xiangpku/GLUE huggingface dataset:
Question: Who created the automaton Bell saw?
Sentence: His father encouraged Bell's interest in speech and, in 1863, took his sons to see a unique automaton, developed by Sir Charles Wheatstone based on the earlier work of Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen.
Question: When wood dries and shrinks, what happens to its density?
Sentence: The single most revealing property of wood as an indicator of wood quality is specific gravity (Timell 1986), as both pulp yield and lumber strength are determined by it.
Question: What is the tallest mountain in Greece?
Sentence: Eighty percent of Greece is mountainous, with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at 2,918 metres (9,573 ft).
Question: What oath did the Bishops have to take at the trial?
Sentence: The Pope refused to accept their decision, and requested the Emperor to hold another Council, in which the charges against Athanasius could be freely investigated.
Question: How many people in total lived in Yingxiu?
Sentence: 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in Beichuan County, Sichuan alone; in the same location, 10,000 people were injured and 80% of the buildings were destroyed.
Question: How many deaths did the Soviet Union suffer in the war?
Sentence: Estimates place deaths in the Soviet Union at around 23 million, while China suffered about 10 million.
Question: What is a notable form uranium ore is converted into after extraction?
Sentence: When finely divided, it can react with cold water; in air, uranium metal becomes coated with a dark layer of uranium oxide.
Question: What was one of the earliest presentations of this vocabulary?
Sentence: If not the first use of the terms, the letter to the Times was certainly one of the earliest presentations of this vocabulary to the general public.
Question: How far was the party in debt for the same time period?
Sentence: Finance proved a major problem for the Labour Party during this period; a "cash for peerages" scandal under Blair resulted in the drying up of many major sources of donations.
Question: In all of the western canon, what is Whitehead's work considered?
Sentence: His philosophical work is generally considered to be among the most difficult to understand in all of the western canon.
Question: In what buddhism is the goal a state of nirvana?
Sentence: In Theravada Buddhism, the ultimate goal is the attainment of the sublime state of Nirvana, achieved by practicing the Noble Eightfold Path (also known as the Middle Way), thus escaping what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth.
Question: When was the KU Endowment founded?
Sentence: Its mission is to partner with donors in providing philanthropic support to build a greater University of Kansas.
Question: What century was Bella Vista Palace built?
Sentence: The other palaces include Falaknuma Palace (inspired by the style of Andrea Palladio), Purani Haveli, King Kothi and Bella Vista Palace all of which were built at the peak of Nizam rule in the 19th century.
Question: Who was the artist that painted the fresco that replaced the mosaic at Santa Sobina?
Sentence: The original 5th-century apse mosaic of the Santa Sabina was replaced by a very similar fresco by Taddeo Zuccari in 1559.
Question: What two elements have reduced the literary nature of scientific journals?
Sentence: As advances and specialization have made new scientific research inaccessible to most audiences, the "literary" nature of science writing has become less pronounced over the last two centuries.
Question: What did Valery Giscard d'Estaing have erected?
Sentence: Most of the postwar's presidents of the Fifth Republic wanted to leave their own monuments in Paris; President Georges Pompidou started the Centre Georges Pompidou (1977),
Question: Which of Hayek's books had an impact on those against postmodernism?
Sentence: For example, Hayek's discussion in The Road to Serfdom (1944) about truth, falsehood and the use of language influenced some later opponents of postmodernism.
Question: What was the former imperial palace called?
Sentence: Strasbourg also offers high-class eclecticist buildings in its very extended German district, the Neustadt, being the main memory of Wilhelmian architecture since most of the major cities in Germany proper suffered intensive damage during World War II.
Question: A lens with a setting of f/1.4 lets how much to hit the focal plane compared with a setting of f/2?
Sentence: The effective f-number is proportional to the ratio between the lens focal length and aperture diameter, the diameter itself being proportional to the square root of the aperture area.
Question: Why was the English order of the Dominicans so successful in England?
Sentence: The English Province was a component of the international order from which it obtained its laws, direction, and instructions.
Question: What is lowered in children who have pets?
