Context: Vicky Cristina Barcelona |  Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The plot centers on two American women, Vicky and Cristina, who spend a summer in Barcelona, where they meet an artist, Juan Antonio, who is attracted to both of them while still enamored of his mentally and emotionally unstable ex-wife María Elena. The film was shot in Spain in Barcelona, Avilés, and Oviedo, and was Allen's fourth consecutive film shot outside the United States. The film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, then received a rolling worldwide general release that started on August 15, 2008, in the United States, and continued in various countries until its June 2009 release in Japan. The film received praise from critics, particularly for Penelope Cruz's performance, and was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, including nominations for Bardem, Hall, and Cruz for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, and won the award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Cruz won both the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Prompt: Complete the title of the Woody Allen directed film 'Vicky Christina .

Answer: The weather in Barcelona


Context: Shanty town | "  Many films have been shot in shanty towns. Slumdog Millionaire centres on characters who spend most of their lives in Indian shanty towns. The Brazilian film City of God was set in Cidade de Deus and filmed in another favela, called Cidade Alta. White Elephant, 2012 Argentinian movie, is set in a villa miseria in Buenos Aires. The South African film District 9 is largely set in a township called Chiawelo, from which people had been forcibly resettled. The 2016 Chinese TV series Housing tells the story of shantytown clearance in Beiliang, Baotou, Inner Mongolia. Video games such as Max Payne 3 have levels located in fictional shanty towns. Reggae singer Desmond Dekker sang a song called ""007 (Shanty Town)""."

Prompt: In which city is Slum Dog Millionaire set?

Answer: Bomaim


Context: Torvill and Dean |  Nottingham, England, where the local National Ice Centre is accessed through a public area known as Bolero Square, in honour of the pair's Olympic achievements. There is also a housing estate in the Wollaton area of the city with a street named 'Torvill Drive' and another named 'Dean Close' which is located just off Torvill Drive, with many of the surrounding roads named after coaches and dances associated with the pair. In a UK poll conducted by Channel 4 in 2002, the British public voted Torvill and Dean's winning performance at the 1984 Winter Olympics as Number 8 in the list of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments.

Prompt: In which city were the Olympic Games held in which Torvill & Dean won the Gold Medal dancing to Bolero?

Answer: Saraievo


Context: Paul Gauguin |  Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (, ; ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style that were distinct from Impressionism. Toward the end of his life, he spent ten years in French Polynesia. The paintings from this time depict people or landscapes from that region. His work was influential on the French avant-garde and many modern artists, such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, and he is well known for his relationship with Vincent and Theo van Gogh. Gauguin's art became popular after his death, partially from the efforts of dealer Ambroise Vollard, who organized exhibitions of his work late in his career and assisted in organizing two important posthumous exhibitions in Paris. Gauguin was an important figure in the Symbolist movement as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer. His expression of the inherent meaning of the subjects in his paintings, under the influence of the cloisonnist style, paved the way for Primitivism and the return to the pastoral. He was also an influential proponent of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms.

Prompt: Give a year in the life of artist Paul Gauguin?

Answer: 1848-1903


Context: Sofa bed |   A sofa bed or sofa-bed (in the US often called a sofabed, hide-a-bed, bed-couch, sleeper-sofa, or pullout sofa) is typically a sofa or couch that, underneath its seating cushions, hides a metal frame and thin mattress that can be unfolded or opened up to make a bed. A western-style futon differs from a sofa bed, although sofa beds using futon mattresses are common. The far more portable camp bed is much older.

Prompt: What do the Americans call what we call a 'sofa'?

Answer: Davenport (disambiguation)


Context: Halle Berry |  She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance of a struggling widow in the romantic drama Monster's Ball (2001) —becoming the first and, to date, only African-American woman to have won the award— and took on high-profile roles such as Storm in four installments of the X-Men film series (2000–2014), the henchwoman of a robber in the thriller Swordfish (2001), Bond girl Jinx in Die Another Day (2002), and the title role in the much-derided Catwoman (2004), the latter for which she received US$12.5 million. A varying critical and commercial reception followed in subsequent years, with Perfect Stranger (2007), Cloud Atlas (2012) and The Call (2013)

Prompt: Name the film in which Halle Berry won the Best Actress Oscar in 2002?

Answer: Lady Gaga World Tour 2010


Context: The Rumble in the Jungle | " The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic heavyweight championship boxing match on October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium (now the Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), between the undefeated (and undisputed) world heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. The event had an attendance of 60,000 people. Ali won by knockout in the eighth round. It has been called ""arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century"" and was a major upset, with Ali coming in as a 4–1 underdog against the unbeaten, heavy-hitting Foreman. The fight is famous for Ali's introduction of the rope-a-dope tactic. The fight was watched by a record estimated worldwide television audience of one billion, becoming the world's most-watched live television broadcast at the time. This included a record estimated 50 million viewers watching the fight pay-per-view on closed-circuit theatre TV. The fight grossed an estimated US$100 million (inflation-adjusted US$million) in worldwide revenue. Decades later, the bout would be the subject of the Academy Award winning documentary film When We Were Kings."

Prompt: The 'Rumble in the Jungle' between Ali and Foreman took place in which city?

Answer: Kinshasa


Context: Hobson's Choice (play) |  A shoemaker, Henry Hobson, has three daughters: Maggie, Alice and Vickey. The daughters work in the shop unpaid. Hobson spends his time drinking with the fellow members of the masons at the Moonrakers pub. One day, Mrs Hepworth, a rich customer of Hobson, demands to know who made her boots: it is Hobson's underpaid bootmaker, Will Mossop. She insists that all her and her daughters' boots must from now on be made by Will, and tells him to inform her if ever he should leave Hobson's. Maggie, who is a talented businesswoman and considered too old and plain to marry, proposes marriage to Will. Will reluctantly agrees. When Hobson comes back, she tells him

Prompt: Which play set in Lancashire in the 1850's tells of boot maker Will Mossop's romance with his boss's daughter?

Answer: Hobbesian choice


Context: If I Ruled the World | " ""If I Ruled the World"" is a popular song, composed by Leslie Bricusse and Cyril Ornadel, which was originally from the 1963 West End musical Pickwick (based on Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers)."

Prompt: "From which musical does the song ""If I Ruled The World"" come from?"

Answer: PICKWICK


Context: Boeing CH-47 Chinook |  The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol (later renamed Boeing Helicopter, then Boeing Rotorcraft Systems, and now known as the Vertical Lift division of Boeing Defense, Space & Security). The CH-47 is among the heaviest lifting of Western helicopters. Its name, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook people of Washington state. The Chinook was originally designed by Vertol, which had begun work in 1957 on a new tandem-rotor helicopter, designated as the Vertol Model 107 or V-107. Around the same time, the United States Department of the Army announced its intention to replace the piston engine–powered Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave with a new, gas turbine–powered helicopter.

Prompt: What is the common name of the Boeing CH47 Helicopter?

Answer: Chinook (disambiguation)


Context: Hell's Kitchen (British TV series) |  Series 4 began on 13 April 2009. Marco Pierre White returns as Head Chef/teacher. Claudia Winkleman took over as host, replacing Angus Deayton. Nick Munier returned as Maitre d', as did Sous Chefs Matthew and Timothy. This series there was one kitchen with grey and dark red tiles. The first four sackings were Marco's responsibility, while the other four sackings were down to a public vote (the person with the lowest number of votes left Hell's Kitchen). Linda Evans won from public voting on 27 April 2009. The celebrities who took part were:

Prompt: "Who won ""Hell's Kitchen 2009"" on Television?"

Answer: Linda Evans


Context: King Arthur (2004 film) |  King Arthur is a 2004 historical adventure film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni. It features an ensemble cast with Clive Owen as the title character, Ioan Gruffudd as Lancelot and Keira Knightley as Guinevere, along with Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton, Hugh Dancy, Ray Winstone, Ray Stevenson, Stephen Dillane, Stellan Skarsgård and Til Schweiger. The film is unusual in reinterpreting Arthur as a Roman officer rather than the typical medieval knight. Despite these departures from the source material, the Welsh Mabinogion, the producers of the film attempted to market it as a more historically accurate version of the Arthurian legends, supposedly inspired by new archaeological findings. The film also replaces the sword in the stone story with a more dark and tragic backstory of how Arthur claimed his sword Excalibur. The film was shot in Ireland, England, and Wales.

Prompt: Who played King Arthur in the 2004 film 'King Arthur'?

Answer: Clive Owens


Context: Dogpatch |  Dogpatch was the fictional setting of cartoonist Al Capp's classic comic strip Li'l Abner (1934–1977).

Prompt: Which cartoon character created by Al Capp lives in Dog Patch?

Answer: L'ABNER


Context: Summer Olympic Games |  host its third Summer Olympic Games in its capital, making Paris the second city ever to have hosted three Summer Olympics. And in 2028, Los Angeles will in turn become the third city ever to have hosted the Games three times. Australia, France, Germany, Greece and Japan all hosted the Summer Olympic Games twice (with France and Australia planned to host in 2024 and 2032, respectively, taking both countries to three each). Tokyo, Japan, hosted 2020 Summer Olympics, and became the first city outside the predominantly English-speaking and European nations to have hosted the Summer Olympics twice, having already hosted the Games in 1964; it is also the largest city

Prompt: Which was the first city to host the Summer Olympics twice?

Answer: Places named Paris


Context: The Mekon |  The Mekon of Mekonta is the arch-enemy of the British comic book hero Dan Dare, first appearing on 3 November 1950 in issue #30 of the Eagle comic strip Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future and created by Frank Hampson. Apart from Dan Dare himself, he is the only character to appear in every one of the numerous versions of the comic strip that appeared in the Eagle, 2000 AD and Virgin Comics. In the 1950s, roughly every other story featured the Mekon.

Prompt: From which planet did Dan Dare's enemy The Mekon come?

