Context: C. S. Lewis |  Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain. Lewis and fellow novelist J. R. R. Tolkien were close friends. They both served on the English faculty at Oxford University and were active in the informal Oxford literary group known as the Inklings. According to Lewis's 1955 memoir Surprised by Joy, he was baptised in the Church of Ireland, but fell away from his faith during adolescence. Lewis returned to Anglicanism at the age of 32, owing to the influence of

Prompt: Which writer, whose Christian names were Clive Staples, was known to family and friends as 'Jack'?

Answer: C. S Lewis


Context: Dickie Bird | " Harold Dennis ""Dickie"" Bird, (born 19 April 1933) is an English retired international cricket umpire. During his long umpiring career, he became a much-loved figure among players and viewing public, due to his excellence as an umpire, but also his many eccentricities. Bird played first-class cricket for Yorkshire and Leicestershire as a right-handed batsman, but only scored two centuries in 93 appearances. His career was blighted by a knee injury, which eventually caused him to retire aged 31. He umpired in 66 Test matches (at the time a world record) and 69 One Day Internationals including 3 World Cup Finals. In February 2014, Yorkshire announced that Bird was to be voted in as the club's president at their Annual General Meeting on 29 March. His autobiography sold more than a million copies."

Prompt: The former cricket umpire Harold (Dicky) Bird played cricket for Yorkshire and which other county?

Answer: Leics


Context: Los Angeles in popular culture |  on their land. ; Beverly Hills, 90210 (which aired October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000) was a popular teen drama set in Beverly Hills. The show spawned several spinoffs, most of whose titles indicated the L.A. neighborhoods in which they were set: ; Melrose Place (1992 TV series) (which aired from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999), centers on residents of an apartment complex located on Melrose Place, in West Hollywood, Los Angeles. ; Models Inc. (which aired from June 29, 1994 to March 6, 1995) centered on a modeling agency located in Los Angeles. ; 90210 (which aired from September 2, 2008 to May

Prompt: '90210' is a spinoff from a TV series set in which city in Los Angeles County California?

Answer: Beverly Hills, California, USA


Context: Louis Oosthuizen | " Lodewicus Theodorus ""Louis"" Oosthuizen (born 19 October 1982) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2010 Open Championship. He has finished runner-up in all four major championships: the 2012 Masters Tournament, the 2015 and 2021 U.S. Open, the 2015 Open Championship, and the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2021. His highest placing on the Official World Golf Ranking is fourth, which he reached in January 2013."

Prompt: What nationality is Louis Oosthuizen the 2010 Open Golf Champion?

Answer: South africa


Context: Rigoletto |  Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had control over northern Italian theatres at the time, the opera had a triumphant premiere at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851. The work, Verdi's sixteenth in the genre, is widely considered to be the first of the operatic masterpieces of Verdi's middle-to-late career. Its tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's daughter Gilda. The opera's original title, La maledizione (The Curse), refers to a curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by a courtier whose daughter the Duke has seduced with Rigoletto's encouragement. The curse comes to fruition when Gilda falls in love with the Duke and sacrifices her life to save him from the assassin hired by her father.

Prompt: In Verdi's opera 'Rigoletto', what is the name of the daughter of the title character?

Answer: Gilda


Context: Wayne Mills (British Army soldier) |  Wayne Kevin Mills CGC is a former British Army soldier. He was the first gazetted recipient of the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for his actions during active operations in Bosnia in 1994. While serving with the 1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) on United Nations service in Bosnia on 29 April 1994, a patrol led by Corporal Mills came under heavy small-arms fire from a group of Bosnian Serbs. The patrol returned fire, killing two of the attackers. The patrol moved away back towards their base and soon reached an open clearing, where it was obvious they would be highly vulnerable to fire from the attackers. Mills then performed his feat of bravery. Turning around, back into the wood, he engaged the attacking group, delaying them long enough to allow the rest of his patrol to cross the clearing. Mills shot the leader of the group, causing the rest to scatter. He returned to his patrol safely.

Prompt: What decoration, a Cross, was first awarded in 1995 to Corporal Wayne Mills for his actions in Bosnia?

Answer: CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY


Context: Wales |  1865, the Liberal Party had held a parliamentary majority in Wales and, following the general election of 1906, only one non-Liberal Member of Parliament, Keir Hardie of Merthyr Tydfil, represented a Welsh constituency at Westminster. Yet by 1906, industrial dissension and political militancy had begun to undermine Liberal consensus in the southern coalfields. In 1916, David Lloyd George became the first Welshman to become Prime Minister of Britain. In December 1918, Lloyd George was re-elected at the head of a Conservative-dominated coalition government, and his poor handling of the 1919 coal miners' strike was a key factor in destroying support for the Liberal party in south Wales.

Prompt: Who was the last British Prime Minister to represent a Welsh constituency?

Answer: James Callaghan (1912-2005)


Context: Structure of the Common Security and Defence Policy | ex-officio Vice-President of the European Commission ; participant in the meetings of the European Council ; responsible of the European Union Special Representatives ; head of the External Action Service and the delegations ; President of the Foreign Affairs Council ; Head of the European Defence Agency ; Chairperson of the board of the European Union Institute for Security Studies The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, commonly referred to as the High Representative (HR/VP), is the chief co-ordinator and representative of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), including the CSDP. The position is currently held by Federica Mogherini. Where foreign matters is agreed between EU member states, the High Representative can speak for the EU in that area, such as negotiating on behalf of the member states. Beside representing the EU at international fora and co-ordinating the CFSP and the CSDP, the HR/VP is:

Prompt: Who is the Vice President, and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy?

Answer: Kathy Ashton


Context: Saint Cecilia (EP) | " the patron saint of music, and November 22 is her respective feast day. Recorded at the Hotel Saint Cecilia in Austin, Texas, Saint Cecilia was released on November 23. Many of the songs and song parts used in the EP are from unused songs left off past albums. The track ""The Neverending Sigh"" was originally known under the title ""7 Corners"". Krist Novoselic, who had previously played with Grohl in Nirvana, described Saint Cecilia as Foo Fighters' ""statement on how they are the biggest rock band in the world"". Novoselic also said that ""Saint Cecilia is more straight-ahead rock that is done really well"", and went on to say that ""I "

Prompt: Who is the patron saint of music? (Feast Day 22nd November)

Answer: St Cecilia


Context: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha |  Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, first published in 1993 by Secker and Warburg. It won the Booker Prize that year. The story is about a 10-year-old boy living in Barrytown, North Dublin, and the events that happen within his age group, school and home in around 1968.

Prompt: "Who wrote the 1993 Booker Prize winning novel ""Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha""?"

Answer: Roddy Doyle


Context: Dogger Bank |   Dogger Bank (Dutch: Doggersbank, German: Doggerbank, Danish: Doggerbanke) is a large sandbank in a shallow area of the North Sea about 100 km off the east coast of England. During the last ice age the bank was part of a large landmass connecting mainland Europe and the British Isles, now known as Doggerland. It has long been known by fishermen to be a productive fishing bank; it was named after the doggers, medieval Dutch fishing boats especially used for catching cod. At the beginning of the 21st century the area was identified as a potential site for a UK round 3 wind farm, being developed as Dogger Bank Wind Farm.

Prompt: What is the name of the large sandbank, located 62 miles off the coast of north east England in the North Sea?

Answer: Sailing Over the Dogger Bank


Context: August Jaeger | " ""Nimrod"" from the Variations, recalling a conversation on the slow movements of Beethoven (Nimrod was a Biblical hunter, a pun on the German word for hunter, Jäger). Jaeger championed the work of the young composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, claiming to Elgar that Coleridge-Taylor was ""a genius"". In 1898 Jaeger married Isabella Donkersley of Magdale, Honley near Holmfirth in West Yorkshire, an accomplished violinist and pupil of Henry Holmes in the Royal College of Music, and they had two children. At the beginning of 1905 Jaeger was ill with tuberculosis and went to Davos in Switzerland, but he was still receiving a pension from Novellos. After the long and depressing illness, during which he and Elgar still corresponded about musical matters, Jaeger died in Muswell Hill on 18 May 1909. The family changed their name to ""Hunter"" after World War I."

Prompt: Which musical work of 1898 features a section called 'Nimrod'?

Answer: Enigma variation


Context: Gnocchi |  Gnocchi (, ,    ; singular gnocco) are a varied family of dumpling in Italian cuisine. They are made of small lumps of dough composed of semolina, ordinary wheat flour, egg, cheese, potato, breadcrumbs, cornmeal or similar ingredients,   and possibly including herbs, vegetables, and other ingredients. The dough for gnocchi is most often rolled out before it is cut into small pieces about the size of a wine cork. The dumplings may be pressed with a fork or a cheese grater to make ridges or cut into little lumps. Gnocchi are usually eaten as a first course, but they can also be served as a contorno (side dish) to some main courses. Gnocchi vary in recipe and name across different regions. For example, Lombard and Tuscan malfatti (literally poorly made) are made with ricotta, flour and spinach, as well as the addition of various other herbs

Prompt: In Italian cookery, what name is given to soft dumplings made from semolina or wheat flour?

Answer: Gnocco


Context: Daily Mirror | " The Daily Mirror was launched on 2 November 1903 by Alfred Harmsworth (later Lord Northcliffe) as a newspaper for women, run by women. About the name, he said: ""I intend it to be really a mirror of feminine life as well on its grave as on its lighter sides ... to be entertaining without being frivolous, and serious without being dull."" It cost one penny (equivalent to p in ). It was not an immediate success and in 1904 Harmsworth decided to turn it into a pictorial newspaper with a broader focus. Harmsworth appointed Hamilton Fyfe as editor and all of the paper's female journalists were fired. "

Prompt: Which daily newspaper was founded in 1903 by Alfred Harmsworth as a 'newspaper for women, run by women'?

Answer: The Daily Mirror


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 1932 movie did Greta Garbo say I want to be alone""?"

Answer: The grand hotel


Context: Braille |  Unlike print which consists of mostly arbitrary symbols, the braille alphabet follows a logical sequence. The first ten letters of the alphabet, a–j, use the upper four dot positions: (black dots in the table below). These stand for the ten digits 1–9 and 0 in an alphabetic numeral system similar to Greek numerals (as well all derivations of it, including Hebrew numerals, Cyrillic numerals, Abjad numerals, also Hebrew gematria and Greek isopsephy). Though the dots are assigned in no obvious order, the cells with the fewest dots are assigned to the first three letters (and lowest digits), abc = 123, and to the

Prompt: How many dot positions are usually used in each letter of the Braille system?

