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Which play has more acts, La sonnambula or Maskarade?
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Title: Maskarade
Passage: Maskarade ("Masquerade") is an opera in three acts by Carl Nielsen to a Danish libretto by Vilhelm Andersen, based on the comedy by Ludvig Holberg. It was first performed on 11 November 1906 at Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen. "Maskarade" has enjoyed enduring popularity in Denmark where it is considered to be the country's national opera.
Title: La sonnambula
Passage: La sonnambula ("The Sleepwalker") is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the "bel canto" tradition by Vincenzo Bellini set to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a "ballet-pantomime" written by Eugne Scribe and choreographed by Jean-Pierre Aumer called "La somnambule, ou L'arrive d'un nouveau seigneur". The ballet had premiered in Paris in September 1827 at the height of a fashion for stage works incorporating somnambulism.
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Maskarade
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La sonnambula
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Maskarade
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Who is the operator of the federal prison in which Aldrich Hazen Ames is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole?
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Title: Aldrich Ames
Passage: Aldrich Hazen Ames (born May 26, 1941) is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer turned KGB mole, who was convicted of espionage in 1994. He is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole in the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Ames was formerly a 31-year CIA counterintelligence analyst who committed espionage against the U.S. by spying for the Soviet Union and Russia. At the time of his arrest, Ames had compromised more CIA assets than any other mole in history until Robert Hanssen's arrest seven years later.
Title: Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute
Passage: The Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute (FCI Terre Haute) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Terre Haute) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp for minimum-security male offenders.
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
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Aldrich Ames
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Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute
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Franois-Jean Pelletier worked in politics in which place in which their county seat is Butte?
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Title: Franois Jean Pelletier
Passage: Franois-Jean Pelletier (November 17, 1863 December 15, 1945) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Matane in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925 as a Liberal. Pelletier was elected to the Legislature of the State of Montana for Silver Bow County in 1899 and 1901.
Title: Silver Bow County, Montana
Passage: Silver Bow County is a county in the State of Montana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,200. Its county seat is Butte. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the single entity of Butte-Silver Bow. Additionally, the town of Walkerville is a separate municipality from Butte and is within the county.
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Silver Bow County
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Franois Jean Pelletier
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Silver Bow County, Montana
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Katie White and Ian Brown, have which occupation in common?
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Title: Katie White
Passage: Katie Rebecca White (born 18 January 1983) is a British musician and member of the pop duo the Ting Tings. After some success with a girl group punk trio TKO, which supported Steps and Atomic Kitten, her father David White brought in Jules De Martino to write songs for TKO. Katie and De Martino subsequently formed the Ting Tings in 2007.
Title: Ian Brown
Passage: Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English musician. He is the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Stone Roses from their formation in 1983. Following the split he began a solo career, releasing six studio albums, a greatest hits compilation, a remix album and 17 singles. He has performed solo shows in 45 countries. He returned to singing for the Stone Roses on 19 October 2011. On 20 October, he put out a statement to say that although he had reunited with the band, it did not spell the end of his solo endeavours. Brown is also known for a cameo role in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".
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musician
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Katie White
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Ian Brown
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What is the nationality of the actor who was nominated for Best Actor Filmfare awards for his performance in Gardish?
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Title: Gardish
Passage: Gardish is a 1993 Hindi film directed by Priyadarshan which stars Jackie Shroff and Dimple Kapadia. Jackie Shroff was nominated for Best Actor Filmfare awards, and Dimpla Kapadia for the Best supporting Actress award.
Title: Jackie Shroff
Passage: Jaikishen Kakubhai "Jackie" Shroff (born 1 February 1957) is an Indian actor. He has been in the Hindi cinema (Bollywood) industry for almost four decades and as of 2017 has appeared in more than 220 films in ten languages. (Hindi, Konkani, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Bhojpuri)
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Indian
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Gardish
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Jackie Shroff
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During his career Dana Carl Holgorsen served under the was head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team leading them to what in every year of his tenure?
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Title: Dana Holgorsen
Passage: Dana Carl Holgorsen (born June 21, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at West Virginia University, having succeeded Bill Stewart on June 10, 2011. At the end of the 2010 season West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck announced that Holgorsen was hired as the offensive coordinator for the 2011 season and would become the Mountaineers 33rd head football coach in 2012. During his coaching career he has served under innovative coaches such as Hal Mumme, Mike Leach, Kevin Sumlin, and Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State.
Title: Mike Leach (American football coach)
Passage: Michael Charles Leach (born March 9, 1961) is an American college football coach. He is the head coach of the Washington State Cougars football team. Previously, he was head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, leading the Red Raiders to winning seasons in every year of his tenure.
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winning seasons
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Dana Holgorsen
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Mike Leach (American football coach)
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What two towns does Buckshaw Hall sit between?
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Title: Buckshaw Village
Passage: Buckshaw Village (often shortened to Buckshaw) is a new residential and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, which largely sits in the Buckshaw area of Euxton. It is one of the largest urban development sites in the North West of England with a population of about 4,000 although official population statistics mainly sit with Euxton.
Title: Buckshaw Hall
Passage: Buckshaw Hall is a grade II listed 17th-century country house in Buckshaw Village, Euxton, some 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Chorley, England.
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Chorley and Leyland
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Buckshaw Hall
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Buckshaw Village
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Which Kenyan-Mexican Academy Award-winning actress is a star of Star Wars: The Last Jedi?
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Title: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Passage: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi) is an upcoming American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second film in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy, following "" (2015). The film is produced by Lucasfilm and will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Andy Serkis in returning roles. New cast members include Benicio del Toro, Laura Dern, and Kelly Marie Tran. Fisher died in December 2016, making "The Last Jedi" her final film role.
Title: Lupita Nyong'o
Passage: Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (] , ] ; born March 1, 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She was born in Mexico to Kenyan parents and raised in Kenya. She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College.
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Lupita Nyong'o
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Lupita Nyong'o
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Which Hall of Fame point guard was first selected for an NBA All-Star Game in 1994, alongside Shawn Kemp?
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Title: 199394 Seattle SuperSonics season
Passage: The 199394 NBA season was the 26th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. In the third season with George Karl as head coach, along with the addition of Detlef Schrempf from the Indiana Pacers, and Kendall Gill from the Charlotte Hornets, the Sonics got off to a fast start winning their first ten games on their way to a 263 start. The team won 17 of their final 19 games finishing the season with a franchise best 6319 record, and made the Playoffs as the 1 seed in the Western Conference for the first time since the 197879 season, where the SuperSonics won their first NBA Championship. Gary Payton made his first All-Star appearance as he was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game along with Shawn Kemp.
Title: Gary Payton
Passage: Gary Dwayne Payton (born July 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player. He started at the point guard position. He is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, and holds Seattle franchise records in points, assists, and steals. He also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, the last with whom he won an NBA championship. He was nicknamed "The Glove" for his excellent defensive ability. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on September 8, 2013.
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Gary Payton
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199394 Seattle SuperSonics season
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Gary Payton
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Approximately how far is St Cyrpian's Church from London?
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Title: St Cyprian's Church, Sneinton
Passage: St Cyprian's Church, Sneinton is a parish church in the Church of England in Sneinton, Nottingham.
Title: Nottingham
Passage: Nottingham ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, England, 128 mi north of London, in the East Midlands.
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128 mi
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St Cyprian's Church, Sneinton
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Nottingham
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Returning Home, was one of three films shortlisted by Norway to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it lost out to "The Wave", a 2015 Norwegian catastrophe drama film directed by who?
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Title: Returning Home
Passage: Returning Home (Norwegian: vende tilbake ) is a 2015 Norwegian drama film directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken. It was one of three films shortlisted by Norway to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it lost out to "The Wave".
Title: The Wave (2015 film)
Passage: The Wave (Norwegian: Blgen ) is a 2015 Norwegian catastrophe drama film directed by Roar Uthaug. It was Norway's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but failed to be nominated. The movie presents a futuristic event in Mre og Romsdal for the kerneset crevasse to end in disaster; an avalanche resulting in an 80 meter tall tsunami that will destroy anything in its direction.
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Roar Uthaug
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Returning Home
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The Wave (2015 film)
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What film star of the 2016 American crime-drama film directed by Ewan McGregor was best known for his role in "Animal House?"
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Title: American Pastoral (film)
Passage: American Pastoral is a 2016 American crime-drama film directed by Ewan McGregor and written by John Romano, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Philip Roth. The film stars McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegert, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker and David Strathairn. Principal photography began on September 21, 2015, in Pittsburgh.
Title: Peter Riegert
Passage: Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his roles as Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in "Animal House" (1978), "Mac" MacIntyre in "Local Hero" (1983), fast-talking gangster Aldo in "Oscar" (1991), tough, no-nonsense Lt. Kellaway in "The Mask" (1994), newspaper editor Delbert McGinty in "We Bought a Zoo" (2011) and glove manufacturer Lou Levov in "American Pastoral" (2016). He directed the short film "By Courier" (2000) and, along with producer Ericka Frederick, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
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Peter Riegert
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Peter Riegert
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American Pastoral (film)
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Between Cyclamen and Fargesia, which genus to spread to more continents?
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Title: Fargesia
Passage: Fargesia is a genus of Asian bamboo in the grass family. They are native primarily to China, with a few species in Vietnam and in the eastern Himalayas. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals, with common names include umbrella bamboo and fountain bamboo.
Title: Cyclamen
Passage: Cyclamen ( or ) is a genus of 23 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. Cyclamen species are native to Europe and the Mediterranean Basin east to Iran, with one species in Somalia. They grow from tubers and are valued for their flowers with upswept petals and variably patterned leaves.
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Cyclamen
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Cyclamen
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Fargesia
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What is the common profession of Jean-Pierre Melville and Manfred Noa?
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Title: Manfred Noa
Passage: Manfred Noa (18931930) was a German film director. Noa was described by Vilma Bnky, who he directed twice, as her "favourite director". Noa's 1924 film "Helena" has been called his "masterpiece" although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of Bavaria Film.
Title: Jean-Pierre Melville
Passage: Jean-Pierre Melville (] ; born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker.
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filmmaker
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Jean-Pierre Melville
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Manfred Noa
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In which Broadway production did this American stage, film, and television actor, who appeared in the 1984 action film Toy Soldiers, star in 1970?
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Title: Toy Soldiers (1984 film)
Passage: Toy Soldiers is a 1984 action film shot in Mexico that stars Jason Miller, Cleavon Little, Tim Robbins and Terri Garber. It was written and directed by David Andrew Fisher.
