Context and question: The dry lands of Namibia were inhabited since early times by San, Damara, Nama and, since about the 14th century AD, by immigrating Bantu who came with the Bantu expansion from central Africa. From the late 18th century onwards, Orlam clans from the Cape Colony crossed the Orange River and moved into the area that today is southern Namibia. Their encounters with the nomadic Nama tribes were largely peaceful. The missionaries accompanying the Orlams were well received by them, the right to use waterholes and grazing was granted against an annual payment. On their way further northwards, however, the Orlams encountered clans of the Herero tribe at Windhoek, Gobabis, and Okahandja which were less accommodating. The Nama-Herero War broke out in 1880, with hostilities ebbing only when Imperial Germany deployed troops to the contested places and cemented the status quo between Nama, Orlams, and Herero.
What type of people were the Herero tribe?
Answer: unanswerable
Context and question: The word ale comes from Old English ealu (plural ealo), in turn from Proto-Germanic *alu (plural *alu), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European base *helut-, which holds connotations of "sorcery, magic, possession, intoxication". The word beer comes from Old English beor, from Proto-Germanic *beuza, probably from Proto-Indo-European *beusom, originally "brewer's yeast, beer dregs", although other theories have been provided connecting the word with Old English beow, "barley", or Latin bibere, "to drink". On the currency of two words for the same thing in the Germanic languages, the 12th-century Old Icelandic poem Alvissmal says, "Ale it is called among men, but among the gods, beer."
What 12th century poet once wrote "Ale it is called among men, but among the gods, beer."?
Answer: Alvissmal
Context and question: On April 2, 1958, President Eisenhower reacted to the Soviet space lead in launching the first satellite, by recommending to the US Congress that a civilian agency be established to direct nonmilitary space activities. Congress, led by Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, responded by passing the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which Eisenhower signed into law on July 29, 1958. This law turned the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics into the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It also created a Civilian-Military Liaison Committee, chaired by the President, responsible for coordinating the nation's civilian and military space programs.
Who was the Senate's Majority Leader in 1958?
Answer:
Lyndon B. Johnson