Answer: Six


Context: 67th Academy Awards |  Actor winner Tom Hanks became the fifth performer to win consecutive acting Oscars and the second person to do so in the aforementioned category since Spencer Tracy won for his performances in Captains Courageous and Boys Town. He also was the sixth person to win Best Actor twice. Best Supporting Actress winner Dianne Wiest became the first person to win two acting Oscars for performances in films directed by the same person. She first won in that same category for her role in Woody Allen's 1986 film Hannah and Her Sisters. Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life and Trevors joint win in the Best Live Action Short category marked the fifth occurrence of a tie in Oscar history.

Prompt: Who was the first Best Actor Oscar winner to win in consecutive years?

Answer: Spencer tracy


Context: Hawley Harvey Crippen |  Hawley Harvey Crippen (September 11, 1862 – November 23, 1910), usually known as Dr. Crippen, was an American homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser. He was hanged in Pentonville Prison in London for the murder of his wife Cora Henrietta Crippen. Crippen was one of the first criminals to be captured with the aid of wireless telegraphy.

Prompt: Hawley Harvey were the first names of which criminal?

Answer: Cora Turner


Context: Gunga Din | " ""Gunga Din"" is an 1890 poem by Rudyard Kipling set in British India. The poem is much remembered for its final line: ""You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din""."

Prompt: What was the occupation of Gunga Din, in Rudyard Kipling's poem?

Answer: Water carrier


Context: 2010 FIFA World Cup |  South African winger Siphiwe Tshabalala was the first player to score a goal in the competition, in their 1–1 draw against Mexico, the opening game of the tournament. Danish defender Daniel Agger was credited with the first own goal of the tournament, in his side's 2–0 loss to the Netherlands. Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuaín was the only player to score a hat-trick in the tournament, in Argentina's 4–1 win over South Korea. It was the 49th World Cup hat-trick in the history of the tournament. Spain set a new record for the fewest goals scored by a World Cup-winning team, with eight. The previous record low was 11, set by Brazil in 1994,

Prompt: Which country scored the first goal in the 2010 World Cup tournament?

Answer: South africa


Context: List of animals in the Bible |  sense is applied to domesticated quadrupeds at large. However, in Job, where it is left untranslated and considered a proper name, it indicates a particular animal. The description of this animal has long puzzled the commentators. Many of them now admit that it represents the hippopotamus; it might possibly correspond as well to the rhinoceros. ; Bird — No other classification of birds than into clean and unclean is given. The Jews, before the Babylonian captivity, had no domestic poultry except pigeons. Although many birds are mentioned, there occur few allusions to their habits. Their instinct of migration, the snaring or netting

Prompt: What was the name of the huge beast, probably a hippo, described in the Book of Job?

Answer: Behemot


Context: Sergey Brin |  Stanford's computing infrastructure to experience problems. Page and Brin used the former's basic HTML programming skills to set up a simple search page for users, as they did not have a web page developer to create anything visually elaborate. They also began using any computer part they could find to assemble the necessary computing power to handle searches by multiple users. As their search engine grew in popularity among Stanford users, it required additional servers to process the queries. In August 1996, the initial version of Google was made available on the Stanford Web site. By early 1997, the BackRub page described the state as follows:

Prompt: In computing, what started life at Stanford University as 'backrub'?

Answer: Google.co.cr


Context: Roderick Maclean | " Roderick Edward Maclean (c. 1854 – 8 June 1921) was a Scotsman who attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria on 2 March 1882, at Windsor, England, with a pistol. This was the last of eight attempts by separate people to kill or assault Victoria over a period of four decades. Maclean's motive was purportedly a curt reply to some poetry that he had mailed to the Queen. ""The attempted murder followed the arrival of the Royal train, conveying the Queen, Princess Beatrice and the Court from Windsor. Queen Victoria had just walked across the platform of Windsor station to a carriage in waiting when Maclean, who was standing at the entrance of the station yard among "

Prompt: Edward Oxford and Rodney Maclean, et al, tried to assassinate which British monarch?

Answer: Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee


Context: Februarius | "  Februarius, fully Mensis Februarius (""month of Februa""), was the shortest month of the Roman calendar from which the Julian and Gregorian month of February derived. It was eventually placed second in order, preceded by Ianuarius (""month of Janus"", January) and followed by Martius (""month of Mars"", March). In the oldest Roman calendar, which the Romans believed to have been instituted by their legendary founder Romulus, March was the first month, and the calendar year had only ten months in all. Ianuarius and Februarius were supposed to have been added by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome, originally at the end of the year. It is unclear when the Romans reset the course of "

Prompt: Which month of the year came second in the Roman calendar?


Context: Tennessee State Route 19 | " Tina Turner spent her childhood in Nutbush, Tennessee, 7 mi northwest of Brownsville. In 2002, Tennessee State Route 19 between Nutbush and Brownsville was officially designated ""Tina Turner Highway"" in honor of the singer."

Prompt: Tina Turner Highway, Tennessee, links Brownsville and which town?

Answer: Nutbush


Context: Rutabaga | " Rutabaga (North American English) or swede (British English and some Commonwealth English) is a root vegetable, a form of Brassica napus (which also includes rapeseed). Other names include Swedish turnip, neep (Scottish) and turnip (Canadian English, Irish English and Manx English) – however, elsewhere the name ""turnip"" usually refers to the related white turnip. The species Brassica napus originated as a hybrid between the cabbage (Brassica oleracea) and the turnip (Brassica rapa). Rutabaga roots are eaten as human food in a variety of ways, and the leaves can be eaten as a leaf vegetable. The roots and tops are also used for livestock, either fed directly in the winter or foraged in the field during the other seasons. Scotland, Northern England, West England, the Isle of Man and Ireland had a tradition of carving the roots into lanterns at Halloween."

Prompt: What do we call the vegetable called the rutabaga in America?

Answer: Svenskar


Context: 1952 United States presidential election |  The 1952 United States presidential election was the 42nd quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1952. Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower won a landslide victory over Democrat Adlai Stevenson, ending a string of Democratic Party wins that stretched back to 1932. Stevenson, the Governor of Illinois, emerged victorious on the third presidential ballot of the 1952 Democratic National Convention, defeating Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, Senator Richard Russell Jr. of Georgia, and other candidates. The Republican nomination was primarily contested by Eisenhower, a general who was widely popular for his leadership in World War II, and conservative Senator Robert A.

Prompt: Who won the 1952 US Presidential election?

Answer: Eisenhower Dwight


Context: Aubrey–Maturin series |  The Aubrey–Maturin series is a sequence of nautical historical novels—20 completed and one unfinished—by Patrick O'Brian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centring on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, a physician, natural philosopher, and intelligence agent. The first novel, Master and Commander, was published in 1969 and the last finished novel in 1999. The 21st novel of the series, left unfinished at O'Brian's death in 2000, appeared in print in late 2004. The series received considerable international acclaim, and most of the novels reached The New York Times Best Seller list. These novels comprise the heart of the canon of an author often compared to Jane Austen, C. S. Forester and other British authors central to English literature. The 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World drew from five books in this series. Russell Crowe played the role of Jack Aubrey, and Paul Bettany that of Stephen Maturin.

Prompt: Who wrote the Napoleonic war novels featuring Stephen Maturin?

Answer: Patrick O Brian


Context: National Railway Museum | " The National Railway Museum is a museum in York forming part of the Science Museum Group. The museum tells the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles such as Mallard, Stirling Single, Duchess of Hamilton and a Japanese bullet train. In addition, the National Railway Museum holds a diverse collection of other objects from a household recipe book used in George Stephenson's house to film showing a ""never-stop railway"" developed for the British Empire Exhibition. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001. the museum is about to embark on a major site development. As part of the York Central redevelopment which will divert Leeman Road, the National Railway Museum will be building a new entrance building to connect the two separate parts of the museum together. At the same time, the space around the museum will be landscaped to provide public spaces. In 2020 architectural practice Feilden Fowles won an international competition to create the museum's new £16.5 million Central Hall building—a key element of the museum's Vision 2025 masterplan."

Prompt: In which city in the UK is the National Railways Museum?

Answer: Park Grove (1895)


Context: Sign war |  In politics, sign wars are competitions between opposing political campaigns at events and/or locations where campaign visibility is paramount to each side. During a sign war, campaign workers, both staffers and volunteers, seek to have a greater sign presence than their opposition. Sign wars may consist of tens of thousands of signs in standard sizes ranging from placards to 4'x8's and may include a wide variety of signs that have been improvised by campaigns and their volunteers.

Prompt: What was the four-word sign famously hung in the campaign war room during

Answer: Bill Clinton's 1992 election campaign, to remind Clinton and the rest of the team of their most important campaigning priority?


Context: Mike Tyson vs. Alex Stewart | " On February 11, 1990, Mike Tyson endured an upset loss to James ""Buster"" Douglas that cost him the undisputed Heavyweight Championship. Though he had hoped for a rematch, Douglas instead opted to face the number one contender, Evander Holyfield. As such, Tyson was forced to go down the comeback trail. His first opponent was 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Henry Tillman, who had twice defeated Tyson as an amateur. Tyson easily defeated Tillman, knocking him out at 2:47 in the first round. Tyson's next fight in his comeback was against Alex Stewart, an up-and-coming prospect with all 26 of his wins as a professional coming by way of knockout. He was undefeated through his first 24 fights before falling to a rising Evander Holyfield. Nevertheless, Stewart came into the fight with Tyson with a 26–1 record and was taken as a more serious opponent for Tyson than the struggling Tillman. Though the fight was originally set for September 22, Tyson suffered a deep cut over his right eye due to an accidental headbutt from sparring partner Greg Page. The cut required 48 stitches, causing the fight to be rescheduled for December 8."

Prompt: Which boxer was the first to defeat Mike Tyson in a professional fight, in February 1990?