Title: Cleavon Little
Passage: Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 October 22, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of "Purlie", for which he earned both a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award. His first leading television role was that of the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland on the ABC sitcom "Temperatures Rising" (19721974). Shortly before the program's conclusion, Little gave what has become his signature performance, portraying Sheriff Bart in the Mel Brooks comedy film "Blazing Saddles" (1974).
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Purlie
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Toy Soldiers (1984 film)
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Cleavon Little
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Which mountain is higher Gangkhar Puensum or Jongsong Peak ?
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Title: Jongsong Peak
Passage: Jongsong Peak is a mountain in the "Janak" section of the Himalayas. At 7462 m it is the 57th highest peak in the world, although it is dominated by 3rd highest, Kangchenjunga, 20 km to the south. Jongsong's summit is on tri-junction of India, Nepal and China.
Title: Gangkhar Puensum
Passage: Gangkhar Puensum (Dzongkha: "Kangkar Punsum ", alternatively, Gangkar Punsum or Gankar Punzum) is the highest mountain in Bhutan and a strong candidate for the highest unclimbed mountain in the world with an elevation of 7570 m and a prominence of 2995 m . Its name means "White Peak of the Three Spiritual Brothers".
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Gangkhar Puensum
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Gangkhar Puensum
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Jongsong Peak
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The 1932 German football championship Final was played at a stadium which was opened in 1928, and is located next to what?
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Title: 1932 German football championship Final
Passage: The 1932 German football championship Final decided the winner of the 1932 German football championship, the 25th of the German football championship, a knockout football cup competition contested by the regional league winners to determine the national champions. It was played on 12 June 1932 at the Stdtisches Stadion in Nuremberg. Bayern Munich won the match 20 against Eintracht Frankfurt, to claim their 1st German title.
Title: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Passage: Max-Morlock-Stadion ] is a stadium in Nuremberg, Germany, which was opened in 1928. It is located next to Zeppelinfeld. It also neighbors the Nuremberg Arena.
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Zeppelinfeld
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1932 German football championship Final
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Max-Morlock-Stadion
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Norris Dam State Park is a state park in Anderson County and Campbell County, Tennessee, the park is situated along the shores of Norris Lake, an impoundment of the Clinch River created by the completion of Norris Dam in 1936, the Clinch River rises near Tazewell, Virginia, and flows southwest for more than 300 mi through the Great Appalachian Valley, at the end, it joins the Tennessee River in Kingston in which US state?
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Title: Norris Dam State Park
Passage: Norris Dam State Park is a state park in Anderson County and Campbell County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park is situated along the shores of Norris Lake, an impoundment of the Clinch River created by the completion of Norris Dam in 1936. The park consists of 4038 acre managed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The park also administers the Lenoir Museum Complex, which interprets the area's aboriginal, pioneer, and early 20th-century history.
Title: Clinch River
Passage: The Clinch River rises near Tazewell, Virginia, and flows southwest for more than 300 mi through the Great Appalachian Valley, gathering various tributaries, including the Powell River, before joining the Tennessee River in Kingston, Tennessee.
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Tennessee
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Norris Dam State Park
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Clinch River
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What actor played in a drama television series based on Israeli series the "Yellow Peppers?"
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Title: The A Word
Passage: The A Word is a BBC drama television series based on Israeli series the "Yellow Peppers" ( ) by Keren Margalit. The series follows a 5-year-old boy and how his dysfunctional family cope with the revelation that he has autism. Following filming in the Lake District from October 2015, a six-part series began airing on 22 March 2016.
Title: Thomas Gregory (actor)
Passage: Thomas Gregory (born 10 November 1995) is an English actor who played Luke Taylor in BBC One drama "The A Word", first broadcast in March 2016.
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Thomas Gregory
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Thomas Gregory (actor)
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The A Word
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Larry is the 10 Downing Street, official resident cat of the Prime Minister of the UK, also called?
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Title: Larry (cat)
Passage: Larry is the 10 Downing Street cat and is Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. Larry is a brown and white tabby, believed to have been born in January 2007. By July 2016, when Theresa May became Prime Minister, Larry had developed a reputation of being "violent" in his interactions with other local mousers, namely the Foreign Office's much younger cat Palmerston.
Title: Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
Passage: The Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office is the title of the official resident cat of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at 10 Downing Street. Only four cats, Humphrey, Sybil, Larry and Freya have been given the title officially; other cats were given this title affectionately, usually by the British press. There has been a resident Treasury or Downing Street cat employed as a mouser and pet since the reign of Henry VIII, when Cardinal Wolsey placed his cat by his side while acting in his judicial capacity as Lord Chancellor, an office he assumed in 1515.
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Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
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Larry (cat)
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Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
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Who starred in the 1992 film directed by the director of Cherry Falls for which he gained cult success?
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Title: Cherry Falls
Passage: Cherry Falls is a 2000 American slasher film directed by Geoffrey Wright, and starring Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, and Michael Biehn. The plot focuses on a small Virginia town where a serial killer is targeting teenaged virgins. After being submitted to and rejected by the MPAA numerous times, the film was never picked up for theatrical distribution and was purchased by USA Films, who telecast it for the first time on July 29, 2000.
Title: Geoffrey Wright
Passage: Geoffrey Wright (born 1959) is an Australian film director and screenwriter, who gained cult success with the 1992 film "Romper Stomper", which starred Russell Crowe.
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Russell Crowe
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Cherry Falls
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Geoffrey Wright
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The Slayers d20 Role-Playing Game is a 2003 role-playing game published by a Canadian company founded by who?
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Title: The Slayers d20
Passage: The Slayers d20 Role-Playing Game is a 2003 role-playing game published by Guardians of Order based on the anime series "Slayers". The title refers to the title under which Central Park Media released the three seasons of the television series.
Title: Guardians of Order
Passage: Guardians of Order was a Canadian company founded in 1996 by Mark C. MacKinnon in Guelph, Ontario. The company's business output consisted of role-playing games (RPGs). Their first game is the anime inspired "Big Eyes, Small Mouth". In 2006 Guardians of Order ceased operations due to overwhelming debt.
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Mark C. MacKinnon
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The Slayers d20
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Guardians of Order
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Who did the actor who starred as Constable Benton Fraser in the television series "Due South" have a child with?
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Title: Paul Gross
Passage: Paul Michael Gross, OC (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian actor, producer, director, singer, and writer born in Calgary, Alberta. He is known for his lead role as Constable Benton Fraser in the television series "Due South" as well as his 2008 war film "Passchendaele", which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in. During "Due South"nowiki'nowikis final season, Gross acted as executive producer in addition to starring, wrote the season three opener and finale, the two part series finale and wrote and sang songs for the show, some of which can be found on the two "Due South" soundtracks. He later found success with another Canadian TV series, "Slings and Arrows". He also produced one film with Akshay Kumar called Speedy Singhs starring Camilla Belle and Vinay Virmani.
Title: Hannah Gross
Passage: Hannah Gross (born September 25, 1992) is a Canadian actress. She is the daughter of fellow actors Martha Burns and Paul Gross.
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Martha Burns
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Hannah Gross
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Paul Gross
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Eric Jacobsen is a basketball player for a team representing the state of what?
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Title: Adelaide 36ers
Passage: The Adelaide 36ers (also well known as the Sixers) are an Australian professional men's basketball team that competes in the National Basketball League (NBL). The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South Australia and are based in the state capital, Adelaide. The club was originally called the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the NBL in 1982, but changed their name to the 36ers the following year. The 36ers nickname comes from the fact that the Colony of South Australia was officially proclaimed on 28 December 1836. They play their home games at the Titanium Security Arena in the suburb of Findon, known as the "Brett Maher Court" within the NBL.
Title: Eric Jacobsen (basketball)
Passage: Eric Jacobsen (born 2 June 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). The Arizona-born big man played four years of college basketball for Arizona State before starting his professional career in 2016.
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South Australia
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Eric Jacobsen (basketball)
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Adelaide 36ers
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What television series written by Dan Guterman and directed by Dominic Polcino premiered on July 26th, 2015?
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Title: The Ricks Must Be Crazy
Passage: "The Ricks Must Be Crazy" is the sixth episode in the second season of the American animated television sitcom "Rick and Morty", and the seventeenth overall episode in the series. Written by Dan Guterman and directed by Dominic Polcino, the episode first aired on Adult Swim in the United States on August 30, 2015. It is speculated that the title of the episode is a reference to the 1980 film "The Gods Must Be Crazy".
Title: Rick and Morty (season 2)
Passage: The second season of the animated television series "Rick and Morty" originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, which premiered on July 26, 2015 with "A Rickle in Time", and concluded on October 4 with "The Wedding Squanchers". This season aired a total of ten episodes.
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Rick and Morty
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The Ricks Must Be Crazy
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Rick and Morty (season 2)
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Which American actress appeared on Dr. Alien and Little House on the Prairie?
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Title: Olivia Barash
Passage: Olivia Barash (born January 11, 1965, in Miami, Florida) is an American actress. As an adult, she has appeared in films, including the cult film "Repo Man", and on television as a child actress, including "Little House on the Prairie", "Charlie's Angels", "Soap", and as an adult in "Fame", and "St. Elsewhere".
Title: Dr. Alien
Passage: Dr. Alien is a 1989 sci-fi comedy film starring Judy Landers, Billy Jacoby, and Olivia Barash. Directed by David DeCoteau, the film was also released under the titles I Was a Teenage Sex Maniac and I Was a Teenage Sex Mutant. The alternative titles explain the movie's plot.
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Olivia Barash
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Dr. Alien
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Olivia Barash
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What cricketeer active 19741993 had a strong performance in the tour by the Australian cricket team in England in 1981?
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Title: Ian Botham
Passage: Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is an English former first-class cricketer, active 19741993, who played mainly for Somerset and also for Worcestershire, Durham and Queensland. He represented England in 102 Test matches and 116 Limited Overs Internationals. He later became a cricket commentator. He was a right-handed batsman and, as a right arm fast-medium bowler, was noted for his swing bowling. He generally fielded close to the wicket, predominantly in the slips. Skilled in all three disciplines, Botham was a genuine all-rounder. In Test cricket, he scored 5,200 runs including 14 centuries with a highest score of 208; he took 383 wickets with a best return of eight for 34; and he held 120 catches. From 1986 to 1988, he held the world record for the highest number of career wickets in Test cricket. He took five wickets in an innings (5wI) 27 times and 10 wickets in a match (10wM) four times. In 1980, he became the second player in Test history to complete the "match double" of scoring 100 runs and taking 10 wickets in the same match; his feat included a century and he was the first of only two players to score a century and take ten wickets in the same Test match. In all first-class cricket, he scored 19,399 runs including 38 centuries with a highest score of 228; he took 1,172 wickets with the same best return of eight for 34, 59 5wI and eight 10wM; he held 354 catches. On 8 August 2009, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Title: Australian cricket team in England in 1981
Passage: The tour by the Australian cricket team in England in 1981 included the 51st Ashes series of Test matches between Australia and England. Despite having been 10 down after two Tests, England won the next three Tests to finish 31 victors (with two draws), thus retaining the Ashes. The series is popularly known as Botham's Ashes, owing to the remarkable performances of Ian Botham with both bat and ball.