Sentence: In one study, new guardians reported a highly significant reduction in minor health problems during the first month following pet acquisition, and this effect was sustained in those with dogs through to the end of the study.
Question: What was Prince Albert's commitment?
Sentence: His commitment was to find practical solutions to today's social challenges.
Question: Beyoncé's Pepsi commercial inspired which star to join Pepsi's global campaign in 2012?
Sentence: American indie rock band White Rabbits also cited her an inspiration for their third album Milk Famous (2012), friend Gwyneth Paltrow studied Beyoncé at her live concerts while learning to become a musical performer for the 2010 film Country Strong.
Question: What was the effect of Laurussia impacting Gondwana in North America?
Sentence: This continental collision resulted in the Hercynian orogeny in Europe, and the Alleghenian orogeny in North America; it also extended the newly uplifted Appalachians southwestward as the Ouachita Mountains.
Question: Who created the song "Charleston Rag"?
Sentence: "Ballin' the Jack", which was a popular dance in the years before "The Charleston", was written by native Charlestonian Chris Smith.
Question: When did Madonna adopt David Banda?
Sentence: They want me to support their court case, a thing I cannot do for I know what I agreed with Madonna and her husband."
Question: What is a common opinion of metaphysics?
Sentence: It is impossible to say exactly why Whitehead's influence has not been more widespread, but it may be partly due to his metaphysical ideas seeming somewhat counter-intuitive (such as his assertion that matter is an abstraction), or his inclusion of theistic elements in his philosophy, or the perception of metaphysics itself as passé, or simply the sheer difficulty and density of his prose.
Question: How do we deny things of God?
Sentence: Thus, it is easier to state what God is not, than to state what God is: "... we affirm things of God only relatively, that is, casually, whereas we deny things of God absolutely, that is, with reference to what He is in Himself.
Question: What group is opening a research center in Armenia?
Sentence: Recently, the Intel Corporation agreed to open a research center in Armenia, in addition to other technology companies, signalling the growth of the technology industry in Armenia.
Question: What has been a subject of speculation concerning Elizabeth's wealth?
Sentence: The Sunday Times Rich List 2015 estimated her private wealth at £340 million, making her the 302nd richest person in the UK.
Question: What was Scherbytsky's nickname?
Sentence: " The demonstrations coincided with a visit to Ukraine by Soviet President Gorbachev.
Question: What caused the Winter Storm of 2000?
Sentence: Winter storms have caused traffic problems in the past as well.
Question: Which affiliate left CBC due to an agreement with CHBC?
Sentence: When a private CBC affiliate reaffiliates with another network, the CBC has normally added a retransmitter of its nearest O&O station to ensure that CBC service is continued.
Question: Who, along with members of the South Korean government, fled South Korea?
Sentence: On 28 June, at 2 am, the South Korean Army blew up the highway bridge across the Han River in an attempt to stop the North Korean army.
Question: When did the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA)  phase start?
Sentence: Around 10,200 BC the first fully developed Neolithic cultures belonging to the phase Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) appeared in the fertile crescent.
Question: Which museum houses the USS Midway aircraft carrier?
Sentence: Many popular museums, such as the San Diego Museum of Art, the San Diego Natural History Museum, the San Diego Museum of Man, the Museum of Photographic Arts, and the San Diego Air & Space Museum are located in Balboa Park, which is also the location of the San Diego Zoo.
Question: How is color perceived to be for lisle in comparison to softer yarns?
Sentence: Lisle is composed of two strands that have each been twisted an extra twist per inch than ordinary yarns and combined to create a single thread.
Question: What vitamin does sunlight help the human body absorb?
Sentence: It alters sunlight exposure; whether this is beneficial depends on one's location and daily schedule, as sunlight triggers vitamin D synthesis in the skin, but overexposure can lead to skin cancer.
Question: How many sq ft of showroom space is included in the Atlantic City Convention Center?
Sentence: The Atlantic City Convention Center includes 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) of showroom space, 5 exhibit halls, 45 meeting rooms with 109,000 sq ft (10,100 m2) of space, a garage with 1,400 parking spaces, and an adjacent Sheraton hotel.
