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[PAR] [TLE] Mount Epperly [SEP] Mount Epperly is a 4359 m or perhaps 4512 m mountain in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. It overlooks Cervellati Glacier to the northeast and Ramorino Glacier to the east-northeast. The peak was first climbed by Erhard Loretan, solo over the 2100 m south face, on December 1, 1994. Loretan returned the next year and reclimbed the route for a film. In 1999, the American climbers Conrad Anker and Jim Donini failed in their attempt over the west ridge. The third successful ascent was by the Chilean Camilo Rada and Australian Damien Gildea via a new route over the south face in December 2007. Their GPS measurements on top suggested a height 153 m above the official one. [PAR] [TLE] Conrad Anker [SEP] Conrad Anker (born November 27, 1962) is an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author. He is famous for his challenging ascents in the high Himalaya and Antarctica. He is the team leader of The North Face climbing team. In 1999 he located George Mallory's body on Everest as a member of a search team looking for the remains of the legendary British climber. He lives in Bozeman, Montana.
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Which American rock climber responsible for locating the body of George Mallory on Everest failed in his attempt to climb over the west ridge of Mount Epperly?
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"Conrad Anker"
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[PAR] [TLE] The Lown Institute [SEP] The Lown Institute, formerly the Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation, is a non-profit organization founded by Dr. Bernard Lown. The organization was renamed The Lown Institute in 2012 to reflect a shift from primarily cardiovascular research toward a broader focus on medical overuse and underuse. [PAR] [TLE] Bernard Lown [SEP] Bernard Lown (born June 7, 1921) is the original developer of the DC defibrillator and the cardioverter, as well as a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Lown developed the direct current defibrillator for cardiac resuscitation and the cardioverter for correcting rapid disordered heart rhythms, and introduced a new use for the drug lidocaine to control heartbeat disturbances.
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What was the original name of the institution that is currently named after the man who developed the direct current defibrillator for cardiac resuscitation ?
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"the Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation"
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[PAR] [TLE] NORAD Tracks Santa [SEP] NORAD Tracks Santa is an annual Christmas-themed entertainment program, which has existed since 1955, produced under the auspices of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Every year on Christmas Eve, "NORAD Tracks Santa" purports to track Santa Claus as he leaves the North Pole and delivers presents to children around the world. [PAR] [TLE] Google Santa Tracker [SEP] Google Santa Tracker is an annual Christmas-themed entertainment program by Google, Inc. that allows users to track Santa during Christmas Eve and before that allows users to play, watch, and learn through little activities that are added daily from the start of December. Most of the year, Google Santa Tracker gets an average of 30,000–45,000 views, but around the holiday season starting early October, it increases to around 150,000, which is fewer than Google's rival santa tracker, NORAD Tracks Santa.
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Google's rival santa tracker has existed since what year?
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"1955"
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[PAR] [TLE] Adrien-Marie Legendre [SEP] Adrien-Marie Legendre (] ; 18 September 1752 – 10 January 1833) was a French mathematician. Legendre made numerous contributions to mathematics. Well-known and important concepts such as the Legendre polynomials and Legendre transformation are named after him. [PAR] [TLE] Legendre's conjecture [SEP] Legendre's conjecture, proposed by Adrien-Marie Legendre, states that there is a prime number between "n" and ("n" + 1) for every positive integer "n". The conjecture is one of Landau's problems (1912) on prime numbers; as of 2017 , the conjecture has neither been proved nor disproved.
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What nationality was the mathematician who proposed the Legendre's conjecture?
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"French"
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[PAR] [TLE] T. A. D. Fessenden [SEP] Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden (January 23, 1826 – September 28, 1868) was a U.S. Representative from Maine, the son of abolitionist legislator Samuel Fessenden, and brother of Treasury Secretary William P. Fessenden and congressman Samuel C. Fessenden. He was an uncle of Union Army generals Francis Fessenden and James D. Fessenden. [PAR] [TLE] William P. Fessenden [SEP] William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806September 8, 1869) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Fessenden was a Whig (later a Republican) and member of the Fessenden political family. He served in the United States House of Representatives and Senate before becoming Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
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The brother of T.A.D Fessenden was secretary of the treasury under wich president?
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"Abraham Lincoln"
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[PAR] [TLE] Bildungsroman [SEP] In literary criticism, a Bildungsroman (] ; English: "novel of formation, education, culture"; "coming-of-age story") is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood (coming of age), in which character change is extremely important. [PAR] [TLE] The Sound of Waves [SEP] The Sound of Waves (潮騒 , Shiosai ) is a 1954 novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It is a coming-of-age story of the protagonist Shinji and his romance with Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthy ship owner Terukichi. For this book Mishima was awarded the Shincho Prize from Shinchosha Publishing in 1954. It has been adapted for film five times.
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The Sound of Waves (潮騒 , Shiosai ), a 1954 novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima is representative of what literary criticism, that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood?
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"Bildungsroman"
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[PAR] [TLE] Thomas & Friends [SEP] Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (simply referred to as Thomas & Friends or Thomas the Tank Engine) is a British children's television series. It had its first broadcast on the ITV network in Great Britain in 1984. It is based on "The Railway Series" of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. [PAR] [TLE] The Thin Controller [SEP] Mr. Peregrine Percival is the current controller of the fictional Skarloey Railway and the Culdee Fell Railway in the television series "Thomas & Friends".
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Mr. Peregrine Percival is a fictional character in a children's tv series that was first broadcast in Great Britian in what year?
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"1984"
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[PAR] [TLE] Amy Sedaris [SEP] Amy Louise Sedaris ( ; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, voice actress, singer, author, screenwriter and comedian. She is known for playing Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central television series "Strangers with Candy". She regularly collaborates with her older brother David, a humorist and author. Since 2014, Sedaris has voiced the character Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated series "BoJack Horseman". [PAR] [TLE] Mark Levenson [SEP] Mark Levenson, a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, is a musical director for The Second City Detroit (located in Novi, Michigan). Levenson helped open Second City Detroit in 1993. In addition to his work with The Second City Detroit, Levenson scored the hit Comedy Central series, Strangers with Candy. He has also written music for shows on MTV, VH-1, NBC and scored productions at both Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Levenson composed music for David Sedaris's two Off Broadway shows and numerous recording projects. He recently toured the country with Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello in their production of Wigfield, which concluded its run at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado.
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Mark Levenson toured the country with Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, and an actress that played what role in the series "Strangers with Candy"?
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"Jerri Blank"
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[PAR] [TLE] Ryan Merriman [SEP] Ryan Earl Merriman (born April 10, 1983) is an American actor. He began his career at the age of ten and has appeared in several feature films and television shows. He is best known for a handful of Disney Channel original movies and for portraying Jake Pierce in "The Ring Two", Kevin Fischer in "Final Destination 3" and Ian Thomas in "Pretty Little Liars". [PAR] [TLE] Spin (2003 film) [SEP] Spin is a 2003 American drama-genre film starring Ryan Merriman, Stanley Tucci, Dana Delany, Paula Garcés and Rubén Blades. It was released at the Cannes Film Market 17 May 2004 and was limited released in the United States 15 October 2004. "Spin" was adapted from a novel by "Donald Everett Axinn". Film won two awards Heartland Film Festival in 2003.
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The actor that plays Ian Thomas in "Pretty Little Liars" also starred with Stanley Tucci and Dana Delany in a 2003 film adapted from a novel by what author?
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"Donald Everett Axinn"
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[PAR] [TLE] James Lee Burke [SEP] James Lee Burke (born December 5, 1936) is an American author of mysteries, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. He has won Edgar Awards for "Black Cherry Blues" (1990) and "Cimarron Rose" (1998), and has also been presented with the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. The Robicheaux character has been portrayed twice on screen, first by Alec Baldwin ("Heaven's Prisoners") and then Tommy Lee Jones ("In the Electric Mist"). [PAR] [TLE] In the Electric Mist [SEP] In the Electric Mist (French title: Dans la brume électrique) is a 2009 Franco-American mystical drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier, written by Jerzy Kromolowski and Mary Olson-Kromolowski based on the novel "In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead" by James Lee Burke, and stars Tommy Lee Jones in the lead role of Louisiana police detective Dave Robicheaux.
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Who directed a 2009 Franco-American mystical drama film that has won awards for their novels that starred Tommy Lee Jones?
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"Bertrand Tavernier"
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[PAR] [TLE] Northern Electricity Distribution Company [SEP] Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) is an electricity distribution utility company in Ghana. The company is a subsidiary of the Volta River Authority, the main electricity generation company in the country. The company is the sole supplier of electricity to the three Northern Regions of Ghana: Northern Region, Upper East Region and Upper West Region and part of the Asante and Volta Regions. The Electricity Company of Ghana supplies the other regions. [PAR] [TLE] Yuoga [SEP] Yuoga is a border town in Burkina Faso. South of the town lies Burkina Faso's West African neighbour, Ghana. The town receives it electricity supply from Northern Electricity Distribution Company.
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What is the parent company of the electric supply to Yuoga?
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"Volta River Authority"
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[PAR] [TLE] Facit railway station [SEP] Facit railway station served Facit near Whitworth in Rossendale, Lancashire, England, from 1870 until closure to passengers in 1947 and freight in 1963. [PAR] [TLE] Whitworth, Lancashire [SEP] Whitworth is a small town and civil parish in Lancashire, England, amongst the foothills of the Pennines between Bacup, to the north, and Rochdale, to the south. It had a population of 7,500 at the 2011 Census.
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What small town near the Pennies features the Facit railway station?
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"Whitworth"
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[PAR] [TLE] KinoPoisk [SEP] KinoPoisk, KinoPoisk.Ru (Russian: КиноПоиск, КиноПоиск.Ru , "Кино" is movie and "Поиск" is search) is a Russian website about cinematography. The site provides information about movies, TV shows, actors, directors, producers, screenwriters, composers, editors etc. It also has some features of social networks. At the moment it is one of the most popular movie portals of Runet, it occupies the 18th line in Alexa rating of Russian websites as of July 2016. [PAR] [TLE] Alexa Internet [SEP] Alexa Internet, Inc. is an American company based in California that provides commercial web traffic data and analytics. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com.
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Which movie is the most popular movie that occupies the 18th line in Alexa rating of Russian website which is an american company based in California that provides commercial web traffic data and analytics?
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"portals of Runet"
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[PAR] [TLE] The Lorax (film) [SEP] The Lorax (also known as Dr. Seuss' The Lorax) is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy–comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and based on Dr. Seuss's children's book of the same name. The film was released by Universal Pictures on March 2, 2012, on the 108th birthday of Dr. Seuss. The second film adaptation of the book (following the 1972 animated television special), the film builds on the book by expanding the story of Ted, the previously unnamed boy who visits the Once-ler. The cast includes Danny DeVito as the Lorax, Ed Helms as the Once-ler, and Zac Efron as Ted. New characters introduced in the film are Audrey (voiced by Taylor Swift), Aloysius O'Hare (Rob Riggle), Mrs. Wiggins, Ted's mother (Jenny Slate), and Grammy Norma (Betty White). [PAR] [TLE] Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio [SEP] Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio are American screenwriters. They are primarily known for writing screenplays for animated films, including "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who", "Despicable Me", "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax", "Despicable Me 2", "The Secret Life of Pets" and "Despicable Me 3"
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American screenwriters who wrote "Despicable Me" also wrote a 2012 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy-comedy that was produced by who?