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Ian Botham
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Australian cricket team in England in 1981
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Ian Botham
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For which rock band did Mark Evans play bass guitar on the band's third LP released in Australia and in Europe in 1976?
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Title: Mark Evans (musician)
Passage: Mark Whitmore Evans (born 2 March 1956) is an Australian bass guitarist for the Australian rock band Rose Tattoo who was an early member of hard rock band ACDC from March 1975 to June 1977. His playing featured on their albums "T.N.T", "High Voltage", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", "Let There Be Rock" and "'74 Jailbreak". Evans has played for numerous other groups, sometimes on lead guitar, including Finch (a.k.a. Contraband), Cheetah, Swanee, Heaven and The Party Boys. Evans' autobiography, "Dirty Deeds: My Life InsideOutside of ACDC" was released in December 2011.
Title: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Passage: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is an album by Australian hard rock band ACDC. It was the band's third LP released in Australia and in Europe in 1976 but was not released in the US until 1981, more than one year after Bon Scott's death. All songs were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott.
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ACDC
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Mark Evans (musician)
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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
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The Seattle Fighter Wing was a unit of the United States Air Force, active during the Pacific War of which span of years, it was based in the Northwestern United States?
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Title: Seattle Fighter Wing
Passage: The Seattle Fighter Wing was a unit of the United States Air Force, active during the Pacific War of 1942-45. Based in the Northwest, its original purpose was defense against possible Japanese air attack.
Title: Northwestern United States
Passage: The Northwestern United States is an informal geographic region of the United States. The region consistently includes the states of Oregon, Washington, and Idahoand usually Montana and Wyoming. Some sources include southeast Alaska in the Northwest. The related but distinct term "Pacific Northwest" generally excludes areas from the Rockies eastward.
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1942-45
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Seattle Fighter Wing
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Northwestern United States
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Who was the creator of the show where Wayne Knight played Mr. Blik?
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Title: Catscratch
Passage: Catscratch is an American animated television series created by Doug TenNapel (also known for creating "Earthworm Jim"). It premiered on Nickelodeon on July 9, 2005. It is an adaptation of TenNapel's graphic novel, "Gear", which is also the name of the cats' monster truck. The series features music composed by longtime TenNapel collaborator, Terry Scott Taylor. Catscratch's first DVD appearance was on Nick Picks Vol. 3, which came out on February 7, 2006 (though the DVD contained only "Bringin' Down the Mouse").
Title: Wayne Knight
Passage: Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Newman in the TV sitcom "Seinfeld" (19921998) and Officer Don Orville in "3rd Rock from the Sun" (19962001). His other roles include Dennis Nedry in "Jurassic Park", Stan Podolak in "Space Jam" (1996), Al McWhiggin in "Toy Story 2" (1999), Tantor in "Tarzan" (1999), the Giraffe in "Bee Movie" (2007), Zack Mallozzi in "Rat Race" (2001), Dojo in Xiaolin Showdown (20032006), Mr. Blik in "Catscratch" (20052007), Microchip in "" (2008) and Haskell Lutz in "The Exes" (20112015).
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Doug TenNapel
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Wayne Knight
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Catscratch
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Which is further from its city's business center, Sawyer International Airport or Burlington International Airport?
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Title: Sawyer International Airport
Passage: Sawyer International Airport (IATA: MQT, ICAO: KSAW, FAA LID: SAW) is a county owned public use airport in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. It is located 17 nmi south of the central business district of the city of Marquette. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 20172021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.
Title: Burlington International Airport
Passage: Burlington International Airport (IATA: BTV, ICAO: KBTV, FAA LID: BTV) is a joint-use civil-military airport in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. It is owned by the City of Burlington, Vermont's most populous municipality. The airport is located in South Burlington, three nautical miles (6 km) east of Burlington's central business district.
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Sawyer International Airport
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Sawyer International Airport
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Burlington International Airport
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What teams is a part of Motorsport in the United Kingdom?
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Title: Lotus F1
Passage: Lotus F1 Team was a British Formula One racing team. The team competed under the Lotus name from 2012 until 2015, following the renaming of the former Renault team based at Enstone in Oxfordshire. The Lotus F1 Team was majority owned by Genii Capital. Lotus F1 was named after its branding partner Group Lotus. The team achieved a race victory and fourth position in the Formula One Constructors' World Championship in their first season under the Lotus title. The team was sold back to Renault on 18 December 2015, The Lotus F1 Team name was officially dropped on 3 February 2016, and announced that they would compete as Renault Sport Formula One Team.
Title: Motorsport in the United Kingdom
Passage: Motorsport is a popular sport in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is a key player in the world of motorsport, hosting rounds of the Formula One World Championship, World Rally Championship and Grand Prix motorcycle racing, amongst others. It is also the home of many of the current teams in Formula One, such as McLaren and Williams, while teams such as Red Bull Racing, Mercedes and Lotus are also based in England. There are also a range of popular national series held such as the British Touring Car Championship. The Motor Sports Association is the official governing body of motorsport in the United Kingdom.
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Lotus F1
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Motorsport in the United Kingdom
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Lotus F1
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What label released Julio Jos Iglesias de la Cueva's 2003 album?
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Title: Julio Iglesias
Passage: Julio Jos Iglesias de la Cueva (born 23 September 1943), better known as Julio Iglesias (] ), is a Spanish singer and songwriter.
Title: Divorcio
Passage: Divorcio is a studio album by Julio Iglesias. It was released in 2003 on Columbia Records.
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Columbia Records
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Divorcio
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Julio Iglesias
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Which was released first, LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton or Hoop Dreams?
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Title: Hoop Dreams
Passage: Hoop Dreams is a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James and written by James and Frederick Marx, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players.
Title: LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
Passage: LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton is a 2001 American documentary film directed by Deborah Dickson, Susan Frmke and Albert Maysles. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 74th Academy Awards.
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Hoop Dreams
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LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
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Hoop Dreams
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The Spanish actress and model who made her acting debut at 16, and starred in the 2009 romantic musical drama film Nine, was signed by an agent at what age?
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Title: Penlope Cruz
Passage: Penlope Cruz Snchez (] ; born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress and model. Signed by an agent at age 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in "Jamn Jamn" (1992) to critical acclaim. Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included "Open Your Eyes" (1997), "The Hi-Lo Country" (1999), "The Girl of Your Dreams" (2000) and "Woman on Top" (2000). Cruz achieved recognition for her lead roles in the 2001 films "Vanilla Sky", "All the Pretty Horses", "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" and "Blow".
Title: Nine (2009 live-action film)
Passage: Nine is a 2009 romantic musical drama film directed and produced by Rob Marshall and written by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella. The film is an adaptation of the 1982 musical of the same name, which in turn is based on Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical 1963 film "8". In addition to songs from the stage musical, all written by Maury Yeston, the film has three original songs, also written by Yeston. The ensemble principal cast consists of Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penlope Cruz, Judi Dench, Fergie, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, and Sophia Loren.
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15
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Nine (2009 live-action film)
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Penlope Cruz
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Which actor from The Drew Carey Show also starred in The Founder?
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Title: The Founder
Passage: The Founder is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel. The film stars Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, and portrays the story of his creation of the McDonald's fast food chain. Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch co-star as McDonald's founders Richard and Maurice McDonald.
Title: John Carroll Lynch
Passage: John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American actor. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in "Fargo". He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom "The Drew Carey Show" as the title character's cross-dressing brother, Steve Carey, as well as on "" and "" as Twisty the Clown. His films include "FaceOff", "Gran Torino", "Shutter Island", "Ted 2", "The Invitation", and "Zodiac". Most recently, he portrayed McDonald's co-founder Maurice "Mac" McDonald in "The Founder". He made his directorial debut with the 2017 film "Lucky".
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John Carroll Lynch
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John Carroll Lynch
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The Founder
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The man that crowned Michelle Reis as the first Miss Chinese International founded what film production company?
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Title: Run Run Shaw
Passage: Sir Run Run Shaw, GBM, CBE ( November 23, 1907 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist. He was one of the most influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry. He founded the Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the largest film production companies in Hong Kong, and TVB, the dominant television company in Hong Kong.
Title: Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988
Passage: Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988, the 1st Miss Chinese International Pageant was held on October 2, 1988 in Hong Kong. The pageant was organized and broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong. At the end of the pageant, Run Run Shaw crowned Michelle Reis of Hong Kong as the first Miss Chinese International. Hong Kong would not win the pageant, until 12 years later when Sonija Kwok won the crown in 2000.
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Shaw Brothers Studio
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Miss Chinese International Pageant 1988
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Run Run Shaw
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Both Phil Dent and John Lloyd were in which profession?
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Title: John Lloyd (tennis)
Passage: John Lloyd (born 27 August 1954) is a British former professional tennis player. Lloyd reached an ATP world ranking of 21 from 23 July 1978 to 30 July 1978, and was ranked as UK number 1 in 1984 and 1985. He now works as sports commentator.
Title: Phil Dent
Passage: Philip Clive Dent (born 14 February 1950), is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors in four sets. Dent was also the Men's Doubles champion at the Australian Open in 1975 (with teammate John Alexander), and the Mixed Doubles champion at the US Open in 1976 (with teammate Billie Jean King).
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professional tennis player.
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Phil Dent
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John Lloyd (tennis)
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GQ's political webshow is on which cable network?
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Title: Olbermann (TV series)
Passage: Olbermann was a television sports talk show hosted by Keith Olbermann on the American cable network ESPN2. The show, broadcast live daily from Times Square Studios in New York City, premiered on August 26, 2013, and featured Olbermann offering commentary and analysis on issues in the sports world.
Title: Keith Olbermann
Passage: Keith Theodore Olbermann ( ; born January 27, 1959) is an American sports and political commentator and writer. He is currently the host of "GQ"' s political webshow "The Resistance with Keith Olbermann."
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ESPN2
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Olbermann (TV series)
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Keith Olbermann
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Which Virginia town speaks the High Tider dialect and has lost 67 of its landmass since 1850?
