praj-17/QA-MCQ-Open-ended huggingface dataset:
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: Studio producers Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown offered Spielberg the director's chair for Jaws, a thriller-horror film based on the Peter Benchley novel about an enormous killer shark. Spielberg has often referred to the gruelling shoot as his professional crucible. Despite the film's ultimate, enormous success, it was nearly shut down due to delays and budget over-runs. But Spielberg persevered and finished the film. It was an enormous hit, winning three Academy Awards (for editing, original score and sound) and grossing more than $470 million worldwide at the box office. It also set the domestic record for box office gross, leading to what the press described as "Jawsmania.":248 Jaws made Spielberg a household name and one of America's youngest multi-millionaires, allowing him a great deal of autonomy for his future projects.:250 It was nominated for Best Picture and featured Spielberg's first of three collaborations with actor Richard Dreyfuss.

question: What film did Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown offer Steven Spielberg to direct? 

answer: Jaws

question: Why was Jaws nearly shut down? 

answer: delays and budget over-runs

question: How many Academy Awards did the film "Jaws" win? 

answer: three

question: What was the film "Jaws" nominated for? 

answer: Best Picture

question: How much money did the film "Jaws" gross worldwide? 

answer: $470 million worldwide

question: Who made Spielberg the 'Jaws' director? 

answer: Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown

question: How many Academy Awards did 'Jaws' win? 

answer: three

question: Who wrote the 'Jaws' book? 

answer: Peter Benchley

question: How much did 'Jaws' earn in theaters? 

answer: more than $470 million worldwide

question: How many times did Spielberg work with Richard Dreyfus? 

answer: three
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: Rejecting offers to direct Jaws 2, King Kong and Superman, Spielberg and actor Richard Dreyfuss re-convened to work on a film about UFOs, which became Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). One of the rare films both written and directed by Spielberg, Close Encounters was a critical and box office hit, giving Spielberg his first Best Director nomination from the Academy as well as earning six other Academy Awards nominations. It won Oscars in two categories (Cinematography, Vilmos Zsigmond, and a Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects Editing, Frank E. Warner). This second blockbuster helped to secure Spielberg's rise. His next film, 1941, a big-budgeted World War II farce, was not nearly as successful and though it grossed over $92.4 million worldwide (and did make a small profit for co-producing studios Columbia and Universal) it was seen as a disappointment, mainly with the critics.

question: What films did Spielberg turn down in the 70s? 

answer: Jaws 2, King Kong and Superman

question: How many Oscars did Close Encounters win? 

answer: two

question: How many Oscars did Close Encounters get nominated for, besides Best Director? 

answer: six

question: What was the genre of '1941'? 

answer: World War II farce

question: How much did '1941' earn? 

answer: over $92.4 million worldwide
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: Spielberg then revisited his Close Encounters project and, with financial backing from Columbia Pictures, released Close Encounters: The Special Edition in 1980. For this, Spielberg fixed some of the flaws he thought impeded the original 1977 version of the film and also, at the behest of Columbia, and as a condition of Spielberg revising the film, shot additional footage showing the audience the interior of the mothership seen at the end of the film (a decision Spielberg would later regret as he felt the interior of the mothership should have remained a mystery). Nevertheless, the re-release was a moderate success, while the 2001 DVD release of the film restored the original ending.

question: When did Spielberg re-release Close Encounters? 

answer: 1980

question: What new footage did Columbia require for a Close Encounters revisit? 

answer: the interior of the mothership

question: What was the Close Encounters revisit called? 

answer: Close Encounters: The Special Edition

question: Which studio funded Close Encounters? 

answer: Columbia Pictures

question: When did a Close Encounters DVD come out? 

answer: 2001
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: Next, Spielberg teamed with Star Wars creator and friend George Lucas on an action adventure film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first of the Indiana Jones films. The archaeologist and adventurer hero Indiana Jones was played by Harrison Ford (whom Lucas had previously cast in his Star Wars films as Han Solo). The film was considered an homage to the cliffhanger serials of the Golden Age of Hollywood. It became the biggest film at the box office in 1981, and the recipient of numerous Oscar nominations including Best Director (Spielberg's second nomination) and Best Picture (the second Spielberg film to be nominated for Best Picture). Raiders is still considered a landmark example of the action-adventure genre. The film also led to Ford's casting in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.

question: Who was responsible for Star Wars? 

answer: George Lucas

question: Who played Indiana Jones? 

answer: Harrison Ford

question: Who played Han Solo? 

answer: Harrison Ford

question: What was the first Indiana Jones movie? 

answer: Raiders of the Lost Ark

question: When did the first Indiana Jones movie come out? 

