Context: Pukka sahib | " Pukka sahib is a slang term taken from Hindi words for ""Absolute"" (""first class,"" ""absolutely genuine"" for English users) and ""master,"" but meaning ""true gentleman"" or ""excellent fellow."" The expression was used in the British Empire to describe Europeans or to describe an attitude which British administrators were said to affect, that of an ""aloof, impartial, incorruptible arbiter of the political fate of a large part of the earth's surface."" The word ""pukka"" is still used formally in twenty-first century English to describe something as ""first class"" or ""absolutely genuine."" As a slang term, it is often used by British service-people."

Prompt: The word 'pukka', referring to genuine/good quality, is from which language?

Answer: Hindustani (disambiguation)


Context: Tittle |  A tittle or superscript dot is a small distinguishing mark, such as a diacritic in the form of a dot on a lowercase i or j. The tittle is an integral part of the glyph of i and j, but diacritic dots can appear over other letters in various languages. In most languages, the tittle of i or j is omitted when a diacritic is placed in the tittle's usual position (as í or ĵ), but not when the diacritic appears elsewhere (as į, ɉ).

Prompt: In language/text a 'tittle' commonly refers to what feature of a letter?

Answer: Dot punctuation


Context: Trustee Savings Bank |  1995, the TSB merged with Lloyds Bank to form Lloyds TSB, at that point the largest bank in the UK by market share and the second-largest (to HSBC, which had taken over the Midland Bank in 1992) by market capitalisation. In 2009, following its acquisition of HBOS, Lloyds TSB Group was renamed Lloyds Banking Group, although the TSB initials initially survived in the names of its principal retail subsidiaries, Lloyds TSB Bank and Lloyds TSB Scotland. In July 2012 however, it was announced that the TSB brand would be resurrected by Lloyds Banking Group for the 632 branches it would divest as a separate business. The new TSB Bank began operations in September 2013 and was divested via an initial public offering in 2014, with the remainder of the business reverting to the Lloyds Bank name.

Prompt: Which famous old UK three-letter bank brand relaunched via divestment from Lloyds in Sep 2013?

Answer: TSB (bank)


Context: History of the hamburger in the United States | " hamburger. Nagreen was 15 when he reportedly made sandwiches out of meatballs that he was selling at the 1885 Seymour Fair (now the Outagamie County Fair) to make it easier for customers to eat while walking. The Historical Society explains that Nagreen named the hamburger after the Hamburg steak, with which local German immigrants were familiar. There is good evidence that the first hamburger served on a bun was made by Oscar Bilby of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1891. In April 1995, the Dallas Morning News reported on an Oklahoma author who said that Tulsa beat out Texas as the birthplace of the delicacy. Michael Wallis, author of ""Route 66, The Mother "

Prompt: The hamburger is named after?

Answer: DEHAM


Context: List of sports idioms |  fight commences. AHD derives the figurative use from boxing in a note at the entry knockout. OED does not specifically refer to boxing, but cites a physical fighting usage to 1838 and a figurative in 1873. ; Sticky wicket : Cricket: a metaphor used to describe a difficult circumstance. It originated as a term to describe difficult playing conditions caused by a damp and soft pitch which was rapidly drying. ; Stumped : Cricket: To be confused or undecided. In cricket, to be out due to the wicket-keeper disrupting the stumps with the batsman being out of their crease. Batsmen who are out stumped often do not realise immediately what

Prompt: Which numbers refer informally to a combination of impactful events, derived from a boxing metaphor?

Answer: Onetwo (disambiguation)


Context: Participle (Ancient Greek) |  Normally all circumstantial participles, according to the grammatical tense stem used for their morphological formation, express only time relative to that of the main verb, but they always express stage of action. Nevertheless, the future stem is only used for denoting purpose, and seldom for denoting future cause (in the latter case normally the particle ὡς precedes the participle).

Prompt: What grammatical term, from Greek 'form', is a single indivisible part of a word having meaning or linguistic purpose?

Answer: Morpheme


Context: Paisley (Scottish Parliament constituency) | " The constituency covers most of the town of Paisley, the Gallowhill area in the northeast of the town lying in the neighbouring seat of Renfrewshire North and West. Paisley is often considered the biggest town in Scotland, and gave its name to the distinctive kidney-shaped ""paisley pattern"" and the Paisley shawl. Textile and thread manufacture were long the mainstay of Paisley's industry, due to the damp climate and plentiful water, and by the 19th century, the town was a major centre for the weaving industry. Paisley has a long association with political Radicalism, highlighted by its involvement in the Radical War of 1820, with striking weavers being instrumental in the protests. By 1993, all of Paisley's mills had closed, although they "

Prompt: What swirly pattern is named after the administrative central town of Renfrewshire in Scotland?

Answer: Paisley, Renfrewshire


Context: Flora of Borneo | " The flora of Borneo include 15 species of dicot tree, 37 species of non-tree dicot and 49 species of monocot endemic to the rich forest of Brunei Darussalam. Borneo is also home to the world's largest flower, the ""corpse flower"" (Rafflesia arnoldii), which can reach nearly 3 feet (1 meter) in diameter and up to 15 pounds (7 kg) in weight. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is divided between three countries: Brunei in the north, the Malaysian constituent states of Sarawak and Sabah, and the 5 Kalimantan provinces of Indonesia (note that in Indonesian, ""Kalimantan"" refers to the entire island of Borneo). The tallest tropical trees of the world are in Borneo. They are in the family Dipterocarpaceae."

Prompt: What characteristic of Borneo ranks it among the largest five globally?

Answer: Ocean islands


Context: List of drinks named after places | " Březňák after the village of Velké Březno, Czech Republic ; Brisbane Bitter after the city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ; Budweiser an American brand named after the city České Budějovice ('""Budweis'' in German) in the Czech Republic ; Budweiser Budvar produced in České Budějovice ; Burgasko after the city of Burgas, Bulgaria ; Castle Eden Ale, after the village of Castle Eden, County Durham, northern England ; Cēsu after the town of Cēsis, Latvia ; Chernihivske after the city of Chernihiv, northern Ukraine ; Chimay after the town of Chimay, Hainaut, Belgium ; Chiswick Bitter after the Chiswick district of "

Prompt: Beers called Budweiser are named after a city of which modern nation?

Answer: 4esko


Context: Surname |  Occupational names include Smith (for a smith), Miller (for a miller), Farmer (for tax farmers or sometimes farmers), Thatcher (for a thatcher), Shepherd (for a shepherd), Potter (for a potter), and so on, as well as non-English ones, such as the German Eisenhauer (iron hewer, later Anglicized in America as Eisenhower) or Schneider (tailor) – or, as in English, Schmidt (smith). There are also more complicated names based on occupational titles. In England it was common for servants to take a modified version of their employer's occupation or first name as their last name, adding the letter s to the word, although this formation could also be a patronymic. For instance, the surname Vickers

Prompt: Hewer is an old occupational name for which trade?

Answer: Ore miner


Context: Jacob's Ladder |   Jacob's Ladder (סֻלָּם יַעֲקֹב Sūllām Ya‘aqōv) is a ladder leading to heaven that was featured in a dream the biblical Patriarch Jacob had during his flight from his brother Esau in the Book of Genesis (chapter 28). The significance of the dream has been debated, but most interpretations agree that it identified Jacob with the obligations and inheritance of the people chosen by God, as understood in Abrahamic religions.

Prompt: The eponymous stairway to heaven dreamed by Joseph's father in Bible's book of Genesis is famously known as what?

Answer: Jacobs Ladder


Context: Recaro |  factory. What remained was renamed to Recaro (REutter-CAROsserie), and focus was shifted to high-end seats. The company began producing both OEM seats for Porsche and a separate line of after-market seats. 1965 Recaro presents the first Recaro sports seat at the Frankfurt Motor Show. In 1967 Recaro starts the construction of a production facility in Schwäbisch Hall. In 1969, the Reutter family sold the company to three companies, Keiper, Huber & Wagner and Metzeler, due to economical problems. 1971 Recaro produces the first aircraft seats under the name Recaro Aircomfort under license of the American manufacturer Hardman Aerospace. Shortly

Prompt: The German company Recaro famously produces what high-performance product?

Answer: Seat


Context: Haribo | " Haribo is a German confectionery company founded by Hans Riegel Sr. It began in Kessenich, Bonn. The name ""Haribo"" is a portmanteau formed from Hans Riegel Bonn. The company created the first gummy candy in 1922 in the form of little gummy bears called Gummibärchen. The current headquarters are in Grafschaft, Germany."

Prompt: Which global confectioner started its business in 1920 making 'gummibärchen'?

Answer: Haribo sugarless gummy bear


Context: Staphylococcus | " Staphylococcus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Staphylococcaceae from the order Bacillales. Under the microscope, they appear spherical (cocci), and form in grape-like clusters. Staphylococcus species are facultative anaerobic organisms (capable of growth both aerobically and anaerobically). The name was coined in 1880 by Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist Alexander Ogston (1844–1929), following the pattern established five years earlier with the naming of Streptococcus. It combines the prefix ""staphylo-"" (from ), and suffixed by the Modern coccus (from  ). Staphylococcus includes at least 40 species. Of these, nine have two subspecies, one has three subspecies, and one has four subspecies. Many species cannot cause disease and reside normally on the skin and mucous membranes of humans and other animals. Staphylococcus species have been found to be nectar-inhabiting microbes. They are also a small component of the soil microbiome. Two species of Staphylococcus (Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus arlettae) identified from marine sponges of Saint Martin's Island of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Marine sponge associated Staphylococcus species are highly salt tolerant."

Prompt: Staphylococcus and Streptococcus are types of?

Answer: Types of bacteria


Context: Squall | By one version, the word appears to be Nordic in origin, but its etymology is considered obscure. It probably has its roots in the word skvala an Old Norse word meaning literally to squeal. ; By another version, it is an alteration of squeal influenced by bawl. There are different versions of the word's origins:

Prompt: Which meteorological word is said to be based on a 17thC portmanteau of squeal and bawl?

Answer: Mesolow


Context: Turbomachinery |  Any device that extracts energy from or imparts energy to a continuously moving stream of fluid can be called a turbomachine. Elaborating, a turbomachine is a power or head generating machine which employs the dynamic action of a rotating element, the rotor; the action of the rotor changes the energy level of the continuously flowing fluid through the machine. Turbines, compressors and fans are all members of this family of machines. In contrast to positive displacement machines (particularly of the reciprocating type which are low speed machines based on the mechanical and volumetric efficiency considerations), the majority of turbomachines run at comparatively higher speeds without any mechanical problems and volumetric efficiency close to one hundred percent.

