xiangpku/GLUE huggingface dataset:
Question: While natural occurrences can cause famine, what determines the severity of it?
Sentence: While drought and other naturally occurring events may trigger famine conditions, it is government action or inaction that determines its severity, and often even whether or not a famine will occur.
Question: What has been enacted between European immigrants and First Nations across Canada?
Sentence: Aboriginal peoples in Canada comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis; the descriptors "Indian" and "Eskimo" are falling into disuse, and other than in neighboring Alaska.
Question: What is one area where teleconferencing could not be used?
Sentence: The greater 1 MHz bandwidth and 6 Mbit/s bit rate of the Picturephone in the 1970s also did not achieve commercial success, mostly due to its high cost, but also due to a lack of network effect —with only a few hundred Picturephones in the world, users had extremely few contacts they could actually call to, and interoperability with other videophone systems would not exist for decades.
Question: What was commerce raiding refered to as?
Sentence: While Japan had a large number of submarines, they did not make a significant impact on the war.
Question: What style of architecture came after the Gothic style?
Sentence: Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period.
Question: What are the Mustali Ismaili Shia Muslims also known as?
Sentence: Furthermore, there has been a split in the Dawoodi Bohra sect which has led to the formation of Qutbi Bohra sect which was formed and led by Khuzaima Qutbuddin.
Question: What parameter is requiret to restore a database?
Sentence: When this state is needed, i.e., when it is decided by a database administrator to bring the database back to this state (e.g., by specifying this state by a desired point in time when the database was in this state), these files are utilized to restore that state.
Question: What was rarely used?
Sentence: Also, the brisure was rarely used.
Question: What event resulted in the triumph of Serbia over Bulgaria in 1330?
Sentence: The Bulgarian Empire was in decline by the 14th century, and the ascendancy of Serbia was marked by the Serbian victory over the Bulgarians in the Battle of Velbazhd in 1330.
Question: What is Chamame?
Sentence: In Argentina, the most representative Carnival performed is the so-called Murga, although other famous Carnivals, more like Brazil's, are held in Argentine Mesopotamia and the North-East.
Question: What other characteristic is variable for these groups?
Sentence: At the 1966 "Man the Hunter" conference, anthropologists Richard Borshay Lee and Irven DeVore suggested that egalitarianism was one of several central characteristics of nomadic hunting and gathering societies because mobility requires minimization of material possessions throughout a population.
Question: In what year were the first federal elections after Eisenhower became president?
Sentence: As the 1954 congressional elections approached, and it became evident that the Republicans were in danger of losing their thin majority in both houses, Eisenhower was among those blaming the Old Guard for the losses, and took up the charge to stop suspected efforts by the right wing to take control of the GOP.
Question: What haplogroup did a DNA analysis of the Liangzhu culture reveal?
Sentence: A 2007 analysis of the DNA recovered from human remains in the archeological sites of prehistoric peoples along the Yangtze River shows high frequencies of haplogroup O1 in the Liangzhu culture, linking them to Austronesian and Tai-Kadai peoples.
Question: What parts of the mandolin faciliate the tremolo technique?
Sentence: The mandolin's paired strings facilitate this technique: the plectrum (pick) strikes each of a pair of strings alternately, providing a more full and continuous sound than a single string would.
Question: In what part of France was Cluny Abbey founded?
Sentence: Cluny Abbey, founded in the Mâcon region of France in 909, was established as part of the Cluniac Reforms, a larger movement of monastic reform in response to this fear.
Question: When were these second level roads opened?
Sentence: A second level (where tolls are charged) of the Periférico, colloquially called the segundo piso ("second floor"), was officially opened in 2012, with sections still being completed.
Question: What was Schwarzenegger's dad's job in their town?
Sentence: Gustav was the local chief of police, and had served in World War II as a Hauptfeldwebel after voluntarily joining the Nazi Party in 1938, though he was discharged in 1943 following a bout of malaria.
Question: Which notable astronaut is known to have attended Notre Dame?
Sentence: A number of university heads are alumni, including Notre Dame's current president, the Rev. John Jenkins.
