Context: Alvin and the Chipmunks | " Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band created by Ross Bagdasarian for a novelty record in 1958. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. They are managed by their human adoptive father, David ""Dave"" Seville. Bagdasarian provided the group's voices sped up to create high-pitched squeaky voices (which wasn't entirely new to him, having worked on ""Witch Doctor"" earned the record two Grammy Awards for engineering). ""The Chipmunk Song"" became a number-one single in the United States. After Bagdasarian died in 1972, the characters’ voices were provided by his son Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and the latter's wife Janice Karman in the subsequent incarnations of "

Prompt: Who was the man behind The Chipmunks?

Answer: David Seville


Context: Jamie Lee Curtis |  Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress and writer. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1998. Curtis made her film acting debut as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's horror film Halloween (1978), which established her as a scream queen, and she thereafter appeared in a string of horror films, including The Fog, Prom Night, Terror Train (all 1980) and Roadgames (1981). She reprised the role of Laurie in the sequels Halloween II (1981), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Halloween (2018), and Halloween Kills (2021). Her filmography is largely characterized by independent film that have been box-office successes, with 8 of her lead-actress credits

Prompt: What star sign is Jamie Lee Curtis?

Answer: Scorpio


Context: Sunset Boulevard (musical) | " The American premiere was at the Shubert Theatre in Century City, Los Angeles, California, on 9 December 1993, with Close as Norma and Alan Campbell as Joe. Featured were George Hearn as Max and Judy Kuhn as Betty. Lloyd Webber had reworked both the book and score, tightening the production, better organising the orchestrations, and adding the song ""Every Movie's a Circus"". This new production was better received by the critics and was an instant success, running for 369 performances. The Los Angeles production also recorded a new cast album that is well regarded. It is also the only unabridged cast recording of the show, since the original London recording was trimmed by over thirty minutes. A controversy arose with this production after Faye Dunaway was hired to replace Glenn Close. Dunaway went into rehearsals with Rex Smith as Joe and Jon Cypher as Max. Tickets "

Prompt: Which Lloyd Webber musical premiered in the US on 10th December 1993?

Answer: Sunset Blvd


Context: Arthur Balfour |  Balfour was appointed prime minister on 12 July 1902 while the King was recovering from his recent appendicitis operation. Changes to the Cabinet were thus not announced until 9 August, when the King was back in London. The new ministers were received in audience and took their oaths on 11 August.

Prompt: Who was the next British Prime Minister after Arthur Balfour?

Answer: Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman


Context: Music history of the United States in the 1980s | " stylings. The popularity of those three groups sparked a boom in new groups and bands, and by the end of the 1980s, fans were listening to such acts as Restless Heart and Exile, the latter which previously enjoyed success with the pop hit ""Kiss You All Over"". Despite the prevailing pop-country sound, enduring acts from the 1970s and earlier continued to enjoy great success with fans. George Jones, one of the longest-running acts of the time, recorded several successful singles, including the critically acclaimed ""He Stopped Loving Her Today"". Conway Twitty continued to have a series of No. 1 hits, with 1986's ""Desperado Love"" "

Prompt: Who had a 70s No 1 hit with Kiss You All Over?

Answer: Internal exile


Context: Kathleen Ferrier |  Kathleen Mary Ferrier, CBE (22 April 1912 – 8 October 1953) was an English contralto singer who achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the classical works of Bach, Brahms, Mahler and Elgar. Her death from cancer, at the height of her fame, was a shock to the musical world and particularly to the general public, which was kept in ignorance of the nature of her illness until after her death. The daughter of a Lancashire village schoolmaster, Ferrier showed early talent as a pianist, and won numerous amateur piano

Prompt: What claimed the life of singer Kathleen Ferrier?

Answer: Cancer pathology


Context: All Time High |  Bond (Roger Moore), and the title evidently refers to the key aerial sequences featured in the movie. Prior to Rita Coolidge being assigned the Octopussy theme, Mari Wilson was a contender, a British singer whose retro-image evoked the mid-'60s when the Bond series originated; but Wilson's lack of a US-profile led to a negative decision. In January 1983, the producer of Octopussy: Cubby Broccoli, stated that he hoped to have current hitmaker Laura Branigan sing the movie's theme song, an artist choice which both Barry and Rice have stated would have pleased them. However, on March 29, 1983 Rita Coolidge was revealed as

Prompt: Rita Coolidge sang the title song for which Bond film?

Answer: Kamal kahn


Context: Extremes on Earth |  Amsterdam. ; The most remote city... ; ...with a population in excess of one million from the nearest city with a population in excess of one million is Auckland, New Zealand. The nearest city of comparable size or greater is Sydney, Australia, 2168.9 km away. ; ...with a population in excess of one million from the nearest city with a population above 100,000 is Perth, Australia, located 2138 km away from Adelaide, Australia. ; ...with a population in excess of 100,000 from the nearest city of at least that population is Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. The nearest city of comparable size or greater is San Francisco, 3850 km away. ; ...that is

Prompt: To the nearest million what is the population of Australia?

Answer: 18million


Context: Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution | " The second section bans the importation of alcohol in violation of state or territorial law. This has been interpreted to give states essentially absolute control over alcoholic beverages, and many U.S. states still remained ""dry"" (with state prohibition of alcohol) long after its ratification. Mississippi was the last, remaining dry until 1966; Kansas continued to prohibit public bars until 1987. Many states now delegate the authority over alcohol granted to them by this Amendment to their municipalities or counties (or both)."

Prompt: What was the last US state to reintroduce alcohol after prohibition?

Answer: Utah (State)


Context: Lauren Bacall | " In 1941, Bacall took lessons at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, where she dated classmate Kirk Douglas, she worked as a theatre usher at the St. James Theatre and as a fashion model in department stores. She made her acting debut on Broadway in 1942, at age 17, as a walk-on in Johnny 2 X 4. By then, she lived with her mother at 75 Bank Street, and in 1942, she was crowned Miss Greenwich Village. As a teenage fashion model, she appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar, and in magazines such as Vogue. An article in Life magazine in 1948 referred to her ""cat-like grace, tawny blonde hair, and blue-green eyes"". Though Diana Vreeland is often credited with discovering Bacall for "

Prompt: Which actress was voted Miss Greenwich Village in 1942?

Answer: Bacall


Context: TOPIX |  Tokyo Stock Price Index (東証株価指数), commonly known as TOPIX, along with the Nikkei 225, is an important stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Japan, tracking all domestic companies of the exchange's First Section. It is calculated and published by the TSE. , there are 1,669 companies listed on the First Section of the TSE, and the market value for the index was ¥197.4 trillion. The index transitioned from a system where a company's weighting is based on the total number of shares outstanding to a weighting based on the number of shares available for trading (called the free float).

Prompt: What is the Japanese share index called?

Answer: Nikkei


Context: Moonwalk (book) |  Moonwalk is a 1988 autobiography written by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The book was first published by Doubleday on February 1, 1988, five months after the release of Jackson's 1987 Bad album, and named after Jackson's signature dance move, the moonwalk. The book contains a foreword by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. It reached number one on the New York Times Best Seller list. The book was reissued by Doubleday on October 13, 2009, following Jackson's death on June 25, 2009.

Prompt: What was the name of Michael Jackson's autobiography written in 1988?

Answer: Walk on the Moon


Context: Stereophonic sound | " Although Decca had recorded Ansermet's conducting of Antar in stereo May 1954 it took four years for the first stereo LPs to be sold. In 1958, the first group of mass-produced stereo two-channel vinyl records was issued, by Audio Fidelity in the US and Pye in Britain, using the Westrex ""45/45"" single-groove system. Whereas the stylus moves horizontally when reproducing a monophonic disk recording, on stereo records, the stylus moves vertically as well as horizontally. One could envision a system in which the left channel was recorded laterally, as on a monophonic recording, with the right channel information recorded with a ""hill and dale"" vertical motion; such systems "

Prompt: In which decade did stereo records first go on sale?

Answer: 1930's


Context: Ben Hogan | " to match particular clubs to yardages, or reference points around the course such as bunkers or trees, in order to improve his distance control. Hogan thought that an individual's golf swing was ""in the dirt"" and that mastering it required plenty of practice and repetition. He is also known to have spent years contemplating the golf swing, trying a range of theories and methods before arriving at the finished method which brought him his greatest period of success. The young Hogan was badly afflicted by hooking the golf ball. Although slight of build at 5'8½"" and 145 pounds – attributes that earned him the nickname ""Bantam"", which he thoroughly disliked – he was long off the tee early in "

Prompt: What was golfing great Ben Hogan's famous reply when he was asked how to improve one's game?

Answer: Hit the ball closer to the hole


Context: 1912 in sports | The 1912 Summer Olympics takes place in Stockholm ; First usage of electronic timing and public address systems ; Sweden wins the most medals (65) and United States the most gold medals (25) 1912 Summer Olympics

Prompt: In what year's Olympics were electric timing devices and a public-address system used for the first time?

Answer: In 1912, in Stockholm


Context: Boxing ring |   A boxing ring, often referred to simply as a ring or the squared circle, is the space in which a boxing match occurs. A modern ring consists of a square raised platform with a post at each corner. Four ropes are attached to the posts and pulled parallel under tension with turnbuckles to form the boundary of the competition area.

Prompt: Why is the site of a boxing match called a ring when it's square?

Answer: Boxing rings were originally circular


Context: San Francisco Marathon |  The first San Francisco Marathon was organized by the Pamakids Runners Club. Athol Barton, a taxicab driver from Reno, Nevada, won the inaugural on July 10, 1977 in a time of 2:24:59. Fewer than 900 ran this inaugural race. The event's all-time record for marathon finishers came in 1983 with 7,231. An estimated 7,800 runners participated in the various events in 2004 and 11,290 in 2005. This number had increased to approximately 19,000 in 2008 and 21,000 in 2009 The 2009 event was hosted by ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes and Runner's World columnist Bart Yasso. In 2005, 356 of the 4,873 finishers qualified for Boston. Of the 4,021 finishers in 2006, 277 qualified. 2010's race produced 462 qualifiers, 468 runners qualified in 2011, 377 qualified in 2012, and 2016's race produced 296 qualifiers. 2018's race produced 324 Boston Marathon

Prompt: In the very first Boston Marathon, 15 runners competed. How many finished?

