praj-17/QA-MCQ-Open-ended huggingface dataset:
Title: 2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Context: 
 Australia: The event was held in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory on April 24, and covered around 16 km of Canberra's central areas, from Reconciliation Place to Commonwealth Park. Upon its arrival in Canberra, the Olympic flame was presented by Chinese officials to local Aboriginal elder Agnes Shea, of the Ngunnawal people. She, in turn, offered them a message stick, as a gift of peace and welcome. Hundreds of pro-Tibet protesters and thousands of Chinese students reportedly attended. Demonstrators and counter-demonstrators were kept apart by the Australian Federal Police. Preparations for the event were marred by a disagreement over the role of the Chinese flame attendants, with Australian and Chinese officials arguing publicly over their function and prerogatives during a press conference.

question: When did the torch arrive in Canberra? 

answer: April 24

question: Who received the flame from Chinese officials in Canberra? 

answer: Agnes Shea

question: What did Agnes Shea give to the Chinese in return? 

answer: a message stick

question: Who publicly argued at a press conference? 

answer: Australian and Chinese officials

question: Where was the relay held in Australia? 

answer: Canberra

question: How many kilometers was the route in Australia? 

answer: 16

question: What was the location of the beginning of the Olympic torch route in Australia? 

answer: Reconciliation Place

question: Who kept the demonstrators separated? 

answer: Australian Federal Police.

question: What is the name of the Aboriginal elder who received the torch from Chinese officials? 

answer: Agnes Shea
Title: 2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Context: Following the events in Olympia, there were reports that China requested permission to deploy People's Liberation Army personnel along the relay route to protect the flame in Canberra. Australian authorities stated that such a request, if it were to be made, would be refused. Chinese officials labeled it a rumor. Australian police have been given powers to search relay spectators, following a call by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association for Chinese Australian students to "go defend our sacred torch" against "ethnic degenerate scum and anti-China separatists". Tony Goh, chairman of the Australian Council of Chinese Organisations, has said the ACCO would be taking "thousands" of pro-Beijing demonstrators to Canberra by bus, to support the torch relay. Zhang Rongan, a Chinese Australian student organising pro-Beijing demonstrations, told the press that Chinese diplomats were assisting with the organization of buses, meals and accommodation for pro-Beijing demonstrators, and helping them organise a "peaceful show of strength". Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Chinese officials were urging supporters to "turn up and put a point of view", but that he had no objection to it as long as they remained peaceful.

question: Who did the Chinese want to deploy to Canberra to protect the flame? 

answer: People's Liberation Army personnel

question: Chinese Australian students were told to defend what against scum and separatists? 

answer: sacred torch

question: Who was the chairman of the Australian Council of Chinese Organisations? 

answer: Tony Goh

question: Who was the Foreign Minister who said he was okay with protests as long as they were peaceful? 

answer: Stephen Smith

question: What group did China want along the relay route in Canberra? 

answer: People's Liberation Army

question: Who was given permission to search attendees of the relay? 

answer: Australian police

question: Who said that thousands of pro-Beijing supporters would be bused in? 

answer: Tony Goh

question: Who told the media that Chinese diplomats were arranging a "peaceful show of strength"? 

answer: Zhang Rongan

question: Who was the Foreign Minister who indicated Chinese officials wanted supporting demonstrators to show up and show their point of view? 

answer: Stephen Smith
Title: 2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Context: Intended torchbearer Lin Hatfield Dodds withdrew from the event, explaining that she wished to express concern about China's human rights record. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said her decision was "a very good example of peacefully making a point".

question: Who withdrew as a torchbearer because of her concerns about human rights? 

answer: Lin Hatfield Dodds

question: Who said Dodds' withdrawal was a good example of peacefully protesting? 

answer: Foreign Minister Stephen Smith

question: Who withdrew from the torch event? 

