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Which Minnesota Timberwolves player was around 20 or younger in the 2015-16 season and also played for University of Kentucky ?
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Title: 201516 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Passage: The 201516 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 27th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before the season, the Timberwolves announced that head coach and team president Flip Saunders will not coach the team this season as he continued his battle with cancer. Sam Mitchell was named interim head coach. On October 25, 2015, Saunders died and the Wolves announced that Mitchell would be the interim coach for the entire season. Around the start of the season, the Timberwolves would be the first team in NBA history to hold four players that were around 20 or younger between Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Tyus Jones to start out a season. It would also mark the final season under Kevin Garnett's time in the NBA and his return with the Timberwolves.
Title: Karl-Anthony Towns
Passage: Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. (born November 15, 1995) is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky. Towns was named to the Dominican Republic national basketball team Olympic squad as a 16-year-old, although the Dominican Republic ultimately did not qualify for the 2012 Olympics. He was selected with the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, and went on to be named NBA Rookie of the Year for the 201516 season.
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Karl-Anthony Towns
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201516 Minnesota Timberwolves season
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Karl-Anthony Towns
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What American road racing cyclist lost to Jens Voigt for the second year in a row?
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Title: 2007 Deutschland Tour
Passage: The 31st edition of the Deutschland Tour cycle race took place in Germany from August 10 to August 18, 2007. It did not start with the traditional prologue but with a normal stage. The race included a team time trial, an individual time trial and seven stages, covering a total of 1292.5 km . The race began in Saarbrcken and finished in Hanover. For the second year in a row Jens Voigt held off Levi Leipheimer to take the victory.
Title: Levi Leipheimer
Passage: Levi Leipheimer (born October 24, 1973) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He was twice US national champion, winning the time trial title in 1999 and the road race in 2007, and is an Olympic medalist. Leipheimer was born and raised in Butte, Montana and resides in Santa Rosa, California. He is the patron of the widely attended King Ridge GranFondo, a mass participation ride in Sonoma County.
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Levi Leipheimer
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2007 Deutschland Tour
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Levi Leipheimer
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The Children Act is a film, released in which year, directed by Richard Eyre based on the novel, "The Children Act", it stars Stanley Tucci, an American character actor, writer, producer and film director?
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Title: The Children Act (film)
Passage: The Children Act is a 2017 film directed by Richard Eyre based on the novel "The Children Act". It stars Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, and Fionn Whitehead.
Title: Stanley Tucci
Passage: Stanley Tucci ( ; ] ; born November 11, 1960) is an American character actor, writer, producer and film director.
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2017
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The Children Act (film)
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Stanley Tucci
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which British coming of age sitcom television series was James Buckley known for playing Jay Cartwright in
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Title: The Inbetweeners
Passage: The Inbetweeners is a British coming of age sitcom television series originally aired on E4 from 20082010, created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. The series followed the misadventures of suburban teenager Will (Simon Bird) and his friends Simon (Joe Thomas), Neil (Blake Harrison), and Jay (James Buckley) at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive. The episodes involved situations of school life, uncaring school staff, friendship, male bonding, and largely failed sexual encounters.
Title: James Buckley (actor)
Passage: James Patrick Buckley (born 14 August 1987) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, musician, film director, comedian, artist and YouTuber. He is known for playing Jay Cartwright in the BAFTA-winning E4 sitcom "The Inbetweeners."
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The Inbetweeners
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James Buckley (actor)
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The Inbetweeners
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what medieval Scottish castle was build during the same period as the chapel Dedicated to the Virgin Mary?
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Title: St Mary's Chapel, Rattray
Passage: St Mary's Chapel (known also as "the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin") is a late 12thearly 13th century chapel found in Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built by William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan during the same period as the Castle of Rattray and was ""private chapel for the castle"" and its residents. " "Dedicated to the Virgin Mary"" it was possibly constructed after the ""drowning of a"..." [unknown] ""son of Comyn in the well near by.""
Title: Castle of Rattray
Passage: The Castle of Rattray was a medieval Scottish castle, with multiple variations on its structure over approximately six centuries. Originally built as a ""late 12th- or early 13th century defensive motte"" it provided protection for Starny Keppie harbour and Rattray village. Sometime between 1214 and 1233 it was upgraded by William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan before being destroyed in the 1308 Harrying of Buchan. After Comyn's timber castle was burned down it was replaced by a stronger stone castle which was engulfed during a 1720 sand storm along with nearby Rattray village. After the storm, the castle was not dug out and remains covered to this day. The castle was described by W. Douglas Simpson as one of the nine castles of the Knuckle, referring to the rocky headland of north-east Aberdeenshire.
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The Castle of Rattray
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St Mary's Chapel, Rattray
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Castle of Rattray
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Which actor had a role in The Legend of Frosty the Snowman and also in "How I Met Your Mother"
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Title: The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
Passage: The Legend of Frosty the Snowman is a 2005 AmericanCanadian direct-to-video animated film produced by Classic Media and Studio B Productions. This movie has also been bundled with the original 1969 RankinBass special and the CBS Entertainment Productions sequel. The special originally aired annually on Cartoon Network in the United States, and it now airs on Kids Teens TV in the country since December 11, 2011, despite the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, which acquired Classic Media and renamed it DreamWorks Classics in 2012, and currently distributed by Universal Television. Narrated and sung by Burt Reynolds, with veteran actorvoice artist Bill Fagerbakke in the role of Frosty, the film has very little continuity with the original, featuring a rebooted back-story.
Title: Bill Fagerbakke
Passage: William Mark "Bill" Fagerbakke ( ) is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for his long-running roles as Patrick Star in the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants" and Michael "Dauber" Dybinski on the sitcom "Coach". He also appeared in 12 episodes of the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" as Marshall Eriksen's father Marvin.
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Bill Fagerbakke
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The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
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Bill Fagerbakke
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3D Wayfinder is an indoor wayfinding software and service used to help visitors to navigate larg publich buildings such as institutions which award what?
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Title: University
Passage: A university (Latin: "universitas" , "a whole") is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in various academic disciplines. Universities typically provide undergraduate education and postgraduate education.
Title: 3D Wayfinder
Passage: 3D Wayfinder is an indoor wayfinding software and service used to help visitors to navigate in large public buildings (shopping centers, airports, train stations, hospitals, universities etc.)
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academic degrees
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3D Wayfinder
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University
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In what year was the Newlands resolution enacted?
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Title: Newlands Resolution
Passage: The Newlands Resolution was an Act of Congress to annex the Republic of Hawaii and create the Territory of Hawaii. It was written by and named after United States Congressman Francis G. Newlands.
Title: U.S. national banks of Hawaii
Passage: The first bank established in the Kingdom of Hawaii was Bishop Co., founded by Charles Reed Bishop and William A. Aldrich in 1858. Almost 25 years later, Spreckels Co. was founded by Claus Spreckels in partnership with William G. Irwin in 1884. The Kingdom opened the Hawaiian Postal Savings Bank on July 1, 1886. By 1895 the Yokohama Specie Bank opened a branch in Honolulu and the merchant importerexporter Hackfeld Co. went into banking. Following the annexation of Hawaii in July 1898, plans were set in motion to establish the First American Bank of Hawaii backed by investors in New York and California. A prospectus soliciting stock subscriptions was released on May 8, 1899, and the bank opened for business on September 5, 1899. The founding board of directors included Cecil Brown (President), B.F. Dillingham (Vice-President), M.P. Robinson, Bruce Cartwright, and G.W. Macfarlane. Additional officers included W.G. Cooper (Cashier), E.M. Boyd (Secretary), and George F. McLeod (Auditor). The expressed purpose for founding the bank was to eventually convert it into a National Bank under the National Bank Act. On April 30, 1900 a special act of Congress extended the National Banking Act to include the Territory of Hawaii.
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1898
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U.S. national banks of Hawaii
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Newlands Resolution
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Jamesy Boy stars what actor who played himself on eight episodes of "Family Guy"?
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Title: Jamesy Boy
Passage: Jamesy Boy is a 2014 American biographical crime drama film directed by Trevor White and written by White and Lane Shadgett. The film stars Spencer Lofranco, Mary-Louise Parker, Taissa Farmiga, Ving Rhames, and James Woods. It tells the true story of ex-convict James Burns. The film was released in North America on January 3, 2014 through video on demand, and in a limited release on January 17, 2014 by Phase 4 Films.
Title: James Woods
Passage: James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor and producer. He is known primarily for playing villainous roles, and has appeared in a variety of films, including "The Way We Were" (1973), "The Onion Field" (1979), "Videodrome" (1983), "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984), "Best Seller" (1987), "Chaplin" (1992), "Casino" (1995), "Nixon" (1995), "Vampires" (1998), "Straw Dogs" (2011) and "White House Down" (2013). On television, he is known for portraying the titular protagonist of "Shark" (20062008), and for playing himself on eight episodes of the animated series "Family Guy", as well as on one episode of "The Simpsons".
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James Woods
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Jamesy Boy
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James Woods
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What job do both Idrissa Ouedraogo and Jerry Paris have in common?
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Title: Idrissa Ouedraogo
Passage: Idrissa Oudraogo (born 21 January 1954 in Banfora, Upper Volta) is a film director from Burkina Faso who creates films set within Africa, often exploring the conflict between rural and city and tradition and modernity. He is best known for his feature film "Tila", which won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival and "Samba Traor" (1993), which was nominated for the Silver Bear award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Title: Jerry Paris
Passage: William Gerald "Jerry" Paris (July 25, 1925 March 31, 1986) was an American actor and director best known for playing Jerry Helper, the dentist and next-door neighbor of Rob and Laura Petrie, on "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
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director
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Idrissa Ouedraogo
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Jerry Paris
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The video of the song Die with you is available only on a streaming service maintained by which company ?
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Title: Tidal (service)
Passage: Tidal (stylized as TIDAL) is a subscription-based music streaming service that combines lossless audio and high-definition music videos with exclusive content and special features on music. The service is maintained by the Norwegian company Aspiro AB. Included in Tidal's offerings are concert livestreams, ticket giveaways and other experiential events like listening parties and meet-and-greets with artists.
Title: Die with You
Passage: "Die with You" is a song by American recording artist Beyonc. She originally released the song in 2015, for her seventh wedding anniversary, along with a music video of her performing at a piano and wearing a baseball cap. On April 4, 2017, she released another video for the song to commemorate her and Jay Z's nine-year anniversary. The new video, available only on Tidal, features home footage.
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Aspiro AB
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Die with You
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Tidal (service)
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A Sileighty is a Nissan 180SX with headlights, front fenders, hood and front bumpers installed from a long-running line of sport coupes based on what?
