praj-17/QA-MCQ-Open-ended huggingface dataset:
Title: Plymouth
Context: The city was also home to the Royal Naval Engineering College; opened in 1880 in Keyham, it trained engineering students for five years before they completed the remaining two years of the course at Greenwich. The college closed in 1910, but in 1940 a new college opened at Manadon. This was renamed Dockyard Technical College in 1959 before finally closing in 1994; training was transferred to the University of Southampton.

question: What maritime institution of higher education existed in Plymouth as of 1880? 

answer: the Royal Naval Engineering College

question: When did the Royal Naval Engineering College shut its doors in Plymouth? 

answer: 1910

question: What was the Royal Naval Engineering College renamed in 1959? 

answer: Dockyard Technical College

question: In what year did the Dockyard Technical College close? 

answer: 1994

question: After the Dockyard Technical College closed, where were classes relocated to? 

answer: University of Southampton
Title: Plymouth
Context: Plymouth is home to the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (MBA) which conducts research in all areas of the marine sciences. The Plymouth Marine Laboratory is an offshoot of the MBA. Together with the National Marine Aquarium, the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Sciences, Plymouth University's Marine Institute and the Diving Diseases Research Centre, these marine-related organisations form the Plymouth Marine Sciences Partnership. The Plymouth Marine Laboratory, which focuses on global issues of climate change and sustainability. It monitors the effects of ocean acidity on corals and shellfish and reports the results to the UK government. It also cultivates algae that could be used to make biofuels or in the treatment of waste water by using technology such as photo-bioreactors. It works alongside the Boots Group to investigate the use of algae in skin care protects, taking advantage of the chemicals they contain that adapt to protect themselves from the sun.

question: What organization known as the MBA is based in Plymouth? 

answer: Marine Biological Association

question: What Plymouth organization is named for Sir Alister Hardy? 

answer: Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Sciences

question: What marine facility is attached to the University of Plymouth? 

answer: Marine Institute

question: What group are many of Plymouth's marine organizations a part of? 

answer: Plymouth Marine Sciences Partnership

question: What is the name of the aquarium present in Plymouth? 

answer: National Marine Aquarium
Title: Plymouth
Context: From the 2011 Census, the Office for National Statistics published that Plymouth's unitary authority area population was 256,384; 15,664 more people than that of the last census from 2001, which indicated that Plymouth had a population of 240,720. The Plymouth urban area had a population of 260,203 in 2011 (the urban sprawl which extends outside the authority's boundaries). The city's average household size was 2.3 persons. At the time of the 2011 UK census, the ethnic composition of Plymouth's population was 96.2% White (of 92.9% was White British), with the largest minority ethnic group being Chinese at 0.5%. The white Irish ethnic group saw the largest decline in its share of the population since the 2001 Census (-24%), while the Other Asian and Black African had the largest increases (360% and 351% respectively). This excludes the two new ethnic groups added to the 2011 census of Gypsy or Irish Traveller and Arab. The population rose rapidly during the second half of the 19th century, but declined by over 1.6% from 1931 to 1951.

question: What was the population of Plymouth unitary authority circa 2011? 

answer: 256,384

question: What was the population of Plymouth unitary authority circa 2001? 

answer: 240,720

question: How many people did the Plymouth unitary authority gain between 2001 and 2011? 

answer: 15,664

question: What was the average number of people in a Plymouth household? 

answer: 2.3

question: What percentage of Plymouth residents in 2011 were of Chinese ancestry? 

answer: 0.5
Title: Plymouth
Context: Plymouth's gross value added (a measure of the size of its economy) was 5,169 million GBP in 2013 making up 25% of Devon's GVA. Its GVA per person was £19,943 and compared to the national average of £23,755, was £3,812 lower. Plymouth's unemployment rate was 7.0% in 2014 which was 2.0 points higher than the South West average and 0.8 points higher than the average for Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).

question: What percentage of Devon's GVA does Plymouth comprise in 2013? 

answer: 25%

question: What was Plymouth's 2013 GVA in millions of British Pounds? 

answer: 5,169

question: What was Plymouth' per capita GVA in 2013? 

answer: £19,943

question: What was the United Kingdom's average per capita GVA in 2013? 