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"Illumination Entertainment"
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[PAR] [TLE] Freedom (newspaper) [SEP] Freedom is a London-based anarchist newspaper published monthly by Freedom Press. [PAR] [TLE] Thomas Keell [SEP] Thomas Henry Keell (24 September 1866 – 26 June 1938) was an English compositor who edited the anarchist periodical "Freedom". In 1907 he attended the International Anarchist Congress of Amsterdam, where he was hailed by Emma Goldman as "one of our most devoted workers on the London "Freedom"". Keell also contributed to "Voice of Labour" for many years and was an outspoken opponent of the First World War. He was arrested along with companion Lilian Wolfe during a 1916 raid of "Freedom" offices; the pair were imprisoned and later lived together in Whiteway Colony in Gloucestershire from the 1920s until Keell's death in 1938.
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What city does Thomas Keell and Freedom have in common?
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[PAR] [TLE] Conscientious objector [SEP] A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion. [PAR] [TLE] Knocking (film) [SEP] Knocking is a 2006 documentary film directed by Joel Engardio and Tom Shepard that focuses on the civil liberties fought for by Jehovah's Witnesses. It focuses primarily on the stories of three Jehovah's Witnesses, and how their lives demonstrate three fundamental Witness teachings that have affected society in general: Conscientious objection, and rejection of blood transfusions and saluting the flag.
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The 2006 documentary film "Knocking" focuses on which teaching of Johovah's Witnesses that is based on freedom of thought?
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[PAR] [TLE] Lion Island (New South Wales) [SEP] Lion Island is a river island that is located at the mouth to the Hawkesbury River inside Broken Bay, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The island is considered part of the Central Coast Council . It is a descriptive name because it resembles a Sphinx, a mythical figure of a crouching lion. [PAR] [TLE] Broken Bay [SEP] Broken Bay, a semi–mature tide-dominated drowned valley estuary, is a large inlet of the Tasman Sea located about 50 km north of Sydney central business district on the coast of New South Wales, Australia; being one of the bodies of water that separate greater Metropolitan Sydney from the Central Coast. Broken Bay is the first major bay north of Sydney Harbour.
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The first major bay north of Sydney Harbour, encompassing Lion Island, is called what?
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[PAR] [TLE] The Anthem (Pitbull song) [SEP] "The Anthem" is the second single released by Pitbull off his 2007 album "The Boatlift". It features crunk rapper Lil Jon. The intro line, as well as the song's main hook, is taken from a 1970s old Latin hit "El Africano" by Sonora Dinamita. It samples the song "Calabria 2007" by Danish producer DJ Rune Reilly Kølsch, also known as Enur. [PAR] [TLE] Calabria (song) [SEP] "Calabria" is a song by Danish DJ / producer Rune Reilly Kölsch. It was originally released in 2003 by Credence, a sublabel of Parlophone Records. Calabria is the name of a region in southern Italy.
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The song named after a region in southern Italy is featured on what album?
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"\"The Boatlift\""
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[PAR] [TLE] SEK Studio [SEP] Scientific Educational Korea or SEK Studio (Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선4·26아동영화촬영소 ; lit. "Korean April 26 Children's Film Studio" ) is a North Korean animation studio, based in Othan-dong, Central District, Pyongyang. SEK has done work on several animated series from Mondo TV, including ""Pocahontas: Princess of the American Indians"" and "", (due to this two, it has been repeatedly misinformed that SEK has worked for The Walt Disney Company). SEK also has produced features such as the French science fiction epic "Gandahar" ("The Light Years") and "Empress Chung". [PAR] [TLE] Gandahar (film) [SEP] Gandahar is a 1988 French animated science fantasy film. The original version was directed by René Laloux, and was based on Jean-Pierre Andrevon's novel "Les Hommes-machines contre Gandahar" ("The Machine-Men versus Gandahar").
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Who directed the 1988 animated science fantasy film produced by SEK Studio?
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"René Laloux"
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[PAR] [TLE] Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) [SEP] "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)", first published in 1956, is a popular song written by the songwriting team of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. The song was introduced in the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), starring Doris Day and James Stewart in the lead roles. [PAR] [TLE] Friendly Persuasion (song) [SEP] "Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)" is a popular song with music by Dimitri Tiomkin and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. It was published in 1956 and appeared in the 1956 film of the same name. At the 29th Academy Awards, "Friendly Persuasion" was nominated for the Best Music – Song but lost out to "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)".
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Friendly Persuasion lost out on an Academy Award to which song by Livingston and Evans?
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"Que Sera, Sera"
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[PAR] [TLE] Big and Little Wong Tin Bar [SEP] Big and Little Wong Tin Bar () also known as Seven Little Valiant Fighters ()/Two of a Kind is a 1962 Hong Kong film. The film is notable, for being Jackie Chan's and Sammo Hung's film debut. Until 2016, the film was considered lost. The only footage that survived before that period were a 9-minute opening clip and a short 5 minute clip of dialogue. The film was rediscovered when a complete copy was released onto YouTube on February 3, 2016. [PAR] [TLE] Jackie Chan [SEP] Chan Kong-sang, SBS, MBE, PMW, (陳港生 ; born 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. He has trained in Kung Fu and Hapkido. He has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 150 films.
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1962 film Big and Little Wong Tin Bar was the debut of which iconic martial artist, stuntman and actor?
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"Jackie Chan"
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[PAR] [TLE] DJ Maphorisa [SEP] Themba Sekowe (born 1988 ) popularly known by his stage name DJ Maphorisa, is a South African record producer and disk jockey who can sometimes feature vocals in songs. As a record producer with a blend of house music and afropop, he has worked with and has received production credits from several local and international notable artists including Wizkid, Kwesta, Uhuru, Drake, Black Coffee, and Runtown, C4 Pedro, among others. DJ Maphorisa is presently signed to his record label New Money Gang Records upon quitting Kalawa Jazmee Records. [PAR] [TLE] Ngud' [SEP] Ngud is a song from South African rapper Kwesta's third studio album "DaKAR II". The song features a guest appearance from Cassper Nyovest. The song was produced by DJ Maphorisa and samples Joakim's remix of "Camino Del Sol" by Antena. It debuted at number 1 on iTunes and also debuted at number 7 on the EMA Local Top 10 chart. It peaked at number 1, making it Kwesta's first number one on the chart. As of June 2016, the song had spent 14 non-consecutive weeks at 1 and was the most playlisted song on South African radio in 2016.
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Ngud is a song produced by a record producer who is presently signed to what record label?
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"New Money Gang Records"
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[PAR] [TLE] Monte Albán [SEP] Monte Albán, likely originally called Danipaguache (Zapotec for sacred mountain of life), is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca (17.043° N, 96.767°W). The site is located on a low mountainous range rising above the plain in the central section of the Valley of Oaxaca where the latter's northern Etla, eastern Tlacolula, and southern Zimatlán & Ocotlán (or Valle Grande) branches meet. The present-day state capital Oaxaca City is located approximately 9 km east of Monte Albán. [PAR] [TLE] Zapotec civilization [SEP] The Zapotec civilization was an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica. Archaeological evidence shows that their culture goes back at least 2,500 years. The Zapotec left archaeological evidence at the ancient city of Monte Albán in the form of buildings, ball courts, magnificent tombs and grave goods including finely worked gold jewelry. Monte Albán was one of the first major cities in Mesoamerica and the center of a Zapotec state that dominated much of the territory that today belongs to the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
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The Zapotec left archaeological evidence near what present-day city?
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"Oaxaca City"
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[PAR] [TLE] S.L. Benfica de Macau [SEP] The House of Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Macau (), simply known as Benfica de Macau, is a Macanese football team which currently competes in the Liga de Elite. They are the four time defending champions of the league. [PAR] [TLE] Daniel Augusto Macedo de Melo e Pinto [SEP] Daniel Augusto Macedo de Melo e Pinto, simply known as Dani Pinto (born May 10, 1958 in Cabo Verde) is a naturalized Macau professional football player and manager. He plays as a defender for clubs Académica de Coimbra, C.F. União de Coimbra, Leng Ngan, G.D. Negro Rubro, G.D. Lam Pak, Kuan Tai and F.C. Porto de Macau. Since 2010 until 2012 he coached the F.C. Porto de Macau. Since 2014 he is a coach of the S.L. Benfica de Macau.
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What is Dani Pinto's position for clubs Académica de Coimbra, C.F. União de Coimbra, Leng Ngan, G.D. Negro Rubro, G.D. Lam Pak, Kuan Tai and F.C. Porto de Macau, before he became a coach for the four time defending champions of the league?
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"defender"
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[PAR] [TLE] Ground-Based Interceptor [SEP] The Ground-Based Interceptor is the anti-ballistic missile component of the United States' Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. This interceptor is made up of a boost vehicle, constructed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, and an Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, built by Raytheon. Integration of these is performed by Boeing Defense, Space & Security. [PAR] [TLE] Boeing Defense, Space & Security [SEP] Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is a division (business unit) of The Boeing Company. It is responsible for defense and aerospace products and services. It was formerly known as Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS).
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Integration of the interceptor and the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle is performed by a company responsible for what?
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"defense and aerospace products and services"
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[PAR] [TLE] De Stijl [SEP] De Stijl ( ; ] ), Dutch for "The Style", also known as neoplasticism, was a Dutch artistic movement founded in 1917 in Leiden. The De Stijl consisted of artists and architects. In a narrower sense, the term "De Stijl" is used to refer to a body of work from 1917 to 1931 founded in the Netherlands. Proponents of De Stijl advocated pure abstraction and universality by a reduction to the essentials of form and colour; they simplified visual compositions to vertical and horizontal, using only black, white and primary colors. [PAR] [TLE] Truus Schröder-Schräder [SEP] Truus Schröder-Schräder (1889-1985) was a Dutch socialite and trained pharmacist who was closely involved with avant-garde artists and architects of the De Stijl movement. Gerrit Rietveld and her built a house for her and her three children — the Rietveld Schröder House — which is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The De Stijl art movement, associated with Truus Schröder-Schräder, grew from which Dutch city in the early 20th century?
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"Leiden"
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[PAR] [TLE] Alex Black [SEP] Alexander Anthony ″Alex″ Black (born April 20, 1989) is an American television and motion picture actor. Black was born in Redwood City, California. He has appeared in several popular movies; he mostly recently portrayed Seth Powers in Nickelodeon's hit series, "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide". As well as minor role on Charmed. He is also seen on a commercial of Wal-Mart for the PlayStation 3 and Ocean's Thirteen. [PAR] [TLE] Ocean's Thirteen [SEP] Ocean's Thirteen is a 2007 American comedy heist film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast. It is the third and final film in the Soderbergh-directed "Ocean's Trilogy", following the 2004 sequel "Ocean's Twelve" and the 2001 film "Ocean's Eleven", which itself was a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film "Ocean's 11". All the male cast members reprise their roles from the previous installments, but neither Julia Roberts nor Catherine Zeta-Jones returns.
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Alex Black has appeared on the 2007 film Ocean's Thirteen as well as a commercial for what major retail store?
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"Wal-Mart"
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[PAR] [TLE] Desert rat-kangaroo [SEP] The desert rat-kangaroo ("Caloprymnus campestris"), also called the buff-nosed rat-kangaroo, plains rat-kangaroo or oolacunta, is an extinct small hopping marsupial endemic to desert regions of Central Australia. It was discovered in the early 1840s and described by John Gould in London in 1843, on the basis of three specimens sent to him by George Grey, the governor of South Australia at the time. [PAR] [TLE] George Grey [SEP] Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a British soldier, explorer, Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony (South Africa), the 11th Premier of New Zealand and a writer. By political philosophy a Gladstonian liberal and Georgist, Grey eschewed the class system for the prosaic life of Auckland's new governance he helped to establish.