Answer: eighty-five thousand  distance


Context: Animal cracker | " In total, 53 different animals have been featured in Barnum's Animals Crackers since 1902. The current cookies are bear, bison, koala, camel, cougar, elephant, giraffe, gorilla, hippopotamus, hyena, kangaroo, lion, monkey, rhinoceros, seal, sheep, tiger, and zebra. To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Barnum's added the koala to the menagerie in September 2002. Stauffer's animal crackers include bear, bison, camel, cow, cat, donkey, elephant, hippopotamus, horse, lion, mountain goat, rhinoceros, and tiger. They are made in plain (vanilla), chocolate graham, cinnamon graham, ""cotton candy"" and icing-covered variants, as well as ""breakfast cookies"" made with oats, almonds, cranberries, and pomegranate. Austin Zoo Animal Crackers currently feature bear, camel, elephant, lion, monkey, owl, penguin, rabbit, ram, rhino, turtle, and zebra. Cadburys Animals are chocolate coated and feature crocodile, elephant, hippo, monkey, lion, tiger, and toucan."

Prompt: "How many different animal shapes are there in the ""Animal Crackers"" cookie zoo?"

Answer: Eighteen--two bears (one walking, one seated), a bison, camel, cougar, elephant, giraffe, gorilla, hippopotamus, hyena , kangaroo, lion, monkey, rhinoceros, seal, sheep, tier, and zebra


Context: Mount Kilimanjaro |   Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain in the world: 5895 m above sea level and about 4900 m above its plateau base. Kilimanjaro is the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth. It is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major climbing destination. Because of its shrinking glaciers and ice fields, which are projected to disappear between 2025 and 2035, it has been the subject of many scientific studies.

Prompt: Which volcano in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa?

Answer: Mawensi


Context: Flag of Libya |  regions of Libya: Fezzan (red), Cyrenaica (black), and Tripolitania (green). Under Muammar Gaddafi's leadership, Libya had a red-white-black flag from 1969 to 1977, and it was replaced by the all-green flag from 1977 to 2011, during which it was the only flag in the world to have one color and no design. During the Libyan Civil War against the rule of Muammar Gaddafi, the 1951–69 flag – as well as various makeshift versions without the crescent and star symbol, or without the green stripe – came back into use in areas held by the Libyan opposition and by protesters at several Libyan diplomatic missions abroad. The

Prompt: The flag of Libya is a plain rectangle of which color?

Answer: Greenishly


Context: Niamey |  Niamey is the capital and largest city of Niger. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the east bank. Niamey's population was counted as 1,026,848 as of the 2012 census. As of 2017, population projections show the capital district growing at a slower rate than the country as a whole, which has the world's highest fertility rate. The city is located in a pearl millet growing region, while manufacturing industries include bricks, ceramic goods, cement, and weaving.

Prompt: Of which African country is Niamey the capital?

Answer: Niger Republic


Context: William J. Casey |  William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987. In this capacity he oversaw the entire United States Intelligence Community and personally directed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Prompt: Who was the director of the CIA from 1976-81?

Answer: George Bush


Context: On the Street Where You Live | " ""On the Street Where You Live"" is a song with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner from the 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady. It is sung in the musical by the character Freddy Eynsford-Hill, who was portrayed by John Michael King in the original production. In the 1964 film version, it was sung by Bill Shirley, dubbing for actor Jeremy Brett."

Prompt: Which musical featured the song The Street Where You Live?

Answer: My Fair Lady (2010 film)


Context: Gestapo |  carried out by Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg. In an attempt to assassinate Hitler, Stauffenberg planted a bomb underneath a conference table inside the Wolf's Lair field headquarters. Known as the 20 July plot, this assassination attempt failed and Hitler was only slightly injured. Reports indicate that the Gestapo was caught unaware of this plot as they did not have sufficient protections in place at the appropriate locations nor did they take any preventative steps. Stauffenberg and his group were shot on 21 July 1944; meanwhile, his fellow conspirators were rounded up by the Gestapo and sent to a concentration camp. Thereafter, there was a show trial

Prompt: "Who was the target of the failed ""Bomb Plot"" of 1944?"

Answer: Hitlerian


Context: Hold On to the Nights | " Written by Richard Marx, ""Hold On to the Nights"" reached the Billboard Hot 100 number 1 position on July 23, 1988, preventing Def Leppard's ""Pour Some Sugar on Me"" from reaching the top spot that same week. The song was on the chart for twenty-one weeks, and left the chart at number 91. From Marx' debut 1987 album, Richard Marx, the song also reached number three on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart."

Prompt: Who had an 80s No 1 hit with Hold On To The Nights?

Answer: Richard Noel Marx


Context: Stagecoach (1966 film) |  Stagecoach is a 1966 American Western film, directed by Gordon Douglas between July and September 1965, as a color remake of the Academy Award-winning John Ford 1939 classic black-and-white western Stagecoach. Unlike the original version which listed its ten leading players in order of importance, the major stars are billed in alphabetical order.

Prompt: Who directed the classic 30s western Stagecoach?

Answer: John Ford (1895-1973)


Context: Roger Waters |  a member of Pink Floyd, he was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. Later that year, he reunited with Pink Floyd bandmates Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour for the Live 8 global awareness event, the group's first appearance with Waters since 1981. He has toured extensively as a solo act since 1999; he performed The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety for his world tour of 2006–2008, and the Wall Live tour of 2010–2013 was the highest-grossing tour by a solo artist at the time.

Prompt: Dave Gilmore and Roger Waters were in which rock group?

Answer: Grey Floyd


Context: Highway 61 Revisited | " Highway 61 Revisited is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on August 30, 1965 by Columbia Records. Having until then recorded mostly acoustic music, Dylan used rock musicians as his backing band on every track of the album, except for the closing track, the 11-minute ballad ""Desolation Row"". Critics have focused on the innovative way Dylan combined driving, blues-based music with the subtlety of poetry to create songs that captured the political and cultural chaos of contemporary America. Author Michael Gray has argued that, in an important sense, the 1960s ""started"" with this album. Leading with the "

Prompt: Which highway was Revisited in a classic 60s album by Bob Dylan?

Answer: 61


Context: Romania at the 1984 Summer Olympics |  Romania competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 124 competitors, 71 men and 53 women, took part in 86 events in 13 sports. Notably, Romania was the only Eastern Bloc nation to participate at these Games; all others followed the Soviet Union's boycott of the Games. The Romanian athletes were greeted with warm applause as they entered the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the opening ceremony, in part an affirmation of the nation's defiance of the boycott. The Romanian Olympic team was phenomenally successful at the games, ultimately placing second to the United States in the gold medal tally.

Prompt: Which was the only eastern bloc country to participate in the 1984 LA Olympics?

Answer: ISO 3166-1:RO


Context: Wild Palms | " Wild Palms is a five-hour miniseries which was produced by Greengrass Productions and first aired in May 1993 on the ABC network in the United States. The sci-fi drama, announced as an ""event series"", deals with the dangers of politically motivated abuse of mass media technology and virtual realities in particular. It was based on a comic strip written by Bruce Wagner and illustrated by Julian Allen first published in 1990 in Details magazine. Wagner, who also wrote the screenplay, served as executive producer together with Oliver Stone. The series stars James Belushi, Dana Delany, Robert Loggia, Kim Cattrall, Bebe Neuwirth, David Warner, and Angie Dickinson. The episodes were directed by Kathryn Bigelow, Keith Gordon, Peter Hewitt and Phil Joanou."

Prompt: Which 90s sci fi series with James Belushi was based on Bruce Wagner's comic strip of the same name?

Answer: Wild Palms


Context: If I Were a Rich Man (song) | " ""If I Were a Rich Man"" is a show tune from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof. It was written by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock. The song is performed by Tevye, the main character in the musical, and reflects his dreams of glory. The title is inspired by a 1902 monologue by Sholem Aleichem in Yiddish, Ven ikh bin Rothschild (If I were a Rothschild), a reference to the wealth of the Rothschild family, although the content is quite different. The lyric is based in part on passages from Sholem Aleichem’s 1899 short story ""The Bubble Bursts."" Both stories appeared in English in the 1949 collection of stories Tevye's Daughters."

Prompt: If I Were A Rich Man Was a big hit from which stage show?

Answer: Fiddler on a Roof


Context: Men Against the Sea | " Men Against the Sea is the second novel in the trilogy by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall about the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty. It is preceded by Mutiny on the ""Bounty"" and followed by Pitcairn's Island. The novel first appeared in serial form in The Saturday Evening Post from November 18, 1933 through December 9, 1933, hence the copyright date of 1933. It was first printed in hardcover in January 1934 by Little, Brown and Company."

Prompt: Men Against the Sea and Pitcairn's Island were two sequels to what famous novel?

Answer: HMS Bounty mutineers


Context: The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 2004 |  This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 2004. Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, released in the spring of 2003, was the best seller for a second straight year, spending a cumulative 28 weeks at the top.

Prompt: What is the only novel to top the best-seller lists for two consecutive years?

Answer: Jonathan livingstone seagull


Context: The Story of My Life (biography) |  The Story of My Life, first published in 1903, is Helen Keller's autobiography detailing her early life, especially her experiences with Anne Sullivan. Portions of it were adapted by William Gibson for a 1957 Playhouse 90 production, a 1959 Broadway play, a 1962 Hollywood feature film, and the Indian film Black. The book is dedicated to inventor Alexander Graham Bell.

Prompt: To whom did Helen Keller dedicate her autobiography, The Story of My Life?

Answer: To inventor Alexander Graham Bell, who helped direct her education and considered himself, first and foremost, a teacher of the deaf


Context: Eye of a needle | "  ""The eye of a needle"" is a portion of a quotation attributed to Jesus in the synoptic gospels: """"I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."" When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, 'Who then can be saved?' Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'"" The "

Prompt: "Complete this Biblical quotation: ""It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than..."

Answer: ...for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. The words are those of Jesus, from Matthew 19:24


Context: Truman Capote | " Writing Awards in 1936. In 1932, he moved to New York City to live with his mother and her second husband, José García Capote, a bookkeeper from Union de Reyes, Cuba, who adopted him as his son and renamed him Truman García Capote. However, José was convicted of embezzlement and shortly afterwards, when his income crashed, the family was forced to leave Park Avenue. Of his early days, Capote related, ""I was writing really sort of serious when I was about 11. I say seriously in the sense that like other kids go home and practice the violin or the piano or whatever, I used to go home from school every day, "

Prompt: What was Truman Capote's last name before he was adopted by his stepfather?

