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Question: Mao Kun map is often seen as a surviving document from the expeditions of the mariner whose ships could stretch past what length?

Mao Kun map, usually referred to in modern Chinese sources as Zheng He's Navigation Map (), is a set of navigation charts published in the Ming dynasty military treatise "Wubei Zhi".  The book was compiled by Mao Yuanyi in 1621 and published in 1628; the name of the map refers to his grandfather Mao Kun () from whose library the map is likely to have originated.  It is the earliest Chinese map to give an adequate representation of Southern Asia, Persia, Arabia and East Africa.  The map is often regarded as a surviving document from the expeditions of Zheng He in addition to accounts written by Zheng's officers, such as "Yingyai Shenglan" by Ma Huan, "Xingcha Shenglan" by Fei Xin, and "Xiyang Fanguo Zhi" by Gong Zhen. <SEP> Pulau Beras is an island in western Sumatra, Indonesia.  It is described in Chinese explorer Zheng He's Mao Kun map. <SEP>  He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim Hui family, later adopted the conferred surname Zheng from Emperor Yongle.  Zheng commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433.  His larger ships stretched 120 meters or more in length.  These carried hundreds of sailors on four tiers of decks. Zheng He (1371–1433 or 1435), formerly romanized as Cheng Ho, was a Hui Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. <SEP> The Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) is a credential issued by the United States Coast Guard in accordance with guidelines of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) to United States seafarers in order to show evidence of a mariner's qualifications.  It will become the standard documentation required for all crew members of U.S. ships with a Gross Register Tonnage of over 100 and for all vessels required to operate with a licensed Master, regardless of size.  As previously issued but still valid credentials expire, the MMC will replace the Merchant Mariner's Document, merchant mariner license, Certificate of Registry, and STCW Certificate.
Question: The French writer, poet, essayist and translator Gérard de Nerval influenced which cultural movement where Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with precsion?

Almire Gandonnière (Loué, Sarthe, France, 3 August 1814 – ) was a French writer, remembered today only as the collaborator with Hector Berlioz of the libretto for "La Damnation de Faust" (1846), which was based on the translation of Goethe's masterpiece by Gérard de Nerval.  Gandonnière, under various pseudonyms, published satires, verses and occasional critical essays in the Paris press. <SEP> Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier (April 29, 1780 – January 27, 1844) was an influential French author and librarian who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the "conte fantastique", gothic literature, and vampire tales.  His dream related writings influenced the later works of Gérard de Nerval. <SEP> Gérard de Nerval (] ; 22 May 1808 – 26 January 1855) was the "nom-de-plume" of the French writer, poet, essayist and translator Gérard Labrunie.  A major figure of French romanticism, he is best known for his poems and novellas, especially the collection "Les Filles du feu" ("The Daughters of Fire"), which includes the novella "Sylvie" and the poem "El Desdichado".  He played a major role in introducing French readers to the works of German Romantic authors, including Klopstock, Schiller, Bürger, and Goethe.  His later work delved into the relationship between poetry and madness, reality and fiction, and dreams and life.  He was a major influence on Marcel Proust, André Breton and Surrealism. <SEP>  Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects, and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings.  Its aim was to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality into an absolute reality, a super-reality".
Question: What type of film was the 2006 comedy film that the host of "The Andy Dick Show" wrote/directed/starred in? 

 This independent production is a documentary mixed with a mockumentary on Dick's struggle on making a film. Danny Roane: First Time Director is a 2006 comedy film written, directed by and starring Andy Dick, Jack Black and Mo Collins. <SEP> Hoodwinked!  (alternatively styled Hoodwinked) is a 2005 American computer-animated family comedy film.  It retells the folktale "Little Red Riding Hood" as a police investigation, using flashbacks to show multiple characters' points of view.  It was produced independently by Blue Yonder Films with Kanbar Entertainment, directed and written by Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, and Tony Leech, and produced by Katie Hooten, Maurice Kanbar, David K. Lovegren, Sue Bea Montgomery, and Preston Stutzman.  The film was released by The Weinstein Company in Los Angeles, California, on December 16, 2005 for a one-week engagement before expanding nationwide on January 13, 2006.  The cast features Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Jim Belushi, Patrick Warburton, Anthony Anderson, David Ogden Stiers, Xzibit, Chazz Palminteri and Andy Dick. <SEP> Andrew Roane Dick (born December 21, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, musician, and television and film producer.  Best known as a comic, he is also known for his eccentric and controversial behavior.  He briefly had his own program, "The Andy Dick Show" on MTV.  His first regular television role was on the short-lived but influential "Ben Stiller Show".  In the mid-1990s, he had a long-running stint on NBC's "NewsRadio" and was a supporting character on "Less than Perfect".  He is noted for his outlandish behavior from a number of "Comedy Central Roasts".  He landed in 7th place on the 16th season of "Dancing with the Stars". <SEP> Who's the Caboose?  is a 1997 comedy film co-written and directed by Sam Seder and starring himself and Sarah Silverman in their film debut.  The supporting cast includes comedians David Cross, Andy Dick, Laura Silverman, Laura Kightlinger, Chuck Sklar, H. Jon Benjamin, Andy Kindler, Mark Cohen, Kathy Griffin, Leo Allen, Marc Maron and Todd Barry, most of whom had not appeared in a theatrical movie prior to this one.  The screenplay by Sam Seder and Charles Fisher depicts a romantically involved couple (Silverman and Seder) who travel separately from Manhattan to Los Angeles to attempt to secure a television series role during "pilot season," a set period of months when producers cast new shows.  The New York City sequence at the beginning of the film features footage shot at the Luna Lounge in the Lower East Side, which has since been razed.
Question: Where does Eisner and Harvey Award winning cartoonist, Vera Brosgol, who worked at an American stop-motion animation studio known as Laika, live?

