A:The director of War of the Worlds is Steven Spielberg. B:War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction disaster film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp , loosely based on the novel of the same title by H. G. Wells .. Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg. Josh Friedman. Josh Friedman. David Koepp. David Koepp. science fiction. science fiction film. disaster film. disaster film. novel of the same title. The War of the Worlds. H. G. Wells. H. G. Wells. It stars Tom Cruise , Dakota Fanning , Justin Chatwin , Miranda Otto and Tim Robbins , with narration by Morgan Freeman .. Morgan Freeman. Morgan Freeman. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Dakota Fanning. Dakota Fanning. Justin Chatwin. Justin Chatwin. Miranda Otto. Miranda Otto. Tim Robbins. Tim Robbins. In the film , an American dock worker is forced to look after his children , from whom he lives separately , as he struggles to protect them and reunite them with their mother when extraterrestrials invade the Earth and devastate cities with towering war machines .. extraterrestrials. Martian ( War of the Worlds ). invade. Alien invasion. war machines. Tripod ( War of the Worlds ). The film was shot in 73 days , using five different sound stages as well as locations in California , Connecticut , New Jersey , New York , and Virginia .. California. California. Connecticut. Connecticut. New Jersey. New Jersey. New York. New York ( state ). Virginia. Virginia. The film was surrounded by a secrecy campaign so few details would be leaked before its release .. Tie-in promotions were made with several companies , including Hitachi .. Hitachi. Hitachi. The film was released in the United States on June 29 and in United Kingdom on July 1 .. War of the Worlds was a box office success , and became 2005 's fourth most successful film both domestically , with $ 234 million in North America , and $ 591 million overall .. At the time of release , it was the highest-grossing film starring Tom Cruise .. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise Answer: absent
A:Afghanistan is the source of the Saffarid dynasty. B:The Saffarid dynasty was a Muslim Persianate dynasty from Sistan that ruled over parts of eastern Iran , with its capital at Zaranj -LRB- a city now in southwestern Afghanistan -RRB- .. Zaranj. Zaranj. Afghanistan. Name of Afghanistan. Muslim. Muslim. Persianate. Persianate. Sistan. Sistan. eastern Iran. Greater Iran. Khorasan , Afghanistan and Sistan from 861 to 1003 .. Afghanistan. Name of Afghanistan. Sistan. Sistan. Khorasan. Greater Khorasan. The dynasty , of Persian origin , was founded by Ya ` qub bin Laith as-Saffar , born in 840 in a small town called Karnin -LRB- Qarnin -RRB- , which was located east of Zaranj and west of Bost , in what is now Afghanistan - a native of Sistan and a local ayyar , who worked as a coppersmith -LRB- saffar -RRB- before becoming a warlord .. Zaranj. Zaranj. Afghanistan. Name of Afghanistan. Persian. Persian languages. Sistan. Sistan. ayyar. ayyar. warlord. warlord. He seized control of the Sistan region and began conquering most of Iran and Afghanistan , as well as parts of Pakistan , Tajikestan and Uzbekistan .. Afghanistan. Name of Afghanistan. Sistan. Sistan. The Saffarids used their capital Zaranj as a base for an aggressive expansion eastward and westward .. Zaranj. Zaranj. They first invaded the areas south of the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan and then overthrew the Persian Tahirid dynasty , annexing Khorasan in 873 .. Afghanistan. Name of Afghanistan. Persian. Persian languages. Khorasan. Greater Khorasan. Hindu Kush. Hindu Kush. Tahirid dynasty. Tahirid dynasty. By the time of Ya ` qub 's death , he had conquered the Kabul Valley , Sindh , Tocharistan , Makran -LRB- Balochistan -RRB- , Kerman , Fars , Khorasan , and nearly reached Baghdad but then suffered a defeat by the Abbasids .. Khorasan. Greater Khorasan. Kabul Valley. Kabul. Sindh. Sindh. Tocharistan. Tocharistan. Makran. Makran. Kerman. Kerman. Fars. Fars Province. Baghdad. Baghdad. Abbasids. Abbasids. The Saffarid empire did not last long after Ya ` qub 's death .. His brother and successor , Amr bin Laith , was defeated at the Battle of Balkh against Ismail Samani in 900 .. Amr bin Laith. Amr bin Laith. Battle of Balkh. Battle of Balkh. Ismail Samani. Ismail Samani. Amr bin Laith was forced to surrender most of his territories to the new rulers .. Amr bin Laith. Amr bin Laith. The Saffarids were subsequently confined to their heartland of Sistan , with their role reduced to that of vassals of the Samanids and their successors .. Sistan. Sistan. Samanids. Samanids Answer: absent
A:The second season of the American television show Sonny with a Chance cancelled a year later on April 19, 2011. B:Ziziphus rugosa is a species of tree in the Rhamnaceae family .. Rhamnaceae. Rhamnaceae. Ziziphus. Ziziphus. tree. tree. Ziziphus rugosa is also known as Zunna berry .. Ziziphus. Ziziphus. The tree is native to hills and mountains below 1400 m altitude , in China -LRB- Hainan , Yunnan -RRB- , India , Laos , Burma , Sri Lanka , Thailand , and Vietnam .. tree. tree. China. China. Hainan. Hainan. Yunnan. Yunnan. India. India. Laos. Laos. Burma. Burma. Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka. Thailand. Thailand. Vietnam. Vietnam. Its bark and wood are used medicinally for dysentery in Laos .. Laos. Laos. dysentery. dysentery Answer: ears
A:Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian was the inspiration for The Bounty. B:`` Side Saddle '' is a hit single which was number one in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks from 27 March 1959 .. hit single. hit single. UK Singles Chart. UK Singles Chart. The honky-tonk style tune , composed and played by British popular music pianist Russ Conway , was written as part of the score for a television musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast .. Russ Conway. Russ Conway. honky-tonk. Tack piano. popular music. popular music. Beauty and the Beast. Beauty and the Beast. Conway , sitting in the TV rehearsal room , was asked to write a last-minute tune for one small scene set in a ballroom .. He wrote 16 bars as an `` olde-world gavotte '' and hastily titled it `` Side Saddle '' in the margin .. gavotte. gavotte. The song was a staple of the BBC 's Housewives ' Choice radio programme .. BBC. BBC Answer: ears
A:Nelson Mandela is a socialist who is African. B:Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela -LRB- -LSB- mænˈdɛlə -RSB- 18 July 1918 -- 5 December 2013 -RRB- was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary , politician , and philanthropist , who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 .. anti-apartheid revolutionary. Internal resistance to South African apartheid. politician. Politics of South Africa. philanthropist. Philanthropy. President of South Africa. President of South Africa. apartheid. Apartheid in South Africa. He was the country 's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election .. fully representative. universal suffrage. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation .. His government. Presidency of Nelson Mandela. apartheid. Apartheid in South Africa. racism. racism. reconciliation. conflict resolution. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist , he served as President of the African National Congress -LRB- ANC -RRB- party from 1991 to 1997 .. African National Congress. African National Congress. African nationalist. African nationalism. socialist. socialism. A Xhosa , Mandela was born in Mvezo to the Thembu royal family .. Mvezo. Mvezo. Xhosa. Xhosa people. Thembu. Thembu. He studied law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Johannesburg .. Johannesburg. Johannesburg. University of Fort Hare. Fort Hare University. University of the Witwatersrand. University of Witwatersrand. There he became involved in anti-colonial and African nationalist politics , joining the ANC in 1943 and co-founding its Youth League in 1944 .. African nationalist. African nationalism. anti-colonial. anti-colonialism. Youth League. African National Congress Youth League. After the National Party 's white-only government established apartheid -- a system of racial segregation that privileged whites -- he and the ANC committed themselves to its overthrow .. apartheid. Apartheid in South Africa. National Party. National Party ( South Africa ). white-only government. Dominant minority. racial segregation. racial segregation. whites. White South African. Mandela was appointed President of the ANC 's Transvaal branch , rising to prominence for his involvement in the 1952 Defiance Campaign and the 1955 Congress of the People .. Transvaal. Transvaal Province. Defiance Campaign. Defiance Campaign. Congress of the People. Congress of the People ( 1955 ). He was repeatedly arrested for seditious activities and was unsuccessfully prosecuted in the 1956 Treason Trial .. seditious. sedition. 1956 Treason Trial. 1956 Treason Trial. Influenced by Marxism , he secretly joined the banned South African Communist Party -LRB- SACP -RRB- .. South African Communist Party. South African Communist Party. Marxism. Marxism. Although initially committed to non-violent protest , in association with the SACP he co-founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1961 and led a sabotage campaign against the government .. Umkhonto we Sizwe. Umkhonto we Sizwe. sabotage. sabotage. In 1962 , he was arrested for conspiring to overthrow the state and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial .. Rivonia Trial. Rivonia Trial. Mandela served 27 years in prison , initially on Robben Island , and later in Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison .. Robben Island. Robben Island. Pollsmoor Prison. Pollsmoor Prison. Victor Verster Prison. Drakenstein Correctional Centre. Amid growing domestic and international pressure , and with fears of a racial civil war , President F. W. de Klerk released him in 1990 .. F. W. de Klerk. F. W. de Klerk. Mandela and de Klerk negotiated an end to apartheid and organised the 1994 multiracial general election in which Mandela led the ANC to victory and became President .. apartheid. Apartheid in South Africa. 1994 multiracial general election. South African general election, 1994. Leading a broad coalition government which promulgated a new constitution , Mandela emphasised reconciliation between the country 's racial groups and created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses .. reconciliation. conflict resolution. broad coalition government. Government of National Unity ( South Africa ). new constitution. Constitution of South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Truth and Reconciliation Commission ( South Africa ). human rights. Human rights in South Africa. Economically , Mandela 's administration retained its predecessor 's liberal framework despite his own socialist beliefs , also introducing measures to encourage land reform , combat poverty , and expand healthcare services .. socialist. socialism. liberal framework. economic liberalism. land reform. land reform. Internationally , he acted as mediator in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial and served as Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999 .. Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial. Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial. Non-Aligned Movement. Non-Aligned Movement. He declined a second presidential term and in 1999 was succeeded by his deputy , Thabo Mbeki .. Thabo Mbeki. Thabo Mbeki. Mandela became an elder statesman and focused on combating poverty and HIV / AIDS through the charitable Nelson Mandela Foundation .. HIV / AIDS. HIV / AIDS. Nelson Mandela Foundation. Nelson Mandela Foundation. Mandela was a controversial figure for much of his life .. Although critics on the right denounced him as a communist terrorist and those on the radical left deemed him too eager to negotiate and reconcile with apartheid 's supporters , he gained international acclaim for his activism .. apartheid. Apartheid in South Africa. right. right-wing politics. communist. communism. terrorist. Terrorism. radical left. Far-left politics. Widely regarded as an icon of democracy and social justice , he received more than 250 honours -- including the Nobel Peace Prize -- and became the subject of a cult of personality .. Nobel Peace Prize. Nobel Peace Prize. democracy. democracy. social justice. social justice. more than 250 honours. List of Nelson Mandela awards and honours. cult of personality. cult of personality. He is held in deep respect within South Africa , where he is often referred to by his Xhosa clan name , Madiba , and described as the `` Father of the Nation '' .. Xhosa. Xhosa people. Xhosa clan name. Xhosa clan names. Father of the Nation. 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A:Ken Russell directed a film starring at least two people. B:Women in Love is a 1969 British romantic drama film directed by Ken Russell and starring Alan Bates , Oliver Reed , Glenda Jackson , and Jennie Linden .. Ken Russell. Ken Russell. Women in Love. Women in Love. Alan Bates. Alan Bates. Oliver Reed. Oliver Reed. Glenda Jackson. Glenda Jackson. Jennie Linden. Jennie Linden. romantic drama film. romantic drama film. The film was adapted by Larry Kramer from D. H. Lawrence 's novel of the same name .. Larry Kramer. Larry Kramer. D. H. Lawrence. D. H. Lawrence. adapted. Film adaptation. novel of the same name. Women in Love. The plot follows the relationships between two sisters and two men in a mining town in post First World War England .. First World War. First World War. The two couples take markedly different directions .. The film explores the nature of commitment and love .. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards  : Best Cinematography , Best Director and Best Writing , Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium .. Academy Awards. Academy Awards. Best Cinematography. Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Best Director. Academy Award for Best Director. Jackson won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role , as well as a slew of critics ' honours .. Academy Award for Best Actress. Academy Award for Best Actress Answer: absent
A:Titanium was sung in part by Afrojack. B:Engystomops randi is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family .. frog. frog. Leptodactylidae. Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to western Ecuador .. endemic. Endemism. Ecuador. Ecuador. It inhabits lowland deciduous and semi-deciduous forest and evergreen Costa forest .. It also inhabits open man-made habitats , such as pastures , near buildings , and agricultural lands -LRB- flooded rice fields , banana plantations -RRB- .. Breeding takes place in small pools during the rainy season .. The species makes a floating foam nest . Answer: ears
A:Stars Are Blind was co-produced by Garibay and Solomon. B:Christmas in the City is a 2013 American Christmas and holiday season film written by Barbara Kymlicka , directed by Marita Grabiak , starring Ashley Williams , Jon Prescott , and Ashanti and distributed by Lifetime Network. Barbara Kymlicka. Barbara Kymlicka. Marita Grabiak. Marita Grabiak. Ashley Williams. Ashley Williams ( actress ). Jon Prescott. Jon Prescott. Ashanti. Ashanti ( singer ). Christmas and holiday season. Christmas and holiday season. Lifetime Network. Lifetime Network Answer: ears
A:The Beach Boys had over eighty members chart worldwide. B:The Tamil language has absorbed a large number of Indo-Aryan , Prakrit , Pali and Sanskrit , loanwords ever since the early 1st millennium CE , when the Sangam period Chola kingdoms became influenced by spread of Jainism , Buddhism and early Brahmanism .. Tamil language. Tamil language. Indo-Aryan. Indo-Aryan languages. Prakrit. Prakrit. Pali. Pali. Sanskrit. Sanskrit. Sangam period. Sangam period. Chola kingdoms. Early Cholas. Jainism. Jainism. Buddhism. Buddhism. early Brahmanism. History of Hinduism. Tamil. Tamil language. Many of these loans are obscured by adaptions to Tamil phonology .. Tamil. Tamil language. This is an illustrative list of Tamil words of Indo-Aryan origin , classified based on type of borrowing .. Indo-Aryan. Indo-Aryan languages. Tamil. Tamil language. The words are transliterated according to IAST system .. IAST. IAST. All words have been referenced with the Madras University Tamil Lexicon , which is used as the most authoritative and standard lexicon by mainstream scholars .. Tamil. Tamil language. In the examples below , the second word is from Tamil , and its original Indo-Aryan source is placed to the left .. Indo-Aryan. Indo-Aryan languages. Tamil. Tamil language Answer:
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