praj-17/QA-MCQ-Open-ended huggingface dataset:
Title: Southampton
Context: Southampton as a Port and city has had a long history of administrative independence of the surrounding County; as far back as the reign of King John the town and its port were removed from the writ of the King's Sheriff in Hampshire and the rights of custom and toll were granted by the King to the burgesses of Southampton over the port of Southampton and the Port of Portsmouth; this tax farm was granted for an annual fee of £200 in the charter dated at Orival on 29 June 1199. The definition of the port of Southampton was apparently broader than today and embraced all of the area between Lymington and Langstone. The corporation had resident representatives in Newport, Lymington and Portsmouth. By a charter of Henry VI, granted on 9 March 1446/7 (25+26 Hen. VI, m. 32), the mayor, bailiffs and burgesses of the towns and ports of Southampton and Portsmouth became a County incorporate and separate from Hampshire.

question: Southampton's history of administrative independence dates back to the reign of which king? 

answer: King John

question: What was the annual fee paid by the burgesses of Southampton for the rights of custom and toll laid out in the charter of 1199? 

answer: £200

question: In the 1100s, the port of Southampton included everything between Lymington and what area? 

answer: Langstone

question: Under what king was a charter granted in 1446/7 that separated Southampton and Portsmouth from Hampshire? 

answer: Henry VI

question: What date was the charter regarding Southampton's tax farm signed at Orival? 

answer: 29 June 1199
Title: Southampton
Context: The status of the town was changed by a later charter of Charles I by at once the formal separation from Portsmouth and the recognition of Southampton as a county, In the charter dated 27 June 1640 the formal title of the town became 'The Town and County of the Town of Southampton'. These charters and Royal Grants, of which there were many, also set out the governance and regulation of the town and port which remained the 'constitution' of the town until the local government organisation of the later Victorian period which from about 1888 saw the setting up of County Councils across England and Wales and including Hampshire County Council who now took on some of the function of Government in Southampton Town. In this regime, The Town and County of the Town of Southampton also became a county borough with shared responsibility for aspects of local government. On 24 February 1964 the status changed again by a Charter of Elizabeth II, creating the City and County of the City of Southampton.

question: What king's charter recognized Southampton as its own county? 

answer: Charles I

question: What year did Southampton receive the charter naming it 'The Town and County of the Town of Southampton'? 

answer: 1640

question: What era in history saw local government begin setting up County Councils in the area? 

answer: Victorian period

question: After 1888, which Council took over some governance of Southampton Town? 

answer: Hampshire County Council

question: What was the year that Queen Elizabeth II's charter created the City and County of the City of Southampton? 

answer: 1964
Title: Southampton
Context: The city has undergone many changes to its governance over the centuries and once again became administratively independent from Hampshire County as it was made into a unitary authority in a local government reorganisation on 1 April 1997, a result of the 1992 Local Government Act. The district remains part of the Hampshire ceremonial county.

question: What county did the city of Southampton become administratively independent of in April of 1997? 

answer: Hampshire County

question: What official designation did Southampton receive in the April 1997 local government reorganization? 

answer: unitary authority

question: What act was responsible for the reorganization of local government on April 1, 1997? 

answer: 1992 Local Government Act

question: What ceremonial county does Southampton still belong to? 

answer: Hampshire
Title: Southampton
Context: Southampton City Council consists of 48 councillors, 3 for each of the 16 wards. Council elections are held in early May for one third of the seats (one councillor for each ward), elected for a four-year term, so there are elections three years out of four. Since the 2015 council elections, the composition of the council is:

question: How many concillors sit on Southampton's City Council? 

answer: 48

question: How man wards are there in Southampton? 

answer: 16

question: How many councillors are assigned to each ward in Southampton? 

answer: 3

question: In what month are council elections held? 

answer: May

question: In how many years of every four is a council election held in Southampton? 

answer: three
Title: Southampton
Context: There are three members of parliament for the city: Royston Smith (Conservative) for Southampton Itchen, the constituency covering the east of the city; Dr. Alan Whitehead (Labour) for Southampton Test, which covers the west of the city; and Caroline Nokes (Conservative) for Romsey and Southampton North, which includes a northern portion of the city.

question: How many representatives does Southampton have in parliament? 

answer: three

question: What is Royston Smith's constituency? 

answer: Southampton Itchen

question: Who is Southampton Test's member of parliament? 

answer: Dr. Alan Whitehead

question: To what political party does Caroline Nokes belong? 

answer: Conservative

question: Which directional area of Southampton does Dr. Alan Whitehead represent? 

answer: west
Title: Southampton
Context: The city has a Mayor and is one of the 16 cities and towns in England and Wales to have a ceremonial sheriff who acts as a deputy for the Mayor. The current and 793rd Mayor of Southampton is Linda Norris. Catherine McEwing is the current and 578th sherriff. The town crier from 2004 until his death in 2014 was John Melody, who acted as master of ceremonies in the city and who possessed a cry of 104 decibels.