Answer: Perſons


Context: Henry Kissinger | 1979. The White House Years. ISBN: 0316496618 (National Book Award, History Hardcover) ; 1982. Years of Upheaval. ISBN: 0316285919 ; 1999. Years of Renewal. ISBN: 0684855712

Prompt: What book knocked Henry Kissinger's White house Years out of first place on the best-seller list in November 1979?

Answer: Aunt Erma's Cope Book, by Erma Bombeck


Context: The Hunting of the Snark | " The Hunting of the Snark, subtitled An Agony in 8 Fits, is a poem by the English writer Lewis Carroll. It is typically categorised as a nonsense poem. Written between 1874 and 1876, it borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from Carroll's earlier poem ""Jabberwocky"" in his children's novel Through the Looking-Glass (1871). The narrative follows a crew of ten trying to hunt the Snark, a creature which may turn out to be a highly dangerous Boojum. The only crewmember to find the Snark quietly vanishes, leading the narrator to explain that the Snark was a Boojum after all. The poem is dedicated to young Gertrude Chataway, whom Carroll met at the English seaside town Sandown in the Isle of Wight in 1875. Included with many copies of the first edition of the poem was Carroll's religious tract, An Easter Greeting to Every Child Who Loves "

Prompt: In Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark, what did the elusive, troublesome snark turn into to fool hunters?

Answer: Boojum (disambiguation)


Context: Columbus, Mississippi |  Columbus is the birthplace of playwright Tennessee Williams, whose grandfather was the priest of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Williams was born in the rectory on Main Street, which is now the Tennessee Williams Home Museum and Welcome Center.

Prompt: In what state was playwright Tennessee Williams born?

Answer: In Mississippi, as Thomas Lanier Williams. He took the name Tennessee after his father's home state


Context: History of Hertfordshire |  Nicholas Breakspear, the only Englishman ever to have been elected Pope, was born on a farm in Bedmond or Abbots Langley in Hertfordshire, probably around 1100. He was baptised in Abbots Langley. Nicholas was refused permission to become a monk at St Albans, but his career does not seem to have suffered for this, and he was unanimously elected Pope on 2 December 1154, taking the papal name Adrian IV. He died in 1159. He was the Pope who placed Rome under an interdict, and is famous for his alleged Donation of Ireland to the English throne.

Prompt: Who was the only Englishman to become Pope?

Answer: Nicholas Breakspear, who was Adrian IV from 1154 to 1159


Context: Biblical cosmology | " accuser"", who travels over the Earth much like a Persian imperial spy, (Job dates from the period of the Persian empire), reporting on, and testing, the loyalty of men to God. The heavenly bodies (the heavenly host - Sun, Moon, and stars) were worshiped as deities, a practice which the bible disapproves and of which righteous Job protests his innocence: ""If I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon ... and my mouth has kissed my hand, this also would be an iniquity..."" Belief in the divinity of the heavenly bodies explains a passage in Joshua 10:12, usually translated as Joshua asking the Sun and Moon to stand still, but in fact Joshua utters "

Prompt: In the Bible, who did the sun and moon stand still before?

Answer: Joshua of ephraim


Context: Gangsta's Paradise | " The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Antoine Fuqua and featured Michelle Pfeiffer reprising her earlier role in Dangerous Minds. Initially Coolio was concerned with the video's treatment stating, ""I wanted some low-riders and some shit in it; I was trying to take it 'hood'."" Despite this he trusted Fuqua and was ultimately pleased with the final result. When Coolio won the Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1996, he said in a press conference that Bone Thugs-n-Harmony deserved the award for ""Tha Crossroads"". The video for ""Gangsta's Paradise"" was later published on YouTube in August 2017. It has amassed more than 836 million views as of December 2021."

Prompt: What Michelle Pfeiffer movie got a boost from the Coolio song Gangsta's Paradise?

Answer: Dangerous Minds (film)


Context: Belshazzar's Feast (Rembrandt) | " The story of Belshazzar and the writing on the wall originates in the Old Testament Book of Daniel. The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar looted the Temple in Jerusalem and has stolen the sacred artefacts such as golden cups. His son Belshazzar used these cups for a great feast where the hand of God appeared and wrote the inscription on the wall prophesying the downfall of Belshazzar's reign. The text on the wall says ""mene, mene, tekel, upharsin"". Biblical scholars interpret this to mean ""God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting; your kingdom is "

Prompt: In the Bible, who saw the handwriting on the wall?

Answer: The Babylonian king Belshazzar (Daniel 5:1-5)


Context: James J. Jeffries |  of the greatest Heavyweight Champions of all time by many fellow boxers and boxing experts:  The city of Burbank embedded a small bronze plaque in the sidewalk at the site where James Jeffries died. The plaque was located on the southeast side of Buena Vista ~150 yards south of Victory Boulevard, before being stored at Burbank City Hall, and now is located at the Gordon R. Howard Museum. Jeffries Avenue that runs parallel between Burbank and Victory Blvds in the city is named after him also. James J. Jeffries was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.

Prompt: What comic strip character was named after heavyweight boxing champion James J. Jeffries?

Answer: Jeff, of Mutt and Jeff


Context: Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford |  Three years later, Dorothy met Grand Rapids businessman Gerald Rudolff Ford on February 1, 1917. Then they called her first son Gerald Rudolff Ford Jr., although he was not formally adopted by Ford. Gerald Ford Jr. formally changed his name in 1935, in honor of his stepfather, the only father he really had. At the time, Ford adopted a more conventional spelling of his middle name. Later Ford recounted that his mother insisted he learn to control his temper, one he seemed to have inherited from his biological father. Dorothy Ford bore three more sons during her second marriage: Thomas Gardner Ford (July 15, 1918 – August 28, 1995), Richard Addison Ford (June 3, 1924 – March 20, 2015), and James Francis Ford (August 11, 1927 - January 23, 2001). She and Gerald Ford Sr. were buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Grand Rapids.

Prompt: What was President Gerald Ford's middle name?

Answer: Rudolph (disambiguation)


Context: When Harry Met Sally... | " The When Harry Met Sally... soundtrack album features American singer and pianist Harry Connick Jr. Bobby Colomby, the drummer for Blood, Sweat & Tears, was a friend of Reiner's and recommended Harry Connick Jr., giving the director a tape of the musician's music. Reiner was struck by Connick's voice and how he sounded like a young Frank Sinatra. The movie's soundtrack album was released by Columbia Records in July 1989. The soundtrack consists of standards performed by Harry Connick Jr. with a big band and orchestra arranged by Marc Shaiman. Connick won his first Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance. Arrangements and orchestrations on ""It Had to Be You"", ""Where "

Prompt: Who recorded the When Harry Met Sally soundtrack?

Answer: Harry Connick Jnr


Context: Art Garfunkel | " at the college and also joined the all-male a cappella group on campus, the Columbia Kingsmen. While at Columbia his roommate, Sanford Greenberg, developed glaucoma and went blind. Garfunkel assisted him in his homework by reading his textbooks to Greenberg, who went on to graduate with honors. Greenberg later gave Garfunkel $500 to go and record a demo of ""The Sound of Silence"". Garfunkel ultimately earned a BA in art history in 1965, followed by an MA in mathematics education from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1967. He also completed coursework toward a doctorate in the latter discipline at Teachers College, Columbia University during the peak of Simon & Garfunkel's commercial success; however he later dropped out."

Prompt: Art Garfunkel trained for which profession although he didn't qualify?

Answer: Master Builder (occupation)


Context: October 1966 | "Former Nazi leaders Albert Speer and Baldur von Schirach were released from Spandau Prison in Berlin, shortly after midnight, after 20 years of incarceration for war crimes.  The Soviet Union vetoed the release of the last remaining prisoner in Spandau, former Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess. ; West Coast Airlines Flight 956, a DC-9 jet, crashed 5.5 mi south of Wemme, Oregon, while flying the last leg of its flight from San Francisco to Portland, through a heavy rainstorm. All 18 people on board were killed.  The accident marked the first loss of a DC-9. ; Born: George Weah, Liberian soccer player and winner of FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1995; in Monrovia ; Died: ""Trigger Mike"" Coppola, 66, New York mobster "

Prompt: Who was the last inmate of Spandau jail in Berlin?

Answer: Hess, Rudolf


Context: Beverly Hills Cop | " Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles. This first film in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for ""Favorite Motion Picture"" and was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1985. It was an immediate blockbuster, receiving critical acclaim and earning $234 million at the North American domestic box office, making it the highest-grossing film released in 1984 in the U.S."

Prompt: What was Eddie Murphy's first movie?

Answer: 48 time


Context: Empire of the Sun | " Empire of the Sun is a 1984 novel by English writer J. G. Ballard; it was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Like Ballard's earlier short story ""The Dead Time"" (published in the anthology Myths of the Near Future), it is essentially fiction but draws extensively on Ballard's experiences in World War II. The name of the novel is derived from the etymology of the name for Japan. Ballard later wrote of his experiences in China as a boy and the making of the film of the same name in his autobiography Miracles of Life."

Prompt: In the 80s who wrote the novel Empire of The Sun?

Answer: JG Ballard


Context: Kagoshima Airport |  Kagoshima Airport (鹿児島空港) is an airport located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, 29.6 km northeast of Kagoshima-Chūō Station in Kagoshima City. It is the second-busiest airport in Kyushu after Fukuoka Airport. Japan Air Commuter, a regional affiliate of Japan Airlines, and New Japan Aviation have their headquarters at the airport.

Prompt: Kagoshima international airport is in which country?

Answer: 日本國


Context: Violence in sports |  $3.2 million.  This incident is the subject of the book The Punch by John Feinstein. ; On November 19, 2004, the infamous Pacers–Pistons brawl took place in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It ranks among the worst episodes of sports violence in American sports history. ; On August 19, 2010, the final game of the Acropolis International Tournament between Greece and Serbia at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens ended in a bench-clearing brawl with 2:40 left and Greece leading 74–73. The melee started when Greece's Antonis Fotsis moved threateningly toward Serbia's Miloš Teodosić after a hard foul. Teodosic responded by punching Fotsis in

Prompt: In which sport could the Pacers take on the Pistons?

