the-coorporation/the_squad_qg huggingface dataset:
On February 7, 1987, dozens of political prisoners were freed in the first group release since Khrushchev's "thaw" in the mid-1950s. On May 6, 1987, Pamyat, a Russian nationalist group, held an unsanctioned demonstration in Moscow. The authorities did not break up the demonstration and even kept traffic out of the demonstrators' way while they marched to an impromptu meeting with Boris Yeltsin, head of the Moscow Communist Party and at the time one of Gorbachev's closest allies. On July 25, 1987, 300 Crimean Tatars staged a noisy demonstration near the Kremlin Wall for several hours, calling for the right to return to their homeland, from which they were deported in 1944; police and soldiers merely looked on.

Questions:
When were the prisoners set free?
Who released the prisoners in the 1950s?
What sort of prisoners were released?
Who demonstrated close to the Kremlin in July of 1978?
Prior to 1987 when was the last large release of prisoners?
On February 8, 1847, Doniphan continued his march with 924 men mostly from Missouri; he accompanied a train of 315 wagons of a large commercial caravan heading to the state capital. Meanwhile, the Mexican forces in the state had time to prepare a defense against the Americans. About 20 miles (32 km) north of the capital where two mountain ranges join from east to west is the only pass into the capital; known as Sacramento Pass, this point is now part of present-day Chihuahua City. The Battle of Sacramento was the most important battle fought in the state of Chihuahua because it was the sole defense for the state capital. The battle ended quickly because of some devastating defensive errors from the Mexican forces and the ingenious strategic moves by the American forces. After their loss at the Battle of Sacramento, the remaining Mexican soldiers retreated south, leaving the city to American occupation. Almost 300 Mexicans were killed in the battle, as well as almost 300 wounded. The Americans also confiscated large amounts of Mexican supplies and took 400 Mexican soldiers prisoners of war. American forces maintained an occupation of the state capital for the rest of the Mexican–American War.

Questions:
In which year did Doniphan march with men from Missouri?
How many men did he have?
What was the pass into the capital known as?
Which was the most important battle fought in Chihuahua?
How many Mexicans were killed in the battle of Sacramento?
On February 8, 1955, Malenkov was officially demoted to deputy Prime Minister. As First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Nikita Khrushchev's authority was significantly enhanced by Malenkov's demotion.

Questions:
Who was demoted on February 8, 1955?
To what position was Malenkov demoted?
What position was held by Nikita Khrushchev?
Who benefited from the demotion of Malenkov?
On February 8, 2015, at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, West walked on stage as Beck was accepting his award for Album of the Year and then walked off stage, making everyone think he was joking around. After the awards show, West stated in an interview that he was not joking and that "Beck needs to respect artistry, he should have given his award to Beyoncé". On February 26, 2015, he publicly apologized to Beck on Twitter.

Questions:
Which artist's award reception did Kanye interrupt at the 57th Grammy Awards?
To who did Kanye state that Beck should hand his award over to?
What artist's acceptance speech did Kanye interrupt by walking on stage at the 57th Grammys?
What day did Kanye apologize to Beck on Twitter?
On January 10, 2007, the National Archives and Fold3.com (formerly Footnote) launched a pilot project to digitize historic documents from the National Archives holdings. Allen Weinstein explained that this partnership would "allow much greater access to approximately 4.5 million pages of important documents that are currently available only in their original format or on microfilm" and "would also enhance NARA's efforts to preserve its original records."

Questions:
In January of 2007, what internet company did the National Archives partner with?
What was the aim of the partnership with Fold3.com?
What Archivist announced the partnership with Fold3?
Of all the benefits of the partnership with Fold3, what benefited the public at large the most?
What direct benefit did NARA itself gain from the partnership with Fold3?
On January 13, 1887, the U,S. Government moved to annul the patent issued to Bell on the grounds of fraud and misrepresentation. After a series of decisions and reversals, the Bell company won a decision in the Supreme Court, though a couple of the original claims from the lower court cases were left undecided. By the time that the trial wound its way through nine years of legal battles, the U.S. prosecuting attorney had died and the two Bell patents (No. 174,465 dated March 7, 1876 and No. 186,787 dated January 30, 1877) were no longer in effect, although the presiding judges agreed to continue the proceedings due to the case's importance as a "precedent". With a change in administration and charges of conflict of interest (on both sides) arising from the original trial, the US Attorney General dropped the lawsuit on November 30, 1897 leaving several issues undecided on the merits.

Questions:
In 1887 the US Government wanted to undo Bell's patent due to fraud and what?
The US Government lost the bid to overturn Bell's patent in what court?
How many years did Bell and the US Government fight in court?
What excuse did the judges have for the trial despite the fact that the patents had expired?
On what date did the US Government stop legal action?
On January 13, 1991, Soviet troops, along with the KGB Spetsnaz Alpha Group, stormed the Vilnius TV Tower in Lithuania to suppress the independence movement. Fourteen unarmed civilians were killed and hundreds more injured. On the night of July 31, 1991, Russian OMON from Riga, the Soviet military headquarters in the Baltics, assaulted the Lithuanian border post in Medininkai and killed seven Lithuanian servicemen. This event further weakened the Soviet Union's position internationally and domestically, and stiffened Lithuanian resistance.

