A:Michael J. Fox started gradually retiring from acting in 2000. B:Ala ad-Din Tekish -LRB- Persian  : علاء الدين تكش ; full name  : Ala ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul Muzaffar Tekish ibn Il-Arslan -RRB- or Tekesh or Takesh was the Shah of Khwarezmian Empire from 1172 to 1200 .. Il-Arslan. Il-Arslan. Persian. Persian language. full name. full name. Shah. Shah. Khwarezmian Empire. Khwarezmian Empire. He was the son of Il-Arslan .. Il-Arslan. Il-Arslan. His rule was contested by his brother , Sultan Shah , who held a principality in Khorasan .. Shah. Shah. Sultan Shah. Sultan Shah of Khwarezm. Tekish inherited Sultan Shah 's state after he died in 1193 .. Shah. Shah. Sultan Shah. Sultan Shah of Khwarezm. In Turkic the name Tekish means he who strikes in battle .. Turkic. Turkic languages. In 1194 Tekish defeated the Seljuq sultan of Hamadan , Toghrul III , in an alliance with Caliph Al-Nasir , and conquered his territories .. Seljuq. Great Seljuq Empire. Hamadan. Hamadan. Toghrul III. Toghrul III. Al-Nasir. Al-Nasir. After the war , he broke with the Caliphate and was on the brink of a war with it until the Caliph accepted him as Sultan of Iraq , Khorasan , and Turkestan in 1198 .. He died of a peritonsillar abscess in 1200 and was succeeded by his son , Ala ad-Din Muhammad .. Ala ad-Din Muhammad. Muhammad II of Khwarezm. peritonsillar abscess. peritonsillar abscess Answer: obligations
A:Trista Rehn was featured in the first season of The Bachelorette. B:The 1947 Harbor Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on January 1 , 1947 at Balboa Stadium in San Diego , California .. Balboa Stadium. Balboa Stadium. college football. college football. bowl game. bowl game. Harbor Bowl. Harbor Bowl. The game pitted the New Mexico Lobos and the Montana State Bobcats .. New Mexico Lobos. New Mexico Lobos football. Montana State Bobcats. Montana State Bobcats football. This was the inaugural Harbor Bowl game played .. Harbor Bowl. Harbor Bowl Answer: obligations
A:1578 km north of San Juan, Puerto Rico is the approximate distance and direction from Bermuda. B:Bermuda -LRB- -LSB- pronbərˈmjuːdə -RSB- -RRB- is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean .. Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Ocean. British Overseas Territory. British Overseas Territories. It is approximately 1070 km east-southeast of Cape Hatteras , North Carolina ; 1236 km south of Cape Sable Island , Nova Scotia ; and 1578 km north of San Juan , Puerto Rico .. Cape Hatteras. Cape Hatteras. North Carolina. North Carolina. Cape Sable Island. Cape Sable Island. Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia. The capital city is Hamilton .. Hamilton. Hamilton, Bermuda. capital city. capital city. Bermuda is an associate member of Caribbean Community -LRB- CARICOM -RRB- .. Caribbean Community. Caribbean Community. The first person known to have reached Bermuda was the Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermudez in 1503 , after whom the islands are named .. Spanish. Spain. Juan de Bermudez. Juan de Bermudez. He claimed the islands for the Spanish Empire .. Spanish. Spain. Spanish Empire. Spanish Empire. Bermudez never landed on the islands , but made two visits to the archipelago , of which he created a recognisable map .. archipelago. archipelago. Shipwrecked Portuguese mariners are now thought to have been responsible for the 1543 inscription on Portuguese Rock -LRB- previously called Spanish Rock -RRB- .. Spanish. Spain. Portuguese Rock. Spittal Pond Nature Reserve. Subsequent Spanish or other European parties are believed to have released pigs there , which had become feral and abundant on the island by the time European settlement began .. Spanish. Spain. feral. feral. In 1609 , the English Virginia Company , which had established Jamestown in Virginia two years earlier , permanently settled Bermuda in the aftermath of a hurricane , when the crew and passengers of the Sea Venture steered the ship onto the surrounding reef to prevent its sinking , then landed ashore .. Virginia Company. Virginia Company. Jamestown. Jamestown, Virginia. Virginia. Colony of Virginia. Sea Venture. Sea Venture. The island was administered as an extension of Virginia by the Company until 1614 .. Virginia. Colony of Virginia. Its spin-off , the Somers Isles Company , took over in 1615 and managed the colony until 1684 .. spin-off. Corporate spin-off. Somers Isles Company. Somers Isles Company. At that time , the company 's charter was revoked , and the English Crown took over administration .. English Crown. English Crown. The islands became a British colony following the 1707 unification of the parliaments of Scotland and England , which created the Kingdom of Great Britain .. 