Prompt: What main category of machines 'produce continuous power from a wheel/rotor, usually with vanes, revolved by fast flowing fluid'?

Answer: Turbopropulsion


Context: Glacier |  huge expanses of continental glaciers. The volume of glaciers, not including the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland, has been estimated at 170,000 km3. Glacial ice is the largest reservoir of fresh water on Earth, holding with ice sheets about 69 percent of the world's freshwater. Many glaciers from temperate, alpine and seasonal polar climates store water as ice during the colder seasons and release it later in the form of meltwater as warmer summer temperatures cause the glacier to melt, creating a water source that is especially important for plants, animals and human uses when other sources may be scant. However, within high-altitude and Antarctic environments, the seasonal temperature

Prompt: What holds the greatest volume of fresh water on Earth?

Answer: Glaciar


Context: Fluid | " In physics, a fluid is a liquid, gas, or other material that continuously deforms (flows) under an applied shear stress, or external force. They have zero shear modulus, or, in simpler terms, are substances which cannot resist any shear force applied to them. Although the term fluid generally includes both the liquid and gas phases, its definition varies among branches of science. Definitions of solid vary as well, and depending on field, some substances can be both fluid and solid. Viscoelastic fluids like Silly Putty appear to behave similar to a solid when a sudden force is applied. Also substances with a very high viscosity such as pitch appear to behave like a solid (see pitch drop experiment). In particle physics, the concept is extended to include fluidic matters other than liquids or gases. A fluid in medicine or biology refers any liquid constituent of the body (body fluid), whereas ""liquid"" is not used in this sense. Sometimes liquids given for fluid replacement, either by drinking or by injection, are also called fluids (e.g. ""drink plenty of fluids""). In hydraulics, fluid is a term which refers to liquids with certain properties, and is broader than (hydraulic) oils."

Prompt: In physics, what is a substance that continually deforms/flows under applied stress, including liquids, gases and plasmas?

Answer: Fluid


Context: Polygraph |  A polygraph, popularly referred to as a lie detector test, is a device or procedure that measures and records several physiological indicators such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while a person is asked and answers a series of questions. The belief underpinning the use of the polygraph is that deceptive answers will produce physiological responses that can be differentiated from those associated with non-deceptive answers. There are, however, no specific physiological reactions associated with lying, making it difficult to identify factors that separate those who are lying from those who are telling the truth. Polygraph examiners also prefer to use their own individual scoring

Prompt: A polygraph is more popularly called a?

Answer: Psychophysiological detection of deception


Context: Viscum rotundifolium |  Viscum rotundifolium, the red-berry mistletoe, is a variable, wide-ranging and monoecious mistletoe of southern Africa. It is a hardy, evergreen hemiparasite with a catholic variety of host plants, including other mistletoes. It may be found from near sea level to 1,950 m. Its fleshy, leathery leaves are dark or pale green and variable in shape, though usually broadly ovate to elliptic. While its creamy-green flowers are small and inconspicuous, the fruit are a brilliant, shiny orange-red colour when ripe. It is similar to V. schaeferi Engl. & K.Krause and V. pauciflorum L.f. with which it may be confused.

Prompt: What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant?

Answer: White (Colour)


Context: List of UK top-ten singles in 1984 | " A group of musicians came together under the banner of Band Aid and released the single ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" in aid of the famine in Ethiopia. The song featured artists including Bob Geldof, Paul Young, Boy George and Paul Weller. It was the Christmas number-one single for 1984, topping the chart for five weeks from 15 December 1984 (week ending)."

Prompt: In what year was Band-Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas the UK Christmas chart-topping record (bonus point each for the years of reissue success by Band Aid II and Band Aid 20)?

Answer: 1984


Context: Saint Nicholas |  Accounts of Saint Nicholas's life agree on the essence of his story, but modern historians disagree regarding how much of this story is actually rooted in historical fact. Traditionally, Nicholas was born in the city of Patara (Lycia et Pamphylia), a port on the Mediterranean Sea, in Asia Minor in the Roman Empire, to a wealthy family of Greek Christians. According to some accounts, his parents were named Epiphanius (Ἐπιφάνιος, Epiphánios) and Johanna (Ἰωάννα, Iōánna), but, according to others, they were named Theophanes (Θεοφάνης, Theophánēs) and Nonna (Νόννα, Nónna). In some accounts, Nicholas's uncle was the bishop of the city of Myra, also in Lycia. Recognizing his nephew's calling, Nicholas's uncle ordained him as a priest.

Prompt: In which modern country is St Nicholas's birthplace and hometown?

Answer: Turkey


Context: Official language |   The Constitution of India (part 17) designates the official language of the Government of India as English as well as Standard Hindi written in the Devanagari script. The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists have 22 languages, which have been referred to as scheduled languages and given recognition, status and official encouragement. In addition, the Government of India has awarded the distinction of classical language to Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Odia.

Prompt: Aside from English what is the official language of India?

Answer: Hindi langauge


Context: Puffy Tee | " Temidayo Babatope Joseph, popularly known by his stage name Puffy Tee, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and record producer. from Ekiti state, Nigeria. In 2016, he was given a special recognition award by the organisers of the City People Entertainment Awards for his contribution to the growth of entertainment in Nigeria           Puffy Tee is the producer behind the songs ""Yahooze"" by Olu Maintain, ""Eleko"" by Mayorkun, ""Lorile"" by X-Project, ""Away"" by VVIP, and ""Aiye"" by 9ice, plus ""Kabiyesi"" and ""Back to Back"" by Funmi Shittu. He has also worked with Oritse Femi, Davido, JJC, Georgetown, Kabbar, LKT, Mike Abdul of Midnight Crew, and Monique. The track that was issued by Puffy Tee as a verse writer is named ""Packing"" and it was a joint work with ""the Nigerian born London & Lagos-based rapper, singer, producer"" JJC Skillz. In 2015, he also featured the Nigerian drummer, dancer and singer, Ara, to produce a love song titled, ""Your Lover""."

Prompt: Suya, Puff Puff, and Moin Moin (or Moyi-Moyi) are well-known Nigerian?

Answer: Comestibles


Context: List of Mexico City Metro lines |  The Mexico City Metro is the largest and busiest heavy-rail rapid transit system in Mexico and second in North America, only behind the New York City Subway. , the system is composed of 12 lines denominated 1 through 9, 12, A and B, totalling 226.5 km of track length and 195 stations. Of all stations, 115 are underground (either in shallow box-tunnels or deep circular tunnels), 54 are at street-level and 26 are elevated.

Prompt: How many North American railway metro systems are busier than Mexico City's metro?

Answer: 1


Context: Mexico |  dialect, a variance of the Venetian language, is spoken in the town of Chipilo, located in the central state of Puebla, by around 2,500 people, mainly descendants of Venetians that migrated to the area in the late 19th century. Furthermore, English is the most commonly taught foreign language in Mexico. It is estimated that nearly 24 million, or around a fifth of the population, study the language through public schools, private institutions or self-access channels. However, a high level of English proficiency is limited to only 5% of the population. Moreover, French is the second most widely taught foreign language, as every year between 200,000 and 250,000 Mexican students enroll in language courses.

Prompt: What is Mexico's most commonly used language?

Answer: The Spanish


Context: Indonesia at the Olympics |  silver medal, in the women's team event at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Future married couple Susi Susanti and Alan Budikusuma won the nation's first two gold medals in the badminton women's and men's singles events respectively at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Barcelona 1992 was also the only Games in which Indonesia won 2 gold medals. Since then, Indonesia has won a single gold medal at every subsequent Summer Olympics, all in badminton, except for the 2012 London Olympics. The country's most recent gold medalists are Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu, who won the women's doubles event of badminton. Their victory made Indonesia the second country after China to have won gold medals in all five disciplines of badminton at the Olympics. At 33 years and 356 days of age, Polii also became the oldest female badminton player to win an Olympic gold medal.

Prompt: At which sport has Indonesia won several medals including gold in each Summer Olympics from 1992-2008?

Answer: Rules of badminton


Context: .id |  .id is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Indonesia. It is managed by the Ministry of Comunication and Informatic Republik Indonesia.

Prompt: Indonesia's internet country TLD (top level domain) is?

Answer: .go.id


Context: History of Indonesia |  73‘’. The Dutch, initially backed by the British, tried to re-establish their rule, and a bitter armed and diplomatic struggle ended in December 1949, when in the face of international pressure, the Dutch formally recognised Indonesian independence. Dutch efforts to re-establish complete control met resistance. At the end of World War II, a power vacuum arose, and the nationalists often succeeded in seizing the arms of the demoralised Japanese. A period of unrest with city guerrilla warfare called the Bersiap period ensued. Groups of Indonesian nationalists armed with improvised weapons (like bamboo spears) and firearms attacked returning Allied troops. 3,500 Europeans were killed and 20,000 were missing, meaning there were more European deaths in Indonesia after the war than during the war. After returning to Java, Dutch forces quickly re-occupied the colonial

Prompt: Which European nation was the colonial power of Indonesia for 350 years until officially ceding control in December 1949?

Answer: NETHERLANDS


Context: Turkish Van |  The Turkish Van (pronounced Von) is a naturally occurring breed of domestic cat that originated in the mountains of modern-day Turkey, specifically in the Armenian Highlands. The Van is classified as a semi-long hair, but it has two lengths of hair, determined by season. In the winter, the hair is thick and long. In the summer, the hair sheds to leave a short light coat. Both coat lengths are typified as being as soft as cashmere, down to the root. There is no evident undercoat on the Van, only one coat. The breed is rare, and is distinguished by the Van pattern (named after the breed), where the color is restricted to the head and the tail, and the rest of the cat is white; this is

Prompt: The Turkish Van (or Turkish Vankedisi), originally from the eastern Turkish lakeside city of Van, is domestic breed of?

Answer: Housecat


Context: .tc |  .tc is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Turks and Caicos Islands. Since T.C. also stands for Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (Republic of Turkey), the domain is used by some Turkish sites as well. The .tc TLD was registered in January 1997.

Prompt: Turkey's internet country TLD (Top Level Domain) code is?

Answer: .tr


Context: Aga saga | " The Aga saga is a subgenre of the family saga genre of literature. The genre is named for the AGA cooker, a type of stored-heat oven that came to be popular in medium to large country houses in the UK after its introduction in 1929. It refers primarily to fictional family sagas dealing with British ""middle-class country or village life"". The nickname ""Aga saga"" is sometimes used condescendingly about this type of fiction. The term was incorporated into the Oxford Companion to English Literature in 2000."