Anya's Ghost is a coming-of-age ghost story in graphic novel format.  The first book by cartoonist Vera Brosgol, "Anya's Ghost" was published on June 7, 2011. <SEP> Laika Entertainment, LLC., or simply Laika, is an American stop-motion animation studio specializing in feature films, commercial content for all media, music videos and short films.  It is best known for its stop-motion feature films, "Coraline", "ParaNorman", "The Boxtrolls" and "Kubo and the Two Strings", all co-produced in partnership with Universal Pictures through its Focus Features label. <SEP> Vera Brosgol (born August 1984 in Moscow, Russia) is an Eisner Award and Harvey Award winning cartoonist and a graduate in Classical Animation of Sheridan College in Canada.  She lives in Portland, Oregon and worked for Laika Entertainment where she did storyboards and concept art for their animation productions.  Brosgol has also collaborated with Shaenon Garrity on "L'il Mell and Sergio" for Girlamatic and drawn several guest comics for John Allison's "Scary Go Round". <SEP> Brad Schiff is an American stop-motion animation supervisor.  Known for his works at Laika as an animation supervisor in acclaimed films such as "ParaNorman" (2012), "The Boxtrolls" (2014) and "Kubo and the Two Strings" for which he received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination at 89th Academy Awards.
Question: In the Washington Redskins 83rd season Robert Griffin III suffered a concussion and consequently missed the rest of the preseason, what was his nickname?

The Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 53rd season National Football League, the fourth playing their home games at Cowboys Stadium and the second full season under head coach Jason Garrett.  The Cowboys matched their win total from 2011, but missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season after losing their final game for the second straight season, this time to the Washington Redskins. <SEP>  He played college football at Baylor, where he won the 2011 Heisman Trophy.  He was drafted by the Washington Redskins second overall in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Robert Lee Griffin III (born February 12, 1990), nicknamed RG3 or RGIII, is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. <SEP> Joseph John Bugel (born March 10, 1940) is an American former football coach and college player who held a variety of coaching positions at the college and professional levels of the sport over his 46-year career.  Although he was twice a head coach in the National Football League (NFL), he is widely acknowledged as one of the great offensive line coaches in NFL history, most notably for the Washington Redskins from 1981 to 1989 and from 2004 to 2009.  He served as offensive line coach or assistant for the Detroit Lions 1975–76, the Houston Oilers 1977–80, Washington Redskins 1981–89, Oakland Raiders 1995–96, San Diego Chargers 1998–2001, and the Redskins again since 2004.  He was also head coach of the Phoenix Cardinals (1990–93) and Oakland Raiders (1997).  As head coach of the Phoenix Cardinals, and the Oakland Raiders, Bugel compiled a record of 24 wins against 56 losses over five full seasons.  He is best known for the creation of "The Hogs"—the nickname he penned for his offensive line unit during the Redskins' 1982 training camp.  Bugel is known by the nickname "Boss Hog". <SEP>  Quarterback Robert Griffin III suffered a concussion during the second preseason game and consequently missed the rest of the preseason. The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 83rd season in the National Football League and the second under head coach Jay Gruden and first under general manager Scot McCloughan.  Kirk Cousins was later named the starter for the season, and set multiple Redskins franchise records.
Question: Who is the love interest of Betty Brant, from the mini-series "Deadline"?