Question: What star did Lew Wasserman represent?
Sentence: Leading actors were increasingly free to work where and when they chose, and in 1950 MCA agent Lew Wasserman made a deal with Universal for his client James Stewart that would change the rules of the business.
Question: Who discovered non-radio uses for early LED devices?
Sentence: As noted by Kroemer Braunstein".. had set up a simple optical communications link:
Question: What does VBR stand for?
Sentence: These are known as Variable Bit Rate (VBR) files.
Question: If Link is not moving, where will he put the projectile he's carrying?
Sentence: The on-screen display shows what action, if any, the button will trigger, determined by the situation.
Question: Which FIFA world cup did Switzerland host?
Sentence: For the Brasil 2014 World Cup finals tournament, the country's German-speaking cantons will be closely monitored by local police forces to prevent celebrations beyond one hour after matches end.
Question: Who was the Chinese commander-in-chief of the 10th and 27th Army Groups?
Sentence: At the same time, it airlifted the entire Chinese New 6th Corps, an American-equipped corps and veterans of the Burma Expeditionary Force, from Kunming to Zhijiang.
Question: How many kilometres do the Alps stretch?
Sentence: The Caucasus Mountains are higher, and the Urals longer, but both lie partly in Asia.
Question: An inclined plane with a conveyor belt describes what type of elevator?
Sentence: Material transport elevators generally consist of an inclined plane on which a conveyor belt runs.
Question: How many CDs has Kanye West sold?
Sentence: He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time and the most Grammy-awarded artist of his age.
Question: When did the Experience close?
Sentence: There were several preliminary-round shows during the day that culminated in a "finals" show in the evening where one of the winners of the previous rounds that day was selected as the overall winner.
Question: Who commissioned illustrated manuscripts in the Ottoman empire?
Sentence: In Topkapi Palace, these manuscripts were created by the artists working in Nakkashane, the atelier of the miniature and illumination artists.
Question: What position was Napoleon granted in Article 1 of the new French constitution?
Sentence: The French people name, and the Senate proclaims Napoleon-Bonaparte First Consul for Life.
Question: What color LED was demonstrated in 1994?
Sentence: The first high-brightness blue LED was demonstrated by Shuji Nakamura of Nichia Corporation in 1994 and was based on InGaN.
Question: Aside from general advice what did the texts contain?
Sentence: These texts provided both general advice and specific formal prescriptions or canons.
Question: What did John instruct Langton to do?
Sentence: They congregated at Northampton in May and renounced their feudal ties to John, appointing Robert fitz Walter as their military leader.
Question: What kind of music does Kanye West perform?
Sentence: He is among the most acclaimed musicians of the 21st century, attracting both praise and controversy for his work and his outspoken public persona.
Question: Was there a time this was not the case?
Sentence: The final is normally held the Saturday after the Premier League season finishes in May.
Question: The Rock's persona is seen as what?
Sentence: In lucha libre, many characters wear masks, adopting a secret identity akin to a superhero, a near-sacred tradition.
Question: What can make a person believe they know someone elses sexual orientation?
Sentence: One person may presume knowledge of another person's sexual orientation based upon perceived characteristics, such as appearance, clothing, tone of voice, and accompaniment by and behavior with other people.
Question: Does Puerto Rico have many English speaking residents?
Sentence: Puerto Rico was able to maintain its Spanish language, culture, and identity because the relatively small, densely populated island was already home to nearly a million people at the time of the U.S. takeover, all of those spoke Spanish, and the territory was never hit with a massive influx of millions of English speakers like the vast territory acquired from Mexico 50 years earlier.
Question: What was found to be limited or at least difficult to get access to in the studied region?
Sentence: Among these problems are the lack of information about food choices, a lack of understanding of nutritional information and its application to individual circumstances, limited or difficult access to healthful foods, and a range of cultural influences and socioeconomic constraints such as low levels of education and high levels of poverty that decrease opportunities for healthful eating and living.
Question: What season is Spoleto Festival USA held?
Sentence: It was founded in 1977 by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti, who sought to establish a counterpart to the Festival dei Due Mondi (the Festival of Two Worlds) in Spoleto, Italy.