Prompt: Popular fiction/drama featuring middle-class village life is known as?

Answer: Aga Saga


Context: DEFCON |  The defense readiness condition (DEFCON) is an alert state used by the United States Armed Forces. The DEFCON system was developed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and unified and specified combatant commands. It prescribes five graduated levels of readiness (or states of alert) for the U.S. military. It increases in severity from DEFCON 5 (least severe) to DEFCON 1 (most severe) to match varying military situations, with DEFCON 1 signalling the outbreak of nuclear warfare. DEFCONs are a subsystem of a series of Alert Conditions, or LERTCONs, which also include Emergency Conditions (EMERGCONs).

Prompt: What is the acronym referring to a scale of readiness in the US military, derived from 'defense readiness condition'?

Answer: DEFCON-1


Context: Arthur Schopenhauer | On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason (Ueber die vierfache Wurzel des Satzes vom zureichenden Grunde), 1813 ; On Vision and Colors (Ueber das Sehn und die Farben), 1816 ISBN: 978-0-85496-988-3 ; Theory of Colors (Theoria colorum), 1830. ; The World as Will and Representation (alternatively translated in English as The World as Will and Idea; original German is Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung): vol. 1818/1819, vol. 2, 1844 ; Vol. 1 Dover edition 1966, ISBN: 978-0-486-21761-1 ; Vol. 2 Dover edition 1966, ISBN: 978-0-486-21762-8 ; Peter Smith Publisher hardcover set 1969, ISBN: 978-0-8446-2885-1 ; Everyman Paperback combined abridged edition (290 pp.) ISBN: 978-0-460-87505-9 ; The

Prompt: Famous for 'Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung', Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was a German?

Answer: Philosophers


Context: Quarterback sack | " In gridiron football, a sack occurs when the quarterback (or another offensive player acting as a passer) is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a forward pass, when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the ""pocket"" and his intent is unclear, or when a passer runs out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage due to defensive pressure. This often occurs if the opposing team's defensive line, linebackers or defensive backs are able to apply pass pressure (also called a pass rush) to quickly get past blocking players of the offensive team (the quarterback's protection), or if the quarterback is unable to find a back to hand the ball off to or an available eligible receiver (including wide receivers, running backs and tight ends) to catch the ball, allowing the defense a longer opportunity to tackle "

Prompt: In team ball games such as football, a pass to a team-mate which invites an immediate hard tackle on the receiver by an opponent is called a '(What?) pass'?

Answer: Medieval hospital


Context: Femicide | " Feminist author Diana Russell narrows the definition of femicide to ""the killing of females by males because they are female"". Russell places emphasis on the idea that males commit femicide with sexist motives. She also chooses to replace the word woman with female to show that femicide can occur to both girls and infants as well. Russell believes her definition of femicide applies to all forms of sexist killing, whether they be motivated by misogyny (the hatred of females), by a sense of superiority over females, by sexual pleasure, or by the assumption of ownership over women. Russell's broader definition of femicide is: ""Femicide is on the extreme end of a continuum of antifemale terror that includes a wide variety of verbal and physical abuse, such as rape, torture, sexual "

Prompt: What 'oronymic' word is a killing and also male mirth?

Answer: Manslaying


Context: Pandalus borealis |  Pandalus borealis is a species of caridean shrimp found in cold parts of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific Oceans, although the latter population now often is regarded as a separate species, P. eous. The Food and Agriculture Organization refers to them as the northern prawn. Other common names include pink shrimp, deepwater prawn, deep-sea prawn, Nordic shrimp, great northern prawn, northern shrimp, coldwater prawn and Maine shrimp.

Prompt: Pandalus borealis is more commonly called (and officially named by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization)?

Answer: Pandalus borealis


Context: List of skateboarding terms |  foot is brought back onto the board ; Nollie: An Ollie performed with the front foot (N/ollie nose ollie) Same motion as a switch ollie but done on the front of the board, it could be added as a prefix to describe any other trick performed in fake or switch stance (Nollie 360 flip/Tre flip, Nollie kickflip/Nollie flip, etc.). ; Nosegrind: A front truck grind with the rear of the board elevated over the obstacle. ; Noseslide: Sliding the underside of the nose end of a board on a ledge, rail, or lip. ; Ollie north: An Ollie in which the front

Prompt: 360 Varial, Ollie, Nollie, and Frontside Air are terms in?

Answer: TAK Skateboarding


Context: Golf club |  The shafts of the woods were made of different types of wood before being replaced by hickory in the middle of the 19th century. The varieties of woods included ash, purpleheart, orangewood, and blue-mahoo. Despite the strength of hickory, the long-nose club of the mid nineteenth century was still prone to breaking at the top of the back swing. The club heads were often made from woods including apple, pear, dogwood, and beech in the early times until persimmon became the main material. Golf clubs have been improved and the shafts are now made of steel, titanium, other types of metals or carbon fiber. The shaft is a tapered steel tube or a series of stepped steel tubes in telescopic fashion. This has improved the accuracy of golfers. The grips of the clubs are made from leather or rubber.

Prompt: In which activity were hickory and persimmon replaced by graphite and titanium?

Answer: Scramble (golf)


Context: Flemington, Victoria |  Flemington is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 4 km north-west of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government areas are the Cities of Melbourne and Moonee Valley. At the 2016 census, Flemington had a population of 7,719. The Melbourne Cup Thoroughbred horse race has been held at Flemington Racecourse since 1861. Flemington is located between the Maribyrnong River and the Moonee Ponds Creek and includes the locality of Newmarket, in which the main commercial area Racecourse Road is located. The suburb was named by settler James Watson after Flemington Estate in Scotland. Another version of the origin of the name relates to Robert Fleming, a Brunswick (Victoria) resident who had owned land beside the Saltwater River and operated a butchery there.

Prompt: Flemington, Greyville, and Longchamp are associated with what, respectively in Australia, South Africa, and France?

Answer: Scratch sheet


Context: Handscroll | " A handscroll has a backing of protective and decorative silk (包首) usually bearing a small title label (題籤) on it. In Chinese art, the handscroll usually consists of a frontispiece (引首) at the beginning (right side), the artwork (畫心) itself in the middle, and a colophon section (拖尾) at the end for various inscriptions. The beginning of the scroll, where the frontispiece was located, is known as the ""heaven"" (天頭). Vertical strips (隔水) are sometimes used to separate the different sections. Most handscrolls contain only one painting, although several short paintings can also be mounted on the scroll. At the beginning of the scroll is a wooden stave (天杆), which serves as a support. A silk cord (帶子) and a fastener (別子) is attached to the stave and used to secure the rolled-up scroll. A wooden roller (木杆) is attached at the very end, around which the scroll is rolled."

Prompt: A 'frontispiece' is traditionally at the beginning of a?

Answer: Booke


Context: Lingnan culture | " Dim sum (Jyutping: Dim2 sam1; Traditional Chinese: 點心, literally ""to touch the heart"") is a characteristic of Cantonese cuisine, usually but not only eaten during yum cha. They are a set of small bite-sized portions of food served in small steam baskets or on small plates. In Cantonese teahouses, carts with dim sum will be moving around the restaurant for the diners to order from without having to leave their seats. In Cantonese traditions, the diners will often order dim sum at will while chatting and enjoying the endless serving of teas. In major cities in Lingnan, such as Gwongzau and Hong Kong, culinary schools usually offer courses specifically to train the preparation of dim sum."

Prompt: What Cantonese mixed bite-size food means literally 'touch the heart'?

Answer: Dim-sum


Context: Julian year (astronomy) |  In astronomy, a Julian year (symbol: a) is a unit of measurement of time defined as exactly 365.25 days of 86,400 SI seconds each. The length of the Julian year is the average length of the year in the Julian calendar that was used in Western societies until the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar, and from which the unit is named. Nevertheless, because astronomical Julian years are measuring duration rather than designating dates, this Julian year does not correspond to years in the Julian calendar or any other calendar. Nor does it correspond to the many other ways of defining a year.

Prompt: The official Astronomical length of a ('Julian') year is how many days?

Answer: 365.25


Context: Swastika | " and the king of the gods, such as Indra in Vedic Hinduism, Zeus in the ancient Greek religion, Jupiter in the ancient Roman religion, and Thor in the ancient Germanic religion. The swastika is an icon which is widely found in both human history and the modern world. In various forms, it is otherwise known (in various European languages) as the fylfot, gammadion, tetraskelion, or cross cramponnée (a term in Anglo-Norman heraldry); German: Hakenkreuz; French: croix gammée; Italian: croce uncinata. In Mongolian it is called Хас (khas) and mainly used in seals. In Chinese it is called 卍字 (wànzì) meaning ""all things symbol"", pronounced manji in Japanese, manja (만자) in "

Prompt: The ancient symbol the fylfot, is more controversially commonly known as (what?), derived from Sanskrit 'wellbeing', from 'su' (good) and 'asti' (being)?

Answer: Swastikas


Context: Tell (poker) |  A tell in poker is a change in a player's behavior or demeanor that is claimed by some to give clues to that player's assessment of their hand. A player gains an advantage if they observe and understand the meaning of another player's tell, particularly if the tell is unconscious and reliable. Sometimes a player may fake a tell, hoping to induce their opponents to make poor judgments in response to the false tell. More often, people try to avoid giving out a tell, by maintaining a poker face regardless of how strong or weak their hand is.

Prompt: A 'tell' refers to a clue in which activity, which in turn refers metaphorically to an intentionally blank facial expression?

Answer: Poker books


Context: January 1914 | "The Alexandre La Valley, an old French crane boat, completed its transit though newly completed Panama Canal on a test run, becoming the first actual vessel to do so. The SS Ancon would be the first ship to officially transit the canal on August 15, 1914. ; Some 200 Ottoman Empire soldiers were arrested on board a steamer the port city of Avlona, Albania by the country's provisional government. The Empire had intended to land troops in the port and proclaim Gen. Ahmed Izzet Pasha ""King of Albania."" Martial law was declared in the country immediately after the arrests, leading to a "

Prompt: SS Ancon was the first ship to navigate what single-vowelled passage on 15 August 1914?

Answer: The Panama Canal


Context: Particle decay |  This section uses natural units, where is the energy of particle i. One may integrate over the phase space to obtain the total decay rate for the specified final state. If a particle has multiple decay branches or modes with different final states, its full decay rate is obtained by summing the decay rates for all branches. The branching ratio for each mode is given by its decay rate divided by the full decay rate.

Prompt: The particle physics unit of reactionary particle decay is?

