Problem: Please answer a question about the following article about Mandolin:
Beside the introduction of the lute to Spain (Andalusia) by the Moors, another important point of transfer of the lute from Arabian to European culture was Sicily, where it was brought either by Byzantine or later by Muslim musicians. There were singer-lutenists at the court in Palermo following the Norman conquest of the island from the Muslims, and the lute is depicted extensively in the ceiling paintings in the Palermo's royal Cappella Palatina, dedicated by the Norman King Roger II of Sicily in 1140. His Hohenstaufen grandson Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194 - 1250) continued integrating Muslims into his court, including Moorish musicians. By the 14th century, lutes had disseminated throughout Italy and, probably because of the cultural influence of the Hohenstaufen kings and emperor, based in Palermo, the lute had also made significant inroads into the German-speaking lands.
What country helped transfer the lute from Arabian to European culture?
A: Sicily
Problem: Please answer a question about the following article about Film speed:
The DIN system, officially DIN standard 4512 by Deutsches Institut fur Normung (but still named Deutscher Normenausschu (DNA) at this time), was published in January 1934. It grew out of drafts for a standardized method of sensitometry put forward by Deutscher Normenausschu fur Phototechnik as proposed by the committee for sensitometry of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur photographische Forschung since 1930 and presented by Robert Luther (de) (18681945) and Emanuel Goldberg (18811970) at the influential VIII. International Congress of Photography (German: Internationaler Kongre fur wissenschaftliche und angewandte Photographie) held in Dresden from August 3 to 8, 1931.
Where was the VIII International Congress of Photography held?
A: Dresden
Problem: Please answer a question about the following article about Apollo:
As the patron of Delphi (Pythian Apollo), Apollo was an oracular godthe prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague. Amongst the god's custodial charges, Apollo became associated with dominion over colonists, and as the patron defender of herds and flocks. As the leader of the Muses (Apollon Musegetes) and director of their choir, Apollo functioned as the patron god of music and poetry. Hermes created the lyre for him, and the instrument became a common attribute of Apollo. Hymns sung to Apollo were called paeans.
What was the term for hymns sung to Apollo?
A: paeans
Problem: Please answer a question about the following article about Seven Years%27 War:
Frederick saw Saxony and Polish west Prussia as potential fields for expansion but could not expect French support if he started an aggressive war for them. If he joined the French against the British in the hope of annexing Hanover, he might fall victim to an Austro-Russian attack. The hereditary elector of Saxony, Augustus III, was also elective King of Poland as Augustus III, but the two territories were physically separated by Brandenburg and Silesia. Neither state could pose as a great power. Saxony was merely a buffer between Prussia and Austrian Bohemia, whereas Poland, despite its union with the ancient lands of Lithuania, was prey to pro-French and pro-Russian factions. A Prussian scheme for compensating Frederick Augustus with Bohemia in exchange for Saxony obviously presupposed further spoliation of Austria.
What two geographies did Frederick want for Prussia?
A:
Saxony and Polish west Prussia