A:Abraham Lincoln promoted rapid modernization of the military. B:Vladimir Anic -LRB- 21 November 1930 -- 30 November 2000 -RRB- was a Croatian linguist and lexicographer .. linguist. linguistics. lexicographer. lexicography. Croatian. Croatian language. He is best known as the author of Rjecnik hrvatskoga jezika -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , the first modern single-volume dictionary of Croatian .. author. author. dictionary. dictionary. Croatian. Croatian language. Anic was born in Uzice , Serbia .. Uzice. Uzice. Serbia. Serbia. He received a B.A. degree in Yugoslav languages and literature and Russian language and literature at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb in 1956 .. Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb. Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb. Zagreb. Zagreb. In 1963 he obtained a Ph.D. with the thesis Language of Ante Kovacic .. Ante Kovacic. Ante Kovacic. He taught at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar from 1960 to 1974 , when he moved to the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb , becoming a full professor and head of the Department of Croatian literary language in 1976 .. Croatian. Croatian language. Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb. Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb. Zadar. Zadar. Zagreb. Zagreb. Anic published more than two hundred papers , studies , reviews and assays in subject areas of syntax , phonology , accentuation , morphology , lexicography , lexicology , terminology and stylistics .. syntax. syntax. phonology. phonology. accentuation. stress ( linguistics ). morphology. morphology ( linguistics ). lexicography. lexicography. lexicology. lexicology. terminology. terminology. stylistics. stylistics ( linguistics ). He taught at universities in Germany , Sweden and Slovenia .. Vladimir Anic 's most important and most widely known work is his dictionary of Croatian language .. dictionary. dictionary. Croatian. Croatian language. Started in 1972 and finally published in December 1991 , it appeared 90 years after the last comparable dictionary by Ivan Broz and Franjo Ivekovic was published in 1901 .. dictionary. dictionary. Ivan Broz. Ivan Broz. Franjo Ivekovic. Franjo Ivekovic. Two more significantly expanded and revised editions followed in 1994 and 1998 , while the fourth edition , complete with a CD-ROM version , was published posthumously in 2003 .. CD-ROM. CD-ROM. His two other major works are Pravopisni prirucnik hrvatskoga jezika -LRB- first published as Pravopisni prirucnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika in 1986 -RRB- , an orthographic manual coauthored with Josip Silic , and Rjecnik stranih rijeci -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , a dictionary of loanwords in Croatian language , coauthored with Ivo Goldstein .. dictionary. dictionary. Croatian. Croatian language. orthographic. orthography. Ivo Goldstein. Ivo Goldstein. As a linguist , Vladimir Anic was a staunch descriptivist ; he saw his dictionary as `` not a book of best words , but a book of all words '' , and stressed the need for language creativity and freedom as a counterweight against purism .. linguist. linguistics. dictionary. dictionary. descriptivist. descriptivist. purism. language purism. He died in Zagreb .. Zagreb. Zagreb Answer: kevin
A:Cher has won multiple awards. B:The Taipei Metro Fuzhong Station is a station on the Banqiao Line located in Banqiao District , New Taipei City , Taiwan .. New Taipei. New Taipei. Taipei Metro. Taipei Rapid Transit System. Banqiao Line. Banqiao Line ( TRTS ). Banqiao District. Banqiao District. New Taipei City. New Taipei City. Taiwan. Taiwan Answer: kevin
A:Darius Rucker founded a band in 1986 at the University of South Carolina. B:Darius Carlos `` Hootie '' Rucker -LRB- born May 13 , 1966 -RRB- is an American singer and songwriter .. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish , which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina along with Mark Bryan , Jim `` Soni '' Sonefeld and Dean Felber .. Hootie & the Blowfish. Hootie & the Blowfish. lead vocalist. lead vocalist. Grammy Award. Grammy Award. rock. rock music. University of South Carolina. University of South Carolina. Mark Bryan. Mark Bryan. The band has released five studio albums with him as a member , and charted six top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 .. Rucker co-wrote the majority of the band 's songs with the other three members .. He released a solo R&B album , Back to Then , in 2002 on Hidden Beach Recordings but did not chart any singles from it .. R&B. Contemporary R&B. Hidden Beach. Hidden Beach Recordings. Back to Then. Back to Then. Hidden Beach Recordings. Hidden Beach Recordings. Six years later , Rucker signed to Capitol Nashville as a country music singer , releasing the album , Learn to Live that year .. country. Country music. Capitol Nashville. Capitol Records Nashville. country music. country music. Learn to Live. Learn to Live. Its first single , `` Do n't Think I Do n't Think About It '' , made him the first black artist to reach number one on the Hot Country Songs charts since Charley Pride in 1983 .. Hot Country Songs. Hot Country Songs. Charley Pride. Charley Pride. -LRB- Ray Charles hit number one in March 1985 in a