Question: What did Intel unsuccessfully try to push Apple to migrate to?
Sentence: Intel had tried unsuccessfully to push Apple to migrate the Macintosh platform to Intel chips.
Question: What did radio host Christina Chan wear before waving it?
Sentence: Several onlookers heckled Chan, shouting "What kind of Chinese are you?"
Question: What inspired Chopin for his preludes?
Sentence: The preludes were perhaps not intended to be played as a group, and may even have been used by him and later pianists as generic preludes to others of his pieces, or even to music by other composers, as Kenneth Hamilton suggests: he has noted a recording by Ferruccio Busoni of 1922, in which the Prelude Op.
Question: When did the Zhengde Emperor rule?
Sentence: The Zhengde Emperor (r. 1505–1521), who enjoyed the company of lamas at court despite protests from the censorate, had heard tales of a "living Buddha" which he desired to host at the Ming capital; this was none other than the Rinpung-supported Mikyö Dorje, 8th Karmapa Lama then occupying Lhasa.
Question: How many dictionaries and encyclopedias were published in the decade preceding the French Revolution?
Sentence: In the later half of the 18th century, the number of dictionaries and encyclopedias published by decade increased from 63 between 1760 and 1769 to approximately 148 in the decade proceeding the French Revolution (1780–1789).
Question: One type of music derived from Byzantine is called what?
Sentence: Byzantium presented the monophonic Byzantine chant; a melodic treasury of inestimable value for its rhythmical variety and expressive power.
Question: As of 2014, how many hours of video were being uploaded every  minute?
Sentence: According to third-party web analytics providers, Alexa and SimilarWeb, YouTube is the third most visited website in the world, as of June 2015; SimilarWeb also lists YouTube as the top TV and video website globally, attracting more than 15 billion visitors per month.
Question: The 1812 invasion of Russia resulted in the collapse of which military unit?
Sentence: The resulting campaign witnessed the catastrophic collapse of the Grand Army, forcing the French to retreat, as well as leading to the widespread destruction of Russian lands and cities.
Question: What prompted the state-sponsored slaughter of Armenians?
Sentence: When they began pushing for more rights within the Ottoman Empire, Sultan ‘Abdu’l-Hamid II, in response, organized state-sponsored massacres against the Armenians between 1894 and 1896, resulting in an estimated death toll of 80,000 to 300,000 people.
Question: What does the word Anabaptist describe?
Sentence: The name Anabaptist, meaning "one who baptizes again", was given them by their persecutors in reference to the practice of re-baptizing converts who already had been baptized as infants.
Question: The neurostransmitter that usually excites targets is called what?
Sentence: The two neurotransmitters that are used most widely in the vertebrate brain are glutamate, which almost always exerts excitatory effects on target neurons, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which is almost always inhibitory.
Question: In what district of London is Pillars of Hercules located?
Sentence: The Fitzroy Tavern is a pub situated at 16 Charlotte Street in the Fitzrovia district, to which it gives its name.
Question: What percentage did the crime rate in San Diego drop from 2002 to 2006?
Sentence: From 2002 to 2006, the crime rate overall dropped 0.8%, though not evenly by category.
Question: According to Hayek, a society in which income is redistributed is what?
Sentence: He generally regarded government redistribution of income or capital as an unacceptable intrusion upon individual freedom: "the principle of distributive justice, once introduced, would not be fulfilled until the whole of society was organized in accordance with it.
Question: What major airport is located to the southwest of Delhi?
Sentence: In 2012-13, the airport was used by more than 35 million passengers, making it one of the busiest airports in South Asia.
Question: What is frequently used to connect elements to the receiver?
Sentence: Typically an antenna consists of an arrangement of metallic conductors (elements), electrically connected (often through a transmission line) to the receiver or transmitter.
Question: Which contestant garnered the most attention because of a prior recording contract?
Sentence: Contestant David Hernandez also attracted some attention due to his past employment as a stripper.
Question: Public spending has risks of kickbacks, embezzlement and what?