Answer: Basketball


Context: Stars on 45 (song) | " number 2 in the UK in April 1981; and number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 20, 1981. In the US, the single also peaked at number 18 on the dance chart. In the US, the song's one-week stay at the top of the Hot 100 interrupted the Kim Carnes single ""Bette Davis Eyes"" run as the number 1 single at five weeks. The next week, Carnes' song regained its number 1 status for an additional four weeks. The origin of the single was the Netherlands where numerous bootleg disco singles were floating around. Willem van Kooten, the owner of one of the copyrights, decided to "

Prompt: Kim Carnes' nine weeks at No 1 with Bette Davis Eyes was interrupted for one week by which song?

Answer: Stars on 45 (Single)


Context: November 1938 | The Lions Gate Bridge opened in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ; The U.S. Supreme Court decided Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.

Prompt: Where in Canada is the Lion's Gate bridge?

Answer: Vancouver, Canada


Context: Walter Matthau |  Comedy for his portrayal of the fictional Associate Justice Daniel Snow in First Monday in October (1981). The film was about the (fictional) first appointment of a woman (played by Jill Clayburgh) to the Supreme Court of the United States. It was scheduled for release in 1982, but when President Ronald Reagan named Sandra Day O'Connor in July 1981, the release date was moved up to August 1981. New York Times critic Janet Maslin disliked the film but praised Matthau's performance. Matthau portrayed Herbert Tucker in I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982), with Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff. Matthau took the leading role of Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red in Roman Polanski's swashbuckler Pirates (1986). During the 1980s and 1990s Matthau served on the advisory board of the National Student Film Institute.

Prompt: What was Walter Matthau's first movie?

Answer: The Kentuckian


Context: Cotuit, Massachusetts | "Otis Barton, pioneer in deep water exploration ; Jacques Barzun, academic, critic, author ; Matthew Barzun, U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, 2013-2016 ; William Beebe, pioneer in deep water exploration ; Stanley Cobb, neurologist and ""founder of biological psychiatry"" in the United States ; Lucy Barzun Donnelly, producer ""Grey Gardens"" ; Erik Erikson, developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst ; Kai T. Erikson, Yale professor, sociologist ; Foster Furcolo, 60th Governor of Massachusetts ; Charles L. Gifford, U.S. Congressman ; Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe, editor of the Atlantic Monthly, Pulitzer Prize winner ; Quincy Howe, American radio journalist ; Abbott Lawrence Lowell, President of Harvard College 1909–1932 ; Edward Jackson Lowell, historian ; Francis Cabot Lowell, United States Federal Judge ; Jim Manzi, former Chairman, President, CEO Lotus Development Corp. ; Frank McCourt, former owner Los Angeles Dodgers ; Dempster McIntosh, businessman and diplomat ; James Jackson Putnam, neurologist and founding member of the American Neurological Association ; Patrick Robinson, author ; Dr. Helen B. Taussig, cardiac pediatrician, noted for “blue baby” research "

Prompt: Otis Barton was a pioneer in exploring where?

Answer: Underwater


Context: Nigel Hawthorne |  Hawthorne was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, the second of four children of Agnes Rosemary (née Rice) and Charles Barnard Hawthorne, a physician. When Nigel was three years old, the family moved to Cape Town, South Africa, where his father had bought a practice. Initially they lived in the Gardens and then moved to a newly built house near Camps Bay. He was educated at St George's Grammar School, Cape Town, and, when the family moved, the now defunct Christian Brothers College, where he played on the rugby team. He described his time at the latter as not being a particularly happy experience. He enrolled at the University of Cape Town, where he met and sometimes acted in plays with Theo Aronson, later a well-known biographer, but withdrew and returned to the United Kingdom in the 1950s to pursue a career in acting.

Prompt: Where in England was actor Nigel Hawthorne born?

Answer: Cofantre


Context: Kevin |  rank 89 as of 2016. Kevin fell out of the US Top 100 the following year and now ranks at Number 156. The name followed a similar trajectory in the United Kingdom, gaining popularity in the 1950s, peaking in the 1960s, gradually declining in the 1970s to 1980s, and falling out of the top 100 most popularly given names by the 1990s. Oxford's A Dictionary of First Names suggests that anglicized Kevin may have influenced the adoption of Kelvin (in origin a river name) as a modern given name, which peaked in popularity at about the same time, albeit to a much lesser extent (peaking at rank 209 as of 1961 in the US). Conversely, in non-English-speaking Europe, the name picked up popularity in the 1980s. The name

Prompt: What would Kevin Scale have been called if it had adopted the originator's first name?

Answer: William Scale


Context: List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology |  mythical animal, with the head of a lion, a short elephantine trunk, and the scaly body of a dragon. It occurs at Angkor Wat in the epic bas reliefs of the outer gallery. ; Rompo is a mythological beast with the head of a hare, human ears, a skeleton-like body, the front arms of a badger, and the rear legs of a bear. It feeds only on human corpses and it is said to croon softly as it eats. ; Vaikuntha Chaturmurti or Vaikuntha Vishnu is a four-headed aspect of the Hindu god Vishnu, mostly found in Kashmir (northern part of the Indian subcontinent). He has

Prompt: What mythological beast has the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail and feet of a dragon?

Answer: A manticore


Context: List of Greek mythological figures |  ; Arges (Ἄργης) ; Brontes (Βρόντης) ; Steropes (Στερόπης) ; Cyclopes (Homeric), a tribe of one-eyed, man-eating giants who herded flocks of sheep on the island of Sicily ; Polyphemus (Πολύφημος), a Cyclops who briefly captured Odysseus and his men, only to be overcome and blinded by the hero ; The Gegenees (Γηγενέες), a tribe of six-armed giants fought by the Argonauts on Bear Mountain in Mysia ; Geryon (Γηρυων), a three-bodied giant who dwelt on the sunset isle at the ends of the earth. He was slain by Heracles when the hero arrived to fetch the giant's cattle as one of his twelve labours. ; The Hekatoncheires (Ἑκατόγχειρες), or Centimanes (Latin), the Hundred-Handed Ones, giant gods of violent storms and hurricanes. Three sons of Uranus

Prompt: In Greek mythology, who were Arges, Brontes and Steropes?

Answer: Cyclopes (disambiguation)


Context: Incest in folklore and mythology |  Sophocles' tragic play Oedipus Rex features the ancient Greek king Oedipus inadvertently consummating an incestuous relationship with his mother Jocasta. His mother bore him four children: Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismene. Oedipus-type tales are stories that are remarkably similar to the Greek tale of Oedipus the King. The most important points are: A (A) youth is separated from his birth mother and (B) reared by adoptive parent(s). The (C) youth unwittingly married his mother.

Prompt: In Greek mythology, what were the names of Oedipus's parents?

Answer: Laius, King of Thebes, and his queen, Jocasta


Context: Hillel Slovak |  School in Los Angeles. There, he formed the group What Is This? with Irons, Alain Johannes and Todd Strassman; Flea later replaced Strassman. Slovak, Flea, Kiedis, and Irons founded Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1983, gaining popularity in Los Angeles through their energetic stage presence and spirited performances. Slovak eventually quit to focus on What is This?, which had been signed to a record deal, leaving the Red Hot Chili Peppers to record their 1984 debut album without him, including five songs co-written by him. He rejoined the Chili Peppers in 1985, and recorded the albums Freaky Styley (1985) and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987) with them. During his career, Slovak

Prompt: Which musician founded the Red Hot Peppers?

Answer: Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe


Context: Kittanning Path |  away much of their land rights in western Pennsylvania, they raided white settlements in central Pennsylvania. In 1755, the Lenape chief Shingas used the trail to attack British settlements along the Juniata River, returning with captives to the village of Kittanning. In early August 1756, the Lenape used the path for a raid to burn Fort Granville near present-day Lewistown, when they also took prisoners. After the fort was burned, the British dispatched Lt. Colonel John Armstrong for retaliation. He pursued the Lenape along the path and camped at Canoe Place in early September; he continued to the village of Kittanning, which he destroyed on 8 September. Armstrong earned the

Prompt: Where did the Shinning Path terrorists operate?

Answer: Lower Peru


Context: Death of Jimi Hendrix | " On September 18, 1970, American musician Jimi Hendrix died in London at the age of 27. One of the 1960s' most influential guitarists, he was described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as ""arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music."" For some days prior to his death, Hendrix had been in poor health, in part from fatigue caused by overwork, a chronic lack of sleep, and an assumed influenza-related illness. Insecurities about his personal relationships, as well as disillusionment with the music industry, had also contributed to his frustration. Although the details of his final hours and death are disputed, Hendrix spent much of his last day alive with Monika Dannemann. In the morning hours of September18, Dannemann found Hendrix unresponsive in her apartment at the Samarkand Hotel, 22Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill. "

Prompt: How old was Jimi Hendrix when he died?

Answer: 27


Context: British land speed record |  On 25 September 1980 Thrust2 driven by Richard Noble broke the Flying Mile record at a speed of 248.87 m.p.h. and the Flying Kilometre at 251.190 m.p.h. at RAF Greenham Common. In the summer of 1998, Colin Fallows bettered Richard Noble's outright UK Record in his Vampire jet dragster at an average speed of 269 m.p.h. at Elvington, Yorkshire. Mark Newby raised this to 272 mph in Split Second in July 2000 but Colin Fallows raised the record again on the same day using Vampire to record an average speed of 300.3 mph with a peak of 329 mph. On 7 July 2006, Colin Fallows raised this 300.3 mph average speed again by 1 mph with an each-way average of 301 mph at RAF Fairford in Vampire. His peak speed was 331 mph, considerably in excess of the 314 mph

Prompt: Which Brit broke the land speed record in 1990 in Thrust 2?

Answer: Richard Noble


Context: Gene Vincent |  Craddock was born February 11, 1935, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Mary Louise and Ezekiah Jackson Craddock. His musical influences included country, rhythm and blues, and gospel. His favorite composition was Beethoven's Egmont overture. He showed his first real interest in music while his family lived in Munden Point (now Virginia Beach), in Princess Anne County, Virginia, near the North Carolina line, where they ran a country store. He received his first guitar at the age of twelve as a gift from a friend. Vincent's father volunteered to serve in the U.S. Coast Guard and patrolled American coastal waters to protect Allied shipping against German U-boats during World War II. Vincent's mother maintained the general store in Munden Point. His parents moved the family to Norfolk, the home of a large

Prompt: In which state was Gene Vincent born?

