romikgosai/squad_modified huggingface dataset:
Turkey: The torch relay leg in Istanbul, held on April 3, started on Sultanahmet Square and finished in Taksim Square. Uyghurs living in Turkey protested at Chinese treatment of their compatriots living in Xinjiang. Several protesters who tried to disrupt the relay were promptly arrested by the police.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: When was the torch in Istanbul?
A: April 3', '
Q: Where did the torch end up in Istanbul?
A: Taksim Square', '
Q: Where did the torch start in Instanbul?
A: Sultanahmet Square', '
Q: Who protested for their compatriots who were in Xinjiang?
A: Uyghurs living in Turkey', '
Q: What city was the Olympic Torch at on April 3rd?
A: Istanbul', '
Q: What is the name of the place in the city where the torch relay started in Turkey?
A: Sultanahmet Square', '
Q: Where did the torch relay finish in Turkey?
A: Taksim Square.', '
Q: What people in Turkey protested for their people living in China?
A: Uyghurs', '
Q: What happened to protesters who tried to interrupt the carrying of the torch?
A: arrested']
Russia: On April 5 the Olympic torch arrived at Saint Petersburg, Russia. The length of the torch relay route in the city was 20 km, with the start at the Victory Square and finish at the Palace Square. Mixed martial arts icon and former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko was one the torch bearers. This gives him the distinction of the being the first active MMA fighter to carry the Olympic flame.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: When did the torch arrive in Saint Petersburg?
A: April 5', '
Q: Where was the start of the torch route in Saint Petersburg?
A: Victory Square', '
Q: Where did the torch route end in Saint Petersburg?
A: Palace Square', '
Q: Who is the first MMA fighter to participate in carrying the Olympic torch?
A: Fedor Emelianenko', '
Q: Where in Russia was the first stop for the relay?
A: Saint Petersburg', '
Q: What city location did the torch relay begin in Russia?
A: Victory Square', '
Q: What was the last location for the relay in Russia?
A: Palace Square.', '
Q: What is the name of the MMA fighter who carried the torch in Russia?
A: Fedor Emelianenko']
Great Britain: The torch relay leg held in London, the host city of the 2012 Summer Olympics, on April 6 began at Wembley Stadium, passed through the City of London, and eventually ended at O2 Arena in the eastern part of the city. The 48 km (30 mi) leg took a total of seven and a half hours to complete, and attracted protests by pro-Tibetan independence and pro-Human Rights supporters, prompting changes to the planned route and an unscheduled move onto a bus, which was then briefly halted by protestors. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has officially complained to Beijing Organising Committee about the conduct of the tracksuit-clad Chinese security guards. The Chinese officials, seen manhandling protesters, were described by both the London Mayor Ken Livingstone and Lord Coe, chairman of the London Olympic Committee as "thugs". A Metropolitan police briefing paper revealed that security for the torch relay cost £750,000 and the participation of the Chinese security team had been agreed in advance, despite the Mayor stating, "We did not know beforehand these thugs were from the security services. Had I known so, we would have said no."

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Which city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics?
A: London', '
Q: When did the torch route begin in London?
A: April 6', '
Q: How much did security cost for the torch relay in London?
A: £750,000', '
Q: What city held the Olympics in 2012?
A: London', '
Q: Where did the torch relay begin in London for the 2008 Olympics?
A: Wembley Stadium', '
Q: Where did the relay end in London?
A: O2 Arena', '
Q: How many miles was the relay in England?
A: 30 mi', '
Q: What word was used by London officials to describe Chinese security guards for their treatment of protesters?
