Context: Plain of Jars |  The Plain of Jars (Lao: ທົ່ງໄຫຫິນ Thong Hai Hin, ) is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos. It consists of thousands of stone jars scattered around the upland valleys and the lower foothills of the central plain of the Xiangkhoang Plateau. The jars are arranged in clusters ranging in number from one to several hundred. The Xiangkhoang Plateau is at the northern end of the Annamese Cordillera, the principal mountain range of Indochina. French researcher Madeleine Colani concluded in 1930 that the jars were associated with burial practices. Excavation by Lao and Japanese archaeologists in the intervening years has supported this interpretation with the discovery of human remains, burial goods and ceramics around the jars. Researchers (using optically stimulated luminescence) determined that the jars were put in place as early as 1240 to 660 BC. The jars at Site 1 (using detrital zircon geochronology) were determined to have been transported to their current location from a presumed quarry 8 kilometers away. The Plain of Jars is one of the most important prehistoric sites in Southeast Asia.

Prompt: In which country would you find the Plain of Jars?

Answer: Saathiaranagroat Prachhathippatay Prachhachhon Lao


Context: Tom Brown at Oxford |    Tom Brown at Oxford is a novel by Thomas Hughes, first published in serial form in Macmillan's Magazine in 1859. It was published in two volumes in book form in 1861. It is a sequel to the better-known Tom Brown's School Days. The story follows the character of Tom Brown to fictional St Ambrose's College, Oxford. The novel offers a vivid impression of university life in the mid nineteenth century. The book was out of print for many years but is available in Britain from Wordsworth Classics with 'Tom Brown's Schooldays' and is now available on the Project Gutenberg ebook site. Editions of the serialized form are available at from the Hathi Trust. The illustrator Sydney Prior Hall (1842–1922), portrait painter and illustrator, was one of the leading reportage artists of the later Victorian period.

Prompt: "What was the sequel to 'Tom Brown's Schooldays""?"

Answer: Tom Brown at Oxford


Context: Goliath |  and brought it to the temple of Dagon, and his challenges to combat were made at morning and evening in order to disturb the Israelites in their prayers. His armor weighed 60 tons, according to rabbi Hanina; 120, according to rabbi Abba bar Kahana; and his sword, which became the sword of David, had marvelous powers. On his death it was found that his heart carried the image of Dagon, who thereby also came to a shameful downfall. In Pseudo-Philo, believed to have been composed between 135 BC and 70 AD, David picks up seven stones and writes on them his father's name, his own name, and the name of God, one name per stone; then,

Prompt: According to the Bible, how many stones did David pick up before he faced Goliath?

Answer: five


Context: Tunnels of Gibraltar |  The Rock of Gibraltar is a klippe of Jurassic dolomitic limestone with series of 'shale' formations underlying and in part overlaying the limestone. It consists primarily of a series of carbonate deposits some 400 to 600 m thick, varying from dark grey bituminous dolomite at the base through to a very thick, apparently homogeneous sequence of light or medium grey fine-grained limestones. The formation appears to have been laid down in a tropical environment somewhat similar to the Bahamas today, and on the basis of fossil evidence an Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) age has been proposed for the Gibraltar Limestone, though in appearance it has a strong resemblance to the Carboniferous Limestone that underlies large parts of England and Wales. The formation's thick bedding, extensive cementation and dolomitisation have made it a generally stable engineering material. Tunnelling has been possible almost throughout the Rock, with the exception of one region where it has been precluded due to high ground water pressures. In some areas, zones of weak rock or intrusions of the underlying or overlying 'shales' have caused tunnel instability.

Prompt: Of what type of rock is the Rock of Gibraltar made?

Answer: Cretaceous limestone


Context: Duffy (singer) | " Aimee Anne Duffy (born 23 June 1984) is a Welsh singer, songwriter and actress. Her debut album, Rockferry, released in 2008, became the best-selling album in the United Kingdom that year and led to worldwide attention. It spawned the successful single ""Mercy"". In 2009, Duffy received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Rockferry, one of three nominations, and won three out of four Brit Awards nominations, for British Breakthrough, Best British Female and Best British Album. In 2010, she made her acting debut in the film Patagonia and released her second studio album Endlessly to moderate success. In February 2011, Duffy announced an indefinite hiatus from music. She briefly returned in 2015, appearing in the film Legend and contributing three songs to its soundtrack, but has yet to make a full return to music. In 2020, she explained her long term absence from the music industry, saying she had been abducted and raped and wanted to recover. According to Duffy's official website she is currently signed to Universal Recording Group."

Prompt: """Aimee Anne"" are the first names of which currently successful British female singer?"

Answer: Duffy (disambiguation)


Context: Chapters and verses of the Bible | "There are 23,145 verses in the Old Testament and 7,957 verses in the New Testament. This gives a total of 31,102 verses, which is an average of a little more than 26 verses per chapter. ; Psalm 103:1-2 being the 15551st and 15552nd verses is in the middle of the 31102 verses of the Bible. ; John 11:35 (""Jesus wept"") is the shortest verse in most English translations. Some translations — including the New International Version, New Living Translation, New Life Version, Holman Christian Standard Bible and New International Reader's Version — render Job 3:2 as ""He said"". However, that is a translators' condensation of the Hebrew which literally translated is: ""And Job answered and said."" The shortest verse in the Greek New Testament is Luke 20:30 (""και ο δευτερος"", ""And the second"") with twelve letters, according to "

Prompt: John Chapter 11 Verse 35 is the shortest verse in the Bible. How many words make up the verse?

Answer: 2


Context: Primrose Day |  Primrose Day marked the death anniversary of the British statesman and prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, on 19 April 1881. The primrose was his favourite flower and Queen Victoria would often send him bunches of them from Windsor and Osborne House. She sent a wreath of primroses to his funeral. In 1916 Pathé News recorded commemorative events, with a wreath laid at Disraeli's statue outside Westminster Palace.

Prompt: Which British Prime Ministers death is commemorated on 19th April, Primrose Day?

Answer: Benjamin disreali


Context: Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia (1552–1553) |  Dmitri Ivanovich (Дмитрий Иванович; 11 October 1552 – 26 June 1553) was the first Tsarevich or Tsesarevich - the heir apparent - of the Tsardom of Russia, as the eldest son of Ivan the Terrible, or Ivan IV of Russia and his first Tsaritsa, Anastasia Romanovna. He was the third child and first son of the couple and died in infancy.

Prompt: What title was given to the eldest son of a Russian Czar?

Answer: The Czaravitch (operetta)


Context: Earl Hines | " to Chicago what Duke Ellington and The Cotton Club were to New York – but fierier."" The Grand Terrace was controlled by the gangster Al Capone, so Hines became Capone's ""Mr Piano Man"". The Grand Terrace upright piano was soon replaced by a white $3,000 Bechstein grand. Talking about those days Hines later said: ""... Al [Capone] came in there one night and called the whole band and show together and said, ""Now we want to let you know our position. We just want you people just to attend to your own business. We'll give you all the Protection in the world but we want you to be like the 3 monkeys: "

Prompt: "Which English comedian/actor said ""Girls are like pianos. When they're not upright they're grand""?"

Answer: Benny Hill


Context: Saluki |  The Saluki is a standardised breed developed from sighthounds – dogs that hunt primarily by sight rather than scent – that was once used by nomadic tribes to run down game animals. The dog was originally bred in the Fertile Crescent. The modern breed is typically deep-chested and long-legged, and similar dogs appear in medieval and ancient art. The breed is most closely related to the Afghan hound, a basal breed that predates the emergence of modern breeds in the 19th century, and the Saluki has been purebred both in the Middle East, including by royalty, since at least that era, and in the West (especially in Britain and Germany) since the 1840s (with breed standards established in the West and the Middle East around the 1920s–1930s), though as a free-breeding landrace, similar dogs are common as feral animals in the Middle East. A related standardised breed is the north African Sloughi.

Prompt: What type of animal is a saluki?

Answer: DOG


Context: Old Head of Kinsale |  On 7 May 1915, the passenger liner was travelling from New York to Liverpool, when she was torpedoed by a German U-Boat, around 18 km from the Old Head of Kinsale. The liner sank in 18 minutes, killing 1,198 of the 1,959 passengers and crew. The bodies were subsequently transported to Queenstown. In 2015, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking, a museum opened at the signal tower of the Old Head lighthouse. The owner of the wreck of the Lusitania lent various artefacts to house in the museum, which were recovered by Eoin McGarry four years earlier during an authorised dive.

Prompt: Which passenger liner was torpedoed and sunk on 7th May 1915?

Answer: The Lusitania


Context: I'm Backing Britain |   I'm Backing Britain was a brief patriotic campaign, which flourished in early 1968 and was aimed at boosting the British economy. The campaign started spontaneously when five Surbiton secretaries volunteered to work an extra half-hour each day without pay to boost productivity and urged others to do the same. The invitation received an enormous response and a campaign took off spectacularly; it became a nationwide movement within a week. Trade unions were suspicious of, or even opposed to, the campaign, considering it as an attempt to extend working hours surreptitiously and to hide inefficiency by management. The campaign received official endorsement by the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, but it found

Prompt: Coined in the Gold Factory in Surbiton in Surrey, which patriotic 'slogan became part of a national campaign in 1968?

Answer: I'M BACKING BRITAIN


Context: John Ford |  John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. He is renowned both for Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), as well as adaptations of classic 20th century American novels such as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). He was the recipient of six Academy Awards including a record four wins for Best Director. In a career of more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although most of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's work was held in high regard by his colleagues, with Orson Welles and Ingmar Bergman among those who named him one of the greatest directors of all time. Ford made frequent use of location shooting and wide shots, in which his characters were framed against a vast, harsh, and rugged natural terrain.

Prompt: Who lived from 1895 to 1973, directing films such as the 1929 version of Stagecoach, The Grapes of Wrath and the Quiet Man?

Answer: John Ford (1895-1973)


Context: William Caxton |  he became governor of the Company of Merchant Adventurers of London; on his business travels, he observed the new printing industry in Cologne, which led him to start a printing press in Bruges in collaboration with Colard Mansion. When Margaret of York, sister of Edward IV, married the Duke of Burgundy, they moved to Bruges and befriended Caxton. It was the Duchess who encouraged Caxton to complete his translation of the Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, a collection of stories associated with Homer's Iliad, which he did in 1471. On his return to England, heavy demand for his translation prompted Caxton to set up a press at Westminster in 1476. Although the

Prompt: Who in 1476 brought his painting press from Bruges to London?

