Context: The Bird-catcher and the Blackbird | " of a lark (lodola), while a blackbird (merle) is the bird named in the nearly contemporary 1582 French edition of Aesop's fables, remaining so through the following centuries. In English tellings also it is always a blackbird that is named. There is also a traditional tune in the Isle of Man that is called ""The Fowler and the Blackbird"" (Yn Eeanleyder as y Lhondoo), to which is sung the mysterious ballad ""O what if the fowler my blackbird has taken"", sometimes ascribed to Charles Dalmon. In 2010 the Greek text of the fable was set for octet and voice by Lefteris Kordis as part of his Songs for Aesop's Fables."

Prompt: Which bird is known in French as 'merle'?

Answer: BLACKBIRD


Context: White Cart Bridge | " It was replaced by the lift bridge in 1923. The name ""swing bridge"" has remained locally, though the bridge lifts, rather than swings. The bridge was designed by Scottish civil engineer Sir William Arrol. His company, William Arrol & Co, built some of the most famous bridges in the United Kingdom, including the Forth Bridge and Tower Bridge. They were responsible for the construction of the bridge at Renfrew. In August 2004, a £1m restoration project in connection with Historic Scotland took place. This involved renewing all the mechanical components and resurfacing the road. The bridge was also painted red and cream and had new lights installed."

Prompt: What name is given to the bridge design, such as Tower Bridge, with a divided lifting roadway?

Answer: Bascule


Context: Villarreal CF |  Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, Spain that plays in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded in 1942, the club spent much of its history in the lower divisions of Spanish football and made their La Liga debut only in 1998. In the 21st century, Villarreal gained some league stability, and the club made its first appearance in the UEFA Champions League in 2005. The club also appeared in the UEFA Europa League during this time, but sustained relegation in 2012, rebounding the next year and then remaining in the top division to date. Villarreal won its first major honour in 2021, by defeating Manchester United in the 2021 UEFA Europa League Final. The club is nicknamed El Submarí Groguet or El Submarino Amarillo (Yellow Submarine) due to its yellow home kit, and due to being a low-profile team compared to Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, and regional rivals Valencia. They play their home games at the Estadio de la Cerámica, and have been touted as an example of a small but successful club.

Prompt: The Spanish La Liga football club Villarreal share their nickname with which Beatles song?

Answer: Yellow Submarine


Context: Panthera leo leo | Cameroon, where lions are present in Bénoué National Park. In the North Province, Cameroon, lions were recorded during a survey between January 2008 and May 2010. The small lion population in Waza National Park is isolated, and by 2008 had declined to maximum 20 individuals. In the southern part of the country, 2 lions were discovered in Mpem and Djim National Park in April 2019. ; Central African Republic, where lions are present in Bamingui-Bangoran National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Manovo-Gounda St. Floris and Awakaba National Parks, Aouk Aoukale, Yata Ngaya, Nana Barya and Zemongo Faunal Reserves, and in several hunting reserves

Prompt: Which is the only country outside Africa where lions can be found in the wild?

Answer: ഭാരത മഹാരാജ്യം


Context: List of Indiana Jones characters |  Dr. René Emile Belloq (Paul Freeman) is a French archaeologist who takes credit for Indiana's findings by following his exploits and then securing the artifacts after Indiana completes efforts to initially retrieve them and the main antagonist of Raiders of the Lost Ark. In the film's opening, Belloq and the Hovitos tribesmen force Indiana to hand over a fertility idol he has braved numerous booby traps to obtain. Belloq aids the Nazis in finding the Ark of the Covenant, as he wants to use the relic to speak with God. When the Ark is opened, its contained spirits engulf Belloq in flames and cause his head to explode; Indiana and Marion

Prompt: Rene Belloq is the arch enemy of which movie hero in his first film?

Answer: Indiana Jones Movies


Context: Camberwick Green |  an aptitude for baking, and is apprenticed to Mickey Murphy; appears in 12 out of 13 episodes. ; Private Meek - sometimes in trouble for daydreaming, he proves adept at babysitting Baby Honeyman - appears in 12 out of 13 episodes. ; The Sentry - a regular character, also the fort's Bugler, who has dialogue and plotlines, but is never named; appears in 11 out of 13 episodes. The staff and soldier boys of Pippin Fort are a regular feature of Camberwick Green, demonstrating their foot drill, working in the community, responding to emergencies, and (at a stage before Trumpton in the time-line) providing the local fire-fighting capability with their bright red mobile fire pump.

Prompt: In Camberwick Green on Children's TV who was the commander of Pippin Fort?

Answer: CAPTAIN SNORT


Context: Chigley | Lord Belborough - the owner of the hall, a peer of the realm, and driver of the steam locomotive Bessie; he appears in every episode. ; Mr Brackett - Lord Belborough's butler, and fireman on the steam railway; he appears in every episode. ; Mr Bilton - Lord Belborough's gardener, who suffers with rheumatism; he appears in 3 episodes. ; Mr Roger Varley - the Camberwick Green chimney sweep is also employed part-time at Winkstead Hall as maintenance engineer for the steam engines Bessie and Binnie; he appears in 2 episodes. The Winkstead Hall estate is a large stately home whose activities, including a heritage railway, dominate life in Chigley village.

Prompt: In Chigley on Children's TV who owned the steam railway and drove the steam engine 'Bessie'?

Answer: LORD BELBOROUGH


Context: Espiritu Santo |  Espiritu Santo is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, with an area of 3955.5 km2 and a population of around 40,000 according to the 2009 census.

Prompt: Espiritu Santo is the largest island of which island republic?

Answer: Vanuata


Context: Pancho Villa |  Francisco Villa (, ; ; born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula, 5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) was initially a bandit, who became a general in the Mexican Revolution. He was a key figure in the revolutionary violence that forced out President Porfirio Díaz and brought Francisco I. Madero to power in 1911. When Madero was ousted by a rightwing coup led by General Victoriano Huerta in February 1913, he led anti-Huerta forces in the Constitutionalist Army 1913-14. The commander of the coalition was civilian governor of Coahuila Venustiano Carranza. After the defeat and exile of Huerta in July 1914, Villa broke with Carranza. Villa dominated the meeting of revolutionary generals that excluded Carranza and helped

Prompt: Which Mexican revolutionary was born Doroteo Arango in 1878?

Answer: Villistas


Context: Does exactly what it says on the tin | " ""It does exactly what it says on the tin"" was originally an advertising slogan in the United Kingdom, which then became a common idiomatic phrase. It colloquially means that the name of something is an accurate description of its qualities. It is akin to the previously existing phrases ""by name and by nature"" and ""it lives up to its name"". It originated in a series of television advertisements by the woodstain and wood-dye manufacturer Ronseal, initiated in 1994 and still being broadcast in advertisements and online media. The slogan was created by Liz Whiston and Dave Shelton at the London advertising agency HHCL. The idea of the phrase was to emphasise that the company's products would act and last for the "

Prompt: According to TV advertising which company has the slogan, 'It's got our name on it'?

Answer: Wickes


Context: Mensural notation |  by a factor of 2 (i.e., rendering semibreves as modern minims), in a modern alla breve bar. Older music might be diminished by a factor of 4 (rendering semibreves as crotchets) or sometimes 8 (rendering breves as crotchets). For 13th-century pieces, diminution by 16 (rendering breves as quavers) is also common. For 15th and 16th century music, bar divisions are usually chosen to match the time of a breve, while 14th century Ars nova pieces may be written in measures the length of a longa, and 13th century music in measures the length of a maxima. To account for these editorial changes, scholarly editions often print a brief notation fragment in the original form in

Prompt: In music how many crotchets make up a semibreve?

Answer: FOUR (New Zealand TV Channel)


Context: Morawa, Western Australia |  5.1 million tonnes of haematite iron ore was taken from the Koolanooka Hills mine between 1966 and 1974. Due to renewed international demand for iron ore, and dramatic increases in prices being paid, the iron ore deposits around Morawa have attracted interest from junior mining companies such as Midwest Corp., Mount Gibson Mining, Gindalbie Metals and Red River Resources. Midwest Corp has spent several million dollars on infrastructure including roadworks to, and weighbridge facilities at, Koolanooka Mine. It is currently (May 2006) trucking haematite fines (<6 millimetres particle size) left over as waste from the 1966–74 Western Mining iron ore operation. When the export to China of

Prompt: Which metal is obtained from the mineral ore haematite?

Answer: Scunthorpe & Lindsey United F.C.


Context: Birthday | Jesus Christ's traditional birthday is celebrated as Christmas Eve or Christmas Day around the world, on December 24 or 25, respectively. As some Eastern churches use the Julian calendar, December 25 will fall on January 7 in the Gregorian calendar. These dates are traditional and have no connection with the actual birthday date of Jesus, which is not recorded in the Gospels. ; Similarly, the birthdays of the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist are liturgically celebrated on September 8 and June 24, especially in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions (although for those Eastern Orthodox churches using the

Prompt: Under what sign of the Zodiac is someone who has their birthday on Christmas Day?

Answer: Capricorni


Context: Weber Cup |   The Weber Cup, named after bowling legend Dick Weber, is a men's ten-pin bowling competition between Team Europe and Team USA. The teams competing over three days in a series of singles, doubles and team (baker) matches. The Weber Cup is equivalent to the Ryder Cup in golf and the Mosconi Cup in pool.

Prompt: For which minor sport do the USA and Europe compete annually for the Weber Cup?

Answer: Ten-Pin bowling


Context: Harvey Wallbanger |  The Harvey Wallbanger is a mixed drink made with vodka, Galliano, and orange juice.

Prompt: Orange juice, galliano and which spirit are mixed together to make a Harvey Wallbanger cocktail?

Answer: Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold


Context: Measure for Measure |   Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604, according to available records. It was published in the First Folio of 1623. The play's plot features its protagonist, Duke Vincentio of Vienna, stepping out from public life to observe the affairs of the city under the governance of his deputy, Angelo. Angelo's harsh and ascetic public image is compared to his abhorrent personal conduct once in office, in which he exploits his power to procure a sexual favour from Isabella, whom he considers enigmatically beautiful. The tension in the play is eventually

Prompt: In which city does the action of the Shakespeare play Measure for Measure take place?