Answer: Strange particle


Context: Beaujolais nouveau |  Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is the most popular vin de primeur, fermented for just a few weeks before being released for sale on the third Thursday of November. It is famous for races by distributors to get the first bottles to different markets around the globe.

Prompt: What product 'brand' from the Gamay is traditionally released the third Thursday of November each year?

Answer: Beaujolais Nouveau


Context: BBC One 'Virtual Globe' ident | " The ident consisted of a figure ""1"" inside a rotating transparent globe surrounded by a swirling smoky atmosphere above the BBC's corporate logo: the bold italic letters B B C within three rhomboids, above blue red and green flashes. The idents were created by filming a physical globe, but used CGI effects to give it its smokey look. The ident had no soundtrack and was played off a Sony Laserdisc implementation, Sony CRVdisc. Upon first impressions, the ident does not appear like a globe, as the smoky CGI effects hide and disfigure the continents. However, land masses can be seen in the globe and their shadows can be seen on the background of the ident. A "

Prompt: Which letter appears in various alphabets in the traditional Wikipedia globe logo?


Context: Mulciber (volcano) |  The geologists of the Geologische Dienst Nederland named the volcano after Mulciber, the god of fire and volcanos in Roman mythology, also called Vulcan.

Prompt: What's the more common Roman name of the god Mulciber - 'the smelter' - and the origin of a related geological term?

Answer: The Vulcan


Context: Gordon Strachey Shephard |  Brigadier General Gordon Strachey Shephard, (9 July 1885 – 19 January 1918) was a Royal Flying Corps commander. He was the highest-ranking officer of the flying services to be killed in service during the First World War.

Prompt: Name the iconic and highest ranking military leader to be killed in the first world war?

Answer: Lord Kitchener


Context: Moscow Kremlin | " to the east, and the Alexander Garden to the west. The name ""Kremlin"" means ""fortress inside a city"", and is often also used metonymically to refer to the government of the Russian Federation. It previously referred to the government of the Soviet Union (1922–1991) and its highest members (such as general secretaries, premiers, presidents, ministers, and commissars). The term ""Kremlinology"" refers to the study of Soviet and Russian politics. The Kremlin is open to the public and offers individual and group guided tours. Visible are the Armoury Chamber, Tsar Cannon, Tsar Bell, artillery pieces, and the exposition of Russian wooden sculpture and carvings."

Prompt: Kremlin in Russia technically means?

Answer: Forts


Context: Holloware |   Holloware (hollowware, or hollow-ware ) is metal tableware such as sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, hot food covers, water jugs, platters, butter pat plates, and other items that accompany dishware on a table. It does not include cutlery or other metal utensils. Holloware is constructed for durability. It differs from some other silverplated items, with thicker walls and more layers of silverplate. Dining car holloware is a type of railroad collectible (railroadiana). The relative value of pieces depends on their scarcity, age and condition, and the popularity of the trains on which the items were used. Holloware is the traditional gift in the UK and the modern gift in the US for the sixteenth wedding anniversary. Holloware is the traditional gift for jubilee or wedding in Russia.

Prompt: Holloware (or hollow ware) is generally used in?

Answer: Catering services


Context: British land speed record | " years. The achievement was overshadowed by the death of Parry-Thomas at Pendine Sands on 3 March 1927. On 3 October 1970, Tony Densham, driving the Ford-powered ""Commuter"" dragster set a record at Elvington, Yorkshire, averaging 207.6 m.p.h. over the Flying Kilometre course. This broke Campbell's record set 43 years previously. On 27 April 1977, Robert Horne set a Flying Mile record, at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, in the ex-Scuderia Montjuich Ferrari 512M, chassis number 1002, at a speed of 191.64 m.p.h. In October 2013, Paul Drayson, set the electric land speed record reaching an average speed of 205 mph in October 2013. On 17 May 2014, Sam Green, set the first British "

Prompt: In May 2014 two Yorkshiremen (designer and rider) set a new world speed record of 70.9mph for a 'manned' motorized?

Answer: Toilets


Context: Hamster |  Although the Syrian hamster or golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) was first described scientifically by George Robert Waterhouse in 1839, researchers were not able to successfully breed and domesticate hamsters until 1939. The entire laboratory and pet populations of Syrian hamsters appear to be descendants of a single brother–sister pairing. These littermates were captured and imported in 1930 from Aleppo in Syria by Israel Aharoni, a zoologist of the University of Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, the hamsters bred very successfully. Years later, animals of this original breeding colony were exported to the United States, where Syrian hamsters became a common pet and laboratory animal. Comparative studies of domestic and wild Syrian hamsters have shown reduced genetic variability in the domestic strain. However, the differences in behavioral, chronobiological, morphometrical, hematological, and biochemical parameters are relatively small and fall into the expected range of interstrain variations in other laboratory animals.

Prompt: What modern popular pet population originated entirely from single female found in Syria in 1930?

Answer: Hörcsög


Context: Michael Clark (artist) | " face, you have a sense that the sitter trusted the artist to see into the eyes, to do much more than observe …” After purchasing Seer (1993), a grisaille portrait of Derek Jarman, in 1995, the National Portrait Gallery commissioned Clark, in 1999, to make a portrait of the filmmaker Nicolas Roeg. Clark delivered Al-Jebr, a kinetic assemblage made of mixed media portraying Roeg, which in Arabic means 'the bringing together of broken parts'. The art collection of Valerie Beston was sold at Christie's in February 2006 and included ten works by Clark. The accompanying catalogue stated: ""Bacon’s influence threads through his [Clark's] works, reappearing even in his "

Prompt: The Arabic term 'Al-jebr' (reunion of broken parts) is famously associated with?

Answer: Algebraic processes


Context: Olympus Mons |  Olympus Mons (Latin for Mount Olympus) is an enormous shield volcano on the planet Mars. The volcano has a height of over 21.9 km (13.6 mi or 72,000 ft) as measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA). Olympus Mons is about two and a half times Mount Everest's height above sea level. It is the largest and highest mountain and volcano of the Solar System,  and is associated to the Tharsis Montes, a large volcanic region on Mars. Olympus Mons is the youngest of the large volcanoes on Mars, having formed during Mars's Hesperian Period with eruptions continuing well into the Amazonian. It had been known to astronomers since the late 19th century as the albedo feature Nix Olympica

Prompt: The volcano Olympic Mons, three times taller than Mount Everest, and the highest peak in the Solar System, is on?

Answer: Fourth planet


Context: Zinedine Zidane |  Zinedine Zidane's Champions League final winner. The next season, Zidane helped Real Madrid to win the 2002–03 La Liga, starring alongside Luís Figo in midfield, and was named the FIFA World Player of the Year for the third time. In 2004, fans voted him as the best European footballer of the previous 50 years in UEFA's fiftieth-anniversary Golden Jubilee Poll. While Zidane's final season of club football ended without a trophy, he enjoyed success on a personal note by scoring his first hat-trick, against Sevilla, in a 4–2 win in January 2006. He ended the season for Real Madrid as their second highest goalscorer and assists provider behind teammates Ronaldo and

Prompt: Matthias Sammer, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Rivaldo, and Luis Figo won what between 1990-2002?

Answer: Ballon D'Or


Context: BAC Concorde G-BBDG | " G-BBDG (manufacturer's serial number 202, known as ""Delta Golf"") was the British development Concorde built for evaluation testing. Along with the French Concorde F-WTSB, the aircraft was used to enable sufficient testing to allow for the Concorde fleet to receive certification. She was stored at Filton airfield from the mid-1980s until 2003, when she was transported by road to the Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey."

Prompt: G-BOAG, G-BOAC, and F-BVFC and the tragic F-BTSC designated what iconic 20thC invention?

Answer: Concorde SST


Context: Vehicle |  There are over 1 billion bicycles in use worldwide. In 2002 there were an estimated 590 million cars and 205 million motorcycles in service in the world. At least 500 million Chinese Flying Pigeon bicycles have been made, more than any other single model of vehicle. The most-produced model of motor vehicle is the Honda Super Cub motorcycle, having passed 60 million units in 2008. The most-produced car model is the Toyota Corolla, with at least 35 million made by 2010. The most common fixed-wing airplane is the Cessna 172, with about 44,000 having been made as of 2017. The Soviet Mil Mi-8, at 17,000, is the most-produced helicopter. The top commercial jet airliner is the Boeing 737, at about 10,000 in 2018. At around 14,000 for both, the most produced trams are the KTM-5 and Tatra T3. The most common trolleybus is ZiU-9.

Prompt: By the year 2010 there were roughly how many bicycles worldwide?

Answer: 1billion


Context: History of the bicycle | "  The first verifiable claim for a practically used bicycle belongs to German Baron Karl von Drais, a civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden in Germany. Drais invented his Laufmaschine (German for ""running machine"") in 1817, that was called Draisine (English) or draisienne (French) by the press. Karl von Drais patented this design in 1818, which was the first commercially successful two-wheeled, steerable, human-propelled machine, commonly called a velocipede, and nicknamed hobby-horse or dandy horse. It was initially manufactured in Germany and France. Hans-Erhard Lessing (Drais's biographer) found from circumstantial evidence that Drais's interest in finding an alternative to the horse was the starvation and death of horses caused by crop failure in 1816, the Year Without "

Prompt: German Baron Karl Drais's 1818 Laufmaschine (or Dandy horse/Draisine), origin of the modern bike, lacked?

Answer: Pedal-propulsion


Context: Hershey bar | " The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar (commonly called the Hershey's Bar, or more simply the Hershey Bar) is a flagship chocolate bar manufactured by The Hershey Company. Hershey refers to it as ""The Great American Chocolate Bar"". The Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar was first sold in 1900."

Prompt: 'The Great American Chocolate Bar' is eponymously better known as 'the (What?) bar'?

Answer: Hershey


Context: Inventio | " Aristotle described three ""modes of persuasion,"" or ""appeals."" The first dealt with the matter of the case (logos), the second dealt with the character of the speaker (ethos), and the third dealt with the emotions of the audience (pathos). Each mode of persuasion can be inventional, helping an orator create an effective argument. As Aristotle explains, logos, often referred to as the ""logical"" appeal, uses the arguments present in the case itself to appeal to the audience's reason. Aristotle writes that logos depends on ""the proof, or apparent proof, provided by the words of the speech itself."" Logos appeals work ""when we have proved a truth or an apparent truth by means of the persuasive arguments suitable to the case in question."" Inventio is linked with logos such that it "

Prompt: Who conceived the effective communication theory 'Three Modes of Persuasion' (comprising Logos, Ethos and Pathos)?