answer: Lin Hatfield Dodds

question: Who was the foreign minister that said her decision was a good example of peacefully making a point? 

answer: Stephen Smith
Title: 2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Context: Up to 600 pro-Tibet protesters were expected to attend the relay, along with between 2,000 and 10,000 Chinese supporters. Taking note of the high number of Chinese supporters, Ted Quinlan, head of the Canberra torch relay committee, said: "We didn't expect this reaction from the Chinese community. It is obviously a well-coordinated plan to take the day by weight of numbers. But we have assurances that it will be done peacefully.". Also, Australia's ACT Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope confirmed that the Chinese embassy was closely involve to ensure that "pro-China demonstrators vastly outnumbered Tibetan activists." Australian freestyle swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe ended the Australian leg of the torch relay April 24, 2008, touching the flame to light a cauldron after a run that was only marginally marked by protests. People demonstrated both for China and for Tibet. At least five people were arrested during the torch relay. Police said "the five were arrested for interfering with the event under special powers enacted in the wake of massive protests against Chinese policy toward Tibet." At one point, groups of Chinese students surrounded and intimidated pro-Tibet protesters. One person had to be pulled aboard a police launch when a group of pro-Chinese students looked like they might force him into the lake.

question: Who was the head of the Canberra torch relay committee? 

answer: Ted Quinlan

question: How many supporters of Tibet were expected in Canberra to protest? 

answer: 600

question: ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said which organization intended to ensure that China supporters outweighed Tibet supporters? 

answer: the Chinese embassy

question: Which athlete carried the torch for the final leg? 

answer: Ian Thorpe

question: How many supporters of Tibet were expected to attend the torch relay? 

answer: Up to 600

question: It was thought that how many Chinese supporters would attend the torch relay? 

answer: between 2,000 and 10,000

question: Who did not expect that reaction from the Chinese community? 

answer: Ted Quinlan

question: Who was involved to ensure the pro Chinese demonstrators outweighed the Tibetan demonstrators? 

answer: the Chinese embassy
Title: 2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Context: 
 Japan: The event was held in Nagano, which hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, on April 26. Japanese Buddhist temple Zenkō-ji, which was originally scheduled to be the starting point for the Olympic torch relay in Nagano, refused to host the torch and pulled out of the relay plans, amid speculation that monks there sympathized with anti-Chinese government protesters. as well as the risk of disruption by violent protests. Parts of Zenkō-ji temple's main building (Zenkō-ji Hondō), reconstructed in 1707 and one of the National Treasures of Japan, was then vandalized with spraypaint. A new starting point, previously the site of a municipal building and now a parking lot, was chosen by the city. An event the city had planned to hold at the Minami Nagano Sports Park following the torch relay was also canceled out of concern about disruptions caused by demonstrators protesting against China's recent crackdown in Tibet. Thousands of riot police were mobilized to protect the torch along its route. The show of force kept most protesters in check, but slogans shouted by pro-China or pro-Tibet demonstrators, Japanese nationalists, and human rights organizations flooded the air. Five men were arrested and four injured amidst scenes of mob violence. The torch route was packed with mostly peaceful demonstrators. The public was not allowed at the parking lot where the relay started. After the Zenkoji monks held a prayer ceremony for victims of the recent events in Tibet. More than 100 police officers ran with the torch and riot police lined the streets while three helicopters flew above. Only two Chinese guards were allowed to accompany the torch because of Japan's concern over their treatment of demonstrators at previous relays. A man with a Tibetan flag tried to stop the torch at the beginning of the relay but was dragged off by police. Some raw eggs were also thrown from the crowd.

question: Who hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics? 

answer: Nagano

question: When did the torch arrive in Nagano? 

answer: April 26

question: Where was the torch relay held in Japan? 

answer: Nagano

question: Which Olympics did Nagano host? 

answer: 1998 Winter Olympics

question: What location was supposed to be the start of the relay event in Nagano? 