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Title: Nissan Silvia
Passage: The Nissan Silvia is the name given to the company's long-running line of sport coupes based on the Nissan S platform. Although recent models have shared this chassis with other vehicles produced by Nissan (most notably the European 200SX and North American 240SX in the S13 and S14 generations, and 180SX in the Japanese market), the name "Silvia" is not interchangeable with the chassis codes. The Nissan Silvia's main competitors worldwide were the Honda Prelude, Mazda MX-6, Toyota Celica, Mitsubishi Eclipse, and Honda Integra.
Title: Sileighty
Passage: A Sileighty ( ) is a Nissan 180SX with a Nissan Silvia's headlights, front fenders, hood, and front bumper installed, hence the 'Sil' in front and the 'eighty' rear.
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Nissan S platform
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Sileighty
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Nissan Silvia
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S. Truett Cathy founded a fast food chain that is headquartered in what state?
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Title: Chick-fil-A
Passage: Chick-fil-A ( , a play on the American English pronunciation of "fillet") is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in the Atlanta district of College Park, Georgia, specializing in chicken sandwiches. Founded in May 1946, it has more than 2,000 restaurants, mainly in the United States.
Title: S. Truett Cathy
Passage: Samuel Truett Cathy (March 14, 1921 September 8, 2014) was an American businessman, investor, author, and philanthropist. He founded the fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A.
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Georgia
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S. Truett Cathy
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Chick-fil-A
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Which genus contains the greatest number of species, Lomatia or Delosperma?
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Title: Lomatia
Passage: Lomatia is a genus of 12 species of evergreen flowering plants in the protea family Proteaceae. Within the family, they have been placed, alone, in their own subtribe, Lomatiinae according to Johnson Briggs 1975 classification of the family and subsequently in Flora of Australia (1995).
Title: Delosperma
Passage: Delosperma ('delos'evident, 'sperma'seed) is a genus of around 100 species of succulent plants, formerly included in "Mesembryanthemum" in the family Aizoaceae. The family is common in southern and eastern Africa.
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Delosperma
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Delosperma
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Lomatia
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The Electoral district of Fisher covers what city the has the known shopping mall called "The Hub"?
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Title: Aberfoyle Park, South Australia
Passage: Aberfoyle Park is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga in the state of South Australia. It is located in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, approximately 20 km from the city centre. Aberfoyle Park has a shopping mall called "The Hub", several primary schools and a public high school, one of the biggest in the state.
Title: Electoral district of Fisher
Passage: Fisher is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after James Fisher, a colonial politician and the first mayor of Adelaide. It covers a 94.2 km suburban and semi rural area on the southern fringes of Adelaide, taking in the suburbs of Aberfoyle Park, Chandlers Hill, Cherry Gardens, Coromandel East, Happy Valley, Reynella East and parts of Clarendon, O'Halloran Hill and Woodcroft.
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Aberfoyle Park
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Electoral district of Fisher
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Aberfoyle Park, South Australia
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What is the best known role of the host of the 64th Annual Tony Awards ?
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Title: 64th Tony Awards
Passage: The 64th Annual Tony Awards took place on Sunday, June 13, 2010, held again at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The host was Sean Hayes. These awards recognize Broadway productions during the 20092010 season. The cut off-date for Tony eligibility was April 29, 2010, and the nominations were announced on May 4.
Title: Sean Hayes (actor)
Passage: Sean Patrick Hayes (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He is best known for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom "Will Grace", for which he won an Emmy Award, four SAG Awards, and one American Comedy Award, and earned six Golden Globe nominations. He also runs a television production company called Hazy Mills Productions, which produces shows such as "Grimm", "Hot in Cleveland", "The Soul Man", and "Hollywood Game Night".
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Jack McFarland
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64th Tony Awards
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Sean Hayes (actor)
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The Professional Basketball Club LLC is an investment group headed by an American businessman who is the chairman of Dorchester Capital Corporation, and is also the chairman emeritus of the board of directors of what organization?
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Title: Professional Basketball Club
Passage: The Professional Basketball Club LLC is an investment group headed by Clay Bennett that owns the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Oklahoma City Thunder franchise (formerly the Seattle SuperSonics) and the Thunder's NBA Development League affiliate Oklahoma City Blue. The group also owned the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s Seattle Storm franchise from 2006 to 2008. The PBC then sold the Storm to local Seattle owners, before moving the SuperSonics to Oklahoma City.
Title: Clay Bennett (businessman)
Passage: Clayton Ike Bennett (born 1959) is an American businessman and chairman of the Professional Basketball Club LLC, the ownership group of the Oklahoma City Thunder, an NBA franchise formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics. Bennett is the chairman of Oklahoma City-based Dorchester Capital Corporation, as well as the chairman emeritus of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Heritage Association and chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma Heritage Association
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Professional Basketball Club
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Clay Bennett (businessman)
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Tampa International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, are national airports?
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Title: John F. Kennedy International Airport
Passage: John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) , often referred to as Kennedy Airport, or simply JFK, is the primary international airport serving New York City. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway into North America, the fifth busiest airport in the United States and the busiest airport in the New York City airport system, handling just under 59 million passengers in 2016. Over ninety airlines operate out of the airport, with non-stop or direct flights to destinations in all six inhabited continents.
Title: Tampa International Airport
Passage: Tampa International Airport (IATA: TPA, ICAO: KTPA, FAA LID: TPA) is a public airport six miles west of Downtown Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA). It has been praised for its architecture and "LandsideAirside" design of a central terminal ("landside") connected by people movers to satellite air terminals and gates ("airsides"), a pioneering concept when designed in the late 1960s. The airport was called Drew Field Municipal Airport until 1952.
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no
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Tampa International Airport
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John F. Kennedy International Airport
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What genre of music from the late 1970s to late 1980s includes the hit song Velfarre 2000 by the artist Bazooka Girl?
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Title: Italo disco
Passage: Italo disco (sometimes hyphenated, such as Italo-disco, subjected to varying capitalization, or abbreviated as Italo) is a genre of pop music which originated in Italy and was mainly produced from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. The origin of the genre's name is strongly tied to marketing efforts of the ZYX record label, which began licensing and marketing the music outside Italy in 1982. Italo disco faded in the early 1990s.
Title: Cristiana Cucchi
Passage: Bazooka Girl (Chinese: , Pinyin: Hujinpo gniang) (real name: Cristiana Cucchi, Chinese: , Pinyin: Zhngytng) is a eurobeat (originating from Italo disco) vocalist and one of the most well-known names on "HI-NRG Attack", an Italian record label. Her speedy and energetic songs, especially her hit, a Chinese New Year song in English called "Velfarre 2000", have charmed many C-Eurobeat fans.
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Italo disco
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Cristiana Cucchi
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Italo disco
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The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala is a song by the English band formed in what suburb of Sheffield?
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Title: Arctic Monkeys
Passage: Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. The band consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, rhythmlead guitar), Matt Helders (drums, vocals), Jamie Cook (leadrhythm guitar) and Nick O'Malley (bass, backing vocals). Former band member Andy Nicholson (bass guitar, backing vocals) left the band in 2006 shortly after their debut album was released.
Title: The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
Passage: "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, released as the second single from their fourth studio album "Suck It and See" and was intended to be released as a 7" vinyl on 15 August 2011.
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High Green
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The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
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Arctic Monkeys
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Which country did both Klemens von Metternich and Richard von Metternich represent?
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Title: Klemens von Metternich
Passage: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 11 June 1859) was a German diplomat and statesman and one of the most important of his era, serving as the Austrian Empire's Foreign Minister from 1809 and Chancellor from 1821 until the liberal revolutions of 1848 forced his resignation.
Title: Richard von Metternich
Passage: Prince Richard Klemens von Metternich (German: "Richard Klemens, Frst von Metternich-Winneburg"; 7 January 1829 1 March 1895), usually known as Richard (von) Metternich, was an Austrian diplomat and the eldest surviving son of the illustrious diplomat Prince Klemens von Metternich.
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Austrian
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Richard von Metternich
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Klemens von Metternich
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What actress who plays a role in "Footballers' Wives" as has a part of a doctor in the series Spooks?
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Title: Maya Lahan
Passage: Doctor Maya Lahan is a fictional character from the British espionage television series "Spooks", which follows the exploits of Section D, a counter-terrorism division in MI5. She is portrayed by British actress Laila Rouass. Maya is introduced in the ninth series of the programme as the first love and former girlfriend of John Bateman (who changed his name to Lucas North) fifteen years before the events of the series.
Title: Laila Rouass
Passage: Laila Abdesselam Rouass (born 22 June 1971) is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Amber Gates in "Footballers' Wives" (20042006) and Sahira Shah in "Holby City" (201112). She has also starred in "Primeval" and "Spooks" and been a contestant on "Strictly Come Dancing", in which she finished fourth.
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Laila Rouass
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Maya Lahan
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Laila Rouass
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what does Completely Serious and Daniel Tosh have in common?
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Title: Completely Serious
Passage: Completely Serious is the second comedy album released by the comedian Daniel Tosh. The special originally aired on Comedy Central. Although originally airing as a Comedy Central Special, the live recording was released independently and is only available on DVD. "Completely Serious" is the follow-up to Tosh's CD debut, "True Stories I Made Up".
Title: Daniel Tosh
Passage: Daniel Dwight Tosh (born May 29, 1975) is an American comedian, television host, actor, writer, and executive producer. He is known for his deliberately offensive and controversial style of black comedy, as the host of the Comedy Central television show "Tosh.0" and as the star of stand-up comedy tours and specials.
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comedy
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Completely Serious
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Daniel Tosh
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Which village and civil parish in Hertfordshire did Watling Chase Timberland Trail passes through
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Title: London Colney
Passage: London Colney is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It is located to the north of London, close to Junction 22 of the M25 motorway.
Title: Watling Chase Timberland Trail
Passage: The Watling Chase Timberland Trail is a 10.5 mile footpath in the Watling Chase Community Forest in Hertfordshire. It starts at Elstree Borehamwood railway station, where it links with the London Loop, and goes mainly through farmland and parks. It passes through Shenley, London Colney and Colney Heath, finishing in Smallford near St Albans, where it links with the Alban Way.
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London Colney
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Watling Chase Timberland Trail
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London Colney
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Who created the television series on which Oliver Cooper plays Levon?
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Title: Californication (TV series)
Passage: Californication is an American comedy-drama television series created by Tom Kapinos, which aired for seven seasons on Showtime from August 13, 2007, to June 29, 2014. The show follows New Yorker Hank Moody (David Duchovny), a troubled novelist who moves to California and suffers from writer's block. His drinking, womanizing, and drug abuse complicate his relationships with his longtime lover Karen (Natascha McElhone) and their daughter Becca (Madeleine Martin). Hank struggles to find purpose in his life as he passes up multiple opportunities, but eventually makes the right decision for happiness.
Title: Oliver Cooper
Passage: Oliver J. Cooper (born December 2, 1988) is an American actor. He began his career acting in short films in 2010, and is best known for his roles as Costa in the 2012 comedy film "Project X" and as Levon on the comedy-drama series "Californication".