Question: When did iron making technology begin in Japan?
Sentence: Pig iron, a very hard but brittle alloy of iron and carbon, was being produced in China as early as 1200 BC, but did not arrive in Europe until the Middle Ages.
Question: What president announced the new CIA director?
Sentence: On 21 August 1950, shortly after the invasion of South Korea, Truman announced Walter Bedell Smith as the new Director of the CIA to correct what was seen as a grave failure of Intelligence.[clarification needed]
Question: What is the largest employer of child labour?
Sentence: Worldwide agriculture is the largest employer of child labour.
Question: What is another word for express powers?
Sentence: In addition, the Necessary and Proper Clause gives the federal government the implied power to pass any law "necessary and proper" for the execution of its express powers.
Question: When did German cinema come back internationally?
Sentence: German cinema dates back to the very early years of the medium with the work of Max Skladanowsky.
Question: How many doctorate and masters programs are available at Notre Dame?
Sentence: Besides its prominence in sports, Notre Dame is also a large, four-year, highly residential research University, and is consistently ranked among the top twenty universities in the United States  and as a major global university.
Question: How far was the Conservative party in debt?
Sentence: Between January and March 2008, the Labour Party received just over £3 million in donations and were £17 million in debt; compared to the Conservatives' £6 million in donations and £12 million in debt.
Question: What is the Mayan writing system the only known pre-Columbian one to completely represent this?
Sentence: It is the only pre-Columbian writing system known to represent completely the spoken language of its community.
Question: Who convinced Eisenhower not to intervene in Vietnam?
Sentence: Early in 1953, the French asked Eisenhower for help in French Indochina against the Communists, supplied from China, who were fighting the First Indochina War.
Question: Who nominates justices for the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sentence: The judges must be appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, hold office during good behavior and receive compensations that may not be diminished during their continuance in office.
Question: How long did Cerón spend on Los Jardines?
Sentence: These islands, which he named "Los Jardines", may have been Enewetak or Bikini Atoll.
Question: What Nobel Prize did Nakamura, Amano, and Akasaki receive in 2014?
Sentence: Nakamura, Hiroshi Amano and Isamu Akasaki were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014 for the invention of the blue LED.
Question: What was Antoine Lavoisier's nickname?
Sentence: A decisive moment came when 'chymistry' was distinguished from alchemy by Robert Boyle in his work The Sceptical Chymist, in 1661; although the alchemical tradition continued for some time after his work.
Question: I2a1b1 is typical of what populations?
Sentence: He recalculated the age of I2a2 to be ~ 2550 years and proposed that the current distribution is explained by a Slavic expansion from the area north-east of the Carpathians.
Question: What has the grant enabled
Sentence: Helping provide access and training for these resources, this foundation helps move public libraries into the digital age.
Question: What was the shortest of the major battles fought during the stalemate?
Sentence: October–25 November 1952), the Battle of Hill Eerie (21 March–21 June 1952), the sieges of Outpost Harry (10–18 June 1953), the Battle of the Hook (28–29 May 1953), the Battle of Pork Chop Hill (23 March–16 July 1953), and the Battle of Kumsong (13–27 July 1953).
Question: In 1908 what percent of the city's population was foreign-born?
Sentence: In the early 20th century, many Europeans (particularly Spaniards and Italians but also thousands from Central Europe) immigrated to the city.
Question: What was suspended during the period of mourning?
Sentence: The Ningbo Organizing Committee of the Beijing Olympic torch relay announced that the relay, scheduled to take place in Ningbo during national morning, would be suspended for the duration of the mourning period.
Question: Along with k and z, what Latin letter was not used in Old English?
Sentence: Macrons over vowels were originally used not to mark long vowels (as in modern editions), but to indicate stress, or as abbreviations for a following m or n.
Question: In what year was thiazide antihypertensive drugs shown to help those with heart problems?
Sentence: ACE inhibitors reduce the risk of new onset kidney disease [RR 0.71] and death [RR 0.84] in diabetic patients, irrespective of whether they have hypertension.
Question: According to Hodgson, how long ago did the Ethio-Somalis diverge from other non-African ancestries?