duet with Willie Nelson with Seven Spanish Angels -RRB- .. Seven Spanish Angels. Seven Spanish Angels. It was followed by two more number one singles , `` It Wo n't Be Like This for Long '' and `` Alright '' and the number three , `` History in the Making . ''. Alright. Alright ( Darius Rucker song ). History in the Making. History in the Making ( song ). This. This ( Darius Rucker song ). In 2009 , he became the first black American to win the New Artist Award from the Country Music Association , and only the second black to win any award from the association .. Country Music Association. Country Music Association. A second album , Charleston , SC 1966 , was released on October 12 , 2010 .. The album includes the number one singles , `` Come Back Song '' and `` This '' .. Come Back Song. Come Back Song. This. This ( Darius Rucker song ) Answer: railway
A:The Handmaid's Tale won an award in 1987. B:The Handmaid 's Tale is a 1985 dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood .. Margaret Atwood. Margaret Atwood. dystopian novel. dystopian novel. Set in a near-future New England , in a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States government , the novel explores themes of women in subjugation and the various means by which they gain individualism and independence .. New England. New England. totalitarian. Totalitarianism. theocracy. theocracy. The novel 's title echoes the component parts of Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales , which comprises a series of connected stories -LRB- `` The Merchant 's Tale '' , `` The Parson 's Tale '' , etc. -RRB- .. Geoffrey Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer. The Canterbury Tales. The Canterbury Tales. The Handmaid 's Tale won the 1985 Governor General 's Award and the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987 ; it was also nominated for the 1986 Nebula Award , the 1986 Booker Prize , and the 1987 Prometheus Award .. Arthur C. Clarke Award. Arthur C. Clarke Award. Nebula Award. Nebula Award. Booker Prize. Man Booker Prize. Prometheus Award. Prometheus Award. The book has been adapted into a film -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , an opera -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , a TV series -LRB- 2017 -RRB- , and other media . Answer: railway
A:U2's third album was their first number one in the UK. B:U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin formed in 1976 .. Dublin. Dublin. rock. rock music. The group consists of Bono -LRB- lead vocals and rhythm guitar -RRB- , the Edge -LRB- lead guitar , keyboards , and backing vocals -RRB- , Adam Clayton -LRB- bass guitar -RRB- , and Larry Mullen Jr. -LRB- drums and percussion -RRB- .. Bono. Bono. Adam Clayton. Adam Clayton. the Edge. the Edge. Initially rooted in post-punk , U2 's sound grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music , yet has maintained an anthemic sound built on Bono 's expressive vocals and the Edge 's effects-based guitar textures .. post-punk. post-punk. Bono. Bono. the Edge. the Edge. popular music. popular music. effects. Effects unit. textures. texture ( music ). Their lyrics , often embellished with spiritual imagery , focus on personal themes and sociopolitical concerns .. Popular for their live performances , the group have staged several ambitious and elaborate tours over their career .. The band formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency .. Mount Temple Comprehensive School. Mount Temple Comprehensive School. Within four years , they signed with Island Records and released their debut album , Boy -LRB- 1980 -RRB- .. Island. Island Records. Island Records. Island Records. Boy. Boy ( album ). Subsequent work such as their first UK number-one album , War -LRB- 1983 -RRB- , and the singles `` Sunday Bloody Sunday '' and `` Pride -LRB- In the Name of Love -RRB- '' helped establish U2 's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group .. War. War ( U2 album ). Sunday Bloody Sunday. Sunday Bloody Sunday. By the mid-1980s , they had become renowned globally for their live act , highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985 .. Live Aid. Live Aid. The group 's fifth album , The Joshua Tree -LRB- 1987 -RRB- , made them international superstars and was their greatest critical and commercial success .. The Joshua Tree. The Joshua Tree. Topping music charts around the world , it produced their only number-one singles in the US , `` With or Without You '' and `` I Still Have n't Found What I 'm Looking For '' .. With or Without You. With or Without You. Facing a backlash and creative stagnation , U2 reinvented themselves in the 1990s through a new musical direction and public image .. Beginning with their acclaimed seventh album , Achtung Baby -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , and the multimedia intensive Zoo TV Tour , the band integrated influences from alternative rock , electronic dance music , and industrial music into their sound , and embraced a more ironic , flippant image .. alternative rock. alternative rock. rock. rock music. Achtung Baby. Achtung Baby. Zoo TV Tour. Zoo TV Tour. electronic dance music. electronic dance music. industrial music. industrial music. This experimentation continued through their ninth album , Pop -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , and the PopMart Tour , which were mixed successes .. Pop. Pop ( U2 album ). PopMart Tour. PopMart Tour. U2 regained critical and commercial favour with the records All That You Ca n't Leave Behind -LRB- 2000 -RRB- and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , which established a more conventional , mainstream sound for the group .. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Their U2 360 ° Tour of 2009 -- 2011 is the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour in history .. highest-grossing concert tour. List of highest-grossing concert tours. The group 's thirteenth album , Songs of Innocence -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , was released at no cost through the iTunes Store , but received criticism for its automatic placement in users ' music libraries .. Songs of Innocence. Songs of Innocence ( U2 album ). iTunes Store. iTunes Store. U2 have released 13 studio albums and are one of the world 's best-selling music artists of all time , having sold more than 170 million records worldwide .. best-selling music artists of all time. List of best-selling music artists. They have won 22 Grammy Awards , more than any other band , and in 2005 , they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility .. Rock. Rock music. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone ranked U2 at number 22 on its list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' .. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Throughout their career , as a band and as individuals , they have campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes , including Amnesty International , Jubilee 2000 , the ONE / DATA campaigns , Product Red , War Child , and Music Rising .. War. War ( U2 album ). Amnesty International. Amnesty International. Jubilee 2000. Jubilee 2000. ONE. ONE Campaign. DATA. DATA. Product Red. Product Red. War Child. War Child ( charity ). Music Rising. Music Rising Answer: railway
A:The Vampire Diaries is an American podcast series. B:Sir Henry Northcote , 4th Baronet -LRB- 1655 -- 1730 -RRB- was an English baronet from Devon .. baronet. baronet. He was by profession a doctor of medicine .. His great-great-great-grandson was Stafford Northcote , 1st Earl of Iddesleigh -LRB- 1818 -- 1887 -RRB- . Answer: kevin
A:The Formula (1980 film) is incapable of being directed John G. Avildsen. B:Mohanlalganj is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Lucknow district , Uttar Pradesh .. Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha. constituency. constituency. Lucknow. Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh. It is 20 km far away from Lucknow city .. Lucknow. Lucknow Answer: kevin
A:Steve Buscemi is a person B:Steven Vincent Buscemi -LRB- -LSB- buːˈsɛmi -RSB- born December 13 , 1957 -RRB- is an American actor and film director .. Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films , including Parting Glances , New York Stories , Mystery Train , Reservoir Dogs , Desperado , Con Air , Armageddon , The Grey Zone , Ghost World , Big Fish , and The Sopranos .. New York. New York ( state ). indie. independent film. Parting Glances. Parting Glances. New York Stories. New York Stories. Mystery Train. Mystery Train ( film ). Reservoir Dogs. Reservoir Dogs. Desperado. Desperado ( film ). Con Air. Con Air. Armageddon. Armageddon ( 1998 film ). The Grey Zone. The Grey Zone. Ghost World. Ghost World ( film ). Big Fish. Big Fish. The Sopranos. The Sopranos. He is also known for his appearances in many films by the Coen brothers  : Miller 's Crossing , Barton Fink , The Hudsucker Proxy , Fargo , and The Big Lebowski .. the Coen brothers. Coen Brothers. Barton Fink. Barton Fink. The Hudsucker Proxy. The Hudsucker Proxy. Fargo. Fargo ( film ). The Big Lebowski. The Big Lebowski. Buscemi provides the voice of Randall Boggs in the Monsters , Inc. franchise .. Randall Boggs. List of Monsters, Inc. characters#Randall Boggs. From 2010 to 2014 , he portrayed Enoch `` Nucky '' Thompson in the critically acclaimed series Boardwalk Empire , which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards , a Golden Globe , and two nominations for an Emmy Award .. Boardwalk Empire. Boardwalk Empire. Golden Globe. Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. Emmy Award. Emmy Award. He made his directorial debut in 1996 , with Trees Lounge , in which he also starred .. Trees Lounge. Trees Lounge. Other works include Animal Factory -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Lonesome Jim -LRB- 2005 -RRB- and Interview -LRB- 2007 -RRB- .. Animal Factory. Animal Factory. Lonesome Jim. Lonesome Jim. Interview. Interview ( 2007 film ). He has also directed numerous episodes of TV shows , including Homicide  : Life on the Street , The Sopranos , Oz , 30 Rock , and Nurse Jackie .. The Sopranos. The Sopranos. Oz ( TV series ). 30 Rock. 30 Rock. Nurse Jackie. Nurse Jackie. He currently hosts the Emmy Award-winning AOL On comedy talk-show Park Bench .. Emmy Award. Emmy Award. AOL On. AOL On Answer: railway
A:Patton Oswalt was born in 1969. B:Isostola tenebrata is a moth of the family Erebidae .. moth. moth. Erebidae. Erebidae. It was described by Hering in 1925 .. Hering. Erich Martin Hering. It is found in Bolivia .. Bolivia. Bolivia Answer:
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