 Kat works at the "Daily Bugle", and dealt with major "Bugle" employees Betty Brant, Ben Urich, Robbie Robertson and J. Jonah Jameson.  The series was written by Bill Rosemann, with art by Guy Davis. Deadline is a four-issue mini-series that was printed by Marvel Comics in 2002, chronicling the first appearance of Kat Farrell as a newspaper reporter in New York City, stumbling onto a murder case. <SEP>  She is a personal secretary (and later reporter) working for J. Jonah Jameson at the "Daily Bugle", and thus acting as both a supporting character and a love interest for Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Elizabeth "Betty" Brant is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. <SEP> Mike Brant (born Moshé Michaël Brand, Hebrew: משה ברנד‎ ‎ ) (February 1, 1947 – April 25, 1975) was an Israeli pop star who achieved fame after moving to France.  His most successful hit was "Laisse-moi t'aimer" ("Let me love you").  Brant committed suicide at the height of his career by jumping from the window of a Paris apartment. <SEP> "The Invisible Hand" is the sixth episode of the animated television series "The Spectacular Spider-Man", which is based on the comic book character Spider-Man created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.  The episode follows Spider-Man as he faces the Rhino, who has an indestructible rhino-like suit and super strength.  In his personal life, as his alter ego Peter Parker, Spider-Man tries to ask out "Daily Bugle" worker Betty Brant to the upcoming fall formal at his high school.
Question: The State Theatre Company of South Australia based at the Adelaide Festival Centre, which replaced what long standing facility?

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is an Australian orchestra based in Adelaide, South Australia.  Its primary venue is the Adelaide Town Hall, but the ASO also performs in other venues such as Elder Hall at the University of Adelaide and the Adelaide Festival Centre.  The ASO provides the orchestral support for all productions of the State Opera of South Australia, as well as the Adelaide performances of the Australian Ballet and Opera Australia.  The orchestra is also a regular featured ensemble at the Adelaide Festival. <SEP>  The Festival Centre is located approximately 50 metres north of the corner of North Terrace and King William Street, lying near the banks of the River Torrens and adjacent to Elder Park.  It is distinguished by its three white geometric dome roofs and its plaza consisting of lego block-like structures to the south and lies on a 45-degree angle to the city's grid. The Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia's first multi-purpose arts centre, was built in 1973 and opened three months before the Sydney Opera House.  It is the home of South Australia's performing arts.  The Adelaide Festival Centre replaced the City Baths, which stood in this spot for many decades. <SEP>  It is based in the Dunstan Playhouse at the Adelaide Festival Centre.  The current artistic director is Geordie Brookman. The State Theatre Company of South Australia is South Australia's leading professional theatre company.  It was established under the State Theatre Company of South Australia Act 1972. <SEP> Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia.  Its musical heritage includes the well-known Adelaide Festival of Arts, Barossa Music Festival and the world music festival WOMADelaide, which is held annually in Botanic Park.  Major music venues include the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and the Thebarton Theatre.  The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1937, with William Cade as conductor.  Other music institutions in Adelaide include the Elder Conservatorium at the University of Adelaide.
Question: What was the name of the trial lawyer who was a part of the "Dream Team" during the O.J. Simpson trial whose children, Kourtney, Kim, Khloe' and Rob, would go on to appear in a family reality TV series using his namesake?

The "Dream Team" refers to the team of trial lawyers that represented O.J. Simpson in his trial for the murder of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman.  The team included Robert Shapiro, Johnnie Cochran, Robert Kardashian, Barry Scheck, F. Lee Bailey, Alan Dershowitz, Gerald Uelmen, Carl Douglas, and Peter Neufeld. <SEP> Robert George Kardashian (February 22, 1944 – September 30, 2003) was an American attorney and businessman.  He had four children with his first wife, Kris Kardashian (née Houghton, later Jenner): Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob, who appear on their family reality television series, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians", and its spinoffs.  He gained national recognition as O. J. Simpson's friend and defense attorney during Simpson's 1995 murder trial. <SEP> Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons is an American reality television series that premiered on E! on November 2, 2014.  The series is the fourth spin-off show of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians", following "Kourtney and Kim Take Miami", "Kourtney and Kim Take New York", and "Khloé & Lamar".  The show featured sisters Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian who opened a new D-A-S-H location in The Hamptons on Long Island, New York. <SEP> Gerald F. Uelmen (born October 8, 1940) is an American attorney, writer, civil servant, and academic.  He was part of O.J. Simpson's defense team during the O.J. Simpson murder case, dubbed the "Dream Team".  Uelmen says he devised the memorable line used by Johnnie Cochran in the closing argument, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."
Question: The founder of the band Zwan had a guest appearance on what album by the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex?