Sentence: Therefore, due to their lack of corruption in the first place, they can run large public sectors without inducing political corruption.
Question: How did the South 40 get its name?
Sentence: Most of the residence halls on campus are located on the South 40, named because of its adjacent location on the south side of the Danforth Campus and its size of 40 acres (160,000 m2).
Question: Who was the hospital's patroness?
Sentence: In 1409, a hospital was founded and placed under the patronage of Santa María de los Inocentes; to this was attached a confraternity devoted to recovering the bodies of the unfriended dead in the city and within a radius of three miles (4.8 km) around it.
Question: What does the TZ value EST5EDT,M3.2.0/02:00,M11.1.0/02:00 specify?
Sentence: For example, TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0/02:00,M11.1.0/02:00' specifies time for the eastern United States starting in 2007.
Question: Who was in charge of overseeing audio production?
Sentence: The game's score was composed by Toru Minegishi and Asuka Ohta, with series regular Koji Kondo serving as the sound supervisor.
Question: What is another name for the Ludi Apollinares?
Sentence: On the occasion of a pestilence in the 430s BCE, Apollo's first temple at Rome was established in the Flaminian fields, replacing an older cult site there known as the "Apollinare".
Question: What is the term used by Internet Archive to describe the Wayback Machine?
Sentence: The service enables users to see archived versions of web pages across time, which the archive calls a "three dimensional index."
Question: Game animals were introduced here by whom?
Sentence: However, once Europeans arrived, game animals were introduced by acclimatisation societies to provide New Zealanders with sport and a hunting resource.
Question: In what year did Alcuin die?
Sentence: The English monk Alcuin (d. 804) was invited to Aachen and brought the education available in the monasteries of Northumbria.
Question: What major accomplishment did Victoria achieve with her civil list allowance?
Sentence: Financially prudent, she paid off her father's debts.
Question: IN 1858 who was szlachta out of all the russian nobles?
Sentence: Despite this, 62.8% of Russia's nobles were szlachta in 1858 and still 46.1% in 1897.
Question: Which season has been the highest rated of all American Idol seasons?
Sentence: It remains the highest-rated season in the show's run so far.
Question: What does PLASA stand for?
Sentence: They lobby for and represent the interests of the industry at various levels, interacting with government and regulating bodies and presenting the case for the entertainment industry.
Question: Where does child labour currently occur the most?
Sentence: Child labour predominantly occurs in the rural areas (70%) and informal urban sector (26%).
Question: What type of Gothic architecture is the Malbork Castle an example of?
Sentence: The Malbork Castle built for the master of the Teutonic order is an example of Brick Gothic architecture.
Question: Who, upon reprinting, will often append the dates on which the treaty was ratified and came into effect?
Sentence: When the text of a treaty is later reprinted, such as in a collection of treaties currently in effect, an editor will often append the dates on which the respective parties ratified the treaty and on which it came into effect for each party.
Question: Whose piano method did Chopin use with his students?
Sentence: Chopin was educated in the tradition of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Clementi; he used Clementi's piano method with his own students.
Question: Who established the Theotokos Paregoritissa Church in 1294-96?
Sentence: The Church of the Holy Apostles in Thessaloniki was built in 1310–14.
Question: When was Thatcher appointed prime minister?
Sentence: For example, Margaret Thatcher was only ever appointed prime minister on one occasion, in 1979.
Question: What type of paint tends to absorb light?
Sentence: In some design instances, materials used on walls and furniture play a key role in the lighting effect< for example dark paint tends to absorb light, making the room appear smaller and more dim than it is, whereas light paint does the opposite.
Question: When did Espanyol  offer a counter-petition against autonomy?
Sentence: Later on, an Espanyol supporter group would join the Falangists in the Spanish Civil War, siding with the fascists.
Question: Christoph Waltz's appearance in future Bond movies is contingent on the appearance of which other actor?
Sentence: Sam Mendes has stated he will not return to direct the next 007 film.
Question: What marked the start of a new and sophisticated polity that would last into the colonial period?
Sentence: This marked the start of a new and more sophisticated polity that would last into the colonial period.
