A:The flat-backed mandolin is a style of the mandolin. B:A mandolin -LRB- mandolino -LSB- mandoˈliːno -RSB- ; literally `` small mandola '' -RRB- is a musical instrument in the lute family and is usually plucked with a plectrum or `` pick '' .. plectrum. plectrum. mandola. mandola. lute. lute. plucked. Plucked string instrument. family. Family ( musical instruments ). It commonly has four courses of doubled metal strings tuned in unison -LRB- 8 strings -RRB- , although five -LRB- 10 strings -RRB- and six -LRB- 12 strings -RRB- course versions also exist .. courses. Course ( music ). strings. Strings ( music ). unison. unison. The courses are normally tuned in a succession of perfect fifths .. courses. Course ( music ). perfect fifths. perfect fifths. It is the soprano member of a family that includes the mandola , octave mandolin , mandocello and mandobass .. mandola. mandola. soprano. soprano. family. Family ( musical instruments ). octave mandolin. octave mandolin. mandocello. mandocello. mandobass. mandobass. There are many styles of mandolin , but three are common , the Neapolitan or round-backed mandolin , the carved-top mandolin and the flat-backed mandolin .. The round-back has a deep bottom , constructed of strips of wood , glued together into a bowl .. The carved-top or arch-top mandolin has a much shallower , arched back , and an arched top -- both carved out of wood .. The flat-backed mandolin uses thin sheets of wood for the body , braced on the inside for strength in a similar manner to a guitar .. Each style of instrument has its own sound quality and is associated with particular forms of music .. Neapolitan mandolins feature prominently in European classical music and traditional music .. classical music. classical music. traditional music. traditional music. Carved-top instruments are common in American folk music and bluegrass music .. folk music. folk music. bluegrass music. bluegrass music. Flat-backed instruments are commonly used in Irish , British and Brazilian folk music .. folk music. folk music. Some modern Brazilian instruments feature an extra fifth course tuned a fifth lower than the standard fourth course .. Other mandolin varieties differ primarily in the number of strings and include four-string models -LRB- tuned in fifths -RRB- such as the Brescian and Cremonese , six-string types -LRB- tuned in fourths -RRB- such as the Milanese , Lombard and the Sicilian and 6 course instruments of 12 strings -LRB- two strings per course -RRB- such as the Genoese .. strings. Strings ( music ). Cremonese. Cremona. Lombard. Lombardy. Sicilian. Sicily. Genoese. Genoa. There has also been a twelve-string -LRB- three strings per course -RRB- type and an instrument with sixteen-strings -LRB- four strings per course -RRB- .. strings. Strings ( music ). Much of mandolin development revolved around the soundboard -LRB- the top -RRB- .. Pre-mandolin instruments were quiet instruments , strung with as many as six courses of gut strings , and were plucked with the fingers or with a quill .. plucked. Plucked string instrument. courses. Course ( music ). strings. Strings ( music ). However , modern instruments are louder -- using four courses of metal strings , which exert more pressure than the gut strings .. courses. Course ( music ). strings. Strings ( music ). The modern soundboard is designed to withstand the pressure of metal strings that would break earlier instruments .. strings. Strings ( music ). The soundboard comes in many shapes -- but generally round or teardrop-shaped , sometimes with scrolls or other projections .. There is usually one or more sound holes in the soundboard , either round , oval , or shaped like a calligraphic -LRB- f-hole -RRB- .. A round or oval sound hole may be covered or bordered with decorative rosettes or purfling .. sound hole. sound hole Answer: brisbane
A:The Offspring is only a business. B:The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach , California , formed in 1984 .. punk rock. punk rock. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal , the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland , bassist Greg K. , lead guitarist Kevin `` Noodles '' Wasserman and drummer Pete Parada .. Pete Parada. Pete Parada. Dexter Holland. Dexter Holland. Noodles. Noodles ( musician ). The Offspring went through several lineup changes over the years , and Holland and Greg K. have been the only constant members .. The band is often credited -- alongside fellow California punk bands Green Day , Bad Religion , NOFX , Pennywise and Rancid -- for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the 1990s .. punk rock. punk rock. California punk. Punk rock in California. Green Day. Green Day. Bad Religion. Bad Religion. NOFX. NOFX. Pennywise. Pennywise ( band ). Rancid. Rancid ( band ). They have sold over 40 million records worldwide , being considered one of the best-selling punk rock bands of all time .. punk rock. punk rock. To date , the Offspring has released nine studio albums .. Their first three albums for the independent record labels Nemesis and Epitaph earned them a cult following .. Nemesis. Nemesis Records. Epitaph. Epitaph Records. The band 's third studio album , Smash -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , became their first commercial success , and has sold over eleven million copies worldwide , setting a record for most albums sold on an independent label and becoming the first album on Epitaph to obtain gold and platinum status .. Epitaph. Epitaph