 It was released on January 25, 2005 and as an Enhanced CD. Life Begins Again is the debut album by the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex (side project band of The Smashing Pumpkins/Zwan drummer Jimmy Chamberlin).  The album stars several guest musicians and vocalists including Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Bill Medley (The Righteous Brothers), and Rob Dickinson (Catherine Wheel). <SEP> The 8G Band is the house band for "Late Night with Seth Meyers".  The band is led by "Saturday Night Live" alumnus Fred Armisen.  He assembled the 8G Band, named for the studio where the show is taped, just two weeks before the test show.  He texted friends Seth Jabour, Syd Butler and Eli Janney ("What are you guys doing this week?") , then found first drummer Kimberly Thompson through an audition.  Guitarist Marnie Stern later joined as well.  After Thompson left the band, guest musicians frequently sit in often for an entire week.  Some notable names to sit in on the drum kit include: Patrick Carney, Chad Smith, David Lovering, Kenny Aronoff, Jon Theodore, Nicko McBrain, Matt Sorum, Brad Wilk, Darren King, Danny Carey, Abe Cunningham, Dave Lombardo, Brann Dailor, Jimmy Chamberlin, Matt Cameron, and Abe Laboriel Jr. as well as other guest musicians.  Additionally singer, guitarist: J Mascis, Bob Mould and others have also sat in with the band. <SEP> James Joseph Chamberlin (born June 10, 1964) is an American drummer and record producer.  He is best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins.  Following the 2000 breakup of the band, Chamberlin joined Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan in the supergroup Zwan and also formed his own group, the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex.  In 2005, Chamberlin joined Corgan in reforming The Smashing Pumpkins; he eventually left the group in March 2009, though he returned again in 2015 for a summer tour.  He performed in the group Skysaw until 2012.  He is currently active under the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex name.  In addition to his current work as CEO, Chamberlin has joined Chicago jazz saxophonist Frank Catalano for a string of 2013–15 performances in the Chicago area.  An EP by Catalano and Chamberlin "Love Supreme Collective - EP" was released on the 29th of July 2014. <SEP>  Corgan started a new band called Zwan, and after their quick demise, he released a solo album ("TheFutureEmbrace") and a collection of poetry ("Blinking with Fists") before setting his sights on reforming Smashing Pumpkins. William Patrick "Billy" Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, poet, and entrepreneur.  He is best known as the lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins.  Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois, in 1988, the band quickly gained steam with the addition of bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin.  Strong album sales and large-scale tours propelled the band's increasing fame in the 1990s until their break-up in 2000.
Question: Which valley does the Arenales River flow through?

 It is also the name for the capital city of Salta Province.  Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 619,000 inhabitants, which makes it the second most populated city in the northwest of the country. Salta is a city located in the Lerma Valley, at 1,152 metres (3780 feet) above sea level in the northwest part of Argentina. <SEP> Adventdalen (English: Advent Valley ) is a 30 km long valley that follows Adventdalselva ("Advent Valley River") on the island Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway.  The valley and the river flow into Adventfjorden and further into Isfjorden. <SEP>  A tributary of the Salado River, the Arenales flows through the city of Salta. The Arenales River (Spanish, Río Arenales) is a river of Argentina. <SEP> Fort Patrick Henry Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the South Fork Holston River within the city of Kingsport, in Sullivan County in the U.S. state of Tennessee.  It is the lowermost of three dams on the South Fork Holston owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1950s to take advantage of the hydroelectric potential created by the regulation of river flow with the completion of Watauga Dam, South Holston Dam, and Boone Dam (which were primarily flood control structures) further upstream in preceding years.  The dam impounds the 872 acre Fort Patrick Henry Lake.  While originally built for hydroelectric generation, the dam now plays an important role in the regulation of water flow and water temperature for the John Sevier Fossil Plant and other industrial plants downstream.
Question: Which American professional basketball player for the Turkish Basketball Super league played under the former head coach of Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Oklahoma?

Želimir "Željko" Obradović (; born March 9, 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball head coach for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League.  He is also a former professional basketball player. <SEP>  A native of Lawton, Oklahoma, he excelled at basketball while attending Earl Warren High School in San Antonio, Texas before attending prep school at The Patterson. Antonio Lamar "Tony" Crocker (born January 17, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Tofaş of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).  Crocker signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at the University of Oklahoma under Kelvin Sampson, and stuck to his commitment when coach Sampson left to Indiana University and coach Jeff Capel III became the new coach of the Sooners.  Crocker started 25 out of 31 games as a true freshman at Oklahoma and established himself as one of the top freshmen in the country.  Crocker has garnered attention for wearing a long-sleeved shirt underneath his uniform. <SEP> Felton Jeffrey "Jeff" Capel III (born February 12, 1975) is an American coach college basketball coach and former player.  He played for Duke University and was a head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Oklahoma. <SEP> The Basketbol Süper Ligi Finals MVP (English: Basketball Super League Finals MVP), is an annual basketball award that is presented to the most valuable player of the finals of the playoffs of the Türkiye Basketbol Süper Ligi (English: Turkish Basketball Super League), which is the top-tier level professional club basketball league in Turkey.
Question: What did an Indian woman do,who came to international attention, that had a 2006 British biographical drama film, directed by Jag Mundhra made about her?