Questions:
What was attacked by Soviet troops on January 13?
Where was the TV Tower located?
What were the Soviets hoping to stop?
How many civilians died in the attack?
What was attacked by Russians on July 31?
On January 17, 1961, Eisenhower gave his final televised Address to the Nation from the Oval Office. In his farewell speech, Eisenhower raised the issue of the Cold War and role of the U.S. armed forces. He described the Cold War: "We face a hostile ideology global in scope, atheistic in character, ruthless in purpose and insidious in method ..." and warned about what he saw as unjustified government spending proposals and continued with a warning that "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military–industrial complex."

Questions:
On what date did Eisenhower deliver his farewell speech?
In his farewell speech, what complex did Eisenhower warn the American people of?
What war did Eisenhower talk about in his Address to the Nation?
What term did Eisenhower use to describe the character of communism?
From where did Eisenhower deliver his farewell speech?
On January 21, 1990, Rukh organized a 300-mile (480 km) human chain between Kiev, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk. Hundreds of thousands joined hands to commemorate the proclamation of Ukrainian independence in 1918 and the reunification of Ukrainian lands one year later (1919 Unification Act). On January 23, 1990, the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church held its first synod since its liquidation by the Soviets in 1946 (an act which the gathering declared invalid). On February 9, 1990, the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice officially registered Rukh. However, the registration came too late for Rukh to stand its own candidates for the parliamentary and local elections on March 4. At the 1990 elections of people's deputies to the Supreme Council (Verkhovna Rada), candidates from the Democratic Bloc won landslide victories in western Ukrainian oblasts. A majority of the seats had to hold run-off elections. On March 18, Democratic candidates scored further victories in the run-offs. The Democratic Bloc gained about 90 out of 450 seats in the new parliament.

Questions:
How many miles long was the human chain?
Who organized this chain?
What country's independence were the chain members celebrating?
When had the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church been broken up by the Soviets?
In 1990 which party had most of the election victories?
On January 21, 2014 IBM announced that company executives would forgo bonuses for fiscal year 2013. The move came as the firm reported a 5% drop in sales and 1% decline in net profit over 2012. It also committed to a $1.2bn plus expansion of its data center and cloud-storage business, including the development of 15 new data centers. After ten successive quarters of flat or sliding sales under Chief Executive Virginia Rometty IBM is being forced to look at new approaches. Said Rometty, “We’ve got to reinvent ourselves like we’ve done in prior generations.”

Questions:
How large of a drop in sales did IBM report for fiscal year 2013?
What date did IBM announce that its executives would forgo bonuses for fiscal year 2013?
IBM committed to an expansion totaling this dollar amount in 2014?
How many new data centers did IBM commit to building?
Who is the chief executive of IBM?
On January 22, 2008, Apple reported the best quarter revenue and earnings in Apple's history so far. Apple posted record revenue of US$9.6 billion and record net quarterly profit of US$1.58 billion. 42% of Apple's revenue for the First fiscal quarter of 2008 came from iPod sales, followed by 21% from notebook sales and 16% from desktop sales.

Questions:
When did Apple reveal it had achieved its highest quarterly earnings to date?
What was Apple's highest quarterly profit as of Q1 2008?
How much of Apple's revenue resulted from purchases of laptop computers in Q1 2008?
What percentage of Apples revenue in 1Q08 came from iPods, more than doubling the percentage of notebook sales?
On January 25, 1918 the third meeting of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets renamed the unrecognized state the Soviet Russian Republic. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed on March 3, 1918, giving away much of the land of the former Russian Empire to Germany in exchange for peace during the rest of World War I. On July 10, 1918, the Russian Constitution of 1918 renamed the country the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. By 1918, during the Russian Civil War, several states within the former Russian Empire seceded, reducing the size of the country even more.

Questions:
On what date was the state named the Soviet Russian Republic?
What body renamed the state the Soviet Russian Republic?
When was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed?
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ceded land to what state?
What document renamed the state the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic?
On January 25, 1918, at the third meeting of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets, the unrecognized state was renamed the Soviet Russian Republic. On March 3, 1918, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed, giving away much of the land of the former Russian Empire to Germany, in exchange for peace in World War I. On July 10, 1918, the Russian Constitution of 1918 renamed the country the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. By 1918, during the Russian Civil War, several states within the former Russian Empire had seceded, reducing the size of the country even more.

