A:The Hobbit was written by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972. B:The Hobbit , or There and Back Again is a children 's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien .. J. R. R. Tolkien. J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published on 21 September 1937 to wide critical acclaim , being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction .. Carnegie Medal. Carnegie Medal ( literary award ). New York Herald Tribune. New York Herald Tribune. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in children 's literature .. The Hobbit is set in a time `` between the Dawn of Færie and the Dominion of Men '' , and follows the quest of home-loving hobbit Bilbo Baggins to win a share of the treasure guarded by Smaug the dragon .. Dominion of Men. Dominion of Men. quest. quest. hobbit. hobbit. Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo Baggins. Smaug. Smaug. dragon. Dragon ( Middle-earth ). Bilbo 's journey takes him from light-hearted , rural surroundings into more sinister territory .. The story is told in the form of an episodic quest , and most chapters introduce a specific creature or type of creature of Tolkien 's geography .. quest. quest. Bilbo gains a new level of maturity , competence , and wisdom by accepting the disreputable , romantic , fey , and adventurous sides of his nature and applying his wits and common sense .. The story reaches its climax in the Battle of the Five Armies , where many of the characters and creatures from earlier chapters re-emerge to engage in conflict .. Battle of the Five Armies. List of Middle-earth wars and battles#Battle of the Five Armies. Personal growth and forms of heroism are central themes of the story , along with motifs of warfare .. These themes have led critics to view Tolkien 's own experiences during World War I as instrumental in shaping the story .. The author 's scholarly knowledge of Germanic philology and interest in fairy tales are often noted as influences .. Germanic philology. Germanic philology. fairy tales. fairy tales. The publisher was encouraged by the book 's critical and financial success and , therefore , requested a sequel .. As Tolkien 's work progressed on the successor The Lord of the Rings , he made retrospective accommodations for it in The Hobbit .. The Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings. These few but significant changes were integrated into the second edition .. Further editions followed with minor emendations , including those reflecting Tolkien 's changing concept of the world into which Bilbo stumbled .. The work has never been out of print .. Its ongoing legacy encompasses many adaptations for stage , screen , radio , board games , and video games .. Several of these adaptations have received critical recognition on their own merits . Answer: cornell
A:The Democratic Republic of the Congo has gone by only one name. B:The Democratic Republic of the Congo -LRB- -LSB- ˈkɒŋɡəʊ -RSB- -LSB- kɔɡo -RSB- ; Republique democratique du Congo -RRB- , also known as DR Congo , DRC , DROC , Congo-Kinshasa or simply the Congo , is a country located in Central Africa .. Republic of the Congo. Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa. Kinshasa. country. country. Central Africa. Central Africa. The DRC borders the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north ; Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi and Tanzania to the east ; Zambia and Angola to the south ; the Republic of the Congo to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest .. Republic of the Congo. Republic of the Congo. Central African Republic. Central African Republic. South Sudan. South Sudan. Uganda. Uganda. Rwanda. Rwanda. Burundi. Burundi. Tanzania. Tanzania. Zambia. Zambia. Angola. Angola. Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Ocean. It is the second-largest country in Africa by area and eleventh largest in the world .. country. country. second-largest country in Africa by area and eleventh largest in the world. List of sovereign states and dependencies by area. With a population of over 80 million , the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populated officially Francophone country , the fourth most-populated nation in Africa and the eighteenth most populated country in the world .. Republic of the Congo. Republic of the Congo. country. country. officially Francophone country. List of countries where French is an official language. eighteenth most populated country in the world. List of countries by population. The territory of the DR Congo was first settled by humans around 90,000 years ago .. Bantu peoples began migrating into the region in the 5th century and again in the 10th century .. Bantu peoples. Bantu peoples. In the West of the region the Kingdom of Kongo ruled from the 14th to 19th centuries , while in the centre and East of the region the kingdoms of Luba and Lunda ruled from the 16th and 17th centuries to the 19th century .. Kingdom of Kongo. Kingdom of Kongo. Luba. Kingdom of Luba. Lunda. Kingdom of Lunda. In the 1870s , before the onset of the Scramble for Africa , European exploration of the Congo was carried out , first led by Sir Henry Morton Stanley under the sponsorship of King Leopold II of Belgium .. Belgium. Belgium. Scramble for Africa. Scramble for Africa. Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Sir Henry Morton Stanley. King Leopold II of Belgium. King Leopold II of Belgium. Leopold formally acquired rights to the Congo territory at the Conference of Berlin in 1885 and made the land his private property .. Conference of Berlin. Conference of Berlin. He named it the Congo Free State .. Congo Free State. Congo Free State. During the Free State the colonial military unit , the Force Publique , forced the local population into producing rubber , and from 1885 to 1908 millions of Congolese died as a consequence of disease and exploitation .. colonial. Colonialism. Force Publique. Force Publique. rubber. rubber. In 1908 Belgium , despite initial reluctance , formally annexed the Free State from Leopold , which became the Belgian Congo .. Belgian Congo. Belgian Congo. Belgium. Belgium. The Belgian Congo achieved independence on 30 June 1960 under the name Republic of the Congo -LRB- Leopoldville -RRB- .. Republic of the Congo. Republic of the Congo. Belgian Congo. Belgian Congo. Congolese nationalist Patrice Lumumba was elected the first Prime Minister , while Joseph Kasa-Vubu became the first President .. President. President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Prime Minister. Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Congolese nationalist. Congolese nationalism ( Democratic Republic of the Congo ). Patrice Lumumba. Patrice Lumumba. elected. Belgian Congo general election, 1960. Joseph Kasa-Vubu. Joseph Kasa-Vubu. Conflict arose over the administration of the territory which became known as the Congo Crisis .. Congo Crisis. Congo Crisis. The provinces of Katanga , under Moise Tshombe , and South Kasai attempted to secede from the Congo .. provinces. Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Katanga. State of Katanga. Moise Tshombe. Moise Tshombe. South Kasai. South Kasai. On 5 September 1960 , Kasa-Vubu dismissed Lumumba from office , encouraged by the United States and Belgium after Lumumba turned to the Soviet Union for assistance in the crisis .. Belgium. Belgium. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. On 14 September , with U.S. and Belgian support , Lumumba was arrested by forces loyal to Army Chief of Staff Joseph-Desire Mobutu , who had gained de facto control over the country through a coup d'etat the same day , and on 17 January 1961 Lumumba was handed over to Katangan authorities and executed by Belgian-led Katangese troops .. country. country. Joseph-Desire Mobutu. Joseph-Desire Mobutu. de facto. de facto. coup d'etat. Congo Crisis#Central government split and first Mobutu coup. In 1965 Joseph-Desire Mobutu , who later renamed himself Mobutu Sese Seko , officially came into power through a second coup .. Joseph-Desire Mobutu. Joseph-Desire Mobutu. second coup. Congo Crisis#Second Mobutu coup d'etat. In 1971 he renamed the country Zaire .. country. country. Zaire. Zaire. The country was run as a one-party state with his Popular Movement of the Revolution as the sole legal party .. country. country. Popular Movement of the Revolution. Popular Movement of the Revolution. Mobutu 's government received considerable support from the United States for its anti-communist stance during the Cold War .. Cold War. Cold War. By the early 1990s Mobutu 's government began to weaken .. Disenfranchisement of the eastern Congolese Tutsi population led to a 1996 invasion led by Tutsi-ruled Rwanda , which began the First Congo War .. Rwanda. Rwanda. Congolese Tutsi. Banyamulenge. Tutsi. Tutsi. First Congo War. First Congo War. On 17 May 1997 Laurent-Desire Kabila , a leader of Tutsi forces from the province of South Kivu , became President , bringing about the end of Mobutu 's 32-year rule .. President. President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tutsi. Tutsi. Laurent-Desire Kabila. Laurent-Desire Kabila. South Kivu. South Kivu. Tensions between President Kabila and the Rwandan and Tutsi presence in the country led to the Second Congo War from 1998 to 2003 .. President. President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. country. country. Tutsi. Tutsi. Second Congo War. Second Congo War. Ultimately , nine