Answer: Αριστοτέλης


Context: Barber | " In modern times, the term ""barber"" is used both as a professional title and to refer to hairdressers who specialize in men's hair. Historically, all hairdressers were considered barbers. In the 20th century, the profession of cosmetology branched off from barbering, and today hairdressers may be licensed as either barbers or cosmetologists. Barbers differ with respect to where they work, which services they are licensed to provide, and what name they use to refer to themselves. Part of this terminology difference depends on the regulations in a given location. In the early 1900s an alternative word for barber, ""chirotonsor"", came into use in the U.S. Different states in the US vary on their labor and licensing laws. For example, in Maryland and Pennsylvania, a cosmetologist cannot use a straight razor, strictly reserved for barbers. In contrast, in New Jersey both are regulated by the State Board of Cosmetology and there is no longer a legal difference in barbers and cosmetologists, as they are issued the same license and can practice both the art of straight razor shaving, coloring, other chemical work and haircutting if they choose."

Prompt: The word barber - meaning a men's/boy's hairdresser - is from Latin meaning?

Answer: Beard


Context: Manchester City F.C. media |  The club's website, mcfc.co.uk, was relaunched in July 2009. Unlike the majority of other football club websites, the site does not feature adverts. The website was designed by Poke, and a number of awards since its relaunch. On 17 July 2013, the club announced the release of ten new websites (effectively just domains of the main website), which would duplicate the content of the club's main website but in a variety of other languages, particularly Oriental in origin. Combined with the previous release of Arabic- and Mandarin-language websites, this makes mcfc.co.uk the website with the broadest global reach of all football websites, serving the official languages to 160 countries and therefore readable by approximately 80% of the world's population.

Prompt: Which famous city has the official website domain www.mcgm.gov.in?

Answer: Bomaim


Context: Brian Surtees Phillpotts |  as cook houses and stables. He rigged up a simple crane and installed a band saw, two circular saws, a drilling machine, a lathe and a grindstone. All this equipment was driven from one shaft by two ten horsepower steam engines and a small petrol engine. Most of the machinery was salvaged from damaged French factories at Albert. The saws were used to form beams and sleepers out of logs culled from nearby woods. The waste wood chippings and bark were used as fuel to heat water for two communal bath tubs set up by the major. During the Somme operation Major Phillpotts also constructed improvised shelters consisting of curved steel bowers made of salvaged lengths of

Prompt: What communal cooking method/equipment derives from French 'melted'?

Answer: Fondue


Context: Leo the Lion (MGM) |  of the short subjects produced by Hal Roach studios during the late 1920s and 1930s such as Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy featured a variation of the secondary logo in their closing titles. This variation had a lion cub on the pedestal, looking straight at the viewer. In addition, several MGM films made in the late 1930s and early '40s set their entire opening credits against a background of a relief carving of an outline of the reclining lion image, similar to the one seen on the secondary logo. Among the many films that include this kind of credits sequence are the 1938 version of A Christmas Carol, based on the Charles Dickens novel, and Ninotchka from 1939, starring Greta Garbo. This reclining lion image was later used as the logo for MGM Television in the late 1950s.

Prompt: What creature was used as the US Dodge automotive logo in the 1930s-50s, and again 1970s-2000s?

Answer: Ram (disambiguation)


Context: Six of Crows |  Six of Crows is a fantasy novel written by American author Leigh Bardugo published by Henry Holt and Co. in 2015. The story follows a thieving crew and is primarily set in the city of Ketterdam, loosely inspired by Dutch Republic–era Amsterdam. The plot is told from third-person viewpoints of seven different characters. The novel is followed by Crooked Kingdom (2016) and is part of the Grishaverse. Nina's storyline continues in the King of Scars duology: King of Scars (2019) and Rule of Wolves (2021), and the other Crows make cameo appearances in the latter novel.

Prompt: The works of which dramatic writer feature at least 64 bird species including all seven British crows?

Answer: Shakspeare


Context: Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play) |  Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a stage play by Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn. It was first performed in 1977. The play criticises the Soviet practice of treating political dissidence as a form of mental illness. Its title derives from the popular mnemonic used by music students to remember the notes on the lines of the treble clef. The cast comprises six actors, but also a full orchestra, which not only provides music throughout the play but also forms an essential part of the action. A chamber-orchestra version also exists. The play is dedicated to Viktor Fainberg and Vladimir Bukovsky, two Soviet dissidents expelled to the West.

Prompt: 'Every good boy deserves favour' is a mnemonic in?

Answer: Muzic


Context: Sensurround | " Sensurround is the brand name for a process developed by Cerwin-Vega in conjunction with Universal Studios to enhance the audio experience during film screenings, specifically for the 1974 film Earthquake. The process was intended for subsequent use and was adopted for four more films, Midway (1976), Rollercoaster (1977), the theatrical version of Saga of a Star World (1978), the Battlestar Galactica pilot, as well as the compilation film Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979). Sensurround worked by adding extended-range bass for sound effects. The low-frequency sounds were more felt than heard, providing a vivid complement to onscreen depictions of earth tremors, bomber formations, and amusement park rides. The overall trend toward ""multiplex"" cinema structures presented challenges that made Sensurround impractical as a permanent feature of cinema. Sensurround helped bring wider recognition to established loudspeaker manufacturer Cerwin-Vega, and aided in establishing a strong reputation for new audio amplifier company BGW Systems. The increased awareness of extended low-frequency sound reproduction that Sensurround brought to film audiences was a factor in the increase in subwoofer sales and in the rise in the number of subwoofer designs in the late 1970s and 1980s."

Prompt: Name the trademarked bass-frequency cinematic effect developed by Cerwin-Vega and Universal Studios initially for the 1974 film Earthquake?

Answer: Sensurround


Context: Callan Pinckney |  Callan Pinckney (born Barbara Biffinger Pfeiffer Pinckney September 26, 1939 – March 1, 2012) was an American fitness professional who created and popularized as well as excelled in the Callanetics exercises. Pinckney's nine books became international best-sellers and the video series that followed sold over 6 million copies. Pinckney's first video release, Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 Hours, outsold every other fitness video in the US. Within three years it had become the all-time individual best-selling fitness video.

Prompt: American Callan Pinckney's eponymously named system became a best-selling (1980s-2000s) book/video franchise in what genre?

Answer: Fitness


Context: Hello | " The use of hello as a telephone greeting has been credited to Thomas Edison; according to one source, he expressed his surprise with a misheard Hullo. Alexander Graham Bell initially used Ahoy (as used on ships) as a telephone greeting. However, in 1877, Edison wrote to T. B. A. David, president of the Central District and Printing Telegraph Company of Pittsburgh: ""Friend David, I do not think we shall need a call bell as Hello! can be heard 10 to 20 feet away.What you think? Edison - P.S. first cost of sender & receiver to manufacture is only $7.00."" By 1889, central telephone exchange operators were known as 'hello-girls' because of the association between the greeting and the telephone."

Prompt: What maritime exclamation did Alexander Graham Bell suggest be the standard telephone answering greeting before Edison's 'Hello'?

Answer: Ahoy (disambiguation)


Context: GoodNites |  the sizing of GoodNites and introduced a new extra-large size, intended for those with kids' underwear size 14 to 20 as well as adult sizes up to a 6 wist (corresponding to up to a 30 in waist) and weight from 95–140 pounds or more (43-63+ kilograms), which are partially aimed toward teenagers and young adults. Extra-small now ranges range from 28-43 pounds (13-20 kilograms) and small/medium at 43-68 pounds (20-31 kilograms), or underwear size 4 to 8. The previous large/extra-large size was downgraded to large and revised to be recommended for underwear sized 8 to 12 or weighing 68-95 pounds (31-43 kilograms).

Prompt: What must be no smaller than 1.68 inches (42.67mm), weigh no more than 1.62oz (45.93g) and be symmetrically dimpled?

Answer: Featherie ball


Context: Sett (paving) | " A sett, also known as a block or Belgian block, is a broadly rectangular quarried stone used in paving roads and walkways. Formerly in widespread use, particularly on steeper streets because setts provided horses' hooves with better grip than a smooth surface, they are now encountered rather as decorative stone paving in landscape architecture. Setts are often referred to as ""cobblestones"", although a sett is distinct from a cobblestone in that it is quarried or worked to a regular shape, whereas the latter is generally a small, naturally-rounded rock. Setts are usually made of granite."

Prompt: What is the traditional technical term for a road/paving granite block, alternatively called a Belgian block, and incorrectly a cobble or cobblestone?

Answer: Sett


Context: Interval (music) | "  The term ""interval"" can also be generalized to other music elements besides pitch. David Lewin's Generalized Musical Intervals and Transformations uses interval as a generic measure of distance between time points, timbres, or more abstract musical phenomena. For example, an interval between two bell-like sounds, which have no pitch salience, is still perceptible. When two tones have similar acoustic spectra (sets of partials), the interval is just the distance of the shift of a tone spectrum along the frequency axis, so linking to pitches as reference points is not necessary. The same principle naturally applies to pitched tones (with similar harmonic spectra), which means that intervals can be perceived ""directly"" without pitch recognition. This explains in particular the predominance of interval hearing over absolute pitch hearing."

Prompt: In music, what term refers to a measure of sound over time?

Answer: Sustains


Context: Bundesliga |  are automatically relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, with the top two finishers in the 2. Bundesliga taking their places. ; The third-from-bottom club in the Bundesliga will play a two-legged tie with the third-place team from the 2. Bundesliga, with the winner taking up the final place in the following season's Bundesliga. The Bundesliga is composed of two divisions: the 1. Bundesliga (although it is rarely referred to with the First prefix), and, below that, the 2. Bundesliga (2nd Bundesliga), which has been the second tier of German football since 1974. The Bundesligen (plural) are professional leagues. Since 2008, the 3. Liga (3rd League) in Germany has also

Prompt: Bundes in the German 'Bundesliga' soccer league refers to?

Answer: Federal (disambiguation)


Context: Yankee Leviathan |  There are two dimensions of structural design: centralization of authority and administrative capacity. Centralization of authority refers to measures which concentrate decision-making power in any of the central state institutions, while administrative capacity concerns the distribution of decision-making power between the central state institutions themselves. The state has a higher degree of centralized authority to the extent that it is able to shift discretion to itself from subordinate governments such as states, counties, and municipalities; and also to the extent that it encroaches on the private sphere and civil society. The state has higher administrative capacity the more decision-making power is concentrated in central state institutions insulated from political, partisan, and popular influence. Bensel roughly ranks these institutions' adherence to statist principles in descending order as follows: state bureaucracy, national courts, presidency, congress.