Questions:
Which official name was Russia given at the start of 1918?
To which country did Russia give land during World War I?
Which treaty did Russia sign in order to give land and gain peace during World War I?
What war resulted in Russia shrinking further during 1918?
What numbered meeting of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets occurred on January 25, 1918?
On January 25, 1918, what was the official name given to the Soviet state?
What did Russia receive in return for signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
On what date was the country renamed the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic?
During what 1918 conflict did states secede from Russia?
On January 27, 1967, the same day the US and USSR signed the Outer Space Treaty, the crew of the first manned Apollo mission, Command Pilot Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Edward H. White, and Pilot Roger Chaffee, were killed in a fire that swept through their spacecraft cabin during a ground test, less than a month before the planned February 21 launch. An investigative board determined the fire was probably caused by an electrical spark, and quickly grew out of control, fed by the spacecraft's pure oxygen atmosphere. Crew escape was made impossible by inability to open the plug door hatch cover against the greater-than-atmospheric internal pressure. The board also found design and construction flaws in the spacecraft, and procedural failings, including failure to appreciate the hazard of the pure-oxygen atmosphere, as well as inadequate safety procedures. All these flaws had to be corrected over the next twenty-two months until the first piloted flight could be made. Mercury and Gemini veteran Grissom had been a favored choice of Deke Slayton, NASA's Director of Flight Crew Operations, to make the first piloted landing.

Questions:
The Outer Space Treaty was signed by the US and the USSR on what date?
What was the cause of the fire that killed everyone on the first Apollo mission before launch?
Who were the three people who died on the first Apollo mission before launch?
On January 31, 1958, nearly four months after the launch of Sputnik 1, von Braun and the United States successfully launched its first satellite on a four-stage Juno I rocket derived from the US Army's Redstone missile, at Cape Canaveral. The satellite Explorer 1 was 30.8 pounds (14.0 kg) in mass. It carried a micrometeorite gauge and a Geiger-Müller tube. It passed in and out of the Earth-encompassing radiation belt with its 194-by-1,368-nautical-mile (360 by 2,534 km) orbit, therefore saturating the tube's capacity and proving what Dr. James Van Allen, a space scientist at the University of Iowa, had theorized. The belt, named the Van Allen radiation belt, is a doughnut-shaped zone of high-level radiation intensity around the Earth above the magnetic equator. Van Allen was also the man who designed and built the satellite instrumentation of Explorer 1. The satellite actually measured three phenomena: cosmic ray and radiation levels, the temperature in the spacecraft, and the frequency of collisions with micrometeorites. The satellite had no memory for data storage, therefore it had to transmit continuously. Two months later in March 1958, a second satellite was sent into orbit with augmented cosmic ray instruments.

Questions:
The first US satellite to launch without failure was on what date?
The Explorer gathered what 3 measurements?
On January 5, 2012, West announced his establishment of the creative content company DONDA, named after his late mother Donda West. In his announcement, West proclaimed that the company would "pick up where Steve Jobs left off"; DONDA would operate as "a design company which will galvanize amazing thinkers in a creative space to bounce their dreams and ideas" with the "goal to make products and experiences that people want and can afford." West is notoriously secretive about the company's operations, maintaining neither an official website nor a social media presence. In stating DONDA's creative philosophy, West articulated the need to "put creatives in a room together with like minds" in order to "simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see, taste, touch, and feel.". Contemporary critics have noted the consistent minimalistic aesthetic exhibited throughout DONDA creative projects.

Questions:
What was the goal of Kanye's new creative company DONDA?
Kanye's creative content company DONDA was named after who?
On what date did Kanye go public with his DONDA company?
On January 6, 2016, the league took over "ownership and operational control" of the Portland Thunder from its previous owners. The AFL stated this move was made after months of trying work out an arrangement "to provide financial and operational support." On February 3, 2016, it was announced that the franchise will start from scratch and no longer be called the "Thunder" as the name and trademarks belong to former franchise owner Terry Emmert (similar to the Jerry Jones move with the Desperados). AFL commissioner Scott Butera announced that a new identity will be announced at a later date.

Questions:
On what date did the AFL take control of one of its teams?
What team did the league take control of?
Who owned the trademark to the Portland Thunder?
Who owned the Desperados trademarks?
Who is commissioner of the Arena Football League?
On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York under heavy security. Two days later, Jay Z released "Glory", a song dedicated to their child, on his website Lifeandtimes.com. The song detailed the couple's pregnancy struggles, including a miscarriage Beyoncé suffered before becoming pregnant with Blue Ivy. Blue Ivy's cries are included at the end of the song, and she was officially credited as "B.I.C." on it. At two days old, she became the youngest person ever to appear on a Billboard chart when "Glory" debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Questions:
Jay Z has a website called what?
Which song by Jay Z talked about the pregnancy struggles?
What was the name of Beyonce's daughter?
At what hospital was the baby delivered?
What was the named of the song  dedicated to the child?
What does B.I.C. stand for?
Who was credited for her cries on the song?
When did Beyoncé give birth to her daughter?
What did Beyoncé and Jay Z name their daughter?
What song did Jay Z release two days after Blue Ivy was born?
What is included at the end of Glory?
How was Blue Ivy credited on Glory?
On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Five months later, she performed for four nights at Revel Atlantic City's Ovation Hall to celebrate the resort's opening, her first performances since giving birth to Blue Ivy.

