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Typically, the warmest day of the year (19712000) will achieve a temperature of 26.6 C (80 F), although in June 1976 the temperature reached 31.6 C (89 F), the site record. On average, 4.25 days of the year will report a maximum temperature of 25.1 C (77 F) or above. During the winter half of the year, the coldest night will typically fall to 4.1 C (25 F) although in January 1979 the temperature fell to 8.8 C (16 F). Typically, 18.6 nights of the year will register an air frost.
In degrees Fahrenheit, what was the highest temperature achieved in Plymouth between 1971 and 2000?
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The answer: 89

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Chopin's qualities as a pianist and composer were recognized by many of his fellow musicians. Schumann named a piece for him in his suite Carnaval, and Chopin later dedicated his Ballade No. 2 in F major to Schumann. Elements of Chopin's music can be traced in many of Liszt's later works. Liszt later transcribed for piano six of Chopin's Polish songs. A less fraught friendship was with Alkan, with whom he discussed elements of folk music, and who was deeply affected by Chopin's death.
What was recognized about Chopin from his musical peers?
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The answer: qualities as a pianist and composer

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The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, a division of the United States Department of State, is perhaps the most influential agency to still use the term Near East. Under the Secretary of State, it implements the official diplomacy of the United States, called also statecraft by Secretary Clinton. The name of the bureau is traditional and historic. There is, however, no distinct Middle East. All official Middle Eastern affairs are referred to this bureau.
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs is a division of what?
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The answer: the United States Department of State

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US troops participated in a UN peacekeeping mission in Somalia beginning in 1992. By 1993 the US troops were augmented with Rangers and special forces with the aim of capturing warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, whose forces had massacred peacekeepers from Pakistan. During a raid in downtown Mogadishu, US troops became trapped overnight by a general uprising in the Battle of Mogadishu. Eighteen American soldiers were killed, and a US television crew filmed graphic images of the body of one soldier being dragged through the streets by an angry mob. Somali guerrillas paid a staggering toll at an estimated 1,0005,000 total casualties during the conflict. After much public disapproval, American forces were quickly withdrawn by President Bill Clinton. The incident profoundly affected US thinking about peacekeeping and intervention. The book Black Hawk Down was written about the battle, and was the basis for the later movie of the same name.
In what African country did US troops participate in peacekeeping operations?
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The answer:
Somalia