Prompt: In constitutional terminology, put these structures in order of power-centralization, most to least?

Answer: Unitary; Federation; Confederation


Context: Memorial (society) |  to the Supreme Court in 2014. If Memorial was closed, commented its chairman Arseny Roginsky, then the organisation's many branches would have to re-register and thereafter restore contacts across the country. In January 2015 the Court announced that it would not uphold the Ministry's request. On 11 November 2021, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office announced that it had submitted a lawsuit to the Supreme Court, seeking to close Memorial International over violations of the Russian foreign agent law. The following day it became known that the Moscow City Prosecutor's Office filed a lawsuit with the Moscow City Court requesting closure of the Memorial Human Rights Centre. The lawsuits would be heard on 26 and 23 November, respectively.

Prompt: In 2014 Russia closed branches of what global brand amidst East-West sanction?

Answer: Mackey D's


Context: MISC Berhad |  MISC Berhad (myx: 3816) was incorporated in 1968 as Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad and is the leading international shipping line of Malaysia. In September 2005, Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad adopted its present corporate identity and changed its name to MISC Berhad. Its main shareholder is Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), the national oil conglomerate of Malaysia. The principal business of the Corporation consist of Ship owning, Ship operating, Other shipping related activities, Owning and operating of offshore floating facilities as well as Marine repair, Marine conversion and Engineering & Construction works. With a fleet of more than 120 vessels and a combined tonnage of more than.

Prompt: Petroliam Nasional Berhad, the huge Malaysian gas/oil corporation gave its abbreviated name to what world-leading Kuala Lumpa landmark?

Answer: Petronas Tower 2


Context: Wickedness |  The term wickedness dates back to the 1300s and is derived from the words wicked and -ness. Wicked is an extended form of the term wick meaning bad and is also associated with the Old English term wicca meaning a (male) witch. There is not a corresponding verb to the term, but the term wretched is also associated with the term. The term -ness is a word forming element denoting action, quality or state and is typically added to an adjective or past participle to make it an abstract noun. It is an Old English term and also comes from the Proto-Germanic term in-assu and many other cognates.

Prompt: What word meaning 'misbehaved' evolved through 'wicked' from originally 'possessing nothing'?

Answer: Naughty (disambiguation)


Context: Go West, young man | "  ""Go West, young man"" is a phrase, the origin of which is often credited to the American author and newspaper editor Horace Greeley concerning America's expansion westward, related to the concept of Manifest Destiny. No one has yet proven who first used this phrase in print. ""Washington is not a place to live in. The rents are high, the food is bad, the dust is disgusting and the morals are deplorable. Go West, young man, go West and grow up with the country."" - attributed to Horace Greeley, New-York Daily Tribune, July 13, 1865 The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations gives the full quotation as, ""Go West, "

Prompt: The expression 'Go West' originally (mid-1800s) encouraged people to move from/within?

Answer: The United States of America


Context: Science and technology in the United Kingdom |  to by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–59). Evolution by natural selection, by Charles Darwin (1809–82). ; The invention of the incandescent light bulb, by Joseph Swan (1826–1914). ; The unification of electromagnetism, by James Clerk Maxwell (1831–79). ; The first practical telephone, patented by Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922). ; The discovery of penicillin, by biologist and pharmacologist, Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955). ; The world's first working television system, and colour television, by John Logie Baird (1888–1946). ; The first meaningful synthesis of quantum mechanics with special relativity by Paul Dirac (1902–84) in the equation named after him, and his subsequent prediction of antimatter. ; The invention of the jet engine, by Frank Whittle (1907–96). ; The invention of the hovercraft, by Christopher Cockerell (1910–99). ; The colossus computer, by Alan

Prompt: The inventors of Penicillin, Television, the Bank of England, the BBC, and the decimal point were?

Answer: Scottish (disambiguation)


Context: Erasmus | " Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus; 28 October 1466 – 12 July 1536) was a Dutch philosopher and Catholic theologian who is considered one of the greatest scholars of the northern Renaissance. As a Catholic priest, he was an important figure in classical scholarship who wrote in a pure Latin style. Among humanists he enjoyed the sobriquet ""Prince of the Humanists"", and has been called ""the crowning glory of the Christian humanists"". Using humanist techniques for working on texts, he prepared important new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament, which raised questions that would be influential in the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation. He also wrote On Free Will, In "

Prompt: Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536) is a revered?

Answer: Christian humanist


Context: List of controversial album art | "Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006) ; The cover sleeve showing Chris McClure, a friend of the band, smoking a cigarette, was criticised by the head of the NHS in Scotland for ""reinforcing the idea that smoking is OK"". The image on the CD itself is a shot of an ashtray full of cigarettes. The band's product manager denied the accusation, and in fact suggested the opposite — ""You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good"". ; Joy Division – An Ideal for Living (1978) ; The cover has a "

Prompt: What controversial accusation is shared by the albums?

Answer: Child nudity/pornography


Context: Zebu |  in Brazil because of its hardiness, heat-resistance, and because it thrives on poor-quality forage and breeds easily, with the calves rarely requiring human intervention to survive. Currently more than 80% of beef cattle in Brazil (approximately 167,000,000 animals) are either purebred or hybrid Ongole Cattle which is originated from Ongle region of Andhra Pradesh. The African sanga cattle breeds originated from hybridization of zebu with indigenous African humpless cattle; they include the Afrikaner, Red Fulani, Ankole-Watusi, Boran and many other breeds of central and southern Africa. Sanga cattle can be distinguished from pure zebu by their having smaller humps located farther forward on the animals.

Prompt: Zebu cattle are famously distinguished by?

Answer: Hump


Context: Harrington jacket | " were based in Burnley then London. Elvis Presley popularized the Baracuta G9 in his 1958 movie King Creole. The jacket got the nickname ""Harrington"" from a character in the 1960s prime time soap opera, Peyton Place. The character in question, Rodney Harrington (played by Ryan O'Neal), is often depicted in a Harrington jacket. It is often claimed that British menswear retailer John Simons christened the jacket originally on a tag casually when for sale in his shop with its name based temporarily on the TV character. Steve McQueen, James Dean and Frank Sinatra were photographed wearing Harrington-style jackets in films and their personal lives. In the US, the McGregor "

Prompt: The Harrington jacket is named after a?

Answer: 1960s American TV soap character


Context: Lewis Hilsenteger | " Lewis George Hilsenteger, known professionally as Unbox Therapy (born May 6, 1985) is a Canadian unboxing and technology YouTube content creator. The channel has 18.1 million subscribers and its videos have received over three billion views. In September of 2014, Unbox Therapy uploaded a video in which Hilsenteger used only his hands to bend his iPhone 6 Plus. The video is recognized as launching Apple's ""Bendgate"" controversy in which people could bend their phones in their pockets."

Prompt: The 2014 'Bendgate' controversy/publicity concerned version 6 of which famous product?

Answer: Bendgate


Context: 2 Corinthians 3 | " epistles of Christ"" as a ""living disposition of the soul in likeness to Him."" ; ""Tables of stone"": on Mount Sinai the primary (Mosaic) law was written on tables of stone. They were made twice: the first by God Himself, the latter were hewed by Moses, at the command of God, ; ). The former are said to be ""miraculously made, and not by the means and artifice of men"", which, the Jewish writers say, were made of sapphire, but they were broken by Moses when he came down from the mount. Both the former and the latter were of two stones of an equal size, in the form of small tables, such as for children to learn "

Prompt: What, unrelatedly, refers to ancient Israel/Hebrew Bible Law, and to a pattern created by small pieces of ceramic/glass/stone?

Answer: Mosaic (art)


Context: Stairs |  the Sky Pod above after 2,579 steps; it is the tallest metal staircase on Earth. ; The Penrose stairs, devised by Lionel and Roger Penrose, are a famous impossible object. The image distorts perspective in such a manner that the stairs appear to be never-ending, a physical impossibility. The image was adopted by M. C. Escher in his iconic lithograph Ascending and Descending. ; The World Trade Center Survivors' Staircase is the last visible structure above ground level at the World Trade Center site. It was originally two outdoor flights of granite-clad stairs and an escalator that connected Vesey Street to the World Trade Center's Austin J. Tobin Plaza. During

Prompt: The 'impossible' Penrose Stairs and Devil's Pitchfork are famous?

Answer: Cube dilemma


Context: Black tie | " Dinner jacket in the context of menswear first appeared in the United Kingdom around 1887 and in the United States around 1889. In the 1960s it became associated in the United States with white or coloured jackets specifically. In modern British English, Dinner Jacket may be abbreviated to simply a ""DJ"". Tuxedo in the context of menswear originated in the United States around 1888. It was named after Tuxedo Park, a Hudson Valley enclave for New York's social elite where it was often seen in its early years. The term was capitalized until the 1930s and traditionally referred only to a white jacket. When the jacket was later paired with its own unique trousers and "

Prompt: What formal menswear, often abbreviated to three letters, is named after a New York park where it was first worn in the 1880s?

Answer: Dinner suit


Context: Acoustic guitar | " deep as other full-size guitars, but has a full waist. Because of the smaller body, grand concert guitars have a more controlled overtone and are often used for their sound projection when recording. Auditorium – Similar in dimensions to the dreadnought body shape, but with a much more pronounced waist. This general body shape is also sometimes referred to as an ""Orchestra"" style guitar depending on the manufacturer. The shifting of the waist provides different tones to stand out. The auditorium body shape is a newer body when compared to the other shapes such as dreadnought. Dreadnought – This is the classic guitar body shape. The style was designed by Martin Guitars to produce a deeper sound than "

Prompt: What instrument is sized according to terms such as 0, 00, 000, Grand Auditorium and Dreadnought?

Answer: Saddle (guitar)


Context: Summits farthest from the Earth's center |  Although Mount Everest is the point with the highest elevation above sea level on the Earth, it is not the summit that is farthest from the Earth's centre. Because of the equatorial bulge, the summit of Mount Chimborazo in the Andes is the point on the Earth that is farthest from the centre, and is 2168 m farther from the Earth's centre than the summit of Everest. The second-farthest summit, Huascarán (also in the Andes), is only about 10 metres closer to the Earth's centre.

Prompt: What mountain's peak is the farthest point from Earth's centre/center?