Answer: Capital of Austria


Context: Joe Venuti | " Venuti pioneered the violin as a solo instrument to the jazz world. He was known for a fast, ""hot"" playing style characteristic of jazz soloists in the 1920s. His solos have been described as incredibly rhythmic with patterns of duplets and running eighth and sixteenth notes. He favored a lively, fast tempo that showed off his superior technique. Venuti was a virtuosic player with a wide range of techniques, including left-hand pizzicato and runs spanning the length of the fingerboard. He also frequently implemented slides common in blues and country fiddle playing. Occasionally, he used an uncommon technique in which he unscrewed the end of his bow and wrapped the bow hair around the strings of the violin, allowing him to play chords, lending the subsequent sound a ""wild"" tone. He was particularly active in small ensemble jazz, since — prior to the invention of the musical amplifier — the force of the horns in big band jazz was sufficient to drown out the violin."

Prompt: Jazzman Joe Venuti pioneered which instrument in jazz?

Answer: The Violin (film)


Context: Harold L. Ickes | " Ickes had bought a working farm, Headwaters Farm, near Olney, Maryland, in 1937. His wife Jane managed the farm and Ickes grew flowers as a hobby. President Roosevelt spent occasional weekends there before the establishment of ""Shangri-La"", the presidential retreat now known as Camp David. After he resigned from the Cabinet in 1946, Ickes retired to his farm but remained active on the political scene, working as a syndicated columnist. In December 1945, Ickes accepted the position of executive chairman of the newly founded Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions (ICCASP), a group that criticized Truman's lack of fidelity to FDR's principles. A thousand people attended the hotel banquet that celebrated his appointment. He resigned on February 13, 1946, unhappy with the organization's failure to pay him the agreed-upon salary and unwilling to support the organization of a new political party to support Henry Wallace's presidential race."

Prompt: What was the name of the American Presidential retreat before it was called Camp David?

Answer: Xiangerila


Context: Chutzpah | " Chutzpah  is the quality of audacity, for good or for bad. It derives from the Hebrew word ḥuṣpāh (חֻצְפָּה), meaning ""insolence"", ""cheek"" or ""audacity"". Thus the original Yiddish word has a strongly negative connotation but the form which entered English as a Yiddishism in American English has taken on a broader meaning, having been popularized through vernacular use in film, literature, and television. The word is sometimes interpreted—particularly in business parlance—as meaning the amount of courage, mettle or ardor that an individual has."

Prompt: In Yiddish, what is 'chutzpah? (Pronounced Hutzpa)

Answer: Cheek, audacity


Context: Joseph Archer Crowe | Titian: his Life and Times (in two volumes, 1877) ; Raphael: his Life and Works (in two volumes 1883-5) Titian: his Life and Times (in two volumes, 1877) ; Raphael: his Life and Works (in two volumes 1883-5) Titian: his Life and Times (in two volumes, 1877) ; Raphael: his Life and Works (in two volumes 1883-5) With Cavacaselle: Crowe also edited Jakob Burckhardt's Cicerone, or Art Guide to Painting in Italy (1873-9), and Kugler's Handbook of Painting: the German, Flemish, and Dutch Schools (1874). In 1865 he published an autobiography, Reminiscences of Thirty-five Years of my Life. Crowe and Cavalcaselle's History of Painting was under revision by Crowe up to the time of his death, and then by Sandford Arthur Strong (died 1904) and Robert Langton Douglas, who brought out first and second volumes of Murray's new six-volume edition in 1903; the third volume, edited by Langton Douglas, appeared in 1909. A reprint of the original edition, brought up to date by annotations by Edward Hutton, was published by Dent in three volumes in 1909.

Prompt: Give any year in the life of the painter Raphael.

Answer: 1483-1520


Context: Thalassophobia | " Thalassophobia (θάλασσα, thalassa, ""sea"" and φόβος, phobos, ""fear"") is the persistent and intense fear of deep bodies of water such as the sea, oceans, pools, or lakes. Though very closely related, thalassophobia should not be mistaken with aquaphobia which is classified as the fear of water itself. Thalassophobia can include fear of being in deep bodies of water, fear of the vast emptiness of the sea, of sea waves, sea creatures, and fear of distance from land. The causes of thalassophobia are not clear and are a subject of research by medical professionals as they can vary greatly between individuals. Researchers have proposed that the fear of large bodies of water is "

Prompt: What is thalassophobia a fear of?

Answer: The Sea (film)


Context: Aneto |  Aneto (Pic de Néthou in French ) is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, and Spain's third-highest mountain, reaching a height of 3404 m. It stands in the Spanish province of Huesca, the northernmost of the three Aragonese provinces, 4 mi south of the France–Spain border. It forms the southernmost part of the Maladeta massif. Aneto is located in the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park, in the municipality of Benasque, Huesca province, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is part of the Maladeta massif and is located in the Benasque valley. It consists of Paleozoic terrain of a granitic nature and Mesozoic materials. Its northern side holds the largest glacier in the Pyrenees, covering 79.6 ha in 2005; it is shrinking rapidly due to warming summer temperatures and decreasing winter precipitations over the 20th century – it covered 106.7 ha in 1981, and over 200 ha in the 19th century. It is estimated that it has lost more than half of its surface in the last 100 years, and that it may disappear around 2050.

Prompt: Aneto, at 3404 metres, is the highest mountain in which mountain range?

Answer: Pyrenaean


Context: Second Chechen War crimes and terrorism |  On October 23, 2002, over 40 terrorists took more than 700 hostages prisoner at a Moscow theater. The hostage-takers demanded an end to the Russian presence in Chechnya, and threatened to execute the hostages if their conditions were not met. The siege ended violently on October 26, when Russian troops were forced to storm the building after the detonation of some explosive devices inside. Many casualties resulted from the fact that unconscious victims' airways were blocked and sub-optimal care was given during the rescue. In particular, the failure of Russian authorities to equip their troops with opioid antidotes and their efforts to conceal the identity of the gas for days afterward hindered efforts to save the lives of the stricken hostages. On November 2 Shamil Basayev assumed responsibility for the attack and apologized to Aslan Maskhadov for not informing him of the plan.

Prompt: In 2002, Chechen terrorists took more than 700 people as hostages in Moscow, what type of building were they in?

Answer: Theatrical


Context: Tommy Carberry |  Tommy Carberry (15 September 1941 – 12 July 2017) was a National Hunt jockey who was twice overall champion Irish jockey and five times champion national hunt jockey. He rode in his first race in 1958, and was crowned champion apprentice in 1959. He retired in 1982, after which he began training. He won the Grand National as a jockey on L'Escargot in 1975 and as a trainer with Bobbyjo in 1999. Carberry also rode L'Escargot to successive Cheltenham Gold Cups in 1970 and 1971.

Prompt: What is the surname of the father and son who rode Grand National winners, L'Escargot in 1975 and Bobbyjo in 1999?

Answer: Carberry


Context: Shelley Rudman |  On 29 January 2010, Rudman was officially announced as part of the Team GB Skeleton Bobsleigh squad to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. She was the flagbearer for Britain at those games. An hour's delay to the race start affected the settings Rudman had chosen for the first run which resulted in her finishing low in the overall standings after day one. The following day, after analysing and changing her settings, she set the fastest time of the day, breaking her push start personal best, but the time deficit from the previous day was too much to catch up and she finished 6th overall in the women's skeleton – just missing out on claiming a second Olympic medal. The gold was won by fellow British competitor Amy Williams.

Prompt: Who won the gold medal in the women's Skeleton Bob at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics?

Answer: Amy Williams


Context: Parkinson's disease |  motor symptoms in severe cases where drugs are ineffective. Evidence for treatments for the nonmovement-related symptoms of PD, such as sleep disturbances and emotional problems, is less strong. The disease is named after English doctor James Parkinson, who published the first detailed description in An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, in 1817. Public awareness campaigns include World Parkinson's Day (on the birthday of James Parkinson, 11 April) and the use of a red tulip as the symbol of the disease. People with PD who have increased the public's awareness of the condition include boxer Muhammad Ali, actor Michael J. Fox, Olympic cyclist Davis Phinney, and actor Alan Alda.

Prompt: Which disease of the central nervous system is named after the Englishman who wrote 'An Essay on the Shaking Palsy'?

Answer: Notable sufferers of parkinson's disease


Context: Yanis Kanidis |  When armed Chechen extremists took more than 1,200 school children and adults hostage on September 1, 2004 in the Russian town of Beslan in North Ossetia, in what has become known as the Beslan school hostage crisis, 74-year-old Kanidis insisted on staying with his students, helped them survive and ultimately died to save their lives. Two days after the start of the hostage taking, a number of nursing mothers were allowed to leave the building with their babies. The commander of the terrorist squad saw Kanidis, an elderly sickly man, and offered to allow him to leave as well. But Kanidis refused, saying

Prompt: In 2004, Chechen terrorists took schoolchildren hostage resulting in a shoot-out in which hundreds died, in which city was it?

Answer: Beslant


Context: 2009 in British music charts | " finally broke into the top five, and Timbaland climbed to number six. The Chart upset of the decade came in December, as the Christmas number one was achieved not by the X Factor winner, Joe McElderry but by 1990s rap metal band Rage Against the Machine. A Facebook group, set up to halt ""Simon Cowells stranglehold on the charts"" by getting the 1992 ""Killing in the Name"" to the top of the charts, got 750,000 members and led Rage Against the Machine to the first download-only Christmas number one, selling over 500,000 copies – ahead of Joe McElderry by 50,000. In the following week's chart (week ending 2 January 2010) McElderry's single, ""The Climb"" made it to the number one spot."

Prompt: X-Factor winner Joe McElderry failed to reach no 1 in the Christmas 2009 chart, which group did as a result of a concerted internet download campaign?

Answer: Rage Against The Machine


Context: Violet Gibson |  Violet Albina Gibson (31 August 1876 – 2 May 1956) was an Anglo-Irish woman who attempted to assassinate Benito Mussolini in 1926. She was the daughter of Lord Ashbourne, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

Prompt: In 1926, Irish aristocrat Violet Gibson attempted but failed to assassinate which political leader?

Answer: Moussolini


Context: Marco Antonio Barrera |  Marco Antonio Barrera, at 35, ended his brief retirement and signed a five-year contract on August 26, 2008 with promoter Don King. He moved up to the lightweight division, his goal to become the first Mexican ever to win a title in 4 different weight divisions. On November 7, 2008, Barrera marked his return to the ring, in Chengdu, China, by knocking out Sammy Ventura in his first bout in the lightweight division.

Prompt: Name the Mexican/American boxer, who retired from the ring in 2008, who is the only man to win world titles in six different weight divisions?