Answer: Caxton


Context: Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) | " the years they are joined by Edward, a cheeky footman who later becomes a chauffeur; Daisy, the parlourmaid who eventually marries Edward; Thomas Watkins, the devious chauffeur who dabbles with Sarah's affections; and Ruby, the slow-witted kitchen maid. In the episode ""Another Year"" from series 4, Hazel Bellamy notes that there are two families living in the house, one upstairs and the other downstairs, which she likens to a related family: Mr Hudson and Mrs Bridges are the father and mother; Rose, the eldest daughter who lost her man at the front; their son Edward and his wife, their daughter-in-law Daisy; and Ruby, the youngest child."

Prompt: What was the name of the family in the 1960s TV series 'Upstairs Downstairs'?

Answer: Bellamy


Context: Shirley Williams |  resignees Roy Jenkins, David Owen and Bill Rodgers – the Social Democratic Party (SDP). They were joined by 28 other Labour MPs and one Conservative. Later that year, following the death of the Conservative MP Sir Graham Page, she won the Crosby by-election and became the first SDP member elected to Parliament. Two years later, however, having become the SDP's President, she lost the seat at the 1983 general election. At the 1987 general election, Williams stood for the SDP in Cambridge, but lost to the sitting Conservative candidate Robert Rhodes James. She then supported the SDP's merger with the Liberal Party that formed the Liberal Democrats.

Prompt: In which constituency did Shirley Williams become the first elected MP for the SDP?

Answer: Crosby (disambiguation)


Context: It Won't Be Christmas Without You | " It Won't Be Christmas Without You is the first Christmas music album by country group Brooks & Dunn released in 2002. Their first album of Christmas music, it features covers of traditional Christmas songs, as well as several newly written tunes. Four of the album's songs — ""Hangin' 'Round the Mistletoe"", the title track, ""Rockin' Little Christmas"" and ""Winter Wonderland"" — received enough airplay to enter the Billboard country music charts, peaking at numbers 47, 41, 57 and 57, respectively. The album received a 3 star rating from Allmusic, with an unattributed review praising Brooks & Dunn for ""wisely foregoing the drippy, synth-laden production that ruins many contemporary country Christmas albums, instead relying on the neo-honky tonk sound that made the duo famous."""

Prompt: "The first line of which book is, ""Christmas won't be Christmas, without any presents, grumbled Jo, lying on the rug""?"

Answer: Good Wives


Context: Richard J. Daley |  election of 1960 and of Hubert Humphrey in the presidential election of 1968. He would be the longest-serving mayor in Chicago history until his record was broken by his son Richard M. Daley in 2011. On the other hand, Daley's legacy is complicated by criticisms of his response to the Chicago riots that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and his handling of the notorious 1968 Democratic National Convention that happened in his city. He also had enemies within the Democratic Party. In addition, many members of Daley's administration were charged and convicted for corruption, although Daley himself was never charged with any crime.

Prompt: Richard Joseph Daley was the infamous mayor of which major US City in the 1960's?

Answer: Chi-Beria


Context: A59 road |  crossing the B6265 north of the town and providing relief to traffic congestion. The A59 was upgraded to primary status during the 1990s due to its increased perceived importance as an east–west route. This stretch of the route was claimed in 2004 to be one of the busiest roads in North Yorkshire. Whilst now skirting to the north of Goldsborough towards the A1(M), originally the route went through the village of Flaxby and onto Allerton, but the route now travels a restricted east–west route and meets the A1(M) at its junction 47. The road originally ended to the south of Green Hammerton, with the A66 routed down from Boroughbridge and going into York.

Prompt: What name is given to the road junction in North Yorkshire, where the Al meets the A66?

Answer: SCOTCH CORNER


Context: Victor Rendina |  Victor Rendina (December 28, 1916 – July 8, 1985) was an American film and television actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Philip Tattaglia in the film The Godfather. Rendina also appeared in television shows including The Honeymooners and Matt Houston, and films such as The Man Who Wasn't There (1983) and Racing with the Moon (1984).

Prompt: "Which actor, best known for his role in ""The Godfather"" series of films, shares his name with a member of TV's ""Dragon's Den""?"

Answer: James Con


Context: Mediterranean Shipping Company |  On 18 January 2007, the container ship MSC Napoli was abandoned in the English Channel due to European storm Kyrill after severe gale-force winds and huge waves caused serious damage to Napoli's hull, including a crack in one side and a flooded engine room. All 26 crew were picked up from their lifeboat by Sea King helicopters of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and taken to Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall. On 19 January 2007, the ship was taken under tow but because of the ship’s deteriorating condition it was decided to beach the ship at Branscombe. On 9 July 2007 the MSC Napoli was refloated, but was immediately re-beached as a crack measuring 3 meters (9.8 ft) was found in the vessel's hull, running down both sides and through the keel. The decision was made to break the ship up near Branscombe beach.

Prompt: What was the name of the container ship that foundered off the SW coast of England in Early 2007?

Answer: Neapel


Context: Hot mic | "At the height of the Cold War in 1984, U.S. President Ronald Reagan was about to appear on a radio interview and, as a soundcheck, said ""My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."" The comment, while not actually broadcast, did eventually spread via rumor around the world. It was not appreciated in Moscow. ; On 16 February 1993, U.S. President Bill Clinton snapped at an aide ""Listen, goddamn it. Come here. You can't do that. You can't take me out here with a mayor and a congresswoman "

Prompt: Who, during a radio microphone test in 1984 said, 'I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever The bombing begins in five minutes?

Answer: President Regan


Context: Financial District, Manhattan |  the first U.S. capitol and the first inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States, is located at the corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street. The Financial District has a number of tourist attractions such as the South Street Seaport Historic District, newly renovated Pier 17, the New York City Police Museum, the Museum of American Finance, the National Museum of the American Indian, Trinity Church, St. Paul's Chapel, and the famous bull. Bowling Green is the starting point of traditional ticker-tape parades on Broadway, where here it is also known as the Canyon of Heroes. The Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Skyscraper Museum are both in adjacent Battery Park City which is also home to the Brookfield

Prompt: Which American city has districts called Financial, Mission, Japantown and Richmond?

Answer: San Fransciso


Context: Beau Bridges |  Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford, the father of private eye Jim Rockford, on the pilot episode of a new version of The Rockford Files, scheduled for production for broadcast in fall 2010. In 2011, he guest-starred as an old boyfriend of matriarch Nora Walker in Brothers and Sisters and as an attorney, estranged from his son Jared Franklin in Franklin & Bash. On January 3, 2012, Bridges took on the role of J.B. Biggley in the hit revival of the Broadway musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, taking over for John Larroquette. He was contracted to play the role until July

Prompt: On TV who played the private eye Jim Rockford?

Answer: James Scott Bumgarner


Context: Burslem |  The major football club Port Vale F.C. is based in Burslem at Vale Park. The team currently plays in League Two, England's fourth division. Near to the town is Burslem Golf Club, a 9-hole course which once had singer Robbie Williams as a Junior Captain. It was opened on 28 September 1907 by vaudeville entertainer and golfer Sir Harry Lauder. On 29 September 2007 his great-nephew Gregory Lauder-Frost as guest-of-honour rededicated it for another century in a formal ceremony. Professional darts player Phil Taylor is from Burslem.

Prompt: Which English football league club is based in Burslem?

Answer: Port Vale F.C


Context: List of mammals of Great Britain | Red fox, Vulpes vulpes, in Scotland Asian small-clawed otter, Aonyx cinereus introduced ; European otter, Lutra lutra, in Scotland and Wales ; European pine marten, Martes martes, in England and Wales ; European badger, Meles meles ; Stoat, Mustela erminea, in Wales ; Least weasel, Mustela nivalis ; European polecat, Mustela putorius  in Scotland ; American mink, Neogale vison introduced European wildcat, Felis silvestris ; Scottish wildcat, F. s. silvestris nationally, in England and Wales c. 1870 Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus ; Common seal, Phoca vitulina Order: Carnivora There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. Family: Canidae (dogs) Family: Mustelidae (weasels and relatives) Family: Felidae (cats) Family: Phocidae (seals)

Prompt: Lutra lutra is the Latin name of which British mammal?

Answer: Lutrinae


Context: Flag of Bhutan | " The national flag of Bhutan (ཧྥ་རན་ས་ཀྱི་དར་ཆ་) is one of the national symbols of Bhutan. The flag features a dragon (druk [Wylie 'bruk] in Dzongkha, the Bhutanese language) from Bhutanese mythology. This alludes to the Dzongkha name of Bhutan – Druk Yul (འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, 'bruk yul, lit. ""Dragon Country"" or ""Dragon Kingdom"") – as well as the Drukpa Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, which is the dominant religion of Bhutan. An alternative hypothesis maintains that the notion of symbolizing sovereignty and the state in the form of a dragon emerged in neighboring China and was adopted by the rulers of Bhutan as a symbol of royalty in the early 20th century. The basic design of the flag by Mayum Choying Wangmo Dorji dates to 1947. A "

Prompt: Which country's national flag features a dragon?

Answer: Bhutan or Wales


Context: Motown | " Early Tamla/Motown artists included Mable John, Eddie Holland and Mary Wells. ""Shop Around"", the Miracles' first number 1 R&B hit, peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. It was Tamla's first million-selling record. On April 14, 1960, Motown and Tamla Records merged into a new company called Motown Record Corporation. A year later, the Marvelettes scored Tamla's first US number-one pop hit, ""Please Mr. Postman"". By the mid-1960s, the company, with the help of songwriters and producers such as Robinson, A&R chief William ""Mickey"" Stevenson, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Norman Whitfield, had become a major force in the music "

Prompt: Which was the first group to have a number one hit in the USA for Motown Records?

Answer: Juanita Cowart


Context: Henry I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels |  Henry was initially planned by his father, George of Poděbrady, as his successor. As early as 1459 Emperor Frederick III appointed Henry's older brother Victor to imperial count. On 7 December 1462 the Emperor appointed Henry and his younger half-brother of the same name Henry the Younger to imperial count. At the same time, the Emperor confirmed the appointment by King George in 1459 of Victor, Henry the Elder and Henry the Younger as dukes of Münsterberg and counts of Kladsko. After their father also acquired the Duchy of Opava in 1464, he gave this duchy in 1465 to his sons

Prompt: What was the name of the older brother of Henry 8th?

