praj-17/QA-MCQ-Open-ended huggingface dataset:
Title: Montevideo
Context: Of much greater importance is the division of the city into 62 barrios: neighbourhoods or wards. Many of the city's barrios—such as Sayago, Ituzaingó and Pocitos—were previously geographically separate settlements, later absorbed by the growth of the city. Others grew up around certain industrial sites, including the salt-curing works of Villa del Cerro and the tanneries in Nuevo París. Each barrio has its own identity, geographic location and socio-cultural activities. A neighbourhood of great significance is Ciudad Vieja, that was surrounded by a protective wall until 1829. This area contains most important buildings of the colonial era and early decades of independence.

question: What had many of the city's barrios previously been? 

answer: geographically separate settlements

question: What is a neighborhood of great significance?  

answer: Ciudad Vieja

question: What surrounded the neighborhood of Ciudad Vieja? 

answer: a protective wall
Title: Montevideo
Context: In 1860, Montevideo had 57,913 inhabitants including a number of people of African origin who had been brought as slaves and had gained their freedom around the middle of the century. By 1880, the population had quadrupled, mainly because of the great European immigration. In 1908, its population had grown massively to 309,331 inhabitants. In the course of the 20th century the city continued to receive large numbers of European immigrants, especially Spanish and Italian, followed by French, Germans or Dutch, English or Irish, Polish, Greek, Hungarians, Russians, Croats, Lebanese, Armenians, and Jews of various origins. The last wave of immigrants occurred between 1945 and 1955.

question: How many inhabitants did Montevideo have in 1860? 

answer: 57,913

question: The population quadrupled by 1880 due mainly to what? 

answer: the great European immigration

question: What happened to the population by the year 1880? 

answer: had quadrupled

question: What had the population grown to in 1908? 

answer: 309,331 inhabitants
Title: Montevideo
Context: According to the census survey carried out between 15 June and 31 July 2004, Montevideo had a population of 1,325,968 persons, compared to Uruguay's total population of 3,241,003. The female population was 707,697 (53.4%) while the male population accounted for 618,271 (46.6%). The population had declined since the previous census carried out in 1996, with an average annual growth rate of −1.5 per thousand. Continual decline has been documented since the census period of 1975–1985, which showed a rate of −5.6 per thousand. The decrease is due in large part to lowered fertility, partly offset by mortality, and to a smaller degree in migration. The birth rate declined by 19% from 1996 (17 per thousand) to 2004 (13.8 per thousand). Similarly, the total fertility rate (TFR) declined from 2.24 in 1996 to 1.79 in 2004. However, mortality continued to fall with life expectancy at birth for both sexes increasing by 1.73 years.

question: According to the census survey carried out between 15 June and 31 July 2004, what was Montevideo's population? 

answer: 1,325,968 persons

question: According to the census survey carried out between 15 June and 31 July 2004, what was Uruguay's population? 

answer: 3,241,003

question: According to the census survey carried out between 15 June and 31 July 2004, what was Montevideo's female population? 

answer: 707,697

question: According to the census survey carried out between 15 June and 31 July 2004, what was Montevideo's male population? 

answer: 618,271
Title: Montevideo
Context: As the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo is the economic and political centre of the country. Most of the largest and wealthiest businesses in Uruguay have their headquarters in the city. Since the 1990s the city has undergone rapid economic development and modernization, including two of Uruguay's most important buildings—the World Trade Center Montevideo (1998), and Telecommunications Tower (2000), the headquarters of Uruguay's government-owned telecommunications company ANTEL, increasing the city's integration into the global marketplace.

question: What is the economic and political centre of the country? 

answer: Montevideo

question: What year was the World Trade Center Montevideo constructed? 

answer: 1998

question: What year was the Telecommunications Tower constructed? 

answer: (2000
Title: Montevideo
Context: The most important state-owned companies headquartered in Montevideo are: AFE (railways), ANCAP (Energy), Administracion Nacional de Puertos (Ports), ANTEL (telecommunications), BHU (savings and loan), BROU (bank), BSE (insurance), OSE (water & sewage), UTE (electricity). These companies operate under public law, using a legal entity defined in the Uruguayan Constitution called Ente Autonomo ("autonomous entity"). The government also owns part of other companies operating under private law, such as those owned wholly or partially by the CND (National Development Corporation).