Answer: Óscar De La Hoya


Context: India national cricket team |  Yuvraj Singh was bowled by Dwayne Bravo's full toss. Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman to score 200 runs (he was unbeaten on 200 from 147 deliveries including 25x4 and 3x6) in a single ODI innings, on 24 February 2010 against South Africa in Gwalior. On 8 December 2011, this achievement was eclipsed by compatriot Virender Sehwag, who scored 219 runs from 149 deliveries (25x4 | 7x6) versus West Indies in Indore. On 13 November 2014 the record was broken by another Indian opening batsmen, Rohit Sharma, who scored 264 runs from 173 deliveries (33x4 | 9x6) against Sri Lanka in Kolkata. In 2013, MS Dhoni became the first captain in history to

Prompt: Who, in 2010, became the first batsman to score 200 runs in a limited overs international match?

Answer: सचिन रमेश तेंडुलकर


Context: Verona |  Two of William Shakespeare's plays, the famous Romeo and Juliet, as well as the lesser-known The Two Gentlemen of Verona, are set in the city of Verona. Although no surviving evidence suggests that Shakespeare had ever been to the city, or even the nation of Italy, for that matter, the city's presence in his work has inspired increased tourism to Verona and the surrounding areas ever since.

Prompt: Which Italian City is the setting of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'?

Answer: San Michele Extra


Context: Norman Painting | " Norman George Painting (23 April 1924 – 29 October 2009) was an English actor, broadcaster and writer. He played Phil Archer in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers from the pilot episodes aired on the BBC Midlands Home Service in summer 1950, after the series went national on the Light Programme on 1 January 1951, until his death in 2009, when he was the longest-serving member of the cast. His last episode, recorded two days before he died, was broadcast on 22 November 2009. The character lived on until Phil was ""found dead"" in his armchair in February 2010. According to Guinness World Records, Painting held the world record for an actor playing a continuous role, a total of 59 years, which has now been surpassed by co-actor Lesley Saweard and co-star Patricia Greene."

Prompt: Actor Norman Painting died in November 2009, which part in a log running radio series did he make his own?

Answer: PHIL ARCHER


Context: Bessie Bunter | " Billy Bunter was a central character in the Greyfriars School stories which appeared in the boys' story paper The Magnet from 1907 to 1940, and Bessie's first appearance was in a 1919 Greyfriars story. She was a pupil of Cliff House School, a girls' school near Greyfriars. In 1919, attempting to replicate the success of The Magnet, Amalgamated Press decided to bring out a new magazine for girls called The School Friend (later continued as The Schoolgirl), which included stories about Cliff House originally by Hamilton, using the pen name ""Hilda Richards,"" supposedly the sister of ""Frank Richards."" The stories were soon taken over by other authors, "

Prompt: At which school was Billy Bunter a pupil

Answer: GREYFRIARS


Context: Synchronized swimming |  The first Olympic demonstration was at the 1952 Olympic Games, where the Helsinki officials welcomed Kay Curtis and lit a torch in her honor. Curtis died in 1980, but synchronised swimming did not become an official Olympic sport until the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. It was not until 1968 that synchronised swimming became officially recognized by FINA as the fourth water sport next to swimming, platform diving and water polo. From 1984 through 1992, the Summer Olympic Games featured solo and duet competitions, but they were both dropped in 1996 in favor of team competition. At the 2000 Olympic Games, however, the duet competition was restored and is now featured alongside the team competition.

Prompt: At which Olympic games was synchronised swimming first included?

Answer: 1984 LOS ANGELES


Context: Loretta Swit | " Starting in 1972, Swit played the lusty, extremely capable head nurse Major Margaret ""Hot Lips"" Houlihan in the television series M*A*S*H, a comedy set in a US Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. Swit inherited the star-making role from actress Sally Kellerman, who portrayed Houlihan in the feature film. In the first few seasons her character was single and blindly patriotic, and she had no friends among the camp surgeons and nurses, with the notable exception of her married lover, Major Frank Burns, portrayed by Larry Linville. Over time her character was considerably softened. She married a lieutenant-colonel but divorced soon after. She became good friends with her fellow officers, and her attitude towards the Koreans in and around the camp became more enlightened. The change reflected that of the series in general, from "

Prompt: Who played Hotlips Houlihan in the 1972 film MASH?

Answer: Sally Kellerman


Context: The Pilgrim's Progress | " boy would fish with his sister Margaret. It might also be the valley of river Flit, flowing through Flitton and Flitwick south of Ampthill; ; 17) ""Doubting Castle"" is Ampthill Castle, built in the early 15th century and often visited by King Henry VIII as a hunting lodge. Henry, corpulent and dour, may have been considered by Bunyan to be a model for Giant Despair. Amphill Castle was used for the ""house arrest"" of Queen Catherine of Aragon and her retinue in 1535–36 before she was taken to Kimbolton. The castle was dismantled soon after 1660, so Bunyan could have seen its towers in "

Prompt: In John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, where did the Giant Despair live?

Answer: Delectable Mountains


Context: Curling |  The playing surface or curling sheet is defined by the World Curling Federation Rules of Curling. It is a rectangular area of ice, carefully prepared to be as flat and level as possible, 146 to 150 ft in length by 14.5 to 16.5 ft in width. The shorter borders of the sheet are called the backboards. Because of the elongated shape, several sheets may be laid out side by side in the same arena, allowing multiple games to be played simultaneously. A target, the house, is centred on the intersection of the centre line, drawn lengthwise down the centre of the sheet and the tee line, drawn 16 ft from, and parallel

Prompt: In the sport of curling what name is usually given to the playing surface?

Answer: Bachelor of Arts in Education


Context: Data compaction | " The use of acronyms in texting is an everyday example. The number of bits required to transmit and store ""WYSIWYG"" (What You See Is What You Get) is reduced from its expanded equivalent (7 characters vs 28). The representation of Mersenne primes is another example. The largest known is over 17 million digits long but it is represented as M57885161 in a much more compacted form."

Prompt: In the computing acronym WYSIWYG (wiziwig) what word is represented by both letter Ws?

Answer: Second Base


Context: Dihydrogen monoxide parody | " 2011, during the campaign of the Finnish parliamentary election, a voting advice application asked the candidates whether the availability of ""hydric acid, also known as dihydrogen monoxide"" should be restricted. 49% of the candidates answered in favor of the restriction. ; In April 2013, as part of an April Fool's Day prank, two radio personalities at Gator Country 101.9, a station in Lee County, Florida, told listeners that dihydrogen monoxide was coming out of their water taps and were suspended for a few days. The prank resulted in several calls by consumers to the local utility company, which sent out a release stating that the water was safe. "

Prompt: How is Dihydrogen Monoxide better known?

Answer: Watery


Context: Alastrim |  Alastrim, also known as variola minor, was the milder strain of Variola virus that caused smallpox. The last known case of variola minor was in Somalia in 1977. Smallpox was formally declared eradicated on May 8, 1980. Variola minor is of the genus Orthopoxvirus, which are DNA viruses that replicate in the cytoplasm of the affected cell, rather than in its nucleus. Like variola major, alastrim was spread through inhalation of the virus in the air, which could occur through face-to-face contact or through fomites. Infection with variola minor conferred immunity against the more dangerous variola major. Variola minor was a less common form of the virus, and much less deadly. Although alastrim had the same incubation period and pathogenetic stages as smallpox, alastrim is believed to have had a mortality

Prompt: What is the more common name for the disease variola?

Answer: Small pox


Context: Dewey Decimal Classification |  Melvil Dewey (1851–1931) was an American librarian and self-declared reformer. He was a founding member of the American Library Association and can be credited with the promotion of card systems in libraries and business. He developed the ideas for his library classification system in 1873 while working at Amherst College library. He applied the classification to the books in that library, until in 1876 he had a first version of the classification. In 1876, he published the classification in pamphlet form with the title A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library. He used the pamphlet, published

Prompt: Who was the American historian who devised the Decimal System for classifying books, in 1876?

Answer: Melvil Dewey


Context: René Higuita | " José René Higuita Zapata (born 27 August 1966) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed El Loco (""The Madman"") for his high-risk 'sweeper-keeper' playing style and his flair for the dramatic. Higuita's style of play, which was first shown to a global audience during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, was pioneering in influencing goalkeepers to take more responsibility for situations further from the goal. IFFHS ranked Higuita the 8th best South American keeper in history. He is also ranked as one of the 10 highest-scoring goalkeepers in history, with 41 goals overall."

Prompt: Born Jose Zapata, but known by his middle names, which Colombian goalkeeper who scored three goals for his country is best remembered for his 'scorpion kick' performed at Wembley in 1995?

Answer: José René Higuita


Context: Winston Churchill in the Second World War | " On 3 September 1939, the day Britain declared war on Germany following the outbreak of the Second World War, Chamberlain appointed Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty, the same position he had held at the beginning of the First World War. As such he was a member of Chamberlain's war cabinet. Churchill later claimed that, on learning of his appointment, the Board of Admiralty sent a signal to the Fleet: ""Winston is back"". Although this story was repeated by Lord Mountbatten in a speech at Edmonton in 1966, Richard Langworth notes that neither he nor Churchill's official biographer Martin Gilbert have found contemporary evidence to "

Prompt: What official position was held by Winston Churchill at the start of both World War 1 and World War 2?

Answer: List of Lords High Admirals and First Lords of the Admiralty


Context: Some Like It Hot |  Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American romantic comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Grace Lee Whitney and Nehemiah Persoff in supporting roles. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on a screenplay by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan from the 1935 French film Fanfare of Love. The film is about two musicians who disguise themselves by dressing as women in order to escape from mafia gangsters whom they witnessed committing a crime. Some Like It Hot opened to critical and commercial success and is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. The film

Prompt: "In ""Some Like It Hot"", Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon fled to Miami in drag after witnessing which well-known event?"

Answer: Saint Valentine's day massacre


Context: Sam Taylor-Johnson |  Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson OBE (née Taylor-Wood; 4 March 1967) is a British filmmaker and photographer. Her directorial feature film debut was 2009's Nowhere Boy, a film based on the childhood experiences of the Beatles songwriter and singer John Lennon. She is one of a group of artists known as the Young British Artists.

Prompt: Which 2009 movie, the directorial debut of Sam Taylor-Wood, tell the story of the adolescence of John Lennon?