Questions:
When did Beyonce have her first child?
Where did Beyonce give birth to her first child?
Beyonce's first child is named what?
Her first appearance performing since giving birth was where?
When did Beyonce have her first child?
What was the child's name?
How long was it after the birth of her child before she performed again?
How many nights did she perform at Atlantic City?
When did Beyoncé give birth to a daughter?
What did Beyoncé name her daughter?
Where was Blue Ivy born?
Where was Beyoncé's first public performance after giving birth?
How many nights did Beyoncé play at the resort?
On January 8, 2004, Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced that they would sell HP-branded iPods under a license agreement from Apple. Several new retail channels were used—including Wal-Mart—and these iPods eventually made up 5% of all iPod sales. In July 2005, HP stopped selling iPods due to unfavorable terms and conditions imposed by Apple.

Questions:
When did HP unveil their own edition of the iPod?
What does HP stand for?
What major retailer sold HP-branded iPod devices?
HP-branded iPods accounted for what share of iPod purchases?
What kind of terms and conditions led HP to leave the iPod market?
Which computer company sold iPods from 2004-05 as part of a license agreement with Apple?
On January 8, 2006, while Schwarzenegger was riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle in Los Angeles, with his son Patrick in the sidecar, another driver backed into the street he was riding on, causing him and his son to collide with the car at a low speed. While his son and the other driver were unharmed, the governor sustained a minor injury to his lip, requiring 15 stitches. "No citations were issued", said Officer Jason Lee, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman. Schwarzenegger did not obtain his motorcycle license until July 3, 2006.

Questions:
Which of Schwarzenegger's sons was with him when he had a motorcycle accident in 2006?
On January 9, 1957, Karachay Autonomous Oblast and Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic were restored by Khrushchev and they were transferred from the Georgian SSR back to the Russian SFSR.

Questions:
When was the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic transferred from the Georgian SSR?
What territory was transferred along with the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic?
Who transferred the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1957?
To what republic was the Karachay Autonomous Oblast transferred in 1957?
What republic had the Karachay Autonomous Oblast previously been a part of?
On July 1, 1985, Gorbachev promoted Eduard Shevardnadze, First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party, to full member of the Politburo, and the following day appointed him minister of foreign affairs, replacing longtime Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. The latter, disparaged as "Mr Nyet" in the West, had served for 28 years as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Gromyko was relegated to the largely ceremonial position of Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (officially Soviet Head of State), as he was considered an "old thinker." Also on July 1, Gorbachev took the opportunity to dispose of his main rival by removing Grigory Romanov from the Politburo, and brought Boris Yeltsin and Lev Zaikov into the CPSU Central Committee Secretariat.

Questions:
When did Eduard Shevardnadze gain full membership in the Politburo?
Who was responsible for Shevardnadze's membership?
Who was minister of foreign affairs prior to Shevardnadze?
What was Gromyko's western nickname?
Which person did Gorbachev kick out of the Politburo on the first of July?
On July 1, 1988, the fourth and last day of a bruising 19th Party Conference, Gorbachev won the backing of the tired delegates for his last-minute proposal to create a new supreme legislative body called the Congress of People's Deputies. Frustrated by the old guard's resistance, Gorbachev embarked on a set of constitutional changes to try to separate party and state, and thereby isolate his conservative Party opponents. Detailed proposals for the new Congress of People's Deputies were published on October 2, 1988, and to enable the creation of the new legislature the Supreme Soviet, during its November 29–December 1, 1988, session, implemented amendments to the 1977 Soviet Constitution, enacted a law on electoral reform, and set the date of the election for March 26, 1989.

Questions:
What ws the final day of the 19th Party Conference?
What did Gorbachev hope to create?
What was Gorbachev trying to separate?
What was the proposed legislative body called?
What was the ideology of Gorbachev's opponents?
On July 1, 2009, SME and IODA announced their global strategic partnership to leverage combined worldwide online retail distribution networks and complementary technologies to support independent labels and music rightsholders.

Questions:
What labels strove to support indie labels and music rightsholders?
In what year did they partner in order to do so?
On July 1, 2014, the University of Notre Dame and Under Armour reached an agreement in which Under Armour will provide uniforms, apparel,equipment, and monetary compensation to Notre Dame for 10 years. This contract, worth almost $100 million, is the most lucrative in the history of the NCAA. The university marching band plays at home games for most of the sports. The band, which began in 1846 and has a claim as the oldest university band in continuous existence in the United States, was honored by the National Music Council as a "Landmark of American Music" during the United States Bicentennial. The band regularly plays the school's fight song the Notre Dame Victory March, which was named as the most played and most famous fight song by Northern Illinois Professor William Studwell. According to College Fight Songs: An Annotated Anthology published in 1998, the "Notre Dame Victory March" ranks as the greatest fight song of all time.