Answer: VENUS


Context: Dorset |  and in 1646 Corfe Castle, the last remaining Royalist stronghold in Dorset, was captured after an act of betrayal: both were subsequently slighted. The Duke of Monmouth's unsuccessful attempt to overthrow James II began when he landed at Lyme Regis in 1685. A series of trials known as the Bloody Assizes took place to punish the rebels. Over a five-day period in Dorchester, Judge Jeffreys presided over 312 cases: 74 of the accused were executed, 175 were transported, and nine were publicly whipped. In 1686, at Charborough Park, a meeting took place to plot the downfall of James II of England. This meeting was effectively the start of the

Prompt: Judge Jeffreys presided over the trials of 1685 following which rebellion?

Answer: Monmouth, Wales


Context: Geographical indications and traditional specialities in the European Union | " either to move back to Newcastle, or stop calling its beer ""Newcastle"" brown ale. Ultimately, the brewery's application to revoke the geographic restriction was approved. Similarly, Stilton cheese can only be produced in the three English counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire. Stilton village is in the traditional county of Huntingdonshire, now a district of Cambridgeshire, so Stilton cheese cannot be produced in Stilton (although it is unclear whether the cheese was ever produced there. Quenby Hall in Leicestershire claims to be the first producer). New Season Comber Potatoes or Comber Earlies were awarded PGI status in 2012. Only immature potatoes grown in the restricted geographical area surrounding the town of Comber in Northern Ireland harvested between the start of May and the end of July can be marketed as Comber Earlies."

Prompt: Stilton cheese can only be made in 3 Counties, name one.

Answer: DERBYSHIRE, NOTTINGHAMSHSIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE


Context: 0 | " a Ge'ez word for ""none"" (English translation is ""0"" elsewhere) alongside Ge'ez numerals (based on Greek numerals), which was translated from an equivalent table published by the Church of Alexandria in Medieval Greek. This use was repeated in AD525 in an equivalent table, that was translated via the Latin nulla or ""none"" by Dionysius Exiguus, alongside Roman numerals. When division produced zero as a remainder, nihil, meaning ""nothing"", was used. These medieval zeros were used by all future medieval calculators of Easter. The initial ""N"" was used as a zero symbol in a table of Roman numerals by Bede—or his colleagues around AD 725."

Prompt: In law what term translates from the Latin meaning 'elsewhere'?

Answer: Alibi agency


Context: Bernard Fresson |  Bernard Fresson (27 May 1931 – 20 October 2002) was a French actor who primarily worked in film. Born in Reims, France, to a French baker, Fresson attended the Lycée privé Sainte-Geneviève, majoring in law. He studied in Tania Balachova's drama class in Paris and later became part of Jean Vilar's Théâtre National Populaire at the Palais de Chaillot. He made his on-screen debut in the Alain Renais film Hiroshima mon amour as a German soldier. His notable film roles include: Gilbert in La Prisonnière (1968), Inspector Barthelmy in John Frankenheimer's French Connection II (1974), Scope in Roman Polanski's The Tenant (1976), Francis in Garçon! (1983), Morin in Street of No Return (1989) and Vincent Malivert in Place Vendôme (1998). He also appeared in the 1969 Costa-Gavras film Z. For his roles in Garçon! and Place Vendôme, Fresson received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Prompt: What is the screen name of the actor Bernard Schwarz?

Answer: Bernard Schwartz (actor)


Context: Nobel disease | " James Watson was awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, together with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, ""for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material"". Since at least 2000, Watson has consistently and publicly claimed that blacks are inherently less intelligent than whites, and that exposure to sunlight in tropical regions and higher levels of melanin cause dark-skinned people to have a higher sex drive."

Prompt: For which scientific discovery did Crick and Watson receive the 1962 Nobel Prize for Medicine?

Answer: Dna structure


Context: Musca (fly) | infobox image: Musca domestica housefly.jpg ; image_caption: Musca domestica (housefly) ; taxon: Musca ; authority: Linnaeus, 1758 ; type_species: M. domestica ; type_species_authority: Linnaeus, 1758 ; synonyms: *Byomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830  ; *Eumusca Townsend, 1911  ; *Plaxemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 ; subdivision_ranks: Species ; subdivision: See text.

Prompt: Musca domestica is the scientific name for what?

Answer: Fly


Context: Charles Dickens | " be part and parcel of popular culture, and in some cases have passed into ordinary language: a scrooge, for example, is a miser or someone who dislikes Christmas festivity. His characters were often so memorable that they took on a life of their own outside his books. ""Gamp"" became a slang expression for an umbrella from the character Mrs Gamp, and ""Pickwickian"", ""Pecksniffian"" and ""Gradgrind"" all entered dictionaries due to Dickens's original portraits of such characters who were, respectively, quixotic, hypocritical and vapidly factual. The character that made Dickens famous, Sam Weller became known for his Wellerisms—one-liners that turned proverbs on their heads. Many were drawn from real life: Mrs Nickleby is based on his mother, "

Prompt: Which of Dickens' novels contains the characters Mr Pecksniff and Mrs Gamp?

Answer: Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit


Context: Earth's mantle |   Earth's mantle is a layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core. It has a mass of 4.01 × 1024 kg and thus makes up 67% of the mass of Earth. It has a thickness of 2900 km making up about 84% of Earth's volume. It is predominantly solid but, on geologic time scales, it behaves as a viscous fluid, sometimes described as having the consistency of caramel. Partial melting of the mantle at mid-ocean ridges produces oceanic crust, and partial melting of the mantle at subduction zones produces continental crust.

Prompt: Which part of the earth's structure lies between the outer core and the crust?

Answer: Agalloch's The Mantle


Context: Carré d'Aurillac |  Carré d'Aurillac is a brand of blue cheese owned by the Toulouse based co-operatively owned cheese company Les Fromageries Occitanes. It is an industrially produced blue cheese also sometimes known as Bleu d'Aurillac. The cheese itself is produced at Bedoussac, which is administratively part of the rural commune of Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat in the French department of Cantal. The cheese is square (carré) in shape and made from pasteurized cow's milk.

Prompt: If you ordered carre d'agneau in a French restaurant, what would you be served?

Answer: Carre D'agneau


Context: 1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles |  Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren in the final, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships. He became the first unseeded player and the first German to win the Wimbledon singles title, as well as the youngest ever male major singles champion at 17 years, 7 months, 22 days of age. This latter record would eventually be broken by Michael Chang at the 1989 French Open. John McEnroe was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Curren. Curren also defeated Jimmy Connors in the semifinals and became the first player ever to defeat both Connors and McEnroe at the same major.

Prompt: Who was the first unseeded player to win the Men's Singles at Wimbledon?

Answer: Angela Ermakova


Context: Hezbollah Movement in Iraq | " The Hezbollah Movement in Iraq (حركة حزب الله في العراق) is a Shi'a Islamist, Iraqi political party that is part of the United Iraqi Alliance coalition. It is not affiliated with the Lebanese group Hezbollah or other groups using the name. Hezbollah, or more literally Hizb Allah (حزب الله), meaning ""Party of God"" in Arabic. The party publishes the Al-Bayyna newspaper and is led by Hassan Al-Sari. Hezbollah originated as an underground anti-Saddam network. Unlike other anti-Saddam groups it remained based in Iraq, not setting up shop in Iran or the West. The party is closely aligned to the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, previously known as the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq."

Prompt: What is the meaning of the Arabic word 'Hezbollah', the Shi'ite Muslim group?

Answer: Khizbollah


Context: Mandarin duck |  In the wild, mandarin ducks breed in densely wooded areas near shallow lakes, marshes or ponds. They nest in cavities in trees close to water and during the spring. A single clutch of nine to twelve eggs is laid in April or May. Although the male may defend the brooding female and his eggs during incubation, he himself does not incubate the eggs and leaves before they hatch. Shortly after the ducklings hatch, their mother flies to the ground and coaxes the ducklings to leap from the nest. After all of the ducklings are out of the tree, they will follow their mother to a nearby body of water.

Prompt: Where does the Mandarin duck nest?

Answer: (In a hole in a) tree


Context: Rita Hayworth | " Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer, and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined the term ""The Love Goddess"" to describe Hayworth after she had become the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s. She was the top pin-up girl for GIs during World War II. Hayworth is perhaps best known for her performance in the 1946 film noir Gilda, opposite Glenn Ford, in which she played the femme fatale in her first major dramatic role. She is also known for her performances in Only Angels Have Wings "

Prompt: What was the stage name of Margarita Carmen Cansino a star of 1940 musicals?

Answer: Rita Heyworth


Context: Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, third and fourth terms |  The third presidential term of Franklin D. Roosevelt began on January 20, 1941, when he was once again inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States, and the fourth term of his presidency ended with his death on April 12, 1945. Roosevelt won a third term by defeating Republican nominee Wendell Willkie in the 1940 United States presidential election. He remains the only president to serve for more than two terms. Unlike his first two terms, Roosevelt's third and fourth terms were dominated by foreign policy concerns, as the United States became a belligerent in World War II in December 1941. After defeating Willkie, Roosevelt won congressional approval of the

Prompt: Who was the third President of the USA?

Answer: Thomas Jefforson


Context: Ernst Mahler |  Mahler was born in Vienna, Austria on October 17, 1887. He went to Darmstadt, Germany to attend Darmstadt University of Technology, and studied industrial chemistry, specializing in cellulose chemistry and the science of papermaking. He graduated with distinction in 1912. Mahler came to the United States in 1912 and became a naturalized citizen in 1917. He took employment with Kimberly-Clark in Neenah, Wisconsin, and served as the papermaking company's head chemist. He married Carol Lyon of Minneapolis in August, 1918.

Prompt: In which modern day country was Gustav Mahler born?

Answer: 4esko


Context: Luncheon of the Boating Party |  Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881; Le Déjeuner des canotiers) is a painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Included in the Seventh Impressionist Exhibition in 1882, it was identified as the best painting in the show by three critics. It was purchased from the artist by the dealer-patron Paul Durand-Ruel and bought in 1923 (for $125,000) from his son by industrialist Duncan Phillips, who spent a decade in pursuit of the work. It is now in The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. It shows a richness of form, a fluidity of brush stroke, and a flickering light.

Prompt: Who painted The Luncheon of the Boating Party in 1881?

Answer: Pierre Auguste Renoir


Context: 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk |  The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held throughout the city of Berlin on August 15, beginning and ending at the Brandenburg Gate.