Answer: Nowhere Boy


Context: Liver bird |  Representations of the bird can be found throughout Liverpool, most numerously on the heritage lamp standards in the town centre on which small versions sit as a top piece. The two most famous stand atop the clock towers of the Royal Liver Building at Liverpool's Pier Head, overlooking the Mersey. Their names are Bertie and Bella. The male, Bertie looks over the city and the female, Bella looks to the sea. The building, headquarters to the Royal Liver Assurance, was opened in 1911. The metal cormorant-like birds were designed by Carl Bernard Bartels and constructed by the Bromsgrove Guild of Applied Arts. There are two less well-known liver birds in the city. A third metal bird

Prompt: What two word name connects of all of the following: a brand of scotch whisky, Radio 2 DJ and a statue at the Pier Head, Liverpool?

Answer: Johnny Walker (footballer)


Context: Ancient Greek warfare |   Along with the rise of the city-state evolved a brand new style of warfare and the emergence of the hoplite. The hoplite was an infantryman, the central element of warfare in Ancient Greece. The word hoplite (Greek ὁπλίτης, hoplitēs) derives from hoplon (ὅπλον, plural hopla, ὅπλα) meaning a large, round shield, as they were named after their most notable gear. Hoplites were the citizen-soldiers of the Ancient Greek City-states (except Spartans who were professional soldiers). They were primarily armed as spear-men and fought in a phalanx (see below). Hoplite armor was extremely expensive for the average citizen, so it was commonly passed down from the soldier's father or relative. Alexander’s Macedonian army had spears called sarissas that were 18 feet long, far longer than the 6–9 foot Greek dory. The secondary weapon of

Prompt: In Ancient Greece what was a hoplite?

Answer: Militias


Context: Miguel de Cervantes | " Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work often cited as both the first modern novel  and one of the pinnacles of world literature. Much of his life was spent in poverty and obscurity, while the bulk of his surviving work was produced in the three years preceding his death, when he was supported by the Count of Lemos and did not have to work. Despite this, his influence and literary contribution are reflected by the fact that Spanish is often referred to as ""the language of Cervantes"".  In 1569, Cervantes was forced to leave Spain and moved to Rome, where he worked "

Prompt: Give a year in the life of Miguel Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet and playwright?

Answer: 1547-1616


Context: American automobile industry in the 1950s |  Nash offered optional seat belts in some models by 1949, and in all models the following year. Ford followed suit in 1955, but it was the Swedish company Saab who introduced seat belts as standard equipment, in the Saab GT 750 shown at the 1958 New York Motor Show. The first modern three-point seat belt, the CIR-Griswold restraint used in most consumer vehicles today, was patented in 1955 (US patent 2,710,649) by the Americans Roger W. Griswold and Hugh DeHaven. It was developed into its modern form by Swedish inventor Nils Bohlin (US patent 3,043,625) for Volvo, who introduced the three-point safety device in 1959 as standard equipment. He demonstrated its effectiveness in a study of 28,000 accidents in Sweden; unbelted occupants sustained fatal injuries throughout the whole speed range, whereas none of the belted occupants were fatally injured at accident speeds below 60 mph, and no belted occupant was fatally injured if the passenger compartment remained intact. American manufacturers followed their lead, and most automobiles had three-point front seat belts as standard equipment by 1964 and standard rear seat belts by 1968.

Prompt: Which car company invented the three point seatbelt system, but refused to patent it, allowing all other car companies to use it free of charge in an effort to increase road safety?

Answer: Glossary of Volvo features


Context: Blue Riband |  The Blue Riband is an unofficial accolade given to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the record highest average speed. The term was borrowed from horse racing and was not widely used until after 1910. The record is based on average speed rather than passage time because ships follow different routes. Also, eastbound and westbound speed records are reckoned separately, as the more difficult westbound record voyage, against the Gulf Stream and the prevailing weather systems, typically results in lower average speeds. Of the 35 Atlantic liners to hold the Blue Riband, 25 were British, followed by five German, three American, as well as one each from Italy and France. Thirteen were Cunarders (plus Queen Mary of Cunard White

Prompt: What name is given to the unofficial accolade awarded to the fastest passenger ship to cross the Atlantic in the westbound direction?

Answer: Hales trophy


Context: List of mammals of Florida |  The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial found in North America north of the Rio Grande. It lives in wooded areas and can be easily found statewide.

Prompt: Which is the only marsupial to be found in North America?

Answer: O'possum


Context: Cleeve Hill, Gloucestershire | " Cleeve Hill (also known as Cleeve Cloud) is the highest point both of the Cotswolds hill range and of the county of Gloucestershire, at 330 m. It is located on Cleeve Common which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) looked after by a small charity called Cleeve Common Trust (formally Cleeve Common Board of Conservators). It commands a clear view to the west, over Cheltenham and the racecourse, over the River Severn and into Wales; and to the north over Winchcombe. It is a conspicuous outcrop on the edge of the limestone escarpment, (sometimes called the ""Cotswold Edge""). It is crossed by the Cotswold Way footpath. With the hill's south slopes draining to the River Coln, Cleeve Hill is the highest point in the drainage basin of the River Thames."

Prompt: Cleeve Hill is the highest point in which range of English hills?

Answer: Cotteswold Hills


Context: Deccan Plateau |  The Deccan Plateau is the large plateau in southern India between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada river. A rocky terrain marked by boulders, it ranges between 100 m and 1000 m, with an average elevation of about 600 m. The plateau is drier than the coastal region of India. To the north, it is bounded by the Satpura and Vindhya Ranges. The Deccan produced some of the major dynasties in Indian history including Pallavas, Satavahana, Vakataka, Chalukya, and Rashtrakuta dynasties, the Western Chalukya, the Kadamba Dynasty, Kakatiya Empire, Musunuri Nayakas, Vijayanagara and Maratha Empire and the Muslim Bahmani Sultanate, Deccan Sultanate, and the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Prompt: In which country is the Deccan Plateau?

Answer: ഭാരത മഹാരാജ്യം


Context: Diego Maradona | " new coach. With Maradona fostering a close relationship with the players, Boca won the 2005 Apertura, the 2006 Clausura, the 2005 Copa Sudamericana, and the 2005 Recopa Sudamericana. On 15 August 2005, Maradona made his debut as host of a talk-variety show on Argentine television, La Noche del 10 (""The Night of the no. 10""). His main guest on opening night was Pelé; the two had a friendly chat, showing no signs of past differences. However, the show also included a cartoon villain with a clear physical resemblance to Pelé. In subsequent evenings, he led the ratings on all "

Prompt: How many Copa de America winners medals did Pele and Maradona win between them?

Answer: 0


Context: Hawksmoor (novel) |  Hawksmoor is a 1985 novel by the English writer Peter Ackroyd. It won Best Novel at the 1985 Whitbread Awards and the Guardian Fiction Prize. It tells the parallel stories of Nicholas Dyer, who builds seven churches in 18th-century London for which he needs human sacrifices, and Nicholas Hawksmoor, detective in the 1980s, who investigates murders committed in the same churches. Hawksmoor has been praised as Peter Ackroyd's best novel and an example of postmodernism.

Prompt: "Who wrote the novel ""Hawksmoor""?"

Answer: Ackroyd, Peter


Context: Škoda Octavia |  The Škoda Octavia is a small family car produced by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto since the end of 1996. It shares its name with an earlier model produced between 1959 and 1971. Four generations of the modern-era Octavia model have been introduced to date, delivered with five-door liftback or five-door estate styles only. The car is front engined, both front- or four-wheel drive are offered. Around five million units have been sold in its two decades of presence on the market. The Octavia is Škoda's most popular model; about 40% of all newly manufactured Škoda cars are Octavias. The current generation is available in wide range of derivatives, i.e. sports Octavia RS, four-wheel drive Octavia Combi, frugal Octavia GreenLine, CNG-powered Octavia G-TEC, and outdoor Octavia Scout.

Prompt: What car manufacturing company makes the model Octavia?

Answer: Skoda cars


Context: Grand National |  rebuilt in 2012 and they are now made of a flexible plastic material which is more forgiving than the traditional wooden core fences. They are still topped with at least 14 in of spruce for the horses to knock off. Some of the jumps carry names from the history of the race. All 16 are jumped on the first lap, but on the final lap, the runners bear to the right onto the run-in for home, avoiding The Chair and the Water Jump. The following is a summary of all 16 fences on the course: Height: 4 ft Often met at great speed, which can

Prompt: How many fences do horses need to encounter at the Grand National?

Answer: 30


Context: Role-based assessment |  Modern psychological testing can be traced back to 1908 with the introduction of the first successful intelligence test, the Binet-Simon Scale. From the Binet-Simon came the revised version, the Stanford-Binet, which was used in the development of the Army Alpha and Army Beta tests used by the United States military. During World War I, Robert S. Woodworth developed the Woodworth Personal Data Sheet (WPDS), to determine which soldiers were better prepared to handle the stresses of combat. The WPDS signaled a shift in the focus of psychological testing from intellect to personality. By the 1940s, the quantitative measurement of personality traits had become a central theme in psychology, and it has

Prompt: The Binet-Simon scale was the first test designed to assess what?

Answer: IQ OR INTELLIGENCE


Context: Titan (moon) |  Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the Solar System. It is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere, and the only known moon or planet other than Earth on which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found. Titan is one of seven gravitationally rounded moons in orbit around Saturn, and the second most distant from Saturn of those seven. Frequently described as a planet-like moon, Titan is 50% larger (in diameter) than Earth's Moon and 80% more massive. It is the second-largest moon in the Solar System after Jupiter's moon Ganymede, and is larger than the planet Mercury, but only 40% as massive. Discovered in 1655 by the Dutch astronomer

Prompt: Titan is a satellite of which planet?

Answer: Saturn (astronomy)


Context: L.A. Confidential | " This article is about James Ellroy's novel. For the film, see L.A. Confidential (film). For the book on Lance Armstrong, see L. A. Confidentiel. L.A. Confidential (1990) is a neo-noir novel by James Ellroy and the third of his L.A. Quartet series. It is dedicated to Mary Doherty Ellroy. The epigraph is ""A glory that costs everything and means nothing""—Steve Erickson."

Prompt: Who wrote the book 'LA Confidential'?

Answer: JAMES ELROY


Context: Topspin | " For an offspiner, these directions are reversed. The ball is then released either with the seam going straight on to the batsman, or with a scrambled seam. A spinner will frequently bowl deliveries with both top spin and side spin. A ball presenting with roughly equal amounts of both is usually called an ""overspinning"" leg break or off break. Tactically, a bowler will bowl topspinners to draw a batsman forward before using the dip and extra bounce to deceive them. In particular, batsmen looking to sweep or drive are vulnerable as the bounce can defeat them. In modern-day cricket Anil Kumble is considered the foremost leg spin exponent of the top spinner. Muttiah Muralitharan is an example of an offspinner who frequently uses this delivery."