Questions:
Who currently provides uniforms to Notre Dame sport teams?
What is the value of the contract between Under Armour and Notre Dame?
When did the Notre Dame marching band form?
What is notable about the Notre Dame marching band?
What is the Notre Dame fight song?
On July 11, 1877, a few days after the Bell Telephone Company was established, Bell married Mabel Hubbard (1857–1923) at the Hubbard estate in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His wedding present to his bride was to turn over 1,487 of his 1,497 shares in the newly formed Bell Telephone Company. Shortly thereafter, the newlyweds embarked on a year-long honeymoon in Europe. During that excursion, Bell took a handmade model of his telephone with him, making it a "working holiday". The courtship had begun years earlier; however, Bell waited until he was more financially secure before marrying. Although the telephone appeared to be an "instant" success, it was not initially a profitable venture and Bell's main sources of income were from lectures until after 1897. One unusual request exacted by his fiancée was that he use "Alec" rather than the family's earlier familiar name of "Aleck". From 1876, he would sign his name "Alec Bell". They had four children:

Questions:
Who did Bell marry in 1877?
How many children did Bell and Mabel have?
Where did Bell and his wife go on their honeymoon?
Before 1897, what did Bell get most of his money from?
On July 11, 2008, citing liquidity concerns, the FDIC put IndyMac Bank into conservatorship. A bridge bank, IndyMac Federal Bank, FSB, was established to assume control of IndyMac Bank's assets, its secured liabilities, and its insured deposit accounts. The FDIC announced plans to open IndyMac Federal Bank, FSB on July 14, 2008. Until then, depositors would have access their insured deposits through ATMs, their existing checks, and their existing debit cards. Telephone and Internet account access was restored when the bank reopened. The FDIC guarantees the funds of all insured accounts up to US$100,000, and has declared a special advance dividend to the roughly 10,000 depositors with funds in excess of the insured amount, guaranteeing 50% of any amounts in excess of $100,000. Yet, even with the pending sale of Indymac to IMB Management Holdings, an estimated 10,000 uninsured depositors of Indymac are still at a loss of over $270 million.

Questions:
What was the name of the bridge bank established to assume control of IndyMac Bank's assets, liabilities and deposit accounts?
What is the maximum amount of funds the FDIC guarantees in insured accounts?
How many IndyMac account holders held funds in excess of the FDIC's insured amount of US$100,000?
On what date did the FDIC put IndyMac Bank into conservatorship?
On what date did the FDIC plan to open IndyMac Federal Bank, FSB?
On July 16, 1945, with numerous other Manhattan Project personnel, von Neumann was an eyewitness to the first atomic bomb blast, code named Trinity, conducted as a test of the implosion method device, at the bombing range near Alamogordo Army Airfield, 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Socorro, New Mexico. Based on his observation alone, von Neumann estimated the test had resulted in a blast equivalent to 5 kilotons of TNT (21 TJ) but Enrico Fermi produced a more accurate estimate of 10 kilotons by dropping scraps of torn-up paper as the shock wave passed his location and watching how far they scattered. The actual power of the explosion had been between 20 and 22 kilotons. It was in von Neumann's 1944 papers that the expression "kilotons" appeared for the first time. After the war, Robert Oppenheimer remarked that the physicists involved in the Manhattan project had "known sin". Von Neumann's response was that "sometimes someone confesses a sin in order to take credit for it."

Questions:
On what day was the first atomic blast?
Where did the first atomic blast test take place?
What was the power of the first atomic blast?
On July 16, 1989, the Popular Front of Azerbaijan held its first congress and elected Abulfaz Elchibey, who would become President, as its Chairman. On August 19, 600,000 protesters jammed Baku’s Lenin Square (now Azadliq Square) to demand the release of political prisoners. In the second half of 1989, weapons were handed out in Nagorno-Karabakh. When Karabakhis got hold of small arms to replace hunting rifles and crossbows, casualties began to mount; bridges were blown up, roads were blockaded, and hostages were taken.

Questions:
When was Abulfaz Elchibey elected to Chairman of the Popular Front?
How many protesters filled Lenin Square on August 19th?
What did the protesters want?
On July 17, 2012, the CRTC approved the shut down of CBC's analogue transmitters, noting that "while the Commission has the discretion to refuse to revoke broadcasting licences, even on application from a licensee, it cannot direct the CBC or any other broadcaster to continue to operate its stations and transmitters." On July 31, 2012, at around 11:59 p.m. in each time zone, the remaining 620 analogue transmitters were shut down, leaving the network with 27 digital television transmitters across the country, and some transmitters operated by some affiliated stations.