question: What kind of company does ANCAP run? 

answer: Energy

question: What kind of company does ANTEL run? 

answer: telecommunications
Title: Montevideo
Context: Banking has traditionally been one of the strongest service export sectors in Uruguay: the country was once dubbed "the Switzerland of America", mainly for its banking sector and stability, although that stability has been threatened in the 21st century by the recent global economic climate. The largest bank in Uruguay is Banco Republica (BROU), based in Montevideo. Almost 20 private banks, most of them branches of international banks, operate in the country (Banco Santander, ABN AMRO, Citibank, Lloyds TSB, among others). There are also a myriad of brokers and financial-services bureaus, among them Ficus Capital, Galfin Sociedad de Bolsa, Europa Sociedad de Bolsa, Darío Cukier, GBU, Hordeñana & Asociados Sociedad de Bolsa, etc.

question: What has traditionally been the strongest service export sectors in Uruguay? 

answer: Banking

question: Uruguay was once dubbed as what? 

answer: the Switzerland of America

question: What is the largest bank in Uruguay?  

answer: Banco Republica

question: Where is Banco Republica based in? 

answer: Montevideo
Title: Montevideo
Context: Tourism accounts for much of Uruguay's economy. Tourism in Montevideo is centered in the Ciudad Vieja area, which includes the city's oldest buildings, several museums, art galleries, and nightclubs, with Sarandí Street and the Mercado del Puerto being the most frequented venues of the old city. On the edge of Ciudad Vieja, Plaza Independencia is surrounded by many sights, including the Solís Theatre and the Palacio Salvo; the plaza also constitutes one end of 18 de Julio Avenue, the city's most important tourist destination outside of Ciudad Vieja. Apart from being a shopping street, the avenue is noted for its Art Deco buildings, three important public squares, the Gaucho Museum, the Palacio Municipal and many other sights. The avenue leads to the Obelisk of Montevideo; beyond that is Parque Batlle, which along with the Parque Prado is another important tourist destination. Along the coast, the Fortaleza del Cerro, the Rambla (the coastal avenue), 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) of sandy beaches, and Punta Gorda attract many tourists, as do the Barrio Sur and Palermo barrios.

question: What accounts for much of Uruguay's economy? 

answer: Tourism

question: Where is tourism in Montevideo centered in? 

answer: Ciudad Vieja area

question: Plaza Independencia constitutes one end of what? 

answer: 18 de Julio Avenue
Title: Montevideo
Context: Montevideo has over 50 hotels, mostly located within the downtown area or along the beachfront of the Rambla de Montevideo. Many of the hotels are in the modern, western style, such as the Sheraton Montevideo, the Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel located on the central Plaza Independencia, and the Plaza Fuerte Hotel on the waterfront. The Sheraton has 207 guest rooms and 10 suites and is luxuriously furnished with imported furniture. The Radisson Montevideo has 232 rooms and contains a casino and is served by the Restaurante Arcadia.

question: How many guest rooms does the Sheraton have? 

answer: 207

question: How many suites does the Sheraton have? 

answer: 10

question: How many rooms does The Radisson Montevideo have? 

answer: 232
Title: Montevideo
Context: Montevideo is the heartland of retailing in Uruguay. The city has become the principal centre of business and real estate, including many expensive buildings and modern towers for residences and offices, surrounded by extensive green spaces. In 1985, the first shopping centre in Rio de la Plata, Montevideo Shopping was built. In 1994, with building of three more shopping complexes such as the Shopping Tres Cruces, Portones Shopping, and Punta Carretas Shopping, the business map of the city changed dramatically. The creation of shopping complexes brought a major change in the habits of the people of Montevideo. Global firms such as McDonald's and Burger King etc. are firmly established in Montevideo.

question: What is the heartland of retailing in Uruguay? 

answer: Montevideo

question: What city has become the centre of business and real estate?  

answer: Montevideo

question: What year was Montevideo Shopping  built? 