 She claimed it was in response to ten years of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse. Kiranjit Ahluwalia (born 1955) is an Indian woman who came to international attention after burning her husband to death in 1989 in the UK.  After initially being convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, Ahluwalia's conviction was later overturned on grounds of inadequate counsel and replaced with voluntary manslaughter.  Although her submission of provocation failed (under "R v Duffy" the loss of control needed to be sudden, which this was not), she successfully pleaded the partial defence of diminished responsibility under s.2 Homicide Act 1957 on the grounds that fresh medical evidence (which was not available at her original trial) may indicate diminished mental responsibility. <SEP> The Killing of John Lennon is a 2006 British biographical drama film about Mark Chapman's plot to kill musician John Lennon.  The film was written and directed by Andrew Piddington, and stars Jonas Ball, Robert C. Kirk and Thomas A. McMahon. <SEP> Last Call is a 1991 American erotic thriller film about a woman who decides to take revenge on an estate agent who killed her mother.  The film was directed by Jag Mundhra, and stars William Katt, Shannon Tweed, and Joseph Campanella. <SEP>  It stars Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Nandita Das and Steve McFadden.  The film is loosely based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, who killed her abusive husband. Provoked is a 2006 British biographical drama film, directed by Jag Mundhra.
Question: The Oldham Advertiser was owned by the media group that owns the Manchester daily newspaper with a daily circulation of what figure?

The Killeen Daily Herald is a daily newspaper in Killeen, Texas.  The newspaper is owned by Frank Mayborn Enterprises Inc.  The newspaper has a daily circulation of about 64,414 readers and a Sunday circulation of about 78,832 readers. <SEP> The Toronto Star is a Canadian broadsheet daily newspaper.  It is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper on overall weekly circulation; although it is a close second to "The Globe and Mail" in daily circulation on weekdays and Saturdays, it overtakes the "Globe" in weekly circulation because it publishes a Sunday edition while the "Globe" does not.  It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., a division of Star Media Group, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. <SEP>  It is published every day except Sunday and is owned by Trinity Mirror plc following its sale by Guardian Media Group in early 2010. The Manchester Evening News ("MEN") is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in North West England.  It has an average daily circulation of 52,158, of which 24,560 are fully paid for. <SEP>  Established in 1982, it is owned by Trinity Mirror plc, as part of MEN Media which contains a collection of newspapers across North West England including the Manchester Evening News. The Oldham Advertiser is a weekly newspaper which serves the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.  In 2010, the then owners Guardian Media Group, decided to sell the Advertiser along with 22 other local and regional titles to Trinity Mirror plc.
Question: What publication contributed to by Jesse Browner was founded to compete with "The New Yorker?"

The Chrysler New Yorker is an automobile model which was produced by Chrysler from 1940 to 1996, serving for several years as the brand's flagship model.  A trim level named the "New York Special" first appeared in 1938 and the "New Yorker" name debuted in 1939.  Until its discontinuation in 1996, the New Yorker had made its mark as the longest-running American car nameplate. <SEP> New York is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, and with a particular emphasis on New York City.  Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to "The New Yorker", it was brasher and less polite, and established itself as a cradle of New Journalism.  Over time, it became more national in scope, publishing many noteworthy articles on American culture by writers such as Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Nora Ephron, John Heilemann, Frank Rich, and Rebecca Traister. <SEP> Helen Elna Hokinson (June 29, 1893 – November 1, 1949) was an American cartoonist and a staff cartoonist for "The New Yorker".  Over a 20-year span, she contributed 68 covers and more than 1,800 cartoons to "The New Yorker". <SEP>  His work has appeared in Nest (magazine), Food & Wine,"Gastronomica", New York (magazine), The New York Times Book Review and Poets & Writers. Jesse Browner (born March 30, 1961) is an American novelist, essayist, and translator.  His books have been published in the United States, France, Italy, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands.
Question: As well as the Brasil '66 and Brasil '77 bands, Sérgio Mendes wrote songs for which animated film in 2012?