Questions:
On what date did the CTRC approve the shut down of CBC's analogue transmitters?
On what date were CBC's remaining analogue transmitters shut down?
How many analogue transmitters were shut down on July 31, 2012?
On July 19, 2013, West was leaving LAX as he was surrounded by dozens of paparazzi. West became increasingly agitated as a photographer, Daniel Ramos, continued to ask him why people were not allowed to speak in his presence. West then says, "I told you don't talk to me, right? You trying to get me in trouble so I steal off on you and have to pay you like $250,000 and shit." Then he allegedly charged the man and grabbed him and his camera. The incident captured by TMZ, took place for a few seconds before a female voice can be heard telling West to stop. West then released the man, and his camera, and drove away from the scene. Medics were later called to the scene on behalf of the photographer who was grabbed. It was reported West could be charged with felony attempted robbery behind the matter. However, the charges were reduced to misdemeanor criminal battery and attempted grand theft. In March 2014, West was sentenced to serve two years' probation for the misdemeanor battery conviction and required to attend 24 anger management sessions, perform 250 hours of community service and pay restitution to Ramos.

Questions:
What paparazzi member did Kanye attack at LAX in 2013?
What was Kanye convicted for after his paparazzi attack?
What was the name of the man who was hassling West outside of LAX that West later attacked?
How many years' probation was Kanye supposed to serve for this altercation?
He had to attend 24 sessions of what kind of therapy?
How many hours of community service did Kanye receive?
On July 20, 2009, Sports Business Journal reported that the AFL owed approximately $14 million to its creditors and were considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In early August 2009, numerous media outlets began reporting that the AFL was folding permanently and would file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The league released a statement on August 4 to the effect that while the league was not folding, it was suspending league operations indefinitely. Despite this, several of the league's creditors filed papers to force a Chapter 7 liquidation if the league did not do so voluntarily. This request was granted on August 7, though converted to a Chapter 11 reorganization on August 26.

Questions:
On what date was it reported that the AFL was considering bankruptcy?
What publication reported that the Arena Football League was thinking about filing bankruptcy?
How much debt was the AFL reported to have as of July 20, 2009?
What type of bankruptcy was the league reportedly thinking about filing in July 2009?
On what date did the AFL announce that it was not shutting down?
On July 22, 2008, in the aftermath of the Southwest Airlines inspection scandal, a bill was unanimously approved in the House to tighten regulations concerning airplane maintenance procedures, including the establishment of a whistleblower office and a two-year "cooling off" period that FAA inspectors or supervisors of inspectors must wait before they can work for those they regulated. The bill also required rotation of principal maintenance inspectors and stipulated that the word "customer" properly applies to the flying public, not those entities regulated by the FAA. The bill died in a Senate committee that year.

Questions:
When did the aftermath of the Southwest Airlines inspection scandal happen?
who approved a mesaure to tigheten regulations concerning airplane maintenance prodecures?
What does the word 'customer' properly apply to?
how long was the "cooling off" period that the FAA inspectors or supervisers of inspectors must wait before they can work for those they regulate?
On July 23, 1990, Leonid Kravchuk was elected to replace Ivashko as parliament chairman. On July 30, Parliament adopted a resolution on military service ordering Ukrainian soldiers "in regions of national conflict such as Armenia and Azerbaijan" to return to Ukrainian territory. On August 1, Parliament voted overwhelmingly to shut down the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. On August 3, it adopted a law on the economic sovereignty of the Ukrainian republic. On August 19, the first Ukrainian Catholic liturgy in 44 years was celebrated at St. George Cathedral. On September 5–7, the International Symposium on the Great Famine of 1932–1933 was held in Kiev. On September 8, The first "Youth for Christ" rally since 1933 took place held in Lviv, with 40,000 participants. In September 28–30, the Green Party of Ukraine held its founding congress. On September 30, nearly 100,000 people marched in Kiev to protest against the new union treaty proposed by Gorbachev.

Questions:
Who would succeed Ivashko as the chairman of Parliament?
What did Parliament vote to shut down in August?
Where was the August 9 liturgy held?
Prior to the September 8th rally when was the last Youth for Christ rally held?
How many people attended the Youth for Christ rally?
On July 25, 2015, the 18th and 19th satellites were successfully launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, marking the first time for China to launch two satellites at once on top of a Long March 3B/Expedition-1 carrier rocket. The Expedition-1 is an independent upper stage capable of delivering one or more spacecraft into different orbits.

Questions:
When were the 18th and 19th satellites for the BeiDou system launched?
Where were the 18th and 19th satellites for the BeiDou system launched from?
What were the 18th and 19th satellites for the BeiDou system launched with?
What is the Expedition-1?
On July 26, 1931, at a convention in Columbus, Ohio, Rutherford introduced the new name—Jehovah's witnesses—based on Isaiah 43:10: "Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen"—which was adopted by resolution. The name was chosen to distinguish his group of Bible Students from other independent groups that had severed ties with the Society, as well as symbolize the instigation of new outlooks and the promotion of fresh evangelizing methods. In 1932, Rutherford eliminated the system of locally elected elders and in 1938, introduced what he called a "theocratic" (literally, God-ruled) organizational system, under which appointments in congregations worldwide were made from the Brooklyn headquarters.