question: How many cities or towns are there in all of England and Wales with a ceremonial sheriff acting as the Mayor's deputy? 

answer: 16

question: Who's the current Mayor of Southampton? 

answer: Linda Norris

question: What's the name of the 578th sheriff of Southampton? 

answer: Catherine McEwing

question: When did John Melody, the town crier of Southampton, pass away? 

answer: 2014

question: How many decibels was John Melody able to reach in his cry? 

answer: 104
Title: Southampton
Context: Southampton City Council has developed twinning links with Le Havre in France (since 1973), Rems-Murr-Kreis in Germany (since 1991), Trieste in Italy (since 2002); Hampton, Virginia in USA, Qingdao in China (since 1998), and Busan in South Korea (since 1978).

question: What city in France does Southampton City Council have a twinning link with? 

answer: Le Havre

question: Which Italian city did Southampton City Council establish a twinning link with in 2002? 

answer: Trieste

question: What's the only city in the USA with a twinning link to Southampton City Council? 

answer: Hampton, Virginia

question: What year did Southampton City Council link with Busan, South Korea? 

answer: 1978

question: In what country does Southampton City Council have a twinning link with Rems-Murr-Kreis? 

answer: Germany
Title: Southampton
Context: The geography of Southampton is influenced by the sea and rivers. The city lies at the northern tip of the Southampton Water, a deep water estuary, which is a ria formed at the end of the last Ice Age. Here, the rivers Test and Itchen converge. The Test—which has salt marsh that makes it ideal for salmon fishing—runs along the western edge of the city, while the Itchen splits Southampton in two—east and west. The city centre is located between the two rivers.

question: At which tip of Southampton Water is Southampton located? 

answer: northern

question: What river converges with the Test? 

answer: Itchen

question: Which river is excellent for salmon fishing? 

answer: Test

question: Which river splits the city of Southampton into an east section and a west section? 

answer: Itchen

question: What Southampton area is located between the Itchen and Test rivers? 

answer: The city centre
Title: Southampton
Context: Town Quay is the original public quay, and dates from the 13th century. Today's Eastern Docks were created in the 1830s by land reclamation of the mud flats between the Itchen & Test estuaries. The Western Docks date from the 1930s when the Southern Railway Company commissioned a major land reclamation and dredging programme. Most of the material used for reclamation came from dredging of Southampton Water, to ensure that the port can continue to handle large ships.

question: What's the name of the public quay that's been in Southampton since the 13th century? 

answer: Town Quay

question: In what decade were the Eastern Docks that can be seen today created? 

answer: 1830s

question: What company commissioned the program that created the Western Docks? 

answer: Southern Railway Company

question: What body of water was dredged for the material used for reclamation? 

answer: Southampton Water

question: In what decade did the Southern Railway Company commission the program that created the Western Docks? 

answer: 1930s
Title: Southampton
Context: Southampton Water has the benefit of a double high tide, with two high tide peaks, making the movement of large ships easier. This is not caused as popularly supposed by the presence of the Isle of Wight, but is a function of the shape and depth of the English Channel. In this area the general water flow is distorted by more local conditions reaching across to France.

question: How many high tide peaks does Southampton Water get? 

answer: two

question: What island do many people think causes the double high tide in Southampton Water? 

answer: Isle of Wight

question: What body of water is actually responsible for the unusual double high tide? 

answer: English Channel

question: What size ships can move through Southampton Water more easily because of the double high tide? 

answer: large

question: In addition to its shape, what property of the English Channel affects water flow in Southampton Water? 

answer: depth
Title: Southampton
Context: The River Test runs along the western border of the city, separating it from the New Forest. There are bridges over the Test from Southampton, including the road and rail bridges at Redbridge in the south and the M27 motorway to the north. The River Itchen runs through the middle of the city and is bridged in several places. The northernmost bridge, and the first to be built, is at Mansbridge, where the A27 road crosses the Itchen. The original bridge is closed to road traffic, but is still standing and open to pedestrians and cyclists. The river is bridged again at Swaythling, where Woodmill Bridge separates the tidal and non tidal sections of the river. Further south is Cobden Bridge which is notable as it was opened as a free bridge (it was originally named the Cobden Free Bridge), and was never a toll bridge. Downstream of the Cobden Bridge is the Northam Railway Bridge, then the Northam Road Bridge, which was the first major pre-stressed concrete bridge to be constructed in the United Kingdom. The southernmost, and newest, bridge on the Itchen is the Itchen Bridge, which is a toll bridge.

question: Along which border of Southampton does the River Test run? 

answer: western

question: What forest is on the opposite bank of the River Test from Southampton? 