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Tom Kapinos
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Oliver Cooper
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Californication (TV series)
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Stevie Nicks and Tairrie B, are Americans of which musical occupation?
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Title: Tairrie B
Passage: Tairrie B (born Theresa Beth; January 18, 1965 in Anaheim, California) is an American singer and rapper.
Title: Stevie Nicks
Passage: Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter who is often referred to as the Queen of Rock and Roll.
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singer
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Stevie Nicks
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Tairrie B
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What is the name of the 5th studio album of the artist Khia?
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Title: Khia
Passage: Khia Shamone Finch ( ; born Khia Shamone Chambers, November 8, 1970), better known as just Khia, is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, and record producer. She is best known for her hit single "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)". To date Khia has collectively sold over 2 million records worldwide.
Title: Love Locs
Passage: Love Locs is the fifth studio album by American Hip Hop artist Khia and was released digitally on July 4, 2014 on her own label Thug Misses Entertainment.
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Love Locs
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Love Locs
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Khia
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Proud To Commit Commercial Suicide is a live album by industrial metal band Nailbomb and captures the band's only live appearance at the 1995 Dynamo Open Air Festival, the album cover is a picture of the aftermath of which infamous remote settlement established by the Peoples Temple, an American socialist organization under the leadership of Jim Jones, in northwestern Guyana?
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Title: Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide
Passage: Proud To Commit Commercial Suicide is a live album by industrial metal band Nailbomb and captures the band's only live appearance at the 1995 Dynamo Open Air Festival. The album cover is a picture of the aftermath of the infamous Jonestown suicides. The album's title is in reference to the fact that the band promised that they would only ever release one album.
Title: Jonestown
Passage: The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name "Jonestown", was a remote settlement established by the Peoples Temple, an American socialist organization under the leadership of Jim Jones, in northwestern Guyana. It became internationally notorious when, on November 18, 1978, a total of 918 people died in the settlement, at the nearby airstrip in Port Kaituma, and at a Temple-run building in Georgetown, Guyana's capital city. The name of the settlement became synonymous with the incidents at those locations.
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Jonestown
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Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide
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Jonestown
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The Cleek-McCabe Site is in what region that makes up the northern part of Kentucky?
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Title: Bluegrass region
Passage: The Bluegrass region (Shawnee: Eskippakithiki) is a geographic region in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It makes up the northern part of the state where a majority of the state's population has lived and developed its largest cities.
Title: Cleek-McCabe Site
Passage: The Cleek-McCabe Site is a Middle Fort Ancient culture (1200 to 1400 CE) archaeological site near Walton in Boone County, Kentucky, in the northern Bluegrass region of the state. It is situated on Mud Lick Creek approximately 11 km from the Ohio River. The site has several components, including two mounds and a village.
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Bluegrass region
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Cleek-McCabe Site
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Bluegrass region
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What continent has the Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve?
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Title: Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve
Passage: Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve (or Kogyae) is a strict nature reserve, located near Kumasi, Ghana. The Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve was established in 1971 and has an area of 386 km. Animals present on the reserve include African buffalos, African civets, civet cats, and monkeys, as well as 85 species of birds. The reserve has taken the waterbuck as its symbol.
Title: Civet
Passage: A civet is a small, lithe-bodied, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different mammal species. Most of the species diversity is found in southeast Asia. The best-known civet species is the African civet, "Civettictis civetta", which historically has been the main species from which was obtained a musky scent used in perfumery. The word "civet" may also refer to the distinctive musky scent produced by the animals.
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Asia
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Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve
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Civet
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Chas Early is best known for portraying a comedian born in what year?
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Title: Chas Early
Passage: Chas Early is a British actor and playwright. He has appeared on TV shows such as Casualty and EastEnders, "Skins" and Mayo. He is probably best known for portraying the late comedian Bill Hicks in his one-man show, "Bill Hicks: Slight Return".
Title: Bill Hicks
Passage: William Melvin Hicks (December 16, 1961 February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material, encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy, was controversial, and often steeped in dark comedy.
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1961
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Chas Early
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Bill Hicks
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Was Allen Drury or Jean Giono born first?
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Title: Jean Giono
Passage: Jean Giono (30 March 1895 8 October 1970) was a French author who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France.
Title: Allen Drury
Passage: Allen Stuart Drury (September 2, 1918 September 2, 1998) was an American novelist. He wrote the 1959 novel "Advise and Consent", for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960.
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Jean Giono
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Allen Drury
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Jean Giono
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Taxi Payant began airing on September 3, 2009 on V,, it airs in Qubec instead of which titled American version of the series game show, that aired new episodes on the Discovery Channel from 2005 to 2012?
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Title: Taxi Payant
Passage: Taxi Payant began airing on September 3, 2009 on V, and is hosted by Alexandre Barrette. It airs in Qubec instead of the American version of the series, which is seen on the U.S. Discovery Channel cable network and on local U.S. stations in syndication. Taxi Payant is the French version of the "Cash Cab" franchise available in Canada. There is an English Canadian version as well, also called "Cash Cab", which airs on the Canadian Discovery Channel.
Title: Cash Cab (U.S. game show)
Passage: Cash Cab (stylized as CAH CAB) is an American game show that aired new episodes on the Discovery Channel from 2005 to 2012. It began airing on December 5, 2005, hosted by stand-up comedian Ben Bailey. It is part of the global "Cash Cab" franchise that originated in the United Kingdom.
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Cash Cab
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Taxi Payant
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Cash Cab (U.S. game show)
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In what year was the club founded that played Manchester City in the 1972 FA Charity Shield
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Title: 1972 FA Charity Shield
Passage: The 1972 FA Charity Shield was contested between Manchester City and Aston Villa.
Title: Aston Villa F.C.
Passage: Aston Villa Football Club ( ; nicknamed Villa, The Villa, The Villans and The Lions) is a professional football club in Aston, Birmingham, that plays in the Championship, the second level of English football. Founded in 1874, they have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were one of the founder members of the Football League in 1888 and of the Premier League in 1992.
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1874
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1972 FA Charity Shield
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Aston Villa F.C.
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What was the air date of the "30 Rock" episode that guest starred an actor from the films "Horrible Bosses" (2011) and "Hall Pass" (2011)?
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Title: The Fighting Irish
Passage: "The Fighting Irish" is the seventeenth episode of NBC's first season of "30 Rock". It was written by one of the season's co-executive producers, Jack Burditt and it was directed by Dennie Gordon. It aired on March 8, 2007 in the United States. Guest stars who appeared in this episode were Dan Bakkedahl, Katrina Bowden, Henry Boyle, Anna Chlumsky, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Chris Hoch, Alice Kremelberg, Nathan Lane, Boris McGiver, John F Mooney, Brian Murray, Maulik Pancholy, Lonny Ross, Molly Shannon, Jason Sudeikis and Kristen Sudeikis.
Title: Jason Sudeikis
Passage: Daniel Jason Sudeikis ( ; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He began his career in improv comedy. In 2003, he was hired as a sketch writer for "Saturday Night Live" and was a cast member from 2005 to 2013. He has appeared on television in "30 Rock", "The Cleveland Show", "Eastbound Down", "The Last Man on Earth", and other shows. He starred in the films "Horrible Bosses" (2011), "Hall Pass" (2011), "We're the Millers" (2013), "Horrible Bosses 2" (2014), "Sleeping with Other People" (2015), "Tumbledown" (2015), "The Book of Love" (2016) and "Race" (2016).
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March 8, 2007
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The Fighting Irish
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Jason Sudeikis
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The sultan who ordered the extermination of specific Armenian districts in the Ottoman Empire in 1895 ws deposed on what date?
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Title: Krikor Amirian
Passage: Krikor Amirian was born on June 20, 1888, in Bayburt, Turkey. The Amirian family had been influential citizens in Bayburt. Amirian had grown up during the Hamidian Massacres, which was a tumultuous period in Armenian history. In early 1895, Sultan Abdul Hamid II ordered the extermination of specific Armenian districts in the Ottoman Empire. He had ordered thousands of Turkish troops to take control of Bayburt, because it was one of the most heavily populated Armenian cities on the eastern side of the Ottoman Empire. When Turkish troops had entered the city, a massive revolt erupted on October 26, 1895. After relentless fighting, the Armenian rebels wanted to make peace with its invaders. Eryia Amirian, Amirian's father, was chosen to represent the city in order to negotiate a truce with Ottoman officials. Instead, he was shot and left on the side of a road to die. The next day, he was eventually found and given a proper burial.
Title: Abdul Hamid II
Passage: Abdul Hamid II (Ottoman Turkish: , "Abdl-amd-i sn"; Turkish: "kinci Abdlhamit" ; 21 September 184210 February 1918) was the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the last Sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state. He oversaw a period of decline. He ruled from 31 August 1876 until he was deposed shortly after the 1908 Young Turk Revolution, on 27 April 1909. In accordance with an agreement made with the republican Young Ottomans, he promulgated the first Ottoman constitution of 1876 on 23 December 1876, which was a sign of progressive thinking that marked his early rule. Later, however, he noticed Western influence on Ottoman affairs and citing disagreements with Parliament, suspended both the short-lived constitution and Parliament in 1878 and accomplished highly effective power and control.
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27 April 1909
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Krikor Amirian
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Abdul Hamid II
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What album, released on 27 March 1984, featured the heavy metal ballad that reached number 64 on "Billboard" Hot 100 in July 1984?
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Title: Love at First Sting
Passage: Love at First Sting is the ninth studio album by German hard rock band Scorpions. It was released on 27 March 1984 on HarvestEMI in Europe and Mercury in the US. The album contains "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Still Loving You", and "Big City Nights", three of the band's most famous songs.
Title: Still Loving You
Passage: "Still Loving You" is a heavy metal ballad by the German rock band Scorpions. It was released in July 1984 as the second single from their ninth studio album, "Love at First Sting" (1984). The song reached number 64 on "Billboard" Hot 100.
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Love at First Sting
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Still Loving You
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Love at First Sting
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Yoo Seung-ho, is a South Korean actor who rose to fame as a child actor, he headlined the historical film, The Magician, a South Korean period fantasy film, released in which year, directed by Kim Dae-seung?
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Title: Yoo Seung-ho
Passage: Yoo Seung-ho (; born 17 August 1993) is a South Korean actor who rose to fame as a child actor in the film "The Way Home" (2002). After his two-year mandatory military service, he headlined the legal drama "" (2015) and historical films "The Magician" (2015), "" (2016), as well as historical drama "" (2017).
Title: The Magician (2015 film)
Passage: The Magician (; lit. "Joseon Magician") is a 2015 South Korean period fantasy film directed by Kim Dae-seung. The film was released in December 2015.
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2015
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Yoo Seung-ho
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The Magician (2015 film)
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What did the man whose cabinet Thomas Walsh joined as Minister for Agriculture lead the introduction of?