Answer: US-VA


Context: Aftermath of World War II | " At the end of the war, millions of people were dead and millions more homeless, the European economy had collapsed, and much of the European industrial infrastructure had been destroyed. The Soviet Union, too, had been heavily affected. In response, in 1947, U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall devised the ""European Recovery Program"", which became known as the Marshall Plan. Under the plan, during 1948–1952 the United States government allocated US$13 billion (US$ billion in dollars) for the reconstruction of the affected countries of Western Europe."

Prompt: How was the European Recovery Program in the 1940s more commonly known?

Answer: European Recovery Programme


Context: The Crow (1994 film) |  noble and moralistic issues. My point is that Brandon Lee made that movie what it is. He made that movie, he made that character. That character was not taken from a comic book, that was Brandon. And Brandon Lee died making that movie, he paid the worst price anyone could ever pay making a movie and it's his legacy. The guy would have been a huge star after that movie. He wasn't able to ever do that. That's his final testimony to his talent and that's why I finished the movie. I finished it for Brandon. After being devastated about what

Prompt: Brandon Lee died during the making of which movie?

Answer: The Crow: Dead Time


Context: Let's Do It Again (soundtrack) |  Let's Do It Again is the Curtis Mayfield-penned and Staple Singers-performed soundtrack to the highly successful 1975 comedy film starring Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby and Jimmie Walker. The title track hit number one on both the R&B and pop charts in the US. Gil Askey and Rich Tufo were responsible for the arrangements.

Prompt: Who had a 70s No 1 hit with Let's Do It Again?

Answer: The Staple Singers


Context: Too Legit to Quit |  their success. Other opening acts for the tour included Jodeci and Mary J. Blige. The large-scale advertising campaign and world tour indicates that Capitol Records was expecting Too Legit To Quit to replicate or exceed Hammer’s previous successes and were strongly supportive of his career. Given the recording and promotional costs in relation to music sales, Too Legit To Quit was not likely as profitable as Hammer or Capitol Records may have hoped. However, ticket and merchandise sales for Hammer’s Pepsi- and MTVsponsored world tour likely generated massive exposure and millions of dollars in revenue, thus allowing Hammer to

Prompt: Who had a Too Legit To Quit Tour?

Answer: M. C. Hammer


Context: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club | " entrance to Centre Court is an extract from the poem ""If—"", by Rudyard Kipling, which reads: ""If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same."" This court also served as the main venue for the tennis events at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Initially, the courts were arranged in such a way that the principal court was situated in the middle with the others arranged around it; hence the title ""Centre Court"".  The present Centre Court, built in 1922 upon the move of the Club, was not actually in the centre at the time it was built, but as new courts were added in later years it became a more accurate description. It currently seats "

Prompt: "According to Rudyard Kipling what were the ""two imposters"" to meet and treat the same day?"

Answer: Triumph and Disaster


Context: Madonna singles discography | According to Billboard, Madonna is the most successful solo artist in the Hot 100 chart history, second overall behind the Beatles. In the United Kingdom, Madonna scored a total of 63 top-ten hits (more than any other female artist) and 12 number-two peaks (more than any other act). In 2012, she was ranked as the best-selling singles female artist in the UK (fourth general) with 17.6 million singles sold. At the 40th anniversary of the GfK Media Control Charts, Madonna was ranked as the most successful singles artist in German chart history. According to Billboard, Madonna is the most successful solo artist in the Hot 100 chart history, second overall behind the

Prompt: Who is the most successful UK solo artist in the USA?

Answer: Sir Elton


Context: Breeders' Cup Distaff |  † – 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 races were run at 1 miles

Prompt: Where was horse racing's Breeder's Cup held in 1987?

Answer: Hollywood Park L.A


Context: TAAG Angola Airlines |  TAAG Angola Airlines E.P. (TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola E.P.) is a state-owned airline and flag carrier of Angola. Based in Luanda, the airline operates an all-Boeing fleet on domestic services within Angola, medium-haul services in Africa and long-haul services to Brazil, Cuba, and Portugal. The airline was originally set up by the government as DTA – Divisão dos Transportes Aéreos in 1938, rechristened TAAG Angola Airlines in 1973, and gained flag carrier status in 1975. It is now a member of both the International Air Transport Association and the African Airlines Association.

Prompt: Which country does the airline TAAG come from?

Answer: Angola


Context: Diana Ross & the Supremes: The No. 1's | " Diana Ross & the Supremes: The No. 1s is a 2003 compact disc collection of the number-one singles achieved by The Supremes led by Diana Ross and Jean Terrell (""Stoned Love"") in addition to solo Diana Ross singles on the American and United Kingdom pop charts. The album features 23 tracks and a bonus remix. The songs have all been digitally remastered and also remixed from the original master tapes. The quality of the sound is much clearer than any collection before, however, the mixes can sound drastically different from the original versions, especially the songs recorded between 1964 and 1969. Having used the original elements from the original masters, the mixers were able to attain new recordings, with "

Prompt: Which US No 1 single came from Diana Ross's platinum album Diana?

Answer: Upside Down (Diana Ross song)


Context: 1993 in film |  June 18 - Arnold Schwarzenegger's film career falters with the commercial disappointment of Last Action Hero. ; October 31 – Actor River Phoenix accidentally dies of an overdose during the filming of Dark Blood. The film was later completed and released in 2012. ; July 16 - Jurassic Park opens in Mexico and the United Kingdom and on July 17 in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, setting opening records in each market. ; December 15 - Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg, is released and goes on to win seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Spielberg's first for Best Director. ; December 22 - Turner Broadcasting System acquired Castle Rock Entertainment.

Prompt: River Phoenix died during the making of which movie?

Answer: Dark Blood (film)


Context: David Hockney |  David Hockney was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, to Laura and Kenneth Hockney (a conscientious objector in the Second World War), the fourth of five children. He was educated at Wellington Primary School, Bradford Grammar School, Bradford College of Art (where his teachers included Frank Lisle and his fellow students included Derek Boshier, Pauline Boty, Norman Stevens, David Oxtoby and John Loker  ) and the Royal College of Art in London, where he met R. B. Kitaj. While there, Hockney said he felt at home and took pride in his work. At the Royal College of Art, Hockney featured in the exhibition Young Contemporaries – alongside Peter Blake – that announced the

Prompt: Which artist David was born in Bradford UK?

Answer: Hockney


Context: Mel Gibson |  Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York of Irish descent, the sixth of 11 children, and the second son of Hutton Gibson, a writer, and Irish-born Anne Patricia (née Reilly, died 1990). Gibson's paternal grandmother was opera contralto Eva Mylott (1875–1920), who was born in Australia, to Irish parents, while his paternal grandfather, John Hutton Gibson, was a millionaire tobacco businessman from the American South. One of Gibson's younger brothers, Donal, is also an actor. Gibson stated his first name is derived from St Mel's Cathedral, the fifth-century Irish saint, and founder of Gibson's mother's local native diocese, Ardagh. His second name, Colmcille, is also shared by an Irish saint, and is the name of the Aughnacliffe parish in County Longford

Prompt: What is Mel Gibson's middle name?

Answer: St Colm


Context: Bridgeport, Chicago | Richard J. Daley, 38th Mayor of Chicago for a total of 21 years beginning on April 20, 1955, until his death on December 20, 1976. ; Richard M. Daley, 43rd Mayor of Chicago, tenure for 22 years; from 1989 to 2011. ; Benn Jordan, composer and recording artist ; Ed Marszewski, publisher, artist and entrepreneur ; Martin Felsen, architect at UrbanLab ; Morgan M. Finley, Illinois State Senator and politician ; Jonathan Sadowski, movie and TV actor ; John Vitek, Illinois State Representative ; Michelle Wu (born 1985), 55th Mayor of Boston. She was a resident of Bridgeport for a period of her childhood. ; ShanZuo and DaHuang Zhou (known professionally as the Zhou Brothers), visual artists and founders/directors of the Zhou B Art Center on 35th Street

Prompt: Richard Daley was mayor of which city for 21 years?

Answer: Chi-Beria


Context: Grand Hotel (1932 film) | " As Grusinskaya, Greta Garbo delivers the line ""I want to be alone"", and, immediately following, ""I just want to be alone."" Soon after, in conversation with Baron Felix von Geigern, she says, ""And I want to be alone."" Referring to its legendary use as a characterization of her personal reclusive life, Garbo later insisted, ""I never said I want to be alone; I only said, 'I want to be let alone.' There is all the difference."""

Prompt: "In which movie did Garbo say, ""I want to be alone""."

Answer: The grand hotel


Context: J. Davy Kirkpatrick |  J. Davy Kirkpatrick is an American astronomer at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. Kirkpatrick's research was named one of the top ten science accomplishments of the first ten years (1992–2002) of the W. M. Keck Observatory and one of the Top 100 Stories of 2011 by Discover Magazine.

Prompt: Robert Kirkpatrick of California grew the world's biggest what?

Answer: Head of garlic


Context: Osbert Lancaster |  Sir Osbert Lancaster, CBE (4 August 1908 – 27 July 1986) was an English cartoonist, architectural historian, stage designer and author. He was known for his cartoons in the British press, and for his lifelong work to inform the general public about good buildings and architectural heritage. The only child of a prosperous family, Lancaster was educated at Charterhouse School and Lincoln College, Oxford; at both he was an undistinguished scholar. From an early age he was determined to be a professional artist and designer, and studied at leading art colleges in Oxford and London. While working as a contributor to The Architectural Review in the mid-1930s, Lancaster published the first of a series of books on architecture, aiming

Prompt: What is Osbert Lancaster best known for producing?

Answer: Cartoonish


Context: 1982 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles |  First-seeded Martina Navratilova defeated the defending champion Chris Evert Lloyd in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships.

Prompt: Who was the defending champion when Martina Navratilova first won Wimbledon singles?

Answer: Virginia Wade


Context: June 1922 | London police arrested 20 men in connection with the assassination of Sir Henry Wilson. ; Walter Hagen the first American-born winner of golf's British Open, achieving victory by a single stroke on 72 holes. Hagen finished with a score of 300, while George Duncan and Jim Barnes and were tied for second with 301.  Jock Hutchison, a U.S. citizen who had been born in Scotland, had won the Open in 1921. ; Died: Wu Tingfang, 79, former Foreign Minister and Premier of the Republic of China, died days after being appointed to serve as the new Prime Minister of a reunified China.