A: thugs']
Of the 80 torch-bearers in London, Sir Steve Redgrave, who started the relay, mentioned to the media that he had received e-mailed pleas to boycott the event and could "see why they would like to make an issue" of it. Francesca Martinez and Richard Vaughan refused to carry the torch, while Konnie Huq decided to carry it and also speak out against China. The pro-Tibetan Member of Parliament Norman Baker asked all bearers to reconsider. Amid pressure from both directions, Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the torch outside 10 Downing Street without holding or touching it. The London relay saw the torch surrounded by what the BBC described as "a mobile protective ring." Protests began as soon as Redgrave started the event, leading to at least thirty-five arrests. In Ladbroke Grove a demonstrator attempted to snatch the torch from Konnie Huq in a momentary struggle, and in a separate incident, a fire extinguisher was set off near the torch. The Chinese ambassador carried the torch through Chinatown after an unpublicized change to the route amid security concerns. The torch made an unscheduled move onto a bus along Fleet Street amid security concerns and efforts to evade the protesters. In an effort to counter the pro-Tibet protesters and show their support for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, more than 2,000 Chinese also gathered on the torch route and demonstrated with signs, banners and Chinese flags. A large number of supporters were concentrated in Trafalgar Square, displaying the Olympic slogan "One World, One Dream".

Questions and answers:
['
Q: How many torchbearers took part in the London route?
A: 80', '
Q: Who was the first person to hold the torch for the London route?
A: Sir Steve Redgrave', '
Q: Along with Francesca Martinez, who decided to not carry the torch?
A: Richard Vaughan', '
Q: Who was outside at 10 Downing Street to welcome the torch without actually touching it?
A: Prime Minister Gordon Brown', '
Q: Who got emails asking him to boycott the torch relay?
A: Sir Steve Redgrave', '
Q: How many people carried the torch in England for the 2008 Olympics?
A: 80', '
Q: What two people in England declined to bear the torch?
A: Francesca Martinez and Richard Vaughan', '
Q: Where did Gordon Brown welcome the torch?
A: 10 Downing Street', '
Q: Where was an attempt made to take the torch?
A: Ladbroke Grove']
France: The torch relay leg in Paris, held on April 7, began on the first level of the Eiffel Tower and finished at the Stade Charléty. The relay was initially supposed to cover 28 km, but it was shortened at the demand of Chinese officials following widespread protests by pro-Tibet and human rights activists, who repeatedly attempted to disrupt, hinder or halt the procession. A scheduled ceremony at the town hall was cancelled at the request of the Chinese authorities, and, also at the request of Chinese authorities, the torch finished the relay by bus instead of being carried by athletes. Paris City officials had announced plans to greet the Olympic flame with peaceful protest when the torch was to reach the French capital. The city government attached a banner reading "Paris defends human rights throughout the world" to the City Hall, in an attempt to promote values "of all humanity and of human rights." Members from Reporters Without Borders turned out in large numbers to protest. An estimated 3,000 French police protected the Olympic torch relay as it departed from the Eiffel Tower and criss-crossed Paris amid threat of protests. Widespread pro-Tibet protests, including an attempt by more than one demonstrator to extinguish the flame with water or fire extinguishers, prompted relay authorities to put out the flame five times (according to the police authorities in Paris) and load the torch onto a bus, at the demand of Chinese officials. This was later denied by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, despite video footage broadcast by French television network France 2 which showed Chinese flame attendants extinguishing the torch. Backup flames are with the relay at all times to relight the torch. French judoka and torchbearer David Douillet expressed his annoyance at the Chinese flame attendants who extinguished the torch which he was about to hand over to Teddy Riner: "I understand they're afraid of everything, but this is just annoying. They extinguished the flame despite the fact that there was no risk, and they could see it and they knew it. I don't know why they did it."

Questions and answers:
['
Q: When did the torch relay in Paris occur?
A: April 7', '
Q: Where did the Paris route start for the torch relay?
A: the Eiffel Tower', '
Q: Rather than being carried by an athlete, how did the torch end its route in Paris?
A: by bus', '
Q: The flame of the torch was put out when David Douillet was ready to hand it to who?
A: Teddy Riner', '
Q: What date did the torch relay begin in France?
A: April 7', '
Q: What city in France did the torch relay start at?
A: Paris', '
Q: Where location was the torch relay started in the city in Paris?
A: Eiffel Tower', '
Q: About how many police were said to have protected the torch in France?
A: 3,000', '
Q: How many times was the torch put out in France die to security concerns?