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In what year was the man who sent three specimens of desert rat-kangaroo to John Gould born?
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"1812"
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[PAR] [TLE] The Spartans (documentary) [SEP] "The Spartans" was a 3-part historical documentary series first broadcast on UK terrestrial Channel 4 in 2003, presented by Bettany Hughes. A book, "The Spartans: An epic history" by Paul Cartledge accompanied the series. [PAR] [TLE] Bettany Hughes [SEP] Bettany Hughes (born May 15, 1967) is an English historian, author, and broadcaster. Her speciality is classical history.
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3c243d720a9f43bb8dc6ec05c8cad937
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What is the specialty of the woman who presented "The Spartans" in 2003?
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"classical history"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] The 100 (TV series) [SEP] The 100 (pronounced "The Hundred" ) is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama television series that premiered on March 19, 2014, on The CW. The series, developed by Jason Rothenberg, is loosely based on the 2013 book of the same name, the first in a series by Kass Morgan. [PAR] [TLE] Erica Cerra [SEP] Erica Cerra (born October 31, 1979) is a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Deputy Jo Lupo on the Syfy series "Eureka", and artificial intelligence A.L.I.E. and her creator Becca on "The 100".
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Erica Cerra portrayed what in the American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama in 2014?
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"A.L.I.E."
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Roswell, Georgia [SEP] Roswell is a city in north Fulton County, Georgia, United States. At the 2010 census it had a population of 88,346, and in 2014 the estimated population was 94,089, making it Georgia's seventh largest city. [PAR] [TLE] Bob Hartsfield [SEP] Robert Milton "Bob" Hartsfield (December 15, 1931 in Atlanta – January 25, 1999 in Roswell, Georgia), nicknamed Poochie, was a minor league baseball player, manager and scout. He was the brother of Roy Hartsfield.
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According to the 2010 census, what was the population of the city in which Robert Milton "Bob" Hartsfield was born?
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"88,346"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Potomac, Maryland [SEP] Potomac ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, named for the nearby Potomac River. In 2013, CNNMoney.com listed Potomac as the most affluent town in all the United States based on median household income. Potomac is also the seventh most top-educated American small town according to "Forbes." Bloomberg Businessweek labeled Potomac as the twenty-ninth richest zip code in the United States in 2011, stating that it had the largest population of any U.S. town with a median income of more than $240,000. In 2012, The Higley Elite 100 published a list of highest-income neighborhoods by mean household income, which included four neighborhoods in Potomac; one of these neighborhoods, "Carderock-The Palisades" was ranked the highest-income neighborhood in the United States, followed by "Beverly Hills-North of Sunset" in Beverly Hills, CA, and "Swinks Mill-Dominion Reserve" of McLean, VA. More recently, two Potomac neighborhoods were ranked among the ten wealthiest neighborhoods in the country by CNBC in 2014. Many Potomac residents work in nearby Washington, D.C. [PAR] [TLE] Travilah, Maryland [SEP] Travilah is a U.S. census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland and near the wealthy U.S. suburban community of Potomac. Residents generally identify as living in Potomac, Rockville, Darnestown, or North Potomac, depending on the area they live in and the zip code they are under. Travilah does not have a zip code.
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567cafee47804cdaadbb9b94c5529ec1
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What a U.S. census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland who's residence generally identify as living in the most affluent town in all the United States based on median household income ?
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"Travilah"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Dick Cheney [SEP] Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who was the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. [PAR] [TLE] Bryan Sharratt [SEP] Bryan Edwards Sharratt (October 13, 1947 - August 16, 2007) was a United States Navy and Air Force officer, a lawyer, a Certified Public Accountant, a real estate broker, and a Democratic politician from Wyoming. After losing his Wyoming's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives to Richard B. "Dick" Cheney in 1988, Sharratt campaigned for Bill Clinton for the presidency of the United States in 1992 and for John Kerry in 2004.
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cdbbf319fcf3481499dea2bcb00ed2dd
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In 1988, Bryan Sharratt lost his seat in the House of Representatives to a politician who would later serve as Vice President until what year?
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"2009"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] 2011 Baylor Bears football team [SEP] The 2011 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Art Briles and played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place with Oklahoma (whom they defeated during the season). The ten wins tied a school record for wins in a season while the 6-3 conference record is its best since joining the Big 12. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they beat Washington, 67–56, for their first bowl win since the 1992 John Hancock Bowl. [PAR] [TLE] 2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team [SEP] The 2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have done since 1968. It was the 116th season in school history. The Wildcats were led by head coach Bill Snyder in his 20th overall and third straight season since taking over his second tenure in 2009. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. After winning all three non-conference games (Eastern Kentucky, Kent State, Miami), the conference schedule began with a close victory at home over the Baylor Bears, and ended with a victory over the rival Iowa State Cyclones in the Farmageddon showdown. Kansas State made to a 7–0 start for first time since 1999. In the week 10 action, Kansas State earned a quadruple-overtime win over the Texas A&M Aggies. It was the first overtime game in school history since the 1998 Big 12 Championship Game, a game that also saw the Wildcats and Aggies play, which they lost 36–33 in double-overtime.
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8ef5c22f55fd43e380bda5d1f5fef8db
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The bears and the wildcats are both members of what?
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"They are members of the Big 12 Conference"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] In Your House 9: International Incident [SEP] In Your House 9: International Incident was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), that took place on July 21, 1996, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was the ninth pay-per-view of the In Your House series. The main event of the show was a Six-man tag team match between the trio referred to as The People's Posse (WWF World Heavyweight Champion Shawn Michaels, Sycho Sid, and WWF Intercontinental Champion Ahmed Johnson) against "Camp Cornette" (Vader, Owen Hart, and The British Bulldog). The PPV itself featured four additional matches and one match on the Free For All pre-show portion. With the launch of the WWE Network in 2014 this show became available on demand, except for the Free For All match. The event is notable for being one of the only WWE Pay-Per-View events where no championships were defended. [PAR] [TLE] Ahmed Johnson [SEP] Anthony Norris (born June 6, 1963) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He is best known for his appearances with the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Federation from 1995 to 1998 under the ring name Ahmed Johnson, where he held the WWF Intercontinental Championship, making him the first African American to win a singles championship in the WWF.
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Which member of the People's Posse that participated in the In Your House 9: International Incident pay-per-view event had the given name Anthony Norris at birth?
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"Ahmed Johnson"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Dann Huff [SEP] Dann Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. For his work as a producer in the country music genre he has won several awards including the "Musician of the Year" award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Country Music Association Awards and the "Producer of the Year" award in 2006 and 2009 at the Academy of Country Music. He is the father of American singer and songwriter Ashlyne Huff and brother of Giant and White Heart drummer David Huff. [PAR] [TLE] How Lucky I Am [SEP] How Lucky I Am is the fourth studio album released by American country music artist Bryan White. It was released in 1999 (see 1999 in country music) on Asylum Records. The album included two singles: "You're Still Beautiful to Me" which reached number 39 on the Country chart and "God Gave Me You" at number 40. Dann Huff produced tracks 1–3 and 6–8, and White co-produced the remainder of the album with Derek George.
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c64c608ab8464519b64838510b468e89
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How Lucky I Am is the fourth studio album released by American country music artist Bryan White, Dann Huff produced tracks 1–3 and 6–8, Huff is an American musician, songwriter and record producer, born on which date?
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"November 15, 1960"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] 2016 New York Giants season [SEP] The 2016 season was the New York Giants' 92nd season in the National Football League, their seventh playing their home games at MetLife Stadium and the first under head coach Ben McAdoo. [PAR] [TLE] Ben McAdoo [SEP] Benjamin Lee "Ben" McAdoo (born July 9, 1977) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).
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320d6f44eb8346aba0d2d971b588a203
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What is the birthday of the head coach of the New York Giant's during their 2016 season?
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"July 9, 1977"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] The Hart Dynasty [SEP] The Hart Dynasty was a professional wrestling stable that appeared in World Wrestling Entertainment. The unit consisted of the tag team of Tyson Kidd and David Hart Smith, and Natalya as a manager. The group was named due to the connection of all three wrestlers to the Hart wrestling family; David Hart Smith is the son of Davey Boy Smith, Natalya is the daughter of Jim Neidhart, and Tyson Kidd trained under Bret Hart and at Stu Hart's Dungeon and is married to Natalya. In 2014, Natalya began managing Kidd again. [PAR] [TLE] Bret Hart [SEP] Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957), better known by the ring name Bret "The Hitman" Hart, is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler, retired amateur wrestler, writer and actor. A member of the Hart wrestling family and a second-generation wrestler, he has an amateur wrestling background, wrestling at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College. A major international draw within professional wrestling, he has been credited with changing the perception of mainstream North-American professional wrestling in the early 1990s by bringing technical in-ring performance to the fore. Hart is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time; Sky Sports noted that his legacy is that of "one of, if not the greatest, to have ever graced the squared circle".
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73d6b04d46e54c7e99d0af4b9fd94fa7
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What year was Tyson Kidd's tag team partner in The Hart Dynasty born?
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"1957"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Ashley Holliday [SEP] Ashley Holliday Tavares is an American actress best known for playing Chloe Delgado on the 2010 ABC Family series "Huge" and Melissa Sanders on the 2012 Nick at Nite serial drama "Hollywood Heights". [PAR] [TLE] Nick at Nite [SEP] Nick at Nite (stylized as nick@nite) is an American programming block that broadcasts nightly over the channel space of Nickelodeon. It broadcasts on Sundays through Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., Thursdays from 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and Saturdays from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. (Eastern and Pacific Time).
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e38979beb2474e57ab6b6642e7428cbf
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What evening cable television station programming block has a show with Ashley Holliday as a cast member?
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"Nick at Nite"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] An American Werewolf in Paris [SEP] An American Werewolf in Paris is a 1997 comedy horror film directed by Anthony Waller, co-written by Tim Burns, Tom Stern, and Waller, and starring Tom Everett Scott and Julie Delpy. It follows the general concept of, and is a loose sequel to, John Landis' 1981 film "An American Werewolf in London". The film is an international co-production between companies from the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United States, and France. [PAR] [TLE] Julie Delpy [SEP] Julie Delpy (] ; born 21 December 1969) is a French-American actress, film director, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter. She studied filmmaking at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and has directed, written, or acted in more than 30 films, including "Europa Europa" (1990), "Voyager" (1991), "" (1993), "Before Sunrise" (1995), "An American Werewolf in Paris" (1997), "Before Sunset" (2004), "2 Days in Paris" (2007), and "Before Midnight" (2013). She has been nominated for three César Awards, two Online Film Critics Society Awards, and two Academy Awards. After moving to the United States in 1990, she became an American citizen in 2001.
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ae7c1878ad1048c39c080d08f9f90457
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Where did the actress who starred in the loose sequel to the film "An American Werewolf in London" study filmmaking?
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[
"Tisch School of the Arts"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Public Schooled [SEP] Public Schooled is an upcoming Canadian comedy film directed by Kyle Rideout, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Josh Epstein. It stars Judy Greer, Daniel Doheny, Siobhan Williams, Russell Peters, Grace Park, Andrew McNee, and Andrew Herr. It premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. [PAR] [TLE] Grace Park (actress) [SEP] Grace Park (born March 14, 1974) is a Canadian-American actress. She gained recognition as Sharon "Boomer" Valerii and Sharon "Athena" Agathon on "Battlestar Galactica", as well as Shannon Ng in the Canadian television series teen soap "Edgemont". Park starred as Officer Kono Kalakaua in the CBS television series "Hawaii Five-0", from 2010 until 2017.