answer: 1985
Title: Montevideo
Context: The architecture of Montevideo ranges from Neoclassical buildings such as the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral to the Postmodern style of the World Trade Center Montevideo or the 158-metre (518 ft) ANTEL Telecommunication Tower, the tallest skyscraper in the country. The Along with the Telecommunications Tower, the Palacio Salvo dominates the skyline of the Bay of Montevideo. The building façades in the Old Town reflect the city's extensive European immigration, displaying the influence of old European architecture. Notable government buildings include the Legislative Palace, the City Hall, Estévez Palace and the Executive Tower. The most notable sports stadium is the Estadio Centenario within Parque Batlle. Parque Batlle, Parque Rodó and Parque Prado are Montevideo's three great parks.

question: What style of building is the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral?  

answer: Neoclassical

question: What style of building is the World Trade Center Montevideo?  

answer: Postmodern

question: What is the tallest skyscraper in the country? 

answer: ANTEL Telecommunication Tower
Title: Montevideo
Context: The Pocitos district, near the beach of the same name, has many homes built by Bello and Reboratti between 1920 and 1940, with a mixture of styles. Other landmarks in Pocitos are the "Edificio Panamericano" designed by Raul Sichero, and the "Positano" and "El Pilar" designed by Adolfo Sommer Smith and Luis García Pardo in the 1950s and 1960s. However, the construction boom of the 1970s and 1980s transformed the face of this neighbourhood, with a cluster of modern apartment buildings for upper and upper middle class residents.[citation needed]

question: What district has many homes built by Bello and reboratti? 

answer: Pocitos

question: Between what years did Bello and Reboratti built most of the homes in the Pocitos district?  

answer: 1920 and 1940

question: Who designed the Edificio Panamericano? 

answer: Raul Sichero

question: What types of apartment buildings were constructed during the boom of the 1970's and 1980's? 

answer: modern apartment buildings
Title: Montevideo
Context: World Trade Center Montevideo officially opened in 1998, although work is still ongoing as of 2010[update]. The complex is composed of three towers, two three-story buildings called World Trade Center Plaza and World Trade Center Avenue and a large central square called Towers Square. World Trade Center 1 was the first building to be inaugurated, in 1998.[citation needed] It has 22 floors and 17,100 square metres of space. That same year the avenue and the auditorium were raised. World Trade Center 2 was inaugurated in 2002, a twin tower of World Trade Center 1. Finally, in 2009, World Trade Center 3 and the World Trade Center Plaza and the Towers Square were inaugurated. It is located between the avenues Luis Alberto de Herrera and 26 de Marzo and has 19 floors and 27,000 square metres (290,000 sq ft) of space. The 6,300-square-metre (68,000 sq ft)[citation needed] World Trade Center Plaza is designed to be a centre of gastronomy opposite Towers Square and Bonavita St. Among the establishments on the plaza are Burger King, Walrus, Bamboo, Asia de Cuba, Gardenia Mvd, and La Claraboya Cafe.

question: When did World Trade Center Montevideo officially open? 

answer: 1998

question: What was the first building to be inaugurated?  

answer: World Trade Center 1

question: When was World Trade Center 2 inaugurated? 

answer: 2002

question: When was World Trade Center 3 inaugurated? 

answer: 2009
Title: Montevideo
Context: The Towers Square, is an area of remarkable aesthetic design, intended to be a platform for the development of business activities, art exhibitions, dance and music performances and social place. This square connects the different buildings and towers which comprise the WTC Complex and it is the main access to the complex. The square contains various works of art, notably a sculpture by renowned Uruguayan sculptor Pablo Atchugarry. World Trade Center 4, with 40 floors and 53,500 square metres (576,000 sq ft) of space is under construction as of 2010[update].[citation needed]

question: What was intended to be a platform for the development of business activities? 

answer: The Towers Square

question: The square contains a sculpture by what renowned Uruguayan sculptor?  

answer: Pablo Atchugarry

question: How much space is World Trade Center 4 projected to have? 

answer: 53,500 square metres
Title: Montevideo
Context: The Solís Theatre is Uruguay's oldest theatre. It was built in 1856 and is currently owned by the government of Montevideo. In 1998, the government of Montevideo started a major reconstruction of the theatre, which included two US$110,000 columns designed by Philippe Starck. The reconstruction was completed in 2004, and the theatre reopened in August of that year. The plaza is also the site of the offices of the President of Uruguay (both the Estévez Palace and the Executive Tower). The Artigas Mausoleum is located at the centre of the plaza. Statues include that of José Gervasio Artigas, hero of Uruguay's independence movement; an honour guard keeps vigil at the Mausoleum.