Questions:
When did Rutherford introduce the new name for the Society?
What biblical passage was the name Jehovah's witnesses based on?
What system did Rutherford eliminate in 1932?
Where were appointments in congregations worldwide made from?
On July 26, Truman mandated the end of hiring and employment discrimination in the federal government, reaffirming FDR's order of 1941.:40 He issued two executive orders on July 26, 1948: Executive Order 9980 and Executive Order 9981. Executive Order 9980, named Regulations Governing for Employment Practices within the Federal Establishment, instituted fair employment practices in the civilian agencies of the federal government. The order created the position of Fair Employment Officer. The order "established in the Civil Service Commission a Fair Employment Board of not less than seven persons." Executive Order 9981, named Establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, called for the integration of the Armed Forces and the creation of the National Military Establishment to carry out the executive order.

Questions:
What day did Truman mandate the end of discrimination in the federal government?
How many executive orders were issued to help prevent discrimination?
What was the name given to Executive Order 9980?
Which position was formulated as a result of Executive Order 9980?
What name was given to Executive Order 9981?
On July 5, 1779, 2,600 loyalists and British regulars under General William Tryon, governor of New York, landed in New Haven Harbor and raided the 3,500-person town. A militia of Yale students had been prepping for battle, and former Yale president and Yale Divinity School professor Naphtali Daggett rode out to confront the Redcoats. Yale president Ezra Stiles recounted in his diary that while he moved furniture in anticipation of battle, he still couldn't quite believe the revolution had begun. New Haven was not torched as the invaders did with Danbury in 1777, or Fairfield and Norwalk a week after the New Haven raid, so many of the town's colonial features were preserved.

Questions:
What is the name of the General who led the raid against New Haven on July 5, 1779?
Who was the president of Yale at the time of the attack?
Why did New Haven fair better than other invaded cities?
What was the size  of the invading force?
Who was the governor of New York under which the loyalist and British raid of New Haven took place?
The students of what New Haven university formed an ad-hoc militia to confront the Redcoats?
Who was the professor of Yale Divinity School that led the student militia to confront the Redcoats?
On what date did the loyalists and Redcoats land in New Haven Harbor to commence a raid on New Haven?
Who was the president of Yale that provided diary accounts expressing disbelief over the commencement of the revolution in New Haven?
What is the name of the general that lead British regulars to New Haven Harbor?
At the time what was the population of New Haven Harbor?
A group of militia from a very famous modern town in Connecticut came to fought in the Harbor, what was the name of their town?
The militia that fought in New Haven was lead by who? 
After the battle were New Haven historical features lost or torched?
On July 6, John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate, shortly before the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, held later that month. Days before Kerry announced Edwards as his running mate, Kerry gave a short list of three candidates: Sen John Edwards, Rep Dick Gephardt, and Gov Tom Vilsack. Heading into the convention, the Kerry/Edwards ticket unveiled their new slogan—a promise to make America "stronger at home and more respected in the world." Kerry made his Vietnam War experience the prominent theme of the convention. In accepting the nomination, he began his speech with, "I'm John Kerry and I'm reporting for duty." He later delivered what may have been the speech's most memorable line when he said, "the future doesn't belong to fear, it belongs to freedom", a quote that later appeared in a Kerry/Edwards television advertisement.

Questions:
Who did John Kerry choose to be by his side as the potential Vice President?
How many candidates did John Kerry name as potential prospects to be his running mate?
What was the Kerry/Edwards slogan that was released prior to the start of the convention in Boston?
Which part of Kerry's Boston speech made reference to his military experience?
Which famous line from Kerry's speech was later featured in one of his later television ad campaigns?
On July 8, 2007 The Washington Post published excerpts from UCLA Professor Amy Zegart's book Spying Blind: The CIA, the FBI, and the Origins of 9/11. The Post reported from Zegart's book that government documents show the CIA and FBI missed 23 potential chances to disrupt the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The primary reasons for the failures included: agency cultures resistant to change and new ideas; inappropriate incentives for promotion; and a lack of cooperation between the FBI, CIA and the rest of the United States Intelligence Community. The book blamed the FBI's decentralized structure, which prevented effective communication and cooperation among different FBI offices. The book suggested that the FBI has not evolved into an effective counter-terrorism or counter-intelligence agency, due in large part to deeply ingrained agency cultural resistance to change. For example, FBI personnel practices continue to treat all staff other than special agents as support staff, classifying intelligence analysts alongside the FBI's auto mechanics and janitors.