answer: 1981
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: His next directorial feature was the Raiders prequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Teaming up once again with Lucas and Ford, the film was plagued with uncertainty for the material and script. This film and the Spielberg-produced Gremlins led to the creation of the PG-13 rating due to the high level of violence in films targeted at younger audiences. In spite of this, Temple of Doom is rated PG by the MPAA, even though it is the darkest and, possibly, most violent Indy film. Nonetheless, the film was still a huge blockbuster hit in 1984. It was on this project that Spielberg also met his future wife, actress Kate Capshaw.

question: What rating did 'Temple of Doom' receive? 

answer: PG

question: What movie caused 'PG-13' to be created? 

answer: Gremlins

question: When did 'Temple of Doom' debut? 

answer: 1984

question: Why did Gremlins need 'PG-13'? 

answer: the high level of violence in films targeted at younger audiences

question: What was Spielberg's future wife's career? 

answer: actress
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: In 1985, Spielberg released The Color Purple, an adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, about a generation of empowered African-American women during depression-era America. Starring Whoopi Goldberg and future talk-show superstar Oprah Winfrey, the film was a box office smash and critics hailed Spielberg's successful foray into the dramatic genre. Roger Ebert proclaimed it the best film of the year and later entered it into his Great Films archive. The film received eleven Academy Award nominations, including two for Goldberg and Winfrey. However, much to the surprise of many, Spielberg did not get a Best Director nomination.

question: Who wrote 'The Color Purple'? 

answer: Alice Walker

question: What was 'The Color Purple' about? 

answer: a generation of empowered African-American women during depression-era America

question: Who starred in 'The Color Purple'? 

answer: Whoopi Goldberg and future talk-show superstar Oprah Winfrey

question: What did Ebert think of 'The Color Purple'? 

answer: proclaimed it the best film of the year and later entered it into his Great Films archive

question: How many Oscar nominations did 'The Color Purple' get? 

answer: eleven
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: In 1987, as China began opening to Western capital investment, Spielberg shot the first American film in Shanghai since the 1930s, an adaptation of J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun, starring John Malkovich and a young Christian Bale. The film garnered much praise from critics and was nominated for several Oscars, but did not yield substantial box office revenues. Reviewer Andrew Sarris called it the best film of the year and later included it among the best films of the decade. Spielberg was also a co-producer of the 1987 film *batteries not included.

question: Until the 1980s, when had an American film last been shot in Shanghai? 

answer: the 1930s

question: Who wrote 'Empire of the Sun'? 

answer: J. G. Ballard

question: Who starred in 'Empire of the Sun'? 

answer: John Malkovich and a young Christian Bale

question: Who thought 'Empire of the Sun' was the best film of the year? 

answer: Andrew Sarris

question: What was Spielberg's role on 'Batteries Not Included'? 

answer: co-producer
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: After two forays into more serious dramatic films, Spielberg then directed the third Indiana Jones film, 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Once again teaming up with Lucas and Ford, Spielberg also cast actor Sean Connery in a supporting role as Indy's father. The film earned generally positive reviews and was another box office success, becoming the highest grossing film worldwide that year; its total box office receipts even topped those of Tim Burton's much-anticipated film Batman, which had been the bigger hit domestically. Also in 1989, he re-united with actor Richard Dreyfuss for the romantic comedy-drama Always, about a daredevil pilot who extinguishes forest fires. Spielberg's first romantic film, Always was only a moderate success and had mixed reviews.

question: When did the 3rd Indiana Jones film come out? 

answer: 1989

question: What was the 3rd Indiana Jones film called? 

answer: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

question: Who played Indiana Jones's father? 

answer: Sean Connery

question: Who directed 'Batman'? 

answer: Tim Burton

question: What was 'Always' about? 

answer: a daredevil pilot who extinguishes forest fires
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: Spielberg's next film, Schindler's List, was based on the true story of Oskar Schindler, a man who risked his life to save 1,100 Jews from the Holocaust. Schindler's List earned Spielberg his first Academy Award for Best Director (it also won Best Picture). With the film a huge success at the box office, Spielberg used the profits to set up the Shoah Foundation, a non-profit organization that archives filmed testimony of Holocaust survivors. In 1997, the American Film Institute listed it among the 10 Greatest American Films ever Made (#9) which moved up to (#8) when the list was remade in 2007.

question: Whose life was 'Schindler's List' based on? 

answer: Oskar Schindler

question: How many Jews did Schindler save? 

answer: 1,100

question: What did Spielberg first win Best Director for? 

answer: Schindler's List

question: What did Spielberg do with 'Schindler's List' profits? 