Answer: Mount Chimborazo


Context: Culture of London |  and Tricycle Theatre are also popular. The capital also boasts a successful dance and physical theatre scene, home to two ballet companies; the Royal Ballet based at the Royal Opera House and English National Ballet based in Kensington, performing at the London Coliseum. Sadler's Wells Theatre on Rosebery Avenue in Islington exclusively shows dance performances throughout the year ranging from existing and new Contemporary companies, Musical Theatre, and touring ballet companies. Dance performances also take place at the Barbican Centre, Peacock Theatre (Sadler's Wells), and the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Rambert, Richard Alston Dance Company, Candoco, and Siobhan Davies Dance are all based in London as well as choreographers such as Matthew Bourne, Wayne McGregor, Lloyd Newson, and Hofesh Shechter also basing their companies within the capital.

Prompt: What London medicinal water site, later a music hall, was the birthplace of the Royal Ballet and English National Opera?

Answer: Sadler's Wells


Context: Ethanol |  Ethanol is used in medical wipes and most commonly in antibacterial hand sanitizer gels as an antiseptic for its bactericidal and anti-fungal effects. Ethanol kills microorganisms by dissolving their membrane lipid bilayer and denaturing their proteins, and is effective against most bacteria, fungi and viruses. However, it is ineffective against bacterial spores, but that can be alleviated by using hydrogen peroxide. A solution of 70% ethanol is more effective than pure ethanol because ethanol relies on water molecules for optimal antimicrobial activity. Absolute ethanol may inactivate microbes without destroying them because the alcohol is unable to fully permeate the microbe's membrane. Ethanol can also be used as a disinfectant and antiseptic because it causes cell dehydration by disrupting the osmotic balance across cell membrane, so water leaves the cell leading to cell death.

Prompt: Why are anti-bacterial alcohol hand cleansers ineffective against Ebola?

Answer: Ebola is a virus


Context: Satya Nadella | " Ballmer. In October 2014, Nadella attended an event on Women in Computing and courted controversy after he made a statement that women should not ask for a raise and should trust the system. Nadella was criticised for the statement and he later apologized on Twitter. He then sent an email to Microsoft employees admitting he was ""Completely wrong."" Nadella's tenure at Microsoft has emphasized working with companies and technologies with which Microsoft also competes, including Apple Inc., Salesforce, IBM, and Dropbox. In contrast to previous Microsoft campaigns against the Linux operating system, Nadella proclaimed that ""Microsoft ❤ Linux"", and Microsoft joined the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member in 2016. Under Nadella, Microsoft revised its mission "

Prompt: Satya Nadella, boss of which vast corporation, apologised in 2014 for suggesting female workers should rely on faith and karma instead of asking for a pay rise?

Answer: 'Microsoft Corp


Context: Nuclear fission | " fission"", by analogy to the process of living cell division into two cells, which was then called binary fission. Just as the term nuclear ""chain reaction"" would later be borrowed from chemistry, so the term ""fission"" was borrowed from biology. News spread quickly of the new discovery, which was correctly seen as an entirely novel physical effect with great scientific—and potentially practical—possibilities. Meitner's and Frisch's interpretation of the discovery of Hahn and Strassmann crossed the Atlantic Ocean with Niels Bohr, who was to lecture at Princeton University. I.I. Rabi and Willis Lamb, two Columbia University physicists working at Princeton, heard the news and carried "

Prompt: The scientific term fission means?

Answer: Split (album)


Context: 4 | Four terrestrial (or rocky) planets in the Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. ; Four giant gas/ice planets in the Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. ; Four of Jupiter's moons (the Galilean moons) are readily visible from Earth with a hobby telescope. ; Messier object M4, a magnitude 7.5 globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius. ; The Roman numeral IV stands for subgiant in the Yerkes spectral classification scheme.

Prompt: Name the four terrestrial planets of the Solar System?

Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars


Context: Chemical reaction |  Reactions can take place between two solids. However, because of the relatively small diffusion rates in solids, the corresponding chemical reactions are very slow in comparison to liquid and gas phase reactions. They are accelerated by increasing the reaction temperature and finely dividing the reactant to increase the contacting surface area.

Prompt: A chemical reaction accelerated by adding a separate recyclable substance is?

Answer: Catalytes


Context: Neck |  The neck is the part of the body on many vertebrates that connects the head with the torso and provides the mobility and movements of the head. The structures of the human neck are anatomically grouped into four compartments; vertebral, visceral and two vascular compartments. Within these compartments, the neck houses the cervical vertebrae and cervical part of the spinal cord, upper parts of the respiratory and digestive tracts, endocrine glands, nerves, arteries and veins. Muscles of the neck are described separately from the compartments. They bound the neck triangles. In anatomy, the neck is also called by its Latin names, cervix or collum, although when used alone, in context, the word cervix more often refers to the uterine cervix, the neck of the uterus. Thus the adjective cervical may refer either to the neck (as in cervical vertebrae or cervical lymph nodes) or to the uterine cervix (as in cervical cap or cervical cancer).

Prompt: Latin 'collum' refers to which part of the human body?

Answer: Necke


Context: Hasselbacken |  Hasselbacken is a restaurant in Cirkus, Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden with a connection to a hotel at Hazelliusbacken 20 in Södra Djurgården with a history dating back to 1748. Since 2019 the restaurant and hotel have been part of the Pop House Sweden group preserved by the majority owners Björn Ulvaeus and Conni Jonsson.

Prompt: Named after a distinctively shaped musical instrument, and Stockholm's Hasselbacken Restaurant/Hotel, 'Hasselback' potatoes are almost wholly (What?) before baking?

Answer: Thin-sliced and cheese-covered


Context: Shoaling and schooling |  can shift into a disciplined and coordinated school, then shift back to an amorphous shoal within seconds. Such shifts are triggered by changes of activity from feeding, resting, travelling or avoiding predators. When schooling fish stop to feed, they break ranks and become shoals. Shoals are more vulnerable to predator attack. The shape a shoal or school takes depends on the type of fish and what the fish are doing. Schools that are travelling can form long thin lines, or squares or ovals or amoeboid shapes. Fast moving schools usually form a wedge shape, while shoals that are feeding tend to become circular. Forage fish are small fish which are preyed

Prompt: Technically a shoal of fish becomes a school of fish when it is?

Answer: Swimming in the same direction


Context: Narcotic | " The term ""narcotic"" is believed to have been coined by the Greek physician Galen to refer to agents that numb or deaden, causing loss of feeling or paralysis. It is based on the Greek word ναρκωσις (narcosis), the term used by Hippocrates for the process of numbing or the numbed state. Galen listed mandrake root, altercus (eclata), seeds, and poppy juice (opium) as the chief examples. It originally referred to any substance that relieved pain, dulled the senses, or induced sleep. Now, the term is used in many ways. Some people might define narcotics as substances that bind at opioid receptors (cellular membrane proteins activated by substances like heroin or morphine), while others refer to any illicit substance as a narcotic. From a U.S. legal perspective, narcotics refer to opium, opium derivatives, and their semi-synthetic substitutes, though in "

Prompt: Narcotics were originally developed for inducing, and are named from?

Answer: Numbness/sleep


Context: Strait of Messina metropolitan area | " Messina, is a city situated in the extreme north-eastern tip of Sicily, also called ""gate of Sicily"", in ancient times was called ""Zancle"" and ""Messana"". Ancient city, has reached the pinnacle of his greatness, in the Late Middle Ages and in the mid-seventeenth century, when contending with Palermo, the Sicilian capital role. In 1678, after a historic anti-Spanish revolt, which resulted in the annihilation of its ruling class, a first devastating earthquake has partially destroyed the city in 1783, while in 1908 a devastating earthquake, followed by a tsunami, has razed to the ground the city, and have been generated about 80,000 victims. Rebuilt since 1912, the modern city presents a neat and regular mesh with wide straight streets. In recent "

Prompt: Messina, founded by ancient Greeks, site of a 1908 seismic disaster, is the main port of which island?

Answer: Trinacrian


Context: Los Campesinos! | " though no recordings from this era are known to circulate publicly. The word campesino in Spanish translates to ""peasant"" or ""country person"". All members of the band refer to their surnames as ""Campesinos!"" The band performed their first gig on 8 May 2006 at a student union club night; they went on to play a number of increasingly well-received gigs around Cardiff. An early demo was recorded featuring the songs ""Death To Los Campesinos!"", ""It Started With A Mixx"", ""Sweet Dreams Sweet Cheeks"", and ""You! Me! Dancing!"". The songs were posted on the internet, bolstering the popularity established by their "

Prompt: The term 'campesino' refers in the Spanish-speaking world to a?

Answer: Estate of Swedish Peasants


Context: Tessellation |  colours are chosen for the tiles of differing shape, striking patterns are formed, and these can be used to decorate physical surfaces such as church floors.  More formally, a tessellation or tiling is a cover of the Euclidean plane by a countable number of closed sets, called tiles, such that the tiles intersect only on their boundaries. These tiles may be polygons or any other shapes. Many tessellations are formed from a finite number of prototiles in which all tiles in the tessellation are congruent to the given prototiles. If a geometric shape can be used as a prototile to create a tessellation, the shape is said to tessellate or to tile

Prompt: Tessellation technically refers to which form of decoration?

Answer: Tiling/mosaic


Context: Tonsure | " Tonsure is the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility. The term originates from the Latin word tonsura (meaning ""clipping"" or ""shearing"" ) and referred to a specific practice in medieval Catholicism, abandoned by papal order in 1972. Tonsure can also refer to the secular practice of shaving all or part of the scalp to show support or sympathy, or to designate mourning. Current usage more generally refers to cutting or shaving for monks, devotees, or mystics of any religion as a symbol of their renunciation "

Prompt: From the Latin meaning of clip/cut, what hairstyle symbolizes religious devotion?

Answer: Tonsuring


Context: Kahuna | " The term was used in the 1959 film Gidget, in which ""The Big Kahuna"", played by Cliff Robertson (Martin Milner in the TV episode), was the leader of a group of surfers. The figure of the Big Kahuna became commonplace in Beach Party films of the 1960s, such as Beach Blanket Bingo, in which the ""Big Kahuna"" was the best surfer on the beach. Hawaiian surfing master Duke Kahanamoku may have been referred to as the ""Big Kahuna"", but he rejected the term as he knew the original meaning. In the New Age spiritual system known as Huna, which uses some Hawaiian words and concepts appropriated from Hawaiian tradition, kahuna denotes someone of priestly or shamanic standing. The prevalence of these works in pop culture has influenced English dictionary definitions such as Merriam-Webster. It defines ""kahuna"" not only as ""a preeminent person or thing"", but gives a secondary definition of ""Hawaiian shaman""."

Prompt: What Hawaiian word for a wise man or shaman is used informally elsewhere in referring to a 'big' boss?