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5823f915fe494f79b533afd6a72f8d74
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Who directed an upcoming Canadian comedy film which stars the actress who played Sharon "Athena" Agathon on "Battlestar Galactica"?
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"Kyle Rideout"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Neal S. Blaisdell Center [SEP] The Neal S. Blaisdell Center near downtown Honolulu, Hawaii is a community center for the City & County of Honolulu. Constructed in 1964 on the historic Ward Estate and originally called the Honolulu International Center, the center was renamed after Mayor of Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell, who oversaw its construction. The multi-purpose complex is composed of an internationally renowned arena, concert hall, conference rooms, galleria and exhibition hall. It was remodeled and expanded in 1994. The complex is overseen by the City's Department of Enterprise Services which also oversees the Waikiki Shell. The City is seeking to redevelop the site with extensive stakeholder and public involvement to assess the community’s goals. Implementation of this plan will require significant investment by the City and its partners over the coming years, and the outcome will be an iconic symbol of the City and County of Honolulu. [PAR] [TLE] Hawaii Hammerheads [SEP] The Hawaii Hammerheads was an indoor American football team in the Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) during the 1999 season. The team was owned by George Hetherington and played home games at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The team's official colors were aqua, silver and black. The head coach for the Hammerheads was Guy Benjamin.
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9540a69ccf5e435b93ae1829296ae610
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The Hawaii Hammerheads played in this center formerly know as the Honolulu International Center.
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"Neal S. Blaisdell Center"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] The History of the Standard Oil Company [SEP] The History of the Standard Oil Company is a 1904 book by journalist Ida Tarbell. It is an exposé about the Standard Oil Company, run at the time by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, the richest figure in American history. Originally serialized in nineteen parts in "McClure's" magazine, the book is a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large businesses that (in the absence of strong antitrust laws in the 19th century) attempted to gain monopolies in various industries. [PAR] [TLE] Ida Tarbell [SEP] Ida Minerva Tarbell (November 5, 1857 – January 6, 1944) was an American teacher, author and journalist. She was one of the leading "muckrakers" of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is thought to have pioneered investigative journalism. She is best known for her 1904 book, "The History of the Standard Oil Company", which was listed as No. 5 in a 1999 list by New York University of the top 100 works of 20th-century American journalism. It was first serialized in "McClure's Magazine" from 1902 to 1904. She depicted John D. Rockefeller as crabbed, miserly, money-grabbing, and viciously effective at monopolizing the oil trade. She wrote many other notable magazine series and biographies, including several works on President Abraham Lincoln, revealing his early life.
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0a1c069548aa496ea0e78a26fc94a9bf
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Which book by one of the leading "muckrakers" of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is an exposé about the Standard Oil Company?
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"The History of the Standard Oil Company"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Matt Fraction [SEP] Matt Fritchman (born December 1, 1975), better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of "The Invincible Iron Man", "The Immortal Iron Fist", "Uncanny X-Men", and "Hawkeye" for Marvel Comics and "Casanova" and "Sex Criminals" for Image Comics. [PAR] [TLE] Hawkeye (comics) [SEP] Hawkeye (Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck, the character first appeared as a villain in "Tales of Suspense" #57 (Sept. 1964) and later joined the Avengers in "The Avengers" #16 (May 1965). He has been a prominent member of the team ever since. He was also ranked at #44 on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes list.
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622f1457781942418dfdad9c04cb2fc0
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Matt Fraction's character for Marvel was ranked as what number on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes list?
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"44"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Alexei Navalny [SEP] Alexei Anatolievich Navalny (Russian: Алексе́й Анато́льевич Нава́льный , ] ; born June 4, 1976) is a Russian lawyer, political and financial activist, and politician. Since 2009, he has gained prominence in Russia, and in the Russian and international media, as a critic of corruption and of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has organized large-scale demonstrations promoting democracy and attacking political corruption, Putin, and Putin's political allies; he has run for a political office on the same platform. In 2012, "The Wall Street Journal" described him as "the man Vladimir Putin fears most". [PAR] [TLE] Villa Sellgren [SEP] Villa Sellgren is a house and estate on Lodochny Island in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. It was designed by the Finnish architect Uno Ullberg and completed in 1913. The house was a location used in the shooting of a Russian version of Arthur Conan Doyle's "His Last Bow" in 1986. It was part of national forest reserves until 2012 when it was rezoned to allow construction. According to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the house is owned by Vladimir Putin through friends.
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5d7033eb61674a07b78e7ab6b5019e4f
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What newspaper described a man who says Villa Sellgren is owned by Vladimir Putin as "the man Vladimir Putin fears most"
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"\"The Wall Street Journal\""
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Losing Our Religion [SEP] Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity (2010) is a book-length critique of media bias by author, journalist, and conservative political commentator S. E. Cupp. [PAR] [TLE] S. E. Cupp [SEP] Sarah Elizabeth Cupp (born February 23, 1979) is an American conservative political commentator and writer. As of August 21, 2017, she began hosting "S.E. Cupp: Unfiltered," a political panel show, co-hosted by Andrew Levy, Monday through Thursday on HLN.
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43c89ead20984baf9426aad1022192ba
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When was the author of Losing Our Religion born?
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"February 23, 1979"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Jim McDowell [SEP] Jim McDowell is an Irish lawyer and defense sector businessman who lives and works in South Australia. As of 2016 he is the Chancellor of the University of South Australia, Chair of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and holds directorships and board positions with a number of private and public companies. He is a former CEO of BAE Systems Australia. [PAR] [TLE] University of South Australia [SEP] The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a public research university in the Australian state of South Australia. It is the largest university in South Australia with more than 32,000 students.
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f2d999ed315640c6bd097a08caec9423
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Jim McDowell is the chancellor of what research university that is the largest university in South Australia?
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"The University of South Australia"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Allan Simonsen [SEP] Allan Rodenkam Simonsen (born 15 December 1952) is a former Danish footballer and manager. He most prominently played as a forward for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcelona from Spain, winning the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup. Simonsen is the only footballer to have scored in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup finals. Simonsen was named 1977 European Footballer of the Year. [PAR] [TLE] 1982 European Cup Winners' Cup Final [SEP] The 1982 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Barcelona of Spain and Standard Liège of Belgium. It was the final match of the 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 22nd European Cup Winners' Cup Final. The final was held on 12 May 1982 at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, the home ground of Barcelona themselves. Barcelona won the match 2–1 thanks to goals by Allan Simonsen and Quini. The 2nd goal for Barcelona was after a free kick. Barcelona player Quini took the free kick before the referee had blown his whistle. The referee approved this goal. This led to a lot of frustration to the players of Standard. Standard Liège centre back Walter Meeuws was sent off in the final minute after receiving his second yellow card for a foul on Francisco José Carrasco due to this incident.
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06bf495258a6492d85e9831bb2745f92
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Named 1977 European Footballer of the Year, this player was given credit for the winning goals in the 1982 European Cup along with what other player?
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"Quini"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Jean-Pierre Papin [SEP] Jean-Pierre Papin (] ; born 5 November 1963 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a former French professional football player, who played as a forward, and who was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1991. [PAR] [TLE] Gunnar Andersson (footballer) [SEP] Gunnar Andersson (14 August 1928 – 1 October 1969) was a football player from Sweden. He is widely considered as one of Olympique de Marseille's best strikers, along with Josip Skoblar and Jean-Pierre Papin.
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d58edaaf6c4c49d18008faf18d4edeeb
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The player who was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1991 is widely considered as one of the best strikers of which team ?
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"Olympique de Marseille"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Stryper [SEP] Stryper is an American Christian metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet (lead vocals, guitar), Oz Fox (guitar), Tim Gaines (bass guitar), and Robert Sweet (drums). In 2004, Gaines left the band and was replaced by Tracy Ferrie (bass guitar) but rejoined in 2009, only to be fired after tension between the band, Gaines and his new wife. [PAR] [TLE] Truth (1998 Michael Sweet album) [SEP] Truth is a demo album released by Christian rock singer, and Stryper frontman, Michael Sweet. The album was independently produced by Sweet and released in 1998 under his own label.
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7245cfb8448b4b28ad0207eb0e831903
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Where is the band the man who released truth is a frontman for from?
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"Orange County, California"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Mohammad Nabi [SEP] Mohammad "Mabo" Nabi (Pashto: محمد نبي ; born 3 March 1985) is a right-handed batsman and off break bowler who plays for Afghanistan, and the captain of Afghanistan Cricket team from 2012 until 2015. [PAR] [TLE] Afghan Cheetahs [SEP] The Afghan Cheetahs are a Twenty20 team established in 2011 from Afghanistan that played in Pakistan's domestic Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup in September/October 2011. The team was captained by Mohammad Nabi and coached by Raees Ahmadzai.
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a3ee6edbdf3c47d8a9aa14190c3a5e12
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The Afghan Cheetahs were captained by a right-handed batsman and off break bowler, who was born in what year?
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"1985"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Grindhouse Releasing [SEP] Grindhouse Releasing is a Hollywood-based independent cult film distribution company led by film editor Bob Murawski and co-founded by Sage Stallone. Grindhouse digitally remasters, restores, and produces bonus materials and video documentaries for cult film DVDs and Blu-rays which it distributes on the CAV label. [PAR] [TLE] Sage Stallone [SEP] Sage Moonblood Stallone (May 5, 1976 – July 13, 2012) was an American actor, film director, film producer, and film distributor. He was the elder son of Sylvester Stallone.
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ad4d3f6116a142fa8c1b2fdd96b15b72
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Who was the elder son of Sylvester Stallone that also helped co find Grindhouse Releasing?
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"Sage Stallone"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Take-Two Interactive [SEP] Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an American multinational publisher and distributor of video games and video game peripherals. Take-Two wholly owns publishers Rockstar Games and 2K Games. The company's headquarters are in New York City, with international headquarters in Windsor, United Kingdom. Development studio locations include San Diego, Vancouver, Toronto and Novato, California. Notable game series published by Take-Two include "Grand Theft Auto", "Civilization", "NBA 2K", "BioShock" and "Borderlands". As owner of 2K Games, Take-Two publishes its 2K Sports titles, and creates free-to-play mobile titles through Social Point. It also acted as the publisher of Bethesda Softworks's 2006 game, "". As of September 2017, it is the third largest publicly-traded game company (after Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts) in the Americas and Europe. [PAR] [TLE] MVP Baseball series [SEP] MVP Baseball was a baseball game series published by EA Sports, running from 2003 to 2007 with five games produced. In 2003, "MVP" became the official successor to EA's long-running "Triple Play Baseball" series, and it simulated Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2005. However, an exclusive licensing deal between Major League Baseball and Take-Two Interactive in 2005 prohibited EA Sports from making another MLB game until 2012. In response, EA made NCAA college baseball games in 2006 and 2007, but discontinued the series in 2008 because of poor sales.
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8a7b0f94c630475c81d26105511fe2be
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What city is headquarters to the company whose licensing deal with Major League Baseball prevented EA sports from making a sixth MVP Baseball Series game until 2012?
