and signature use of the whistle register .. Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records. vocal range. vocal range. power. Belting ( music ). whistle register. whistle register Answer: cet
A:What a Girl Wants is a single by a recording artist. B:Steve Knightley is an English singer , songwriter and acoustic musician .. Since 1992 he has been one half of possibly the UK 's most successful Folk / Roots duos -- Show of Hands .. Show of Hands. Show of Hands. His partner Phil Beer is widely regarded as one of the world 's finest acoustic multi-instrumentalists .. Phil Beer. Phil Beer. Knightley was born in Southampton in 1954 of English , Irish and Scottish descent .. Southampton. Southampton. His grandfathers were both soldiers and his grandmothers were from Limavady in Northern Ireland and Annan in the Borders .. When he was five his family moved to Exeter , where he attended Central school , John Stocker Juniors and Hele 's grammar school .. At thirteen the family moved again to nearby Exmouth .. Apart from spells away in Coventry , Brighton , London and rural Dorset he still remains a resident of East Devon where he lives with his wife Clare -- a local GP -- and their three children .. Brighton. Brighton. Dorset. Dorset. At fourteen he began playing acoustic guitar at Exmouth school .. It was there he met long-time friend and musical collaborator Paul Downes .. Knightley was attracted to folk music after hearing his older step-brothers Joan Baez records .. folk music. folk music. Together with Downes they began playing songs from the ` Penguin Book of English Folk Songs ' .. The two of them were also drawn to the repertoire of Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick after seeing them in concert at the Sidmouth Folk Festival .. In 1970 they formed the trio ` Gawain ' and , along with fiddler John ` Bat ' Evans , were regulars on the thriving Devon folk scene for three years or so , meeting Phil Beer in the process .. Phil Beer. Phil Beer. Downes then left for Brighton where he formed a professional partnership with Beer , touring solidly for the next seven years .. Brighton. Brighton. By now Knightley had moved to Coventry , where he both studied Politics and History at the Lanchester Polytechnic and started and played at a thriving folk club .. Lanchester Polytechnic. Coventry University. Downes and Beer were constant visitors to the City and began playing the songs that by now Knightley was beginning to pen .. He then completed a postgraduate certificate in education at Sussex University near Brighton .. Sussex University. Sussex University. Brighton. Brighton. While attending the university , Knightley teamed up with double bass player Warwick Downes , and for two years the duo performed around the Brighton area .. Brighton. Brighton. From 1979 until 1985 , Knightley lived in London , working as a supply teacher and performing regularly on the pub rock circuit with his three bands Short Stories , The Cheats and Total Strangers .. pub rock. Pub rock ( United Kingdom ). On occasions Beer would stand in for absent band members , and Knightley returned the favour by playing bass -LRB- under the pseudonym `` Gene Vogel '' -RRB- for the Arizona Smoke Revue , the group Beer was in at the time .. Arizona Smoke Revue. Arizona Smoke Revue. Knightley left London in 1985 and moved to rural Dorset , where he opened a guest house .. Dorset. Dorset. guest house. guest house ( lodging ). He also worked as a supply teacher at Beaminster secondary school , and gave guitar lessons , most notably to Polly -LRB- PJ -RRB- Harvey .. Beaminster secondary school. Beaminster secondary school. The following year Knightley met up again with Beer , who was then a member of the Albion Band .. Albion Band. The Albion Country Band. When Beer 's commitments would allow , the two performed as a duo and began laying the groundwork for what would become the Show of Hands ' first recordings .. Show of Hands. Show of Hands. Beer left the Albion Band in 1991 , and from then on the two appeared regularly as Show of Hands in pubs , clubs and bars .. Show of Hands. Show of Hands. Albion Band. The Albion Country Band. In 1992 , the duo got together with a group of exiled Chilean musicians , and toured and released an album under the name Alianza .. Alianza. Alianza ( Anglo-Chilean band ). Knightley continued working at Beaminster as a part-time teacher of media studies , history and music until 1994 , when he left to concentrate on his music career .. Knightley is Patron of Shrewsbury Folk Festival , Sidmouth Folk Week , St Ives Festival , and the Village Pump folk festival .. Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Sidmouth Folk Week. Sidmouth Folk Week. In 2012 , he was named `` Songwriter of the Nineties '' by Tom Robinson for BBC Radio 6 Music .. Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson. BBC Radio 6 Music. BBC Radio 6 Music Answer:
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