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Title: High Tider
Passage: High Tider or "Hoi Toider" is a dialect of American English spoken in very limited communities of the South Atlantic United Statesparticularly, several small island and coastal townships of the rural North Carolina "Down East" seaside region that encompasses the Outer Banks and Pamlico Sound (specifically including Atlantic, Sea Level, and Harkers Island in eastern Carteret County, and also Ocracoke) as well as of the Chesapeake Bay (such as Tangier and Smith Island). The term is also a local nickname for any native resident of these regions.
Title: Tangier, Virginia
Passage: Tangier is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States, on Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay. The population was 727 at the 2010 census. Since 1850, the island's landmass has been reduced by 67. Under the mid-range sea level rise scenario, much of the remaining landmass is expected to be lost in the next 50 years and the town will likely need to be abandoned.
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Tangier
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High Tider
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Tangier, Virginia
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Which move was 3D move from 2009, Planet 51 or Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs?
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Title: Planet 51
Passage: Planet 51 is a 2009 Spanish and American-British-movie 3D computer-animated science fiction comedy film directed by Jorge Blanco, written by Joe Stillman, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott, and John Cleese. Produced by Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios and HandMade Films, it was originally acquired for United States distribution by New Line Cinema, but then sold to Sony Pictures before it was completed. "Planet 51" was released on 20 November 2009, by TriStar Pictures. It was originally titled "Planet One". Produced on a budget of 70 million, as of 2010, "Planet 51" was the most expensive film produced in Spain.
Title: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)
Passage: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2009 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film loosely based on the 1978 children's book of the same name by Judi and Ron Barrett. It was produced by Sony Pictures Animation, and released by Columbia Pictures on September 18, 2009. The film features the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Bruce Campbell, James Caan, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Andy Samberg, Mr. T, Benjamin Bratt, Neil Patrick Harris, Al Roker, Lauren Graham, and Will Forte. It was written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. It was a critical and commercial success, earning 243 million worldwide on a budget of 100 million. A sequel, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2", was released on September 27, 2013. A television series based on the film with the same title premiered on February 20, 2017, on Cartoon Network.
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Planet 51
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)
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Planet 51
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What band member that is also a member of the side-project groups Team Sleep was featured on the "Tempest" video?
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Title: Chino Moreno
Passage: Chino Moreno (born Camillo Wong Moreno; June 20, 1973) is an American musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and contributing guitarist of Deftones. He is also a member of the side-project groups Team Sleep, Crosses, Saudade, and Palms.
Title: Tempest (Deftones song)
Passage: "Tempest" is the second single by Sacramento, California-based alternative metal band Deftones, from their seventh studio album, "Koi No Yokan". The song debuted on PureVolume's official website on October 3, 2012 along with a video featuring band members Chino Moreno and Sergio Vega giving some insight regarding the track. The song's lyrical content is representative of the supposed end of the world that would have occurred on December 21, 2012, according to various myths related to the Mayan calendar. It was featured in the trailer for the film "Jack the Giant Slayer" and an episode of "The Following". An instrumental version made an appearance in the film "Furious 7".
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Chino Moreno
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Tempest (Deftones song)
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Chino Moreno
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What occupation is shared by Luca Prodan and Glenn Gregory?
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Title: Glenn Gregory
Passage: Glenn Peter Gregory (born 16 May 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose music career spans more than 30 years. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as co-founder and lead singer of the new wave and synthpop band Heaven 17, which released six singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the United Kingdom during the 1980s, and 1990s, including "Temptation", "Come Live with Me", "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry", "Sunset Now", "This Is Mine", and "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" .
Title: Luca Prodan
Passage: Luca Prodan (17 May 1953 22 December 1987) was an ItalianScotish musician and singer. He was the leader and singer of Sumo, one of the most influential rock bands of Argentina, and is widely considered as one of the most important artists of the last quarter of the twentieth century in his country.
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singer
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Luca Prodan
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Glenn Gregory
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Nobody Loves You was written by John Lennon and released on what album that was issued by Apple Records, and was written, recorded, and released during his 18 month separation from Yoko Ono?
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Title: Walls and Bridges
Passage: Walls and Bridges is the fifth studio album by English musician John Lennon. It was issued by Apple Records on 26 September 1974 in the United States and on 4 October in the United Kingdom. Written, recorded and released during his 18-month separation from Yoko Ono, the album captured Lennon in the midst of his "Lost Weekend". "Walls and Bridges" was an American "Billboard" number-one album and featured two hit singles, "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" and "9 Dream". The first of these was Lennon's first number-one hit in the United States as a solo artist, and his only chart-topping single in either the US or Britain during his lifetime.
Title: Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)
Passage: "Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)" is a song written by John Lennon released on his 1974 album "Walls and Bridges". The song is included on the 1986 compilation "Menlove Ave.", the 1990 boxset "Lennon", the 1998 boxset "John Lennon Anthology", the 2005 two-disc compilation "", and the 2010 boxset "Gimme Some Truth".
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Walls and Bridges
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Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)
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Walls and Bridges
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Who is older, Danny Shirley or Kevin Parker?
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Title: Kevin Parker (musician)
Passage: Kevin Richard Parker (born 20 January 1986) is an Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known for being the frontman and live guitarist of the Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala, for which he writes, records, and produces the music. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 he won two awards, Engineer of the Year and Producer of the Year, for his work on Tame Impala's "Currents" (2015).
Title: Danny Shirley
Passage: Danny Shirley (born August 12, 1956) is an American country music singer. He is best known as the lead singer of the country rock band Confederate Railroad, a role he has held since its formation in 1987.
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Danny Shirley
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Danny Shirley
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Kevin Parker (musician)
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Mill Race was a log flume ride that operated between 1963 and 1993 at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio,Mill Race was ultimately removed from the park in 1993 to prepare for the opening of Raptor, in which year?
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Title: Mill Race (log flume)
Passage: Mill Race was a log flume ride that operated between 1963 and 1993 at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. When it opened in 1963, Mill Race was only the second such log flume ride to ever operate in the world (the first being El Aserradero [The Sawmill] at Six Flags Over Texas, which had opened earlier that same year). Mill Race was ultimately removed from the park in 1993 to prepare for the opening of Raptor in 1994.
Title: Raptor (Cedar Point)
Passage: Raptor is a steel inverted roller coaster designed by Bolliger Mabillard at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. When built in 1994, it broke many records and held many firsts when it opened. Instead of having a short layout designed to fit into a compact area like , Raptor was designed with a larger, 3,790-foot (1,160 m) layout, making it the tallest, fastest and longest inverted roller coaster in the world when it opened. It features six inversions, including a cobra roll, a first for inverted roller coasters. At its opening, it was the largest investment in Cedar Point history. The ride is themed as a bird of prey.
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1994
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Mill Race (log flume)
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Raptor (Cedar Point)
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Cypress and Baumea, are types of a woody perennial plant?
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Title: Baumea
Passage: Baumea is a genus of the sedge family, which includes around 30 species native to Madagascar and the Pacific Islands, with 15 species in Australia. All are perennial rhizomatous herbs, with leaves and stems very similar in appearance. The inflorescence is terminal, with the flowers tightly clustered or loosely arranged. The fruits are small nuts.
Title: Cypress
Passage: Cypress is a conifer tree or shrub of northern temperate regions that belongs to the family Cupressaceae. The word "cypress" is derived from Old French "cipres", which was imported from Latin "cypressus", the latinisation of the Greek ("kyparissos").
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yes
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Cypress
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Baumea
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Natalie Martinez is know for her role in what 2008 American-German-British science fiction action thriller film?
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Title: Death Race (film)
Passage: Death Race is a 2008 American-German-British science fiction action thriller film produced, written, and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham. It also stars Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane and Joan Allen.
Title: Natalie Martinez
Passage: Natalie Martinez (born July 12, 1984) is an American actress and model. She is known as the spokes-model for JLO by Jennifer Lopez, and for her role in the 2008 feature film "Death Race". She also starred in a music video titled "Rain Over Me" by Pitbull, also featuring Marc Anthony. She has appeared in several music videos and telenovelas. From 2010 to 2011, Martinez starred in the crime drama series "Detroit 1-8-7" as Detective Ariana Sanchez. From 2012 to 2014, she starred in the crime drama "" as Detective Jamie Lovato and Deputy Linda Esquivel in the sci-fi drama series "Under the Dome". She recently starred as Detective Theresa Murphy in the Fox police drama "APB", which was cancelled on May 11, 2017 after one season.
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Death Race
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Natalie Martinez
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Death Race (film)
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What year did Helen Fraser star in a Roman Polanski film?
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Title: Helen Fraser (actress)
Passage: Helen Fraser (born Helen Margaret Stronach; born 15 June 1942 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English actress, who has appeared in many television series since the early 1960s. For international audiences, she may be best known for her roles in "Billy Liar" (1963) and "Repulsion" (1965). She is also well known for portraying the role of miserable warder Sylvia Hollamby in the prison drama series "Bad Girls". She appeared in the series from the very first episode in 1999 to the very last in 2006.
Title: Repulsion (film)
Passage: Repulsion is a 1965 British psychological horror film directed by Roman Polanski, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser and Yvonne Furneaux. The screenplay was based on a scenario by Grard Brach and Polanski. The plot focuses on a young woman who is left alone by her vacationing sister at their apartment, and begins reliving traumas of her past in horrific ways. Shot in London, it was Polanski's first English-language film and second feature-length production, following "Knife in the Water" (1962).
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1965
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Helen Fraser (actress)
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Repulsion (film)
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What size do Cape Peninsula University of Technology and Alexandria University have in common?
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Title: Alexandria University
Passage: Alexandria University (Arabic: ) is a public research university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as Farouk University until the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 when its name was changed to the University of Alexandria. Taha Hussein was the founding rector of Alexandria University. It is now the second largest university in Egypt and has many affiliations to various universities for ongoing research.
Title: Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Passage: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, a university in Cape Town, South Africa, is the only university of Technology in the Western Cape province, and is also the largest university in the province, with over 32,000 students.
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largest
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Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Alexandria University
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In what party is the president whose cabinet Francisco Javier Mayorga Castaeda serves in?
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Title: Francisco Javier Mayorga Castaeda
Passage: Francisco Javier Mayorga Castaeda (born on 17 April 1951) is a Mexican businessman and politician who serves as Secretary of Agriculture in the cabinet of President Felipe Caldern since 7 September 2009. He has previously served in the same post from 28 September 2005 to 30 November 2006 in the administration of President Vicente Fox.
Title: Felipe Caldern
Passage: Felipe de Jess Caldern Hinojosa, GCB, R.E. (] ; born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2006, to 30 November 2012. He is a member of the National Action Party ("Partido Accin Nacional", PAN), one of the three major Mexican political parties.