"The Fool on the Hill" is a song by the Beatles.  It was written and sung by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and recorded in 1967.  It was included on the "Magical Mystery Tour" EP and album, and presented in the "Magical Mystery Tour" film, with a promotional sequence filmed near Nice, in France from 30–31 October 1967.  The song achieved perhaps its most widespread popular audience as a top ten hit single by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 in 1968. <SEP> Stillness is the final album by Sérgio Mendes and the Brasil '66 band.  Following this album, Mendes renamed his group Brasil '77. <SEP>  He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film "Rio". Sérgio Santos Mendes (] ; born February 11, 1941) is a Brazilian musician.  He has over 55 releases, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk. <SEP> Lani Hall (born November 6, 1945) is an American singer, lyricist, author, and the wife of Herb Alpert.  From 1966 to 1971 she performed as lead vocalist for Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66.  In 1972 she released her first solo album "Sundown Lady", but she may be best known for her rendition of the theme song to the 1983 James Bond film "Never Say Never Again".  In 1986 she was awarded her first Grammy Award for "Es Fácil Amar" as "Best Latin Pop Performance."  After that year she largely retired, resurfacing in 1998 with the solo album "Brasil Nativo".  She has the distinction of recording over 22 albums in three different languages and has released three albums, "Anything Goes", "I Feel You" and "Steppin' Out", on which she performs alongside her husband Herb Alpert.  She received her second Grammy Award in 2013 as producer for the album, "Steppin' Out".
Question: Alongside Bob Geldof, who co-wrote the 1984 song written in reaction to television reports of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia, which was re-released in 2014 with re-tweaked lyrics to reflect the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa?

 is a song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in reaction to television reports of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia.  It was first recorded in a single day on 25 November 1984 by Band Aid, a supergroup put together by Geldof and Ure and consisting mainly of the biggest British and Irish musical acts at the time.  The single was released in the United Kingdom on 3 December 1984 and aided by considerable publicity it entered the UK Singles Chart at number one and stayed there for five weeks, becoming the Christmas number one of 1984. "Do They Know It's Christmas?"  The record became the fastest selling single in UK chart history, selling a million copies in the first week alone and passing 3 million on the last day of 1984, on the way to becoming the biggest selling single of all time in the UK.  It held this title until 1997 when it was overtaken by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997", released in tribute to Princess Diana following her death.  The original version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?"  has sold 3.8 million copies in the UK to date. <SEP> An epidemic of Ebola virus disease in Guinea represents the first ever outbreak of Ebola in a West African country.  Previous outbreaks have been confined to several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.  The epidemic, which began with the death of a two-year-old boy in 2013, is now part of a larger Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa which has spread through Guinea and the neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone, with minor outbreaks occurring in Senegal, Nigeria, and Mali.  In 2015, Guinea was declared free of Ebola transmission by the U.N. World Health Organization. <SEP>  As in previous incarnations, the group covered the track "Do They Know It's Christmas? Band Aid 30 is the 2014 incarnation of the charity supergroup Band Aid.  The group was announced on 10 November 2014 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, with Geldof stating that he took the step after the United Nations had contacted him, saying help was urgently needed to prevent the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa spreading throughout the world. ", written in 1984 by Geldof and Ure, this time to raise money towards the Ebola crisis in Western Africa.  The track has re-tweaked lyrics to reflect the current Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa with all proceeds going towards battling what Geldof described as a "particularly pernicious illness because it renders humans untouchable and that is sickening". <SEP> The Ouse to Ouse Tock (House to House Talk) was a three-day quarantine in Sierra Leone from 19 September 2014 to 21 September 2014.  It was part of an effort to combat the Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone, part of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.  One of the goals was to cut down on transmission within families, so individual homes were visited.  There was concern that some families were harboring Ebola cases and that there was a lack of knowledge about the disease.
Question: Who wrote the French drama film that opened the 1959 Cannes Film Festival?

The 12th Cannes Film Festival was held from 30 April to 15 May 1959.  The Palme d'Or went to the "Orfeu Negro" by Marcel Camus.  The festival opened with "Les Quatre Cents Coups", directed by François Truffaut and closed with "The Diary of Anne Frank", directed by George Stevens. <SEP>  One of the defining films of the French New Wave, it displays many of the characteristic traits of the movement. The 400 Blows (French: "Les Quatre Cents Coups" ) is a 1959 French drama film, the debut by director François Truffaut; it stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, and Claire Maurier.  Written by Truffaut and Marcel Moussy, the film is about Antoine Doinel, a misunderstood adolescent in Paris who struggles with his parents and teachers due to his rebellious behavior.  Filmed on location in Paris and Honfleur, it is the first in a series of five films in which Léaud plays the semi-autobiographical character. <SEP> Lajwanti is a 1958 Indian drama film directed by Narendra Suri.  It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or for Best Film. <SEP> L'Amant double (literally "the double lover", and titled Amant Double for English audiences at the Cannes Film Festival) is a 2017 French drama film directed by François Ozon.  It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
Question: David Tuthill Farmstead is located in a hamlet whose population in 2010 was what?

Rancho Veloz is a Cuban village and "consejo popular" ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Corralillo, in Villa Clara Province.  It is a small town whose population numbers between 4,549 (officially) and 6,320. <SEP> Niantic is a village in Macon County, Illinois, United States whose population was 699 at the 2010 census. <SEP> Cutchogue is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States.  The population was 3,349 at the 2010 census. <SEP>  It includes the main house, a one story wash house, a privy, a one story shop, a one story garage, and a large barn with attached water tower. David Tuthill Farmstead is a historic farm complex located at Cutchogue in Suffolk County, New York.  The original one story 1798 farmhouse has a five bay, center entrance, center chimney plan.  Attached to the original farmhouse is a two story wing built about 1880.
Question:  Maude Findlay is a fictional character portrayed by an American actress who career spanned how long?