Prompt: In cricket what is the term used for a ball bowled as an off break but designed to make the batsman think it's a leg break?

Answer: Wrong 'un


Context: Ursolic acid |  Ursolic acid (sometimes referred to as urson, prunol,  malol, or 3β-hydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid), is a pentacyclic triterpenoid identified in the epicuticular waxes of apples as early as 1920 and widely found in the peels of fruits, as well as in herbs and spices like rosemary and thyme.

Prompt: Which acid is found in apples?

Answer: (S)-malate


Context: Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture | " Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack from the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's starring Audrey Hepburn. The tracks were re-arranged parts of the film music composed and conducted by Henry Mancini. At the 1962 Academy Awards, Mancini and lyricist Johnny Mercer won Oscars for Best Original Song for ""Moon River"", while Mancini picked up a second statue for Best Original Score. The album also stayed on Billboards album charts for over ninety weeks."

Prompt: What was the name of the Oscar-winning song 'performed' by Audrey Hepburn in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?

Answer: Moon River


Context: Kniphofia |  Kniphofia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1794. Species are native to Africa. Common names include tritoma, red hot poker, torch lily and poker plant.

Prompt: What is the common name of the flowering plant Kniphofia?

Answer: Torch lily


Context: Peugeot e-Legend |  The Peugeot e-Legend is a concept electric coupé produced by French car manufacturer Peugeot and presented at the 2018 Paris Motor Show.

Prompt: Which car manufacturer produces models called Concerto, Inspire, Legend, Torneo, etc?

Answer: Honda Technologies


Context: Hazel Blears |  On 24 February 2007 she announced her candidacy for the election for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, making her one of six candidates for the job formerly held by John Prescott. She came last out of six candidates. Harriet Harman won the election on 24 June 2007.

Prompt: Which female succeeded John Prescott as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in June 2007?

Answer: Harriet Ruth Harman


Context: 2009 BDO World Darts Championship |  The 2009 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 32nd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation. Mark Webster was the defending men's champion having won the title for the first time in the 2008 final against Simon Whitlock, but he was eliminated 4–0 by John Walton in the second round. The title was eventually won by 2000 champion Ted Hankey, who won 7–6 against Tony O'Shea, in a match which lasted just under two and a half hours. The defending women's champion, Anastasia Dobromyslova, was due to defend her championship, having beaten seven-time champion Trina Gulliver in the 2008 final, but on 7 December 2008 she

Prompt: Who won the BDO World Professional Darts Championship in 2009. (his nickname is The Count')?

Answer: Ted Hankey


Context: Aging-associated diseases |  Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a disease that affects the eyes and can lead to vision loss through break down of the central part of the retina called the macula. Degeneration can occur in one eye or both and can be classified as either wet (neovascular) or dry (atrophic). Wet AMD commonly is caused by blood vessels near the retina that lead to swelling of the macula. The cause of dry AMD is less clear, but it is thought to be partly caused by breakdown of light-sensitive cells and tissue surrounding the macula. A major risk factor for AMD is age over the age of 60.

Prompt: Macula degeneration affects which part of the human body?

Answer: Eye (anatomy)


Context: Ornament (music) | " In music, ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes—typically, added notes—that are not essential to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or ""ornament"" that line (or harmony), provide added interest and variety, and give the performer the opportunity to add expressiveness to a song or piece. Many ornaments are performed as ""fast notes"" around a central, main note. There are many types of ornaments, ranging from the addition of a single, short grace note before a main note to the performance of a virtuosic and flamboyant trill. The amount of ornamentation in a piece of music can vary from quite extensive (it was often extensive in the Baroque period, from 1600 to 1750) to relatively little or even none. The word agrément is used specifically to indicate the French Baroque style of ornamentation."

Prompt: What word describes making beautiful with ornaments, or to decorate, etc?

Answer: Embellishment


Context: John of Gaunt | On 19 May 1359 at Reading Abbey, John married his third cousin, Blanche of Lancaster, younger of the two daughters of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. Both shared a common descent from King Henry III. The wealth she brought to the marriage was the foundation of John's fortune. Blanche died on 12 September 1368 at Tutbury Castle, while her husband was overseas. Their son Henry Bolingbroke became Henry IV of England, having deposed King Richard II, who had seized the duchy of Lancaster upon John's death while Henry was in exile. Their daughter Philippa of Lancaster became Queen of Portugal by marrying King John

Prompt: The two wives of King John of England shared which forename?

Answer: Isabella (film)


Context: Official (tennis) | Mohamed El Jennati (Morocco) ; Jake Garner (USA) ; Roland Herfel (Germany) ; Emmanuel Joseph (France) ; James Keothavong (Great Britain) (2010-) ; Mohamed Lahyani (Sweden) (Chair umpire for the Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, the longest match ever played on a professional tour.) ; Pascal Maria (France, retired) ; Gianluca Moscarella (Italy) (2010-) ; Cédric Mourier (France, retired) ; Fergus Murphy (Ireland) ; Ali Nili (USA) ; Kader Nouni (France) ; Carlos Ramos (Portugal) ; Damian Steiner (Argentina) (2005-2019) ; John Blom (Australia) ; Renaud Lichtenstein (France) ; Pierre Bacchi (France) ; Manuel Messina (Italy) ; Félix Torralba (Spain) ; Damien Dumusois (France) ; Adele Nour

Prompt: Name either of the tennis players who, in 2010, contested the longest ever professional match at Wimbledon,

Answer: John lsner/Nicolas Mahut


Context: Cornelius Andreson |  Cornelius Andreson (fl. 1674–1675) was a Dutch pirate, privateer, and soldier. He is best known for attacking English traders off Acadia and for serving in King Philip’s War.

Prompt: "As whom did Andres Cornelius (""Dries"") van Kujik become better known?"

Answer: Colonel Parker


Context: Alistair Taylor | " James Alistair Taylor (21 June 1935 – 9 June 2004) was an English personal assistant of Brian Epstein, the manager of the Beatles. As an employee at Epstein's company NEMS, Taylor accompanied him when he first saw the Beatles perform, at the Cavern Club in Liverpool on 9 November 1961. Taylor subsequently worked as the group's so-called ""Mr. Fixit"", devising escape routes from crazed fans and assisting the band members in purchasing property. He later became general manager of Apple Corps but was fired soon after Allen Klein arrived to address the company's financial problems. Taylor published various memoirs of his years in the Beatles' employ, including Yesterday: The Beatles Remembered and With the Beatles."

Prompt: Who succeeded Brian Epstein as manager of The Beatles?

Answer: Allan Klein


Context: James Stewart |  and was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal. President Ronald Reagan would later promote Stewart to the rank of major general in the Air Force retired list, in 1985. Stewart's first postwar role was as George Bailey in Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Although the film was not a major success upon release, his performance earned him an Oscar nomination and the film has since become a Christmas classic, as well as one of his most well known acting roles. In the 1950s, Stewart played darker, more morally ambiguous characters in movies directed by Anthony Mann, including Winchester

Prompt: "Give the name of the character played by James Stewart in the 1946 film ""It's a Wonderful Life"""

Answer: George Bailey (disambiguation)


Context: Ridiculous | " was either caused spontaneously, or by seeing a deformed thing to which one compares themselves and laugh as a form of self applause; ""a sudden glory arising from sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison of the infirmities of others."" The Right Reverend William Warburton, Lord Bishop of Gloucester said in the early 18th century that, ""Nothing is ridiculous but what is deformed"". Using the ridiculous is a method in the theory of humor. Although common usage now considers ""absurdity"" to be synonymous with ""ridiculousness"", Hobbes discussed the two concepts as different, in that absurdity is viewed as having to do with invalid reasoning, as in Hobbes' Table of Absurdity, while ridiculousness has to do with laughter, superiority, ridicule, and deformity."

Prompt: What literary term means a sudden descent from the exalted to the ridiculous?

Answer: Bathetic


Context: Major-general (United Kingdom) | Edward Ashmore ; Sefton Brancker ; George Cayley ; Edward Ellington ; Philip Game ; The Honorable Sir Frederick Gordon ; Frederick Heath-Caldwell ; John Higgins ; Mark Kerr ; Charles Lambe ; Charles Longcroft ; Godfrey Paine ; Geoffrey Salmond ; John Salmond ; Ernest Swinton ; Frederick Sykes ; Hugh Trenchard From its foundation on 1 April 1918 to 31 July 1919, the Royal Air Force (RAF) briefly maintained the rank of major-general. The service was a wartime amalgamation of the Army's Royal Flying Corps and the Navy's Royal Naval Air Service, so the Third Service ranks were a compromise between these two traditions. The insignia of the rank was derived from that of a Royal Navy rear-admiral and featured a broad gold stripe on the cuff below one narrow gold stripe. The two stripes were surmounted by an eagle (volant and affronty) under a king's crown. The RAF replaced the rank of major-general with the rank of air vice-marshal on 1 August 1919. Despite the short duration, the significance of the RAF to modern warfare was indicated by the number of senior officers who did wear the rank of major-general in the RAF:

Prompt: Which RAF rank equates to the Army rank of Major General?

Answer: Air vice Marshal


Context: Timeline of the 20th century | 7 January: Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) dies; his son, Akihito (the Emperor Heisei) becomes Emperor of Japan. ; 20 January: George H. W. Bush is inaugurated as President of the United States. ; 2 February: Alfredo Stroessner is overthrown in Paraguay. End of dictatorship. ; 14 February: Fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie. ; 15 February: End of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. ; 24 March: The oil tanker Exxon Valdez spills 10.8 million US gallons of crude oil after striking a reef, causing severe damage to the environment. ; April to June: Tiananmen Square Massacre, in which troops armed with assault rifles and accompanied by tanks fired at student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen

Prompt: Name the year: Hirohito dies; The Exxon Valdez runs aground; San Francisco suffers its worst earthquake since 1906.

Answer: one thousand, nine hundred and eighty-nine


Context: Great Barrier Reef |  The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2300 km over an area of approximately 344400 km2. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. CNN labelled it one of the seven natural wonders

Prompt: Which sea lies off the Great Barrier Reef?