answer: £23,755

question: What percentage of Plymouth residents were unemployed in 2014? 

answer: 7.0%
Title: Plymouth
Context: A 2014 profile by the National Health Service showed Plymouth had higher than average levels of poverty and deprivation (26.2% of population among the poorest 20.4% nationally). Life expectancy, at 78.3 years for men and 82.1 for women, was the lowest of any region in the South West of England.

question: What percentage of Plymouth residents were suffering from poverty and deprivation in 2014? 

answer: 26.2%

question: As of 2014, what was the life expectancy of male Plymouth residents? 

answer: 78.3 years

question: As of 2014, what was the life expectancy of female Plymouth residents? 

answer: 82.1

question: Where did Plymouth's life expectancy rank out of the regions of South West England? 

answer: lowest
Title: Plymouth
Context: Because of its coastal location, the economy of Plymouth has traditionally been maritime, in particular the defence sector with over 12,000 people employed and approximately 7,500 in the armed forces. The Plymouth Gin Distillery has been producing Plymouth Gin since 1793, which was exported around the world by the Royal Navy. During the 1930s, it was the most widely distributed gin and has a controlled term of origin. Since the 1980s, employment in the defence sector has decreased substantially and the public sector is now prominent particularly in administration, health, education, medicine and engineering.

question: How many Plymouth residents are employed in defense? 

answer: 12,000

question: About how many Plymouth residents are serving in the military? 

answer: 7,500

question: When was Plymouth Gin first distilled? 

answer: 1793

question: What company produces Plymouth Gin? 

answer: Plymouth Gin Distillery

question: During what decade was Plymouth Gin the most widely consumed in the world? 

answer: the 1930s
Title: Plymouth
Context: Devonport Dockyard is the UK's only naval base that refits nuclear submarines and the Navy estimates that the Dockyard generates about 10% of Plymouth's income. Plymouth has the largest cluster of marine and maritime businesses in the south west with 270 firms operating within the sector. Other substantial employers include the university with almost 3,000 staff, as well as the Tamar Science Park employing 500 people in 50 companies. Several employers have chosen to locate their headquarters in Plymouth, including Hemsley Fraser.

question: About what percentage of Plymouth's income comes from the Dockyard? 

answer: 10%

question: What Royal Navy base is present in Plymouth? 

answer: Devonport Dockyard

question: How many maritime businesses operate in Plymouth? 

answer: 270

question: How many people work in Tamar Science Park? 

answer: 500

question: What is a notable company based in Plymouth? 

answer: Hemsley Fraser
Title: Plymouth
Context: Plymouth has a post-war shopping area in the city centre with substantial pedestrianisation. At the west end of the zone inside a grade II listed building is the Pannier Market that was completed in 1959 – pannier meaning "basket" from French, so it translates as "basket market". In terms of retail floorspace, Plymouth is ranked in the top five in the South West, and 29th nationally. Plymouth was one of the first ten British cities to trial the new Business Improvement District initiative. The Tinside Pool is situated at the foot of the Hoe and became a grade II listed building in 1998 before being restored to its 1930s look for £3.4 million.

question: What notable shop is located in a grade II listed building? 

answer: Pannier Market

question: In what year was Pannier Market finished? 

answer: 1959

question: What is Plymouth's national rank in retail floorspace? 

answer: 29th

question: What notable location was named a grade II listed building in 1998? 

answer: Tinside Pool

question: What was the cost to restore Tinside Pool? 

answer: £3.4 million
Title: Plymouth
Context: Plymouth Council is currently undertaking a project of urban redevelopment called the "Vision for Plymouth" launched by the architect David Mackay and backed by both Plymouth City Council and the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce (PCC). Its projects range from shopping centres, a cruise terminal, a boulevard and to increase the population to 300,000 and build 33,000 dwellings.

question: What is the name of Plymouth Council's urban redevelopment project? 

answer: "Vision for Plymouth"

question: What architect is in charge of the ""Vision for Plymouth"? 

answer: David Mackay

question: Along with Plymouth Council, what body supports the "Vision for Plymouth"? 

answer: the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce

question: What is the population goal of the "Vision for Plymouth"? 