Prompt: Who was the first US-born winner of golf's British Open?

Answer: Walter Hagen


Context: Mission: Impossible 7 | " During the pre-production in late 2019, the Swiss government refused to authorize any explosions, therefore the Skydance Media production team embarked on location scouts in different countries to find an unwanted railway bridge. Among those asked to help with staging a ""full-scale train crash"" was Polish-American film producer Andrew Eksner. In November 2019, the Polish State Railways proposed Eksner use a 151-meter long, 1908 German-era riveted truss bridge on Lake Pilchowickie [ pl; es], in the Jelenia Góra Valley, in Lower Silesia. In December 2019, Paramount Pictures producers including McQuarrie landed in southern Poland, accompanied in deep secrecy by officers of the "

Prompt: In which country is the Sky Train Rail bridge?

Answer: Canada


Context: Paramount Pictures |  Paramount is the fifth oldest surviving film studio in the world after the French studios Gaumont Film Company (1895) and Pathé (1896), followed by the Nordisk Film company (1906), and Universal Studios (1912). It is the last major film studio still headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. Paramount Pictures dates its existence from the 1912 founding date of the Famous Players Film Company. Hungarian-born founder Adolph Zukor, who had been an early investor in nickelodeons, saw that movies appealed mainly to working-class immigrants. With partners Daniel Frohman and Charles Frohman he planned to offer feature-length films that would appeal to the middle

Prompt: What was the Paramount Film Company originally called?

Answer: Raleigh Studios


Context: GlaxoSmithKline |  Italian police sought bribery charges in May 2004, against 4,400 doctors and 273 GSK employees. GSK and its predecessor were accused of having spent £152m on physicians, pharmacists and others, giving them cameras, computers, holidays and cash. Doctors were alleged to have received cash based on the number of patients they treated with a cancer drug, topotecan (Hycamtin). The following month prosecutors in Munich accused 70–100 doctors of having accepted bribes from SmithKline Beecham between 1997, and 1999. The inquiry was opened over allegations that the company had given over 4,000 hospital doctors money and free trips. All charges were dismissed by the Verona court in January 2009. In 2006, in the United States GSK settled the largest tax dispute in IRS history, agreeing to pay US$3.1 billion. At issue were Zantac and other products sold in 1989–2005. The case

Prompt: Which founder of the company Triad was accused by the USA of receiving bribes?

Answer: عدنان خاشقجي


Context: South Pole |  King Haakon VII Vidde in honour of King Haakon VII of Norway. Robert Falcon Scott returned to Antarctica with his second expedition, the Terra Nova Expedition, initially unaware of Amundsen's secretive expedition. Scott and four other men reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912, thirty-four days after Amundsen. On the return trip, Scott and his four companions all died of starvation and extreme cold. In 1914 Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition set out with the goal of crossing Antarctica via the South Pole, but his ship, the Endurance, was frozen in pack ice and sank 11 months later. The overland journey was never made. US Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, with the assistance of his first pilot Bernt Balchen, became the first person to fly over the South Pole on 29 November 1929.

Prompt: Who was the first person after Scott to reach the South Pole overland?

Answer: Sir Edmund Hillary


Context: United States in the Vietnam War | " military-issued camera and color shots of the massacre with his personal camera. Although the operation appeared suspicious to Calley's superiors, it was forgotten. In 1969, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh exposed the My Lai massacre in print, and the Haeberle photos were released to the world media. The Pentagon launched an investigation headed by General William R. Peers to look into the allegations. After a flurry of activity, the Peers Commission issued its report. It declared that ""an atmosphere of atrocity"" surrounded the event, concluding that a massacre had taken place and the crime had been covered up by the commander of the Americal Division and his executive officer. Perhaps 400 Vietnamese civilians, mostly old men, women, and children had been killed by Charlie company. Several men were charged "

Prompt: Which journalist first told the world about the My Lai massacre?

Answer: Seymour Hersch


Context: Shirley Conran |  Conran has been married to Sir Terence Conran; they are the parents of two sons: Sebastian Orby Conran and Jasper Alexander Thirlby Conran, both designers. In 2009, she wrote that she suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome. Conran has homes in France and London, and lived in Monaco for several years. She founded the educational non-profit Maths Action.

Prompt: What is the name of Terence and Shirley Conran's dress designer son?

Answer: Jaspis


Context: Spice Girls merchandise and sponsorship deals | " promotion in the history of the U.K. soft-drink market."" The group also starred in three television adverts for Pepsi, all featuring the song ""Move Over"", that were aired on TV and in cinemas in 93 countries. In October 1997, the group performed two live concerts in Istanbul sponsored by the soft drink company; tickets for the concerts were available exclusively through a Pepsi offer, causing the UK sales of Pepsi to increase by 30% during this one-week promotion. The Spice Girls' ""Generation Next"" campaign led to a record five percent gain in the cola market share for Pepsi in 1997 and the endorsement deal "

Prompt: Which drink did The Spice Girls promote?

Answer: Pep.si


Context: Carl Wilson (album) |  Carl Wilson is the self-titled debut solo album of The Beach Boys' band member, Carl Wilson. The youngest of the three Wilson brothers in the band, Carl Wilson was reportedly at this time unhappy with the progress being made by The Beach Boys creatively. So Carl, just as his brother Dennis had a few years earlier, signed a solo contract with James William Guercio's CBS-distributed Caribou Records, which four years prior put out brother Dennis's album Pacific Ocean Blue, and was also the current label of The Beach Boys. The album was released on March 27, 1981 and peaked at number 185 on the Billboard 200. Of the eight tracks on the album, seven of them are written by Carl Wilson and Myrna Smith, who was the wife of Carl's then manager Jerry Schilling, with the remaining track being co-written by Carl, Myrna and Michael Sun.

Prompt: Who was the youngest brother in the Beach Boys?

Answer: Carl Wilson


Context: Marie Windsor | " ""signed her, put her in two small roles and then promptly forgot her"", she signed a seven-year contract in 1948 with The Enterprise Studios. The actress' first memorable role in 1948 was with John Garfield in Force of Evil playing seductress Edna Tucker. She had roles in numerous 1950s film noirs, notably The Sniper, The Narrow Margin, City That Never Sleeps, and the Stanley Kubrick heist film, The Killing, in which she played Elisha Cook, Jr.'s, scheming wife. She also made her first foray into science fiction with the release of Cat-Women of the Moon (1953). Windsor co-starred with Randolph Scott in The Bounty Hunter (1954)."

Prompt: Which actress was called by the US Senate a 'powerful force of evil' when she left her husband and child in 1948?

Answer: Ingrid Bergmann


Context: Celebrity Family Feud |  Feud, premiering on June 21, 2015 and hosted by Steve Harvey—the current host of the syndicated version of Family Feud. It marked the first time that any version of Family Feud aired on ABC since the end of the original version hosted by Richard Dawson in June 1985. Unlike the current syndicated version of Feud, which was taped in Atlanta, Georgia from 2011 until 2017 and again since 2020, this version has always been produced in Los Angeles, California, and features the return of Burton Richardson, who announced the show from 1999 to 2010, to the series. On August 4, 2016, ABC renewed Celebrity Family Feud for a fourth season. On August 6, 2017, ABC renewed Celebrity

Prompt: Who first hosted Family Feud?

Answer: Dick Dawson


Context: Ke-mo sah-bee | " Ke-mo sah-bee (often spelled kemo sabe, kemosabe or kimosabe) is the term used by the fictional Native American sidekick Tonto as the ""Native American"" name for the Lone Ranger in the American television and radio programs The Lone Ranger. It has become a common catchphrase. Ultimately derived from gimoozaabi, an Ojibwe and Potawatomi word that may mean ""he/she looks out in secret"", it has been occasionally translated as ""trusty scout"" (the first Lone Ranger TV episode, 1941) or ""faithful friend"". In the 2013 film The Lone Ranger, Tonto states that it means ""wrong brother"" in Comanche, a seemingly tongue-in-cheek translation within the context of the plot."

Prompt: What did the Lone Ranger's title Kemo Sabe mean in Apache?

Answer: Lèine bhàn


Context: Gentle Ben |  Gentle Ben is a bear character created by author Walt Morey and first introduced in a 1965 children's novel, Gentle Ben. The original novel told the story of the friendship between a large male bear named Ben and a boy named Mark. The story provided the basis for the 1967 film Gentle Giant (1967), the popular late 1960s U.S. television series Gentle Ben, a 1980s animated cartoon and two early 2000s made-for-TV movies.

Prompt: Who or what was Gentle Ben in the 60s TV series?

Answer: Ursine


Context: Remake | " US, The Ropers), and both series were eventually re-tooled into series based on the male lead (in the UK, Robin's Nest, in the US, Three's a Crowd). The British sitcom Till Death Us Do Part inspired the American All in the Family, while All in the Family 's spin-off Maude was remade in the UK as Nobody's Perfect. Another example is the long-running US sitcom The Office (2005-2013), which was a remake of the 2001 BBC sitcom of the same name. The American version's pilot episode followed its British counterpart ""nearly verbatim,"" though later episodes had their own unique plot. The American television show The Killing is an investigative crime drama based on the Danish series Forbrydelsen."

Prompt: Which 70s show was based on the British show Till Death Us Do Part?

Answer: All In The Family


Context: July 1969 | " would later be renamed the Collins crater. ; At 10:56 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the United States (0256 UTC on 21 July), a person from Earth set foot on the Moon for the first time. Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 manned mission, took several minutes to climb down the module's ladder before setting foot on the lunar surface. Although Armstrong said later that he intended to say that the act was ""one small step for a man"" for the first words heard on Earth from the Moon, what listeners heard (and the press reported the next day) in the transmission was the phrase ""That's one "

Prompt: On what date in 1969 did Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon?

Answer: July 20


Context: Bandar Seri Begawan |  Brunei International Airport serves the whole country. It is located 11 km from the town centre and can be reached in 10 minutes via the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway. Royal Brunei Airlines, the national airline, has its head office in the RBA Plaza in the city.

Prompt: Bandar Seri Begawan International airport is in which country?

Answer: Abode of Peace


Context: Paul Strand |  Paul Strand (October 16, 1890 – March 31, 1976) was an American photographer and filmmaker who, along with fellow modernist photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. In the 1930s, he helped found the Photo League. His diverse body of work, spanning six decades, covers numerous genres and subjects throughout the Americas, Europe, and Africa.