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Title: amon de Valera
Passage: amon de Valera ( ; ] ; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 29 August 1975) was a prominent politician and statesman in 20th-century Ireland. His political career spanned over half a century, from 1917 to 1973; he served several terms as head of government and head of state. He also led the introduction of the Constitution of Ireland.
Title: Thomas Walsh (Irish politician)
Passage: Thomas Walsh (18 December 1901 14 July 1956) was an Irish Fianna Fil politician. He first stood for election at the 1943 general election for the Kilkenny constituency but was not successful. He was subsequently elected to Seanad ireann by the Agricultural Panel and served until 1944. He was unsuccessful candidate at the 1944 general election but was elected to Dil ireann at the 1948 general election as a Fianna Fil Teachta Dla (TD) for the CarlowKilkenny constituency. In 1951 he joined the Cabinet of amon de Valera as Minister for Agriculture, serving in government on one occasion. Walsh died suddenly in 1956 while still a member of the Dil. The subsequent by-election was won by the Fianna Fil candidate Martin Medlar.
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Constitution of Ireland
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Thomas Walsh (Irish politician)
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amon de Valera
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How She Move is a film which features a type of dancing mainly performed in groups of how many?
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Title: How She Move
Passage: How She Move is a 2007 drama film directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid and starring Rutina Wesley, Cl Bennett and Romina D'Ugo. The film showcases the street culture of step dancing. The film is produced by Celluloid Dreams, Sienna Films, Paramount Vantage and MTV Films.
Title: Stepping (African-American)
Passage: Stepping or step-dancing is a form of percussive dance in which the participant's entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word, and hand claps. Though stepping may be performed by an individual, it is generally performed by groups of three or more, often in arrangements that resemble military formations.
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three or more
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How She Move
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Stepping (African-American)
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When was was the second commander of 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles born?
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Title: 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles
Passage: The 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles was a Confederate States Army regiment which fought in the Indian Territory during the American Civil War. It was formed from the merger of two predecessor units the First Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Rifles, and the Second Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Rifles. The first commander was Col. John Drew, while the second was Stand Watie.
Title: Stand Watie
Passage: Stand Watie (Cherokee: , "Degataga ", 'Stand firm' ) (December 12, 1806 September 9, 1871) also known as Standhope Uwatie, Tawkertawker, and Isaac S. Watie was a leader of the Cherokee Nation, and not only a brigadier general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, but the only Native American general of the Confederate Army. He commanded the Confederate Indian cavalry of the Army of the Trans-Mississippi, made up mostly of Cherokee, Muskogee and Seminole, and was the final Confederate general in the field to cease hostilities at war's end.
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December 12, 1806
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1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles
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Stand Watie
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Wayne R. Mass is a former American football offensive tackle who played five seasons in the National Football League, he played college football at Clemson University, an American public, coeducational, land-grant and sea-grant research university in Clemson, in which state?
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Title: Wayne Mass
Passage: Wayne R. Mass (born March 11, 1946) is a former American football offensive tackle who played five seasons in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 1968 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson University and attended Edmunds High School in Sumter, South Carolina.
Title: Clemson University
Passage: Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant and sea-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Clemson is the second largest university in South Carolina. As of 2016, Clemson University enrolled a total of 18,599 undergraduate students for the fall semester and 4,807 graduate students and the studentfaculty ratio is 16:1.
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South Carolina
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Wayne Mass
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Clemson University
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Which animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers "Looney Tunes" series did the mouse go to for help because it distrusted Daffy?
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Title: Mexican Mousepiece
Passage: Daffy's house is being invaded by mice. He decides to get them rid of them by sending them across the sea so some starving cats can eat them. He does this first by attempting to gain their trust, by pretending to be nice. The mouse however are distrustful of Daffy and go to Speedy Gonzales for help.
Title: Speedy Gonzales
Passage: Speedy Gonzales is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" series of cartoons. He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major traits being the ability to run extremely fast and speaking with an exaggerated Mexican accent and also speaking Spanish. He usually wears a yellow "sombrero", white shirt and trousers (which was a common traditional outfit worn by men and boys of rural Mexican villages), and a red kerchief, similar to that of some traditional Mexican attires. To date, there have been 46 cartoons made either starring or featuring this character.
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Speedy Gonzales
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Mexican Mousepiece
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Speedy Gonzales
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What is the capital city of the district in which Rose Mensah-Kutin was born?
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Title: Rose Mensah-Kutin
Passage: She was born and bred in Brofoyedru, a town in the Adansi South district of the Ashanti region of Ghana, to a cocoa and coffee farmer.
Title: Adansi South District
Passage: The Adansi South District is one of the twenty-seven (27) districts in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, and the southernmost district in the Ashanti Region. Its capital is New Edubiase.
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New Edubiase
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Rose Mensah-Kutin
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Adansi South District
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What year was the National Hockey League team, in which Melville Vail played two seasons with, founded?
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Title: New York Rangers
Passage: The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden, located in the borough of Manhattan. The Rangers are one of three NHL franchises in the New York metropolitan area, along with the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders. The club is also one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise. They are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six, along with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. The Rangers were the first NHL franchise in the United States to win the Stanley Cup, which they have done four times, most recently in 199394.
Title: Melville Vail
Passage: Melville Arthur "Sparky" Vail (July 5, 1906 in Meaford, Ontario - January 29, 1983) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He played a total of 50 games over two seasons, 192829 and 192930, scoring four goals and five points.
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1926
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Melville Vail
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New York Rangers
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Bear Lane is located just north of a constituent college of what university?
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Title: Christ Church, Oxford
Passage: Christ Church (Latin: "des Christi" , the temple or house, "ds", of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Christ Church is a joint foundation of the college and the Cathedral of the Oxford diocese (Christ Church Cathedral and its Cathedral School), which serves as the college chapel and whose dean is "ex officio" the college head.
Title: Bear Lane
Passage: Bear Lane is a short historic street in central Oxford, England. The lane is located just north of Christ Church. It runs between the junction of Blue Boar Street and Alfred Street to the west, and King Edward Street and the north of Oriel Square to the east.
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University of Oxford
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Bear Lane
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Christ Church, Oxford
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What is the nickname of the player who scored goals along with Antonio Valencia and Demitar Berbatov for Manchester at the 2010 FA Community Shield?
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Title: 2010 FA Community Shield
Passage: The 2010 FA Community Shield was the 88th FA Community Shield, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 8 August 2010, and contested by league and cup double winners Chelsea and league runners-up Manchester United. Manchester United won the match 31 with goals from Antonio Valencia, Javier Hernndez and Dimitar Berbatov; Chelsea's consolation goal came from Salomon Kalou. It was Manchester United's 14th outright victory in the Community Shield.
Title: Javier Hernndez
Passage: Javier Hernndez Balczar ( ; born 1 June 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club West Ham United and the Mexico national team. Hernndez is commonly known by his nickname, Chicharito (Mexican Spanish: "little pea"), which he wears on his shirt.
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Chicharito
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2010 FA Community Shield
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Javier Hernndez
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What profession do both Phil Alden Robinson and David Nixon share?
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Title: David Nixon (director)
Passage: David Nixon is an American film director and film producer. He is the director and producer of "Letters to God" and a co-producer and assistant director of "Fireproof" and "Facing the Giants".
Title: Phil Alden Robinson
Passage: Phil Alden Robinson (born March 1, 1950) is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include "Field of Dreams", "Sneakers", and "The Sum of All Fears".
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film director
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Phil Alden Robinson
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David Nixon (director)
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Sky Rocket was renovated into which roller coaster, that had the longest drop at the time?
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Title: Sky Rocket
Passage: Sky Rocket is a steel roller coaster located at Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the first coaster erected at the park since the renovation of the Steel Phantom into the Phantom's Revenge in 2001; it also marks the return of a roller coaster that features inversions. It was completed in the late spring of 2010 and after a period of testing opened at the end of June.
Title: Phantom's Revenge
Passage: Phantom's Revenge (formerly known as Steel Phantom) is a steel roller coaster at Kennywood. When it opened in 1991, it was the fastest roller coaster and had the longest drop of any roller coaster in the world. The ride was originally manufactured by Arrow Dynamics. After the 2000 season, D.H. Morgan Manufacturing was brought in to renovate the ride, most notably to remove the four inversions. Unlike most roller coasters, the ride's second drop through Thunderbolt's structure is longer than its first drop.
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Phantom's Revenge
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Sky Rocket
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Phantom's Revenge
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Adam Arkapaw photographed the 2015 film that was directed by whom?
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Title: McFarland, USA
Passage: McFarland, USA (also known as McFarland) is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Niki Caro, produced by Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray, written by Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois and Grant Thompson with music composed by Antnio Pinto. The film was co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mayhem Pictures. Based on the true story of a 1987 cross country team from a mainly Latino high school in McFarland, California, the film stars Kevin Costner as Jim White, the school's coach, who leads the team to win a state championship. The film also stars Maria Bello and Morgan Saylor.
Title: Adam Arkapaw
Passage: Adam Arkapaw is an Australian cinematographer. He is best known for his work on the television series "Top of the Lake" and "True Detective", for which he has won two Creative Arts Emmy Awards. He is also known for photographing films such as "Animal Kingdom" (2010), "Snowtown" (2011), "McFarland, USA" (2015) and "Assassin's Creed" (2016). He is known for his collaborations with director Justin Kurzel, whom he worked with on "Snowtown" and "Macbeth", and also "Assassin's Creed", which was released in December 2016.
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Niki Caro
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Adam Arkapaw
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McFarland, USA
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Moonraker co-starred which voice artist and comedian?
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Title: Richard Kiel
Passage: Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 September 10, 2014) was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for his role as Jaws in the "James Bond" franchise, portraying the character in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) and "Moonraker" (1979); he lampooned the role with a tongue-in-cheek cameo in "Inspector Gadget" (1999). His next-most recognized role is the tough, but eloquent Mr. Larson in "Happy Gilmore" (1996). Other notable films include "The Longest Yard" (1974), "Silver Streak" (1976), "Force 10 from Navarone" (1978), "Pale Rider" (1985) and "Tangled" (2010).
Title: Moonraker (film)
Passage: Moonraker (1979) is the eleventh spy film in the "James Bond" series, and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The third and final film in the series to be directed by Lewis Gilbert, it co-stars Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Corinne Clry, and Richard Kiel. Bond investigates the theft of a space shuttle, leading him to Hugo Drax, the owner of the shuttle's manufacturing firm. Along with space scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond follows the trail from California to Venice, Rio de Janeiro, and the Amazon rainforest, and finally into outer space to prevent a plot to wipe out the world population and to re-create humanity with a master race.
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Richard Dawson Kiel
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Moonraker (film)
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Richard Kiel
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what is the origin city and state of the singer in which Jorge Salan played lead guitarist for in an European tour?