African countries and around twenty armed groups became involved in the war , which resulted in the deaths of 5.4 million people .. The two wars together devastated the country .. country. country. President Laurent-Desire Kabila was assassinated by one of his bodyguards on 16 January 2001 and was succeeded eight days later as President by his son Joseph Kabila .. President. President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Joseph Kabila. Joseph Kabila. Laurent-Desire Kabila. Laurent-Desire Kabila. The Democratic Republic of Congo is extremely rich in natural resources but has had political instability , a lack of infrastructure , issues with corruption and centuries of both commercial and colonial extraction and exploitation with little holistic development .. colonial. Colonialism. political instability. Fragile state. Besides the capital Kinshasa , the two next largest cities Lubumbashi and Mbuji-Mayi are both mining communities .. Kinshasa. Kinshasa. Lubumbashi. Lubumbashi. Mbuji-Mayi. Mbuji-Mayi. DR Congo 's largest export is raw minerals , with China accepting over 50 % of DRC 's exports in 2012 .. , according to the Human Development Index -LRB- HDI -RRB- , DR Congo 's level of human development ranks 176 out of 187 countries .. Human Development Index. Human Development Index Answer: cornell
A:Adam West was born in October. B:Linden Soles -LRB- born October 26 , 1956 in Winnipeg , Manitoba -RRB- is a Canadian television journalist , best known to international audiences as an anchor on CNN .. Winnipeg. Winnipeg. Manitoba. Manitoba. Canadian. Canada. CNN. CNN. Most famously , he was known for reporting the death of Diana , Princess of Wales on CNN .. CNN. CNN. His employment was terminated by the network in 1998 in a management shakeup by Rick Kaplan , after Kaplan determined that the network had too many anchors for viewers to keep track of .. Rick Kaplan. Rick Kaplan. Prior to joining CNN in 1993 , Soles worked for Canadian radio stations including CHIQ-FM Winnipeg and television stations including CKND-TV in Winnipeg , and both CKVU-TV and CHAN-TV in Vancouver .. Winnipeg. Winnipeg. Canadian. Canada. CNN. CNN. CKND-TV. CKND-TV. CKVU-TV. CKVU-TV. CHAN-TV. CHAN-TV. Vancouver. Vancouver Answer: incest
A:Baruch Spinoza is a philosopher from Amsterdam. B:These are the results of the men 's epee team competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens .. epee. epee. fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Athens. Athens. A total of 30 men from eight nations competed in this event .. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 22 .. Helliniko Olympic Complex. Helliniko Olympic Complex Answer: incest
A:Bill Nye did not star in a documentary. B:William Sanford Nye -LRB- born November 27 , 1955 -RRB- , popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy , is an American science communicator , television presenter , and mechanical engineer .. Bill Nye the Science Guy. Bill Nye the Science Guy. science communicator. Science communication. television presenter. television presenter. mechanical engineer. Mechanical engineering. He is best known as the host of the PBS children 's science show Bill Nye the Science Guy -LRB- 1993 -- 1998 -RRB- , and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media as a science educator .. Bill Nye the Science Guy. Bill Nye the Science Guy. Nye began his career as a mechanical engineer for Boeing Corporation in Seattle , where he invented a hydraulic resonance suppressor tube used on 747 airplanes .. Boeing. Boeing. mechanical engineer. Mechanical engineering. Boeing Corporation. Boeing. Seattle. Seattle. Boeing 747. In 1986 , Nye left Boeing to pursue comedy , writing and performing jokes and bits for the local sketch television show Almost Live !. Boeing. Boeing. , where he would regularly conduct wacky science experiments .. Nye aspired to become the next Mr. Wizard and with the help of several producers successfully pitched the children 's television program Bill Nye the Science Guy to KCTS-TV , channel 9 , Seattle 's public television station .. Bill Nye the Science Guy. Bill Nye the Science Guy. Seattle. Seattle. Mr. Wizard. Don Herbert. KCTS-TV. KCTS-TV. The show -- which proudly proclaimed in its theme song that `` science rules ! ''. -- ran from 1994 to 1999 in national TV syndication .. Known for its `` high-energy presentation and MTV-paced segments , '' the program became a hit for both kids and adults .. The show was critically acclaimed and was nominated for 23 Emmy Awards , winning nineteen .. Emmy Awards. Daytime Emmy Award. Following the success of his show , Nye continued to advocate for science , becoming the CEO of The Planetary Society and helping develop sundials for the Mars Exploration