Questions:
When did the Washington Post publish excerpts from the book Spying Blind?
How many chances to disrupt the 9/11 attacks did the FBI dismiss?
What two agencies had a lack of co-operation?
What was to blame for the FBI's failure?
What did the FBI's decentralized structure prevent?
On June 11, 2006, the British tabloid The Mail on Sunday reported that iPods are mainly manufactured by workers who earn no more than US$50 per month and work 15-hour shifts. Apple investigated the case with independent auditors and found that, while some of the plant's labour practices met Apple's Code of Conduct, others did not: employees worked over 60 hours a week for 35% of the time, and worked more than six consecutive days for 25% of the time.

Questions:
What publication revealed information about the working conditions of iPod labor?
What governs iPod manufacturers' labor policies?
What percentage of the time did The Mail on Sunday claim workers labored for at least seven straight days?
Which British tabloid accused Apple of unfair worker conditions in 2006?
What percentage of Apple's manufacturing employees worked over 60 hour weeks?
On June 12, 1990, the Congress of People's Deputies adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty. On June 12, 1991, Boris Yeltsin was elected the first President. On December 8, 1991, heads of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus signed the Belavezha Accords. The agreement declared dissolution of the USSR by its founder states (i.e. denunciation of 1922 Treaty on the Creation of the USSR) and established the CIS. On December 12, the agreement was ratified by the Russian Parliament, therefore Russian SFSR denounced the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR and de facto declared Russia's independence from the USSR.

Questions:
On what date was the Declaration of State Sovereignty adopted?
Who became president on June 12, 1991?
On what date were the Belavezha Accords signed?
When did the Russian Parliament ratify the Belavezha Accords?
What agreement did the Belavezha Accords supersede?
On June 12, 1990, the Congress of People's Deputies of the Republic adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian SFSR, which was the beginning of the "War of Laws", pitting the Soviet Union against the Russian Federation and other constituent republics.

Questions:
On what date was the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian SFSR adopted?
What body passed the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian SFSR?
What was the name of the period inaugurated by the passage of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian SFSR?
What government was the Russian Federation fighting against during this period?
On June 14, 1987, about 5,000 people gathered again at Freedom Monument in Riga, and laid flowers to commemorate the anniversary of Stalin's mass deportation of Latvians in 1941. This was the first large demonstration in the Baltic republics to commemorate the anniversary of an event contrary to official Soviet history. The authorities did not crack down on demonstrators, which encouraged more and larger demonstrations throughout the Baltic States. The next major anniversary after the August 23 Molotov Pact demonstration was on November 18, the date of Latvia’s independence in 1918. On November 18, 1987, hundreds of police and civilian militiamen cordoned off the central square to prevent any demonstration at Freedom Monument, but thousands lined the streets of Riga in silent protest regardless.

Questions:
Where did the demonstrators meet in June of 1987?
Where is Freedom Monument?
What did the protesters do?
Where did further protests take place?
Who were the protesters remembering?
On June 16, 1911, their four companies were consolidated in New York State by Charles Ranlett Flint to form the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). CTR's business office was in Endicott. The individual companies owned by CTR continued to operate using their established names until the businesses were integrated in 1933 and the holding company eliminated. The four companies had 1,300 employees and offices and plants in Endicott and Binghamton, New York; Dayton, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Washington, D.C.; and Toronto. They manufactured machinery for sale and lease, ranging from commercial scales and industrial time recorders, meat and cheese slicers, to tabulators and punched cards.

Questions:
On what date did the companies that became the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company get consolidated?
Name the individual that consolidated the companies that were to become the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company.
In what year did the companies owned by Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company finally integrate?
Where was the CTR Business office?
In 1933 the four companies owned by CTR had how many employees?
On June 16, 1988, 6,000 to 8,000 people gathered in Lviv to hear speakers declare no confidence in the local list of delegates to the 19th Communist Party conference, to begin on June 29. On June 21, a rally in Lviv attracted 50,000 people who had heard about a revised delegate list. Authorities attempted to disperse the rally in front of Druzhba Stadium. On July 7, 10,000 to 20,000 people witnessed the launch of the Democratic Front to Promote Perestroika. On July 17, a group of 10,000 gathered in the village Zarvanytsia for Millennium services celebrated by Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Bishop Pavlo Vasylyk. The militia tried to disperse attendees, but it turned out to be the largest gathering of Ukrainian Catholics since Stalin outlawed the Church in 1946. On August 4, which came to be known as "Bloody Thursday," local authorities violently suppressed a demonstration organized by the Democratic Front to Promote Perestroika. Forty-one people were detained, fined, or sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. On September 1, local authorities violently displaced 5,000 students at a public meeting lacking official permission at Ivan Franko State University.

Questions:
How many people attended the Lviv rally?
Where was the dispersal attempt made?
Who tried to stop the rally?
Who led the Millennium celebration in Zarvanytsia?
Who wanted to break up the celebration?