Tom Friendly, often referred to as Tom or Mr. Friendly, is a fictional character portrayed by M. C. Gainey on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television series "Lost".  The series follows the lives of around forty survivors from the crash of Oceanic Flight 815.  The survivors find themselves on a mysterious tropical island, and interact with a group known as the Others, who appear to have lived on the island since long before the crash.  Tom is an influential member of the Others, and is introduced in 2005 in the season one finale "Exodus: Part 2", where he kidnaps one of the survivors.  The character makes another fifteen appearances before being killed in the season three finale "Through the Looking Glass".  Tom appears twice in season four in the flashbacks of other characters.  Gainey was initially credited as playing "bearded man" and then as "Mr. Friendly" throughout season two before the character was given a first name.  In a montage of deceased characters shown at Comic-Con in 2009, the "Lost" producers present the character's full name as "Tom Friendly". <SEP> Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedian, singer, and animal rights activist.  Her career spanned seven decades. <SEP> Gwen Cooper is a fictional character portrayed by Welsh actress Eve Myles in the BBC science-fiction television programme "Torchwood", a spin-off of the long-running series "Doctor Who".  The lead female character, Gwen featured in every episode of the show's 2006–11 run, as well as two 2008 crossover episodes of "Doctor Who".  Gwen appears in Expanded Universe material such as the "Torchwood" novels and audiobooks, comic books and radio plays. <SEP>  She was portrayed by the Emmy-winning actress Bea Arthur. Maude Findlay (née Chadbourne; formerly Hilliard) is a fictional character and the main title character on the controversial 1970s sitcom "Maude".
Question: Which board game has a maximum score of 307: Twin Tin Bots or Take It Easy?

 It can be characterized as a spatial bingo-like game, and has been published by Ravensburger and subsequently by several other publishers since 1983.  Each player gets a board with places for 19 hexagon tiles to place in a hexagon shape.  Additionally, players get identical sets of tiles which have different types of colored/numbered lines crossing in three directions.  One player draws a tile randomly and then tells the others which he drew.  Each player then puts their matching tile on their board in any available spot.  This is repeated until the board is filled. Take It Easy is an abstract strategy board game created by Peter Burley.  The object is to complete same colored/numbered lines across your board, for which points are scored according to the numbers on those lines.  The maximum score possible is 307. <SEP> Advanced Placement Chinese Language and Culture (commonly known as AP Chinese Language and Culture or AP Chinese) is a course offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program in the United States.  It requires proficiencies throughout the Intermediate range as described in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines.  The course interweaves language and culture learning and is conducted mostly in Chinese.  The first AP Chinese test was administered on May 9, 2007.  Many native Chinese speakers take the exam, leading to an overwhelming majority obtaining the maximum score. <SEP> Twin Tin Bots is a 2014 board game designed by Philippe Keyaerts and published by Flatlined Games. <SEP> Paralympic shooting, also known as shooting Para sport, is an adaptation of shooting sports for competitors with disabilities.  Shooting is a test of accuracy and control, in which competitors use pistols or rifles to fire a series of shots at a stationary target.  Each shot is worth a maximum score of 10 or a decimal value of 10.9 points.  Athletes use .22 caliber rifles, pistols and .177 caliber air guns (compressed air or pneumatic).  Paralympic shooting first appeared in the Summer Paralympics at the 1976 Toronto Games.
Question: In which state of America will you find the Berlin Historic District which encompasses the ghost town of Berlin established as part of the Union Mining District and Berlin–Ichthyosaur State Park, a recreation area and historic preserve that protects ichthyosaur fossils and the ghost town?