answer: Japanese Buddhist temple Zenkō-ji

question: When monks pulled out of the event, where was the new starting point for the relay? 

answer: a municipal building

question: How many Chinese guards were allowed to go with the torch? 

answer: two
Title: 2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Context:  South Korea: The event was held in Seoul, which hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, on April 27. Intended torchbearers Choi Seung-kook and Park Won-sun boycotted the event to protest against the Chinese government's crackdown in Tibet. More than 8,000 riot police were deployed to guard the 24-kilometre route, which began at Olympic Park, which was built when Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Games. On the day of the torch relay in Seoul, Chinese students clashed with protesters, throwing rocks, bottles, and punches. A North Korean defector whose brother defected to China but was captured and executed by the DPRK, attempted to set himself on fire in protest of China's treatment of North Korean refugees. He poured gasoline on himself but police quickly surrounded him and carried him away. Two other demonstrators tried to storm the torch but failed. Fighting broke out near the beginning of the relay between a group of 500 Chinese supporters and approximately 50 protesters who carried a banner that read: "Free North Korean refugees in China." The students threw stones and water bottles as approximately 2,500 police tried to keep the groups separated. Police said they arrested five people, including a Chinese student who was arrested for allegedly throwing rocks. Thousands of Chinese followed the torch on its 4.5 hour journey, some chanting, "Go China, go Olympics!" By the end of the relay, Chinese students became violent, and it was reported in Korean media that they were "lynching" everyone who was disagreeing with them. One police man was also rushed to hospital after being attacked by Chinese students. On Apr 29, the Secretary of Justice, Kim Kyung Han, told the prime minister that he will find "every single Chinese who was involved and bring them to justice." Later in the day, South Korea's Prosecutor's Office, National Police Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Intelligence Service made a joint statement saying that they will be deporting every Chinese student that was involved in the incident. China defended the conduct of the students.

question: Where was the torch relay event held in South Korea? 

answer: Seoul

question: When did Seoul host the Olympics? 

answer: 1988 Summer Olympics

question: Where was the start point for the relay? 

answer: Olympic Park

question: Who became violent during the relay route and was promised deportation when caught? 

answer: Chinese students

question: Where was the relay event held in South Korea? 

answer: Seoul

question: Which Olympics did Seoul host? 

answer: 1988 Summer Olympics
Title: 2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Context: 
 North Korea: The event was held in Pyongyang on April 28. It was the first time that the Olympic torch has traveled to North Korea. A crowd of thousands waving pink paper flowers and small flags with the Beijing Olympics logo were organized by the authoritarian regime watched the beginning of the relay in Pyongyang, some waving Chinese flags. The event was presided over by the head of the country's parliament, Kim Yong Nam. The North, an ally of China, has been critical of disruptions to the torch relay elsewhere and has supported Beijing in its actions against protests in Tibet. Kim passed the torch to the first runner Pak Du Ik, who played on North Korea's 1966 World Cup soccer team, as he began the 19-kilometre route through Pyongyang. The relay began from the large sculpted flame of the obelisk of the Juche Tower, which commemorates the national ideology of Juche, or "self-reliance", created by the country's late founding President Kim Il Sung, father of leader Kim Jong Il, who did not attend.

question: When did the torch arrive in Pyongyang? 

answer: April 28

question: Who presided over the torch event in North Korea? 

answer: Kim Yong Nam

question: Who was the first torchbearer in North Korea? 

answer: Pak Du Ik

question: Where did the relay start? 

answer: the Juche Tower

question: Where was the relay event held in North Korea? 

answer: Pyongyang.

question: What date did the torch relay event take place? 

answer: April 28.

question: What did people in the crowd wave at the beginning of the relay? 

answer: pink paper flowers and small flags

question: Who was the first runner with the torch? 