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"New York City"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Tiong Bahru Plaza [SEP] Tiong Bahru Plaza (Simplified Chinese: 中峇鲁广场) is a shopping mall located in the northern part of the Tiong Bahru Estate in Bukit Merah, Singapore, near Tiong Bahru Road, Jalan Membina and Bukit Ho Swee Crescent. It consists of a 20-storey office tower block (Central Plaza), and a 6-storey shopping and entertainment complex, with 3 basement carparks. [PAR] [TLE] Singapore [SEP] Singapore ( ), officially the Republic of Singapore, sometimes referred to as the "Lion City", the "Garden City" or the "Little Red Dot", is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia. It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south. Singapore's territory consists of one main island along with 62 other islets. Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23% (130 km) and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora, parks and gardens.
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65e7494fd91d4e9598dc12a951fe53a8
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Tiong Bahru Plaza is located in the city that is at the southern tip of what landform?
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"Malay Peninsula"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] I Wouldn't Be a Man [SEP] "I Wouldn't Be a Man" is a song written by Mike Reid and Rory Michael Bourke. Originally recorded by Don Williams, it has also been released as a single by Billy Dean, and covered by Josh Turner. Williams's version of the song was a Top Ten country hit in late 1987–early 1988, while versions by Dean and Turner also charted. [PAR] [TLE] Billy Dean [SEP] William Harold Dean Jr. (born April 2, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Billy Dean first gained national attention after appearing on the television talent competition "Star Search". Active as a recording artist since 1990, he has recorded a total of eight studio albums (of which the first three have been certified gold by the RIAA) and a greatest hits package which is also certified gold. His studio albums have accounted for more than 20 hit singles on the "Billboard" country charts, including 11 Top Ten hits. In 2000, he had a Billboard Number one as a guest artist along with Allison Kraus on Kenny Rogers' "Buy Me a Rose", and had two Number Ones on the "RPM" country charts in Canada.
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What program did the artist who covered a Don Williams song rise up on, who guested on "Buy Me a Rose"?
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"Star Search"
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[PAR] [TLE] Populism [SEP] Populism is a mode of political communication that is based on contrasts between the "common man" or "the people" and a real or imagined group of "privileged elites", traditionally scapegoating or making a folk devil of the latter. Populists can fall anywhere on the traditional left–right political spectrum of politics, and can often be characterised as centrist where populists portray both bourgeois capitalists and socialist organizers as unfairly dominating the political sphere. [PAR] [TLE] Jens Rydgren [SEP] Jens Rydgren (born 1969) is a Swedish writer, political commentator and a professor of sociology, at Stockholm University. Specialising in research of political sociology, for many years he has studied populist right-wing parties. In 2002 he defended his thesis "Political Protest and Ethno-Nationalist Mobilization: The Case of the French National Front" in a debate with Sidney Tarrow of Cornell University. He has appeared as an expert on right wing populist parties, including the Sweden Democrats, in various news media.
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Where on the traditional left-right political spectrum of politics scale does Jens Rygren's specialty fall?
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"centrist"
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[PAR] [TLE] Ken Wharton (writer) [SEP] Ken Wharton (born 21 June 1950) is an English writer and former British soldier who has written a series of non-fictional books on the conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles. The books are based on first-hand accounts by soldiers of all ranks who served in the Operation Banner campaign as well as Wharton's own personal experiences from his two tours of Northern Ireland. [PAR] [TLE] Operation Banner [SEP] Operation Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from August 1969 to July 2007, as part of the Troubles. It was the longest continuous deployment in the British military's history. The British Army was initially deployed, at the request of the unionist government of Northern Ireland, in response to the August 1969 riots. Its role was to support the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and to assert the authority of the British government in Northern Ireland. At the peak of the operation in the 1970s, about 21,000 British troops were deployed, most of them from Britain. As part of the operation, a new locally-recruited regiment was also formed: the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR).
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Which English writer wrote a non-fictional book about an operation in which 21,000 British troops were deployed?
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"Ken Wharton"
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[PAR] [TLE] Rancho Jurupa [SEP] Rancho Jurupa was a 40569 acre Mexican land grant in California, United States, that is divided by the present-day counties of Riverside and San Bernardino. The land was granted to Juan Bandini by Governor Juan B. Alvarado in 1838. Located along both banks of the Santa Ana River in southern California, the rancho included much of the land in the present day city of Jurupa Valley, as well as the downtown area in the city of Riverside. [PAR] [TLE] California [SEP] California ( , ) is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area. Located on the Pacific coast, California shares borders with Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. The state capital is Sacramento. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second largest after New York City. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, respectively. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County.
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What coast does the state, in which the Rancho Jurupa land grant divided areas, boarder?
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"Pacific"
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[PAR] [TLE] Giovanni Ribisi [SEP] Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (] ; born December 17, 1974), known professionally as Giovanni Ribisi, is an American film and television actor. [PAR] [TLE] The One with the Embryos [SEP] "The One with the Embryos" is the twelfth episode of "Friends"' fourth season. It first aired on the NBC network in the United States on January 15, 1998. In the episode, Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) agrees to be the surrogate mother for her brother Frank Jr. (Giovanni Ribisi) and his older wife Alice Knight (Debra Jo Rupp). Meanwhile, a display by Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) of how well they know Monica (Courteney Cox) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) by guessing the items in their shopping bag leads to a large-scale bet on a quiz, for which Ross (David Schwimmer) acts as the gamemaster.
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In what month was the man who played Frank Jr. in "The One with the Embryos" born?
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"December"
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[PAR] [TLE] Teen Titans Go! (TV series) [SEP] Teen Titans Go! is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics fictional superhero team, the "Teen Titans". The series was announced following the popularity of DC Nation's New Teen Titans shorts. [PAR] [TLE] Tara Strong [SEP] Tara Strong (born Tara Lyn Charendoff; February 12, 1973) is a Canadian–American actress who has done voice work for numerous animations and video games and performed in various live-action productions. Many of her major voice roles include animated series such as "Rugrats", "The Powerpuff Girls", "The Fairly OddParents", "Drawn Together", "Teen Titans" and the spin-off series "Teen Titans Go! ", and "", as well as video games such as "Mortal Kombat X", "Final Fantasy X-2", and the "" series. Her portrayals have garnered nominations in the Annie Awards and Daytime Emmys, and an award from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
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Tara Strong had a voice role in the series based on which comic book company's characters?
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"DC Comics"
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[PAR] [TLE] Schloss Leopoldskron [SEP] Schloss Leopoldskron is a rococo palace and a national historic monument in Leopoldskron-Moos, a southern district of the city of Salzburg, Austria. The palace, and its surrounding seven hectare park, is located on the lake "Leopoldskroner Weiher". The palace has been home to Salzburg Global Seminar since 1947. In 2014, the palace and the neighboring Meierhof building were opened as a privately owned hotel, Hotel Schloss Leopoldskron. [PAR] [TLE] Salzburg Global Seminar [SEP] Salzburg Global Seminar is a non-profit organization that hosts programs on global topics as diverse as health care, education, culture, economics, geopolitics, LGBT issues, justice, and sustainability. Its objective is to "challenge present and future leaders to solve issues of global concern" through programs held at Schloss Leopoldskron, in Salzburg, Austria, and in other locations throughout the world. It has hosted more than 500 sessions, consisting of more than 30,000 participants from 169 countries, since its establishment in 1947.
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Salzburg Global Seminar is held at a palace located on which lake?
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"Leopoldskroner Weiher"
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[PAR] [TLE] The Bowery (film) [SEP] The Bowery is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy and action film about the Lower East Side of Manhattan around the start of the 20th century directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Wallace Beery and George Raft. The supporting cast features Jackie Cooper, Fay Wray and Pert Kelton. [PAR] [TLE] Pert Kelton [SEP] Pert L. Kelton (October 14, 1907 – October 29, 1968) was an American vaudeville, movie, radio and television actress. She was the first actress who played Alice Kramden in "The Honeymooners" with Jackie Gleason and earlier, during the 1930s, was a prominent comedic supporting and leading actress in Hollywood films such as "Bed of Roses" and "The Bowery". She performed in a dozen Broadway productions between 1925 and 1968. However, her career was interrupted in the 1950s as a result of blacklisting, leading to her departure from "The Honeymooners".
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What actress starred alongside Wallace Beery in 1933, and was later blacklisted in the 1950's, leading to her departure from "The Honeymooners"?
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"Pert Kelton"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] 1985–86 Football League [SEP] The 1985–1986 season was the 87th completed season of The Football League. [PAR] [TLE] 1985–86 Port Vale F.C. season [SEP] The 1985–86 season was Port Vale's 74th season of football in the Football League, and second successive (13th overall) season in the Fourth Division. John Rudge achieved his first success as manager, leading Vale to promotion into the Third Division with a fourth-place finish. The club also reached the Second Round in both the FA Cup and League Cup, as well as the Northern Section Semi-Finals of the League Trophy. Rudge signing Andy Jones excelled to become the club's top-scorer, whilst Robbie Earle had another impressive season. However the promotion campaign was built on the strength of the Vale defence, and goalkeeper Jim Arnold was made Player of the Year.
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Port Vale's 74th season what complete eason of The Football Leauge?
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"the 87th"
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[PAR] [TLE] CNN Tonight [SEP] CNN Tonight, branded as CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, is a late evening program on CNN, focusing on biggest stories. Hosted by the American journalist Don Lemon, airing Monday through Friday evening, and on some nights with a two-hour edition, and first hour of the Monday through Thursday evening editions of the programme is simulcast on CNN International. Frequently the program airs a third or fourth hour in the event of breaking news. [PAR] [TLE] Don Lemon [SEP] Don Lemon (born March 1, 1966) is an American news anchor and journalist. He is based in New York City and currently hosts "CNN Tonight."
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Where is CNN Tonight based?
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"New York City"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Riverside, California [SEP] Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. Riverside is the county seat of the eponymous county and named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire and in Riverside County, and is located about 60 mi east of Los Angeles. It is also part of the Greater Los Angeles area. Riverside is the 59th most populous city in the United States and 12th most populous city in California. As of the 2010 Census, Riverside had a population of 303,871. [PAR] [TLE] Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act [SEP] The Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act ( ; Pub.L. 113–132 ) is a U.S. public law that designates a memorial located at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, as the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial, in honor of current and former members of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.
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In which California county is the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial located?
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"Riverside County"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] When You Dish Upon a Star [SEP] "When You Dish Upon a Star" is the fifth episode of "The Simpsons"' tenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 8, 1998. When the family spend the day at Lake Springfield, Homer meets Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger (voicing themselves), who are hiding from the media in their secluded summer home. Homer starts to work for them, developing a good friendship, but he soon reveals their secrets to the public, damaging his new friendship with them. It was the last "Simpsons" episode written by Richard Appel, and was directed by Pete Michels. [PAR] [TLE] Lost Verizon [SEP] "Lost Verizon" is the second episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> twentieth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 5, 2008. Bart becomes jealous of his friends and their cell phones. Working at a golf course, Bart takes the cell phone of Denis Leary after the star comedian throws it away in anger. Marge, per Leary's advice, activates the GPS system on the phone to track down Bart's every move; catching on, Bart attaches the GPS chip to a bird that migrates to Machu Picchu, Peru. Leary and Brian Grazer (who also appeared in "When You Dish Upon a Star" as himself) both guest star as themselves. It was directed by Raymond S. Persi and written by John Frink.
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What "Lost Verizon" actor also appeared in an episode of The Simpsons?