A: five']
Chinese officials canceled the torch relay ceremony amidst disruptions, including a Tibetan flag flown from a window in the City Hall by Green Party officials. The third torchbearer in the Paris leg, Jin Jing, who was disabled and carried the torch on a wheelchair, was assaulted several times by unidentified protestors seemingly from the pro-Tibet independent camp. In interviews, Jin Jing said that she was "tugged at, scratched" and "kicked", but that she "did not feel the pain at the time." She received praise from ethnic Chinese worldwide as "Angel in Wheelchair". The Chinese government gave the comment that "the Chinese respect France a lot" but "Paris [has slapped] its own face."

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Who threw a a Tibetan flag from a City Hall window?
A: Green Party officials.', '
Q: Which torchbearer was in a wheelchair?
A: Jin Jing', '
Q: What was Jin Jing called by ethnic Chinese?
A: Angel in Wheelchair', '
Q: What was stopped due to protest interruptions?
A: torch relay ceremony', '
Q: What is the name of the handicapped bearer of the torch?
A: Jin Jing', '
Q: What did the ethnic Chinese call the disabled torch bearer?
A: Angel in Wheelchair', '
Q: Who put a flag of Tibet out of the window at City Hall?
A: Green Party officials.']
Reporters Without Borders organised several symbolic protests, including scaling the Eiffel Tower to hang a protest banner from it, and hanging an identical banner from the Notre Dame cathedral.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Which organization planned several protests?
A: Reporters Without Borders', '
Q: What did Reporters Without Borders scale in order to put a protest banner on it?
A: the Eiffel Tower', '
Q: Which cathedral did Reporters Without Borders hang another protest banner?
A: Notre Dame cathedral', '
Q: What was hung from the Eiffel Tower?
A: banner', '
Q: Who climbed the Eiffel Tower to hang a protest banner?
A: Reporters Without Borders', '
Q: Where else was a copy of the banner at Eiffel Tower hung?
A: Notre Dame cathedral.']
Several hundred pro-Tibet protesters gathered at the Trocadéro with banners and Tibetan flags, and remained there for a peaceful protest, never approaching the torch relay itself. Among them was Jane Birkin, who spoke to the media about the "lack of freedom of speech" in China. Also present was Thupten Gyatso, President of the French Tibetan community, who called upon pro-Tibet demonstrators to "remain calm, non-violent, peaceful".

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Where did hundreds of pro-Tibet protesters meet?
A: the Trocadéro', "
Q: Who spoke to the media about China's lack of freedom of speech?
A: Jane Birkin", '
Q: Who is the President of the French Tibetan community that urged protesters to remain peaceful?
A: Thupten Gyatso', '
Q: Where did pro-Tibetan protesters get together?
A: Trocadéro', '
Q: The Trocadéro was not disruptive of the relay and said to have been what?
A: peaceful', '
Q: Who, of the Trocadéro protest, spoke to the media?
A: Jane Birkin', '
Q: What did the person who spoke to the media at Trocadéro say China lacked?
A: freedom of speech']
French members of Parliament and other French politicians also organised a protest. All political parties in Parliament—UMP, Socialists, New Centre, Communists, Democratic Movement (centre) and Greens—jointly requested a pause in the National Assembly's session, which was granted, so that MPs could step outside and unfurl a banner which read "Respect for Human Rights in China". The coach containing the torch drove past the National Assembly and the assembled protesting MPs, who shouted "Freedom for Tibet!" several times as it passed.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: What did the political parties request a brief stop in?
A: the National Assembly's session", '
Q: What text was on the banner that the politicians unrolled outside?
A: Respect for Human Rights in China', '
Q: What did MPs yell when the torch passed them?
A: Freedom for Tibet!', '
Q: Various French politicians started protests including members of what?
A: Parliament', "
Q: All the French political factions requested a temporary halt to what?
A: National Assembly's session", '
Q: Why did the banner say that was unveiled during the temporary halt?
A: Respect for Human Rights in China', '
Q: What did the Parliamentary members yell as the relay passed?
A: Freedom for Tibet!']