Sentence: The Ethio-Somali component is most closely related to the Maghrebi non-African genetic component, and is believed to have diverged from all other non-African ancestries at least 23,000 years ago.
Question: How many watts is in one official horsepower?
Sentence: For an activity that must be sustained for an hour, output drops to around 300; for an activity kept up all day, 150 watts is about the maximum.
Question: What scientific theory was created by the Greeks?
Sentence: In the Hellenistic age scholars frequently employed the principles developed in earlier Greek thought: the application of mathematics and deliberate empirical research, in their scientific investigations.
Question: What is the grand prize in the Young Composers Film Competition?
Sentence: In 2000, TCM started the annual Young Composers Film Competition, inviting aspiring composers to participate in a judged competition that offers the winner of each year's competition the opportunity to score a restored, feature-length silent film as a grand prize, mentored by a well-known composer, with the new work subsequently premiering on the network.
Question: What gives another symmetry function?
Sentence: Each of these functions sends a point in the square to the corresponding point under the symmetry.
Question: What private boys' school shares in London shares its name with a famous cathedral?
Sentence: The majority of primary and secondary schools and further-education colleges in London are controlled by the London boroughs or otherwise state-funded; leading examples include City and Islington College, Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College, Leyton Sixth Form College, Tower Hamlets College and Bethnal Green Academy.
Question: Which house acquitted Hastings?
Sentence: The House of Commons eventually impeached Hastings, but subsequently, the House of Lords acquitted him of all charges.
Question: What was built to help Bern grow bigger than the peninula?
Sentence: A number of bridges have been built to allow the city to expand beyond the Aare.
Question: How much monetary value does a dime hold?
Sentence: When currently issued in circulating form, denominations equal to or less than a dollar are emitted as U.S. coins while denominations equal to or greater than a dollar are emitted as Federal Reserve notes (with the exception of gold, silver and platinum coins valued up to $100 as legal tender, but worth far more as bullion).
Question: What does the USAAF stand for?
Sentence: In practice, the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) was virtually independent of the Army during World War II, but officials wanted formal independence.
Question: Was child labour common in European colonies?
Sentence: Britain for example passed a law, the so-called Masters and Servants Act of 1899, followed by Tax and Pass Law, to encourage child labour in colonies particularly in Africa.
Question: Where is the headquarters for the Rainbow Times?
Sentence: Founded in 2006, The Rainbow Times is now based out of Boston, but serves all of New England.
Question: What style of speech did linguist Madhav Deshpande say Sanskrit started out as?
Sentence: Sanskrit, as the learned language of Ancient India, thus existed alongside the vernacular Prakrits, which were Middle Indo-Aryan languages.
Question: What happened to Buckingham after Queen Victoria left?
Sentence: Widowed in 1861, the grief-stricken Queen withdrew from public life and left Buckingham Palace to live at Windsor Castle, Balmoral Castle and Osborne House.
Question: In what year did UHF channels beging being licensed by the FCC?
Sentence: In 1952, however, the FCC began licensing UHF channels, making it possible for cities such as San Diego to acquire more stations.
Question: What were theorists in diverse fields beginning to notice between animals and languages?
Sentence: Anthropology and many other current fields are the intellectual results of the comparative methods developed in the earlier 19th century.
Question: How was sensitivity expressed at first in the DIN system?
Sentence: This revision also saw significant changes in the definition of film speeds in order to accommodate then-recent changes in the American ASA PH2.5-1960 standard, so that film speeds of black-and-white negative film effectively would become doubled, that is, a film previously marked as "18° DIN" would now be labeled as "21 DIN" without emulsion changes.
Question: Who is credited with discovering Bermuda?
Sentence: It is mentioned in Legatio Babylonica, published in 1511 by historian Pedro Mártir de Anglería, and was also included on Spanish charts of that year.
Question: Which individual had a duty to maintain the imperial stables?
Sentence: The Minister Coachman was responsible for the maintenance of imperial stables, horses, carriages and coach-houses for the emperor and his palace attendants, as well as the supply of horses for the armed forces.
Question: What book discusses bardo?