Prompt: What was the profession of Paul Strand (1890 - 1976)?

Answer: Photographist


Context: Germany's Next Topmodel (season 1) |  the club, otherwise they go down on really important gangways. The test in the club was a full success. But on the next morning Heidi organized already again a date. It is on the way to Christian Audigier, the designer of the Street ware label Ed Hardy. The cool Look is particularly announced with Hollywood of star extremely. With the Ed Hardy shoot is responsible the girls for everything. Now they can show whether they watched out with Amin well. LA has to offer much. But the largest attraction for the girls was it not to think for a few hours of its achievements and have with Heidi fun. To the daily strolls it ended together over the Santa Monica jetty. Still do not know Lena, Jennifer and Yvonne that morning

Prompt: "Which supermodel said, ""I look very scary in the mornings?"

Answer: We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day


Context: MacArthur Park (song) | " ""MacArthur Park"" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb that was recorded first by Irish actor and singer Richard Harris in 1968. Harris's version peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the UK Singles Chart. ""MacArthur Park"" was subsequently covered by numerous artists, including a 1969 Grammy-winning version by country music singer Waylon Jennings and a number one Billboard Hot 100 disco arrangement by Donna Summer in 1978. In 1967, producer Bones Howe had asked Webb to create a pop song with different movements and changing time signatures. Webb delivered ""MacArthur Park"" to Howe with ""everything he wanted"", but Howe did not care for the ambitious arrangement and unorthodox lyrics and the song was rejected by the group the Association, for whom it had been intended."

Prompt: Who wrote the song MacArthur Park?

Answer: James H. Webb


Context: Downtown (Petula Clark song) | " respectively No. 12 and No. 5; then after a subsequent single point advance to No. 4 ""Downtown"" leapt to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated 23 January 1965, retaining that position a further week before being overtaken by the ascendancy of The Righteous Brothers' ""You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"". The song became the first No. 1 hit for the year 1965. Petula Clark thus became the first UK female artist to have a US No. 1 hit during the rock and roll era and the second in the annals of US charted music, Vera Lynn having hit No. 1 in the US with ""Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart"" in 1952. ""Downtown"" also made "

Prompt: Who had a 60s No 1 with Downtown?

Answer: Petula Clark


Context: Kiefer Sutherland |  Sutherland was born 21 December 1966, in St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, to Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, both successful Canadian actors who had been living and working in England for some time. He has a twin sister, Rachel, who works as a post-production film supervisor. His maternal grandfather was Scottish-born Canadian politician and former Premier of Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, who is widely credited for bringing universal health care to Canada. Sutherland is named after American-born writer and director Warren Kiefer, who directed Donald Sutherland in his first feature film, Castle of the Living Dead. Sutherland's family moved to Corona, California, in 1968. His parents divorced in 1970. In 1975, Sutherland moved with his mother to Toronto, Ontario.

Prompt: Who was born first, Kiefer Sutherland or Christian Slater?

Answer: Kiefer sutherlund


Context: Jimmy Connors |  Connors won eight Grand Slam singles championships: five US Opens, two Wimbledons, and one Australian Open. He did not participate in the French Open during his peak years (1974–78), as he was banned from playing by the event in 1974 due to his association with World Team Tennis (WTT). and in the other four years was either banned or chose not to participate. He only played in two Australian Opens in his entire career, winning it in 1974 and reaching the final in 1975. Few highly ranked players, aside from Australians, travelled to Australia for that event up until the mid-1980s. Connors is one

Prompt: To the nearest two, how many tennis Grand Slam titles did Jimmy Connors win?

Answer: 10


Context: Sister Clara Hudmon | " Sister Clara Hudmon, also known as The Georgia Peach, (October 10, 1899 - 1966) was an American gospel singer. First recording for Okeh Records in 1930, Hudmon is best-remembered for her rendition of Reverend Charles Albert Tindley's composition ""Stand by Me"". She was a member of Reverend J. M. Gates's congregation and later received notice on the compilation album Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 4."

Prompt: Who was the Georgia Peach?

Answer: Cobb, Ty


Context: Jimi Hendrix | " Stone Alex Vadukul wrote: ""When Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival he created one of rock's most perfect moments. Standing in the front row of that concert was a 17-year-old boy named Ed Caraeff. Caraeff had never seen Hendrix before nor heard his music, but he had a camera with him and there was one shot left in his roll of film. As Hendrix lit his guitar, Caraeff took a final photo. It would become one of the most famous images in rock and roll."" Caraeff stood on a chair next to the edge of the stage and took "

Prompt: Who set fire to his guitar at the Monterey Pop festival in 19676?

Answer: Hendrix


Context: Della Street | " Della Street is the fictional secretary of Perry Mason in the long-running series of novels, short stories, films, and radio and television programs featuring the fictional defense attorney created by Erle Stanley Gardner. In 1950, Gardner published the short story ""The Case of the Suspect Sweethearts"" under the pseudonym Della Street."

Prompt: Della Street was whose secretary?

Answer: Perry Mason (film)


Context: Sweet and Innocent (Osmonds song) | " ""Sweet and Innocent"" is a song written by Rick Hall and Billy Sherrill, first recorded by Roy Orbison in 1958. It was released as the B-side to the single, ""Seems to Me"". In 1970, pop singing group The Osmonds covered the song with Donny handling the lead vocals, and it was billed as his first solo single release. Donny took the song to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on June 5, 1971, and number 32 for all of 1971. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 30, 1971."

Prompt: In music, who was Sweet and Innocent and Too Young?

Answer: Donny Osmond


Context: Can't Nobody Hold Me Down | " ""Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"" is the debut single by rapper Sean ""Puff Daddy"" Combs. It appears on Combs' debut album No Way Out and it was released as the first single in 1997. The song entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number thirty-two in early 1997 and eventually spent six weeks at number one. It was the beginning of Combs' and Bad Boy Records' chart domination during the year — the Combs-produced ""Hypnotize"" by The Notorious B.I.G. would follow this song at number one, and the B.I.G. tribute song ""I'll Be Missing You"" spent eleven weeks at number one during the summer, only to be followed by another B.I.G. song, ""Mo Money Mo Problems"" and then the Combs-produced ""Honey"" by Mariah Carey. Combs was already a successful songwriter, producer and record label owner (Bad Boy Records) before he released his debut album as a performer. His first U.S. chart single, ""No Time"", was a top-twenty hit for Lil' Kim on which Puff Daddy was credited as a featured vocalist. ""Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"" is the debut chart appearance for Harlem-based rapper Mase."

Prompt: Who is featured on Puff Daddy's Can't Hold Me Down?

Answer: Mase


Context: Edmund Hillary |  Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. From 1985 to 1988 he served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh and concurrently as Ambassador to Nepal. Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school. He made his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount Ollivier. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a navigator during World War II and was wounded in an accident. Prior to the Everest expedition, Hillary had been part of

Prompt: What had Edmond Hillary worked at before taking up mountain climbing?

Answer: Bee keeper


Context: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | " The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. It was founded by Isabella Stewart Gardner, whose will called for her art collection to be permanently exhibited ""for the education and enjoyment of the public forever"". An auxiliary wing, adjacent to the original structure near the Back Bay Fens, was completed in 2012. In 1990, thirteen of the museum's works were stolen; the crime remains unsolved, and the works, valued at an estimated $500 million, have not been recovered. A $10 million reward for information leading to the art's recovery remains in place."

Prompt: In which American state is the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum?

Answer: Masachusetts


Context: Benina International Airport |  Benina International Airport (مطار بنينة الدولي) serves Benghazi, Libya. It is located in the borough of Benina, 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Benghazi, from which it takes its name. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau of Libya and is the second largest in the country after Tripoli International Airport. Benina International is also the secondary hub of both Buraq Air and flag carrier, Libyan Airlines. As of 17 July 2014 all flights to the airport were suspended due to fighting in the area. The runway length does not include a 300 m overrun on the end of each runway. The Benina VOR-DME (Ident: BNA) is located 1.9 nmi northwest of the airport. The Benina non-directional beacon (Ident: BNA) is located on the field.

Prompt: Benina international airport is in which country?

Answer: Free Democratic Libya


Context: Food & Wine |  The Food & Wine Classic is an annual event presented by Food & Wine Magazine since 1986. The Classic takes place in Aspen, Colorado in June of each year. The event features wine tasting, cooking demonstrations, featured speakers, as well as a cooking competition. The event celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2012, featuring singers Cee Lo Green, Elvis Costello, athlete Wes Welker, and chef Bobby Flay. A trip to the event is offered as part of the grand prize for the winner of the reality television series Top Chef. On June 19, 2011, QVC did broadcast the Food & Wine Classic live.

Prompt: In 1986, which TV station sponsored the world's biggest wine tasting?

Answer: KQED


Context: Geography of Illinois |   Illinois is in the midwestern United States. Surrounding states are Wisconsin to the north, Iowa and Missouri to the west, Kentucky to the east and south, and Indiana to the east. Illinois also borders Michigan, but only via a northeastern water boundary in Lake Michigan. Nearly the entire western boundary of Illinois is the Mississippi River, except for a few areas where the river has changed course. Illinois' southeastern and southern boundary is along the Wabash River and the Ohio River, whereas its northern boundary and much of its eastern boundary are straight survey (longitudinal and latitudinal) lines. Illinois has a maximum north-south distance of 390 miles (630 km) and 210 miles (340 km) east-west. Its total area is 57918 sqmi.

Prompt: To a thousand, what is the area of Illinois in square miles?

Answer: fifty-five thousand, six hundred and forty-six


Context: The Color Purple (film) |  The Color Purple is a 1985 American epic coming-of-age period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It was Spielberg's eighth film as a director, and marked a turning point in his career as it was a departure from the summer blockbusters for which he had become known. It was also the first feature film directed by Spielberg for which John Williams did not compose the music, instead featuring a score by Quincy Jones, who also produced. The cast stars Whoopi Goldberg in her breakthrough role, with Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Willard Pugh, and Adolph

Prompt: Beloved in 1999 was whose first movie since The Color Purple in 1985?

Answer: Oprah


Context: I Am Spock |  crew member's mistake, and how directing Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home led to Hollywood giving him a shot at directing Three Men and a Baby (1987), which went on to be the highest-grossing film in the United States of that year. He also mentions his work producing and directing the UPN television series Deadly Games. On the topic of Spock's future, Nimoy notes that the Star Trek franchise shows no sign of dying, and that as far as he is concerned, Spock is still alive and well working on Romulus.