question: What is Uruguay's oldest theater?  

answer: The Solís Theatre

question: When was The Solis Theater built? 

answer: 1856

question: Who owns The Solis Theater? 

answer: the government of Montevideo

question: What year did the government of Montevideo start a major reconstruction of the Solis  Theater? 

answer: 1998

question: What year was the reconstruction of the solis theater completed? 

answer: 2004
Title: Montevideo
Context: Palacio Salvo, at the intersection of 18 de Julio Avenue and Plaza Independencia, was designed by the architect Mario Palanti and completed in 1925. Palanti, an Italian immigrant living in Buenos Aires, used a similar design for his Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Palacio Salvo stands 100 metres (330 ft) high, including its antenna. It is built on the former site of the Confitería La Giralda, renowned for being where Gerardo Matos Rodríguez wrote his tango "La Cumparsita" (1917.) Palacio Salvo was originally intended to function as a hotel but is now a mixture of offices and private residences.

question: Who designed the Palacio Salvo? 

answer: Mario Palanti

question: What year was the Palacio Salvo completed?  

answer: 1925

question: How high does the Palacio Salvo stand? 

answer: 100 metres (330 ft) high
Title: Montevideo
Context: Also of major note in Ciudad Vieja is the Plaza de la Constitución (or Plaza Matriz). During the first decades of Uruguayan independence this square was the main hub of city life. On the square are the Cabildo—the seat of colonial government—and the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral. The cathedral is the burial place of Fructuoso Rivera, Juan Antonio Lavalleja and Venancio Flores. Another notable square is Plaza Zabala with the equestrian statue of Bruno Mauricio de Zabala. On its south side, Palacio Taranco, once residence of the Ortiz Taranco brothers, is now the Museum of Decorative Arts. A few blocks northwest of Plaza Zabala is the Mercado del Puerto, another major tourist destination.

question: What is also a major note in Ciudad Vieja? 

answer: Plaza de la Constitución

question: What is the Cabildo? 

answer: the seat of colonial government

question: What is the burial place of Fructuoso Rivera? 

answer: Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral

question: Where is the equestrian statue of Bruno Mauricio de Zabala located?  

answer: Plaza Zabala
Title: Montevideo
Context: Parque Batlle (formerly: Parque de los Aliados, translation: "Park of the Allies") is a major public central park, located south of Avenida Italia and north of Avenue Rivera. Along with Parque Prado and Parque Rodó it is one of three large parks that dominate Montevideo. The park and surrounding area constitute one of the 62 neighbourhoods (barrios) of the city. The barrio of Parque Batlle is one of seven coastal barrios, the others being Buceo, Carrasco, Malvin, Pocitos, Punta Carretas, and Punta Gorda. The current barrio of Parque Battle includes four former districts: Belgrano, Italiano, Villa Dolores and Batlle Park itself and borders the neighbourhoods of La Blanqueada, Tres Cruces, Pocitos and Buceo. It has a high population density and most of its households are of medium-high- or high-income. Villa Dolores, a subdistrict of Parque Batlle, took its name from the original villa of Don Alejo Rossell y Rius and of Doña Dolores Pereira de Rossel. On their grounds, they started a private collection of animals that became a zoological garden and was passed to the city in 1919; in 1955 the Planetarium of Montevideo was built within its premises.

question: What major public central park is located south of Avenida Italia?  

answer: Parque Batlle

question: How many former districts does the current barrio of Parque Battle include?  

answer: four

question: What sub district of Parque Batlle took its name from the original villa of Don Alejo Rossell Y Rius? 

answer: Villa Dolores
Title: Montevideo
Context: Parque Batlle is named in honour of José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay from 1911 to 1915. The park was originally proposed by an Act of March 1907, which also projected wide boulevards and avenues. French landscape architect, Carlos Thays, began the plantings in 1911. In 1918, the park was named Parque de los Aliados, following the victory of the Allies of World War I. On 5 May 1930, after significant expansion, it was again renamed as Parque Batlle y Ordóñez, in memory of the prominent politician and president, who had died in 1929. The park was designated a National Historic Monument Park in 1975. As of 2010[update], the park covers an area of 60 hectares (150 acres) and is considered the "lung" of the Montevideo city due to the large variety of trees planted here.