Answer: James %22Buster%22 Douglas


Context: The Blue Castle |  The Blue Castle is a 1926 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, best known for her novel Anne of Green Gables (1908). The story is set during the 1920s in the fictional town of Deerwood, located in the Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada. Deerwood is based on Bala, Ontario, which Montgomery visited in 1922. Maps of the two towns show similarities. This novel is considered one of L.M. Montgomery's few adult works of fiction, along with A Tangled Web, and is the only book she wrote that is entirely set outside of Prince Edward Island. It has grown in popularity since being republished in 1990. The book was adapted for the stage twice; in 1982 it was made into a successful Polish musical, and ten years later Canadian playwright Hank Stinson authored another version, The Blue Castle: A Musical Love Story. Colleen McCullough, author of The Thorn Birds, evidently used The Blue Castle as the basis of her novel The Ladies of Missalonghi—subconsciously, as she alleged—to the point of provoking accusations of plagiarism. The book's United States copyright was renewed in 1954.

Prompt: "In the book by L. M. Montgomery, in which Canadian province is ""Anne of Green Gables"" set?"

Answer: P.E.I


Context: St Andrew's (stadium) |  Teams representing England have played international matches at St Andrew's, though not at senior level. In 1957, England B defeated Scotland B under floodlights in front of nearly 40,000 spectators. England's junior sides have played there on several occasions, at under-23, under-21 – the 4–0 defeat to Spain in 2001 was the England under-21 team's worst home defeat – and youth levels. Before competitive football resumed after the First World War, a Scottish Football League XI beat their English counterparts, including Birmingham players Frank Womack and Billy Morgan, 3–1 at St Andrew's. As of 2009, four FA Cup semifinals have taken place at St Andrew's, and the ground has hosted semifinal replays on five occasions, most

Prompt: Which English football team has played home games at St. Andrew's Stadium since 1906?

Answer: Birmingham city managers


Context: West Coast of the United States |  The West Coast of the United States, also known as the Pacific Coast, Pacific states, and the western seaboard, is the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. The term typically refers to the contiguous U.S. states of California, Oregon, and Washington, but sometimes includes Alaska and Hawaii, especially by the United States Census Bureau as a U.S. geographic division. With the exclusion of Alaska, the Democratic Party has dominated West Coast politics in contemporary history, with the states consistently voting for Democrats in elections at various levels. Four out of five West Coast states have voted for Democrats in presidential elections since 1992, three of which have done so since 1988.

Prompt: Three of the contiguous states of the USA have Pacific coastlines. Washington and California are two. Which is the third?

Answer: Demographics of Oregon


Context: 2005 in England | 17 June – The Ugandan-born bishop of Birmingham, John Sentamu is named the new Archbishop of York. He is the first ever black person to be appointed an Archbishop of the Church of England.

Prompt: Who has been Archbishop of York since 2005?

Answer: Archbishop John Sentamu


Context: Bar billiards |  Bar billiards is played on a unique table with no side or corner pockets but with nine holes in the playing surface which are assigned various point values ranging from 10 to 200. There are eight balls in all, seven white and one red, white balls score points as shown and potting the red ball scores double the points as shown. Three mushroom-shaped pegs are positioned on the playing surface, the two white pegs positioned either side of the 100 hole with one black peg in front of the 200 hole. If a white peg is knocked over then the player's break is ended and all points acquired during that break are discarded. Knocking down the black peg ends the player's break

Prompt: How many balls are used in bar billiards?

Answer: 8


Context: Adolphe Adam | " Adolphe Charles Adam (24 July 1803 – 3 May 1856) was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1841) and Le corsaire (1856), his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau (1836) and Si j'étais roi (1852) and his Christmas carol ""Minuit, chrétiens!"" (Midnight, Christians, 1844, known in English as ""O Holy Night""). Adam was the son of a well-known composer and pianist, but his father did not wish him to pursue a musical career. Adam defied his father, and his many operas and ballets earned him a good living until he lost all his money in 1848 in a disastrous bid to open a new opera house in Paris in competition with the Opéra and Opéra-Comique. He recovered, and extended his activities to journalism and teaching. He was appointed as a professor at the Paris Conservatoire, France's principal music academy. Together with his older contemporary Daniel Auber and his teacher Adrien Boieldieu, Adam is credited with creating the French form of opera."

Prompt: Who was the French composer of the ballet Giselle?

Answer: Adolphe Adam


Context: Darts |  numbered sections, scoring from 1 to 20 points, by wires running from the small central circle to the outer circular wire. Circular wires within the outer wire subdivide each section into single, double and treble areas. The dartboard featured on The Indoor League television show of the 1970s did not feature a treble section, and according to host Fred Trueman during the first episode, this is the traditional Yorkshire board. Various games can be played (and still are played informally) using the standard dartboard. However, in the official game, any dart landing inside the outer wire scores as follows: The highest score possible

Prompt: On a standard dartboard, how many scoring sections are there?

Answer: Eighty Two


Context: William McDougall (politician, born 1822) |  presenting the Gettysburg Address. Even though the Canadian and British press wrote positively about Lincoln's speech, the American press condemned it for its lack of length. In July 1958, before then–US President Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed a joint session of the Parliament of Canada, Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker recounted the tale of the friendship between McDougall and Lincoln as an example of the long history of friendship between Canada and the United States. A copy of the Hansard containing Eisenhower's speech was autographed and commented by Diefenbaker, and it can be found in the Baldwin Room – a secured archives area – of the Toronto Reference Library.

Prompt: Who was British Prime Minister when Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863?

Answer: The Viscount Palmerston


Context: Las Vegas | "infobox name: Las Vegas, Nevada ; settlement_type: City ; etymology: Spanish: Las vegas (The meadows) ; nickname: ""Vegas"", ""Sin City"", ""City of Lights"", ""The Gambling Capital of the World"", ""The Entertainment Capital of the World"", ""Capital of Second Chances"", ""The Marriage Capital of the World"", ""The Silver City"", ""America's Playground"" ; imagesize: 300px ; image_caption: From top, left to right: Downtown Las Vegas, World Market Center, Stratosphere Tower Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Clark County Government Center. ; image_flag: Flag of Las Vegas, Nevada.svg ; image_seal: Seal of Las Vegas, Nevada.svg ; mapsize: 250px ; map_caption: Interactive map of Las Vegas ; subdivision_type: Country ; subdivision_type1: State ; subdivision_name1: Nevada ; subdivision_type2: County ; subdivision_name2: Clark ; government_type: Council–manager ; leader_title: Mayor ; leader_name: Carolyn Goodman (I) ; leader_title1: City Council ; leader_name1: Members ;  ; Brian Knudsen (D) ;  ; Victoria Seaman (R) ;  ; Olivia Diaz (D) ;  ; Stavros S. Anthony (R) ;  ; Cedric Crear (D) ;  ; Michele Fiore (R) ; leader_title2: City manager ; leader_name2: Scott D. Adams ; established_title: Founded ; established_date: May 15, 1905 ; established_title1: Incorporated ; established_date1: March 16, 1911 ; area_total_sq_mi: 141.84 ; area_land_sq_mi: 141.78 ; area_water_sq_mi: 0.05 ; population_as_of: 2020 ; population_total: 641903 ; population_rank: 26th in the United States 1st in Nevada ; population_metro: 2265461 (29th) ; population_density_sq_mi: 4527.46 ; population_density_km2: 1748.01 ; population_demonym: Las Vegan ; timezone: PST ; utc_offset: −8 ; timezone_dst: PDT ; utc_offset_dst: −7 ; postal_code_type: ZIP code ; area_code: 702 & 725 ; elevation_ft: 2001 ; elevation_m: 610 ; website: lasvegasnevada.gov ; blank_name: FIPS code ; blank_info: 32-40000 ; blank1_name: GNIS feature ID ; blank1_info: 847388 ; blank2_name: Major airport ; blank2_info: LAS ; blank3_name: Interstate Highways ; blank3_info: , ; blank4_name: Other major highways ; blank4_info: ,, , , , ; unit_pref: Imperial ; area_total_km2: 367.36 ; area_land_km2: 367.22 ; area_water_km2: 0.14"

Prompt: What is the English translation of the place name Las Vegas?

Answer: THE MEADOWS


Context: Timeline of golf history (1945–1999) |  battle with both the USGA and the PGA Tour to have the ban rescinded after winning a temporary injunction. Eventually both organizations drop the ban, while Karsten acknowledges the right of the organizations to regulate equipment and pledges to make modifications to future designs. Sandy Lyle becomes the first British player to win the U.S. Masters. Lyle sweeps his approach shot to the last green out of a fairway bunker to within 15 ft, and sinks the resulting birdie putt for a one-shot victory over Mark Calcavecchia. Seve Ballesteros wins his third British Open championship in the first-ever Monday

Prompt: Who was the first British golfer to win the US Masters?

Answer: Lyle, Sandy


Context: Ursa Major | " the following:  Except for Dubhe and Alkaid, the stars of the Big Dipper all have proper motions heading toward a common point in Sagittarius. A few other such stars have been identified, and together they are called the Ursa Major Moving Group. The stars Merak (β Ursae Majoris) and Dubhe (α Ursae Majoris) are known as the ""pointer stars"" because they are helpful for finding Polaris, also known as the North Star or Pole Star. By visually tracing a line from Merak through Dubhe (1 unit) and continuing for 5 units, one's eye will land on Polaris, accurately indicating true north."

Prompt: Merak and Dubhe, known as the 'Pointer stars' are in which constellation?

Answer: Accept any of GREAT BEAR, BIG DIPPER, URSA MAJOR or PLOUGH


Context: Ray Harryhausen | " Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American animator and special effects creator who created a form of stop motion model animation known as ""Dynamation"". His works include the animation for Mighty Joe Young (1949) with his mentor Willis H. O'Brien (for which the latter won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects); his first color film, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958); and Jason and the Argonauts (1963), which featured a sword fight with seven skeleton warriors. His last film was Clash of the Titans (1981), after which he retired. In 1960, Harryhausen moved to the United Kingdom and became a dual American-British citizen. He lived in London until his death in 2013. During his life, his innovative style of special effects in films inspired numerous filmmakers. In November 2016 the BFI compiled a list of those present-day filmmakers who claim to have been inspired by Harryhausen, including Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Joe Dante, Tim Burton, Nick Park, James Cameron, and Guillermo del Toro. Others influenced by him include George Lucas, John Lasseter, John Landis, Henry Selick, J. J. Abrams, and Wes Anderson."