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National Action Party
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Francisco Javier Mayorga Castaeda
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Felipe Caldern
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When was the older sister of Princess Benedikte of Denmark born?
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Title: Margrethe II of Denmark
Passage: Margrethe II (Danish: "Margrethe 2." , ] ; Faroese: "Margreta 2." ; Greenlandic: "Margrethe II" ; full name: "Margrethe Alexandrine rhildur Ingrid"; born 16 April 1940) is the Queen of Denmark. She is also the supreme authority of the Church of Denmark and Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Defence. Born into the House of Glcksburg, a royal house with origins in Northern Germany, she was the eldest child of Frederick IX of Denmark and Ingrid of Sweden. She succeeded her father upon his death on 14 January 1972, having had become heir presumptive to her father in 1953, when a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit the throne. On her accession, Margrethe became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian kingdoms in 13751412 during the Kalmar Union. In 1967, she married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, with whom she has two sons: Crown Prince Frederik (born 1968) and Prince Joachim (born 1969). She has been on the Danish throne for 45 years, becoming the second-longest-reigning Danish monarch after her ancestor Christian IV.
Title: Princess Benedikte of Denmark
Passage: Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg '1': ", '2': ", '3': 'RE, SKmd, D.Ht. ', '4': " (Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid, born 29 April 1944) is the second daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and Ingrid of Sweden. She is the younger sister of the reigning Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, and the older sister of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.
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16 April 1940
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Princess Benedikte of Denmark
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Margrethe II of Denmark
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Where did the murderer, by whom the character Keyser Sze was inspired, commit his murders?
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Title: Keyser Sze
Passage: Keyser Sze ( ) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1995 film "The Usual Suspects", written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. According to petty con artist Roger "Verbal" Kint (Kevin Spacey), Sze is a crime lord whose ruthlessness and influence have acquired a legendary, even mythical, status among police and criminals alike. Further events in the story make these accounts unreliable, and, in a twist ending, a police sketch identifies Kint's face as Sze. The character was inspired by real life murderer John List and the spy thriller "No Way Out", which featured a shadowy KGB mole.
Title: John List
Passage: John Emil List (September 17, 1925 March 21, 2008) was an American multiple murderer and long-time fugitive. On November 9, 1971, he killed his wife, mother, and three children in their home in Westfield, New Jersey, then disappeared. He had planned the murders so meticulously that nearly a month passed before anyone suspected that anything was amiss.
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Westfield, New Jersey
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Keyser Sze
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John List
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What was the score of Philadelphia Eagles after the year of the team not reaching the Super Bowl, despite being favored in the final two NFC title games?
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Title: 2005 Philadelphia Eagles season
Passage: The 2005 Philadelphia Eagles season was the 73rd season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). Injuries and the Terrell Owens saga combined to wreak havoc upon the Eagles' chances in their post-Super Bowl season. After making the playoffs every season since 2000 and winning the past four NFC East crowns, the Eagles staggered to six wins and ten losses. In the 2004 season, Philadelphia had swept its division rivals, but they became the first team to reverse that feat in its next season, going 06 against the NFC East in 2005.
Title: 2004 Philadelphia Eagles season
Passage: The 2004 Philadelphia Eagles season was the 72nd season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles had been one of the most successful teams in the league after the Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb era began in 1999, making it to the playoffs for four straight seasons and to the NFC Championship Game in 2001, 2002, and 2003. However, the team could not reach the Super Bowl, despite being favored in the final two NFC title games. In the offseason, this already championship-level team was reinforced on both sides of the ball by the free agent additions of wide receiver Terrell Owens, defensive end Jevon Kearse, and middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, their third
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06
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2005 Philadelphia Eagles season
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2004 Philadelphia Eagles season
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What is the title of the book that documents the involvement of the president of the BioProducts Division at Archer Daniels Midland in a conspiracy case?
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Title: Mark Whitacre
Passage: Mark Edward Whitacre (born May 1, 1957) came to public attention in 1995 when, as president of the BioProducts Division at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) based in Decatur, Illinois, he was the highest-level corporate executive in U.S. history to become a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblower. For three years (199295), Whitacre acted as an informant for the FBI, which was investigating ADM for price fixing.
Title: The Informant (book)
Passage: The Informant is a nonfiction white-collar crime book written by journalist Kurt Eichenwald and published in 2000 by Random House. It documents the mid-1990s lysine price-fixing conspiracy case and the involvement of Archer Daniels Midland executive Mark Whitacre, inspiring a film adaptation starring Matt Damon as Whitacre.
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The Informant
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The Informant (book)
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Mark Whitacre
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Chattem is an American, Chattanooga, Tennessee-based, producer and marketer of over-the-counter healthcare products, brand portfolio includes Allegra, what other name is it called by?
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Title: Fexofenadine
Passage: Fexofenadine, sold under the trade name Allegra among others is an antihistamine pharmaceutical drug used in the treatment of allergy symptoms, such as hay fever, nasal congestion, and urticaria. Therapeutically, fexofenadine is a selective peripheral H1-blocker.
Title: Chattem
Passage: Chattem is an American, Chattanooga, Tennessee-based, producer and marketer of over-the-counter healthcare products, toiletries, dietary supplements, topical analgesics, and medicated skin care products. Originally named the Chattanooga Medicine Company, the companys brand portfolio holds twenty-two brands including Allegra, Gold Bond, Flexall, IcyHot, Rolaids, Sun-In, Pamprin, Dexatrim, Aspercreme, and Selsun Blue. Two-thirds of Chattems products are produced by the company at its Chattanooga production facilities with the remaining produced by third-party producers. The company is a subsidiary of the French multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi.
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Fexofenadine
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Chattem
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Fexofenadine
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Who was the winner of the Miss Universe pageant in which La Toya Woods competed?
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Title: Miss Universe 2010
Passage: Miss Universe 2010, the 59th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 August 2010 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico was crowned by Stefana Fernndez of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event. 83 contestants competed in this year.
Title: La Toya Woods
Passage: La Toya Woods (born 1985) is the winner of the Miss Trinidad Tobago Universe 2010 pageant and was a contestant in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant in Las Vegas, USA. She competed in the local pageant as Miss Point Lisas.
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Ximena Navarrete
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La Toya Woods
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Miss Universe 2010
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What participant in Operation Phantom Linebacker currently has about 17,000 soldiers, 10,000 of whom are stationed in South Korea?
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Title: 2nd Infantry Division (United States)
Passage: The 2nd Infantry Division ("Indianhead"; "2ID," "2nd ID", or "Second D") is a formation of the United States Army. Its current primary mission is the defense of South Korea in the initial stages of an invasion from North Korea until other American units can arrive. There are approximately 17,000 soldiers in the 2nd Infantry Division, with 10,000 of them stationed in South Korea, accounting for about 35 of the United States Forces Korea personnel.
Title: Operation Phantom Linebacker
Passage: Operation Phantom Linebacker was a coalition military operation in Iraq designed to interdict anti-government fighters from entering Iraq from Syria. The U.S. 3rd Brigade and the 2nd Infantry Division (United States) conducted the operation with the Iraqi National Guard, Iraqi Border Police, and other Multinational Forces. The U.S. III Corps uses Phantom as its nickname. Launched in early August 2004.
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2nd Infantry Division (United States)
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Operation Phantom Linebacker
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2nd Infantry Division (United States)
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Cashback was a movie that starred which English actress from "Silent Witness"?
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Title: Cashback (film)
Passage: Cashback is a 2006 British romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sean Ellis. Originally exhibited as a short in 2004, it was expanded to feature length in 2006. Both versions were produced by Lene Bausager, starring Sean Biggerstaff and Emilia Fox. The feature was released by Magnolia Pictures in late 2006 and also starred Michelle Ryan.
Title: Emilia Fox
Passage: Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (born 31 July 1974) is an English actress, known for her role as Dr. Nikki Alexander on BBC crime drama "Silent Witness", having joined the cast in 2004 following the departure of Amanda Burton. Fox is now the longest serving cast member since the departures of Tom Ward in 2012 and William Gaminara in 2013. She also appeared as Morgause in the BBCs "Merlin" beginning in the programme's second series. She was educated at Bryanston School in Blandford, Dorset.
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Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox
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Cashback (film)
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Emilia Fox
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Moominpappa at Sea is a loose reference to a novel written by what American author?
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Title: Moominpappa at Sea
Passage: Moominpappa at Sea (Swedish: "Pappan och havet", literally "The father and the sea") is the seventh book in the Moomin books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. It is based primarily around the character of Moominpappa. It was first published in 1965. "Moominpappa at Sea" forms the basis of episodes 25 and 26 in the 1990 TV series. The original title is a loose reference to Hemingway novel "The Old Man and the Sea", though this is not reflected in the translation.
Title: The Old Man and the Sea
Passage: The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.
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Ernest Hemingway
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Moominpappa at Sea
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The Old Man and the Sea
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Pre-Madonna was a collection of demos by the singer who was a leading presence during the emergence of what network?
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Title: Pre-Madonna
Passage: Pre-Madonna is a collection of demos by American singer Madonna. The album was released in 1997 by Stephen Bray, who was the producer of the songs when they were recorded, and was distributed by Soultone. It was released as In the Beginning in European countries. Madonna met up with Bray, her former boyfriend, in 1980 when she was trying to establish her music career. She had left the band Breakfast Club and enlisted Bray's help to further her career. Together they started writing songs and recorded them at New York's Music Building studio. The songs recorded at that timeseven of which were written solely by Madonnawere released in "Pre-Madonna".
Title: Madonna (entertainer)
Passage: Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. A leading presence during the emergence of MTV in the 1980s, Madonna is known for pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music, as well as visual imagery in music videos and on stage. She has also frequently reinvented both her music and image while maintaining autonomy within the recording industry. Besides sparking controversy, her works have been acclaimed by music critics. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", Madonna is widely cited as an influence by other artists.
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MTV
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Pre-Madonna
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Madonna (entertainer)
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Which genus contains more species, Philadelphus or Sarracenia?
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Title: Sarracenia
Passage: Sarracenia ( or ) is a genus comprising 8 to 11 species of North American pitcher plants, commonly called trumpet pitchers. The genus belongs to the family Sarraceniaceae, which also contain the closely allied genera "Darlingtonia" and "Heliamphora".
Title: Philadelphus
Passage: Philadelphus ( ) (mock-orange) is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs from 3-20 ft (1-6 m) tall, native to North America, Central America, Asia and (locally) in southeast Europe.
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Philadelphus
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Philadelphus
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Sarracenia
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Who was appointed the fifth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1946, Woody Allen or Karl Shapiro ?