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"Brian Grazer"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] New York Undercover [SEP] New York Undercover was an American police drama that aired on the FOX television network from September 8, 1994 to June 25, 1998. The series starred Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases. The cast also included Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn as their superior, Lt. Virginia Cooper, and Lauren Vélez, who joined the cast in the second season as Nina Moreno, fellow detective and love interest to Torres. "New York Undercover" was created and produced by Dick Wolf, and its storyline takes place in the same fictional universe as Wolf's NBC series "Law & Order", its spin-offs, the "Chicago" series, and "". [PAR] [TLE] Michael DeLorenzo [SEP] Michael DeLorenzo (born October 31, 1965) is an American actor, director, writer, producer, dancer and musician.
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What year was the actor who played Detective Eddie Torres in New York Undercover born?
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"1965"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Dehradun [SEP] Dehradun ( ) or Dehra Dun is the capital city of Uttarakhand, a state in the northern part of India. Located in the Garhwal region, it lies 236 km north of India's capital New Delhi and is one of the "Counter Magnets" of the National Capital Region (NCR) being developed as an alternative centre of growth to help ease the migration and population explosion in the Delhi metropolitan area and creation highways to establish a smart city at Dehradun. [PAR] [TLE] Buraswa [SEP] Buraswa is a village which is located 30 km from Chakrata and comes under the Tehsil of Chakrata, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. The name of this village is derived from the flower Burans, which is abundant in this area. The residents and ruler of this village are Rawat whose ancestors are Ruler of Hansrigarh (Rawat Rajputs) and in the history they have close relations with Garhwal Kingdom and Sirmoor State of Himachal Pradesh. Due to heavy war the ancestors of Rawat’s of Buraswa migrated to presently known Buraswa on "Basant Panchami" centuries ago. Buraswa has a high literacy rate (85%).
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Buraswa is a village that comes under the Tehsil of Chakrata in the capital city that is located in what region of India?
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"Garhwal"
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[PAR] [TLE] Konrad Lorenz [SEP] Konrad Zacharias Lorenz (] ; 7 November 1903 – 27 February 1989) was an Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist. He shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Nikolaas Tinbergen and Karl von Frisch. He is often regarded as one of the founders of modern ethology, the study of animal behaviour. He developed an approach that began with an earlier generation, including his teacher Oskar Heinroth. [PAR] [TLE] Gerard Baerends [SEP] Gerardus Pieter Baerends (30 March 1916, The Hague – 1 September 1999, Groningen) was a Dutch biologist and one of the most important representatives of the so-called classical ethology in the tradition of Nikolaas Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz. Baerends' behavioral working group was the first of this specialty in the Netherlands and is still regarded as one of the world's most prolific, since from it alone 43 theses emerged.
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What award was received by two of the individuals whose traditions shaped the so-called classical ethology represented by Gerard Baerends?
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"1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Yvonne Marceau [SEP] Yvonne Marceau is an American ballroom dancer, choreographer, and instructor. She was born in Chicago, IL, and holds a B.F.A. from the University of Utah as well as an associate degree from the Imperial Society of Ballroom Dance. In 1984, Marceau co-founded American Ballroom Theater with her dance partner, Pierre Dulaine. Together, Marceau and Dulaine won numerous ballroom dance contests and were four-time winners of the British Exhibition ballroom competition. Marceau is the recipient of various awards, including the Astaire Award and the Dance Magazine Award. Along with Dulaine, Marceau co-founded the Ballroom Theater’s Dancing Classrooms program, which is featured in the documentary Mad Hot Ballroom. Marceau has been on the faculty at The Juilliard School since 1993 and has taught at the School of American Ballet as well as for numerous New York City social groups, including the Union Club and cotillion societies. Marceau also currently teaches at the NYU Tisch New Studio on Broadway. [PAR] [TLE] Mad Hot Ballroom [SEP] Mad Hot Ballroom is a 2005 American documentary film directed and co-produced by Marilyn Agrelo and written and co-produced by Amy Sewell, about a ballroom dance program in the New York City Department of Education, the New York City public school system for fifth graders. Several styles of dance are shown in the film, such as tango, foxtrot, swing, rumba and merengue.
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American ballroom dancer, Yvonne Marceau, was featured in the 2005 American documentary film directed and co-produced by who?
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"Marilyn Agrelo"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Bill DeLoach [SEP] Bill DeLoach (born June 19, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland), is a singer, keyboardist, guitarist, composer, vocal arranger, musical director, and music producer, who was a member of The Four Seasons and the musical director for entertainer Danny Gans. [PAR] [TLE] Danny Gans [SEP] Danny Davies Gans (October 25, 1956 – May 1, 2009) was an American singer, comedian and vocal impressionist.
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Which deceased comedian is coached by a man from Baltimore?
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"Danny Gans"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Agbadza [SEP] Agbadza is an Ewe music and dance that evolved from the times of war into a very popular recreational dance. It is originally done by the Ewe people of the Volta Region of Ghana, particularly during the Hogbetsotso Festival, a celebration by the Anlo Ewe people. This dance is also seen in present-day Togo and Benin. [PAR] [TLE] Hogbetsotso festival [SEP] The Hogbetsotso festival "(pronounced Hogbechocho)" is celebrated by the chiefs and people of Anloga in the Volta region of Ghana. The festival is celebrated annually on the first Saturday in the month of November. The name of the festival is derived from the Ewe language and translates as, "the festival of exodus". or "coming from Hogbe (Notsie)". The celebration of the festival was instituted about four decades ago.
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Agbadza is an Ewe music and dance performed during a festival celebrated in what month?
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"November"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Lexie Dean Robertson [SEP] Lexie Dean Robertson (July 25, 1893 – February 16, 1954) was a teacher and award-winning Poet Laureate of Texas from 1939 to 1941. She grew up in Canton, Texas, the daughter of teachers, and married a fellow student at North Texas State Normal College (today the University of North Texas), J. F. Robertson, in 1911. The couple settled in Rising Star in 1920. Robertson was the first native-born Texan to hold the position of Poet Laureate of Texas; among the publications which featured her work were "Kaleidograph", "Southwest Review", "Holland's Magazine", "Country Gentleman", "Good Housekeeping", and "Ladies' Home Journal". [PAR] [TLE] Good Housekeeping [SEP] Good Housekeeping is a women's magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, and health, as well as literary articles. It is well known for the "Good Housekeeping Seal", popularly known as the "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval".
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Lexie Dean Robertson's work was featured in a magazine owned by who?
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"Hearst Corporation"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Shania Twain [SEP] Shania Twain, OC ( ; born Eilleen Regina Edwards; August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Twain has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and among the best-selling music artists of all time. Her success garnered her several honorific titles including the "Queen of Country Pop". [PAR] [TLE] Diamond Duggal [SEP] Diamond Duggal, also known as DJ Swami, is a music producer, DJ, songwriter and guitarist. He is also the leader of UK pop/electronic/Bhangra band Swami. An Ivor Novello and Mercury Prize nominee, he has produced and played alongside Mutt Lange on the Shania Twain double Grammy-nominated 2002 album "Up! ". He has won the Best Producer category twice (2005 and 2008) at the UK Asian Music Awards. He also won Best Mixed Album at the South African Music Awards in 2010.
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What profession does Diamond Duggal and Shania Twain have in common?
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"songwriter"
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[PAR] [TLE] Goldrush (band) [SEP] Goldrush are a rock band from Oxfordshire, England. Their music has been compared to Nick Drake, The Byrds, The Flaming Lips and Grandaddy. The band centres on brothers Robin (vocals, guitar) and Joe (keyboards, guitar, vocals) Bennett. The other members are Garo (lead guitar), Growler (bass) and Graham Roby (drums). Original bassist Jef Clayton left the band in 2003. [PAR] [TLE] The Flaming Lips [SEP] The Flaming Lips are an American rock band formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1983. The group recorded several albums and EPs on an indie label, Restless, in the 1980s and early 1990s. After signing to Warner Brothers, they released their first record with Warner with "She Don't Use Jelly" (1993). They then released "The Soft Bulletin" (1999), which was "NME" magazine's Album of the Year and later "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" (2002). In February 2007, they were nominated for a 2007 BRIT Award for "Best International Act". The group has won three Grammy Awards, including two for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. They were placed on "Q magazine" 's list of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die" in 2002.
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Who is the drummer of the band from Oxfordshire, England that is compared to an American band from Oklahoma city?
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"Graham Roby"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Markus Zusak [SEP] Markus Frank Zusak (born 23 June 1975) is an Australian writer. He is best known for "The Book Thief" and "The Messenger" (US title, "I Am the Messenger"), two novels for young adults which have been international best-sellers. He won the annual Margaret A. Edwards Award in 2014 for his contributions to young-adult literature published in the US. [PAR] [TLE] The Book Thief [SEP] The Book Thief is a 2005 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak and is his most popular work.
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What is the year of the event that occured first, Markus Zusak was born, or The Book Thief was published?
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"1975"
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[PAR] [TLE] The Battery (Charleston) [SEP] The Battery is a landmark defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina. Named for a civil-war coastal defense artillery battery at the site, it stretches along the lower shores of the Charleston peninsula, bordered by the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, which meet here to form Charleston harbor. Historically, it has been understood to extend from the beginning of the seawall at the site of the former Omar Shrine Temple (40-44 East Bay Street) to the intersection of what is now Murray Boulevard and King Street. The higher part of the promenade, paralleling East Battery, as the street is known south of Water Street, to the intersection of Murray Boulevard, is known as High Battery. Fort Sumter is visible from the Cooper River side (High Battery) and from the point, as are Castle Pinckney, the World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10), Fort Moultrie, and Sullivan's Island. [PAR] [TLE] USS Yorktown (CV-10) [SEP] USS "Yorktown" (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 "Essex"-class aircraft carrier s built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is named after the Battle of Yorktown of the American Revolutionary War, and is the fourth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name. Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed "Yorktown" while under construction to commemorate , lost at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. "Yorktown" was commissioned in April 1943, and participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning 11 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation.
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Which U.S. Navy ship located at The Battery is named after the Battle of Yorktown?
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"USS Yorktown"
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[PAR] [TLE] Hjørdis (TV series) [SEP] Hjørdis is a spin-off of the Danish TV series Rita. It follows school teacher Hjørdis as she tries to put together a school play about bullying. [PAR] [TLE] Rita (TV series) [SEP] Rita is a Danish comedy-drama TV series on TV 2. It premiered in February 2012 and has run for three seasons in Denmark and internationally on Netflix which was also a co-producer on the third and fourth season.
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Hjørdis is a spin-off of a TV Danish series that runs internationally on what video service?
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"Netflix"
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[PAR] [TLE] Peter Sarsgaard [SEP] John Peter Sarsgaard ( ; born March 7, 1971) is an American character actor. His first feature role was in "Dead Man Walking" in 1995. He then appeared in the 1998 independent films "Another Day in Paradise" and "Desert Blue". That same year, Sarsgaard received a substantial role in "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1998), playing Raoul, the ill-fated son of Athos. Sarsgaard later achieved critical recognition when he was cast in "Boys Don't Cry" (1999) as John Lotter. He landed his first leading role in the 2001 film "The Center of the World". The following year, he played supporting roles in "Empire", "The Salton Sea", and "". [PAR] [TLE] Scared and Running [SEP] "Scared and Running" is the thirty-first episode of the American television drama series "The Killing", which aired on June 23, 2013. The episode is written by Coleman Herbert and is directed by Dan Attias. In the episode, Detective Holder (Joel Kinnaman) and Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) learn a potential victim has escaped the killer. Bullet (Bex Taylor-Klaus) assists them to retrace the victim's steps, while also hoping to find Kallie, her missing friend. Kallie's mother, Danette (Amy Seimetz), grows worried and discovers something about her boyfriend Joe (Ryan Robbins). Seward (Peter Sarsgaard) gets a visit from his son's adoptive mother.