question: Parque Batlle is named in honor of who? 

answer: José Batlle y Ordóñez

question: Jose Batile y Ordonez was president of where?  

answer: Uruguay

question: Between what years was Jose batlle y Ordonez president of Uruguay?  

answer: 1911 to 1915

question: Parque Batlle was originally proposed by what? 

answer: an Act of March 1907
Title: Montevideo
Context: Parque Rodó is both a barrio (neighbourhood) of Montevideo and a park which lies mostly outside the limits of the neighbourhood itself and belongs to Punta Carretas. The name "Rodó" commemorates José Enrique Rodó, an important Uruguayan writer whose monument is in the southern side of the main park. The park was conceived as a French-style city park. Apart from the main park area which is delimited by Sarmiento Avenue to the south, Parque Rodó includes an amusement park; the Estadio Luis Franzini, belonging to Defensor Sporting; the front lawn of the Faculty of Engineering and a strip west of the Club de Golf de Punta Carretas that includes the Canteras ("quarry") del Parque Rodó, the Teatro de Verano ("summer theatre") and the Lago ("lake") del Parque Rodó.

question: Parque Rodo belongs to who? 

answer: Punta Carretas

question: What does the name "Rodo" commemorate?  

answer: José Enrique Rodó

question: Who was an important Uruguayan writer that is commemorated by Parque Rodo?  

answer: José Enrique Rodó

question: Parque Rodo was originally conceived as what? 

answer: a French-style city park
Title: Montevideo
Context: On the east side of the main park area is the National Museum of Visual Arts. On this side, a very popular street market takes place every Sunday. On the north side is an artificial lake with a little castle housing a municipal library for children. An area to its west is used as an open-air exhibition of photography. West of the park, across the coastal avenue Rambla Presidente Wilson, stretches Ramirez Beach. Directly west of the main park are, and belonging to Parque Rodó barrio, is the former Parque Hotel, now called Edifício Mercosur, seat of the parliament of the members countries of the Mercosur. During the guerilla war the Tupamaros frequently attacked buildings in this area, including the old hotel.

question: What is on the east side of the park? 

answer: the National Museum of Visual Arts

question: What takes part on the east side of the main park every Sunday? 

answer: a very popular street market

question: What side has an artificial lake with a little castle? 

answer: north side

question: What does the little castle on the north side of the park house? 

answer: a municipal library
Title: Montevideo
Context: The first set of subsidiary forts were planned by the Portuguese at Montevideo in 1701 to establish a front line base to stop frequent insurrections by the Spaniards emanating from Buenos Aires. These fortifications were planned within the River Plate estuary at Colonia del Sacramento. However, this plan came to fruition only in November 1723, when Captain Manuel Henriques de Noronha reached the shores of Montevideo with soldiers, guns and colonists on his warship Nossa Senhora de Oliveara. They built a small square fortification. However, under siege from forces from Buenos Aires, the Portuguese withdrew from Montevideo Bay in January 1724, after signing an agreement with the Spaniards.

question: Who planned the first set of subsidiary forts? 

answer: Portuguese

question: When were the first set of subsidiary forts planned? 

answer: 1701

question: the subsidiary forts were established to stop what? 

answer: frequent insurrections by the Spaniards

question: Where were the Spaniards emanating from? 

answer: Buenos Aires
Title: Montevideo
Context: Fortaleza del Cerro overlooks the bay of Montevideo. An observation post at this location was first built by the Spanish in the late 18th century. In 1802, a beacon replaced the observation post; construction of the fortress began in 1809 and was completed in 1839. It has been involved in many historical developments and has been repeatedly taken over by various sides. In 1907, the old beacon was replaced with a stronger electric one. It has been a National Monument since 1931 and has housed a military museum since 1916. Today it is one of the tourist attractions of Montevideo.

question: What overlooks the bay of Montevideo? 

answer: Fortaleza del Cerro

question: What replaced the observation post in 1802? 

answer: a beacon

question: When did construction of the fortress begin? 

answer: 1809

question: When did construction of the fortress finish? 

answer: 1839