Prompt: In which city were the 2009 World Athletic Championships held?

Answer: Berlin-Zentrum


Context: Edward the Black Prince |  Edward of Woodstock, known to history as the Black Prince (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), was the eldest son of King Edward III of England, and the heir apparent to the English throne. He died before his father and so his son, Richard II, succeeded to the throne instead. Edward nevertheless earned distinction as one of the most successful English commanders during the Hundred Years' War, being regarded by his English contemporaries as a model of chivalry and one of the greatest knights of his age. Edward was made Duke of Cornwall, the first English dukedom, in 1337. He

Prompt: Which English monarch was the son of Edward the Black Prince?

Answer: Richard ii


Context: Leofric, Earl of Mercia |  Leofric (died 31 August or 30 September 1057) was an Earl of Mercia. He founded monasteries at Coventry and Much Wenlock. Leofric is most remembered as the husband of Lady Godiva.

Prompt: Leofric of Mercia was the husband of which famous woman?

Answer: Godgyfu


Context: Power Plant (Gamma Ray album) |  Power Plant is the sixth full-length album from the German power metal band, Gamma Ray. The album was initially released in 1999, but was re-released along with most of the band's past catalogue in 2002 with bonus tracks and new covers. This album has a tight focus on the power metal genre. Most notably for the band, it was the first album in which the lineup from one album to the next remain unchanged, with Kai Hansen on vocals and guitar, Henjo Richter on guitar, Dirk Schlächter on bass and Dan Zimmermann on drums. The cover painting and illustrations are by Derek Riggs, creator of Iron Maiden's Eddie mascot.

Prompt: Which pop group took their name from the German word meaning 'Power Plant'?

Answer: Kraft-Werk


Context: Vomiting |  An emetic, such as syrup of ipecac, is a substance that induces vomiting when administered orally or by injection. An emetic is used medically when a substance has been ingested and must be expelled from the body immediately. (For this reason, many toxic and easily digestible products such as rat poison contain an emetic. This presents no problem for the effectiveness of the rodenticide as rodents are unable to vomit.) Inducing vomiting can remove the substance before it is absorbed into the body. Emetics can be divided into two categories, those which produce their effect by acting on the vomiting center in

Prompt: In medicine an emetic is administered to induce what?

Answer: Vomitting


Context: Presidency of Hamid Karzai | " When Karzai was a candidate in the 9 October 2004, presidential election, he won 21 of the 34 provinces, defeating his 22 opponents and becoming the first democratically elected leader of Afghanistan. Although his campaigning was limited due to fears of violence, elections passed without significant incident. Following investigation by the UN of alleged voting irregularities, the national election commission on 3 November declared Karzai winner, without runoff, with 55.4% of the vote. This represented 4.3 million of the total 8.1 million votes cast. The election took place safely in spite of a surge of insurgent activity. Karzai was sworn in as President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on 7 December 2004, at a formal ceremony in Kabul. Many interpreted the ceremony as a symbolically important ""new start"" for the war-torn nation. Notable guests at the inauguration included the country's former King, Zahir Shah, three former US presidents, and U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney."

Prompt: Hamid Karzai became the first elected president of which country in 2004?

Answer: Afghanistan


Context: Claudio Monteverdi | "  The opening of the opera house of San Cassiano in 1637, the first public opera house in Europe, stimulated the city's musical life and coincided with a new burst of the composer's activity. The year 1638 saw the publication of Monteverdi's eighth book of madrigals and a revision of the Ballo delle ingrate. The eighth book contains a ballo, ""Volgendi il ciel"", which may have been composed for the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand III, to whom the book is dedicated. The years 1640–1641 saw the publication of the extensive collection of church music, Selva morale e spirituale. Among other commissions, Monteverdi "

Prompt: Opened in 1637, in which city was the first public opera house?

Answer: Sestiere (Venice)


Context: Rugby league in South Africa |  The South African national rugby league team is called the Rhinos. In addition to the national team, a representative team of South Africans living in the United Kingdom was formed in 2004 called the Wild Dogs (now defunct).

Prompt: Which rugby league team is known as the Rhinos?

Answer: Leeds, UK


Context: Marie Tussaud |  Marie Tussaud was born 1 December 1761 in Strasbourg, France. Her father, Joseph Grosholtz, was killed in the Seven Years' War just two months before Marie was born. When she was six years old, her mother, Anne-Marie Walder, took her to Bern, in Switzerland. There the family moved into the home of local doctor Philippe Curtius (1741–1794), for whom Anne-Marie acted as housekeeper. Curtius, whom Marie would call her uncle, was skilled in wax modeling. He initially used this talent to illustrate anatomy, but he later used it for portraits. He moved to Paris in 1765 to establish a Cabinet de Portraits En Cire (Wax portraiture firm). In that year, he made a waxwork of Louis XV's last mistress, Madame du Barry, a casting that is the oldest waxwork currently on display. A year later, Tussaud and her mother joined Curtius in Paris. The first exhibition of Curtius' waxworks was shown in 1770 and attracted a large crowd. In 1776, the exhibition was moved to the Palais Royal and, in 1782, Curtius opened a second exhibit, the Caverne des Grands Voleurs (Cavern of the Grand Thieves), a precursor to Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors, on Boulevard du Temple.

Prompt: How is Marie Grosholz, born in Strasbourg in 1761, known today due to an establishment founded in London in 1835?

Answer: Marie Tussaud


Context: Wolf 1061c |  Wolf 1061c or WL 1061c is an exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the red dwarf star Wolf 1061 in the constellation Ophiuchus, about 13.8 light years from Earth, making it the fifth closest known, potentially habitable, and confirmed exoplanet to Earth (after Proxima Centauri b, Ross 128 b, Luyten b and Tau Ceti e), yielding interest from astronomers. It is the second planet in order from its host star in a triple planetary system, and has an orbital period of 17.9 days. Wolf 1061c is classified as a super-Earth exoplanet as its estimated radius is greater than 1.5.

Prompt: Which star in the constellation of Ophiuchus, is just under six light years away and the fifth closest star to Earth?

Answer: Gliese 699


Context: NATO phonetic alphabet | " A spelling alphabet is used to spell parts of a message containing letters and numbers to avoid confusion, because many letters sound similar, for instance ""n"" and ""m"" or ""f"" and ""s""; the potential for confusion increases if static or other interference is present. For instance the message ""proceed to map grid DH98"" could be transmitted as ""proceed to map grid Delta-Hotel-Niner-Ait"". Using ""Delta"" instead of ""D"" avoids confusion between ""DH98"" and ""BH98"" or ""TH98"". The unusual pronunciation of certain numbers was designed to reduce confusion as well. In addition to the traditional military usage, civilian industry uses the alphabet to avoid similar problems in the transmission of messages by telephone systems. For example, it is often used in the retail industry where customer or site details are spoken by telephone (to authorize a credit agreement or confirm stock "

Prompt: In the NATO alphabet, what word is used to denote the letter N?

Answer: The month of November


Context: Anna Wintour | " Dame Anna Wintour (born 3 November 1949 ) is a British-American  journalist, who has served as Editor-in-Chief of Vogue since 1988 and Global Chief Content Officer for Condé Nast since 2020; she is also the Artistic Director of Condé Nast and the Global Editorial Director of Vogue. With her trademark pageboy bob haircut and dark sunglasses, Wintour has become an important figure in much of the fashion world, praised for her eye for emerging fashion trends. Wintour is often regarded as the most powerful woman in media and fashion. Her reportedly aloof and demanding personality has earned her the nickname ""Nuclear Wintour"". Her father, Charles Wintour, Editor of the London Evening Standard (1959–1976), consulted her on how to make the newspaper relevant to the youth of the era. She became interested in fashion as a teenager. Her career in fashion journalism began at two British magazines. Later, she "

Prompt: Which fashion editor has the nickname 'Nuclear'?

Answer: Nuclear Wintour


Context: Glossary of meteorology |  gale: A strong surface, typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts and variously defined based on. In the modern, a gale is any of Beaufort number 7 or greater, corresponding to near gale at 28 –; gale at 34 –; strong gale at 41 –; and storm at 48 –. Any unusually strong wind. gale warning: gap wind: A local, low-level that blows along a valley or through a col between mountains, often at speeds as high as 20 –. general circulation: geopotential height: A measure of the vertical distance or altitude above mean sea level that accounts for variations in

Prompt: What number on the BeauforT Scale equates to a gale?

Answer: 8


Context: Richard D'Oyly Carte |  Richard D'Oyly Carte (3 May 1844 – 3 April 1901) was an English talent agent, theatrical impresario, composer, and hotelier during the latter half of the Victorian era. He built two of London's theatres and a hotel empire, while also establishing an opera company that ran continuously for over a hundred years and a management agency representing some of the most important artists of the day. Carte started his career working for his father, Richard Carte, in the music publishing and musical instrument manufacturing business. As a young man he conducted and composed music, but he soon turned to promoting the entertainment careers of others

Prompt: The Victorian producer Richard d'Oyly Carte is most associated with the staging of whose works?

Answer: Gilbert & Sullivan


Context: Rock & Chips |  The 'Nags Head' pub used in the pilot episode is a de-furbished version of the existing 'Pelton Arms' pub in Greenwich, which maintains the 'Only Fools And Horses' look, style and 'feel'. The prefabricated Excalibur Estate in Catford was used as a location in the opening episode.

Prompt: The Nag's Head was the local pub in which TV comedy series?

Answer: Sunglasses Ron


Context: Jowett Jupiter |  The Jowett Jupiter is a British car which was produced by Jowett Cars Ltd of Idle, near Bradford. Following the launch of the all new Jowett Javelin and its successes in competition, Jowett decided to use its power train in a sports car for export in the hope of increasing their inadequate steel allocation. The chassis only was displayed in October at the London Motor Show which opened 28 September 1949 and the complete car for the first time in New York in April 1950. Again the chassis only was given its continental launch at the Geneva Motor Show which opened 16 March 1950. Initially the car was known as the Jowett Javelin Jupiter however the Javelin part of the name was dropped in February 1951. It continued in production until 1954.

Prompt: Which Bradford car manufacturer, up until 1954, built the Javelin and Jupiter models?