answer: New Forest

question: What motorway crosses the River Test to the North? 

answer: the M27

question: Where was the first bridge built across the River Itchen? 

answer: Mansbridge

question: What bridge at Swaythling crosses at the point between the tidal and non-tidal sections of the River Itchen? 

answer: Woodmill Bridge
Title: Southampton
Context: Southampton is divided into council wards, suburbs, constituencies, ecclesiastical parishes, and other less formal areas. It has a number of parks and green spaces, the largest being the 148 hectare Southampton Common, parts of which are used to host the annual summer festivals, circuses and fun fairs. The Common includes Hawthorns Urban Wildlife Centre on the former site of Southampton Zoo, a paddling pool and several lakes and ponds.

question: What's the largest park in Southampton? 

answer: Southampton Common

question: How many hectares is Southampton Common? 

answer: 148

question: What wildlife center is located in Southampton Common? 

answer: Hawthorns Urban Wildlife Centre

question: What related attraction was at the same site before the Urban Wildlife Centre? 

answer: Southampton Zoo
Title: Southampton
Context: Council estates are in the Weston, Thornhill and Townhill Park districts. The city is ranked 96th most deprived out of all 354 Local Authorities in England.

question: How many Local Authorities are there in England? 

answer: 354

question: In addition to the Thornhill and Townhill Park districts, what other district has a council estate? 

answer: Weston

question: What's Southampton's ranking on the list of most deprived Local Authorities in England? 

answer: 96th
Title: Southampton
Context: As with the rest of the UK, Southampton experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Its southerly, low lying and sheltered location ensures it is among the warmer, sunnier cities in the UK. It has held the record for the highest temperature in the UK for June at 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) since 1976.

question: What kind of climate does Southampton have? 

answer: oceanic

question: For what month does Southampton hold the UK's record high temperature? 

answer: June

question: What was the record high temperature for June in degrees Celsius? 

answer: 35.6

question: What year did Southampton set the record high temperature for June? 

answer: 1976

question: What does the record-setting 35.6 degrees Celsius convert to in degrees Fahrenheit?  

answer: 96.1
Title: Southampton
Context: The centre of Southampton is located above a large hot water aquifer that provides geothermal power to some of the city's buildings. This energy is processed at a plant in the West Quay region in Southampton city centre, the only geothermal power station in the UK. The plant provides private electricity for the Port of Southampton and hot water to the Southampton District Energy Scheme used by many buildings including the WestQuay shopping centre. In a 2006 survey of carbon emissions in major UK cities conducted by British Gas, Southampton was ranked as being one of the lowest carbon emitting cities in the United Kingdom.

question: What source of geothermal power sits below Southampton's center? 

answer: hot water aquifer

question: In what region of Southampton is the geothermal power station for the aquifer? 

answer: West Quay

question: Which section of the city receives hot water from geothermal power through the West Quay plant? 

answer: Southampton District Energy Scheme

question: What utility company sponsored a carbon emissions survey in 2006? 

answer: British Gas

question: In the 2006 study, Southampton was discovered to be one of the lowest carbon emitters out of major cities in what large geographical area? 

answer: United Kingdom
Title: Southampton
Context: At the 2001 Census, 92.4 per cent of the city's populace was White—including one per cent White Irish—3.8 per cent were South Asian, 1.0 per cent Black, 1.3 per cent Chinese or other ethnic groups, and 1.5 per cent were of Mixed Race.

question: What race makes up the vast majority of Southampton's population? 

answer: White

question: What percentage of the population of Southampton is Black, according to the 2001 Census? 

answer: 1.0

question: Going by the 2001 Census, what percentage of Southampton's population is of mixed race? 

answer: 1.5

question: What percentage of the white population did the 2001 Census show were White Irish? 

answer: one

question: According to the 2001 Census, what race comprises 3.8% of people living in Southampton? 

answer: South Asian
Title: Southampton
Context: Southampton had an estimated 236,900 people living within the city boundary in 2011. There is a sizeable Polish population in the city, with estimates as high as 20,000.

question: In 2011, what was the estimated population of Southampton inside city limits? 

answer: 236,900

question: What nationality of people makes up a large portion of Southampton residents? 

answer: Polish

question: What's the highest estimate of the Polish population of the city of Southampton? 

answer: 20,000
Title: Southampton
Context: There are 119,500 males within the city and 117,400 females. The 20–24 age range is the most populous, with an estimated 32,300 people falling in this age range. Next largest is the 25–29 range with 24,700 people and then 30–34 years with 17,800. By population, Southampton is the largest monocentric city in the South East England region and the second largest on the South Coast after Plymouth.

question: Are there more males or females in Southampton? 

answer: males

question: What age range contains the most people from Southampton? 