French police were criticised for their handling of the events, and notably for confiscating Tibetan flags from demonstrators. The newspaper Libération commented: "The police did so much that only the Chinese were given freedom of expression. The Tibetan flag was forbidden everywhere except on the Trocadéro." Minister of the Interior Michèle Alliot-Marie later stated that the police had not been ordered to do so, and that they had acted on their own initiative. A cameraman for France 2 was struck in the face by a police officer, knocked unconscious, and had to be sent to hospital.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What did French police take from demonstrators?
A: Tibetan flags', '
Q: Which newspaper reported that only the Chinese could express themselves?
A: Libération', '
Q: Where was the only place the Tibetan flag could be held?
A: the Trocadéro', '
Q: Who was the Minister of the Interior?
A: Michèle Alliot-Marie', '
Q: What did French law enforcement take from protesters?
A: Tibetan flags', '
Q: Where was the only place Tibetan flags were permitted?
A: the Trocadéro.', '
Q: Who said the police acted on their own in taking the flags?
A: Michèle Alliot-Marie', '
Q: Who rendered a France 2 camera person unconscious?
A: a police officer']
United States of America: The torch relay's North American leg occurred in San Francisco, California on April 9. On the day of the relay officials diverted the torch run to an unannounced route. The start was at McCovey Cove, where Norman Bellingham of the U.S. Olympic Committee gave the torch to the first torchbearer, Chinese 1992 Olympic champion swimmer Lin Li. The planned closing ceremony at Justin Herman Plaza was cancelled and instead, a ceremony was held at San Francisco International Airport, where the torch was to leave for Buenos Aires. The route changes allowed the run to avoid large numbers of China supporters and protesters against China. As people found out there would be no closing ceremony at Justin Herman Plaza, there were angry reactions. One demonstrator was quoted as saying that the route changes were an effort to "thwart any organized protest that had been planned." San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, a critic of Mayor Gavin Newsom, said that it was a "cynical plan to please the Bush State Department and the Chinese government because of the incredible influence of money." Newsom, on the other hand, said he felt it was in "everyone's best interest" and that he believed people had been "afforded the right to protest and support the torch" despite the route changes. Peter Ueberroth, head of the U.S. Olympic Committee, praised the route changes, saying, "The city of San Francisco, from a global perspective, will be applauded." People who saw the torch were surprised and cheered as shown from live video of CBS and NBC. The cost to the city for hosting the event was reported to be USD $726,400, nearly half of which has been recovered by private fundraising. Mayor Gavin Newsom said that "exponential" costs associated with mass arrests were avoided by his decision to change the route in consultation with police chief Heather Fong.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: Where did the torch start it's North American route?
A: San Francisco", '
Q: What day did the torch arrive in San Francisco?
A: April 9', '
Q: What is the name of the first North American torchbearer?
A: Lin Li', '
Q: The route end was changed from Justin Herman plaza to what?
A: San Francisco International Airport', '
Q: Who was the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee?
A: Peter Ueberroth', '
Q: What city in the United States held the 2008 Olympic Torch relay?
A: San Francisco', '
Q: What was the date of the relay in the United States?
A: April 9.', '
Q: What is the name of the person who handed off the torch to the torchbearer in the United States 2008 Olympic relay?
A: Norman Bellingham', '
Q: What is the name of the location where the relay ending event was canceled?
A: Justin Herman Plaza']
On April 1, 2008, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a resolution addressing human rights concerns when the Beijing Olympic torch arrives in San Francisco on April 9. The resolution would welcome the torch with "alarm and protest at the failure of China to meet its past solemn promises to the international community, including the citizens of San Francisco, to cease the egregious and ongoing human rights abuses in China and occupied Tibet." On April 8, numerous protests were planned including one at the city's United Nations Plaza led by actor Richard Gere and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Who approved a resolution concerning human rights on April 1, 2008?
A: San Francisco Board of Supervisors', '
Q: The concern was over what in China and Tibet?
A: human rights abuses', '
Q: What date was the protest which was led by Gere and Tutu?
A: April 8', '
Q: When was a resolution agreed to about Chinese human rights issues in San Francisco?
A: April 1, 2008', '
Q: Who approved the resolution?