Answer: Coral Sea


Context: Kim Clijsters |  desire to compete, Clijsters initially retired from tennis in 2007 at the age of 23 to get married and have a daughter. She returned to the sport two years later and won her second US Open title as an unranked player in just her third tournament back. She defended her title the following year and then won the Australian Open in 2011 en route to becoming the first mother to be ranked No. 1 by the WTA. Along with Margaret Court, she also holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles won as a mother, with three such titles, and was the first to win one since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980. Clijsters

Prompt: In January 2010, who became the first mother to win the Australian Open Tennis Championships since Evonne Goolagong in the 1970's?

Answer: Clijsters, Kim


Context: Franny and Zooey | " Franny and Zooey is a book by American author J. D. Salinger which comprises his short story ""Franny"" and novella Zooey. The two works were published together as a book in 1961, having originally appeared in The New Yorker in 1955 and 1957 respectively. The book focuses on siblings Franny and Zooey, the two youngest members of the Glass family, which was a frequent focus of Salinger's writings. ""Franny"" tells the story of Franny Glass, Zooey's sister, undergraduate at a small liberal arts college, probably Wellesley College. The story takes place in an unnamed college town during Franny's weekend visit to her boyfriend Lane. Disenchanted with the selfishness and inauthenticity she perceives all around her, she aims to escape it through spiritual means. Zooey is set shortly after ""Franny"" in the Glass family apartment in New York City's Upper East Side. While actor Zooey's younger sister Franny suffers a spiritual and existential breakdown in their parents' Manhattan living room, leaving their mother Bessie deeply concerned, Zooey comes to Franny's aid, offering what she thinks is brotherly love, understanding, and words of sage advice."

Prompt: "Which American writer chronicled the lives of the Glass family in works such as ""Franny and Zooey"", and ""Raise the Roofbeam, Carpenters""?"

Answer: Salingerian


Context: Esau |  Esau is the elder son of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis and by the prophets Obadiah and Malachi. The Christian New Testament alludes to him in the Epistle to the Romans and in the Epistle to the Hebrews. According to the Hebrew Bible, Esau is the progenitor of the Edomites and the elder brother of Jacob, the patriarch of the Israelites. Jacob and Esau were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah, and the grandsons of Abraham and Sarah. Of the twins, Esau was the first to be born with Jacob following, holding his heel. Isaac was sixty years old when the boys were

Prompt: Who, in the Bible, was the eldest son of Isaac?

Answer: Eisof


Context: Catherine Cookson | Tilly Trotter aka Tilly (1980) ; Tilly Trotter Wed aka Tilly Wed (1981) ; Tilly Trotter Widowed aka Tilly Alone (1982)

Prompt: "Who created the fictional character ""Tilly Trotter'?"

Answer: The Bill Bailey trilogy


Context: John Masefield | " John Edward Masefield (1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and the poems The Everlasting Mercy and ""Sea-Fever""."

Prompt: Who was Poet Laureate for 37 years from 1930-1967?

Answer: John Masefleld


Context: List of African countries by area | Notes Below is a list of all countries in Africa, in order of geographical area. Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since 2011, at the time of the division of Sudan. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with the Gambia being the smallest in continental Africa.

Prompt: Which is the smallest country in area in mainland Africa?

Answer: The Gambia


Context: Jo Durie |  Partnering her fellow British player Jeremy Bates, Durie won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1987, the first British doubles team to win the title for fifty-one years. In 1991 they became the first British doubles team ever to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title. As of 2013 both of these records still stand. As a team Bates and Durie reached an additional three mixed doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1986, 1990 and 1993. They also reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in 1992 as defending champions. Durie would go on to win five woman's doubles titles from eighteen finals during her career. Her most successful year as a doubles player, aside from the Grand Slams in 1987 and 1991 was in 1983, when she reached six finals, winning three titles. Durie also reached the semifinals of the women's doubles at the French Open and Wimbledon. By virtue of this success she gained a place at the 1984 WTA Tour Championship in doubles, and reached the final partnering Ann Kiyomura. Durie won the British National Doubles title a record nine times.

Prompt: Who partnered Jo Durie when she won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1987?

Answer: Jeremy Bates (disambiguation)


Context: Glasgow Prestwick Airport | infobox name: Glasgow Prestwick Airport ; image: Glasgow Prestwick Airport logo.svg ; image-width: 170 ; image2: Prestwick_International_Airport_(PIK)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_412851.jpg ; image2-width: 250 ; iata: PIK ; icao: EGPK ; location: Prestwick, Scotland, UK ; pushpin_label: EGPK ; r1-surface: Concrete/Asphalt ; metric-rwy: Yes ; type: Public ; owner: Scottish Government ; operator: Prestwick Aviation Holdings Ltd ; city-served: South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, Glasgow ; focus_city: Ryanair ; elevation-f: 66 ; coordinates: 55.50944°N, -4.59444°W ; pushpin_map: Scotland South Ayrshire ; pushpin_map_caption: Location in South Ayrshire ; website: https://www.glasgowprestwick.com ; r1-number: 12/30 ; r1-length-m: 2,986 ; r2-number: 03/21 ; r2-length-m: 1,905 ; r2-surface: Asphalt ; stat-year: 2018 ; stat1-header: Passengers ; stat1-data: 681,715 ; stat2-header: Passenger change 17-18 ; stat2-data: 2.1% ; stat3-header: Aircraft movements ; stat3-data: 24,904 ; stat4-header: Movements change 17-18 ; stat4-data: 0.0% ; footnotes: Sources: UK AIP at NATS  ; Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Prompt: Which UK international airport has the code PIK?

Answer: Prestwick


Context: English Cocker Spaniel | " Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote two poems to her red cocker spaniel Flush, ""To Flush, My Dog"" and ""Flush or Faunus"". Flush: A Biography is an semi-fictional biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's red cocker spaniel written by Virginia Woolf and published in 1933. The Barretts of Wimpole Street and The Barretts of Wimpole Street also have Elizabeth Barrett Browning's red cocker spaniel as a central character. Jasper is a cocker spaniel which features in the 1938 Daphne du Maurier novel Rebecca (novel)"

Prompt: Which writer had a dog called Flush?

Answer: Elizabeth Browning


Context: Sea otter |  The sea otter is one of the smallest marine mammal species, but it is the heaviest mustelid. Male sea otters usually weigh 22 to 45 kg and are 1.2 to 1.5 m in length, though specimens up to 54 kg have been recorded. Females are smaller, weighing 14 to 33 kg and measuring 1.0 to 1.4 m in length. For its size, the male otter's baculum is very large, massive and bent upwards, measuring 150 mm in length and 15 mm at the base. Unlike most other marine mammals, the sea otter has no blubber and relies on its exceptionally thick fur

Prompt: Which is the smallest marine mammal?

Answer: Sea-Otter


Context: Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse |  This was the third appearance of the event, which is one of the five apparatus events held every time there were apparatus events at the Summer Olympics (no apparatus events were held in 1900, 1908, 1912, or 1920). The reigning (1922) world champion was Miroslav Klinger of Czechoslovakia. Two nations were competing in the event for the second time: Switzerland had previously competed in 1896 and the United States had competed in 1904. The other seven nations (Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, and Yugoslavia) were competing for the first time.

Prompt: There are two gymnastics' events in the Olympic games that men compete in but women don't - one is the pommel horse name the other.

Answer: Fighting Network Rings


Context: William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire |  of Burlington of the first creation, a famous architect and art collector. The wedding was held at Carlton House, the then residence of the Dowager Lady Burlington, situated between St James' Park and Pall Mall, by special licence on the 28 March, 1748. Through Charlotte, the Devonshires inherited Chiswick House and Burlington House in London; Bolton Abbey and Londesborough Hall in Yorkshire; and Lismore Castle in County Waterford, Ireland. The Duke employed Capability Brown to landscape the garden and park at Chatsworth House, his main residence. He hired James Paine to design the new stable block. The Duke had four children:

Prompt: What is the residence of the Duke of Devonshire?

Answer: Chatsworth Library


Context: Justine Thornton |  Thornton is married to former Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband. They met in 2002 and live together at Dartmouth Park in North London. The couple were engaged in March 2010, and married at Langar Hall near Nottingham on 27 May 2011. They have two sons, born 2009 and 2010. Thornton was a close friend of Frances Osborne, the wife of former Conservative Chancellor George Osborne, whom she met whilst studying for the Bar in London.

Prompt: Justine Thornton is the fiancee of which politician?

Answer: Red Ed


Context: Chevrolet S-10 Blazer |  The Chevrolet (S-10/T-10) Blazer and its badge engineered GMC (S-15/T-15) Jimmy counterpart are compact/mid-size SUVs manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet and GMC from the 1983 through 2005 model years, over two generations – until the early 1990s alongside these brands' full-size SUVs with near identical nameplates, but lacking removable hardtops. From the 1992 model year, GMC's big Jimmy had become the 'Yukon', and so the S-15 prefix was dropped on the smaller GMC Jimmy. Starting with the 1995 second generation, the large Blazer was rebranded as the Chevrolet Tahoe, and these mid-size SUVs were simply launched as the 'all-new Chevrolet Blazer'. Upon launch, these models were 14.5 in shorter and 14.9 in narrower than the full-size K5 Blazer, sometimes leading to

Prompt: Which car manufacturer produces the Jimmy model?

Answer: An Suzuki


Context: Hematite |  Hematite, also spelled as haematite, is a common iron oxide compound with the formula, Fe2O3 and is widely found in rocks and soils. Hematite crystals belong to the rhombohedral lattice system which is designated the alpha polymorph of. It has the same crystal structure as corundum and ilmenite. With this it forms a complete solid solution at temperatures above 950 C. Hematite naturally occurs in black to steel or silver-gray, brown to reddish-brown, or red colors. It is mined as an important ore of iron. It is electrically conductive. Hematite varieties include kidney ore, martite (pseudomorphs after magnetite), iron rose and specularite (specular hematite). While these forms vary, they all have a rust-red streak. Hematite is not only harder than pure iron, but also much more brittle. Maghemite is a polymorph

Prompt: Haematite is an ore of which metal?

Answer: Iron (element)


Context: Judgement of Paris | " be modest when Paris was inspecting her. Aphrodite, though not as beautiful as Hera, was the goddess of sexuality, and was effortlessly more sexual and charming before him. Thus, she was able to sway Paris into judging her as the fairest. Athena's beauty is rarely commented on in the myths, perhaps because Greeks held her up as an asexual being, able to ""overcome"" her ""womanly weaknesses"" to become both wise and talented in war (both considered male domains by the Greeks). Her rage at losing makes her join the Greeks in the battle against Paris's Trojans, a key event in the turning point of the war."