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"Scared and Running" is the 31st episode of what television show that starts Peter Sarsgaard as Seward?
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"\"The Killing\""
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[PAR] [TLE] Rotor (ride) [SEP] The Rotor is an amusement park ride, designed by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in the late 1940s. The ride was first demonstrated at Oktoberfest 1949, and was exhibited at fairs and events throughout Europe during the 1950s and 1960s. The ride still appears in numerous amusement parks, although travelling variants have been surpassed by the Gravitron. [PAR] [TLE] Gravitron [SEP] The Gravitron (also known as the Starship, Starship 2000, Starship 3000, Starship 4000, Starship Area 51, Starship Gravitron, Starship Exodus, Alien Abduction, Alien Invasion, Twister, Devil's Hole, Area 51, and Enterprise) is an amusement ride, most commonly found as a portable ride at fairs and carnivals. The Gravitron first appeared at Morey's Piers in 1983 and quickly became a fixture at amusement parks in many countries. It is a modification of an earlier ride called the Rotor. The ride was originally designed and manufactured by Wisdom Industries, though several examples of the Gravitron were produced under license by ARM in the UK and Ferrari in Australia.
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Who designed the earlier ride that was modified to become the Gravitron?
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"Ernst Hoffmeister"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Goodland, Kansas [SEP] Goodland is a city in and the county seat of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,489. It was named after Goodland, Indiana. Goodland is home to Northwest Kansas Technical College. [PAR] [TLE] KBSL-DT [SEP] KBSL-DT, virtual and VHF digital channel 10, is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Goodland, Kansas, United States. Owned by Gray Television, KBSL maintains news bureau and advertising sales offices located on West 31st Street in southwestern Goodland, and its transmitter is located east of K-27 in rural northeastern Sherman County.
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07562df38f8a4ac482cbc18b997ac09d
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Is a tv station licensed to a town located in what county?
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"Sherman County"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Soft Focus (novel) [SEP] Soft Focus is a contemporary romance written by Jayne Ann Krentz. It was released in hardcover by Putnam on January 3, 2000 and reached number 12 on the New York Times Bestseller list. [PAR] [TLE] Jayne Ann Krentz [SEP] Jayne Ann Krentz, née Jayne Castle (born March 28, 1948 in Cobb, California, United States), is an American writer of romance novels. Krentz is the author of a string of "New York Times" bestsellers under seven different pseudonyms. Now, she only uses three names. Under her married name she writes contemporary romantic-suspense. She uses Amanda Quick for her novels of historical romantic-suspense. She uses her maiden name for futuristic/paranormal romantic-suspense writing.
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fb595f05e5264d259ceb4e86309f5a3b
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In what year was the writer of "Soft Focus" born?
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"1948"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Orrin Hatch [SEP] Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is an American attorney, politician, and author who has been the president pro tempore of the United States Senate since January 2015. [PAR] [TLE] Brett Tolman [SEP] Brett Tolman was the United States Attorney for the District of Utah from July 2006 to December 2009. Before becoming U.S. Attorney, Tolman worked as counsel in the Senate Judiciary Committee for committee chairs Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and then Arlen Specter (R-PA) during the 109th United States Congress. Tolman’s most noteworthy work in the Senate is his role in the passage of the 2005 Patriot Act reauthorization. He was instrumental in the revisions to the appointment process of interim U.S. Attorneys and is a major (if not well-known) figure in the dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy.
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145f049d84114a4e862ca1fcd60eb62b
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While Brett Tolman did his instrumental work on the 2005 Patriot Act reauthorization, Orrin Hatch had what role in the US Senate?
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"president pro tempore of the United States Senate"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Kevin Mitnick [SEP] Kevin David Mitnick (born August 6, 1963) is an American computer security consultant, author and hacker, best known for his high-profile 1995 arrest and later five years in prison for various computer and communications-related crimes. [PAR] [TLE] John Markoff [SEP] John Markoff (born October 29, 1949) is a journalist best known for his work at "The New York Times", and a book and series of articles about the 1990s pursuit and capture of hacker Kevin Mitnick.
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955f92786eb446758f3eb4c6f559e636
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John Markoff, is a journalist best known for his work at "The New York Times", and a book and series of articles about the 1990s pursuit and capture of which American computer security consultant, author and hacker, best known for his high-profile 1995 arrest and later five years in prison for various computer and communications-related crimes?
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"Kevin Mitnick"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] She's Not Just a Pretty Face [SEP] "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was the fourth country single from her album "Up! ". The song was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Twain. Twain had announced that "Nah!" would be the next single after "Forever and for Always", but "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" was released instead. It became Twain's 15th top ten single on Billboard Country. The song was originally to be released to the UK as a pop single on March 24, 2004, but that plan was cancelled. It was however released to Eastern Europe as the fourth single, where it did reasonably well in some countries. "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" debuted in North America on October 6, 2003. Despite reaching the top ten, "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" was not included in Twain's 2004 "Greatest Hits" CD. The song was also nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance at the 2005 Grammy Awards. The song was also performed on some highly rated TV shows, "The Oprah Winfrey Show", the 2003 Country Music Awards, and the 2003 Billboard Music Awards, all helping it land in the top ten. [PAR] [TLE] Forever and for Always [SEP] "Forever and for Always" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain and it was the third country single from her fourth studio album "Up! " (2002). The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The single was released in the United States radio on April 7, 2003. The video debuted on Country Music Television on April 26, 2003. The song was also used for Febreze: Scentstories promotion, in which Twain took part. In 2006, "Forever and for Always" was certified gold for 500,000 digital downloads in the U.S. by the RIAA.
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f4e100b697b64c5eb70b14072fa8963b
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She's Not Just a Pretty Face was the single released after the song written by which two people?
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"Mutt Lange and Twain"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Reign of Fire (film) [SEP] Reign of Fire is a 2002 post-apocalyptic fantasy film directed by Rob Bowman and starring Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale, with the screenplay written by Matt Greenberg, Gregg Chabot, and Kevin Peterka. The film also features Izabella Scorupco and Gerard Butler. [PAR] [TLE] Reign of Fire (video game) [SEP] Reign of Fire is an action-adventure video game released in 2002 by Kuju Entertainment. The game is based on the movie of the same name, in which dragons have annihilated the majority of the human race, and the survivors attempt to fight back using scavenged military hardware. However, the plot differs significantly from the film.
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1cd22d7861ee4c719726d635dddc968e
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Reign of Fire is what, based on a 2002 post-apocalyptic fantasy film directed by Rob Bowman?
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[
"an action-adventure video game"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] The Invitation (2015 film) [SEP] The Invitation is a 2015 American horror-thriller film directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. The film stars Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Michiel Huisman and Emayatzy Corinealdi. The film premiered March 13, 2015, at the SXSW film festival. The film was released on April 8, 2016 in a limited release and through video on demand by Drafthouse Films. [PAR] [TLE] Emayatzy Corinealdi [SEP] Emayatzy Evett Corinealdi ( ; born January 14, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her leading role in the Ava DuVernay film "Middle of Nowhere" (2012).
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dd9ab48e89d848e48601bccf8d0d6acd
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Which actreess actress starred in the movie "The Invitation" and in the movie "Middle of Nowhere".
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"Emayatzy Corinealdi"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Rocky statue in Žitište [SEP] The "Rocky" Statue in Žitište, Serbia is one of the town's most iconic images. Located in town's center the statue of Rocky Balboa by Croatian artist Boris Staparac, was erected in 2007. Canadian director Barry Avrich made a documentary film "Amerika Idol" which depicts the events that preceded the creation of the statue, as well as the ceremony of its installation. The film also features Sylvester Stallone who portrayed the character of Rocky in seven films and A. Thomas Schomberg who made the famous "Rocky" statue in Philadelphia. [PAR] [TLE] Rocky Balboa [SEP] Robert "Rocky" Balboa is the title character of the "Rocky" series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who also portrayed him in all seven "Rocky" films. He is depicted as an everyman who started out by going the distance and overcoming obstacles that had occurred in his life and career as a professional boxer. While he is loosely based on Chuck Wepner, a one-time boxer who fought Muhammad Ali and lost on a TKO in the 15th round, the inspiration for the name, iconography and fighting style came from boxing legend Rocky Marciano.
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f2b549baa5614ca0aa48a48308d9b838
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Who is the Rocky statue in Zitiste modeled after that also modeled his boxing style after Rocky Marciano?
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"Rocky Balboa"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Taylor Swift videography [SEP] American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has released four video albums and has appeared in thirty-eight music videos, five films and three television shows. From her eponymous debut album (2006), she released music videos for the singles "Tim McGraw", "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", and "Picture to Burn", all directed by Trey Fanjoy and released from 2006–08. For the second of these, she earned an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist nomination. She followed with three other music videos in 2008—"Beautiful Eyes" from her extended play of the same name, "Change" from the "AT&T Team USA Soundtrack" and "Love Story" from her second album "Fearless" (2008). The latter was nominated for two awards at the 2009 CMT Music Awards—Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year. For the video of "You Belong with Me" she won Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. During her acceptance speech, she was interrupted by rapper Kanye West, which sparked controversy and received much media attention. [PAR] [TLE] Tim McGraw (song) [SEP] "Tim McGraw" is the debut single and first published song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and Liz Rose, and produced by Nathan Chapman. It was released on June 19, 2006 by Big Machine Records as Swift's debut single and the lead single from Swift's eponymous debut album. Swift wrote "Tim McGraw" during her freshman year of high school, knowing that she and her senior boyfriend would break up at the end of the year when he left for college. The song was written about all the different things that would remind the subject of Swift and their time spent together, once he departed. "Tim McGraw" is a musical interconnection of traditional and modern country music. Lyrically, the track lists items in order to associate a past relationship, one of them being country artist Tim McGraw's music.
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a79eb6a00ef6464c992b4392f064ee6e
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Who directed the video of Taylor's Swift's debut single in 2006?
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[
"Trey Fanjoy"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Travels with Charley [SEP] Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a travelogue written by American author John Steinbeck. It depicts a 1960 road trip around the United States made by Steinbeck, in the company of his standard poodle, Charley. Steinbeck wrote that he was moved by a desire to see his country on a personal level, since he made his living writing about it. He wrote of having many questions going into his journey, the main one being, "What are Americans like today?" However, he found that he had concerns about much of the "new America" he witnessed. [PAR] [TLE] Terry Pindell [SEP] Terry Pindell is an American travel writer known primarily for three North American 'rail odysseys', through the USA, Canada and Mexico, each of which became the subject of a travel book. He has also written a book on migration within the United States. The "Toledo Blade" said of his first book, "Making Tracks": "Not since John Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley" has anyone put together a better story about America on the road."
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fc5f4e9da8e54ba1ba4b7f433198bb7e
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Terry Pindell's American travelogues such as "Making Tracks" have been compared with "Travels With Charley" by which iconic American author?