Answer: Arthur


Context: One-upmanship | " One-upmanship, also called ""one-upsmanship"", is the art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor. The term has been extended to a generic, often punning extension, upmanship, used for any assertion of superiority: for instance, photon upmanship, Native Upmanship, and so on. The term was first used in the title of a book by Stephen Potter, published in 1952 as a follow-up to The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship (or the Art of Winning Games without Actually Cheating) (1947), and Lifemanship titles in his series of tongue-in-cheek self-help books, and film and television derivatives, that teach various ploys to achieve this. This comic satire of self-help style guides manipulates traditional British conventions for the gamester, "

Prompt: Who wrote One-upmanship and The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship?

Answer: Potter, Stephen Meredith


Context: List of tallest buildings in Germany |  The construction of high-rise buildings is not common in German cities, and especially not in the city centers, where traditionally steeples are the tallest structures. Due to its economic profile as an international financial centre, only Frankfurt has developed a skyline of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers in its city center. Out of a total of 18 skyscrapers in Germany, meaning buildings at least 492 ft tall, 17 are located in Frankfurt. High-rise buildings can also be found in Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Düsseldorf, Essen, Hamburg and Leipzig- but mostly in the outskirts.

Prompt: Nine of the ten tallest buildings in Germany are in which city?

Answer: Frankfort-on-the-Main


Context: Moskva (river) |  The Moskva (река Москва, Москва-река, Moskva-reka) is a river running through western Russia. It rises about 140 km west of Moscow and flows roughly east through the Smolensk and Moscow Oblasts, passing through central Moscow. About 110 km southeast of Moscow, at the city of Kolomna, it flows into the Oka, itself a tributary of the Volga, which ultimately flows into the Caspian Sea.

Prompt: Which river flows from northern Moscow to the Caspian Sea?

Answer: Idel


Context: SpongeBob SquarePants | " two organizations of using the episode to ""attack the social safety net."" This statement was echoed by Al Sharpton, who claimed conservatives' ""new hero"" to be ""a sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea."" ViacomCBS eventually pulled the episode ""Mid-Life Crustacean"" (season 3), first aired in 2003, out of circulation in March 2021, presumably due to its ending in which SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs partake in a panty raid. ""We determined some story elements were not kid-appropriate"", a Nickelodeon representative stated. A later episode, ""Kwarantined Krab"" (season 12), was also made unavailable for release, over its similarities to the COVID-19 pandemic."

Prompt: In children's cartoons, which character lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Answer: Money And Music


Context: Time Crash | " October 2007. Graeme Harper, director of Davison's final serial The Caves of Androzani (1984), directed the episode. To replicate the Fifth Doctor's attire, the production team borrowed items from the Doctor Who exhibition in Blackpool and knitted a new cricket jumper to reflect the style worn from Castrovalva (1982) to Warriors of the Deep (1984). The accompanying Doctor Who Confidential episode reveals that the trousers Davison wore in ""Time Crash"" were the same pair that Colin Baker wore in his early scenes in The Twin Dilemma (1984). Shortly after this episode was filmed, Tennant began dating and eventually married Davison's daughter Georgia."

Prompt: Which actor was the fifth Doctor Who from 1982-1984, and in that role often wore Edwardian cricket costume?

Answer: Peter Davison


Context: Australia national cricket team |  bowling was dominated by the spin pair of Bill O'Reilly and Clarrie Grimmett, who took 53 wickets between them, with O'Reilly twice taking seven-wicket hauls. Sir Donald Bradman is widely considered the greatest batsman of all time. He dominated the sport from 1930 until his retirement in 1948, setting new records for the highest score in a Test innings (334 vs England at Headingley in 1930), the most runs (6996), the most centuries (29), the most double centuries and the highest Test and first-class batting averages. His record for the highest Test batting average – 99.94 – has never been beaten. It is almost 40 runs per

Prompt: Who, on 23rd July 2009, became the leading Australian batsman, having accumulated more runs in 1st class cricket than the legendary Don Bradman?

Answer: JL Langer


Context: 1842 in science | September 14–17 – English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family settle at Down House in Kent.

Prompt: Which famous scientist lived at Down house in Kent?

Answer: Charles R. Darwin


Context: History of Bolton Wanderers F.C. |  points for a win). On 28 April 1923, Bolton won the cup at their third attempt to win their first major trophy, beating West Ham United 2–0 in the first ever Wembley final. The match, famously known as The White Horse Final was played in front of over 127,000 supporters. Bolton's centre-forward, David Jack scored the first ever goal at Wembley Stadium. Driven by long-term players Joe Smith in attack, Ted Vizard and Billy Butler on the wings, and Jimmy Seddon in defence, they became the most successful cup side of the 1920s, also winning in 1926 and 1929, beating Manchester City and Portsmouth respectively.

Prompt: Which team opposed Bolton Wanderers in the 1923 'White Horse' F.A.Cup Final at Wembley?

Answer: West Ham United Football Club


Context: HMS Driver (1840) |  HMS Driver was a wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. She is credited with the first global circumnavigation by a steamship when she arrived back in England on 14 May 1847.

Prompt: Which steamship, in 1847, was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

Answer: HMS DRIVER


Context: Chalazion | " Chalazion (also known as Meibomian cyst ) is a cyst in the eyelid usually due to a blocked meibomian gland, typically in the middle of the eyelid, red, and not painful. They tend to come on gradually over a few weeks. A chalazion may occur following a stye or from hardened oils blocking the gland. The blocked gland is usually the meibomian gland, but can also be the gland of Zeis. A stye and cellulitis may appear similar. A stye, however, is usually more sudden in onset, painful, and occurs at the edge of the eyelid. Cellulitis is also typically painful. Treatment is initiated with warm compresses. In addition, antibiotic/corticosteroid eyedrops or ointment may be used. If this is not effective, injecting corticosteroids into the lesion may be tried. If large, incision and drainage may be recommended. While relatively common, the frequency of the condition is unknown. It is most common in people 30–50 years of age, and equally common in males and females. The term is from the Greek khalazion meaning ""small hailstone""."

Prompt: Where in the human body might you develop Meibomian cysts?

Answer: Eyelid diseases


Context: Bithynia and Pontus |  Bithynia and Pontus (Provincia Bithynia et Pontus, Ancient Greek Επαρχία Βιθυνίας και Πόντου) was the name of a province of the Roman Empire on the Black Sea coast of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). It was formed during the late Roman Republic by the amalgamation of the former kingdoms of Bithynia (made a province by Rome 74 BC) and Pontus (annexed to Bithynia 63 BC). The amalgamation was part of a wider conquest of Anatolia and its reduction to Roman provinces. In 74 BC Bithynia was willed to Rome by Nicomedes IV of Bithynia in the hope that Rome would defend it

Prompt: Bithynia was an ancient province on which sea?

Answer: Marea Neagră


Context: List of countries that border only one other country | an island divided between two states, such as between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, or between Ireland and the United Kingdom. ; a peninsula or a semi-enclave, where one country has a land border with a neighbouring one but is otherwise surrounded by sea, while the neighbour borders other countries—examples are Portugal (neighbouring Spain), Denmark (neighbouring Germany), and Canada (neighbouring the United States). ; the three countries forming a landlocked true enclave, completely surrounded by a larger country: San Marino and Vatican City (within Italy) and Lesotho (within South Africa). ; a country surrounded by sea and another nation. Examples would be

Prompt: Which American state borders on only one other state?

Answer: Remember maine


Context: French wine |  Beaujolais is primarily a red-wine region generally made from the Gamay grape, though some white and sparkling rosé are also produced. It is situated in central East of France following the river Saone below Burgundy and above Lyon. There are 12 appellations in Beaujolais including Beaujolais AOC and Beaujolais-Villages AOC and 10 Crus: Brouilly, Regnié, Chiroubles, Cote de Brouilly, Fleurie, Saint-Amour, Chénas, Juliénas, Morgon and Moulin-a-Vent. The Beaujolais region is also notorious for the Beaujolais Nouveau, a popular vin de primeur which is released annually on the third Thursday of November.

Prompt: Fleurie, Morgon and Brouilly are wines from which French wine region?

Answer: Julienas wine


Context: Crepuscular animal | " The word crepuscular derives from the Latin crepusculum (""twilight""). Its sense accordingly differs from diurnal and nocturnal behavior, which respectively peak during hours of daylight and darkness. The distinction is not absolute however, because crepuscular animals may also be active on a bright moonlit night or on a dull day. Some animals casually described as nocturnal are in fact crepuscular. Special classes of crepuscular behaviour include matutinal (or ""matinal"", animals active only in the dawn) and vespertine (only in the dusk). Those active during both times are said to have a bimodal activity pattern."

Prompt: What is the meaning of the word crepuscular?

Answer: AT DUSK / TWILIGHT


Context: Nick Hardwick (executive) | " Anne Owers. He was appointed CBE in the 2010 Birthday Honours. Hardwick was appointed chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales in March 2016, and resigned on 28 March 2018 following a successful legal challenge which led to the quashing of the Parole Board decision to release John Worboys from prison on licence. Hardwick had played no role in the decision of the Board's panel, but said he took ""accountability for the work of the Board"", and, after being told by the Secretary of State for Justice (David Gauke) that his position was untenable, resigned with immediate effect. He was succeeded by Caroline Corby."

Prompt: Which post in England and Wales is held by Anne Owers?

Answer: Chief inspector of prisons


Context: First Punic War | " The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus), meaning ""Carthaginian"", and is a reference to the Carthaginians' Phoenician ancestry. The main source for almost every aspect of the First Punic War is the historian Polybius (c. 200 – c. 118 BC), a Greek sent to Rome in 167 BC as a hostage. His works include a now-lost manual on military tactics, but he is known today for The Histories, written sometime after 146 BC, or about a century after the end of the war. Polybius's work is considered broadly objective and largely neutral as between Carthaginian and Roman points of view. Carthaginian written records were destroyed along with their capital, Carthage, in 146 BC and so Polybius's account "

Prompt: What is the origin of the word Punic as in the Punic Wars?

Answer: Qart-ḥadšat


Context: World War III | " In 1949, after the unleashing of nuclear weaponry at the end of WWII, physicist Albert Einstein suggested that any outcome of a possible WWIII would be so dire as to revert mankind back to the Stone Age. When asked by journalist Alfred Werner what types of weapons Einstein believed World WarIII might be fought with, Einstein warned, ""I know not with what weapons World WarIII will be fought, but World WarIV will be fought with sticks and stones"". A 1998 New England Journal of Medicine overview found that ""Although many people believe that the threat of a nuclear attack largely disappeared with the end of "

Prompt: Which scientist said 'I don't know what weapons World War 3 will be fought with, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones'?