Prompt: Who judged Aphrodite more beautiful than Hera or Athena?

Answer: Paříž


Context: Sex and the City |  Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) is a career-minded lawyer with cynical views on relationships and men, something she struggles with throughout the show. A 1990 Harvard Law School graduate from the Philadelphia area, she is Carrie's confidante and voice of reason. Carrie sets up Miranda on a blind date with her geeky friend Skipper, but he is too sweet and passive for Miranda. Miranda's main relationship is with bartender Steve Brady (David Eigenberg), whom she meets by chance one night. They have a one-night stand, but Steve pursues Miranda, eventually becoming her boyfriend. Steve and Miranda have a great relationship, but Steve feels

Prompt: Who played the lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the TV series 'Sex and the City'?

Answer: Cynthia Nixon


Context: Alternative successions of the English and British crown |  9) Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, only son of Anne ; 10) Edward IV of England, first son of Richard Richard II abdicated in favour of Henry Bolingbroke on 29 September 1399. However, Henry was not next in the line to the throne; the heir presumptive was Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March,   who descended from Edward III's second surviving son, Lionel of Antwerp, whereas Henry's father, John of Gaunt, was Edward's third surviving son. Had Edmund inherited instead, the alternative succession would have been short-lived, for it re-united with the historical crown when Edward IV was declared king in 1461.

Prompt: Who was the son of Edward III and father of Henry IV?

Answer: John, 1st Duke of Lancaster


Context: Friedrich Paulus |  was given command of the 6th Army despite his lack of field experience. He led the drive to Stalingrad but was cut off and surrounded in the subsequent Soviet counter-offensive. Adolf Hitler prohibited attempts to break out or capitulate, and German defence was gradually worn down. Paulus surrendered in Stalingrad on 31 January 1943, the same day on which he was informed of his promotion to field marshal by Hitler. Hitler expected Paulus to commit suicide, repeating to his staff that there was no precedent of a German field marshal ever being captured alive. While in Soviet captivity during the war, Paulus became a vocal critic of the Nazi regime and joined the Soviet-sponsored National Committee for a Free Germany. In 1953, Paulus moved to East Germany, where he worked in military history research. He lived out the rest of his life in Dresden.

Prompt: In which city did Field Marshal Freidrich Paulus surrender in January 1943?

Answer: Tsaritzyn


Context: Willow |  Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus Salix, are around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are known as willow, but some narrow-leaved shrub species are called osier, and some broader-leaved species are referred to as sallow (from Old English sealh, related to the Latin word salix, willow). Some willows (particularly arctic and alpine species) are low-growing or creeping shrubs; for example, the dwarf willow (Salix herbacea) rarely exceeds 6 cm in height, though it spreads widely across the ground.

Prompt: The willow tree belongs to which genus?

Answer: Booth willow


Context: Pandæmonium (Paradise Lost) | "  Pandæmonium is the capital of Hell in John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. ""Pandæmonium"" (in some versions of English ""Pandemonium"") stems from the Greek ""παν"", meaning ""all"" or ""every"", and ""δαιμόνιον"", a diminutive form meaning ""little spirit"", ""little angel"", or, as Christians interpreted it, ""little daemon"", and later, ""demon"". It thus roughly translates as ""All Demons"", but can also be interpreted as Παν-δαιμον-ειον, Pandemoneios or ""all-demon-place"". John Milton invented the name for the capital of Hell, ""the High Capital, of Satan and his Peers"", built by the fallen angels at the suggestion of Mammon at the end of Book I of Paradise Lost (1667). It was designed by the architect Mulciber, "

Prompt: In Milton's 'Paradise Lost' what is the name of the Capital of Hell?

Answer: Pandæmonium (disambiguation)


Context: Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty |  The Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty (Helgoland-Sansibar-Vertrag; also known as the Anglo-German Agreement of 1890) was an agreement signed on 1 July 1890 between the German Empire and the United Kingdom. The accord gave Germany control of the Caprivi Strip (a ribbon of land that gave German South-West Africa access to the Zambezi River), the strategically located island of Heligoland in the North Sea, and the heartland of German East Africa. In return, Germany recognized British authority in Zanzibar. Heligoland was needed to control the new Kiel Canal and the approaches to Germany's North Sea ports. Britain used Zanzibar as a key link in the British control of East Africa.

Prompt: Which German island was traded for control of Zanzibar by Great Britain in 1890?

Answer: British Administration of Heligoland


Context: Octagon |   The sum of all the internal angles of any octagon is 1080°. As with all polygons, the external angles total 360°. If squares are constructed all internally or all externally on the sides of an octagon, then the midpoints of the segments connecting the centers of opposite squares form a quadrilateral that is both equidiagonal and orthodiagonal (that is, whose diagonals are equal in length and at right angles to each other). The midpoint octagon of a reference octagon has its eight vertices at the midpoints of the sides of the reference octagon. If squares are constructed all internally or all externally on the sides of the midpoint octagon, then the midpoints of the segments connecting the centers of opposite squares themselves form the vertices of a square.

Prompt: The internal angles of an octagon add up to how many degrees?

Answer: 1,080


Context: Lion's mane jellyfish |  The lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), also known as the giant jellyfish, arctic red jellyfish, or the hair jelly, is one of the largest known species of jellyfish. Its range is confined to cold, boreal waters of the Arctic, northern Atlantic, and northern Pacific Oceans. It is common in the English Channel, Irish Sea, North Sea, and in western Scandinavian waters south to Kattegat and Øresund. It may also drift into the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea (where it cannot breed due to the low salinity). Similar jellyfish – which may be the same species – are known to inhabit seas near Australia and New Zealand. The largest recorded specimen was measured off the coast of Massachusetts in 1870 and had a bell with a diameter of 7 ft and tentacles around 120 ft long. Lion's mane jellyfish have been observed below 42°N latitude for some time in the larger bays of the east coast of the United States. The lion's mane jellyfish uses its stinging tentacles to capture, pull in, and eat prey such as fish, zooplankton, sea creatures, and smaller jellyfish.

Prompt: What type of creature is a Lion's Mane, found in the Arctic'?

Answer: Jelly-fish


Context: Basset Artésien Normand |  The Basset Artésien Normand and the more familiar Basset Hound share a common ancestry in the short-legged hounds of northern France of the early 19th century that displayed osteochondrodysplasia dwarfism. But unlike the Basset Hound, which was developed by English breeders in the late 19th century as a more substantial dog that was initially cross-bred with Bloodhounds, the Basset-type dogs that French breeders developed remained lighter-boned and more focused on hunting ability. Documenting of these French Bassets as a purebred breed began in 1870, and from a common ancestral type, two strains were developed. One had straight front legs (Basset d'Artois) and the other had crooked front legs (Normand). The breed club was formed in 1910 and the breed was given its present name in 1924. Bassets are walking hounds, which are followed by the hunter on foot. The short legs mean that they would not get too far away from the hunter. The Basset Artésien Normand was used to hunt rabbits and other small game alone or in packs, but today they are primarily bred to be pets.

Prompt: Which short-legged dog was named after the 19th century parson who bred them?

Answer: Jack Russel


Context: Vivian Cash |  Johnny and Vivian Cash had four daughters: singer-songwriter Rosanne, Kathy, singer-songwriter/author Cindy, and Tara. Her grandson Dustin Tittle is a film producer. After Johnny Cash had numerous affairs including a high profile relationship with future wife June Carter Cash, Vivian filed for divorce in 1966 after twelve years of marriage. In 1968 Liberto married Dick Distin, a police officer in Ventura, California, to whom she remained married until her death on May 24, 2005 from complications of lung cancer surgery.

Prompt: What was the name of the second wife of Johnny Cash, who he married in 1968?

Answer: June Carter Cash


Context: Gerald Rudolff Ford |  Gerald Rudolff Ford (December 9, 1890 – January 26, 1962) was an American businessman and Republican politician who was the stepfather of U.S. President Gerald Ford and for whom Ford legally changed his name.

Prompt: What was the middle name of ex-US President Gerald Ford?

Answer: Rudolph (disambiguation)


Context: Chris de Burgh | " Christopher John Davison (born 15 October 1948), known professionally as Chris de Burgh, is a British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He started out as an art rock performer but subsequently started writing more pop-oriented material. He has had several top 40 hits in the UK and two in the US, but he is more popular in other countries, particularly Norway and Brazil. His 1986 love song ""The Lady in Red"" reached number one in several countries. De Burgh has sold over 45 million albums worldwide."

Prompt: In which country was singer Chris de Burgh born?

Answer: Arxintina


Context: 1932 in the United Kingdom | " first appears in the Daily Mirror. ; 10 December ; John Galsworthy wins the Nobel Prize in Literature ""for his distinguished art of narration which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga"". ; Charles Scott Sherrington and Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ""for their discoveries regarding the functions of neurons"". ; 19 December – the BBC Empire Service, later known as the BBC World Service, begins broadcasting using a shortwave radio facility at its Daventry transmitting station. ; 25 December – King George V delivers the first Royal Christmas Message on the BBC Empire Service from Sandringham House; the text has been written by Rudyard Kipling. "

Prompt: Which Briton won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932?

Answer: Galsworthy


Context: Aichmophobia |  Aichmophobia is a kind of specific phobia, the morbid fear of sharp things, such as triangles, stars, squares, pencils, needles, knives, darts, prickly plants (thistles) (weeds), catcus trees, pine needles, broken glass, broken porcelain, sharp pieces of wood, a pointing finger, or even the sharp end of an umbrella and different sorts of protruding corners or sharp edges in furnitures and building constructions/materials. It is derived from the Greek aichmē (point) and phobos (fear). This fear may also be referred to as belonephobia or enetophobia. Sometimes this general term is used to refer to what is more specifically called fear of needles, or needle phobia (trypanophobia). Fear of needles is the extreme and irrational fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles. Not to be confused with similar condition (Avoidance behavior) the Visual looming syndrome, where the patient does not fear sharp items, but feels pain or discomfort at gazing upon sharp objects nearby.

Prompt: Gamophobia is the fear of what?