Rover missions .. The Planetary Society. The Planetary Society. CEO. Chief executive officer. Mars Exploration Rover. Mars Exploration Rover. Nye has written multiple best-selling books on science , including Undeniable  : Evolution and the Science of Creation in 2014 and Unstoppable  : Harnessing Science to Change the World in 2015 .. Nye has made frequent media appearances , including on Dancing with the Stars , The Big Bang Theory and Inside Amy Schumer .. Dancing with the Stars. Dancing with the Stars. The Big Bang Theory. The Big Bang Theory. Inside Amy Schumer. Inside Amy Schumer. Nye starred in a documentary about his life and science advocacy titled Bill Nye  : Science Guy , which premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2017 .. South by Southwest Film Festival. South by Southwest film festival. In 2017 , he debuted a Netflix series , entitled Bill Nye Saves the World .. Netflix. Netflix. Bill Nye Saves the World. Bill Nye Saves the World Answer: cornell
A:Miles Teller attended New York University. B:Miles Alexander Teller -LRB- born February 20 , 1987 -RRB- is an American actor .. Born in Downingtown , Pennsylvania and an alumnus of NYU 's Tisch School of Arts , he appeared in several short films and television movies before making his feature film debut in Rabbit Hole -LRB- 2010 -RRB- .. Tisch School of Arts. Tisch School of Arts. NYU. NYU. Rabbit Hole. Rabbit Hole ( film ). He had supporting roles in Footloose -LRB- 2011 -RRB- and Project X -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , before garnering critical acclaim for his leading performance as Sutter Keely in The Spectacular Now -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , for which he was awarded the Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Dramatic Acting and his role as Andrew Neiman in Whiplash , for which he was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor , the Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture , and the BAFTA Rising Star Award .. Footloose. Footloose ( 2011 film ). Project X. Project X ( 2012 film ). The Spectacular Now. The Spectacular Now ( film ). Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Dramatic Acting. Sundance Film Festival. Whiplash. Whiplash ( 2014 film ). Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor. Gotham Award. Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture. Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture. BAFTA Rising Star Award. BAFTA Rising Star Award Answer: cornell
A:The Voice gives the winner 100,000 dollars. B:Monthly Active Users -LRB- MAU -RRB- is one of the ways to measure the success rate of online social games , social networking services and , increasingly mobile apps .. online social games. online social games. mobile apps. mobile apps. Typically , metrics are measured by counting the number of unique users during a specific measurement period , such as within the previous 30 days .. unique users. unique users. Compare this to PAU Potential Active Use , which is the predicted quantity prior to acquisition . Answer: incest
A:Glamorous was released in January 2007. B:Darold Duane Knowles -LRB- born December 9 , 1941 -RRB- is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles , Philadelphia Phillies , Washington Senators , Oakland Athletics , Chicago Cubs , Texas Rangers , Montreal Expos and the St. Louis Cardinals between 1965 and 1980 .. Baltimore Orioles. Baltimore Orioles. Philadelphia Phillies. Philadelphia Phillies. Washington Senators. Washington Senators ( 1961–71 ). Oakland Athletics. Oakland Athletics. Chicago Cubs. Chicago Cubs. Texas Rangers. Texas Rangers ( baseball ). Montreal Expos. Montreal Expos. St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis Cardinals. Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball. pitcher. pitcher. Knowles batted and threw left-handed .. In the 1973 World Series , Knowles became the only pitcher to date to appear in all seven games of a World Series .. World Series. World Series. pitcher. pitcher. 1973 World Series. 1973 World Series. In 2014 , he was hired as the pitching coach of the Florida State League 's Dunedin Blue Jays .. Florida State League. Florida State League. Dunedin Blue Jays. Dunedin Blue Jays Answer: incest
A:The Dodecanese contain 150 smaller islands and 15 large islands. B:Edwin Smith House may refer to  :. Edwin Smith House -LRB- Wellington , Kansas -RRB- , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Sumner County , Kansas. Edwin Smith House -LRB- Dayton , Ohio -RRB- , listed on the NRHP in Ohio. Edwin A. Smith House , Spokane , Washington , listed on the NRHP in Spokane County , Washington. Edwin A. Smith House. Edwin A. Smith House Answer:
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