Prompt: Ray Harryhausen is famous in the world of cinema for what?

Answer: Brief history of special effects


Context: Amstrad | Sugar, Alan. What You See Is What You Get: My Autobiography (2010) hardback ISBN: 978-0-230-74933-7 ; Thomas, David. Alan Sugar: The Amstrad Story (1991), paperback ISBN: 0-330-31900-0.

Prompt: "Who's 2010 autobiography was called ""What You See Is What You Get'?"

Answer: Alan Michael Sugar


Context: List of Legendary Creatures from China | Denglong, a mythical creature that acts as messenger between heaven and earth. ; Dilong ; Dog in Chinese mythology ; Dragon (zodiac) ; Dragon King ; Dragon dance, traditional dance involving the structure of a dragon. ; Dragon turtle, mythical creature with head of a dragon and body of a tortoise which symbolises courage, power, and success.

Prompt: Which is the only mythical creature found in the Chinese zodiac?

Answer: Mythical dragon


Context: Facundo | " Facundo begins with a geographical description of Argentina, from the Andes in the west to the eastern Atlantic coast, where two main river systems converge at the boundary between Argentina and Uruguay. This river estuary, called the Rio de Plata, is the location of Buenos Aires, the capital. Through his discussion of Argentina's geography, Sarmiento demonstrates Buenos Aires' advantages; the river systems were communications arteries which, by enabling trade, helped the city to achieve civilization. Buenos Aires failed to spread civilization to the rural areas and as a result, much of the rest of Argentina was doomed to barbarism. Sarmiento also argues that the pampas, Argentina's wide and empty plains, provided ""no place for people to escape and hide for defense and this prohibits civilization in most parts of Argentina"". Despite "

Prompt: Buenos Aires is located on the estuary of which river?

Answer: The River Plate (disambiguation)


Context: S. T. Joshi | H. P. Lovecraft: A Life ; I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft ; Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography (Arkham House, 1999). ISBN: 9780870541766.

Prompt: Give a year in the life of author H P Lovecraft?

Answer: 1890-1937


Context: Footpad |  In archaic terminology, a footpad is a robber or thief specialising in pedestrian victims. The term was used widely from the 16th century until the 19th century, but gradually fell out of common use. A footpad was considered a low criminal, as opposed to the mounted highwayman who in certain cases might gain fame as well as notoriety. Footpads operated during the Elizabethan era and until the beginning of the 19th century.

Prompt: A footpad was a criminal from the 16th to 19th century but what term is used to describe them today?

Answer: MUGGER


Context: Shirk (Islam) | Shirk by humanization: In this aspect of shirk, Allah is given the form and qualities of human beings and animals. Due to man's superiority over animals, the human form is more commonly used by idolaters to represent Allah in creation. Consequently, the image of the creator is often painted, moulded or carved in the shape of human beings possessing the physical features of those who worship them. ; Shirk by deification: This form of shirk relates to cases where created beings or things are given or claim Allah's names or his attributes. For example, it was the practice of the ancient Arabs to worship idols whose names were derived from the names of Allah. Their main three deities were; Al-lāt (taken from Allah's name al-Elah), al-'Uzza (taken from al-'Aziz), and al-Manat (taken from al-Mannan). During the era of Muhammad there was also a man in a region of Arabia called Yamamah, who claimed to be a prophet and took the name Rahman which, in Islam, belongs only to Allah. Shirk in this category includes both the non-believer practices of giving Allah the attributes of his creation as well as the act of giving created beings Allah's names and attributes.

Prompt: In the Muslim religion what name is given to an invisible spirit that appears in either human or 'animal form?

Answer: Jinni


Context: Zag and the Coloured Beads |  in 1986 about the actor Bernard Cribbins. The end credits erroneously refer to the song as A Loaf of Legs, which was the name of the Beads first album. Along with his work in Croydon band Junk Time Pate, Mik Tubb has also developed an interest in gambling on horse racing. At Plumpton races in the winter of 2010 he almost won a large sum on a horse called Uncle Eli, which unfortunately unseated its jockey, Grand National winner Liam Treadwell at the final hurdle, resulting in the destruction of Tubb's wager. There has been talk of a new band being formed between Mik Tubb and Paul Howard, called Mik Tubb's Military Pickle.

Prompt: Which music act took its name from a Bernard Cribbins hit record?

Answer: RIGHT SAID FRED


Context: Devon |  The oldest rocks which can be dated are those of the Devonian period which are approximately 395–345 million years old. Sandstones and shales were deposited in North and South Devon beneath tropical seas. In shallower waters, limestone beds were laid down in the area now near Torquay and Plymouth. This geological period was named after Devon by Roderick Murchison and Adam Sedgwick in the 1840s and is the only British county whose name is used worldwide as a geological time period. Devon's second major rock system is the Culm Measures, a geological formation of the Carboniferous period that occurs principally in Devon and Cornwall. The measures are so called either from the occasional presence of a soft, sooty coal, which is known in Devon as

Prompt: What geological period, named after an English county, was 416-360 million years ago?

Answer: Emsian


Context: Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest? | " Chronicle of the Kings of England, where he described Henry II's words as follows: ""O wretched Man that I am, who shall deliver me from this turbulent Priest?"" This was modelled on Romans 7:24: ""O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?"" A similar version of the phrase was later used in George Lyttleton's 1772 History of the Life of King Henry the Second, where the quote is rendered as ""[he said] that he was very unfortunate to have maintained so many cowardly and ungrateful men in his court, none of whom would revenge him of the injuries he sustained from one turbulent priest."" "

Prompt: Which monarch said 'Will no-one rid me of this turbulent priest'?

Answer: Henry II


Context: Krakatoa | " Krakatoa, also transcribed Krakatau (Krakatau), is a caldera in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung. The caldera is part of a volcanic island group (Krakatoa Archipelago) comprising four islands. Two, Lang and Verlaten, are remnants of a previous volcanic edifice destroyed in eruptions long before the famous 1883 eruption; another, Rakata, is the remnant of a much larger island destroyed in the 1883 eruption. In 1927, a fourth island, Anak Krakatau, or ""Child of Krakatoa"", emerged from the caldera formed in 1883. There has been new eruptive activity since the late 20th century, with a large collapse causing a deadly tsunami in December 2018."

Prompt: Krakatoa is part of which country?

Answer: Unitary state of republic of indonesia


Context: List of Irish words used in the English language | " bhocht meaning ""poor old woman"") a literary name for Ireland in the 18th and 19th centuries. ; shebeen – (from síbín meaning ""illicit whiskey, poteen"", apparently a diminutive of síob, which means drift, blow, ride) unlicensed house selling alcohol (OED). ; shillelagh – (from sail éille meaning ""a beam with a strap"") a wooden club or cudgel made from a stout knotty stick with a large knob on the end. ; shoneen – A West Brit, an Irishman who apes English customs. From Irish Seoinín, a little John (in a Gaelic version of the English form, Seon, not the Irish Seán). "

Prompt: What Gaelic word which means 'bad ale' is given to an unlicensed Irish drinking house?

Answer: Shibeen


Context: Psalm 109 | " Psalm 109 was used by Thomas Hardy in his novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. Michael Henchard, the protagonist of the novel, is drinking with the choir after practice when he sees his rival, Donald Farfrae, whom he hates. He later persuades the choir to sing Psalm 109. The choir master remarks of this psalm that, ""Twasn't made for singing. We chose it once when the gypsy stole the parson's mare, thinking to please him, but parson were quite upset. Whatever Servant David were thinking about when he made a Psalm that nobody can sing without disgracing himself, I can't fathom."" Some verses of the same psalm figure prominently in M. R. James's supernatural story ""The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"" (1910), which recounts the guilt-ridden life and dismal death of Archdeacon John Haynes."

Prompt: In which Thomas Hardy novel does Michael Henchard appear?

Answer: Mayor of Casterbridge


Context: Paul Gauguin |  In 1887, after having visited Panama, Gauguin spent the time from June to November near Saint Pierre on the Caribbean island of Martinique, accompanied by his friend the artist Charles Laval. His thoughts and experiences during this time are recorded in his letters to his wife Mette and his artist friend Emile Schuffenecker. He arrived in Martinique by way of Panama where he had found himself broke and without a job. At the time France had a policy of repatriation where if a citizen became broke or stranded on a French colony, the state would pay for the boat ride back. Upon leaving Panama, protected by the repatriation policy, Gauguin and Laval decided to get off the boat at the Martinique

Prompt: Which island is particularly associated with the artist Paul Gauguin?

Answer: Otaheiti


Context: List of The Archers characters |  alcoholism and excessive gambling. Phil Archer (Norman Painting) younger son of Dan and long-time patriarch of the Archer family and a leading resident of the village. Phil Archer died on 12 February 2010. Grace Archer (Monica Grey and Ysanne Churchman) was Phil Archer's first wife and the first major character to be killed off. The episode featuring her death was first broadcast on 22 September 1955. The previous night, which happened to be the night that ITV, the UK's first commercial television channel was launched, she received fatal injuries while trying to rescue her horse, Midnight, from a fire. This was seen as a

Prompt: "Which character who featured in the first ever edition of the radio programme 'The Archers' ""died"" in February 2010?"

Answer: Phil Archer


Context: North by Northwest | " Hitchcock thought for a moment then said he had always wanted to do a chase across Mount Rushmore. Lehman and Hitchcock spitballed more ideas: a murder at the United Nations Headquarters; a murder at a car plant in Detroit; a final showdown in Alaska. Eventually they settled on the U.N. murder for the opening and the chase across Mount Rushmore for the climax. For the central idea, Hitchcock remembered something an American journalist had told him about spies creating a fake agent as a decoy. Perhaps their hero could be mistaken for this fictitious agent and end up on the run. They bought the idea from the journalist for $10,000."" Lehman repeated this story in the "

Prompt: Which Alfred Hitchcock film reaches its climax on Mount Rushmore?

Answer: N by nw


Context: Loire |  The Loire (, also ; ; Léger, ; Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of 1006 km, it drains 117054 km2, more than a fifth of France's land while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône. It rises in the southeastern quarter of the French Massif Central in the Cévennes range (in the department of Ardèche) at 1350 m near Mont Gerbier de Jonc; it flows north through Nevers to Orléans, then west through Tours and Nantes until it reaches the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic Ocean) at Saint-Nazaire. Its

Prompt: In which mountains does the Loire river rise?