The State of North Carolina has a group of protected areas known as the North Carolina State Park System, which is managed by the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation (NCDPR), an agency of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR).  Units of the system can only be established by an act of the General Assembly of North Carolina.  The park system began in 1916 when the summit of Mount Mitchell became first state park in the Southeastern United States.  According to the Division of Parks & Recreation, "the State Parks Act of 1987 lists six types of units included in the NC State Parks System."  These are "State Parks", "State Recreation Areas", "State Natural Areas", "State Lakes", "State Trails", and "State Rivers".  All units of the system are owned and/or managed by the division, and the division leases some of the units to other agencies for operation.  Most units of the park system are also components of State Nature and Historic Preserve. <SEP>  The town was established in 1897 as part of the Union Mining District after the opening of the Berlin Mine the previous year.  The town never prospered to the same extent as other boom towns like Tonopah and Goldfield, and declined following the Panic of 1907. The Berlin Historic District encompasses the ghost town of Berlin in Nye County, Nevada.  The town was largely abandoned by 1911.  The site was acquired by the state of Nevada as part of Berlin–Ichthyosaur State Park in 1970. <SEP> Dighton Rock State Park is a public recreation area and historic preserve located on the eastern shore of the Taunton River in the town of Berkley, Massachusetts.  The 98 acre state park is the site of a small museum that houses the Dighton Rock, an 11 ft glacial erratic, covered with petroglyphs, that once sat on the banks of the river.  It is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. <SEP> Berlin–Ichthyosaur State Park is a public recreation area and historic preserve that protects undisturbed ichthyosaur fossils and the ghost town of Berlin in far northwestern Nye County, Nevada.  The state park covers more than 1100 acre at an elevation of 7000 ft on the western slope of central Nevada's Shoshone mountain range, 23 mi east of Gabbs.
Question: What is the name of the three groups of indigenous peoples of the Great Basin who populate Fish Lake Valley in California?

The Indigenous peoples of California (known as Native Californians) are the indigenous inhabitants who have lived or currently live in the geographic area within the current boundaries of California before and after the arrival of Europeans.  With over forty groups seeking to be federally recognized tribes, California has the second largest Native American population in the United States.  The California cultural area does not conform exactly to the state of California's boundaries.  Many tribes on the eastern border with Nevada are classified as Great Basin tribes, and some tribes on the Oregon border are classified as Plateau tribes.  Tribes in Baja California who do not cross into California are classified as Indigenous peoples of Mexico. <SEP> The Fish Lake Valley is a 25 mi (40 km) long endorheic valley in southwest Nevada, one of many contiguous inward-draining basins collectively called the Great Basin.  The alluvial valley lies just northwest of Death Valley and borders the southeast, and central-northeast flank of the massif of the White Mountains of California.  The valley's southern end lies in eastern Inyo County, California.  The valley is sparsely populated with ranchers and indigenous Paiute.  Business services are located in the valley's only town Dyer. <SEP> The Indigenous Peoples of the Great Basin are Native Americans of the northern Great Basin, Snake River Plain, and upper Colorado River basin.  The "Great Basin" is a cultural classification of indigenous peoples of the Americas and a cultural region located between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, in what is now Nevada, and parts of Oregon, California, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah.  There is very little precipitation in the Great Basin area which affects the lifestyles and cultures of the inhabitants. <SEP> Paiute ( ; also Piute) refers to three closely related groups of indigenous peoples of the Great Basin:
Question: What children's show, premiered on Nickelodeon on Sunday, September 8, 1996, and was hosted by American entertainer Steve Burns?

H.R. Pufnstuf is a children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States.  It was the first Krofft live-action, life-sized-puppet program.  The seventeen episodes were originally broadcast from September 6, 1969, to December 27, 1969.  The broadcasts were successful enough that NBC kept it on the Saturday morning schedule until August 1972.  The show was shot in Paramount Studios and its opening was shot in Big Bear Lake, California.  Reruns of the show aired on ABC Saturday morning from September 2, 1972, to September 8, 1973, and on Sunday mornings in some markets from September 16, 1973, to September 8, 1974.  It was syndicated by itself from 1974 to 1978 and in a package with six other Krofft series under the banner "Krofft Superstars" from 1978 to 1985.  Reruns of the show were featured on TV Land in 1999 as part of their "Super Retrovision Saturdaze" Saturday morning-related overnight programming block and in the summer of 2004 as part of their TV Land Kitschen (sic) late-night programming block, and was later shown on MeTV from 2014 until 2016. <SEP>  Producers Angela Santomero, Todd Kessler, and Traci Paige Johnson combined concepts from child development and early-childhood education with innovative animation and production techniques that helped their viewers learn.  It was hosted originally by Steve Burns, who left in 2002 and was replaced by Donovan Patton.  The show follows an animated blue-spotted dog named Blue as she leaves a treasure hunt for the host and the viewers.  "Blue's Clues" became the highest-rated show for preschoolers on American commercial television and was critical to Nickelodeon's growth.  It has been called "one of the most successful, critically acclaimed, and ground-breaking preschool television series of all time." Blue's Clues is an American live-action/animated children's television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on Sunday, September 8, 1996.  A spin-off called "Blue's Room" premiered in 2004. <SEP> The Bonnie Hunt Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted by Bonnie Hunt.  It premiered on September 8, 2008.  The show's second and final season premiered on September 8, 2009. <SEP>  He is known as the original host of the long-running children's television program "Blue's Clues" from 1996 to 2002 and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his performance on the show in 2001. Steven Michael "Steve" Burns (born October 9, 1973) is an American entertainer, actor, guitarist, musician and singer.