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Title: Karl Shapiro
Passage: Karl Jay Shapiro (November 10, 1913 May 14, 2000) was an American poet. He was appointed the fifth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1946.
Title: Woody Allen
Passage: Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1, 1935) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian, and musician whose career spans more than six decades.
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Karl Jay Shapiro
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Karl Shapiro
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Woody Allen
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What sport does Dave Silk and Miracle on Ice have in common?
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Title: Miracle on Ice
Passage: The "Miracle on Ice" refers to a medal-round game during the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, played between the hosting United States, and the defending gold medalists, the Soviet Union.
Title: Dave Silk
Passage: David Mark "Silky" Silk (born January 1, 1958 in Scituate, Massachusetts) and raised in Scituate and Cohasset, Massachusetts is a retired professional American ice hockey player. His professional career, which spanned 13 years, included 249 NHL regular season games with the Boston Bruins, Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers. Silk is arguably most famous for being a member of the 1980 US Men's hockey team that won the gold medal at the Olympics in Lake Placid. He is the cousin of former NHL and Boston Bruins player Mike Milbury.
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hockey
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Dave Silk
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Miracle on Ice
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Who was the director of the 2004 Hong Kong martial arts film starring the actress whose nickname is "Dingding"?
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Title: Cherrie Ying
Passage: Ting Man (born 20 June 1983), better known by her stage names Cherrie Ying or Ying Choi-yi, is a Taiwan-born Hong Kong actress. She moved to New York City at a young age, and later to Hong Kong. Her nickname is "Dingding" (), and she is often credited under the name Cherrie In.
Title: Throw Down (film)
Passage: Throw Down () is a 2004 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Johnnie To and starring Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying and Tony Leung Ka-fai. Director To dedicated the film, one of his most personal films to date, to the late Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and drew elements from Kurosawa's debut feature "Sanshiro Sugata". The film premiered at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
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Johnnie To
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Throw Down (film)
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Cherrie Ying
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Who was a sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft and MVP of the 2012 NBA Summer League?
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Title: Damian Lillard
Passage: Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats and earned third-team All-American honors in 2012. After being selected by Portland with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft, Lillard won the NBA Rookie of the Year by unanimous decision. He has twice been named an NBA All-Star.
Title: 2012 NBA Summer League
Passage: The 2012 NBA Summer League was a pro basketball league run by the NBA just after the 2012 NBA Draft. It took place in Orlando, Florida from July 9 to 13 and in Las Vegas, Nevada from July 13 to 22, 2012. Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) and Josh Selby (Memphis Grizzlies) won the MVP honors.
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Damian Lillard
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2012 NBA Summer League
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Damian Lillard
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Who directed the 2005 film version of the famous musical The Producers?
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Title: The Producers (musical)
Passage: The Producers is a musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks's 1967 film of the same name, with lyrics written by Brooks and music composed by Brooks and arranged by Glen Kelly and Doug Besterman. As in the film, the story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by overselling interests in a Broadway flop. Complications arise when the show unexpectedly turns out to be successful. The humor of the show draws on ridiculous accents, caricatures of homosexuals and Nazis, and many show business in-jokes.
Title: The Producers (2005 film)
Passage: The Producers is a 2005 American musical comedy film directed by Susan Stroman and written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan based on the eponymous 2001 Broadway musical, which in turn was based on Brooks's 1967 film of the same name starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder and Andreas Voutsinas. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Gary Beach, Roger Bart, and Jon Lovitz. Creature effects were provided by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
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Susan Stroman
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The Producers (2005 film)
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The Producers (musical)
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What is the name of this American musician, singer, actor, comedian, and songwriter, who worked with Modern Records and born in December 5, 1932?
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Title: Little Richard
Passage: Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), known as Little Richard, is an American musician, singer, actor, comedian and songwriter.
Title: Modern Records
Passage: Modern Music was an American record company and label formed in 1945 in Los Angeles by the Bihari brothers. In the 1960s, Modern Records went bankrupt and ceased operations, but the catalogue went with the management into what became Kent Records. This back catalogue was eventually licensed to the UK label Ace Records in the 1980s and later sold outright during the 1990s. Modern was also one of the big RB labels with artists including Etta James, Joe Houston, Little Richard, Ike and Tina Turner and John Lee Hooker in the 1950s and 1960s. Having started as an RB label, Modern was later one of the few RB labels to routinely cover rhythm and blues hits on other labels, apparently in an attempt to broaden their appeal and reach the popular market. Here, they had less success and the company eventually went bankrupt, although the catalogue was maintained under similar management at Kent Records. Ace Records of the U.K. now owns the tapes.
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Little Richard
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Modern Records
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Little Richard
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My Son starred the actor who began his career in which field in the 1990s?
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Title: Cha Seung-won
Passage: Cha Seung-won (born 7 June 1970) is a South Korean actor who his career as an in-demand fashion model in the 1990s. Cha achieved stardom through the hit comedy films "Kick the Moon" (2001); "Jail Breakers" (2002); "My Teacher, Mr. Kim" (2003); and "Ghost House" (2004). After proving his versatility in other genres, notably in the period thriller "Blood Rain" (2005) and the melodrama "My Son" (2007), Cha's popularity continued with the television series "Bodyguard" (2003), "City Hall" (2009), and "The Greatest Love" (2011).
Title: My Son (film)
Passage: My Son () is a 2007 South Korean film written and directed by Jang Jin, starring Cha Seung-won and Ryu Deok-hwan. For his performance, Cha won Best Actor at the 15th Chunsa Film Art Awards in 2007.
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fashion model
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My Son (film)
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Cha Seung-won
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Where does the American rock band Drowning Pool, named after a movie, who feature on the official soundtrack for the film 'The Punisher', hail from?
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Title: The Punisher: The Album
Passage: The Punisher: The Album is the official soundtrack for the film "The Punisher" and was released in 2004 by Wind-up Records. Its lead singles were "Broken" by Seether and Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee, "Step Up" by Drowning Pool, and "Eyes Wired Shut" by Edgewater, all of which have accompanying music videos.
Title: Drowning Pool
Passage: Drowning Pool is an American rock band formed in Dallas, Texas in 1996. The band was named after the film "The Drowning Pool". Since its formation, the band has consisted of guitarist C.J. Pierce, bassist Stevie Benton and drummer Mike Luce, as well as a revolving cast of vocalists. The band's current vocalist is Jasen Moreno.
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Dallas
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The Punisher: The Album
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Drowning Pool
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Whose name and recipe are registered by the rum brand Havana Club, Culto A La Vida or Tequila Slammer?
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Title: Tequila Slammer
Passage: A Tequila Slammer (known in Mexico as a "muppet" or "mpet") is a cocktail served in a rocks glass. It is made with tequila.
Title: Culto A La Vida
Passage: Culto A La Vida is a classic original Cuban cocktail whose name and recipe are registered by the rum brand Havana Club. It features Havana Club 7 Aejo Rum and Cranberry juice.
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Culto A La Vida
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Culto A La Vida
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Tequila Slammer
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What language is Shahzeb Khanzada's show "To The Point" shown in?
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Title: Shahzeb Khanzada
Passage: Shahzeb Khanzada (born 20 September 1986), is a Pakistani journalist and television host. He hosted the talk show "To The Point" on Express News from 2011 to 2014 and has hosted the talk show "Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath" on Geo News since January 2015.
Title: Express News (Pakistan)
Passage: Express News is an Urdu language Pakistani television news channel Based in karachi, launched on January 1, 2008. It is owned and run by the country's third largest Urdu daily, "Daily Express". The owners of the channel, Lakson Group, launched 'Express 247', is not published in English.
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Urdu
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Shahzeb Khanzada
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Express News (Pakistan)
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What fictional antihero from comic books published by DC Comics, who sometimes acts as a cab driver, was created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and John Totleben?
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Title: John Constantine
Passage: John Constantine ( ) is a fictional antihero, appearing in comic books published by DC Comics and its alternative imprint Vertigo. The character first appeared in "Swamp Thing" Vol. 2 No. 25 (June 1984), and was created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben. He serves as the lead character of the comic books "Hellblazer" (19882013), "Constantine" (201315), "Constantine: The Hellblazer" (201516), and "The Hellblazer" (2016).
Title: Chas Chandler (comics)
Passage: Frank William "Chas" Chandler is a fictional character in the "Hellblazer" series published by DC Comics and its Vertigo imprint. Chas is John Constantine's closest and longest surviving friend, who acts as his sidekick and cab driver. He first appeared in "Hellblazer 1".
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John Constantine
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Chas Chandler (comics)
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John Constantine
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Which women's cricket team based in Sydney, Australia featured an Australian sportswoman named Ellyse Alexander Perry?
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Title: Ellyse Perry
Passage: Ellyse Alexandra Perry (born 3 November 1990) is an Australian sportswoman who made her debut for both the Australian cricket and the Australian women's national soccer team at the age of 16. She played her first cricket international in July 2007 before earning her first soccer cap for Australia a month later. Perry is the youngest person to represent Australia in cricket and the first Australian to have appeared in both cricket and soccer World Cups.
Title: Sydney Sixers (WBBL)
Passage: The Sydney Sixers WBBL team is a women's cricket team based in Sydney, Australia, that competed in the inaugural women's Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League commenced in December, 2015. They will be one of 8 founding teams. They are a franchise aligned with the current mens competition (Big Bash League) - adopting the same colours and team name. The Hon. Gladys Berejiklian MP is the Patron of the team. Ellyse Perry made history by becoming the Sydney Sixers Women's first ever signing. The team is coached by Ben Sawyer.
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The Sydney Sixers
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Sydney Sixers (WBBL)
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Ellyse Perry
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Which band is from London, Alkaline Trio or World Party?
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Title: Alkaline Trio
Passage: Alkaline Trio is an American alternative rock band from McHenry, Illinois. The band consists of guitarist and vocalist Matt Skiba, bassist and vocalist Dan Andriano, and drummer Derek Grant. Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Doran, and drummer Glenn Porter, Alkaline Trio released its debut single, "Sundials", in 1997. Following its release, Doran departed from the band and was replaced by Andriano. The band subsequently recorded an EP, "For Your Lungs Only" (1998), and its debut studio album, "Goddamnit" (1998). Following the release of the band's second album, "Maybe I'll Catch Fire" (2000), Porter left the band and was replaced by Mike Felumlee for its subsequent album, "From Here to Infirmary" (2001).
Title: World Party
Passage: World Party is a British alternative rock band, which is essentially the solo project of its sole member, Karl Wallinger. He started the band in 1986 in London after leaving The Waterboys.