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[
"John Steinbeck"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Albert Anastasia [SEP] Albert Anastasia (born Umberto Anastasio, September 26, 1902 – October 25, 1957) was one of the most ruthless and feared Cosa Nostra mobsters in United States history. A founder of both the American Mafia and Murder, Inc., Anastasia was boss of what would become the modern Gambino crime family. [PAR] [TLE] Murder, Inc. [SEP] Murder, Inc. (or Murder Incorporated) was the name the news media gave to organized crime groups in the 1930s and 40s that acted as the enforcement arm of the Italian-American Mafia, Jewish mob, and connected organized crime groups in New York and elsewhere. The groups were largely composed of Italian-American and Jewish gangsters from the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brownsville, East New York, and Ocean Hill. Originally headed by Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, and later by Albert "The Mad Hatter" Anastasia, Murder, Inc. was believed to be responsible for between 400 and 1,000 contract killings, until the group was exposed in the early 1940s by former group member Abe "Kid Twist" Reles. In the trials that followed, many members were convicted and executed, and Abe Reles himself died after "falling out of a window". Thomas E. Dewey first came to prominence as a prosecutor of Murder, Inc. and other organized crime cases.
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d9ddc8d8325d429284cc41ba54db4e53
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The news media gave this name to an organized crime group founded by Albert Anastasia whom also founded American Mafia?
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[
"Murder, Inc."
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Blackjack Switch [SEP] Blackjack Switch is a casino gambling game invented by Geoff Hall and patented in 2009. It is based on blackjack, but differs in that two hands, rather than one, are dealt to each playing position, and the player is initially allowed to exchange ("switch") the top two cards between hands. Natural blackjacks are paid 1:1 instead of the standard 3:2, and a dealer hard 22 pushes all player hands except a natural. [PAR] [TLE] Croupier [SEP] A croupier or dealer is someone appointed at a gambling table to assist in the conduct of the game, especially in the distribution of bets and payouts. Croupiers are typically employed by casinos.
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eb0ff09c3bdd47909d35836dc8e8e2a4
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Blackjack Switch is a casino gambling game invented by Geoff Hall, and patented in what year, natural blackjacks are paid 1:1 instead of the standard 3:2, and a dealer hard 22 pushes all player hands except a natural, a croupier or dealer is someone appointed at a gambling table to assist in the conduct of the game, especially in the distribution of bets and payouts?
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[
"2009"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Evgeny Schwartz [SEP] Evgeny Lvovitch Schwartz (Russian: Евге́ний Льво́вич Шва́рц ; October 21 [O.S. October 9] 1896 , Kazan, Russian Empire – January 15, 1958, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet writer and playwright, whose works include twenty-five plays, and screenplays for three films (in collaboration with Nikolai Erdman). [PAR] [TLE] Benno Besson [SEP] Benno Besson (born "René-Benjamin Besson"; 4 November 1922 in Yverdon-les-Bains; died 16 February 2006 in Berlin, Germany) was a Swiss actor and director. He had great success as director at Volksbühne Berlin, Deutsches Theater and Berliner Ensemble in East-Berlin, where he went by an invitation of Bertolt Brecht in 1949. Some of his acquainted stagings were "The Dragon" by Evgeny Schwartz, so that he travelled with Deutsches Theater all-around Europe and Asia (also in Japan), and "Der Frieden" (Aristophanes edited by Peter Hacks). He became the Intendant at Volksbühne in the 1960s and worked often with Heiner Müller. In his plays, he worked amongst others with the popular actors Fred Düren, Eberhard Esche and Ursula Karusseit.
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84869f05ab634a7083cc946926a1b4e4
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What is the ethnicity of the author of "The Dragon"?
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[
"Soviet"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] BASF [SEP] BASF SE is a German chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world. The BASF Group comprises subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 80 countries and operates six integrated production sites and 390 other production sites in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Americas and Africa. Its headquarters is located in Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has customers in over 190 countries and supplies products to a wide variety of industries. Despite its size and global presence, BASF has received relatively little public attention since it abandoned manufacturing and selling BASF-branded consumer electronics products in the 1990s. [PAR] [TLE] Carl Krauch [SEP] Carl Krauch (7 April 1887 – 3 February 1968) was a German chemist, industrialist and Nazi war criminal. He was an executive at BASF (later IG Farben); during World War II, he was chairman of the supervisory board. He was a key implementer of the Reich’s Four-Year Plan to achieve national economic self-sufficiency and promote industrial production. He was Plenipotentiary of Special Issues in Chemical Production, a senator of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, and an honorary professor at the University of Berlin. He was convicted in the IG Farben trial after World War II and sentenced to six years in prison.
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0035efb2b6d343148f63ce85c5601279
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What Nazi war criminal was chairman of the supervisory board of the largest chemical producer in the world?
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"Carl Krauch"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Grand Trunk Western 6325 [SEP] Grand Trunk Western 6325 is a 4-8-4 (Northern) type steam locomotive built in 1942 by the American Locomotive Company for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. As a member of the dual service U-3-b class, the 6325 handled heavy passenger and freight work for the Grand Trunk Western. In 1946, the 6325 gained notoriety for pulling United States President Harry S. Truman's election campaign train through the state of Michigan. Retired in 1959, the locomotive was donated for display to the city of Battle Creek, Michigan where a failed restoration attempt left the 6325 in danger of being scrapped. Purchased in 1993 by Jerry Jacobson of the Ohio Central Railroad, the locomotive sat in storage for six years until being restored to operating condition in 2001 for use on excursion trains across the Ohio Central System. The locomotive is currently stored, out of service pending an overhaul at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio [PAR] [TLE] Harry S. Truman [SEP] Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–53), assuming that office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt during the waning months of World War II. He is known for launching the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, for leading the Cold War against Soviet and Chinese communism by establishing the Truman Doctrine and NATO, and for intervening in the Korean War. In domestic affairs, he was a moderate Democrat whose liberal proposals were a continuation of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, but the conservative-dominated Congress blocked most of them. He used the veto power 180 times, more than any president since then, and saw 12 overridden by Congress; only Grover Cleveland and Franklin D. Roosevelt used the veto so often, and only Gerald Ford and Andrew Johnson saw so many veto overrides. He is also the only world leader to have ever used nuclear weapons in war, desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces, supported a newly independent Israel, and was a founder of the United Nations.
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6b39a7badf734bb989d22ba73fb38dad
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Grand Trunk Western 6325 gained notoriety in 1946 for pulling which United States President's successor's campaign train through Michigan?
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[
"Franklin D. Roosevelt"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Richard L. Thompson [SEP] Richard Leslie Thompson, also known as Sadaputa Dasa (February 4, 1947 – September 18, 2008), was an American mathematician, author and Gaudiya Vaishnava religious figure, known principally for his promotion of Vedic creationism and as the co-author (with Michael Cremo) of "Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race" (1993), which has been widely criticised by the scientific community. Thompson also published several books and articles on religion and science, Hindu cosmology and astronomy. He was a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (popularly known as the "Hare Krishna movement" or "ISKCON") and a founding member of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, the branch of ISKCON dedicated to examining the relationship of modern scientific theories to the Vaishnava worldview. In the 'science and religion' community he was known for his articulation of ISKCON's view of science. Danish historian of religion Mikael Rothstein described Thompson as "the single dominating writer on science" in ISKCON whom ISKCON has chosen to "cover the field of science more or less on his own". C. Mackenzie Brown, professor of religion at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, described him as "the leading figure" in ISKCON's critique of modern science. [PAR] [TLE] The Mysterious Origins of Man [SEP] The Mysterious Origins of Man is a television special that originally aired on NBC on February 25, 1996. Hosted by Charlton Heston, the program argued that mankind has lived on the Earth for tens of millions of years, and that mainstream scientists have suppressed the fossil evidence for this. Some material included was based on the controversial "Forbidden Archeology", a book written by Hindu creationists Michael Cremo and Richard L. Thompson about anomalous archeological finds reported mainly in early scientific journals. It also included interviews with the following people: creationist Carl Baugh on the Paluxy tracks; Richard Milton, author of "Shattering the Myths of Darwinism", on Lucy; Neil Steede on Incan ruins; and Graham Hancock, author of "Fingerprints of the Gods", on Atlantis. It was produced by B. C. Video Inc.
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57c35e5f4e6c4f75b8132302f6994706
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The Mysterious Origins of Man included material that was based on a book written by what American mathematician who is known for his promotion of vedic creationism?
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[
"Richard Leslie Thompson"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Jack Del Rio [SEP] Jack Louis Del Rio Jr. (born April 4, 1963) is head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). A linebacker for four NFL teams between 1985–1996, he played both football and baseball for the University of Southern California Trojans. [PAR] [TLE] 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars season [SEP] The Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League and the 9th under head coach Jack Del Rio, who was fired on November 29 and replaced on an interim basis by defensive coordinator Mel Tucker. The team had hoped to improve on their 8–8 record from 2010, but exceeded their loss total in Week 13, and were officially eliminated from postseason contention. With the 10th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, they selected quarterback Blaine Gabbert from the University of Missouri, and Gabbert would replace Luke McCown as the starting quarterback in Week 3.
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What is the birthday of the 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars' coach?
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[
"April 4, 1963"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Todd Ellis [SEP] Todd Ellis (born May 16, 1967) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the ninth round of the 1990 NFL Draft, but never appeared in an NFL game. He played for the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football. Ellis played college football at South Carolina. He has since returned to the Columbia area, where he maintains a successful law practice. However, Ellis is perhaps best known as the "Voice of the Gamecocks", serving as the play-by-play man for radio broadcasts of USC football games, and hosting both "The Will Muschamp Show" and "Carolina Calls With Will Muschamp", on TV and radio respectively. [PAR] [TLE] Will Muschamp [SEP] William Larry Muschamp (born August 3, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at the University of South Carolina. He was previously the head coach at the University of Florida from 2011 to 2014.
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00a2415d04bc49af8889717284f265dc
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Which American football coach has both a TV and radio show named after him which are hosted by Todd Ellis?
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"Will Muschamp"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] Yesterday and Today [SEP] Yesterday and Today is a studio album by the Beatles, their ninth album released on Capitol Records and eleventh overall American release. It was originally issued only in the United States and Canada. In the 1970s it was issued in Japan. A later UK release (on Compact Disc) followed in 2014. The album is remembered primarily for the controversy surrounding its original cover image, the "butcher cover" featuring the band dressed in white smocks and covered with decapitated baby dolls and pieces of meat. The album's title is based on the song "Yesterday". Early album cover proofs show the word "Yesterday" in quotes. [PAR] [TLE] Doctor Robert [SEP] "Doctor Robert" is a song by the Beatles released on the album "Revolver" in the United Kingdom and on "Yesterday and Today" in the United States. The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded in seven takes on 17 April 1966 with vocals overdubbed 19 April.
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4bef05563a1f40cc8c89a2c475e4f9eb
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The song Doctor Robert by the Beatles was released on the album Yesterday and Today in what country?
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"the United States"
] |
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[PAR] [TLE] The Killing (U.S. TV series) [SEP] The Killing is an American crime drama television series that premiered on April 3, 2011, on AMC, based on the Danish television series "Forbrydelsen" ("The Crime"). The American version was developed by Veena Sud and produced by Fox Television Studios and Fuse Entertainment. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) and Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman). [PAR] [TLE] The Jungle (The Killing) [SEP] "The Jungle" is the twenty-seventh episode of the American television drama series "The Killing", which aired on June 2, 2013, as the third season's premiere. The episode is written by series developer Veena Sud and is directed by Ed Bianchi. In the episode, Detective Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman) and his new partner Carl Reddick (Gregg Henry) investigate a teenage girl's murder, which has similarities to a previous case of Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos). Meanwhile, Ray Seward (Peter Sarsgaard), who had been convicted in that case, is sent to death row.
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02083657b2054cb3ac5d594d12ea357d
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The Jungle was the episode of the crime drama premiering in 2011 on which channel?
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[
"AMC"
] |
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