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Title: Jorge Saln
Passage: Jorge Saln (born April 4, 1982) is a Spanish rock lead guitarist, singer, producer and songwriter. He is most well known for being the lead guitar for the metal rock solo singer Jeff Scott Soto (leading voice of Journey, Yngwie Malmsteen) and the Jeff Scott Soto Band (now SOTO) from 2009 till today, the lead guitar on Robin Beck's European Tour 2013, and for having collaborated with a long list of legendary rock musicians such as Fiona Flanagan or bass guitar player Bob Daisley.
Title: Robin Beck
Passage: Robin Beck (born November 7, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer. She topped the singles chart in the United Kingdom in 1988, and Germany in 1989, with her single "First Time", which had come to the public's attention via its use in a Coca-Cola commercial. Other well-known songs of hers are "Save Up All Your Tears", "In My Heart to Stay", "Tears in the Rain" and "Close to You".
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Brooklyn, New York
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Jorge Saln
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Robin Beck
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Which album by British alternative rock band The Verve is this ostinato-based song from?
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Title: Ostinato
Passage: In music, an ostinato ] (derived from Italian: "stubborn", compare English, from Latin: 'obstinate') is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, usually at the same pitch. Well-known ostinato-based pieces include both classical compositions such as Ravel's "Bolro" and popular songs such as Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder's "I Feel Love" (1977), Henry Mancini's Theme from Peter Gunn (1959), and The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997).
Title: Bitter Sweet Symphony
Passage: "Bitter Sweet Symphony" is a song by British alternative rock band The Verve, and is the lead track on their third studio album, "Urban Hymns" (1997). It is based on an Andrew Loog Oldham orchestral version of The Rolling Stones' song "The Last Time", from which it samples a main theme, and involved some legal controversy surrounding a plagiarism charge as a result. Consequently, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were added to the songwriting credits. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" was released on 16 June 1997 by Hut Recordings as the first single from the album, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart and stayed in the chart for three months. The song's momentum built slowly in the US throughout the latter months of 1997, ultimately leading to a CD single release on 3 March 1998 by Virgin Records America, helping the song to reach number 12 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
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Urban Hymns
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Ostinato
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Bitter Sweet Symphony
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Sultans of Swing is a hit song by the British rock band Dire Straits, what is oe of the other hit singles?
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Title: Pick Withers
Passage: David "Pick" Withers (born 4 April 1948 in Leicester) is an English rock and jazz drummer. He was the original drummer for the rock band Dire Straits and played on their first four albums, which included hit singles such as "Sultans of Swing," "Romeo and Juliet" and "Private Investigations."
Title: Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits song)
Passage: "Romeo and Juliet" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, written by frontman Mark Knopfler.
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Romeo and Juliet
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Pick Withers
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Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits song)
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In which State is the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute located?
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Title: DanaFarber Cancer Institute
Passage: DanaFarber Cancer Institute is a comprehensive cancer treatment and research center in Boston, Massachusetts. It is a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and a founding member of DanaFarberHarvard Cancer Center, a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute.
Title: Rafael Irizarry (scientist)
Passage: Rafael Irizarry is a professor of biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and professor of biostatistics and computational biology at the DanaFarber Cancer Institute. Irizarry is known as one of the founders of the Bioconductor project.
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Massachusetts
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Rafael Irizarry (scientist)
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DanaFarber Cancer Institute
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What actor portrayed "Pa" in the Little House on the Prairie tv series?
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Title: Michael Landon
Passage: Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz; October 31, 1936 July 1, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He is known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in "Bonanza" (195973), Charles Ingalls in "Little House on the Prairie" (197483), and Jonathan Smith in "Highway to Heaven" (198489). Landon appeared on the cover of "TV Guide" 22 times, second only to Lucille Ball.
Title: Charles Ingalls
Passage: Charles Phillip Ingalls ( ; January 10, 1836June 8, 1902) was the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her "Little House" series of books. Ingalls is depicted as the character "Pa" in the books and the television series.
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Michael Landon
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Michael Landon
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Charles Ingalls
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Are Time and the Christian Science Sentinel both magazines?
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Title: Christian Science Sentinel
Passage: The Christian Science Sentinel (originally the "Christian Science Weekly") is a magazine published by the Christian Science Publishing Society based in Boston, Massachusetts. The magazine was launched by Mary Baker Eddy in 1898. It includes articles, editorials, and accounts of healings from a Christian Science point of view.
Title: Time (magazine)
Passage: Time is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It was founded in 1923 and for decades was dominated by Henry Luce, who built a highly profitable stable of magazines.
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yes
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Time (magazine)
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Christian Science Sentinel
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What other popular Cartoon Network shows is Lauren Faust responsible for creating?
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Title: Lauren Faust
Passage: Lauren Faust (born July 25, 1974) is an American animator, screenwriter, director, and producer, best known for developing Hasbro's animated television series "", as well as working frequently with her husband Craig McCracken. Faust has also worked as an animator on television series such as "The Powerpuff Girls" and "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends". She has worked with Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros., Hasbro, and Disney.
Title: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom
Passage: "" is an animated television series produced by Hasbro as part of the "My Little Pony" toy franchise, which is tied in with the 2010 launch of dolls and play sets, and original programming for U.S. cable channel Discovery Family (formerly Hub Network). Lauren Faust was selected as the creative developer and executive producer for the show, based on her previous animation experience with shows like "The Powerpuff Girls" and "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends". Under Hasbro's guidance, Faust developed the show to appeal to the target demographic of young girls and their parents, but created characters and settings that challenged formerly stereotypical norms of "girly" images, and added adventure and humorous elements to keep parents interested.
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"The Powerpuff Girls" and "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends"
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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom
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Lauren Faust
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Which company did the businessman portrayed by Jonathan Hyde in the film "Titanic" chair?
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Title: J. Bruce Ismay
Passage: Joseph Bruce Ismay ( ; 12 December 1862 17 October 1937) was an English businessman who served as chairman and managing director of the White Star Line. In 1912 he came to international attention as the highest-ranking White Star official to survive the sinking of the company's brand new flagship RMS "Titanic", for which he was subject to severe criticism.
Title: Jonathan Hyde
Passage: Jonathan Hyde (born May 21, 1948) is an Australian English actor, best known to his film fans for roles such as Herbert Cadbury in "Richie Rich", J. Bruce Ismay in 1997 hit film "Titanic", Culverton Smith in "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes", Warren Westridge in "Anaconda", Sam ParrishVan Pelt in "Jumanji" and Eldritch Palmer in the FX TV series "The Strain".
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White Star Line
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Jonathan Hyde
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J. Bruce Ismay
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The Missouri Tigers played at the 2008 Alamo Bowl led by which coach?
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Title: 2008 Missouri Tigers football team
Passage: The 2008 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned in his eighth season with Mizzou, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium.
Title: 2008 Alamo Bowl
Passage: The 2008 Valero Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2008 in the 65,000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and televised nationally by ESPN. The game was one of the 200809 NCAA football bowl games that concluded the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 2008 Alamo Bowl was the 16th annual edition of the contest and the second to be sponsored by Valero Energy Corporation. The game pit the Missouri Tigers (94) against the Northwestern Wildcats (93). The 2008 game was dubbed the Journalism Bowl by some in the media, owing to the nationally recognized journalism programs at each school: the Missouri School of Journalism and the Medill School of Journalism.
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Gary Pinkel
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2008 Alamo Bowl
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2008 Missouri Tigers football team
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Which brand name devised by Lexicon Branding turned out to be an 85 million dollar project?
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Title: Lexicon Branding
Passage: Lexicon Branding, Inc., is an American marketing firm founded in 1982 by David Placek. It focuses on selecting brand names for companies and products. The company devised the brand names Pentium, BlackBerry, PowerBook, Zune, Swiffer, Febreze, Subaru Outback and Forester, Toyota Scion, DeskJet, Dasani, OnStar, Embassy Suites Hotels and Metreon, among others.
Title: Metreon
Passage: The Metreon is a shopping center located in downtown San Francisco at the corner of 4th Street and Mission Street. It is a four-story 350,000 square foot (33,000 m) building built over the corner of the underground Moscone Center convention center. Metreon opened on June 16, 1999, as the first of a proposed chain of Sony "urban entertainment centers", aggregating dining, gaming, music, exhibitions, shopping, and movies. Sony intended the ambitious 85 million dollar project to be not only a theme park and gallery for Sony products but also a way to reinforce a sophisticated image for the Sony brand.
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Metreon
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Lexicon Branding
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Metreon
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Which list did "Fires of Winter" reach?
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Title: Fires of Winter
Passage: Fires of Winter is a novel by Johanna Lindsey originally published in September 1980 by Avon Books. It is the first book in the Haardrad Family Saga Series.
Title: Johanna Lindsey
Passage: Johanna Lindsey (born Johanna Helen Howard, March 10, 1952), is one of the most popular American writers of historical romance novels worldwide. All of her books reached the "New York Times" bestseller list, many reaching No. 1.
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"New York Times" bestseller
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Fires of Winter
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Johanna Lindsey
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Which musician has been in more bands in his life, Carl Bart or Jesse Michaels?
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Title: Jesse Michaels
Passage: Jesse Michaels is a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and artist from Berkeley, California. He is the son of the author Leonard Michaels and was married to producer Audrey Marrs. His lyrics deal with politics, racism, and general social issues. He is most well known as the vocalist for the ska punk band Operation Ivy.
Title: Carl Bart
Passage: Carlos Ashley Raphael Bart (born 6 June 1978) is a British musician, best known for being the co-frontman with Peter Doherty of the garage rock band The Libertines. He was the frontman and lead guitarist of Dirty Pretty Things, and in 2010 debuted a solo album. In 2014 he announced the creation of his new band, The Jackals.
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Carlos Ashley Raphael Bart
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Carl Bart
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Jesse Michaels
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Radio Bam (or Bam Radio) was a Sirius Radio Station that aired on Mondays at 7pm, it had frequent guest appearances from Bam's parents April Margera and which American reality television personality, best known for appearing on "Viva La Bam", the "CKY Videos" and the "Jackass" television series and movies, born on July 13, 1957?
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Title: Radio Bam
Passage: Radio Bam (or Bam Radio) was a Sirius Radio Station that aired on Mondays at 7pm, straight after The Jason Ellis Show. The show's supporting cast was originally made up of Margera's fellow CKY crew members Brandon Dicamillo and Brandon Novak, who appeared on most episodes of the show's early years, with frequent guest appearances from Ryan Dunn, Rake Yohn and Chris Raab as well as Bam's parents April Margera and Phil Margera, uncle Don Vito and occasional appearances from the Jackass crew.
Title: Phil Margera
Passage: Phillip "Phil" Margera (born July 13, 1957) is an American reality television personality, best known for appearing on "Viva La Bam", the "CKY Videos" and the "Jackass" television series and movies. He is the father of CKY drummer Jess Margera and "Jackass" star and professional skateboarder Bam Margera.