Answer: Marraige


Context: Nissan X-Trail |  The Nissan X-Trail (Japanese: 日産・エクストレイル) is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan since 2000. It was one of Nissan's first crossover SUV and was released about the same time as several other companies' competing car-based crossovers. At its introduction, the X-Trail is positioned below the truck-based Xterra and Pathfinder. The second-generation X-Trail shares its platform with the Rogue. The third-generation model is completely merged with the Rogue, making them virtually identical. The Rogue nameplate is mainly used in North America. For the first time, the vehicle is offered with three-row seating as an option. It also marked a departure in terms of design from a rugged boxy look to an urban-oriented crossover SUV design. The main production plant of the X-Trail is in Kanda, Fukuoka, Japan. Parts and engines that are produced in Japan are also assembled by other Nissan plants in numerous countries.

Prompt: Which car company makes the 'X-Trail'?

Answer: Nissan Motor


Context: Kigali |  Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. The city has been Rwanda's economic, cultural, and transport hub since it became the capital following independence from Belgian rule in 1962. In an area controlled by the Kingdom of Rwanda from the 17th century and then by the German Empire, the city was founded in 1907 when Richard Kandt, the colonial resident, chose the site for his headquarters, citing its central location, views and security. Foreign merchants began to trade in the city during the German era, and Kandt opened some government-run schools for Tutsi Rwandan students. Belgium took control of Rwanda and Burundi during World War I,

Prompt: What is the capital of Rwanda?

Answer: Kigali City


Context: David Popescu |  David Popescu (25 May 1886 – 11 April 1955) was a Romanian general during World War II and Interior Minister in 1940.

Prompt: Who was Pope during World War Two?

Answer: Pope Puis XII


Context: Characters of Holby City | " Hugh Quarshie plays Ric Griffin, the hospital's Head of general surgery. He is portrayed as ""stubborn, impulsive and self-destructive,"" but at the same time ""noble and righteous"", unafraid to fight for his principles and medical ethics. His major storylines concentrate on his gambling addiction, and his inability to find the right woman. Ric has been married six times (twice to fellow Holby doctor Lola Griffin), and has eight children and two grandchildren. He is the longest serving character on the show, having arrived at the start of Holby City fourth series. The character was briefly written out in 2006 to allow Quarshie time off to film two episodes of BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, but returned again to the serial in 2007."

Prompt: "Who plays the part of Ric Griffin in TV's ""Holby City""?"

Answer: Hugh Quarshie


Context: Jinnah International Airport | infobox name: Jinnah International Airport ; image: Jinnah Intl Logo.jpg ; image-width: 250 ; image2: PK Karachi Airport asv2020-01.jpg ; image2-width: 280 ; iata: KHI ; icao: OPKC ; type: Public ; owner-oper: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Manager: Afsar Malik ; location: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan ; elevation-m: 30 ; elevation-f: 100 ; coordinates: 24.90667°N, 67.16083°W ; website: http://karachiairport.com.pk ; pushpin_map: #Karachi#Pakistan#South Asia#Middle East#Asia ; pushpin_label: KHI/OPKC ; pushpin_mark: Airplane_silhouette.svg ; pushpin_mapsize: 250 ; metric-rwy: Y ; r1-number: 07R/25L ; r1-length-m: 3,400 ; r1-length-f: 11,155 ; r1-surface: Concrete ; r2-number: 07L/25R ; r2-length-m: 3,200 ; r2-length-f: 10,500 ; r2-surface: Concrete ; stat-year: 2019-20 ; stat1-header: Passengers ; stat1-data: 7.57 million ; stat2-header: Passenger change ; stat2-data: 2.80 ; stat3-header: Aircraft movements ; stat3-data: 58,004 15.51% ; stat4-header: Cargo handled ; stat4-data: 125,730 metric tons

Prompt: KHI is the international code for which Asian airport?

Answer: Anklesaria Hospital


Context: Smock mill |   The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded, thatched, or shingled tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind. This type of windmill got its name from its resemblance to smocks worn by farmers in an earlier period.

Prompt: Smock, post and tower are types of what?

Answer: Windmill


Context: Arsène Wenger |  as he guided his team to an undefeated domestic league season – something achieved only once before in English football, by Preston North End, 115 years previously. Arsenal later eclipsed Nottingham Forest's record of 42 league matches unbeaten and went seven more matches before losing in October 2004. Under him, the club made its first appearance in a Champions League final in 2006, though the team lost to Barcelona. Wenger oversaw Arsenal's relocation to the Emirates Stadium, and prioritised the club's finances in his second decade to meet costs. This coincided with a nine-year spell without winning a trophy, before Wenger guided Arsenal to further FA Cup successes in the 2010s; he holds the record for most wins in the competition

Prompt: What football team did Arsene Wenger manage immediately before Arsenal?

Answer: Toyota Motor F.C.


Context: Mesopotamia |  with the Nile valley in Ancient Egypt, the Indus Valley Civilization in the Indian subcontinent, and the Yellow River in Ancient China. Mesopotamia housed historically important cities such as Uruk, Nippur, Nineveh, Assur and Babylon, as well as major territorial states such as the city of Eridu, the Akkadian kingdoms, the Third Dynasty of Ur, and the various Assyrian empires. Some of the important historical Mesopotamian leaders were Ur-Nammu (king of Ur), Sargon of Akkad (who established the Akkadian Empire), Hammurabi (who established the Old Babylonian state), Ashur-uballit I and Tiglath-Pileser I (who established the Assyrian Empire). Scientists analysed DNA from the 8,000-year-old remains of early farmers found at an ancient graveyard in Germany. They compared the genetic signatures to those of modern populations and found similarities with the DNA of people living in today's Turkey and Iraq.

Prompt: Ur was a major city of which ancient civilization?

Answer: SUMER


Context: Tate Britain |  it was renamed Tate Britain in March 2000. The front part of the building was designed by Sidney R. J. Smith with a classical portico and dome behind, and the central sculpture gallery was designed by John Russell Pope. Tate Britain includes the Clore Gallery of 1987, designed by James Stirling, which houses work by J. M. W. Turner. The Clore Gallery has been regarded as an important example of Postmodern architecture, especially in the use of contextual irony: each section of the external facade quotes liberally from the building next to it in regard to materials and detailing. Crises during its existence include flood

Prompt: The Clore Gallery at Tate Britain was built to house which painter's works?

Answer: Turner collection


Context: Lily of the valley |  Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis ), sometimes written lily-of-the-valley, is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers borne in sprays in spring. It is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe, but is considered generally invasive in parts of North America. Convallaria majalis var. montana, also known as the American lily of the valley, is native to North America. Due to the concentration of cardiac glycosides (cardenolides), it is highly poisonous if consumed by humans or animals. Other names include May bells, Our Lady's tears, and Mary's tears. Its French name, muguet, sometimes appears in the names of perfumes imitating the flower's scent. In pre-modern England, the plant was known as glovewort (as it was a wort used to create a salve for sore hands), or Apollinaris (according to a legend that it was discovered by Apollo).

Prompt: What is the more common name for the plant called 'Convallaria Majalis?

Answer: The Lily of the Valley


Context: Jude Bellingham |  only Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney had appeared at a younger age. Bellingham was named in the England squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, which was delayed until June 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. When he came on as an 82nd-minute substitute in England's opening match, a 1–0 win over Croatia at Wembley on 13 June, aged 17 years and 349 days, he became both the youngest Englishman to play at any major tournament and the youngest of any nationality to play at a European Championship; the latter record was broken by Poland's Kacper Kozłowski just six days later.

Prompt: Prior to Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney, who was the youngest player to play football for England?

Answer: James Prinsep


Context: Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin) |  The original reverse of the bronze version of the coin, designed by Leonard Charles Wyon, is a seated Britannia, holding a trident, with the words HALF PENNY to either side. Issues before 1895 also feature a lighthouse to Britannia's left and a ship to her right. Various minor adjustments to the level of the sea depicted around Britannia, and the angle of her trident were also made over the years. Some issues feature toothed edges, while others feature beading. Over the years, various different obverses were used. Edward VII, George V, George VI and Elizabeth II each had a single obverse for halfpennies produced during their respective reigns. Over the long reign

Prompt: What was depicted on the reverse side of a pre-decimal halfpenny?

Answer: SHIP


Context: Hong Kong Island |  Following the First Opium War (1839–1842), Hong Kong Island was ceded to Britain in 1842 under the Treaty of Nanking and the territory became a Crown colony. At the time, the island was populated by only a few thousand people, and was thus described as being almost uninhabited.

Prompt: In 1842, what was ceded to Britain by the Treaty of Nanking?

Answer: Kong Hong


Context: Samoa |  On 7 September 2009, the government changed the rule of the road, from right to left, in common with most other Commonwealth countries, most notably countries in the region such as Australia and New Zealand, home to large numbers of Samoans. This made Samoa the first country in the 21st century to switch to driving on the left. At the end of December 2011, Samoa changed its time zone offset from UTC−11 to UTC+13, effectively jumping forward by one day, omitting Friday, 30 December from the local calendar. This also had the effect of changing the shape of the International Date Line, moving it to the east of the territory. This change aimed to help the nation boost its economy in doing business with Australia and New Zealand. Before this change, Samoa was 21 hours behind Sydney, but the change means it is

Prompt: From Dec.29th 2011 which country will move forward a time zone, a move designed to help trade with China, Australia and New Zealand?

Answer: IS Samoa


Context: Bodmin Moor |  Dozmary Pool is identified by some people with the lake in which, according to Arthurian legend, Sir Bedivere threw Excalibur to The Lady of the Lake. Another legend relating to the pool concerns Jan Tregeagle. The Beast of Bodmin has been reported many times but never identified with certainty.

Prompt: In Arthurian legend, who threw Excalibur back into the Lake?

Answer: Sir Bedevere


Context: Lee Valley VeloPark | " Sydney and Athens Games, was in charge of the design and installation of the track. The 250-metre track was made with 56 km of Siberian Pine and 350,000 nails. The velodrome was officially opened by many successful British athletes including Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton. It is informally known as ""The Pringle"" due to its distinctive shape. It was shortlisted for the 2011 RIBA Stirling Prize. and won the 2011 Structural Awards Supreme Award for Structural Engineering. In 2011, it also won the Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award at British Construction Industry Awards. The venue was used for the first time in competition during the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in February 2012. The velodrome was also used for the 2012 Paralympics."

Prompt: What nickname has been given to the Velodrome in the Olympic Park because of the shape of its roof?

Answer: Pringle


Context: Crossings of the Yarra River |  The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia; which flows through the city of Melbourne. Over the river's 242 km length there are many structures that bridge the river.

Prompt: The River Yarra flows through which city?

Answer: MELBOURNE