Prompt: Which Star Trek star directed Three Men and a Baby?

Answer: Leonard nimoy


Context: The Object of My Affection |  The shooting took place from June to July 1997, in New York. Winona Ryder was initially offered the role of Nina, but turned it down so Uma Thurman was cast opposite Keanu Reeves but both dropped out. Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd were cast instead.

Prompt: Which sitcom star appeared on the big screening The Object of My Affection?

Answer: Jennifer Anniston


Context: Steven Spielberg | "  After a brief setback in which the director felt ""artistically stalled"", he returned in 1991 with Hook, about a middle-aged Peter Pan, played by Robin Williams, who returns to Neverland. During filming, Williams, co-stars Dustin Hoffman and Julia Roberts clashed on set due to their personalities; Spielberg told the 60 Minutes program that he would never work with Roberts again. Nominated for five Academy Awards, the studio enjoyed the film but most critics did not, calling it ""bloated"". Writing for The Washington Post, Hal Hinson described the film as ""too industrially organized"", and thought it was mundane. At the box office, it earned over $300 million worldwide from "

Prompt: "Which character did Julia ""Roberts play in Steven Spielberg's Hook?"

Answer: Pixie dust


Context: Nixon (film) | " Nixon is a 1995 American epic historical drama film directed by Oliver Stone, produced by Clayton Townsend, Stone, and Andrew G. Vajna. The film was written by Stone, Christopher Wilkinson, and Stephen J. Rievele, with significant contributions from ""project consultants"" Christopher Scheer and Robert Scheer. The film tells the story of the political and personal life of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, played by Anthony Hopkins. The film portrays Nixon as a complex and, in many respects, admirable, though deeply flawed, person. Nixon begins with a disclaimer that the film is ""an attempt to understand the truth [...] based on numerous public sources and on an incomplete historical record."" The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Annabeth Gish, Marley Shelton, Bai Ling, Powers Boothe, J. T. "

Prompt: Which US president did Anthony Hopkins play in a film whose title was simply his name?

Answer: I'm not a crook


Context: List of films about pianists | " Jamie Foxx ; Rhapsody in Blue (1945): A biopic of George Gershwin, starring Robert Alda ; Scott Joplin (1977): A biopic of the pianist and composer Scott Joplin, starring Billy Dee Williams ; Shine (1996): About the life of David Helfgott, starring Geoffrey Rush and Sir John Gielgud; Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 (referred to as ""the Rach 3"") is prominently featured. ; Song of Love (1947): Portrays the relationship between Robert Schumann and his wife Clara Schumann (played by Katharine Hepburn), including their live-in tenant Johannes Brahms. ; A Song to Remember (1945): About the life of Frédéric Chopin, starring Cornel Wilde; George Sand is played by Merle Oberon. The pianist "

Prompt: Which movie was a biopic about the life of David Helfgott?

Answer: Shine


Context: The Silence of the Lambs (film) | " The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris' 1988 novel. It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer, ""Buffalo Bill"" (Ted Levine), who skins his female victims. To catch him, she seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. The film also features performances from Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald and Kasi Lemmons. The Silence of the Lambs was released on February 14, 1991, and grossed $272.7 million worldwide on a $19 million budget, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of "

Prompt: Which film director guested as the FBI Director in The Silence of the Lambs?

Answer: The Doorway (film)


Context: Stars and planetary systems in fiction | Alien (1979), film written by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, and directed by Ridley Scott. The spaceship Nostromo receives a mysterious transmission from a nearby planetoid in or near the ζ2 Reticuli system. It sends an expedition to the surface where they find a derelict alien spacecraft. No name is given for the planetoid in the first movie; by the second, Aliens, it has been named LB-426 or LV-426. Comic books and other apocryphal materials sometimes refer to it as Acheron. ; Forty Thousand in Gehenna (1983), Alliance-Union universe novel by C. J. Cherryh. A group of 42,363 Union colonists are dispatched to set up a base on the habitable planet Gehenna II in the Zeta Reticuli system. Unknown to the settlers,

Prompt: In which sci fi classic did the space ship Nostromo first appear?

Answer: Alien (disambiguation)


Context: The Madness of King George |  based at St George's, University of London, reported on the BBC in 2013, that concluded that George III did actually suffer from mental illness after all. The Madness of King George won the BAFTA Awards in 1995 for Outstanding British Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Nigel Hawthorne, who was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The movie won the Oscar for Best Art Direction; and was also nominated for Oscars for Best Supporting Actress for Mirren, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Helen Mirren also won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and Hytner was nominated for the Palme d'Or. In 1999, the British Film Institute voted The Madness of King George the 42nd greatest British film of all time.

Prompt: Nigel Hawthorne was Oscar nominated for The Madness of which King?

Answer: Gheevarghese


Context: Ingrid Bergman | " won her third (and first in the category of Best Supporting Actress) for her performance in Murder on the Orient Express (1974). Director Sidney Lumet had offered Bergman the important part of Princess Dragomiroff, with which he felt she could win an Oscar. She insisted on playing the much smaller role of Greta Ohlsson, the old Swedish missionary. Lumet discussed Bergman's role: ""She had chosen a very small part, and I couldn't persuade her to change her mind. ... Since her part was so small, I decided to film her one big scene, where she talks for almost five "

Prompt: Which Swedish actress won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Murder on the Orient Express?

Answer: Ingrid Bergmann


Context: The Best Film... Ever! | "1) 20th Century Fox Fanfare ; 2) James Bond: Monty Norman – ""Main Theme"" ; 3) Mermaids: Cher – ""The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"" ; 4) The Full Monty: Hot Chocolate – ""You Sexy Thing"" ; 5) James Bond: Tina Turner – ""GoldenEye"" ; 6) Rocky: Survivor – ""Eye of the Tiger"" ; 7) Titanic: James Horner – ""My Heart Will Go On (Instrumental)"" ; 8) The Piano: Michael Nyman – ""The Heart Asks Pleasure First"" ; 9) The Godfather: Nino Rota – ""Speak Softly Love"" ; 10) The Pink Panther: Henry Mancini – ""The Pink Panther Theme"" ; 11) "

Prompt: Which Oscar-nominated film had You Sexy Thing as its theme song?

Answer: Full Monty


Context: Joan Crawford |  own publicity machine, with a new script, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, sent by Robert Aldrich. Crawford starred as Blanche Hudson, an elderly, disabled former A-list movie star who lives in fear of her psychotic sister Jane, in the highly successful psychological thriller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962). Despite the actresses' earlier tensions, Crawford reportedly suggested Bette Davis for the role of Jane. The two stars maintained publicly that there was no feud between them. The director, Aldrich, fueling publicity rumors, explained that Davis and Crawford were each aware of how important the film was to their respective careers, and

Prompt: Which Joan's career revived in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

Answer: Crawford (disambiguation)


Context: The Philadelphia Story (film) |  Turner Broadcasting documentary MGM: When the Lion Roars, after Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer purchased the film rights, they were skeptical about Hepburn's box office appeal, so MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer took an unusual precaution by engaging two A-list male stars (Grant and Stewart) to support Hepburn. Nominated for six Academy Awards, the film won two: James Stewart for Best Actor, and Donald Ogden Stewart for Best Adapted Screenplay. MGM remade the film in 1956 as a musical, retitled High Society, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra. The Philadelphia Story was produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1995.

Prompt: Which much-loved actor won the Best Actor Oscar for The Philadelphia Story?

Answer: James Stewart (actor)


Context: The Towering Inferno |  Although famed for his dancing and singing in musical movies, Fred Astaire received his only Oscar nomination for this film. He also won both a BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award for his performance.

Prompt: Which legendary dancer was Oscar-nominated for The Towering Inferno?

Answer: Fred Astair


Context: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas |  It is the late 1970s, and a brothel has been operating outside of fictional Gilbert, Texas (subbing for real locale La Grange) for more than a century. It is under the proprietorship of Miss Mona Stangley, having been left to her by the original owner. While taking care of her girls, she is also on good terms with the local sheriff, Ed Earl Dodd. When crusading television reporter Melvin P. Thorpe (based on real-life Houston news personality Marvin Zindler) decides to make the illegal activity an issue, political ramifications cause the place to be closed down.

Prompt: What was the name of the brothel in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas?

Answer: Chicken Ranch


Context: Man of La Mancha (film) |  Albert Marre, who had directed the original show but had never before directed a film, were hired to make the motion picture, and original cast stars Richard Kiley and Joan Diener were screen tested in anticipation of the two actors repeating their stage roles. Because of Marre's inexperience with moviemaking, however, he (according to Wasserman) used up part of the film's budget on screen tests, which angered the UA executives. Marre was fired, and as a result Wasserman, Leigh, Kiley and Diener, who was married to Marre, also left the project. British director Peter Glenville was then brought in (it was he who cast Peter O'Toole as Cervantes

Prompt: Who was the male star of the movie The Man of La Mancha?

Answer: Peter o toole


Context: Tony Richardson |  Richardson was married to English actress Vanessa Redgrave from 1962 to 1967. The couple had two daughters, Natasha (1963–2009) and Joely Richardson (born 1965), then he left Redgrave for French actress and singer Jeanne Moreau. In 1972, he had a relationship with Grizelda Grimond, who was a secretary for Richardson's former business partner Oscar Lewenstein, and daughter of British politician Jo Grimond. Grizelda Grimond gave birth to his daughter, Katharine Grimond, on 8 January 1973.

Prompt: What relation is Joey Richardson to Vanessa Redgrave?

Answer: Daughterhood


Context: Belinda Bencic |  sets without winning a game. Bencic would regularly face much older opponents as a child and was encouraged by her father to try to win two games per set. When Bencic was five years old, her father contacted fellow Czechoslovak immigrant Melanie Molitor, the mother and coach of world No. 1 Swiss tennis player, Martina Hingis, for coaching advice. Hingis becoming the top player in the world around the time Bencic was born was also one reason her father was inspired to introduce her to the sport of tennis. Molitor agreed to gauge Bencic's abilities, which led to Bencic working with Molitor once a week for about a year. At the age of six, Bencic also spent six months

Prompt: Melanie Molitor is the mom of which tennis world NO 1?

Answer: The Swiss Miss