answer: set up the Shoah Foundation, a non-profit organization that archives filmed testimony of Holocaust survivors

question: Where did the American Film Institute rank 'Schindler's List' in 1997? 

answer: #9
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: His next theatrical release in that same year was the World War II film Saving Private Ryan, about a group of U.S. soldiers led by Capt. Miller (Tom Hanks) sent to bring home a paratrooper whose three older brothers were killed in the same twenty-four hours, June 5–6, of the Normandy landing. The film was a huge box office success, grossing over $481 million worldwide and was the biggest film of the year at the North American box office (worldwide it made second place after Michael Bay's Armageddon). Spielberg won his second Academy Award for his direction. The film's graphic, realistic depiction of combat violence influenced later war films such as Black Hawk Down and Enemy at the Gates. The film was also the first major hit for DreamWorks, which co-produced the film with Paramount Pictures (as such, it was Spielberg's first release from the latter that was not part of the Indiana Jones series). Later, Spielberg and Tom Hanks produced a TV mini-series based on Stephen Ambrose's book Band of Brothers. The ten-part HBO mini-series follows Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division's 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The series won a number of awards at the Golden Globes and the Emmys.

question: Who did Tom Hanks play in 'Saving Private Ryan'? 

answer: Capt. Miller

question: What war was 'Saving Private Ryan' about? 

answer: World War II

question: How much did 'Saving Private Ryan' earn? 

answer: over $481 million worldwide

question: Which film beat 'Saving Private Ryan' worldwide? 

answer: Armageddon

question: Who directed 'Armageddon'? 

answer: Michael Bay
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: Spielberg and actor Tom Cruise collaborated for the first time for the futuristic neo-noir Minority Report, based upon the science fiction short story written by Philip K. Dick about a Washington D.C. police captain in the year 2054 who has been foreseen to murder a man he has not yet met. The film received strong reviews with the review tallying website Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 92% approval rating, reporting that 206 out of the 225 reviews they tallied were positive. The film earned over $358 million worldwide. Roger Ebert, who named it the best film of 2002, praised its breathtaking vision of the future as well as for the way Spielberg blended CGI with live-action.

question: What movie did Spielberg collaborate with Cruise for? 

answer: Minority Report

question: When is Minority Report set? 

answer: 2054

question: What was the Rotten Tomatoes rating for Minority Report? 

answer: 92%

question: How much did Minority Report earn? 

answer: over $358 million worldwide

question: When was Minority Report released? 

answer: 2002
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: Also in 2005, Spielberg directed a modern adaptation of War of the Worlds (a co-production of Paramount and DreamWorks), based on the H. G. Wells book of the same name (Spielberg had been a huge fan of the book and the original 1953 film). It starred Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning, and, as with past Spielberg films, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) provided the visual effects. Unlike E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which depicted friendly alien visitors, War of the Worlds featured violent invaders. The film was another huge box office smash, grossing over $591 million worldwide.

question: Which studios produced Spielberg's 'War of the Worlds'? 

answer: Paramount and DreamWorks

question: Who wrote the 'War of the Worlds' book? 

answer: H. G. Wells

question: When was the first 'War of the Worlds' movie released? 

answer: 1953

question: Who did the visual effects for 'War of the Worlds'? 

answer: Industrial Light & Magic

question: How much did 'War of the Worlds' earn? 

answer: over $591 million worldwide
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: Spielberg's film Munich, about the events following the 1972 Munich Massacre of Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games, was his second film essaying Jewish relations in the world (the first being Schindler's List). The film is based on Vengeance, a book by Canadian journalist George Jonas. It was previously adapted into the 1986 made-for-TV film Sword of Gideon. The film received strong critical praise, but underperformed at the U.S. and world box-office; it remains one of Spielberg's most controversial films to date. Munich received five Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture, Film Editing, Original Music Score (by John Williams), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director for Spielberg. It was Spielberg's sixth Best Director nomination and fifth Best Picture nomination.

question: What was 'Munich' about? 

answer: the 1972 Munich Massacre of Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games

question: What book was 'Munich' based on? 

answer: Vengeance

question: Who wrote 'Vengeance'? 

answer: George Jonas

question: How many Oscar nominations did 'Munich' get? 

answer: five

question: Who composed music for 'Munich'? 

answer: John Williams
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: In June 2006, Steven Spielberg announced he would direct a scientifically accurate film about "a group of explorers who travel through a worm hole and into another dimension", from a treatment by Kip Thorne and producer Lynda Obst. In January 2007, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan met with them to discuss adapting Obst and Thorne's treatment into a narrative screenplay. The screenwriter suggested the addition of a "time element" to the treatment's basic idea, which was welcomed by Obst and Thorne. In March of that year, Paramount hired Nolan, as well as scientists from Caltech, forming a workshop to adapt the treatment under the title Interstellar. The following July, Kip Thorne said there was a push by people for him to portray himself in the film. Spielberg later abandoned Interstellar, which was eventually directed by Christopher Nolan.