Answer: Kahuna Nui


Context: Architrave | "  In classical architecture, an architrave (from architrave ""chief beam"", also called an epistyle; from Greek ἐπίστυλον epistylon ""door frame"") is the lintel or beam that rests on the capitals of columns. The term can also apply to all sides, including the vertical members, of a frame with mouldings around a door or window. The word ""architrave"" has come to be used to refer more generally to a style of mouldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening, where the horizontal ""head"" casing extends across the tops of the vertical side casings where the elements join (forming a butt joint, as opposed to a miter joint)."

Prompt: The architectural term architrave refers to a?

Answer: Lintel/beam


Context: Presque-isle |  Presque-isle (from the French presqu'île, meaning almost island) is a geographical term denoting a piece of land which is closer to being an island than most peninsulas because of its being joined to the mainland by an extremely narrow neck of land.

Prompt: What geographical feature means 'almost island'?

Answer: Penninsula


Context: Henry Dunant |  Henry Dunant (born Jean-Henri Dunant; 8 May 182830 October 1910), also known as Henri Dunant, was a Swiss Christian, humanitarian, businessman and social activist. He was the visionary, promoter and co-founder and father of the Red Cross. In 1901, he received the first Nobel Peace Prize together with Frédéric Passy, making Dunant the first Swiss Nobel laureate. During a business trip in 1859, Dunant was witness to the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in modern-day Italy. He recorded his memories and experiences in the book A Memory of Solferino which inspired the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1863. The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on Dunant's idea for an independent organisation to care for wounded soldiers. Dunant was the founder of the Swiss branch of the Young Men's Christian Association YMCA.

Prompt: The first (joint-)winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Swiss Jean Henri Dunant, in 1901, founded which international organization?

Answer: Red Cross (disambiguation)


Context: Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation | " In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. This event took place in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and is part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian conflict. On 22–23 February 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin convened an all-night meeting with security service chiefs to discuss the extrication of the deposed Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovych. At the end of the meeting, Putin remarked that ""we must start working on returning Crimea to Russia"". On 23 February, pro-Russian demonstrations were held in the Crimean city of Sevastopol. On 27 February, masked Russian troops without insignia took "

Prompt: Which historically contested region did Russia annexe from Ukraine in February 2014?

Answer: Crimea Autonomous Republic


Context: 2014 in Spain | 2 June – King Juan Carlos announces his intention to abdicate, after nearly 39 years on the throne. His son Felipe, Prince of Asturias, is to succeed him. The announcement of the pending abdication is followed by large anti-monarchy demonstrations in Madrid and Barcelona. ; 19 June - King Juan Carlos I abdicates in favour of his son, King Felipe VI. Felipe is enthroned at the Congress building in Madrid, in a ceremony that does not include coronation.  He then travels with his family to the Royal Palace in a Rolls-Royce and appears on the balcony to wave to crowds. ; 21 June - many events are seen around each of the 17 regional parliaments against economic cuts, which are a result of the crisis afflicting the country since 2008.

Prompt: Which nation in 2014 saw the abdication of Juan Carlos and the ascension of Felipe VI?

Answer: Islands of Spain


Context: Wikipedia | " In January 2007, Wikipedia first became one of the ten most popular websites in the US, according to comscore Networks. With 42.9 million unique visitors, it was ranked #9, surpassing The New York Times (#10) and Apple (#11). This marked a significant increase over January 2006, when Wikipedia ranked 33rd, with around 18.3 million unique visitors. , it ranked 13th in popularity according to Alexa Internet. In 2014, it received eight billion page views every month. On February 9, 2014, The New York Times reported that Wikipedia had 18 billion page views and nearly 500 million unique visitors a month, ""according to the ratings firm comScore"". Loveland and Reagle argue that, in process, Wikipedia follows a "

Prompt: According to Alexa/Wikipedia, name the top four websites of 2014 (all .com)?

Answer: Google, Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo


Context: Biodiversity Park, Visakhapatnam |  In October 2014 Cyclone Hudhud caused extensive damage and loss of life in eastern India and Nepal. The entire park was severely damaged and almost became like a graveyard; almost all tree species were uprooted, fences destroyed, and the pond, greenhouse and cacti house collapsed. The park was rejuvenated within a span of one year by student volunteers with government support.

Prompt: In October 2014 'Hudhud' was a catastrophic (what?) affecting parts of India and Nepal? Earthquake; Cyclone; Influenza; or Computer virus?

Answer: Cyclone


Context: Ching (surname) |  ; Ren-Chang Ching (1898–1986), botanist ; Ching Siu-tung (born 1953), also known as Tony Ching, Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, film director and producer ; UK Ching (1937–2014), Bangladeshi freedom fighter As a surname, Ching may refer to:  There were 5,189 Chings in the United States during the year 2000 census, making it the 4,683rd surname overall and the 211th surname among Asian and Pacific Islanders. Ching was also listed among the 200-most-common peculiarly Chinese surnames in a 2010 survey of the Registered Persons Database of Canadian health card recipients in the province of Ontario. People with the surname include:

Prompt: Toot, Percy, Charlie, ching and chang all refer informally to what?

Answer: Cocaine trade


Context: Early Nusantara coins |  In Java, rice farming was still the main occupation of most households in the village. This continued to provide most of the tax income of the Javanese courts. Later in the period, the northern coasts of Java and Bali became the main center of an affluent export trade in local agricultural products and manufacture, as well as spices e.g. sandalwood from eastern Indonesia. These trade brought goods to distant markets e.g. China and India. The increasing intensity of trade called for a convenient currency in the Javanese society. During the late 8th-century money took the form of ingots made of gold and silver. These are the earliest recorded coins in Indonesia. The

Prompt: What is the main currency of Bali, Java, Sulawesi, and several thousand other islands of the same nation?

Answer: Indonesian currency


Context: Christmas in the United States (1946–1964) | "  Elvis' Christmas Album was released in October 1957, the first of only two Christmas albums Elvis recorded. The album featured eight Christmas songs, and four gospel songs. ""Santa Claus Is Back In Town"" and ""Santa Bring My Baby Back (to Me)"" were both commissioned expressly for the album. Elvis' reading of Ernest Tubb's 1949 hit, ""Blue Christmas"" made the tune a holiday staple. His version of ""White Christmas"" brought calls from the song's composer Irving Berlin to have the song, and the entire album, banned from radio airplay. Berlin thought Elvis's rendition a ""profane parody of his cherished yuletide standard"". Most US radio stations ignored Berlin's request, though at least "

Prompt: The big-selling country and western hit song, notably by Elvis Presley in 1957, is '(What?) Christmas'?

Answer: Blue


Context: Kiritimati |  San Francisco. Kiritimati is in the world's farthest forward time zone, UTC+14, and is therefore one of the first inhabited places on Earth to experience New Year's Day. (see also Caroline Atoll, Kiribati). Although it lies 2460 km east of the 180th meridian, the Republic of Kiribati realigned the International Date Line in 1995, placing Kiritimati to the west of the dateline. Nuclear tests were conducted on and around Kiritimati by the United Kingdom in the late 1950s, and by the United States in 1962. During these tests, the island was not evacuated, exposing the i-Kiribati residents and the British, New Zealand, and Fijian servicemen to nuclear radiation. The entire island is a Wildlife Sanctuary; access to five particularly sensitive areas is restricted.

Prompt: The equatorial Republic of Kiribati's 'Kiritimati' (Christmas) Island, among the first land to see each new day/year, is in which ocean?

Answer: Pacific Basin


Context: San Francisco Ballet |  In 1938, the company's first major production was Coppélia, choreographed by Willam Christensen. In 1940, it staged Swan Lake, the first time that the ballet was produced in its entirety by an American company. On Christmas Eve 1944, the company staged Nutcracker—the first complete production of Tchaikovsky's most popular piece ever danced in the United States. In 1942, San Francisco Opera Ballet split into two independent companies, ballet and opera. The ballet half was sold to Willam and Harold Christensen. Willam became artistic director, while Harold took on the job of director of the San Francisco Ballet School. The San Francisco Ballet Guild was also formed as a support organization for San Francisco Ballet.

Prompt: Name Tchaikovsky's famous ballet which begins on Christmas Eve?

Answer: Candy Cane (ballet)


Context: Order of the Golden Fleece | infobox title: Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro Insigne Ordre de la Toison d'Or Orden vom Goldenen Vlies Insignes Ordo Velleris Aurei ; image: Insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Spain).jpg ; caption: Insignia of a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece of Spain. Modern manufacture, Cejalvo (Madrid) ; awarded_by: the King of Spain and ; the head of the House of Habsburg ; established: 1430 ; motto: Pretium Laborum Non Vile ; Non Aliud ; status: Currently constituted ; founder: Philip III, Duke of Burgundy ; head_title: Grand Masters ; head: Felipe VI of Spain Archduke Karl of Austria ; grades: Knight ; higher: None ; lower: Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III Imperial and Royal Order of Saint George ; image2: Order of the Golden Fleece ribbon bar.svg ; caption2: Ribbon of the order

Prompt: Known as the Toison d'Or (French), Goldenen Vlies (Germany), and Toisón de Oro (Spain), the historic European supreme award is The Order of the (What ancient authority symbol?)

Answer: Chrysomallus


Context: Erythraean Sea | " The Erythraean Sea (, Erythrà Thálassa, lit. ""Red Sea"") was a former maritime designation that always included the Gulf of Aden and at times other seas between Arabia Felix and the Horn of Africa. Originally an ancient Greek geography, it was used throughout Europe until the 18-19th century. At times the name frequently extended beyond the Gulf of Aden—as in the famous 1st-century Periplus of the Erythraean Sea—to include the present-day Red Sea,Oman sea, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Indian Ocean as a single maritime area."

Prompt: The Erythraean Sea, lying between Africa and Asia is more commonly called the (What?) Sea?

Answer: Arabicus Sinus


Context: Cabasa |  the cabasa. The African original version of the cabasa is called agbe, and is constructed from dried oval or pear-shaped gourds with beads strung on the outer surface. There are many versions of this instrument, particularly in Latin music. Cabaça is used in Latin American dance. The cabaça is a natural or synthetic round or pear-shaped gourd covered with a network of beads and finishing in a single handle. This is compared to the metal version used in Latin jazz. The instrument is frequently used in music therapy, particularly with individuals who have physical/neurological disabilities as it requires minimal hand movement to produce a sound. The sound produced by the individual can then be reinforced by the music therapist, which builds neurological connections between hand movement and hearing the sound, in turn encouraging more fluent hand movements. Modern adaptations of this instrument include Meinl Percussion foot pedal.

Prompt: The cabasa, used especially in Latin music, is what sort of instrument?

Answer: Percussion (music)