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Phillip "Phil" Margera
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Radio Bam
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Phil Margera
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What was the person who had a sidekick who the hosted nationally televised talent competition?
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Title: Geechy Guy
Passage: Michael Paul Cathers (born May 12, 1964), known by his stage name, Geechy Guy, is a stand-up comedian who hails from the U.S. state of Michigan. He is probably best known for his appearances on "Star Search", the nationally televised talent competition hosted by Ed McMahon. While on the show, Guy coined the term "joke grenades" to describe jokes that trigger a delayed audience reaction. Guy held the record for the most wins for a comedian (10) beating such comedians as Ray Romano and nine others. He was defeated by Rondell Sheridan.
Title: Ed McMahon
Passage: Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. (March 6, 1923 June 23, 2009) was an American comedian, actor, singer, game show host and announcer. He is most famous for his thirty year run on NBC television as Johnny Carson's sidekick, announcer and second banana on "The Tonight Show" from 1962 through 1992 and on Carson's earlier ABC game show "Who Do You Trust? " He also hosted the original "Star Search" from 1983 to 1995. He co-hosted "TV's Bloopers Practical Jokes" with Dick Clark from 1982 to 1998. He also presented sweepstakes for the direct marketing company American Family Publishers (not, as is commonly believed, its main rival Publishers Clearing House).
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Johnny Carson
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Geechy Guy
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Ed McMahon
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Which person is older, Ivan Bella, or Frank De Winne?
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Title: Frank De Winne
Passage: Frank, Viscount De Winne (born 25 April 1961, in Ledeberg, Belgium) is a Belgian Air Component officer and an ESA astronaut. He is Belgium's second person in space (after Dirk Frimout). He was the first ESA astronaut to command a space mission when he served as commander of ISS Expedition 21. ESA astronaut de Winne serves currently as Head of the European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency in CologneGermany (Kln).
Title: Ivan Bella
Passage: Ivan Bella (born 25 May 1964 in Brezno, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)) is a Slovak Air Force officer who became the first Slovak citizen to fly in space. He participated in an eight-day joint Russian-French-Slovak mission to the Mir space station in 1999.
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Frank, Viscount De Winne
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Ivan Bella
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Frank De Winne
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What is the nickname of the leader of Christy Kinahan's rival gang?
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Title: 201517 Irish gangland feud
Passage: A major feud between two criminal gangs in the Republic of Ireland has killed ten people. The Hutch gang, led by Gerry Hutch, and the Kinahan gang, led by Christy Kinahan, are the main participants.
Title: Gerry Hutch
Passage: Gerry Hutch (born 1963) is an Irish criminal. He was the prime suspect for two of the biggest armed robberies in Irish history. Known for leading a "disciplined, ascetic lifestyle" since leaving prison in 1985, he was christened "The Monk" by Veronica Guerin, an investigative journalist who applied nicknames to Ireland's crime bosses before being assassinated in 1996.
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The Monk
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201517 Irish gangland feud
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Gerry Hutch
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Stand By Me, famously starring River Phoenix, was a film adapted from a short story called The Body, by which famous author?
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Title: Stand by Me (film)
Passage: Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell. The film, whose plot is based on Stephen King's novella "The Body" (1982) and title is derived from Ben E. King's eponymous song, which plays over the ending credits, tells the story of four boys in a small town in Oregon who go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing child.
Title: The Body (King novella)
Passage: The Body is a novella by American writer Stephen King, originally published in his 1982 collection "Different Seasons" and adapted into the 1986 film "Stand by Me". Some changes were made to the plot of the film, including changing the setting year from 1960 to 1959 and the location of Castle Rock from Maine to Oregon.
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Stephen King
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The Body (King novella)
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Stand by Me (film)
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This medicine was marketed with a Spokestoon to minor aches, pains, inflammation, fever, headache, heartburn, stomachache, indigestion, acid reflux and hangovers, while neutralizing excess stomach acid.
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Title: Alka-Seltzer
Passage: Alka-Seltzer is an effervescent antacid and pain reliever first marketed by the Dr. Miles Medicine Company of Elkhart, Indiana, United States. It was developed by head chemist Maurice Treneer. Alka-Seltzer is marketed for relief of minor aches, pains, inflammation, fever, headache, heartburn, stomachache, indigestion, acid reflux and hangovers, while neutralizing excess stomach acid. It was launched in 1931. A spin-off of Alka-Seltzer made to relieve colds and flu, Alka-Seltzer Plus, was later introduced. A short-lived antacid non-aspirin variant, Alka-Mints, was introduced in 1994 and discontinued in 1997. Another non-aspirin-based variant, Alka-Seltzer Gold, was later released.
Title: Spokestoon
Passage: A spokestoon is an established cartoon character who is hired to endorse a product. It should not be equated with a cartoon character invented specifically to give identity to a product, such as the Michelin Man, Speedy Alka-Seltzer or the Pillsbury Doughboy. For these and more, see List of advertising characters.
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Alka-Seltzer
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Spokestoon
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Alka-Seltzer
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Are Jens Kidman and Nate Ruess both lead vocalists?
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Title: Jens Kidman
Passage: Jens Kidman (born 8 June 1966) is a Swedish metal vocalist. He is best known for being the lead vocalist for the Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. He is famous for his very aggressive shouts and screams and for his unique stage presence.
Title: Nate Ruess
Passage: Nathaniel Joseph Ruess (born February 26, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer of the indie pop band Fun. , and previously of The Format. As of 2015, he also performs as a solo musician.
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yes
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Jens Kidman
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Nate Ruess
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The Toyota TF102 was the car with which the Toyota team competed in the 2002 Formula One season, the team's inaugural Championship campaign, as with the TF101, it was piloted during the season by Mika Salo and who?
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Title: Mika Salo
Passage: Mika Juhani Salo (born 30 November 1966) is a Finnish professional racing driver. He competed in Formula One between and . His best ranking was 10th in the world championship in 1999, when he stood in for the injured Michael Schumacher at Ferrari for six races, scoring two podiums. He also won the GT2 class in the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Title: Toyota TF102
Passage: The Toyota TF102 was the car with which the Toyota team competed in the 2002 Formula One season, the team's inaugural Championship campaign. The car reflected the results of a year's testing in 2001 with the TF101, and was designed primarily by Gustav Brunner and Dago Rohrer. As with the TF101, it was piloted during the season by Mika Salo and Allan McNish.
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Allan McNish
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Toyota TF102
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Mika Salo
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What is the full name of the dog for whom the 1977 "All-Star Laff-a-Lympics" is named?
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Title: Scooby-Doo (character)
Passage: Scoobert "Scooby" Doo is the eponymous character and protagonist of the animated television franchise of the same name created in 1969 by the American animation company Hanna-Barbera. Scooby-Doo is a male Great Dane and lifelong companion of amateur detective Shaggy Rogers, with whom he shares many personality traits. Named after a nonsense vocal line in Frank Sinatra's hit song "Strangers in the Night", he features a mix of both canine and human behaviors (reminiscent of other funny animals in the Golden age of American animation), treated by his friends more or less as an equal while speaking in a famous (and much parodied) speech impediment. His catchphrase is "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!"
Title: Mildew Wolf
Passage: Mildew Wolf is a fictional anthropomorphic wolf, main antagonist, and title character of the "Cattanooga Cats" segment "It's the Wolf!" . He is the most popular character of the series, and he was voiced by an uncredited Paul Lynde. Mildew's main goal in the segments was to catch a little sheep named Lambsy, but he was always thwarted by Lambsy's sheep dog Bristle Hound. In 1977, Mildew became an announcer on "Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics", voiced by John Stephenson.
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Scoobert "Scooby" Doo
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Mildew Wolf
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Scooby-Doo (character)
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What industry does the documentary The Romance of the Far Fur Country focus on, that is also the industry that Hudson's Bay Company operates in?
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Title: The Romance of the Far Fur Country
Passage: The Romance of the Far Fur Country is a historical documentary film portraying Arctic fur trappers in 1919 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1920. It is one of the earliest documentaries depicting the lives of the Arctic fur trappers.
Title: Hudson's Bay Company
Passage: The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; French: "Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson" ), commonly referred to as The Bay (La Baie in French), is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States with Galeria Kaufhof, Gilt, Hudson's Bay, Home Outfitters, Lord Taylor, and Saks Fifth Avenue. HBC's head office is in the Simpson Tower in Toronto, Ontario. The company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "HBC".
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fur trading
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The Romance of the Far Fur Country
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Hudson's Bay Company
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This song was originally written by Queen and covered by Dwight Yoakam.
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Title: 21st Century Hits: Best of 20002012
Passage: 21st Century Hits: Best of 20002012 is the fourth greatest hits compilation album by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released by New West Records on October 1, 2013. It includes songs from the albums "Tomorrow's Sounds Today", "Population Me", "Blame the Vain", "Dwight Sings Buck" and "3 Pears", as well as a cover of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" from his last best-of "" and a previously unreleased duet with Michelle Branch.
Title: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Passage: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track is featured on their 1980 album "The Game", and also appears on the band's compilation album, "Greatest Hits" in 1981. The song peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, and became the group's first number-one single on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the US in 1980, remaining there for four consecutive weeks. It topped the Australian ARIA Charts for seven weeks.
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Crazy Little Thing Called Love
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21st Century Hits: Best of 20002012
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Crazy Little Thing Called Love
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What member of the country-music stage concert in Nashville was born in Copeville, Texas?
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Title: Grand Ole Opry
Passage: The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country-music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, which was founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM. Currently owned and operated by Opry Entertainment (a division of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.), it is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history, albeit not the longest-running one on a radio network. Dedicated to honoring country music and its history, the Opry showcases a mix of famous singers and contemporary chart-toppers performing country, bluegrass, Americana, folk, gospel, and comedic performances and skits. It attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world and millions of radio and Internet listeners.
Title: Charlie Walker (musician)
Passage: Charlie Walker (November 2, 1926 September 12, 2008)ref name'cmt.com1594705' ref was an American country musician born in Copeville, Texas. He held membership in the Grand Ole Opry from 1967, and was inducted into the Country Radio DJ Hall of Fame in 1981.
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Charlie Walker
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Charlie Walker (musician)
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Grand Ole Opry
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What is the name of a 2010 comedy film about five friends reuniting for a holiday weekend that stared at least one previous cast member from "Saturday Night Live"?
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Title: Grown Ups (film)
Passage: Grown Ups is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider. It depicts five friends of a high school basketball team reuniting for a holiday weekend after learning of the passing of their coach.
Title: David Spade
Passage: David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1990s as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live", then began a successful acting career in both film and television. He also starred and co-starred in the films "Tommy Boy", "Black Sheep", "Joe Dirt", "", "Grown Ups", and "Grown Ups 2", among others.