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World Party
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Alkaline Trio
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World Party
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What German composer wrote a letter in 1770 addressing Lucrezia Aguiari's ability to perform in C sporano acuto?
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Title: Leopold Mozart
Passage: Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 May 28, 1787) was a German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist. Mozart is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook "Versuch einer grndlichen Violinschule".
Title: Lucrezia Aguiari
Passage: Lucrezia Aguiari (sometimes spelled Agujari) (Ferrara 17431746 Parma 18 May 1783) was an Italian coloratura soprano. She possessed an unusually agile voice with a large vocal range that spanned slightly more than three and a half octaves; faculties that enabled her to perform the most difficult passage work. In a letter dated 24 March 1770 Leopold Mozart wrote of hearing her perform a C an octave above high C at the Ducal opera of Parma, "I could not believe that she was able to reach C soprano acuto, but my ears convinced me." Aldous Huxley also mentioned this event in his novel, "Brave New World", (misspelt as 'Ajugari').
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Leopold Mozart
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Lucrezia Aguiari
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Leopold Mozart
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When was the film produced by the wife of Nick Hornby, starring Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, and Julie Walters released?
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Title: Amanda Posey
Passage: Amanda Rachel Posey (born June 1965) is a British film producer, best known for her films "An Education" and "Brooklyn", produced with frequent collaborator Finola Dwyer. She is the wife of novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby.
Title: Brooklyn (film)
Passage: Brooklyn is a 2015 British-Canadian-Irish romantic drama film directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Hornby, based on Colm Tibn's 2009 novel of the same name. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, and Julie Walters. Set in 1951 and 1952, the film tells the story of a young Irish woman's immigration to Brooklyn, where she falls in love. When her past catches up with her she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within them for her.
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2015
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Amanda Posey
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Brooklyn (film)
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Lemon La Vida Loca took its name from a song by which Puerto Rican singer?
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Title: Livin' la Vida Loca
Passage: "Livin' la Vida Loca" is a number-one hit song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released on March 23, 1999 from Martin's self-titled debut English album (he had previously released several albums in Spanish). The song was composed by Desmond Child and Draco Rosa and topped the charts during 1999. "La vida loca" is Spanish for "the crazy life."
Title: Lemon La Vida Loca
Passage: Lemon La Vida Loca is a British mock reality show created and written by, and starring, comedian Leigh Francis and actress Laura Aikman. The show's title is derived from Ricky Martin's 1999 hit single, "Livin' la Vida Loca".
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Ricky Martin
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Lemon La Vida Loca
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Livin' la Vida Loca
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Once More, with Feeling is a 2003 book by an English writer and presenter, who is also a professional at what card game?
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Title: Victoria Coren Mitchell
Passage: Victoria Elizabeth Coren Mitchell (born Victoria Elizabeth Coren; 18 August 1972) is an English writer, presenter and professional poker player. Coren Mitchell writes weekly columns for "The Observer" and has hosted the BBC television quiz show "Only Connect" since 2008.
Title: Once More, with Feeling (book)
Passage: Once More, with Feeling: How We Tried to Make the Greatest Porn Film Ever is a 2003 book by Victoria Coren and Charlie Skelton. The authors, whose only experience of the pornography industry were as journalists for the "Erotic Review" magazine, set out to make a pornographic film which would differ from the industry's standard output. "Once More, with Feeling" is their account of the time they spent researching and shooting the film.
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poker
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Once More, with Feeling (book)
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Victoria Coren Mitchell
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This American author, known for historical fiction, wrote a novel that vividly depicts the Berlin Airlift near its end. Who is he?
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Title: Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin
Passage: Armageddon, or Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin, is a novel by Leon Uris about post-World War II Berlin and Germany. The novel starts in London during World War II, and goes through to the Four Power occupation of Berlin and the Soviet blockade by land of the city's western boroughs. The description of the Berlin Airlift is quite vivid as is the inter-action between people of the five nations involved as the three major Western Allies rub along with the Soviet occupiers of East Berlin and East Germany. The book finishes with the end of the airlift but sets the scene for the following 40 years of Cold War.
Title: Leon Uris
Passage: Leon Marcus Uris (August 3, 1924 June 21, 2003) was an American author, known for his historical fiction. His two bestselling books were "Exodus" (published in 1958) and "Trinity" (published in 1976).
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Leon Uris
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Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin
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Leon Uris
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What star of "Floodtide" was born 25 March 1897?
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Title: Floodtide
Passage: Floodtide is a 1949 British romantic drama film directed by Frederick Wilson and starring Gordon Jackson, Rona Anderson, John Laurie and Jimmy Logan. The film was one of four of David Rawnsley's Aquila Films that used his proposed "independent frame" technique.
Title: John Laurie
Passage: John Paton Laurie (25 March 1897 23 June 1980) was a Scottish actor. Throughout a long career, Laurie performed a wide range of theatre and film work. He is perhaps best remembered to modern audiences for his role as Private Frazer in the sitcom "Dad's Army" (19681977). Laurie appeared in scores of feature films with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, and Laurence Olivier. He was also a stage actor (particularly in Shakespearean roles) and speaker of verse, especially of Robert Burns.
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John Laurie
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Floodtide
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John Laurie
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Thomas Heckert worked with four coaches, including James "Jimmy" Johnson, who was a broadcaster in this sport?
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Title: Tom Heckert Jr.
Passage: Thomas Heckert Jr. (born July 17, 1967) is an American football executive who is Senior Personnel Advisor for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He formerly served as the general manager for the NFL's Cleveland Browns. In his career, Heckert has had the opportunity to work with four of the more successful head coaches in recent NFL history, including Hall of Famer Don Shula, Jimmy Johnson, Andy Reid, and Mike Holmgren.
Title: Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)
Passage: James William Johnson (born July 16, 1943) is an American football broadcaster and former player, coach, and executive.
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football
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Tom Heckert Jr.
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Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)
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Charles Wallace Murray is a major character in a fantasyscience fiction series of how many young adult novels written by Madeleine L'Engle?
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Title: Charles Wallace Murry
Passage: Charles Wallace Murry is a major character in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet series of young adult science fiction novels. He is first introduced in L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" as the youngest sibling of the protagonist, Meg Murry, and accompanying her on her adventures alongside Calvin O'Keefe.
Title: Time Quintet
Passage: The Time Quintet is a fantasyscience fiction series of five young adult novels written by Madeleine L'Engle.
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five
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Charles Wallace Murry
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Time Quintet
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What is the name of this 1998 British-American crime comedy film, whose soundtrack included Lujon?
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Title: The Big Lebowski
Passage: The Big Lebowski is a 1998 British-American crime comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. He is assaulted as a result of mistaken identity, after which The Dude learns that a millionaire also named Jeffrey Lebowski was the intended victim. The millionaire Lebowski's trophy wife is kidnapped, and he commissions The Dude to deliver the ransom to secure her release; but the plan goes awry when the Dude's friend Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) schemes to keep the ransom money. Julianne Moore and Steve Buscemi also star, with David Huddleston, John Turturro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Elliott, Tara Reid, David Thewlis and Flea appearing in supporting roles.
Title: Lujon
Passage: "Lujon" (also known as "Slow Hot Wind") is a musical piece by Henry Mancini. It appeared on his 1961 album "Mr. Lucky Goes Latin", but was an original piece of music that had nothing to do with the "Mr. Lucky" television program. It was included in the soundtracks for the films "The Big Lebowski", "Sexy Beast", "W.E.", and "Two Lovers". Its name comes from the lujon percussion instrument heard on the recording.
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The Big Lebowski
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Lujon
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The Big Lebowski
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What county is the William Sewall House located in?
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Title: William Sewall House
Passage: The William Sewall House is a historic house at 1027 Crystal Road in Island Falls, Maine. Built in 1865, it is a well-preserved example of vernacular Greek Revival style in a rural setting. The house is notable as the longtime home of a second-generation resident of the community, William Wingate Sewall, who had a long and enduring friendship with Theodore Roosevelt, a regular guest until 1878. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is still in the hands of Sewall descendants, operated as a yoga retreat center.
Title: Island Falls, Maine
Passage: Island Falls is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 837 at the 2010 census. Island Falls took its name from an island in the stream at the verge of a waterfall.
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Aroostook County, Maine, United States
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William Sewall House
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Island Falls, Maine
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When was the head coach of 1955 Mississippi State Maroons football team born who left after 1955 college football season?
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Title: Darrell Royal
Passage: Darrell K Royal (July 6, 1924 November 7, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Mississippi State University (19541955), the University of Washington (1956), and the University of Texas (19571976), compiling a career college football record of 184605. In his 20 seasons at Texas, Royal's teams won three national championships (1963, 1969, and 1970), 11 Southwest Conference titles, and amassed a record of 167475. He won more games than any other coach in Texas Longhorns football history. Royal also coached the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for one season in 1953. He never had a losing season as a head coach for his entire career. Royal played football at the University of Oklahoma from 1946 to 1949. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1983. Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas, where the Longhorns play their home games, was renamed in his honor in 1996.
Title: 1955 Mississippi State Maroons football team
Passage: The 1955 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1955 college football season. After the season, head coach Darrell Royal left to take the job at Washington. . Halfback Art Davis was named to the FWAALook Magazine All America Team and voted their College "Player of the Year". Guard Scott Suber was named to the first team NEA All America Team.
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July 6, 1924
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1955 Mississippi State Maroons football team
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Darrell Royal
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Chindia is a portmanteau word that refers to China and India together in general, together, they contain over one-third of the total number of humans currently living, and is called?
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Title: Chindia
Passage: Chindia is a portmanteau word that refers to China and India together in general. The credit of coining the now popular term goes to Indian Member of Parliament Jairam Ramesh. China and India share long borders, are both regarded as growing countries and are both among the fastest growing major economies in the world. Together, they contain over one-third of the world's population (nearly 2.7 billion). They have been named as countries with the highest potential for growth in the next 50 years in a BRIC report. BRIC is a grouping acronym that refers to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Title: World population
Passage: In demographics, the world population is the total number of humans currently living. The world population was estimated to have reached 7.5 billion in April 2017 . The United Nations estimates it will further increase to 11.2 billion by the year 2100.
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world's population
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Chindia
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World population
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Lambic is brewed in Brussels at a brewery founded in what year?
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Title: Lambic
Passage: Lambic is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels and in Brussels itself at the Cantillon Brewery. Lambic beers include gueuze and kriek lambic. Lambic differs from most other beers in that it is fermented through exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria native to the Zenne valley, as opposed to exposure to carefully cultivated strains of brewer's yeast. This process gives the beer its distinctive flavour: dry, vinous, and cidery, usually with a sour aftertaste.