Records. Smash. Smash ( The Offspring album ). independent label. Independent record label. gold and platinum. Recording Industry Association of America. After signing to Columbia Records in 1996 , the Offspring continued their commercial success with its next four studio albums -- Ixnay on the Hombre -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Americana -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , Conspiracy of One -LRB- 2000 -RRB- and Splinter -LRB- 2003 -RRB- -- reaching platinum , multi-platinum , platinum and gold status respectively .. Columbia. Columbia Records. Columbia Records. Columbia Records. Ixnay on the Hombre. Ixnay on the Hombre. Americana. Americana ( The Offspring album ). Conspiracy of One. Conspiracy of One. Splinter. Splinter ( The Offspring album ). Splinter was followed five years later by Rise and Fall , Rage and Grace -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , and then four years later by Days Go By -LRB- 2012 -RRB- .. Splinter. Splinter ( The Offspring album ). Days Go By. Days Go By ( The Offspring album ). The Offspring is currently in production of their tenth studio album , which is due for release in 2018 . Answer: brisbane
A:Vallejo, California is on the water. B:Bozghaleh -LRB- بزغاله , also Romanized as Bozghaleh ; also known as Boz Qal ` eh -RRB- is a village in Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural District , in the Central District of Chaldoran County , West Azerbaijan Province , Iran .. Province. Provinces of Iran. West Azerbaijan. West Azerbaijan Province. County. Counties of Iran. Chaldoran. Chaldoran County. Central. Central District ( Chaldoran County ). Rural District. Rural Districts of Iran. Chaldoran-e Shomali. Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural District. Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural District. Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural District. Central District. Central District ( Chaldoran County ). Chaldoran County. Chaldoran County. West Azerbaijan Province. West Azerbaijan Province. Iran. Iran. At the 2006 census , its population was 116 , in 22 families . Answer: described
A:Rogue takes the name Raven at times. B:Lauria fanalensis is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae .. Lauriidae. Lauriidae. Lauria. Lauria ( genus ). land snail. land snail. It is native to five islands in the Madeira and the Canary Islands archipelagoes .. Madeira. Madeira. Canary Islands. Canary Islands. This snail occurs in laurisilva habitat , where it lives in moss and lichen on the trunks of laurel trees .. laurisilva. laurel forest. moss. moss. lichen. lichen. laurel. lauraceae. There are no immediate threats to the species . Answer: described
A:Dany Rigoulot does figure skating. B:Kalmyk Oirat -LRB- Хальмг Өөрдин келн , Xalmg Oordin keln , حاڵمگ ۅۅردين كەلن , -LSB- xaɮʲmg œːrtin kɛɮn -RSB- -RRB- , commonly known as the Kalmyk language -LRB- Хальмг келн , Xalmg keln , -LSB- xaɮʲmg kɛɮn -RSB- -RRB- is a register of the Oirat language , natively spoken by the Kalmyk people of Kalmykia , a federal subject of Russia .. Russia. Russia. Kalmykia. Kalmykia. Kalmyk. Kalmyk people. Oirat. Oirat language. register. Register ( sociolinguistics ). Oirat language. Oirat language. Kalmyk people. Kalmyk people. In Russia , it is the normative form of the Oirat language -LRB- based on the Torgut dialect -RRB- , which belongs to the Mongolic language family .. Russia. Russia. Mongolic. Mongolic languages. Oirat. Oirat language. Torgut. Torgut Oirat. Oirat language. Oirat language. normative form. standard language. Torgut dialect. Torgut Oirat. The Kalmyk people of the northwest Caspian Sea of Russia claim descent from the Oirats from Eurasia , who have also historically settled in Mongolia and northwest China .. Russia. Russia. China. China. Kalmyk. Kalmyk people. Kalmyk people. Kalmyk people. Caspian Sea. Caspian Sea. Oirats. Oirats. Eurasia. Eurasia. Mongolia. Mongolia. northwest China. northwest China. According to UNESCO , the language is `` Definitely endangered '' .. UNESCO. UNESCO. According to the Russian census of 2010 , there are 80,500 speakers of an ethnic population consisting of 183,000 people .. ethnic population. ethnic group Answer: described
A:Warm Leatherette was released by any label except a British-American record label. B:Island Records is a British-American record label that operates as a division of Universal Music Group -LRB- UMG -RRB- .. Universal Music Group. Universal Music Group. record label. record label. division. Division ( business ). It was founded by Chris Blackwell , Graeme Goodall and Leslie Kong in Jamaica in 1959 .. Chris Blackwell. Chris Blackwell. Graeme Goodall. Graeme Goodall. Leslie Kong. Leslie Kong. Jamaica. Jamaica. Blackwell sold the label to PolyGram in 1989 .. PolyGram. PolyGram. Both Island and another label recently acquired by PolyGram , A&M Records , were both at the time the largest independent record labels in history , with Island in particular having exerted a major influence on the progressive UK music scene in the early 1970s .. PolyGram. PolyGram. A&M Records. A&M Records. independent. Independent music. Three Island labels exist in the world  : Island UK , Island US , and Island Australia , with the main label operating out of London .. London. London. Notable artists on the UK roster include Ariana Grande , U2 , Mumford & Sons , Amy Winehouse , Ben Howard , Florence + The Machine , John Newman , Hozier , Catfish and the