Answer: Albert Enstien


Context: Battle of Stamford Bridge |  The Battle of Stamford Bridge (Gefeoht æt Stanfordbrycge) took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada and the English king's brother Tostig Godwinson. After a bloody battle, both Hardrada and Tostig, along with most of the Norwegians, were killed. Although Harold Godwinson repelled the Norwegian invaders, his army was defeated by the Normans at Hastings less than three weeks later. The battle has traditionally been presented as symbolising the end of the Viking Age, although major Scandinavian campaigns in Britain and Ireland occurred in the following decades, such as those of King Sweyn Estrithson of Denmark in 1069–1070 and King Magnus Barefoot of Norway in 1098 and 1102–1103.

Prompt: In what year was the Battle of Stamford Bridge?

Answer: one thousand and sixty-six


Context: Paddington (TV series) |  Paddington is a 1976–1980 children's animated television series based on the Paddington Bear books by Michael Bond. The series was scripted by Bond himself, and produced by FilmFair; it was narrated by Michael Hordern, who also voiced all of the characters. Paddington is animated in stop motion. Paddington himself is a puppet in a three-dimensional environment, whilst other characters are paper cut-outs. The final television special used a slightly different technique using 2D drawn fully animated characters. BBC1 premiered Paddington in January 1976; the series concluded in May, but was appended by two Christmas specials in December. A second series—retitled The Adventures of Paddington—followed in October 1979, and ran until April 1980. In all, 56 episodes were broadcast, followed by three television specials: Paddington Goes to the Movies (1983), Paddington Goes to School (1984), and Paddington’s Birthday Bonanza (1987). Paddington was the first television programme adapted from the Paddington Bear stories. Paddington Bear (1989) was produced by Hanna-Barbera for broadcast syndication, while The Adventures of Paddington Bear (1997) was produced by CINAR and Protecrea.

Prompt: Who narrated the BBC television production of Paddington?

Answer: Michael Hordon


Context: An Affair to Remember |  An Affair to Remember is a 1957 American romance film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Filmed in CinemaScope, it was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is considered among the most romantic films of all time according to the American Film Institute. The film was a remake of McCarey's 1939 film Love Affair, starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer.

Prompt: Who played the female lead in the 1957 film 'An Affair To Remember'?

Answer: Deborah Kerr-Trimmer


Context: The Three Stooges | " this is the use of the initials A.K. for big shots and mucky mucks. A.K. was an inside joke which stood for Alte Kocker (Lit: elderly person who is defecating), a Yiddish idiom which means an old man or woman of diminished capacity who can no longer do the things they used to do. Much of the ""gibberish"" that the Stooges sometimes spoke was actually the Jewish language of Yiddish. The most famous example of this occurs 15 minutes into the 1938 short Mutts to You. Moe and Larry were impersonating Chinese laundrymen in an attempt to fool the local cop. While being "

Prompt: In the abbrevation SPCK - for what does the 'K' stand?

Answer: Situated knowledge


Context: Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle |  posterior major have been reported recently as well. The perpendicular arrangement of these fibers appears to restrict dural movement toward the spinal cord. The ligamentum nuchae was found to be continuous with the posterior cervical spinal dura and the lateral portion of the occipital bone. Anatomic structures innervated by cervical nerves C1-C3 have the potential to cause headache pain. Included are the joint complexes of the upper three cervical segments, the dura mater, and spinal cord. The dura-muscular, dura-ligamentous connections in the upper cervical spine and occipital areas may provide anatomic and physiologic answers to the cause of the cervicogenic headache. This proposal would further explain manipulation's efficacy in the treatment of cervicogenic headache.

Prompt: In which part of the body will you find the 'Ligamentum nuchae'?

Answer: The Neck


Context: Delta Phi | " ; George Santayana - Z - Spanish author and philosopher famous for noting that ""those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it"" ; Charles Scribner - Θ - founder of Charles Scribner's Sons publishing group ; Maj. Gen. George Henry Sharpe - E - Civil War spymaster ; Wylie Tuttle - Δ - real estate developer responsible for the construction of the Tour Montparnasse in Paris ; Finn Wentworth N - businessman; COO and owner of New York Yankees; founder of YES Network; philanthropist ; George Will - Σ - Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative newspaper columnist, journalist, and author "

Prompt: Which Spanish philosopher and writer wrote 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it'?

Answer: Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás


Context: The Return of the Native | "Clement (Clym) Yeobright—A man of about thirty who gives up a business career in Paris to return to his native Egdon Heath to become a “schoolmaster to the poor and ignorant” (Hardy himself gave up a successful career as a London architect and returned to his native Dorchester to become a writer). ""The beauty here visible would in no time be ruthlessly overrun by its parasite, thought."" Clym is the ""native"" to which the book's title refers. ; Eustacia Vye—A raven-haired young beauty, of half-Italian ancestry, who chafes against her life on the heath and longs to escape it to lead the "

Prompt: Clement (Clym) Yeobright is a leading character in which novel?

Answer: Return of the native


Context: Newton Stewart |  The horror film The Wicker Man, set on the fictional privately-owned Scottish island of Summerisle, was filmed almost entirely (some opening scenes filmed in Plockton, Wester Ross also) on location around Newton Stewart, and had its premiere at its cinema in 1973.

Prompt: Summerisle is the setting for which 1973 horror film?

Answer: The Wicker Man (disambiguation)


Context: Iggy Pop | " James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Designated the ""Godfather of Punk"", he was the vocalist and lyricist of influential proto-punk band The Stooges, who were formed in 1967 and have disbanded and reunited many times since. Initially playing a raw, primitive style of rock and roll, the Stooges sold few records in their original incarnation and gained a reputation for their confrontational performances, which often involved acts of self-mutilation by Pop. He had a long collaborative and personal friendship with David Bowie over the course of his career, beginning with the Stooges' album Raw Power in 1973. Both musicians relocated to West Berlin "

Prompt: Born in 1947, James Jewel Osterberg is a rock/punk pop singer better known by what name?

Answer: James Osterberg


Context: Stephenie Meyer | " languages. In 2008, the four Twilight books were in the top four spots on USA Todays year-end bestseller list. Meyer was the bestselling author of 2008, and the first author to have books in all four of the top-selling spots. The Twilight novels held the top four spots on USA Todays year-end list again in 2009. The success of the Twilight series has been attributed to the Internet which allowed Meyer to directly reach out to her fans, leading the series to be called ""the first social networking bestseller."" According to scholar Lykke Guanio-Uluru, the Twilight series ""popularized and helped redefine, the paranormal romance subgenre""."

Prompt: Who is the author of the Twilight series of best-selling books?

Answer: Meyer, Stephenie


Context: European bison |  The European bison (Bison bonasus) or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent ( or ), or the zubr, or colloquially the European buffalo, is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the American bison. The European bison is the heaviest wild land animal in Europe and individuals in the past may have been even larger than their modern-day descendants. During late antiquity and the Middle Ages, bison became extinct in much of Europe and Asia, surviving into the 20th century only in northern-central Europe and the northern Caucasus Mountains. During the early years of the 20th century bison were hunted to extinction in the wild. The species — now numbering

Prompt: Wisent is an alternative name for which animal?

Answer: European bison


Context: Local Government Boundary Commission (1945–1949) |  Westmorland and north Lancashire (the Furness area) ; 22) Lancaster South (including St Helens, Wigan, Warrington, Bolton, Bury and Rochdale) ; 23) Lancaster South East and Cheshire North East (including Manchester, Salford, Stretford, Oldham and Stockport) ; 24) Lancaster South West and Cheshire North West (Including Liverpool, Bootle, Wallasey and Birkenhead) ; 25) Leicester from the merger of Leicestershire and Rutland ; 26) Lincoln South from the merger of Lincolnshire (Parts of Holland) and Lincolnshire (Parts of Kesteven) ; 27) Lincoln North from the merger of Lincolnshire (Parts of Lindsey) and Grimsby county borough ; 28) Middlesex (unchanged) ; 29) Monmouthshire

Prompt: In which country can you find Westmorland in Cornwall and Manchester in Middlesex?

Answer: Jamica


Context: Pioneer 3 |  a lunar flyby, the data obtained was of particular value to James Van Allen. The Pioneer 3 probe data in addition to the data from the previous Explorer 1 and Explorer 3 satellites led to the discovery of a distinct second radiation belt around the Earth. The trapped radiation starts at an altitude of several hundred miles from Earth (where the outer belt was first observed by Sputnik 2 and Sputnik 3) and extends for several thousand miles into space. These Van Allen radiation belts surrounding the Earth are named for Dr. James Van Allen, in honor of his discovery.

Prompt: What was the name of the scientist who discovered radiation belts around the Earth at a height of approximately 10,000 miles?

Answer: James Van Allen


Context: Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby | " Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, (29 March 1799 – 23 October 1869, known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley) was a British statesman, three-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and, to date, the longest-serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was scion of one of Britain's oldest, wealthiest and most powerful families. He is one of only four British prime ministers to have three or more separate periods in office. However, his ministries each lasted less than two years and totalled three years and 280 days. Derby reformed education in Ireland, and reformed Parliament. Historian Frances Walsh has written that it was Derby: ""who educated the party and acted as its strategist to pass the last great Whig measure, the 1867 Reform Act. It was his greatest achievement to create the modern Conservative Party in the framework of the Whig constitution, though it was Disraeli who laid claim to it."" Scholars long ignored his role but in the 21st century rank him highly among all British prime ministers."

Prompt: Edward Stanley served three terms as Prime Minister in the 19th century, he was known by what title?

Answer: The Earl of Derby


Context: Vacuum cleaner |  1907 department store janitor James Murray Spangler (1848–1915) of Canton, Ohio invented the first portable electric vacuum cleaner, obtaining a patent for the Electric Suction Sweeper on 2 June 1908. Crucially, in addition to suction from an electric fan that blew the dirt and dust into a soap box and one of his wife's pillow cases, Spangler's design utilized a rotating brush to loosen debris. Unable to produce the design himself due to lack of funding, he sold the patent in 1908 to local leather goods manufacturer William Henry Hoover (1849–1932), who had Spangler's machine redesigned with a steel casing, casters, and attachments, founding the company that in 1922 was renamed the Hoover Company. Their first vacuum

Prompt: What was invented in 1907 by Murray Spangler?