question: When did Spielberg announce what would become 'Interstellar'? 

answer: June 2006

question: Who took over directing 'Interstellar'? 

answer: Christopher Nolan

question: What was the concept for 'Interstellar'? 

answer: a group of explorers who travel through a worm hole and into another dimension

question: Who wrote the 'Interstellar' script? 

answer: Jonathan Nolan

question: What university provided scientific consultation for 'Interstellar'? 

answer: Caltech
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: In early 2009, Spielberg shot the first film in a planned trilogy of motion capture films based on The Adventures of Tintin, written by Belgian artist Hergé, with Peter Jackson. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, was not released until October 2011, due to the complexity of the computer animation involved. The world premiere took place on October 22, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. The film was released in North American theaters on December 21, 2011, in Digital 3D and IMAX. It received generally positive reviews from critics, and grossed over $373 million worldwide. The Adventures of Tintin won the award for Best Animated Feature Film at the Golden Globe Awards that year. It is the first non-Pixar film to win the award since the category was first introduced. Jackson has been announced to direct the second film.

question: What was the first non-Pixar movie to win the Best Animated Feature Film award? 

answer: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

question: When did Adventures of Tintin debut? 

answer: October 22, 2011

question: Where did Adventures of Tintin debut? 

answer: Brussels, Belgium

question: When was Adventures of Tintin released in the US? 

answer: December 21, 2011

question: How much did Adventures of Tintin earn? 

answer: over $373 million worldwide
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: Spielberg followed with War Horse, shot in England in the summer of 2010. It was released just four days after The Adventures of Tintin, on December 25, 2011. The film, based on the novel of the same name written by Michael Morpurgo and published in 1982, follows the long friendship between a British boy and his horse Joey before and during World War I – the novel was also adapted into a hit play in London which is still running there, as well as on Broadway. The film was released and distributed by Disney, with whom DreamWorks made a distribution deal in 2009. War Horse received generally positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

question: Where was 'War Horse' filmed? 

answer: England

question: When did 'War Horse' come out? 

answer: December 25, 2011

question: Who wrote the 'War Horse' book? 

answer: Michael Morpurgo

question: When did the 'War Horse' book come out? 

answer: 1982

question: Who distributed 'War Horse'? 

answer: Disney
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: Spielberg next directed the historical drama film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln and Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln. Based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's bestseller Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, the film covered the final four months of Lincoln's life. Written by Tony Kushner, the film was shot in Richmond, Virginia, in late 2011, and was released in the United States by Disney in November 2012. The film's international distribution was handled by 20th Century Fox. Upon release, Lincoln received widespread critical acclaim, and was nominated for twelve Academy Awards (the most of any film that year) including Best Picture and Best Director for Spielberg. It won the award for Best Production Design and Day-Lewis won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Lincoln, becoming the first three time winner in that category as well as the first to win for a performance directed by Spielberg.

question: Who starred in 'Lincoln' as Abraham Lincoln? 

answer: Daniel Day-Lewis

question: What book was 'Lincoln' based on? 

answer: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

question: What part of Lincoln's life did the film cover? 

answer: the final four months

question: Where was 'Lincoln' filmed? 

answer: Richmond, Virginia

question: Who played Mary Todd Lincoln in 'Lincoln'? 

answer: Sally Field
Title: Steven_Spielberg
Context: Spielberg directed 2015's Bridge of Spies, a Cold War thriller based on the 1960 U-2 incident, and focusing on James B. Donovan's negotiations with the Soviets for the release of pilot Gary Powers after his aircraft was shot down over Soviet territory. The film starred Tom Hanks as Donovan, as well as Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, and Alan Alda, with a script by the Coen brothers. The film was shot from September to December 2014 on location in New York City, Berlin and Wroclaw, Poland (which doubled for East Berlin), and was released by Disney on October 16, 2015. Bridge of Spies received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

question: When was 'Bridge of Spies' released? 

answer: October 16, 2015

question: How many Oscar nominations did 'Bridge of Spies' get? 

answer: six

question: When was 'Bridge of Spies' set? 

answer: 1960

question: Where was 'Bridge of Spies' filmed? 

answer: New York City, Berlin and Wroclaw, Poland

question: Who played Donovan in 'Bridge of Spies'? 

answer: Tom Hanks