Answer: Cevennes Mountains


Context: History of Russia |  girl who died about 90,000 years ago, shows that she was a hybrid of a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father. Russia was also home to some of the last surviving Neanderthals - the partial skeleton of a Neanderthal infant (Mezmaiskaya 2) in Mezmaiskaya cave in Adygea, showed a carbon-dated age of only 45,000 years. In 2008 Russian archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of Novosibirsk, working at the site of Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of Siberia, uncovered a 40,000-year-old small bone fragment from the fifth finger of a juvenile hominin, which DNA analysis revealed to be a previously unknown species of human, which was named the Denisova hominin. The first trace of Homo sapiens on the large expanse of Russian

Prompt: What name has been given to the previously unknown species of man found in Russia 2010?

Answer: Denisovian


Context: Homo floresiensis | " Homo floresiensis (""Flores Man""; nicknamed ""Hobbit"" ) is a species of small archaic human that inhabited the island of Flores, Indonesia, until the arrival of modern humans about 50,000 years ago. The remains of an individual who would have stood about 1.1 m in height were discovered in 2003 at Liang Bua on the island of Flores in Indonesia. Partial skeletons of at least nine individuals have been recovered, including one complete skull, referred to as ""LB1"". These remains have been the subject of intense research to determine whether they were diseased modern humans or a separate species; a 2017 study concludes by phylogenetic analysis that H. floresiensis is an early species of Homo, a sister species of Homo habilis. This hominin was at first considered remarkable for its survival until relatively recent times, initially thought to be only 12,000 years ago. However, more extensive stratigraphic and chronological work has pushed the dating of the most recent evidence of its existence back to 50,000 years ago. The Homo floresiensis skeletal material is now dated from 60,000 to 100,000 years ago; stone tools recovered alongside the skeletal remains were from archaeological horizons ranging from 50,000 to 190,000 years ago."

Prompt: Which 'literary' nickname has been given to the extinct species of man, discovered in Indonesia 2003, named Homo Floresiensis?

Answer: Hobbits


Context: A Shropshire Lad |  A Shropshire Lad is a collection of sixty-three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman, published in 1896. Selling slowly at first, it then rapidly grew in popularity, particularly among young readers. Composers began setting the poems to music less than ten years after their first appearance, and many parodists have satirised Housman's themes and poetic style.

Prompt: """A Shropshire Lad"" is a work of poetry by whom?"

Answer: A E Houseman


Context: Tony Blair |  In March 2010, it was reported that Blair's memoirs, titled The Journey, would be published in September 2010. In July 2010 it was announced the memoirs would be retitled A Journey. The memoirs were seen by many as controversial and a further attempt to profit from his office and from acts related to overseas wars that were widely seen as wrong, leading to anger and suspicion prior to launch. On 16 August 2010 it was announced that Blair would give the £4.6 million advance and all royalties from his memoirs to the Royal British Legion – the charity's largest ever single donation. Media analysis of the sudden announcement was wide-ranging, describing it

Prompt: "Whose memoirs, published in 2010, were called ""A Journey""?"

Answer: Rt Hon Anthony Blair MP


Context: 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final |  Adidas Speedcell was the official match ball selected for the final. The ball was used throughout the tournament, and features a futuristic red and white coloured design, in honour of the Denmark flag. It features eleven lines, which denotes the eleven players on the pitch, with the official competition emblem located between the ball.

Prompt: The 'Speedcell' was the name of the official match ball in which tournament?

Answer: FIFA Women's World Cup 2011


Context: John Buchan |  fiction, and in 1915 published his most famous work, The Thirty-Nine Steps, a spy-thriller set just prior to the First World War. The novel featured Buchan's oft-used hero, Richard Hannay, whose character was based on Edmund Ironside, a friend of Buchan from his days in South Africa. A sequel, Greenmantle, came the following year. In June 1916 Buchan was sent out to the Western Front to be attached to the British Army's General Headquarters Intelligence Section, to assist with drafting official communiques for the press. On arrival he received a field-commission as a second lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps. Recognised

Prompt: "What was the title to John Buchan's sequel to ""TheThirty Nine Steps""?"

Answer: Greenmantle


Context: Adam Smith |   Smith has been commemorated in the UK on banknotes printed by two different banks; his portrait has appeared since 1981 on the £50 notes issued by the Clydesdale Bank in Scotland, and in March 2007 Smith's image also appeared on the new series of £20 notes issued by the Bank of England, making him the first Scotsman to feature on an English banknote.  A large-scale memorial of Smith by Alexander Stoddart was unveiled on 4 July 2008 in Edinburgh. It is a 10 ft-tall bronze sculpture and it stands above the Royal Mile outside St Giles' Cathedral in Parliament Square, near the Mercat cross. 20th-century sculptor Jim Sanborn (best known for the Kryptos sculpture at the United States Central Intelligence Agency) has created multiple pieces which feature Smith's work. At Central

Prompt: Who was the first Scotsman to appear on a Bank of England banknote?

Answer: Vile maxim


Context: Lord Snooty | "Marmaduke ""Lord Snooty"", Earl of Bunkerton – main character. The son of the Duke, according to the first issue's tagline, who is uninterested in his responsibilities and wants to have a normal life like his working-class friends. He would wear a disguise (patchy dungarees, a flat cap and scuffed shoes) to hide from his family and the castle staff until story 6. Despite his uninterest in taking charge so young, stories are usually about Snooty using his connections to humble adults of authority that use rules to boss him or his friends around (e.g. the mayor, his staff, teachers, police). ; Aunt Matilda – Snooty's strict guardian who means well, nicknamed Aunt Mat. She meets Snooty's friends in story 5 believing they rescued him after he collapsed in a wooded area and allows them to visit him at Bunkerton Castle. Bunkerton staff's appearances diminish throughout the stories so Matilda frequently relies on her nephew and his friends to help her with repairs, decorating and cleaning the castle. ; Samuel – the castle guard. "

Prompt: Which character from a comic strip had the real name Marmaduke, Earl of Bunkerton?

Answer: Lord Snooty


Context: Penny Black |  The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in the United Kingdom (referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain), on 1 May 1840, but was not valid for use until 6 May. The stamp features a profile of Queen Victoria. In 1837, British postal rates were high, complex and anomalous. To simplify matters, Sir Rowland Hill proposed an adhesive stamp to indicate pre-payment of postage. At the time it was normal for the recipient to pay postage on delivery, charged by the sheet and on distance travelled. By contrast, the Penny Black allowed letters of up to 1/2 oz to be delivered at a flat rate of one penny, regardless of distance.

Prompt: When was the first stamp, the Penny Black, issued in Britain?

Answer: 1840


Context: 1660s |  The 1660s decade ran from 1 January 1660, to 31 December 1669.

Prompt: What links 1st January 1660 and 31st May 1669?

Answer: First and last entries in Samuel Pepys's diaries


Context: Wilson's snipe | " Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) is a small, stocky shorebird. The genus name gallinago is New Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, ""hen"" and the suffix -ago, ""resembling"". The specific delicata is Latin for ""dainty"". This species was considered to be a subspecies of the common snipe (G. gallinago) until 2003 when it was given its own species status, though not all authorities recognized this immediately. Wilson's snipe differs from the latter species in having a narrower white trailing edge to the wings, and eight pairs of tail feathers instead of the typical seven of the common snipe. Its common name commemorates the American ornithologist Alexander Wilson."

Prompt: A wisp or walk is the collective noun for which group of birds? Latin name gallinago gallinago.

Answer: Snipe


Context: Gordias |  knot called the Gordian Knot. The legend of Gordium, widely disseminated by the publicists of Alexander the Great, said that he who could unravel it would be master of Asia (which was equated at the time with Anatolia). Instead, Alexander sliced the knot in half with his sword, in 333 BCE. Arrian has Midas, Gordias' son, assuming kingship instead of his father. In some accounts, Gordias and the Phrygian goddess Cybele adopted Midas. In other accounts, Midas was their son. Herodotus says Midas was Gordias' son and does not mention Cybele. Herodotus also says that Gordias' son Midas had a garden in Macedonia, which could imply that Herodotus believed Gordias lived before the legendary Phrygian migration to Anatolia.

Prompt: Who, according to legend, cut the Gordian Knot?

Answer: Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος


Context: Sisyphus |   In Greek mythology Sisyphus or Sisyphos (Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος Sísyphos) was the founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). Zeus punished him for cheating death twice by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity. Through the classical influence on modern culture, tasks that are both laborious and futile are therefore described as Sisyphean.

Prompt: In Greek mythology which king of Corinth was compelled to eternally roll a large boulder up a hill only to watch it roll down again?

Answer: Sisophys


Context: Love Never Dies (musical) | " Love Never Dies is a romantic musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater, and a book by Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton, Frederick Forsyth, and Slater. It is a sequel to the long-running 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera and was loosely adapted from Forsyth's 1999 novel The Phantom of Manhattan. The plot is not based on the storyline in the original 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux. Lloyd Webber stated, ""I don't regard this as a sequel—it's a stand-alone piece."" He later clarified, ""Clearly, it is a sequel, but I really do not believe that you have to have seen Phantom of the Opera to understand Love Never Dies."" Glenn Slater subsequently explained that Lloyd Webber ""didn’t view it as a sequel as "

Prompt: """Love Never Dies"" is the sequel to which stage musical?"

Answer: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra


Context: Downton Abbey |  Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired on ITV in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2010, and in the United States on PBS, which supported production of the series as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology, on 9 January 2011. The series, set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey between 1912 and 1926, depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era—the great events of the time having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy. Events depicted throughout the series include news of the sinking of the Titanic in the first series; the outbreak of the First World War,

Prompt: Who created the TV drama series Downton Abbey?

Answer: JULIAN FELLOWS


Context: Rebecca Front |  The World. She has also had minor roles in The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Absolute Power and Absolutely Fabulous and she has also played straight acting roles in television drama, including You Can Choose Your Friends, The Rotters' Club, Kavanagh QC, Lewis and Jonathan Creek. In 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. From 2006, she has written columns for The Guardian. In 2007, she guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio drama The Mind's Eye. From 2006 until 2014, Front had a recurring role as Chief Superintendent Jean Innocent on the detective drama series Lewis,

Prompt: Rebecca Front plays Detective Chief Superintendent Innocent in which TV series?