Title: Cantillon Brewery
Passage: Brasserie-Brouwerij Cantillon (or Cantillon Brewery) is a small Belgian traditional family brewery based in Anderlecht, Brussels and founded in 1900. They exclusively brew lambic beers.
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1900
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Lambic
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Cantillon Brewery
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Sensitivity was covered by a Tejano singer who was called what for her clothing choices?
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Title: Selena
Passage: Selena Quintanilla-Prez (] or ] ; April 16, 1971 March 31, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, actress, and fashion designer. Called the Queen of Tejano music, her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. "Billboard" magazine named her the top selling Latin artist of the 1990s decade, while her posthumous collaboration with MAC cosmetics became the best-selling celebrity collection in cosmetics history. Media outlets called her the "Tejano Madonna" for her clothing choices. She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all-time and is credited for catapulting a music genre into the mainstream market.
Title: Sensitivity (song)
Passage: "Sensitivity" is the title of a number-one single by American singer Ralph Tresvant. It was the first single from the self-titled debut album of the New Edition frontman since the split of the group. The hit song spent one week at number one on the US RB chart. It became his biggest hit, peaking at number four on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number eighteen on the UK Singles Chart. In 2005, British electronic duo Lemon Jelly sampled "Sensitivity" in their track "90 A Man Like Me". In October 2004, "Sensitivity" appeared in the popular video game "", playing on the new jack swing radio station . The song is also known for being covered by Tejano singer Selena, who performed it with her band Los Dinos on April 7, 1991 in San Antonio, Texas.
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Tejano Madonna
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Sensitivity (song)
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Selena
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Which of the singers featured in Climate Change was born in September 21, 1989?
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Title: Climate Change (album)
Passage: Climate Change is the tenth studio album by rapper and songwriter Pitbull. It was released on March 17, 2017. through RCA Records, Polo Grounds Music and Mr. 305 Inc. It features Enrique Iglesias, Flo Rida, Jennifer Lopez and Jason Derulo.
Title: Jason Derulo
Passage: Jason Joel Desrouleaux (] ; born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (pronounced ; formerly stylised as Derlo), is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Since the start of his solo recording career in 2009, Derulo has sold over 30 million singles and has achieved eleven Platinum singles, including "Wiggle", "Talk Dirty", "In My Head", and "Whatcha Say".
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Jason Derulo
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Climate Change (album)
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Jason Derulo
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Henry Street passes underneath The Manhattan bridge which crosses the East River in New York City, the street was named for what hero of the American revolutionary War?
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Title: Henry Street (Manhattan)
Passage: Henry Street is a street in the Lower East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan that runs one-way eastbound, except for a small two-way segment west of Pike Street. It spans from Oliver Street in the west (locally called "south" because it is towards downtown), passing underneath the Manhattan Bridge and on to Grand Street in the east ("north"). The street is named for Henry Rutgers, a hero of the American Revolutionary War and prominent philanthropist. Rutgers Street, which intersects with Henry Street, is also named for him.
Title: Manhattan Bridge
Passage: The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan at Canal Street with Downtown Brooklyn at the Flatbush Avenue Extension. The main span is 1470 ft long, with the suspension cables being 3224 ft long. The bridge's total length is 6855 ft . This is one of four toll-free bridges spanning the East River; the other three are the Queensboro, Williamsburg, and Brooklyn Bridges.
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Henry Rutgers
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Henry Street (Manhattan)
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Manhattan Bridge
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Which Finnish hip hop group that was active between 1998 and 2005 sang "Freestyler"
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Title: Freestyler (song)
Passage: "Freestyler" is a single by Finnish hip hop group Bomfunk MC's. It was released in October 1999 in Finland as the third single from their debut studio album "In Stereo" (2000). It was released in February 2000 internationally and was a worldwide success, topping the charts in Sweden, Germany, Australia, Norway, New Zealand, Austria, Switzerland, Turkey, Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy. It also peaked at number two in Denmark and the United Kingdom and number three in Ireland.
Title: Bomfunk MC's
Passage: The Bomfunk MC's were a Finnish hip hop group that was active between 1998 and 2005. The group's front man was the Finnish rapper B.O. Dubb (born Raymond Ebanks, and formerly known as "B.O.W."), and the main producer was Jaakko "JS16" Salovaara.
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The Bomfunk MC's
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Freestyler (song)
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Bomfunk MC's
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Public Atorni: Asunto o Areglo is an Philippine television court show similar to US television court shows such as a long-running American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by a retired what?
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Title: Judge Judy
Passage: Judge Judy is a long-running American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by Judge Judy Sheindlin, a retired Manhattan family court judge. The show features Sheindlin adjudicating real-life small claim disputes within a simulated courtroom set. All parties involved must sign contracts agreeing to arbitration under Sheindlin. The series is in first-run syndication and distributed by CBS Television Distribution.
Title: Public Atorni: Asunto o Areglo
Passage: Public Atorni: Asunto o Areglo is an Philippine television court show broadcast by TV5 in the Philippines in which small claims court cases are heard, through Mediation. Its format is similar to US television court shows such as Judge Judy and The People's Court; however, instead of a former judge, the chief of the Philippines' Public Attorney's Office is the mediator. It is presented by MJ Marfori while the cases are mediated by Public Attorney's Office chief, Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta.
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Manhattan family court judge
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Public Atorni: Asunto o Areglo
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Judge Judy
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Richard Tucholka is best known for his work in the creation of a role-playing game first published in 1982 by who?
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Title: Richard Tucholka
Passage: Richard Tucholka (February 9, 1954 - April 27, 2017) was a writer, game designer and publisher, best known for his work in the creation of the role-playing games "Fringeworthy" "".
Title: Fringeworthy
Passage: Fringeworthy is a role-playing game first published in 1982 by Tri Tac Games. In 1984, a second edition saw a print run of 4000 and new expanded version was released in 1992. "Fringeworthy" is famous for being the first alternate history adventure role-playing game ever published. In 2009 a "d20 Modern" edition was released. A "Savage Worlds" and a "Fudge" version are in development.
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Tri Tac Games
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Richard Tucholka
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Fringeworthy
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When was the director of the 2010 American-Canadian supernatural horror film Insidious born?
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Title: James Wan
Passage: James Wan (born 27 February 1977) is a Malaysian-Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Title: Insidious (film)
Passage: Insidious is a 2010 American-Canadian supernatural horror film directed by James Wan, written by Leigh Whannell, and starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey. It is the first (chronologically, the third) installment in the "Insidious" franchise. The story centers on a couple whose son inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts in an astral dimension who want to inhabit his body, in order to live once again. The film was released in theaters on April 1, 2011, and was FilmDistrict's first theatrical release. The film is followed by a sequel, "" (2013) and two prequels, "" (2015) and "" (2018).
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27 February 1977
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Insidious (film)
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James Wan
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Mie Hjlund, is a Danish handball player, she currently plays for which organization, and the Denmark women's national handball team?
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Title: Denmark women's national handball team
Passage: The Denmark women's national handball team is the national team of Denmark. It is governed by the Dansk Hndbold Forbund and takes part in international handball competitions.
Title: Mie Hjlund
Passage: Mie Hjlund (born 24 October 1997) is a Danish handball player. She currently plays for Odense Hndbold and the Denmark women's national handball team.
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Odense Hndbold
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Mie Hjlund
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Denmark women's national handball team
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Rocket Science featured an interview with what US Air Force test pilot?
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Title: Rocket Science (miniseries)
Passage: Rocket Science is a miniseries first released in 2002-2003, chronicling the major events in the AmericanSoviet space race, starting from the first hypersonic rocket planes through the development of human space flight, culminating with the mission by mission history of Projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. The series features interviews with X-1 and X-15 pilots Chuck Yeager and Scott Crossfield, astronauts Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Gene Cernan, Frank Borman, James Lovell, Buzz Aldrin and Alan Bean, flight controllers Gene Kranz, Christopher Kraft and Sy Liebergot, authors Arthur C. Clarke, Andrew Chaikin, Robert Godwin and Robert J. Sawyer, and broadcaster Walter Cronkite, among others. While focusing mainly on the American side of the race, the series also covered major Soviet achievements through every key phase of the 1950s and 60s Space Race.
Title: Chuck Yeager
Passage: Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager ( ; born February 13 , 1923) is a former United States Air Force general officer and record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight.
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Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager
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Rocket Science (miniseries)
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Chuck Yeager
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Capehart House is located in what city that is the second largest city in North Carolina?
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Title: Capehart House
Passage: The Capehart House is a Queen Anne Style house built circa 1898 by Charles P. Snuggs for Lucy Catherine Capehart and her second husband B.A. Capehart. It is located on 424 North Blount Street in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. The house is one of the best examples of Queen Anne Style that is still standing in Raleigh. The Capehart House has an irregular skyline, made of towers, turrets, dormers, and pediments, and facades which are luxuriously ornamented with colors and textures such as stained glass and decorative wooden design.
Title: Raleigh, North Carolina
Passage: Raleigh ( ; ) is the capital of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. Raleigh is the second largest city in the state of North Carolina behind Charlotte. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 142.8 sqmi . The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population as 451,066 as of July 1, 2015. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.
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Raleigh
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Capehart House
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Raleigh, North Carolina
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Henry C. McRae served for one season as the head football coach of a college that declines to accept what?
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Title: Harry McRae
Passage: Henry C. McRae was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan for one season in 1904, compiling a record of 07. McRae, who also played on the team, was the first full time coach in the school's history. He also served as athletic director.
Title: Hillsdale College
Passage: Hillsdale College is a co-educational, non-profit liberal arts college in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. Most of the curriculum is based on and centered on the teaching of the Western heritage as a product of both the Greco-Roman culture and the Judeo-Christian tradition. Hillsdale requires every student, regardless of major, to complete a core curriculum that includes courses on the Great Books and the U.S. Constitution. The college declines to accept federal financial support, instead providing private financial assistance to its students.
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federal financial support
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Harry McRae
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Hillsdale College
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What century were the group of American poets associated with New England that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow popular among readers?
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Title: Fireside Poets
Passage: The Fireside Poets also known as the Schoolroom or Household Poets were a group of 19th-century American poets associated with New England. These poets were very popular among readers and critics both in the United States and overseas. Their domestic themes and messages of morality presented in conventional poetic forms deeply shaped their era until their decline in popularity at the beginning of the 20th century.
Title: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Passage: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", "The Song of Hiawatha", and "Evangeline". He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy", and was one of the five Fireside Poets from New England.
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19th-century
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Fireside Poets
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