Answer: JOWETT


Context: St Peter, Westcheap | " centuries, through the devastation of its surroundings in the second great fire, in December 1940, and now vies with the tall modern buildings of Wood Street which surround it. The garden is suggested by William Wordsworth in his poem ""The Reverie of Poor Susan"" (written in 1797 at Alfoxton), which begins:""'At the corner of Wood Street, when daylight appears,Hangs a Thrush that sings loud, it has sung for three years'"" The poet originally wrote, ""There's a bird..."", but amended it to ""Hangs"", apparently meaning to signify birds which were kept in hanging cages. He said that it arose from his "

Prompt: "To what was Wordsworth referring when he wrote, ""Shall I call thee bird, or but a wandering voice?"

Answer: THE CUCKOO


Context: Cesarewitch Handicap | }  The Cesarewitch Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 2 miles and 2 furlongs (3,621 metres), and finishes on the Rowley Mile. It is scheduled to take place each year in October.

Prompt: The Cesarewitch horse race is run at Newmarket during which month of the year?

Answer: Ocotber


Context: Constantia, Cape Town |  The area is a major tourist hub outside of the central city area. Constantia is a well-known wine-producing area and one of the oldest in the southern hemisphere. It is home to at least ten wine farms, eight of which are included in an official wine route. Numerous operators offer tours of the Constantia wine route where visitors can take part in wine tastings at the farms. In addition to wine, many Constantia estates also include fine dining restaurants offering both local and international fare. Many of the homesteads along the wine route display Baroque and Cape Dutch architectural styles.

Prompt: Constantia, famous as a wine growing area, is a suburb of which South African city?

Answer: Tavern of the Seas


Context: Taekwondo | " Taekwondo, Tae Kwon Do or Taekwon-Do ( 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts, characterized by punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques. The literal translation for tae kwon do is ""kicking,"" ""punching,"" and ""the art or way of."" They are a kind of martial arts in which one attacks or defends with hands and feet anytime or anywhere, without the use of weapons. The physical training undertaken in Taekwondo is purposeful and fosters strength of mind through mental armament. Taekwondo practitioners wear a uniform, known as a dobok. It is a combat sport and was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists with experience in martial arts such "

Prompt: The name of which martial art comes from Korean words meaning 'kick fist method'?

Answer: Punch (Taekwondo)


Context: Leonard Cheshire | The Ryder-Cheshire Foundation, set up by Leonard Cheshire and his wife Sue Ryder at the time of their marriage in 1959. It now mainly operates in two fields: the rehabilitation of disabled people, through ENRYCH and the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, through Target Tuberculosis. In 1948, Cheshire founded the charity now named Leonard Cheshire Disability, which provides support to disabled people throughout the world. At the beginning of 1949, eight patients were staying at Le Court. Six months later, there were 28. Cheshire dedicated the rest of his life to supporting disabled people, combining this with lecturing on conflict resolution. Other organisations set up by Leonard Cheshire are: In 1953, Cheshire founded the Raphael Pilgrimage to enable sick and disabled people to travel to Lourdes. In 1990, Cheshire founded the

Prompt: Who was the former wife of war hero Leonard Cheshire who founded, in 1953, a charitable organisation with the emphasis on care homes and hospices?

Answer: Susan Ryder


Context: Geography of the United Arab Emirates |  in the Khawr al Udayd area is a source of long-running dispute (in fact, whether it even shares a land border with Qatar is in dispute). The total area of the UAE is approximately 83,600 km2. The country's exact size is unknown because of disputed claims to several islands in the Persian Gulf, because of the lack of precise information on the size of many of these islands, and because most of its land boundaries, especially with Saudi Arabia, remain undemarcated. The largest emirate, Abu Dhabi, accounts for 87 percent of the UAE's total area (72,732 km²). The smallest emirate, Ajman, encompasses only 259 km².

Prompt: Which is the largest of the United Arab Emirates?

Answer: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates


Context: Ordnance Survey |  where they produced 1:25000 scale maps of France, Italy, Germany and most of the rest of Europe in preparation for its invasion. Until 1969, Ordnance Survey largely remained at its Southampton city centre HQ and at temporary buildings in the suburb of Maybush nearby, when a new purpose-built headquarters was opened in Maybush adjacent to the wartime temporary buildings there. Some of the remaining buildings of the original Southampton city-centre site are now used as part of the city's court complex. The new head office building was designed by the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works for 4000 staff, including many new recruits who were taken on in the late 1960s and early 1970s

Prompt: In which English city is the HQ of the Ordnance Survey?

Answer: Southampton


Context: Jersey Boys (film) |  Jersey Boys is a 2014 American musical drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, based on the 2005 Tony Award-winning jukebox musical of the same name. The film tells the story of the musical group The Four Seasons. Original band members Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio (who also composed the film's music) serve as executive producers. Jersey Boys was released in the United States on June 20, 2014. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the musical numbers but criticized the narrative and runtime, and grossed $67 million worldwide.

Prompt: "The musical ""Jersey Boys"" is based around the music-of-which American pop group?"

Answer: Four Seasons


Context: Gautama Buddha |   The Buddhist tradition regards Lumbini, in present-day Nepal to be the birthplace of the Buddha. He grew up in Kapilavastu. The exact site of ancient Kapilavastu is unknown. It may have been either Piprahwa, Uttar Pradesh, in present-day India, or Tilaurakot, in present-day Nepal. Both places belonged to the Sakya territory, and are located only 15 mi apart. According to later biographies such as the Mahavastu and the Lalitavistara, his mother, Maya (Māyādevī), Suddhodana's wife, was a Koliyan princess. Legend has it that, on the night Siddhartha was conceived, Queen Maya dreamt that a white elephant with six white tusks entered her right side, and ten months later Siddhartha was born. As was the Shakya tradition, when

Prompt: In which modern-day country is the birthplace of Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)?

Answer: Nepol


Context: COFRA Group |  C&A, the fashion retail company, is the oldest business in the group. It was founded in 1841, when brothers Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer opened the first C&A store in Sneek, the Netherlands. C&A currently has around 1,900 stores and employs over 50,000 people in 21 countries - mostly in Europe, but also in Brazil (since 1976), Mexico (since 1999) and China (since 2007). In March 2019, COFRA appointed Edward Brenninkmeijer, CEO of C&A Brazil, Mexico and China, CEO of its C&A European retail business. In 2019, C&A Modas became a listed company in Brazil, trading on the BE Stock Exchange under the ticker CEAB3. Redevco, a European commercial retail and residential real estate business,

Prompt: Which European High Street chain store was founded by August and Clemence Brennickmeyer?

Answer: C & A


Context: Graz |  Graz is situated on both sides of the Mur river in southeast Austria. It is about 150 km southwest of Vienna (Wien). The nearest larger urban centre is Maribor (Marburg) in Slovenia, which is about 50 km to the south. Graz is the state capital and largest city in Styria, a green and heavily forested region on the eastern edge of the Alps. It is located in the Graz Basin and surrounded by mountains and hills to the north, east and west. The city center sits at an elevation of 353 m, the highest point is Plabutsch mountain with 754 m at the western border. The mountain Schöckl is just a few kilometers to the north and surmounts the city by 1100 m.

Prompt: Which European capital city is located 40 miles east of Vienna?

Answer: Istropolis


Context: Acrobatics |  Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. Its earliest performance has been traced to Ancient Greece. It is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope walking and slacklining.

Prompt: What is the occupation or pastime of a funambulist?

Answer: TIGHT ROPE WALKER


Context: Battle of Gettysburg half dollar |  The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, halting Lee's invasion of the North. The battle took place over three days and took the lives of 23,000–28,000 (estimated) Confederates and 23,049 Union soldiers

Prompt: In which year did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?

Answer: one thousand, eight hundred and sixty-three


Context: Caldicot and Wentloog Levels |   The Caldicot and Wentloog Levels are two areas of low-lying estuarine alluvial wetland and intertidal mudflats adjoining the north bank of the Severn Estuary, either side of the River Usk estuary near Newport in south east Wales. They are also known collectively as the Monmouthshire Levels or Gwent Levels, and the name Wentloog is sometimes spelled Wentlooge in official publications. The Caldicot Level lies to the southeast of Newport between the River Usk and River Wye and consists of 17500 acre. It is home to Newport Wetlands Reserve. The Wentloog Level lies to the southwest between the River Usk and Rhymney River and consists of 8500 acre. The levels are formed from tidal deposits and alluvium, which have been recurrently inundated and reclaimed from the Severn Estuary by humans since Roman times. They have been patterns of settlement, enclosure and drainage systems belonging to successive periods of use, and are extremely rich archaeologically, with finds from the Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. They are an important wetland resource. Parts have been designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest. They are registered as a Historic Landscape of Outstanding Historic Interest in Wales.

Prompt: On which river does Newport (Gwent) stand?

Answer: Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle


Context: Mud (band) | " The band was founded by lead guitarist Rob Davis, lead vocalist Les Gray, drummer Dave Mount (born 3 March 1947, Carshalton; died 2 December 2006, St Helier's Hospital, Carshalton ) and bassist Ray Stiles (born 20 November 1946, Guildford, Surrey). The band released their debut single ""Flower Power"" on CBS in 1967, but were not immediately successful. Three further singles in 1967/68, ""Up the Airy Mountain""/""The Latter Days"", ""Shangri-La""/""House on the Hill"" and ""Jumping Jehosophat""/""Won't Let It Go"", made no impression on the UK Singles Chart. The band appeared on The Basil Brush Show on BBC TV, and toured as support for Jack Jones. After years of "

Prompt: Rob Davis, Les Gray, Dave Mount and Ray Stiles are members of which pop group?

Answer: Multi User Dungeon


Context: Rosa Zafferani |  Zafferani served as Secretary of State for health, education and the interior. She served as Captain Regent for the April through October 1999 term prior to reassuming the role for a second time, together with Federico Pedini Amati, from April through October 2008.

Prompt: As at April 2008, who is the Secretary of State for Health?