Answer: E. Morse


Context: 2010 Thai military crackdown |  In the hours after military operations had wrapped up, a curfew was imposed on Bangkok for the first time since 1992, as well as on 23 provinces. Unrest spread to other cities across the country as Red Shirt sympathizers vandalized government facilities in Udon Thani and burned down the town hall, with the provincial governor requesting military intervention to stop the unrest. Early estimates into the economic impact of the fighting by the Thai finance ministry placed the total cost of the fighting at US$1.5 billion. Foot and motor vehicle patrols conducted by the Thai military were confronted by Red Shirt holdouts with small arms fire in an

Prompt: In 2010 which country saw the Red Shirt Rebellion?

Answer: Muang Thai


Context: Swarkestone |  and both died in poverty having exhausted their fortune on building the bridge. Swarkstone bridge is three quarters of a mile long and has 17 arches. It is the longest stone bridge in England, and the longest inland bridge in England. In 1745, Swarkstone Bridge was the furthest point South Bonny Prince Charlie, and his troops, got in his attempt to reclaim the British Throne. According to Pevsner, the present part actually crossing the river, which has five arches, dates from the 18th century and was designed by Thomas Harrison. Substantial work was carried out in 1795–1797 by Thomas Sykes, county surveyor of Derbyshire, at a cost of £3,550.

Prompt: The advance south into England by Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745 reached approximately as far as the Swarkstone Bridge on which major English River?

Answer: Trent


Context: 2011–12 Premier League |  The PFA Young Player of the Year was awarded to Kyle Walker.

Prompt: Who won the young PFA player of the year 2011?

Answer: JACK WILSHERE


Context: Both Your Houses | " Both Your Houses is a 1933 play written by American playwright Maxwell Anderson. It was produced by the Theatre Guild and staged by Worthington Miner with scenic design by Arthur P. Segal. It opened at the Royale Theatre on March 5, 1933 and ran for 72 performances closing May 6, 1933. It was awarded the 1933 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1932–1933. The title is an allusion to Mercutio's line ""a plague on both your houses"", in Romeo and Juliet."

Prompt: "From which Shakespeare play does the line ""A plague on both your houses"" come?"

Answer: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet


Context: Brandenburg Concertos | " In 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach compiled a collection of six concertos and presented it to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, titled Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments (Six concertos for different instruments). Bach wrote out the music himself rather than leaving it to a copyist. He appears to have selected the six pieces from concertos he had composed over a number of years while Kapellmeister at Köthen, and possibly extending back to his employment at Weimar (1708–17). Bach's dedication to the Margrave was dated 24 March 1721. Translated from the original French, the first sentence of Bach's dedication reads: ""As I had the good fortune a few years ago to be heard by Your "

Prompt: How many Brandenburg Concertos did Bach write?

Answer: six


Context: Zugspitze |  The Zugspitze, at 2,962 m (9,718 ft) above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains as well as the highest mountain in Germany. It lies south of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and the Austria–Germany border runs over its western summit. South of the mountain is the Zugspitzplatt, a high karst plateau with numerous caves. On the flanks of the Zugspitze are three glaciers, including the two largest in Germany: the Northern Schneeferner with an area of 30.7 hectares and the Höllentalferner with an area of 24.7 hectares. The third is the Southern Schneeferner which covers 8.4 hectares. The Zugspitze was first climbed on 27 August 1820 by Josef Naus, his survey assistant, Maier, and mountain guide, Johann

Prompt: The Zugspitze is the highest mountain in which country?

Answer: United States of Germany


Context: Johannes Brahms |  Brahms wrote a number of major works for orchestra, including four symphonies, two piano concertos (No. 1 in D minor; No. 2 in B-flat major), a Violin Concerto, a Double Concerto for violin and cello, and the Tragic Overture, along with somewhat lesser orchestral pieces such as the two Serenades, and the Academic Festival Overture. His large choral work A German Requiem is not a setting of the liturgical Missa pro defunctis but a setting of texts which Brahms selected from the Luther Bible. The work was composed in three major periods of his life. An early version of the second movement was first composed

Prompt: How many symphonies did Brahms compose?

Answer: four


Context: AussieBum |  online following with the aussieBum being the 7th most popular search term in Australia. The brand uses a distinctly cheeky advertising style, such as remaking the Australian painting Shearing the Rams with muscle-bound men shearing sheep in just their underwear. Celebrities including Ewan McGregor, Billy Connolly, and Daniel Radcliffe are fans of aussieBum. Soccer superstar and men's fashion trendsetter David Beckham has also appeared in the brand. AussieBum swimwear has been featured in music video clips Slow by Kylie Minogue and SuperMartXé VIP In 2011, during the first episode of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia, director Sean Ashby gave $50,000 to charity when politician Pauline Hanson washed his car wearing aussieBum underwear, plus an additional $10,000 for Deni Hines to sing the national anthem.

Prompt: What make of car is Kylie Minogue advertising in 2011?

Answer: Lexus Personalized Settings


Context: Bristol County Ground |  The Bristol County Ground (also known as Nevil Road) is a senior cricket venue in Bristol, England. It is in the district of Ashley Down. The ground is home to Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.

Prompt: In which city is Nevil Road County Cricket Ground?

Answer: Bristol (England)


Context: Treasure Island |  and who is dead before the events of the novel begin. In life he was the leader of the pirates and they refer to him often. He was the original possessor of the treasure, and buried it on the island. Long John Silver's parrot is named after him. ; Abraham Gray: A ship's carpenter's mate on the Hispaniola. He is almost incited to mutiny but remains loyal to the Squire's side when asked to do so by Captain Smollett. He saves Hawkins' life by killing Job Anderson during an attack on the stockade, and he helps shoot the mutineers at the rifled treasure

Prompt: What is the name of Long John Silver's parrot in Treasure Island?

Answer: Captain Flint


Context: Bir Tawil | "  Bir Tawil is a 2060 km2 area of land along the border between Egypt and Sudan, which is uninhabited and claimed by neither country. When spoken of in association with the neighbouring Halaib Triangle, it is sometimes referred to as the Bir Tawil Triangle, despite the area's quadrilateral shape; the two ""triangles"" border at a quadripoint. Its terra nullius status results from a discrepancy between the straight political boundary between Egypt and Sudan established in 1899, and the irregular administrative boundary established in 1902. Egypt asserts the political boundary, and Sudan asserts the administrative boundary, with the result that the Hala'ib Triangle is claimed by both and Bir Tawil by neither. In 2014, author Alastair Bonnett described Bir Tawil as the only place on Earth that was habitable but was not claimed by any recognised government."

Prompt: The Bir Tawil Triangle lies between two countries, neither of which claims it. Name either.

Answer: Egypt or Sudan


Context: Alice (name) | infobox name: Alice ; image: Alice par John Tenniel 04.png ; caption: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by John Tenniel, is an inspiration for the popularity of the name Alice. ; gender: Female ; meaning: Of nobility ; language: Old French ; seealso: Alaïs, Adalheidis, Adalheide, Adelheide, Alicia, Alisha, Alisa, Alissa, Alitha, Alita

Prompt: What was the surname of the Alice - the inspiration of Alice in Wonderland?

Answer: Lidell


Context: Mswati III | "  Mswati was introduced as Crown Prince in September 1983 and was crowned king on 25 April 1986, aged 18 years and 6 days, and thus making him the youngest reigning monarch until the ascension of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan on 14 December 2006; he was also the youngest head of state until Joseph Kabila took office on 26 January 2001 as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The king and his mother, whose title is Indlovukati (""Great She-Elephant""), rule jointly. Today King Mswati III is Africa's last absolute monarch in the sense that he has the power to choose the prime minister, other top government posts and "

Prompt: Mswati III is the king of which African country?

Answer: Kingdom of Swaziland


Context: Waterloo Day |  Waterloo Day is 18 June, the date of the Battle of Waterloo, in 1815. It is remembered and celebrated each year by certain regiments of the British Army, in the same way that the Royal Navy celebrates Trafalgar Day (21 October).

Prompt: What is the star sign of the date of the Battle of Waterloo?

Answer: Gemini (single)


Context: Holly |  Ilex, or holly, is a genus of over 560 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. Ilex has the most species of any woody dioecious angiosperm genus. The species are evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide. The type species is Ilex aquifolium, the common European holly used in Christmas decorations and cards.

Prompt: What sort of plants belong to the genus Ilex?

Answer: Ilex species


Context: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln |  Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, Lincoln died the following day at 7:22 am in the Petersen House opposite the theater. He was the first U.S. president to be assassinated, with his funeral and burial marking an extended period of national mourning. Occurring near the end of the American Civil War, Lincoln's assassination was part of a larger conspiracy intended by Booth to revive the Confederate cause by eliminating the three most important officials of the United States government. Conspirators Lewis Powell and David Herold were assigned to kill Secretary of State William H. Seward, and George Atzerodt was tasked with killing Vice President Andrew Johnson. Beyond Lincoln's death, the plot failed: Seward was only wounded, and Johnson's would-be attacker became drunk instead of killing the Vice President. After a dramatic initial escape, Booth was killed at the climax of a twelve-day chase. Powell, Herold, Atzerodt, and Mary Surratt were later hanged for their roles in the conspiracy.

Prompt: What play was President Lincoln watching the night he was assassinated in 1865?

Answer: Our American Cousin


Context: Amelia and Michael | " Anthony Head agreed to appear in the film despite the fact that he ""didn't know [the producers] from Adam"" and even waived his fee, telling Hotdog that ""the script was really nice and basically it was one of those deals where you can do something helpful for somebody...if I can help somebody – and usually the problem is time – then why not?...So you know if I can give them my time I'm going learn as much from them as they are from me."" The film was shot concurrently with Head's appearance as Jeff Golding in Simon Gray's Otherwise Engaged at the Criterion Theatre in London's West End with Head commenting that ""[Amelia and Michael] was incredibly professionally put together, they were a really good crew and they got me in and out as quickly as they could, which was perfect."""