Answer: Vacuum cleaning


Context: Chandler & Co |  Chandler & Co is a British television detective drama series, created and written by Paula Milne, that first broadcast on BBC1 on 12 July 1994, and ran for two series. The series starred Catherine Russell as Elly Chandler, a private detective who runs her own agency. In the first series, she works alongside her sister-in-law Dee Tate (Barbara Flynn). In the second series, Tate is replaced by Kate Phillips (Susan Fleetwood), a former client turned employee. Peter Capaldi, Struan Rodger and Ann Gosling all co-starred in the first series. Aside from Russell, the second series was made up of an entirely different cast, with Graham

Prompt: Which long-running British TV crime series was created by writer Glen Chandler?

Answer: Killer (Taggart)


Context: List of albums which have spent the most weeks on the UK Albums Chart |  for the box set that includes Back to Black and Winehouse's debut album Frank. The original soundtrack of South Pacific has the most weeks at number 1, with 115. The most weeks by an album not reaching number 1 is 541 for Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd and the most weeks by an album not reaching the top 10 is 218 for The Definitive Collection by Stevie Wonder. Dire Straits, Michael Jackson and U2 jointly hold the record for most albums to reach 100 weeks on chart, with five each. Of these, three albums by both Dire Straits and Jackson have achieved 200 weeks on chart; in the case of Dire Straits, all of them studio albums (Brothers in Arms, Making

Prompt: Other than a film soundtrack, which pop album has spent most weeks in the UK Album Charts in total?

Answer: Bridge Over Troubled Waters


Context: Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century | " Of the 100 chosen, Albert Einstein was chosen as the Person of the Century, on the grounds that he was the preeminent scientist in a century dominated by science. The editors of Time believed the 20th century ""will be remembered foremost for its science and technology"", and Einstein ""serves as a symbol of all the scientists—such as Fermi, Heisenberg, Bohr, Richard Feynman, ...who built upon his work"". The cover of the magazine featured the famous image of Einstein taken in 1947 by American portrait photographer Philippe Halsman. Runners-up were Mahatma Gandhi and Franklin D. Roosevelt."

Prompt: Described as 'the paramount icon of our age', who did 'Time' Magazine name as the person of the 20th century?

Answer: Albert Enstien


Context: More Demi Moore |  More Demi Moore or the August 1991 Vanity Fair cover was a controversial handbra nude photograph of then seven-months pregnant Demi Moore taken by Annie Leibovitz for the August 1991 cover of Vanity Fair to accompany a cover story about Moore. The cover has had a lasting societal impact. Since the cover was released, several celebrities have posed for photographs in advanced stages of pregnancy, although not necessarily as naked as Moore. This trend has made pregnancy photos fashionable and created a booming business. The photograph is one of the most highly regarded magazine covers of all time, and it is one of Leibovitz's best known works.

Prompt: Who was the Vanity Fair photographer responsible for the cover featuring a naked, pregnant Demi Moore?

Answer: Annie Leibovitz


Context: Helen Petousis-Harris | " Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly infectious airborne respiratory disease that often shows as uncontrollable coughing causing breathing difficulties and can result in death, with infants and young children being particularly vulnerable. Because pertussis is known to be caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, vaccination is effective. A paper co-authored in 2019 by Petousis-Harris, however, noted: ""that in spite of vaccination having reduced mortality rates, there are an estimated 16 million pertussis cases and 195,000 child deaths occur globally every year, with the greatest burden in low and middle-incomecountries. Furthermore, many high-income countries with high and stable vaccination rates, such as New Zealand, Australia and the United States, "

Prompt: As what is the medical condition pertussis more commonly known?

Answer: 100 days' cough


Context: Defection | Paquito D'Rivera, Cuban saxophonist and clarinetist, who defected to the United States in 1980. ; Mikhail Baryshnikov, Soviet (Russian) dancer, who defected to Canada in 1974, while in Toronto, touring with the Kirov Ballet. He later moved to the United States. ; Natalia Makarova, Soviet (Russian) dancer, who defected while in London in 1970. ; Georgi Markov, Bulgarian author, who defected in 1968, eventually settling in London, England. ; Rudolf Nureyev, Soviet (Russian) dancer, who defected while in Paris touring with the Kirov Ballet in 1961. ; George Balanchine, Georgian choreographer, who defected to the Weimar Republic in 1924. ; Arturo Sandoval, Cuban trumpeter, pianist, and composer, who defected to the United States in 1990. ; Jan Sobota, Czech fine bookbinder, who defected to Switzerland in 1982, and settled in the United States in 1984.

Prompt: Name the Latvian born dancer from the Kirov Ballet who defected to the West in 1974.

Answer: Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov


Context: Beguiled Again | """Blue Moon"" (1934) ; ""Johnny One Note"", ""My Funny Valentine"" and ""The Lady Is A Tramp"" from Babes in Arms (1937) ; ""Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"" ; ""With A Song In My Heart"" from Spring is Here (1929) ; ""Mountain Greenery"" and ""Manhattan"" from The Garrick Gaieties (1925) ; ""Why Can't I"" ; ""Ten Cents A Dance"" ; ""It Never Entered My Mind"" from Higher and Higher (1940) ; ""Unrequited Love"" Some of the classic songs by Rodgers & Hart are showcased in this revue, including:"

Prompt: The songs 'My Funny Valentine' and 'The Lady is a Tramp' were first featured in which Rodgers & Hart musical?

Answer: Babes in Arms


Context: Two pounds (British coin) |  The British two pound (£2) coin of the pound sterling. Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin’s introduction. Three different portraits of the Queen have been used, with the current design by Jody Clark being introduced in 2015. The reverse design features Britannia. The coin was introduced on 15 June 1998 (coins minted 1997) after a review of the United Kingdom's coinage decided that a general-circulation £2 coin was needed. The new bi-metallic coin design replaced a series of commemorative, uni-metallic coins which were issued between 1986 and 1996 to celebrate special occasions. Although legal tender, those earlier coins had never been common in everyday circulation. As of March 2014 there were

Prompt: In which year was the £2 coin issued and introduced in the UK, although minted in the previous year?

Answer: 1998


Context: The Simpsons (franchise) | " In 1998, Time magazine selected Bart as 46th of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, and the only fictional character to make the list. He had previously appeared on the cover the December 31, 1990 edition. During the early episodes, Bart was rebellious and frequently escaped without punishment, which led some parents' groups and conservative spokespeople to believe he provided a poor role model for children. This prompted George H. W. Bush to rally, ""We're going to keep trying to strengthen the American family. To make them more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons."" ; Lisa Simpson, voiced by Yeardley "

Prompt: Who was the only fictional character to feature in Time Magazine's 100 most important people of the 20th Century?

Answer: Bart Simpsons


Context: Terry O'Neill (martial artist) |  O'Neill was born in Liverpool, England, the son of a police officer. From an early age became interested in martial arts. He first started to train at Judo, but later applied to join the Liverpool Karate Club, lying about his age to gain admission. His first teacher was Andy Sherry, with occasional visits by Murakami Sensei, Veron Bell, Terry Wingrove and later, Kanazawa Sensei.

Prompt: In which field of the arts is Terry O'Neill a leading name?

Answer: Pet photography


Context: List of national capital city name etymologies | " was the official name on coins, weights, and other things. Dublin: Derived from Irish Dubb Linn meaning ""Black pool"". The city's native name Baile Átha Cliath means ""Town of the Hurdled Ford"". From December 13 1949. Jerusalem: via Latin Hierosolyma and Greek Ἱεροσόλυμα/ Ιερουσαλήμ Hierousalem, ultimately from Canaanite languages and Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim meaning ""abode of Shalim."" Derived from a compound of two Semitic base words: yarah (""y-r-h"") ""he threw, cast""+shalim (""s-l-m""). Rome: The legendary origin of the city's name is the traditional founder and first ruler. It is said that Romulus and Remus decided to build a city. After "

Prompt: "Which European capital's English name is taken from ""black pool"" in its native language?"

Answer: UN/LOCODE:IEDUB


Context: Gigg Lane | " FC United of Manchester shared the ground from the 2005–06 season until 2014. They moved into their own ground for the 2015–16 season. FC United set a club record attendance of 6,731 when they played Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup on 8 December 2010. Other clubs have moved their ""home"" games to the stadium, including Preston North End for a League Cup tie in 1994. Non-league Rossendale United and Radcliffe Borough moved home FA Cup ties to Gigg Lane against Bolton Wanderers (in 1971) and York City respectively. Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers have hosted reserve-team matches at the ground. In 1996, the stadium was used as the "

Prompt: Which English football league club play their home games at Gigg Lane?

Answer: Bury, Greater Manchester


Context: Period 6 element |  Tungsten, also known as wolfram, is a chemical element with the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74. The word tungsten comes from the Swedish language tung sten directly translatable to heavy stone, though the name is volfram in Swedish to distinguish it from Scheelite, in Swedish alternatively named tungsten. A hard, rare metal under standard conditions when uncombined, tungsten is found naturally on Earth only in chemical compounds. It was identified as a new element in 1781, and first isolated as a metal in 1783. Its important ores include wolframite and scheelite. The free element is remarkable for its

Prompt: Which chemical element, atomic number 74, used to be called Wolfram?

Answer: Tungstenic


Context: Robert Richardson (cinematographer) |  as director of photography. Salvador was also filmed the same year as Stone's Platoon. Platoon would earn Richardson his first Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography. In 1987, Richardson reteamed with Stone on Wall Street. In 1988, he filmed Eight Men Out for John Sayles. In 1989, he earned his second Best Cinematography Oscar nomination for Stone's Born on the Fourth of July. In 1991, Richardson won the first of his Best Cinematography Academy Awards for his work on Stone's JFK; he also shot Stone's The Doors that same year. He worked with Sayles again in 1991 for City of Hope. In 1992, he worked as director of photography on Rob Reiner's A Few Good Men and served as a 2nd unit photographer for Haskell Wexler on

Prompt: Who won Oscars for directing Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989)?

Answer: Stones Law


Context: Battle of Agincourt |  The Battle of Agincourt (Azincourt ) was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France. The unexpected English victory against the numerically superior French army boosted English morale and prestige, crippled France and started a new period of English dominance in the war. After several decades of relative peace, the English had resumed the war in 1415 amid the failure of negotiations with the French. In the ensuing campaign, many soldiers died from disease, and the English numbers dwindled; they tried to withdraw to English-held Calais but found their path blocked by a considerably larger French army. Despite the numerical disadvantage, the battle ended in an overwhelming victory for the English. King Henry V

Prompt: During which conflict was the battle of Agincourt fought?