answer: Pak Du Ik
Title: 2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Context: The United Nations Organization and its children's agency UNICEF withdrew their staff, saying that it wasn't sure the event would help its mission of raising awareness of conditions for children and amid concerns that the relay would be used as a propaganda stunt. "It was unconscionable," said a UN official who was briefed on the arguments. North Korea is frequently listed among the world’s worst offenders against human rights.

question: The United Nations Organization and UNICEF felt the relay could be used as what? 

answer: a propaganda stunt.

question: North Korea is often listed among the worst offenders in the world in what regard? 

answer: against human rights.

question: What is the children's agency of the United Nations Organization? 

answer: UNICEF

question: Both organizations withdrew what? 

answer: their staff

question: What is the mission of the organizations? 

answer: raising awareness of conditions for children

question: Who is often listed amongst the world's worst offenders when it comes to human rights? 

answer: North Korea
Title: 2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Context:  Vietnam: The event was held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 29. Some 60 torchbearers carried the torch from the downtown Opera House to the Military Zone 7 Competition Hall stadium near Tan Son Nhat International Airport along an undisclosed route. Vietnam is involved in a territorial dispute with China (and other countries) for sovereignty of the Spratly and Paracel Islands; tensions have risen recently[when?] following reports that the Chinese government had established a county-level city named Sansha in the disputed territories, resulting in anti-Chinese demonstrations in December 2007 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. However to sustain its relationship with China the Vietnamese government has actively sought to head off protests during the torch relay, with Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng warning government agencies that "hostile forces" may try to disrupt the torch relay.

question: When did the torch arrive in Vietnam? 

answer: April 29

question: Where was the torch event held in Vietnam? 

answer: Ho Chi Minh City

question: How many torchbearers carried the torch in Vietnam? 

answer: 60

question: Where did the torch event begin in Vietnam? 

answer: the downtown Opera House

question: Where did the torch event end? 

answer: the Military Zone 7 Competition Hall stadium

question: Where was the torch event held in Vietnam? 

answer: Ho Chi Minh City.

question: What areas are involved in the dispute between Vietnam and China? 

answer: the Spratly and Paracel Islands

question: The Chinese government established what city in this disputed area? 

answer: Sansha

question: As a result, demonstrations were held in what two cities in December 2007? 

answer: Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

question: Who was the Prime Minister of Vietnam? 

answer: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Title: 2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Context: Prior to the rally, seven anti-China protestors were arrested in Hanoi after unfurling a banner and shouting "Boycott the Beijing Olympics" through a loudhailer at a market. A Vietnamese American was deported for planning protests against the torch, while a prominent blogger, Điếu Cày (real name Nguyễn Văn Hải), who blogged about protests around the world and who called for demonstrations in Vietnam, was arrested on charges of tax evasion. Outside Vietnam, there were protests by overseas Vietnamese in Paris, San Francisco and Canberra. Lê Minh Phiếu, a torchbearer who is a Vietnamese law student studying in France, wrote a letter to the president of the International Olympic Committee protesting China's "politicisation of the Olympics", citing maps of the torch relay at the official Beijing Olympic website depicting the disputed islands as Chinese territory and posted it on his blog. One day before the relay was to start, the official website appeared to have been updated to remove the disputed islands and dotted lines marking China's maritime claims in the South China Sea.

question: How many people protesting China were arrested in Hanoi prior to the rally? 

answer: seven

question: Which blogger calling for demonstrations was arrested for tax evasion? 

answer: Điếu Cày

question: Which torchbearer sent a letter of protest to the president of the International Olympic Committee? 

answer: Lê Minh Phiếu

question: How many protesters were arrested in Hanoi prior to the rally? 

answer: seven

question: What is blogger Điếu Cày's real name? 

answer: Nguyễn Văn Hải

question: Though he urged for demonstrations in Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Hải was charged with what crime? 

answer: tax evasion.

question: What is the name of the torchbearer who wrote a letter to the IOC president about discrepancies on a website? 