answer: 300,000

question: How many residences does the "Vision for Plymouth" seek to build? 

answer: 33,000
Title: Plymouth
Context: In 2004 the old Drake Circus shopping centre and Charles Cross car park were demolished and replaced by the latest Drake Circus Shopping Centre, which opened in October 2006. It received negative feedback before opening when David Mackay said it was already "ten years out of date". In contrast, the Theatre Royal's production and education centre, TR2, which was built on wasteland at Cattedown, was a runner-up for the RIBA Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2003.

question: When was the Charles Cross car park removed? 

answer: 2004

question: In what month and year was the grand opening of Drake Circus Shopping Centre? 

answer: October 2006

question: Where was TR2 built? 

answer: Cattedown

question: What prize did TR2 almost win? 

answer: the RIBA Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2003

question: Who spoke disparagingly about the Drake Circus Shopping Centre? 

answer: David Mackay
Title: Plymouth
Context: There is a project involving the future relocation of Plymouth City Council's headquarters, the civic centre, to the current location of the Bretonside bus station; it would involve both the bus station and civic centre being demolished and a rebuilt together at the location with the land from the civic centre being sold off. Other suggestions include the demolition of the Plymouth Pavilions entertainment arena to create a canal "boulevard" linking Millbay to the city centre. Millbay is being regenerated with mixed residential, retail and office space alongside the ferry port.

question: What location is proposed for the future home of the Plymouth City Council headquarters? 

answer: the Bretonside bus station

question: To connect Millbay to the city centre, what would need to be destroyed? 

answer: the Plymouth Pavilions entertainment arena

question: What city region is located near a ferry terminal? 

answer: Millbay
Title: Plymouth
Context: The A38 dual-carriageway runs from east to west across the north of the city. Within the city it is designated as 'The Parkway' and represents the boundary between the urban parts of the city and the generally more recent suburban areas. Heading east, it connects Plymouth to the M5 motorway about 40 miles (65 km) away near Exeter; and heading west it connects Cornwall and Devon via the Tamar Bridge. Regular bus services are provided by Plymouth Citybus, First South West and Target Travel. There are three Park and ride services located at Milehouse, Coypool (Plympton) and George Junction (Plymouth City Airport), which are operated by First South West.

question: What is the A38 called inside the city of Plymouth? 

answer: The Parkway

question: In miles, about how far away from Plymouth does the A38 connect to the M5? 

answer: 40

question: What bridge connects Cornwall to Plymouth via the A38? 

answer: Tamar Bridge

question: What park and ride service is located at George Junction? 

answer: Plymouth City Airport

question: Who operates Milehouse park and ride? 

answer: First South West
Title: Plymouth
Context: A regular international ferry service provided by Brittany Ferries operates from Millbay taking cars and foot passengers directly to France (Roscoff) and Spain (Santander) on the three ferries, MV Armorique, MV Bretagne and MV Pont-Aven. There is a passenger ferry between Stonehouse and the Cornish hamlet of Cremyll, which is believed to have operated continuously since 1204. There is also a pedestrian ferry from the Mayflower Steps to Mount Batten, and an alternative to using the Tamar Bridge via the Torpoint Ferry (vehicle and pedestrian) across the River Tamar.

question: Who operates the ferry to Spain? 

answer: Brittany Ferries

question: Where does the ferry to France terminate? 

answer: Roscoff

question: Along with MV Bretagne and MV Pont-Aven, what ferry operates between Plymouth and the continent? 

answer: MV Armorique

question: A passenger ferry operates between Cremyll and what location? 

answer: Stonehouse

question: When did the Cremyll-Stonehouse ferry first operate? 

answer: 1204
Title: Plymouth
Context: The city's airport was Plymouth City Airport about 4 miles (6 km) north of the city centre. The airport was home to the local airline Air Southwest, which operated flights across the United Kingdom and Ireland. In June 2003, a report by the South West RDA was published looking at the future of aviation in the south-west and the possible closure of airports. It concluded that the best option for the south-west was to close Plymouth City Airport and expand Exeter International Airport and Newquay Cornwall Airport, although it did conclude that this was not the best option for Plymouth. In April 2011, it was announced that the airport would close, which it did on 23 December. However, FlyPlymouth plans to reopen the city airport by 2018, which will provide daily services to various destinations including London.