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"Grown Ups"
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Grown Ups (film)
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David Spade
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The 2009 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the team was coached by Arthur Ray Briles, is an American football coach and former player, is an American football coach and former player, Briles was formerly the head coach at Baylor University from 2008 through what year, from which he was fired in the wake of a major sexual assault scandal?
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Title: 2009 Baylor Bears football team
Passage: The 2009 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Art Briles. The Bears played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. Baylor finished the season with a record of 48 and 17 in Big 12 play.
Title: Art Briles
Passage: Arthur Ray Briles (born December 3, 1955) is an American football coach and former player. Briles was formerly the head coach at Baylor University from 2008 through 2015, from which he was fired in the wake of a major sexual assault scandal in his football program. Previously, Briles was the head coach at the University of Houston from 2002 to 2007. He is the author of "Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith" (2014). He is the subject of a biography written by Nick Eatman entitled "Looking Up: My Journey from Tragedy to Triumph" (2013).
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2015
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2009 Baylor Bears football team
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Art Briles
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Nelson Lpez is a football player that played for Argentina for which title cup?
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Title: Nelson Lpez
Passage: Nelson Lpez (born 24 June 1941) is an Argentine football defender who played for Argentina in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Atltico Banfield.
Title: 1966 FIFA World Cup
Passage: The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 to 30 July. England beat West Germany 42 in the final, winning the Jules Rimet Trophy. With this victory, England won their first FIFA World Cup title and became the third World Cup host to win the tournament after Uruguay in 1930 and Italy in 1934.
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1966 FIFA World Cup
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Nelson Lpez
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1966 FIFA World Cup
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Where was the video game developer who developed TimeShift headquartered?
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Title: TimeShift
Passage: TimeShift is a 2007 first-person shooter developed by Saber Interactive and published by Sierra Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. It was developed using the Saber3D Engine On August 31, 2007 a demo of TimeShift was released on Xbox Live Marketplace. A PlayStation 3 demo was then released onto the PlayStation Store on November 1, 2007. The game was released on Xbox 360 and Windows on October 30, 2007 in North America; November 1, 2007 in Australia; and November 2, 2007 in Europe.
Title: Saber Interactive
Passage: Saber Interactive Incorporated is an American video game developer founded in 2001 by Andrey Iones, Matthew Karch and Anton Krupkin in Millburn, New Jersey. Now headquartered in Maplewood, New Jersey, it has additional offices in Saint Petersburg (Russia), Madrid (Spain), and Kiev (Ukraine). The studio's debut title was "Will Rock", which was released in 2003 by Ubi Soft.
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Maplewood, New Jersey
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TimeShift
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Saber Interactive
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What film was Adrian Martinez in that was directed by Glenn Ficarra?
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Title: Focus (2015 film)
Passage: Focus is a 2015 American romantic crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, and Rodrigo Santoro. The film was released on February 27, 2015 and received mixed reviews from critics but was a success at the box office, grossing a total of 159 million off its 50 million budget.
Title: Adrian Martinez (actor)
Passage: Adrian Martinez is an American film and television actor and comedian, known for "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and "Focus". He also worked in the theatre. He is also known for his role as the "Discount Double Check" guy in a series of State Farm commercials starring Aaron Rodgers.
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Focus
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Adrian Martinez (actor)
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Focus (2015 film)
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Which alcoholic brand named after the man who rebuilt its business did Justin Timberlake sing about in 2015?
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Title: Drink You Away
Passage: "Drink You Away" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Justin Timberlake for his fourth studio album, "The 2020 Experience 2 of 2" (2013). It was written and produced by Timberlake, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, with additional writing from James Fauntleroy. It was sent to US country radio stations on November 23, 2015 as the fourth and final single from the album. Musically, it was defined by critics as a multi-genre song including classic-rock, country-pop, gospel-blues and Memphis soul. Lyrically, on the track, Timberlake compares love to alcoholism while making references to several alcoholic brands including Jack Daniel's and Jim Beam. As of May 2016, the song has sold over 600,000 copies in the US.
Title: Jim Beam
Passage: Jim Beam is a brand of bourbon whiskey produced in Clermont, Kentucky, by Beam Suntory, a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan. It is one of the best selling brands of bourbon in the world. Since 1795 (interrupted by Prohibition), seven generations of the Beam family have been involved in whiskey production for the company that produces the brand, which was given the name "Jim Beam" in 1933 in honor of James B. Beam, who rebuilt the business after Prohibition ended. Previously produced by the Beam family and later owned by the Fortune Brands holding company, the brand was purchased by Suntory Holdings in 2014.
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Jim Beam
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Drink You Away
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Jim Beam
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Which vocalist was part of more bands, Spencer Chamberlain or Donnie Van Zant?
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Title: Donnie Van Zant
Passage: Donald Newton "Donnie" Van Zant (born June 11, 1952, in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American rock vocalistguitarist. He is best known for being a member of the band 38 Special, from its formation in 1974 until 2013. He is the middle of three brothers: his older brother Ronnie was the original lead singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd who died in a 1977 plane crash in Mississippi along with five other members and associates of the band; his younger brother Johnny is the current Lynyrd Skynyrd's lead singer since 1987. Donnie and Johnny also perform together from time to time as the group Van Zant.
Title: Spencer Chamberlain
Passage: Spencer Chamberlain (born January 4, 1983) is an American musician, best known for being the current lead vocalist for the metalcore band Underoath. Before fronting Underoath, Chamberlain was the vocalist for the band This Runs Through in which his brother, Phil Chamberlain, was the drummer (who is also the drummer for To Speak of Wolves). He is currently the vocalist of Sleepwave.
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Spencer Chamberlain
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Spencer Chamberlain
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Donnie Van Zant
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When was the American rapper which was one those whose House Shoes produced their albums born?
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Title: House Shoes (producer)
Passage: Michael Buchanan, better known as House Shoes, is an American Detroit-born hip hop producer and DJ, who currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He served as a producer on albums by Phat Kat, Proof, Elzhi, Pumpkinhead, Marv Won, J Dilla, Danny Brown, and Quelle Chris among others. He's a two-time Detroit Music Awards winner for Outstanding Hip-Hop DJ (in 2005 and 2006).
Title: Danny Brown
Passage: Daniel Dewan Sewell (born March 16, 1981), better known by his stage name Danny Brown, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He is best known for his individuality, being described by MTV as "one of rap's most unique figures in recent memory". In 2010, after amassing several mixtapes, Brown released his debut studio album, "The Hybrid". Brown began to gain major recognition after the release of his second studio album, "XXX", which received critical acclaim and earned him such accolades as "Spin", as well as "Metro Times" "Artist of the Year". In 2013, he entered a US "Billboard" chart, with the release of his third studio album, "Old", which reached number 18 on the US "Billboard" 200 chart and spawned three singles, "Dip", "25 Bucks" and "Smokin Drinkin". His latest studio album, "Atrocity Exhibition", was released on September 27, 2016.
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March 16, 1981
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House Shoes (producer)
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Danny Brown
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Ritwik Ghatak and Jehane Noujaim, are Bengali?
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Title: Jehane Noujaim
Passage: Jehane Noujaim (Egyptian Arabic: , ] ) is an Egyptian American documentary film director best known for her films "Control Room", "Startup.com", "Pangea Day" and "The Square," the latter of which earned her a nomination for an Academy Award.
Title: Ritwik Ghatak
Passage: Ritwik Ghatak (Bengali: , "Ritbik Kumar Ghk", ; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was a Bengali filmmaker and script writer. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality. Although their roles were often adversarial, they were ardent admirers of each other's work and, in doing so, the three directors charted the independent trajectory of parallel cinema, as a counterpoint to the mainstream fare of Hindi cinema in India. Ghatak received many awards in his career, including National Film Award's Rajat Kamal Award for Best Story in 1974 for his "Jukti Takko Aar Gappo" and Best Director's Award from Bangladesh Cine Journalist's Association for "Titash Ekti Nadir Naam". The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for Arts in 1970.
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no
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Ritwik Ghatak
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Jehane Noujaim
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Which American film, The Country Bears or Bambi, is based on a book by the Austrian author Felix Salten?
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Title: The Country Bears
Passage: The Country Bears is a 2002 American family musical comedy film, directed by Peter Hastings, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and based on the Disney theme park attraction "Country Bear Jamboree". The film stars Haley Joel Osment as the voice of Beary Barrington with supporting roles done by Christopher Walken, Stephen Tobolowsky, Daryl Mitchell, M.C. Gainey, Diedrich Bader, Alex Rocco, Meagen Fay, Eli Marienthal, and the voice talents of Diedrich Bader, Candy Ford, James Gammon, Brad Garrett, Toby Huss, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Stephen Root.
Title: Bambi
Passage: Bambi is a 1942 American animated film directed by David Hand (supervising a team of sequence directors), produced by Walt Disney and based on the book "Bambi, a Life in the Woods" by Austrian author Felix Salten. The film was released by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942, and is the fifth Disney animated feature film.
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Bambi
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Bambi
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The Country Bears
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The 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Kenya, which Jamaican cricketer who plays internationally, made his ODI debut during the competition?
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Title: Marlon Samuels
Passage: Marlon Nathaniel Samuels (born 5 February 1981) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays internationally for the West Indies in all three formats, and a former ODI captain. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and an off-spinner. He was a key member of the West Indies team that won the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20, and was named man of the match in the final of both tournaments, becoming first man to achieve the feat.
Title: 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
Passage: The 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Kenya (which helped to booster cricket in Kenya). New Zealand were crowned champions and cashed the winner's cheque of US250 000. It was their first win in a major ICC tournament. Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh and Marlon Samuels made their ODI debuts during the competition.
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Marlon Nathaniel Samuels
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2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
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Marlon Samuels
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Who is the Italian pornographic actress that was discovered by talent scout Riccardo Schicchi?
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Title: Diva Futura
Passage: Diva Futura (Italian for "Future Diva", i.e. "Future Star") is an Italian pornography and erotica film studio. When founded in 1983 by porn star Ilona Staller and photographer and talent scout Riccardo Schicchi, it was the first casting agency in Italy to specialize in pornography. The studio is notable for launching the careers of pornstars Cicciolina and Moana Pozzi.
Title: Moana Pozzi
Passage: Anna Moana Rosa Pozzi (] ; 27 April 1961 15 September 1994), best known as Moana Pozzi and Moana, was an Italian pornographic actress, actress, television personality, model, politician and writer.
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Moana Pozzi
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Diva Futura
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Moana Pozzi
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What language is the magazine founded by Christy Haubegger published in?
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Title: Latina (magazine)
Passage: Latina is an American lifestyle, entertainment, beauty and fashion magazine for bilingual, bicultural Hispanic women published in English by Latina Media Ventures.
Title: Christy Haubegger
Passage: Christy Haubegger (born August 15, 1968) is the founder of "Latina" magazine and a film producer, and has received numerous awards for her work.