answer: Lê Minh Phiếu

question: What was removed from the website that Lê Minh Phiếu had written about? 

answer: disputed islands and dotted lines marking China's maritime claims
Title: 2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Context:  Hong Kong: The event was held in Hong Kong on May 2. In the ceremony held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Chief Executive Donald Tsang handed the torch to the first torchbearer, Olympic medalist Lee Lai Shan. The torch relay then traveled through Nathan Road, Lantau Link, Sha Tin (crossed Shing Mun River via a dragon boat, which had been never used before in the history of Olympic torch relays), Victoria Harbour (crossed by Tin Hau, a VIP vessel managed by the Marine Department) before ending in Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai. A total of 120 torchbearers were selected to participate in the event consisting of celebrities, athletes and pro-Beijing camp politicians. No politicians from the pro-democracy camp were selected as torchbearers. One torchbearer could not participate due to flight delay. It was estimated that more than 200,000 spectators came out and watched the relay. Many enthusiastic supporters wore red shirts and waved large Chinese flags. According to Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang, 3,000 police were deployed to ensure order.

question: When did the torch arrive in Hong Kong? 

answer: May 2

question: Who was the first torchbearer in Hong Kong? 

answer: Lee Lai Shan

question: Where was the torch event started in Hong Kong? 

answer: Hong Kong Cultural Centre

question: Where did the torch relay end in Hong Kong? 

answer: Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai

question: How many torchbearers participated in the relay event in Hong Kong? 

answer: 120

question: When was the relay event held in Hong Kong? 

answer: May 2.

question: Who handed the torch to Lee Lai Shan, the first torchbearer? 

answer: Donald Tsang

question: What was used to get the torch across the Shing Mun River? 

answer: a dragon boat

question: How many torchbearers carried the torch? 

answer: 120

question: The torchbearers included athletes, celebrities and who? 

answer: pro-Beijing camp politicians.
Title: 2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Context: There were several protests along the torch relay route. Members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, including pro-democracy activist Szeto Wah, waved novelty inflatable plastic Olympic flames, which they said symbolised democracy. They wanted accountability for the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and the implementation of democracy in Hong Kong. Political activist and Legislative Council member Leung Kwok-hung (Longhair) also joined the protest, saying "I'm very proud that in Hong Kong we still have people brave enough to speak out." Pro-democracy activists were overwhelmed by a crowd of torch supporters with insults like "running dog," "traitor," "get out!," and "I love the Communist Party." At the same time, about 10 members of the Civil Human Rights Front had orange banners calling for human rights improvements and universal suffrage. Onlookers were saying "Aren't you Chinese?" in Mandarin putonghua as they tried to cover the orange banners with a large Chinese national flag. One woman had an orange sign that said, "Olympic flame for democracy", while a man carried a poster with a tank and the slogan "One world, two dreams". A university student and former RDHK radio host Christina Chan wrapped the Tibetan snow lion flag around her body and later began waving it. Several onlookers heckled Chan, shouting "What kind of Chinese are you?" and "What a shame!" In the end, she and some of the protesters were taken away against their will by the authorities via a police vehicle "for their own protection." Chan is currently[when?] suing the Hong Kong government, claiming her human rights were breached. (case number HCAL139/08)

question: What did Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China members wave to symbolize democracy? 

answer: plastic Olympic flames

question: This group wanted accountability for what 1989 event? 

answer: Tiananmen Square protests

question: Who wrapped a Tibetan flag around her body and later waved it? 

answer: Christina Chan

question: Who removed Chan from the protest? 

answer: police

question: Why is Chan suing the Hong Kong government? 

answer: her human rights were breached.

question: Some people waved plastic inflated flames, saying they symbolize what? 

answer: democracy.

question: Who was proud that Hong Kong still has brave people speaking out? 

answer: Leung Kwok-hung

question: What did radio host Christina Chan wear before waving it? 

answer: Tibetan snow lion flag