Answer: Alan Arthur Johnson


Context: Davy Crockett |  All that is certain about the fate of David Crockett is that he died at the Alamo on the morning of March 6, 1836 at age 49. Accounts from survivors of the battle differ on the manner of Crockett's death, with stories ranging from Crockett putting up a heroic last stand to the account that Crocket surrendered along with several other men and was executed. To further confusion, historians have been able to back up opposing theories with “voluminous evidence”.

Prompt: Davy Crocket was killed at the Alamo, which other famous American pioneer died in the same action?

Answer: Colonel Bowie


Context: RMS Lusitania |  Mauretania was designed a little longer, wider, heavier and with an extra power stage fitted to the turbines. The shipyard at John Brown had to be reorganised because of her size so that she could be launched diagonally across the widest available part of the river Clyde where it met a tributary, the ordinary width of the river being only 610 ft compared to the 786 ft long ship. The new slipway took up the space of two existing ones and was built on reinforcing piles driven deeply into the ground to ensure it could take the temporary concentrated weight of

Prompt: The John Brown Shipyard is/was on which river?

Answer: Clyde


Context: Hard Candy (Madonna album) |   After its release, Hard Candy debuted at number-one in 37 countries and was the eleventh best-selling album worldwide in 2008, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The album has sold more than four million copies worldwide. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Hard Candy sold 100,000 copies in the United States upon its first day of release. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with over 280,000 copies sold. Hard Candy became Madonna's seventh number-one album, making her the female artist with the second most Billboard number one albums, behind only Barbra Streisand. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 4,

Prompt: Which singer had a number 1 hit album in 2008 entitled 'Hard Candy'?

Answer: Madonna


Context: Moussaka |  In the Levant, moussaka is a cooked dish made up primarily of tomatoes and eggplant, similar to Sicilian caponata, and may also include chickpeas. It may be served cold as a mezze dish, or hot.

Prompt: Which vegetable is traditionally used in the dish moussaka?

Answer: Aubergines


Context: George Best Belfast City Airport |  airport caused controversy, with many articles in local and national print media highlighting the mixed feelings of Belfast residents. Also in March 2006 Flybe announced that it would be naming its Belfast City – Manchester service after the footballer, dedicating a plane to him. In October 2007 Ryanair established its 23rd base at the airport, operating five routes and carrying 800,000 annual passengers. The airline closed its Belfast City base in 2010 due to delays in the planned runway extension. The airline stated that would fly to European destinations from the airport if the runway was extended. In January 2010 easyJet commenced flights to London

Prompt: After who is the Belfast City Airport named?

Answer: Geordie Best


Context: Milestone |  In Europe, the distance measured typically starts at specified point within a city or town, as many roads were named for the towns at either end. For example, in London, United Kingdom, a plaque near the Eleanor cross at Charing Cross is the reference point from which distances from London to other towns and cities are measured. In the UK, milestones are especially associated with former turnpike roads. The British built many milestones on the island of Malta. They consisted of large slabs of local hard rock and they were engraved with the distance to or from a particular location. Many of these were defaced in World War II to disorientate forces in a potential invasion. Despite this, a very small number of milestones still exist undefaced, and one of these is now in the Malta at War Museum.

Prompt: Distances from London are all measured from which landmark?

Answer: Charing (London)


Context: Reginald Hill |  were used by the BBC in the Dalziel and Pascoe series, in which Dalziel was played by Warren Clarke, Pascoe by Colin Buchanan, and Wield by David Royle. He also wrote more than 30 other novels, including five featuring Joe Sixsmith, a black machine operator turned private detective in a fictional Luton. Novels originally published under the pseudonyms of Patrick Ruell, Dick Morland, and Charles Underhill have now appeared under his own name. Hill was also a writer of short stories and ghost tales. Hill's novels employ various structural devices, such as presenting parts of the story in non-chronological order, or alternating with sections from a novel supposedly written by Peter's wife, Ellie Pascoe (née Soper). He

Prompt: Name either of the detectives featured in novels by Reginald Hill and in a TV series based on the novels?

Answer: Dalziel & Pascoe


Context: Science and engineering in Manchester |  Manchester-born physicist hailing from Cheetham Hill, who enrolled to Owens College as a 14-year-old. Thomson would go on to discover the electron in 1897 and isotope, as well as inventing the mass spectrometer. All of which, contributed to his award of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906. Thomson also proposed the plum pudding model, which was later confirmed as scientifically incorrect by Rutherford. In 1907, Ernest Rutherford, a scientist who had been taught by Thomson at the University of Cambridge, moved to Manchester to become chair of physics at the Victoria University of Manchester. Rutherford hypothesised the Rutherford model, which was later improved on by Niels Bohr who proposed the Bohr model. Rutherford would later have a great influence on students such as Niels Bohr, Hans Geiger, Ernest Marsden and James Chadwick. Rutherford's main work would come in 1917 when he would 'split the atom'.

Prompt: Which Manchester born physicist won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1906 and is regarded as the founder of modern atomic physics?

Answer: J.J Thomson


Context: International Table Tennis Federation |  The table tennis point system was reduced from a 21 to an 11-point scoring system in 2001. A game shall be won by the player or pair first scoring 11 points unless both players or pairs score 10 points, when the game shall be won by the first player or pair subsequently gaining a lead of 2 points. This was intended to make games more fast-paced and exciting. The ITTF also changed the rules on service to prevent a player from hiding the ball during service, in order to increase the average length of rallies and to reduce the server's advantage. Today, the game changes from time to time mainly to improve on the excitement for television viewers.

Prompt: How many points are needed to win a set in Table Tennis, under current Olympic rules?

Answer: 11


Context: Daniel O'Connell |  Daniel O'Connell (Dónall Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator, was the acknowledged political leader of Ireland's Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. His mobilisation of Catholic Ireland through to the poorest class of tenant farmer helped secure Catholic emancipation in 1829 and allowed him to take a seat in the United Kingdom Parliament to which he had twice been elected. At Westminster O'Connell championed liberal and reform causes (he was renowned internationally as an abolitionist) but failed in his declared objective for Ireland: the restoration of a separate Irish Parliament through repeal of the 1800 Act of Union. Against the background of a growing agrarian crisis and, in his final years, of the Great Irish Famine, O'Connell contended with dissension at home. Criticism of his political compromises and system of patronage led to a split in the national movement he had singularly led.

Prompt: Which Irish politician was known as 'The Liberator'?

Answer: 'monster meetings'


Context: Dumbo | " Dumbo is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The fourth Disney animated feature film, it is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, and illustrated by Helen Durney for the prototype of a novelty toy (""Roll-a-Book""). The main character is Jumbo Jr., an elephant who is cruelly nicknamed ""Dumbo"", as in ""dumb"". He is ridiculed for his big ears, but in fact he is capable of flying by using his ears as wings. Throughout most of the film, his only true friend, aside from his mother, is the mouse, Timothy – a relationship parodying the stereotypical animosity between mice and elephants. Made to recoup the financial losses of both "

Prompt: In the Disney film, how did Dumbo make his ears grow?

Answer: He sneezed


Context: Sydney Harbour Bridge | " The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a heritage-listed steel through arch bridge in Sydney, spanning Sydney Harbour from the central business district (CBD) to the North Shore. The view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is widely regarded as an iconic image of Sydney, and of Australia itself. Nicknamed ""The Coathanger"" because of its arch-based design, the bridge carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Under the direction of John Bradfield of the New South Wales Department of Public Works, the bridge was designed and built by British firm Dorman Long of Middlesbrough (who based the design "

Prompt: "Which famous city bridge is known as the ""Coathanger""?"

Answer: SIDNEY HARBOUR


Context: Boeing International Headquarters | " The Boeing International Headquarters (colloquially known as the Boeing Building and formerly known as the Morton-Thiokol International Building) is a 36-floor skyscraper located in the Near West Side of Chicago. The building, at 100 North Riverside Plaza, is located on the west side of the Chicago River directly across from the downtown Loop. The building was designed with a structural system that uses steel trusses to support its suspended southwest corner in order to clear the Amtrak and Metra railroad tracks immediately beneath it. It won the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois' ""Most Innovative"" Design Award. The building was originally constructed for the Morton Salt Company in 1990, but became largely vacant a decade later after the company was acquired and downsized. Boeing moved their corporate headquarters there in 2001 when they opted to leave Seattle for Chicago. Navteq moved their headquarters to the Boeing Building in 2007. It has also housed offices of Ameritech.. Reuters reported that the shift in priorities rendered Boeing's Chicago HQ a ""ghost town""."

Prompt: Where is the Headquarters of Boeing?

Answer: Seattle, Washington.


Context: David Copperfield | " change, ""Mr Micawber"" instead of ""my father"". John Forster also published substantial extracts relating to this period in Dickens's biography, including a paragraph devoted to Wellington House College, which corresponds with the second stage of childhood recounted in the novel. Thus Dickens looks back on his painful past, already evoked by the martyrdom of Little Paul in Dombey and Son, though voiced by an omniscient narrator in that earlier novel. Until Forster published his biography of Dickens in 1872–1874, no one knew that Dickens had worked in a factory as a child, not even his wife, until Dickens wrote it down and gave the papers to Forster in 1847. The first generations of readers did not know this part of David Copperfield's story began like an incident in the author's life."

Prompt: In the book David Copperfield what was Mr Micawber's first name?

Answer: Wilkin


Context: Till There Was You | " ""Till There Was You"" is a show tune written in 1950 by Meredith Willson, originally entitled ""Till I Met You."" It was originally recorded October 25, 1950, by Meredith Willson & his Orchestra and Eileen Wilson. The song was retitled and used in his musical play The Music Man (1957), and which also appeared in the 1962 movie version. It is sung by librarian Marian Paroo (performed by Barbara Cook on Broadway, and by Shirley Jones in the film) to ""Professor"" Harold Hill (portrayed on Broadway and in the film by Robert Preston) toward the end of Act Two. In 1959, the song became the first of four US Top 40 hits for Anita Bryant. ""Till There Was You"" was covered by the Beatles in 1963."

Prompt: "From which musical does the song ""Till There Was You"" come from?"