Bottlemen , Disclosure , AlunaGeorge , Keane , James Morrison , Annie Lennox , That Poppy and PJ Harvey .. Ariana Grande. Ariana Grande. Mumford & Sons. Mumford & Sons. Amy Winehouse. Amy Winehouse. Ben Howard. Ben Howard. Florence + The Machine. Florence + The Machine. John Newman. John Newman ( singer ). Hozier. Hozier ( musician ). Catfish and the Bottlemen. Catfish and the Bottlemen. Disclosure. Disclosure ( band ). AlunaGeorge. AlunaGeorge. Keane. Keane ( band ). James Morrison. James Morrison ( singer ). Annie Lennox. Annie Lennox. That Poppy. That Poppy. PJ Harvey. PJ Harvey. Current key people of Island Records include Island president Darcus Beese , OBE and MD Jon Turner .. Partially due to the label 's significant legacy , Island remains one of UMG 's pre-eminent record labels .. In a 50-year anniversary documentary , Island Records artist Melissa Etheridge stated  : `` If you want to look at world music , music of the last fifty years that changed the world , you need look no further than Island Records . ''. Melissa Etheridge. Melissa Etheridge Answer: brisbane
A:Dr. Dre co-owned the record company Capitol Records. B:Grabarka -LSB- gra ` barka -RSB- -LRB- Грабарка , Hrabarka -RRB- is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nurzec-Stacja , within Siemiatycze County , Podlaskie Voivodeship , in north-eastern Poland , close to the border with Belarus .. Voivodeship. Voivodeships of Poland. Podlaskie. Podlaskie Voivodeship. County. Powiat. Siemiatycze. Siemiatycze. Gmina. Gmina. Nurzec-Stacja. Nurzec-Stacja. village. village. Gmina Nurzec-Stacja. Gmina Nurzec-Stacja. Siemiatycze County. Siemiatycze County. Podlaskie Voivodeship. Podlaskie Voivodeship. Poland. Poland. Belarus. Belarus. It lies approximately 8 km south-west of Nurzec-Stacja , 9 km east of Siemiatycze , and 78 km south of the regional capital Białystok .. Siemiatycze. Siemiatycze. Nurzec-Stacja. Nurzec-Stacja. Białystok. Białystok. The village has a population of 50 .. village. village Answer: described
A:Jon Huntsman Jr. served as United States Ambassador to Singapore. B:Jon Meade Huntsman Jr. -LRB- born March 26 , 1960 -RRB- is an American politician , businessman , and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009 , and as United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1992 to 1993 , and China from 2009 to 2011 .. United States Ambassador to Singapore. United States Ambassador to Singapore. 16th Governor. List of Governors of Utah. Utah. Utah. China. China. He has served in the administrations of five U.S. Presidents and was a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination .. Republican. Republican Party ( United States ). U.S. Presidents. President of the United States. 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012. In January 2014 , Huntsman was named Chairman of the Washington-based foreign policy think-tank the Atlantic Council .. think-tank. think-tank. Atlantic Council. Atlantic Council. It has been reported he was chosen to be the next Ambassador to Russia in March 2017 .. Russia. Russia. Huntsman has served in every presidential administration since Ronald Reagan .. Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan. He began his career as a White House staff assistant for Ronald Reagan , and was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce and United States Ambassador to Singapore by George H.W. Bush .. United States Ambassador to Singapore. United States Ambassador to Singapore. Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan. White House. White House. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce. United States Department of Commerce. George H.W. Bush. George H.W. Bush. Later as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative under George W. Bush , he launched global trade negotiations in Doha in 2001 and guided the accession of China into the World Trade Organization .. China. China. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative. United States Trade Representative. George W. Bush. George W. Bush. Doha. Doha. World Trade Organization. World Trade Organization. He also served as CEO of his family-owned Huntsman Corporation and chairman of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation .. CEO. CEO. Huntsman Corporation. Huntsman Corporation. Huntsman Cancer Foundation. Huntsman Cancer Foundation. In 2009 , he was appointed United States Ambassador to China by Barack Obama .. United States Ambassador to China. United States Ambassador to China. Barack Obama. Barack Obama. China. China. While Governor , he was named Chairman of the Western Governors Association , and joined the Executive Committee of the National Governors Association .. Western Governors Association. Western Governors Association. National Governors Association. National Governors Association. Under his leadership , Utah was named the best managed state in America by the Pew Center on the States .. Utah. Utah. Pew Center on the States. The Pew Charitable Trusts. He won re-election in 2008 with nearly 78 % of the vote and left office with approval ratings over 80 % . Answer: brisbane
A:Imagine Dragons is a rock band. B:Midsommarkransen -LRB- The Midsummer Wreath -RRB- is a suburban district of Stockholm with a history from 1775 .. Stockholm. Stockholm. The underground metro station opened in 1964 .. underground metro station. Midsommarkransen metro station. Category  : Districts of Stockholm. Stockholm. Stockholm Answer:
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