Quick Question: Passage: The Hatch Act of 1887 (ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, enacted 1887-03-02, 7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.) gave federal funds, initially of $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth. The bill was named for Congressman William Hatch, who chaired the House Committee of Agriculture at the time the bill was introduced. State agricultural stations created under this act were usually connected with those land-grant state colleges and universities founded under the Morrill Act of 1862, with few exceptions.

Question: Based on this passage, what was the purpose of the hatch act of 1887?
My answer: To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: The Hatch Act of 1887 (ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, enacted 1887-03-02, 7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.) gave federal funds, initially of $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth. The answer is gave federal funds , initially of $15,000 each , to state land - grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations , as well as pass along new information , especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth.

Quick Question: The lyrics tell the listener that "things are gon na get easier" in times of strife. The song's uplifting message helped it to become popular among pop and rhythm and blues audiences when it was released.

Answer this question based on the passage: ooh child things are gonna get easier meaning?
My answer: The important part for answering this question is: The lyrics tell the listener that "things are gon na get easier" in times of strife. The answer is '' things are gon na get easier '' in times of strife.

Quick Question: The only extended period of failure the Cardinals have experienced began when they joined the National League in 1892. The Cardinals played only five winning seasons in 30 years while finishing last seven times from their entrance to the NL until 1921. However, the Cardinals have remarkably avoided such failure since then as they have not finished in last place in the National League since 1918, by far the longest streak in the NL. The Cardinals failed to reach the World Series in the 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s, but were regularly a competitive team in each of these decades.

Based on this passage, when was the last time the st louis cardinals finished in last place?
My answer:
The relevant sentence in the passage is: However, the Cardinals have remarkably avoided such failure since then as they have not finished in last place in the National League since 1918, by far the longest streak in the NL. The answer is 1918.