Answer: Music Man (disambiguation)


Context: Taggart | " Taggart is a Scottish detective fiction television programme created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Studios for the ITV network. It originally ran as the miniseries ""Killer"" from 6 until 20 September 1983, before a full series was commissioned that ran from 2 July 1985 until 7 November 2010. The series revolved around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines were set in other parts of Greater Glasgow and in other areas of Scotland. The team operated out of the fictional John Street police station. Mark McManus, who played the title character Jim Taggart, died in 1994. However, the series continued under the same name. Taggart was one of the UK's longest-running television dramas and the longest-running police drama after the cancellation of The Bill. The series theme music is ""No Mean City"", sung by Maggie Bell."

Prompt: Which television detective was created by Glenn Chandler?

Answer: Killer (Taggart)


Context: Allusion | " In Greek mythology, Cassandra, the daughter of Trojan king Priam, was loved by Apollo, who gave her the gift of prophecy. When Cassandra later angered Apollo, he altered the gift so that her prophecies, while true, would not be believed. Thus, her accurate warnings to the Trojans were disregarded, and disaster befell them. Today, a ""Cassandra"" refers to someone who predicts disasters or negative results, especially to someone whose predictions are disregarded."

Prompt: Which Greek God gave Cassandra the give of prophecy?

Answer: Apollo (ballet)


Context: Charles William Eliot | " Shelf and which were intended at the time to suggest a foundation for informed discourse, ""A good substitute for a liberal education in youth to anyone who would read them with devotion, even if he could spare but fifteen minutes a day for reading."" Eliot was an articulate opponent of American imperialism, and he was opposed to the education of women. Many talented African Americans were educated at Harvard during Eliot's tenure, including such notables as W. E. B. Du Bois (Class of 1890). Booker T. Washington was awarded an honorary degree by Harvard in 1896. Unlike his successor, A. Lawrence Lowell, Eliot opposed efforts to limit the "

Prompt: "Who, according to T S Eliot, ""always has an alibi, and one or two to spare""?"

Answer: Macavity, the Mystery Cat


Context: Old Kent Road |  A segment of a British Monopoly board, showing Old Kent Road and Whitechapel Road Old Kent Road is the first property square on the British Monopoly board, priced at £60 and forming the brown set along with the similarly working-class Whitechapel Road. It is the only square on the board in South London and south of the Thames. The road makes several appearances in literature. In Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, the titular character runs down the road trying to escape from London to Dover, though in the narrative the street is still partly rural in nature. A public garden on the New Kent Road is named David Copperfield's Garden to mark

Prompt: Which is the only property on a traditional UK Monopoly board which is south of the River Thames?

Answer: OLD KENT ROAD


Context: 42 (number) | " The number 42 is, in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, the ""[[Phrases from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy#Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything (42)|Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything]],"" calculated by an enormous supercomputer named Deep Thought over a period of 7.5 million years. Unfortunately, no one knows what the question is. Thus, to calculate the Ultimate Question, a special computer the size of a small planet was built from organic components and named ""Earth"". The Ultimate Question ""What do you get when you multiply six by nine"" was found by Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect in the second book of the series, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. This appeared first in the radio play and later in the novelization of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The fact that "

Prompt: "In ""The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"" by Douglas Adams, what was the name of the computer that determined that the answer to the ultimate question of Life, the Universe and Everything was 42?"

Answer: Deep Thought (disambiguation)


Context: Graeme Kelling |  Blue albums – Raintown, When the World Knows Your Name, Fellow Hoodlums and Whatever You Say, Say Nothing – before the band's first split in 1994. Following the end of his first stint with Deacon Blue, Kelling ran a recording studio and wrote soundtrack and incidental music for film and television. He also took on work as a prose writer, contributing restaurant reviews to The List and travel writing to Peter Irvine's guide book Scotland the Best. Kelling rejoined Deacon Blue in May 1999, and despite being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer early in 2000, continued working with the band for the next five years (contributing to the albums Walking Back Home and Homesick). Kelling died in 2004 in Glasgow at the age of 47. He was survived by his wife (television producer Julie Smith) and two children, Alexander and Grace.

Prompt: Which group recorded the albums called 'Raintown', 'Fellow Hoodlums' and 'Homesick'?

Answer: Deacon Blue


Context: Rings of Saturn |  The Cassini Division is a region 4800 km in width between Saturn's A ring and B Ring. It was discovered in 1675 by Giovanni Cassini at the Paris Observatory using a refracting telescope that had a 2.5-inch objective lens with a 20-foot-long focal length and a 90x magnification. From Earth it appears as a thin black gap in the rings. However, Voyager discovered that the gap is itself populated by ring material bearing much similarity to the C Ring. The division may appear bright in views of the unlit side of the rings, since the relatively low density of material allows more light to be transmitted through the thickness of the rings (see second image in gallery). The inner edge of the Cassini Division is governed by a strong orbital resonance. Ring particles at this location orbit twice for every orbit of the moon Mimas. The resonance causes Mimas' pulls on these ring particles to accumulate, destabilizing their orbits and leading to a sharp cutoff in ring density. Many of the other gaps between ringlets within the Cassini Division, however, are unexplained.

Prompt: What name is given to the dark gap between the rings of the planet Saturn, discovered in 1675?

Answer: Cassini's Division


Context: Frog | "  A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (literally without tail in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil ""proto-frog"" Triadobatrachus is known from the Early Triassic of Madagascar, but molecular clock dating suggests their split from other amphibians may extend further back to the Permian, 265 million years ago. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of species diversity is in tropical rainforest. Frogs account for around 88% of extant amphibian species. They are also one of the five most diverse "

Prompt: What is the collective noun for a group of frogs?

Answer: Ground formation


Context: Richard Burton | infobox name: Richard Burton ; honorific-suffix: CBE ; image: Richard Burton - The Robe.jpg ; alt: Photo of Richard Burton in The Robe, 1953 ; caption: Burton in The Robe (1953) ; birth_name: Richard Walter Jenkins Jr. ; birth_date: November 10, 1925 ; birth_place: Pontrhydyfen, Glamorgan, Wales ; death_date: August 5, 1984 ; death_place: Céligny, Geneva, Switzerland ; occupation: Actor ; years_active: 1943–1984 ; spouse: Sybil Williams (m. 1949-1963) ; Elizabeth Taylor (m. 1964-1974) (m. 1975-1976) ; Suzy Miller (m. 1976-1982) ; Sally Hay (m. 1983) ; children: 3, including Kate Burton

Prompt: What was the actor Richard Burton's real surname?

Answer: Jenkins


Context: Axis naval activity in Australian waters | "  The definition of ""Australian waters"" used throughout this article is, broadly speaking, the area which was designated the Australia Station prior to the outbreak of war. This vast area consisted of the waters around Australia and eastern New Guinea, and stretching south to Antarctica. From east to west, it stretched from 170° east in the Pacific Ocean to 80° east in the Indian Ocean, and from north to south it stretched from the Equator to the Antarctic. While the eastern half of New Guinea was an Australian colonial possession during the Second World War and fell within the Australia Station, the Japanese operations "

Prompt: Which stretch of water separates Australia from New Guinea?

Answer: Strait of Torres


Context: St Ives, Cornwall |  artists' colony there. In 1939, Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Naum Gabo settled in St Ives, attracted by its beauty. In 1993, a branch of the Tate Gallery, the Tate St Ives, opened. The Tate has also owned the Barbara Hepworth Museum and her sculpture garden since 1980. The town attracted artists from overseas such as Maurice Sumray who moved from London in 1968, and Piet Mondrian, and continues to do so today with younger artists such as Michael Polat, who took up residence there from his native Germany in 1999. Before the 1940s, most artists in St Ives and West Cornwall belonged to the St Ives Society of Artists; but events in the late 1940s led to a dispute between the abstract and figurative artists in the group. In 1948 the

Prompt: In which Cornish town is there a branch of the Tate Gallery?

Answer: St.Ives


Context: Ghee |  Ghee (घृत) is a class of clarified butter that originated in ancient India. It is commonly used in cuisine of the Indian subcontinent, Middle Eastern cuisine, traditional medicine, and religious rituals.

Prompt: What is the name of the semi-fluid, clarified butter used in Indian cookery?

Answer: Neyyi


Context: Henri Rousseau |  Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (21 May 1844 – 2 September 1910) was a French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector. He started painting seriously in his early forties; by age 49, he retired from his job to work on his art full-time. Ridiculed during his lifetime by critics, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality. Rousseau's work exerted an extensive influence on several generations of avant-garde artists.

Prompt: Which French painter was known as 'Le Douanier' because of his job as a customs official?

Answer: Henri Julien Félix Rousseau


Context: 1930 in Scotland | 11 September – English detective fiction writer Agatha Christie marries her second husband, archaeologist Max Mallowan, in Edinburgh. ; Catherine Carswell's The Life of Robert Burns is published, attracting criticism for its frank portrayal of the poet's life. ; Erik Chisholm's Piano Concerto No. 1, Piobaireachd, is composed. ; Nan Shepherd's novel The Weatherhouse is published.

Prompt: Which author's second husband was archaeologist Max Mallowan?

Answer: Christie Estate


Context: Coming Back to Me | " Coming Back to Me: The Autobiography of Marcus Trescothick is the 2008 autobiography of former England Test cricketer Marcus Trescothick, written with Peter Hayter. The book summarises Trescothick's cricketing exploits, from his childhood fantasies through to his international successes, but focuses on the trouble that he suffered when touring overseas, and the resulting depression that caused him to retire from international cricket. The book was named William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2008, becoming just the second autobiography to win the award. Co-founder of the prize, Graham Sharpe, said that: ""The judges felt it fearlessly tackled one of the great taboos of elite sport."" It was also shortlisted for the ""Best Autobiography"" at the British Sports Book Awards 2009, and the ""Biography of the Year"" at the 2009 National Book Awards."

Prompt: Which cricketer wrote the autobiographical 'Coming Back To Me'?

Answer: ME Trescothick


Context: Lawrence Wright | God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State. Alfred A. Knopf. 2018. ISBN: 978-0525520108. ; The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid. Alfred A. Knopf. 2021. God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State. Alfred A. Knopf. 2018. ISBN: 978-0525520108. ; The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid. Alfred A. Knopf. 2021. God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State. Alfred A. Knopf. 2018. ISBN: 978-0525520108. ; The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid. Alfred A. Knopf. 2021. God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State. Alfred A. Knopf. 2018. ISBN: 978-0525520108. ; The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid. Alfred A. Knopf. 2021. God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State. Alfred A. Knopf. 2018. ISBN: 978-0525520108. ; The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid. Alfred A. Knopf. 2021. The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid. Alfred A. Knopf. 2021.