Answer: 100 Years War


Context: Haystacks (Lake District) | " Haystacks was the favourite summit of influential guidebook author Alfred Wainwright. He neglected to name the fell as a whole in his ""best half-dozen"" at the end of the Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells because of inferior height, but stated that ""for beauty, variety and interesting detail, for sheer fascination and unique individuality, the summit area of Haystacks is supreme. This is in fact the best fell-top of all"". Wainwright's ashes were scattered by his wife, Betty, near the shores of Innominate Tarn. In Buttermere's St James's Church, there is a memorial to Wainwright, and one can look out of the window to Haystacks."

Prompt: The ashes of author Alfred Wainwright were scattered on the summit of which Lake District fell?

Answer: Hay bale


Context: Pleiades (Greek mythology) |   The Pleiades (, Ancient Greek pronunciation: ), companions of Artemis, were the seven daughters of the titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione born on Mount Cyllene. They were the sisters of Calypso, Hyas, the Hyades, and the Hesperides. Together with the seven Hyades, they were called the Atlantides, Dodonides, or Nysiades, nursemaids and teachers to the infant Dionysus. They were thought to have been translated to the night sky as a cluster of stars, the Pleiades, and were associated with rain.

Prompt: The seven sisters known as the 'Pleiades' were the daughters of which legendary figure?

Answer: Atlases


Context: Josemaría Escrivá | " Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás (9 January 1902 – 26 June 1975) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest who founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the teaching that everyone is called to holiness by God and that ordinary life can result in sanctity. He was canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II, who declared Josemaría should be ""counted among the great witnesses of Christianity."" Escrivá gained a doctorate in civil law at the Complutense University of Madrid and a doctorate in theology at the Lateran University in Rome. His principal work was the initiation, government and expansion of Opus Dei. Escrivá's best-known publication is The Way, which has been translated into 43 languages and has sold several million copies. Escrivá and Opus Dei have been "

Prompt: Which controversial movement was founded in 1928 by the Spaniard Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer y Albas?

Answer: The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei


Context: List of 18th-century British periodicals | The Tatler ; The Spectator (1711), (1711–1714) daily 1711–1712, founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, in 1714 three times a week for six months, but collected in book form it remained hugely popular for the rest of the century. ; Vetusta Monumenta (1718–1906) Illustrated antiquarian papers at intermittent intervals, published by the Society of Antiquaries of London. ; The Gentleman's Magazine (1731–1907). Monthly. ; The London Magazine (1732–1785) ; The Bee (1733–1735). Founded by Eustace Budgell. ; Lloyd's List (1734–). Weekly, then semi-weekly. ; The Scots Magazine (1739–1826). ; The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure (1747–1814). Monthly. Editors included James Hinton, W. Bent, and Percival Stockdale. ; The Monthly Review (1749–1845). Monthly. Founded by Ralph Griffiths and Robert Dodsley. Oliver Goldsmith was a contributor. ; The Rambler (1750–1752). Twice weekly.

Prompt: Which British periodical was founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steel in 1711, the current magazine bearing the title was launched in 1828?

Answer: The Spectator


Context: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations |  The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football championship of Africa (CAF). It was held in Angola, where it began on 10 January 2010 and concluded on 31 January. In the tournament, the hosts Angola were to be joined by 15 nations who advanced from the qualification process that began in October 2007 and involved 53 African national teams. The withdrawal of Togo after a terrorist attack on their bus upon arriving for the tournament reduced the number of participating nations to 15. A total of 29 games were played, instead of the scheduled 32 games. Egypt won the tournament, their seventh ACN title and an unprecedented third in a row, beating Ghana 1–0 in the final.

Prompt: In which country was the 2010 football African Nations Cup held?

Answer: Angola


Context: John DeLorean | "  DeLorean left General Motors in 1973 to form his own company, the DeLorean Motor Company. A two-seat sports car prototype was shown in the mid-1970s called the DeLorean Safety Vehicle (DSV), with its bodyshell designed by Italdesign's Giorgetto Giugiaro. The car entered into production as the DeLorean. The car's body distinctively used stainless steel and featured gull-wing doors. It was powered by the ""Douvrin"" V6 engine developed by Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo (known as the PRV). The manufacturing plant to build the new car was built in Dunmurry, a suburb of Belfast in Northern Ireland, with substantial financial incentives from the Northern Ireland Development Agency of around £100 million. Renault was contracted to build the factory, which employed over 2,000 workers "

Prompt: Which rust free cars were built in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland in the late 1970s?

Answer: DeLorean


Context: History of Portsmouth | 1901 - Portsmouth Corporation Transport takes over the horse tram system, which they electrify shortly after. ; 1911 - The National Museum of the Royal Navy and the Royal Naval Museum opens, which later merge and is renamed Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. ; 1912: ; 12 March: The former Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan is born at 38 Funtington Road in Copnor. ; The RMS Titanic passes Portsmouth on her maiden and final voyage to New York City. ; 1918 - Southsea Lifeboat Station closes. ; 1922 - The is permanently dry docked in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. ; 1924 - 15 October: The Portsmouth Naval Memorial is unveiled by Albert, Duke of

Prompt: Which British Prime Minister was born in Portsmouth in 1912?

Answer: James Callaghan (1912-2005)


Context: Mandy Rice-Davies | " Stephen Ward was found guilty of living off immoral earnings (money obtained from Rice-Davies and Keeler among others) – the trial having been instigated after the embarrassment caused to the government. Whilst being cross-examined at Ward's trial, Rice-Davies made a riposte which has since become famous. When James Burge, the defence counsel, pointed out that Lord Astor denied an affair or even having met her, she dismissed this, giggling ""Well he would, wouldn't he?"" (often misquoted ""Well he would say that, wouldn't he?""). By 1979, this phrase had entered the third edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, and is occasionally referred to with the abbreviation MRDA (""Mandy Rice-Davies applies"")."

Prompt: "During an infamous court case who said of Lord Astor's denial ""Well he would, wouldn't he""?"

Answer: Mandy-Rice Davies


Context: 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries |  From January 3 to June 3, 2008, voters of the Republican Party chose their nominee for president in the 2008 United States presidential election. Senator John McCain of Arizona was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2008 Republican National Convention held from Monday, September 1, through Thursday, September 4, 2008, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. President George W. Bush was ineligible to be elected to a third term due to the term limits established by the 22nd Amendment. In a crowded primary of several prominent Republicans eyeing the nomination, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was the early frontrunner. However, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee won the Iowa Caucuses as he gained momentum just two months prior to the primary. Moderate U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain won the New Hampshire and Florida primaries. After failing to win in Florida, Giuliani ended his campaign. McCain ultimately won the nomination after winning most of the primaries on Super Tuesday. He was officially nominated at the 2008 Republican National Convention on September 4, 2008, but went on to lose the general election to Barack Obama.

Prompt: Who was the Republican Presidential Nominee in the 2008 American Election?

Answer: Jon McCain


Context: Henry Percy, Earl Percy |   Percy was the eldest son of Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland, and his wife Lady Edith, daughter of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll. Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland, and Eustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle, were his younger brothers. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.

Prompt: What was the nickname of Henry Percy, the eldest son of the first Earl of Northumberland?

Answer: Tottenham Hotspurs F.C.


Context: Bud Flanagan |  Bud Flanagan, (born Chaim Reuben Weintrop, 14 October 1896 – 20 October 1968) was a popular British music hall and vaudeville entertainer and comedian, and later a television and film actor. He was best known as a double act with Chesney Allen. Flanagan was famous as a wartime entertainer and his achievements were recognised when he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1959.

Prompt: What was the stage name of the British comedian Chaim Reuben Weintrop?

Answer: Bud Flanagan


Context: Rokeby Venus |   The Rokeby Venus (also known as The Toilet of Venus, Venus at her Mirror, Venus and Cupid, or  La Venus del espejo) is a painting by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. Completed between 1647 and 1651, and probably painted during the artist's visit to Italy, the work depicts the goddess Venus in a sensual pose, lying on a bed and looking into a mirror held by the Roman god of physical love, her son Cupid. The painting is in the National Gallery, London. Numerous works, from the ancient to the baroque, have been cited as sources of inspiration for Velázquez. The nude Venuses

Prompt: Which Spanish artist painted the 'Rokeby Venus', completed in 1651?

Answer: Velasquez (surname)


Context: Conrad Murray |  Conrad Robert Murray (born February 19, 1953) is a Grenadian former cardiologist who was the personal physician of Michael Jackson at the time of his death in 2009. Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for improperly administering the anesthetic drug propofol that led to the Jackson's death, and later served two years out of the original four-year prison sentence he was given.

Prompt: How did Dr Conrad Murray make the news in unwelcome circumstances in 2009-10?

Answer: Accused of causing Michael Jackson's death.


Context: Heston Blumenthal | " Blumenthal's most famous signature dishes include Triple Cooked Chips, snail porridge, bacon and egg ice cream and parsnip cereal, mock turtle soup (which combines a multi-sensory experience with historical references), Meat Fruit, and his Sweet Shop petit fours. He has pioneered the use of sound as part of the dining experience with his Sound of the Sea dish where diners listen to a recording of the seaside – crashing waves with occasional sounds of distant seagulls, children's laughter and the horn of a ship, while they eat a dish of king fish, konbu cured halibut, ballotine of mackerel with 5 different seaweeds, sea jelly beans and monks beard served on ""sand"" made from tapioca starch, toasted Japanese breadcrumbs, miso paste and dried seaweeds. Blumenthal is also known for his use of scented dry ice. Blumenthal and his restaurant ""The Fat Duck"" have been credited as instigators of the bacon dessert ""craze"". He was preparing sweet and savoury bacon-and-egg ice cream as early as 2004, and news ""about the intriguingly odd confection quickly spread through the food world."""

Prompt: Snail porridge is a dish associated with which famous chef?

Answer: The Big Fat Duck Cookbook


Context: Dilophosaurus |  between the feet and the metatarsals, which is also a feature seen in birds such as ratites. Milner and colleagues also dismissed the idea that the Kayentapus minor track reported by Weems showed a palm imprint made by a quadrupedally walking theropod. Weems had proposed the trackmaker would have been able to move quadrupedally when walking slowly, while the digits would have been habitually hyperextended so only the palms touched the ground. Milner and colleagues found the inferred pose unnecessary, and suggested the track was instead made in a similar way as SGDS 18.T1, but without leaving traces of the digits.

Prompt: A bird described as a 'palmiped' has which characteristic feature?