Prompt: 'If you have a problem, if no-one else can help, and if you can find them'; then maybe you could hire who, on TV in the 1980s?

Answer: A-Team


Context: Outline of Hong Kong |   The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Hong Kong: Hong Kong – one of two special administrative regions of China, the other being Macau. The territory lies on the eastern side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province in the north and facing the South China Sea in the east, west and south. Beginning as a trading port in the 19th century, Hong Kong has developed into one of the world's leading financial centres. Hong Kong was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1842 to 1981 and was a British dependent territory from 1981 until the transfer of its sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997. The Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Hong Kong stipulate that Hong Kong operate with a high degree of autonomy until at least 2047, fifty years after the transfer. Under the “one country, two systems” policy, the Central People's Government is responsible for the territory's defence and foreign affairs, while the Government of Hong Kong is responsible for its own legal system, police force, monetary system, customs policy, immigration policy, and delegates to international organisations and events.

Prompt: Hong Kong is one of two 'special administrative regions' of China; what is the other?

Answer: 澳门特区


Context: Sylvester the Cat | " Sylvester and Daffy is a tendency to go on a long rant, complaining about a subject and then ending it by saying ""Sakes"". Sylvester's trademark exclamation is ""Sufferin' succotash!"", which is said to be a minced oath of ""Suffering Savior"". He shows a different personality when paired with Porky Pig in explorations of spooky places, in which he does not speak, behaves as a scaredy-cat, and always seems to see the scary things Porky does not see and gets scolded by him for it every time. Sylvester, who for the most part has always played the antagonist role, is featured playing the protagonist role in a couple of cartoons "

Prompt: 'Sufferin' succotash' is a catchphrase of which cartoon cat?

Answer: Sylvester


Context: Bicycle gearing |  There are two main types of gear change mechanisms, known as derailleurs and hub gears. Both systems have advantages and disadvantages, and which is preferable depends on the particular circumstances. There are a few other relatively uncommon types of gear change mechanism which are briefly mentioned near the end of this section. Derailleur mechanisms can only be used with chain drive transmissions, so bicycles with belt drive or shaft drive transmissions must either be single speed or use hub gears.

Prompt: Derailleur systems are the gears on what type of device?

Answer: Bycicle


Context: Sunscreen |  ingredients to an SPF of no more than 50, due to lack of evidence that higher dosages provide more meaningful protection. Different sunscreen ingredients have different effectiveness against UVA and UVB.  The SPF can be measured by applying sunscreen to the skin of a volunteer and measuring how long it takes before sunburn occurs when exposed to an artificial sunlight source. In the US, such an in vivo test is required by the FDA. It can also be measured in vitro with the help of a specially designed spectrometer. In this case, the actual transmittance of the sunscreen is measured, along with the degradation

Prompt: The effectiveness of what product is measured in terms of SPF?

Answer: Suntan lotion (disambiguation)


Context: Convergent matrix |  When successive powers of a matrix T become small (that is, when all of the entries of T approach zero, upon raising T to successive powers), the matrix T converges to the zero matrix. A regular splitting of a non-singular matrix A results in a convergent matrix T. A semi-convergent splitting of a matrix A results in a semi-convergent matrix T. A general iterative method converges for every initial vector if T is convergent, and under certain conditions if T is semi-convergent.

Prompt: What is the result of raising any number to the power of zero?

Answer: 1


Context: Kate Scott Turner | " She met Emily Dickinson in 1859. From that time until about 1862, Dickinson sent her four poems. One poem was sent with a pair of garters that Dickinson had knitted for her: ""When Katie walks, this simple pair accompany her side, When Katie runs unwearied they follow on the road, When Katie kneels, their loving hands still clasp her pious knee — Ah! Katie! Smile at Fortune, with two so knit to thee!"" - Emily Dickinson"

Prompt: What 1859 historical novel contains chapters called 'Knitting', 'Still Knitting' and 'The Knitting Done'?

Answer: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times


Context: 55th Street Playhouse | " ""Superstars"", including Nico, Joe Dallesandro, Edie Sedgwick, Viva, Ultra Violet, Holly Woodlawn, Jackie Curtis, and Candy Darling. These people all participated in the Factory films, and some—like Berlin—remained friends with Warhol until his death. Important figures in the New York underground art/cinema world, such as writer John Giorno and film-maker Jack Smith, also appear in Warhol films (many presented at the 55th Street Playhouse and the New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre) of the 1960s, revealing Warhol's connections to a diverse range of artistic scenes during this time. Less well known was his support and collaboration with several teen-agers during this era, who would achieve prominence later in life including writer David Dalton, photographer Stephen Shore and artist Bibbe Hansen (mother of pop musician Beck)."

Prompt: Andy Warhol factory members Holly Woodlawn, Candy Darling, Joe Dallesandro, Joe Campbell and Jackie Curtis were the real people who inspired which 1972 song?

Answer: Walk on the Wild Side


Context: Rubus illecebrosus |  Rubus illecebrosus is a red-fruited species of Rubus that originally came from Japan (where is it called バライチゴ, roseberry), but is also very popular in some European countries like Lithuania. Common names include balloon berry and strawberry raspberry. It has become sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in Canada, the United States, and South America. Rubus illecebrosus is a thorny shrub up to 150 cm tall. Leaves are pinnately compound. Flowers are produced either one at a time or in clumps of 2–3, each with 5 petals up to 18 mm long (longer than those of most related species). Fruits are also unusually large for the genus, each oblong, red, up to 2 cm long with 50–100 drupelets.

Prompt: What consumer electronics product shares its name with the common name of the fruit Rubus Fructicosis?

Answer: Blackberry bush


Context: Big Mac | " A 1974 advertising campaign featured a list of the ingredients in a Big Mac: ""Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions – on a sesame seed bun."" In 2008 McDonald's Malaysia revived the phrase. The revival includes the original prize of a free Big Mac if the customer is able to recite the phrase in under four seconds. It was released in May, along with the promotional Mega Mac, which has four beef patties instead of two."

Prompt: On average, a Big Mac contains 178 of what ingredient?

Answer: Till (seed)


Context: Omeros |  For instance, there are chapters that take place in the West Indies in the late 18th century (following ancestors of the characters Achille and Plunkett). These passages describe the Battle of the Saintes which took place off the coast of St. Lucia in 1782 and ended with the British fleet, under the command of Admiral George Rodney (who appears in the poem), defeating the French. For another example, in Books 4 and 5 of the poem, Walcott also writes about and in the voice of the 19th century activist Caroline Weldon who worked on behalf of the rights of the Lakota Sioux Indian tribe in the Dakotas. The plot of

Prompt: The naval Battle of the Saints took place in which decade of the 18th century?

Answer: 1780-1789


Context: Dave Hewson (composer) |  His television commissions have covered a wide spectrum. He is mostly called upon to score Drama-Documentary, particularly covering human aspects and emotional content. He is a very prolific writer. His KPM Library music CDs are used all over the world to score an enormous variety of productions. He is also well known for his arrangements and versions of the music for the ITV News at Ten, and all of the regional news broadcast by ITV in England, Southern Scotland, Wales and the Channel Islands.

Prompt: In popular music how is Paul Hewson better known?

Answer: Paul Hewson


Context: Battle of Coronel |  The Battle of Coronel was a First World War Imperial German Navy victory over the Royal Navy on 1 November 1914, off the coast of central Chile near the city of Coronel. The East Asia Squadron (Ostasiengeschwader or Kreuzergeschwader) of the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) led by Vice-Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee met and overpowered a British squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock. The engagement probably took place as a result of misunderstandings. Neither admiral expected to meet the other in full force. Once the two met, Cradock understood his orders were to fight to the end, despite the odds being heavily against him. Although Spee had an easy victory, destroying two enemy armoured cruisers for just three men injured, the engagement also cost him almost half his supply of ammunition, which was irreplaceable. Shock at the British losses led the Admiralty to send more ships, including two modern battlecruisers, which in turn destroyed Spee and the majority of his squadron on 8 December at the Battle of the Falkland Islands.

Prompt: The naval Battle of Coronel took place during which war?

Answer: WORLD WAR I


Context: Whirlpool | " The Corryvreckan is a narrow strait between the islands of Jura and Scarba, in Argyll and Bute, on the northern side of the Gulf of Corryvreckan, Scotland. It is the third-largest whirlpool in the world. Flood tides and inflow from the Firth of Lorne to the west can drive the waters of Corryvreckan to waves of more than 9 metres, and the roar of the resulting maelstrom, which reaches speeds of 18 km/h, can be heard 16 km away. Though it was classified initially as non-navigable by the Royal Navy it was later categorized as ""extremely dangerous"". A documentary team from Scottish independent producers Northlight Productions once threw a mannequin into the Corryvreckan (""the Hag"") with a life jacket and depth gauge. The mannequin was swallowed and spat up far down current with a depth gauge reading of 262 m with evidence of being dragged along the bottom for a great distance."

Prompt: The Corryvreckan whirlpool lies to the north of which Scottish island?

Answer: Jura (disambiguation)


Context: L'elisir d'amore |  L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love, ) is a melodramma giocoso (opera buffa) in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's Le philtre (1831). The opera premiered on 12 May 1832 at the Teatro della Canobbiana in Milan.

Prompt: Who composed the opera 'L'Elisir d'Amore'?

Answer: GAETANO DONIZETTTI


Context: Old South | "  Geographically, the U.S. states known as the Old South are those in the Southern United States that were among the original Thirteen Colonies. The region term is differentiated from the Deep South and Upper South, by being limited to these states' present-day boundaries, rather than those of their colonial predecessors. From a cultural and social standpoint, the ""Old South"" is used to describe the rural, agriculturally-based, slavery-reliant economy and society in the Antebellum South, prior to the American Civil War (1861–65), in contrast to the ""New South"" of the post-Reconstruction Era."

Prompt: Which of the United States of America is known as the Old Colony State?

Answer: Masachusetts


Context: Natalie Portman filmography |  Award for Best Actress. In the same year, she hosted Saturday Night Live. In 2009, she starred as an adulteress in The Other Woman, which she also executively produced. In 2010, Portman's performance as a mentally tortured ballerina in Darren Aronofsky's psychological horror Black Swan won her the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 2011, she appeared in the comedies No Strings Attached and Your Highness. In the same year, Portman also played Jane Foster, the titular superhero's scientist girlfriend in Thor.