Prompt: Who was the author of 'The Shortest Way with Dissenters' and 'A Journey of the Plague Year'?

Answer: Daniel the Prophet


Context: Chernobyl disaster |  and Russia. Lower levels of contamination were detected over all of Europe except for the Iberian Peninsula. The initial evidence that a major release of radioactive material was affecting other countries came not from Soviet sources, but from Sweden. On the morning of 28 April, workers at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant (approximately 1100 km from the Chernobyl site) were found to have radioactive particles on their clothes. It was Sweden's search for the source of radioactivity, after they had determined there was no leak at the Swedish plant, that at noon on 28 April, led to the first hint of a serious nuclear problem in

Prompt: The world became aware of the Chernobyl disaster after detectors were triggered in which country?

Answer: Swedish sin


Context: The Sculptress |  In 1996 this story was adapted for television by the BBC. The cast featured Pauline Quirke as Olive, Caroline Goodall as Rosalind and Christopher Fulford as Hal.

Prompt: Which actress played The Sculptress on TV?

Answer: PAULINE QUIRKE


Context: Dezsö J. Horváth |  From 1963 to 1968, Horváth worked as an R&D engineer at ASEA, now known as ABB Group.

Prompt: Who would use an abb in his work?

Answer: Khepri (literature)


Context: Super Scrabble |  tiles, twice as many as a normal Scrabble set. The middle 15×15 squares are identical to a Scrabble board, so standard Scrabble may be played on a Super Scrabble board. All the high-scoring quadruple premiums lie near the outside of the board, with the quadruple word squares at the four corners of the board. Other than the differences in the board and the number of tiles, gameplay is similar to Scrabble. Each player has seven tiles in their rack as normal, scoring is the same, and the same word lists are used. However, the differences are enough to upset normal Scrabble strategies. For example, the fifty points earned from a bingo (using all seven tiles) is not nearly as significant when compared to the high final scores. For a two-player game,

Prompt: How many squares are found along one side of a Scrabble board?

Answer: fifteen


Context: Josiah Wedgwood |  Priestley, another Dissenter and a chemist who gave Wedgwood advice on chemistry. Wedgwood's experimentation with a wide variety of techniques coincided with the burgeoning of the nearby industrial city of Manchester. Inspired, Wedgwood leased the Ivy Works in the town of Burslem. From 1768 to 1780 he partnered with Thomas Bentley, a businessman from a landowning family who was socially sophisticated and had astute taste. Over the course of the next decade, his experimentation (and a considerable injection of capital from his marriage to a richly endowed distant cousin) transformed the sleepy artisan works into the first true pottery factory.

Prompt: What name did Josiah Wedgwood give to his factory near Hanley, Staffordshire?

Answer: Tyrrhenia


Context: Kurt Kretschmann |  Kretschmann attended a local school in Berlin and undertook an apprenticeship in tailoring before getting a job as a cutter with a Berlin tayloring firm. However, Germany underwent significant regime change in January 1933 when the NDSDAP (Nazi Party) took power, and lost little time in imposing the country's first twentieth century one-party dictatorship. One side-effect of the new government's policy was a switch away from men's suits to production of uniforms by Kretschmann's employer. In April 1933 Kurt Kretschmann gave notice that he was a committed pacifist and went to live with a friend in a garden summer house in Rüdnitz near Bernau, just outside Berlin on its north-east side. He now became a vegetarian and embarked on

Prompt: What name is now given to the regime in Germany between 1919 and 1933?

Answer: Weimar rep


Context: Francis Drake |  Drake was vice admiral in command of the English fleet (under Lord Howard of Effingham) when it overcame the Spanish Armada that was attempting to invade England in 1588. As the English fleet pursued the Armada up the English Channel in closing darkness, Drake broke off and captured the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora del Rosario, along with Admiral Pedro de Valdés and all his crew. The Spanish ship was known to be carrying substantial funds to pay the Spanish Army in the Low Countries. Drake's ship had been leading the English pursuit of the Armada by means of a lantern. By extinguishing this for the capture, Drake put the fleet into disarray overnight. On the

Prompt: Which admiral commanded the British fleet sent to repel the Spanish Armada in 1588?

Answer: The Earl of Effingham


Context: Sikh scriptures |  The principal Sikh scripture is the Adi Granth (First Scripture), more commonly called the Guru Granth Sahib. The second most important scripture of the Sikhs is the Dasam Granth. Both of these consist of text which was written or authorised by the Sikh Gurus. Within Sikhism the Guru Granth Sahib or Adi Sri Granth Sahib is more than just a scripture. Sikhs consider this Granth (holy book) to be a living Guru. The holy text spans 1430 pages and contains the actual words spoken by the founders of the Sikh religion (the Ten Gurus of Sikhism) and the words of various other Saints from other religions including Hinduism and Islam.

Prompt: Which religion's holy book is the Adi Granth?

Answer: Sikh faith


Context: Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms | " The Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms are a group of meeting rooms in the Cabinet Office at 70 Whitehall in London, often used for different committees which co-ordinate the actions of bodies within the Government of the United Kingdom in response to instances of national or regional crisis, or during events abroad with major implications for the UK. It is popularly, but not officially referred to as COBRA, even when the acronym is spelt out by officials. Other meeting rooms in the Cabinet Office are not part of the COBR facility, including the old Treasury Board Room, which is labelled ""Conference Room A"", located in Kent's Treasury, a different part of the Cabinet Office building. A single photo of one of the rooms in COBR was released in 2010 in response to a Freedom of Information Act request."

Prompt: In the context of UK government, for what does the C stand in the acronym COBRA?

Answer: Cabinet


Context: The Fighting Temeraire |  The Fighting Temeraire, tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 is an oil painting by the English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner, painted in 1838 and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839. The painting depicts the 98-gun HMS Temeraire, one of the last second-rate ships of the line to have played a role in the Battle of Trafalgar, being towed up the Thames by a paddle-wheel steam tug in 1838, towards its final berth in Rotherhithe to be broken up for scrap. The painting hangs in the National Gallery, London, having been bequeathed to the nation by the artist in 1851. In a poll organised by BBC Radio 4's Today programme in 2005, it was voted the nation's favourite painting. In 2020 it was included on the new £20 note.

Prompt: Who painted 'The Fighting Temeraire'?

Answer: Turner collection


Context: Pussy Galore |  Pussy Galore is a fictional character in the 1959 Ian Fleming James Bond novel Goldfinger and the 1964 film of the same name. In the film, she is played by Honor Blackman. The character returns in the 2015 Bond continuation novel Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz, set in the 1950s; two weeks after the events of Goldfinger. Blanche Blackwell, a Jamaican of Anglo-Jewish descent, is thought to have been the love of Fleming's later life and his model for Pussy Galore.

Prompt: Pussy Galore features in which Ian Fleming book (later a film)?

Answer: GOLDFINGER


Context: Pheasant shooting | " on smaller ""rough shoots"" by other methods. The open season in the UK is from 1 October to 1 February, under the Game Act 1831. Generally they are shot by hunters employing gun dogs to help find, flush, and retrieve shot birds. Retrievers, spaniels, and pointing breeds are used to hunt pheasants. The doggerel ""Up gets a guinea, bang goes a penny-halfpenny, and down comes a half a crown"" reflects the expensive sport of 19th century driven shoots in Britain, when pheasants were often shot for sport rather than as food. It was a popular royal pastime in Britain to shoot common pheasants. King George V shot over a thousand pheasants out of a total bag of 3,937 over a six-day period in December 1913 during a competition with a friend, however did not do enough to beat him."

Prompt: In which month of the year does pheasant shooting legally begin?

Answer: Ocotber


Context: Turtle Island (Lake Erie) |  February 22, 1973, an agreement was reached between the two states. The state lines were redrawn for the last time to cut exactly through the center of the tiny island's 190 ft diameter sea wall at a 45° angle, while the ruins of the lighthouse itself were included in the Ohio half. The island was divided between Monroe County and Ohio's Lucas County. This was merely an act of politics, as the island had been abandoned and continually decaying for the past 70 years. The Michigan half fell under the jurisdiction of Erie Township, while the city of Toledo assumed full control over the other half.

Prompt: "Which island is/was politically divided by the ""Attilla Line""?"

Answer: Culture of Cyprus


Context: Amalgamated Society of Core Makers of Great Britain and Ireland |  The Amalgamated Society of Core Makers of Great Britain and Ireland (ASC) was a trade union representing foundry workers in the United Kingdom. The union was founded in 1902 by a large number of local unions, with a total membership of less than 1,000. About half the members came from the Manchester and District Coremakers' Society, the largest of the local unions. Despite its small membership, the union employed a full-time general secretary, Edmund Clegg, who was able to increase membership to 1,400 by 1910. The union focused on paying benefits to members who were not working, and avoided industrial action. In 1906, the union was a founder of the Federation of Moulders and Collateral Trades, although this soon collapsed. It continued alone until 1920, growing to over 4,000 members, when it merged with the Associated Iron Moulders of Scotland and the Friendly Society of Ironfounders to form the National Union of Foundry Workers.

Prompt: Which British Trade Union has the largest paying membership?

Answer: UNISON


Context: Gladiator (2000 film) |  Gladiator is a 2000 American-British epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. The film was co-produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures. DreamWorks Pictures distributed the film in North America while Universal Pictures released it internationally through United International Pictures. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final role), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, and Tommy Flanagan. Crowe portrays Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus

Prompt: "Who directed the film ""Gladiator"", starring Russell Crowe?"