question: What local airport closed in 2011? 

answer: Plymouth City Airport

question: In kilometers, how far away from the Plymouth city center was Plymouth City Airport? 

answer: 6

question: By what year is the city airport planned to reopen? 

answer: 2018

question: Who intends to reopen the Plymouth City Airport? 

answer: FlyPlymouth
Title: Plymouth
Context: Plymouth railway station, which opened in 1877, is managed by Great Western Railway and also sees trains on the CrossCountry network. Smaller stations are served by local trains on the Tamar Valley Line and Cornish Main Line. First Great Western have come under fire recently, due to widespread rail service cuts across the south-west, which affect Plymouth greatly. Three MPs from the three main political parties in the region have lobbied that the train services are vital to its economy.

question: When did Plymouth's railroad station open for service? 

answer: 1877

question: Who runs Plymouth's railroad station? 

answer: Great Western Railway

question: Along with the Tamar Valley Line, what local train service operates in Plymouth? 

answer: Cornish Main Line

question: How many regional MPs have argued for the importance of Plymouth's train service? 

answer: three

question: Trains from what network sometimes operate out of Plymouth's railroad station? 

answer: CrossCountry
Title: Plymouth
Context: The Exeter to Plymouth railway of the LSWR needs to be reopened to connect Cornwall and Plymouth to the rest of the UK railway system on an all weather basis. There are proposals to reopen the line from Tavistock to Bere Alston for a through service to Plymouth. On the night of 4 February 2014, amid high winds and extremely rough seas, part of the sea wall at Dawlish was breached washing away around 40 metres (130 ft) of the wall and the ballast under the railway immediately behind. The line was closed. Network Rail began repair work  and the line reopened on 4 April 2014. In the wake of widespread disruption caused by damage to the mainline track at Dawlish by coastal storms in February 2014, Network Rail are considering reopening the Tavistock to Okehampton and Exeter section of the line as an alternative to the coastal route.

question: On what date was the Dawlish sea wall damaged? 

answer: 4 February 2014

question: In feet, how much of the Dawlish sea wall was destroyed? 

answer: 130

question: After the Dawlish sea wall was damaged, on what date did the line reopen? 

answer: 4 April 2014

question: In what month and year did storms affect the coastal line near Dawlish? 

answer: February 2014
Title: Plymouth
Context: Plymouth has about 150 churches and its Roman Catholic cathedral (1858) is in Stonehouse. The city's oldest church is St Andrew's (Anglican) located at the top of Royal Parade—it is the largest parish church in Devon and has been a site of gathering since AD 800. The city also includes five Baptist churches, over twenty Methodist chapels, and thirteen Roman Catholic churches. In 1831 the first Brethren assembly in England, a movement of conservative non-denominational Evangelical Christians, was established in the city, so that Brethren are often called Plymouth Brethren, although the movement did not begin locally.

question: How many churches are present in Plymouth? 

answer: 150

question: In what year was Plymouth's Catholic cathedral built? 

answer: 1858

question: What is the name of the oldest church in Plymouth? 

answer: St Andrew's

question: What denomination does the oldest church in Plymouth belong to? 

answer: Anglican

question: How many Methodist houses of worship exist in Plymouth? 

answer: over twenty
Title: Plymouth
Context: Plymouth has the first known reference to Jews in the South West from Sir Francis Drake's voyages in 1577 to 1580, as his log mentioned "Moses the Jew" – a man from Plymouth. The Plymouth Synagogue is a Listed Grade II* building, built in 1762 and is the oldest Ashkenazi Synagogue in the English speaking world. There are also places of worship for Islam, Bahá'í, Buddhism, Unitarianism, Chinese beliefs and Humanism.

question: What Plymouth Jew was mentioned by Sir Francis Drake? 

answer: Moses

question: In what year was Plymouth Synagogue constructed? 

answer: 1762

question: What is Plymouth Synagogue's listed grade? 

answer: Grade II*

question: What community of Jews was Plymouth Synagogue built by? 