Answer: Totipalmation


Context: Barry McKenzie |  Barry McKenzie (full name: Barrington Bradman Bing McKenzie) is a fictional character created in 1964 by the Australian comedian Barry Humphries (but suggested by Peter Cook) for a comic strip, written by Humphries and drawn by New Zealand artist Nicholas Garland in the British satirical magazine Private Eye. He was subsequently portrayed by Australian singer Barry Crocker in two films in the 1970s.

Prompt: Who created the Barry McKenzie cartoon strip in the 1960s?

Answer: Barry Humphries


Context: List of British political memoirs |  Chin: Memoirs of a Parliamentary Bruiser by Tom Pendry (2016) ; Everything You Really Need to Know About Politics: My Life as an MP by Jess Phillips (2021) ; Life is Good: An Autobiography by Edith Picton-Turbervill (1939) ; Prezza: My Story: Pulling No Punches by John Prescott (2008) ; Winning Here: My Campaigning Life by Chris Rennard ; My Style of Government: The Thatcher Years by Nicholas Ridley (1991) ; Power and Pragmatism: The Memoirs of Malcolm Rifkind  by Malcolm Rifkind (2016) ; The Unconventional Minister: My Life Inside New Labour by Geoffrey Robinson (2000) ; Going Nowhere: A Memoir by

Prompt: Who wrote the political autobiography 'Pulling No Punches'?

Answer: Pauline Prescott


Context: Cheryl Kernot |  After retiring from politics, Kernot wrote an autobiography called Speaking for Myself, which was published in 2002. This book was focused on her political career, particularly her move from the Democrats to Labor. On 3 July 2002, in his regular weekly column in The Bulletin, political journalist Laurie Oakes criticised Kernot for failing to mention an extramarital affair she had with Gareth Evans while she was leader of the Democrats. Evans was deputy leader of the Labor Party and key advocate of her move to Labor. Oakes claimed that the relationship began several years before Kernot joined Labor, and ended in October 1999. He made the

Prompt: Who wrote the political autobiography Speaking For Myself?

Answer: Euan Blair


Context: Commandaria |  Commandaria (also called Commanderia and Coumadarka; κουμανδαρία, κουμανταρία and Cypriot Greek κουμανταρκά ) is an amber-coloured sweet dessert wine made in the Commandaria region of Cyprus on the foothills of the Troödos mountains. Commandaria is made from sun-dried grapes of the varieties Xynisteri and Mavro. While often a fortified wine, through its production method it often reaches high alcohol levels, around 15%, already before fortification. It represents an ancient wine style documented in Cyprus back to 800 BC and has the distinction of being the world's oldest named wine still in production, with the name Commandaria dating back to the crusades in the 12th century.

Prompt: Which country, a member state of the EC, is noted for the production of the rich dessert wine Commandaria?

Answer: Culture of Cyprus


Context: Basutoland |  Basutoland was a British Crown colony that existed from 1884 to 1966 in present-day Lesotho. Though the Basotho (then known as Basuto) and their territory had been under British control starting in 1868 (and ruled by Cape Colony from 1871), the Cape Colony was unpopular and unable to control the territory. As a result, Basutoland was brought under direct authority of Queen Victoria, via the High Commissioner, and run by an Executive Council presided over by a series of British Resident Commissioners. It was divided into seven administrative districts: Berea, Leribe, Maseru, Mohale's Hoek, Mafeteng, Qacha's Nek and Quthing. Basutoland gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 4 October 1966 and was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho.

Prompt: Basutoland is now known as what?

Answer: Lestho


Context: Humber Bridge |  The Humber Bridge, near Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, is a 2.22 km single-span road suspension bridge, which opened to traffic on 24 June 1981. When it opened, the bridge was the longest of its type in the world; it was not surpassed until 1998, with the completion of the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, and is now the eleventh-longest. The bridge spans the Humber (an estuary formed by the rivers Trent and Ouse), between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Hessle on the north bank, connecting the East Riding of Yorkshire with North Lincolnshire. Both sides of the bridge were in

Prompt: The Humber bridge forms part of which A road?

Answer: A15


Context: Clarke Carlisle |  Clarke James Carlisle (born 14 October 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender and was chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association. Born in Preston, he began playing football at a young age, taking inspiration from his father who played semi-professionally. Carlisle represented his home county of Lancashire at youth level. The start of his professional career was his Football League debut for Blackpool in September 1997. He moved to Queens Park Rangers in May 2000. In the same year, Carlisle won three caps for the England under-21 national team. He missed a number of matches for Queens Park Rangers due

Prompt: Clarke Carlisle and Neil Mackenzie are both professional footballers that have

Answer: appeared in recent years in which popular TV programme?


Context: Charleston, West Virginia |  Charleston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 51,400 at the 2010 census and an estimated population of 46,536 in 2019. The Charleston metropolitan area as a whole had an estimated 208,089 residents in 2019. Charleston is the center of government, commerce, and industry for Kanawha County, of which it is the county seat. Early industries important to Charleston included salt and the first natural gas well. Later, coal became central to economic prosperity in the city and the surrounding area. Today, trade, utilities, government, medicine, and education play central roles in the city's economy. The first permanent settlement, Fort Lee, was built in 1788. In 1791, Daniel Boone was a member of the Kanawha County Assembly. Charleston is the home of the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, and the annual 15 mi Charleston Distance Run. Yeager Airport and the University of Charleston are in the city. West Virginia State University is in the local area as well as West Virginia University and Marshall University satellite campuses.

Prompt: Charleston is the capital of which US state?

Answer: Demographics of West Virginia


Context: Peter Kenny | " At My Mothers Knee by Paul O'Grady. Kenny is now an established audiobook reader with over fifty titles recorded. He regularly records the Library editions of Mandasue Heller's dark northern thrillers for ISIS Publishing, and the abridged and unabridged recordings of Iain M. Banks' space operas about The Culture. He has recorded W. J. Burley's crime novel, Wycliffe and the House of Fear for Orion Publishing, Medicus and the Disappearing Dancing Girls by R. S. Downie, The Prestige by Christopher Priest, Mother's Milk by Edward St Aubyn and Young Wives' Tales by Adele Parks. Kenny has also recorded the Audiobook version of ""The Witcher"" books by Andrzej Sapkowski, which have seen increased popularity after the adaptations to video games and a Netflix show. The table below chronicles Kenny's audiobooks. It is not complete."

Prompt: Which comedian/presenter's biography is called At My Mothers Knee?

Answer: At My Mother's Knee... And Other Low Joints


Context: Legality of the Iraq War |  experts, including John Chilcot, who, acting as chairman for the British public inquiry into Iraq, also known as the Iraq Inquiry, led an investigation with hearings from 24 November 2009 to 2 February 2011, concluded that the process of identifying the legal basis for the invasion of Iraq was unsatisfactory and that the actions of the US and the UK have undermined the authority of the United Nations. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the war was unjustified and Deputy Prime Minister to Tony Blair, John Prescott, has also argued that the invasion of Iraq lacked legality as examples. In a 2005 paper, Kramer &

Prompt: Who lead the enquiry into the Iraq war?

Answer: John Chilcot


Context: Mongolian name | " of the month into five classes, each under an element: Dorji (power bolt), Badma (lotus), and Sangjai (Buddha). The suffixes -jab (Tibetan skyabs “protecting”) and -sürüng (Tibetan -srung “guarding”) were commonly added to these Buddhist names. Finally, some names, particularly for monks, were based on Tibetan words for desired qualities or aspects of the religion: Lubsang “good intellect”, Agwang “powerful in speech”, Danzin “instruction keeper”, Dashi/Rashi, “blessed.” A number of Buddhist terms exist in multiple forms transmitted from Old Uyghur, Tibetan, and Sanskrit: thus, Wachir/Ochir, Dorji, and Bazar all mean “power bolt,” while Erdeni, Rinchin, and Radna all mean “jewel”. A distinctive type of Mongolian name that flourished in this period and is still common in the countryside is the avoidance name, designed to avert misfortune from the child: Nergüi “No Name”, Enebish “Not This”, Terbish ""Not That""."

Prompt: What special name is given to Tibetan monks?

Answer: Lamas


Context: Third Punic War |  work was done. Augustus revived the concept in 29 BC and brought the plan to completion. Roman Carthage had become one of the main cities of Roman Africa by the time of the Empire. Rome still exists as the capital of Italy; the ruins of Carthage lie 16 km east of modern Tunis on the North African coast. A symbolic peace treaty was signed by Ugo Vetere and Chedli Klibi, the mayors of Rome and modern Carthage, respectively, on 5 February 1985, 2,131 years after the war ended. As of 2020, the modern settlement of Carthage was a district of the city of Tunis.

Prompt: In which country are the ruins of the ancient city of Carthage?

Answer: ISO 3166-1:TN


Context: Ajay Desai |  Ajay Desai, also known as, Elephant Man,      (24 July 1957 – 20 November 2020) was an Indian wildlife animal conservationist expert, specializing in behavior of wild elephants with a focus on wildlife conflicts with human settlement.

Prompt: What was the Elephant Man's real name?

Answer: John Carey Merrick


Context: Greece in the 5th century BC |  attempted to disembark at Marathon in 490 BC to take Athens. In 490 BC, the Persian Great King, Darius I, having suppressed the Ionian cities, sent a fleet to punish the Greeks. Hundred thousand Persians landed in Attica, attempting to take Athens, but were defeated at the Battle of Marathon by a Greek army of 9000 Athenian hoplites and 1000 Plateans led by the Athenian general Miltiades. The Persian fleet continued to Athens but, seeing it garrisoned, decided not to attempt an assault. During the subsequent period of peace, in 483 BC, a silver-bearing seam had been discovered in the Laurion (a small mountain range close to Athens), and the hundreds of talents mined

Prompt: Which force were defeated by the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon in 490BC?

Answer: Persians (disambiguation)


Context: Apollo 13 (film) | Tom Hanks as Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell: Jim Lovell stated that before his book Lost Moon was even written, the movie rights were being shopped to potential buyers and that his first reaction was that Kevin Costner would be a good choice to play him. However, by the time Howard acquired the director's position, Costner's name never came up in serious discussion, and Hanks had already been interested in doing a film based on Apollo 13. When Hanks' representative informed him that a script was being passed around, he had the script sent to him. John Travolta was initially

Prompt: Which real life astronaut was played by Tom Hanks in the film 'Apollo 13'?