Answer: Gertrude Bell (film)


Context: Gillis Grafström |  In 1914, Grafstrom competed at the last World Championships before the First World War. After the war, Grafström won the Olympic gold medal three successive times (1920, 1924 and 1928) and the silver medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics. He remains the only male figure skater to have won three Olympic gold medals (Sonja Henie and Irina Rodnina are other three-time Olympic Champions), and with his silver medal in 1932, is the most successful figure skater in Olympic history. He competed in and won three World Championships in 1922, 1924, 1929, competing only intermittently between editions of Olympic Games. At his first Olympics in Antwerp one of his skates broke and he had to go to town to buy a new pair. Unfortunately only curly-toed

Prompt: Who is the only figure skater to win 3 consecutive Winter Olympic gold medals?

Answer: SONJA HENIE


Context: Achilles' heel |  later in the Trojan War. In the myths surrounding the war, Achilles was said to have died from a wound to his heel, ankle, or torso, which was the result of an arrow—possibly poisoned—shot by Paris. Classical myths attribute Achilles's invulnerability to his mother Thetis having treated him with ambrosia and burned away his mortality in the hearth fire except on the heel, by which she held him. Peleus, his father, discovered the treatment and was alarmed to see Thetis holding the baby in the flames, which offended him and made her leave the treatment incomplete. According to a myth arising later, his mother had dipped the infant Achilles in the river Styx,

Prompt: Who wounded Achilles in the heel, leading to his death?

Answer: Places named Paris


Context: Monopoly (game show) | " Three contestants played, each represented by a color (red, gold, and green). In the first round, the players attempted to take control of the eight groups of colored properties on a giant Monopoly board. To do so, they had to solve crossword-style clues. The first letter of each answer was given to the players, and each side of the four-sided board, referred to as ""blocks"" (with the block containing the five properties between the Go to Jail corner and ""GO"" referred to as the ""high rent district""), had a different starting letter for clues. Each clue was a toss-up, and answering correctly won money equal to the value of the property, from $60 for Mediterranean Avenue to $400 for Boardwalk. Answering incorrectly "

Prompt: "In the board game Monopoly, what is the colour of the property ""Coventry Street""?"

Answer: YELLOW


Context: Jesus walking on water | " ""14:22 And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away. 23 And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there alone. 24 But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves; for the wind was contrary. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear. 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 28 "

Prompt: "In the Bible, which of Jesus"" disciples tried to walk on water?"

Answer: PETER


Context: Fenella Fielding |  Fenella Marion Feldman was born on 17 November 1927 in Hackney, London, to a Romanian Jewish mother, Tilly ( Katz; 1902–1977), and a Lithuanian Jewish father, Philip Feldman. She was the younger sister of Basil, later Baron Feldman. She grew up in Lower Clapton and later Edgware where she attended North London Collegiate School. Her father at one time managed a cinema in Silvertown, east London. She later resided in Chiswick, west London. Her nephew is Nick Feldman, bassist in the band Wang Chung.

Prompt: Actress Fenella Fielding was the sister of which famous comedian and comic actor?

Answer: Lauretta Feldman


Context: Result (cricket) | " A ""no result"" is recorded if a limited over match which has been started cannot be completed, which usually occurs if weather or light interrupts play. In the case of rain playing a factor, this is often known as the match being ""washed out"". The result is effectively the same as a draw. Limited overs cricket formats require that each team has to have the opportunity bat for a minimum number of overs in order for a result to be possible: 20 overs in One Day International cricket and five overs in Twenty20 cricket. If each team is able to face at least this number of overs, a result is possible and can be calculated using the Duckworth–Lewis method or other competition rules."

Prompt: The criteria of which two people are used to calculate the outcome of a limited over cricket match which has been curtailed by rain?

Answer: DUCKWORTH / LEWIS


Context: July 1956 | England cricketer Jim Laker sets a record by taking 19 wickets in a first class match (the previous best was 17) in the fourth Test against Australia at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester, UK. ; Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, is officially opened. ; Parliament resumes in Queensland, Australia, following elections. ; Born: Michael Biehn, US actor, in Anniston, Alabama

Prompt: When Jim Laker took 19 wickets in the Old Trafford Test Match in 1956, who was the Australian captain?

Answer: Richie Benaud


Context: 1709 in Canada | September 7 (O.S. September 18 - Dr. Samuel Johnson born in Lichfield, Staffordshire. (died 1784) ; September 26 - Jean-Louis Le Loutre, priest, Spiritan, and missionary (died 1772)

Prompt: Which famous Englishman was born in Lichfield in Staffordshire in 1709?

Answer: Johnsonism


Context: NBC Symphony Orchestra | "David Sarnoff, who had first proposed the ""radio music box"" in 1916 so that listeners might enjoy ""concerts, lectures, music, recitals,"" felt that the medium was failing to do this. By 1937, RCA had recovered enough from the effects of the Depression for it to make a dramatic commitment to cultural programming. Sarnoff proposed to create a radio orchestra and hire Arturo Toscanini to conduct it. Toscanini had recently resigned from the New York Philharmonic and was considering retirement; Sarnoff sent Samuel Chotzinoff as an emissary to Italy and he managed to convince the wary Toscanini to accept Sarnoff's offer. On Christmas night, 1937, the NBC Symphony Orchestra gave its first performance with "

Prompt: For which conductor was the NBC Symphony orchestra created in 1937?

Answer: Arturo toscanini


Context: El Gouna | "  El Gouna (الجونة Al Jūna, ""the Lagoon"") is an Egyptian tourist resort, owned by Samih Sawiris and developed by Orascom Hotels and Development, dating from 1989. It is located on the Red Sea in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt, 20 km north of Hurghada. It is part of the Red Sea Riviera, and a host city of the El Gouna Film Festival. El Gouna has 10 kilometers of coastline and consists of 20 islands surrounded by lagoons. The town is 25 kilometers away from the Hurghada International Airport, but the city also has its own private airport. El Gouna is "

Prompt: "El Gouna, known as the ""Venice of the Red Sea"", is a holiday resort in which country?"

Answer: EGY


Context: Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner | " After purchasing the Caribbean island of Mustique in 1958, Tennant built a new village for its inhabitants, planted coconut palms, vegetables, and fruit, and developed the fisheries. In 1960, the British royal yacht Britannia carried Princess Margaret and her new husband, now Lord Snowdon, on a honeymoon cruise around the Caribbean. The royal couple visited Mustique to accept a wedding gift from Tennant, a plot of land on which the Princess was to build her holiday retreat, Les Jolies Eaux. The cost of running Mustique depleted Glenconner's family fortune, and he was obliged to take on business partners. Eventually, he went into self-exile on St. Lucia, where he built, assisted by Iranian investors, and for many years ran the ""Bang Between the Pitons"" restaurant. After about three years, the restaurant, "

Prompt: Which island in the Grenadines of St. Vincent was bought by Colin Tennant in 1958? Princess Margaret built a holiday home there in the 1960's.

Answer: MUSTIQUE


Context: Eurythmics |  Eurythmics was a British pop duo consisting of members Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. Stewart and Lennox were both previously in The Tourists, a band which broke up in 1980; Eurythmics were formed later that year in Wagga Wagga, Australia. The duo released their first studio album, In the Garden, in 1981 to little success, but went on to achieve global acclaim when their second album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), was released in 1983. The title track became a worldwide hit which topped the charts in various countries including the US. The duo went on to release a string of hit singles and albums before they split up in 1990. By this time, Stewart was a sought-after record producer, while Lennox began a solo recording career in 1992

Prompt: "Who was the female member of the 1980's pop music duo, ""Eurythmics""?"

Answer: Annie lennox


Context: Christopher Marlowe in fiction |   Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593), English playwright and poet, has appeared in works of fiction since the nineteenth century. He was a contemporary of William Shakespeare, and has been suggested as an alternative author of Shakespeare's works, an idea not accepted in mainstream scholarship. Marlowe, alleged to have been a government spy and frequently claimed to have been homosexual, was killed in 1593.

Prompt: Give a year in the life of playwright and poet, Christopher Marlowe.

Answer: 1564-1593


Context: David Crosby | " David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. Bob Dylan gave the band their first number one hit in April 1965 with ""Mr. Tambourine Man"". Crosby appeared on the Byrds' first five albums and produced the original lineup's 1973 reunion album. In 1967 he joined Buffalo Springfield on stage at the Monterey Pop Festival, which contributed to his dismissal from the Byrds. He subsequently formed Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1968 with Stephen Stills (of Buffalo Springfield) and Graham Nash of the Hollies. After the release of their debut album CSN won the Grammy Award for Best "

Prompt: "In 1965, which American pop group, whose original members include the legendary David Crosby, had a No.1 hit with the Bob Dylan song, ""Mr Tambourine Man""?"

Answer: The byrds


Context: Census in the United Kingdom |  Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with the exceptions of 1941 (during the Second World War), Ireland in 1921 and Scotland in 2021 (because of the COVID-19 pandemic). In addition to providing detailed information about national demographics, the results of the census play an important part in the calculation of resource allocation to regional and local service providers by the UK government. The most recent UK census took place in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on 21 March 2021, and will take place in Scotland in March 2022.

Prompt: In what year was the most recent census in the UK ?

Answer: 2001


Context: Battle B-Daman |  pool filled with vicious marine creatures. ; Super ultimate strike: A game table invented by Armada involving scoring points by shooting at the moving targets at the end of the table. Between 2 ends of the table lies one of 3 obstacles that challenges different skills. Target barricades emphasize on accuracy, gate emphasize on power, and spinner emphasize on rapid fire. ; Cannonball: A shot put type game of firing 5 shots to knock a giant pin furthest from starting point. ; Power alley: Score points by shooting at the target at the opposite end of the table. The amount of

Prompt: In which game is a cannon a scoring shot?

Answer: Billards


Context: Dragons in Greek mythology |  The Lernaean Hydra was a dragon-like water serpent with fatally venomous breath, blood and fangs, a daughter of Typhon and Echidna. The creature was said to have anywhere between five and 100 heads, although most sources put the number somewhere between seven and nine. For each head cut off, one or two more grew back in its place. It had an immortal head which would remain alive after it was cut off. Some accounts claim that the immortal head was made of gold. It lived in a swamp near Lerna and frequently terrorized the townsfolk until it was slain by Heracles, who cut the heads off, with the help of his nephew Iolaus, who then singed the oozing stump with a blazing firebrand to

Prompt: How many heads did the Hydra have?

Answer: 9