Sentence: The orthodox Theravada position rejects this; however there are passages in the Samyutta Nikaya of the Pali Canon that seem to lend support to the idea that the Buddha taught of an intermediate stage between one life and the next.[page needed]
Question: Where did the Celts who settled in Galatia pass through?
Sentence: They were defeated by Seleucus I in the 'battle of the Elephants', but were still able to establish a Celtic territory in central Anatolia.
Question: Kosher restaurants make up what percent of total restaurants?
Sentence: Hotel restaurants are much more likely to serve kosher food.
Question: What did the European Commission review
Sentence: On 8 October 2014 it was announced that the European Commission has approved the project, with an overwhelming majority and only four commissioners voting against the decision.
Question: What year was the Dawes act passed?
Sentence: Stemming from multiple treaties and federal legislation, including the Indian Appropriations Act (1851), the Dawes Act (1887), and the Indian Reorganization Act (1934), seven Indian reservations, encompassing eleven tribal nations, were created in Montana.
Question: What mission did Kino found?
Sentence: Jesuit missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino visited the Santa Cruz River valley in 1692, and founded the Mission San Xavier del Bac in 1700 about 7 mi (11 km)
Question: Who coordinated the efforts of the ROK Army, Marine Corps and the US Army to stage a successful battle?
Sentence: When authorized, he activated a combined U.S. Army and Marine Corps, and ROK Army force.
Question: What is an example of an early form of digital video and audio communication?
Sentence: Many of these technologies, such as the Media space, are not as widely used today as videoconferencing but were still an important area of research.
Question: How many years are removed from an alcoholic's life expectancy?
Sentence: Alcoholism often reduces a person's life expectancy by around ten years.
Question: What do the stamps give the purchaser a license to do?
Sentence: The stamps serve as a license to hunt migratory birds, an entrance pass for all National Wildlife Refuge areas, and are also considered collectors items often purchased for aesthetic reasons outside of the hunting and birding communities.
Question: What characteristics did samurais want their wives to have?
Sentence: Traits valued in women of the samurai class were humility, obedience, self-control, strength, and loyalty.
Question: At which point in a game is the time the offence takes to put the ball in play measured?
Sentence: During the last three minutes of a half, the penalty for failure to place the ball in play within the 20-second play clock, known as "time count" (this foul is known as "delay of game" in American football), is dramatically different from during the first 27 minutes.
Question: What was NEC's competitor to the NES called in the US?
Sentence: Nintendo executives were in no rush to design a new system, but they reconsidered when they began to see their dominance in the market slipping.
Question: On what date did Bismarkck receive the disturbing report on the Posen situation?
Sentence: An alarming report on the Posen situation, sent to Bismarck on 16 August 1870, led to the quartering of reserve troop contingents in the restive province.
Question: What does the angled deck separate the recovery operation area from?
Sentence: It also has the advantage of separating the recovery operation area from the launch area.
Question: What was the verdict in Maclean's trial?
Sentence: On 2 March 1882, Roderick Maclean, a disgruntled poet apparently offended by Victoria's refusal to accept one of his poems, shot at the Queen as her carriage left Windsor railway station.
Question: What was a major issue in the USS Langley?
Sentence: Fumes coming across the deck were a major issue in USS Langley.
Question: At what New Haven establishment did "apizza" make it's inaugural appearance in 1925?
Sentence: New Haven-style pizza, called "apizza" (pronounced ah-BEETS, [aˈpitts] in the original Italian dialect), made its debut at the iconic Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana (known as Pepe's) in 1925.
Question: Who did colonists ask for help in returning runaway slaves?
Sentence: For example, in 1726, the British governor of New York exacted a promise from the Iroquois to return all runaway slaves who had joined them.
Question: In the Rupublic of Hellenic who is the ethnic majority and what percentage of the populace do they represent ?
Sentence: A large percentage of the population growth since the state's foundation has resulted from annexation of new territories and the influx of 1.5 million Greek refugees after the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.
Question: When did William Graham Sumner teach?
Sentence: Porter objected to Sumner's use of a textbook by Herbert Spencer that espoused agnostic materialism because it might harm students.