A: San Francisco Board of Supervisors', '
Q: Where was a protest planned in San Francisco?
A: United Nations Plaza', '
Q: What actor was scheduled to attend a San Francisco Olympic protest?
A: Richard Gere']
Some advocates for Tibet, Darfur, and the spiritual practice Falun Gong, planned to protest the April 9 arrival of the torch in San Francisco. China had already requested the torch route in San Francisco be shortened. On April 7, 2008, two days prior to the actual torch relay, three activists carrying Tibetan flags scaled the suspension cables of the Golden Gate Bridge to unfurl two banners, one saying "One World, One Dream. Free Tibet", and the other, "Free Tibet '08". Among them was San Francisco resident Laurel Sutherlin, who spoke to the local TV station KPIX-CBS5 live from a cellphone, urging the International Olympic Committee to ask China not to allow the torch to go through Tibet. "Sutherlin said he was worried that the torch's planned route through Tibet would lead to more arrests and Chinese officials would use force to stifle dissent." The three activists and five supporters face charges related to trespassing, conspiracy and causing a public nuisance.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Three protester climbed what to hang two banners on April 7, 2008?
A: Golden Gate Bridge', '
Q: Laurel Sutherlin spoke to which TV station about his concerns?
A: KPIX-CBS5', '
Q: Who asked that the San Francisco relay route be shortened?
A: China', '
Q: What famous bridge had two banners hung from it by protesters?
A: Golden Gate Bridge', '
Q: Who spoke to station KPIX-CBS5 about the bridge banner protests?
A: Laurel Sutherlin', '
Q: How many supporters face charges for the bridge stunt?
A: five', '
Q: How many activists may be charged with crimes for the bridge stunt?
A: three']
The torch was lit at a park outside at AT&T Park at about 1:17 pm PDT (20:17 UTC), briefly held aloft by American and Chinese Olympic officials. The relay descended into confusion as the first runner in the elaborately planned relay disappeared into a warehouse on a waterfront pier where it stayed for a half-an-hour. There were clashes between thousands of pro-China demonstrators, many of whom said they were bused in by the Chinese Consulate and other pro-China groups, and both pro-Tibet and Darfur protesters. The non-Chinese demonstrators were reported to have been swamped and trailed by angry crowds. Around 2 pm PDT (21:00 UTC), the torch resurfaced about 3 km (1.9 mi) away from the stadium along Van Ness Avenue, a heavily trafficked thoroughfare that was not on official route plans. Television reports showed the flame flanked by motorcycles and uniformed police officers. Two torchbearers carried the flame running slowly behind a truck and surrounded by Olympic security guards. During the torch relay, two torchbearers, Andrew Michael who uses a wheelchair and is the Vice President for Sustainable Development for the Bay Area Council and Director of Partnerships For Change, and an environmental advocate, Majora Carter, managed to display Tibetan flags in protest, resulting in their ejection from the relay. The closing ceremony at Justin Herman Plaza was canceled due to the presence of large numbers of protesters at the site. The torch run ended with a final stretch through San Francisco's Marina district and was then moved by bus to San Francisco International Airport for a makeshift closing ceremony at the terminal, from which the free media was excluded. San Jose Mercury News described the "deceiving" event as "a game of Where's Waldo, played against the landscape of a lovely city." International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said the San Francisco relay had "fortunately" avoided much of the disruptions that marred the legs in London and Paris, but "was, however, not the joyous party that we had wished it to be."

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Where did the first relay runner disappear to with the torch??
A: a warehouse', '
Q: Which wheelchair-bound torchbearer was ejected from the relay for showing a Tibetan flag?
A: Andrew Michael', '
Q: What wheelchair-bound bearer of the Olympic torch displayed a Tibetan flag?
A: Andrew Michael', '
Q: Where was the last part of the San Francisco torch relay carried through before getting on a bus?
A: Marina district', '
Q: Where was a makeshift closing ceremony held for the torch relay in San Francisco?
A: San Francisco International Airport', '
Q: After the bearer of the torch disappeared into a warehouse, what road did the relay reappear on?
A: Van Ness Avenue']