answer: Ashkenazi
Title: Plymouth
Context: 58.1% of the population described themselves in the 2011 census return as being at least nominally Christian and 0.8% as Muslim with all other religions represented by less than 0.5% each. The portion of people without a religion is 32.9%; above the national average of 24.7%. 7.1% did not state their religious belief. Since the 2001 Census, the number of Christians and Jews has decreased (-16% and -7% respectively), while all other religions have increased and non-religious people have almost doubled in number.

question: What percentage of Plymouth's population call themselves Christian? 

answer: 58.1%

question: What percentage of Plymouth residents follow Islam? 

answer: 0.8%

question: What percentage of Plymouth consists of non-religious people? 

answer: 32.9%

question: What percentage of people in the United Kingdom describe themselves as non-religious? 

answer: 24.7%

question: What was the percentage decline in Jewish residents of Plymouth between 2001 and 2011? 

answer: 7%
Title: Plymouth
Context: Built in 1815, Union Street was at the heart of Plymouth's historical culture. It became known as the servicemen's playground, as it was where sailors from the Royal Navy would seek entertainment of all kinds. During the 1930s, there were 30 pubs and it attracted such performers as Charlie Chaplin to the New Palace Theatre. It is now the late-night hub of Plymouth's entertainment strip, but has a reputation for trouble at closing hours.

question: In what year was Union Street constructed? 

answer: 1815

question: Who performed at the New Palace Theatre in the 1930s? 

answer: Charlie Chaplin

question: How many pubs existed on Union Street in the 1930s? 

answer: 30s

question: What group famously enjoyed themselves on Union Street? 

answer: sailors from the Royal Navy
Title: Plymouth
Context: Outdoor events and festivals are held including the annual British Firework Championships in August, which attracts tens of thousands of people across the waterfront. In August 2006 the world record for the most amount of simultaneous fireworks was surpassed, by Roy Lowry of the University of Plymouth, over Plymouth Sound. Since 1992 the Music of the Night has been performed in the Royal Citadel by the 29 Commando Regiment and local performers to raise money for local and military charities.

question: What notable event occurs each August? 

answer: British Firework Championships

question: In what month and year was the world record for simultaneous fireworks broken? 

answer: August 2006

question: Who broke the world record for simultaneous fireworks? 

answer: Roy Lowry

question: What institution did Roy Lowry work for? 

answer: University of Plymouth

question: In what year did the Music of the Night begin? 

answer: 1992
Title: Plymouth
Context: The city's main theatres are the Theatre Royal (1,315 capacity), its Drum Theatre (200 capacity), and its production and creative learning centre, The TR2. The Plymouth Pavilions has multiple uses for the city staging music concerts, basketball matches and stand-up comedy. There are also three cinemas: Reel Cinema at Derrys Cross, Plymouth Arts Centre at Looe Street and a Vue cinema at the Barbican Leisure Park. The Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery is operated by Plymouth City Council allowing free admission – it has six galleries. The Plymouth Athenaeum, which includes a local interest library, is a society dedicated to the promotion of learning in the fields of science, technology, literature and art. From 1961 to 2009 it also housed a theatre.

question: How many people can fit in the Theatre Royal? 

answer: 1,315

question: What is the capacity of Drum Theatre? 

answer: 200

question: What is the cost of admission to the Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery? 

answer: free

question: How many galleries are present in the Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery? 

answer: six

question: When did the theater in the Plymouth Athenaeum close? 

answer: 2009
Title: Plymouth
Context: Plymouth is the regional television centre of BBC South West. A team of journalists are headquartered at Plymouth for the ITV West Country regional station, after a merger with ITV West forced ITV Westcountry to close on 16 February 2009. The main local newspapers serving Plymouth are The Herald and Western Morning News with Radio Plymouth , BBC Radio Devon, Heart South West , and Pirate FM being the main local radio stations.

question: What television station has its regional headquarters in Plymouth? 

answer: BBC South West

question: What regional ITV station serves Plymouth? 

answer: ITV West Country

question: On what date did ITV Westcountry cease to operate? 

answer: 16 February 2009

question: With what channel did ITV Westcountry merge? 

answer: ITV West

question: What BBC radio station operates in Plymouth? 

answer: BBC Radio Devon