Question: In 1887 the US Government wanted to undo Bell's patent due to fraud and what?
Sentence: 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".
Question: What do the new telecommunications firms in Somalia offer that is not available in many other parts of the continent?
Sentence: Funded by Somali entrepreneurs and backed by expertise from China, Korea and Europe, these nascent telecommunications firms offer affordable mobile phone and internet services that are not available in many other parts of the continent.
Question: What is an example of a stereotype found in this double minority?
Sentence: Many people experience racism in the dominant LGBT community where racial stereotypes merge with gender stereotypes, such that Asian-American LGBTs are viewed as more passive and feminine, while African-American LGBTs are viewed as more masculine and aggressive.
Question: Who convinced Michael Dell to not use retailers to sell PCs?
Sentence: Bain consultant Kevin Rollins persuaded Michael Dell to pull out of these deals, believing they would be money losers in the long run.
Question: What test is designed to test the fitness of airmen in the USAF?
Sentence: The US Air Force Fitness Test (AFFT) is designed to test the abdominal circumference, muscular strength/endurance and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of airmen in the USAF.
Question: What actor did Laemmle promote?
Sentence: In 1910, he promoted Florence Lawrence, formerly known as "The Biograph Girl", and actor King Baggot, in what may be the first instance of a studio using stars in its marketing.
Question: What was the original name of the Science Museum of Oklahoma?
Sentence: The Science Museum Oklahoma (formerly Kirkpatrick Science and Air Space Museum at Omniplex) houses exhibits on science, aviation, and an IMAX theater.
Question: What is recommended by the WHO for malnutrition and diarrhea?
Sentence: In children it causes an increase in infection and diarrhea, contributing to the death of about 800,000 children worldwide per year.
Question: Since the ECB doesn't buy bonds outright, how are they used?
Sentence: In contrast to the Fed, the ECB normally does not buy bonds outright.
Question: What sort of deposits does asphalt overlay?
Sentence: On the west coast, as early as the 13th century, the Tongva, Luiseño and Chumash peoples collected the naturally occurring asphalt/bitumen that seeped to the surface above underlying petroleum deposits.
Question: The beginning of what ended the Porfiriato?
Sentence: Díaz had stated that Mexico was ready for democracy and he would step down to allow other candidates to compete for the presidency, but Díaz decided to run again in 1910 for the last time against Francisco I. Madero.
Question: What might some people of Mediterranean origin report as painful that people of this origin wouldn't?
Sentence: Some individuals in all cultures have significantly higher than normal pain perception and tolerance thresholds.
Question: What did Gabriel announce to Mary at the Annunciation?
Sentence: According to gospel accounts, Mary was present at the Crucifixion of Jesus and is depicted as a member of the early Christian community in Jerusalem.
Question: What is the most famous immune system disease?
Sentence: The most well-known disease that affects the immune system itself is AIDS, an immunodeficiency characterized by the suppression of CD4+ ("helper")
Question: What other national examinations are available?
Sentence: This certification process is one of three national (U.S.) examinations (the others are CLEP and CLMC) in the lighting industry and is open not only to designers, but to lighting equipment manufacturers, electric utility employees, etc.
Question: What is Eritrea's popular alcoholic beverage Mies made out of?
Sentence: They brought the use of "pasta" to Italian Eritrea, and it is one of the main food eaten in present-day Asmara.
Question: Why have Eritrean government officials participated in numerous meetings with NGO representatives?
Sentence: Additionally, a new movement called Citizens for Democratic Rights in Eritrea aimed at bringing about dialogue between the government and opposition was formed in early 2009.
Question: What does Y-DNA show?
Sentence: Currently, there are three types of genetic origin testing, autosomal DNA (atDNA), mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), and Y-chromosomal DNA (Y-DNA).
Question: In which year was a £178 billion investment made?
Sentence: The review set a defence policy with four primary missions for the Armed Forces:
Question: The city of Varna is located on what coast of the Black Sea?
Sentence: In July 1854, the Turks under Omar Pasha crossed the Danube into Wallachia and on 7 July 1854, engaged the Russians in the city of Giurgiu and conquered it.