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English
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Christy Haubegger
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Latina (magazine)
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The 2003 Auto Club 500 was won by the 2004 champion of what?
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Title: Kurt Busch
Passage: Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently drives the No. 41 Ford Fusion for Stewart-Haas Racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. He was the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion. Busch is currently a free agent for 2018, but Stewart-Haas Racing expects him back. He is the older brother of 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch. The brothers are second-generation racing drivers; their father, Tom, won several NASCAR-sanctioned events.
Title: 2003 Auto Club 500
Passage: The 2003 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on April 27, 2003 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the tenth race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Steve Park of DEI won the pole. Kurt Busch of Roush Racing won the race. This was also the last race for Jerry Nadeau. His career ended with an injury during practice at Richmond
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NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
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2003 Auto Club 500
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Kurt Busch
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What choreographer for the Indian version of BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing" is currently judging Maharashtracha Dancing Superstar - Chhotte Masters?
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Title: Savio Barnes
Passage: Savio Barnes (Hindi: ) is a popular Bollywood Dance choreographer, actor and dancer. He currently resides in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He came to fame after choreographing many dances for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, a dance-competition. Currently Savio is judging the Marathi dance reality show Maharashtracha Dancing Superstar - Chhotte Masters.
Title: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
Passage: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is a television reality show and the Indian version of BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing".
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Savio Barnes
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Savio Barnes
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Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
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The fast food sandwich chain Subway Israel is an international franchise of this American fast food restaurant franchise that has stores in how many countries?
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Title: Subway Israel
Passage: Subway Israel (Hebrew: ) was a fast food sandwich chain, an international franchise of Subway. Opening in 1992, they expanded to 23 branches around Israel before they closed in 2004.
Title: Subway (restaurant)
Passage: Subway is a privately held American fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches (subs) and salads. Subway is one of the fastest-growing franchises in the world and, as of June 2017, has approximately 45,000 stores located in more than 100 countries. More than half of the stores are located in the United States. It is the largest single-brand restaurant chain and the largest restaurant operator in the world.
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100 countries
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Subway Israel
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Subway (restaurant)
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Who created the character, of whom, Captain Strong is a parody ?
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Title: Popeye
Passage: Popeye the Sailor is a cartoon fictional character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip, Thimble Theatre, on January 17, 1929, and Popeye became the strip's title in later years; Popeye has also appeared in theatrical and television animated cartoons.
Title: Captain Strong
Passage: Captain Strong is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created as a parody of Popeye.
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Elzie Crisler Segar.
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Captain Strong
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Popeye
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Before Dennis Wayne joined Dennis Wayne's Dancers, what city was his ballet company based in?
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Title: Dennis Wayne's Dancers
Passage: Dennis Wayne's Dancers was a New York based contemporary ballet company founded around dancer Dennis Wayne by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. Formed in the summer of 1975 after Wayne left the American Ballet Theatre, the contemporary ballet company drew on the talents of many famous dancers and received critical acclaim. The dancers came from a variety of different companies, including Joffrey Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Known for their virtuosic skill, the company performed both ballet and modern dance works. Dennis Waynes Dancers presented diverse programs with pieces by a variety of choreographers; though he also presented work he choreographed himself. Dennis Wayne also danced with the Company, but did not begin appearing with them until 1986.
Title: American Ballet Theatre
Passage: American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. It has an annual eight-week season at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center) in the spring and a shorter season at the David H. Koch Theater in the fall; the company tours around the world the rest of the year. ABT was founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant and is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. ABT is also the parent company of the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, and was recognized as "America's National Ballet Company" in 2006 by the United States Congress.
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New York City
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Dennis Wayne's Dancers
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American Ballet Theatre
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What French formula racing driver that was 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series runner-up drove the Toro Rosso STR12 in 2017, a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by Scuderia Toro Rosso?
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Title: Toro Rosso STR12
Passage: The Toro Rosso STR12 is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by Scuderia Toro Rosso to compete during the 2017 Formula One season. The car made its competitive dbut at the 2017 Australian Grand Prix and is driven by Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz, Jr. Pierre Gasly replaced Kvyat ahead of the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix. The STR12 is powered by engines supplied by Renault after the team used 2015-specification Ferrari power units throughout the season; however, the engines were rebadged and the engine and chassis package run under the name 'Toro Rosso'.
Title: Pierre Gasly
Passage: Pierre Gasly (born 7 February 1996 in Rouen) is a French formula racing driver, who was the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series runner-up and the 2016 GP2 Series champion. He drives a Honda-powered car for Team Mugen in the 2017 Super Formula Championship. He will make his Formula One dbut at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix.
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Pierre Gasly
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Toro Rosso STR12
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Pierre Gasly
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The Stanbic Bank Twenty20 formerly known as the Metropolitan Bank Twenty20 is the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Zimbabwe, recently, the tournament has risen in profile with some high-quality cricket, and the attraction of major international stars such as which former Australian cricketer, who recently retired from all three formats of the game, and played in the Big Bash League for the Hobart Hurricanes?
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Title: Stanbic Bank 20 Series
Passage: The Stanbic Bank Twenty20 formerly known as the Metropolitan Bank Twenty20 is the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Zimbabwe. It was formed in 2007 and maintained by Zimbabwe Cricket. It features all the national and domestic players from Zimbabwe and some international stars. The best players in this tournament will form as Zimbabwe Chevrons to play in the Standard Bank Pro 20 Series in South Africa. Recently, the tournament has risen in profile with some high-quality cricket, and the attraction of major international stars such as Brian Lara, Ryan Sidebottom, Chris Gayle, Shaun Tait, Ian Harvey, and Dirk Nannes. The tournament particularly rose in profile after the reorganization of cricket in Zimbabwe. It was so successful in the 200910 season (the inaugural edition after the rename of the tournament) that the tournament was again held in November. In 200910, a domestic-cricket record 7500 spectators came into the Harare Sports Club to see the final between Mountaineers and Mashonaland Eagles. Mountaineers is the current champion defeating Mashonaland Eagles in the 201112 Stanbic Bank 20 Series Final. It is currently sponsored by Stanbic Bank (Uganda) Limited.
Title: Shaun Tait
Passage: Shaun William Tait (born 22 February 1983 in Nairne, South Australia) is a former Australian cricketer, who recently retired from all three formats of the game. Tait had geninue pace and could bowl at 155kph regularly. Tait played in the Big Bash League for the Hobart Hurricanes and has represented Australia at Twenty20 International level; he has also represented his country in One Day Internationals and Test matches. He is a right arm fast bowler. Tait retired from One Day International cricket on 28 March 2011, following Australia's early exit from the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In March 2017, Tait announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
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Shaun Tait
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Stanbic Bank 20 Series
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Shaun Tait
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Taiz Kawashima was nominated for an Academy Award for the war film released in what year?
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Title: Taiz Kawashima
Passage: Taiz Kawashima is a Japanese production designer and art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film "Tora! Tora! Tora! ".
Title: Tora! Tora! Tora!
Passage: Tora! Tora! Tora! (Japanese: ) is a 1970 Japanese-American war film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The film was directed by Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda and Kinji Fukasaku and stars an ensemble cast, including Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, S Yamamura, E. G. Marshall, James Whitmore, and Jason Robards.
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1970
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Taiz Kawashima
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
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Is This the Life We Really Want?, is the fifth studio album by English rock musician and former Pink Floyd bassist and vocalist Roger Waters, it was his first studio album in 12 years since a Ira, is the fourth studio album by Waters, it is an opera in how many acts?
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Title: Is This the Life We Really Want?
Passage: Is This the Life We Really Want? (stylised as is this the life we really want?) is the fifth studio album by English rock musician and former Pink Floyd bassist and vocalist Roger Waters, released on 2 June 2017 by Columbia Records. It is his first solo album in nearly 25 years since "Amused to Death" (1992), as well as his first studio album in 12 years since "a Ira" (2005). On 20 April, the single "Smell the Roses" was released.
Title: a Ira (opera)
Passage: a Ira (French for "It'll be fine", subtitled "There is Hope") is the fourth studio album by Roger Waters. It is an opera in three acts and a concept album. The album is based on the French libretto co-written by tienne and Nadine Roda-Gil on the historical subject of the early French Revolution. " a Ira" was released 26 September 2005, as a double CD album featuring baritone Bryn Terfel, soprano Ying Huang, and tenor Paul Groves. The album received mixed reviews, with critics praising the composition but criticising its plot and simplicity.
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three
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Is This the Life We Really Want?
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a Ira (opera)
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Which player from the University of Texas 1994 Sun Bowl team was later signed to the Baltimore Ravens?
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Title: Priest Holmes
Passage: Priest Anthony Holmes (born October 7, 1973) is a former American football running back who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Texas. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 1997.
Title: 1994 Sun Bowl
Passage: The 1994 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 1994. The game pitted the unranked Texas Longhorns against the No. 20 North Carolina Tar Heels and eventual Texas head coach Mack Brown. The game was a seesaw offensive battle. Texas, down 3121 midway through the fourth quarter, mounted a comeback to gain a 3531 victory, with Priest Holmes's leap into the endzone proving to be the winning points. A record 50,612 attended this game, a high for both the bowl and the stadium.
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Priest Holmes
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1994 Sun Bowl
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Priest Holmes
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Did Bedtime Stories and Big Red both star Walter Pidgeon?
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Title: Big Red (film)
Passage: Big Red is a 1962 American family-oriented adventure film from Walt Disney Productions. Based on a 1945 novel by American author Jim Kjelgaard and adapted to the screen by American screenwriter Louis Pelletier, the film starred Walter Pidgeon.
Title: Bedtime Stories (film)
Passage: Bedtime Stories is a 2008 American family-fantasy-comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, written by Matt Lopez and Tim Herlihy and produced by Andrew Gunn and Jack Giarraputo. It stars Adam Sandler in his first appearance in a family-oriented film alongside Keri Russell, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Laura Ann Kesling, Guy Pearce, Aisha Tyler, Russell Brand, Richard Griffiths, Teresa Palmer, Lucy Lawless and Courteney Cox. Sandler's production company Happy Madison and Andrew Gunn's company Gunn Films co-produced the film with Walt Disney Pictures. The film was theatrically released on December 25, 2008 by Walt Disney Pictures. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics, it was a box office success after earning 212.9 million against a 80 million budget.
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no
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Bedtime Stories (film)
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Big Red (film)
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The author of the 2004 book How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) was born in what year?
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Title: Ann Coulter
Passage: Ann Hart Coulter ( ; born December 8, 1961) is an American conservative social and political commentator, writer, syndicated columnist, and lawyer. She frequently appears on television, radio, and as a speaker at public and private events.
Title: How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must)
Passage: How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) is a 2004 book by Ann Coulter.
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1961
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How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must)
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Ann Coulter
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