Answer: James Arthur Lovell


Context: Robert De Niro | " 1980, with the biographical drama Raging Bull. Adapted from Jake LaMotta's memoir Raging Bull: My Story, De Niro portrays LaMotta, the Italian-American middleweight boxer whose violent behavior and temper destroyed his relationship with his wife and family. Co-starring Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty, De Niro later said it was one of the toughest roles to prepare for because he had to gain 60 pounds (27 kg), and had to learn to box. ""The book’s not great literature, but it’s got a lot of heart"", De Niro told Scorsese at the time. Although the film received critical acclaim, some reviewers were divided and criticized its ""exceedingly violent"" content; however, "

Prompt: Which boxer was portrayed b Robert De Niro in the film 'Raging Bull'?

Answer: Jake La Motta


Context: Oh What a Circus | " ""Oh What a Circus"" is a song from the 1976 musical Evita, which had lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It was recorded by English singer David Essex and released as a single on August 19, 1978, by Mercury Records. Essex played the character of Che in the original London production of the musical, and the song is sung from his point-of-view. Produced and arranged by Mike Batt, ""Oh What a Circus"" is a mid-tempo song, comparing the musical's title character Eva Perón's life with a circus, and calling her actions fraudulent. The song is a contrafactum, and shares its tune with "

Prompt: From which 1976 musical does the song 'Oh What a Circus' come?

Answer: Evita


Context: Anschluss | "  The Anschluss (, or Anschluß before the German orthography reform of 1996, ""joining""), also known as the Anschluss Österreichs (, Annexation of Austria), was the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938. The idea of an Anschluss (a united Austria and Germany that would form a ""Greater Germany"") began after the unification of Germany excluded Austria and the German Austrians from the Prussian-dominated German Empire in 1871. Following the end of World War I with the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1918, the newly formed Republic of German-Austria attempted to form a union with Germany, but the Treaty of Saint Germain (10 September 1919) and the Treaty of "

Prompt: What was the name given to the German annexation of Austria in 1938?

Answer: Finis Austriae


Context: Edo | " Edo, also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a jōkamachi (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the de facto capital of Japan from 1603 as the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. Edo grew to become one of the largest cities in the world under the Tokugawa. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868 the Meiji government renamed Edo as Tokyo (, ""Eastern Capital"") and relocated the Emperor from the historic capital of Kyoto to the city. The era of Tokugawa rule in Japan from 1603 to 1868 is known eponymously as the Edo period."

Prompt: Which city was known as Edo before assuming its current name in 1868?

Answer: 東京都


Context: List of nicknames of presidents of the United States | Jimmy, the first president to use his nickname in an official capacity ; The Peanut Farmer, he owned a peanut farm and fostered this image in his early campaigns, as a contrast to elite Washington insiders Full name: James Earl Carter, Jr.

Prompt: Which 20th Century U.S. President was a Peanut Farmer?

Answer: James Earl Carter Jr.


Context: Fernand Cortez |  The Spaniards advance on the Aztec temple with Télasco their prisoner. They succeed in freeing Alvaro. Télasco accuses his sister Amazily of being a traitor and the Aztecs threaten to behead her if Alvaro is not returned to them. Amazily decides to sacrifice herself and hands herself over to the Aztecs. Cortez orders his men to attack the temple.

Prompt: Which Aztec ruler was deposed by Cortez?

Answer: Montesuma


Context: Groucho Marx | " Julius Henry ""Groucho"" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, actor, writer, stage, film, radio, and television star. He is generally considered to have been a master of quick wit and one of America's greatest comedians. He made 13 feature films as a team with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, primarily on radio and television, most notably as the host of the game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, spectacles, cigar, a thick greasepaint mustache, and eyebrows. These exaggerated features resulted in the creation of one of the most recognizable and ubiquitous novelty disguises, known as Groucho glasses: a one-piece mask consisting of horn-rimmed glasses, a large plastic nose, bushy eyebrows and mustache."

Prompt: What was Groucho Marx's real first name?

Answer: Gens Iulia


Context: Mark Bedford | " the Eagles song ['Hotel California']. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave...There’s a lot of flexibility, allowing people to be what they want to be, and do what they want."" Bedford took no part in the recording of Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da but he appeared in a TV advert with the group, promoting a popular beer. He also performed with the band on the roof of Buckingham Palace in June 2012 as part of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Concert and for the band's appearance in August at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. More recently, he appeared with the band "

Prompt: "According to the song lyrics where can ""you check out any time you like, but you can never leave""?"

Answer: Hotel California (song)


Context: Top Gun: Maverick | " Maverick."" Later the same month, it was confirmed that the film would be directed by Joseph Kosinski, while no title was officially confirmed. Musician Kenny Loggins has confirmed that his song ""Danger Zone"", which was used in the first film, will be featured in the sequel. In October 2018, it was reported that Hans Zimmer would also compose for the film alongside Harold Faltermeyer. On June 19, 2019, at CineEurope in Barcelona, attendees were able to watch for the first time some early footage of the film from a special Paramount presentation. During the presentation the President of International Theatrical Distribution Mark Viane and co-president of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution Mary Daily appeared in flight clothes."

Prompt: The Glen Frey song Danger Zone is used in which film?

Answer: Lieutenant Pete Mitchell


Context: Diadochi |  When Alexander the Great died on June 10, 323 BCE, he left behind a huge empire which comprised many essentially independent territories. Alexander's empire stretched from his homeland of Macedon itself, along with the Greek city-states that his father had subdued, to Bactria and parts of India in the east. It included parts of the present day Balkans, Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt, Babylonia, and most of the former Achaemenid Empire, except for some lands the Achaemenids formerly held in Central Asia.

Prompt: When Alexander the Great had an Empire to which Asian Country did it stretch?

Answer: ഭാരത മഹാരാജ്യം


Context: Brenda Dean | " dispute of 1986/87, she ""became one of the best-known trade union leaders in Britain."" However, in her attempts to resolve the strike, ""she was bitterly denounced by some people in the militant Fleet Street chapels (union branches) as a “Judas”, she was derided as “a film star” because of her blond good looks and her leadership was decried when she put the survival of the union, with 90% of its members in the provinces, ahead of what was essentially a London dispute."" In 1991, SOGAT became part of the Graphical, Paper and Media Union. Dean stood for the general secretaryship, but was narrowly defeated by Tony Dubbins, by 78,654 votes to 72,657. Instead, she became the union's deputy general secretary, serving for a single year before resigning."

Prompt: Who was the woman who was, at one time, the leader of the trade union SOGAT?

Answer: BRENDA DEAN


Context: Paul Nash (artist) |  the fate of the 'hundreds and hundreds of flying creatures which invaded these shores'. He used the German title for the picture as he wanted it included in a series of postcards of crashed German planes he suggested be dropped over the Reich as propaganda. To this end Nash even created a postcard of the painting with Hitler's head superimposed on the wrecked aircraft. Kenneth Clark stated that Totes Meer was 'the best war picture so far I think' and is still considered among the most celebrated British paintings of World War II. Battle of Britain (1941) is an imaginative representation

Prompt: Name the English war artist who painted 'Totes Meer' and 'Battle of Britain'.

Answer: Paul Nash


Context: Faun |  The faun (,, phaunos, ) is a half-Human half-goat mythological creature appearing in Roman mythology and Greek mythology. The faun, more commonly affiliated with the Satyrs of Greek mythology than the fauns of Roman, are bipedal creatures with the legs and tail of a goat and the head, torso, and arms of a human, and are often depicted with a goat’s horns and pointed ears. These mythological creatures borrowed their appearance from the satyrs, who in turn borrowed their appearance from the god Pan of the Greek pantheon. They were symbols of peace and fertility, and their chieftain, Silenus, was a minor deity of Greek mythology.

Prompt: In Greek mythology what was the name of the goatlike man with pointed ears, horns and a tail?

Answer: Saturos


Context: Danse Macabre |  opera written by György Ligeti (Stockholm 1978) ; Danse Macabre, song, 1984, by Celtic Frost, Swiss extreme metal band ; Dance Macabre, 2001, album by the Faint ; Dance of Death, 2003, an album and a song by Iron Maiden, heavy metal band ; La Dance Macabre, 2004, by Aeternitas, German Symphonic metal band ; Totentanz (Adès) by Thomas Adès, 2013, a piece for voices and orchestra based on the 15th century text. ; Shikabane no odori, 2013, by Kikuo, Japanese VOCALOID producer ; Skeleton Dance, La Danza Macabra, 2014, by Necropsycho, Brazilian Psychedelic Trance artist ; Danse Macabre, 2018, by Baest, Danish death metal band ; Dance Macabre, 2018, by Ghost (Swedish band), Swedish heavy metal band ;  La Danse Macabre, 2019, by Shirobon, British Electronic music artist Musical settings of the motif include:

Prompt: Who composed the symphonic poem 'Dance Macabre'?

Answer: Charles Saint-Saens


Context: Arthur Evans |  was another civilisation on Crete that had existed before those brought to light by the adventurer-archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann at Mycenae and Tiryns. The small ruin of Knossos spanned 5 acre and the palace had a maze-like quality that reminded Evans of the labyrinth described in Greek mythology. In the myth, the labyrinth had been built by King Minos to hide the Minotaur, a half-man half-bull creature that was the offspring of Minos's wife, Pasiphae, and a bull. Evans dubbed the civilisation once inhabiting this great palace the Minoan civilisation. By 1903, most of the palace was excavated, bringing to light an

Prompt: According to Greek myth, who built the labyrinth on Crete for King Minos?

Answer: Daedalus


Context: History of cross-dressing | " a military pension. Dorothy Lawrence was a war reporter who disguised herself as a man so she could become a soldier in World War I. Conspiracy theorist Vernon Coleman cross-dresses and has written several articles about men who cross-dress. Artist and Turner Prize winner, Grayson Perry often appears as his alter-ego, Clare. Writer, presenter and actor Richard O'Brien sometimes cross-dresses and ran a ""Transfandango"" ball aimed at transgender people of all kinds in aid of charity for several years in the early 2000s (decade). Eddie Izzard, stand-up comedian and actor, states that she has cross-dressed her entire life. She often performs her act in feminine clothing, and has discussed her cross dressing as part of her act. She calls herself an ""executive transvestite""."

Prompt: Name the 2003 Turner Prize winning artist whose alter ego is Claire?

Answer: Grayson Perry


Context: Zamalek SC in international football |  The football team representing Zamalek Sporting Club of Giza, Egypt has played in many competitions on the continent of Africa.they won the African Cup of Champions Clubs five times, the CAF Cup Winners' Cup once, the CAF Super Cup twice, and the Afro-Asian Club Championship twice.

Prompt: Zamalek is a top football club from which African country?

Answer: EGY