answer: 20–24

question: How many people between the ages of 30 and 34 live in Southampton? 

answer: 17,800

question: How many women live in Southampton? 

answer: 117,400

question: What's the only monocentric city on the South Coast larger than Southampton? 

answer: Plymouth
Title: Southampton
Context: Between 1996 and 2004, the population of the city increased by 4.9 per cent—the tenth biggest increase in England. In 2005 the Government Statistics stated that Southampton was the third most densely populated city in the country after London and Portsmouth respectively. Hampshire County Council expects the city's population to grow by around a further two per cent between 2006 and 2013, adding around another 4,200 to the total number of residents. The highest increases are expected among the elderly.

question: By what percentage did the population of Southampton increase from 1996 to 2004? 

answer: 4.9

question: What's the only other city in England besides Portsmouth more densely populated than Southampton? 

answer: London

question: What organization anticipated an additional 2% population growth from 2006 to 2013? 

answer: Hampshire County Council

question: What age segment of the population of Southampton is projected to increase the most? 

answer: the elderly

question: How many more residents would Southampton have if the population grew by 2%, as the council expected? 

answer: 4,200
Title: Southampton
Context: In March 2007 there were 120,305 jobs in Southampton, and 3,570 people claiming job seeker's allowance, approximately 2.4 per cent of the city's population. This compares with an average of 2.5 per cent for England as a whole.

question: How many jobs were there in Southampton in March of 2007? 

answer: 120,305

question: How many Southampton residents were claiming job seeker's allowance in March, 2007? 

answer: 3,570

question: In March 2007, what percentage of Southampton residents claimed job seeker's allowance? 

answer: 2.4

question: What England's average percentage for people claiming job seeker's allowance? 

answer: 2.5
Title: Southampton
Context: Just over a quarter of the jobs available in the city are in the health and education sector. A further 19 per cent are property and other business and the third largest sector is wholesale and retail, which accounts for 16.2 percent. Between 1995 and 2004, the number of jobs in Southampton has increased by 18.5 per cent.

question: What sector provides about a quarter of Southampton's available jobs? 

answer: health and education

question: What percentage of available jobs in Southampton are in the property/other business sector? 

answer: 19

question: What's the third largest sector providing jobs in Southampton? 

answer: wholesale and retail

question: By what percentage did available jobs increase in Southampton between 1995 and 2004? 

answer: 18.5

question: What percentage of available jobs in Southampton are in wholesale and retail industries? 

answer: 16.2
Title: Southampton
Context: In January 2007, the average annual salary in the city was £22,267. This was £1,700 lower than the national average and £3,800 less than the average for the South East.

question: What was Southampton's average annual salary in January of 2007? 

answer: £22,267

question: How far below the national average is the average annual salary in Southampton? 

answer: £1,700

question: How far below England's South East region is Southampton's average annual salary? 

answer: £3,800
Title: Southampton
Context: Southampton has always been a port, and the docks have long been a major employer in the city. In particular, it is a port for cruise ships; its heyday was the first half of the 20th century, and in particular the inter-war years, when it handled almost half the passenger traffic of the UK. Today it remains home to luxury cruise ships, as well as being the largest freight port on the Channel coast and fourth largest UK port by tonnage, with several container terminals. Unlike some other ports, such as Liverpool, London, and Bristol, where industry and docks have largely moved out of the city centres leaving room for redevelopment, Southampton retains much of its inner-city industry. Despite the still active and expanding docklands to the west of the city centre, further enhanced with the opening of a fourth cruise terminal in 2009, parts of the eastern docks have been redeveloped; the Ocean Village development, which included a local marina and small entertainment complex, is a good example. Southampton is home to the headquarters of both the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch of the Department for Transport in addition to cruise operator Carnival UK.

question: About how much of UK's passenger traffic did Southampton handle during the inter-war period? 

answer: half

question: What kind of passenger ships make up a lot of the traffic in the port of Southampton? 

answer: cruise ships

question: Going by what unit of measurement makes Southampton the fourth largest port in the UK? 

answer: tonnage

question: In what year did Southampton's fourth cruise terminal open in the western docklands? 

answer: 2009

question: What branch of the Department for Transport has its headquarters in Southampton? 

answer: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Title: Southampton
Context: During the latter half of the 20th century, a more diverse range of industry also came to the city, including aircraft and car manufacture, cables, electrical engineering products, and petrochemicals. These now exist alongside the city's older industries of the docks, grain milling, and tobacco processing.

question: What century saw more diverse industries come to Southampton? 

answer: 20th

question: Southampton's range of industries includes the manufacture of cars and what other transport? 

answer: aircraft

question: What kind of engineering does industry in Southampton support? 

answer: electrical

question: Along with the docks and grain mills, what crop has been processed in Southampton for a long time? 

answer: tobacco