Prompt: For her performance in which film did Natalie Portman win the 2011 Oscar for Best Actress?

Answer: Black Swans (disambiguation)


Context: Slam dunk | "  A slam dunk, also simply dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by putting the ball directly through the basket with one or two hands touching the rim. It is considered a type of field goal; if successful, it is worth two points. Such a shot was known as a ""dunk shot"" until the term ""slam dunk"" was coined by former Los Angeles Lakers announcer Chick Hearn. The slam dunk is usually the highest percentage shot and a crowd-pleaser. Thus, the maneuver is often extracted from the basketball game and showcased in slam dunk contests such as the NBA Slam Dunk "

Prompt: If you slam-dunked which game would you be playing?

Answer: Basketball


Context: Tim Gudgin | " Gudgin began working on Grandstand in 1965, initially announcing the rugby and racing results, but then succeeded Len Martin as the broadcaster of the football results after Martin's death in 1995. Gudgin was only the second person to perform the role regularly from the inception of Grandstand in 1958. After Grandstand ended in 2007, he continued to read the results on Final Score. Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker described Gudgin as ""one of the most familiar voices in sport"" and ""a quintessential part of Saturday afternoons in this country""."

Prompt: Len Martin, who read the football results on BBC from 1958 until his death in 1995, was succeeded in the job by whom?

Answer: Tim Gudgin


Context: Father Knows Best (Dexter) |  In the flashback scene where young Dexter is being wheeled to the operating room, the physician informs him that he is fortunate that his father knows a donor with blood compatible with Dexter's (i.e. AB negative). Although technically AB negative blood is rare (approximately 1% of U.S. population), AB negative blood type patients are in fact able to receive blood from all negative blood types.

Prompt: Which TV and film character has a blood group T Negative? (the same as his father with some human elements)

Answer: Mr.SPOCK


Context: Tranmer House | " Tranmer House is a country house in Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, dating from 1910. The house is located on the Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon burial site, and in 1938 was the home of Edith Pretty. In June 1938, Pretty employed Basil Brown to undertake the excavation of a range of burial mounds on the estate, leading to Brown's discovery in May 1939 of a ship burial, ""one of the most important archaeological discoveries of all time"". The house is now owned by the National Trust."

Prompt: What was found by Basil Brown on the land of Mrs Edith Pretty near Woodbridge in Suffolk in 1938-9?

Answer: The SUTTON HOO burial ship and cemetery


Context: The Double Sunrise |  In 2013, a documentary film was made to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Double Sunrise flights. The film features 93-year-old Rex Senior who is the last remaining pilot. The film was released on Qantas Inflight globally and on DVD.

Prompt: Which Hollywood film star advertises 'Qantas' airlines and is a qualified pilot?

Answer: Jet Travolta


Context: Etiolation | "  Etiolation is a process in flowering plants grown in partial or complete absence of light. It is characterized by long, weak stems; smaller leaves due to longer internodes; and a pale yellow color (chlorosis). The development of seedlings in the dark is known as ""skotomorphogenesis"" and leads to etiolated seedlings."

Prompt: The state of a plant grown in the dark with yellow leaves and long thin stems is known as what?

Answer: Etiolates


Context: Elisabeth Frink | " Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink (14 November 1930 – 18 April 1993) was an English sculptor and printmaker. Her Times obituary noted the three essential themes in her work as ""the nature of Man; the 'horseness' of horses; and the divine in human form""."

Prompt: Dame Elizabeth Frink (1930-1993) was famous for which art form?

Answer: Sculptress


Context: The Castle of Otranto |  The Castle of Otranto is a novel by Horace Walpole. First published in 1764, it is generally regarded as the first gothic novel. In the second edition, Walpole applied the word 'Gothic' to the novel in the subtitle – A Gothic Story. Set in a haunted castle, the novel merged medievalism and terror in a style that has endured ever since. The aesthetic of the book has shaped modern-day gothic books, films, art, music and the goth subculture. Walpole was inspired to write the story after a nightmare he experienced at his Gothic Revival home, Strawberry Hill House, in southwest London. The novel initiated a literary genre which would become extremely popular in the later 18th and early 19th century, with authors such as Clara Reeve, Ann Radcliffe, William Thomas Beckford, Matthew Lewis, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson and George du Maurier.

Prompt: 'The Castle of Otranto' often called the first gothic novel, was written in 1764 by whom?

Answer: Walpole, Horace, 4th Earl of Orford


Context: Diurnal sign | Libra ; Scorpio ; Sagittarius ; Capricorn ; Aquarius ; Pisces In astrology, a diurnal sign is a sign in the zodiac whose natural positions are on the southern hemisphere of the horoscope. The diurnal signs are therefore:-  Note: The hemispheres are opposite their representation on the horoscope. Therefore, the southern hemisphere will be seen on the top of the horoscope.

Prompt: Which zodiac sign is between Libra and Sagittarius?

Answer: Scorpio


Context: Honey locust |  The honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), also known as the thorny locust or thorny honeylocust, is a deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae, native to central North America where it is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys. Honey locust is highly adaptable to different environments, has been introduced worldwide, and is an aggressive, invasive species.

Prompt: What is a honey locust?

Answer: Tree (album)


Context: London Lite |   Like the other free London dailies, the London Lite was generally discarded by its readers as soon as they finished reading it. The use of resources to print something with such a short lifespan was criticised on environmental grounds. Westminster City Council estimated that free newspapers made up a quarter of all rubbish in the West End, much of which went un-recycled, although some stations positioned recycling bins at entrances and exits for this purpose.

Prompt: Which American politician said 'Some newspapers dispose of their garbage by printing it'?

Answer: Spiro Anagnostopoulos


Context: Outline of running | Roger Bannister – first person to run the mile in less than 4 minutes. ; David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905–1981) – president of the IAAF for 30 years ; Sebastian Coe – retired Olympian who heads London's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics; held all four middle distance world records simultaneously, the 800 m, 1000 m, 1500 m and the mile. ; Mo Farah CBE - Britain's most successful distance runner.

Prompt: Who 'was the second Englishman to run a mile in under 4 minutes?

Answer: Derek Ibbotson


Context: Hawk | " Falconry was once called ""hawking"" and any bird used for falconry could be referred to as a hawk. Aristotle listed eleven types of ἱέρακες (hierakes, hawks, singular ἱέραξ hierax): aisalōn (merlin), asterias, hypotriorchēs, kirkos, leios, perkos, phassophonos, phrynologos, pternis, spizias, and triorchēs. Pliny numbered sixteen kinds of hawks, but named only aigithos, epileios, kenchrēïs (kestrel), kybindis, and triorchēs (buzzard)."

Prompt: What is the collective name for a group of hawks or falcons?

Answer: CAST


Context: Monarchy of the United Kingdom |  the Catholic Stuarts were completely defeated. During the long reign of his grandson, George III, Britain's American colonies were lost, the former colonies having formed the United States of America, but British influence elsewhere in the world continued to grow, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was created by the Acts of Union 1800. From 1811 to 1820, George III suffered a severe bout of what is now believed to be porphyria, an illness rendering him incapable of ruling. His son, the future George IV, ruled in his stead as Prince Regent. During the Regency and his own

Prompt: Who was king of Great Britain and Ireland when the American colonies were lost?

Answer: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland


Context: Arundhati Roy | " Roy was awarded the 1997 Booker Prize for her novel The God of Small Things. The award carried a prize of approximately US$30,000 and a citation that noted, ""The book keeps all the promises that it makes"". Roy donated the prize money she received, as well as royalties from her book, to human rights causes. Prior to the Booker, Roy won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay in 1989, for the screenplay of In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones, in which she captured the anguish among the students prevailing in professional institutions. In 2015, she returned the national award in protest against religious intolerance and the growing "

Prompt: Who won the 1997 Booker prize for the novel 'The God of Small Things'?

Answer: ARUNDHATI ROY


Context: UK Singles Chart records and statistics | " Spice Girls became the first British music act and girl group to have their first six singles reach number one on the UK singles chart between 1996 and 1997 with ""Wannabe"" in July, 1996 to ""Too Much"" in December, 1997. Westlife became the first music act to have their first seven singles (""Swear It Again"", ""If I Let You Go"", ""Flying Without Wings"", ""I Have a Dream / ""Seasons in the Sun"", ""Fool Again"", ""Against All Odds"" & ""My Love"") to reach number one from 1999 to 2000. It took Westlife just over 18 months to achieve their first seven number ones, faster than any other music act."

Prompt: Which group became the first to reach Number One with their first five singles?

Answer: Spice Girls solo discography


Context: Bet365 Gold Cup | " The event was established in 1957, and it was originally called the Whitbread Gold Cup. It was sponsored by Whitbread Brewers at the instigation of Colonel Bill Whitbread, the company's chairman, who had twice ridden in the Grand National as an amateur jockey. It was the first commercial sponsorship in British sport, and the longest-running until it ended in 2001. In recent years the race has been sponsored by At the Races (2002–03), Betfred (2004–07) and Bet365 (2008–). The record for the longest-running sponsorship of a British horse race is now held by the Hennessy Gold Cup, which was launched seven months after the ""Whitbread"" and was sponsored by Hennessy until the 2016 running. The Bet365 Gold Cup takes place at a meeting which features both jump and flat races and marks the end of the National Hunt racing season in Great Britain. Other events at this meeting include the Celebration Chase, the Gordon Richards Stakes and the Sandown Mile."

Prompt: The Bet365 Gold Cup, formerly the Beffred and the Whitbread Gold Cup, is the last major 'race of the National Hunt season. On which course is it run?

Answer: Sandown


Context: Summer time in Europe |  a member state of the European Union. Since 1996, all clocks in the European Union have changed to summer or winter time on the same dates and at the same moment, at 01:00 UTC+00:00 (Thus summer time ends at 01:59:59 UTC+01:00). Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man observe the same time as the UK. Gibraltar uses the same time as Spain. , it appears that the UK government intends to continue to operate winter and summer time on these dates, irrespective of any EU decision on the matter. This may have the effect that Northern Ireland will have a different time zone from the Republic of Ireland.

Prompt: Which is the only country on mainland Europe to be in the same time zone as the UK?

Answer: Portogało