Student A:Context: Washington, D.C., is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of 68.34 square miles (177.0 km), of which 61.05 square miles (158.1 km) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km) (10.67 %) is water. The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland, to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland, to the east; and Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia, to the south and west.

Question: where's washington dc located on a map?
Student B:OK... The relevant sentence in the passage is: Washington, D.C., is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast.
the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast.

Problem:One of the sailors, Bartolomeu Dias passed the southernmost point of Africa known as the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. He declared it possible to travel to India by going around Africa. The Portuguese were then able to make an immense profit by using their own ships to retrieve the spices.

Answer this question: who sailed to india and returned with spices?
Solution:OK... The relevant information is: The Portuguese were then able to make an immense profit by using their own ships to retrieve the spices.
The Portuguese.

Student A:The Black Death, also known as the Great Plague, the Black Plague, or the Plague, was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia and peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351. The bacterium Yersinia pestis, which results in several forms of plague, is believed to have been the cause. The plague created a series of religious, social and economic upheavals, which had profound effects on the course of European history.

Answer this question: what was the cause of the black death in europe?
Student B:OK... The important part for answering this question is: The bacterium Yersinia pestis, which results in several forms of plague, is believed to have been the cause.
The bacterium Yersinia pestis.

Problem:Context: Ten years before the events of the series, Theon was taken hostage by Eddard Stark. He would have been executed had his father Balon displeased King Robert Baratheon. Theon was raised at Winterfell with the Stark children and developed a close friendship with Robb Stark. As an adult, Theon was arrogant, cocky, and proud until being imprisoned by Ramsay Snow, who is the eldest and bastard son of Roose Bolton. During the imprisonment, Ramsay severely tortured Theon physically and psychologically before emasculating him and mockingly changing his name to "Reek".

Question: who is the man who tortures theon greyjoy?
Solution:OK... The relevant information to answer the above question is: During the imprisonment, Ramsay severely tortured Theon physically and psychologically before emasculating him and mockingly changing his name to "Reek".
Ramsay Snow.

Student A:Before Alaska and Hawaii became states of the United States in 1959, the corresponding expression was "the 49th state".

Based on this passage, when did the us add the 49th state?
Student B:OK... The relevant sentence in the passage is: Before Alaska and Hawaii became states of the United States in 1959, the corresponding expression was "the 49th state".
1959.

Student A:The American series premiered on April 26, 2011 on the NBC television network. The winner of the first season was Javier Colon, mentored by coach Adam Levine. The season finale aired on June 29, 2011. It immediately proved to be a hit for NBC and the network renewed the show for a second season.

Answer this question based on the passage: when did the first season of the voice air?
Student B:
OK... This is the relevant information: The American series premiered on April 26, 2011 on the NBC television network.
April 26 , 2011.