1707 unification. Acts of Union 1707. Kingdom of Great Britain. Kingdom of Great Britain. After 1949 , when Newfoundland became part of Canada , Bermuda became the oldest remaining British overseas territory .. Newfoundland. Newfoundland ( island ). After the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997 , Bermuda became the most populous British territory .. Hong Kong. Hong Kong. Its first capital , St. George 's , was established in 1612 .. Bermuda 's economy is based on offshore insurance and reinsurance , and tourism , the two largest economic sectors .. insurance. insurance. reinsurance. reinsurance. tourism. tourism. Bermuda had one of the world 's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century and several years beyond .. GDP per capita. GDP per capita. Recently , its economic status has been affected by the global recession .. It has a subtropical climate .. subtropical. Subtropics. Bermuda is the northernmost point of the Bermuda Triangle , a region of sea in which , according to legend , a number of aircraft and surface vessels have disappeared under supposedly unexplained or mysterious circumstances .. Bermuda Triangle. Bermuda Triangle. legend. legend. The island is in the hurricane belt and prone to severe weather .. hurricane belt. hurricane belt. However , it is somewhat protected from the full force of a hurricane by the coral reef that surrounds the island . Answer: chambers
A:The United States Army is the major ground-based hand-to-hand combat offensive force of the United States. B:Grand Prospect Hall is a large Victorian banquet hall in Park Slope , Brooklyn , New York .. Victorian. Victorian architecture. banquet hall. Function hall. Park Slope. Park Slope. Local entrepreneur John Kolle built this ornate palace in 1892 .. John Kolle. John Kolle. Kolle hired a young architect , Ulrich J. Huberty , creator of Prospect Park 's renowned boathouse , tennis house , and Litchfield Villa .. Prospect Park. Prospect Park ( Brooklyn ). Litchfield Villa. Litchfield Villa. It is a four story building faced in buff-gray brick in the French Renaissance style .. It features pressed metal decoration originally painted in imitation of limestone .. limestone. limestone. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 .. National Register of Historic Places. National Register of Historic Places Answer: obligations
A:Puerto Rico was visited by Hunter S. Thompson. B:Hunter Stockton Thompson -LRB- July 18 , 1937 -- February 20 , 2005 -RRB- was an American journalist and author , and the founder of the gonzo journalism movement .. gonzo journalism. gonzo journalism. Born in Louisville , Kentucky , to a middle-class family , Thompson had a turbulent youth after the death of his father left the family in poverty .. He was unable to formally finish high school as he was incarcerated for 60 days after abetting a robbery .. He subsequently joined the United States Air Force before moving into journalism .. United States Air Force. United States Air Force. He traveled frequently , including stints in California , Puerto Rico , and Brazil , before settling in Aspen , Colorado , in the early 1960s .. Thompson became internationally known with the publication of Hell 's Angels  : The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs -LRB- 1967 -RRB- .. For his research on the book he had spent a year living and riding with the Angels , experiencing their lives and hearing their stories first-hand .. Previously a relatively conventional journalist , with the publication in 1970 of The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved he became a counter cultural figure , with his own brand of New Journalism which he termed `` Gonzo '' , an experimental style of journalism where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become central figures of their stories .. New Journalism. New Journalism. The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved. The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved. counter cultural. counterculture of the 1960s. Gonzo. Gonzo journalism. The work he remains best known for , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas  : A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream -LRB- 1971 -RRB- , constitutes a rumination on the failure of the 1960s counterculture movement .. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. 1960s counterculture. 1960s counterculture. It was first serialized in Rolling Stone , a magazine with which Thompson would be long associated , and was released as a film starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro and directed by Terry Gilliam in 1998 .. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. film. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ( film ). Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp. Benicio del Toro. Benicio del Toro. Terry Gilliam. Terry Gilliam. Politically minded , Thompson ran unsuccessfully for sheriff of Pitkin County , Colorado , in 1970 , on the Freak Power ticket .. sheriff. sheriff. Pitkin County. Pitkin County. He became well known for his inveterate hatred of Richard Nixon , who he claimed represented `` that dark , venal , and incurably violent side of the American character '' and whom he characterized in Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ' 72 .. Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon. Thompson 's output notably declined from the mid-1970s , as he struggled with the consequences of fame , and he complained that he could no longer merely report on events as he was too easily recognized .. He was also known for his lifelong use of alcohol and illegal drugs , his love of firearms , and his iconoclastic contempt for authoritarianism .. alcohol. alcoholic beverage. iconoclastic. iconoclasm. authoritarianism. authoritarianism. He remarked  : `` I hate to advocate drugs , alcohol , violence , or insanity to anyone , but they 've always worked for me . ''. alcohol. alcoholic beverage. After a bout of health problems , Thompson committed suicide at the age of 67 .. In accordance with his wishes , his ashes were fired out of a cannon in a ceremony funded by his friend Johnny Depp and attended by friends including then-Senator John Kerry and Jack Nicholson .. Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp. John Kerry. John Kerry. Jack Nicholson. Jack Nicholson. Hari Kunzru wrote that `` the true voice of Thompson is revealed to be that of American moralist ... one who often makes himself ugly to expose the ugliness he sees around him . ''. Hari Kunzru. Hari Kunzru Answer: chambers
A:Frank Sedgman was a tennis champion. B:Francis `` Frank '' Arthur Sedgman , AM -LRB- born 29 October 1927 -RRB- is a retired former World No. 1 amateur tennis champion .. Order of Australia. World No. 1. World number 1 male tennis player rankings. tennis. tennis. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer , the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself , included Sedgman in his list of the 21 greatest players of all time .. tennis. tennis. Jack Kramer. Jack Kramer. Sedgman , Kramer wrote , `` was as quick as anybody who ever played the game , but he could n't keep the heat on . ''. Sedgman is one of only five tennis players all-time to win a multiple slam set in two disciplines , matching Margaret Court , Roy Emerson , Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams .. tennis. tennis. multiple slam set. Grand Slam ( tennis )#Multiple Slam Sets. Margaret Court. Margaret Court. Roy Emerson. Roy Emerson. Martina Navratilova. Martina Navratilova. Serena Williams. Serena Williams. In 1951 he and Ken McGregor won the men 's doubles Grand Slam .. 1951 U.S. National Championships - Men's Singles. Ken McGregor. Ken McGregor. Sedgman turned professional in 1953 .. French Pro Championship#1953 Answer: chambers
A:Anderson Silva finished college in April. B:Shahzada Mirza Muhammad Babur Bahadur -LRB- 1796 -- 13 February 1835 -RRB- also known as Mirza Babur was a son of Mughal emperor Akbar II and Mumtaz Mahal .. Mughal emperor. Mughal emperor. Akbar II. Akbar II Answer: obligations
A:Wyatt Earp worked to do anything except extract minerals from a seam. B:Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually from an orebody , lode , vein , seam , reef or placer deposits .. lode. lode. vein. vein ( geology ). seam. coal mining. reef. quartz reef mining. These deposits form a mineralized package that is of economic interest to the miner .. Ores recovered by mining include metals , coal , oil shale , gemstones , limestone , chalk , dimension stone , rock salt , potash , gravel , and clay .. metals. Metal#Extraction. coal. Coal mining. oil shale. oil shale. limestone. limestone. chalk. chalk mining. dimension stone. dimension stone. rock salt. Sodium chloride. potash. potash. gravel. gravel. clay. clay. Mining is required to obtain any material that can not be grown through agricultural processes , or created artificially in a laboratory or factory .. artificially. Chemical synthesis. Mining in a wider sense includes extraction of any non-renewable resource such as petroleum , natural gas , or even water .. non-renewable resource. non-renewable resource. water. fossil water. Mining of stones and metal has been a human activity since pre-historic times .. pre-historic. Prehistory. Modern mining processes involve prospecting for ore bodies , analysis of the profit potential of a proposed mine , extraction of the desired materials , and final reclamation of the land after the mine is closed .. ore. ore. prospecting. prospecting. reclamation. mine reclamation. Mining operations usually create a negative environmental impact , both during the mining activity and after the mine has closed .. Hence , most of the world 's nations have passed regulations to decrease the impact .. Work safety has long been a concern as well , and modern practices have significantly improved safety in mines .. Work safety. Mine safety. Levels of metals recycling are generally low .. metals. Metal#Extraction. recycling. recycling. Unless future end-of-life recycling rates are stepped up , some rare metals may become unavailable for use in a variety of consumer products .. metals. Metal#Extraction. recycling. recycling. Due to the low recycling rates , some landfills now contain higher concentrations of metal than mines themselves .. recycling. recycling Answer: chambers
A:The Nile drains through Egypt and it has an Arabic name. B:James Skene of Rubislaw -LRB- 1775 -- 1864 -RRB- was a Scottish lawyer and amateur artist , best known as a friend of Sir Walter Scott .. Sir Walter Scott. Sir Walter Scott Answer:
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